Chapter 104: Annoying Trouble
Mythyr seemed to hear Kazuka speak softly, she stared wide, veins popped all over her face and her face turned red. She was angry and howled loudly down below:
"What did you say? Want to die?"
Immediately, she radiated her deep crimson energy source. It surrounded her and moved like a flame.
Her eyes lit up. Right hand pulled the sword from her hip, the sound of metal friction rang out like striking the eardrums directly. The sword blade was one black color, no extra patterns or decorations, but that very black color hid danger.
The whole group looked up, vigilant eyes still following every action. But she seemed to stand quite far, so the group did not hurry.
Below, the citizens were still observing, and stayed away from the range.
Takeshi glanced at Kazuka.
"Next time speak smaller, Kazuka, it seems we've met trouble."
Kazuka firmly held the sword in his hand which he had pulled out while Mythyr radiated energy. Smirked lightly full of confidence.
"Don't worry, we also practiced and fought a lot. Besides, five people also no fear."
Mythyr above laughed coldly, the crimson energy surrounding her sword was extremely dense.
Suddenly from far away unclear. A loud clear voice rang out, it was a girl's voice:
"Mythyr, calm down. Whatever it is, talk slowly."
The whole group immediately paid attention.
That was a quite young girl, wearing a luxurious dress but also not too cumbersome, around the dress were glowing stones like diamonds scattered on the night sky, along with sparkling threads seemingly also very expensive. The dress with three main colors: gold, green, and a bit of blue. The dress was as if symbolizing the brightness of the sun, reaching out like green forests and deep containing distinct qualities like the ocean. Long blue hair flowing back, along with braiding a few small hair segments as highlights, added a small flower on the left side. Gentle and noble face, a gentle and beautiful young lady. Walking slowly with steps light as feathers, the sound of shoes hard to hear clearly.
"What is the matter, Mythyr? Explain clearly to me."
The whole group was quite bewildered with the appearance of the newcomer, also understanding that she was not ordinary at all. They were silent and observed wanting to see what this person wanted to do.
Mythyr jumped from on high, her feet created an energy layer and touched the ground making the earth crack open, as if displaying strength. She glanced at Kazuka's group once and turned back to the newcomer. Face full of annoyance. The newcomer also saw it, but she was silent and wanted to hear the words Mythyr presented.
"They attacked my pet."
Behind the back. The large eagle landed, creating a large wind blowing dust up and making everyone's hair fly swaying.
The girl turned back and looked at the large eagle behind.
"Wanted to attack the Night Eagle?"
Mythyr nodded and pointed her finger toward the group standing silently observing.
"Right, they called the Night Eagle a bird and called me a furnace. Do you see if that's okay?"
Folded arms before the chest, arrogant face.
"I am your teacher yet they dare to do so, truly disrespectful."
The girl still had a calm face, knowing she could not listen from one side. She stepped toward where the group was standing.
"Please allow me to introduce. I am Selena Ravencourt. The third daughter of the Ravencourt clan, the owner of this citadel."
Airi also realized the intention of Selena's words.
—"Hmph, face acting quite normal. But words are like threatening, she surely isn't simple."
Airi lowered her voice, wanting to mock:
"No need to say the clan name, lady." Airi's cold eyes looked straight at Selena.
Selena also realized those eyes. She smiled, voice gentle as if wanting to end the threatening game she herself created.
"I only want to ask if the attack on my master's Night Eagle is true or not."
Mythyr stepped closer, voice full of annoyance with a look of disdain looking at all five of them:
"What else, let me handle them."
Takeshi was the one standing in front, and Selena's eyes looked at him first making it difficult for Takeshi. This situation was as if Takeshi would be the one to answer. He had to answer, pointing his finger at the grilled meat bag placed in the wall corner that Kazuka had leaned into.
"That bird wanted to swoop down and snatch this meat of ours. And quite sudden, so attacking was like for self-defense."
Selena also understood. But Mythyr got angry, she growled and stepped closer full of threat:
"Defense my ass, I helped the Night Eagle block the blow of that purple-haired girl." She said while pointing her finger toward Ayaka.
Ayaka shook her head pointing at herself with bewilderment when being spoken of like that.
"Why is it my fault?"
Elyssia felt quite annoyed as the group kept being bothered by her and everything was going further. Her voice showed clear annoyance.
"When you saw it attack you didn't stop it. When the arrow my friend shot arrived at your bird then you blocked. You're causing trouble."
Mythyr ground teeth "creak creak" her face distorted when angry. She radiated her crimson energy out with full of killing intent making the ground crack open.
