15 Chapter 15 (1/2)

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Mordek increased his pace, now practically running down the corridor with glee. He found it! The number one ranked item on the list. Worried that he might drop it, he clutched it harder. With this, a promotion was a.s.sured. Even his superior would be impressed with his finding. The long years of waiting around the academy had finally paid off!

As soon as he had heard the rumor, he went to investigate. It was during the fights that he saw it. With a single hit, it almost killed a student even through a magic dampening field. Subtly asking around, he had found out it was a student named Wilfred who was the one that used it. Carefully planning his moves, he waited for the perfect moment when he would leave to go and search his room.

And the luck! He had not found just one but two!

A thought had crossed his mind at that time. He could have sold them to a neighboring country and be rich for the rest of his life. But he was scared. The society would stop at nothing to find him and make an example out of him. The safest best was to stay within the ranks. Mordek was not a devout follower, he didn't believe in the mission. It was a well paying job and it fit in his skillset. As a renegade spy; there weren't a lot of doors open to him.

Pus.h.i.+ng open the tall main hall doors, Mordek made his way to the altar where a woman knelt praying. She was Arianna, Seneschal of the Society of the Video Game. She was the only one that reported directly to their leader, J'aymezh, the living G.o.d. Mordek was supposed to report to his direct superior usually, which is one of the five Anthypatos serving under Arianna, however he did not want anyone stealing the credit of his hard work.

Even though he may be punished for his lack of respect, he opted to go directly to the highest ranked superior he could.

Mordek always thought the society was a bit odd as a faction. It is both a religious cult and a personal army. The G.o.d that it wors.h.i.+ps is still alive and also head of the faction, a truly unique situation.

However, Mordek is not a religious man and cares little for faith, only serving the Society due to the strength of its leader. If J'aymezh was an actual G.o.d or not was irrelevant to Mordek. The fact that he was one of the strongest fighters in this world is what mattered most. With his own eyes, Mordek had seen the man kill one of the Deva, the mythical group that the 50 strongest of this world are part of. With a brutal hierarchy that promotes those who kill it's members into its rank, the Deva are said to control the strings behind the scenes.

Finished with her prayer, Arianna stood and faced the visitor into her sanctum.

”Ah, novice Mordek. What is so urgent that you must disturb my praying?”

The Seneschal was always polite and had a calm demeanour. From the look in her eyes however, Mordek could see she was upset and not to be trifled with. He would go straight to the point. He knelt and offered his package, wrapped in cloth, to her.

”I have found an item on the holy list, most revered seneschal. I thought only to bring it to you with utmost haste.”

The Seneschals mood changed instantly, becoming more jovial and happy.

”Praise be! You should have said so sooner. It has been ages since we've been able to show our Lord how his task is being completed. Let us see now…”

Flipping the cloth over and revealing the two guns laying under, Arianna's mouth gasped open and she nearly dropped them. Stuttering, she addressed Mordek.

”C-can it be? Is it truly?”

All too proud, Mordek proclaimed.

”Yes. Rank 1 on the holy list, guns.”

Fetching her own copy, the Society's holy book being this list, Arianna flipped the pages open until she reached the list and the descriptions of the wanted items.

”Did you see them being used?”

Mordek nodded positively.

”I must contact J'aymezh immediately then, this is quite the development. He will decide what we do next. Good work Mordek, your services will be rewarded.” Arianna began a magic ritual at the altar, red light seeping from her and into the altar.

Mordek bowed and exited the room, a greedy smile on his lips.

*Back at the Academy*

Wilfred pulled aside Lucius and Lucy, finding a quiet corner to speak privately. Most of the students in attendance of the party were there to mingle, dance and drink to their heart's content. Which was another thing that was a bit of a cultural shock to Wilfred, no age requirements for drinking.

Argh, how do I explain this to them? Can I just be honest? I know I want to be. Will they believe me? If after all we've gone through and it turns out they aren't really my friends, I don't know what to say. Sighing, Wilfred made sure no one was around and quietly spoke to his friends.

”Alright, so here's the thing. I'm...not from this world, I was killed and I woke up in another body here. Now, in my world there's this thing called video games. A bit hard to explain without you knowing anything about technology but suffice to say it's just like playing normal games. So that means the person who made that group is very likely someone like me from my world who somehow ended up here.”

There, it was finally out in the open. It felt like a large weight had been lifted off of Wilfred's shoulders. Both his friends were silent, processing the information they had just heard. Lucy was the first to speak.

”Huh...that kind of makes sense. Does explain your attribute anomaly. You're not really a genius, you're just an older person in a younger body.”

What! This is what was bothering her?!

Lucius meanwhile, had also gone off a completely different direction.

”So wait a minute; does that make you our senior? Have I been disrespectful while talking to you?”

Wilfred pressed both of his hands against his face, opening his mouth in disbelief.