9 Arrival At The Town - Holy Land Of Swords

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-Story Start-

-Third Person POV-

"Phew... We're finally here nya!" Relna breathed out an air of relief and exhaustion, as the trio of patrol duty grunts arrived at the entrance gate into the Holy Land Of Swords Town after an 11-Day Patrol.

Can you really blame her?

It was by far the most stressful Patrol duty she partook in - a Snow Dragon involved and all.

Thankfully, it was taken care of prior to their arrival by the figure currently engrossed in a staring contest with the Gate Guard.

...Please don't ask.

Ahem!

Oh and what a pain it was for the trio involved!

Every time they encountered a monster, Eris declined to slay it, trying to force the "Guest" - Satoru to do it himself, so Eris could gauge his strength further.

Truth be told, they were all curious.

But the bloody brat refused!

He simply stood there taking the monster's attacks and continued walking as if all was fine in the world!

It took Relna tempting Satoru with local sweets, which he gladly revealed to be his favorite food, for him too... Explode the monster's limbs with whatever Chantless Magic he wields in addition to that barrier.

Safe to say, the surprises have been getting old, as they have begun to accept his feats as simply - "Gojo being Gojo."

Eris of course, at seeing a connecting point between the Brat and her beloved had to add: "Rudeus can use Chantless magic too! Don't get cocky!"

She really loves to flaunt that guy around, doesn't she?

Anyways!

Speaking of brat, they had the opportunity to ask Satoru about his origins once he got... Eerily adept at the language so quickly.

What did he respond with?

"Oh me~? I'm from a Large Island Nation in the westernmost part of the world!" He responded nonchalantly

"Gojo, there is no Large Island Nation on the westmost part of the world..." They deadpanned.

"I see! That's too bad!" He replied cheerfully

...And that was it, he continued walking with a spring in his step as he giggled at the trio's annoyance and the lack of methods to hurt him as a consequence.

And the brat had the gall to ask the oddest questions when he dodged their own!

-Flashback Start-

As they sat by the fire, munching on a Snow Buck Satoru caught a day ago, Satoru asked out of nowhere, a mix of seriousness and curiosity on his face, "Hey, Alistair" He called out

The currently munching Alistair turned and regarded Satoru with a raised eyebrow as he took a bite out of the Snow Buck's leg, "Hmm?"

"You seem like the more Educated of the bunch-" Satoru started, "Rude Nya!" Relna cut in, but Satoru continued as if he wasn't interrupted, "Do you know of ways individuals can be transported from one place to another? Maybe from one Continent to another? Or even from one world to another?"

At Satoru's rather loaded question, Eris's face darkened slightly, but Alistair swallowed his bite with a gulp and replied neutrally, "...I don't know why you are asking me this, but what you are describing is a phenomenon known as Teleportation," His face turned more serious as he continued, "As a matter of fact, there was a recent event around four years ago where the entire Fittoa Region experienced a tragedy now known as the Teleport Incident - A Mana Calmaity that without a doubt resulted in the teleportation of all individuals in that area into random areas of the World... Coincidentally, Eris here is one of them." He explained with a subdued tone, pointing at Eris in the end.

As Satoru quickly absorbed that information, he took a look at Eris's face for confirmation, and he got it.

"In terms of knowledge about Teleportation - Sorry Gojo, I'm empty on that part, it's a rare phenomenon and magic, I'd suggest traveling to the Ranoa Magic Academy if you are keen on researching that convoluted phenomenon, it's not far from here, around a month's travel," Alistair added to finish his explanation.

"Hmm... Thanks, Alistair! You're a good guy!" Satoru nodded and expressed genuine gratitude to Alistair, a thumbs-up in his direction and a warm smile.

Blinding as well as bewildering Alistair and Relna who were looking at him

'He can be genuine?!'

Satoru silently mulled over the information he just obtained, his plans now adjusted accordingly.

-Flashback End-

Onto the last part... Satoru's age.

To the trio's utter dread - He's 15.

That's right, this tall, self-admittedly handsome behemoth of a male specimen is in actuality - A kid, a brat.

Relna's and Alistair's expressions were of enlightenment at that revelation, suddenly, everything made at least a semblance of sense.

Why only a semblance?

Because no sane 15-year-old, in a foreign environment, country, culture, and so on...

Would behave like this...

"Gojo! For the love of Saint Milis don't get into an arm wrestling match with the guard!" Alistair chastised Satoru from afar, even he was exhausted at the boy's antics from all their unseparated time together.

His Satoru meter was filled up to maximum capacity, and that's saying something. His meter was rather impressive.

It is second only to Geto Suguru's.

The scene in front was... Interesting, to say the least,

At the guard's table, Satoru was sitting and was starting an Arm Wrestling Match with the Gate Guard.

As a side note, they are obligated to be at least Advanced Rank in one of the three main sword schools, mostly adventurer-hired, and if there is a lack of them - Required duties.

"I'm going on ahead to hand these over," Eris announced neutrally, holding up the Snow Dragon Scale remnants, "It was a pleas-" She stated with a small smile only to stop mid-sentence to glare at the cheeky grinned Satoru who is effortlessly winning the arm wrestling match.

"It was an experience" She corrected herself, throwing one last seething glare at Satoru who jumped out of his chair with his hand held up in victory, at winning the arm wrestling match.

"Hah, it certainly was. But it's a small town! We'll be meeting again!" Alistair gave a wry grin to Eris as he waved at her.

"It was pretty fun nya~" Relna chimed in as well, a good-natured smile on her face as she nodded at Eris.

Noticing their goodbyes, Eris nodded at them stoically and turned to make her way, in a rush to resume her training.

Satoru, having finished up his arm wrestling met eyes with the saddened Gate Guard who lost, a confident and reassuring smile on his face as he said, "It's okay! You didn't lose to just anyone! You lost to me! Gojo Satoru! You should be proud!" A placating pat on the Guard's shoulder.

"W-Who even are you, man?" The guard bewildered at the eccentric sentence, coupled with his easy defeat asked with a subdued tone towards Satoru.

"Why~ I'm Gojo Sa-" Satoru tried to introduce himself once again, only to be interrupted by Alistair pulling him away from the poor Victim - Ahem- Guard.

"Sorry about him, he's a bit dimwitted... More than the usual crowd here." Alistair apologized, a calming smile on his face.

As Alistair was pulling Satoru away, Satoru noticed that Eris was walking away, a significant distance from them and already inside the town, as he yelled out without a hint of embarrassment, "HUH?! ERIS! WHERE'S MY GOODBYE KISS?!"

To Be Continued!

-Author Note Start-

Hey guys! How are you doing?

This is a rather short chapter - But It is as advertised 1k-3k words! Don't complain!

Also, I'm busy writing my main fic during my free time so yeah.

In this chapter, they've arrived at the gates into the town, Eris has separated, flashbacks to nice bonding time during their 4-Day time skip traveling.

Gojo does a little bit of excavating for Information along his vacation/travels, killing 2 birds with 1 stone about how to get back home as well as enjoying the travels.

Anyways! Did I portray Teen Gojo well in this chapter? I'd appreciate feedback on this on each chapter! As this is the most critical part of the fic! Yeah! Feedback! Not that there was much Gojoing around this chapter lol

What to expect next chapter? It'll probably be more meaty - Gojo finding himself at the first town of another world! How Exciting!

And how unfortunate... For the residents!

Will Eris beat up Gojo for being goofy with her out in the open!?

Find out next time!

Have a nice day!

-Author Note End-