Unexpected Tag Along

Next day, we were done with Aras's morning sword practice. Two days a week aras teaches us sword fighting and the other 4 days were for studying. After the lunch we were ready to go out again. Rahil was ready in his battle gear which I had made for him. When he was giving so much praise to my clothes and how useful they were while fighting, I thought I could make something for him too. So I made some pants that you could move in without any fear of them tearing up or falling out. And some t-shirts plus some kid size breastplate and shoulder pads , I could make anything so why not add some more things for safety right ? You never know what could happen when. We were going in full gear towards the room of the tunnel. I had made some krigara equipments for me too. I asked Rahil if he wanted his from krigara but he lectured me for half hour about how I should not just make such offers casually. And how big of a problem it would be if someone saw his equipments made in krigara. So I just made it with stainless steel. It was lighter than krigara but much better than the iron stuff, soldiers were using. We were in the corridor.

" It's still 1 and 10. We have time to spare. " He said.

" Ohh it really looks good on you. You look like a toy soldier. " I said.

" Don't call people toys…!! " He almost shouted. But then turned red from embarrassment. Man he was a difficult character.

" We could go over what to teach and how to teach them. Basic skills are necessary. " I said.

" Yes. We need all the info about their skill points. " He said.

" GOING SOMEWHERE !!??? " I wasn't looking ahead, but as the familiar voice came I almost froze.

" No not at all….we were just playing." I said.

" Don't lie. You liars…and you even made little - little equipment for yourselves…!! "

" Hmmf fine. What do you want, Zhira ? " I gave up because there was just no other way.

" I want to know what you are doing and where you are going ? '' she said, putting her hands around my shoulders. Gripping me tight, the action screamed I am never letting you go.

" How about if I made you a real sword with rare material that will never break ? And you forget about us ? " I tried bribing her. We were not allowed to have a real weapon. All we ever used were wooden swords.

" Ho ho !! a sword that never breaks !?? hmm but….hmmn no. I am coming with you. " She said.

" You won't like it with us. You will just get bored.." I said.

" You read books wearing armor ? " Shit we were too hasty in trying out our new equipment.

" Okay whatever. Come with us but you will have to promise me that you will listen to everything I say. Or I won't bring you back. " I said.

" Hahh ? Are you threatening me ? Have you seen your size ? " She said.

" You won't be able to find a sword before I beat you down…" I said standing up to her.

" Calm down…calm down you two !! " Rahil cried.

" Promise me you will do as I say, and I will let you use the real sword I was talking about for the day." I said.

" Hmm….okay I will do whatever you say just gimme that sword." I doubt she even listened to what I just said. But it was the only way to continue our forest trips.

" Okay. Let's go. " I said.

" Where are we going though ? " She asked, eying at my sword.

" Carnia forest lady Zhira, " Said Rahil.

" Fo…forest !?? how ? " She roared.

" Just follow us. " I said annoyed.

We went from my tunnel to the forest. I covered it up and made my signature pole.

" woah it's really outside…and we are alone…don't tell me..you..you come here to.." She asked, jolting me up and down.

" Yes…I come here to level up. " I said with an evil grin.

" Thats cheating…it's not fair.." She said.

" Neither was you eating my jello last night." I said.

" listen you neff…YOU…WILL..NOT..COME..HERE…WITHOUT ME FROM NOW ON. YOU UNDERSTAND ? " She screamed.

" As long as you promise not to tell our parents and let me eat your jello from now on." I said.

She just looked at me in disdain. It was a little unfair of me but I could not control her actions and the forest was a dangerous place. Still I felt a little guilty so I made the krigara sword exact copy as I had seen in the blacksmith's shop. And gave it to her.

" Wowww ! this is so amazing…woah..ughhh " But as I gave it to her the sword dropped on the ground.

" What happened ? " I asked.

" What happened..!!? It almost ripped my arm off..!! "

" Huh ? What's she saying, Rahil ? "

" That's what I was trying to tell you in the shop the other day. It's impossible to wield krigara weapons. Just this one sword might be 60 to 70 kg in weight, " He said.

" Huh ? That heavy ? It can't be that heavy right ? " I never realized it was this heavy.

" You don't feel even a little weight when you create them ? " He asked.

" No. Everything I create is weightless to me. I can control its attributes inside a 10 meter radius. " I said.

" Attribute ? So you can make it heavier and lighter too ? " He said.

" Yes. " I lifted the sword in the air without touching and imagined its weight being reduced. Basically I just decreased its molecule density, so it was now an inferior version but it was lighter.

" It's not as strong as the real one but you should be able to lift it now. Try." I said.

She picked my sword in mid air. And started swinging it.

" Ohh it's much lighter now. Can you make it a little more heavy. ? '' she said. So I made it a little heavier.

" Oh no no go a little back….yes that's perfect." She was now using it at 25 % quality. Well it made her a little happy so I guess everything was alright.

