After the martial arts competition ended, Estil and Joshua moved Jin to the infirmary of Wangli Arena to rest. Like Agathe, who had already received treatment, the staff of Wangli Arena together with them specially received medical treatment from Qiyao Church.
Father Kevin was invited to provide emergency treatment to the injuries of the two men.
Not only Estelle and Joshua, but four guerrillas including Cruz also came to see how the two were doing.
"Both of their lives should not be in danger. Compared with Agathe, Mr. Jin's condition is worse. He suffered internal injuries and may need to spend a long time recuperating." Cruz used alchemy to explore
He told Estelle and Joshua about the situation of the two people on the hospital bed.
"The treatment techniques are so powerful, Father Kevin, are you not an ordinary priest?" Kurac was a little concerned about Father Kevin's identity.
"Haha, you saw it. Indeed, I am not an ordinary priest. In fact, I am a knight affiliated with the Star Cup Knights. So I can use some of the church's unique spells." Kevin said.
"Star Cup Knight? I seem to have heard of it somewhere. Anyway, thank you for your help." Kurac said gratefully to Father Kevin.
"That Valut went too far. He actually dealt such a harsh blow to a fellow junior." Yanilas said with some indignation.
"I don't think so. Most people will faint if they receive 10% damage, but warriors with a strong spirit and will can overcome it. They will not fall down even if they receive 30% or even 50% damage. But once they fall,
That means they were seriously injured. In comparison, Agathe's injury was much lighter. It looked serious but was actually just a trauma." Kurac analyzed with his experience, "In other words, if
Mr. Jin would not have fallen unless he was injured like this."
"Is that so? In other words, that Valut seems to have lost his strength, but he is still far from being defeated. Joshua, did you admit defeat after seeing this?" Estelle
I still feel bad about losing the game.
But after hearing the girl's call, Joshua did not answer. His eyes were a little cold at the moment, as if he was thinking about something.
"Joshua? Joshua?" Estelle called him twice more.
"Ah, I'm sorry, Estelle. I was distracted just now." Joshua resumed his usual tone and said to Estelle.
"I see that your face is a little pale, Joshua. It would be better to go back and rest. You also vomited blood during the battle, right?" Yanelas suggested.
"Don't worry, I used my skills to avoid the vital points. The injury will be more serious if I don't vomit blood. It has been treated with guidance magic before, I will just take a rest and be fine."
"How is that possible? In short, the same goes for Joshua, and the same goes for Estelle. You two should have a good sleep. Just leave the tasks regarding the Guerrilla Association to my sister and us." Karuna said to the two of them.
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"Leave Mr. Jin to us. We will provide him with the best care." As the door of the infirmary was pushed open, a voice that few people had heard sounded around them.
The visitors were from the Embassy of the Republic of Kalvad, and they also came to the infirmary of the Wangli Arena. They came here to take Jin Vasek back, which is also where Jin originally stayed. Compared with the Wangli Arena or
It is the Guerrilla Association, and the embassy has experts from the East who can provide Jin with more comprehensive treatment services.
"Well, then he will leave it to you. When it comes to dealing with internal injuries of the internal organs, it is true that Eastern doctors know better. Although the medical skills of our church have also absorbed Eastern herbal medicine theory, it is safer to let experts do it."
Father Kevin, who had done emergency treatment, replied.
After hearing what he said, the guerrillas and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
Agathe, who was in much better condition, was carried by Kurac, and the five of them returned to the Guerrilla Association together with Father Kevin from the church who had come with him because he was "worried about Agathe's injury."
In the Guerrilla Association, Ainan, Cruz, Kurac, Karuna, Yanelas, Estil, and Joshua gathered together. The six members of the Guerrilla team told the operator Ainan about the game.
Father Kevin went to the lounge inside to continue further treatment for Agathe.
"So that's it. There's nothing we can do about not winning the game. Joshua, Estelle, you've worked very hard. Just have a good rest in the association tonight." Ainan meant more than just that.
