《I, Alone Is Enough!》 1 Prologue. @@ In a forest several kilometers from the town, without anyone noticing a vortex suddenly appears and as fast as it appears it also disappear in a blink of an eye. *** As I open my eyes. I found myself staring at a unknown sky it''s quite hazy but I can see the blurry view of the moon. I don''t now if I''m hallucinating but I can definitely see two moons up there. ''WHAT???? '' What just happened? Where Am I? Many questions starting to flood in my mind. But one thing is for sure, I don''t remember anything that happens before I realized that I''m in a place I don''t even recognized. . . Lets me first summarize what I can remember. . . . . . . . . . I''m Jade, just a normal highschool boy, 17 years old, I''m a abandoned child, but I don''t blame my parents for that, because I know they have their own circumstances that they have to consider. I grew up in a orphanage run by the government, they also sent us to school. Normally, they would just sent us to school until highschool, but because of my excellent grades they are planning on sending me to college. Yes, that is the plan! up until now. . . . But Now I guess that will be changed drastically. .....@@ 2 A Weakling After some time of laying down and thinking of what is happening, without any clue , I made up my mind to first get out of this forest. I''m not sure if it''s a town but I can definitely see many lights coming from that certain direction. It took me some time, but after walking for hours I reach my destination. ''It''s already pass noon huh" to think I already walk for some hours. I''m also quite hungry right now. So I walk inside the town hoping on finding something to eat. Hey!!!'' Hey you!! As I turn my head, I saw a middle age man staring at me with eyes like daggers, "Yes? ! Are you talking to me? " He looked at me, and starts to walk in my direction. "You thief, !!!!" he said. "WHAT? THIEF? " I don''t even recognized you Mister!! But just I''m starting to explain myself, He punch me at my face and then kick me, repeatedly, "AHHHH'' "HELP.....!!!!" "AARRRHHH'' "ARRGHHHH" "HELPPPPPP" . I couldn''t fight back at all.. All I can do, is ask for help, and agonized. But as I see the reaction of other bystander, I couldn''t even see their sympathy!! As I loss my consciousness I still remember the words of the Scum that almost beats me to dead, "Ohhh, As I look at you now, you''re not the thief, but you''re a weakling, so it''s fine I guess" "Weakling huh" I muttered... Then I finally closed my eyes..... **** Several hours later. (Night Time) ''What just happened??" As I open my eyes, my head starts to feel hurt and the memory of what happened became fresh in my mind. "Ohhh, thats right! I was beaten by that Scum!!" I also realized that it''s already dark, "I guess I''ve been unconscious for some time.". I feel ached all over my body, I can''t even stand right now. As I looked above the sky I remember what he said. "He said a Weakling huh" "I can''t even deny that, HAHAHAHA" I started laughing, but not because I was mistaken to a thief and beaten almost to death. But because I was so pathetic and truly a weak person. it''s already passed midnight. It''s quite dark and as I look in my surroundings all I can see is dumb and trash. "I guess this is where I belong" -------- 3 Young Man, You should Res "It will be sunrise soon,I shoud be going" My body still aches all over and yet, even without destination, I gather my strength and stand up. . . "Where should I go?!?!" I ask myself several times, As I walk alone aimlessly, I found myself near a Hill. It was a few kilometers from the town that I came from. "So I walk that much huh" But I''m nearing the end of my strength, My body still aches and I''m very hungry. "Is this the end?!," maybe it will better to closed my eyes forever.!! then I finally collapsed to the ground. . . HEY!! YOUNG MAN!!!" WAKE UP!!!!" HEY!! YOU!! !! ! *** (Pass noon) With great difficulty I opened my eyes. "What!?! A Ceiling!?" Why is there a Ceiling?! I clearly remember that I was in the forest near a Hill. What was that back then? Am I hearing things? Am i Hallucinating!?! I think I heard something before I loss my consciousness. I can only move with great difficulty right now, All I can do is to stare at this unmoving ceiling **** As I stare at this damn ceiling, A voice suddenly travels into my ear. "So, You''re Awake now, Young Man, You should rest for a bit more" Right!!! this is the voice that I heard, and so I turn my head to face the source of the voice, "Who are you, Sir?" I asked "Damn Brat, You should thank me first" he replied, with a little bit of irritation in his tone. "Never mind, There''s a bowl of soup on the table to your right, if you have the strength then eat it" Then he vanished before my eyes. I think his voice is for an old man, but his build is quite big for that age, right? But anything else, I feel grateful for him. *** Late night, I was still in the bed laying down, When