COI C21

In the school cafeteria, Coral is copying the recordings from Haw on a specific scene. Andui and Reya are planning to make a special adding request to the principal about they saw. Iggy was in disbelief and nothing to be sure how Haw actually withstand the fight.

"Are we going to recreate that stage? Haw seem to be overwhelmed by that testimony"

Coral quickly spoke out while using her copy to transfer to others. She is happily and sadistically pleased what she saw.

"Oh yes, Iggy, oh yes, even I say it would be inappropriate but the fight was controlled "cinematically""

Reya wrote down the detail and summarized what she saw.

"Haw lost, but we know why those two went flying and stopping in the air"

Coral might regret it but

"Just imagine watching high speed fights in a controlled setting, I never thought how fast his hands move like some bartender juggling in a fight"

Iggy remembered her last experienced with Haw, she never knew how fast he was using potions in a right sequence while shaking, stirring, or dropping a small amount of fluid.

"He got my respects if he going to teach the students with his juggling tricks"

Andui picks up the finished letter and needs a stamp.

"Ok, I'll be heading to the principal later today. The boys should be having their day off after this"

Iggy complained

"But why? They are already stubborn focus on it"

Andui turns to her gives a devilish look

"The summer festival will be almost over in a couple more days, they should deserve a good celebration for all of us"

Iggy didn't like the look of her being oblivious from their crazy antiques so far then she ask Reya.

"What's with her today?"

"I don't know, I think we have enough with the sphere thing I guess"

Andui has her reasons, and that is not one of them. It's the letter in her hand, alongside with another letter from Haw to the principal regarding other business.

The three men are still inside the simulation room preparing to leave. Second heard the orders from the women to stop.

"More stalling huh, the Agathean man won't be happy about this"

First only heard that this week is a special day of the upcoming summer season.

"Probably their events are coming up. Breaks are a luxury for us, as long as we followed their rules"

Haw checks up the video on hand and show it to them.

"Then let's file up and go, we heard about the last day upcoming match. We might see what that gobin could do"

They nodded and proceed to pack up and finish the platforms as soon as before they are spotted working again. First started to realized

"Where is he anyway?"

U'ecin and Myrrkei left the employer behind as he won't be waking up anytime soon until the afternoon. One of them slip a sleeping pill from Isekai City while the employer noticed and it was too late for him, and it was during breakfast too.

"Is it nice to play friend with him? U'ecin you have planned it all out in your first night in the city"

"Most taverns do that"

"Like those special looking bag you brought says sleeping pill"

"It worth every penny to see him finally have a break"

"It would . . . permanently if you almost overdose him"

"I can still learn, Myrrkei, you have your time spending in this city without him"

"I won't, my name the rat should have known by now"

The two reaches the border where the guards look at their physical IDs

"Alright you can go, please use the IDs to repel any pests come across your body"

Both made it out seeing the that the IDs given by the employer have importance. Myrrkei picks up his bottle and douse it on the ground, the same he did yesterday. Where it reacted and transfer them to the place they have surveyed. Back where they are, U'ecin picks up the resources he needed to craft a shovel. Picking up a handle with a Lch (magic writing chalk) written in a way to make a shovel. Drawn on the ground for what is needed for him for his magic craftmanship.

U'ecin places the handle down to the ground and pulled it out where the dirt is collected, then throw it away as he digs. Myrrkei explores a bit deeper to the woods to find the one who sends the quest. The pests are everywhere feasting on the dead root bites where a few swarm limpers already died out. Looking at the already dead creatures, the other animals continue to scavenged where more Marsp (Feral Goblins) collecting their meals. Myrrkei uses his potions to move frequently and quietly, he stumbles across deeper to the forest where a known fight held by the elks and the students.

Not knowing what it was, but the aftermath of the new beginning emerged. The part of the forest was wipe clean without any sight of thickest trees, and the sight of a buried ruins under those roots have shown some forgotten secrets below. A hole was discovered by Myrrkei's interest and saw a few eldesunes coming out from it. Many had worked hard and didn't bother his presence where one of them recognized an Enders.

"A ruined man! here!? Are you Mylnoie's?"

"Perhaps, we're here to explore what is happening down south near the border"

The elf understood and ask him again.

