Chapter 327 - Queen Carmen
"Like I said, she's…" Fabio was about to explain, when I stopped him.
"Give us the explanation later. Let's go somewhere else. Celestine, you will…"
"I can go back on my own to his house. The security should be decreased now since many people are focusing on finding her identity. I'll be going now. Just explain everything to me later." Celestine then leaves the cave.
And as she leaves, Spot entered and wrapped himself around my neck.
"Roy, I'm tired." Spot said..
"You did a good job dealing with two expert level mages. I'll have Kayla heal you later. You can rest now." I said.
Getting my permission, Spot sleeps around my neck. Carmen, the Queen, looked at the serpent around my neck curiously. Then she looked at me.
"And you are?" Queen Carmen asked.
"Roy. Fabio's… friend maybe?" I said.
"Oh my! My Fabio got a friend! You're his first friend ever that he introduces to me! I'm his mother, Carmen." Queen Carmen proudly looked at her son. She's so happy that his son has a friend.
"Mother!"
"Anyway, let's get out of here first. I'll bring us to Albert's place." I said as I opened a portal to Albert's office in his palace.
Let's ignore the confused queen. I have seen too many people with the same expression whenever I opened a portal in front of them for the first time.
In Albert's office, Albert isn't here. I thought that just a few hours ago when I returned him to his home, it was at his office. So, maybe he was working. But now, he's not here. But instead of him, Marie is here.
"Roy? And Prince Fabio as well? Oh! Queen Carmen! It's been a while!" Marie greeted us as if she expected me to come and waited for me here.
"Marie? This is… Tatrama?" Queen Carmen asked curiously.
"Marie, did you know that we're coming? I haven't told Sonia that I will come though." I asked.
"Albert said that in case something went wrong, you will either appear back in your house or here. So, someone always here whenever Albert is not working. It's just by chance that I'm here. Usually, it would be one of the servants. For now, Albert is taking a break. He will return soon."
Just as Marie said that, the door is opened and Albert entered the room.
Before he said anything to us, he quickly turns around and faced someone I don't know behind him.
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"If you need anything, wait for tomorrow. I will be very busy tonight. Good night."
Albert didn't let him see any one of us inside his office. He must be someone he can't trust then. Well, he said that he's taking care of the kingdom before I finished my mission. He must be doing something with that guy. But I won't care.
"So… is it about Queen Carmen?" Albert asked.
Then, Fabio pulled me toward Albert, and the three of us talking in whispers.
"Why are we here? Don't tell me that you don't even trust my mother?" Fabio asked.
"Not yet at least. Don't tell me that you forgot that your father has been swapped? We need to make sure of this." I said.
"Roy is right. The cult could even swap the king without anyone noticing. We don't know if this Queen Carmen is the real thing or not. Or if she has joined the cult thanks to being influenced by the fake king or not. She's the closest one to the king after all." Albert said.
"I know, but… I just feel conflicted." Fabio said.
The three of us finished whispering and see that Marie is chatting with Queen Carmen.
Seeing us finished whispering, the two looked at us.
"So, just to make sure, you're the real Queen Carmen, right?" Albert asked.
"I am the real one. Hearing that question, it seems that you already know that my husband has been swapped." Queen Carmen replied calmly.
"Do you know that the Evil God Cult related to King Harold's disappearance?" Albert continued asking as if he's interrogating Fabio's mother.
"No."
"Are you related to the cult?"
"No."
"What will you do from now on?"
"Kill the man who impersonates my husband and whoever planned it." Queen Carmen answered with killing intent. As she is an expert level mage, everyone here can feel the dread. But we are already used to have expert level mages around us, and Fabio himself is living on the edge. We're not changing our expression at all after feeling her killing intent.
"Rather than killing the impersonator, would you want to rescue the real King Harold instead?" This time, I'm the one asking.
"If he's still alive, I will save him. But I will still kill the impersonator. I won't give that chance to anyone else."
"We might need to wait for years until that happen. I know it's best to kill him, but we want to make the cult unaware of our presences. At least his presence." Albert said as he pointed at me. We want to keep my presence as a danger to the cult as secret.
Albert also showed me that we can trust Queen Carmen by nodding his head. That mean she will be the fourth expert level mage after Julia in our alliance.
Isn't it amazing? Almost each country has their own expert level mage with us. Princess Julia in Varadis, Queen Carmen in Arturo, then Celestine can be considered from Consenza. As for Tatrama, Veronica is here. She's the only one who is not part of any royal family.
"Anyway, can you tell us how and when you realize that he's father's impersonator?" Fabio asked his mother.
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"It was days after the news of your and Luna's death. I was depressed, and he come to my room to console me. That night was also my turn to…"
"Wait, no! I got it! Don't explain anymore!" I said.
I got a bad feeling for it. She finds out that the king is a fake, and that's that. There's nothing more to listen!
"What do you mean, Roy? Mother hasn't finished talking." Fabio said.
As for Albert, he's thinking of why I need to stop the discussion. Marie seems to know what Queen Carmen want to say as she's smiling.
Just as Albert looked as if he realized what Queen Carmen about to say, Queen Carmen spoke.
"During our nighttime activity, I can feel his shape was different. It looked similar, but when used, the shape was different." Queen Carmen said.
"AAAAH! I don't want to hear that!" I shouted.
"I should have known. I should have known." Albert said in regret.
"Uugh… Mother… that's embarrassing." Fabio said as he covers his face with his hands in embarrassment. I don't think he will recover anytime soon.
"After realizing, I need to make a decision. Do I tell the others or not? I don't know anyone I can trust since I'm isolated from the other wives. So, I faked my death. I jumped off the cliff and make them think that I killed myself in depression after my children died. Then, I live on my own. I used to be a hunter before I became the queen, so I'm used to it. And I'm already quite powerful. I was already advanced level in water element. Maybe since I used water element magic to produce water many times, it has improved and now I have reached expert level in my water element." Queen Carmen said.
So, her element is water. the one that raised to expert level. Is it good? Maybe. And that's also the reason why she can survive after falling off of the cliff. The sea is her ally. She can then swim far away to escape. She did well so far.
"Mother is so strong. I know that you're a water mage, but I never know that you are so strong. Anyway, we have another information then. The queen has died, but no news at all to the people. Even though I'm a guard, no one said anything about her death. Don't tell me that she's also being substituted?"
…Fabio ignored the fact that her mother slept with someone else other than his father. That must be too much of a shock that he ignores it. My condolences.
"Maybe you're right. I need to be more careful when I sneak into the castle. Let's return now so I can go find your battle-crazed brother. What will you do, your majesty?" I asked Queen Carmen.
"I will help you rescue my husband. Tell me your plan." Queen Carmen said.
"Then we can return back to Arturo again, and have Fabio tell you everything. I will leave after sending Celestine back to the inn we stayed." I said.
Queen Carmen might not believe it if any of us tell her the truth. But if it's her own son, she should believe him. And the two need to spend their time together after separating for a long time.
We return back to Arturo, where Celestine is waiting in Fabio's house.
After sending Celestine back to the inn we stayed, I quickly leave the capital to where I can find Fabio's brother.
…did I forget something?
Oh, right! Spot!
He's still sleeping around my neck. I guess I'll send him to Kayla to heal. I'll tell Kayla to inform me once Spot is awake so I can take him with me again.
…will he be a good boy without me? I can only hope.
Chapter 328 - Do You Want To Be My Summon?
After returning back to Fabio's house where Celestine is waiting, Celestine and I said our farewell to Fabio and his mother, and the two of us return back to the inn. Fabio will explain everything to her mother about our plan. I also have given her Blobbynecklace filled with Sonia's soil. She will learn how to contact Sonia from Fabio.
…I forgot. Fabio also hasn't tried to contact Sonia yet. Well, I think they will be fine. I have told him that he only needs to tap the accessories to call Sonia. I have told him that the ghost is our important ally who can relay message to anyone who carries her soil.
It's a long night, and I'm tired. I have to go out as soon as I wake up. I hope Fabio's battle-crazed brother is someone I can communicate with.
.About this brother… his name is… let me think for a bit.
I think it's some kind of animal. Big one so… elephant? No, smaller. Rhino? That's Jewel. Oh, right! Bear! And his name is Bernard!
Am I right? I hope I'm right.
Bernard live in a city with the highest rate of monster attack. It's near the border with Tatrama. That mean it's a long way from the capital here.
I can ride Spot like usual, but he's injured. He will be healed soon thanks to Kayla, but it's best to wait until he's fully healed. That mean I will run first until then. I hope Spot can be healed during my journey.
Fighting two expert level mages at the same time must be exhausting. I didn't see the detail since I was cleaning up other pests.
So far, the reason I managed to win against expert level mages is because I have the element of surprise. It was rare for me to fight against them directly. And even when I was fighting directly, I used many surprising moves. Does that still count as element of surprise? If it was a magic element, my level would be master already.
I woke up at noon, and after having meal to fill my stomach, I discussed our plan with Celestine.
"So, I want you to stay here and teach Queen Carmen and Fabio about magic control. I might not be gone for long, but just knowing about magic control makes a lot of differences. Especially since Queen Carmen is an expert level mage. Are you okay with this plan?" I asked Celestine.
