There were many rows of cluttered wooden huts, beyond the road which Zeshald was pointing at. There are about 60 villagers households, around 240 people living in this village which is quite a decent size. On the other side of the village is a magnificent vast plain.
"So is this the village where the people without divine arts lives?" (Yusuke)
"mhhh. Due to a certain ordeal which I have explain just now, I am currently staying at that village as a water divine arts user and a doctor."(Zeshald)
Rather than abusing his power as a divine arts user, Zeshald is living along side with the residents of the artless village, he teaches/instructs them even though it is uncommon, as he explained along the way the difference between the divine arts user and the artless.
The majority of the people in this world received the blessings of the 4 major gods who created the world, these god skill people are able to wield the power of the gods. Thus those with the power are able to reigned in the lands of Kaltcio, and dominate every corner of the world. Being a minority of the population who do not have powers, the artless people are viewed/treated as livestock to the god skill people.
"Being viewed/treated as livestock, that is terrible"(Yusuke)
"This is a fact, there is so much difference between those who have powers of god and those who does not."(Zeshald)
There is a distinct division of area between the 4 major gods hierarchy among the divine arts user, even within the same city of an area the places which they lived in are pre determined. The flame art users are top on the hierarchy followed by the water art users and earth art users in the middle, the wind art users are the lowest on the hierarchy.
"Well, this hierarchy is mainly based on which divine arts is stronger in terms of military power and might."(Zeshald)
"Oh I see"(Yusuke)
As Kaltcio is an unknown world I do not possess the common knowledge, but thanks to Zeshald consideration and getting to the main point through his lecture, I am able to smoothly understand the structure of this world.
"Since you have a rough understanding, may you live your life step by step learning along the way."(Zeshald)
"Thank you for your guidance"(Yusuke)
Zeshald invited me to stay in his house for the time being as a research subject, due to the fact that I am confused after being summoned to this world suddenly, and the demonstration of the customization ability earlier.
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As there are not many dangerous animals and magical beast in the area, trenches were dug instead of fencing around the village. Incidentally logs of firewood trees which are use for bonfire and torches could be found at the bottom of the trenches, this allows a creation of a wall of fire in case of an emergency.
The villagers of Rufk survived by fishing in the nearby river, harvesting fruits, berries and nuts from the forest, occasionally they will head over the neighboring village to trade for their agriculture products, there is a large marketplace within the capital of this country which you can sell the pelts of your livestocks in exchange for currency.
The villagers who saw me, were startled by my appearance of a young unfamiliar man with black hair, they were relieve the moment they know that I was Zeshald's guest. I begin to recognized the fact that Zeshald is being respected alot in this village.
"Teacher Zeshald! The evil/calamity god person ... ... " (Sun)
"This is Tagami Yusuke" (Zeshald)
As we arrived at the house, Sun who wanted to rushed out was hiding behind the door. Sun as an assistant at Zeshald's house, has been preparing the rooms for guests, while being vigilance against me.
"Hoho, she seems pretty scared. Did I do something wrong?"(Yusuke)
"You did nothing"(Zeshald)
For now, Zeshald ask Sun to prepare a bucket of water. As I have been walking bare footed from the shrine, more or less the abrasion and scratches began to show on my feet. First I had to wash the dirt off my feet followed by the healing of the wounds to prevent infections.
"I have a spare pair of shoes for you. But it might not be the correct size."(Zeshald)
"Thank you. I think the size is just about right."(Yusuke)
After being persuaded to sit down on the chair, I peep at the soles of my feet. There were mud and pebbles stuck along side with scratches, blisters were starting formed and parts of congealed blood in here and there."~Uwa" while i was deep in thought, Sun brought in the water basin.
"Ah... Thank you"(Yusuke)
"... ..."(Sun)
Sun who tied up her white hair which extend to her shoulders, looks stronger than she seems despite her slim appearance, as she was carry a large wooden basin of water, and placed it in front of my feet. Without any restraint, she begin to gracefully wash my feet.
Surprised by her sudden actions, I instinctively withdraw my feet, it feels as though a scene from the tv. Although it may be rude to suddenly retract my feet. As it might be the common practice in this place.
I put up with the ticklish feeling, while being a little embarrassed. During this brief period of silence, only the sound of the splashing water could be heard.
"Teacher, I have finished the task"(Sun)
After Sun finished washing my feet and reported to Zeshald, she took the basin of dirty water out of the house. Zeshald went to the back of the house and brought back a luggage, from the luggage he took out a spare boots.
"hmmm, Let's see"(Zeshald)
He placed the lightly dusty light brown boots beside my foot to ascertain the size. Next, he started to use a small amount of concentration above the wounds on my feet, the scratches begin to heal and the blisters disappeared.
"So how is it?"(Zeshald)
"This is amazing, it is already all healed up."(Yusuke)
The tingling and pain sensation have also disappeared completely, when I took a look at the soles of my feet it looks all smooth and clean of scars. I was all in admiration of this magical healing power of the divine arts.
