Strange friend

Hello everyone.

I must say right away that this chapter was unplanned, I just accidentally wrote it. I wanted to introduce a new character that I had planned for a long time. I wanted to keep things short and go through the main story that a lot of people would love, but I did it.

It seems to have turned out funny.

I also have a question: "Is it possible to read my story?"

I am interested in your point of view.

I also look forward to your advice.

Like that's all. Enjoy reading.

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Not far from the wall of the fortress, under the sound of the wind, a teenager makes swings and blows with a wooden sword, he constantly strikes a wooden dummy and uses different positions. The guy is already covered in sweat and his body is trembling with overwork, but he continues to strike with the sword.

And this teenager is not me.

"Ha- Ha-. Relzen, let's stop ... I'm tired, I feel like I'm going to break. "

"Are you giving up? You yourself wanted to train with me. And no one pulled you by the tongue when you said you could do as much as I can. "

"Who is giving up? It's not a problem, I can handle it. "

"Yeah. Do your best. "

"Hmf."

With a sigh of displeasure, the guy continued to hit the dummy, and I continued to watch his progress while sitting on a stone.

[Do your best Clem if you want to be on a par with me.]

I do not consider myself omnipotent and this is not arrogance, it is a fact. This guy himself said that he would become my equal and would be my rival.

To be honest, when this guy came and said he would become my rival, I was surprised. It felt like I was in a sports shonen.

Also, Clem always appears as a ghost and constantly talks, sometimes my ears hurt from his chatter. When I saved him from the troll, I didn't think he would be so talkative. This guy came to me the next day when I was training and started asking me a bunch of questions. Until now, he continues to talk about nonsense.

Sometimes there is a desire to return to the past and leave it to the troll. But this desire appears only when he is very annoying, and so he is a normal guy and very helpful.

Clem, as the personification of a bunch of rumors and gossip, this guy forges connections and gets information, it helps a lot for such an unsociable person like me.

For example, I learned from Clem that only people with medium and low magic power become magic knights or magicians of the church, and those with high magic power become court magicians, like my uncle. All this is to "maintain the power of the king."

Rather, it is just a game for the audience, the church takes for itself more soldiers with less strength, and the king is given an insignificant amount with more strength. For example, out of 200 people with mana, only 2 to 5 people can have high magical power.

Probably this was done so that the "dolls on the throne" did not rebel without receiving their share, and at the same time did not have the strength to revolt.

Well, there are many theories about this topic, but I started to drift away from the original topic of Clem.

In short, we can say that we are friends, he learns to wield a sword under my supervision, and I get a bunch of different fresh information.

Although, I still do not understand why he decided to learn from me, but since I benefit from this, I do not really care.

* Bam *

Making the final blow, Clem fell to the ground.

"Haa- Haa-. I'm tired! Why do you load your body so much and make me repeat it? "

"Again you complain. Aren't you tired of this? We have been training together for about a year, but you constantly whine that it is difficult for you. "

"Hah, Hah. And you ... are constantly ... increasing the difficulty. Why don't you make it easier? "

"I'm from a family of warriors, I'm so used to."

"That's it! You are from a family of warriors, and I am from a family of farmers. I can barely keep up with you. "

"But it was your request to help you become stronger. So stop whining. "

"Ugh."

With a displeased face, Clem turned his back to me.

*Sigh*

"Stop acting out the scene. Get up, you're all wet, all the dirt will stick. "

"We're the same age, but you sound like an old man."

Taking my advice, he got up and began to shake off the dirt from his clothes.

[Can't deny part about the old man.]

Morally I am already 48 years old and there is nothing strange in my words. The adult mentality and experience are already taking their toll. It's good that there is no midlife crisis.

Although, probably, it is strange to hear from a 14-year-old teenager.

"By the way. Clem, is there the information I asked for? "

As soon as it was about rumors his eyes sparkled.

"Hmm? Do you mean information about a good master blacksmith? No, I couldn't find her. But you can ask the commander, he made his weapons to order. "

"At Meris's? Never. ... I will ask him, only as a last resort. "

"I still cannot understand. Why do you want to buy equipment? We will be given it as soon as we become knights, you just need to wait a year. Also, now we cannot leave this place, we do not even have money. "

"Preparing in advance is important. And money is not a problem, it can be earned. "

Money is really not a problem, I even know a way to make money easily.

