Chapter 42: Chapter 35: Irony

“How many drops did you use?” Arlen asked.

Kai had stuffed himself with food. Hunger, though, hadn’t left him. If it weren’t for the blood loss, and taking out 3 more drops, Kai was sure he would have healed completely by now.

“15,” Kai said, passing the little glass vial to Arlen. “I scratched it and directly injected the poison into its flesh.”

A lie!

No amounts of colorless drops of Light Neurotoxin were enough compared to the real ones. But he had to say something. And anything over 10 seemed good enough to him.

“15…” Arlen pensively muttered. “That magical beast had almost the same strength as a top-tier 3rd floor contestant. If 15 can kill one so quick, then 3 can at least make one dizzy.”

Yeah, sure, Kai thought. He was more interested in the vial. The moment he had put 3 drops in it, Kai remembered, he could see Stats hovering over it.

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Item: Storage Vial

Grade: Not Applicable

Specification: Capacity 50 ml

Requirement: Miscellaneous Rent Box

Attributes: Can easily store most liquids, solids (not exceeding capacity), and live organisms

Skill: Not Applicable

Effect: Preserve Freshness, prevent aging

Quality: 100%

]

“What was that vial, captain?” Kai asked, yawning. If it weren’t for Mr. Beedle’s unexpected bowel movements, they would have already gone by now.

“That was a part of Miscellaneous Rent Box,” Arlen said. “There are many things in the random worlds that can’t be outrightly stored in Inventory. Suppose you see a rare herb, but it doesn’t have Stats. So you can use a vial to store it in the Inventory. Before teleportation to the random worlds, you can rent it through the system using Mission Credits.”

“So once we go back,” Kai said, “it will vanish…”

“No,” Arlen replied, looking at Kai as if he was an idiot. “It will remain in the Contestant’s Inventory. But one does not need to pay rent anymore in the tower. Without the Miscellaneous Rent Box, you can not bring non-Item things into the random worlds. Like food, clothes, and books. They all need to be in the box for them to get teleported along with you.”

Simon joined them.

“It will block a fixed volume of your Inventory,” Simon said. “You can not use that space then, even if the box has nothing in it.” Mr. Beedle was just behind him, pulling up his pants with one hand and clutching the book with another.

So that’s how it is, Kai thought. It’s a must-have thing.

Shae brought a kettle and poured them a last cup of herbal tea. When she neared Kai, a faint blush came to her face. It was masked deep behind fear, but Kai could see it, anyway.

Shae had brought a few books with her, and among them was a book with a hard black cover. Kai had taken it from her for a light reading. “Captain, how about I ride with Shae this time?” Kai asked, closing the book in his hands.

“NO!” A shriek escaped Shae’s mouth, her hand reaching for her mouth. The kettle fell out of her hands, spilling Mr. Beedle’s portion.

“Haha!” Simon laughed. Even Arlen snorted but said nothing. Kai could tell Arlen was happy seeing Shae’s reaction.

Poor thing, Kai thought, looking at Shae. First, I used her to irritate Arlen, and now she is being used for something else. This should keep her from approaching me, I think.

“Captain, you revealed the plan to Desmond and Shae,” Kai said. “They would have already told Order’s Contestant of it before coming back with carriages. Was that your intention all along?”

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Meanwhile, Mr. Beedle grumbled for not getting the tea. He took out a long, lean wand suddenly. Arlen’s eyes widened at the sight. The old wizard swished the wand, and the kettle lifted by itself. It went to Mr. Beedle’s cup and poured tea, which shouldn’t have been there.

All looked at the scene in silence, their eyes glued to the wand and the wizard.

I wonder if the wand was in his ass all along, Kai thought. He hated the old man for not helping when it mattered the most. Or maybe he hated him for saying those meaningless things in the basement.

Kai didn’t want to find out.

“Yes,” Arlen answered, taking his eyes off the wizard. “Better to fight on the grounds of our choice than run into an ambush elsewhere.”

Arlen didn’t wait for any longer after the brief tea session. Whatever time they must have gained by flying straight through the Hidden Moor Hills, this stop near Middlesbrough had made that meaningless.

It was ironic. Life is full of ironies, his mother had told Kai.

But it wasn’t uneventful. Not for Kai and Arlen, at least.

Kai took his place behind Mr. Beedle on Arlen’s broomstick. Behind them hovered Simon and Shae. No command needed to be given. The moment they reached the skies, the broomsticks were brought to their maximum speed.

The wind had a chill to it. After eating so much, it felt like a forgotten lullaby to Kai. His eyelids became heavier with every gust.

Mr. Beedle’s fur-coat fell like the pillow he never had.

And sleep had always come unannounced.

*

*

A jolt woke him up.

Kai squinted his eyes before he could see what was going on. He felt a salty taste at the tip of his tongue, and even the air smelled of the sea, of salt. The stars had all but gone, leaving a persistent few behind. It wasn’t sunrise yet, but the surroundings had brightened up, from black to a muddy dark blue.

Simon and Shae were hovering at an arm’s length from them. They had exchanged positions, with Simon seating behind Shae.

“Good morning,” Simon said, looking at Kai. “Shae was worried about you the entire time.”

“No, I… I wasn’t.” Shae became pale, hearing the tease.

“Humph!” Arlen grunted, his eyes darting around, looking at the sea, and back at the land. “What’s so good about the morning? Can’t you feel it?”

“Too silent,” Kai said, noticing what Arlen had meant.

“Not bad for your Intelligence, Bloody,” Arlen said, mockingly. “I can feel it. They are already here.”

“The sun will rise in half an hour,” Simon said, looking at the sky.

“Yes,” Arlen agreed. “And I mean to be on land before we see the first ray of sun.”

A little push and the broomsticks got fired towards the sea like bullets.

They were just passing over a tiny island when suddenly the sound of a twister came up to them. Kai saw one, two, three…

Five stern-faced people flying towards them, each having broomsticks of their own.

Arlen must have felt them too, for he dived and brought the broomstick to just above the sea’s high waves.

“I am leaving it to you,” Arlen shouted, “Simon!”

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