the door suddenly opens! and I see the old man from earlier. "Ohh! Brat,You''re still awake" "Yes Sir, thanks to you" because I already ate something I recover some of my strength. "Shut it, I don''t do anything worth mentioning" "But, You saved me" "It''s only natural to help those people in need, right?" "No,Sir, You''re the only person that helps me!" and I started feeling emotional, my eyes starts tearing up. "HEY KID!!!!, DON''T START CRYING IN FRONT OF ME" "Yes, Sir" I replied, As I wiped away my tears. "You should rest for today, and tomorrow if you''re ok with it, you can tell me you''re story" "Yes" I teary replied, then he left the room once again. ******* Early in the morning, With my little amount of strength, I walked out of the room. As I scan my surrounding trying to find the old man, I notice something spectacular. "WHATTTTT???!!?!?!?!?! THE HOUSE!!" I screamed loudly, and the Old man shows up from the back. "HEY!!!, Don''t Scream! " He looks at me, with a sharp gaze. "HEY, OLD MAN!!!! THE HOUSE" I turned to him, and I point my fingers outside. "What about the house?" "THE HOUSE, THE HOUSE IS FLOATING" "And? So What about it" feeling puzzled, he asked "HUHHH?????" Is this supposed to be normal? "WHERE I AM OLD MAN???????!!! "SHUT UP!, BRAT!!!" and with a lightning speed he appears beside me. "Yes" I was so shocked and instantly shut my mouth. ***** 4 The Story After some time. "Have you finally calm down?" the Old man looked at me. "Yes" it took me more than a hour to digest this situation, but I guess it''s really happening. "So, Old man... "What?" my stomach growl. "I''m hungry" "HAHAHAHAHA" the Old man laughed so hard. "You''re so true to yourself, Brat" Then he went to the kitchen and fetched me a fruit. and throw it at me. "Eat that" "I will" it''s an unusual fruit, black in color with patterns like a Dragon. But I''m so hungry to ask any further. "So are you ready? Can you tell me your story?" the old man looked at me with great interest. And so I started to tell him what I can remember. As I tell him my story, the looked in his eyes and his expression changes from surprise, serious,sympathy and then he looked at me so intently while seemingly contemplating about something. ***** "So, your name is Jade huh, and you are telling me that you''re not from this world? and you''re just a high school student whatsoever? and suddenly you just found yourself in a unknown place near the town?" he asked me with a serious face. "Yes, that''s it, I''m just a normal high school student" I answered immediately. He looked at me so intensely as if he was trying to tell if my lying to him or not. Then his lips form a wicked smile. It gave me chill down to my spine. "Hahahahahahahaha" "Wait for me, Kid" he laughed again, and suddenly he vanished. *** ''WHAT?!! HEY!!!'' The Old man suddenly vanished right before my eyes, With so many questions flooding to my mind, I want him to answer all of it. Right now all I know is that, I truly wasn''t in my original world the earth, and that this place is surprisingly similar to it in terms of general geography, but I don''t that for sure, and I need to clarify it with my own eyes. There''s also a thing about that Old''s man house, which is flying and that is the reason why I can''t get out of here and also his speed or should I say teleport? Just what the heck was he? ''I want him to satisfy me curiosity" So I waited until he finally appears again. **** 5 The World Ism in. ''How I wish this is all but a dream" looking at the scenery outside, I can''t even see the difference between this world and the world I came from. But I guess it isn''t a dream, cause right now I''m not in a high building sightseeing but in a floating house. ''I think its several meters from the ground, maybe 20'' several times I consider jumping from this house, yet as I see it, my life would be in danger if ever I did that, but at the same time I don''t have any reason to leave. The Old man saved me, fed me, and let me rest here. I should be thankful to him and not betray his trust, He said wait, so I will wait quietly. *** HEY BRAT!! WHERE ARE YOU? COME HERE!!! the Old man is back. "I''M HERE, AND MY NAME IS JADE'' I was currently near the window when I heard him then I went towards him. ''WHAT THE!!!!'' I was shocked to find out that at his back he is carrying a large boar 3 times the size of a regular boar in Earth, and in his right hand there is another fruit. It looked quite nasty, it rotting and there''s even smoke coming out of it. ''Catch this and put it in the kitchen'' And he throw the nasty fruit to me, then I went to the kitchen, well right now I know almost all the nook and cranny of the house, because I already explore it earlier. ** "Now, Let''s eat!! ..... the meat of the wild boar is quite tasty you know." The Old man smiled and picked a piece of meat and pass it to me. "Ahhhhh... Yes!!" I''m shocked!,It''swill be my first time eating a boar but more than that I''m overwhelm