Everyone Else Has a System

After travelling for so long, we finally reached a point where the town was way better construction wise and also larger than the others we had seen on our way. I saw Zuriel and Dion getting out of Nyx\'s shadow and Nyx looking at me as if asking to move closer to me. Hygeia, on the other hand, hid inside my clothes and I stopped using Spirit Magic for the time being.

I then began walking towards them and as I reached closer to them Nyx nodded before speaking,"From here onwards, keep following me. No matter what happens, don\'t stray any farther from me."

She had that grave look on her face that said that this matter was far more serious than it seems. I didn\'t question her actions and only nodded at her before following behind her.

We walked through the gates, under the gazes of the guards that kept our actions in check. They were not merely checking us but also analysing our power levels and other stuff like the weapons we were carrying and the clothes we were wearing.

Maybe it was because of Nyx and Zuriel that they allowed me and Dion to enter the town. We could have been questioned about our purpose here or probably we could have been forced to display our power levels and show if we\'re worthy enough to enter this city.

\'Or maybe wealth wise… but since we don\'t have any… I guess it is pointless to even think about it,\' I thought as I kept observing the city.

The city had lavish houses. They were decorated with various plants, herbs and shrubs on top of the gold and silver materials they had. The doors looked like they were newly installed and the streets were squeaky clean.

The fact I found myself a bit shabby considering the tidiness of the city actually made me think if I should pay more attention to my dressing sense. Well… we will see later.

\'Maybe Nyx could help me with this one?\' I thought as I gazed at her back. Now that I noticed it properly, she was wearing a backless dress showing her smooth white skin. Kinda makes one turn his head, to take another proper glance at it.

After moving into the town, we kept moving for some time. I saw many people bowing slightly to Nyx before moving back to their own work. Some of them curiously looked at us too, but that was only for a brief moment before they went their own way.

Not long after, we reached a huge building with a symbol made of dual swords imprinted on a shield. The aesthetically pleasing white shield and the aggressive combo of swords made quite a big impression on me. I observed the whole building carefully especially the symbol.

The building was white coloured with 4 floors covering a wide area. The windows looked like they were furnished from the best wood out there, with a couple of them on the top floor literally having gold frames. Despite being a massive one, this building had only one entrance, a huge gate with the same furnishing as that of the windows.

There was a small queue of people waiting to move into the building with each person being inspected by a couple of guards. The guards looked strong… on the future Vermillion\'s base, they should be around S level each. Though rather than waiting in the queue, we entered the building directly. Some of the people tried complaining but the piercing looks of the guards turned them quiet.

Inside the building, the aesthetic value was enhanced by another notch. The flowers and the greenery complimenting the wooden gold furnishing made the whole building feel aesthetically alive. Had it been present in the future Vermillion, it would have surely become a hotspot for people, who loved to take photos.

The walls had a sporadic design of black colour on white background which gave a bit of uniqueness to it. There were a lot of weapons displayed on those walls, some of them looking seriously potent. I observed that a few of them were quite rare and atypical, to say the least. Especially that chained reaper… it caught my attention the most.

I then turned to the people present there. Many of them were just looking at a board filled with papers, most probably a quest-like thing. There were also a few people chatting around the table at the corner.

It was quite a lively atmosphere, that is until we entered and people started looking in our direction before… each and every one of them began getting on their knees to bow down to Nyx. I saw them changing their stance of nonchalant behaviour to that of an extremely serious one.

I turned to look at Zuriel. She too was doing the same leaving only Dion and I still standing. Dion peeked at me with a look of \'Should we kneel too?\' and I smiled as I shook my head slightly, telling him that it was fine.

Though, looking at us standing there, some people made a slightly furious expression. I watch them being really irritated by our presence but honestly… I could care less about such things.

Nyx then spoke out loud,"get back to your work." and everyone moved back to their work. I slowly moved towards Zuriel as I looked at her with a slightly questioning look and she answered,"It is an etiquette. Don\'t worry much about it."

I only nodded before looking at Nyx, staring at me from a distance. She then began moving towards the stairs located at the right corner of the building hall and I followed her too. It felt quite awkward to walk under the gazes of so many people though.

We soon reached the top floor without any kind of disturbances and then reach a particular room where a man was sitting on a chair beside a sick person who was white as f*ck. His hair, eyes, face, etc. everything about him had turned completely white. Heck, even the things he had touched were turning white.

The man sitting on the chair had a muscular build, with short black hairs and a single short sword on his back. He had a metal plate armour that didn\'t look really defensive. His jet black jeans, though, were giving a deadly aura.

Hearing our footsteps, he turned in our direction and we saw his pitch black eyes. Not even a speck of white was present in them, and he smiled a little as he looked at Nyx before speaking,"You are home. How was the mission?"

I observed Nyx getting a bit agitated as she tried to explain about what had happened, but in the end, before she could even speak, that guy just sighed before speaking,"Is there really any worth in keeping you here?"

Nyx had a kind of complicated look as she heard those words. Looks like the relationship between the two is quite delicate, huh? I should probably… stay as much away from this as I can. After a brief silence that man looked at us and asked,"and you are?"

Nyx then spoke out for us in a slightly hurried manner,"I-I.. brought them here…" which made that man look at us with a bit of curiosity. He looked at Zuriel for a few moments before asking,"and how was your mission?"

\'Did he just completely ignore our existence?\' I thought, as I couldn\'t help but feel a bit irked by his behaviour. Still, there was more benefit in not getting noticed, so it was fine.

"Yeah… I-I-... completed it," Zuriel spoke with a slightly fearful expression as she stuttered. Her head was bowed down from the start and she couldn\'t bear to face that man properly.

"Good, now heal him. I already have a lot of work to do. I will be leaving for now. Also, try to throw the trash out as fast as you can," that guy spoke as he moved out of the place without sparing a single glance at anyone.

-Baam!

The door closed with a loud thud before Nyx, Zuriel, and Dion calmed down and fell down to their knees. I just sighed at their behaviour before moving towards the man in white. While I am here, I might as well make myself busy… or who knows when a war might start, I may end up massacring another empire… not a nice ending that I wish for.

I observed the man more carefully and found that he was looking at me with some curiosity before he spoke,"who are you, young lad?"

"So you can speak, huh? Quite a peculiar disease you got there," I answered with a slight chuckle at the bearded white guy. He just smiled at me before speaking,"don\'t worry about Favian. He doesn\'t like when things don\'t go as planned and things aren\'t really the best right now. All I could say is welcome to Asul Extension. Hope you enjoy your time here."

Quite a nice guy, I suppose.

"Hmmm… it looks like a mana overdose done more than just a couple of times… dude, just how many times did you take in mana forcefully to reach this condition?" I spoke, and he looked at me with a bit of pause. Not only him but Nyx and Zuriel too looked at me with a shocked look.

\'Hmmm… don\'t tell me they can\'t see such simple things?\' I thought as I observed their shocked faces…

"Ummm… Did I say something which I shouldn\'t have?" I spoke with a puzzled look.