THE ADVENTURER OF EDEN
4.1 "The next destination is the Capital of the Kingdom of Asteria"
Arc 04: "Capital of the Kingdom of Asteria"
In the lab of the 31st West Area of the Asteria Kingdom, Duke Robert Stardust walked in a passageway. Dr. The goblin behind him. It has been two days since the battle at Guildtown ended and NARAKU's first defeat occurred.
The loss of Kira and Mira was a disaster, but Master Duke Robert Stardust continued his grand plan without having to panic.
"I have gathered the "essence of Mira's magical energy" and will use it as one of the components of my grand plan!" Dr. The Goblin told the Master; "The method is the same as I did to Kira!"
"By accumulating the essence of the Werewolf curse's magical energy, we infuse it on Kira's dying body back then! And wala! He became a Werewolf!" said Dr. Goblin is full of spirit.
"Right, it's also the same method of you making someone a Monster. I heard you tested it yesterday on the Adventurers, but instead became a python." Duke Robert replied. "Isn't that the essence of the magical energy "Orochi" I gave you?"
"Yes, just a little more. I lack something, which is the essence of Mira's magical energy! With a little more experimentation, my steps got closer to becoming the "Monster King"...!" Dr. Excited goblins.
Duke Robert chuckled at that and praised his men. "Great indeed, Dr. Zenoya's. Keep trying for your experiment as long as it makes NARAKU stronger."
"Kehkehkeh, thank you, Master! And please don't mention my real name! If Shiki heard that, he would definitely kill me right away!" Dr. The goblin chuckled, and as he mentioned Shiki and almost the same sentence, he recalled Silva's words as he tried to chase after the woman named Anna.
"Yes, Master... About that woman named Anna..." Dr. The goblin wanted to ask what the reason was, but he chose another question for fear that the Master might suspect him; "..are we going to kill him again?"
"Sure, "he" said he'd do it any time soon. As long as the woman's alive, "Ragnarok" won't do. As for my plan, that woman was the biggest obstacle followed by my daughter Reina and Shiki." Duke Robert said that.
"Well, I think you can guess what reason I was after him when I heard that. You don't have to worry and just focus on your experiment." Master said it was the same time they arrived at a room.
Dr. The goblin frowned hearing that; (So apparently, that woman has a connection with Eden! Is it possible that she's a "fairy" disguised as a human?)
"The remaining five have their own roles..." Duke Robert Stardust said.
And in that room, there was already a man with gray hair, with his elite clothes and carrying a sword with a blood-red black sword sheath; he was one of the NARAKU Generals, Second Prince of the Kingdom of Asteria, Artha Blackmore.
"...and your role is to stop my daughter Artha's plan..."
Artha silently heard that, looking at Duke Robert Stardust with a cold look from his handsome face.
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In the Guild chairman's office, Silva spoke to Anna. The Guild had already been opened by them, and Silva was still making careful preparations to rebuild Guildtown which was half-destroyed from the NARAKU attack.
"Shiki I'll send to the capital today. Negotiation with the MPs for help until the city is sorted out will be done there."
"Are you coming?"
"No, I can't leave town, you know. I am the leader of this city, and I leave the negotiations to Shiki and his three heroes." Silva answered Anna's question clearly.
Anna smiled, they were certainly reliable and chairman Silva made good use of them, especially Princess Reina and Princess Alicia who had 'degrees' higher than the members of Parliament.
"So it's your decision, Anna. Leaving Shiki and bringing your husband and son here, I don't think that's surprising, but I know it's gonna hurt Shiki."
"Shiki-kun is fine. If he's still moody about yesterday, then his three heroines are just displays." replied Anna. "Since Shiki-kun met Princess Reina, I already knew this would happen..."
"... NARAKU comes, Shiki-kun's fate wheel spins faster. This is something that can be ascertained. And my existence here is just a burden to him."
Anna said again, and her face grew worried despite the smile.
"I must leave immediately as well, before the Ruler of the Gorge actually kills me."
Silva was silent hear that. Anna spoke honestly about this, her intentions, her goals, and her reasons. Silva has always wondered who Anna really is, but after yesterday he was targeted by NARAKU, it seems Silva can say it clearly...
"You're a fairy, aren't you?"
Anna smiled hearing that. "Try guessing about that? How do you know I'm a creature of Eden?"
"Ah." Silva was astonished, Anna's smile was quite sharp earlier. He was curious if Anna was a fairy, there was no way she could have the child of a human and the fairies had no ability to reproduce like humans.
Silva could have thought about this and argued a lot about Anna, but now is not the right time.
"Chairman! You called us!" Shiki comes, followed by his three heroines.