"Then you know you should rest after a few days? These hidden caverns have secrets under the creature's homes"

Meanwhile where U'ecin found a hole coming from his digging site, an expected hole believed by Myrrkei's survey. Tempting to prepare for the worst with his emptied equipment, he steadily gathers the necessities before digging the rest. Mostly regrown wood and remnants of magic chalks mysteriously coming by, U'ecin never believed of an exhausted resource coming through in the forest. The ground feeds on the ecosystem with nature, opening a special kind of minerals when dug out closely to the roots. He already understood the cause of it, and makes more sense that there was a ruin (dungeon) sealed away by the overgrown roots.

"Magic needs to go somewhere"

He spoke it out of the origins and he has nothing else to say. Preparing for the future for the next few days after the holidays of Isekai City. Setting up only bark skins, papyrus, and thinning out all the chalks into a needle to write it in small writings. Finished by a handful of papyrus, a creature came on his sight. An entire horde of pests,

"Rodents"

U'ecin saw its massive numbers where they rushed into the dig site. He decided to let them go. He stares at them rushing into the hole until the last one enters.

Myrrkei arrived after the horde entering the Hole.

"U'ecin, we need to go back. Noon is coming and don't forget what we saw"

"Your journey is steadfast explorer, did those horde of rodents passed by you?"

Myrrkei follows the routine again and used the potion.

"Yes, I found the client's acquaintance and we need to wait a little longer"

U'ecin witnessed the horde entering the hole he dug and he thought it would be a great time to exterminate them.

"Will you exterminate or bait them U'ecin? They might have an ancient nest down there"

Both of them acknowledged the source of the pandemic and the so call trapped Horde beneath the roots are finally resurfaces. They remembered the old quest.

Somewhere in the dungeon hidden up north, where the gate had finally constructed by the eldesunes. Where the insects heavily swarmed the forest as the light shines on them. They have properly set base and temporary sealed it.

"Mylnoie! We have finally set things up inside the hidden caverns below"

"Noted, tell the brothers to maintain it until the end of the first moon cycle. The Alga's light will end there"

They temporary sealed it with their magic causing the horde forced back down into the caverns.

"Now search the other exits where they escape"

They left and continue to search around the forest.

"Mylnoie, a ruined man had passed by in our area and gave you a message"

The eldesune, who met Myrrkei, received a letter and given it to the Mylnoie. Mylnoie takes it and open the letter.

"It is hard to believe by the new changes happened in Enders Bridge. The isekai city gives large demands of ores causing most of the manpower to be sided with them for now. If you have slight number of our guildmembers, then bless your souls to your Ehans. You will be forced to require help in isekai city's guild, city guild, to follow through your quest this year"

Mylnoie felt a sudden of rage around him, magics subdue him in a pleasant tune in the wind. Inside the caverns hearing echoes of his tune playing knowing them that the problems they have now will lose opportunity to end this plague.

"Mylnoie!?"

"Is the city guild have the necessity on this quest?"

"The city guild? What about the ruined men?"

"The city guild bribes their pride to greed, again . . ."

"But Mylnoie! They are not ready for the treacheries hiding beneath the underground. Words reached the east coast where the defectors witnessed their divide"

Mylnoie will have problems by the end of the summer, and hearing the news of Enders Bridge being hired by them is beyond belief.

"If only the Ehan'Se was here, he can persuade them again as they did to protect the west coast"

The elves are delaying as much time as they could. The Alga's light is the advantages they need to reveal the plagues upon the south with the previous help by Isekai City, before they changed, opens up the east mountain side where the main gate to the underground was overrun. Once more after, secret caverns close to the city opens up as well. The set back now is the city themselves where the defectors on the east coast and their full monopoly in Ender Bridge business on this current time.

Enders Bridge, spreading words about what happen to the forest. The quest for cleansing the plague beneath the forest eternal roots. The guildmasters are here with Lord Lori'es under the discussion that should isekai city would leave.

"The once was mountainous regions to the south and south east are gone, replaced by the city of isekai, and now the underground chambers and links are closed to their soils without them noticing"

One of the guildmaster spoke of the old quest they should deal with the ancient roots of the underground. The dark night of the reflection in Alga's light, knowing so well it should spread any life beneath it.