with how the Old man ate his share. He''s like a eating machine, he devour the large meat with fast speed. While I was eating he looked at me. "I know, you have a lot of questions, So i will answer all of that with the best of my knowledge, and based on your story, you''re quite intelligent, so I guess you already realized that this is not the world you live in" "Yes, so Old man. Who are you? Where am I?" "Ok, I''ll tell you where you are, but I will only tell you this once, First, This world is divided into five big continents, each continent is ruled by a Lord, some of them has several Lords ruling it. In this world magic exist, and that is the primary and minimum requirement for you to live, being a adventurer is one of the primary work and source of income here.... . . . . (After an Hour) That''s it, But let me give you some advice, the most important of all is that this world may seem peaceful but don''t be fooled, It''s already in chaos, power struggle is everywhere, there are many conflicts arising and in here the only thing that matters is strength. So if you ever want to live long, then be Strong" I was in a dazed for several moments, digesting the information I''m getting. I don''t have any reason to not belief him,and he also doesn''t have any reason to fool me. "So in the end, Only Strength matters huh" "That''s it, Brat, so be strong, No matter what it takes" then he left to his room. It seems he was tired. Night fall, and As I fell asleep I remember something. "He doesn''t tell me who he is" well it doesn''t have to be now though. **** 6 Legend Starts It''s been five days since the day I was saved by that man. I decided to stay here, and the Old man doesn''t complain about it, and my main task in the house is cleaning and just maintaining it. The Old man, which I doesn''t now the name, is just rarely at home, there is also a day when he doesn''t come back and one time he comes back holding a small sack of silver and gold on his hands. ''I guess he is a Adventurer'', that is my logical explanation why he has that kind of strength and lots of money. ''Can I ask him to train me!'' I wonder to myself, if he will be willing to. *** Seventh day, of my stay in this house, The Old man just arrived coming from the outside. ''Sir, Please Eat'' I already prepared the meat for him. Then he walk to the kitchen and just as he is about to eat. "What is it? I know, you have something to say" What!!? Can he read my mind? I''m not showing it to my face right.? I wonder that to myself. "HAHAHA, Brat do you think I would not realize that? You just called me ''Sir'', but that is not your usual term to address me, so I just know,....., So, What is it? " "Sir, I already know that you are quite strong yourself, and that I need strength to survive in this world, I just can''t simply live here forever, what if you doesn''t come back, I don''t even know how to go down this house!, " He listened to me with shock and interest in his face. " SO, PLEASE SIR, CAN YOU TRAIN ME!!??" I gather my courage and ask him a very big favor. I know that he will not gain anything from it, so I already know that it will be hard for me to convince him. "Sir, I know that ..." "STOP, Ok, I''ll Train you" before I could finish my sentence, He disrupt me. "SIR, PLEASE, ... I will do .....Huh?" Did I misheard it? I looked at him again. Did he just agree in training me? "Tomorrow morning,! wake up before the sunrises, We will start your light training" The old man, looked at me before his smile on his face grow wider. "YES, SIR" I was happy and at the same time very nervous, but he said light training, so I guess even a beginner like me can endure it. **** Around 4 AM, I wake up, "I''m a little to early for sunrise, right?" Maybe I should do some exercise. "Hey, Brat" I looked at my back then I see the Old man signaling me come to his side. "Get the axe at the back" "Yes Sir, I will" I straitened my clothes and went to the storage to fetch the axe. ''It''s quite heavy Huh'' "Did you get it?! Hurry and come here!!" The old man shouted. So I hurried to come to his side. "Are you ready??" He looked at my clothes, Then he grab it. "Yes?..... Huh?!!" Before I respond to him property, He dragged me near the door then he jumps down, bringing me along. *** After some time of walking in the forest, The Old man stops near a very big tree, It look so big that I think three Big man needs to combine just to soround it. It also looks so old with dried leafs all over.Then he stares at me. "Here we are, Your most anticipated training will start now, Your task for two days is to chop down this tree" "HUH!?!!!??.... BUT YOU SAID IT WAS A LIGHT TRAINING!!!!" "Yes, this is light because you''re a beginner, after you finish my primary requirements, we will commence your true training, I will leave you here, for two days you will be responsible for your own food and survival" "Then what happens if I don''t complete the task!?!" this is the most important thing to know