No matter how powerfully Arus shouted that he wanted to defeat the demon king, nobody took him seriously.
But the fortune teller who was present said something.
“Go see the five sages. I am certain they will help you, but you must not try to fight the demon king without seeing them first.”
Arus followed the fortune teller’s advice and embarked on a journey to go see the five sages. It was a long, long journey. He knew not where the sages could be found, but he believed, from the bottom of his heart, that as long as he continued his search, he would find them.
He walked throughout the land, and every time he saw someone, he asked if they were a sage. Eventually, he made progress. After crossing a field and a large river and exploring the cave beyond it, Arus found a sage. He had empty eyes and green-silver hair. Around him were a number of shields that shone the same color as his hair.
“Hello, sage.”
“Hello, child of man.”
“My name is Arus.”
“I am Szilard, the second sage. I live according to my convictions.”
“I have to defeat the demon king. Will you lend me your aid?”
“I am sorry, but I am very busy. Very, very, busy.”
“What are you doing?”
“I’m making a shield for a child far in the future. I am certain that this child will have embers rain upon them.” The sage looked at Arus, then posed a question. “Let me ask you something, child of man. Why do you wish to defeat the demon king?”
“So I can show the girl I love a blue sky.”
“Oh, so you have your own convictions? In that case, I shall lend you a shield. I am certain it will keep you safe.”
“Thank you, sage.”
Arus received the shield from Szilard and continued his journey, but he still knew not where to look. He simply believed from the bottom of his heart that as long as he continued his search, he would find them. He walked throughout the land, and every time he saw someone, he asked if they were a sage. Eventually, he found another.
This sage was located in the northern end of the country. He had a sharp gaze and white-silver hair. Deep within the ice-cold snowy forest, he’d built a large ship.
“Hello, sage.”
“Hello, child of man.”
“My name is Arus.”
“I am Dola, the third sage. I simply live according to my loyalty.”
“I have to defeat the demon king. Will you lend me your aid?”
“I am sorry, but I am very busy. Very, very, busy.”
“What are you doing?”
“I’m making a boat for a child far in the future. I am certain that this child will have to travel far across the world,” the sage said. He then looked at Arus and posed a question. “Let me ask you something, child of man. Why do you wish to defeat the demon king?”
“So I can show the girl I love a blue sky.”
“Oh, so you have your own loyalty? In that case, I shall lend you my ship. The demon king is far away, after all.”
Arus received the ship from Dola and continued his journey, but he still knew not where to look. He simply believed from the bottom of his heart that as long as he continued his search, he would find them. He walked throughout the land, and every time he saw someone, he asked if they were a sage. Eventually, he found another.
This sage was located deep within a mountain. He had a sunken gaze and black-silver hair. With his massive hammer, he forged steel on an anvil.
“Hello, sage.”
“Hello, child of man.”
“My name is Arus.”
“I am Chaos, the fourth sage. I live according to my desire to pursue.”
“I have to defeat the demon king. Will you lend me your aid?”
“I am sorry, but I am very busy. Very, very, busy.”
“What are you doing?”
“I’m making a sword for a child far in the future. I want that child to survive, you see,” the sage said. He then looked at Arus and posed a question. “Let me ask you something, child of man. Why do you wish to defeat the demon king?”
“So I can show the girl I love a blue sky.”
“Oh, so you have your own pursuits? In that case, I shall lend you my sword. You will be able to cut down the demon king with it.”
Arus received the sword from Chaos and continued his journey, but he still knew not where to look. He simply believed from the bottom of his heart that as long as he continued his search, he would find them. He walked throughout the land, and every time he saw someone, he asked if they were a sage. Eventually, he found another.
This sage was located on an island in the middle of the ocean. He had a powerful gaze and blue-silver hair. He was modifying a massive piece of leather to make a bangle.
“Hello, sage.”
“Hello, child of man.”
“My name is Arus.”
“I am Maxwell, the fifth sage. I live according to my love.”
“I have to defeat the demon king. Will you lend me your aid?”
“I am sorry, but I am very busy. Very, very, busy.”
“What are you doing?”
“I’m making a bangle to ward off magic for a child far in the future. I know that an evil being will approach them,” the sage said. He then looked at Arus and posed a question. “Let me ask you something, child of man. Why do you wish to defeat the demon king?”
“So I can show the girl I love a blue sky.”
“Oh, so you have your own love? In that case, I shall lend you my shining bangle. It will ward off evil.”
Arus received the bangle from Maxwell and continued his journey. But the final sage was nowhere to be found. No one knew where he was or what his name was.