The outcome of the game, as well as the way to meet Her Majesty the Queen at the dinner, was cut off. However, no one seemed to be able to understand the meaning of his words. Estelle hadn't thought of this yet.
, and Joshua, who should have been able to notice it, seemed to be thinking about something and didn't care.
Ainan booked a hotel room for Yanilas and Kurac, and let Estelle and Joshua recuperate in the association. With him taking care of them, they can feel more at ease.
Estil originally wanted to refuse, but she felt that her physical strength was indeed a bit lacking, so she did not refuse Ainan's kindness.
"Joshua, what's wrong with you? You looked absent-minded just now. Are you okay?" Seeing that Joshua didn't speak, Ainan asked worriedly.
"Speaking of which, Cruz-senpai was also pale and in low spirits at the beginning of the competition. He almost fainted." Yanelas, who was Cruz's companion, said with some worry.
"That sudden dizziness before the start of the game... Well, I'm surprised too. My physical condition is obviously very good. Is it a sequelae of that time?" Cruz murmured in reply.
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"S-Sequelae? Could it be from yesterday's match with us...!?" Estil said nervously.
"Haha, no, no. It was an accident in August, that is, two months ago. I seemed to have failed during the mission and was injured in many places all over my body." Cruz replied.
"It seems to have failed...?" Estelle noticed the uncertain tone in Cruz's wording...
"That's a bit vague." Father Kevin came down from upstairs and intervened in the conversation of the guerrillas. "If necessary, can I come to diagnose and treat you?" Father Kevin suggested enthusiastically.
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"Where's Brother Agathe?" Estelle asked quickly when she saw Father Kevin appearing.
"Don't worry, I have used the magic of Qiyao Church to set Agathe's bones. If everything goes well, you should be able to get out of bed tomorrow." Father Kevin replied.
After hearing Father Kevin's doubts, Cruz closed his eyes and thought about it, and then sighed helplessly.
"I feel ashamed to say it, because I can no longer remember the experience before and after the accident. I have completely forgotten even the content of the mission at that time. According to the doctor, this situation may have been caused by the coma at the time." Krutz told
Several people said.
"...Could it be traumatic amnesia? But with Mr. Cruz's strength, he shouldn't have no memory at all." Joshua, who had been silent since returning to the association, spoke for the first time. His tone was a little urgent.
, but others thought he was worried about Cruz's physical condition, so they didn't pay attention.
"You're right. I can recall the memory of that time a little bit later. But it's fuzzy and not clear at all, as if it didn't happen to me. At that time, I seemed to be chasing someone special.
Something, a dark...power...instrument..." When Krutz said this, his voice suddenly became a little choppy.
"Black force guide? Could it be..." Estelle immediately thought of something that was once in her hand, but when she saw Cruz's condition, she immediately asked worriedly, "You, what's wrong with you?
Cruz suddenly held his head and screamed wildly, as if he was enduring great pain.
"Could it be that... hold him down and let me try. Mr. Cruz, it may cause some mental harm to you, please be patient!"
After hearing Father Kevin's words, Kurac immediately stepped forward and hugged his body.
"No, no problem! Come on." Cruz said, barely holding back his discomfort.
Kevin took out a star cup crest and held it in front of his chest, facing Cruz, and recited a spell that outsiders could understand.
In the name of the Goddess of Space, the Holy Seven Glory is gathered here.
In front of everyone's eyes, the Star Cup emblem exuded a soft light, and Cruz's twitching gradually stopped.
The silver brilliance of knowledge and the black brilliance of time are mutually restrained and will drive a wedge into this person, and then pull them out!
The light flashed, and Cruz groaned in pain.
"Are you okay, Mr. Cruz?" Yanelas asked worriedly.
"Ah, I'm fine. Just like the thick fog cleared, I started to... think of a lot of things." Kloots replied.
"Please let the thick fog dissipate and let your soul slowly settle down. Do not focus on the dark abyss beyond." Father Kevin, who withdrew the Star Cup crest, reminded.
"Well, I understand. Haha, I understand what you mean by mental damage. In other words, is that the Yin me?"
