"Shiro-chan! Here''s the gear that you requested for Kaz-kun." Shuna handed over folded clothes made from magic silk made from hellmoth silk and other rare materials.

    "Why do you call me -chan but not Kaz?" Shiro asked the pink-haired kijin.

    "Because you''re still a little brother to me. While Kaz-kun may be your student but he''s still a guest." Shuna smiled at Shiro.

    Shiro went back to Kaz training with his new skill, slicing trees in half and smashing rocks. "Hey put this on." Shiro threw the gear at Kaz and accidentally tore the clothes with his sharp hand.

    "Oh come on kid." Shiro picked them up and injected magicules into them. The self-repairing feature of Shuna''s special silk activated and the clothes were immediately repaired.

    Kaz was surprised. Shiro explained the properties of the cloth and after finishing the explanation Kaz slipped into his new gear. It was light, robust, and easy to move around in which made Kaz smile. The gear had a black vest, black undershirt and pants. There were also shoes, red gloves, leg and arm pads for a bit more protection and a hood hidden in the vest. The entire thing had many secret pockets for knives, daggers, and other useful stuff.

    Happy with the new equipment he tested it by jumping from tree to tree and then threw a kunai, killing a random bird. Jumping down from a tree, Kaz asked what''s next.

    Shiro went back to his human form and his kimono transformed back into his adventurer clothes before he answered. "We go back to Blumund. Hold on to me." Kaz grabbed his coat and they teleported right next to the city walls. Greeted by the guards they went inside.

    "Hey Kaz, ready to rank up to B?"

    "Yeah, I''m ready." Kaz''s sharp eyes showed bloodl.u.s.t, which made Shiro remind himself to be careful with him as he still doesn''t know how to counter Kaz''s camouflage ability.

    They went to the guild. People greeted Shiro but were wary of Kaz, even they know that the kid isn''t normal. Shiro talked to the receptionist and she started the procedure for a rank up exam. She asked Kaz to give her the I.D to it would be updated.

    The people nearby saw that Kaz was gonna try and rank up. They all stopped what they were doing and went to the testing area to watch.

    Shiro and Kaz were already there. But before Kaz entered the magic barrier circle, Shiro gave him a wakizashi.

    "What is this?"

    "Pretty sure I taught you how to handle a sword. Anyways you''ll need it if you''re gonna take on a lesser demon."

    Kaz took the sword. It wasn''t made of anything special but it was still high quality. Kurobe''s sword smithing skills never fail.

    The lesser demon attacked. It was fast, but Kaz was faster. Kaz kept dodging the demon. He tried to attack but his slashes didn''t connect.

    Remembering that demons have no physical body he started covering his sword in magicules. Creating a thin layer of magic around the blade he started doing some damage.

    After a while Kaz his starting to get exhausted. Deciding that he has to end this quickly he threw multiple magicule covered knives at the demon. It dodged most of them but a few hit the demon, staggering it.

    Kaz saw his chance, staggering his opponent gave him a window that he can use. He sprinted. When he got near the demon slashed its claws towards him. Kaz jumped over, dodging the attack and landing behind the demon. Wasting no time he threw more knives, hitting the demon''s back. Kaz jumped again, this time aiming at the demon''s neck. He spun around and slashed. The demon''s body dissipated.

    Kaz fell to his knees. Exhausted but thrilled. A kid like him defeated a lesser demon, something he never thought he would be able to do. His body had small cuts that came from attacks that he barely dodged so he was bleeding a little.

    The spectators cheered. Some whistled, some hollered, and some simply clapped. Nevertheless they were celebrating a new B rank adventurer in their midst.

    Kaz felt a splash on his head. Blue liquid trickled from his hair and all his injuries were immediately gone. His stamina recovered as his skin absorbed the liquid.

    "Was that a full potion?" Kaz asked Shiro as he stood up.

    "Yup."

    "How much of those do you even have?"

    "More than you think. But enough of that, let''s go get your I.D."

    The two had the center of attention the entire day. Shiro almost blushed from all the compliments of finding a prodigy, but he kept his cool to maintain that "cool" persona he''s established as an adventurer. Kaz however, was smiling alot with a very smug expression, being praised as a prodigy. ''He may be an edgy kid... but he''s still a kid. I guess that''s something that you can''t really change.'' Shiro thought to himself when he heard a *ding* in his mind.

    ?New quest available.?

    ''It''s been a while since I got a system quest. Sage, show me the quest.''

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    Quest: To Ingrassia

    Description: The world is vast, leave Blumund and explore the world! The Kingdom of Ingrassia is one of the wealthiest countries of the world, try going there next.

    Requirements: Go the capital of Ingrassia

    Rewards: 5★ Random gacha ticket, Chronostasis Hourglass.

    ''What.... why are there censored parts?''

    ?...?

    ''No answer huh... guess I just need to find out for myself.'' Shiro scratched his head, feeling a little frustrated. He looked over to Kaz "Hey kid we''re going to Ingrassia."

    "What? When?" Kaz was surprised by the sudden decision of his mentor.

    "Tomorrow I guess?"

    "WAIT YOU''RE LEAVING!?!" A fellow adventurer heard what Shiro said and was surprised. Others heard what the adventurer said and started flooding Shiro questions. It was too sudden, they were gonna miss him.

