Summoned with an SSS-Rank Portal Skill

William turned into Rebo's master. Not that he enjoyed teaching people, but it was better than doing nothing.

Days passed quickly. Rebo was getting better and better, and he even learned some of the body enhancing spells that William knew.

Of course, Rebo couldn't use them that well, but he was happy with it. Learning a new spell made anyone happy.

William also learned a new one. It was the one that increased all of his attributes and it had a long duration. The spell was called Zenith.

It increased all of his attributes by 35, pretty decent, and its duration was an incredible 8 hours. William had such a high intelligence and power, so even though he practiced the spell for a short period, his mastery over it was pretty decent. He was happy with it.

Besides teaching him new spells, William also did his best to show him better ways to move and behave in combat. Rebo already had solid sword skills, but he lacked real battle experience.

His father eventually started letting him leave the village to face magical beasts alongside William. Undir knew his son would be safe with him around.

"You're incredibly strong, so I'm not worried at all," Undir said, taking a sip of water. "And William, when do you think he'll be ready to head to the city? You know... start learning more magic and maybe even join some formal training institution?"

"I think we can consider going next week," William said. "It all depends on how he handles these fights against the magical beasts."

Rebo was now putting into practice everything he had learned from William during their time together. This would determine what his next steps would be.

William was optimistic. He believed Rebo would easily deal with the magical beasts in the area and would be ready to begin formal training.

Of course, he didn't actually want Rebo to get stuck in some training institution. That would be counterproductive, considering they still needed to search for information about his mother.

"I'm thinking we just get him some new spells to learn, and I stay as his teacher. That way, I can keep training him as we move through the kingdom. You know, we still need to find your wife," William explained.

Undir let out a sigh when he heard that and pulled William into a hug. "That's exactly what I was hoping for. I just didn't know how to ask. Sometimes I feel bad for leaving my son in your hands like this."

"Don't worry about it, my friend. You saved my life, so I'll help however I can. I want to learn more about the kingdom too, so honestly, traveling around sounds like a good idea."

After that, William and Rebo left the village and headed into the forest for live combat training against the beasts.

Just as William had predicted, Rebo took down the magical beasts with ease. His movements were faster now, and he carried himself better during the fights.

He didn't even need to use the new body enhancement spells he had learned from William. Those magical beasts were far too weak for him to even consider using them.

"What did you think?" Rebo asked, clearly proud of himself for having taken down the beasts so easily.

William gave him a slap on the shoulder and said, "Nice work. I'm proud of you. You learn fast—looks like we'll be able to start our tr—"

He stopped mid-sentence. Without saying another word, William pulled Rebo behind a nearby tree. He also covered Rebo's mouth to make sure he didn't make any noise.

The reason was simple: William had heard something approaching. He had no idea if it was strong or weak, so it was best to play it safe and stay hidden.

After all, he wasn't alone. He had to look after Rebo.

After a short while, someone appeared. It was a slightly overweight man wearing luxurious—but torn—clothes. His face was dirty, his hair a mess. He was running as fast as he could, completely out of breath.

Now that William could see him clearly, he knew the man wasn't a threat. He motioned for Rebo to stay hidden while he stepped out to confront the man.

The man flinched when he saw William come out from behind the tree. Then he noticed the sword at William's waist and looked relieved—until he saw that William only had one arm, and his face sank.

"What happened?" William asked.

"My carriage was attacked by magical beasts. My guards managed to drive them off, but the carriage got damaged and we set off to look for help. That's when we were attacked again. Everyone ran in different directions and... I don't know if they're okay or not..."

It was something that happened often. Beasts attacking carriages to kill and eat the people inside. William wasn't surprised at all.

In fact, he saw it as a good opportunity. He was in a completely new place and had no idea what kind of currency they used. So this might be a good chance to earn a bit of coin.

"I can help you fix your carriage," William said. "And depending on which city you're headed to, I could even be your bodyguard. What do you say?"

The merchant grew a bit skeptical upon hearing that. He looked back at William and noticed he was missing his left arm.

William caught the glance and laughed. "Even without my arm, I can take out all your guards without breaking a sweat. I bet if I lost the other arm and both my eyes, I still could. So, what do you say? Want to hire me?"

In that moment, the merchant decided to accept. "Alright. Then come with me."

"Relax, he's my apprentice," William said. "Show us where your carriage is."

They headed toward the forest, entering an area usually considered dangerous. Of course, the magical beasts there were very weak compared to William, and even weak for Rebo.

Along the way, no beast attacked them. William kept his aura active, repelling all creatures. The merchant found it strange.

"I could have sworn we'd be attacked. I mean, I ran away knowing there were magical beasts after me and my guards. Why didn't any show up? Could it be that my guards killed them all?"

The merchant believed that was the reason no beasts appeared. He would never have imagined that a man missing an arm and looking like a beggar was the real cause.

After walking for a while, they reached a road, and there was the merchant's carriage. One of the wheels was broken, making it practically impossible for the horses to pull it.

Speaking of the horses, they had fled when the beasts came.

At the carriage, they saw three people. They were the three guards the merchant had hired. Actually, there were five in total, but apparently two were missing. The first thing the merchant thought was that they were dead.

"Who's that guy?" one of the guards asked when he saw William. "Did he kidnap you, boss?"

The merchant explained the situation. "Don't worry, I hired him to help us. And that teenage boy next to him is his apprentice."

"Hired to help you?"

They looked William up and down. To them, it didn't make sense. William was bearded, long-haired, and missing an arm. Not to mention he looked thin and didn't have an imposing aura.

"Are you sure he can help us with anything? I mean, he doesn't look very strong."

William didn't say anything that would start a fight. He wanted to avoid that.

"I know a place where we can take the carriage to get it fixed," William said. "We can go there now. It's not that far."

He was referring to the small mountain village where he had been living for a while.

When the guards heard that, they started laughing. "You have a good idea, but tell me, smart guy, how are we supposed to get that carriage there? It's huge, heavy, and full of stuff inside. Without one of the wheels, it's impossible for us to move it."

They had a point, but that only applied to normal people. William simply smiled.

"If something pulls this carriage, nothing's going to fall off, right?" he asked the merchant. "Are your belongings securely fastened?"

"Yes, yes, definitely. But what exactly would pull our carriage?"

Without saying another word, William walked to the front of the carriage and, with his only arm, pulled it with extreme ease.

It was heavy, as the others had said, but for him—someone with a very high strength attribute—it was quite easy.

"What the hell?"

No one could believe what they were seeing. They all blinked multiple times, trying to figure out if what they were witnessing was real. The only one who seemed calm was Rebo, after all, he knew his master was strong.

"What are you waiting for?" William said. "Are we getting out of here, or do you want to stay in the forest until more beasts show up?"

"We're coming!" the merchant shouted.