A strange stranger.

*What could this be... A gemstone just appeared from thin air in front of my eyes and it's stealing some of the life source... No, this isn't it... It was there all the time, but it was invisible... Someone has to supply it with some source of energy to make it visible... AND THIS COULD BE VERY USEFUL... Yoinked!*

He took the gemstone and left to his house... On the way to his house he started feeling a little bit weird, a feeling he used to have but he forgot... As he checked the gemstone, it was still visible again, which means it was still getting supplied by his source.

*Ah yes, I remember, this feeling is just like when Keni used to be a mana-licher.*

Everything were going smoothly. As he reached into his inn, he got a glance from the receptionist.

*Play it normal...*

He just waved to her with a smile and she did too. He felt thrilled that he could finally experiment to something from this world and maybe figure out a way to power up. As he stood to the desk, a chill went down his spine. He closed his eyes and he could hear a whisper.

Someone was watching him, a sudden red blink. He took the gem and jumped out the window as the room get blown.

*That wasn't normal...*

As he said, he immediately understood something.

*I am not alone, someone is watching me, again... his intentions aren't so hostile though. And that wasn't so he could kill me.*

He fell to a roof, rolled and continue running. His watcher did the same. So Azar jumped down to an alley. He was jumping from wall to wall touched down, and hide.

"Yo!"

The voice came from behind him.

He jumped back, took out his blade and dashed in again. His opponent defended the blow with his gauntlet and touched the katana he had at his belt.

"There is no need to cross blades with me. I am not your enemy."

"You blew up my appartment and you say you are not my enemy? Now that you know, how logical does it sound?"

"Well, if it wasn't for me, you would be surrounded by guards now. Now please, put your blade back and let's talk."

Azar placed his blade back to it's case and the unknown samurai, straighten his back.

"First things first, I'm Kuro, nice to meet you."

"Azar, can't say the same yet."

"This is no place to talk, let's head somewhere more private."

They headed towards the darkest parts of the city. As they walk, they passed through people, sick people, seriously injured people, dangerous people. Azar had this feeling, he felt all the suspicious glances, examining him.

"Pay no mind to those people and they do the same. If you are here it means that you aren't from a wealthy family or have money on you, except if you have suicidal thoughts. That means that if they approach you, you either get killed or recruited."

"What are your intentions?"

"At first, you I had to inspect you and if you were worthy enough then, I would like to share my knowledge."

"Why?"

"Because I am where you would be in a few years. So I decided to give you my knowledge and my purpose."

"And why do you think I want either of those?"

"Because you are not too late, yet."

"What do you mean?"

"I'll tell you everything, once we get to my place."

After half an hour, they turned to an alley, strangely unpopulated. Kuro, went near a wall and slide his hand over it. Some mysterious letters appeared, he bit his finger, and strikethrough the letters with a line of blood. The letters changed and the blood gathered up. Kuro pressed the blood like it was a button, and suddenly the blood formed a half moon. Then, some stairs formed going underground.

Azar was amused by the whole event that just took place in front his eyes. They both went down and as soon as they went down the stairs deformed.

As they walked down a hall, they reached a door when Kuro opened the door, Azar found himself into an ancient japanese-style apartment.

"So, where are we?"

"At my place, soon yours."

"Will you now tell me, what is going on and who exactly are you?"

"Relax, let me make some tea first. We have a lot to discuss."

Kuro took went to make some tea, and then went behind white changer, standing at the corner of the room and begun taking his clothes off. Not much later, Azar had misjudge something very important. Kuro wasn't a man...

"Y-y-you are a woman?"

"You sound very surprised."

"Well, I thought you were a man."

"And why is that? It never passed your brain that a woman can carry weapons too?"

"N-no! I also have a friend that carry weapons as a woman too."

"Oh so you thought that I am a man because I overpowered you."

"What! no."

"Relax, I'm just messing with you. So, you aren't from here where are you from?"

As she said that, she went back to check the tea... naked. Azar blushed and immediately looked away, while his heart raced.

"W-w-what are you doing?!"

"Never saw a naked woman before?"

"It's not that! You just show up, attacking me, then telling me that you are not an enemy, then bring me to your strangely hidden home, and then you take off your clothes, what kind of woman just takes off her clothes in front of a man she just met?!"

"So you have never lay a glance at a naked woman before!"

"Sh-shut up, I told you that's not it."

"Hehe, you are acting so cute. Come on don't you want to see the charms of a woman?"

Azar was very tempted but he was also very confused at the moment. His head stole a glimpse of Kuro and he blushed as he covered his eyes.

"Hm, so you wanted to see the charms of a naked woman. Tell me, how did you find my naked body?"

"Y-y-you are beautiful."

Kuro blushed so much that even her ears went red. Azar tried to sneak another peek, but Kuro kicked him away. Then she run some bandages around her chest called sarashi and a long black skirt.

"Cough,cough... Anyways, I-"

"Why the heck did you kick me?!"

"Because you tried to see me naked!"

"But you were the one who just randomly took her clothes off and started tempting me."

"Y-yes, but as a gentleman you shouldn't look at me!"

"You just met me, why did you think I was a gentleman!"

"Sh-Shut up!... Where were we? Umm, yeah, I am Kuro and just like you I was a part of the guild and explored the dungeons..."