"According by the other guild requesting of harvesting ores for isekai city. Many agreed to do business in return with mechanical equipment, these offers made them hard to reject with the scavenged machines found in the middle of Rune Isles"

Another report was made by the other guildmaster, letting Lord Lori'es in trouble to delay the main quest. He has no other obligation to changed their new demands of their services. The Eldesunes ask first, but never deliver the right moment to be called. It was too sudden during their expedition to suspend so suddenly and changed to isekai city's request.

Meanwhile in Enders Bridge, Daygen opens up his report.

"Their lockdown causes many outdated information since the day of the Alga's light. It is unknown what their relationships are, and the viable testing regarding about Eldere's Olde Worlde sphere . . ."

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"You mean the sphere that won't open to any source of mana?"

"Enough guildmaster, let the other guildmaster finished"

Lord Lori'es quickly interferes when they questioned Daygen. Daygen continues

"The sphere is in under development, it is more so certain that Isekai City will find out as it need more energy/power to complete it. It would be under regulation if they fear it like the swarms"

None of them understand the last sentence he said. They only accepted as another world problems.

". . . Finally, a few notes were accepted by the school, sister's hope highschool in term by the name academy, and they will likely be accepting more regarding to education as they believe about the sphere"

Enders Bridge had enough of Daygen's report and look at Lord Lori'es. Hearing from it as it supposed to form a partnership rather than given classified information.

"Your guildmember had done what is needed, let's hope the project works. Ours are in the state of recovering old technology"

Lord Lori'es assuming the idea, and Daygen will always speak to him truthfully.

"Indeed"

The lord will acknowledge it in the near future.

"My guildmembers have done what they can do and there are other independent enders working. All I can say here is I can provide what they are needed"

"Needed?"

Lord Lori'es questions him by his words.

"The sphere is in their hands, and I like to know its progress"

"No my lord"

The guildmasters stood silent while the lord calms down.

"Wise or not, Daygen, I will have faith with your guild. I assure you that the other guilds will be joining in by your initiatives . . . ESPECIALLY!"

The lord quickly shouts it out by clear warnings as the other guildmasters should know about.

" . . . Especially to the mistresses"

Daygen and the other guildmasters know about the customs inside the city. Lord Lori'es never say about the city, and the guildmasters have no interest changes happened after a few restored tech. The guildmasters who helped Daygen to provide the materials he needs for Haw come forth as they are planning to meet after this.

"Daygen, let's have a talk again"

The meeting was soon to a close where after everyone gives their reports. One guildmistress comes forth to Daygen and leaving him in such a busy thought. Once she steps in under the robe of a noble with a respectful seal, she steps forth with strict agendas.

"Daygen Naim . . . may I join you by my request"

"Lady Constantine, what our collaboration have collide to yours?"

"The underground closes to Isekai City and much more from the defectors of the east coast. May I add more?"

"You may, follow me to my guild while you soothe your confessions"

"Thank you"

The guildmasters didn't complain of her intrusion as her reputation with the Eldesunes. She continues on the ups and downs of the adventurers have done on the east coast. Her intentions are more aware the dangers would happen if they return to the other city. Her story persuades them to be more careful if she tried to take action.

As they are outside, the view of the upcoming new industries opened by the collaboration between the two cities, Enders and Isekai. Lord Lori'es is greeted by the representative from isekai city with a young woman as the ambassador. The guildmasters watch him as they passed by the lines of machines coming out from the warehouses. Before there was the pandemic of swarm limpers, these machines were already sent out after the announcement. This decision was not made by the Lord himself but the rights of the other guildmasters. One of them ask the other where the rest busily hearing Lady Constantine's story.

"You never thought the price for demanding those unrefined ores to be that high"

"I have nothing to say that the price ratio is 1:100, but they are the most inflated with their currency"

"They don't care about the money, it’s the equipment they have to break through all those big pieces. You know its heavily mana infused and it’s impossible to break"

The guildmasters talking at the back stop, and see the vehicles starting to move from the sound of its horns. Chain link connecting wheels with a singular arm with its claw moves closer to the scraps of ores and on its own manages to pick it up in large quantity.