"Sure. If not for the situation, I would reject it and travel with you. But this city is too dangerous for just the two of them." Celestine said.
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"That's right. Many times, I have thought that everyone is thinking too much. Although the king has been swapped, I still hoped that it wasn't the cult who did it. But seeing that there are too many people here with explosive devices, I know that the chance of the one responsible for all this is the cult. Anyway, I'll be leaving soon. Be careful." I said.
"You're the one who needs to be careful the most. Even if that Bernard doesn't have explosive device, that doesn't mean he's not related to the cult."
"I know. Albert and Fabio will be there once I arrive. Oh, and…"
"I know what you want. I'll try to get as many information as possible while I'm here. Some of my subordinates who saved the orphans back then were here. I've seen them when we first arrive here. Though I was disappointed that they don't recognize me from my face…" Celestine said.
Oh? They are the good ones who betrayed the cult for her, right? Their dedication to big boobs is top-notch. I just hope they will know the differences between Celestine's boobs and the next big boobs faction leader of the cult. As long as they don't betray us, it's fine. Albert has confirmed their intention that they agree to betray the cult, so I hope they know what they're doing.
"In that case, I think that's fine. I'll leave everything here to you then. I would like to call the others to help, but it seems that the colleges in Tatrama are already preparing to select the participants for the tournament. They are busy, so I can't call them. Then, I'll see you later."
I leave the city normally. Through the gate where Fabio is working. He saw me leave, then he returns back to his office.
As for the annoying gatekeeper, I guess this isn't his shift yet. I'll kill him after I find the king.
After making sure that no one is watching me, I leaped to the sky and run to the direction of the border city where Bernard is. It will be quite a long journey.
But since it will be just me and Victoria until Spot returns, I can try the gases experiment from the mysterious forest. I have grabbed each leaf with different color that I have tested on Victoria, and put them in a box. Tightly locked without letting any air in or out because of the danger.
I grabbed those boxes from the storage room in my home, and Victoria said something weird.
"Here comes Roy. He took the first step to be the biggest and the baddest drug dealer in this world."
"I'm experimenting with gases. Not drugs. And I don't think baddest is a correct word."
"Whatever the case, here's Roy experimenting with dangerous substances." Victoria said.
"Not really. The first one I want to try is the white leaf. It will produce gases that make us calm. I don't think that's dangerous." I said.
"Yeah, that thing was great. I felt really calm at that moment after breathing it in. It will be good if you combine it with your sleeping gas. Probably for your surgery as well."
Yeah, that's why for now, the calming gas is important. But if possible, I want to be able to produce the gas from red leaf before returning to the capital of Arturo. The black leaf was pretty awesome as well, but not everyone in the capital is from the cult. If I used that one, everyone will try to kill each other. At least if it's the red one… that thing is still terrible. But at least I don't think the red ones is to the point of killing. It just makes you hate someone to the point of fighting them. But still, innocent people can get hurt as well.
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But if I know a place where only cult members gather, they will fight each other to the death. That would be awesome.
It has been two days since my journey started, and I failed to produce any result. Maybe my level is still too weak. Or maybe, the one that producing the gas is not the leaf. But the trees. The leaves just decide what kind of trees they are.
But now Spot is fully healed, I can get to my destination in a few hours. I'll practice more some other time.
Sonia has informed us that Spot is healed, and he's eager to join us. He didn't cause any trouble at all despite being far from me. I guess he's not that bad.
"Spot, once my summoning element leveled up, do you want to be my summon?" I asked Spot.
"You think I can? I'm in this world now. Not in that world."
"I can just transport you there, and make a contract with you there." I said.
No matter what, summoning element and taming element are too weird. How come one work so similar to each other, but can only work in different world? The biggest different would be that tamer can tame as many monsters as they can, while summoner can only make a contract with up to five monsters, but only able to do that every time we leveled up, and after we ate Pear-y Fruit as well.
Tamer can make a contract with any monster they see, but we can only make a contract with monsters when we're in Monsters World. But what if tamers go into Monsters World? Will they be able to make contract with the monsters there? If so, the combination of a summoner and a tamer will be the greatest of all.
"Hmm… I'm already your friend, so I don't think you will need to make a contract with me. How about you find another powerful monster instead to make a contract with? Then we can grow even stronger." Spot said.
"You're right. I'll do that then. But that will still be in the future once I reached advanced level." I said.
The only reason I asked Spot was because I'm afraid of him going wild and not following my order. but after leaving him under Kayla's care and nothing happened during that time, I think I can believe him more now. Maybe I should trust him more.
"Then, what kind of monsters do you think is good for me?" I asked.
"Looking at how you need to give a lot of order and a lot of monsters at once like the Werewolves to be under you, I think I know one. But that monster is very rare. When you're about to get one, take me with you to that world. I'll try to find that monster. If you have it with you, you can summon even a hundred monsters at once. Maybe even more." Spot explained.
A hundred monsters just by getting one monster? I want that!
"So, what kind of monster is it?" I asked.
"The ruler of the sky. They look like a human, but they are still monsters. It's an Archangel." Spot said.
Angel? Does that mean there's really a god?
Chapter 329 - Prince Bernard
"Angel is just a type of monster. They are unrelated to any kind of god." Victoria is the one who spoke.
"You know about angels?" I asked.
"Javier told me before, but he said that they are extremely rare and hard to find, so it's easiest to not look for them." Victoria said.
"I know where they were though. But it has been a thousand years, so I don't know if they still in the same location." Spot said.
"Then, once I leveled up, let's go check that place first. For now, we'll go find this Bernard."
Riding on Spot's back, we arrived at the town where we supposed to be able to find Fabio's brother at. He's supposed to be a general. I guess he should be somewhere where the guards are stationed.
There's no need for me to enter the city normally since I might be gone by after visiting Bernard. But how will Fabio convince him?
First, let's see if there are any cult members here.
Hmm… from the look of it, the number of cult members in this city is much less than in other cities in Arturo. Not even ten people have explosive devices in their mouth. And among those people, none of them are the guard, or have respectable position. Just travelers or hunters. I guess this place is not a strategic location for the cult members to gather.
Maybe because this Bernard is battle-crazed, he chooses to fight nearby monsters himself or with the guards. That's why the number of hunters is much less than in any other cities.
I guess I can ignore everyone else but Bernard. Now, where is he?
I tried to remember Fabio's description of him. He's a short adult man whose height is barely 140cm. He likes battle, but he's weak so he's losing all the time. What a weird person. And he's supposed to be older than me?
He should realize his own weakness. Well, I don't mind as long as he's someone we can trust.
And I easily found this guy. He's inside a mansion in this city. He's sleeping with a pregnant woman. I guess he's married in the time after Fabio faked his death. Is his personality the same?
Should I meet his wife as well? I don't think I should yet. For now, let's wait until he's alone to approach him.
I don't know where to wait, so I just intrude into his mansion and wait until he's all alone.
After waiting only for a while, he wakes up and left the bedroom. I'll follow him. Good thing there are not many servants in this mansion. There are many hiding spots for me.
He's coming this way. I look around to see that there's only the courtyard over here. He might be going there, so I go over to the courtyard and waited for him.
Just as I thought, he entered the courtyard. There are no one else here. The servants are busy inside the mansion, and I don't think there are any expert level who can sense us here. Should I greet him right away?
"Heh! You think I don't know that you're hiding there! Come out and let's fight!"
Suddenly, shorty Bernard said that. Don't tell me that he noticed my arrival? Doesn't that mean he's an expert level mage? I thought that he's weak.
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Should I come out of hiding?
As I was about to leave my hiding spot, Bernard did something unexpected.
"What do you want from me?"
Hmm? Why didn't he wait until I come out to say anything?
"I know you're there! Come out!"
…don't tell me that he's…
"There's no one who can hide from me!"
I looked at him closely, and see that he's not looking at me. in fact, each time he spoke, he looked at different location.
…I guess he's just stupid.
"Hmm… I need to be more intimidating. Let's try this one. Show your face or face the consequences! That's not enough."
Oh, god! This is embarrassing to watch! I'll just come out now.
"Actually, I've been here for a while already." I said as I come out of my hiding spot.
"…"
"…you're Prince Bernard, right?"
"Wait a minute. I need to manage this embarrassment first. You should have come out when I first spoke so I won't be this embarrassed." Prince Bernard said.
"…take your time. While waiting, I have someone who want to meet you. I'll bring them to you." I said.
"Ah, okay. Wait! Are you an enemy!?"
Suddenly, Prince Bernard prepared to cast a magic at me.
"Come out and let's fight!" I said, copying the word he said first.
"Gyaaah! That's embarrassing! Stop that!"
Let's ignore him and contact Sonia to tell Fabio that I'm ready.
Soon, Sonia returns and tell me that Fabio and Queen Carmen is ready to meet Prince Bernard. She also said that Albert is ready anytime.
So, while Prince Bernard is recovering from his embarrassment, I opened two portals to let Fabio, Queen Carmen, and Albert to come.
