Hand in hand, the siblings arrived in the village relatively quickly. At so point during their walk, Luna managed to regain her composure, acting all cool and mature again but her own rabbit ears twitching betrayed her joy and excitent that was hidden.
The two of them arrived at a small stone building with a large chimney, black smoke emanating from it, the scent of burning coal and tal hanging heavily in the air. On the door was a sign that said 'Pyrs Smithery' which ant they were at the right place.With nothing to lose, Leo pushed the door open and entered the shop, Luna following closely behind him.
"Whoa...."
Leo couldn't help but exclaim in awe. Along the walls were weapons of various types lined up along the walls. Behind the counter stood a bald man wearing a pair of heavy goggles with a grey beard and was covered in soot and ash.
"Oi Young Lass! What are you doing here! Did your teacher send you on another errand? That brat still owes 10 silver for fixing that axe of his!"
The man shouted in a loud gruff voice that was a bit grating on the siblings ears.
"He sent us here to talk to you Sir. Besides, my teacher said that he covered the cost of your tab at the tavern again. He said its you who owes him now. 2 silver was it?"
Luna didn't even flinch at the mans shouting and instead responded smoothly.
"HAHAHAHA"
the man guffawed briefly before coming out from behind the counter. Leos eyes widened a bit in shock when he saw the man was actually a dwarf, barely over 4 feet tall with a strong muscular fra. Leo couldn't help but stare at the dwarf, sothing he had never seen before. His gaze while pure, seed to agitate the man
"What are you looking at lil lady?! You have a problem with ?! Never seen a dwarf before?!"
Being called a lady again made Leo frown in displeasure but before he could retort in anger, Luna interjected.
"Mr. Pyrs... this is my BROTHER Leo. My teacher told him to co see you about his weapon. He said you may know sothing about it."
she had a slight smile on her face but while it did seem like she was being polite, her eyes were staring at the dwarf coldly, clearly not okay with her brother being treated so rudely. Leo could have sworn he saw the outline of a demon nacingly floating behind her. He rubbed his eyes, thinking he was seeing things.
On the receiving end of his Sisters Death Glare, Pyrs didn't overtly react, simply turning away and saying "My bad lad. Follow to the back. I shall inspect this 'weapon' of yours". Both of the siblings could see a bit of cold sweat forming on the back of the bald dwarfs head as he led them to the back.
Sowhat happy that soone else had stood up to protect his pride, he flashed a grateful smile to his sister before following the stout dwarf to the back of his shop where he saw a decent looking forge, anvil and long table.
"I will be back in a bit. I am going to go et my friend. When you are done we can go hunting in the forest and level up. Okay?"
Luna didn't bother to listen to Leos response as she rushed out in a hurry, leaving him alone with the Blacksmith.
"Alright then. Show the weapon. Though be warned if it involves pulling your trousers down, I will beat your skull in with my hamr"
Pyrs arrogant warning left Leo appalled at the statent.
"Its not that..."
Leo trembled slightly on the spot, suppressing the rising urge to try and beat the Blacksmith up. Instead he raised his arms, showcasing Astras transformation ability.
"Hohoho~! Now that is interesting. Where did you get this? What Grade is it? SR, SSR, UR?"
the blacksmith eyes glead with interest, the transformation of Astra alone had now piqued his curiosity.
"Well it tells that it is a Soulbound Weapon and it is Rare grade for now. It can be upgraded apparently"
Just like Barry, Pyrs froze upon hearing those words. Without a word, Pyrs rushed closer to Leo, fully intent on studying Astra. He looked like a little kid opening presents on Christmas day.
" I have never seen one before but I have heard the legends and myths. Plus its a growth type? That's even rarer!"
Pyrs was gushing, clearly believing every word Leo had told him.
"I shall use a high level analysis of that gear, what did you say its na was?"
Pyrs tried to explain but rembered that he had yet to ask for its na.
"Its na is Astra"
Leo was a little caught off guard by the sudden change in the behaviour of the gruff dwarf.
"Ahh. Astra huh. Pretty na for a pretty weapon~"
Seeing a muscular dwarf cooing made the hairs on Leos back stand up in disgust but Astra didn't seem to mind.
'Hehehe~! This one is much better'
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It will take a bit to get the spell ready. Would you like a drink while you wait. I have coffee, tea, ale and water... I an I guess humans would consider it beer. "
"I'm good. Thanks. I'm fine" Leo said with an awkward smile, a bit uncomfortable with the sudden show of hospitality. Pyrus walked a short distance away to a corner of his shop as he prepared to do a deeper appraisal of Astras abilities.
While Leo was waiting for Pyrus to finish, he noticed a small blinking mail icon in the corner of his vision. Soone had sent him a ssage.
Opening it, Leos expression crumpled into a frown as it was a letter from a Pharmaceutical company.
To Mr. Haronyu
It has co to the attention of Samael Pharmaceutical Corporation that you are experiencing a previously unseen dical phenona. We seek your cooperation in the betternt of society and request that you donate your body to our dical research team.
Please be aware that if you choose to deny our request, we will have no choice but to seek compensation for the unpaid dical bills from your sister. Please take your ti and consider your options. We look forward to your cooperation in the near future.
Regards,
Anthony Samael.
"What the hell is this?"
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