Kazuka stepped up and blocked in front of Elyssia. She was quite tall. But Kazuka lifted his head a bit to face her directly. He radiated energy and made the ground under feet crack open.
Two energy sources surrounding two people were only a small gap apart.
Selena felt it was not good, she shouted loudly:
"Mythyr, calm down. You are not allowed to make a scene here, there are many civilians around."
Mythyr spoke with an annoyed voice:
"Don't order me, Lady Selena. You should stay away from here otherwise something will happen, I won't take responsibility for both."
Kazuka was quite excited, he practiced for a very long time inside Velmoura castle. Smirked with a contemptuous smile. Suddenly in his head who knows why the image of himself in the trial appeared, not knowing why, or just accidental, but it still always reminded him a lot.
—"Not knowing how strong yet then must verify to know. Sparring then swords have no eyes, very hard."
Reached out his hand and pointed toward the back. Where Ayaka, Elyssia, Airi, and Takeshi were standing, his voice had a bit of pride for the friends, but full of disdain for the one standing in front:
"You want to fight all five of us?"
Mythyr, voice full of arrogance and contempt. She swept her eyes across the faces in front:
"I am the strongest of this city. You guys just dive in here if you want. I will make you all drown."
Airi standing behind still observed the situation.
—"Seems not good, if fighting don't know if can win."
—"Before fighting Kuralak who was quite strong but he had few abilities when in that form so the annoyance wasn't high. Confronting a city leader then she will have more toys for sure."
Takeshi: —"Sensing energy then see her energy gate is also quite large."
Ayaka was not too worried, she also sparred a lot and had a new bow so she was also quite confident.
Elyssia was still very calm.
—"Don't know if I currently can flatten this small citadel?"
Selena at this time was very panicked, she knew if fighting here it would not be good, hurriedly called loudly:
"Wait, don't fight yet. I have a way."
She hurriedly added before it was too late:
"Here is crowded, if possible then go to the arena."
Mythyr suddenly stopped radiating energy, like a burst balloon, the energy vanished. She pressed close to Kazuka and growled full of challenge and threat:
"Tomorrow, if you want to die then come to the arena. I will kill you, brat."
Kazuka smirked, he turned back and still saw everyone's faces behind were quite calm making him feel even more confident. Turning back then saw Mythyr had turned to walk away.
"I will make it so you can't bristle anymore, red-haired dog."
The whole group standing behind suddenly froze when Kazuka's words escaped from his mouth, everyone's face broke out in sweat. They originally thought everything would be finished, who knew Kazuka would provoke her more.
Selena also broke out in sweat, she glanced at Mythyr who was standing still, bowing her face down and body shaking lightly.
—"Dead, is that guy stupid? Why say more?"
Suddenly Mythyr turned back, she laughed loudly:
"Hahahahaha..."
Then she suddenly stopped laughing, but there was no cold threatening expression, but a calm face, her voice as if completely different:
"Keep using your mouth and speak. Tomorrow if you come it will be as low as the feet."
Done speaking, she turned away and jumped onto the Night Eagle. The Night Eagle as if understood the owner, no need for orders. It flapped wings strongly twice, large wind blew up making everyone's hair fly swaying in the wind. Then it soared into the sky and went toward the distance.
Kazuka turned back, he laughed triumphantly.
"She truly only dares to speak. Seeing we are more numerous so she just had to retreat. If fighting then moving a few jumps is out of the city."
Hearing it one saw Kazuka's analysis was quite reasonable. But the truth was she wanted to fight on the arena because there were no rules there. Although being the strongest of the city, the strongest still always had laws holding back.
Elyssia and Ayaka used hands to cover mouths and bunched heads close to each other and giggled.
Kazuka confusedly pointed:
"What are you two laughing at?"
Selena glanced at the group's spot for a while then turned to leave.
Airi sighed watching, she turned back:
"You truly are, why provoke her more for?"
Kazuka smiled lightly, also understanding Airi's intent.
"Come on, but she won't dare attack. Not to mention we are even more numerous and she also saw me, Takeshi using energy, and Ayaka shot the arrow."
"She knows that so just threatened, don't worry."
Takeshi propped hands on both sides.
"So are you going to the arena?"
Kazuka shook his head.
"Don't know yet, I don't even know where that place is."
"Although fighting is the best way to practice, however I also know if it's dangerous or not. Not coming doesn't lose anything, I can spar with everyone."
Airi asked herself in her head:
—"Since when did he think so far?"