now. "I will not pick you up, that''s all, by the way here are three bottles of medical potion, it can relieve your body pain" With a serious face he said and pass me those bottles, then he vanished again. "Only three bottles for two whole days of work, I need to start planning on when to use it" He swallowed all the complaints he wantto say, and starts thinking. ''In the first place I''m theone who wishes this" With Determination in his eyes,Jade started his training. **** 7 I can do i The night before the Training. ''He said he want to survive in this world huh'' Did he think it will be as easy as cleaning the house.?"'' The Old man is looking outside the window, thinking about Jade and as he gaze at the moon. After some time the Old man sleeps but in his dreams some memories of old times flash in his mind. . There is a man standing near a cliff overlooking the entire valley. Then a kid came running, the kid is skinny and about 11-12 years old. He was sweaty, out of breath and definitely rushing just to get here. -MISTER!!! PLEASE HELP,!!!! THE TOWN!!! THE TOWN IS UNDER ATTACK OF SOME BANDITS!! The kid looked at the man with pleading eyes, definitely waiting for his reply. He know that this man is super strong, so strong. The man is silent for a short while. Then without looking to the child he replied. -So What?! What do you want me to do? Why don''t you help them yourself?" -"But?... -"There''s no But!!, -MISTER!!!!!! Can you Please?, Just this once. The kid cried so hard, but he still remember that he decline to be the disciple of this man. -All right, just wait here! Then the man vanished, but just a short time not even a minute, he reappears in the same spot. It was so fast that the Kid, still couldn''t belief if he truly solved the problem with the bandits. -"Kid, You saved my life once, and I already helped you several times, Now were even, I will leave this town in a month, if you want to be stronger then make up your mind and accompany me in a short journey." There was a time when the kid once stumble a man in the river, the man has many wounds all over his body and his breathing is unstable, and he helps him, by bringing him in a random cave at the forest. He also brings food until that man recovers some of his strength and that man is exactly the Mister in front of his eyes. -''Thank you... Mister..... Thank you" The kid became emotional and started crying in the same spot. . . . . Early in the morning the Old man opens his eyes, "That dream again" **** Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Inside the forest Jade voiced can be heard, accompanying the sound of a tree that is being chop by the axe. It''s been three hours since he started chopping the tree, but not only the tree is so big even the axe is quite heavy, so his progress is so slow and the damage is minimal. "Can I really do it?!" He looked at the clear sky and asked himself. But then again he clearly remembers how he was beaten up and also the words left by the man. "I don''t want to be a weakling, I can do it" "I can!!" With determination in his eyes he continued. *** 8 The Peculiar Frui Pass Noon Jade only rest for about thirty minutes, that is when he looked for some fruits in the forest, luckily there is some edible fruit that he is familiar with. "Thanks to the Old man, for bringing random fruits" It''s been 7 hours now since Jade started chopping the tree, as the Old man said he doesn''t visit him all this hours, but surprisingly Jade doesn''t even consumed one of the three potions that he have, he only rely to the fruits that he ate earlier. "I need to conserved this potion" He already planned that he will only consumed one potion when he is already very exhausted or when he can only lift one of his hand. After 9 hours. (3 PM) The looked in Jade eyes is quite vacant as if he is losing his hope, that is after looking at the damage he have done to the tree that is not even one fourth of the total area. "I need to continue" **** Contrary to the helpless looked on Jades'' face. The Old man is quite pleased with his training method. " I should increase the difficulty of my training regime" He looked at the direction of where Jade is, and a smile form on his face. There is a reason for the confident expression of the Old man, that is because every potion that he gave to Jade contains a very strong medical healing capability, that can restore vitality and energy, but the most important of all is that it can double the strength of whosoever consumed it for at least several hours. "He should be half finish right now" He estimated that Jade will be finish chopping the whole tree by tomorrow morning minimum and tomorrow noon by maximum, that is considering all the factors that might occur. *** 6 PM, 12 hours since Jade started training. "It''s about time I should get some rest." Jade has already rested four times and every time, he doesn''t consume any potion but only rely on the fruits in the environment that he can gather. "What