"Ah, so you know." Kevin looked surprised.
"I am an alchemist, and I have done some research on meditation... I have made everyone worried. I am fine. Let's not talk about my problems. Although not all, I have remembered the necessary information."
"Really, really?" After Estelle said this, everyone pricked up their ears, waiting for Cruz's next words.
"As I just said before, about the accident in August. At that time, someone asked me to investigate the affairs of the men in black, the special agents of the Ministry of Intelligence. Then I seized a package transported by those people from their hands.
The first suspicious item is the dark force guide."
"So, it turns out that what Lieutenant Lawrence told Brother Agathe is true. The black force guide really belongs to the Royal Army." Estelle remembered that when they were in Chase at the end of September, Agathe
Te once said that from the intelligence he heard, the black power guide was snatched from the Royal Army by a certain guerrilla. She didn't believe it at the time. After all, in her concept, guerrillas would not do such sneaky things.
.But thinking of the identity of the client, she decided to give up thinking temporarily and not think about this issue.
"Could it be that the person who entrusted you is... Estelle, do you still have that note?" Joshua reminded Estelle.
"Well, of course it won't be lost. After all, we started traveling after receiving the letter from our father. Mr. Olivier and Sister Sherazade were also with us at that time."
After hearing this, Estelle immediately took out the note from her bag that she had received along with the black force guide when she was in Perth, and gave it to everyone to look at.
I got the items transported by that organization, please help me keep them. And find an opportunity to give them to Dr. R for analysis of the sender k.
"We already know that r refers to Dr. Russell, so it turns out that k refers to Mr. Cruz." Estelle said suddenly.
"Yes, this is my handwriting, and I remember it very clearly." Cruz said, looking at the handwriting on the note.
"Since Mr. Cruz, you were sending it to your father, that is to say, the person who entrusted you to investigate the special agents was..." Joshua interjected.
"Yes... that's your father, Mr. Cassius. I hurriedly packed the force guide in a small package and sent it to Mr. Cassius." Cruz replied.
"Well, let's exchange information now. Joshua, Estelle, it shouldn't matter if we talk here, right?" Ainan said.
"Ah, is this a topic that I need to avoid? If it's inconvenient, I can leave." After Kevin spoke, everyone remembered that there seemed to be an "outsider" in the association.
"No, since Father Kevin helped Mr. Cruz recover his memory, he is no longer an outsider. We have no reason to continue to hide it from you. In fact, we hope that Father Kevin can serve as our intermediary and report to the Great Cathedral.
Archbishop Karan sent a message to tell him the information here. If it is that respected old man, he will definitely lend a helping hand to us." Ainan made a judgment, and no one present refuted it.
After Ainan locked the door of the Guerrilla Association from the inside, he began to narrate.
"The black power guide has been recaptured by the Royal Army Intelligence Department, and it is an incident that has caused a lot of fuss recently, that is, the central workshop attack that was defined as a terrorist attack." Ainan told Crewe, who was originally unaware.
Ci, Kurac, Karuna, Yanelas, and Kevin revealed the inside story.
"There is actually such an inside story. I haven't heard anything about it before." Kurac murmured.
"Well, that is to say, although the black force guide was handed over to Dr. Russell, they unexpectedly discovered it." Cruz sighed. This mission assigned by Cassius seemed to be a complete failure.
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"Wait a minute, Mr. Cruz, we now know the whole reason why you took away the black force guide, but you haven't said how you were injured yet, right? After you sent the small package to your father, you encountered another problem.
What happened, I think that is the key issue." Joshua reminded everyone at this time, and everyone came back to their senses and realized that there was a follow-up to the matter.
"Yes, Joshua, you are really sharp." Cruz nodded appreciatively to Joshua, and then began to narrate, "After leaving the airship pad, I heard someone calling me from behind. Then, I
The person who saw it there was...Professor Yalua who was a guest at the History Museum."
"Huh?" Ainan immediately thought of this character who came to the royal capital with Estelle and Joshua.
