Chapter 549: The Last Battle is Here
The battle at the fourth base.
We delayed the enemies much longer than we expected thanks to Iris' performance. Even though she didn't cast her magic too much in order to save mana, she did it well.
If she was taught magic control, she could be stronger than Angela. But I don't have any intention of teaching her magic control. After all, once her son has been cured from the brainwashing, she doesn't have any needs to stay with us. At least she's not with the cult anymore.
As for other children whom possibly had their parents killed by us, well, we'll just raise them in the orphanage. I think our base at Cassau will be renovated to be bigger to be able to contain so many children. I mean two hundred of them? That's a lot.
Well, I'll have Albert and the others to discuss it later after this war. Though most likely, children who can still remember their memories will be returned to where they were born. If they came from Tatrama, they will go to an orphanage in Tatrama. Possibly the orphanage in Cassau. And those from other country will be taken care of by the orphanage in that country. That's why it won't be two hundred new kids suddenly in our base. At least I hope that's the case.
We have reduced the enemy numbers a lot in this base. From over a thousand in the start, we reduced it to about eight hundred. Not counting the children we captured, that is still a great achievement. Especially since we only had half of everyone in this fourth base.
In the next base, we will go all out and defeat the rest of the artificial master level mages. We have the power to do so.
.....
I look around the battlefield and see that some people on our side have started to get tired. And Iris herself has stopped casting magic as she doesn't want to spend more mana. I guess this is it. We will stop our attack here and move to the last base.
"Alright, that's enough! Retreat!" I gave the order to retreat and move to a safe place.
The strong ones, the expert level mages and the monsters, fought as the tired soldiers retreating. I also make sure that all the soldiers managed to escape before joining them to open a portal.
Once we are far enough and the artificial master level mages ignore us because we are not part of their mission, we are safe. Good thing these artificial master level mages were instructed to strictly obey the order of the higher ups. If not, we would have more people dying.
Finally, Celestine raised an Earth Wall to protect us from the enemies' attack. I looked with my Divine Vision and see that the enemies have stopped attacking after the Earth Wall was raised. They are moving forward to the capital. But they don't know that we still have another base left.
"Alright, we have done well. Good work, everyone. The next base is the last. Once you get there, go take a rest. We will have an all-out battle there," I said as I opened a portal.
Everyone entered the portal. Although they are obviously exhausted, they have a smile on their face. That's good. After all, they have done very well. And they must be thinking that the mission is a great success.
We have expected there to be more casualties. But it turns out that many of us were alive by the end of the battle in the fourth base. Although some lives were lost, we did better than expected.
As soon as we entered the fifth base, most of the soldiers from the fourth base instantly lay down. Whether it's on the bed, the ground, or under a tree, everyone was resting in their own ways.
I'm also tired, but since I have the most stamina despite the fact that I fought the most, I need to share information with everyone else before I can take a rest. Obviously, I will sleep on Blobbybed.
I also made two other Blobbybed in an open area for anyone who wants to rest there. Sleeping there is the most comfortable after all. It helps recover your stamina faster. Not that there's any other special effect. It's just a comfortable bed after all.
I woke up a few hours later and see everyone is still relaxing. Well, the distance from the fourth base to here is far after all. With my estimation, they should be here after the final match of the tournament begins. The battle between Shelia and Angela.
The two who were teammates during the college tournament, became rival in this tournament. Although I'm predicting that Angela would win, Shirley is not someone to be underestimated.
After the two entered the college in the capital together, Shirley became someone who watched Angela the most. She must have a trick or two to compete against her. Though Angela would still win.
For most people in this continent, Angela will be the most famous mage to exist. But for the cult, I am the most famous. Or should I say infamous?
Although they don't know yet about the existence of an Aura user, once the mission failed, they will know. At least the Archbishop will ask whoever responsible why they had lost despite the power they had.
...And then I will prepare for my assassination. Fuck.
Seems like the battle is still far from over. Just where are they hiding!?
If I could chase that forehead mole mohawk back then to the city they were dispatched from, and then follow the whoever he was talking to, I might be able to find where their main base is. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case.
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We still don't have a clue where they were hiding. But I hope once they became wary of the Aura user's existence, they will lower their guard and we can find their base. But that's for later.
As we waited by doing anything we can to sharpen our senses before the battle in the last base, Sonia appears in front of me. Seems like we have new information.
"The final match has begun. Both Angela and Shirley left a message to you. They said that they will focus on their battle, so you need to focus on your battle. That's all from the two finalists," Sonia said.
"Tell them good luck. Well, they are in a battle already, so don't. Anything else?" I asked.
"Yes. There is a battle in another place. Some people from the cult brought two artificial master level mages from another location. Thankfully, you left Graham over there. With his help, they killed all of the enemies. They started checking on the surrounding area of the capital to see if there are more enemies coming. Also, there are some suspicious movements in the capital. But Kayla and the others are there, so it should be fine," Sonia said.
"Alright, now you can tell those people good luck. Once I'm done here, I will return immediately to the capital," I said.
Sonia left to relay my message.
It's good that I left Graham on his own. As expected, that was a good choice. And I'm glad that that I didn't force Kayla to come here. She's doing well over there.
One hour later, I received the news that Angela has won the tournament and became the strongest mage in the continent. There were also some disturbance in the capital, but Kayla has stopped it. There were some attacks as well, but since most of the civilians are in a safe place, no one died.
"Everyone! The final is over! But our battle will only begin soon! They are finally here! Once we're done here, everyone in the capital will be safe!"
As soon as I received the news that Angela won, I can finally see the enemies. Their plan has gone wrong. They are too late in coming thanks to us delaying them. Although there were still some attacks in the capital, the others can take care of it.
I shouted to raise the morale. We have completed our mission to stall for time perfectly well. But if we want to achieve a hundred percent mark, we need to kill all of the mohawks. That's why I need to raise the morale.
And so, the battle in the last base begun. Magic flying around and hit the enemies. The shooting squads are doing their best to gain the enemies' attention, while the soldiers protect them. And the monsters will kill the enemies. It's a perfect combination.
Thanks to this battle, the shooting squads that were just made, have improved their accuracy. They won't just carelessly hit the monsters who are on our side.
Half of them were my students! Aren't I amazing!? Though it was all mostly thanks to Sara who taught them. Not me. I disappeared before they could even hold their gun properly.
Well, let's fight, shall we? I can't just let my students gain the spotlight. I need to show them what their teacher can do.
Chapter 550: The Battle is Over as I Was Covered in Enemies' Blood
The battle in the last base. Once we have taken care of the enemies here, we can rest easy. At least the rest of the battle in the capital and nearby places should be easier than here. Unless the cult went all out and bring their real master level mages, which I doubt they will.
When we were interrogating Iris, or let's say it's an interview to get her to join us, she told us everything she knows. Unlike other cult members or artificial master level mages, she doesn't have any loyalty to the cult.
Rather than loyalty, she doesn't even have any good impression to the cult at all. That's why it's easy for her to tell us everything.
She told us that there won't be any master level mages coming. Unless those master level mages come on their own volition, which is unlikely. There were too few of them and they seem to be too important for this mission.
But that's also dangerous. Why would someone as powerful as master level mage won't participate? Just what kind of important job are they doing?
If they just let one master level mage to do this mission of killing the kings, they would have succeeded already. Just why?
Iris was just lucky to see one master level mage other than the Archbishop. She was tasked to protect that mage during her breakthrough to master level. And right after that woman broke through, the Archbishop visited her and took her away. Iris said that they would visit their master, which is most likely the Evil God himself.
.....
After that, she never saw her again. Other than the Archbishop, she never met any other master level mages than that woman. That's why she concluded that they have important mission to do and it's unlikely for them to be here.
Though once the news of an Aura user was spread, they might make a move. I need to grow even stronger. And I will use this war to do so.
Be stronger. Be faster. Be more precise. Be more elegant. Well, that last one might not be necessary.
I need to improve my... everything. My long distance slash needs to reach even further distance and be more powerful. I need to train it here.
Good, there are five artificial master level mages standing close to each other. I'll see if I can slash all five of them right away.
Using Victokatana, I slashed horizontally to see if I can reach all five of them. But because the distance is quite far, the power diminished greatly.
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All five of them got hit, but it was too weak. It's like a tap of a finger instead of a slash. I need it to be able to kill them all.
"Roy, you are more proficient in using a spear. How about trying to pierce multiple enemies with one thrust? I think you can do that. Once you perfected it, you can try slashing again," Victoria suggested.
"Got it," I replied.
Victoria also told me that it's best to use this chance to get stronger. The cult might have send all their artificial master level mages, so they are currently the best training partners that I can kill. And they are only weaker than master level mages. Not counting our mages who can surpass them thanks to learning magic control.
And there are still over five hundreds of them. I can practice as much as I want. Though the others will still kill them, so I need to get as much chance to fight as possible before they can kill all of the mohawks.
I moved to another place so there will be some enemies in a straight line that I can target with my thrust. I used Victoria as a spear this time instead of using Reizpear.
Reizpear is a good spear that can repair itself no matter how destroyed it was. But Victoria or Blobbies can transform into anything I want.
I first used Reizpear because I can't get another person's support during the awakening of my ability even if they are my familiar. The Divine Vision I got after killing my first All-seeing Eye. And I got attached to Reizpear since then.