"Good morning, Shiki-kun, the three princesses..." Anna greeted them politely.
Shiki silently briefly sees Anna, then his three heroines express differently, Yui is upset, Alicia frowns her forehead and Reina just flashes her eyes at Anna.
"Good morning, Anna. You were also asked to come by the chairman?" Shiki nanya.
"No, I just want to talk about moving my husband and son here. Everything can be done quickly, so just wait for time." The redhead woman replied, smiling.
Anna left from there, she was willing to open a Guild and had heard the voices of Adventurers coming downstairs.
After Anna left, Silva. "You're still hurting to hear what Anna said? You're so soft about love, huh."
"It's so good." Silva praised it.
"Then what do you want to talk to us, chief?" ask Shiki curiously.
Silva said of the matter, to send Shiki and his three heroines to the capital, meeting with members of Parliament.
"Your next destination is the capital. I want you to send my report on NARAKU's attack on a member of Parliament named "Count Erick Edelweiss"..." Silva stated. The four of them.
Last night Alicia told Shiki that they had to see chairman Silva the next morning to talk about something. Although last night did not know what to talk about, but now Shiki knew that they were being asked to the Capital.
"Well?!" Shiki was shocked to hear that. "What do I think, it's just an ordinary errand! You're making it hard!"
Yui agreed with that; "True! You should just send it through the post office, right?"
"That's an important document of the Guild, chairman Silva's decision was right to have Shiki escort him to the capital. Plus "Count Erick Edelweiss" is an important person in Parliament... I think we can use him." Alicia told the four of them, who blinked hearing that.
"Utilized?" Reina repeated.
"Yes, this is an opportunity too. Count Erick was one of the important figures, of which he was the owner of the Great Port in the East Area. The Edelweiss family had already built the Great Port over 200 years ago and rapidly developed into the largest port in the Southern Continent." Alicia explains the greatness of Count Erick Edelweiss.
"Dealing with important people again..." Shiki was angry.
"There will be at least five of the 20 members of Parliament who will meet you. They're probably going to talk about the help that's going to be given to the city and the NARAKU." Silva told them.
"Do we have to provide NARAKU information that we get from Mira?" alicia asked Silva.
"Give it, but it's up to you to see the situation later." Silva told Alicia he believed in Alicia's decision to meet Parliament.
"That means we can get 4 GATE location info left of them, right?" ask Shiki to wonder about it.
"Yes! We'll ask that later, Shiki-san!" reina replied in agreement.
"On GATE, huh. I doubt they have the information." Alicia was curious, yet hesitant.
Alicia told Shiki after that. "I'm actually not willing to help you find GATE because it's your and Reina-san's focus for the last quest."
"Huh." Shiki put both of her hands on her waist. "Then what is your purpose in staying with me? In Guildtown, we're just allied to defeat NARAKU."
"My goal with you now is to make Apollon usable for me again" Alicia said. "One of the NARAKU generals has tampered with this noble weapon. Without Apollon being unusable, I wouldn't be able to become a King."
"Your baby is big too, genius princess." Yui commented about it.
"Obviously, I'm a Romanova." Alicia said proudly.
"Huh, okay. As long as you still have a reason, I don't have a problem with our relationship right now." said Shiki, he looked at Reina who was silent, not commenting and it seems that she doesn't matter about this either.
"Then do we have to leave today for the capital, chief?" ask Shiki again.
"Yes, just today. The distance to the capital was also two days by horse cart with a stop and rest" Silva replied. "I will prepare the chariot, and you can go to the capital this afternoon."
Shiki nodded, The capital of the Asteria Kingdom is not a new place for him. Two years ago he went there to take part in a fighting tournament called the Star Tournament.
Shiki won the tournament after defeating a Star Knight named "Leonard", later known as the Strongest Adventurer in the Guild.
Shiki was impatient, she was very confident that she could meet Leonard again.
Then fight with him...!
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In the Capital, "The Castle of Thousands of Stars"
"That's it, so the members of Parliament scheduled a meeting with the representatives of the Adventurers Guild. Do you know who's coming?"
The red-haired man in red-collared knight clothes, wearing a red robe and a red-colored sword he put behind him.
This all-red man was the "First-seat Star Knight, Sir Leonard Redstone", a rival of Shiki the Strongest Adventurer in the Guild.
"I don't know about it." The purple haired woman in the pigtail replied.
"However, you'd be excited if it was that guy, wouldn't you?"
Leonard smiled, a question that was clearly the answer. If Shiki comes to the capital as a Guild representative, then the meaning is.rematch!
...Chapter 4.1 "The next destination is the Capital of the Kingdom of Asteria" - completed...