Then she again remembered the time Takeshi was possessed, Kazuka didn't know anything but still had to try how to have the best choice for the group despite still not knowing anything.
Elyssia and Ayaka had stopped laughing.
Elyssia: "So we find some place to stay temporarily and continue searching for Aoto."
"I think we will take turns standing waiting for Aoto, while others will go search."
Takeshi: "Reasonable, if everyone goes searching it will be a mess for sure. Two sides searching for each other, this city is quite big, probably searching for a whole year won't finish."
Kazuka turned to Takeshi.
"So did you find an inn yet?"
Takeshi nodded.
"Yeah, quite cheap. Also not too bad."
…
Arriving at the inn where Takeshi had rented rooms. Takeshi went first and reached the payment counter where the owner was standing. The shop was empty of customers, no one sitting eating.
"Boss, these are my friends, remember them. There is one more person, in a bit she will arrive."
The owner, middle-aged, nodded lightly.
"Um, I remember."
The whole group stepped up the stairs.
Kazuka while stepping also observed.
"Is it okay to leave Ayaka there?"
Airi: "Don't worry, I'll take a quick bath then go out there to replace her immediately."
Elyssia showed clear worry.
"Don't know what Aoto is doing that he isn't seen anywhere? Don't say he went outside the city? Maybe some work that he didn't have time to tell us."
Walking along the corridor and reached the end.
Takeshi sighed and shook his head.
"Don't know, but we have no other way anyway. Now it's just speculation, what if he is still in the city?"
Airi: "Don't worry, go do hygiene quickly."
Takeshi: "Now I see we are poor, buying things at the inn is quite cheaper than outside. Knew that and wouldn't have split up."
Kazuka: "Didn't know either."
…
After a while. Airi had finished bathing, she stepped out of the bathroom and was still using a white towel to wipe her hair to dry quickly. Wearing a quite simple set of clothes, normal black pants, white shirt going with a pale blue outer coat. Slipped on shoes and went down…
She stepped out of the inn with a paper bag, inside were four pieces of buns, and her hand held one she was eating.
Walking to the spot where Ayaka was standing, she stood at the roadside, this segment was quite easy to observe.
"Shift change."
Ayaka stepped over and nodded.
"Um, then wait for me."
Airi shook her head.
"No need, I'll stand and wait. You go search with everyone is fine."
Ayaka was a bit confused.
"Huh? I thought you wanted to go search?"
Airi shook her head.
"No, I'll stay and wait."
—"Actually I'm lazy to go."
"My hair is very prominent, going everywhere will be noticed. Me standing at a corner observing will be better."
Ayaka nodded, she quickly took a bun in Airi's bag and turned to run.
"So stay and wait."
Airi narrowed her eyes as if glaring, she was also quite surprised.
"Probably because she's been near us long so her personality also changed more, also likes teasing, huh?"
Kazuka and Elyssia were going together in a quite small road with quite high houses around.
They went together because there was prior discussion.
Returning to the time at Velmoura castle.
At this time, the whole group was sleeping soundly after finishing practice.
Aoto and Airi were sitting downstairs.
Airi went straight to the main point.
"Now discuss about the matter of separating Kazuka and Elyssia. Demon energy and angel energy are like natural enemies. It will automatically weaken and try to confront each other."
Aoto shook his head.
"No, I think letting them go together will be more reasonable."
Airi with a look of confusion.
"Why?"
Aoto sighed.
"You don't know back then the two races fighting each other never had such things. The problem lies in the fact that the two of them just contacted each other so they aren't used to it and only then it's like that. Or they are still weak too."
"So now let the two of them go together and adapt gradually to each other's energy. That way will be more reasonable."
Aoto swallowed saliva then spoke again:
"If separating the two of them then in the future when coordinating the group then what? Wouldn't it be impossible? So let the two of them get acquainted and adapt gradually."
Airi nodded, seeing it as reasonable.
"That works too, but currently we aren't in the fog, no other reasonable reason to explain to Kazuka when both collapsed like last time."
Aoto: "Also quite hard, but let the two of them radiate energy from small then more gradually, that way is practicing adaptation then."
Airi nodded.
"Let's do that."
…
Kazuka and Elyssia stood facing each other in the practice room. Standing right behind were Aoto and Airi.
Aoto: "So now you two will practice adaptation, radiate energy bit by bit, then increase gradually."
Kazuka confused.
"Why must adapt?"
Airi pointed her finger at Kazuka.
"Naturally it's practice, practice getting used to each other's energy."
Kazuka frowned suspiciously, scratched his head.
"Need that too?"
