He was exploring around the town. The crowd is very weird in this new world.
"This is looks like in anime... There are demi-human, beasts... And humans too... At least there's a human race... If not, I am the only food here..." He said in his mind while walking around the town not knowing where is he right now.
"Mom... Dad... I feel a bit nervous... No, too nervous..."
He bit his lip. "I want to go home... I'm only sixteen... I haven't even finished school yet!" He realized he'd shouted aloud and quickly clamped his mouth shut, glancing around.
No one noticed his shout, feeling embarrassed he ran to the alley.
At the alley he sat on the short stair and giggled asking himself. "What am I even doing... Come on Kazuya! Think! You're the main character here! Or maybe... Do I have a power...?" He asked himself.
"Usually main character in isekai anime have starter power..."
He raise his hand and shout
"Fireball!"
...
Nothing comes out but a small cold wind blow.
"Dang it, I thought everyone main character have powers... Awh, man..." He rub his face and a feeling a bit disappointment.
Suddenly a group of 4 thugs stand at the alley entrance. "Hey, Hilde. Look at this guy. Maybe he got some money?" The brown haired guy said.
"Let's ask him for some moneys. If he refuse, then we're gonna use in other way..." The cyan haired boy added.
Kazuya approached them bravely but still scared. "Hey, I don't have a money, but you could ask anyone else for mon—"
Before he could finish, a big thug kicked him in the stomach. Kazuya staggered back. But he stayed standing... He endured the pain while his saliva dripping down from his mouth.
"Huh? This guy is tough! I'll show him who's the toughest here!" The leader thug take out his knife from his pocket behind and the leader thug quickly strike Kazuya chest but he dodged backward the he tripped to the cobblestone ground.
"Close call! But I'm dead here!" Kazuya said while he is in tears and then...
"HELP!! HELP ME!! KNIGHT! GUARD OR POLICE! HELP ME!!" Kazuya screamed loudly
The thugs eyes widened and quickly attack Kazuya. "Shut up! I'm going to kill yo—"
"That's enough."
A calm man's voice came out, not shout and not angry but a warning. It appears a young white haired boy with sharp red eyes.
"Michael Elias?! T-the Divine Sword Saint?!" Another thug member added "and The Divine General of Elyndor?!"
"Ah, I don't have to introduce myself right now? It's good for you to know my name." He smiled.
"Guys! Let's run away!" The leader thug shouted and ran away with his group like a group of rats running away from a calm cat.
Kazuya turned at Michael Elias "W-who are you...?"
"Hello there, I, Michael Elias. The Divine Sword Saint or The Divine General in Elyndor," Michael introduced himself.
"I don't really recognize you... Are you from the East or West...?" He asked.
"I'm from the East... That's where my country was..." Kazuya answered.
"East... Do you mean you're from Elyndor?" Michael asked again.
Kazuya look at Michael in confusion but he quickly mask it and said. "Ah, yes, that's what I meant. I never go outside that's why it's hard to find me... Hehe."
Michael nodded "my duty is done right here, right now. I'm going back to—"
"Wait!" Kazuya stopped him and said. "Let me introduce myself first, Mr. Michael!"
"No need to call mister or sir. Just call me Michael." Michael said calmly.
"Right... Michael... So uh.. My name is Fujimiya Kazuya! I am sixteen years old, even though I look like a dumb and a lazy boy! I am very brave to fight and survive! And nice to meet you, Michael!"
Kazuya bowed deeply. For a moment later Michael chuckled "No need to be that much but nice to meet you too, Kazuya."
Kazuya smiles with a little pride. "I believe in you, you can do your duty easily. Goodbye, Michael. Have a great day."
Michael replied "you too, Kazuya" Michael walks away leaving Kazuya alone in the Alley.
Kazuya adjusted the strap of his bag and took a deep breath. The alley was quiet again. "Alright... This is it. My journey begins... And I have no idea what's waiting for me out there."
He stepped forward, leaving the alley behind.
***
Michael's smiling and calm face turned into a dead serious face. He grabbed his sword handle tightly and said. "I feel something about him... He did a good survival thing... Ask for help."
