COI C174

Lady Coheld shows the three what happened near east mountain, down to the closest valley of their city coming into this land. Miyusuki whispers to Rusic’s side “Did the city know about it?”

“Aye, lad. You can say that it will occur soon. You think you don’t know about it but this is the city state’s business. A kid like you or the lass over there didn’t know how it turns out”

Both of them turned back to see the other guild masters. The video showed to them were a day or two before what happened to the Raker Mawn guild. A few of the Raker Mawn guild members entered the circle with both mix expression to their little reunion.

Juela, Yui, and Kiege are here. Injured not physically, but something else as their eyes meet to a certain guild mistress. The battle of the east mountain, the undergrown fell to the wrath of elven gods. The essence of the Circoston’s demons rapidly removed and rushing to the last living stronghold, the tree. The last specimen living up the exposed Jigeram’s light. The ampstalk hybrid, the lightning tree is still stand after the return of Taiyou Industries in their full force factories.

The guild masters and mistresses are showing the three Enders what is happening outside. Unworthy to receive such knowledge, but they are Enders nonetheless. Miyusuki wasn’t paying attention and let his eyes wondering at the people at the back. Both behave and not showing any rude remarks, he did it impressively. Tabitha on the other hand witness the brutality of her guild master. Their enemies are coming this way and struggling to get the hold off the massive horde. The Dexter Guild gives a clear vision to where and how many the enemies are. According to the map, it is clear that they are too much for her own city to handle.

Lady Coheld calms their worries. “Don’t be scared over the mass numbers, the dusts of the moon are close to another cycle. An important cycle that your people should be able to fend against. I am just concern for how long will your city barrier will last. The energy needed to keep it in top integrity will determine your city’s fallen dome”

Tabitha covers her eyes out of disbelief. Miyusuki comforted her and with along Rusic joining in with the patting, he whispered to the boy

“Is this how your people caring one another?”

“I can’t say anything at the matter. I hope she is ok”

The new moon light sways into the guild master, the one who is carrying the trophies of machines and beast. “I can hear you two talking. There is nothing else for us to do here, but to offer your growth. I know you two are not ready to share secrets and opportunities with the other guilds. Much more that I know that Tabitha over there is always overwhelmed by other high superiors. You can step out from here and meet your guild. You people entering our meeting was not a great timing for us. Lady Coheld wants you to know about it. Since it will create a reaction”

“A reaction?”

Miyusuki hears it, a reaction. He remembers his training with Haw from the other day. Asking about Tabitha’s journey as the two never meet again after their first group adventures.

“Say, I’ve been focus on this gauntlet and its maintenance. What else I could do to earn money like this?”

“In time, however, the third moon cycle is where you need to harness the resistance of it before the next cycle. We’ve been carefully checking your endurance and made promising results than both of us should”

“Yeah, I thought I can’t survive without magic. Now that . . .”

That time he remembers, where the Enders came here. It was after the few days they visit Tabitha. Miyusuku meets the Enders guild members, and they are seemed to be not pleased by their results. Haw waves his hand and bring Miyusuki along to greet them.

“Syri, your guild is still here?”

“It’s a waste of our service. We already stop ourselves not to go into the ruins and stranded ourselves here”

She looks at the young boy, clean and sophisticated. The charming city girl clothing on her made Miyusuki thought differently.

“Is she really an Enders? She looks like one of us going to a party or something”

Syri takes his hand, his gauntlet was able to put it under her controls. Miyusuki was shock and said “How did you do that?!”

His eyes were excited to see how it interacted with her. The childish inspiration of the boy made her look like this boy is younger than she expected. She grins with her eyes not impressed how he responds. He keeps his expression and she smiles

“You seem not know how we are cooperating with the Dexter Guild . . .”

Miyusuki soon learns what happened next. It is Haw’s caution to why they kept them here and only doing small jobs like the ruins. He soon realized that Haw is more investigative than he would’ve thought. Syri gives the details

“. . . It is what most people who know about Dexter Guild. There will always be no single mission about them. The stretch of their departments, everyone has their job moderately active”

“I guess you know I am one of them” Haw replied

“It’s a given, when you have a boy with tech on his arm and functioning. I’ll give your boy some details as Enders as well”

“Details? Haw, what does she want from me?”

