The two girls looked from everyone to Phoenix and then back at everyone. They knew Phoenix had done something by the reactions of the others. But they were now desperate to know what everyone else says.
" Marcus, this boy....!!! He..... I can make him an SS rank adventurer immediately. Let him join the guild. A boy, who had already awakened his magical abilities at the age of 15 !!! It's as rare as seeing a Golden Dragon."
Both girls were dumbfounded by the offer given by the old man.
" Ah, by the way this is Guildmaster Larry Harrison."
"Thank you for the offer and the confidence you have in me Guildmaster, but I would like to peacefully complete my academic studies. Once completed however, I would definately be an adventurer for a couple of years like my father and grandfather."
"Ha ha ha... Good. Very good. Then let's meet in the capital in 3 years from now, lad."
" I would take my leave then, Marcus. As discussed, if the situation arise again, I will send you word. See you later kid." The Guildmaster took his leave.
After exchanging few more pleasantries with the headmaster and other teachers, the three of them went out of the academy gate.
Once outside, Kate looked at Pheonix and grinned wickedly. Seeing her creepy smile, Phoenix felt goosebumps. "Why are you smiling so creepily?"
"Nic, I think I am going to stick to you like a shadow forever in this life. I am confident that, I would live a comfortable life with you."
Samantha lost ler footing and stumbled and turned towards Kate with her mouth wide open. And Pheonix stopped walking and stood rooted to his ground in shock.
" Gheee... why are you two reacting like that? I don't mean I want to marry Nic. I will be with him like an elder sister. Besides, if I am not around who would bring his swollen ego back to earth? He need someone to keep him under check." Kate said seriously.
Both of them relaxed and let out an audible sigh. Samantha shook her head, " Kate, next time when you say something, phrase it properly or think carefully. Do you know, what everyone around us who heard your words would think?"
Kate looked around sheepishly and found more than one pair of eyes looking at her and were shaking their head with an odd look.
Phoenix after gathering his bearing smiled. " You already acts like a nagging and protective mother. If you want to be an elder sister then I don't know if I would stay around you or pack my thing and run away from you as far as possible. Come lets go to the jewelry shop and buy the things you want. After that I would like to visit the weapons store."
All three of them walked towards the store from where Phoenix had purchased a chain for his sister.
Seeing Phoenix again, the shopkeeper had a wide grin on his face. "Hello sir, how may I help you this time."
"Hello, My friends here, would like to get a few jewelleries. Can you help them please? By the way, I didn't get your name last time sir." Pheonix asked the man behind the counter of the shop politely.
"You can call me Andy. Sir"
"Andy, in that case, you can address me as Pheonix."
Andy bowed his head with a smile and turned his gaze towards the two young girls. " How may I assist you my ladies. What kind of jewellery are you looking for?"
"Show us a few silver chains, bracelets and simple gold rings please." Samantha asked politely.
Andy showed them more than 30 chains, bracelets and more than two dozens of simple gold rings. The collection, as Pheonix told were simple but exquisite.
Both the girls took more than half a dozen of Chain, pendent with matching earrings and Bracelets and even bought half a dozen of matching gold rings along with it.
Andy was extatic to see so much of his best collections of jewelleries sold in a single transaction. Both of the girls end up paying 78 gold coins each. Considering the workmanship and the simple but unique design of the jewelleries, the girls also felt the gold they had splurged that day was worth.
Curious, Kate asked. " Andy, if I were to buy these jewelleries without Pheonix here, what would have been the cost? I feel we had got an extremely great deal here."
" Young lady, would you believe me, if I say I would have sold the jewelleries you bought for more than 160 gold coins?"
After carefully watching the jewelleries Kate nodded her head. "Absolutely. I would have bought these jewelleries even if you had said if it's worth 200 gold."
Samantha also nodded in agreement with Kate and Andy inclined his head smiling.
"But why did you loose so much profit? Is Phoenix someone you know from long time or had you received any help from Dragonheart family in the past?" Samantha asked unable to understand why someone loose so much profit!
Andy was genuinely shocked by the news he just heard. "Young man, I mean Phoenix , I mean Sir, are you the son of Simon Dragonheart?"
Phoenix waved his hand dismissively and said. "Andy, as I said, call me Pheonix. And yes, I am the son of Simon Dragonheart."
Andy let out a long sigh and looked at the girls. "No my lady, I didn't knew Phoenix's background. However I liked the lads honesty and his straight forward nature the day I met him."
After whispering a few moments both girls took out 30 gold coins each and put it on the counter. " Andy, Even though, you had given us an unbelievable price. We don't want to take advantage of you or your kind nature. Please take it. In the future also if we want to buy something, you please charge us as per this not the price you gave us before.
Andy felt touched by the generosity and the good nature of these girls. He accepted the gold with a deep bow. " Phoenix, I can definitely say that the friends you have here are true gems."
Phoenix also felt happy and proud of his friend for being considerate towards Andy. He knew that the Items Andy sold them were genuine and the profit he made out of this transaction was less than 5%. Now when his friends gave him extra gold, Phoenix was quite satisfied on behalf of Andy.
After exchanging a few more pleasentries, they prepared to take their leave. As Pheonix was about to turn around, he noticed a small mana fluctuations. When he turned back to look at the source of it, he found a black ring inside a glass case kept inside the safety locker which was as that time opened to keep the gold