"…he's Prince Bernard?" Albert asked.
"…yes. He's my brother. What happened?" Fabio asked.
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"Many different versions of 'I know you're there!'"
"Don't remind me again! Oh, who are you people and how did you get here?" Prince Bernard asked.
"Did you forget about me?"
Fabio took off his wig and show his red hair to Prince Bernard.
"Brother Fabio! You're still alive! And… Oh! Queen Carmen!" Prince Bernard was shocked to see that his brother is still alive.
"Just call me mother. Your mother is a good friend of mine. Shame that she died early. But it's good since she doesn't have to experience the same thing I did." Queen Carmen said.
"W-what happened? How did someone who is supposed to be dead is still alive!?"
And this is where Fabio explained everything, while Albert decide whether Prince Bernard can be trusted or not. This will keep happening many times again in the future, so I need to get used to this. But it sure is boring when they explaining things, and I have nothing to do. And when I'm the one doing the explaining, I'm too lazy.
Let's just hope that everyone we explained to can be trusted.
"That's what make him decide for us to fight for the throne!?" Prince Bernard shouted.
"That is exactly what the real father himself wanted in case I really died before taking the throne. He has told me that is what he's going to do just in case." Fabio said.
"Anyway, you don't look as battle-crazed as I expected. Do you really love to fight?" I asked Prince Bernard.
"After the news that brother Fabio died, I change. I was about to get married back then. And now, I'm married and my wife is pregnant with my first child. I think I should be more careful with my own life and stop fighting as much as possible." Prince Bernard said.
"You're married!?" Queen Carmen was shocked to hear that.
"We didn't announce it because of the situation. The two of us left the capital under the pretense that we're going to fight for the throne and show my ability to rule this city. But I have no intention to be a king. I just want my child to live peacefully. But it seems that's impossible. I'll help you as much as possible. Anyway, are you going to talk to our other siblings?" Prince Bernard asked.
"If possible, I would. But I don't know if I can trust many of them at this moment since they willingly followed the impersonator's order. I believe the one who will end up to be the next king will be another impersonator. Or worse, our own siblings have joined with the cult. For now, our goal is to rescue the real father." Fabio said.
"I see. Then, are you going to leave now?" Prince Bernard asked.
"Yes." Fabio replied, but that's not the answer I want to hear. So, I denied that.
""No.""
Not just me, Albert seem to have something we need to do first. I let Albert speak.
"I think it's best to introduce ourselves to your wife first since Fabio, Queen Carmen, and probably King Harold himself will stay here. I think it's best for the three to stay here, but only after King Harold's condition is good. Until then, he will be under my… or his friends' care." Albert said as he pointed his index finger at me.
"As for me, I need to kill the cult members roaming in this city to make sure that this place is safe. We need a safe place from the cult inside this kingdom. Albert, how about sending some of your people here?" I suggested to Albert.
"I'll do that. After you kill them all, return immediately. You also need to introduce yourself to Prince Bernard's wife." Albert said.
"Understood."
I leave the mansion to take care of the cult members in this city. So far, I didn't see anyone suspicious to be expert level mage, or higher ups of the cult who doesn't need explosive devices in their mouth. But just in case, I keep looking around for two hours before I return to Prince Bernard's mansion to greet his wife.
After meeting the wife, I took Albert back to Tatrama, and I returned back to Arturo with Fabio. As for Queen Carmen, she said that she will stay here in hiding. And to help Prince Bernard's wife as well through her pregnancy.
Next is to meet Fabio's other brother in the castle.. I hope this will be easy.
Chapter 330 - Prince Toni
"Any news?"
After returning back to the capital, I asked Celestine if she received some news from her subordinates. Hopefully, they found where the real king is imprisoned.
"Because of what happened after Queen Carmen's breaking through to expert level, many cult members died. Thanks to that, the security is increased. But only from the cult members. The normal guards don't even notice anything." Celestine said.
"And how did your subordinates know that?" I asked.
"My subordinates were not that well-known in the cult, but some people still remember their face. They pretend to still be in the cult while feeling depressed because of my death, and that's how they get the news."
I guess that should be expected. Not all cult members well-known to other cult members, so it's good to pretend to still stay in the cult. But if they got caught, there will be danger as well. Although I don't know them at all, I hope they are doing fine.
"Tell them to be careful of being found out that they have betrayed the cult. What about the castle?"
"No one dare to go near the castle even if they are pretending to still be in the cult. Though they heard that after the fight for the throne started and most of the royal children leave the castle, no one else has ever leave the castle. Which mean the one you're looking for might still be there." Celestine said.
"I hope Toni is still alive and well…" Fabio said.
Toni is his brother who helped Fabio and Luna to escape the castle. And he's the one I'm going to meet tonight.
Even if he's alive, it will still be dangerous since we don't know if he's already joined the cult or not. Maybe the fake king is already tried to persuade him? In any case, just sneaking in is difficult. And I can't make any trouble right away since that will only it harder to rescue the real king. I can only create trouble after knowing his location, how to get there, and how to escape.
Well, escaping is easy with my portal. But going there… maybe I'll get Victoria to sneak in? She's a slime, so no one will notice her. And she can blend in with the environment. She just needs to shapeshift into something else when someone is nearby.
Or maybe I can get Sonia to bring Victoria's clone with her and sneak into the castle? With Sonia's upgrade in being a ghost, she should be able to do that. But her presence is much clearer than Victoria's.
I don't think that's a good idea. I can't let Victoria or Sonia meet Prince Toni because that will only create suspicion. I need to meet him myself, and show him the proof that I'm with Fabio.
"Fabio, is there anything that can prove your brother that I'm your ally?" I asked Fabio.
"I have one. This handkerchief is something that he gave me in the past when we were kids for my birthday. He will know that you're with me. Take it with you."
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Fabio gave me a handkerchief with his initial printed. A big 'F' as in F**ker.
…thanks to experimenting on the effect of the trees with red leaves on Victoria, I learned many words. How about F in Fabulous?
"Then, I will scout the area and try to make contact with Toni. Fabio, you will return to your job. In case that I will take action to rescue your father tonight, I will contact you and prepare to do some action while disguising myself as 'Albertus'."
"Understood. I'll go back to work now. What about father's body double?" Fabio asked.
"How strong is he and what are his elements?"
I asked about the gatekeeper that we will swap with the real king.
"Weak. Just intermediate level in earth and beginner level in fire. He has no motivation to get stronger. He just abuses his status as gatekeeper." Fabio said.
Intermediate level, huh? I guess it will be easy to take care of.
"Then, I will take care of him later. Depend on the king's condition, he might die right away or suffer for a while. I'll be leaving then. Celestine, you can go back to the inn or meet your subordinates."
"I'll tell my people to stay here to spy on this kingdom. Is it fine to give them Sonia's soil?" Celestine asked.
"Sure. That will be great. Other kings don't even have spies here since they mysteriously disappear. Here you go. See you later."
After grabbing some accessories filled with Sonia's soil, I ride on Spot's back to the castle. I have him camouflaged us both in case someone is looking. As for expert level mages' detection, I just need to fly higher than they can detect.
From what I learned, each mage has different range for their detection. But both Veronica and Celestine can detect up to 30 meters. And they are among those with higher range. That mean I should be safe if I look from 40 meters.
"Spot, fly slower. And go a little higher. Victoria, give me some Blobbies."
"You're going to throw them?" Victoria asked.
"Yes. Just to test if there are expert level mages around."
For now, I dropped one Blobby to ten meters of a guard. That guard didn't notice it. That Blobby was also being covered by my Air Barrier, so it doesn't make any sound when it hit the ground. The only way to detect it is to see it directly or have great detection ability.
Then, I dropped another Blobby while the previous one is disappearing. This time, it's five meters to the guard. And the guard still didn't notice it.
I should have practice it with either Veronica or Celestine before…
Maybe that guard is not expert level mage? I'll try to find someone who seems strong.
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Though I don't know how to decide that. I just keep throwing Blobbies five meters away from everyone I see. But those inside the castle, I need to sneak in first. And that will be difficult.
Oh? I found him. That Toni is in a chamber with balcony. Can I have him get to the balcony? And the location… there are some guards, but they are too far from his chamber. The closest ones are the two in front of his room. Why would there be guards protecting his room in the castle? Must be the fake king's order.
I cover my whole body with Aura, and jumped from Spot's back to the balcony. As for checking the guards, they don't matter anymore. Though unfortunately, I didn't find where the real king is located.
I think it will be suspicious if I suddenly casted Air Barrier here. The expert level mages would be able to notice when I casted it. That mean we can't speak too loudly.
I knocked on the glass door lightly while making sure the guards at the entrance can't hear, while showing the handkerchief to Toni.
Toni heard my knock, looked at the balcony and was surprised to see me standing here. But he didn't leak any voice after seeing the handkerchief.
He unlocked the door, and I entered his room.
"You're Toni? I'm Roy. Fabio told me that we can trust you." I said in low voice.
"But can you be trusted?" He asked back. I suppose that's to be expected.
