"I still can't believe that Rem has this much talent when it comes to healing." Olly whispered to Cen as they look at Rem healing a wounded rat.
"Yeah, little bro was already good at close combat and now, he is showing extraordinary talent with magic." Cen shook her head as she tries to get used to Rem's abnormality.
"That's enough training for today. We'll go out now to hunt Dean. A knight from Cheve just arrived yesterday. I've heard that it was Joshua, the Ice Spear, that arrived." Maria said as she readies a bag for their departure.
'Thanks to Maria and Olly teaching me, I learned how to control the magic inside me and make it so that I can use the Heal Spell. Still, it surprises me how fast I learned it.' Rem thought as he looks at his newly acquired skill.
[Heal
Effects: Instantly restores (User's Magic ÷3) HP to others and self. Cost 1 SP for use.]
"Isn't that person the famous knight from the Ice Tribe. The situation is really going to get cleared at this rate." Cen says as she smiles.
"I heard that Joshua is a handsome person." Olly shyly says as her face turns red.
"Oh my, is our little Olly thinking about men?" Cen teased making her face reddened more.
"I-I'm not! Don't tease me too much, Cen." Olly says as she covers her face at Rem's body.
"Ho ho ho it's okay to like men, Olly. It's normal for our age, I just didn't thought that our innocent Olly will start maturing now~" Cen says as she starts to tickle Olly away from Rem.
"Little bro, save me!" Olly shouts as she holds on to Rem's body.
"Umm, you can do it sis!" Rem cheered as he removes Olly's hold on him.
"No! You betrayed me-! Hahahahaha!" Olly started laughing from Cen's tickles.
"*Sigh* Girls stop playing around. Besides, it's not time to think about men." Maria reprimanded.
"As if I'll let you have boyfriends without me still having none. I can't let you girls get ahead of me." Maria whispered quietly.
"Yes, Miss Maria." Both of them replied as they got serious again.
"As I was saying earlier, a knight from Cheve has arrived here. It is Joshua, and he's known to be a powerful knight in our country. From now on, we'll be joining him since he contacted me for a cooperation." Maria instructed as the three nods.
"Does this mean that Joshua will be in command? Are we following his orders now?" Cen asked.
"Yes, but only to a certain extent of course. You won't be following his orders if you think it's harmful." Maria answered making her nod.
"If you don't have any questions then go prepare yourselves. We'll be going out to meet him afterwards." Maria says as she continues to prepare. Rem didn't need to prepare much since he was already wearing his clothes. He just needed to wear his arm and knee guards to prepare himself.
"Rem, I want you to have this. It's a staff that will improve your Heal spell. And this short dagger too for extra protection. Don't worry though since it's magic items so when you transform it won't get damaged." Maria says as she passes a small Staff at the height of Rem and a dagger that was also small as two of his hand. Rem inspected it to see their effects.
[Small Heal Staff
Rank: E
Effect: Restores extra 5 HP when using Heal.
Extra Effect: Restores additional 3 HP when using Heal (Only effective for classes that equips Staffs)]
[Small Bronze Dagger
Rank E
Mt: 1
Effect: Can be thrown and will be returned back to the user afterwards.
Extra Effect: Speed +1 (Only effective for classes that equips Daggers.
Note: Needs blood of the user to be bound as the owner.]
Rem nods seeing the description and used the dagger to cut a small wound on his hand. It was hard to do though because of his defenses. After a couple of tries in stabbing his hand, he was successful in making a tiny wound. This made the dagger glow making it bound to Rem.
"Your defense is really abnormal that it even makes you have a hard time in wounding yourself." Maria commented as she shook her head.
"Thank you for the gifts, Miss Maria. I'll cherish them." Rem says as he hugs her.
"No problem, little Rem. You go practice getting used to them for now. Also, when we meet up with Joshua later I don't want you to show your transformation ability. I just want you to use your dagger and staff for now. You'll be acting as our healer and support at the time being." Maria said making Rem nod. She was worried that Joshua will report Rem's abilities to the higher ups. It will bring unnecessary troubles to her and Rem if that happened.
"I understand, Miss Maria."
"Good. I'll be teaching you the Freeze spell next so you'll be a proper support." Maria starts to teach about the spell as they wait for the two to get ready.
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"It's nice to see you again, Maria. So, this must be your adopted children." A man with light blue hair asked. He was tall and has a muscular build. He was also handsome like what Olly said. He can be described as a perfect man that every girl dreams of. Well, in the department looks only though since the attitude of the person is still unknown.
"Yes, sir Joshua." Maria answered with a smile.
"I didn't expect you'll be adopting a Wolfskin too." Joshua says as he looks over at Rem.
"Me too, but little Rem is special." Maria gave a proud smile.
"Oh really? How come?" Joshua asked.
"Well, he can't transform into his beast form but he has a great aptitude for healing," Olly was about to retort that Rem can transform but Cen was able to stop her by pinching her in the side.
"Why did you do that, Cen?" Olly pouts as Cen only glared at her while signaling to be quiet with just her eyes. Olly and Cen was always together that they can already understand each other with small signals.
"Really? He's kind of unique then. He'll be a greater asset to the country if only he could transform." Joshua muttered.
"Yes, sir Joshua. Unfortunately, my little Rem is disabled to transform as said by his parents before. This was also the reason why they kicked him out." Maria narrates as Joshua nodded.
"A pitiful child indeed. Thankfully, he met a person like you." Maria nods as she smiles.
"Anyways, let's go and hunt down the crazy Sorcerer."
"How do we hunt that person down, sir Joshua?" Maria asked as they prepare to go out. She was currently holding the leash of her horse. Joshua was also doing the same and was holding a horse that was bigger than Maria's horse. It was a war horse to be exact.
"You don't need to worry since I've got an item that can help locate that Sorcerer." Joshua says as he shows a small circular object. It was a compass.
"This is an item made by Nohr's finest Sages and Sorcerers. It's an item that can pinpoint when a dark spell or magic is being made or cast. This will help us to at least get a general direction where that crazy Sorcerer is."
"That's great, sir Joshua. With this item, the job can be done faster." Maria commented.
"That's true. Now, let's see where this item will lead us." Joshua says as he looks at the compass. The compass' needle started moving and going round and round. It was spinning too fast but Joshua waited patiently until the needle starts to slow down. It then stopped in a direction to the east.
"That's our location, everyone. Let's go!" Joshua shouted and went to ride his horse. Rem and Maria did the same. Rem and Maria was riding one horse while Cen summoned a Faceless as her and Olly's ride. Joshua took noticed of this but didn't mind it afterwards. He saw many people capable of that so it wasn't that special like Rem. Rem was a special case since a Wolfskin that knows how to heal is rare.
The group travelled for an hour until they arrived at a scene where a man wearing a robe was summoning many Faceless nonstop.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! Yes, go and attack everyone! Kill many for my research!" The man laughed maniacally. It was a disturbing sight for everyone. The man stopped laughing when he saw Rem's group.
"What's this? A guest? No, they're preys that are willing to be sacrificed! That's right, they're prey! HAHAHAHAHA! Go! Attack them!" The man started creating a dark shadow that morphed into a shaped of needles.
"Get ready, everyone!" Joshua says as he confronts the crazy Sorcerer with his horse. Maria was supporting him by trying to immobilize the man with the Freeze spell. She was able to successfully immobilize the target but it only last for a moment.
"You're annoying! Die! Nosferatu!" The crazy Sorcerer shouted as he rains down a huge ball of shadow towards Maria.