
He had finished his affairs with Sylph.and returned to the Region to see the situation. Because he was not eager to be imprisoned, it became an option again.
Now there are quite a number of elite knights who are getting direct training from Natalia, Odin, and Gahdevi.They each have different roles in teaching.
In accordance with each skill. Odin teaches them the art of sword, Natalia the magic part and Gahdevi in defense. For long-range snipers, it is no longer necessary because there are already many elite military experts with firearms. So, just leave that part to them.
"Remember to remain alert to the surroundings. Observe comrades, enemies and battle zones. As close combatants, we are required to be the main assault in a raid! Never allow concentration to slip!!"
"Yes, sir!!"
Training went smoothly, there was no need for him to appear among them as it only disrupted their concentration.
Since his goal was only to observe for a moment, he did not know what else to do, until he finally decided to go towards the Eastern Empire.
The scenery in front of him alternately, a beautiful kingdom nian enchanting. He stood on the great wall that became the boundary of the kingdom and the capital of the calak.
The sight of hundreds of practicing knights was mesmerizing and pampering to the eyes. There were far more people practicing, when compared to the Region. It is not wrong to call it the second most advanced country, after being ousted from number one by the Region.
The weather's not bad. No heat or cold, the air feels moist and fresh without pollution. Then, the most amazing is the houses in the capital are neatly built, not messy.
"Good city, maybe next time I should survey some other country. For the sake of establishing the Region as the best place in the world." he muttered, smiling gently as he looked at the knight who was training.
His attention was stolen by someone who just went around and gave instructions to the knights. His body was twice as big as Rigel, with injuries scratched almost all over his body.
For knights like him, the wound was an award won from deadly combat and warfare. The injuries showed clearly how much of a terrible fight he had won.
Rigel himself had no doubt about the strength of that person, perhaps matching Asoka with a form of transformation. It probably wouldn't be a problem if he tested it a little. Therefore, he slightly let out his killing intent to find out whether he realized it or not.
The man—Rudeus who was being tested stopped walking, but did not stare behind him or rather the origin of the thin killing intent. He continued on his way, disappearing among the soldiers. Rigel was a little surprised, that he was actually aware of it, but what surprised him was...
"Hahaha, it seems like the king is indeed not a mere empty title." said Rigel, smiling mockingly and looking behind him to face him.
"It would be a shame for me not to be aware of that slightest killing intent. Looks like you're testing me, Mr. Rigel."
As Rudeus disappeared among the knights, Rigel realized that Rudeus was running and tried to approach him from behind. With such a large body, it was shocking that he was able to move so fast.
"Come if I don't try to figure out how sharp you are. But the results are beyond estimate."
His intention was only to find out if he could realize it or not. However, it was unexpected that Rudeus would act by approaching him.
This clearly shows that Rudeus was strong enough to defeat a Dragon alone. It's important that many people are afraid that they will disturb it. Maybe Rigel would do the same to Alexei if he had the chance.
"So, what brings you here?" ask him respectfully without formality.
Rigel did not think that Rudeus had any respect for him, instead he thought otherwise. Because the last impression he had on Rigel didn't seem respectful.
"It's unexpected that you have any respect for me. I thought the opposite."
Rudeus smiled wryly and slightly lowered his head while putting his hands on his chest, "Initially it was so. I don't like it because you young people act like you're the strongest. However, after seeing the fight that happened. My thoughts changed and I admired you. As a result I realized, that the generations are alternating."
The old will be eliminated and replaced by the young. Over time, parents will become the spinning gears of society. Something like that.
Regarding how to speak without formality, there is no need to argue. Maybe he realized Rigel didn't like something like that.
"Good if so. Regarding my purpose here, I'd like to give you some slightly dangerous gifts and I'm sure you know this thing..." Rigel smirked and thought about how surprised they would be.
"Gift?" Rudeus muttered softly while looking forward to something Rigel would show.
"In that case, just go ahead we start his demonstration.." without delay, he leapt high and hit the ground hard, making everyone's attention distracted.
