A/N: Hey guys! Sorry for the long wait! This week I have entered war with
the dark side known as work! And am badly losing! Haha kidding aside, I was
trying to write this earlier but I was swamped. I''m hoping to release
another chp around Sunday. So Enjoy!
It has been a week since we arrived at the capital of Shilla, Goyeo. When we
had returned we had parted with the representatives and promised to see each
other again at the frontier town of Roswell 10 days from now. During the
past ten days Ji Sub and I had constantly trained. Ji Sub trained from dawn
to sun set, determined to become stronger. Seeing him like this made me
proud. He should now be able to take care of S class monsters by himself.
As I went to sleep the night before the war council, I noticed that I am in
a dark room once again. Already guessing the situation, I turn around and
see Alela.
Alela, just like the first time we meet, was mesmerizing with the soft
moonlight shining down on her. At one look you could tell that her beauty
was not one that the likes of mortals could reach. Smiling as I turned
around to face her, she began speaking.
"Why hello there Soo Hyun"
".what''s the reason for this time Alela?"
"Ho ho ho~ Nothing much. I saw your battle with that young High Dragon. Even
I was impressed with your skill level. To think that you''re only 18"
"You wouldn''t have called me here just to chit chat right?"
"Whew, can''t we just enjoy simple talk?"
"..I enjoy my sleep"
"..Pfft..Ahahahaha! A mortal telling a Goddess to get to the point so they
can''t sleep! As always, you''re an interesting person, Soo Hyun. No wonder
Artemis favors you so much. Anyways, the reason I called you here was to
give you a warning. You can only summon "her" once in this world"
".!! You know my summons?"
"Of course I do. I asked Artemis about it and she sent me her own memories
of your summons. Truthfully, it was quite terrifying. For a mortal to hold
so much power.. Also even though I cannot predict if a situation dire enough
for you to summon "her" will come, choose wisely"
"..You should know that I''ve yet to summon "her". Even if the situation was
dire, I''ve never dared to. Even with my mana, the summoning will only last
for 10 seconds.."
"Exactly"
Hm.. So Artemis let Alela know about all my summons, huh? She really must
favor Alela. From what I know, she has never told any others about my power.
Why would she reveal the power of her own Guardian? Thinking up until there,
I suddenly think of something.
"Will a dire situation occur soon?"
"Ho ho ho. You should easily be able to take care of it. I just came to give
you advice in fear you would waste such a great card uselessly"
Damn.. I hate it when I''m right in this kind of situation.
"Anyways, it shall soon be morning. Our time has ended"
"..Next time you want to meet me, please do it during the day."
"Ho ho ho, you should know that I can only talk to you at night"
...Why do I only meet goddesses that take away my precious sleep! Even
Artemis was the same.. Sighing, I nod. Smiling, Alela waves her hand and I
feel my conscious being sent back. As I slowly open my eyes, the first rays
from the rising sun slip into my room from the window. Miserable at the loss
of my most precious sleep, I slowly raise m upper body from the bed and
prepare for today''s trek to Roswell. After I finished with my preparations,
I pick up my bag and head to the courtyard.
As I was relaxing under the shade of a large tree, I see that Ji Sub and
Galahad had finished preparations and were heading towards me. Galahad was
slowly trailing behind Hyun Jin as if he was trying to be shielded by his
master. It was quite amusing to see a 30 ft tall young dragon acting like a
puppy but geez I wonder why he was acting like that since we had departed
the cave. Ji Sub had asked about it a couple times but I told him I dont
know why.
"Yo Ji Sub, you ready to go?"
"Yeah just got done. I bet you''re dying to go to finally see "her again" heh
heh"
I ignore his comments as he''s been acting like a little girl about her ever
since we returned. Anyways after another hour we begin our journey to
Roswell.
It was a comfortable travel as it was currently spring and the weather felt
amazing. The view that Ji Sub and I see makes us sigh in amazement as there
was almost no places that had this type of scenery on earth anymore.
On the third day of travel, we finally arrive at Roswell. As we passed the
last hill, a small city seemed to pop up from the ground. From what I could
see at the moment, the city had a small wall that surrounded around fifty
buildings. On the wall, there was already a guard detail made up of elves
and dwarves that inspected us and our documents before allowing us into the
town. As we move through the street, buildings with two to three floors high
surrounded us. The houses were built with a wood foundation.
As we neared our designated lodging, the children who had been playing at
the fountain in the middle of the city saw us and ran over. Seeing the
knights and JI Sub in their shiny armor, the children eyes begun to sparkle.
"Wow! Look at how strong the knights look!"
"That one in the middle with black hair looks really strong! Also beside him
that guy in the robe must be a magician. So cool!"
As more children started to gather, a little girl ran over also but tripped
on a rock and started to fall. Ji Sub, was about to go catch the little
child before she fell, but before he could he saw a blur and just chuckled.
"As always, when it comes to children, you act with no hesitation haha"
That blur had been me as I jumped over the children and caught the child as
she was falling. Flinching in surprise at suddenly being touched, the child
looked up after a few seconds. Seeing her surprised face, I smile and make
sure she''s alright.
"You okay?"
Finally figuring that I had helped her out, her facial expression turns into
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Patting her on the head, I return to Ji Sub''s side and we continue forward.