Maybe I need to get some better weapons. That will help me getting stronger. But do I have time for that?
There should be a gap from the report that we stopped their attack, until the reports of it. Probably a few days. I'll try asking the kings if they have magic weapons in their treasure rooms. I will ask them to get their people to collect weapons as well from all over the continent. Anything is fine. Sword, Spear, Bow, Axe, anything. If they are some sort of magical equipment, I will be able to at least fight a master level mage on level ground. I hope that's the case.
Maybe some armor as well. Just anything is fine. I will also look for them myself. Probably under the sea or somewhere that other people won't be able to go.
That's for later. To be able to do that, I need to defeat the enemies here as soon as possible so I can have more time searching. But I also won't let this chance of growing stronger be. So difficult.
I thrust Victospear and as Victoria said, my thrust is better than my slash. I managed to pierce through two enemies at once. The third person moved before I attacked, so he dodged it luckily. And there are no other people in a straight line.
"As I said, you can use spear better than other weapons. But that's still not enough. We don't know how powerful a master level mage is. But let's say that they are as strong as the Evil God when he killed Sonia, me, and all the Aura users in the world back then. You are still not strong enough to defeat a real master level mage," Victoria said.
"Was he a master level mage?" I asked.
"I don't know. Even back then, master level mages are rare. I think you are much stronger than most Aura users, but even the most famous Aura user back then still died. Just be careful," Victoria reminded me.
"I understand. After we finish this battle, I'm thinking of looking for magical weapons. Reizpear is good, but it's not strong enough. Other than my own strength, I need external strength as well like weapon or armor," I said.
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"What!? You had enough of me? After everything we went through?" Victoria said jokingly.
"Is it the time for joking around? Well, you are far too important to let go anyway. There's no way I would abandon you. I just think we need more weapons to get stronger. An entire arsenal for myself," I said.
"I actually thought of the same thing when Marie and I were working on that Noise Bomb. I have asked Marie to create some powerful melee weapon if possible. And I asked Sonia to look around for some weapons she could find if she's free. Though even if she find some, those weapons should be at least a thousand years old. They might not be as good as they were in the past," Victoria said.
"I know. I just think that the more we have, the better chance we have in destroying the cult. Why didn't I think of this sooner?"
"Because I'm too important to you. I'm a convenient woman for you," Victoria replied.
Well, she's right. I thought that I had enough with just Reizpear and Victoria. And after Victoria able to create clones of herself, I also didn't bother to get throwing knives as well.
Thinking of new tricks is also a way to get stronger. I need to add more list to my Shameless Survival Arts.
By the way, it has been three hours since the battle in this base started. And there are already less than three hundred of mohawks left.
Although everyone seems exhausted, they still go on and fight. I think in another hour, we should be able to kill the rest of them. That mean I won't have any more chance to practice.
"Let's increase our pace. This time, I'm training to improve my technique. I need to be fast and precise," I said.
Using Ostrich's Footwork, I moved quickly and killed many mohawks as I pass them by. One mohawk with one slash or thrust. More mohawks if possible with one slash.
I think this suits me more than the previous method. I'm a speed type instead of power type. But that's not enough to defeat master level mages. I need to be fast and powerful.
I was too focused in my fight that I didn't notice everyone else stopped fighting and watched me as my Victoriarmor is covered by the enemies' blood before Victoria can absorb the blood.
When I'm done, there are no more mohawks standing. Just me in the middle of the mohawks' corpses. And everyone is watching me with fear in their eyes.
"...Roy, that was too much. They should be happy that the battle is over, but now they are frightened by you," Victoria said.
"I guess I was focused too much in my fight. Well, at least we're done here. Let's check the capital soon," I said.
It's finally over. I want to go home and rest. But I can't. I need to prepare myself against the cult's master level mages after cleaning up the mess at the capital. What a pain.
Chapter 551: Don't Hurt My Father!
Now the defensive battle from our part is over. Though everything is not over yet.
I opened a portal into Monsters World, to the Monsters Village. There, I have three werewolves who are fit, healthy, and ready.
Even though their race are the kind that love battlefield, there are still individual preferences. Though these three still love fighting, they know that they are far weaker than average werewolves. That's why when we prepared our plan, these three voluntarily refused the offer despite how much they want to fight. They are level-headed. They think that they will be a burden if they fight at the front and too weak to finish the enemies.
But their speed is about the same. And they have same abilities as normal werewolves. They know that I want to destroy the cult, but they don't have the strength to do that. But they can still do other things. That's why Red, the second in charge of the Monsters Village after me, suggested that these three will track the enemies.
That was before we even look for the fake village. And I left some non-combatant agents from Tatrama, to teach those three werewolves to be a good spies.
And as I opened the portal, those three werewolves, and five other agents, entered the portal.
"How are they?" I asked one of the agents.
.....
"They have much better ability and skill than average agents. With the training they went through, blending in might be a little difficult. But if one of us joined them in their search while pretending to be a tamer of a wolf monster, it should be fine," one of the agents said.
I see. One of the werewolves will turn into a wolf, and pretend that he is a tamed monster. And the agent who will come is the tamer. I think that's a good idea.
"Okay then. We were unable to find any trace of where they came from. I hope you can find them," I said.
Then, the agents who talked with me turns around and talk to the three werewolves who were chatting with Shelia and the other werewolves. I think I heard about this job as their battlefield that no other werewolves can do. Maybe the agents made them think that way. Well, that's not wrong though.
The man talked to the three werewolves, and one of the werewolves then turned into a gray wolf and get the man to ride him. As for the other two, they hide their wolf ears with their human transformation.
Then, the four people left to look for the enemy's main base. I hope they can find it. I have told them that the cult might realize that they are facing aan Aura user, so they might increase their security. It will be bad if the cult found them spying. But all I can do is to believe in them.
"Alright, I will leave to the capital. All of you should rest for now. Or maybe you can come to the capital to rest?" I asked.
"Master, it's best for us to rest here. If there are too many of us entering the portal, you will spend more mana instead. And we're all exhausted. We will just be burdens if we go. Once you're done, you can bring us back to the capital. Open a portal to the Blobby I have. If you don't come by tomorrow morning, we will return to the capital on foot," Jewel said.
Seems like everyone agrees to do that. Except for Celestine and some expert level mages from Consenza. They are worried about what happen to their country.
I opened a portal directly to where Albert is. I can see Kayla, Julia, and some other people are fighting mohawks. Seems like there were still many of them who managed to enter the capital from other places.
I see Candy is protecting Albert, Marie, their children, Lynn, and old man Henry on her own. But there are more enemies than she can take as a small Fire Ball pass through Candy's defense and slightly burns Albert's arm.
"I'm okay! Don't worry about me!" Albert shouted. He still doesn't notice that I have opened a portal.
I need to be quick. Seems like the fight here is too much even after we stopped so many enemies. Seeing that Angela is not here, she must be busy with the enemies outside.
As I was running toward Albert's location, I see something unexpected. Multiple Ice Spears are flying above Albert's head. But they were not magic that Albert casted. It's from someone else there. They are from the girl that Marie is holding. One of the twins, Lana.
"Don't hurt my father!"
Lana, the girl who was born special. She was almost died while she was still in the womb of her mother. But I helped her to be born safely thanks to the knowledge from the future.
Unlike other twins, like the twin commentators who were born normal, she was different. After a hard work from her mother and her aunt who cultivated together for a long time, she was finally born with natural inborn aptitude of an ice mage. She can use ice magic since she was born.
And now that she has grown a little, although she's still a child nonetheless, she is protecting her father who got hurt by the enemy.
She created multiple Ice Spears in the air, and they were all shot toward not just the one who harmed her father. But also all the enemies there. Not just the mohawks, but also some cult members who were in hiding in the capital for a long time.
As none of them expected that a girl who is still so young to be able to use magic, none of them prepared to get hit by her attack. And Lana's Ice Spears pierced all of the enemies precisely.
"...Not only she was born with natural aptitude with ice element, she has good magic control as well. She could be a challenge for Angela in the future in becoming the continent's strongest mage," I said.
After attacking all the enemies, Lana is visibly tired and went to sleep in her mother's embrace. But maybe because she is still too inexperienced, all the enemies are still alive. But that's no problem for Candy and the others there since the enemies have been wounded badly thanks to Lana.
"Alright, go protect the kings!" I ordered the people who came with me. They were all still stupefied by what they just witnessed.
"Huh? Roy! You're here!" Albert shouted happily.
"If I see any enemy who is still alive, I would have kicked your ass already for calling my name out loud. How's the situation?" I asked.
"There were more enemies than expected. Some were hiding with the citizens, but we also have some people blending in with the citizens as well. But there are still a lot of enemies left. Angela, Shirley, and your familiar Graham, are still fighting in the Arena. There are more artificial master level mages there," Albert said.
Seems like because the reinforcement came late, they commenced the operation right after the final match is over. That's why Angela and Shirley were still there.
As for Graham, after he finished his job in another location he was placed, he flies back here so he can heal Shirley and Angela after their battle, which should be impossible for any of them to end unharmed. But if they are still fighting, I guess Graham has somewhat healed them.
"You go to the arena. The rest of us will protect the capital and the kings," Candy said after she finishes off her opponent.
"Alright. Take care!"
I moved to the Arena while hearing the reports from Sonia.