Nothing special to see for them until it possessed unusual magic, the remaining ores were not pick up by its claws were pulled up with a strong use of mana. They sense of its mana being used excessively is beyond of waste of energy, but it still did the job done. Comparing the working cycle of supplying ores and demanding for energy, the guildmasters hope that their demands won't exceed theirs or they will have problems in trade.

"I don't want to expect them to scam on us"

"We are still the monopoly of scavenged metals, and the Rusics are already satisfied to use stone materials"

They reached Raker Mawn Guild and went in where the members busily have their sermon inside.

Inside of the guild is near ecstatic to hear one of the members spreading words like a great preacher, and the new member herself, Tabitha, bewildered to hear a sermon like this. The silence of the audience remained while the spokesperson stops and saw the guildmasters entering. He plays his quotes,

"Master Daygen, it is a pleasant for you to return with the other guildmasters. Welcome, yes welcome . . ."

Daygen responds to him in the same energy as his.

"Continue your performance, we will be listening while we reach the top"

"To the top? Daygen, are we heading to your office?"

Lady Constantine sees the guild as a tower and the steps is no joke inside as it is massive.

"Then listen to the sermon while we walk. Your request has some consequences as well"

The guildmasters had already experienced this activity, it is a common occurrence from past meetings. They already heard the upcoming new member days ago. They walk further up and listened to the sermon, it was the events during the new business regarding the ores and the isekai city. It was a fine speech to listen where everyone represents themselves about the new quests to come across. The guildmasters will hear the entirety of this guild's many agendas beside the isekai city, others are here who had already finished their mission on the given week.

"Kinteinou, the days are planned have set into place. Before the isekai city have entered our world, the 5 races already set their plans into motion. Enders Bridge of humanesque, Purissarwall of Eldesune, Mountaiwall of Rusic and Gobin, and Agatheus of Daemos and all, . . . are all there for planning to return its full claim. Since the first conquest of Enders Bridge many decades ago and the forgotten names of the Crusaders, it is hardly to believe that the civilization of the west remained enemies after the fall. Now claimed out there in the north of Kinteinou's shores to the east coast/mountain. The City of Purrissarwell and Mountaiwall will be facing them soon . . ."

". . . Purissarwall has already planned to restore the lands of the south, where the undergrowth untouched of the aftermath. Sealed away to preserve the natural habitat, planning to reveal to the world again back what its natural life and its full cycle. Years of recovering what are lost and the roots sealed them too well with Alga's light, they use the last remaining well to overfill their Eldesune lake into its full extend and drain the roots immortal lives. The Agatheus, where the first and only refugee city have ever lived have made into a prosperous city . . ."

". . . Come across the mystery of the remaining Daemos stand, the first victims of the fall and the last to side with the enemies. It already had been done and the people have kept their pasts. Now the west returns again to unify this apocalyptic world by force. Finally in Enders Bridge, the first to return the aftermath of the world in the form of its old legacy before had ever come. Believing to end what had left to these new islands at the same time survived the old pasts. The Agatheus founded Enders Bridge and Enders Bridge becomes the gateway to the Rune Isles, the entire alliance planning to restore it all until . . ."

Tabitha felt like she didn't want to listen, and she thought they are to be the blame. She understands the importance of East Coast, the elves were never been seen in the forest because they are underground to retrieve what they concealed, the Agatheus was always helping them until her city changed, and the Enders Bridge is already in the middle of the two unknowns; the west and the rune isles itself. She quietly moves back to her room, then quickly in the hurry, she bumped into the guildmasters. Lady Constantine catches her where they both hit each other's way.

"Oh my, afraid by a little sermon, are we?"

Tabitha was shock and surprised but the Lady grabs her up with them.

Daygen sees the new recruit being shocked and confused, he walks slowly back to Lady Constantine's pace as she holds Tabitha firmly.

"She is our new recruit, can you let her go?"

Lady Constantine grins at him while Tabitha was surprised by what is happening. Tabitha returns a smile back at her not knowing what to do. Lady Constantine already know where she is from.

"Daygen, my friend, this girl is from Isekai City. She didn't see my . . ."

