The next day, the Crusaders continued their journey through Egypt. They took a ferry to get to their next location, which is supposed to be Edfu. The group were relaxing on deck, enjoying the breeze.
"The ancient Egyptians were known to bury their dead on the side of the Nile where the sun sets. That's why all of their cities are built on the east side." Noriko informed the group. "The structures on the west side are reserved for the dead."
"But our enemies won't care about east or west," Joseph said, stepping forward. "They'll attack from all directions." He warned.
The ferry passed by a group of bystanders that were walking alongside some rocky hills with a cow.
"Boy, that cow of yours, she's one lazy bovine." One of the men commented. "Pretty strong though..."
The other man chuckled. The man who walked in front, stopped and turned around.
"Hey, Chaka! Quit dragging your feet!" The man shouted. "You're wasting time!"
The younger man glanced at his father while carrying a heavy bag and a long wooden rake. He picked up the pace and jogged his way towards him.
"For the love of god! What a slacker! Just who do you take after?" Chaka's father said.
One of the men chuckled as they resumed walking. "Your cow and your son look just like you!" He remarked, making the other man laugh.
Chaka came to a stop, spotting something on the ground. It had an elaborate, jeweled-encrusted cross-guard complete with a scabbard.
"A katana?" He muttered. He put the heavy bag and wooden rake down. He got on one knee to inspect the weapon. "What's this doing out here?" He picked up the katana.
"Hey, look at that! It's a katana!" One of Chaka's father's friends pointed out.
They rushed over to Chaka.
"Hand it over!" Chaka's father said, snatching the sword off his son's hands.
"Hmm? Did somebody lose it?" Chaka's father hummed with amusement.
"What kind of person would drop a katana?" One of the friend's said.
"It's incredible! I bet you it's worth something nice!" Chaka's father said.
"Hey, what if the owner is around here somewhere?" The other man wearing a hat said, looking around the area. "I'd be really worried if I dropped this..."
"Perhaps it's a long lost antique. Should we take it to the police?" The bald man asked.
"You idiot!" Chaka's father snapped at him. "We'll line our pockets from selling this! HAHAHAHA!"
As his father laughed, Chaka looked elsewhere. "But I'm the one who found it..." He said to himself.
"It's worthless if it's just a replica." The bald man said. "Hurry and take it out!"
Chaka's father grabbed the hilt and pulled but the sword didn't budge.
"What's wrong?"
"I-It's stuck! It won't budge!" Chaka's father said, struggling to unsheathe the sword with all his might and strength.
"Here, let me try." His friend offered.
The friend wearing a hat looked over at the bald man, "Hold that end." He ordered.
Two people are pulling the cover of the blade while the other is pulling the hilt using all their strength. But the sword still didn't budge.
"N-No good! The blade isn't even showing!" The man wearing a hat said.
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Stardust Crusaders: Around The World
AventuraGrowing up wasn't easy for Kakyoin, Noriko. She always believed nobody would ever understand her, especially her parents. No one could see her green spirit friend, that is until she met a certain blonde man in Egypt. She was sent out to kill Kujo, J...
