Chapter 65: Knowledge Is The Greatest Weapon
Mika turned to look at both of them, with a smug twinkle in his eye.
"You two might not know this...actually, I don’t think anyone else knows this." He said, voice low, like he was letting them in on a state secret. "This, what I’m about to show you, is something I found out myself. Took me a little adventure and observation to figure this out myself...But there is a weapon."
"A secret one. One that anyone can use, and it’s powerful enough to take down something as majestic and terrifying as that bird without any effort at all."
He pointed up at the sky with a flick of his chin, to the massive avian soaring high above, its enormous wings slicing through the clouds like a blade.
It was the kind of creature that looked like it belonged in an epic poem, not their backyard. Even grounded, it would’ve taken a full-grown team of hunters to restrain it, let alone kill it.
Hence, Charlotte blinked up at it in awe, her lips parting slightly, and even Yelena crossed her arms, visibly intrigued at how he was going to take it down so easily like he was saying.
"Is it some kind of ancient relic or artifact?" Charlotte whispered.
"Maybe it’s a divine treasure." Yelena added, eyes narrowing thoughtfully. "Something rare and blessed to be used against sky beasts."
There was a beat of silence, heavy with expectation. Mika let it drag just long enough before finally saying, "Nope, it’s none of that, the secret weapon I’m talking about is actually a.."
"...banana."
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".."