BXBX NOVEL Chapter 306: A Prophecy?
Chapter 306: A Prophecy?
*Knock*
The sudden knocking sound on the door brought Irvin back to his senses, and he stopped daydreaming.
The door opened, and Leo and Ars walked in, followed by Rio behind them.
The moment Irvin saw Rio's face, he nearly mistook that Kevin himself has come to visit him all of a sudden.
His eyes widened in shock. Rio looked so similar to Kevin that there wasn't even any need for a DNA test; it's very easy to tell if Rio is Kevin's son or not.
The most surprising thing about it all was Rio's amazing aura.
As a peak 'A' ranker, Rio was emitting an extremely dense and solid aura, which could be mistaken for an S ranker if not observed attentively.
Just by entering the tavern, Rio caused the temperature in the surrounding area to get colder, and his dead-fish-like eyes seemed to be able to see through a person's soul in an instant.
A thought came to Irvin's mind at that moment.
'This kid... He's a monster...'
Irvin has seen many geniuses in his long life, but Rio is the most insane of them all.
'He's not even actively trying to guard... The sword moves seem to be engraved in his body directly! He's ready to draw his sword at any second... Now I understand why he was able to parry Link's attacks so easily...'
Muscle memory is a crazy thing; if you train yourself in something for long enough, your body itself starts to remember that thing, and you don't even need to actively think about it to do that thing anymore.
By now, Rio has engraved his sword skills in his body so thoroughly that it can move on its own at the slightest notice of killing intent.
Rio isn't even purposely putting up his guard; his body itself is doing it on its own.
His sword skills are engraved in his every move, and even the most insignificant movements seem to carry the intentions of a sword.
This state of being in sync with the sword is what they call becoming 'one with the sword'. Although Rio hasn't completed this 'state' yet, he's already progressing fast.
...
While Irvin was evaluating Rio with a shocked look on his face, Rio was also doing the same, except his face remained as expressionless as usual.
'As I expected, this old man is an S ranker... But he's likely not too strong; his aura is in a state of decline; and he likely doesn't have a lot of years left to live...'
'He must have broken through during old age; currently, he can barely be considered an S ranker anymore...'
From Rio's perspective, aside from the ability to stand in the air, Irvin likely doesn't have any other advantages over him.
'Okay, we can talk on equal levels then...'
Although Irvin is in a state of decline, he's still a genuine S-ranker after all, and as Rio is strong, it won't be wrong to say that they are both on equal levels and can talk without worry.
Only when you are on the same level as the other party can you add weight to your words; otherwise, they will likely be ignored.
This is how the world is.
'Let's see what he wants to say...'
Rio walked over to the bar and sat down on one of the bar stools placed in the front. Rio's expression remained emotionless as he spoke.
"Greetings, I am Rio Flash, a swordsman..."
Irvin snapped out of his daydreaming at Rio's words and then nodded his head.
"Welcome, I am Irvin Terell, A humble bartender... What would you like to order, young man?"
Rio glanced at the various bottles of wine stacked in the display cabinets and shook his head.
"I don't drink; just give me any kind of juice if you have one..."
At Rio's words, Irvin smiled happily and said,
"Haha, as expected... Kevin also never liked to drink wine; good thing I prepared some expensive juice bottles, especially for this occasion..."
Irvin brought out the 'Karela Juice' that Kevin used to like. (That sh*t is bitter as f*ck!)
Rio knew all too well about that juice, but this is the first time he has seen it in this world. People in this world don't seem to like it that much compared to Rio's previous world. 'Well, even in my previous world, they didn't seem to like it much...'
Rio had damaged taste buds in his previous life, so he couldn't have tasted its bitterness even if he wanted to. Today is the first time he's actually going to drink it.
Irvin served the juice to Rio; he also wanted to give some to Leo and Ars, but the two of them declined immediately as they didn't want that bitter juice at all.
To Ars and Leo's surprise, Rio drank that amazingly bitter juice without even changing expressions on his face.
Irvin also nodded his head at Rio and said,
"Yeah, the boss liked this juice a lot, and you seem to appreciate it too; my choice wasn't wrong, it seems..."