"Huh?" Estelle didn't expect that the matter would be related to that down-and-out scholar who looked harmless.
"Ah!" Cruz's words vaguely confirmed some of Joshua's guesses.
"The wind was very strong at that time, and a large amount of documents that Professor Yalua held were blown away by the wind. So I helped him pack them up. During the conversation, Professor Yalua mentioned that he had seen a man in black on Zhouyou Road.
I was very concerned at the time, so I invited him to the association to talk in detail about what he had seen. But... I was obviously leading the way, but we did not go back to the association. Instead, we met with someone in a residential house. That person
It was Second Lieutenant Lawrence. He was not wearing a helmet or a special agent uniform at the time, so I didn’t know his identity. We should have just chatted about some ordinary topics. But soon after I separated from the two of them,
I was hunted down and attacked by special agents. The intelligence department administered psychotropic drugs to me in order to get the whereabouts of the black conductor from me, but I survived with my will. The special agents who could not find any evidence finally took me
"I was released, and at the price, I lost the memory of this period of time." Krutz organized the language and narrated what happened at that time from his perspective.
"So you erased your own memory in order not to disclose information? Can Fang Shu even do such a thing? Mr. Cruz, you are so strong!" Yanelas said with admiration.
"Ah, I don't know how I did it at the time, but it's hard to recall this part." Cruz smiled and shook his head.
"No, maybe it's your misunderstanding, Mr. Cruz. There may be another reason for the memory operation... Based on what you said, it seems that my conjecture is established. A series of things are indeed related to that 'Asia'
Professor Roy's concerned."
Everyone looked at Joshua who was speaking, and saw that his face was more solemn than ever.
"When I first met him, I had a strong feeling of strangeness. Estelle, do you remember? When we were at the Emerald Tower, I felt a little uncomfortable."
"Ah, that seems to be the case." After Joshua's reminder, Estelle also remembered that something similar to Cruz's had happened to Joshua.
"Although I'm somewhat used to it now. But for some reason, I tremble every time I see him. In addition... whenever an incident occurs in various places, Professor Yalua will appear in the corresponding area on the grounds of investigation.
The Sky Pirates incident in Perth, the Delmon malfeasance case in Luan, and the attack on Chase's central workshop... the timing is too coincidental, making it difficult to think that it is just a coincidence. And the decisive evidence is Cruz
Sir’s reaction. Mr. Kreutz felt uncomfortable while he was in the arena, and I noticed that Professor Yalua happened to be in the audience at that time.”
"Yeah, I saw it too. He was the blue-haired scholar, right?" Yanilas thought of the person sitting in the back row behind her.
"Wait a minute, does it mean that Joshua... you also looked ugly several times in the players' lounge before?" Estil asked worriedly.
"That's it." Joshua nodded to Estelle, then looked at Father Kevin, "Please, Father Kevin. I've been feeling more and more strange recently, and it's possible that my memory
It has been manipulated."
"Ah, is it okay to cause mental harm?" Kevin asked hesitantly.
"Things have their own priorities. Maybe I know some important information. Please, Father Kevin." Joshua said seriously.
"Joshua..." Estelle called him, but Joshua nodded to her seriously. He had already made up his mind.
"No way. Then be prepared."
Father Kevin took out the Star Cup Crest again and cast the spell on Joshua in the same way as he cast the spell on Cruz before.
But completely different from Cruz's reaction, there was no change at all on Joshua's side.
"Tsk, can't it?" Kevin's spell didn't work.
"If it doesn't work, try it again." Joshua said.
"No, it's useless. This may be a tricky way to penetrate deep into the psychology. Even I can't do anything about it. I once heard the bishop say that if you use external force to crack this situation, your spirit and even your personality may be directly affected.
Collapse."
"Is this the original structure? I finally understand. It is indeed not my imagination."
Joshua closed his eyes and took a deep breath. After more than ten seconds, he opened his eyes and looked at the guerrillas present.
