Another Life As Older Brother

"Fuh~ That was really tiring." I said while closing the Gate of Babylon. "Nee.... Nee... Who are you? I never saw Adventurer like you." Tiona already asked while she stood beside me and tried to peek at my face.

"Ah... I just arrived at Orario, around 2 weeks? I kinda forgot when. I'm Ageas Cranel, you can call me anything you like." I said with a smile on my face. I tried to be friendly with them since I might get something out of it. "Are you a mage?" Tiona continued with her question. "Tiona, stop it. Don't you see that's rude to ask someone personal skill like that?" Riveria said with a serious expression on her face but also looked curious.

"No.. No.. It's ok for me, but I don't know about being a mage. I want to try to fight too." I said while opening Gate of Babylon again. I call Kanshou and Bakuya out from the gate.

"This is not my main weapon but I can still use this to fight. My main weapon can only be shown to someone who's worthy of my respect. Sorry about that." I said while thinking of Ea. "Woah!! You can take out your weapon anytime like that? It looked so cool!!" Tiona said like a child who watched a robot movie for the first time.

"These swords could also do many things you know." I said while change Kanshou and Bakuya to overedge mode. The blade covered in light and change to become bigger into a longsword.

"Woah, is there any other shape he can change into?" Tiona asked while looking at Kanshou and Bakuya from up close. "Sure, here's the last one." I said and change it to Gun mode.

"Eh!? What is this?" Tiona got curious. Riveria and the other also looked at my hands. "This is Gun mode. I can shoot magic from it by pulling this trigger." I said and aim at the wall and tried to shot rapid fire. Kanshou and Bakuya automatically drain my mana for the bullet I shot.

"Where did you get this weapon? It looked so cool." Tiona said, about to make up her mind to find the blacksmith who made Kanshou and Bakuya.

"These swords only one of it's kind. The blacksmith who made this, forge the sword in grief because his wife sacrificed herself by hurled her body inside the furnace to push the weapon into a whole new realm.

He spent day by day forging these swords by the order of his king. Then he decided he would make two of it so he could keep one of them as a memento from his wife but because of the strong connection from the sword. They couldn't get separated and always fly back to the other." I said with a saddened face while throwing Bakuya to the wall just to fly back into my hand. After that I stopped for a moment I just realized, how the heck I know all that stuff, even holding it felt familiar but then I notice Tiona already crying.

"*Hicc* Then, are you at least got his revenge on the king?" She said watching my face closely. "Ugh... No?" I said while taking a step back avoiding her face that covered with snot and tears. She came even closer "Why!!??" "Because the king is dead. I found the swords with a note that tell the story." I said while making up stories about it.

"Ugh.. *Hicc* Enough of that Tiona!!" Bete also crying and pull Tiona back to them. Looked like the story also made him remember something. "Bete... Are you crying?" Tiona ask. Bete quickly wiped his face and change his expression "No, I don't!! The blacksmith just weak, that's why he can't protect his wife. If he had power, he could kill the king and don't need to follow his order." He said denying everything even said something nonsense.

"Excuse me, mind if I ask who are you? I'm Finn Deimne. Captain from Loki Familia. Nice to meet you." Finn said while walking toward me. "Ah! I'm Ageas Cranel. Member from Hestia Familia. Nice to meet you. I'm sorry for my late introduction." I said while looking at him but lowering my head a little since he's much smaller than me.

"It's okay. Do you have something to do? We're just gonna head straight to the surface. Maybe you want to come with us?" Finn said inviting me to come with them. "I would like to but I just arrive here, so I want to look at the rumor dungeon city on the 18th floor. My bad." I said apologizing to him.

"No, it's fine. Then, we will go up ahead first. Hope to see you again." Finn said and the other party already following him. "Goodbye, Ageas-kun." Tiona said goodbye while waving to me and went to her party.

"Now, let's see the dungeon city." I said after waving back to Tiona and follow the hallway. The tunnel looked dark but a blinding light could be seen at the end of it. Reaching the end, everything could be seen.

The place looked lush green with trees, the place looked bright from the crystal up above the ceiling. There are monsters left and right but not a single one looked hostile.

