Aether : Calraem

Chapter 23: Ameris

Hikari arrived on the deck to see Kaizoku and Samurai Sensei having an intense conversation. It looked really important but when Hikari arrived they were back to their normal(?) selves. Kaizoku sat on the ledge of the ship and Samurai Sensei leaned against it.

"You called me, Captain?" Hikari asked and then the Captain smiled.

"It's about time, Cabin Boy." Kaizoku said as he snapped his fingers.

He opened his inventory and then four swords appeared in front of him. One was a cutlass, the second a longsword, the third a katana and the fourth a rapier. Each weapon was beautifully crafted almost to the point of perfection with minor details and flawless beauty.

"Choose your weapon, Cabin Boy. Now that you've passed Independence Fortnight I need you to choose the weapon you will be training with from now on." Kaizoku said.

"... Okay..." Hikari looked at the swords individually.

They all looked like they had their own advantages and disadvantages. The cutlass should have been obvious but he didn't feel like it went with his look. The katana looked cooler when Samurai Sensei was using it so he'll not do the same. The rapier was out of the question so that only left one option after all...

"I want that one."

"The longsword, huh? You really still have the [Hero] class, don't you?"

"I just wanted that one, okay??" Hikari suddenly looked embarrassed that his answer didn't look the least bit surprising to his Captain and the First Mate.

"Okay, okay. Mr. Generic here's your sword." Kaizoku handed Hikari the sword along with its sheath.

The sword was a metre long and glowed in a silver tint. From the looks of it Hikari could see that the blade was double-edged and the amount of detail that went into making it was intricate. On the blade itself there was magic  circles carved into it that could only be seen at a certain angle. The handle also had a good grip to it. Compared  to sword he had been using during Independence Fortnight this was pure gold. It reminded Hikari very much of his weapon [Derathis].

"This looks awesome!"

"Of course it does! You judge my skill as a weapons smith you mere mortal?" Samurai  Sensei asked in a deep menacing voice.

"A-Aren't you also mortal?"

"What was that?!"

"N-Nothing!"

Kaizoku scratched the back of his head as he watch the argument unfold in front of him. He really did think that Samurai Sensei took it a bit too hard but it was true that Samurai Sensei was the one who had made the weapons as per his request. Kaizoku had hoped Hikari would change a little and take something like the katana but his [Hero] class is slowly breaking that seal. He might be too self righteous for the life of a pirate.

"Samurai Sensei,  what's the name of the sword?" He decided to change the topic.

"[Ameris], its [Derathis'] sister." Samurai Sensei took the bait.

""[Ameris]"" Hikari repeated the name.

"I created to run on willpower, the stronger the willpower of the wielder the stronger and sharper the blade. Also, as long as it is in your possession you're perception and healing are higher." Samurai Sensei explained and then gave a detailed explanation about all the time and effort he put into making the blade.

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It had only taken ten minutes for Kaizoku fall asleep to Samurai Sensei's story. Stretching himself out and cramped himself on the floor into a nice sleeping position on the hardwood of the ship. Hikari watched this and when he blinked Kaizoku had disappeared. He glanced back and saw that door leading to the Captain's room suddenly closed in a suspicious manner.