After a few minutes more of walking, a three story building stands before
us. In front of the door, a sign hangs with a mermaid seeming to laugh with
the words Laughing Mermaid on it. Knowing that this was the place we would
stay at, we enter the hotel.
What greeted our view as we entered the hotel was a very clean
establishment. The floor, tables, bar, and walls were kept in tidy fashion.
To our surprise, we saw that the establishment was empty. Since it was the
afternoon, people usually would come for some drinks.
A woman, seeing us enter, smiles and comes forward. The lady who stood at
close to 5''4 was a little plump and she seemed to have passed into her
forties. On her hair, blazing red hair curled down to her shoulder that
matched quite well with her green eyes. Her face was friendly and she spoke
kindly.
"Why hello Hero, Soo Hyun nim. The Royal Family has already informed of us
your coming and reserved the whole establishment. If you require anything,
please feel free to inform me and we will assist you. Here are your keys.
Both of your rooms are on the third floor at the end of the hall way. Dinner
will be served in an hour"
"Thank you. Soo Hyun and I will be down shortly for dinner"
Saying that, Ji Sub takes the keys from the smiling lady as we go up to our
rooms. After climbing the stairs to the third floor and reaching our rooms,
we both enter our rooms.
The room was simple yet had a peaceful atmosphere to it with the sun shining
in through the large window at the opposite end. The large bed and the desk
beside the hearth along with the chairs were the only furniture inside the
room. It was quite spacious as even though the bed was a king size, the room
still seemed to have a lot of empty space.
Quickly I unpack my bag. After we both finish, we go downstairs and eat a
quick bite before retiring for the night and waiting for tomorrow''s meeting.
The next day, within the mayor''s audience room there was currently 11
beings. The three highest ranking officers for all three armies were in
attendance including us. At the moment, Ji Sub and I were sitting beside
each other while massaging our foreheads.
"That was the most retarded plan I have ever heard!! You want us to
immediately get our armies together and invade the demon territory?! It must
be true that dwarves have no brains because I can''t think of anyone who
could say such things when they can think!!"
"Wha...WHAT DID YOU SAY JUST NOW?!?! YE LOOKING FOR A FIGHT?! AHHH?!!"
"Sigh both you are so ignorant and violent. Please calm down and talk
calmly."
""SHUT YOUR MOUTH YOU DAMN PEACING LOVING TREE HUGGER!!""
All three sides had been arguing for the past two hours about what was the
best course of action from now on. The discussion up until now, however,
seemed to be about who could insult the other worse. At first it was quite
amusing to listen to them, but good lord it''s already been two hours with no
end in sight!!
As Ji Sub and I were trying to think up how to stop them from arguing, Dal
Rin walks up from behind us and sits down in the empty seat beside me.
"So how are you two enjoying the meeting?"
"This is a meeting?! You don''t seem surprised. Is it always like this?"
As Ji Sub questions her, I finally awake from my daze of looking at her.
Oops I got myself distracted.
"Yeah it''s always like this when all three races meet. This is actually the
main reason we decided to make you the leader of the army since if we
didn''t, we would never come to a decision. Haa.. It really does seem like
they will go on for ages. I believe it''s your turn Mr. Hero to go up there
and calm everyone down"
Ji Sub looks at Dal Rin with a face of horror as if he wanted to rebuke how
he coulddo that before letting out a huge sigh and dejectedly going to the
chaos in the middle of the room.
"Hey, Soo Hyun, how you been?"
"...huh?!?! Oh hey I been alright how about yourself?"
*giggle* "I''m not going to eat you, you know? You don''t have to act so
nervous with me"
"...eh heh I guess not huh?"
As I slowly lose the nervousness I had, we begin having a light
conversation, telling jokes and laughing with each other.
"Ahaha eh really? JI Sub really got so nervous when a girl confessed to
him?"
"You should have seen him. His face looked as if it was about to burst and
he started to stammer while thinking of a way to kindly refuse her. It was
so damn funny ahahah"
"Hahaha talking about him, he''s currently glaring at you"
Damn. He really is glaring at me with a look that says if I don''t help him
calm everyone down he''s going to make me pay dearly. Sigh just when it was
going good with Dal Rin too.
"Hey Dal Rin I''ll be right back after helping him out"
"Haha alright see ya soon~"
She tilts her head and smiles while waving at me. Damn, she''s way too cute.
Even though she''s seems so elegant and majestic, she was outgoing and a very
enjoyable conversation partner. I need to do this quickly and go back to
her.
I immediately go to the center of the hall and quickly chant a magic to
amplify my voice before I yell.
"JUST HOW LONG ARE YOU ALL GOING TO ARGUE FOR?! HAA?! YOU GUYS BEEN ARGUING
SO LOUDLY AND FOR SO LONG I BET THE DEMONS HAVE HEARD US AND ARE ALREADY
ALMOST HERE WITH A HUGE ARMY TO ATTACK US!! SO EVERYONE SHUT UP AND TAKE
YOUR SEAT"
Everyone looks at me with a stunned face, surprised at my sudden outbreak.
Slowly, the representatives take their seats. Immediately afterwards as Ji
Sub is about to begin speaking, a loud horn rings out throughout the town.
.. What a shitty coincidence. Right when I say that, something like this
happens.. I hate when this happens..
Sighing, I rush out the door towards the wall