"Actually, like Senior Krutz, I remembered some discontinuous memory fragments one after another. When I was fighting Varut, it was like turning on a switch, and information flowed into my mind from somewhere.
, I think I have indeed seen Walut. Not only Walut, but I also have an impression of Second Lieutenant Lawrence's face... Senior guerrillas, can you please have a battle with me? If I can
If you enter that state again, you might be able to recall more information on your own."
"Are you planning to try to enter the realm of Mingjing Shishui to explore your own heart?" Kurac thought of the momentary enlightenment experience that almost every advanced martial artist has experienced when practicing martial arts.
"Joshua, you want to rely on your own strength to recall. It's a great decision. Indeed, doing so will cause the least mental burden." Kevin also nodded. He knew that as he practiced magic in the church
, compared to relying on external forces such as magic, humans can also do many magical things with their own spiritual power.
"Understood. We will try our best to cooperate with you." Cruz led everyone to the most spacious room in the association, which is used as a practice room.
Including Ainan and Kevin, a group of eight people came to the third floor of the association. The two sides fighting were Joshua on one side and the four members of Cruz's team on the other.
"This is not a battle to determine the winner, but to cooperate and help Joshua recall your memories. So we focus on defense, is there no problem?"
"No problem, then I'll start. My attacks may be indiscriminate, seniors, be careful." After Joshua finished speaking, his aura suddenly changed.
Joshua disappeared from the spot and appeared next to Karuna in an instant. Kurac and Yanilas quickly helped to defend her, allowing her to avoid Joshua's attack.
The dark boy was not interested in fighting. He immediately changed his target as soon as he missed a hit. The black and white swords stabbed at Cruz, who was alone. Cruz raised his big gun to withstand the attack, but his cuffs were caught by the wind.
The blade rippled and opened several small cuts.
While moving at high speed, Joshua appeared and disappeared on the field as if he had a clone, continuously attacking the four members of Cruz's team. Even though he was just one person, he suppressed and surrounded the four of them.
"This... is Joshua so strong?" Estil looked at the field in surprise, "Senior Yanilas, be careful behind you!"
When Estelle reminded her, Yanelas had just blocked Joshua's double swords that were attacking from the front, but "another" Joshua appeared behind her.
"Hmm!" After hearing Estelle's words, Anilas held the sword in her backhand and blocked the sneak attack in the shape of a waning moon. However, due to the unstable force, even Anilas' sword was thrown away. Fortunately,
Kurac arrived in time and Joshua escaped from the attack position.
Suddenly, Joshua's movements stopped. Many afterimages all converged into one.
"Everyone, stop, he's in a state." Krutz stopped Kurac, who wanted to continue attacking. Then he looked at Joshua maintaining the posture of drawing the knife just now, standing there and muttering to himself.
"It turns out that's how it is...it turns out that's how it is..."
Joshua's eyes gradually lost focus, and at the same time, some kind of tattoo-like mark appeared on the outer shoulder of his left arm. It was very faint at first, and everyone thought it was a mistake.
But after a while, it became more and more obvious. With the appearance of the tattoo, Joshua also exuded a strange and unknown aura.
"Is that..." After seeing this tattoo, Kevin frowned. It was something he was very familiar with, but compared with the "one" he had, Joshua's one seemed a little different.
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"He is fighting 'himself', please don't disturb him." After Cruz spoke, he looked at Kevin. Only the two people present who had practiced magic knew the danger of this kind of spiritual battle.
Cruz and Kevin stayed by Joshua's side, while Kurac, Karuna and Yanilas retreated to the corner of the room.
"I was originally surprised when I saw how he could catch up with Valut during the martial arts competition. I didn't expect that it wasn't just a sudden outburst. He had completely used the fighting consciousness he gained at that time for his own use. It's really unbelievable.
I thought I would be surpassed by a junior who is more than ten years younger than me." Kurac praised Joshua's strength and said.
"Huh? Senior Kurac, do you think so too?" Yanelas said in surprise.
