The following morning at noon…
"I have important information to share with all of you," Rihito said, looking at Shizuku, Shea, Tohru, Hajime, and others gathered in Remia's house.
Rihito, noticing everyone's attention on himself, continued, "Alright, guys, for the past few days I have been developing a thing, which I can guarantee will increase everyone's strength by a huge margin. I've been running some tests, and now that I have concluded the test and see no harmful side effects, I am ready to share it with all of you." Saying that, I paused, waiting for someone's response.
"So, what is it?" Hajime asked what everyone was thinking.
Rihito then walked into the centre of the room and announced dramatically, snapping his finger, "It's a mana core."
With Rihito's announcement, a magic circle appeared, engulfing everyone. The magic circle looked similar to the ones found on the final floor of the labyrinths, except, a few differences in the magic patterns. It then glows red and directly transfers all the information to their brain.
Everyone saw the familiar magic circle, braced for the incoming pain they expected, but after waiting for a few seconds, the pain never came. Because Rihito had modified the magic circle, unlike the magic circle found in the labyrinth, he had made sure the information transfer didn't hurt.
Rihito watched as everyone closed their eyes and reviewed the information; even Myu and Remia were focused on processing it.
After about a minute, Yue opened her eyes, followed by Hajime, then Tohru then followed by everyone.
"So, what do you guys think?" Rihito asked, wanting to know their opinion.
"..."
"Rihito, where did you learn this?" Yue said in a low tone, her voice was tinged with surprise and anger.
Sensing the sudden shift in Yue's tone, he looked at Yue with confusion.
It was not just him, Hajime and others also sensed it and looked at her.
Myu, unaware of the atmosphere, was about to speak. But before she could, Remia stopped her, shaking her head.
Myu listened to her and sat quietly.
"..."
"Where!!" Yue shouted, and for a moment her mana went out of control.
Before the rampaging mana could hurt anyone, Rihito controlled all the mana in the area and stabilised it, thus preventing any injuries.
Hajime, seeing Yue like this, held her hand, trying to comfort her.
"Hajime?" Yue, with tears and emotionally unstable, looked at Hajime.
"It's ok, Yue, calm down," Hajime said, wiping her tears.
Yue, feeling the worry and care of Hajime, became calm.
They shared a moment, then Yue, now slightly calm, asked, her glare sharp as a dagger, "Rihito, where did you find this… mana core?"
Her message was clear, Yue wanted to know how I found the method of creating a mana core.
Hearing that in Rihito's head, countless thoughts passed, and many conjectures came and went. As one thought solidified, Yue had something to do with that degraded mana core.
[Maybe…] for now, Rihito will keep that thought to himself.
"Well, you guys remember 'the rat' I went after," Rihito reminded.
"Oh, I remember," Tohru raised her hand, being the only one who was with Rihito at the time.
"Tohru!" Rihito glared at her to be silent.
Tohru sees my glare and sheepishly shuts up.
"What about it?" Yue's face darkened.
"Yeah, that rat used a degraded version of mana core and tried to do a suicidal explosion. Trying to drag me with him, but before he could succeed, I noticed and analysed it. I then noticed the usefulness of the core and used it to create…" I looked at Yue.
"This…" I finished.
"..."
Yue, understanding where I got the idea of mana core, became distressed.
"But how?" Yue looked confused.
"It can't be. How did they know? Could it be he…" Yue muttered, realising something while Hajime tried to calm her.
Rihito, seeing all these, sighs to himself and directly asks, "Yue, do you know something about this mana core?"
"I, i," Yue tried to say something, but fell silent, unwilling to say anything.
For Rihito, her being silent was enough of an answer: "I see."
"Alright, guys, I think this is enough for the day. But before I end the meeting, I want to say this: all the information related to mana core has already been given to you by the magic circle, including how it works and how to form your own. If you do things right as specified and with the help of someone who has the 'Mana Manipulation skill', you will be able to create your own mana core in 3 days. So, I hope that in the next three days, you guys will have your own mana core. It will be a significant help in the next Labyrinth, and with this, I conclude the meeting here." I looked at Hajime and nodded.
Hajime nodded back, taking Yue, they need some time.
…
About 2 hours later…
Shizuku sees Rihito silently sitting in one of the chairs, and sits next to him, "Rihito?"
"Hmm…" Rihito hummed, indicating he was listening.
"What are you thinking about?" Shizuku asked, seeing him so quiet.
"Just staring at the sea, you know. It's so peaceful here. It reminds me of the time when I went to Okinawa with my dad, it almost makes me feel the fight we were having was just a bad dream. I am still with dad, training and travelling." Rihito said, leaning in his chair and staring at the peaceful sea.
Shizuku sees Rihito's slightly vulnerable side, intertwines her hand with his, and leans in. "Don't worry. We are all with you, I, Shea, Tohru, Kaori, Hajime, Myu and others." Shizuku squeezes Rihito's hand, trying to comfort him.
"I know," Rihito smiled and nodded at her, squeezing Shizuku's hand back.
"As long as I have you guys by my side, everything will be fine."
Shizuku, seeing him smile, leaned in for a kiss.
Rihito, noticing it, leaned in, and slowly their lips met, enjoying their sweet time.
Stare…
"Are you two done yet?" Shea suddenly said, staring at Shizuku, giving her a stink eye.
Hearing Shea's voice, Shizuku for a second blushed. She then thought something and latched onto Rihito's arm tightly, giving Shea a provoking smirk.
Shea grabbed Rihito's other hand and started to drag him. " Let's go, Rihito. The heat here has increased quite a bit. Let's get some fresh air."