“To make it simple, Syri and I like most others never keep a good information to themselves. The more Enders know, the better. It would be you to decide to use that knowledge. She is willing to share with you”

Miyusuki was struck with such opportunity, an Enders giving some tips about them. His head swirling with curiosity and made him to think really hard. There is one, from his uncle. He said to her

“Then would you care to share a more sensitive topic”

Syri smiles back as her eyes went mischievous. “Then speak carefully, I won’t even add some sweets on my answers”

Miyusuki brought himself back to the present. Tabitha is hugging her friends. Rusic is nowhere in sight. While he himself pulled into them with Yui’s wrapping her arm around his shoulders. Their meeting was never to be expected like this. Inside the island where they moved somewhere away from the embassy into the housings below the ground. The same place, the garden where Miyusuki and Sanquin perform the ceremony. She said to him quietly

“So, you are Sanquin’s disciple”

“Disciple? No, I thought I was part of the guild”

“Yes, you are in the guild temporarily. I am sure that you joined us because of your past grievances”

It was a long time ago, or just months past as he remembered. He joins them because of his struggles. The envy on his eyes to see what happened where the Horsin fought against his people. Quick and painless what he sees, but the video from Lady Coheld made it much worse than he seems. They did miraculously help him and his situation was over by sheer one night of his recruiter. He can’t say anything about it and only place him in relief with his training to improve his physique. Yet, why is Yui’s arm is strong and pulled closer to her with their faces so close like they are rivals or something.

Acting awkward as Yui is never going to let go her eyes off him, she sees what lies inside of him. The strange mana flow as a disease is still trying to digging into his empty mana core. It was obvious, they are otherworlders, and having something inside of them that is not natural truly made it harder for them to adapt. The neutral mana is forced into them. Sanquin had made careful consideration, and kept a few magic on him to use little less to his utilities.

Kiege grabs their shoulders and separates them. Miyusuki had made himself more affected than she had to. He tumbles, and jolted off from her grasp. He was catch by Kiege herself and dashes forward. He went back to his feet as Kiege lunges at his back and pushes him a bit to keep him steady upright.

“Whoa there, what’s going on with you? You got easily push by a woman’s hands”

Tabitha sees Miyusuki is having trouble with Kiege. She brings Juela along to check with him. Juela takes a look at him, using her sash to wrapped around his head.

The sash scroll didn’t react to him, showing signs of no mana. That strange push should’ve caused him to move erratically. Yet, he moves away like he is lighter than he is.

“Hmm, Tabitha, do you know anything about how he is now as our guild member?”

“I know that he was recruited by Sanquin, is there a requirement like I did with the card of society?”

“It would, if you’re recommended. Then how about you, young boy? You seem to be working hard from the ground up”

“That’s right, I didn’t mention about my conditions . . .”

Kiege stops them “It doesn’t matter, if we are going to talk important stuff. Let’s first enjoy why we are here?”

Juela is confused “How so? We were brought here because we are no longer mmphm*”

Kiege was about to shut her mouth, but it Yui herself casts her magic to bring Juela’s sash to wrap around her more. Tabitha was a bit confused

“Huh? Why are you guys keeping yourselves a secret. I’ve seen the video. You guys did great fighting off the monsters”

They turned to her face as they didn’t actually do their best. It was obvious on the battlefield as they are being confronted and having no space for them doing range magic. Short sighted by the fog and rely the front to time their attacks.

Tabitha has no battle experience, and Miyusuki saw their disadvantage “Well Tabitha, range mages aren’t supposed to fight in hand-to-hand combat. I’ve seen the video, and they have not used AOE attacks”

Both Juela and Yui look at him confused “AOE? What acronyms does the boy spouting out?”

They brought themselves into a confused conversation as the Raker Mawn guild members are having trouble with the new members. It wasn’t that long as Tabitha wants to know why they are here. Their little reunion distracted her to know about the situation that happened outside.

