Chapter 792 Kanae
"Seems like he was able to use your power which was quite unfortunate for him." Nan Tian said as he leaned against a pillar and glanced towards the minced meat that was once Gil.
"Mn, a real pity for him to use something I basically have full control over." Shiro chuckled with a shrug of her shoulders.
Helping Kanae up with her friend beside her, Shiro could see that her complexion was much better than before.
"If I remember, that kid said that you lost your power. Did you get it back now that I killed him?" Shiro asked curiously.
"Mn I did." The girl called Irina nodded.
"So what was with his deal? I didn't think powers could be stolen or copied. Especially mine." Shiro narrowed her eyes as she glanced back at the mince.
"Apparently when he awakened, he had a special trait called Leech. He's able to take/copy some of your abilities when he comes into contact with you. He's been building up his arsenal of skills from quite a while back and when he shook his hands during that party we had, he probably took your abilities." Kanae replied before hugging Shiro as tightly as she could.
Seeing this, Shiro only sighed and smiled softly.
Patting her head, Shiro allowed Kanae to hug her some more.
"I've missed you." Kanae muttered.
"Mn, I've missed you too. Last time I saw you, you were still 10 and didn't have a class. What happened for you to grow so fast? I almost didn't recognise you if not for your mana signature." Shiro asked with a smile.
"Well I accidently got stuck in a dungeon for a few years." Kanae looked up at Shiro and glanced to the side with slight embarrassment.
Blinking her eyes, Shiro tilted her head.
"Pardon?"
"Em… I'll tell you later. Let's find somewhere we can sit down for now." Kanae said as Shiro nodded her head.
"Mn before that care to introduce your friend? That kid seemed to have quite the vendetta against you two." Shiro asked.
"AH right sorry. Er this is Irina. She's Ilya's little sister. Irina, this is Shiro-nee, she's basically the one who taught me my martial arts." Kanae introduced while holding on tightly to Shiro since she hadn't met her in a long long time.
"Nice to meet you and thank you for your help." Irina bowed as Shiro nodded her head.
"By Ilya, do you happen to mean to the hero leading God's Pantheon?" Shiro asked as Kanae nodded her head.
"Mn, we're in a party right now. We didn't really need anyone else since the two of us can handle most of the things alone. She's a mage that can heal and support from the backlines. Gil aimed for her first since her skills are powerful." Kanae explained as Shiro nodded her head.
"Well we can talk about that later. Should I take us out of here?" Shiro asked with a smile.
"If you like, you can come to our flat and we can talk there." Irina offered as Shiro thought for a moment and nodded her head.
"Sure, tell me the address and I'll take us there."
Finding out where Irina lived, Shiro dragged everyone into the rift and flickered to the flat.
Upon arrival, Shiro could see that it was a relatively expensive looking flat. Everything was well kept and the space was rather large.
Sitting in the living room, Kanae was about to ask if Shiro needed to take off her coat when she realised that Shiro was in a dress.
Shrugging her shoulders, she placed her trench coat on the coat rack and Irina did the same.
"Do you want anything to drink Shiro-nee? We got hot chocolate, coffee, tea or juice if you want." Kanae asked as Shiro asked for Juice. Naturally, Nan Tian got the same while Irina wanted some hot chocolate.
Coming back with the drinks on a tray, Kanae placed it on the table before sitting next to Shiro.
"Right then, what did you want to ask Shiro-nee?" Kanae asked with a smile since it was quite nice seeing a familiar face after so long. Especially someone like Shiro.
"Well my main concern is what happened to you. You said that you got stuck in a dungeon and within the short span of less than a year you went from a 10 year old who followed me around to a level 200 War Saintess." Shiro asked as she glanced at Kanae's title card.
[Kanae – LVL 200 War Saintess]
For a kid to have gotten this far, Shiro didn't even want to imagine how long she must have been stuck in there.
"Well you see… I was stuck in a special dungeon or rather quest when I entered one of the dungeons. The quest was… quite big and I got a lot of rewards when I finished. But in terms of the years that I spent in there, I think I spent around 3 or 4 years to clear it. It was a long time for me but when I came out mum was quite shocked how much I grew." Kanae scratched her head in embarrassment.
"I see… for a quest to take three years, it must have been hard then. Especially since you were all on your own." Shiro sighed and patted her head.
"Mn. But during the time I kept reading the book you gave me and it helped me survive." Kanae smiled while pulling out a book that's been in perfect condition.
"When I was in the quest, I kept practicing and I became better at the martial art. I don't know why but it felt really easy and fun to use. When I came out, I asked a few people but apparently it just means I had talent for it." Kanae shrugged while showing Shiro the book.
Tracing her finger along the edge, Shiro had a smile on her face. After all, their roles had reversed. Before, it was Fei Lin teaching her now it was her teaching Fei Lin's reincarnation.
"Mn well you have the aptitude for this specific kind of martial arts. I can teach you more if you want. Again, the same restrictions apply." Shiro smiled.
Snapping her finger, nanobots surged in the space in front of them and morphed into pages before flowing into the book.
"Eh this book was made from those little robots? No wonder it didn't seem to age." Kanae said as Shiro nodded her head.
"Mn it also allowed me to make it so that other people didn't steal the martial art."
"Ah you were curious about why Gil was attacking us right? Well you see, Irina unlocked a really cool ability not too long ago and Gil got greedy for it. He basically revealed what he was doing and told us how he could sap away people's abilities and skills. His goal would have been to kill the both of us and take our abilities but you arrived so." Kanae explained as Shiro raised her eyebrow.
"Kid must have watched too much anime or something. What kind of person just tells their enemies everything about their abilities and delays for no reason?" Shiro asked with a confused expression.
"You'll be surprised. I've seen quite a few people who take pleasure in trying to instil fear through delaying the time." Nan Tian chuckled while drinking a bit of juice. A little sweet but he didn't mind.
"They are who I call idiots.�� Shiro rolled her eyes.
{Didn't you do it once or twice?} Nimue interjected as Shiro immediately ignored her with a cough.
Poking her head out, Kanae narrowed her eyes at Nan Tian who only smiled and gave her a small wave.
"Shiro-nee who is he?" Kanae asked.
"Hmm… A friend of mine. He's been travelling with me while everyone else in the party went to get stronger." Shiro explained briefly as Kanae nodded her head.
Talking for a little longer, the two did some catching up while Irina could only sit at the side feeling a little left out. After all, she didn't know the two power houses that suddenly appeared!
'Urg…. Even big sis didn't feel this terrifying.' Irina thought to herself as she remembered Shiro's aura from a moment ago. Shivering slightly, she sipped on her hot chocolate while glancing at the big question marks next to Nan Tian's name. Understanding that this probably meant that he was around level 400 to 500, she could guess that he was stronger or on par with the heroes.
She remembered that her big sis told her that heroes weren't the strongest around since there are monsters amongst humans who were much more powerful. She was a little doubtful but that doubt has been cast aside.
"Ah right, how come you're in Russia Shiro-nee?" Kanae asked.
"Mn… well for two reasons I guess. One is to find you and the second is to bring you with me." Shiro said as she prepared to explain the new age to Kanae. She didn't mind Irina knowing since she'll be telling the world government about this too. The world needed to prepare for a calamity.