a strange fruit this is" Now he is holding a very peculiar fruit, this is the last fruit he has,the color are combination of gray and black, but the shape is almost the same as a apple which he is very familiar with. " Except of its color,It looks edible" He pondered for a while but still he ate it, that is because all of the fruit that he gathered all this time in this forest doesn''t bring him any discomfort, so in his mind he already generalized that all of the fruit in this forest is safe. After a minute right after he digest the unusual fruit, without him knowing and only for an instant a Shadow of a Dragon materialized at his back but disappears right after, then he fell unconscious. *** Midnight (First day of the training) "Haaaaaaaahh''(Sounds of yawning) Jade opens his eyes and starts yawning, then he realized it was already dark but as he looked at the sky specially the moon, he starts admiring it because it was so beautiful, it also illuminates the surrounding. ''Did I just fall asleep? maybe I am just so exhausted, I should start again'' Without realizing what transpired earlier Jade stands up but after standing he feel quite strange as if there is great change inside his body. "I feel my body is brimming with strength, What just happen? " After thinking for some time and not coming up with plausible answer he decided to put the matter aside, and starts chopping again. Nevertheless, after one chop he was so amazed, that is because his one chop is almost equivalent to his 12 hours of chopping earlier, but that''s not what surprise him the most, but the fact that he felt there is still more that he can do, and that chop only contains a small portion of his entire potential. ''Is this a dream?'' He was so elated that he tries to exert more force, but it seemed like there is something that is limiting his strength. Even so, after a couple of minutes he already chop the whole tree. "Hahahaahahah" "Hey" "Did you see that, ?" "I did it" "HAHAHAHA" After finishing his task, he laughs to his heart content that is until the fatigue hits him hard, and he fall asleep yet again. *** 9 Unnamed 1 AM The Old man suddenly wake up, when he heard a loud tremor coming from the direction where Jade is, and as he looked outside a surprised expression surface in his face. ''And hear I thought it will take him until 6 AM or until Lunch" The surprised expression in his face only last for a short period of time, because he remembers the three potion that he gave to Jade, then the surprised looked turn into disappointment. ''Well, that''s to be expected I guess, maybe he discovered the effects of the potion earlier than I thought'' He thinks that Jade relies on the effects the potion, and that is why he finished his task earlier. "I should go, where he is now and check him out'' Then the Old man jumps over the door and went out to where Jade is. *** "What the hell happened here!?" As he arrived at his destination, the Old man first looked at the tree, and what he see makes his sleepy eyes wide open. The damaged in the tree is really strange, the first part, maybe just almost one fourth of tree contains many marks that is a proof of continuous chopping but that is not what makes it strange, but the damaged after that. ''It looks like after chopping some part, it only took him less than 10 swings to chop the whole tree down.'' ''What happened here? Is he the one responsible for this or...?'' He ponder for a little while then he looked for Jade, which is just laying down near the tree itself. As he see Jade sleeping soundly he decided to just wait for him to wake up, then he will start his questioning. *** 8 AM Jade slowly opens his eyes, and what he see is the brightness of the sun, but he suddenly feel some discomfort in his body. '' What''s happening in my body, .....is it because of the sun?!!!!'' Then he walked under the tree and what''s surprised him is that the Old man is also there. ''Hey!! Old man!! Wake up!!!'' "What is it kid?!" The old man slowly open his eyes then the memory of what he saw last night flash. He look intently to Jade as if scanning his body and soul but he can''t find anything strange. "I finish your task Sir, what shall I do next?!" Strangely enough Jade doesn''t feel tired at all it just that the sun makes him uncomfortable. "What do you experience in the pass days Kid?, tell me and I will adjust your training a bit" Even with the help of the potions he still think that it is impossible to chop the tree with only ten swings,''maybe there''s someone who helps him'' the Old man thinks this way. "Alright, I''ll tell you Sir, but can we first go back to your house or go to a place without sunlight" Jade scraches his head while asking. Because the Old man is so eager to know what happen, They just sat under a tree. "It goes like this......." 9 Questions 1 AM The Old man suddenly wake up, when he heard a loud tremor coming from the direction where Jade is, and as he looked outside a surprised