Kiege with her hyperactive persuasion. The only people who actually follow her league was Miyusuki himself. Tabitha and the others are trying to make sense of all this. The upcoming siege is approaching, but everything else went to all out words gotten out of their sides. Yui didn’t want this all-circles conversation and put themselves in a prior notes and dates. Juela writes down all the questions Tabitha wanted to know, while they gathered her reflection up to date. Kiege was the most eager to know why Tabitha didn’t have her partner.

It gets more complicated as they have to summarize in all in out sitting. They have to go to Isekai City to have lunch, an early lunch, a brunch is what Tabitha said, and Kiege slyly says

“. . . Then how about being our host. Are you buying?”

“NO! You guys are going to spend it yourself. I know for a fact that Juela is a rich girl”

Juela looks at Tabitha disappointedly as she uses her as a money girl. Tabitha shows none of it, she has her time in the island. Everything she did here is one a hell of reflection, she deserves a nice break before going back to Enders Bridge. The confident in their glaring eyes made Juela feels relief.

“Finally, you have your resolves then”

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“You got that damn right! I have done what I did since the very beginning”

Miyusuki was in the middle of something “Uhm, what’s going on here? Why am I coming along?”

Yui looks at him in the eyes as her magic surging through him. He feels relief than feeling embarrassed, the way she casts her magic on him made his resistances all worthless. She said to him

“You are more than welcome to learn from us. Then come along as you are not going to leave your training with a bunch of laborers”

“But . . . I don’t want to feel awkward when surrounded by women !!!”

Kiege tremendously gripped on to his shoulder, soft by the touch and the palm blunted through his skin. The normal physical contact is painful as her gripped made him feel like he is restrained from moving his arm. Both tender and feeling weak at the same time, this is not the kind of hand rubbing on his shoulder. The pain is coming in as he tries to relax. Kiege whispers to his ears strictly

“You’re just like Tabitha, trying to be polite. The more you are resisting our offers the more force we have to do with you. Stop day dreaming to be with us and face it like a man”

Back inside to Isekai City, they came back since the day where they are with their guild master. Eyes raining at them, as they are foreign to the citizens. The group of beauties according to their awing stare. The most attraction getting the citizens to see in their group is Yui, being short and mature for her size. Her mean girl looks in annoyance attracted a lot of people. Kiege pulls to Miyusuki’s side and asks him

“Tell me anything about this, or I’ll look at them more cautiously (Her weapons are being unsheathed)”

“It’s fine, these are most people do. However, they will ask for permission if they want to take your pictures, nervously laughing”

They entered into the street where many stores for them to choose. Meanwhile looking for a place to eat, Tabitha couldn’t hold herself asking what happened in east mountain.

“It took you guys, months to prepare, and managed to take over that large place. I can’t imagine how difficult it to destroy it”

“It wasn’t meant to destroy but to retrieve it. The elves have use of it and made it harder for them to go through the stages of the enemy defenses. Truly it is hard. Facing the demons’ puppets are the real problem for us”

“How dangerous are they?”

“It depends on the souls. Treat it like a person you know; strong, witted, and experience with hundred of lives. The legend comes back from the dead to bring no mercy”

“Yet, you guys won”

“We won because of numbers and aid from the elven gods. The dead weren’t belonged to the living. As much I cared for you. Yui is more concern for both me and Kiege”

Kiege siding with Miyusuki finding the right restaurant “. . . That’s look nice”

“Don’t go there! It is expensive and rather bland”

“Then let’s continue walking then”

Back to the three, Yui explains about why they come here “Let’s get straight forward why we are here. Juela, you’re the convincing one. Try to let our friend to learn about our sincerity”

“Chuckle* What she is trying to say that we have heard about you getting too involved with your home district. Fuku City. We are just worried that there are people might take a little too far. Leading to accidents that is your responsibility”

“Laugh* look at us, Tabitha. We’re both laughing as you done something to make them get hurt. It would be impossible though. The cheats are always there. The so called fail safe”

“But there is one person who, oh my. I think I shouldn’t be telling you this”

“It’s fine, Tabitha. We are here for you. Even you are going to leave as you promised. We are still here planning to abduct you out of here. You made them get into trouble than Myrrkei”

Yui speaks it to the heart. The aunty spirit of her chills Tabitha’s worries. She stutteringly asks

“Where do you know about that?”