Shea made a snide comment, dragging Rihito. On her way to the door, she felt resistance. She looked back and saw Shizuku holding his other hand.
"Where are you taking him?" Shizuku asked with a neutral smile plastered on her face.
With that, their bickering started…
Rihito, seeing them bicker again, sighed. Currently, both of them pulled him from each side.
"Alright, calm down both of you, let me show you a magic trick," he said, interrupting them.
Shizuku and Shea were puzzled and stopped pulling him.
Rihito, feeling their grip loosen, freed himself, didn't give them time to process the thought and proceeded to show them the trick, "Look at me carefully. Right now you see me, and now, you can't." saying that Rihito vanished.
"..."
"Umm… Rihito?" Shea, unable to see him, called for him, but nobody answered.
Shizuku, on the other hand, seeing no response, immediately understood what happened and sighed, "he just ran away…"
…
Rihito, now free, walked around the neighbourhood as people went about their daily work. He was impressed seeing how the whole city was floating on planks surrounding three peaks; these planks not only supported a person's weight but also held large structures like houses, which should not be possible, unless. He looked at a particular plank and scanned it, and saw an enchantment placed on it, which increased its durability and prevented it from sinking.
"I thought so."
While looking around, Rihito sensed some unsavoury gazes. Normally, he wouldn't care about such things and continue, but these gazes felt particularly hostile. There were 4 in the back and 6 in front.
"About 10 of them, huh?" Those men were giving me a death glare.
"The hell is their problem?" Rihito, ignoring them, walked past them.
"Hey, you brat…" a particular dagon with a large build growled.
Rihito, thinking it was someone else, kept walking.
"Hey, you punk," the burly man tried to forcefully get Rihito's attention.
Rihito, sensing hostility, instinctively used his elbow to attack the man's waist. He then grabbed one of the man's arms and suplexed him from atop his shoulder.
THUD!!
"..."
"Ah? Oh, sorry about that, I kinda reflexively…" Rihito tried to help the burly-looking man. But the remaining 9 men watching from afar moved, surrounding him.
Now that he looked closely at them, they felt familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere. [Where did he see them?] He tried to remember. Before he could recall where, he heard them speak…
"Did you see? He just attacked?" one of the 9 dagon said.
"I knew it, these people are not good at all," another dagon said, glaringly.
"What was the guild master thinking, letting these outsiders enter?" said another dagon.
"We should plead to the guild master and expel these outsiders," said the injured dagon man.
"Have you heard? I hear he was staying with Lady Remia."
"What! How preposterous…" All the dagon became outraged.
"Hey, how long are you guys gonna ignore me?" Rihito said, hearing their babble.
"I'm sorry about what happened earlier. Can I go now? I don't want any trouble," Rihito tried to talk things out.
"Don't let him get away." The dagon men ignored him and jumped at Rihito.
Rihito easily side steps and dodges their lunge to disengage the situation. "Damn it listen to me." But to his luck, the only response he got…
"Catch him!" The burly dagon man shouted, continuing to edge everyone to attack.
"Sigh, wherever I go, I really can't catch a break," Rihito grumbled, grabbing one of the dagon man punches and tossing him into the sea.
"Fuck it, if it the violence what you guys want, it will violence you will get. As a great man said Violence solves everything." Rihito popped his knuckles.
"And the first one will be you," Rihito pointed at the burly dagon man.
The burly dagon man, anxious, sweating, shouted, "GET HIM!"
Before any of them made their move, Rihito moved with his superior speed and bashed the blurry man's face.
Bam!
Rihito, of course, held his strength back enough not to pop Dagon's head like a water balloon. Sending him flying.
All the dagons didn't even catch him moving, they only saw Rihito suddenly appearing and punching, sending the burly dagon flying.
Rihito didn't stop there. He moved and appeared from the top, grabbed another of Dagon's skulls, and bashed it on the floorboards.
Thud!
Then again, he disappeared from their sight, grabbed two of the dagon men with each hand, bashed their heads together, and tossed them into the sea again.
The remaining dagons, seeing 5 of their men so easily taken out like that, started to have second thoughts.
"Let's r-rush him together, there's no way we can't take him together, r-right?" one of the dagon said out loud, trying to convince himself.
"Yeah, let's do it for Lady Remia," a dagon said.
"We must save her from this evil man," said another.
Rihito, seeing them talking, became even more irritated. Instantly appeared in front of him and sent him flying into the sea.
"You guys have some nerve disturbing my day and ignoring me while fighting. You guys really have a death wish." Rihito's face contorted in an angry demonic frown, scaring the shit out of the remaining dagons.
If previously they were having a second thought, now their scared for their life. At this moment all of them new they fucked up.
"Aaaaahh!!"
And so, the beatdown of the dagon men continued.
…
Spit!
Rihito spat and walked back, "damn, those bastards ruined my mood."
Just when he was about to go back, he heard a familiar voice.
"Ara~ there you are," Remia called out.
"Papa~"
Rihito saw Myu running towards him with a smile. Seeing that smile made his irritation vanish. [Ah~, my little angel.]
"What are you doing here?" I asked my little bundle of joy.
"I went shopping with Mama and brought food for everyone," Myu happily pointed out at the groceries that Remia was carrying.
"I see. Good job," I gave her a peck on her cheeks.
"Hehehe~" Myu giggled.
"Ara, where is my kiss?" Remia flirtatiously looked at Rihito.
Rihito ignored her seduction attempts and took the groceries from her and walked ahead.
"Pass."
"Fufufu… well, I guess it's a little bit early," with a smile, Remia followed after them.
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