That morning, Hajime was already awake and was hard at work training. His third daily quest had arrived from the grand designer.
[ Main daily Quest 3, day 3 ]
Soul energy devourer: absorb fifty types of soul energy from different types of animals.
Difficulty: A
Reward: Berserk Gauntlets - dark type armorment: A rank
Sub quest: contain the starved state for twenty four hours after the completion of the main quest.
Difficulty: S
Reward: The Dark Tome - Rank S
Hajime was not so excited about the range of quests the grand designer had given him. Deciding to bring it up when he see him, he steels his resolve and heads back into the house.
For the creation of the age regulation pendant, Hajime required three distinct items, as well as some minor ingredients he could find in the garden.
-600grams of mithril ore - 300grams per person
-An ingot of Adamantine
-Petals of The Tears Of Time Flower ×2
They had a maximum of about ten days before the new month and with it, a new batch of pre awakeners to assess.
At the dining table, Elisa and Hajime discussed how to get the materials for their artifacts as well as how to get the support of a skilled Craftsman.
They put the matter aside for the time being and decide to head to the imperial Capital. Elisa was excited to go shopping in the imperial Capital.
Hajime however, had his sights on another goal.
The imperial Capital is fond of hosting tournaments to find the strongest warrior in the Empire. Warriors from all over Limpersia make it a plan to attend. Hajime had his sights set on the reward for the strongest warrior.
The imperial insignia. The insignia alone was enough to purchase a mansion in the imperial Capital, let alone the rest of the empire. Hajime although excited, knew this would come with some unwanted attention. And so, he decided to try a different approach. He took out his Mourner's Mask and decided to where it during the match. Only those who knew it was him would not be affected by the concealment spell. Elisa asked for a mask as well and Hajime decided to buy her one in the capital. However. When she asked to also participate in the dual, Hajime declined and told her she wasn't in control of her blood lust yet and had to be kept unprovoked.
She pouted but eventually conceded to logical reasoning. Hajime and Elisa were now clad in protective leather armor and decided to set out for the City of Blossoms. They were in the center of The Ambrosia Woods, which meant a long journey on foot the imperial Capital. However, this would have been the case if silk hadn't already gone there. On the outskirts of the City of Blossoms, silk had placed a teleportation rune in the nearby forest. This drastically shortened their travel. Hajime put on his mask and Elisa, who had no mask was given a bracelet with a temporary concealment spell.
Hajime placed the Floriene Pendant in his pocket and Elisa promptly sheathed Isolde's glacier dagger. With everything ready, they left the mansion in silk's care and Hajime activated the rune by breaking the transport stone in his hand. In an instant, they were in a nearby bush, with the walls to the imperial Capital dead ahead.
They were about to exit the forest, when a sudden terror filled scream startled them. Looking west of their current location, they dashed towards the source of the sound. It was a group of people hiding behind a broken down cart. around he cart, bodies of mercenaries could be seen littered all over the place. Infront of the cart, was the remaining two adventurers, who looked too weak to face the monster before them.
It was a blaze bear. On normal terms, a blaze bear was powerful enough to require an entire army of thirty soldiers, just to defeat it. The female adventurers were already too scared. The mage among them, cast a mana shield to deflect the onslaught of claw strike imbued with fire magic from the bear. The latter was a swordswoman. Clenching the hilt of her chipped blade, she swung at the bear, only to be pushed back, finally breaking the blade in two. At that moment, they knew it was all over.
The bear, already injured in the eye, was furious and prepared it's claws for a fatal strike. However, as the claws of the bear closed in on them, a sudden flash of dark energy, tore through the bear. It was Hajime. The blade he used was he Dark Knight's Weapon. Sheathing the dagger, Hajime walked towards the people as the bear, was split into several chunks of flesh. The strike suprised he adventurers who were still on their guard. However. Hajime simply threw them two vials of healing potion and went to check on the people behind the cart. Elisa finally came out of the bushes as well. She was angry that Hajime did not allow her to fight but kept it to herself for the time being.
The people in the cart were a family of merchants. Hajime looked at them and saw they were uninjured. The mercenaries however did not have such good luck. They fought strongly, but they were too weak to defeat it on their own. The duo were now fully healed. They introduced themselves as Melti Granville, the mage and Lucy Ackins, the swordswoman. They were the official escorts of the merchant family along with their party, The Brave Dragons.
They were greatful and offered to give them a share of their parties reward for the escort quest. However, Hajime respectfully declined and proposed a less costly way to thank them.
After fixing the merchant's cart, Melti opened a dimension pouch and stored the dead bodies of her companions before shedding tears.
They made their way to the gate, and the duo along with the ,merchant vouched for Hajime and Elisa as their party members. This helped Hajime and Elisa avoid scrutiny.
Upon entering the gate, they saw the beautiful buildings, the advanced infrastructure and magnitude of the Imperial Capital, the City of Blossoms, Flora.
The merchant gave Hajime and Elisa his name. The merchant of the third district, Alfonse Jeremiah. He asked that whenever they needed anything and they were in the third district to come and see them.
Flora had three districts. The first, second and third district. Each district is ruled sub governmentally by one of the Emperor's older sons.
The first district is ruled by the Emperor's oldest son, Cyrus Roseworth.
The second district is overseen by Cyrus's younger brother by a year, Second Prince, Lucas Roseworth. As for the third district, it's affairs are governed by the Third Prince, Akion Roseworth. He is believed to be the economic genius among his brothers. The first prince is the military strategist and the second prince was the genius architect.
Melti and Lucy wanted to ask Hajime and Elisa if they wanted to join their party. However, when they looked, Hajime and Elisa were gone. On the rooftop of a nearby building, Hajime and Elisa were silently watching them. They turned around soon after and lept into an alley way. Hajime's first objective was to head to an inn. The second district was known for its comfortable and affordable inns. Hajime asked Elisa to keep up and they made their way to the second district, since they were currently in the first.