The World Behind The Arch

Chapter 5

Griffith was walking around town, it had stopped raining; Griffith was thinking about how he could sabotage his opponents, when his cell phone started ringing again.

[New Mission: Find Your Partner]

"Partner? Does it mean someone from class? It doesn' matter, I have more important things to do right now," the boy thought, looking at his phone.

Griffith arrived at a smithy with a sign that said "Smithy Vulcano" the boy entered it, its owner was a man with black hair, hypermusculated and who was not wearing a shirt.

"Welcome, how can I help you?" Asked the Smith when he saw it.

"What are your current benefits?"

"I don't know, I'm the most famous Blacksmith in the city, every self-respecting adventurer comes here to buy his gear."

"Perfect, I'll pay you 2000 Stallin for the store."

"Sorry, it's not for sale."

"Okay, 5,000 and a managerial job for 1,000 Stallin a week."

"How do you plan to pay that amount?" The smith asked, impressed.

"I have my tricks, my inn has given 500 Stallin in half an hour."

"Okay, but I want my contract to be for life and I can decide when to leave," the man bargained.

"Let's sign the transfer of papers," Griffith said, agreeing to the Blacksmith's bargain.

Griffith left the smithy with a newly forged sword, a gift from the blacksmith. Carlos was standing at the door, wondering whether to enter or not.

"Are you here too!?" He exclaimed, surprised when he saw it.

"Yes, just like Ziz and Garudo," Griffith answered.

"Man, at least I'm not alone in this shitty world," the boy exclaimed.

"It's more fun than it seams, well I'm going, I have things to do."

Griffith walked away from Carlos and returned to the inn, there he examined his reward for finding his mate.

"A red cape? Cool, I'll put it on right now," the boy thought.

Ziz woke up in a bed, his clothes had been changed and now he was wearing a green leather shirt with a black vest and pants of the same color, Garudo was sitting on a chair, wearing a black shirt and pants.

"Where are we?" Ziz asked his partner.

"Lucky son of a bitch," Garudo replied angrily.

"What happened?"

 "The girl has undressed and dressed you, and I had to dressing myself, she has paid more attention to you, her attacker than to me, her hero," the jealous boy explained.

"How long have I been asleep?"

"About half an hour," Garudo reported.

"Something important to highlight?"

"The girl is taking a shower."

"Let's escape now that she's busy, while I was sleeping I came up with a plan to get money," the boy ordered.

"Did you sleep? I thought you were unconscious.

"Petty details," the boy replied before starting to walk toward the bedroom door.

Garudo and Ziz hurried out of the house and into an alley.

"Okay, this is the plan, when a big shot passes you will rob him with your Thief Skills," Ziz explained.