    The crowd calmed down after a while when they realized they can''t keep a person in one place forever.

    ...

    Midnight, Shiro woke up Kaz and they sneaked out of the inn they''re staying at. They went to the western gate, the guard saw them and let them pass but not before saying goodbye. Shiro has quite a reputation, the guard understood why Shiro was sneaking out, but it wasn''t the only reason why.

    Kaz couldn''t stay awake for much longer and passed out. Shiro transformed into his beast form. He stood on all fours. Unlike when he''s in a gigantic size his hands and feet become paws when his transformation is small. He was about the size of a normal fang wolf. Using one of his tails he hauled the sleeping Kaz onto his back and used [Sticky Steel Thread] to keep him from falling out.

    Shiro looked around one last time to check if no one is around. After confirming that they were alone he ran at fast speeds. In beast form he is as fast, if not, faster than Ranga.

    "Sage how fast can I get to Ingrassia''s capital at full speed?"

    ?3 days at most if you are running non-stop.?

    "What about if I take breaks?"

    ?5 to 6 days.?

    "Well... I''m in no hurry. There''s no harm in taking breaks." Shiro stopped in his tracks. Carrying Kaz with a tail he transformed back into his fox form. He took out 2 air beds he bought from the modern world and placed Kaz on of them. He created a [Body Double] clone and sent it to hunt food and lied down on an air bed while waiting for the clone to return.

    Minutes later the clone came back with 2 rabbits. He dispelled the clone and cooked the rabbits. He ate one and kept the other in the inventory, saving it for when Kaz wakes up.

    This continued for 5 days. Running, eating, and then sleeping. He had Kaz hunt for the food most of the time for survival training.

    "Are we there yet?" Kaz grumbled. They reached the edge of the forest and was greeted by large plains. They could see a very large city from the distance, surrounded by magnificent walls. "Yes Kaz... yes we are."

    Kaz dismounted Shiro as he turned back into his human form. Adjusting his glove he told Kaz they should just walk from here. And so they walked on the paved path leading to the capital city. The breeze felt cool and fresh. Kaz, for the first time in a while felt relaxed. A feeling he hasn''t felt since his parents died.

    They soon reached the city gates. As they took the steps to enter the city a loud roar was suddenly heard. Everyone in the area turned to look at where the roar came from only to see a sky dragon rapidly approaching.

    Panic ensued shortly after. The soldiers were lining up and aiming their bows at the dragon. "FIRE!!" Their captain shouted and a barrage of arrows came flying. However it did nothing against the dragon''s tough scales and every single arrow shot just bounced off.

    Suddenly lighting formed around the sky dragon, it was preparing to attack. Aiming at the archers on the wall the dragon unleashed its magic upon them. Dragons are very powerful, when one attacks it''s inevitable that casualties will happen. The soldiers steeled themselves for their deaths. Seconds later nothing happened.

    They saw a man with snow white hair in front of them. His hand was pulsing with electricity. "Redirection". Shiro threw the light back at the dragon, damaging it with its own magic. Inspired by his favorite character of a certain tv show he redirected the lightning by utilizing [Energy Eater]. He absorbed the magic but didn''t fully assimilate it, he just let it course through his body and back to the dragon.

    He jumped toward the staggered dragon and kicked it right in the head. As Shiro landed he noticed something flying towards his direction, it was Rimuru in an a.d.u.l.t form. Rimuru also saw Shiro taking care of the dragon. They smiled and nodded at each other.

    The dragon was enraged. It roared and attacked with its lightning again. Shiro threw a flying raijin kunai that missed the dragon. The lightning unleashed and Rimuru swooped down and devoured the blast.

    Teleporting behind the dragon, Shiro grabbed the kunai. In his free hand a rasengan formed and he pushed it against the dragon''s back, sending it flying towards Rimuru and completely devoured by [Gluttony].

    Shiro landed as Rimuru flew away. He looked in the direction of his adoptive father, seeing a hill far away. He could see tiny figures from afar with a giant wolf guarding them. "Yep... it''s them."

    They were greeted by a very modern-like city, completely different from Blumund. Shiro felt a bit nostalgic while Kaz was just speechless, glancing everywhere and just taking in the view.

    They spent an hour just strolling around the city. During this time Shiro looked through his rewards for the quest.

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    Quest Rewards:

    5★ Gacha Ticket - Roll the gacha to win rewards!!

    Chronostasis Hourglass - Once shattered, time will stop for 1 minute; 1-time use only.

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    ''Roll the gacha'' Shiro commanded.

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    Gacha Rewards:

    Yeoui (Ruyi Jingu Bang) - The magical staff wielded by the monkey king.

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    ''Woah... I''m definitely gonna try that out later!''

    A messenger arrived saying they''ve been invited to meet with the grandmaster of the Free Guild. Kaz was initially surprised, but remembered what his mentor did earlier. Putting on quite a show fighting a dragon is bound to get some attention.

    The messenger guided them to a very tall building and left. Shiro walked forward and the sliding glass doors automatically opened. Kaz was surprised even more and was intrigued. Calling out to the baffled Kaz both of them entered the building. They approached a receptionist, stating his purpose of being here. A guild staff entered and guided them to the meeting room.

    Upon reaching the meeting room the staff opened the door for them. The two entered, greeted by a slime and young man reading manga.