17《abilities》

"And do you mind if I give this information to someone else?"

The woman said it would be no problem and sent me back out of the lake stating that she had just called to give this information and her mission was complete.

When I came out of the Lake of Consciousness, I realized that everyone except me had left and I was the last one left.

"I could literally breathe in this strange lake," Nara said in surprise.

"I agree, not only that, but my clothes didn't get wet either," Manche said.

Konan "The woman could read our thoughts." ' the other two nodded.

"Forget that and tell me your skills. What did the woman say to you?"

All 3 stopped.

Nara shyly said, "The woman said it was okay for me to use a gun. She also said I had to work on speed and focus, I had no chance at strength."

"And which weapon did he recommend?" to Nara. When I asked him, he said "Ok".

I understand.

"And you Konan?"

After a moment's start, he said, "He told me... he frankly told me I should be an assassin." he said with a sigh.

Even though assassins were cool to me, it was a profession that was seen as a 'coward' in this world and no one wanted to do it. He was hiding because the assassins were weak.

Come on!

These muscleheads are being stupid you know!

"Manche You?"

I shook my head as Manche said in embarrassment, "The decision told me I should become a mage."

Ah, another shameful profession!

Why am I so unlucky?

First of all, I have to change their perspective!

"Look, don't mind what the world says! To be honest, all three of these are cool professions for me. Also, think about it, you're going to get over the monsters one by one while the others can't do anything!"

At the same time, we started walking into the depths of the forest.

Thanks to encouragement, Nara said with a smile, "The Boss is Right."

Of course I'm right!

And I was ambitious, I was going to place you among the best!

"What???" they shouted.

"You have to learn to catch your own food, to hunt. Of course, you will also practice using your skills while hunting"

They tensed a little.

"Don't get nervous and trust your Boss! If there's a problem, I'll save you!"

After a moment of silence, Manche said, "Really boss, why are your eyes closed? And how can you see? Can you show us your eyes?" When I asked curiously, the other two looked at me, waiting for an answer.

"Uh... well... the thing is... actually... i'm blind"

I noticed that all 3 of them were surprised, with their calm spirits fluctuating.

"As for the reason you can see, I can see spiritual energy"

When he removed the cloth from my eye and opened my eyes, they froze in amazement.

"P-Boss, your g-eyes are gold?"

"Whoa," Nara muttered as Manche muttered in surprise. "Boss, your left eye? M-purple...just like in the legends," Konan said with a hint of praise in his voice.

That was my main purpose. If I wanted to be truly respected in their eyes, I had to trust and respect them first.

All three of them were impressed when I re-tied the cloth and said with a smile, "Shh, it's a secret. Only you know."

I noticed that they are happy.

I guess that worked, and they started to feel closer to me.

"Boss, why did you want to be a guardian?" he looked at me curiously.

"I didn't really want to be a protector. Your vigilant head, your chief or whatever, said he wanted to make a deal with me."

"A deal?" Nara asked curiously. When I said, "Yes, actually, I am a criminal" surprised these three again.

Konan "Would he forgive your crime in exchange for your being a protector?" "Yes, you got it right," I said with a smile.

When I realized that we couldn't go any farther in the forest, I stopped and said, "This is good. Now I'll teach you three separate lessons. First, Nara, come to me."

Nara came to me and listened carefully. "What element are you predisposed to?" When I asked him, he replied "fire".

"Well, can you feel the fire element?"

"Yes," said Nara, shaking her head.

"If so, then try to shape it"

"Shall I shape it?" she asked.

"Yes, make the fire into a perfectly smooth round ball. Try to turn it into a solid substance," I said, advancing towards Manche.

"As a Manche decision mage, you must be prone to the dark element, right?"

He nodded and said "Yes". "So you see that tree?"

Manche, looking at a medium tree to which I was pointing, I said, "Cover that tree with your element, that is, darkness," and proceeded towards Konan.

"Since you have to be a landed assassin, the first thing you need to know is that speed is of vital importance to you. I will personally train you on this."

Conan nodded decisively.

-To be continued-