In the arena, only three people are from our side. There were supposed to be many agents in the Arena, but now that the kings have moved to the capital, those agents also followed.
As the enemies arrived in the arena, Shirley who have just been healed by Graham after her intense battle, or so I heard, against Angela, took command of the agents and ordered them to protect the kings and the citizens.
But seems like the mohawks' targets are not just the kings alone. They also targeted the finalists of the tournament. So, with just the three of them, Angela, Shirley, and Graham, they fought many artificial master level mages in the arena.
And even though they are still fighting right now, the arena has been destroyed. It must be a fierce battle. Good thing there were no more people in the arena except for them and the enemies.
I can see them being surrounded by mohawks. And they can only face the enemies in front of them.
Angela and Shirley are back to back facing the enemies coming to them. While Graham is fighting those who came too close to them, and also responsible in healing the two girls.
But now that I'm here, we won't lose. Angela won't be busy protecting those two again as she will have more freedom once I'm there. And the enemy won't survive.
Chapter 552: Angela Became Even More Powerful
Shirley and Graham haven't noticed that I have arrived. But Angela has even though she's facing the other side. Seems like her detection skill is slightly better than artificial master level mage's.
After seeing that I have arrived, she stopped attacking and is preparing for something. The other two didn't know why Angela did that as they were panicked seeing that a lightning element artificial master level mage is about to attack her.
But all of a sudden, that lightning mage was stopped. It's because I shot him with Victogun filled with Blobbybullets.
"Shirley, protect Angela. Graham, Angela still has some wounds, so heal her. I will kill as much as possible while waiting for Angela's big attack!" I shouted.
The two of them finally noticed that I'm here and they did as I instructed. Graham ignored the attacking mohawks while believing that Shirley will protect him and Angela. As for me, I will take care of the mohawks that Shirley missed.
There were quite a lot of mohawks in this place. But it's not as much as the mohawks that I previously fought. Even if I'm alone, I can kill them all. Though it would take time.
But since I'm not alone, there won't be any problem with time. As soon as Angela used her magic, many of the mohawks will be killed. And we can quickly return to the capital to take care of the rest.
.....
"Roy, you can do what you did before. Killing them as swift as possible while waiting for Angela to attack. No need to care that you will be showered in blood again. I'l just absorb those blood later," Victoria said.
"That's my plan anyway. Though I hope we won't get hit by Angela's stray attack," I replied.
I don't know why Angela needs time to do it. It may be because the magic she will use is powerful. Or that she's out of mana and need time to recover slightly.
What I do know is that this might be her strongest magic. And if I'm not careful, I might get hit.
Until she casted her magic, I need to see carefully with my Divine Vision of the change in the surrounding. I know that Angela is good with her control that she would never hit me. But I still need to be careful at least.
Graham and Shirley looked at me in awe for killing so many artificial master level mages so quickly. I have improved so much that my attack can now piece through their magic shield. Although their Earth Wall is still too much for me, protection of other elements are not a problem.
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But Graham and Shirley are both very good. Even though they are watching me, they can still focus on their task. And they were not afraid of me unlike the soldiers.
For this fight, I used dual Victokatanas on both hands. This way, I can hit more enemies at once. And I should be able to kill much more than before at a faster rate.
And I have also improved the Ostrich's Footwork so much that they can't be called as Ostrich's Footwork anymore. It is now something that I personally use and only I can do. Even better than any ostriches. Let's call it Roy's footwork for now.
With my footwork technique and the swiftness of my attack after fighting so many mohawks, I kill and kill more of them. But there are still many of them.
And they who noticed that I'm an Aura user keep their distance. So, I also need to attack them using my long range attack. But that will take more time, so I keep moving and get closer to any of the mohawk and kill them one by one instead of focusing those who are too far.
Meanwhile, Shirley was also fighting the mohawks. She noticed that the enemies now focused more on me than Angela, so she targeted those who are too far for me. But she won't do it for much longer.
Why? Because I can tell that Angela is ready to move.
Angela who has been silent for a while, is fully focused on something. And thanks to Graham who keeps healing her, she no longer has any visible injuries anymore. At least from what I can see.
And although it was unnecessary, she's still making a gesture with her hands while performing her magic. With her left hand raised to right in front of her eyes.
And as she did that gesture, the earth raised. It's a huge amount of Earth Spikes protruding from the ground. And the numbers of the spikes are as much as the number of the enemies.
That's right, each Earth Spikes are focused on one artificial master level mage. Though some of the mohawks noticed that there's a trace of magic on the ground before Angela's magic fully activated, they could dodge or block it before it could kill them.
Some flies into the sky to dodge Angela's magic. They must be feeling lucky to be able to dodge it. It's because Angela's magic is too fast and precise. Most of those who dodged it are earth mages. Either they are artificial master level mages, or their earth element reached expert level. I don't think those who are advanced level earth mages or lower can dodge or block Angela's magic.
But Angela's magic is not over yet. This time, her right hand moved.
She moved her right hand up in the air, and then she pressed her left hand which is still in front of her eyes. And that's similar to her next magic.
From the sky, multiple Ice Spears were created. There are as many of them as the mohawks who dodged or blocked her Earth Spikes. That's a really amazing control of her magic. And her concentration is so great. If only she could concentrate this hard in other areas, she would be more amazing. But just focusing on magic and battle for her is enough.
Each of Angela's Ice Spears pierced the rest of the enemies. No one was spared. All of the mohawks got hit and died, while she also managed to make sure that we won't get hit by her attack.
...If she is this strong, then we might need to give her a partner. Someone who can keep up with her and protect her while she's preparing huge magic.
Though for her, I don't doubt that she can do anything on her own. She can prepare her magic while being protected by magic barrier that she created herself. Though she must have spend a lot of mana during the fight against Shirley. Just how intense was their fight?
Although I said that I'm not interested in watching the match, there's no way that I won't be curious, right? For Shirley to injure Angela and make her spend so much mana. It must be an amazing fight.
"Good job, Angela. Seems like you have grown much stronger than even when I brought you to fight the monsters," I said to Angela.
Back when I was fighting the dragon, she was busy with the other monsters. And then, she alone finished the gigantic tortoise as she blew it to the sky. But now, it seems like she is much stronger than that time. Even though it was just a few days since then.
"You too, Roy. If you're not protecting us, you would be able to kill all of them alone. You have became much stronger and faster. I can't wait until I have the chance to fight you again," Angela said.
And of course she doesn't forget to challenge me again.
Let's ignore her challenge for now. We can fight as much as she wants once the cult is destroyed.
"You too, Shirley. Although I didn't get to watch your fight, I can tell how intense your match was from both your conditions. If you're tired, I can bring you somewhere safe," I said.
"I'll pass. Although I'm tired, I can still fight. And the enemy won't let us rest peacefully anyway," Shirley said. And Angela agrees with her.
"What about you?" I asked Graham.
"How's the other angels and the fight on their side?" he asked back.
"It's over. We won. There are no casualties among the angels. Only the fight here remains," I replied.
"Is that so? That's good. I'm tired, but I can't let my master waste his mana to send me away. I'll fly on my own to where humans' kings are after resting here for a bit," Graham said.
He has been fighting all the time after knowing his sister was used as an experiment by the cult. And now that the battle is near the end, he seems exhausted already. I won't force him to fight anymore. He can take a rest. And guarding Albert and the others is the best choice for him right now.
"Then you do that. Let's go!"
Angela, Shirley, and I fly toward the capital. But just as I take a step in the air, both Shirley and Angela grabbed my arms and let me tag along with them.
I guess it's their way to tell me to take it easy even if it's just for a while. Well, I'll take that offer.
Chapter 553: Victory in Consenza
As soon as we reached the capital, we can see that there are battle everywhere. Lots of buildings were destroyed. But since most of the citizens are in a safe place, there are only combatants here.
The mohawks are easy to distinguish. But there are some other cult members disguising themselves as the civilians and hiding. I'll take care of them, I guess.
Although the civilians should be in a safe location, there are some on the street. They are stupid for not following their Empress' order. Though it could be that they are being influenced by the cult members who were blending in with the civilians. How stupid.
It will be bad if somehow, someone killed the civilians without them knowing that they are not enemies. I guess that will be my job.
It's even worse that the hunters who knows nothing are helping. I won't know if I will kill the cult members or ordinary hunters who were seriously thinking of being helpful.
They should have been informed to wear something purple so I can distinguish them. Just like the soldiers and guards of Consenza. That way, there won't be any pointless friendly fire.
I thought if it's Claudia, she should have informed the Hunter Guild about it. Wearing something distinguishable like purple bandana, which is a rare color, we can tell if they are enemies or not.
.....
"Shirley, have the guild been informed about purple cloth? There seem to be many hunters fighting as well," I asked Shirley who is carrying me in the air together with Angela.
"What? Claudia should have told the guild about it! I was there when we were discussing about the incoming battle. And the guild master here was attending as well!" Shirley said.
"Hmm? But there are many hunters outside without wearing purples. Wait, there are some who wears purples. I guess those who don't wear it are enemies. They are pretending to be helpful. Angela, Shirley, drop me here. Angela, you kill as many mohawks as possible. As for non-mohawks, we will take care of them later. Shirley, you know what to do," I gave the order.
For Shirley, I don't know what order to give her. But at least she's smart enough to take the initiative. Either she will kill the cult members, or evacuate the civilians who were late in escaping, she knows what to do.
