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Bima released an enormous amount of energy. From that energy, a rather terrifying aura could be felt. Bima's body itself appeared to be growing larger.
"Bima, are you alright?"
"Don't worry, Jay. I'm fine. In fact, I feel better than ever."
Magic skills have varying levels of power depending on the player. It's not just based on magical elements to create spells. Magic can also be applied in other areas.
Magic Skill: Enhancement is a spell that allows the user to significantly enhance their physical strength beyond that of an ordinary human. Not only can it boost the user's body, this skill can also be used on weapons.
Additionally, attributes increase temporarily while this skill is active. It can only be used for 5 minutes and will enter a cooldown period afterward. The higher the level of the Enhancement skill, the stronger the user's body and weapons become.
"Bima, your body is growing larger. You look amazing!"
"Haha, thanks for the compliment. Now, I'll crush them all. Just stay here and watch."
Whoooshhh... (Bima dashes off quickly.)
"He's so fast!" I was amazed by his speed.
Boom!!
Crashhh!!
Bammm!!
Banggg!!
Bima fought the monsters on his own. His body was incredibly strong and he moved with incredible speed. Even with just a wooden weapon, he defeated the monsters one by one. With his current strength, it seemed like he could finish the Quest with ease.
"Hey, Arya, Jay. Looks like we won't be fighting."
"Seems that way, Yusa. We'll move in when Bima looks overwhelmed."
"Alright."
"Hahaha, this is so much easier. Take this! And this!" Bima kept beating up the monsters alone.
"Be careful, Bima!" Yusa shouted to him.
"Yeah, I will."
Brugg!!
Bragg!!
Dugg!!
"Take this, you weak monsters! Brakk…" Bima's wooden weapon shattered.
"His weapon broke."
"Let's help him now!"
We saw Bima's weapon break. We thought he would have trouble fighting without it, so we tried to help. But it turned out—he didn't need our help at all.
"Bang, bang, bang! You think I can't beat you without a weapon? You're wrong! My fists are more than enough to destroy you all. Hahaha…" Bima kept punching the monsters with his bare hands.
"Forget it. He really is the strongest in our party."
"You're right, Jay. Bima's really enjoying the fight."
In the end, Bima wiped out the monsters by himself. He killed over 30 goblins without any help from us. Naturally, he received many rewards for completing the Quest.
"You're amazing, Bima."
"Haha, that was nothing, Yusa."
"Are you okay?"
"Don't worry, Jay. My body is perfectly fine, as you can see."
"That's good to hear."
"Oh right, sorry. You guys didn't get any rewards because I killed all the monsters."
"No worries, I'm sure there are plenty more Quests waiting for us."
"You're right, Jay. When the time comes, we won't lose to you, Bima."
"Hahaha, I look forward to it, Yusa."
After finishing the Quest, we returned to Roro's house. It was getting dark, and we planned to sleep and rest.
"We're back home."
"…Yawn… You're done with your Quest?" Loka opened the door.
"Well actually, Bima finished the whole Quest by himself. He killed all the monsters. We didn't even help."
"I see. I'm glad you all made it back safely. Come in and get some sleep. I'll lock the door soon."
"Alright."
Loka opened the door for us. Feeling exhausted, we entered the house and quickly fell asleep. We all slept soundly until morning came.
"Wake up, everyone. It's morning." Loka woke us up.
"Good morning, everyone."
"Morning, Jay. I'm going to wash my face."
"Me too."
Splash… (Bima washed his face.)
The next morning, we woke up. Loka had woken us from our deep sleep. After waking up, we washed our faces to feel refreshed.
"Hey, does anyone know what time it is now?"
"Doesn't Roro have a wall clock?"
"It's broken."
"Just look at your phone, Bima."
"My phone's been dead for a long time."
"Same here. Mine's dead too."
"Looks like phones are useless now."
"I know—just check the system window. There's a small clock at the top."
"Really, Yusa? Let me check... Wait a sec."
"There it is! You're right, Yusa. It's 7 o'clock now."
"Told you."
I just found out that the system window also displays the time, similar to a phone. If Yusa hadn't told us, we would never have known. Now that our phones are no longer usable, the System really helps with features similar to what we used to have.
We had breakfast together at the dining table. This morning's food was prepared by Roro and Loka. They woke up early to cook everything for us.
"Bima, after breakfast let's go to that clothing store from yesterday. You still owe them, right? Oh, and I heard you got a lot of coins from yesterday's Quest. So, you're paying for everything, okay?"
"Heee, but Sis, there's something I want to buy."
"Oh come on, little brother. Don't you feel bad for us who don't have many coins? Besides, you'll get a lot more soon. You're super strong after all."
"Hahaha, alright Sis. I guess you're right."
"Oh yeah, where's Arya? I haven't seen him this morning."