"Stop chatting, let's go."

When I got up and was about to go to the well to wash, Clem's curiosity caught something in our dialogue.

"I wonder why you call the commander by his name?"

"There is no particular reason, I just got used to it."

"Did you know that the name" Meris "is not his "true name"? "

"I knew that. It is obvious."

"Do you want to know his "true name"?"

I nodded.

I was really interested in the "real name" of Meris Forz, all the knights of the church have a "real name", only everyone here calls him "Commander" or "Meris", but not in another way.

"I heard this personally from the drunken Sir Playat, so the information is reliable. The "real name" of Meris Forza is ... "

* Tun-tun-tun *

During this pause, it was as if I heard a drumbeat.

"... His name ... is ... Liy!"

[Liy? What a gentle name. Although, it's not for me to say that, my name is softer.]

Of course, thanks to my parents for giving me life, but the name "Lovel" is too tender, as if I were the main character of a romantic story or some kind of gigolo. The name "Liy" sounds more normal.

"Thank you for telling me, but ... Was it necessary to stretch this moment?"

"It is always important to interest the buyer. He-he-he. These are the basics of becoming richer. "

Again his bad habit and mercantile side. He is constantly striving for profit.

"Okay, let's go, otherwise we won't have time to get food. And stop laughing, it looks disgusting. "

When this guy dives into himself, a strange smile appears on his face and madness appears in the eyes, he looks like a pervert.

"… Money. He-h ... Huh? What did you say? And stop looking at me like I'm trash. "

"Nothing."

Having dropped the word, I immediately quickened my pace and left.

"Heyyyy. Wait for me. My body hurts. "

But, not paying attention to him, I ran to the well.

A few minutes later I got to the well and began to take off my sweat-covered clothes.

"Ha-ha- Bastard! Why did you run? You could wait for me. "

"Consider it a workout."

"I'd rather think of you as a bastard."

Again Clem began to complain, but he does it all the time, so I just ignored it and began to wipe my body with a wet rag. But while I was doing this, I felt a piercing cold gaze on me and immediately turned to look at its owner.

"Why are you looking at me like that? It's creepy. "

It turned out to be Clem, looking at me and biting his thumb, his eyes empty and from his body as if emanating dark miasma.

"Enviable. Why do you look so good? Why is nature so cruel? Why do you have the perfect body and face? "

"A!?"

"AAAA. LUCKY BASTARD!!! "

[What's the matter with him?]

Interested in the cause of his tantrum, I looked into the reflection in the water, I saw my beautiful face with gentle feminine and masculine features, black hair, a neat nose, thin black eyebrows, rather thick eyelashes for a man, and bright purple eyes. It seems nothing unusual, just my matured face, which I see almost every day.

"What is the problem?"

"What is the problem!? I envy! You have a handsome face, a perfect body, and this picture is adorned with long black hair and purple eyes. You bastard are like a prince. "

[Prince? Seriously?]

"You embellish everything too much. I don't really care about my appearance, I only watched my health, I have never thought about external beauty. "

I don't particularly care about my appearance. My face, eyes, and hair are genetically derived from my parents, my face is certainly more tender from my mother, but the masculine features from my father give masculinity. That being said, even though I exercise a lot in the sun, my skin still maintains a healthy pink with a white tint. Now that I pay attention to this, I really look very beautiful. I stopped noticing it a long time ago, I just got used to it.

As for the body, the situation here is a little different, of course, I was just training, but I made sure that my muscles did not grow large. Large muscles interfere with fast movements and the flexibility of the body is lost. Of course, for an ordinary person, it will be dangerous, and he will not keep up, but for a master, it will not be a problem. For this reason, I train to build a versatile physique that combines strength and speed.

"Then it just confirms that you are a lucky bastard. Why do you need long hair almost to the end of your back? "

"Didn't I already answer you this question?"

"Then you ignored me or insulted me as usual."

"How could someone like me, a well-mannered and cultured young man, offend you? You're wrong it must have been a Rat. "

"Do you want to play in the theater? What a terrible acting game. And don't translate the topic, tell me the reason. "

"Okay. It's not a secret."

