"You have good eyes." The old man said when he saw me staring at a black throwing knife. The knife was short and thin. There was also a long yellowish crystal craved into it that goes through the middle of the knife. I don't know why, but this weapon seemed to be calling me.

"This weapon is called Stardust, the pillar of god. It came from a distance land. The ring next to it is also part of the set." If he never mentioned the ring, I wouldn't have noticed at all. It had a small crystal that looked similar to the one in the dagger. The material of it, I assumed, is Mupryx and Dreirium.

Mupryx is a rare element in this universe, but many people don't know the true value of it. My daggers were made from a mix of Mupryx, Titanium, and Skrynium. Mupryx is a metal that can collect and release mana. When combined with Skrynium, it enables its user to insert magic and mana into it and let's the weapon cast it.

As for Dreirium, it's no where as rare as Mupryx. Many people use it for it's ability to focus magic and mana into a target.

I believed that combination was used to focus mana into the the crystal. This meant that the knife and rings should be magically connected and are magical weapons, although I still don't know what abilities they have.

"Can I have a closer look at the knife? I would like to hold it"

The man took out the knife and passed it to me. With the knife is my hand, I couldn't believe how firm and comfortable the grip was. The knife was very well balanced to give out optimum power and accuracy. He took out the ring too and asked me to put it on, so I did.

"There's a target over there. You can give it a throw and see if you like it or not." The man said as he pointed to a thump of wood.

I pulled my hands back a little. Then I simply flicked the knife and it went flying. I didn't put in too much power into the throw, but the knife flew extremely quickly and smoothly nonetheless. Before I even learnt of its abilities, I have already fallen in love with it.

"Now, open your hands wide and point your palm at the knife. Focus your thoughts and order it to return to you"

I did as the man said and the knife suddenly flew right back at me. I caught it in my hand perfectly. It wasn't anything too special, but it was am extremely useful ability nevertheless, especially when it comes to fighting monsters. It's just what I am looking for.

I studied the knife in my hand a little more carefully. Everything about it was prefect, but there was just a feeling. It felt like it's telling me that something is missing.

"Sir, does the knife have a twin set?" The words just leaked out of my mouth before my brain even processed it.

"Actually..... Yeah, it does. The twin of the knife is called Darksky, the pillar of hell. It was... How do I out it..... Stolen.... Yeah, it was stolen.... By a group of people. They are still in the village." The man said.

"Can you tell me where this group is?" I asked. A part of me just really wanted to get it back for some reason, to probably reunite both of the knives back together.

"I'll the ya if you buy Stardust, then you can go on your jolly way to retrieve the twin knife if you want. It's just 30K credits." The man said as he smiled at me like he hit the jackpot.

"Err... Sorry... You see.... I don't have enough money for it......" I said truthfully. I only had about 150 credits, no where close to 'enough'. The man's face turned grumpy. I quickly said "Is there any commissions I can do to get it?" I don't know why, buy I'm just not willing to give up on getting the twin knives.

He stared at me, then his face turned bright again. He told "you're in luck. The group that took Darksky also took something else of mine. Go and retrieve a crystal called the Eagle's spark. It has a figure of an eagle inside of it. When you bring it back to me, I'll consider trading. But, I'm leaving the day after tomorrow, so you better be quick."

I accepted the commission and returned Stardust. He showed me the hideout on the map of the village. It seemed that the hideout was located at the outer edge of the village.

When I finally left the tent, it was dark out. I walked along the dimly lit road and got to the tavern. My friends were waiting there for me.

"Hey Roland! What took you so long?" Radolf shouted when he saw me.

"Sorry, I lost track of time. They had some beautiful looking throwing knives." I replied

We entered the tavern together and sat at a corner. The woman me and Kishi met yesterday came over and placed a cup of beer and a small slice of apple pie for each of us on the table. "It's on the house, as thanks for yesterday."

We spent the rest of the night listening to Char telling stories of the type of monsters he faced. He wasn't really trying to show off, but I felt like he was just trying to think of something to talk about to fill in the void. After that, we booked rooms in the tavern to stay in for the night. Char and Juno had to go to another Inn in the village because the tavern rooms were fully booked for the night. Just like that, another night has passed by.