“Spokesman made some nice story when we got here. We didn’t come from the train. We were at the shores at the east close to the edge of your city’s road. He punished us not to go back to fight against the enemies, and he mentioned about your adventurers and let our guild members doused in the demons’ indignation”

Yui isn’t too kind to Tabitha when it regards to facing the dangerous circumstances of their guild members. It gets Yui on her nerved.

That lead Tabitha to realize that she brought out the guild members who are focusing and managing the ruins. Ironno and Haw are burned into the worse conditions, even healing magic won’t work and requires special attention as it eaten their flesh to any magic on them. No medicines, nor special potions to stop the demonic power. That nice excuse was hiding the real reason why they are here. Her friends are the same people who are chosen to visit this city. Both Isekai City and Enders Bridge are one of the rarest cities open up to the moon cycles. Exposing to the sky with the tremendous horror of the Jigeram’s light.

Topic soon changes where the girls are focusing on Miyusuki’s progress, he gives them the best place to have lunch. It’s crowded yet popular, where adventurers gathered here, all Horsins and citizens gathered here. Very expensive to only the richest people could afford. Juela is a special client, even her own reputation reaches here when the Agatheans saw her.

“My lady Ri-E'ash, how do you know about this place?”

“What a coincidence to meet you here. The Agathean adventurers, you seem that you can afford this place”

“Not at all, this city had special events to give offers for right price, calling it discounts. If you excuse us, we need to find our seats”

Miyusuki waves at Juela to where they seated. All five together sitting, and eyes on to him. The nervous boy being alone with four women in front of him. Either he is scared to be around by adults or someone he knew spotted being with them. Neither was that is true, the Horsins only see Enders coming around with the young one. It is more of a concern to the boy than the other, but the citizens didn’t see that. They tried to sneakily trying to butt into their table, but the Agatheans are acting seriously as they said to them

“Have you met Enders before?”

“Well, those two are citizens, we thought we could . . .”

Their expressions weren’t being nice but sheer concerns for them not to do it. The city guild members randomly spotted someone is trying to mess around the Enders over there. They step in and said to them

“You better not, I have visit Enders Bridge. You will feel awkward as those poker face people not getting our jokes clearly. Especially among the girls, they are colder than our girls here”

“You mean acting nice at front then gossiping at our backs”

“They are more like acting silent and giving you the weird look, beautiful mannequins they are. It creeps us out”

Yui starts questioning Miyusuki as the other girls are checking on the menu. Miyusuki tries to get the menu “Uhm, could we order first? I don’t want to miss my order”

“Oh, you mean . . . (She points at the menu with his chosen dishes)”

“!!! How?!”

Kiege slightly pushes Yui from him “It’s better you should not know. We will just ruin the mood if you found out”

Tabitha agreed “Yes! She is like a young aunt among the group”

Yui gives lifeless but threatening stare among the two “Oh you want your story to be heard. Then listen here, those two were . . .”

Juela silences her with her sash scroll, a size of a length of a normal napkin burns while Yui tries to break the silence. Miyusuki watches the small glimpse of their magic coursing within Yui’s lips, as something welding on her mouth. The fight persists until they finished their orders and the waitress nervously left from the table. Yui was able to break free from it.

“Oh, look at there, she left in a hurry”

“It’s because you are getting the nerve to talk some gossip about us”

“Laugh* I don’t do gossip, remember that!”

Miyusuki had enough and accept her offer. “Alright, I’ll talk”

“Good, first we need better greetings. I think you don’t know about our names”

“Well, I, yeah. That’s true”

“Ok, Tabitha you go first!”