"The other countries' leaders have found out that the current king is a fake. And Fabio has informed us what he knows. King Albert of Tatrama sent me here to rescue the real king if he's still alive. And I have met Empress Lynn and King Henry as well. Fabio said that you stayed in the castle after faking Fabio's and Luna's death. Do you have any ideas about this fake king? And do you know where the real king is?" I asked.
"…the more I meet this impersonator, the more I think that he's a fake. As expected of brother Fabio to realize that sooner. I should have gone with him. About this impersonator, he's acting like father. And like I said, he's acting. So, every move he made is carefully calculated. Even greetings. But because I have been suspicious since Fabio told me, I know for sure that he's not the real father. And it seems that this impersonator is closely related to that Evil Cult who attacked cities in Tatrama. As for the real father, I don't know exactly where he's being held. But I see this impersonator entering a warehouse discreetly several times. If father is still alive, that might be where he's locked." Prince Toni said.
"Where is this warehouse and what's being stored there?" I asked.
"It's over there to the north. As for what's being stored, the warehouse was owned by a merchant who is well-known for his love for magic items."
"Magic items… there might be some good items to steal as well. How about you? Do you want to escape this place?" I asked.
"I'd love to, but I think you need someone to get you news from the inside. I'll stay here until I had enough. If only there's a way for us to contact each other."
"There is. Come to the balcony. That place is safe since no one is near that place."
The two of us get to the balcony, and I called Sonia there who introduced herself to Prince Fabio.
"She's our main way of communication. Not just to me, other kings and Fabio himself are connected through her. Whenever you have something important, just tap this brooch. She will come. But make sure that you are in a safe location before calling her. And since it's dangerous for her to come here, I will have someone else in this city where she will appear. Then, she will come to you. You just need to wait until she appears so you can relay messages to us." I explained to Prince Toni.
"I see. Using a ghost is to be a good idea of communication. What will you do next?" Prince Toni asked.
"Rescuing your father. But I need look at his condition first, and then I will create a big trouble."
Thus, I explained our plan to rescue the real king.. I hope this will work as planned.
Chapter 331 - Rescuing King Harold
After I left the castle, I looked at the warehouse that Prince Toni told me. If it's as he guessed, then the real King Harold is being imprisoned there. And that warehouse should be where a merchant stored his valuable collection.
Said merchant was supposed to be well-known for his love of magic tools. Hearing that, I made a plan to cause a trouble by stealing from that warehouse while disguising myself as 'Albertus'. If the real king is locked there, the cult members in this city, including the fake king himself will be in trouble once I sneaked in. I need to make sure that 'Albertus' will only leave a trace of himself stealing some magic tools, while erasing all traces of me looking for King Harold.
When I leave Prince Toni, he said he wanted to exchange a message with Fabio. So, Sonia is staying behind. As long as he wasn't caught calling Sonia, I think it will be fine.
I arrive at the warehouse, and was shocked to see that the warehouse is heavily guarded but only on the outside it seems. Does no one truly notice how suspicious this place is?
I looked through the wall, and the many magic items here. I see a hidden passage lead to a cell where someone is locked.
He's badly injure. Both his arms, his legs, all his fingers and toes, his ribs, all are broken. His limbs are twisted in a weird way, but he's still alive. Not for long if I don't save him quickly. His stomach is empty. I guess no one cares about him anymore and he's useless to feed. The filthiness in that cell just want to make me puke. The imprisoned man laying on his own pee, and there's vomit, blood, and poo all over the floor.
Is that the real king? If so, I guess I should praise him for surviving this long.
At this time, there are no doctors who capable of healing him. Unless an expert level mage appears to heal him, he won't live for another day. But if it's me, I can heal him as long as I grabbed him and perform surgery.
But first, I need to see if he's the real king or not. Well, if I beat the gatekeeper who will be his substitute the same way, he will look the same other than his empty stomach. I guess I'll get Queen Carmen to see him first. Though I don't think Queen Carmen will notice him. She couldn't even tell if the current king is a fake until she sleeps with him. Should I go check the castle again and see the king? Yeah, I'll do that.
I returned back to the castle to find the king. This time, since I'm not looking for Prince Toni, I can focus on seeing the king. Previously, since I was just focusing on Prince Toni, I could careless about other people. That's why I forgot to check the king's appearance.
…I found him. If the man in the cell can stand up, he will be at the same height. If he's healthy, he will be at the same weight. I guess that was the real king indeed.
Sigh… I spent too much time already. I need to save him fast.
"Sonia, tell Celestine to go to Fabio's office."
I called Sonia while I'm going to Fabio's office right away at the gate. That's where I first met him.
After arriving, I quickly put the guards to sleep… I was wrong. Everyone is already sleeping. Just how terrible is their discipline? But that's fine. That's making it easier for me to do this mission.
I grabbed the sleeping gatekeeper, and brought him to Fabio's office who is waiting for me. Seems like Celestine was already here before I contacted Sonia. Well, that's much better.
"Here's the plan. I'll kill this guy, and take you two to Prince Bernard's mansion. Sonia, tell Kayla and Sophie that I need their help. They need to prepare for a surgery. Fabio, once you're there, tell Prince Bernard to prepare a room with a bed. I will do the surgery there to save your father." I said.
"What happened to father?" Fabio asked, but I ignored him.
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"I will make some trouble while disguising myself as Albertus, and pretend that this guy is an accomplish. That way, no one will think that it's weird for the two of you to disappear." I said to Fabio as I pointed my finger to the still sleeping gatekeeper.
"Tell me, what happened to father?" Fabio asked again.
I paused for a bit, then I casted Air Barrier to make sure that no one can hear us.
"I will give the same injuries to him, as what your father experienced. You will see for yourself." I said.
Then, I asked Victoria to create some Blobbies and turned them into a club. All the damage that King Harold received were from blunt attack. The torturer must be enjoying that very much.
First… his ribs.
"AAAAAAAAHHH!!"
After I hit his ribs with the club, the sleeping gatekeeper woke up in pain and scream. But that's not over yet. I just broke four of his ribs, but the king has all his rib broken. So, I hit him again in the chest.
Celestine looked calm while seeing me torturing the gatekeeper. Fabio was… shocked. He clenched his fists in anger. But that's not over.
I almost forgot. This guy has explosive device in his mouth. Let's take it out first before he kills himself.
After plucking the explosive device, I continued bashing him with the club.
I might not have the best memory, but I remember pretty much the injuries that King Harold received. And I attacked this gatekeeper in the same spot.
Skull, shoulder blade, collar bone, both arms, all his fingers, both legs, and all his toes. After that I twisted them in a weird way that it should be impossible for a human to do that unless they have no bones.
"This is what happened to my father?" Fabio asked.
"Well… this guy is dead after I broke his legs. Too much pain and he died of shock. Should be good for me to swap him with the king now. As for the king, he's stronger than this guy. He's still alive, but won't be for long. Now, you two go to Prince Bernard's mansion, and explain to Queen Carmen and Prince Bernard. Sonia, don't forget to explain to Albert as well. I'll be leaving now."
Sonia has returned after telling Kayla and Sophie that I needed their assistance to watch what I did. Is she interested in watching me bashing someone with a club?
Anyway, I asked her to tell Albert what happen as I opened a portal to get Fabio and Celestine to Prince Bernard's mansion.
Now, I will be with Victoria. I'm disguising myself as 'Albertus', while Victoria shapeshifted into the gatekeeper.
Although the warehouse is heavily guarded, I can still sneak inside. I don't need to hold back as I'm making trouble, so I just smashed the rooftop. Though I made the sound silent so no one noticed.
We dropped to the floor where we are surrounded by many kinds of magic items.
"Victoria, grab everything that you can and put them in one spot. We'll take them to an empty island later. We will then select which one we should take and not dangerous. I'll go get the king."
Good thing that there's no guard inside the warehouse. And from the look of it, it has been a few days since someone visited King Harold. That's just makes it easier for me to swap him.
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Once I arrived at the cell he was imprisoned, I used Blobbykey to unlock the cell and asked him, "If you're the real King Harold, blink twice. I know you're conscious."
Through much effort, King Harold blinked his eyes twice.
"Good. I will save you, but you need the will to live if you want to survive. You got this far on your own, so I don't think you are too weak to give up, right? I'll heal you later."
Then I used portal to get the gatekeeper's corpse, and throw it to the floor. I carried King Harold without caring of the filth, and return to where Victoria is.
The portal has caused some scenes as several expert level mages noticed. But they are not panicking yet and just calmly asked someone to open the door to the warehouse.
"Victoria, you done?"
"Yes."
This time, I opened two portals. One to Prince Bernard's mansion where Celestine is already waiting in a bedroom, and another to an empty island. Victoria threw all the magic items into the empty island, as I carefully handed King Harold to Fabio who is waiting.
"Wait for a bit. I will save you for sure." I said to King Harold who is still trying hard to stay conscious.
Noticing another weird magic is used again, twice this time, the guards outside can no longer stay calm and attacked the door with magic to open it.
By the time they entered the warehouse, Victoria and I already exited through the hole in the rooftop that I made. I also carried a lot of magic items to make them think I'm just a thief.
