“The Nuckelavee? That sounds familiar?” Cirrus said thinking of where he heard it.
“It was in your book on ancient monsters, you know the book that’s all worn out?” Nox said in her human form in the back. “Ouranos is it really that monster?”
“There has been reports of it sent to the Guild on it.” Fels said entering the room.
“Shit…” Nox said a bit disgusted.
“Fels what is this monster?”
“A rather…disturbing monster to say the least, we have a drawing of what it is but it’s from just the drawing is far worse in person.”
Fels hands Cirrus a drawing and he raises an eyebrow.
“…D-does it have skin?? Why are its arms so long! Ugh…just looking at it makes my skin sticky.”
“We do not know its precise strength but from what Lord Ouranos has gave us as well this monster were sealed away by several Great Water Spirits.”
“So shouldn’t Nox be able to defeat it on her own?”
“Nox is certainly powerful but yes, but you are contracted to one another, and Spirits of her pedigree tend to use dangerously powerful magic.” Ouranos said.
From what Cirrus had seen that certainly was the case. If push come to shove using Nox’s magic was the final resort.
“So I’m supposed to hunt and kill a monster that even the heroes of old couldn’t kill?” A big smile grew on Cirrus’s face. “Seems like the thing to get me to level 6.”
“When will you be able to leave?” Fels asks.
“A couple of days, a few days earlier if this thing has any magic or the like?”
“It has its poisonous fire and immense strength.” Ouranos said.
“Poisonous fire? So it like hot as fire or like poison that looks like fire?”
“From what I remember it was both.” Nox said.
“…Guess I’ll buy some Salamander Wool.”
A while later.
“I’ll go get the more expensive stuff.” Nox said. “I’ll meet you back at home.”
“Hm, I’ll go see Eupheme and see about my armor and weapons.”
“Make your you tell your little girlfriend that you’ll be going away for a while!”
“Girlfriend? Who do you mean!” Cirrus shouted at Nox was waving goodbye.
“I mean your cute little Renard girl!”
“S-she’s just a friend!!” Cirrus said a bit embarrassed.
“Sure! Sure! Whatever you say!”
Arriving back at Eupheme’s shop he found her working away.
“You seem busier than usual?” Cirrus said walking in and taking a seat.
“Well seems word got around that I was the one that made you those black sword and spear of yours, since then I’ve been getting orders here and there.”
“Heh~ for these?”
Cirrus takes out his sword which was made from Udaeus’s Black Sword which looked more like a claymore sized down to a straight sword length and width.
“It a beauty that’s for sure! One of my finest works! How’s the spear?”
Cirrus takes out the spear which was still like his old spear but for more refined in its construction.
“Yeah, I came here to see if you can do some maintenance on them and my gear as well?”
“Hmm….hold on a second.” Eupheme quickly hammered the blade and quenched before coming over to Cirrus.
“Can I ask why?” She said as she makes measurements of Cirrus.
“Well I was given a quest by the Guild.”
“Heh~ so the White Beast is leaving Orario again to do some important quest huh?”
“Are you still sulking that I didn’t tell you?”
“Hmmm….somewhat.” she said with a pouty face. “I’ll feel better if you let me look at your magic armor!” She said with a glint in her eyes.
“…Fine which one do you wanna look at, you do have to be quick I still need to tell a few others I’ll be going away for a while.”
“Show me the boar one!”
A magic circle appeared behind Cirrus.
“(Exousía, Adorn: Erymanthian).”
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“Whoaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!”
After a while Cirrus was walking towards the Susanoo Familia with only his dagger.
“Taking fucking 2 hours god dam…”
When he reached the home, he could hear them practicing.
Cirrus knocked on the front gate and entered, he went around the back to see Ai training in swordsmanship from Susanoo.
“Keep up your form!! Remembering the placement of your feet!” he shouted.
“Yes, Lord Susanoo!”
He saw how Ai fights with the sword and each time it always reminds him of crashing water, her movements were as fluid and power as water.
‘God of Storms and Sea he is…’
“Oi! Ai!”
“Hm?” they both stopped and looked at Cirrus.
“Cirrus!!” she said.
“Ah boy you’re here.” Susanoo said. “We’ll pick up later, Cirrus, Kaguya has been training really hard to fight you again!”
“Yeah…I’m sure she’ll beat me up.”
“So why did you come boy?” Susanoo said sitting down as Ai came up to him.
“Well I want to tell you Ai that I will be going away on a quest.”
“Really? How long?”
“Don’t know it’s some monster that appeared and is apparently moving around so I have to track and hunt it.”
“We’ll be sure to write okay!” she said getting in Cirrus’s face.
“Of course I’ll try and keep that in mind! Hm? I notice your actually taller than me?” Cirrus said as he was comparing each other’s heights.
She had grown taller than him not counting the fox ears in the last 2 years, her hair is also slightly longer just a bit past her shoulders.
“Hm! hm!” she said with proudness in her voice. “I finally beat you in something!”
“Well keep improving your swordsmanship and status and maybe you can join Kaguya and me in some sparring.”
“You heard him Ai, get back on and lets continue your training.” Susanoo said getting up back on the ring.
“Hm! hope to see you soon!”
Leaving the Susanoo Familia’s home Cirrus himself went back home himself.
“I’m back!”
“Welcome back Cirrus.” Lenoa said. “I heard the details from Nox, and I have something special for you.” Lenoa takes out a rather special looking potion and puts it on the table.
“…What’s that?”
“It’s a powerful antidote made from the Amphisbaena's Dragon Liver you brought me years ago.”
“Ah…you still, have it?”
“Well no one wanted to buy such a powerful antidote when they have the Immunity ability and a level 1 won’t be making enough or face monster that require such powerful antidotes so here you go.”
“Ooooh! Thanks Aunty!” Cirrus said with a smile and holding the bottle in hand. “…Now that I’m thinking about it if I really did have to use this I will really be screwed.”
“Kihihihi! Don’t worry to much! You fought Monster Rex’s on your own, didn’t you? This is no different! Just keep your wits on you and make sure the prey is dead! And also get me some of its drop items if you can! I would love to use its materials for one-of-a-kind potions!”
“Ah…let’s hope luck favors me on that day!”
The next day.
“So how is it!” Eupheme said with stars in her eyes.
“It’s good, its lighter than my previous armor!”
“Your very welcome!” she said with pride in her voice and hands to her hips. “With so much material left from the Black Sword I decided to make some armor out of it…sadly some of it went to waste was umm…” Turned away looking at all the failed attempts.
The armor looked far sleeker than before, but it reminded Cirrus a bit of his Erymanthian and Lernaean armors with some parts being light while some parts being rather…crude in an odd way. Despite that he can still move as he wanted.
“Well I’ll be sure to put this armor to good use.”
The next day Cirrus begins his hunt.