We went to the edge of the forest where we were supposed to gather around. On the way I explained to Zhira what we were gonna do and how we were gonna give them basic training before going in for leveling.

At last we reached under the tree, we were early so no one was around. The table and chairs I had made yesterday were still there so we settled on it.

" I don't understand ! Why do you need some weaklings to level up ? " Zhira said. Rahil also looked at me.

" Yes, they are a little weak for now. But once we teach them enough and develop teamwork, we can be far more efficient and faster in leveling up. Also we can tackle stronger monsters too… far above our current level, I did an experiment last week and found that the higher the level of monster the more experience you get. " I explained.

" You did what ? How high are we talking ? " Asked Zhira.

" I killed some red wolves and level 6 ogres and I shot up like half in level 3 to 4. "

" Level 6 ogre !!?? " Zhira exclaimed.

" Red wolves? Neff? " Said Rahil.

" Yes. What ? " I said.

" There are no red wolves…" He said.

" Hmn? What do you mean ? I saw them. Even killed them. Maybe some rare species ? " I said.

" No. People have been writing about monsters for 1000 years. There are 4 species of wolves. And one rare species but none of them is red. '' Hmm " Now I do have some thoughts as to what those rare monsters were ! but I was not sure, but this, this almost proves it now. Those bastards must be Mimicry users.

" oh okay. Maybe it was something else. I may have made a mistake. " I said. But their expressions said that they did not buy it.

" But level 6 ogre…you defeated level 6 ogre on your own ? " Zhira asked.

" I can fly with my skill, then all I need to do is aim blades. I never actually fought with them, you know. " I explained.

" Ohh that makes sense….wait did you say fly ??! How is that possible ? You never told things like that to mom and dad. " Zhira said.

" They never asked. Besides, I don't want anyone to know what I can do. It kills the point of surprise. " I said smiling.

" You hide things from them so they won't pay attention to you much, so you can level up in secret. You are a scheming little brat…" She said.

" Hey whatever works for you okay ? " I said nonchalantly.

" So according to you we could fight monsters stronger than level 6 ogre if we can form a good party ? '' Rahil asked and I also saw Zhira's eyes go all starry. But I was happy that they finally understood what I was trying to do.

" Not just ogre. If we can raise our levels and form a perfect synergy in teamwork then we can even take a boss area. " I said.

" Bo…Bosss !!?? the real boss…boss? " Zhira shouted.

" You were planning this ever since you saw that, didn't you ? " Asked Rahil. I just smiled.

After 20 minutes Bilky and Shal came running towards us.

" Hmff mhff i won…" Said Shal.

" Hmff..hmm..like hell you did….I came first.." Said Bilky.

" You both lost. I was the first one here." I said.

" That's not fair…" Said Shal.

" Hey…" Said Bilky.

" I am the one who won…" Said Zhira. But no one paid attention to her.

I made one more chair and some water. I offered both of them a glass of water. We all settled down around the table beneath the big old tree.

" How can you just make anything out of nothing ? " Asked Shal.

" It's her skill, " Said Zhira.

" And who are you ? " Asked Bilky.

" She is my sister. She will be with us from now on. " I said.

" Your sister ? " Said Shal.

" They do look a little similar...except the hair. '' Said Bilky.

Zhira had blue hair. And I had my father's dark black hair. Plus I always cut it short. I never liked my hair to grow longer. I loved people with longer hair though. I introduced Shal and Bilky to Zhira and explained everything about their skill and situations.

" Are you saying she is stronger than me ? " That was the first thing Zhira asked after listening to everything.

" Not by technique or skill, but her brute strength alone is strongest in all of us." I said.

" Even you ? " She asked.

" Hey ! I am not the close range fighter type, I am probably weakest in hand to hand combat." I said.

" But you can lift that heavy thing…like nothing, " She said.

" Yes. And I can throw them but my physical strength is just average, " I said.

" what's your strength ? " Asked Rahil.

" 480 right now max is 560. " I said.

" 500 !?? " Shal shouted.

" Do you even know what the average is ? " asked Zhira.

I looked around and even Bilky and Rahil were surprised. I think they misunderstood my meaning.

" That's because I am level 5. It increases as you level right ? " I explained.

" Lev…LEVEL 5 !!! " Zhira stood up lightning fast.

" Yes. " I said.

" But that's not possible. How many have you killed ? " She looked at Rahil for an explanation, but he looked at me in return.

" As I said my skill gives me a huge advantage in battles, I just kill them without them even sensing me." I said.

" But still..!! " she said.

" Then why do you need us ? " Asked Shal.

" Of course I need you all. I don't want to just improve my aim. " I said.

They all looked at me like I was some common enemy they had for years. It was getting dangerous. So I changed the topic of the discussion then.

" We have an hour, let's do a little sword practice while me and Rahil figure out what skills might suit you and what you have right now." I said.

" Yes. We need to see your stats." Said Rahil.