VRMMO: Am I The Strongest Yet?

"Yo, wassup Micky."

{ "I should have known it would be you from that emergency code. Who else but the <White Night's Red Moon> would use that call code?" }

The masked individual was wearing a lavish coat, no jewelry, and black gloves.

The shoes that they were wearing seemed to be expensive, but to those who did not know what material they were made of, they were nothing more than a simple pair of expensive shoes.

"Hehe, why do you look so tired~? Were we having some kind of important business meeting?"

For Alex, this person was an old friend, but in Elio's eyes, this person was someone that was wearing a pair of shoes made from the Dragon's skin.

It was a very distinct leather that he had only seen in photos before and wanted to see someday if fate allowed it.

Trying a pair was out of the question, but now that he was actually before someone who was wearing one, he couldn't help but be in awe of this person.

{ "Obviously. What do you think? I was watering my garden?" }

This person… though only a hologram, was most definitely a strong individual. At least compared to them, they were someone many times stronger than what met to one's eyes.

The aura that their mere hologram was exuding was making him feel a strange emotion he had only felt from a few people, but Elio wasn't surprised even though Alex was speaking in that tone with this person.

After going through all those weird things with her over these last few months, he at least knew the kind of connections that she had.

"Hehe, sorry to call you out of the blue like this, but you see, there's something important I want."

{ "Obviously there's something important that you want. Why else would the great Lady would remember some lowly street side merchant?" }

The way he was being sarcastic also indicated how deep their relationship was. He was wearing a mask, but Elio could already imagine the kind of tired face he might be making at the moment.

{ "Oh, by the way…" }

Since he appeared there, he had been looking at her only. But, finally, he turned his gaze to the side and looked at Elio.

{ "Who might this be? Another poor soul you picked up somewhere?" }

He seemed to be uninterested in Elio at first. And yet there was pity in his voice.

"Oh, this~?"

There was a joyous smirk on her face now.

"This is the love of my life, my joy and pride, the stars of my eyes, and the happiness of my existence~. Remember I told you about him a while back? This is him~. Elio, my darling~."

It was an exaggerated introduction, but as soon as he heard who Elio was, the merchant with a black mask visibly flinched.

{ "That's him?!" } Experience more on empire

The way he shouted was completely out of the character impression that he had made until now.

He was shocked, and he was almost shaking.

{ "Ahem… excuse me for a second." }

Now, there seemed to be some kind of fear present in his voice, and after he said that, he also vanished from his seat… reappearing only after an entire minute had passed.

{ "Greeting, Mr. Elio. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance." }

He was being sincere even though he was trying to hide how he had just acted at the moment.

"The pleasure is all mine actually." But Elio didn't mind him.

By now, this was a normal thing for him and just ignored his behavior for now.

There was something more important they needed to talk about at the moment.

"So… mister Micky?"

{ "Oh, where are my manners? I didn't even greet you properly thanks to this Great Lady." }

He passed down a card to Elio, a card that was made of metal and only had a name and a contact code written on it.

{ "I'm Michklean, a Beast merchant." }

The products that were present around him were all creatures of various kinds… creatures that were famous and rare, something one couldn't procure through simple means.

"I'm Elio." He nodded at the merchant as he introduced himself with just a name since he knew the other party knew most that there was to know about him and perhaps much more.

"If your greetings and personal evaluations of one another are done, shouldn't we start talking business? Micky? Don't have to go back to that meeting?"

{ "Of course I have to! Jeez!" }

He had somewhere to go soon, so she didn't want to beat around the bush.

She knew how busy this person was.

{ "What are you looking for this time? A dragon tooth? Phoenix's feather? I got a pair of (Silver goats) a while back if you want to do another crazy summoning." }

The way he was calling out those Epic materials with such ease indicated how respectful this person was and how much Alex must have Used him for her various crazy plans.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Elio was also feeling pity for this person now.

"Nah man. I'm not doing anything fun like that anytime soon. I just want something that can be of use to Viscount Cromwell's daughter."

{ "Hmm? Viscount Cromwell? Are you two in Kalp? For the viscount's daughter's birthday?

Did the old man send you there or what? Hahah." }

He was misunderstanding something…

"Something like that, so. Do you have something that can help her? You know her condition, right? I'm looking for something that can help her materialize the spirits that she can perceive, make a contract with them if possible and supply them with energy."

She knew what she wanted this time at least. The merchant didn't have to waste his hours helping her decide what she even wanted from him.

{ "Hmm…" }

It was a complicated request since there weren't many beasts in this world that could have spirit affinity, having one like Az was nearly impossible.

Yet…

{ "I've got what you might be looking for. Wait a minute… let me get it." }

This merchant seemed to have what they were looking for.

And from how he left so confidently, Elio at least knew the gift that they were looking for might just be in their grasp.

Eve was a nice girl, he knew that.

And he wanted her to be happy. She deserved to be happy, make real friends, and go out into that vast world on her own.

And see what she was not able to for a long time now despite being a Native…