Chapter 621 (2/2)

Lily started coughing as she smelt the cigar fumes and Sanba immediately killed the fire before shrugging. “You know your daughter is just an inch long, with that size what can she by aside from a lighter?”

Lil Pea was still bouncing about with that ball of holy flame in her hand, asking everyone if they needed a lighter. She was literally a walking lighter at the point. At the same time, Vivian saw the clock and realized that it was time for lunch. She picked the little mermaid up as she headed towards the kitchen. “You’d be of use in the kitchen, the kitchen lighter is broken.”

“….”

Hao Ren blinked before turning towards Nangong Sanba with a ‘You did good’ look on his face. “Well, that’s something at least. By the way, didn’t you say that you wanted to make a set of equipment for Lil Pea, something about improving her rate of learning. Had you made it?”

Nangong Sanba gave a satisfied smile. “I don’t need you to remind me that. I’ve made them long ago, a small crossbow and practice sword, and a weapon case. Hehehe, they were pretty fiddly to make. Had to use a magnifying glass to carve the Letta Runes on the weapon, took me a whole night.”

“Oh oh, how is she faring with them?”

“I haven’t got the chance to show her yet.” Nangong Sanba grinned as he rubbed his hands together. “I plan to give us a surprise later.”

Vivian was done with Lil Pea helping her lighting the stove and the little mermaid had bounced her way from the kitchen back to the hall. Hao Ren motioned to the little rascal at the distance. “Come here, Lil Pea. Uncle Sanba has something nice for you!”

Lil Pea perked up immediately as she heard that and happily bounced her way on to the tea table as she tapped her tail. “Sumting nais! Sumting nais!”

Nangong Sanba smiled as he pulled a small intricate box from his coat, his face serious. “Lil Pea, while you are only an inch long, you had a glorious and pure bloodline running in you. You are the world’s one and only demon hunting fish, and you need your own personalized equipment. May these equipment lead you on the path to cleanse all evil, and be your courage, your blade, your armor and your safeguard, you need….”

Before Nangong Sanba could finish, Wuyue had slapped her tail on the back on his h ead. “Brother! You don’t have to act all haughty before us right?”

Nangong Sanba looked defeated as he clutched the back of his head. “I’m not acting! I was being all serious you know! This is a demon hunter’s rites for an initiate getting his first gear. I even simplified the benediction process, Lil Pea is soaked in the water most of the time anyway.”

“Alright alright, just look at you, being all proud for being a teacher to a one inch demon hunter mermaid. Even just saying that embarass me.” Hao Ren pulled the small box before Lil Pea. “Have a look, see if you like it?”

Lil Pea gave Hao Ren a perplexed look, before looking at Nangong Sanba, before giving the intricate box a sniff as she gingerly opened the box.

It was a set of demon hunting equipment in it, specially tailored for Lil Pea’s size. A pen-cap sized little crossbow, a set of five exorcist throwing knifes, and a little wooden sword and runic tome. All of them for training.

Lil Pea was very happy with the gifts and proceeded to eat them.

Alright, that was her plan at least, but as she put the sword in her mouth Hao Ren immediately stopped her, with cold sweat on his head. “Say… I was feeling that something was off… Sanba why did you made them using wood?”

“For training pur…” Nangong Sanba too had realized the problem with the material used. (Well, Lil Pea had a rather odd diet, and without a powerful cognitive ability most people would not realize what she would actually bite and eat) but the demon hunter had no other choice. “A demon hunter’s own powers would enhance their weapons’ strength. A crossbow bolt would hit like a rifle round, so when we train we would use wooden weapons that were anointed with blessed oil. Their magic adaptability is similar to holy silver, but would not enhance the weapon’s strength, that’ll at prevent trainees from hurting themselves…”

At the same time Lil Pea was struggling in Hao Ren’s palm as she squealed. “Food, food… Daddy let me eat….”

Hao Ren looked resignedly at Nangong Sanba, “I think you still have a long way to go with your education plan.”