“Uh! Why am I?! Fine, I am Tabitha. I joined the Raker Mawn guild before summer . . .”

“. . .”

“. . . and that’s it”

“What!? You have more details to tell him, how about your partner, Archivist?”

“It’s fine, she already introduced me before”

“Let’s get this over with. It’s Kiege Koe. An actual adventurer with collections of magic items and tools in my storage. If you want me to help with your gauntlet, I can give you more than those military tech”

Juela interrupts her “Military tech is illegal in their city”

“I know what I am saying here. There are ways”

“Oh sorry, then young man. Let me introduce myself, I am Juela Ri-E'ash. A mage with sashes made out of magic scrolls taping together. I can’t be a help to you, but if you needed more advance spells then tell me. I hope Haw is allowed making spells for you”

Miyusuki greet them return “Oh thank you, I would glad to ask some help with you guys. I am Miyusuki, I used my mother’s last name. You can call me a shield student. Haw gives me that nickname back in his day being a temporary teacher”

Kiege starts laughing and Yui cuts her off “Don’t break the mood, it’s my turn. My name is Oue’Jhnr Demyr’ankr. The woman who helps Tabitha to get her equipment with style and powerful abilities. You might know . . .”

Her moody pride shows it front of him. The most difficult girl with a complex name pronunciation. All the girls are looking at her then said to Miyusuki

“Her nickname is Yui”

Yui witness her friends’ acting so proudly keep saying her name incorrectly. The feeling of herself having only small amount of people who says her name correctly. Spokesman is one of the examples and other acquaintances who speak her name respectfully.

She felt a little down for a moment. “Oue’jhnr?”

That’s when she heard her name correctly. Was it luck to please her hearings? “Oue’junior Demir’anchor?”

Miyusuki is trying his best to say her name correctly. It was rare for her being attentive to hear someone saying her name correctly. Tabitha denies him “It’s Yui, it would be better to speak comfortably”

Miyusuki is trying and Yui is looking at him like she is gambling of her own pride for only a name. “Oue’jhnr . . . Oue . . . jnhr. Oue, is that how they mispronounce your name?”

Fake tears coming out from her eyes as it reflects on the brightness of her magic. Kiege turns his head to Yui as she is grinning so devilishly to hear her name, perfectly.

Kiege tries to stop the mood of her incredible nuisance around the two. Juela places the barrier at him to shade away the view as Yui’s arrogancy pulling both Juela and Tabitha to her aunt like attitude.

“You hear that?! that boy says my name correctly. How about you two? Two of you are older than him, and he did better than the years and months we are being together. Where’s your excuse now with that weak tongue of yours? You two should learn a thing or two . . .”

Miyusuki and Kiege see them being busy as the meals are already serving into their table. They helped the servers to setting up the table as the floating dishes and servings were disrupted by Juela’s shade barriers. Kiege grabs the big hot pot at the center, a large heavy pot boiling and readying to serve the ingredients. With her own hands, Miyusuki watches in awe with her muscles showing from her clothes. She gently places it at the table, while see them still talking about Yui’s arrogance. She quickly drops it with a large noisy slam.

The utensils are shaking a bit and the three shuts up and look at the dishes before them. Tabitha immediately breaks the flow of Yui’s complaints and straight to the food. Juela looks at Miyusuki as he feels his head is moving towards her face. Worrisome face and he hears her whispering. “Let’s eat, don’t let Yui talks while eating. I know it rude for you people to talk while we eat”

“But? there is an exception . . .”

“I understand, but please give Tabitha some peace here. She deserves it after her errands in this city. There is one thing, as a guild member. You won’t be leaving without us. We are in a guild, after all”

They eat their lunch. It wasn’t long as the pot is almost run out when Kiege has a great appetite after fighting against the puppets outside of the city. They forgot about Miyusuki and talk about more important means.

“I am wondering, Tabitha. How far does they mastered using their mana? It would be easy for us to be sure how strong your people are”

“That? I don’t know, I was focusing in the ruins for a long time and wondering across Fuku City. I can sense their danger level, but that’s all I got. I only face one man becoming a demon”

Miyusuki froze and gives himself a big gulp then coughs after he almost spew out the foods. He had his bad experience witnessing the crime. Yui didn’t hesitate and caught him being scared. She links between him and her.

