After Ed left the guild he started making his way to the inn. However, he didn't go directly he got to the inn and walked further beyond it. This was so that no one would associate Ed with his character in disguise.
When Ed got far enough according to his estimation, he activated Zero sign and rushed back to the inn using his top speed. This was to guarantee him that anyone that would be following him would be confused. The guild probably did send someone to check up on his identity as he was mysterious as well as suspicious.
Ed got close enough to his room's window and used a short teleport, it was almost time up for Zero sign and he wouldn't be able to use it. Ed quickly changed his clothes to his normal leather armor and summoned Suika. He was only staying in this city for one day so he would spend the day sightseeing like a tourist and leave early in the morning.
Ed left with Suika and acted as if he as sleeping in front of the innkeeper. He strolled around the city tasting the food and checking anything interesting, but to his disappointment, nothing was interesting to him. The food wasn't bad at all but it wasn't great either.
'Seems like it was the right decision not to stay here for too long' Ed wasn't regretting his decision. Ed got back to his room and spent his time practicing his KI control, he also gave Raikou the food he bought him and the latter was disappointed by it as well.
After practicing enough, Ed got to sleep even though it wasn't too late. He didn't eat dinner either as he didn't feel like he would enjoy it.
Next morning Ed had already prepared what he needed and was about to leave the inn. He paid his bill and left the city without wasting any more time. The next destination would be the capital which he needed to get to in about a week, give or take. Ed could get there in two days with Raikou's help so he decided to spend the rest of his time hunting or practicing.
As soon as Ed left the city, he activated the Map and was tweaking it to his needs. He erased any sign of blue or green dots and only left the red dots, his prey. He could see a lot of clusters of red dots and only a small amount of individual ones. Ed guessed the individual ones would be more powerful so he would need to be careful before engaging in battle with them.
He moved around the map and spent 6 days hunting everything he could hunt. He only stopped hunting either for food or to make potions and pills.
Ed was now level 17 after hunting so many monsters. He was now at the cultivation of a King Establishment. Raikou increased was Earth Establishment level 2; it wasn't much which showed just how hard it is to get to Heavenly Establishment. Suika was at level 14 and finally had her second evolution.
After being fed so many potions and plants Suika got the healing attribute and could now heal most minor injuries. The most severe injury she could heal was a deep slash wound Ed had gotten while fighting a mantis-like monster. Her poison also became even more toxic after Ed let her eat a poisonous snake, she became a toxic slime. Her poison would be a challenge even for Raikou if she could get to him.
Ed had improved some of his skills. His wind magic was now at full mastery, he improved enormously after successfully using a Rasengan-like technique that uses wind as the base instead of chakra. His Spectral Shadow steps were now at level 8 and his KI control had improved to the degree where he can use the destructo-disc, albeit not as strong. He could also fly freely in the sky but not at the insane speeds shown in dbz.
Ed had created a new skill on his own that was called voice disguise. He kept practicing and created it and now he could freely change his voice, he had done this in order to sound more convincing when in disguise.
The reason why Ed and his companions could improve so quickly was thanks to the system who kept giving them quest after quest. Ed even gathered 10 Gacha tickets but decided to refrain from using them for now.
Ed was about to enter the capital, he had 1 day before the academy begins so he decided to spend it having fun and exploring the capital. Ed rented a room in a luxurious inn which cost him 20 gold coins per night. He was willing to spend so much because he wanted to take a bath so bad.
He also decided he was going to try and make a portable bath that he could use while traveling in the future. The inn also had large baths in each of their rooms so Ed didn't need to ask the keeper's permission to let Raikou get in as well.
"As expected from the capital their inns are in a different class on their own!" Ed was relaxing in a hot bath with Raikou and Suika.
"Woof!" "Suu ~~" The two of them were also very relaxed in the bath. The trio had their first bath in a while.
The three left the inn and headed outside to eat and explore. Raikou went in Ed's shadow while Suika got on his head. After having her second evolution, Suika's size got much bigger and she could shapeshift as well. Ed even saw her once having a young girl's body and look which surprised him until he could no longer speak. Ed told her it was okay to stay in that form in case she wanted, but she seemed like she preferred her normal form. She could also control her size now which made it easier for Ed to carry her around.
"Well then, let's go have some fun in the capital shall we" Ed went ahead and started his day of exploring the capital of Scale kingdom.
Hello everyone! Hope you enjoy the chapter. The sudden power up was needed since we're heading into a new arc!
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Ed made it his priority to explore the food stalls; he had become obsessed with good food ever since he started cooking. His appetite increased as well since he broke through to King establishment.
The capital was much more vibrant compared to the other cities Ed had visited; it had more people in it and was built better. The roads were cleaner and safer for carriages to move on; people were dressed well even though most of them were commoners.