A cloud of dust formed, leaving Rigel completely covered. With his great arrival, everyone who existed became alert and immediately surrounded him.
"Basic. Come grandly and make a fuss.., I really like that..." Rudeus smiled widely as he found it funny.
"Stay alert!" said a soldier.
It was a little beyond estimation, but at least he could tell how capable these people were. As a result, he took out two daggers made from Hydra's teeth. Although not as strong as Ray had, but this was much better than the others.
The cling! Clangs!
As the cloud of dust disappeared, he darted towards the two closest people, slashing their swords so easily. The two people were shocked and did not understand the new incident, due to the speed.
Rigel returned to his previous position, leaving himself clearly exposed by most people.
"Take your guns and attack me as hard as you can!"
Everyone was amazed and stared with surprise. A Hero who is under siege by hundreds of people, Amatsumi Rigel.
"Pa-hero Creator!" one soldier, followed by another. Yet Rigel would not give him time for such admiration.
"I will train you cadets for today only. Attack me with all your might, don't worry about anything because your attacks won't kill me. Get started!"
The Knights were only flabbergasted by this sudden turn of events. However, some felt excited and carelessly stepped forward.
Rigel stared in silence, watching the first three people about to attack him from three directions. Their movements looked slow, almost like a baby.
They sent out three attacks, but Rigel easily avoided them. He dealt a light blow with the handle of the dagger and made them fall down.
"Do it seriously! Your movements look very slow and full of gaps!"
Rigel took the initiative by starting his attack first and taking down three soldiers nearby.
"Hehe, a rare opportunity to get training from a Hero! Guys, let's do it together!!" someone who looks like an adventurer.
The adventurer together with his partner formed a fighting position that he admitted was quite coordinated. Two fighters, one protector, two witches and one supporter. The perfect combination, although there is a clear gap in the back.
Two fighters using long axes and swords darted towards him. The guy with the axe sent out a powerful swing. Rigel did not hold him back, but took one step back and dodged the range of the attack.
But it seems to be a trick, because the sword user behind him uses his partner's large body to hide himself. He ran with the intention of stabbing Rigel's stomach without a doubt.
Clangs!
With a single hard swing, his sword was slashed very neatly.
"A very bright movement, but it would be much better if you did not show your intention to pierce my stomach."
He could not help his surprise, though,
until unwittingly the handle of Rigel's dagger almost reached his back. However, a fire magic flew towards Rigel.
No need to bother, he simply slapped the tiny fireball that looked so weak, while allowing the sword user to retreat.
"Huh?! How's it possible??" the witch was shocked, realizing her attack was aborted with a single gentle slap.
"Are you really using magic? The fire was just a lighter to me. Use the stronger one while cutting down on Mana's expenses."
"Ba-good!"
They once again improved their combat positions. While dealing with them, unwittingly hundreds of soldiers and adventurers had taken up positions to attack him all out.
He knew very well that he had to prepare his full strength before the Raid arrived. However, he could not stop in the middle of this interesting incident. As a result, he grinned happily, especially with the arrival of his guests.
"It seems you enjoyed it too. It's a pity that I went through this pleasure, so.., let me join you, Mr. Rigel."
"Yes rudeus? Could be. Show your abilities as king. Not only him, but all of you do your best!"
"Yes, sir!"
Rudeus from the beginning had used light armor, he only needed to pick up his greatsword.
"Don't hesitate to attack him, even if Hero Rigel is injured, he won't be killed! Attack him with all your strength and consider this your life and death fight!"
"Yes, sir!"
See it? things are getting more interesting. Even with his condition yet to completely recover from the results against the White Tiger, he had the confidence of not getting hurt from this fight.
"If so, try to breathe."
'Kehehehe, as expected of a Hero!' inner Rudeus, grinning happily.
It's been a long time, since the last time he's had such terrible super pressure like this. Not fear, but the longing for the battlefield is unbearable. He rejoiced at the fight where there was no need for him to hold back.
"If you are afraid, when the war of Ragnarok arrives you will be of no use! Go ahead and attack the Rigel Hero who took the time for us!!" Rudeus led the attack by starting it first.