“You’ve heard something that scared you”

Miyusuki looks around if anybody notice, they didn’t and focus on their own conversation “Don’t worry, it is just the two of us. I guess you witness something traumatizing”

“My neighbors died from that incident. They even shut themselves in their own home and not letting themselves out until the Foundation was finished. Thank goodness is over, Sanquin offered me some help and its’ over, I hope”

Miyusuki is struggling with his mind being link with Yui, her calmed attitude led him to become nervous rom what’s going on in between conversation and while eating. Lunch was over before he even trying to get his head together, he kept himself in silent by enjoying the foods. Thanks to Yui’s wanting to talk, they remained quiet and stay quiet until they finished their meals, but Kiege did have slight whispers here and there. Tabitha wasn’t too happy doing it and Juela just ignores her.

After their lunch, they start making plans for the rest of the day. Tabitha had her hour, then they have to play their time with Miyusuki. Tabitha feels sorry for him being tag along with her friends. After knowing why, it conflicts her schedule for Haw’s sake. She is thinking buying Haw and Ironno some gifts after they did to help her. Then she hears Juela talking about the sphere.

“I remember there was a transport with the sphere, when we delivered our equipment for Haw’s project. I was wondering what happens to it?”

“A sphere? Then Yui, you can trace it, right?”

“Why not going to Haw’s project? I read the reports. He left it somewhere at school”

Miyusuki raises his hand and said to them “You mean the sphere at our school. I don’t think the school will let you in. Unless you know teacher Haw”

Juela declines the idea “Let’s just focus on having fun. All of us had did something difficult from the other days. Well of course we don’t want Miyusuki acting spoiled in our vacation. You’ll need your training”

Kiege didn’t complained and start making plans for herself. They hear her adjusting her body, and cracks and soft relief from her breath. Tabitha didn’t think that Kiege had an idea.

“Then as the only person who don’t use magic. I could use my time to see how he is progressing. Miyusuki wants to test his skill, right?”

Miyusuki feels something like from one of his friends. Acting sneaky and planning something no good, but the opportunity to meet other guild members made him want to try.

“Yeah! What training have you mind?”

Kiege pulls his arm and begin going a different direction, not knowing where to go, just away from the girls. Tabitha tries to stop her, but pulled in by Yui’s hand. Tabitha lets it go and watch the two going on their way.

As three, what else does these two want to go next? “So, what are we going to go next?”

Juela looks at the stores with merchandise on display, she is curious once again from these strange customs and lifestyles. While Yui is having a serious time looking at the dresses at the other stores. Tabitha sees what’s going on and she’s glad that they are having their own interests. She raises her hand and make a pose “Then let’s go window shopping”

“Shopping for windows?”

“Yui, it’s a slang term. Don’t ask until she does it”

They are appeared a shop that sales windows. Yui gives a smug look

“Yeah, window shopping”

“Don’t lecture me!”

Tabitha tricks them for the first time and gives herself a nice laugh. The two looks at her as she is joking around. They laugh too as they force her inside. “Wait! I was just only kidding”

“Kidding? You mean childing? Oh, this aunt will help you learn what’s window shopping is”

“Pfft” Juela couldn’t say a word and spend their afternoon fooling around. Where Isekai City is closing in to resume the siege they had before, and to enjoy what time left if the city fell more than it needed be.

Kombat, Miyusuki’s uncle is surprised about his nephew bringing a woman. A well-built muscle woman at best. She removed her outfit and borrowed some safety gears to wear. He said to him

“Is she a member of your guild?”

“Yeah, and she needs your workshop to make her equipment more legal”

“You mean less illegal”

Both of them gives that look trying to talk smack to each other, after few laughs and saw Kiege is getting the materials. Kombat never realized how a beauty she is when she starts hammering. Short powerful blows with magic busting out of it, this makes his day a bit more interesting here.