Ed took a look at the palace which looked domineering; it was bigger than the palace of the Avalon kingdom. Ed looked at its walls and guessed they were enhanced in case of an attack. After sightseeing for a while, it was time for lunch so Ed got back to his food exploration. He visited every food-related shop he could see and ate all the best dishes they had, any passerby would keep staring at him for a full minute before moving away, because of the amount of food he had. But it was more of the reason that he always had a slime with him that also kept eating everything.
Any of the dishes that satisfied Ed were taken with him for Raikou, he made sure to get seconds for him since he wouldn't have the time to eat lunch. Ed felt sorry for him, but Raikou was understanding of the circumstances.
After a while, Ed was finally satisfied with his food journey. 'As expected of the capital, there are so many dishes that I would like to remake on my own' Ed had gotten some new recipes from some shop owners that were kind enough to allow him to copy it. Ed had wanted to pay them for it but most of them just gave it away.
Ed continued walking for a while and started to notice that people were getting scarcer as he walked, a couple of minutes later he found himself in a dirty looking area whose people looked like they came from a war zone. 'This must be the slums' Ed knew that every country couldn't perfectly support their citizens, however, he was still always shocked about the conditions of the slums. Even in his previous world, homeless people still existed.
While walking Ed noticed a girl coming towards him, she looked like she hadn't eaten for quite some time.
"Sir, can you please give me some money to eat?" The girl saw that Ed was dressed nicely so she guessed he would be rich. Ed felt sorry for the little girl and took out some of the food he bought and gave it to her. "Do you like the magic trick?" Ed had brought out the food out of thin air and made it sound like it was a magic trick. The girl nodded and smiled, and after receiving food, she ran away, as if she afraid Ed was going to take it back.
Ed was curious why she would do that so he followed while using the stealth effect from his Shadow Steps. After a while, the girl stopped and yelled. "Come out everyone!" Suddenly a group of five children of different ages came out and got close to her.
"I got you guys some food! Eat!" She brought out the sandwiches Ed had given her. Coincidently Ed had given her five.
The children were ecstatic and started eating; only one of the boys kept looking at his sandwich and then looked at the girl.
"What about you sister, where is yours?" The boy was apparently her brother and he was sharp. "I've already eaten mine so hurry up and eat!" The girl lied and encouraged the boy, he could do nothing but eat at this point.
Ed who was watching from afar decided to come out. The girl noticed him first and she was scared "Sir I didn't mean to take away the sandwiches for everyone please forgive" She had thought that he was mad she gave away the sandwiches he gave her.
"Don't worry, I'm not here to hurt you, those sandwiches are yours you're free to do whatever you want with them" The children had stopped eating after hearing the girl since they were scared but Ed reassured them. They continued eating and Ed went ahead to sit with the girl.
"What's your name?" Ed asked the girl.
"Eri"
"Pretty name" Ed praised the girl's name and continued "Why are you with these children?"
"We're all orphans. So we gathered up to help each other, although since I'm the oldest I'm the one who needs to work the hardest" Ed had guessed already the situation. This world was indeed a tough one.
The children had finished eating and were now playing with Suika. Raikou also came out from Ed's shadow which scared them but they soon gave up to their curiosity and played with his fur. Ed didn't mind the children seeing Raikou since they wouldn't know anything about him anyway.
Even Eri started playing with them. Soon Ed noticed it was about time to leave so he got up and called Eri over. "Take these" Ed brought out even more food and gave to her after putting it in a bag. "Try to finish it before it becomes spoiled, have this as well" Ed put 100 gold coins in a small pouch and gave it to her. That amount of money should last the group for a while if they only buy clothes.
Ed made sure to check his map to see if there was anyone around that could steal their money or food after he leaves but found no one. Eri didn't know if she should accept them or not but after remembering the children's smiles she accepted.
"I'll be back some other day with some gifts" The children didn't want him to leave at first since they were enjoying their time but Eri convinced them. They kept waving goodbye and then got back. Ed told Eri that if anyone tried to steal from them she should tell them that a noble is protecting them, not many people would be willing to offend a noble. This was the most he could do for the little group of orphans.
Ed got back to the inn after buying some more food and let Raikou eat in peace. The three of them entered the bath again and then got to sleep. Tomorrow Ed would be heading to the academy.
Hello everyone! I have a couple of announcements to make.
First, my exams are over yaaay( hopefully no make up exams).
second, there will be a mass release tomorrow when i wake up.
Lastly, although my exams are done, i will be sticking to releasing 2 chapters a day. I believe this will help me maintain a good quality of the novel while improving the story line, especially since i'm a one man team.
I hope you all understand what i'm trying to say and enjoy the chapter^^
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