The other knights were stunned, they remembered that there would be a war involving the entire human race. If they want their future to be awake, they have to fight.
One by one each raised their weapons, shields and magic sticks, then lunged together.
Rigel came running and Rudeus was the first to be faced. With his great strength, Rudeus swept through the air with his greatsword until it formed a huge blade of wind that struck the wall fiercely.
Rigel jumped up, using Rudeus' greatsword as the footing of his right hand and twisting his leg to smash Rudeus in the face.
However, his attack had been read as Rudeus used his hands to hold and grip his feet. Other knights took part and attacked with the best effort. But with a mocking grin, Rigel leaped behind Rudeus' huge back, carrying his leg along with Rudeus who stubbornly gripped his ankle.
Although his body was small, his strength was extremely unreasonable. With such a simple move, he was able to bring Rudeus' large body into the air with him. Rudeus reluctantly let go of his grip to avoid being slammed himself.
Rigel chose to defeat the people around him by breaking their swords and hitting their backs with the handle of his dagger.
Rudeus turned around and swung his sword widely. Although large in size and requires a large place, the great thing is that he swings without getting hit by a single soldier. It clearly showed his prowess playing that big sword.
Rigel stretched out his two daggers and held back the speed of his sword. He was a little pushed back by the immense force that hit him, but not strong enough to make a gap on him.
The knights took advantage of the opportunity to attack Rigel's wide-open back, but a large earth wall was formed and protected his back. He gathered the scattered power to a single point in his hand and pushed Rudeus' sword away from him. Rudeus was pushed back, as if his strength was only on par with a newborn baby.
"It seems impossible to defeat you. Even with this small amount,." his admiration for the young man before him did not diminish, quite the opposite. He respected her more.
Rudeus would only acknowledge and respect the strong, not the weak. Why does a lion submit to a mouse? because he is a wise lion, he will not submit to rats.
"Even a dragon can lose to a flock of lions working together to subvert it. It's just.." There was a delay from his words.
He grinned happily, widening his cynical-looking gaze,
"You only look like a mouse to me."
He threw down Rudeus and brandished a dagger right at his artery. Rudeus took off his sword, admitting that he had surrendered and recognizing Rigel as the winner.
Although his words sounded condescending, yet what he said was a reality. With a number that was hundreds of times more, they simply could not injure a single person. Scratch the skin, make it dirty also not.
If they were a lion, then they should be able to give him a meaningful wound. But the truth is much worse than this.
"Kuh, Hero sir is great. Even with a hundred more people this could not make him hurt in the slightest." said an adventurer while falling on the ground.
"Yeah, if he gets hurt easily, then fighting a catastrophe will be a lot harder." said another adventurer.
In some time they felt a huge chasm between them and Rigel. Even if they brought even more people, with their full strength, Rigel remained unrivalled.
Only those demon pillars, calamity and perhaps the Seraphim can keep up with the Heroes.
"Their own existence is almost like a god." said a soldier with full armor.
"So, is this what you mean by a gift?" rudeus asked as he cleaned his body of dirt.
"Of course not. I'll get it ready now."
Focusing strength on his left arm, he imagined the shape of the object he was about to create and materialize miraculously.
Not just one, but it was scattered in a place that was originally just an empty land. Rudeus was again amazed at the sight he had not seen in his life.
"It's.." He's seen those things. Something that the Region army once used during the opening of the second half against Tortoise.
A strange and unique thing that is terrible. Its power could barely be compared to an arrow filled with magic. Rudeus thought that it would not be spread out, but in reality it was the opposite.
"As you know. This weapon only exists in my world and the Region. Even though I don't know whether or not it's useful against a pure Dragon or not. But worth trying. I'm going to send some pretty good people in this field." he looked up at the sky, didn't expect it to get dark and it was time he did it.
"It's time to put an end to all this, because it's dark."
Rudeus looked up at the sky, realizing that the sun was setting and a black blanket was slowly emerging.
"yes too. If so, would you like to have dinner here? I'll have the waiter serve my country's best food."