He thinks and asks himself. "But how can I feel him have half blessing and half curse...? No, that's just my blessings... But my blessings are not wrong... How could someone possess that blessing and curse at the same time... Impossible... They're still exist..."
***
Kazuya walks around the city and feeling a bit hungry. "I wish I could teleport my mom's lunch right now..."
Suddenly he bumps into a golden yellowish haired girl with soft amethyst eyes color.
"Oops, sorry. I'll make sure that I will never bump into you ever again..." Kazuya apologised and bowed deeply.
The golden yellowish haired girl replied. "No, I should have said that. It's okay, it's okay. Don't say sorry I was just finding my lost item."
Both froze, staring at each other's necks. The familiar pendants gleamed faintly in the afternoon sun.
"How did you get that necklace?" They asked at the same time.
"Well I got it from my parents." The girl said.
"I got it from my childhood friend." Kazuya said.
They nodded and the girl asked. "Am I your childhood friend?"
"No, you're not. I don't recognize you at all." Kazuya answered.
The girl nodded and looked at Kazuya very suspiciously. "Off that topic... Did you steal my Glintstone?"
"No, I didn't. I don't know what Glintstone is, but I can help you to find the Glintstone. So what does your Glintstone look like?"
"It looks like a sharp gem, not like a diamond. It's like a little piece of amethyst shape... The color of the Glintstone is yellow..."
"Do you remember the stealer appearance?"
"I think It loo—"
Kazuya cut her off. "Don't say 'I think'! We might accuse the wrong person. Let's ask around the city instead."
They walk together, asking people about the place.
Some people explained the city. While others told different versions of its history.
"Hey, let's try asking that old guy. Maybe he knows something if he remembers the history." Kazuya said.
They approached an old man leaning on a staff.
"E-excuse me sir... May I ask you something?" The girl asked politely.
"S-sure... What can I help y-you with, young lady?"
"Is stealing common around here?" Kazuya asked.
"Yes... Quite common." The old man replied. "The is a young girl named Trish. She's a very skilled thief and has never been caught."
"And how did you know her?" Kazuya asked.
"I know her because one of my friend... Have a blessing that can see their profile... He can see name, age, birthday, and many more..." The old man replied.
"Okay... Do you remember her appearance?" Kazuya asked again.
"She had short dark hair... One eye dark, the other blue. Probably because of a blessing... Or a curse. I don't really understood those system."
"But do you know about Elyndor city history?" The girl kindly asked.
"Yes, I do know about Elyndor city... This is a capital city that has a lot of different races... Such as demi-human, beasts, half elves, elves, humans, half vampires and vampires... They're very kind to others and respectful to others... Some of them have magic. Look at that wall..." He pointed at the wall that has two big holes. "That wall has two big holes because of a noble mage trying to attack the stealer but they missed and accidentally broke the wall with fire and ice power..."
Kazuya and the girl listen carefully and they understand about the Elyndor city for now.
"Ooh, I understand now, mister. But do you know where Trish is?" Kazuya asked.
"Yes, I know where she is... She is at the loot house in the Northwest... But be careful there because that place is kind of dangerous for both of you..."
"Alright then, thank you for telling us about this city and about Trish..." Kazuya thanked him politely.
"No problem, kid. I always help people by telling them about this city if they're lost or wanna know more about this city." The old man said then he walked away.
Kazuya and the girl look at each other. "Let's go to the Northwest..." Kazuya said with full determination.
They start walking to the Northwest path.
After a long hour of walking, they finally arrived at the village in the evening.
The village is more like an abandoned village but still some people live there.
"So this is the place, huh. Kinda scary." Said Kazuya.
"No worries! I have magive, I can protect you with my magic!" The girl answered.
They walked to the village entrance and tried to find the house.
An hour later. They found nothing but a lot of dead ends. They even asked the villagers but the villagers ignored them.
The sun is setting down, Kazuya and the girl found a man walking and then they both rushed toward him hoping he wouldn't reject them both.
"Hey, do you know Trish?" Kazuya asked.
"Yes, I know her. What's about her? Did she steal your things or did she steal your girl's things?" The middle aged man asked them and smirked.
"I'm not his grip. He's just a stranger to me." The girl replied.