Now that I have left, I can just run on air and make them think I'm a wind mage.
After running for a while and making sure that they can no longer sense me I used portal and transported to Prince Bernard's mansion where Queen Carmen is crying in front of her husband.
I quickly opened another portal to Cassau to get Kayla and Sophie who are already prepared, and asked the other to leave for the surgery. Sonia said that Albert want to come, but I needed to do surgery so I told Sonia that I will get him after the surgery is over.
"Can you save him?" Fabio asked.
"No doctors in this time can, but I'm not from this time." I just said that and closed the door. leaving only me, Kayla, Sophie, and Victoria to save King Harold. I also asked Spot to leave and wait.
Thanks to being an Aura user, my hands move quickly. With Sophie's assistance and Kayla's healing, I used surgery tools made of Victoria's clone to fix all the broken bones and the inner injury that King Harold received.
Even though I'm fast, it still takes more than twenty hours to finally finished with the surgery. I have to say that it was faster than I expected. Both Sophie and Kayla who are already exhausted, are sleeping on the floor as I opened the door and inform the other.
"The surgery was successful. He will wake up in few hours."
I'm also tired, so I carried the girls to a room prepared by Prince Bernard, and the three of us sleep together on the bed.
This is the first difficult surgery that I did after returning to the past. I might encounter more once the war happens. Good thing I have taught some doctors to do it.
After thinking that, I fell asleep. Twenty hours of surgery takes too much energy after all
Chapter 332 - King Harold Awakes
I woke up to see that Kayla and Sophie already gone. They are having a meal prepared by Prince Bernard.
As for King Harold… he's awake. But Queen Carmen next to him doesn't notice that. I guess King Harold want to be alone. Now that he survived, he has many things to think of.
I guess I should go.
Oh, right. I'll get Albert as well.
As I connected a portal to Albert's location, Albert entered the portal and told me to bring Lynn, her aide Claudia, and old man Henry.
I get them all to come to my bedroom and all of us went to the dining room as I grabbed my breakfast.
"Oh, Roy, you're awake? And you brought the others as well." Fabio said as he noticed me walked to the dining room.
Celestine, Prince Bernard and his wife are there as well, as Kayla and Sophie have just finished their meal.
Since the sooner we finished our business, the sooner I can go back to Cassau, I grabbed the dishes and bring them to where King Harold is waiting.
"He's awake. I'll eat in his room so we can talk. And bring that porridge for him to eat." I said as Fabio grabbed the porridge for King Harold.
We entered the room where King Harold is resting, and Queen Carmen was shocked to see that I'm bringing my meal inside the room.
I get some Blobbies to transform into a chair and a table for me so I can hear the discussion while eating. Sophie and Kayla also looked at King Harold's condition to see if he's getting better.
"Don't worry. He's already awake. He probably just afraid to open his eyes for a while. Thinking that being saved was just a dream. King Harold, open your eyes. You must have heard the news that Queen Carmen, Prince Fabio, and Princess Luna died. They are all wrong. Queen Carmen and Prince Fabio is here in Prince Bernard's house. As for Luna, she's in a safe place. By the way, your crush, Claudia, is here as well." I said.
"What?!" King Harold who was faking his sleep, opened his eyes fully after hearing his family members who were supposed to be dead are still alive.
"Good morning. I forgot to say that King Albert, King Henry, and Empress Lynn are all here. I'm your savior and doctor, Roy. Nice to meet you." I introduce myself while I'm at it.
"…eating meal while introducing yourself to a king is not a proper ethic. Why can't I move my body?" King Harold asked.
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"Obviously because you just had a surgery. Most of your bones were broken and I have fixed them. Though you have received healing as well, it's best for you to take it slowly. I'll let you have family time while I eat. The others will wait before we can have our discussion."
It's a tearful reunion of King Harold and his family. Some of them at least. He has been taken for a long time alone and tortured so badly until he couldn't even move a finger. But his will is so strong that he's still alive even after all that torture.
The surgery went well, and Kayla has healed him with healing magic. Even now, while I'm eating, Kayla is casting a healing magic at him.
Healing magic can't heal his weak muscle after not moving for a long time. He needs to recover naturally.
While he's still in bed unable to move, Fabio, Queen Carmen, and Prince Bernard each telling him their own story of what happen after he was swapped.
"We don't know when you were swapped. We acted normally. But I can tell you what I did after I know that the current king is a fake." Fabio said.
The first one to speak his story was Fabio. He told the king how Luna found out that the current king is a fake, and how they faked their death with the help of Toni.
"So, it was thanks to Toni. They told me while I'm in the prison that Luna and you died. That's when I thought it must be a fake. With you two who have special ability to see the future, you would realize that I was swapped. So, when I heard about the news that you died, I have to hold back my smile from appearing because I knew that you must have begun to act. Though I would have never thought that it would take this long for me to be rescued." King Harold said.
"Sorry that it takes too long, father."
"It's fine. At least I'm still alive."
Queen Carmen and Prince Bernard were confused about Fabio's special power, and Fabio said he will explain later after everyone have taken their turn.
"Right now, Luna is in a safe place. It's at Roy's home. She is happy to made new friends there." Fabio said.
"Oh, right. I forgot to call her as well."
After saying that, I called Sonia to tell someone there that I'm bringing Luna here. Then after receiving a reply, I opened a portal and Luna is already in front of the portal.
"Father!"
Luna run to the bedside and looked at her father tearfully.
"It's fine. They will heal soon."
Luna also hadn't seen Queen Carmen and Prince Bernard for a long time and she hugged Queen Carmen only. As for Prince Bernard, I guess she doesn't get along well with him. He was such a battle-crazed man before.
After that, it was Queen Carmen's turn. She told King Harold how she realized that he was swapped. During that time, I asked Celestine to cover Luna's ears. She doesn't need to know about what Queen Carmen is talking about yet. She can learn that in the future.
"Hmm… your turn was supposed to be once a month. And considering when Fabio faked his death, I guess it only took Fabio and Luna to find the truth that I was swapped in less than a week. I don't know night and day during the time I was imprisoned, so I can't tell how long I've been there. Anyway, it's amazing that you have reached expert level. As expected of my queen." King Harold said.
"You say that, but don't you want to increase the number of your wife again? With Claudia over there?" Queen Carmen asked.
"I was. But not anymore. At least until this damned cult is destroyed."
So, he intended to woo Claudia again after everything is over? Well, not that it matters to me.
Lastly, it was Prince Bernard who introduced King Harold to his wife. They were never married officially, but the people here already treated them as a husband and wife.
"I'm a grandpa? That's cool." King Harold said.
With how many wives he has, he was surprised to get a grandchild? Does that mean Prince Bernard's son is his first grandson?
I know that the baby is a boy with my eyes. Though I haven't informed Prince Bernard yet.
"Anyway, what about the others?" King Harold asked after he finished talking with his family members here.
"Can we start the discussion now? Though I think an introduction is necessary first. Well, I'm Roy. The man who saved you. You already know Old man Henry, Albert, Lynn, and Claudia, so I don't need to introduce them. Then, the healer there is my lover, Kayla. The one nursing you is another one of my lovers, Sophie. The curious ghost is Sonia. That Slime is Victoria. This serpent wrapping himself around my waist is Spot. And Celestine will introduce herself."
I think it's best for her to introduce herself with her status. It's to see his reaction as well.
"My name is Celestine. Expert level mage. Formerly, I was a cult member with high position. Though I betrayed them and joined Roy and the others here. My other status is I was the former princess of Consenza Empire, and also the older sister of current Empress Lynn." Celestine introduced herself.
"…what exactly did I miss?"
Not just King Harold, the other who don't know that were shocked as well. Well, we never told that to the other since we were busy thinking of a way to rescue King Harold.
"Before we discuss our next move, there are many things that we need to inform you about. From Roy, the cult, tournament, and lastly, our next move. King Harold, are you prepared to hear them right now, or do you need to get some rest before we continue?" It was Albert who spoke.
"I'll listen right now. My mind is clear. We can continue." King Harold said.
The first thing that Albert said is about Fabio's power. Which he also has a similar power. And then he pointed at me while telling about my power and what Aura user is.
"You can see through things!?"
Of course the first thing in anyone's mind is perverted thought. They are right. but I won't tell them.
"I can. I can tell that the gender of your grandchild is a boy. Congratulation in advance. He's also quite healthy baby. If you need my help for the delivery process, you can contact me through the ghost. By the way, even Albert's children were delivered by me personally. And I have more knowledge than ordinary doctors thanks to my memory from the future."
Obviously, the first thing I need everyone to know is that I'm a doctor. Now that they know I'm a doctor, the thought that I'm a pervert because of this power should be diminished.
After that, Albert, Old man, Lynn, and Fabio explained everything to King Harold.
As for me, I went down to the dining room again to get second and third meal.. I'm still starving.
Chapter 333 - What's Our Next Move?
When I returned back to King Harold's room, the others have finished explaining things.
