Kapitel 16: Surprise
Leo walked into the store. He saw a lady at the desk at the end of the store. She saw him walk up to her. She looked at his condition and frowned, but she didn't say anything. He reached the desk.
"Hello. I am Leo." He introduced himself.
"Hello, Leo. I am Adira. How can I help you today?" She responded. Even though she was visibly uninterested in helping Leo, she still treated him like a regular customer.
"I am looking for a small house in the Commoner's District to rent. Do you have any houses that I can rent for around 2000 Star coins?" He asked her.
She was taken aback, but she quickly recovered.
"Y-yes. We have a few houses around that range. You can get small cottages with two rooms and a living room as well as a kitchen for that price. Of course, it will all be cramped up and the rooms will share a bathroom." She gave him some details.
He smiled. "That is exactly what I need. Can I rent one of those?"
Adira looked at him. "You will have to pay the first 2 months of rent in advance or show some proof of income to rent a house."
He was shocked. He did not know this piece of information. But he didn't want to go back and give his money to the Blacktooth Gang. So he requested Adira for some help.
"I am sorry, Adira. I don't have that much money. Currently, I have enough for one month. I came here because Trevor said you can help me." He explained to Adira.
Her face changed when Trevor's name got pulled up.
"Trevor sent you? Do you work for him?" She asked him. She didn't even ask for any proof that he actually knew Trevor.
He nodded. "Yes, occasionally. I can definitely pay the advance for the three months during the first month. If you want, I can pay the first month the minute you give me a house."
Adira thought for a second. She looked at him and asked, "Do you want to see the house? Do I need to arrange a tour?"
He shook his head. "Not at all. I trust you because Trevor said you were trustworthy. Just show me the house, and I can give you the money. As long as you don't cheat me, I will be a good customer."
She went back into thought. She nodded her head and stood up.
"Okay. I can show you the house and give you ownership. Just wait one minute."
Adira went to the back and got some documents. She placed them on the desk and gave a pen to him.
"Sign these and you will have a lease."
He immediately signed the papers. The minute he signed them, she took them back to the back. When she came back, she was ready to take him to his house.
"Come with me."
They left the store and walked toward the commoner's district. It wasn't very far from their current location. It was only 15 minutes to get there. They got there quickly and he saw his new dwelling.
He entered his new house. It had a comfy living room and two snug rooms to sleep in. The kitchen was in the back. This wasn't a lot, but to him it was luxury. He immediately took his wallet out and took out 2000 Star coins in notes. He handed them to Adira.
Adira took them with a small feeling of astonishment. She was surprised that such a young person was handling so much money and renting a house for himself.
"Thank you. Is there any proof of my lease?" He asked her.
"Yes. Here is the token and the key to the lock." She said and handed him a small black token as well as a key.
"Can I go now? Is there anything else to do?" He asked her.
She shook her head. "You are good to live here. Nothing else. You can pay the advance in 30 days to keep staying here."
Leo smiled. He immediately ran toward the slums to his shack. He was gleaming because of the good news. By this time the sun had already set. It was dark outside, but the lamps hung by inns and bars were lighting the way.
He got to the shack and entered it. He saw Daphne waiting for him like the last time he went into the forest. She saw him enter and stood up. Before she could say anything, he stopped her.
"Pack everything up. We are leaving this place." He said to her.
There wasn't much to pack up, and it would take 10 minutes at best to do it. But Daphne didn't do it immediately. She was a little confused.
"Did you fail? We still have two days, I think. Why are we leaving in the night?" She asked him.
He smiled. "Just do as I say. I have it figured out."
Daphne sighed and got up. She folded the blankets and held them up. That was all they had that they could bring with them. The only other possessions were the satchel and whatever was in it.
"Follow me, now." He said to her.
She followed him as he asked. They started walking toward the commoner's district. While they were walking, people gave a few weird glances, but no one said anything. Daphne was still confused.
"Where are we going in the middle of the night? Why are we doing this-"
They got to their destination. They were in front of a small cottage. The cottage was in a line of similar cottages.
"We're here."
Daphne looked at the cottage.
"We can't be here. The owners will call the guards." Daphne was worried.
"You don't have to worry about that. This is our new home." Leo said proudly.