The two girls let go of my hands and let me free fall to the ground. And then, they split up to different directions. Angela goes to where the battle seems to be the most intense, while Shirley goes to where the civilians seems to be hiding. I guess she really knows what to do.
As for me, I will take care of the hidden enemies. With my Divine Vision, no one can hide from me. Unless the place they're hiding is deep inside a dungeon that is newly discovered. Though I doubt there's a dungeon in this place.
I should also check the underground sewer later. There might be more enemies hiding there.
And during the whole time, I will keep wearing Victoriarmor to cover my appearance. I don't know if I would be able to kill all the cult members here.
At least until a few days after this war is over, I need to hide my appearance. Though I don't think anyone will notice who I am after I remove the armor. So, I can still walk on public without the armor.
But for now, it's time to kill some cult members. There are a lot of them. But none of them are as strong as the enemies I constantly fought the last few days. They are nothing to me.
Even if they called themselves as hunters who are helping the civilians, I won't care. They should have been informed to wear purple. But they don't. It's that simple.
Because it's an emergency, they should have been informed. Like how I got informed back when there were orcs attacking Melk. Through their guild cards. Even if they are hunters from another country, they should receive the emergency signal.
Though most of the cult members were confused why I noticed. Like why did they have to shout out loud that they got found out every time I asked them that they are the enemy? How stupid.
But thanks to their stupidity, I never miss. I didn't kill any civilians or the kind hunters at all.
On Angela's side, although she was tired, no one can match her. The enemies she's facing are not as much as the enemies in the destroyed arena. It was no problem for her at all.
On Shirley's side, she protected the civilians and calm them down. Claudia was with her as well. No wonder I didn't see her with Lynn. She was with the civilians trying to protect them from the inside. And now, thanks to Shirley, they could find the enemies blending in with the civilians.
I also see Kayla in another location. She's helping the civilians in another evacuation center. Even though she was alone helping the others, she knows what to do and everyone followed her. I guess they know how smart and strong she is from the tournament. That's why they willingly followed her instructions.
Well, not all of them. Some are hunters who were too afraid to fight and risk their lives. And they don't want to let a girl to be the one in charge. Talk about stupid pride. Kayla took care of them and now they were afraid to disobey her. And just like that, the place she's at is safe.
I keep killing more enemies as I see my friends are doing their best. Celestine, Candy, Wendy, Julia, and the others, are split up and doing what they can to eliminate the enemies and protect the civilians.
Finally, I can't see any more enemies. We have protected the kings and the people. The battle is finally over.
Even if there are still some cult members in hiding, it will be fine as long as I hide my appearance. And they also won't dare to think that they can kill the kings by themselves.
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Not managed to kill all of them is not an ideal result. But this is good enough.
Of course it's best if the cult doesn't know that we have me, an Aura user, fighting them. But it's too late for that. Though if what Iris said is true, it won't be known for a little longer.
"Oy, Lynn. It's done," I said to Lynn after I returned to where the kings are gathering.
"Oy? You have been more and more rude toward an Empress. And aren't you usually spoke to Albert about finishing our mission?" Lynn asked.
"I talked to you because you're the Empress of this empire. If you don't announce our victory fast, the people will still think that we're still at war. I have told Sonia to tell everyone that the battle is over. But you need to be the one to tell the civilians," I said.
Not only I told Sonia to report the others, I also told her to remind everyone to not call me by my name when I wore Victoriarmor. Previously, it was safe because no one was around. But now, we don't know if the enemy is nearby or not.
As long as they don't know my appearance and name, it should be impossible for them to track me to Cassau.
Well, if it's the name, there should be a lot who have similar name to me since it's actually a common name. But if they deducted about Roy who is getting along well with Angela, Kayla, and the others who fought in the tournament as well, they will know which Roy is mentioned. That's why it's best for them to not call my name.
"Good job, Roy. It must have been tough even for you who have the best stamina to keep being vigilant and fighting for weeks. What will you do now?" Albert asked.
"I'll take a rest for now. After that, I will be treasure hunting. The cult will know soon that there's an Aura user, and they might send their master level mage to assassinate me. I need something to make me stronger. Just training is not enough. I hope I can find some powerful weapons that were used by Aura users in the ancient days," I said.
"I see. I will tell some people to look for anything related to it as well. What kind of weapon you want? I guess for you anything is fine. You have Victoria after all," Albert said.
"Yeah. If you find anything, tell me immediately. Just rumors, myths, or legends are fine. I'll go back to Cassau now. I'll bring Lina, Sophie, and the children home as well. What about your children?"
"I want to stay with them for a little longer. Have a good rest," Albert said.
After that, I left and look for Sophie, Lina, and the children. They are in one of the evacuation center. And as soon as they see me, Daniel hurriedly run toward me and gives me a big hug. Seems like it was too scary for him.
In an empty place, I opened a portal and bring them back home to Cassau. As for Kayla and the others, they will help around in the capital for a while longer. And for Jewel and the others, I'll take them home after I rested enough.
Now, let me enjoy the rest I deserve. I am tired.
Chapter 554: The Children Have Grown
I slept the whole day after that. And when I woke up, it's already noon.
I look outside to see that everything changed. That's when I realized that I'm not in Consenza anymore. I'm back home in Cassau. And no one here knows that there was a war happening in Consenza. Though I can see a huge screen in the square. It must have shown the final match between Angela and Shirley. And I can see so many people are talking. Most likely about the final.
Though after the final is over, the broadcast was stopped because there's a war. That's why no one here talked about it.
My body is stiff after sleeping. I guess I overexert my body too much. I have fought the enemies for days, with only little rest. Although I had a good rest sleeping on Victoria who turned herself as a bed, I couldn't fully recover since it's still in the middle of the battle.
But now, because I know the battle is over, I slept well. Though I still feel a little tired. Maybe I'll get another rest before I start my journey in finding magical weapons.
But before that, I still have many things to do.
I need to travel all over the place to transport multiple people. From Jewel and the others who were still outside, unless they have returned back to the capital since she said she will move this morning, and transport Albert and old man Henry to their home. But I guess that's for later.
.....
There's a new king in Arturo. King Fabio. And I will probably get him to Consenza along with Harold and some others so they can greet the other kings.
This battle is over, but the cult still exist. And I need to be a taxi. At least that's what Victoria calls me when I transport people to another location.
I will be busy, though I don't think I will be as busy as before since I don't have to fight for a while. It's just me transporting people.
Well, now that I'm awake, I'll ask Sonia where should I go first.
After I called her, it took a few seconds until she appears in front of me. I guess she's busy.
"What is it?" Sonia asked.
"I'm up now. Ask the others what should I do. Also, where is Jewel and the others at the moment?" I asked.
"They will soon reach the capital of Consenza. I don't think you will need to transport them with your portal anymore. I'll ask Albert what your job will be. Though since you will just be transporting people, it should be fine for you to do it later. If that's all, I will be leaving. I'll return back to give you a job from Albert or the others," Sonia said.
She has been extremely busy flying and teleporting all over the place. She's the busiest ghost in the world.
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When I ask if it was tiring for her to go all over the place, she said that she wasn't tired at all. After all, she has been stuck in this house in Cassau for over a thousand years. And only when she met me that she can move to another place. Well, just the place where the soil from this land is spread.
And after she trained in Monsters World, she gained ability to move further than where we put the soil from this land is. And she could even grab and lift small object.
And now, with a few grains of sand that she carries every day, she can go anywhere she wants. Though she's still willing to busy herself up with a job as a messenger.
And five minutes later, Sonia returns.
"...I thought you just said that it's fine to do it later. How come you return so soon?" I asked.
"It's best if we hurry it up. That's what Toni said."
Toni, huh? The one who helped Harold and Fabio to retrieve their kingdom back from the cult from behind the scene. With how much of a genius he is, I guess it's natural for not only Sonia, but other kings to follow his instructions.
He's a very capable man. That's what I heard from the others at least since I'm not directly involved in their fight to regain their kingdom. But if all the kings said that, that means he's just that capable.
The only reason I didn't hear his name in my past life must be because Arturo Kingdom has fallen so much at that time. It was great that we could have someone as capable as him on our side this time.
"Where should I go first?" I asked Sonia.
"You should go to Arturo first to get Fabio and the others. And then, bring them to Consenza. The kings will have a meeting on what to do next," Sonia said.
"In Consenza? What about that city in the center of the continent? Wasn't that place used to be where they have a meeting?" I asked.
"After Harold and the others took over that city from the cult, the right of that territory belong to Arturo. That place couldn't be called neutral anymore. That's why now that other than those from Arturo, the rest of the kings are in Consenza. It's best to gather there," Sonia replied.
"Tell them to get ready. I'll go get Victoria. She's playing with the children right now," I said as I rose from the Blobbybed.
Victoria is playing with Daniel and the others along with Sophie. Lina is with them as well. So, I left my room to greet them.
"Roy! You're up!"
The one who said that was Daniel. I think he has grown a lot ever since I picked him up. And for some reason, he has a book about strategy in his hand. Where did he get that book from?
"Daniel got that book from Albert. He said that he wants to be a smart man like Toni and help a lot of people," Sophie said.
"Wait, so am I the only one who doesn't know Toni's achievements at all?"
"Seems that way. Even Daniel was informed," Victoria said.