"Now that the four of us have gathered here. Let's think of our next move. For now, the most important event is the battle tournament. Tatrama Kingdom, Consenza Empire, and Varadis Kingdom have all informed the citizen about the tournament, but other than Tatrama Kingdom, Consenza and Varadis would like to witness the tournament within Tatrama first before deciding the participants. As for Arturo… we think that the fake king and the people behind him, the cult, didn't tell anyone about the tournament on purpose so they can decide their own participants without telling the citizens. Most likely, all of them are expert level mages and related to the cult. And during the tournament, the cult might do something. Thanks to Roy, my country is the most prepared to receive any kind of attack. I will send some people to Varadis and Consenza before the tournament begun. As for Arturo, other than this city, I don't think there's any need to send people in any other location." Albert explained what he will do before the tournament to prevent any more destruction by the cult.
"A tournament, huh? Sigh… if only I was careful, I would enjoy that tournament to the fullest without caring about any cult. I guess there won't be anyone from my royal family participating." King Harold said.
"You might be wrong. One of your children might be on the list just for show. The worst part is if they have joined the cult." I said.
"Do you think that my children are stupid enough to join the Evil Cult?" King Harold asked.
"Anything can happen. Even the one I want to pick for the throne turns out to be a member of the cult. You can't be too careful even with your own child. Take it from someone who experienced it." It was old man Henry who gives King Harold an advice.
"Hmm… you're right. I think my next move would be to persuade my royal family to join us. But if they are fighting for the throne, and find out the crown prince is still alive, the situation might get worse. Carmen, Fabio, Bernard, I will ask you three to support me with all your might." King Harold said to his family members here other than Luna who is still too young.
"Understood, father. I'll contact Toni in the castle to ask him if there are anyone of my siblings whom we can persuade. He risked his life staying in the castle so we can get some information directly. As his brother, I can't just sit still." Fabio said to which Bernard nodded.
"Should I infiltrate the cult? I'm an expert level mage as well, so I might have a chance to participate in the tournament." Queen Carmen asked with Luna in her embrace.
"No. It was too dangerous. The cult is happy when they received new members, but if they are too strong, they will be put under surveillance instead. Take it from a former cult member." It was Celestine who spoke.
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"You guys have it good. Arturo has the queen as expert level mage. Varadis has Princess Julia who will participate. Tatrama? Roy. As for me, I don't have any expert level mage I can trust." Lynn said.
"Did you forget your own sister? She can join with you since for Tatrama, we will send college students for the tournament. Though most of them are people who have been trained by Roy who has future knowledge. And the person himself will participate as well." Albert said.
"Wait, I'm still participating? The selection should be over, right? I said it before that I don't want to participate!" I protested.
"Okay. Anyway, Celestine can join Varadis if she wants to." Albert said.
He said okay, but I doubt that's what he really means. I hate him. But if I'm not in the kingdom tournament, I doubt the people will like it if my name is on the list. They will complain, and Albert as the king doesn't have any choice but to remove my name. I guess it's fine then.
"I'll join. And it will be some time until the tournament begun, so we can find good candidates and nurture them. Maybe we can have more expert level mage before the tournament." Celestine said.
With this, she will take part in the tournament, not as a participant from Tatrama, but the Empire instead. Not that I mind it. She was originally from the Empire after all.
"This tournament was made so all mages have the desire to get stronger and to prove the world that they are the strongest. It's also to make them prepared for the war against the cult. So, it's best to announce it after the tournament in Tatrama is over. The preparation should have been completed and the necessary tools were already built. You can see the battle and spread it to your own country then. If we give this tool to the fake king of Arturo Kingdom, they will have no choice but to announce it. After that, we will give more or less six months of time for preparation until the battle between countries. But if you already have candidates, you should tell them to improve their strength first." Albert told Lynn and old man Henry. As for King Harold, he can't do anything about the tournament since it's in the hand of the fake king.
The tools he said is something to record the battle, and broadcast it to another tool. That's something from Victoria's world called Television to watch things recorded and sent from a camera. They are amazing invention thanks to the genius Marie.
"Wait, you have been talking about the tournament. What about retrieving the kingdom back to the real king? The real king is here, you know?" I asked.
"Let's not do that yet. Our power is too weak. Although the qualities of our mages are better thanks to your knowledge of the future, just the expert level mages that they have is too much for us to handle. What do you think, Hal?"
Albert asked Hal, which is King Harold's nickname. The four leaders getting along nicely and don't need to call each other with honorifics. I also don't want to, but I guess I'll use honorifics for now. Somehow, calling them king, queen, prince, or princess making it easier for me to remember their names.
"I agree. It's too dangerous if we make our move too soon. But it's good to leave it be as well. if a whole kingdom is taken over by the cult, once the war begins, the other kingdoms will know from where they will attack. From Arturo. That way, you can concentrate your power to the border of this kingdom." King Harold said.
I guess he's right. If Arturo Kingdom has been retrieved back from the fake king, we won't know where the cult will appear when the war happens.
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It's so annoying when the cult keeps moving their base. And I haven't found where they might be located even though I have travelled far.
"Then, the mission is over, right? I can go home now?"
"What mission?" King Harold asked me.
"Saving you, and getting you four together." I said.
"Yes. You did a great job. But stay here first so we can go home. If you're not here, we will be stuck here." Albert said.
I hope they won't hold a discussion too many times in the future after this.
"Then, our next plan is to prepare for the tournament. Which county should we hold this tournament?" Albert asked.
"Not my country. Although many cult members have been killed thanks to Roy, there might be some still hiding. And not Arturo either obviously. And since you're the one who suggested it, the people will think that you have prepared something for this tournament and have the advantage if you are the host. Our best choice is at the Consenza Empire." Old man Henry suggested to which everyone agreed.
"If everyone agrees, then I will be the first host of the tournament. As for the venue… Claudia! Think of something!" Lynn ordered Claudia for ideas where the competition will be held.
"Sigh… we need a good location and to build the arena that can hold a lot of audiences from all over the continent. But I have no idea how a good Arena should be built." Claudia said.
"Victoria will help you with that. With her knowledge of her previous world, she will build a good arena. I'll lend her to you since I can summon her any time I want."
Victoria agree to help Claudia to build the arena, and she jumped from my shoulder to hers. I can rest easy about the arena. And if Celestine goes there, she can help build it and the arena will be done quickly.
"I guess that's settled. If there are any issue, let's contact each other with Sonia. Sorry, Sonia, but you will be busier and busier from now on." Albert said.
"No worries. I have been stuck in one place for a thousand years. Doing some works is much more fun." Sonia said.
After talking a bit more, Albert and the others are ready to return. Finally, I can go home for real this time.. At least for a month, I hope I don't need to go anywhere other than to the campus for teaching.
Chapter 334 - The Tournament Participants From Cassau Has Been Decided
"Daniel, I'm finally home!" I shouted as soon as I returned back to my home in Cassau after so long. Although I have returned once because I met Fabio, that doesn't count since my mission is not over.
"Roy! Ah! Hmph!" Daniel looked away.
He was about to run and hug me, but then he suddenly realized what he was doing and looked away and started sulking. That's so damn cute! But I'm still lonely.
"Come on, Daniel. I'm home for real now. And I won't go for too long anymore anytime soon." I said.
"You can't! You have to leave to save the world! But I still don't like it when you leave for too long!" Daniel said.
No amount of healing magic that Kayla casted on me can heal my heart this much. I'm so blessed!
"Then next time I leave, I will go home as much as possible, okay?" I said.
"…promise?"
"I promise."
I said as I linked my pinky with Daniel's. My fatigue from the mission has disappear. Being home is the best after all.
And not just Daniel, I can now sleep with my girlfriends again at night! Though I will prioritize being with Daniel for a while.
My relationship with Daniel started as a pity. Then I grew to be attached to his innocence. Other then my girlfriends, he's my source of healing. Though I wish he doesn't have to grow up. But that's impossible.
"Lana too! Pinky promise with Lana too!"
After Daniel, there's another smaller child who is just three years old. She's Lana. Albert's daughter that he kept secret from the world because we're afraid of the cult. Though in the end, Albert did a good job that Lana doesn't need to be kept as a secret anymore. But he still thinks that it's a good decision for her to stay as she is, so we still kept the fact that she's a princess as secret.
Our kingdom has grown strong enough to protect a little girl from the cult. But we still kept her here just in case since Albert said that there have been multiple cases of intruder attempting to kidnap Alan. They are not related to the cult. In fact, they are ordered by someone in the nobility whose house has been destroyed because Albert found evidences of their crimes. They tried to get their revenge by kidnaping Alan, but they failed. And those former nobles are facing death sentences.
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That's what Sonia told me. Once a week or so, Sonia would appear and give me reports even though I don't need them. That's why I still know the recent news even while I'm in a mission.
"Sure. Here." I offered Lana my pinky, and she took it with her pinky as well.
"Pinky promise! If you break the promise, all hell break loose" Lana said with a smile on her face.
…that's scary! Who the hell taught her that words!? I look around to see the others' reaction, but they are all smiling after hearing that. Does it mean everyone is guilty?