Gathering my slightly shiny black hair in my hand, I stroked them gently. Just stroking and looking at them, I remember my family.

"In my family, long hair is a symbol of good luck, it's like a talisman that will protect in battle and bring good luck in life, this is a tradition. We are not allowed to cut our hair above the middle of the back. "

This tradition has been around for a long time, when my father told me about it, I thought it was inconvenient and it turned out to be true, at first it was a nightmare, I understood the suffering of girls and long-haired guys. But time passed and, I'm used to it.

"A strange tradition. Do they interfere in everyday life? "

"Sometimes. I usually tie them with a ribbon in a "low ponytail", this is a hairstyle for hair, and then leave them under the clothes so that they do not get in the way. "

As I spoke, I continued to wash my body, but then I felt the piercing gaze again. Again it was Clem. He bit his finger again and looked at me with empty eyes, black miasma also remained.

"Why are you doing this?"

"You lied! You said you didn't care about your appearance, but you are now gently wiping your hair. Liar! "

"Eh !?"

Thinking about my hair, I really started washing it, but you need to take care of your hair, even if you are a man, I don't want to go bald early.

"Isn't it okay, takes care of their hair?"

"To you, no. You already look better than me. "

"Strange logic."

"There is nothing strange in this. Look at me, compared to you, I'm a freak. "

[I see you every day. Well, if you ask.]

Looking at him, I have not noticed any reason for him to be worried. His appearance is well above average. He has a well-built and trained physique, it certainly does not match mine, but it already looks like that of an Olympic athlete.

His face is right for a 21st-century model, he has a straight, neat nose, thin eyebrows, a not-too-masculine teenager face, and blue eyes, his skin has a wheat-colored tan. But the most noticeable detail in him is the green hair, reminiscent of the color of a plant.

I didn't pay attention to this before, but it turned out that in this world there is a possibility of the appearance of different hair colors. I don't know what it depends on, there are even strange eye colors here, maybe this is a defect. I also realized that everyone who has magic looks no lower than average, of course, Meris is an exception, he is a freak in any form.

In general, Maple looks good, even more, it looks great. Of course, in height he is slightly shorter than me, he is about 170 centimeters, while my height is 180 and this is at 14 years old, and we are still growing.

His worries about appearance are groundless. And why did he start this topic?

"I don't understand the reason for your hysteria. You look good, no reason to worry. "

I can't know how he wants to see himself and, I don't understand the beauty of guys, but he looks good, it seems.

"No no no!!! You do not understand! I know that I am magnificent. But as soon as we leave the church, all the girls will surround us with love, but they will pay more attention to you than to me. You are a traitor! "

"???"

[In the sense? All this dialogue, was it just to express envy of popularity with women? What nonsense goes into his head.]

"Oooh. Poor girls who fall in love with a piece of cold metal, I feel sorry for them, because only I can warm them. "

[What a great level of self-esteem. And why am I a piece of cold metal?]

"I will repeat myself. You have no reason to worry. I strive to become stronger, I have no desire to meet with many women or be surrounded by them. I have no intention of starting a relationship, at least not that early. "

Romance and love will slow down my progress, I already had enough romantic relationships in a past life. In this life, my progress is not yet limited, I do not want to tie an anchor to myself. Also, I do not know how my fate will turn, so I'll be a bachelor for now.

"You don't want a woman's warmth? Do you like men? "

"Clem. Should I throw you down the well to help you wash up faster? "

At his question, I just smiled and asked "carefully", while at the same time I massaged my fists.

"IK. N-no, myself. "

"If you don't hurry, I will go to the dining room alone and give your dinner to the pigs."

"How cruel! And why do you eat in the canteen if you have prey from the hunt? "

"This meal is free and effortless."

"And you also say that I have a bad temper."

"One more word and I will increase the training load. And hurry up, we might be late. "

"..."

It looks like he wanted to say something else, but quickly closed his mouth and began to wash his body faster.

After washing the body, dressed in clean spare clothes, we immediately ran to the dining room. At the same time, Clem was silent, it looks like he was really scared of the additional load.

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How do you this?

It seems like an interesting character.

Has my grammar improved?

Also, I am still waiting for your advice and questions. I will answer everything.

And, of course, your support is important, it motivates.