"Well, it's like a different person from a few days ago. The strength, speed, and muscle strength have not changed, but the technical content is completely different. There is still a certain gap between Mr. Jin and his senior brother Valut, probably
It's not as good as that Second Lieutenant Lawrence, but it's already on a higher level than us." Kurac replied.
"Are you talking about skills? I can understand what you are saying. Compared with you warriors, there is no decisive difference in the weapons used by us guided gun users. But even if it is the same style of guided gun, depending on the gun holding
They are different, and there is a considerable gap in the strength they exert." Karuna added.
"Well, we obviously train together, so your strength should be about the same as mine. As a sister, I'm a bit unwilling." Estelle murmured, although it was obvious that Joshua was older.
, it has just been two months since Estelle turned sixteen, and Joshua will be seventeen in two months. But because she came to the Bright family first, Estelle has always regarded her as her sister.
self-identity.
"Yes, I didn't expect that he has refined the two-type blast to this extent. He is not far away from creating his own secret. Could it be that the footwork that suddenly appeared behind me just now is the Ari that my grandfather said?
Is it the empty cicada mastered by Brother Ousi? He wielded the Divine Second Continuous Slash almost at the same time, and he didn’t expect that he could even use the blast. This time he was really completely surpassed." Yanilas said about how she was almost asked out.
Xiuya, the "nephew", felt quite depressed after being killed instantly.
"Everyone is tired. Let's have something to drink." Ainan brought the dinner plate and made coffee and juice.
A few people chatted for a while, and Kurac and others decided to leave temporarily to carry out the mission entrusted by the Guerrilla Association.
On the third floor, only Estelle, Cruz and Kevin were left standing by Joshua's side, waiting for him to wake up.
Needless to say, Estelle and Joshua are family members. Cruz took the initiative to stay because Joshua had a similar experience of being manipulated as his own. As for Kevin, after seeing Joshua
He has been very serious since he got the tattoo on Ya's arm. At first, it was because it smelled similar to the stigmata, but now he recognized it. It belonged to the Body-Eating Serpent, the old enemy of the Star Cup Knights.
logo.
About half an hour later, a "boom" sound suddenly came from Joshua's side.
Estelle, who had been worried, hurried over. Joshua on the other side closed his eyes and fell to the ground. Sweat had already wet his clothes, turning the ground into a small pool of water, but before
It was because of Cruz and Kevin's warnings that she didn't dare to get close.
"The breathing has calmed down and he seems to be fine. We will only know the result after he wakes up," Kloots said.
"It's okay, it's okay. It's okay." Estil patted her chest and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
There are four lounges in the Guerrilla Association, which were used by four members of Krutz's team a few days ago. They moved Joshua, who was unconscious due to excessive mental exertion, to the lounge that originally belonged to Kurac, and laid him flat.
When they got to the bed, the sleeping Agathe was placed in the room originally lent to Karuna. In order to prevent accidents, Cruz and Kevin had been guarding Joshua for a long time and were quite tired.
It was arranged to go to other rooms to rest.
Looking at Joshua's tense sleeping face, Estelle, who was by his side, felt heartbroken.
"If I had known this would happen, I should have...well..." Thinking of the conversation under the stars last night, Estelle's nose felt sour.
"Don't leave me, Joshua!"
Estelle, who had been tense all day, gradually couldn't resist the sleepiness, leaned against Joshua's bed, and quickly fell asleep.
20:05pm
The Guerrilla Association suddenly rang a bell representing an urgent commission.
Estelle was also awakened by the movement coming from downstairs. She carefully looked at Joshua's sleeping face, only to find that he had opened his eyes at some point and met her gaze.
"Ah, Joshua, you're awake."
"Well, I'm fine, Estelle. Thank you for staying with me. But can you get up first? My right hand is a little numb because it was pressed by your body."
"Uh, ah! I'm sorry... Well, it's okay. You haven't eaten dinner either. You must be very hungry, right? I'll prepare something to eat."
Estelle jumped up from the bed and left the room to prepare food, while Joshua also propped himself up and sat up from the bed.
He looked at the tattoo marks on his shoulders, showing a nostalgic and complicated expression.