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Well, at least that mean Daniel prefer to fight behind the scene than fighting the enemies directly. I should be glad for his decision.
"By the way, you should hear about Hannah's achievement. She has now reached advanced level and she even defeated an expert level mage who was blending in with the civilians in the evacuation center!" Victoria said proudly.
Sigh... it's too late for one of the children. Wait, let's make it two.
Seems like it's impossible to destroy the cult so fast that the children won't have any chance to be involved in our war. Not only Hannah has reached advanced level and killed an enemy, even the very young Lana almost killed multiple enemies.
It's just impossible to destroy the enemies too soon. And Hannah herself seems to be very proud. She's with her mother, Penny, right now. Talking about something.
What about Penny? What does she feels when she sees her daughter killing an enemy? Scared? Or proud?
At least right now, she seems happy chatting with her daughter.
Destroying the cult so the children can grow up in a peaceful world is something that I wish could happen. But it has been a few years since I returned back in time, and even though we have killed so many cult members, there's no sign of the Evil God at all.
Maybe it's just me thinking too much. The children would all grow up in the future and can make a decision by themselves. Even Daniel has decided to be smarter. Whether they would fight the cult or not is their own choice. And I can only support their decisions.
Hmm... but I'm still afraid to have children of my own. Maybe I'll wait a little longer for that.
After talking for a bit, I opened a portal to Arturo. This time, there's no need to wear Victoriarmor at all. I greeted Fabio, Toni, Harold, Luna, and some other people who were right in front of the portal. They were all prepared to go. Though one person seem to be missing.
"Where's Kron?" I asked.
"Well... during the cleanup of the cult members in the cult, we discovered a new dungeon. And now that the cleanup is over, Kron happily entered the dungeon by himself trying to conquer it. He said that we don't really need him anymore now that the battle is over. And he will return to Cassau once he's done with doing what he wants," Fabio replied.
...That guy is too free. While I'm here thinking of the future, that guy just do whatever he wants.
Maybe I should learn something from him and be a little more relaxed.
"Is mom there already?" Luna asked me.
"I don't know. They seem to be returning from the battlefield this morning, so she should be there anytime soon," I replied.
"Wait, you mean you left my wife on the battlefield as you return home on your own? Is that how you treat a queen?" Harold complained.
"Shut up! I'm tired, okay? And now, I will opening portals all over the continent. I should have received some payment from transporting you guys. Let's just leave already!"
I opened a portal from Arturo, to Albert's location in Consenza. The kings then will be busy with a meeting and the aftermath of the war. While I return the soldiers back to their country.
Next is the Evil God, Archbishop, and the master level mages. What a pain...
Chapter 555: Preparation for Treasure Hunting
The aftermath of the battle is being discussed seriously by the kings. And it seems that Toni shows his ability well in the discussion. Harold must be glad that the future of his kingdom is safe with his sons taking charge.
As for Harold's other children, I heard that those who were influenced by the cult so much were punished. As for those who were not influenced much, Harold treat them differently. Since Fabio has been coronated as the king, there shouldn't be any more fight for the throne. So, they are either given the appropriate positions, or freed from the shackles of royalty as they will be free to do what they want.
But is Harold seriously do that? I don't think that's the case.
Even if they are free to do what they want, with the cult still at large, Harold shouldn't take the chance of letting his children to be entangled with the cult anymore. So, I guess they are still being watched.
I have been moving around with portals all over the place ever since I woke up. From returning the soldiers from other country back to their home, retrieving the remaining of the lost soldiers, and man other jobs.
And now, I was even told to be on standby along with the kings in the same room so they can ask me for anything if there's something they want from me, or another place. But I didn't really listen to their discussion.
Other than me, everyone else is there as well. Kayla, Angela, Jewel, Shirley, Celestine, Veronica, Carmen, Julia, Candy, Wendy, agents from all countries, Shelia and the werewolves, Graham and the angels, and even Arin and the vampires. It's such a crowded discussion.
.....
Some actually listened to the discussion, while some, like me, just don't care. Though I make sure the rowdy bunch who were being noisy with something unrelated to the discussion to stay in one place. I get the wind mages to make sure their voice will be blocked and won't disturb the real discussion..
I can do that as well since I can just block the air using magic. But there are more wind mages here, so it will be their job. But since it's wind magic, the wind will keep on blowing thanks to it. And it keeps the room to be breezy as well, which is good. And that makes me sleepy from the breeze.
As I was about to enter slumber, something invisible touched me to wake me up. It's Spot. In his small and camouflaged form. Only the expert level mages here noticed. Including Fabio. The only expert level mage among the kings.
"Since all the main characters are here, including Spot, I'd like to give my gratitude to everyone here. Thanks to everyone, we could retrieve our kingdom back from the cult. Thank you very much," Fabio said as the king.
He hadn't said any gratitude even though it has been a while since the discussion started. But once Spot arrives, he said his gratitude. Well, it's true that Spot helped a lot in not just retrieving Arturo Kingdom. But also in the battle against the mohawks. He has done extremely well.
Fabio waited until everyone, including Spot to arrive here to say that. And everyone from Arturo, including some soldiers and even Luna, bowed their head down to show their sincerity.
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Though one person is not here. Kron is just enjoying his time exploring dungeon. Even if he has now become good friend with Fabio, he's still a hunter through and through.
After that, they returned to their original discussion. About what to do with the cult after this, and managing their country.
Other than discussing about what to do with the cult, they also started talking about what I requested. About anything related to magical weapons that could help me get stronger. Something that will help me stand my ground against master level mages.
"Tatrama Kingdom will send some agents to investigate anything related to those weapons. And we will allow Roy to enter our treasury and will gladly let him take any weapons he could find," Albert said.
"Consenza Empire will do the same," Lynn said.
"And so will Varadis Kingdom," old man Henry said.
"We from Arturo Kingdom, might have some treasures from our treasury taken by the cult, but there are still some stuffs worth checking. We will Allow Roy to enter our treasury as well," Fabio said.
...YAHOOOOO! Treasures!
"With the condition that someone follow him along. We can't let him take everything inside," Albert continued. And all the four kings nodded.
"You don't trust me that much, huh!?" I shouted directly to the faces of the kings.
"It's you we're talking about. And we also didn't check the treasury every time. You must have grabbed a thing or two from there once in a while, right? When we're not looking," Albert said.
...That's true. Though I won't admit it.
I have checked the treasure rooms of all four kingdoms. At least the capital, and the palaces or the castle the kings lived in. I haven't checked the nobles around there. There might be someone who is interested in collecting weapons.
And in the treasury, I have seen some weapons. Most of them are normal weapons. I can make them stronger with my Aura, but using Victoria is better. Even Reizpear is much better since it can repair itself if I pour some magic in it.
Though maybe there are some weapons I missed. Or something that is hidden really well by the royalties.
"Well, Roy, you also said that you're going to move by yourself to seek for those weapons, right? Who will you take with?" old man Henry asked.
"Since the others need to improve themselves so they can fight against stronger opponents, I probably move alone with the monsters. Unless there's a fight with powerful opponents. If that's the case, then I will just contact them and tell them to prepare for a fight," I replied.
Since the weapons I need will be tested directly, I will have to be the one to check on those weapons. Maybe there's also some magic weapons suited for air mage. But if that's the case, I might just give it to Sara instead of using it myself. She's a better air mage than I am now. I think it won't be long until she reached expert level.
And the group I'm talking about is actually the perfect choice for the mission.
Victoria is my familiar. And she used to be a human who was an Aura user. If there's a weapon for Aura user, her advise will be important.
Not just her, Sonia was also a human and an Aura user in the past. Though she might be called by Albert or the others often, so I can't count on her too much.
After that, there's Spot who is currently wrapping his body around my waist. He no longer camouflaged himself since Fabio has revealed his position when he arrived. And Spot used to be a familiar to an Aura user. He should be a bit familiar to the weapons that were used by Aura users in the past.
Other than them, I can summon Shelia if there's a battle, and Graham if I need healing. I think I have the perfect team already.
"Just Roy and his summoned monsters are enough for him to be called a cheat. Even if he's not an Aura user and just a mage, his monsters are powerful enough to do everything by themselves. I think that's a good team you have," Fabio said.
"I know. And I have eaten the Pear-y Fruit as well, so once I increase the level of my summoning element, I should be able to make a contract with another familiar. Thanks to this war, Shelia, Graham, and Victoria whom I used as weapons, have killed so many powerful enemies. It won't be long until I can reach expert level in summoning and make another contract with a monster. This journey is also to look for another monster," I said.
"What about Arin? She's a powerful Vampire. Why don't you pick her as your next familiar?" Albert asked.
I glanced at Arin who heard that question as well. She just smiled at me after she noticed my glance.
"She is powerful indeed. But I don't think we need to make a contract. Just like Spot and Andro. She's a monster that we can negotiate with," I said.
And as long as I'm alive, and my blood is still running in my vein, there's no way the vampires who have became addicted to my blood to leave and let go of the chance to drink my blood. Though they can only receive my blood if they participate in a fight.
"Roy has full control of us vampires. Even without making any contract, there's no problem at all in calling him our master," Arin added.
Just how addictive is my blood?
Anyway, I have my own path to take before we face the cult again in the future. To search for weapons, and to wait for information by the werewolves who were tracking the enemies.