She paused a bit and turns to her looking afraid, and she said to her.

". . . If you are one of us, you should feel the cold already. Unless . . ."

Tabitha felt a small chill, and the rest started to shiver already. They respond

"Stop that, we can't withstand your aura"

Tabitha didn't know, but forced to come along with them. While Daygen tried to stop her, she heard them talking of how sincere and serious her guildmaster was. She hopes to be saved by her guildmaster. In her thoughts

"Please guildmaster, I feel something like a chill on my spine"

Looking the rest of them already shivers as the others started blowing a cold breath. Lady Constantine turns to her seeing being frighten and all because of her lack of experienced of any powers she had. She looks rather young and beautiful without even using any make up or cosmetics.

"You may be afraid, but I met your traitors at the east coast"

Tabitha knows it and fainted as the Lady carried her like a princess.

The rest of the guildmasters look at her carrying Daygen's new guildmember like some kind of special prize. They open their remarks on her.

"She is no spy"

"Have . . . what's that word again?"

"Have mercy on her soul, my friend"

"Yeah that, plus carrying her like that is . . ."

"It's alright, since she becomes so frail"

"What do you want from her?"

"I'll be busy with the Eldesune, while this girl will be my informer when Daygen decides to give her a mission someday"

"My apologies but she will be becoming an archivist"

"Great! Then I'll give her a chapter's cleric"

The sermon continues as they listen further up, as they added one more for the time being.

" . . . Isekai City, landed on the mountains that stored hidden seeds of the other climates. Believing it to be the lost treasures where the hidden structures replaced by it. Doom by the near future and lost its varieties of food. However, their stay will prove useful by the other guildmasters. In truth, the Eldesune's preserves are still there. Blaming the city won't change much, and the process of restoring the south is under way. Now my fellow guild members, reached the new changes have happened. We won't be going to the south, but we will be heading in our separate ways where the coins rest happily to your bags . . ."

". . . My fellow members, prepare go deep within the forest between Agatheus and Isekai City. The upcoming harvests of Alga's light, retrieved everything what light can hold into your items to produce a temporary garden. The food of once whole region called Circtei, we can regrow again inside the new facilities made by the other guilds. To end the dependency with Agatheus crops, and fulfill what our founders should have done without the price in blood. This is how far I know for today and my speech ends here"

A quite mishap to make an ending and probably it wasn't his best, but the guildmasters already inside Daygen's office.

While all around the guild, busily in their magic rooms, is checking up all the information they had gathered. More changes were coming up and the speaker already announced it before them ever completing it. Orders by Daygen himself, the schedules will remain recorded as proof of their efficiencies. Guildmembers were not fond of compacting old quests with new one side by side, and they still grunted on the part of the suspension where the city appeared. Lucky for them it was a common legend they would appeared someday, but not the size of an entire city.

One of the members is waiting on their reports in Isekai City, he knows about the lockdown and it is difficult to figure it out if they managed by the end of Alga's light cycle. Leaving all of them involved with the special motives being block by the two's negligence, where one of them won't be an issue as the next four months will be the time to receive the reports. Sooner will be the better for this city. The guild is preparing what they can do on these preparations, after years of collecting and reviving what it was contaminated before were cleansed and sealed away under Purissarwall's care.

Secretly plotting away the ties of the homes of the Daemos, Agatheus City, their bond was merely neutral among the rest of the community. Only Lady Hivites and Lord Lori'es are under the agreement, but some powerful Agatheans were not comply fully and there will always be a price. Lord Lori'es is making mutual ties with the isekai city's ambassador, but he doubted very negatively as the old ties with their mayor has no influenced on her. There is nothing to regard of the paranoia, he is willing to follow Lady Hivites' plan. To let them return home after what they have done.

In Daygen's office, the other masters saw a handful of their former members greeted them after the switch.

"Lord Lori'es did mention a special call to the mistresses. I couldn't believe one of my men are here"

"Yes, that idea of switching was ordered by the Lord himself"

"By segregating them who are hostile and not, the new argument now is the sphere"

"I will, probably until the messages have received"

Daygen responded briefly. The others had almost forgotten something, they turned and see her. Lady Constantine places Tabitha on the seats where she could rest. She then took another chair sits without any care for the others.