"Sword Emperor, Cyanosis, Slender Wolf, and Bai Mian...Bishop Wiseman...what is the purpose of your appearance in Liber..."
He had made up his mind, it was time to confess to Estelle and tell the girl he spent time with every day everything about him.
Joshua put on his leather armor, tied the knife bag containing the black and white swords to the outside of his thighs, and then walked downstairs.
Just as Estelle came out of the kitchen, Joshua took the sandwich from her hand and started eating it in small bites.
From the direction of the counter, the sound of Ainan talking to someone could be heard from time to time.
"Yes, yes, I understand." Ainan hung up the phone after finishing the call.
"Brother Ainan, do you have an urgent commission?" Estil walked over and asked Ainan.
"How should I put it?" Ainan organized his words, "There is indeed an urgent commission. It is already night, and most of the guerrillas have already rested. The only ones left in the Guerrilla Association now are the two of you and Aga, who is still unconscious.
That’s special. I was hesitating whether to give this commission to you or not.”
"Where are Mr. Cruz and Mr. Kevin who were still in the association before?" Estelle asked in confusion.
"They said they were going to investigate something after dinner, so they haven't come back yet," Ainan replied.
"Ah, could it be said that they are looking for Professor Yaruva?" Estelle said. Hearing Estelle mention a certain name, Joshua also turned his head.
"Well, I can't hide it from you, so I can't contact them for the time being. Just now, there was information that the Grancel Royal City was attacked by terrorists. The intelligence agents stationed in Grancel City are resisting, but
The situation is not optimistic.”
"Terrorists? Isn't that the intelligence department pretending to be? Are they directing and acting on their own to cause trouble?" Estil asked.
"And there is no movement at all outside now. Because of the curfew, it is understandable that there are fewer pedestrians on the road. The Royal Army soldiers who patrolled the night last night did not see any tonight." Joshua opened the door and looked at the quiet street before replying.
He said over his shoulder to Ainan and Estelle.
"No, Estelle. This time they are real terrorists. There were only three attackers, but it was very difficult for the defenders to resist. So the patrolling Royal Army soldiers also rushed to support. According to the description, one of them was a martial artist.
The champion of the tournament is player Varut. The other two are a blue-haired man wearing a mask, and the other is a green-haired woman holding two folding fans. Both of them are rare masters."
"Hmm. I don't know why I feel happy when I see the intelligence department being defeated. I didn't expect that they would bow to our Guerrilla Association." Estelle said happily.
"That's not the point. Estelle Grancel City is where Her Majesty the Queen lives, which is equivalent to the heart of the Kingdom of Liber. The terrorists directly attacked Grancel City, and their purpose is self-evident. It's extremely likely that
Maybe it's for the Queen." After Joshua finished speaking, he looked at Ainan.
"Joshua's guess is correct. Even if there was some trouble with the Intelligence Department before, you should put aside your prejudices now and focus on protecting the country and the queen. Moreover, this is also a good opportunity. You can take advantage of the chaos to contact the queen and complete the task.
It was entrusted by Dr. Russell before." Ainan said.
"Wait a minute, there's something I didn't understand. Isn't Mr. Jin's senior brother Valut the champion of the martial arts competition? He clearly has an invitation to the Royal City Dinner!" Estelle raised a blind spot.
"I don't know the specific situation, but according to what the Royal City said, it seems that Mr. Valut came after the dinner, so the garrison soldiers didn't let him in. That's why he took action..." Ainan said.
"It's possible that you got mad on the spot because you didn't have the dinner... It shouldn't be possible, right?" Estelle said uncertainly.
"Estiel, you are right. This was a premeditated attack. Normal people would not attack the castle where the queen of a country lives just because of a moment of madness. Even in a terrorist attack, it is the worst behavior.
And his companions...if I'm not mistaken...are probably those two people." After hearing Ainan's description, Joshua recalled the information he had just remembered and easily identified them.
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Just when Estelle looked at Joshua curiously, the piercing ringtone of the guidance communication rang again.
