Chapter 1333: After the Deal

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    After the two verbally agreed on the general nature of the deal, the two went through all of the various clauses making up their agreement in detail, adjusting things here and there to make sure that both sides would end up with everything to gain and not much to lose.

    By the time they were both satisfied with the agreement they came up with, Valyr and Aster then shook hands, only to add one another to each other''s friend lists after that.

    After confirming that both of them could message one another at any time, it was only then did the two part ways, with the young man leaving Fimbul Plaza sometime later after Aster did.

    "To think that a misunderstanding from one side could transform into something much more." Standing at the entrance to the plaza, Valyr had a wide grin on his face as he briefly stared at the night sky.

    "Guess the world still has a lot of surprises waiting for me to uncover."

    Chuckling at the words that left his mouth, the young man went ahead and brought up the system''s chat feature, sending a message to Thomas and the others to see how they were doing.

    Getting a response from the three that they were proceeding through the quests just fine, the young man let out yet another chuckle before heading to the nearest inn from the plaza as the words Aster left him lingered in his mind.

    "He told me that we''d look at the plot of land included in the deal first thing tomorrow morning."

    "Now then... I wonder where that plot of land would be located?"

    ...

    "Well, then... look who''s up early."

    As he made his way to the easternmost gate of the city, a faint smile began to creep up on Valyr''s face just as Aster said those words.

    "I could say the same for you," said the young man in response, slightly chuckling. "Didn''t you send me a message that we''d meet up half an hour from now?"

    "I took all of my morning meetings into consideration when I made that message," replied Aster with a slight shrug. "Who knew those meetings would be done earlier than I thought?"

    "Anyways, enough about me," said the man after that, changing the topic without hesitation.

    "Since the two of us are already here, shall we head to your new plot of land?"

    In response, Valyr faintly nodded, a slight smile adorning his face.

    Nodding back at the young man, Aster went ahead and led the way, gradually increasing his speed as the two of them soon found themselves in the outskirts of Astella City.

    Whoosh!

    Wanting to know how talented Valyr was for the Mage Guild to covet his existence for the tournament, the man decided to pick up the pace all of a sudden, forcing the young man to move at what would be the usual speed of a peak Rank 1 class holder.

    Swoosh!

    Yet, seeing as he saw Valyr having an easy time moving at that speed, Aster did not hesitate to take it a step further, increasing his speed to where even a mid-Rank 2 class holder would have difficulty catching up.

    Though, just like before, the young man showed no signs of discomfort or strain whatsoever while moving at that speed, causing the man''s eyes to widen as he briefly looked at Valyr in shock.

    "And that made you think it was a good idea to offer this plot of land to me?" asked Valyr, not understanding the mental gymnastics Aster pulled off to come to that conclusion. "Surely you could''ve continued to keep this plot of land until after the war was over, no?"

    "I could, but what would that achieve?" Aster shook his head at the idea. "Also, if you consider how much money the clan would have to invest just to get a town here going would bankrupt us if we were to do it after the war."

    "Well... that makes sense." Valyr nodded in agreement after listening to the man''s words. "But that still doesn''t explain why you thought it was a good idea to give this plot of land to

    me."

    "Call it a gut feeling, I guess." Aster replied with a shrug, which promptly made the young man look at him with a raised eyebrow.

    "...What?" Taking note of Valyr''s reaction to his words, a thought soon popped up in the man''s mind, only to then put two and two together after that.

    "Wait... don''t tell me you already have plans for this plot of land?"

    "I don''t." Valyr shook his head. "I wasn''t even expecting you to offer up a plot of land for the

    deal."

    "However... that doesn''t mean that I don''t have a use for it," the young man continued. "After all, one of the requirements needed to establish a guild is a place to set up the guild''s base of

    operations."

    "...Who would have thought you''d already have a use for this land?" Hearing the words that left Valyr''s mouth, Aster soon began to laugh out of disbelief.

    "Fate truly works in mysterious ways."

    "Fate really does work in mysterious ways." Valyr nodded in agreement, letting out a bit of

    laughter himself.

    After talking for a bit more about how absurd it was for two random things to align so perfectly, Aster eventually continued where their tour around the land left off, giving Valyr the deed to the land by the time he was done.

    Making a few hints here and there that the Stelyra clan might want to invest in his guild after that, the man eventually left Valyr in the plot of land he now owned, telling the latter that he still had something else to do back in the city.

    Whoosh!

    Staring at the deed he now had as Aster''s silhouette gradually disappeared from his field of

    vision, the young man soon let out a sigh as he proceeded to stash the deed in his spatial

    bracelet.

    Then, after scratching the back of his head for a bit, he looked at the land surrounding him

    once more before giving a command to the system.

    "System, I would like to establish a guild."@@@@