After our discussion in Prince Bernard's mansion, we each return to our own home. But this time, I didn't bring Luna with me. At least for now, Prince Bernard's home is safe. Fabio, Prince Bernard, and King Harold are all there. And there's also an expert level mage, Queen Carmen, staying behind.
They said that they will try to talk to King Harold's other children and wives and persuade them to fight the fake king. They will fight during the Battle Tournament between the four countries. Which should be when the defense in the capital is at its weakest. While other countries will secretly help them.
And as for me, my job will be to send the army with portals. And I don't need to travel much anymore since I have marked each country with Blobbies. Though there are still some unexplored location for me, I don't think I will go there anytime soon.
Celestine went with her sister to the Empire. She will help teaching the mages over there about magic control.
As for Varadis, I have taught some to Princess Julia. But Albert will still send several agents to each country to cooperate with and teach them magic control. Of course those agents were the ones who participated in the training camp.
Now, I can rest easy. Maybe I will go to campus to see whoever will be participating and representing the college I work at. Though I believe Kayla and Jewel would pass easily. As for Sara, I don't know much about other students. But If there are many other agents like her who attend the same college, she might have some difficulties.
"Kayla, how do you decide the participant for the tournament?" I asked Kayla.
"Just a normal battle. Though I pass easily because they need at least one healer. Other than me, there are Jewel, Sara, another agent from the training camp, and a rich man's kid." Kayla said.
"It's already over? And a rich man's kid? I get how you four passed. I taught you all by myself. At least the three of you. I don't know about the other agent. But what's with the rich man's kid?"
"He entered thanks to recommendation of the professors like me. The tournament needed five mages from each college. We decide three by a tournament. The top three will be the representative. It's already difficult for the others to accept when Sara and Jewel entered the final. Both of them are first-year student, so the upperclassmen disagree. Though the third place is an agent who participated in the training camp. And he's a third-year student." Kayla explained.
"What about you though? Any healer can do, right?" I asked.
"The dean said that to make sure we have more people from our clan, and he said that he still needs to understand the rule and to be careful in case all of us will fight together at once. So, he recommended me who is excellent earth mage, and a good healer as well. though they will still send some other healers than me, but they won't be on the list of the participants." Kayla explained why she got recommended.
"And the rich man's kid? I doubt Dean would accept any bribe." I said.
"The dean doesn't accept any bribes. But because he insisted on recommending me, he let other professors decide who's the other recommendation will be. And as you might have guessed, several professors got bribed and let the rich man's kid participate. The dean himself said that it was fine. Rather, it will be too suspicious if all the people we send is too strong. Other colleges will think that we have prepared this for a long time, and proposed the idea of the tournament because of it and let some students delay their graduation. Though he can easily explain that all of us are still students, he said that it's a pain to explain to those who doesn't want to understand." Kayla said.
I understand. I understand that feeling clearly, Dean. It's annoying when other people don't want to listen to you. Especially when you said the truth.
"But with how the tournament will be, I doubt this rich man's kid will survive. The most annoying part is that he keeps annoying us three; Jewel, Sara, and me, just because his daddy is rich. We agreed to let him fight first so he knows how weak he is." Kayla said.
"Is he that weak?" I asked.
"He only cultivates his magic and never once go fight a monster. He's an advanced level mage, but his magic is too weak." Kayla said.
"If you are fine with that arrangement, then that's fine. Is there anything else I need to know?"
"The tournament will be held in Melk. We're going home for the tournament." Kayla said.
"Melk? Why?"
"Because of the stampede. Albert said that it's to show everyone that we can recover. Though the damage in that city is not as big as the other cities three years ago, it was still one of the targets. The people will see how strong we are by keep standing up even after we fall. That's what Albert said." Kayla said.
I guess that's good. I also don't need to travel there since I already marked that place.
"Well, congratulation on being selected. I'll go take a nap." I said.
"No, you just sleep for a long time after the surgery. You don't need any more sleep." Kayla said.
"Then I will play with Daniel. It has been a long time since I can spend time with Daniel."
"No. It's Monday today, and you have class to teach. You have been away for too long that the other professor think that the dean is playing favorite."
"But, Mooom!"
"I'm not your mother. I'm your girlfriend. At least you need to be present today. Sara is having trouble with having too many students." Kayla said.
"What? Isn't my class supposed to be the emptiest class?"
"Sara shows her air magic and entered the final before losing to Jewel. Of course that makes other students interested in air magic. She said that there are even many who are not air mages who attend the class. It was too much for her alone to bear. Go there and save her."
"Sigh… I guess I have no choice then. Sorry, Daniel. I will play with you later." I said, but the one who replies is not Daniel. Instead, it was Lana.
"You broke your promise! Now, all hell break loose!" Lana said with eerie voice.
"Stop that! That's scary! Alright, come on out now whoever taught her those words! I won't get angry, I promise!"
Chapter 335 - Back To Teaching
Having no other choice, I go to the campus to teach air element. It's a good thing that I need only to teach for a few hours every week.
As for medical knowledge, I actually hoped that I get more time to teach the doctors about it. But once a week, with everyone attending truly want to learn and not having someone with troublesome pride that won't allow someone younger to teach them, it was fun.
Air element though, there is only one student. Sara. Though sometimes Dean would attend as well. But now, thanks to Sara getting a spot in the tournament, the popularity of air element in the campus risen. And Sara has been teaching them as my assistant when I went on a mission. That's what Kayla said.
Now I have returned, I will be the one teaching them. Though I don't know how much she has taught them, so I need to have a discussion with her first before class.
What I didn't expect was that there are more than fifty students already in my class even before it started. Sara was among them. But… most of them are boys. Should I say as expected?
Well, Kayla, Jewel, and probably Sophie as well, they are all popular. But they have me, so the boys don't have a chance at all. as for Sara, I think she's still single. And with how strong she was, many boys approached her.
I bet only half of the class has air element. Or even less. I'm prepared to be disappointed.
I entered the class and act like a teacher should be.
"Good morning, class! I'm sorry that I have been gone for a while because of some urgent business. But thanks to Sara, she substituted me and should have taught you well. In case you don't know me, I'm Roy. For most of you, we meet for the first time today." I said as gently as possible.
"Leave! We want Sara to teach us!"
"Yes! Leave!"
"This is not your place!"
It started with one boy shouting. He was sitting next to Sara.
After he shouted, the other boys shouted as well. Let's see… about ten of them?
"First, I'm her teacher who taught her air magic. I might not be there during the selection battle, but if you saw her using air magic, it was thanks to me teaching her. Which mean if you are here to learn mora bout air magic, this is your place. But if you are not here to learn, then leave. You're bothering those who wanted to learn." I said strictly.
"Hah! What are you going to do then!?"
The first boy who shouted asked, challenging me.
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…I'm too tired to care about little fight after my mission. Let's just put those who shouted to sleep.
"Go to sleep." I said as I activated air magic to spread sleeping gases. But I control the spread of the gas so it will only go to the boys who were shouting before.
One by one, the ten annoying boys fall to the ground and fainted. The tenth boy realized that it was because of my magic, but it was too late when he reacted.
"Now, to those who are still conscious, I just use air magic to put all these boys to sleep. This is something that Sara can't use that well. She can use it, but can't control it as good as I just did. Now, if you are not here to learn, leave my class. Take the sleeping students with you as well. Just know that I'm the strongest man here." I said imposingly.
Seeing what happened, the students who were relaxing and although they didn't say it out loud like the other, still made fun of me, shocked in fear.
Realizing that fighting me is useless, they tried to leave the class.
"Stop. Bring these fainted students with you. They will wake up after a few hours."
The students returned, taking the fainted boys with them, and leave me class.
Originally, there were fifty of them. Now, forty-six of them leave the class, leaving only four students including Sara.
"Sara, what have you taught while I leave?" I asked Sara.
"Nothing. None of those people are air mages. As for these three, this is their first day in this class." Sara said.
"None of them air mages? Then why were they here?"
"Because of the selection battle. When it started, some noticed me doing well in the battle. Then, they saw me in this class alone. When I asked them if they want to learn air magic, they said that none of them are air mages. So, I kept ignoring them. Now that I was selected for the tournament, they became even more persistent. But thanks to you, they are leaving." Sara explained.
…why are the men in this world are so annoying? Is it the same in Victoria's world? Are most men like this when they see women?
Sigh… I just hope they won't cause trouble to us anymore.
As for the other three students, I can see their reaction when I put the bad students to sleep. They are excited and their eyes are sparkling. Two of them are girls, and one is a boy. Let's ask them just in case.
"So, you three are still here. What do you wish to learn?"
"I want to learn that Air Cannon like Sara did!" one girl said.
"Me too!" The other girl next to her said.
"I want that too! And the thing that made those boys asleep!" The boy said.
"Why do you want to put people to sleep? If you have the same impure motives as the boys just before, I won't teach you anything." I said.
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"No, it's not that! My other elements are too weak for me to improve. Even other students can do better when we have the same level. So, I thought I will have a chance in becoming stronger with air magic."
"Okay. But just in case you will do something bad with what I will teach you, sleeping gas is not the worst I can give you. You got that!" I said imposingly again. This time, I slightly used Aura so I seem to be more overbearing than before. This is a good way to intimidate people.