"Hmm, so this is the effect of the divine arts abilities."(Yusuke)
"So, it seems. There is a possibility that it might not work."(Zeshald)
Being quite clever, my reaction was being acknowledged by Zeshald with a simple nod. Somewhere in my mind, I was relief that nothing went wrong when I heard that there might be a chance that the divine arts might not work. As I was seen as a evil/calamity god there lies a danger that the divine arts could have reversed it's effect instead.
"Well, I do look like a dangerous man."(Yusuke)
Within Zeshald's expectation, I begin to customized the boots after hearing the item received chime.
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~~ Sun's POV
'Teku Teku' the sound of the footsteps made by my father as he entered the room, while holding a colorful basket of flowers with lala fruits. Occasionally I will look up and ask him, my father would answer with a smile. "The usual shrine from the usual road." On that day, he was heading over with the usual honorable offerings. He abruptly stopped his movement for a moment.
'What happened' as I thought to myself, I look towards the road ahead and saw a young guy with green hair and another guy with yellow hair standing on the road.
Those are divine arts user ~ as it came across my mind instantly, I saw my father being thrown off the roadside and he tumble off into the bushes. The first sight of what I saw was my father bleeding profusely while trying to get up from the bushes.
I cried out my father's name, and started rushing towards him running in anxiety, but the ground below my feet suddenly began to swell up and attack me. I have no idea what is happening around me, one moment I was struggling desperately with a chilling pain in my stomach, the next it became a burning pain.
The 2 divine arts users were sneering. I felt my vitality fading from my body, a stream of blood was gushing out from my stomach, I came to a conclusion"Ah... ... I am dying."
From the opposite of the road, a blue hair guy came running towards me after seeing what happen. That person knows. That person is one of the divine arts user. Although, that person is -
".....!"
The glaring morning sunlight and the cheerful birds chirping, it seems like everything that just happened was a lingering nightmare which begin to disappear. After exhaling a sigh of relief, I begin to try and sit up. It's a old dream that I haven't seen in awhile. It's a long time since than, I thought that I would never dreamt of this nightmare of a past again.
".... .... I am sure it's that evil/calamity god's fault... ..."
After letting out another sigh, I got of the bed.
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~Yusuke Pov"Good morning, teacher. .... .... Yusuke San"(Sun)
"Ohh, good morning Sun"(Zeshald)
"Good morning"(Yusuke)
As Sun was coming out from the hallway, I was sorting and arranging the items like clothings and shoes that were on the table with Zeshald. "You could try running a tailor store" Zeshald suggested, "Right it might not be a bad idea" ask I answered.
"Yosh, let's begin"(Yusuke)
While I was at it, it look as though my fingers were dancing in the air, the first item on the table was a pair of battered shoes which begin to envelop in light, as divine arts users like to wear elaborate clothing and design, I turned it into a shiny new pair of shoes.
This is the skill which I who came from another world have acquired. It is known as "Customized Created".
All of a sudden, I felt a gaze and looked up and saw Sun as our eyes met. Sun hastily exited to the hallway. It's been a few days since I was summoned to this world, I have accustom to the life in this village and occasionally I will talk to the villagers. However, it seems like I am unable to talk to Sun.
I sighed at the thought of it. As Zeshald begin to notice the awkwardness between the 2 of us, he made sure Sun have left the house before speaking to me about it.
"Please don't think bad about her, she have a very unfortunate past that she is burdened with."(Zeshald)
Zeshald closed his eyes and place his index finger in front of his mouth while saying"it's a secret", and he begin to talk about the past event which Sun had experienced.
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~Sun's location
"Aunt Bahana ... . Yes, it seems teacher/doctor is busy researching on Yusuke's god skill."(Sun)
Sun who came to the forest to harvest nuts and berries, when she met the friendly neighbor who called out to her. It was one of the young lady whom was living nearby when Sun was living with her father. She knew Sun since Sun was a child, and often worried about the welfare of Sun.
She had lost her husband in her youth, it stated officially that it was due to a hunting accident, but deep down inside she knew the truth, it was due to the divine arts user who kill for fun. She understand the pain in which sun is feeling after losing her father to the divine arts user. Thus, Sun has a trauma towards young man of the divine arts user.
"Are you not used to it yet?"(Villager Auntie Bahana)
".... .... I know he is a good person, but ... ... it still absolutely scary.... "(Sun)
Sun knew about Yusuke's attitude and feelings, but the problem lies with her own heart. However, the fear of the god skill people which was engraved in her childhood isn't that easy to overcome. As heard from Zeshald, it seems that Yusuke doesn't seem to be from the god skill people.
Even so, that power of that god skill person who came from another world, summoned by the "Evil/calamity god's shrine" also know as "The Shrine of artless" seem different from the other god skills. In this world, those who are summoned by the "evil/calamity god", are recognized as "evil/calamity god skill people".