Ainan did not pick up the receiver, but switched to the hands-free speaker mode to connect the communication, so that Estelle and Joshua could hear the voices on the other side.
Hey, Ainan-kun, I'm sorry to disturb you so late. You should have received emergency contact, right? I'm at the Haken Gate now, and I'll leave immediately to rush back to the capital. Contact Cruz and Jin and ask them to be there
Before I come back, I will go to Grancel City to resist for a while.
In the communication with the other party, the rich voice of a middle-aged man came.
"Old, Dad!" To Estelle, this was a very familiar voice.
"Father, have you returned to Liber?" Joshua also said.
"Mr. Cassius, it's great to have you back. Too many things have happened recently, and we are worried that we can't find the backbone." Ainan also breathed a sigh of relief in his words.
Huh? It’s not just Ainan, Estelle and Joshua are also there. Listen up, the enemy coming this time is very dangerous, and it’s not a battle that you two can intervene in. Not only can you not win, but it may also be delayed.
.You two remain at the Guerrilla Association on standby.
"Wait a minute, dad, what do you mean? Do you know what's going on?" Estelle was dissatisfied with being underestimated, but she also knew that her strength was not enough. If she faced Varu
If it's special, let alone the chance of winning, it would be difficult to even save your life.
"The Body-Eating Snake appears to be a killer organization hired all over the continent of Semuria. In fact, it is just the tip of the iceberg of its true identity. Hidden under the sea is an even more terrifying behemoth," Joshua said.
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I never asked before, but I didn’t expect you, Joshua, to be the same... In this case, you should know how dangerous they are.
"No, father. I want to go. I have a reason to go. You should still remember the agreement I made with you five years ago when I became your adopted son." Joshua faced the card on the other side of the communication.
Theus said.
"Hey, what agreement? I don't know anything about it?" Estelle asked doubtfully. She was not only asking Joshua, but also asking Cassius on the other side of the communication.
"Once my past, that is, the organization contacts me in some form... Once my existence causes trouble to the Bright family, I will leave... Because I agreed to this condition, I will become your adopted son.
"Joshua said calmly.
"No, don't leave! Leave or something! Joshua, have you considered my idea?" Estil immediately rushed forward and hugged Joshua.
"Estil..."
Estelle, I don’t think Joshua meant that. Listen to him. You said you had a reason to go, right?
"Should I leave? To be honest, I am hesitant. In fact, the Body-Eating Snake has not contacted me once in the past five years. Even this time, they have turned a blind eye to my existence. But I have something to ask them clearly.
, to my past family.”
Family? I always thought you were an orphan... Do you still have real relatives living in the world? Cassius is also very curious.
"Although there is no direct blood relationship, they are important brothers and sisters to me, people who depend on each other for life. For some reasons, I have forgotten their existence in the past five years. Until today, I have
With everyone’s help, I recovered my memory.”
"Ah, Joshua, you really remembered it! That's great!" Estelle laughed through tears.
I understand what you mean. I will listen to you about the specific situation when I come back. Just hold off and don't act rashly. Do you understand?
"Yes, I will use discretion, father."
After the communication was hung up, Joshua immediately prepared to set off. Estelle followed closely behind.
"Estil..."
"Joshua's family is our family. I also want to see what kind of people they are. I know what you are going to say. Don't worry, I won't rush in rashly. Leave the battle to Joshua
, I am only responsible for supporting you with guidance magic." Estil said seriously.
"I understand. Then Mr. Ainan, let's go first." After Joshua agreed to take Estil with him, he nodded to Ainan.
"Be careful. I will notify other guerrillas as soon as possible to support you. At the speed of the guard airship, it will take an hour to get from Haken Gate to Grancel. Please take this time." After saying that, Ainan also
He immediately got busy and began to notify the guerrillas who were resting in the hotel.
Joshua took Estelle, and the two set out as quickly as possible from the southern block of Grancel Royal Capital where the Guerrilla Association was located, towards the northernmost Grancel Castle.