Eve and I finally gave a goodbye to Sea and Leo and we both finally started moving to our final destination for the beginning of the game finally. Eve was on shoulders and our baskets had became a little bit more heavy but we were able to move and didn't stop. Sea and Leo saw both us and smiled and said, "I really hope that you both get your perfect place which you both deserve and keep on moving ahead...we will be waiting for you, and I hope you will also miss us."
After ten minutes, Eve and I disappeared from Sea and Leo's eyes and they finally turned towards their house and started walking back to the sweet home and the road became empty again.
All the ministers who were found guilty were imprisoned and would be executed in this week only, and the rest who had no hand over the case were expelled from the castle and lost their titles anyways, King abolished the ministers and there were just three types of people allowed in the castle, the royal family of the King, army and servants and the ministers were removed from the power, but as said earlier, the innocent ones would get support to stable their life for a month and then there will be nothing for the King to do and all the connections with them will be broken and the King will be on the supreme power now. The news was already spread in the country, and it was the King only who ordered to spread it because the ministers could manipulate the citizens and make them stand against him by false information. The citizens were surprised and shocked by the news but it is what it is, the King has confessed , explained everything, and told the new changes in his government and he was completely against if anyone wants ministers or any type of other power to add now, he had declared, some would be sad some would be fine, but he was sure that he won't change his mind now and whatever is decided has been decided.
And at the Academy of Emi, each and every students were at the classes earlier this time, waiting for the teacher to come and give them a great relief that he is fine...suddenly they all heard some footsteps and a smile bloomed on their faces, guessing that it would be their teacher. The gate opened and everyone stood with slamming on the tables with joy and looked at the person...but all their smiles faded, they all sighed and sat down again, it was Ichiro. Ichiro didn't react, he had no expressions or any face and he just started walking to his seat and Nobela stood, greeted him and they both took their seats. Everyone had lost their hopes, Emi was becoming the most angry person and she stood again with a scary face, looked at Ichiro and seriously said, "Tell me...Ichiro..." And Nobela and Yuki were shocked by the starting only, Emi had never called him without adding big bro or big brother but it was the first time for her calling him, she was really angry that Nobela had also realized and he hesitated to even step in the situation now, he was afraid. And Yuki smiled with a sweat but didn't interfere, until the show is going on, let it go on.
Ichiro looked at Emi normally, but again with no face or any reaction, and asked, "What? I couldn't convince my father for that...he is imprisoned in the underground prison of the castle, I can't help you by that, I am sorry."
And everyone was left frozen, shocked...they had all the hopes from Ichiro, but he only broke their hopes and told the worst news about it as well, it broke them and looked down, their heads were down on the table and they all started grieving. On the other hand, Emi was completely silent, stunned and frozen with a great shock...but that was only what she was expecting from Ichiro, Ichiro would fail again and he has always broken their hopes and belief, ever since he was just a kid...till now, it was fine from them, but not anymore.
Emi couldn't control her anger, she raised her arm towards Ichiro and spelled, "Kill him" and Nobela and Yuki were shocked and Nobela tried to protect and cover Ichiro-- but suddenly they both disappeared, they both vanished.
And Ichiro and Emi were teleported to the ground, she knew that Ichiro would teleport himself and she has a capability of spelling another magical spell but what magic she actually desires, that would only happen, so her magic wasn't of killing him but it was to manipulate with his teleportation with also applying an cooldown on his power so he can't teleport himself for a while and at third, it was to teleport herself now.
Ichiro looked at Emi...and finally a smile bloomed on his face and he said, "So you want to fight now? You already know what would be the results but you still want to fight with me? That's foolish."
But Emi remain silent, and she didn't move either. She was just standing and looking at Ichiro with no reaction and completely cold. Ichiro smiled again and he rushed to attack--
But stones with sharp and peaks came from the ground and stabbed at Ichiro, at his chest, at his stomach, at his eyes, at his arms and at his legs...Emi was now completely serious, she wasn't afraid of losing now or having a belief that she can't, she now knew...that it's only she, who can do that, the first one to ever defeat Ichiro.