expression surface in his face. ''And hear I thought it will take him until 6 AM or until Lunch" The surprised expression in his face only last for a short period of time, because he remembers the three potion that he gave to Jade, then the surprised looked turn into disappointment. ''Well, that''s to be expected I guess, maybe he discovered the effects of the potion earlier than I thought'' He thinks that Jade relies on the effects the potion, and that is why he finished his task earlier. "I should go, where he is now and check him out'' Then the Old man jumps over the door and went out to where Jade is. *** "What the hell happened here!?" As he arrived at his destination, the Old man first looked at the tree, and what he see makes his sleepy eyes wide open. The damaged in the tree is really strange, the first part, maybe just almost one fourth of tree contains many marks that is a proof of continuous chopping but that is not what makes it strange, but the damaged after that. ''It looks like after chopping some part, it only took him less than 10 swings to chop the whole tree down.'' ''What happened here? Is he the one responsible for this or...?'' He ponder for a little while then he looked for Jade, which is just laying down near the tree itself. As he see Jade sleeping soundly he decided to just wait for him to wake up, then he will start his questioning. *** 8 AM Jade slowly opens his eyes, and what he see is the brightness of the sun, but he suddenly feel some discomfort in his body. '' What''s happening in my body, .....is it because of the sun?!!!!'' Then he walked under the tree and what''s surprised him is that the Old man is also there. ''Hey!! Old man!! Wake up!!!'' "What is it kid?!" The old man slowly open his eyes then the memory of what he saw last night flash. He look intently to Jade as if scanning his body and soul but he can''t find anything strange. "I finish your task Sir, what shall I do next?!" Strangely enough Jade doesn''t feel tired at all it just that the sun makes him uncomfortable. "What do you experience in the pass days Kid?, tell me and I will adjust your training a bit" Even with the help of the potions he still think that it is impossible to chop the tree with only ten swings,''maybe there''s someone who helps him'' the Old man thinks this way. "Alright, I''ll tell you Sir, but can we first go back to your house or go to a place without sunlight" Jade scraches his head while asking. Because the Old man is so eager to know what happen, They just sat under a tree. "It goes like this......." 10 Black Tattoo Inside the forest, under the shade of a big tree. ** "When you leave me....." Jade starts to tell his experience to the Old man . After several minutes "Where are the potions Kid''? The Old man asked. As Jade finished in telling his story, many doubts came to his mind but first he wants to checked if Jade really doesn''t consume the potions he gave. ''Here it is'' Jade picks the potion inside his pouch. "I don''t consume it earlier because I don''t feel much need to use it but I won''t give it back to you" Jade glared to the Old man, he is nervous that he will ask him to give them back. "It seems your telling the truth and I already give it to you, so it''s yours and honestly I thought you already consumed all of it" "Just keep the potion to yourself now and don''t show it to others, It''s has a very potent effect and the true value of it is something you can''t imagine, Treat it as a treasure Kid" ''and know can you undress first" The Old said in a casual tone "What!!!?? Undress?! SIRR, Don''t tell me you swing that way??" "Damn Kid, I just want to examine your body" The Old man glared at Jade, thats makes him nervous and frightened. "I''m telling you know, my thing down there is quite big" **** ''Let me ask you Kid, Do you really have a tattoo of a black dragon it your back?! After finishing his inspection he notice a small tattoo in Jade''s back, it''s quite small that you can mistake it to a mole. "A tattoo?!! What are talking Sir, I''m a law abiding citizen I''m not a yakuza!" Jade is also confused to what the Old man said because he never had a tattoo, specially a dragon at that. ''But there is, and I feel like it is alive" "Alive?!, What are you talking about?! Jade became nervous because of what the Old man said. "Let''s leave this matter first, I will call someone I know to study it more thoroughly" The old man also has many questions but he know it is pointless to ask Jade about it. **** After they arrived at the residence of the Old man, he let Jade to rest first. "Kid, I''m going to the town i will go back in two days, if you can, you may go down to train or read books inside the house" After saying those words the Old man vanishes. 