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Kapitel 17: Settling In
It took a while to explain their current situation to Daphne. Leo did it as quickly as possible and forced her into the house. He did not want to stay outside too long. Once they both entered the house, they decided who took each room and they settled in. After they settled in, they had their first meal in the house together. He explained to Daphne what she could do for the next week.
"You don't have to go to the market for work anymore, because that will be very useless. Instead, you just decide what beds and clothes we need and buy them. In that time, I will earn enough money to buy us an Aura Training method. We can learn aura and become Aura Knights." He said to her.
She just nodded. She was still very dumbfounded. She couldn't comprehend what was happening.
The next day came, and Daphne set out to look for furniture and clothes, and other necessities. Leo stayed in to train his magic. He needed to grow stronger so that he could go into the forest again. He needed to make enough money to buy an Aura training method.
He would have to learn it to maintain a facade. He wouldn't have to explain how he killed monsters if he could just say that he was an Aura Knight. Daphne could also become one and protect herself.
He pulled out the Pseudo Beast Core. Beast Cores were useful to both mages because they could absorb the magic in them to train. The Beast Cores could also be used to make potions and other materials that would help with training. Aura Knights could use various herbs to make elixirs that could help them train better instead of potions made from Beast Cores.
The reason was that Aura was completely different from magic. It trained the body instead of absorbing magic into the core. The Aura would stay inside the muscles and could extend to the Aura Knight's sword. The circles that Aura Knights made revolved around the dantian of the person. Meanwhile, magic stayed inside a mage's heart, or his mind in Leo's case. Since Mages devoted their time to magic, they typically didn't spend their time studying aura.
He held the stone in his hand and started meditating. He could sense the huge cluster of magic inside the stone. It was a lot denser than in the air around him. He started absorbing the magic slowly into his body.
By the end of the day, the magic in his body had doubled. The magic cloud in his mind was the size of two houses, and its huge mass made it start to cling together. He could feel that the magic started to attract each other, and the cloud was slightly denser than before.
He got up and went to the living room. Daphne was already waiting there. She was looking very bored as she just sat in the corner, waiting for him. She looked up and saw that he was ready to have a meal.
"You didn't have lunch?" She asked.
"I didn't. But more importantly, when did you come back?" He asked her.
"It's been around four hours. Why?" She answered.
"Nothing. You must have been bored." He said.
She shook her head. "I'm used to it. I didn't have anything to do in the slums as well. I couldn't exactly go out to make friends there. I just pass time by myself."
He shook his head.
"You should quickly learn aura. I am going out tomorrow and I will buy one for you. Did you find the furniture?" He asked her.
She nodded. "Yes, but even the cheapest will cost a total of 4000 Star coins for everything. We don't have that much money. I just bought some lamps and kitchen utensils. I got you some clothes as well."
He looked to where she pointed and saw that there were a few pairs of clothes as well as a pair of shoes. He smiled. He would finally be dressed decently.
"Very nice. Let's have lunch!" He shouted.
"It's dinner." Daphne shook her head. "You're such an idiot."
"It's dinner for you. For me, it's the first meal since breakfast. That would make this lunch." He answered with a grin.
They finished eating quickly and went back to their own rooms. They learned to give each other space over the past years. The next day, Leo set out early in the morning. He was going to the market to meet Trevor. He was going to the forest again. This time, he was going to get only two herbs. He needed the money to buy an Aura Training method as well as a new dagger.
He needed a better knife that could cut through the bones of stronger beasts. He would eventually start hunting Pseudo Magical Beast. He needed the cores to practice magic. He couldn't buy them because he would have to explain why he needed them.
He first went to one of the vendors that sold equipment. They typically sold equipment to Aura Knights, but they might have some knives for Apprentice Aura Knights as well.
"Do you have any daggers for Apprentice Aura Knights?" He asked the man behind the stall.
"Yes. They start at 400 Star coins. The best ones are 3000 Star coins." The man said.
Leo took out 400 Star coins. "Can I have a simple dagger please?"
The man took the money and handed him a dagger. With this, all of the money that he saved was gone again. He met with Trevor to tell him that he was setting out again before leaving the forest.
"Trevor, I am going to get some more magical herbs. Do you have any tips?" He asked Trevor.
"Yes. I heard that the deeper part of the forest was slightly weird from some mercenaries. Don't stray too far into the forest."
"Thanks. Also, keep a book of Aura Training ready. I'll buy it today." He told Trevor before setting out.
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