I think it will be hard even with their sense of smell to search for the cult's main base. But I heard from Candy that the agent who went with the three werewolves were good at tracking and investigating. I'll just put my trust in them and wait.
Maybe I can find clues during my journey as well. Well, that's only if I'm lucky. Or unlucky.
Chapter 556: Report of Failure
After another day of resting, I'm ready to leave. Of course this time, I will keep returning home. At least when I need to sleep. I'll just leave a Blobby in the place where I stopped at to mark the place, and return home with portal.
I feel like my fighting skills have reached bottleneck. I don't think I can grow stronger just by training new techniques anymore. That's the main reason why I need to look for powerful weapons.
Well, maybe the real reason is because I have never fought someone seriously. And most of the time, the enemies died in one hit after all.
Both Victoria and Sonia said that it's natural for Aura users to reach bottleneck. When their martial skills and their Aura won't grow much anymore. But that can be taken care of once they experienced a difficult battle. But that battle is a serious battle between Aura users. They would fight each other seriously so they can get stronger. And most of the time, one side would even die.
But that's impossible for me. I'm the only Aura user left that exist in this world after all. The Evil God has killed every single one of them, and the existence of Aura users were not written in history. Only some children stories have something about Aura users. That's why no one think that they can become an Aura user.
Even if I fight with Shelia, Graham, or Arin, I don't think I would be able to get stronger. I need to fight Aura user, but they are no longer exist except for me. That's why the only thing I can do left is to find powerful weapon.
Even the Evil God was sealed by a magical artifact. Maybe there's something that can kill him as well.
.....
After the discussion yesterday, I entered each kingdom's treasury. I looked for anything that look like weapon, and store them in the warehouse in Cassau.
There were many weapons that I found from their treasure rooms. From swords, long swords, spears, axe, hammer, knives, daggers, bows and arrows, and many other weapons.
Most of them were just look expensive. They were just decorative weapons. Though some could be useful, I don't think they are enough for me to kill the Evil God. I need to find something more powerful.
Though, does such thing exist? If it does, the Aura users of the past should be able to kill the Evil God and they won't become extinct, right?
Maybe if there's something left behind by the Aura users from even further distance to the past, I might be able to kill the Evil God. Only if those weapons are powerful.
But maybe there's something I could learn from Aura users of Victoria's era. For example, something like a manual or instructions to learn Aura, or something that will help me detect if someone has the talent to use Aura and be an Aura users or not. I mean, if I can't defeat the Evil God on my own, I can just raise my own army of Aura users and get them to defeat the Evil God.
I have given up on that when I thought that I might end up killing potential Aura users by performing the tricks that Victoria told me in the past. Pouring a bit of my Aura into someone to see if they can learn Aura or not. But if I found something like a manual to do so, I can really build my own army of Aura users in the future.
That's why, our first destination is the place where Victoria and Sonia learned under their master to be Aura users a thousand years ago. Their master was someone who built a dojo where kids can learn to be an Aura users. I might be able to learn something if I go there.
"So, where did you learn how to manifest your Aura?" I asked Victoria and Sonia as we were in the sky riding on the back of our amazing serpent, Spot.
I just left my house. And the four of us are in the sky trying to figure out where we should go. That's where we decide that going to where Victoria and Sonia trained in the past is our priority right now.
"I don't know. I don't remember," Victoria said.
"How could you not remember where it was!? You trained there for years!" Sonia complained.
"Yeah, but I spent a thousand years in Monsters World as a Black Slime. What about you? You were in this world ever since you died, right? And you died in your own house. Though it has became our house now," Victoria said.
"I still remember where it is. Though I can't tell since it has been a thousand years, and the landscape has totally changed. Even this place which was originally was my land, is now a big city. But if we move on foot, I can probably remember where it was," Sonia said.
"Wait, so after we're in the sky, you're going to tell me that we need to walk?" I asked.
"Well, running is fine. I think I will remember it since it's just a straight path from the dojo to my home," Sonia said.
"Then we can just fly in a straight line, right? We don't need to move on foot," I said.
"You might be right, but if we move too fast, I might forget the exact location. Please just run instead so I can remember," Sonia said.
"Sigh... and how long do we need to walk?" Victoria asked.
"Around two weeks," Sonia replied.
Well, it will take too long if we walk for two weeks. It's better to fly as expected.
"So, two weeks with the running speed of an Aura user. Let's go back home first. I'll show you how important math is," Victoria said.
In the end, we waited until Victoria finished calculating the distance and the estimate position of where her old dojo was previously. I hope in the place we're going, there's a ghost there. The ghost of their old master. Though that's just wishful thinking.
....
In the cult's main base. The masked Archbishop is facing one of the cult member. The man in front of him was the one who was tasked with the duty of assassinating the kings.
"So, not only you failed your task. There were no survivors, the Professor is missing, and Arturo Kingdom was taken by the king who was supposed to be dead. Am I right so far?" the Archbishop asked the man.
"...Yes," the man answered.
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"And you still dare to ask me to give you resources so you can reach master level."
"...Yes. If I had power, I could kill all the kings easily!" the man shouted.
But right after he said that, an arm flies in the air. It's the arm of the man who failed his task. The Archbishop used his wind magic to cut off his arm.
"AAAAH!"
"If we have enough master level mages, I won't even think of sending you all. Just one master level mage and everything is done. You think just because you reached master level, you can do anything you want? That's wrong. Once you reached master level, you will have to do something important. Killing the kings is just a small task compared to what the mages who have reached master level are doing right now. Is that your excuse?"
The Archbishop gives the man pressure. It's the power of a master level mage. And the man who was just an expert level mage can't endure it for long as he kneeled down in an instant. Ignoring the pain from missing his arm.
And finally, he remembers something. One artificial master level mage, returned back to him and give the report of something that was supposed to be the highest priority. And he decided to tell it to the Archbishop.
"T-there's a report of an Aura user fighting. That must be why we fail even after bringing all the artificial mages to the battle," the man said.
The Archbishop was about to say something, but suddenly, he feels as if he's being pushed down by some sort of pressure.
It came from the door that the Archbishop always protected. The Evil God who was inside the door the whole time is reacting to the word Aura user.
"You knew that there's an Aura user but you didn't return to report me immediately? How much guts do you need to do that?" the Evil God asked.
"I-I-I-I'm sorry!" the man put his head to the ground and begged for mercy.
"How many? How do they look like?" the Evil God asked.
"I-I didn't ask. I'm sorry!"
"You came here, ignoring the highest priority of reporting the existence of an Aura user, and think you will be safe? Die this instant!"
Without using any magic, just by sheer pressure, the Evil God killed the man who was supposed to be an expert level mage. That's just how much stronger he is than the Archbishop, a master level mage.
"You, investigate it. How many of them, and how they look like. If it's really an Aura user, we need at least a master level mage to kill him. But there's no time for that. Just investigate about him. Once my seal is completely removed, I will find him myself and kill him," the Evil God said.
The Archbishop nodded, and then he left to give the order to other cult members.
The truth about why the master level mages are busy is because they are being used as sacrifices. The seal that stopped the Evil God needs to consume a lot of magic power so it can be unsealed. And the Evil God and the Archbishop used the master level mages that they raised and make them into sacrifices to free the Evil God.
They think it's safe because there's no one who has reached master level in this era. But now that they know that an Aura user exist, the Evil God regretted that he used all master level mages to be the sacrifices. He should have keep some who are loyal to be his pawn.
The cult actually doesn't have any master level mage to send. And Roy can continue his journey to find powerful weapons. At least until the cult has developed another master level mage, or the Evil God has been unsealed completely. But it won't be anytime soon.
Chapter 557: Finding a Clue Right Away
"Alright! I've done the math!" Victoria said as she finished writing numbers on a piece of paper.
It was about the estimation of where her old dojo is located in the past. The place where she was trained as an Aura user was along with Sonia and some other people.
I thought I could learn something if we go there. Whether their master have a powerful weapon, or something that could help me teach about manifesting Aura to other people. Though the latter is doubtful. After all, if such thing exist, Aura users won't go extinct. And if it exist, it must have been destroyed by the Evil God since he doesn't like Aura users.
"So, where is it?" I asked.
"I don't know yet. But at least I know the distance from here to there. Give me a map," Victoria said.
We're back inside our home after Victoria said that she's doing math. And when she asked for a map, Lina quickly left the dining room where we're waiting for Victoria to finish calculating, and return quickly with a map of the kingdom.
It's a huge map and is very detailed. It starts from Cassau, and then a very detailed area outside as well. I don't think this map is something that was sold anywhere.
.....
"It's a map I drew with the help of Elsie. But it's incomplete since I haven't been to many cities. But if it's somewhere I have been to, I drew them in detail," Lina said.
"...You're way too amazing, Lina. I don't think even a normal maid can do this," I gave Lina a compliment.
"Thank you, Master."
Even after all this time, she still enjoys being complimented by me. Her face is blushing as she bowed her head down slightly.
"Sonia, which way is from here to the dojo?" Victoria asked.
"Over there," Sonia said as she pointed her finger to the direction of their dojo.
That direction... that's the place where Sonia always looked at when she's not doing anything. It was as if she has some sort of longing toward a place in that direction. I guess it's because that's where she learned many things from her master in that dojo. And she missed it.
"Hmm... so, if the scale of the map is this much, and the distance is about this far going straight to this direction, the location where the dojo was is... here!" Victoria said.
