It All Started With A Lightning

Capital

William reached the capital, passing through three cities and three towns in six days. The academy was not in the capital, but he still had a week to go. That's why he wanted to visit this city where his family was a vassal.

Even though he was the son of the baron and had the baron's seal, he still had to pay money to enter the city. The fee was ten silver. If the baron did not come himself, he would have to pay a fee to enter the city.

He didn't care about the entrance fee because he had five hundred gold.

It was just evening when he arrived in the capital. The city was certainly unlike any other. The streets were paved with beautiful gray stones. There were various shops everywhere. Each shop sign used handwritten names decorated with gold as if they were selling something divine.

Since William was very hungry, he entered a place that said 'Phoenix Restaurant' on its sign.

At the entrance, he was immediately greeted by a well-dressed woman with a beautiful body. She led him to a table on the first floor. The table was by the window, so he could easily see the street and the people walking by.

"What have you got?" he asked.

The woman found him strange at first but immediately realized that he had not been to this city before, and pointed to a piece of paper lying on the table.

"Ah! Is there a menu?" William was taken aback. It was the first time he had ever come across a place with a menu.

He was even more surprised when he opened the menu and looked at it. There were food names written with more than one way to make various creatures.

He was even more surprised when he looked at the prices. The cheapest meal on the menu cost five gold. He could afford a good meal, but he wanted to save it for later.

He chose Firebird Stew from the menu, which cost thirty gold. Next to it, he chose Cold Winter Wine, which cost ten gold.

After taking the order, the waiter left with a smile. Half an hour later, the food arrived. William liked the taste of it. He also felt that there was some fire element in the food. The wine felt cold, though less so. The two together turned out to be an excellent meal.

William left the restaurant after having his fill. He wanted to stay here for a few days, so he quickly found an inn and took a room. He thought he could explore the capital later.

Once in his room, he locked the door and sat down on his bed. From his dimensional bag, he took out the materials of the mage he had killed a week ago. He wanted to examine the dagger first and look at it carefully. It was a simple, classic dagger. It looked like it could be found anywhere, but when William hit it with all his might, it didn't leave a scratch. If the other person was strong, he could definitely cut his own sword with this dagger.

Unable to understand the appearance of the dagger, he decided to cut off his finger. First, he cut without using the iron body. The dagger had cut through his hard skin like butter. William was surprised. Even without the iron body, he was absolutely sure that the damage he would receive from normal swords would be minimal.

Then he tried to cut it with the iron body. The dagger was now able to cut through his skin, albeit with some difficulty.

Then a thought crossed William's mind. Could this dagger be what they call a 'magic weapon'?

After a few seconds of this thought, he realized that it was indeed a magic weapon. His head started to dizzy. The dagger had a poison or paralyzing effect. After a few minutes, the dizziness and drowsiness he felt disappeared because his body was strong enough. However, he was sure that if he was cut by this dagger in battle, he would surely die quickly because his mobility was reduced by almost half.