“… What?! The Divine Tower?!” Serko and Finlay blurted out in shock as they stared at Arthur, wide-eyed. They could not believe what they were hearing.
“Hahaha! As I’m saying, the prince had given us permission to access the first three floors of the Divine Tower without any restraints!” Arthur replied as he sat down on the couch with a thud. “That is perhaps the biggest news ever!”
“It would’ve been a rather annoying process to actually get that permission so Arthur’s request is very beneficial.”
“Woah! Arthur is so smart!”
“Good job!”
The two dwarves clapped for Arthur happily. They felt truly proud of him and what he had done.
“So, you’re going to enter the Divine Tower to train?” Finlay asked.
“Mm, it seems to be extremely dangerous so it’s the perfect place for us to get way stronger than ever before.” Arthur nodded his head. ‘If it’s filled with strong monsters, then I’m pretty damn sure I will be able to accelerate my growth so much!’
Arthur wasn’t sure if the man’s description of the tower was truly accurate or not. His most optimal target is a place filled with strong monsters in huge numbers that he could farm endlessly and level up very quickly. If the tower has such a location, then Arthur is certain he is going to benefit from it greatly.
‘The potential of my character is still far from achieved. I have already felt it this entire time… This body is eager to explode with power… I just didn’t find the perfect place to cultivate that strength yet. This is my best chance.’ Clenching and unclenching his hand, Arthur’s eyes moved to the window.
His mind wandered somewhere far, thinking about incomprehensible things. A few seconds later, he was snapped out of it with Isla’s soothing voice.
“Arthur?”
“Hm? Oh, it’s nothing. Anyway, I think I should leave now. I still have to look for a goddamn new armor.” Arthur stood up and stretched his limbs. “I haven’t been lucky with that so far. But, I know I will find something good soon.”
“Mm, I also have some stuff to do before we start planning the guild foundation process.” Isla nodded.
“So, I guess we’re going to separate for the day?” Arthur asked with a soft smile.
“Yeah, we will meet tomorrow.” Isla stood up from her seat and replied.
Arthur nodded faintly before he stretched his hand forward with his fist closed. “Good work today, partner. You were impressive.”
He meant to say that to Isla the entire time they were going back home but he couldn’t do that. Staring at the girl, Arthur could only smile. Her job today was phenomenal, making sure the plan went perfectly till the very end. She had done most of the job without a single mistake, something Arthur had only seen Isla do. ‘She is always doing pure magic. I wonder what kind of special power is that. Hahaha… I really met someone different.’
Isla blinked, a little taken aback before she nodded her head and tapped his fist with hers. “Good work to you too. We had done a good job.”
Finlay and Serko watched the two of them silently from the side.
“Psst, Serko…”
“Yes, Finlay?”
“Don’t you feel something different about Isla and Arthur?”
“Something different?”
“Yes, they seem… different together…”
“Hmm, now that you mention it… I do see that. I wonder what happened.” Serko nodded.
The two dwarves could see it as clear as day, something about their two humans friends was very drastically different. The way they looked at each other and the way they talked… It was closer than before.
The two had been with Arthur and Isla for a while now and they had watched how the two interacted. Arthur and Isla were by no means distant or cold toward each other, in fact, it was the complete opposite. Although they didn’t show it on the surface, the two trusted each other a lot and understood each other very well.
Their teamwork was meticulous and flawless which proved that the two were very much close friends and companions. However, what made this instance different than before for the two dwarves was the softness in their eyes. It was as if some kind of invisible wall was starting to crumble between them. A wall they had between them the entire time that kept them separate from each other, even though they were friends.
A change had happened and only the two dwarves seemed to notice it.
“Finlay? Serko? Are you two ok?” Arthur noticed the weird looks on the two kids’ faces so he called for them.
“Huh? Oh! It’s nothing!”
“By the way, where is Sora? I didn’t see her around.”
“Mm, Sora had gone to sleep after eating the food we gave her.”
“Oh, she slept? That’s great. I was worried about her. But, it seems exhaustion finally caught up to her.” Arthur nodded his head. “Let her sleep as much as she wants. I will talk to her later.”
***
With that, Arthur left the hotel and headed into the city. It was already very late into the night but the city was far more active than usual around that time due to the fact that people had left the Colosseum so they were going about their night, enjoying whatever was left of it.
For an hour or so, Arthur roamed the city, searching zones he hadn’t mapped yet. He went from street to street, corner to corner, checking every interesting place he came around.
Yet, no matter how far and wide he looked, he did not find any good armor shop selling good armor for him. He didn’t know if it was his bad luck or if he was simply being overly demanding for no reason, but nothing really caught his eye. No armor met the criteria for the perfect armor he was looking for. They all either fell short in one, or both criteria, or were completely off when he tried them on.
Not to mention that most of them were lacking compared to the Ethereal Armor Set had had on so that made the search even harder and more frustrating. Who though the very first armor Arthur got would be so hard to replicate?
After an arduous trip, Arthur eventually gave up the search for the day. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
“Goddamit!! I’m so tired of looking! Can’t nobody sell good enough armor?!” Arthur rubbed his hair violently as he crouched to the ground. People stared at him weirdly as if he was some kind of insane man.
‘Sigh, I’m so exhausted… I have been looking for armor for the past several days and there is literally nothing worth looking at!’ He mused as he sat down on the snowy road, staring at the dark sky.
He was completely clueless as to what he should do next to find a good armor. He had looked everywhere and it turned out completely pointless.
‘My style of armor is pretty rare. I cannot find that perfect balance of light and sturdy anywhere. The only good armor I ever got was from those monster drops and it seemed pretty rare and made of some weird material.’ Arthur thought to himself as he breathed the steamy air out of his lungs.
“What should you do now… Arthur?” He asked himself.
A//N: Don’t forget to give the book some golden tickets for good luck! :3