"Well, it is not in a hurry. Just take it slowly, you could try to speak to him bit by bit."(Villager Auntie Bahana)
"Un(okay)"(Sun)
~ Sun's pov
I could start from the morning greetings first. If I could slowly get use to it, I maybe able to speak normally.
"Today, I wonder what should I ask... ... maybe how's the taste of the food?"(Sun)
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While Sun went to the forest to harvest nuts and berries, Zeshald who was currently in the house begin to talk about Sun past. The difference between the god skill people and the artless could clearly be seen after the story, different types of feelings gushed out from me as I do not know what the common sense was here.
"What happened to those 2 people"(Yusuke)
"They had planned to silence me, so I killed one of them on the spot, while the other escape in the direction of the wind skill people."(Zeshald)
Presently this is called the Village of Rufk, in the past there was no ruler or caretaker who is a god skill person, no one know when did this village even started.
Since the village doesn't have a lord, these no god skill people are often treated like wild animals. Within the groups of young god skill people, there are those who like to test their power for enjoyment on the artless, there are those who rule using fear and others who work diligently.
The divine arts fledglings who attacked Sun and her father, misunderstood that Zeshald rushed over because they killed his possessions without permission.
As Zeshald is one of the water divine arts user, and the earth divine arts user have the same rank, but between the earth god : Zalnar and the water god : Shalnar, Shalnar is of a higher divinity, thus being an authority higher than the earth divine arts user.
If one were to kill the possession of a higher authority, they will be judged in a arbitrary god's people court trial. As larceny is capital punishment, they might have their properties confiscated and even become slaves. Due to the fear of capital punishment they tried to silence Zeshald from letting this out.
Zeshald's water divine arts does not only have the power to heal, if one is able to master the power of healing they would be able to destroy one's body depending on how you use it.
"The wind arts users have the talent for communication and movement, while I was strangling the earth arts user with his blood vessel, the wind arts user manage to slip pass and escape."(Zeshald)
"That's a pretty gruesome story......"(Yusuke)
While listening to this terrible story, Yusuke begin to get angry. No matter what world you come from to have a comrade who understand these feelings .
"O mister in the world where you live, are there comrade who feels the same?"(Zeshald)
"Well, there are weird people who lived there, but no one is treated as animals even in the present days it is unimaginable."(Yusuke)
Although it seem to have veer too far off topic, Yusuke begin to explain about his world, one where human rights are currently important where countries will go to the very extend to protect these rights of their own people, Zeshald was filled with different variety of emotions, and said "That is a good place"
"This had became a long talk"(Zeshald)
Once the table is cleared of items, Zeshald will be heading to the town to sell them as he could wait no longer. While I was helping Zeshald, a green object dropped out of the strong durable bag on the chair.
'What was that rod like object that fell off the chair? Let me pick it up and see' (Yusuke)
Kin Kon
Semi transparent gem like objects. It's size is about a length of a index finger and around 5mm in diameter. It's shape is similar to a hexagonal pencil with flat ends.
"?! Oh, that's a crystal. The bag on the chair is my purse."(Zeshald)
[Crystals] a very hard rod shaped like money. This currency is created by the flame skill and earth skill people and are currently in circulation in Kaltcio. It is said that this crystals is made up of condense light, and the manufacturing method is a secret.
This country's capital have the largest city in the whole of Kaltcio and is know as "Sanc Adiet". The royal family of the flame arts reigned in this city and manages the mint of crystals.
Of course the currency is also split up to honor the 4 major gods, the value of the crystals are determined by the color, red is known as the Volnar crystals, one of it equals to 5 blue Shalnar crystals or 10 yellow Zalnar crystals or 30 green Fyolnar crystals.
"This is confusing... ..."(Yusuke)
"Hohoho you better remember it for future use."(Zeshald)
I held it above my head and tried to look through the semi transparent Fyolnar green crystal to see if the light could pierce through it, as I remembered the chime sound when I touched it 'should i try customizing?' and I opened the customize menu.
I borrowed one of the Volnar crystal from his bag and compared it's parameter with the Fyolnar crystals, it seems like only one part is different while the other parameters are the same.
Even though they are the same type of crystals there are some delicate differences, this was probably due to some marginal error.
"..... let's try"
My hands begin to wrapped in a light, placed within them was a Fyolnar crystal, after the effect ended, there was a red translucent Volnar crystal.
"Wait a min, bro!"
'Gatan" As the chair fell when Zeshald stood up, he hurried around and check the surroundings. Today within this room there was only me and Zeshald, no one else is around. I whispered "This is wrong, right?", as I passed the customized crimson crystal to him.
The crystal that have transformed is real. The crystal which was minted by the Artisans of the fire arts users and earth arts users, could not be counterfeit. But, this is not a fluke but genuine crystal.
"...... listen up, Yusuke"(Zeshald)
Never talk to anyone about this. Don't show this to anyone. In this bag, there are 8 Fyolnar crystals.
This afternoon, 8 Fyolnar crystals disappeared from Zeshald's crystals bag, and somehow the number of Volnar crystals had increase by 8.
It was a strange phenomenon.
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