It's not good to refuse, after all he hasn't eaten anything. So there was no harm in feeling the hospitality of the Eastern Empire.
"Yeah.not a bad choice. Let me clean my body as well."
"It is with pleasure." said Rudeus, while calling some servants to prepare what was asked.
[***]
A few hours apart, Rigel headed for the spirit forest to do what he had promised. He had been content to spend time in the Eastern Empire while enjoying the comfort provided by them. Starting from delicious food, comfortable baths and other facilities.
He admitted that the title of developed country is not just nonsense. In fact he was really pampered while he was there even in a short time. Rudeus certainly offered for her to stay there, but it was a pity that she had to turn him down.
He arrived at the cool spirit forest and had Mana realm abound within it. There were only the spirits of monsters and little fairies in this forest, so there was no trace of any human presence.
"So you really came, yeah..." Sylph welcomed his arrival with a gentle smile and blushed cheeks.
Maybe because the next thing they do makes a certain expression about something they will do next. Although slightly, he also felt the same way.
"J-so, where should we do it??" somehow he felt groggy the moment he saw Sylph groggy.
Sylph's getting all the more blushing that makes her even more so, "Turn here, Hero Rigel."
He led the way to a place deep in the forest. The only place that had a wooden house filled with moss and a place that had no fairies or spirit monsters around.
To him it was very unusual. Given that this place became a nest of fairies and spirit monsters, there was no thought that there was a place that fairies did not live in.
Rigel thought maybe Sylph had told them to stay away, but the truth was that the Mana in this place was much thinner than the entire forest. It was as if there was a dividing line between them.
"This place is a special zone where no one but me and humans can enter. In this place, I misled everyone who barged in and returned it. In this place, too, I raised the child I had from a human being with great love." His face, which was initially blushing and timid, now displayed a look of sadness.
His sadness was real and touched my heart. He has lived in loneliness for thousands of years.
They entered the small house. In it is quite well maintained, very clean until the eyes do not believe that it has not been lived for years. Although the outside look looks worn and narrow, the fact is that the inside is so luxurious and spacious, as if the illusion of the eye.
Rigel observes the inside and finds baby toys, children's clothing and some other small items. It seems true that Priscilla grew up here.
"Priscilla is alive and I believe that. I can't imagine losing her a second time. This time..." Sylph turned around and approached Rigel with a slight hover in the air thanks to the butterfly wings on her back.
"I won't let the same mistake happen twice. Therefore, please, do that with me."
Sylph pushed her face towards Rigel, draping her hand against Rigel's shoulder. They can feel each other's breath. The smell of nectar and coffee can be smelled from both. Time seemed to stop, when two soft and warm lips touched each other. The sweet taste she felt, from kissing Sylph.
Sylph pulled her into the bed, letting her beautiful wings disappear while lying on the bed with a face full of blushing. Rigel slowly undressed his upper part, displaying a green leaf emblem engraved clearly on his chest.
Sylph slowly waded through Rigel with her hand, a radiance of happiness and a beating heart as if she could be heard.
"The "leaf symbol became a testament to the authority of the will of the fairies. Right now the emblem was just an ordinary emblem, without any authority. Therefore, in order to give authority, something of this kind was required. With seven nights and as many touches as possible..." Sylph explained to Rigel who seemed curious. He also slowly undressed his chest and Rigel looked at him.
Not to anything else hanging there, but rather the same emblem of leaves engraved on his chest.
"Do as you please, for I have no experience of this. Touch my body as much as possible, to share my authority with me. Treat me gently." she added a personal request at the end of the sentence.
Rigel with a hint of awkwardness started from his lips, slowly letting him touch the tongue. Groping a certain part of the body, touching the whole up to the end point of intercourse.
"Emh.." The soft voice came from Sylph. His face was flushed, on one side a little sore, on the other side enjoying.
"May I..., call you Rigel??"
"...May.., Sylph."
The emblem in the chest shines even more as the couple goes through a long night of passionate heat. I don't know how much time has passed, he doesn't know. But for sure it lasted long enough, until the seeds came out.