Rio nodded his head and thought to himself.
'Well, it's okay that I tried it once, but I certainly wouldn't want to drink it ever again...'
'Karela Juice' is very nutritious and beneficial for health, but that is only if you can bear to drink it while ignoring that bitter taste.
...
Ignoring the fact that Irvin made his guest drink a bitter juice, Ars said,
"We have brought Rio Senpai here as promised; now don't waste time; he will leave if you
keep dragging things..."
The tavern is empty today; aside from the four of them, there is no one else, so they can talk
as much as they want.
Irvin also nodded his head in response to those words.
"You two, go play outside; let us have a small conversation in private..."
Ars and Leo nodded their heads and went to the upper floor.
Seeing that the two had left, Irvin brought out a small diary from one of the cabinets and
placed it in front of Rio.
"It's a diary of my adventures with your father; he used to be a kind and caring boss for our organization; we idolized him a lot... I have nothing else to give you but this..."
Rio nodded his head and flipped through a few pages of the diary.
Most of the things noted were just information's about random dungeon raids and others, but there were also some interesting information's that Rio didn't know about.
Like how they used to carry out assassinations or how they used to track down people without
ever getting caught.
Basically, the whole secret method of 'Stealth tracking and moving' was described in the
diary.
'This kind of seems like an overall description of a skill... I think I might be able to recruit this skill if I try it myself...'
If Rio can learn this skill, then he can improve his stealth abilities even further, so he directly put the diary in his space ring and nodded his head at Irvin,
"This is good enough. I appreciate the fact that you have recorded so many details about him in this diary. I will be able to know him better with this much information..."
Irvin sighed at those words and said,
"Boss was always the type of person who liked to hide his weaknesses; he never told us about your existence, as he might not have wanted for you to get exposed to danger..."
"But that also worked as a disadvantage; if I had known about you earlier, I could have
adopted you like Leo and Ars... sigh..."
Irvin indeed felt guilty that he never came forward to help out Rio when he was living through
difficult times.
At the guilty look on Irvin's face, Rio just shook his head and said,
"No worries, I don't blame anyone for all that; it was all the plot of that Demon Prince Alverto
who massacred the whole 'Drift City'..."
"I will one day settle the score with him..."
Seeing that Rio had forgiven him, Irvin heaved a sigh of relief. He's old, and he doesn't want
to make an enemy of someone as strong as Rio.
If Rio blamed him, he might harm Ars and Leo, so Irvin had to get Rio's forgiveness.
Irvin stared into Rio's eyes and said,
"Now that the side topics are out of the way, let me tell you the main reason why I asked you
to come here..."
Rio nodded his head and listened attentively,
"Tell me..."
Irvin glanced at Rio's sword and said,
"When Boss stole 'that sword' from the demon king's treasury, a giant stone tablet was
located beside it, and the words written on it were..."
[Forged in the Great Furnace of Cyria!
Forged for the greatest being!
This sword marks the beginning,
And the end of a cosmic law!]
Rio frowned a bit at those words and said,
"Great Furnace of Cyria? I have neither heard about such a furnace nor have I heard the name
Cyria before..."
Irvin nodded his head and said,
"Boss looked into this himself for years, and what he gathered was that 'Cyria 229' was once a planet where 'Dwarves' used to live before Mana descended to this world..."
"They got teleported to this planet due to the disturbances that occurred in the space-time
fabric as mana descended into this world..."
"The dwarves might have more information about that planet... You will need to go to the
Dwarven Empire if you want to find the origins of this sword..."
Just when Rio was about to deny it, Irvin said,
"Boss said that this sword has the ability to reach a new realm, and only the dwarfs know
about its secrets... This sword is a treasure; you should try to find clues if possible..."
Rio contemplated for a few moments and then nodded his head,
"Well, I am not sure if they will really have any method to improve it, but I guess I will give it
a try some day... Thanks for the advice..."
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Author's Notes.
Yo! It's your beloved author here! It seems Rio has added another new step to his journey...
Question of the day.
Have you ever drank that 'Karela Juice' before? How was it?
(Tell me in the comments)
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