She drew a straight line from Cassau, and then, the pen on her hand stopped at where her dojo was supposed to be.
Because it's a huge map of places that Lina has gone to, it was very detailed. And we can tell where it is.
Not only the name of the city, but also the building where the pen was stopped.
"Are you sure it's there?" I asked.
"At the very least, it's near this place. Unless Sonia pointed at the wrong direction. I have calculated the speed of a casual walk of an Aura user. And if Sonia took a break at night for sleep and for meals, it should be around this place. What do you think, Sonia?" Victoria asked Sonia this time.
"Well, I do feel something familiar when I'm in that city. But I don't really know if it's there or not. Do you want me to fly over there for two weeks? Maybe I can be more accurate," Sonia asked.
"If you want to, then sure. I sure don't want to spend two weeks to a place where I have marked with Blobbies. You can fly on your own then," I said.
"...Let's just go there directly. Two weeks is too long," Sonia said.
That's decided then. I don't want to take two weeks to travel to somewhere we can go directly with my portal.
I opened a portal to the destination. It's inside a building. A house. But I just enter the house without asking permission from the owner.
Why? Because I'm the owner of the house!
The place that Victoria marked in the map is my other house in the capital of Tatrama! The place where Angela and Shirley stayed when they go to college. And the place that Ian and Ruby are taking care of.
Who would have expected that the house I owned is possibly the dojo where Victoria and Sonia practiced in the past. And Sonia said that this place feels nostalgic, so it must be right.
I haven't fully checked area around my house there with my Divine Vision. But I might need to do it fully this time. Maybe I can find something.
As soon as I opened a portal to the living room of my other house, I was greeted by the surprised Ian and Shirley.
"What are you doing here?" Shirley asked. While Ian quietly leave the room and he's preparing tea for us. How calm he is.
"Well, we're trying to go to the place that Victoria and Sonia trained to be Aura users in the past. And after some math, we think that this house used to be the dojo they were practicing at a thousand years ago. It's natural for things from a thousand years ago to disappear, but this sure is a huge coincidence for my house to be the dojo. Well, we'll see if there's anything left behind by their master. If not, we will continue our travel," I said.
This is not Shirley's house. This is my house. But this princess uses this place for her to relax.
Isn't she worried about rumors that she's coming and going from a house which was owned by a man? I guess she's not. Not just that people here doesn't know that I'm the real owner of this place. The people involved are most likely Albert's agents as well. The one who sold me this place. That's why she doesn't need to care about rumors and can use this place freely to relax.
Ian and Ruby are taking care of this place. Ruby is outside at the moment doing some gardening.
As for Angela who stayed here since she enters college, she's in Cassau at the moment. That's why there are only three people in the house until we arrive.
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"You mean there's a secret to this mansion!?" Shirley asked. Seems like she"s getting excited for some reason.
"Either this mansion or even the capital. We won't know until we made a thorough search. Thank you, Ian," I thanked Ian for the cup of tea that he served.
In Cassau, I have the perfect maid. In the capital, I have the perfect butler. What a wonderful life I'm living. Though it will be best if the cult is destroyed already.
"Alright, let's split up and see if we can find some sort of secret in this mansion," I said after I finished my tea.
"I'll check from the sky," Spot said as he flies in the sky.
"Then, I'll go around the mansion," Sonia said.
"I'll just looking around outside the mansion and try to recall something," Victoria said as she transformed into her human form and walked away.
"Alright. We'll return here for lunch and discuss what you've found," I said.
Now, the monsters have left. And I started looking around with my Divine Vision.
Now that my Divine Vision has improved a lot. At least much better than when we first bought this house and start looking around. I just used it once back then in this mansion, and I never used it again until now. If there's any secret, I won't miss it this time.
At lunchtime, everyone returned. Ian prepared delicious dishes for all of us to eat together. And we also discussed of what we have found.
"Well, the huge tree outside in the garden look suspicious," I said.
"You're right. Now that I have recalled something. That tree has been there since a long time ago. I remember playing around with other children near the tree. That tree is standing right in front of the dojo," Sonia said.
"I do remember that there's a tree in front of the dojo. And I never thought that it would last for a thousand year," Victoria said.
"That just makes it weirder. If a tree reached a thousand years old, it should be much bigger. Let's check it out after this," I said.
Not just the monsters, Ian, Ruby, and Shirley also tagged along to see the tree.
The tree look just like a normal tree. And the diameter of the tree is about one meter. Which is quite large, but not large enough for a thousand years old tree.
"Ian, Ruby, is there anything strange about the tree?" I asked.
"Now that you mention it, I don't remember the leaves of the tree ever fall at all. I know because I'm the one doing the gardening," Ruby said.
Hmm... the tree has roots, trunk, branches, and leaves. But I don't think this is a real tree. It's like a fake tree, but it looks so real.
I look around the tree, but I didn't see anything strange. And when I use Divine Vision to see the inside of the tree, it looks like a normal tree. Which is strange for a thousand year old tree. It should have a lot of... circular thingies depend on how long it has been alive.
But if it has been standing for a thousand years, and it didn't grow at all, that's weird. And I think I have found a clue to the past Aura users right away.
Chapter 558: The King Skipped His Duty to Watch
What to do with this tree? This is the only weird object we found that is most closely related to the Aura users of the past. Something that has been standing for a thousand years old at least.
Sonia has confirmed that it is the exact same tree that has been there since she was a child. As she played around with other students of the dojo near this tree. And I believe her.
There's no reason for her to lie. Since Sonia is alive in this world, as a monster, and if a ghost can be called as living, and since the cult will destroy the world, Sonia will disappear as well. That's why she won't lie.
"Well, I guess we need to check this tree out first. Maybe the tree itself is some sort of artifact? Let's try pouring mana into the tree," I said as I touched the trunk of the tree with my hand.
I pour my mana into the tree like how I pour mana into Reizpear to repair the broken spear. But nothing happened.
"Nothing happened. Maybe it's not even an artifact. Just some decoration," Victoria said.
"You think just a mere decoration can stand for a thousand years without changing? There must be some sort of secret about this tree. Victoria, Sonia, can you recall what your master said about this tree? And Spot, if you somehow know about this tree, please tell me about it."
.....
I asked the three monsters if they know anything about the tree. And while they were thinking, Ian said that he will ask Albert if the king himself knows anything about the tree. I guess that's a good idea.
This is the capital of Tatrama. And the royalties of the kingdom has been here ever since the kingdom was first created. Maybe Albert know something about it.
Ian transformed into his falcon form and fly toward the royal palace. Since Sonia is still busy thinking, it's best for someone else to be the messenger.
"Shirley, what about you? Did you know anything about a tree? A magic tree? Whatever tree they taught you as a royalty?" I asked Shirley.
"There's nothing I know about it. But I don't know about my brother. He was taught to be a king. Maybe there's a secret that he knows about," Shirley said.
I guess I can't really rely on Albert here. Well, now what?
"Sonia, you said that you were playing around near this tree, right?" I asked Sonia.
"Yes. What about it?" Sonia asked back.
"Well, you were a child. Learning swordsmanship and Aura. And you must have at least hit this tree once with your sword, right?"
"Now that you mention it, other than Victoria who has always been a weird one, we hit the tree to see if we can slash it. Our master didn't say anything about it, so I guess it's fine," Sonia said.
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"If you hit the tree, even if you use a wooden sword, there should be a mark. But there's no hitting mark at all on the tree. Let's try slashing it with a sword."
I transformed Victoria into a sword, and slashed it at the tree. Just a normal slash without using Aura at all. And my attack was stopped. But there's an obvious slashing mark on the tree. But it's not deep. As if I just hit its skin. It's a tree, so its bark I guess.
Although I didn't use Aura, it was still too shallow for someone as strong as I am. And it hurts my confidence.
"This goddamn tree!" I shouted as I keep slashing my sword at the tree. And the result is always the same.
"...You didn't use any Aura at all, but this is surprising. Even a lumberjack can cut down a tree by hitting it with an axe over and over again. But you're much stronger than ordinary lumberjack, and unable to cut it down. This is a special tree indeed," Victoria who is still a sword said that to me.
And then, I see a huge falcon in the sky with a human riding it on its back. Ian has returned. With the king on his back.
"The king is skipping his duty!" I shouted.
"I'm not!" Albert shouted back.
Albert jumped from Ian's back to land, and then Ian transformed back to his human form.
"So, do you know anything?" I asked Albert.
"I don't. I'm here because it seems interesting," Albert replied.
"The king is skipping his duty!" I shouted again.
The only reason he would be here is to skip his work. I don't know any other reason.
"What to do now? Hitting the tree doesn't work," Shirley asked.
"That's just a normal slash. This time, I'll try using Aura. Wait, the tree somehow recovered its bark? I guess the tree has its own secret."
As I said, after I tried slashing it with a normal slash, my attacks left some marks. But now, the tree bark has recovered as if there's no damage at all.
As expected, this tree is weird. Even children who played around by hitting the tree should leave some marks. Even if they were young, it should at least leave some marks. But there's nothing at all. No damage remained after a thousand years. That's why I think this tree is weird.
This tree was in front of the dojo of an Aura user. Which mean, I need to do something with my Aura on this tree.
Under the watch of the bored king who skipped his work, I touched the tree again and this time, I connected my Aura to the tree instead of mana. And this time, there's a reaction.