The boy shivering in fear, but his eyes still have determination.
"Understood! If I do something bad in the future, then kill me!"
This boy has determination. Maybe I will ask him why he go so far to get stronger. Who knows if he can be our reliable ally in the future?
"Well, let's start the lesson then. I can continue from where we were last time, but this is the first class for the three of you. You're lucky that air element class is not popular. Since most of you are new, I will teach from the start again. Sara, if you don't want to listen, you can go to other class." I said.
"I'll stay here." Sara said.
"If that's what you want."
Then, I started the class with an introduction to air element.
It has been a while since I teach, so I hope I didn't get rusty.
…well, I never really had any other students other than Sara, so this is actually my first time teaching in class.
Dean didn't come. He usually would attend my class from time to time. I guess he's busy since the tournament is getting closer. Probably helping at the site of the tournament, Melk. Cassau is closer to Melk than any other colleges in this kingdom after all.
I also didn't see him in his office. If he's still there at the time I teach the doctors about medical knowledge from the future, I will bring him back with portal.
My lecture went well. The other three students listened properly to my lesson. And when there's something they don't understand, they asked questions. Good thing those questions are something that I can answer.
"Alright. Class is over. It has just been one hour. Next is practical training. Hmm… I'll go ask for permission to use the Arena. It's empty today."
Since I don't want to use portal, I'll just have some practice in the Arena.
The one I need to ask for permission is Wendy. She was surprised to see that I have returned. And I just sigh as I answered that I just returned and have to teach already.
Wendy easily gives me permission until my class is over
I went to the Arena where Sara and the others already waiting. I asked Sara to not bring out her gun because I don't want the others to think I'm playing favorite. Though I might give them some guns I made by myself.
The first thing I taught them is to shoot an object. I grabbed several rubber balls for training. In case it hit other people, it won't hurt as much.
The result was quite surprising. The two girls' progress was average. Probably just like me during the first time practicing it. As for the boy, he can already shoot in a straight line. He just needs to improve his accuracy.
I praised them all for getting that far and told them to practice more even outside my class. Should I say the class went well?
Chapter 336 - Return To Daily Life
After finally finished my first day of teaching after taking a long break, I returned home and play with Daniel, Lana, and other kids from the orphan. I told the orphans that Celestine will be away for a little longer, so in case they need anything, they can ask Veronica.
Some kids turn sad hearing that, but they love Veronica all the same and said that they will patiently wait until Celestine returns. So heartwarming…
At least the good thing today is that there is no hell broke loose. I'm sorry that I broke my promise, but I have them play with me as much as possible after I finished my class. We played until the kids fall asleep.
After they both fall asleep, I went to Sam to ask her if there's anything important that I need to do. But it seems like she's doing really well and don't need me to do anything yet. And she asked if she can get more share since she became busier.
I thought that since I'm already rich, I agreed. Now, I only received ten percent, but that's fine. She has many people working for her now and she needed more money than me.
And while I'm at it, I went to the empty island where I put all the stolen magic tools from Arturo, and bring them all to Jeremy, to have him appraise them and get those items put to good use.
I gave some defensive tools to those who doesn't have defensive equipment, and some magic tools for improving a certain element to those who have that element. Now we have gotten stronger. Though I told them to not use them in the tournament.
After that, Sonia appears and told me to bring Shirley and Angela back here for dinner. She said that they want to inform me about the participants from the capital. Though I don't really need to hear them. After all, I know that these two should be able to get selected. And it's not like I have to get report of everything.
…I guess that's the fate of being a clan leader. I just told those who qualified good luck.
There's one more thing. Hannah doesn't seem to like playing with the kids as much as before. Now, she is studying about everything that will be taught at introductory school. She seems impatient to get her magic.
But that's good. So, when she awakens her magic in the future, she doesn't need to attend classes. She just needs to take the exams and graduate. Though whether she wants to go to college after that or not is up to her.
It's time for dinner, and we have a huge feast for celebrating my return. Other than Shirley and Angela, Ian and Ruby returned as well. I also told Shelia that she can bring several Werewolves to feast.
Victoria is busy chatting with the girls about everything we experienced during the mission. And as for Spot, he seems to be popular among the children. They love playing with him, and Spot love to play as well. Though he's still dangerous.
"So, how is the capital? You two get qualified, right?" I asked Shirley and Angela.
"Easily!" Angela said.
"Sigh…"
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Instead of answering confidently like Angela, Shirley sighed.
"What's wrong, Shirley?" I asked.
"Well, just like Kayla, I got qualified thanks to recommendation. I really wanted to kick those noble bastards in their asses, but I don't have the chance to. Our way to get qualified is similar to here in Cassau. Three from battle, and two recommendations. I got one recommendation, while Angela easily beat everyone and be the strongest. But I really want to fight those annoying nobles!" Shirley said.
"Since there are two recommendations, don't tell me that the other one is for another rich kid?" I asked.
"Well, he is rich and a noble as well. But he's unlike the other kids from nobility, and his strength is real deal. He probable able to fight evenly against an agent who participated in the training camp. He's unlike the guy from here." Shirley said.
So, it's just the professors in Cassau who got bribed. That noble kid from the capital is truly talented. I'm curious about his strength. If he trained like the agents, he could be a lot stronger than them. I wonder if he's famous in my past life? Though I doubt I will remember even if I heard his name.
"Kayla! I won't hold back! Let's go all out during the tournament!" Angela said.
"Actually, you need to hold back so you don't kill anyone. Killing others mean we will be disqualified." Kayla said.
"In any case, let's have a good fight!" Angela said.
The reason for no killing rule is for the participants to consciously holding back. That is also a way to learn magic control. We wanted everyone to learn magic control through practice.
There might be some people who dissatisfied because of such rule. And when they lose, they will claim that it was because of an unfair rule. That's just stupid.
If they don't like the rule, don't participate. It's that simple.
The rule should obviously have been told to everyone already. Those who complained are just idiots.
Now, the tournament is getting closer. I like how there are many people who have become interested in getting stronger. Like the three new students of my air class elements. But there's one problem for me as the one who proposed the idea.
…just watching them fight is boring. At least, for me it is.
I hope I won't be forced to watch all the fights.
"Roy, I want to check on my kid who is staying near here. I will return tomorrow." Spot said after we finished our feast.
"Sure. You don't have to tell me when you want to return. Just return back here anytime you want. This is also your house now. And if I need to go somewhere for another mission, I will call you. Though I don't know if Sonia can speak underwater." I said.
"Then I might take a leave for a while. Just call me if you need anything. Though I will probably return soon because the foods are delicious." Spot said before he flew through the open window to the sea.
With him and his children protecting the ocean, we are safe if there are any cult members who travel through the sea route. And not just cult members, pirates as well.
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After that, my daily life returns back to normal.
Teaching air elements on Monday, teaching medical knowledge in Saturday, and went diving once in a while.
Jeremy also appraised the magic items I brought when he's not working. The one I already gave the others are some common magic items which he easily appraised. And most of the items he appraised are no longer working and have no magic in them anymore. What a shame.
When I'm free from teaching, diving, or playing with the kids, I would return to the Mysterious Forest to learn about the gases produced by the trees. Since the leaves not working, I tried the bark of the trees.
Victoria refused when I ask her to be tested, but she finally agreed when I said that I only need to test one type and she's free to decide which one she wanted. Obviously, it's the white calming one.
The result? The bark really is the one producing the gases. But after a few days, the bark no longer producing the gases. Which mean they will only produce the gas for a long time when they are still part of the trees. If I take them away, they are still working, but not for long.
It was fine when I tested the calming effect on Victoria. When the others hear about it, they wanted to test the calming effect as well, so I tried them on everyone. Seems like the weaker the magic level we have, the stronger they affected us. I learned that when Veronica tested its effect.
Since everyone but me has tried it, it's time for me to test it.
I know the effect is not dangerous, so I just tried the calming effect in my bedroom.
Ahh… it feels good… so calm… I wish everyday is like this…
This feels so nice… I want to stay like this forever…
"Roy! Wake up!"
"Huh? What's wrong? Is there any problem?"
I look around to see that everyone is surrounding me around the bed. Is there any emergency?
"You're the problem! Do you know you have been staying on bed for a whole day? Twenty-four hours!" Kayla shouted in anger. No, it's more like worry.
"Twenty-four hours!? So, this calming effect is dangerous as well." I said.
"It is dangerous! Even when we tickle you or hit your cheek, you never move at all! We even called Sara to help you using her air magic, but you haven't taught her about how to cure you from the effect of those barks!" Kayla explained.
…this is not a calming gas. It's a sloth gas. Making the people who smell it too lazy to do anything by giving them the hallucination that everything is fine and calm.
And it's also my fault as well. When the others smelled it, I was there to cure them. But no one can cure me and it takes twenty-four hours until the effect wears off.
I will teach Sara how to use this magic so next time, she can cure me. That mean she needs to be present the next time I do my research of these gases. I don't want everyone to worry about me anymore.
Though my main concern now is that I'm starving.. I'll think about it more after I fill my stomach.