"Alright, alright. So Trish's house path is you go to that left path," the man pointed at the path. "Then straight, after that go right," he took a deep breath "there, that's the path. Have a good day and stay alive."
Kazuya looked at him and confused. "Stay alive? Maybe he's joking..." Kazuya said in his mind.
"You too, sir." Kazuya replied with a nervous tone.
Kazuya and the girl start walking together again to the Trish's house path.
After a long hour walk again. They finally arrived at the Trish's house at night time.
"So this is where the house is." Kazuya said.
"Yeah, it's so dark inside." The girl replied.
Kazuya went first and then.
"Wait, I'm going to do something..." The girl stopped him from going inside the house.
The girl raised her hands. "I'm going to cast a spell to enhance your vision to become a night vision." The girl said
"Wait, what?" Kazuya was surprised.
The girl starts to cast her vision enhancement spell to Kazuya's vision quietly. For a moment later, kazuya felt something inside his eyes. He rubbed his eyes and he can see the dark for now. He feels like he's wearing an invisible night vision goggle.
"It's only last about 1 hour. So gotta be quick." The girl said.
"Woah, thank you! I didn't know you had this kind of powerful magic." Kazuya said
The girl smiled and chuckled.
"You can stay here and I'm going to deal with Trish! I'm a man here, so I am going inside first and find your Glintstone." Kazuya said with full determination to help the girl.
"Be careful, inside the house might have some spirits~ or even a ghost~" the girl teased him playfully.
"Hey, I don't believe in ghosts so there's nothing to be scared of." He replied bravely.
But the bravery doesn't last long. Kazuya walks inside the house and explores inside the house. "Calm down... You already did the explore some abandoned houses with your friends before... Hehe... Such a funny moment... Going to abandoned houses because of boredom..."
He checked inside each room, trying to find the Glintstone. But found nothing. He saw the last room. "I found nothing in other rooms... So, this room should have the Glintstone."
He walked toward the last room. He stepped inside the room...
His foot landed on something wet...
He looked down.
Blood.
Slowly, turned to his right.
A giant man sat slumped again the wall, submerged in blood. His hands were gone. His throat was torn open.
"AAAAAAHHHH!!"
His legs gave out.
Warmth spread across his lower body. Pain followed.
"Aaugh! It hurts..." Kazuya said in his mind.
He looked down.
His legs were gone.
"AAAAAAAAHHH!! IT HURTS—!"
"You're so helpless, young boy..."
A woman's voice echoed in the darkness. "Your blood is so fresh... Delicious."
With his enhanced vision. Kazuya saw her—black hair, hollow eyes, dressed in dark Gothic clothing.
Then—
"Kazuya?! Are you okay?! I heard you screaming!"
The girl rushed in.
"Wait—don't—!"
Too late.
A flash
Blood sprayed on him.
"NO! PLEASE! DON'T LEAVE ME!"
"You're so loud... What if I did the same thing as them?~"
Kazuya's eyes widened and his instinct kicked in. He moved backward a little while trying to endure the pain. He heard the sound of a blade swing, he raised his arms to block his face but suddenly his forearms got cutted in horizontal. He was shocked and terrified. Then his throat starts to spilling out his blood.
Then—
Blood sprayed to the wall and floor.
He slowly crawled to the girl dead body, trying to grab her but his arms are gone.
"I swear... I'm gonna save that girl... I swear! I swear!" "It hurts! It hurts!" "I don't want to die!" "Mom, dad please save me..." The voices inside his mind are breaking him down.
Then his vision swallowed in darkness—
Blackout.
He sees nothing.
Suddenly light flooded his vision.
When his sight cleared, he saw the old man that leaning to his staff again.
The girl was alive.
His body was healed.
Then—
Pain exploded through his arms, throat and legs.
"AAAAAAAHHHH!! IT HURTS—!"
He collapsed, curling into himself.
He grabbed his throat and squeezed it tightly.
He coughed so hard. His other hand grabbed his other forearm. He cried and screamed in agony.
He cried helplessly, drawing the attention of the girl, the old man and even the surrounding crowd.
No one noticed the way his hands shook—as if they remembered dying.