They just stand there, only Daygen sits at his desk. They have nothing for them in need of comfort, and directly talks about the materials they are bringing. One of them brought a scroll being concealed with resources.

"These are the materials are needed for your guildmember to use. I heard much of the students to learn so little about its value, the only thing I accept their request is the Nuwe (Elk spirit)"

"We shouldn't judge their preferences, if they do possess these items. I doubt their powers would be compatible with those items they have"

Daygen receives the scroll and changed the topic.

"Lady Constantine, please wait for a while as I talk to them regarding on the preparations"

She bows her head as her way of agreement and later comforting Tabitha while she waits.

"The gathering of the light is already set, only by a few of the guildmembers are doing our original Lord's plan. Make sure to redeem the land that fell"

"The crusader's legacy must continue as the first land recovered in Rune Isles"

"Old duty as it is, the last crusader died a long time ago. Our goal was to recover what they are looking for"

They nodded and nothing more. It is hard for them to believe and to continue on where another people entered their world. Either it was fear or opportunity, a threat is all the same.

Daygen opens up the secrets of Lord Lori'es. He remembers he reached out to his guild where the Lord is beside with the gobin, all in stage performance but the notes already sent him by magic. Haw's mission to find a new recruit alongside of the Lord's order

"Treated it as normal, they shouldn't know the real objectives, and let them prepared for the final judgement of their decisions"

Daygen knows this, and he believed Haw will have difficulty to do it. After the few reports, it is enough to have a good process. Using the notes as Haw's guide to find real workers alongside with the notes of Lord Lori'es.

Daygen read his report, and this is about the people who can work with the sphere. They are not teachers but Agathean travelers, even better, they are independent people and will work with them through Rusic’s coins. No one will know, especially the traitors of Isekai City. The guildmasters remained on the sphere and ask him

"Daygen, we will be offering assistance for your guildmember"

"With all the basics he needed to handle and to manage . . ."

After that, they finished their meeting and left, leaving Lady Constantine seeing them leaved faster than she expected.

"They walk in a long distance to reached your office. Just to have a short talk and left, while I have to walk alongside with you"

Lady Constantine can't understand how they do as they did. Tabitha didn't wake up after the meeting, Daygen replied

"You've heard a bit of our talk"

"It's about the Lord's plan, but what about your recruits in Isekai City?"

"Small progress as they need to check . . . and you know it already"

"Hmm? What characters are expecting to find if he managed to find one, guildmaster?"

Lady Contantine stops her friendly gesture and act more formal.

"The citizens already know we are not strong as them, but they are not capable with the other types of mana as well"

"You already know the situation in east mountain"

"I have, but found a few secrets there"

"Then the difference is far what I know. Enlighten me Lady Constantine"

"I may, I am certain they would sort out eventually"

Daygen didn't believed her words in such a noble statement. He shared information with the eldesune that he was once under their quest. The changes happened on the east made him review the quest's new information. Her guild was involved and never was part of the Eldesune's hired agreements. He could only say to her as she wished to have this conversation.

"May I advised you to join the Eldesune quest if they break open to the Isekai City"

"You mean the underground realms"

"Yes "realms" in your term, giving the fact their own powers can open up the networks blocked by the ancient roots"

Lady Constantine softly agrees and calmly while she comforting Tabitha's head.

"The traitors hid within the caverns on the east, will they be planning to go through the cave networks?"

Daygen is annoyed of her grooming to his new recruit and ask.

"Will you stop grooming her?"

"I dare not, but helping her in her troubles is different"

"I will say this Daygen, I will bring the Urbanites or the Benedictus to save your allies"

"Thank you, I recommend for the Benedictus. Treachery within the dark caves is enough to be useful in their struggles"

"Benedictus are strong veterans of the guild, you know they will not kill but to save lives"

"I know they will, if only “he” was here like before they came"

Lady Constantine understands who “he” is, and the east coast situation had brought him to go there.

"Guess I should follow your advice, maybe I'll meet him again"

The two are in set of preparing for the Eldesune's quest. Retrieving the concealed inside, and within the trapped creatures of the Alga's light.