"Me neither."
"Now that you mention it, where did he go?"
Of course they were looking for him. But starting today, Arya wouldn't be continuing our journey with us. He left last night after we all had fallen asleep.
Last night...
"You're not sleeping?"
"Where are you going this late, Arya?"
"There's a place I need to go. I can't stay here any longer."
"Is it really that important to you?"
"Yes. Very important."
"Alright, if that's your decision, I won't force you to stay."
(Nods) "Oh yeah, Jay. If they ask about me, just say I'll be waiting in front of the Dungeon entrance. I'll wait there. And thank you for everything. It's been a long time since I've felt what it's like to live with other people."
"Alright. I'll let them know. Take care, Boss."
"Yeah. I'm off."
I met Arya last night before he left for some place. But he promised to wait for us at the Dungeon entrance.
"He left for somewhere important. But he promised to wait for us at the Dungeon entrance."
"I can't believe he really went alone."
"Right. We hadn't even known him that long."
"If that's his choice, there's nothing we can do. We can't force him."
"Yeah, you're right, Jay."
"Bima, are you done eating?"
"Yes, Sis. Are we heading out now?"
"Yeah, let's go to that store."
"Alright."
Loka and Bima went to the clothing store to pay for what we took. But Bima was shocked—the car we'd been using was gone. Turns out, Arya had taken it.
"What? The car is gone."
"Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you. Arya left with our car."
"No way!? How are we going to continue our journey without it?" Bima was upset.
"Don't worry, we'll find a way."
"But that car had been with us from the start."
"Forget it, let's just go." Loka pulled Bima along.
"Be careful, you two."
"Okay."
"…The car…"
Loka and Bima left for the clothing store. Meanwhile, Roro, Yusa, and I were relaxing at home, waiting for them to return. But after a while, someone shouted at us to come out of the house. We went to check.
"Hey! You in the house! Get out now!" Someone yelled at us to come out.
"Whose voice is that? Are they shouting at us?"
"You're right, Yusa. Let's check it out."
"Yeah."
When we opened the door and stepped outside, a group of five people were standing in front of Roro's house. They all looked angry, though we didn't know why. But we knew they wanted something from us.
"Oi, oi, oi… So these are the people who stole clothes from our store."
"Stole? We didn't steal anything from you."
"How dare you lie to us!? You think we don't know? The clothes you're wearing were taken from our shop!"
"What proof do you have?" I couldn't believe these thugs owned the nice clothing store.
"Yeah, what's your proof?"
"You're still not confessing? Didn't you go to that clothing store yesterday? (Points toward the store) You took about 10 outfits from there. That store belongs to us!"
"But there was no one guarding the store yesterday. That's why we took the clothes without paying. Besides, our friends are on their way back to the store now to pay."
"Oh, great. So now you're lying and insulting us too? You think we believe your friends are paying right now?"
"It's true. We're not lying."
"Forget it, Roro. Let Yusa and me handle this."
"Why don't you just pay us? We were kind enough to come here so you wouldn't have to walk. Isn't that right, guys?"
"Yeah, exactly."
"Alright, we'll pay. How much for all the clothes?"
"1000 gold coins."
"That's expensive! We don't have that many coins."
"Hey, that's just for the clothes. You haven't paid for the inn and beach entry fees yet. You owe us 3000 gold coins in total."
"What!? But this is my house! What do you mean by inn?"
"Hahaha, you're so funny, miss. You think this house still belongs to you? It was destroyed days ago and our boss rebuilt it. All the houses, shops, and buildings here were rebuilt by our boss."
"Exactly. Every building in this area belongs to our boss. If you can't pay, then you'll die!"
"What do we do, guys?"
"If they attack, we have no choice but to fight."
"But Jay, there are five of them and only three of us. Shouldn't we wait for Bima and Loka?"
"There's no time, Yusa. You and Roro, get ready. These opponents seem tough."
"Alright, we understand."
"Hahaha, so you choose to fight? Fine, get ready to die. Let's go, everyone!"
"Come forth, sacred weapon!"
Of the five of them, four summoned their sacred weapons and prepared to fight. One man stayed in the back—he seemed to be their boss, silently observing the battle.
"Let's go! Yusa, Roro!"
"Yes!"
"I summon you, Trisula Wedha!"
"Come forth, Sky Cleaver!"
"With the power of the Queen, the weapon that stirs storms and waves, and makes enemies tremble—I summon the sacred weapon, KareraReksa ! "
"Wow, that's a beautiful weapon, Roro."
"Indeed. A stunning trident."
"Thank you."
"Let's face them, everyone!"
"Yes…"
"Hahaha, do you really think three of you can defeat us? Kill them all!"
"Die, you little bastards!"
"Attack them all!"
"Haaaaa…!"
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To be continued