"Hmm? I can't remove my hand from the tree! And the tree is sucking my Aura!" I said.
My hand is stuck to the tree and I'm unable to remove it. As if there's a glue connecting my hand to the tree. And the tree is sucking my Aura from the tree.
Aura is similar to mana. But it's use are different.
Mana is related to magic, while Aura is closely related to body. Like making my body stronger, sticking my feet to the ceiling, or many other things. And there's also a limit of how much one can use Aura per day just like mana. Though I never had any worry about that since I trained so I can use Aura for a whole day without getting tired thanks to Victoria and Sonia's training.
But that huge amount of Aura is getting sucked into the tree. It's a weird feeling that I felt once a long time ago. Aura exhaustion. Back before I got returned to the past when I keep fighting every day, I got exhausted and unable to use Aura until I rested enough. Though this time, I carefully never used Aura too much. But somehow, this tree sucked all my Aura and only then I can let go of my hand.
"Fuck! I can't use Aura anymore today just because of a fucking tree!"
"Wait, Roy! There something is coming!" Sonia warned me.
As soon as she said that, I jumped back in case there's a danger. I'm out of Aura, so I can't use anything to protect myself. Luckily, Shirley is here. And she quickly stand in front of me and the others to build an Ice Wall.
I can't see anything through the wall. I'm out of Aura, and my Divine Vision is not working. This is scary. Too scary.
"Roy, there's some words appear in front of the tree!" Victoria said.
She's not behind the wall, so she can see everything. And since it seems like there's no danger at all, Shirley removed the Ice Wall so I can read what it is.
[Cut this tree down if you are worthy.]
"These words are written by Aura. Such a powerful control of Aura. I don't think it was from the tree itself. But it's most likely from the Aura user who created this tree. And it needs someone's Aura to give us this information. Seems like you have to cut it down, Roy," Victoria said.
...That's it? It sucked all my Aura to write a few words?
"Goddamnit! Who the hell use someone else's Aura to write down a few words!?" I shouted.
"It has been a thousand years. There's no more trace of Aura in this tree, but it's still standing. And now it has received Aura, it has returned its strength. I don't know what it will do, but you need to try and cut it down," Sonia said.
So, I need to cut it down to know more. But I can't use Aura anymore today. I need to rest.
And I promise that I will loot every single thing that this tree can give without anything remains. Just like how it absorbed all my Aura.
"I'll go to sleep now. I'll do it after my Aura recovered," I said.
And so, we returned back to the mansion.
"...And why are you still here?" I asked Albert.
"I want to see what will come out. And don't you need to keep everything here secret? I'll get the agents to make sure that no one will come near," Albert said.
Whatever. I'm tired. Let's just sleep. Let's ignore the king who skipped his duty.
Chapter 559: The Tree is Strong
I woke up in the morning, and I can feel my Aura has recovered. I checked it by using my Divine Vision, and it works.
But what surprise me the most is that the king, Albert, is taking all his work here into my house. And not just him. Marie, Alan, and Lana were here as well.
Even more, Angela, Kayla, Jewel, Candy, and the others who were in Cassau were here as well. Do they want to watch me cutting down a tree so much?
But how did they come here so fast? Must be Spot. He returned back to Cassau, and brought everyone back here. Is he that fast now? Or did I sleep more than one day?
Whatever the case, I'm hungry. Filling my empty stomach comes first.
"Master Roy, you're awake!" Ian said as he saw me enter the dining room.
"And I'm hungry. How long did I sleep?" I asked.
.....
"Just one night. It's already noon and lunch is being prepared right now. Lina is doing the cooking," Ian said.
I guess if it's Spot, he could move everyone here by that time. Though I just wish that Albert doesn't need to bring his works here. This is my house, but the king just do everything he wants in my house.
Wait, if it's other people, normally they would be happy that the king is staying at their place. Well, I'm not a normal man at all.
I told Ian to get my meal prepared sooner. I'm hungry, so I will eat more. And before I finished all the dishes prepared for me, the others should be here for lunch.
I looked at the tree at the garden while eating my breakfast. Or lunch. And I see Victoria and Sonia were there. With Vitoria in her human form holding a sword, and she tries to cut down the tree.
Well, I don't think she can do it. Even if she has the technique and the power, she doesn't have Aura. So, she's unable to cut it down. But she must have wanted to know what their master left behind. What is the secret behind the tree?
The monsters didn't come for lunch as they were discussing something. I'll go meet them after I finish my meal.
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During lunch, I asked the others why they are here. They said that they just want to see something. And Albert also said that he will soon announce to the people about what happened during the tournament. And he will announce the war against the cult openly. With this, everyone will know that a war is happening. Not just the agents or soldiers. Every citizens of Tatrama will know since the announcement will be broadcasted.
As for other countries, they will take care of it themselves. Though Consenza might not need to announce it since it was the target of the cult's attack. And Arturo has announced their war against the cult when Fabio was coronated as the new king.
As for Varadis, I don't know. Well, it's impossible for them to hide the fact that back when I first come there, the cult has influenced many people. Though I hope this time old man Henry has picked someone better as the future king this time.
Talking about heir, I wonder what the other countries are thinking?
Albert already has Alan. Old man Henry has many children. But what about Fabio and Lynn? They were both unmarried and have no children.
Well, they are a king and an empress. They should have thought about it. And they can just appoint anyone to be their partner. I doubt someone will refuse their offer.
Or maybe the two will end up together. Well, I don't know about that. But I don't think that will be the case.
Well, it's their countries. I won't care about them. They know what to do themselves. I'm just good at fighting. That's all I can do.
And I hope I can get stronger after cutting that damn tree down.
A tree challenging me if I'm worthy or not? It's the first time I really hate a tree. And it's probably not a real tree at all.
After some more chatting, I left to the garden and everyone is following me trying to see me cut the tree down. I looked outside the mansion and see that there are many guards disguising themselves so no one will get close to the mansion just in case. Veronica and Sara also helped to make sure that no sounds can be heard outside.
Since Sara is here, I don't need to use air magic to do it myself. That's good. I can just focus on cutting the tree down.
"Victoria, Sonia, do you recall anything about the tree?" I asked the two monsters who used to be Aura users.
"All I remember is that this tree is very durable. We both tried to recall our memories about our time at the dojo, and we remember that our master tried to slash this tree many times in the past. But he never succeeded in cutting it down," Sonia said.
"Yeah. After talking with Sonia, I remember that one time I heard him saying something about not worthy enough after trying to cut this tree. Maybe this tree has been there even long before our master's time. And our master built the dojo here because of the tree," Victoria said.
So, it wasn't their master who created or do something to the tree. But he built the dojo because of the tree. Probably, he wants to see what's the secret the tree has. And he built a dojo in hope that someone among his students can reveal the secret.
Though it won't be his student who reveals the secret of the tree. But it's his student's student! Wait, that makes him my grand master.
"Well, all I can do is trying to cut the tree down. I hope it won't suck my Aura again this time," I said.
"How will you do it? Even our master couldn't do it," Sonia said.
"Did your master able to slash from distance or cutting magic in half? If not, then I'm already stronger than your master," I said confidently.
"Yeah, but you ran out of Aura after touching the tree once," Victoria said.
"That's just because the tree never received Aura in the past thousand years! I hope that's the case. Victoria, a sword," I said to Victoria as she transformed into a sword in my hand.
"Trying it with a sword right away? Good luck," Sonia said.
Everyone stepped back from the tree. They make sure that they won't get hit by my stray attack. Though they don't need to worry too much. They even prepared Earth Walls and Ice Walls to protect themselves.
First, I need to check the tree again with Divine Vision. Is there anything strange about the tree? It looks just like a normal tree. But maybe there's something in the middle of the tree that I can't really see.
What I see is a normal tree from the outside and the inside. But if there's a reason why I need to cut it down, is the fact that there must be something hidden inside the tree. Maybe the secret is a squirrel.
Using two hands to hold Victosword, I raised it up. And I focused my Aura on the sword, and my will to cut down the tree so all my attack will only be received by the tree.
"HAAAH!!"
I swung Victosword diagonally to cut the tree down. But even when I used all my power, the tree isn't down at all. And I can only cut to a third of the trunk which has the thickness of about one meter.
"Fuck! Even with my full strength, I can only cut a third of the the trunk!" I shouted.
"This tree is strong. Not only your full strength, it also able to endure Jewel's charge in her Rhino form, and even blocked Angela's magic. They both tried it as soon as they arrive here," Sonia said.
Blocking Angela's magic and Jewel's charge? The tree itself is a treasure. Maybe I can make something from it. A shield maybe?
If the tree has the attribute to block magic attack, and powerful enough to stop something as powerful as Jewel's charge, this tree could be essential for the war against the cult. Even if they have master level mages, it would be difficult for them to destroy anything created by using this tree as the material.
I'll ask the elves if they know something about this tree. But after I cut it down!
I pulled Victosword from the tree, and the tree was quickly regenerated. I expected that. But never thought it would be so quick.
"What to do now? Seems like you need to improve your strength," Sonia said.
"No. I was never a power type from the start. I'm more of a speed type. If I can't cut it down with one slash, I will cut it down with several more slashes. Get back or you might get hit," I said.
A series of slashes using both Aura and will. I think it's the first time I tried it. But this tree is a good hitting target. I will make sure that I cut it down.