11 Old Comrades Hey Kid, how do you feel now? Especialy about your body?" Do you realize the purpose of your training?"While they were travelling back to the house the Old man said to Jade the reason for his first task."I think I do, it''s for strengthening my body right?"Jade also realize this fact, that his body is incredibly weak in compare to other persons in this world."Very good, truth to be told your body is not compatible for this world but now with the change thats happened, your way above average"This is also a fact, the average person in this world,those thus not practice at all can lift a 100 pounds easily and that is for the young people."The axe you used earlier weights exactly as 100 pounds and without me feeding your body with nutritious foods you may not even lift it off the ground, but now, Is the axe heavy?""Not at all, I think I can run fast with this thing behind my back"The Old man looked at Jade that gives him but premonition about something."So you can huh"*****Now that Sir has left I must go down and train"Before the Old man left he said to Jade that he can train or read, he also said something about what he should wear while in training."The protective vest that I should use while in the forest, It is in the storage right? "Jade feels like the Old man is becoming more likable in his eyes, "he is concerned about me going in the forest that might endanger me right? what a worrywart'' ''If I''m right, this is it"While scanning the storage he saw many things but the thing that catches his attention is the simple chainmail at the second raw of the cabinet. ''What the F**k!!!!!!!, should I wear this?'' this is around 150 pounds, right!?"The chainmail that looks so simple weights more than the axe.***In the Town of Leta inside a mansion there sat a Old man and a beautiful women."So, what is it? It''s been several years since we last met?"While drinking a tea, the Elegant women looks at the Old man."Yes, around 40 years I guess, I''m here to ask you to come with me"The Old man is of course Jade''s master."For what? Don''t tell me after all this time you are now asking me for marriage, and what''s up with your Old man look?"The women giggles but in a serious tone."I kinda like this look, and I''m here not for your hand but on the different matter, I''m looking up into a Kid now, he is my disciple a guess and he is quite special."So what do you need for me to do?''When the women heard that he is not here for marriage the look of disappointment flash in her face and easily change into surprise.''This guy has a disciple now! What in the world happen in this 40 years?"I''ll come with you, but wait for me for several hours""I know you''re busy, sorry for this"Even the Old man knows that he is being selfish here, even if they are old comrades and he knows what she felt for him, he doesn''t have much choice. 12 The Thief Inside the forest night time. ''It''s almost time, I must go back''It''s almost two days since the Old man left, without knowing what to do with his training, Jade only runs and cut some trees inside the forest. ''My body feels normal know even with this chainmail''At first his body can barely handle walking with the chainmail and axe at hand, but now he can even run with it. The most strange thing that he observead in this pass day is that, the discomfort he felt because of the sun doesn''t change but it does not have direct effect in his body.And the most important discovery is, everytime the sun set and night comes he felt like he is brimming with strength. "I should go and wash myself first''While training his body inside the forest he discovered a lake, it''s a hidden paradise that''s what he thought when he saw it. "It''s so refreshing, I should tell this to Sir so he can enjoy himself" At the bottom of the lake, without Jade knowing, there is a long eared girl, with porcelain like skin. ''I must go back now" It''s been almost a hour since she came here. *** ''WHO ARE YOU!!!!!!??" While Jade is bathing he heard a load voice of a girl.The girl is so beautiful that makes him stared senseless. "A''hhhhhhhhh, I ... I''m.... Jade Mam, Pleaaassseeee Marry me!"He just blurted out something he never thought he would say. "Huhhhhhhhhh?!"The girl looked at Jade with a disgusted expression. "I fall in .......''Before Jade finishes his sentence the girl appeared beside her and covered his mouth."Shut your mouth, don''t make any sound or I''ll kill you"With a soft but cold voice he was threatened, but he can only nod his head. ****At the same time near the lake. "Squad One reporting, nothing in our vicinity, No sign of that damn woman thief" Except for some chop trees and some fruits they doesn''t find anything worth mentioning. " Nothing in our end as well, Just go back for now" "Yes, We will be back" ** "They finally left" The beautiful girl felt relief, but change her expression to a cold one and look at the guy in her arms.''Now, tell me who you are" "Uhhhmmmmmm, Miss.... You''re naked now" Jade with his nose bleeding said to the woman, It must be said that Jade is a virgin. "Don''t look and don''t go anywhere!!!!!"The girl throw Jade at the forest with force, she now felt mixed emotions.'' I should kill that bastard''