Chapter 37 - First Conversation! (1/2)

As Ark gazed at his hands, his eyes started to tear up, he couldn't help it, this was a major moment in his new life. He could finally feel like a human again if he wanted to, and he could talk to Thufrat like he had been wanting to do for a while now. He didn't even know the dwarf's name now that he thought about it. Thinking about this, he turned his head to look at Thufrat, just to see his jaw almost dropped to the ground, with eyes wide. This was to be expected though, a wolf had suddenly turned into a human after all.

”Yo” Ark said as he waved his hand, he didn't really know what to say, as the atmosphere was quite awkward.

”Uhm, hello there” Thufrat replied as he was jolted back to reality.

”My name is Ark, you never told me yours.”

”Ark huh... my name is Thufrat, nice to meet you!”

”What a unique name... does it have a meaning?” Even though the question was a bit weird, Ark was actually intrigued.

”It essentially means to have faith in what you do, weird isn't it?” Thufrat said as his expression turned a little crestfallen. His name had always been a sore spot for him since he got mocked for it, even though he originally liked it himself.

”I think it is really cool!” Ark answered enthusiastically. He liked names that meant something, his own name was decided by his parents since lightning had struck just as he was born. Even though he had basically no memory of his parents, he did know this much. And he quite liked his name, at least compared to the other normal Swedish names that existed.

”Are you really that wolf from just now?” Thufrat didn't really know what to think, and he had to ask this question since he needed to clear his mind.

”Yeah, to be honest, I didn't really know what you would think of me when I used this skill. And I was a bit scared.” As Ark said this, he looked a little hesitantly at Thufrat, seeking for an answer.

”Don't worry, I don't care if you're a human or a wolf, or whatever really, as long as you're still the same.” This was what Thufrat truly believed in, he had seen the worst sides of people, and he didn't really care as long as someone was a good person in his eyes. So what if you're a demon? Does that make you any less than everyone else? No. It was simple, you shouldn't be judged based on race, but instead, be judged by your actions.

As Ark heard this, he was relieved. He did trust in his own judgment of character, but he still couldn't be completely sure. Since that would just be stupid anyways. As Ark tried moving around a little more in his body, he noticed that he was weaker in the form compared to his wolf form, a lot weaker. By his own judgment, it was approximately halved, which meant that he was still strong, just not nearly as strong as normal. As the topic of combat strength emerged in his mind, he realized that he might be able to use his [Holy Spear: Dawn] skill now.

Since he could speak now, he decided to be a little considerate of Thufrat and tell him about it first, since it would be weird seeing someone randomly summoning a weapon out of nowhere.

”Thufrat, I'm going to test out another skill, so don't worry.”

As he said this, Thufrat nodded, and he summoned out the spear once more. The spear had a lot of intricate designs on its body, and it radiated a holy air as it landed softly in his hands after it condensed. Feeling the sensation of cold steel against the palm of his hands, Ark's blood started to boil a little.

Testing his luck, he tried to move the spear around a little, and to his delight, it was as easy as any other spear would be, with no obstructions whatsoever. Feeling delighted, Ark started to swing the spear around a little, and after a couple of swings, he heard the same old monotone voice in his head once more.

[Due to certain actions, the host has obtained the skill ”Spear Mastery: Beginner Lv.1”]

As Ark saw this, he wasn't really surprised. This was a normal skill that almost everyone had after all, of course, the weapon differed with every person. Since he had never used a spear before, he went through some basic movements he had seen on tv and that he thought would work, and after another minute, his mastery went up to level 2.