'Should I visit the town? I got an agreement with Mia for tomorrow. Well, let's just spend the day here.' I thought while walking down the stairs and went to the town.

The town didn't look much, the situation looked gloomy, not many people here. The crowded parts are the inn and the red light district which filled with amazoness looking for someone stronger than them and some lonely adventurer.

I used my time to book a room and went around the floor. Then I saw an interesting event. A beautiful dark blue-haired woman ordering people to pull a monster inside the cage.

Felt someone's presence, the blue-haired woman flinched and quickly turn her body around then use the momentum to throw a spear in hand "Who!!?". Quickly I put Rho Aias that I got last week a 7 petal flower get out from the Gate of Babylon and create 7 layers that stopped the spear without even breaking 1 layer.

The spear quickly bounced from Rho Aias and flew back with a high-speed rotation then stabbed onto the ground. The other familia member that had nothing to do quickly went on guard. "Seriously, Did you had to be that rough on people? How could you get married if you keep that attitude?" I said while walking out from the tree shade that covered me.

Quickly I could only see blur from her place. When I realize, she already knocked my head "How dare you!!!!???" her face looked extremely mad while her eyes glowed red. Her speed that she used to knock my head isn't human at all. "Come here you!!!" She said while dragging me to her familia member.

There's when I heard people whispering "Uwaa... He said the taboo words to Captain." "He's a true man like Ganesha-sama." "What's gonna happen to him now?" "I don't know but Ganesha-sama didn't even survive from her wrath.".

Then she dragged me toward her tent and throw me to the ground. "Now, tell me who are you. Why are you spying on us?" She said while taking a seat on a chair. "Itetete... It hurts. Didn't you also need to introduce yourself? I'm Ageas, Ageas Cranel. Member from Hestia Familia. I'm not spying on you, even though you're a beauty. I just passing by this is my first time coming here." I said while rubbing my b.u.t.t since it still hurt.

She got blush on her face but she quickly shook her head "Be.. beauty...??? Anyway, *Uhum* Do you think I will believe you? That strike even though not my full power and not aimed at you, could still rival level 4 attack. You can defend it with ease, how could this be your first time here?". She said with a stern face.

"Oi.. oi... I don't even know your name. What could I get from spying here? Don't tell me you're doing something illegal here? As for your attack, it's from my treasure that stopped it." I said while got off from the ground. "I... I'm Shakti Varma. Captain from Ganesha Familia. Ugh... It's true that it's not illegal stuff but still. Hah~ I'm sorry for what I did back then." Shakti surrender since she felt no lie on my word.

"Hmm... Nice to meet you. So, mind telling me what are you guys doing? It looked interesting." I said while took a sit on the chair available. "We're preparing for Monsterphilia. Have you heard about it?" Shakti said while playing with her hair.

"No, mind explaining it?" I said while walking out of the tent. Shakti got up and followed behind me "It's a once a year event. We catch some monsters in the dungeon and try to tame it at the surface. To let people understand that not all monsters are hostile." She said.

"Heee... interesting. Do we need special skills for that?" I ask while looking around like a child that went to a zoo for the first time. "No. You don't need one." Shakti said.

After that, we decide to walk around the place. All kind of monster was inside the cage, from small to big monsters. Without noticing the time, the crystal already dimmed out.

"Ah, It's time to go back. Thank you for your tour, Shakti-san." I said and saying goodbye to her while waving my hand. "Emm.. Ageas-kun. Will you come to Monsterphilia this year?" She asked with both her hands on her back and she drew a circle on the ground with her leg.

"Sure, I promise. I will be there. See you." I said and walked away from the place. This floor at night also looked beautiful with dots of light in the ceiling coming from the crystal and the silence.

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"Will he come to the Monsterphilia? No.. no.. no.. Our age is too far apart. Will he be alright though?" I said while looking at Ageas's back when he walked away.

"Ah! Captain, did something happen inside the tent?" Someone said behind me, made me astonished. I turn my back toward him "Shut up!! Back to work!!".

"Hii... On it captain!!" He said while running back to his place. "Hah~ I hope he's okay." I said while looking toward the ceiling.