But suddenly Ichiro disappeared and came behind Emi flying, he had completely recovered in just a second and he attacked at Emi...but Emi just look back at him, and Ichiro felt like...he has frozen, or the time has stopped, or Emi had became way more fast than he could even imagine. Emi smiled creepily, her cat ears came back and with the creepiest smile she said, "You are not my big brother... right? You are--"
But Nobela immediately entered and kicked at Emi's face and she was thrown far away, Ichiro finally came to senses and he fell down being pushed back. Yuki was completely shocked by the action of Nobela and she ran to Emi. Others started coming seeing...Emi had became unconscious and Ichiro stood by the help of Nobela and it was declared again, that Ichiro won in just a matter of a minute and the whole game had ended too quickly as always it does.
But it was Ichiro, who knows the truth...for the first time, he had felt the fear of losing, he knows that Emi was completely dominating and she would have ended him in just one more second, but Nobela interfered and he was left alive. Ichiro was panting, completely exhausted and he looked ahead, and everyone was looking at him...and his eyes widened, "...Should I...kill them--"
"My lord, are you fine?" But Ichiro came back to his senses once he looked back at Nobela who was worrying about him. Ichiro looked down...and suddenly smiled, nodded his head and said, "Yes, I am completely fine...let's go back to the classes, there will be a new instructor." And Ichiro started walking back and Nobela also followed him.
But Yuki was now the one, the most angry person and she looked at Emi and her forehead had started bleeding and she looked at Nobela and with anger said, "...Emi would have won, if you didn't interfere in the case...you are wrong...you are worst, Nobela."
But Nobela and Ichiro acted like they didn't hear Yuki's low voice, like ignoring her and walked away and Yuki had realized what she has to do now.
The afternoon came, Eve and I finally stopped...and Eve's eyes widened with surprises, she was excited and the most joyous person ever and she said, "So we are finally here?"
Eve and I were standing on a peak of a small mountain and from there only, a very big city was appearing, it was just the entrance part of the country and the rest was more huge. But for now, our plan was just to reach to the entrance, enter in the first city and then think about it where to settle, although Sea and Leo explained each part of each city of the country completely, where there is a higher demand of this, what city is best in that, and everything as they live in a town close to the city and they had travelled there as well and they also gave a map to us. I took a deep breath and Eve looked at me with surprises, "Are you tired big brother?"
My deep breath didn't mean that, I just smiled while looking down and started walking again safely and answered, "No...I am just happy, that we are finally going to stop at our main destination, the place...from where everything started."
Eve was confused, "Everything started?"
I laughed gently, it would be hard to explain her everything, and I know that from inside she also knows that what does it means but she wouldn't know actually, for now, I know it's complex but everything will make sense soon. I just looked ahead and smiled and replied, "This place is considered to be the one from where life begin, understand that in that way for now. Otherwise sooner or later you will understand it on your own...because you know already what I mean to say."
Eve was more confused but she didn't say anything and she focused on the journey now and I also continued walking and moving closer, from where everything started, and from where everything will start.
The evening arrived and Emi finally opened her eyes, she was at the medical room on a bed and she finally woke up, her head was covered with the bandage and she looked ahead and Yuki was standing, stuck to the wall and looking at her. Emi dropped her face, she looked down with a disappointment and said, "So...I lost to him again?"
And Yuki was shocked, she wanted to explain...but she couldn't...she looked down with another reason of disappointment, she couldn't explain...but now, she just wanted a promise... "Emi... promise me...let's..."
The evening was almost going to arrive, Eve and I had stopped for a moment...finally standing in front of the entrance gate of North. Eve and I looked up and the walls were huge and long, going too up, but looking in front, the gate was already opened and there was actually no gate, it was just the open area of the wall to enter and exit and everyone was walking out and entering freely without any problem and Eve and I finally smiled and I finally walked ahead-- but suddenly a soldier stopped me, and said, "I have never seen you before...are you both a new settler or a traveler?"
Eve and my baskets were gone for checking and I was just waiting for them to just allow, it was just their verification work and nothing else. Eve and I looked inside the city from the walls only for a while and were amazed, it was a beautiful place indeed, and we both smiled.
The soldier came with the baskets and kept in front of me and said, "So you are seller, right? You both are allowed to enter now with the baskets, but I am just asking if I could buy some apples, at a cheap cost because my wife loves it, and as there's a lack of apples, the price has raised to up. So would you mind selling me some at a good price."
Eve and I looked at each other, Eve doesn't knows but I know...I opened the basket and took out some apples and said, "Sure."