Chapter 65 65 Problems…
Chapter 65 65 Problems…
[OP: ]
"Nes arrived a month late, the atmosphere of the capital is still normal which means the 'sudden dungeon break' accident didn't happen, which means the great forest of MaHona didn't get saturated with Mana.
And there could only be one reason for that."
He was calm, but as soon as El heard his words, her eyes widened with a little surprise.
"[Krimxendor] arrived there already."
Few things could surprise her, and most of them were related to Lucy or others of their family, but, this little piece of speculated information wasn't one of them. Which made it even more shocking.
"Yes. Which means 'they' have already settled in the eastern highlands."
Lucy had a spark of anger in his ever-calm eyes, but, more than that, he had worry deep in his heart.
"And if they are there already, he must also have unsealed the first layer of restrictions. And, if we think about it, if they are here and he had started making his layer there, the princess should also have faced her first challenge in that dangerous forest."
"Right…"
He hadn't thought that far, he couldn't do it, to begin with.
It was nearly impossible for any normal person to connect two dots present on two entirely different pages.
But she didn't fall into that 'normal' human category. She was anything but normal when it came to calculations like them.
"But, if it's true, then 'they' would have met already, and he would have helped her during the accident with her bastard uncle.
This means her growth would fall behind, which means she will be weaker than usual during the entrance exam, which also means it would lead to 'that' scenario."
She continued her speculations and the turn she ended up at, was not too bright for their own plans.
"Haaa… and since we will be taking Nes, that sucker will probably go to her. Which will only accelerate the process."
Even Lucy knew what awaited them if what they were thinking was true, and he was not liking it one bit.
"We will have to step in… or else not only the world will lose its saintess and that damn bloodsucker will fuck this planet over, the protagonist will either die or will become stronger than necessary and will be taken down by the higher powers.
Then the prince will kill his father, the empire will fall, demon invasion will happen, and the planet will be engulfed in a Great war."
El (partially) created this world, so it obviously had more brutal and bad ends than most of the flopped story ends. But they only came in the worst-case scenarios.
And, though they didn't care what happens to the game's protagonists, what happens because of them would definitely become a cliff in their plans.
And neither of them were fans of a cliffhanger so…
"We will have a bad lot of things to take care of."
Lucy had a bitter expression, a kind of bitter expression that knew he would not be doing all the things he wanted with this pretty person he was hugging right now.
"But we shouldn't reach any conclusions just yet, remember? Let's wait until after the entrance exam, see what happens ourselves, and then decide if we will rewrite our plans or not."
El could feel his emotions through their link, she could tell just how bad this situation was for both of them and how he would especially have to wait for longer if all this was actually true.
"It's alright…"
She patted his back and continued hugging him even though he had almost released her.
"We can do it."
And while saying that, she slid her hands down his back… and the two of them came back.
"Hmmm? Do what?"
Nes asked when she saw the two of them hugging for some reason, confused why they were doing that. And though Lucy wanted her to take her hands away, they had already reached their destination so they did some squeezing went up, did some caressing, and only then she left him, with of course a hidden blush that though Nes didn't notice clearly, was no stranger to Eva anymore.
"Cook for ourselves.
I was saying if we request the inn owner nicely with a little money, he surely wouldn't deny letting us make a few things ourselves."
That was a good excuse that sounded pretty believable too and, she didn't think much of a brother and sister giving each other a simple hug so, she nodded with an excited smile.
"You make your own food? Wow~. That's amazing~!"
She was pure, and when we say pure, it implied a person that, even after knowing all the right and wrong, good and evil of the world, stayed just like they used to be previously.
She was a good person, that's why she couldn't accompany them like Eva.
Both Eva and Nes were good but different from Eva, she was a pure good person that couldn't possibly just watch things happening that she believed were not right.
Her thoughts were pure, as in she didn't have the ability to do wicked things, lie outright, or even think about things that were inappropriate.
Which mostly included things going on in any normal average young adult's mind when thinking about certain things related to people they were attracted to.
Anyway, she was a good girl, and she will remain a good girl for a good long time.
"Yes, all three of us like cooking. And my Lucy is the best at it. You will love it when you taste it.
But that aside, don't you look pretty cute in this dress?"
She smirked at her, leaned in closer, and examined her up and down with a smirk, which though made her a little uncomfortable, she didn't mind it. She liked this dress too.
It was similar to Eva's. A pretty plain blue dress with green lace and simple embroidery that though pretty, wasn't as attractive as the dress she was wearing before.
Eva was wearing a similar dress but a brown one with silver embroidery. While El was wearing a comfortable white shirt with a special dark blue cape, tight pants, and pair of long boots and Lucy was the same but the cape he was wearing was dark red, almost wine color.
Their clothes were neither too attractive to be like that of the aristocrats nor too simple to be like the peasants. They were close to some of the rich merchants that could certainly afford good accommodation despite not being from the higher class.
Which was the best for now.
"Hmmm~. You look cute."
She nodded and Nes also excitedly nodded back with a smile.
"Thanks~."
She was happy and when Lucy cleared his head and looked at the two of them, he couldn't help but smile warmly.
She had a tragic past, and her future would have also been tragic had she continued walking around the city in that outfit, unknowingly killed a few people with her unparalleled strength, or gone through some tragic events too early for her mind, heart, and soul to be prepared enough to handle them.
But she was fine with them. And, they were going to a good inn now, so they were excited too.
"Right!"
But El suddenly remembered something just when they were about to leave.
"You are new to this place right, Nes? You surely wouldn't know about this place, right? Or the academy, auction house, and adventurer's association?"
They knew this entire city, empire, planet, and most of this Worldline like the back of their heads so, how can El miss the chance to tell her first friend about the city that they were going live for the next few years?
"Hmmm… no. Actually, I used to live in a faraway place before so I don't know much about anything about this city or even the empire.
Can… can you please tell me a few things you know? "
"Of course~! We have a lot to talk about then~!"
There was exactly a month left for the academy entrance exam that takes place every three years in the capital.
People from all around the world would visit the capital for that event, and that would have been the start of the main storyline of the game.
But that wasn't happening anymore.
This was no game that they had created and perfected. This was a new world that they just possessed a deep knowledge of.
They had many things waiting for them, but, they were going to go to a good place right now, make some things for themselves and their new friend, tell her about themselves and this world and city, and also get to know about this cute, hot, pure person.
The academy exam was after a month and they mostly had all the preparations complete, so, they were going to rest for a week or so, gather information about the small and big events that took place during the last few years, strategize some things, and then… go get their adventurer's license.
It was a pretty handy thing, and though it was only a planetary license, it was the foundation for getting one that was valid in the entire Worldline.
And, they couldn't get it directly so just like anyone else, they would have to start with the adventurer's exam, take tests, get their initial ranks, and climb the ranks from there by finishing the missions and requests.
Of course, they wouldn't actually go through too much hassle and just use a few tricks and loopholes to quickly become eligible for a <World license> but, they would still have to start from the beginning.
"So! To start, the capital city Barnacle…"
They had been through a lot yesterday, and they were nowhere near their perfect conditions.
And now that that bomb of uncertainty had dropped on them, they will have more things to do in the future.
So, this rest was necessary...
Nes was already getting close to them and it naturally wouldn't take long before she becomes an inseparable part of theirs.
So, thankfully, there was nothing much left to be said as a filler. Which naturally meant it was time for the association test— or probably not.
Nes had met these three but there was still one person from their family she hadn't met yet. And, there was one person from her family, the only one that swore to appear by her side at her mere calling, who would also be meeting her first friends.
And since this family member of hers was El's one of the fifteen direct creations, she was also excited to meet her~.