Airi: "Right, but must radiate energy a little. Normally you use much energy then now practice using a little energy to see if possible?"
Kazuka propped hands on both sides.
"This is easy."
Airi looked over at Elyssia who was standing silently listening. She nodded, Elyssia also understood and nodded.
Quickly, Kazuka and Elyssia sat cross-legged and faced each other just a small gap apart. They closed eyes with high concentration.
Aoto: "Repeat that use just a tiny bit. So I will be the one to remind when needing to increase for ease."
Airi: "Start."
Kazuka radiated his energy out, he radiated very little. His blue energy was very faint and hard to see with that tiny amount surrounding.
Elyssia also radiated energy with a small gap, white energy nearly impossible to see and could only be sensed.
The two energy sources touched each other like two flames from two burning sticks. But it did not burst stronger but it was self-neutralizing each other.
Aoto and Airi stood silently observing.
Aoto prayed silently:
—"Temporarily like this is okay, hope it's no problem and hope these two's adaptation ability is fast."
Kazuka felt a bit strange when the two energy sources of his and Elyssia's touched.
—"Why does it feel uncomfortable?"
Aoto: "If you feel a bit strange it is because you are only used to controlling much energy and haven't used little and maintained little like that. Keep going."
Elyssia was also feeling uncomfortable like Kazuka, but she was still very calm and focused.
Airi and Aoto stepped back keeping a far distance and spoke small.
Aoto: "Likely if something happens then let the two of them go together always. That way to have time to get acquainted."
Airi nodded.
"Just hope no big trouble is met. Although Elyssia sparring with us still hasn't used full strength. But I'm afraid trouble arrives and Kazuka isn't used to it along with Elyssia releasing full strength, surely Kazuka will collapse."
Aoto nodded.
"I know, but don't worry. Looking alone I know Kazuka adapts quite well, doing gradually then to some level or they are used to each other then we will leave."
Airi: "Good."
…
Returning…
Kazuka turned to Elyssia:
"Hey, now we should go to places with work, then searching for him will be easier."
Elyssia nodded.
"Okay."
The two went everywhere, searching every nook and cranny and places with the possibility of Aoto being there but none. Going to: eateries, a place building a house, a stone-breaking area, a quite large farm, but nothing.
It was nearly dark. Kazuka and Elyssia returned without anything.
Elyssia: "Hey, we've gone to places he could go. Now find places that we think he cannot go."
Kazuka confusedly turned over.
"Cannot go? Where could that be? What do you think?"
Elyssia lowered her voice, expression clearly showing worry:
"We will go to two places: one is a place selling slaves, two is going to the houses of wealthy nobles."
Going, Kazuka froze when hearing Elyssia say so, eyes opened wide in disbelief. His head tried to do something, trying to consider. Voice lowered, face clearly showing seriousness:
"It's very possible, everything could happen. Currently it's not yet completely dark, we try to find a place like that and see."
Elyssia nodded.
"Then run back to report to Takeshi's and Ayaka's group too, otherwise they will be worried. They will also go search with us."
At this time, Kazuka and Elyssia while running while worrying, they urgently ran back to the inn.
Running into the inn, suddenly saw Mythyr and Selena were there. Selena was trying to pull Mythyr's hand back and trying to discourage:
"Come on Mythyr, don't make things messy anymore. We are the face of the people, you causing more trouble is losing the job of becoming the city keeper."
Takeshi and Ayaka were standing facing Mythyr, both as if relaxed their facial muscles, letting an expressionless gaze look straight at Mythyr, as if if wanted then could fight right away.
Mythyr growled full of threat:
"Hey, where is that black-haired kid. Scoop him out here, daring not to come? Think it's finished like that?"
Then she lifted one eyebrow high full of haughtiness and mockery:
"Unless he hid and wants you guys to help?"
Takeshi was quite angry, but he tried to keep calm after Mythyr said: "scoop him out here". This was no different from saying Kazuka was a piece of dung and needed to be scooped away to clean everything.
Kazuka and Elyssia stood behind. Kazuka didn't need to hear to understand what happened.
"Coming to bother again?"
Selena turned back, she did not at all expect Kazuka would appear here.
"What are you doing here?"
Mythyr then had sensed Kazuka behind. She turned back and laughed contemptuously.
"Oh, brat, you hid truly well."
Then she shouted loudly:
"If so why still dare to provoke me?"
Kazuka frowned, he did not want to waste time with the woman in front at all.
"I don't have time to argue with you."
Mythyr stepped closer, haughty face still kept the same as a contempt that never ends.
"No time meaning what? Is it that you're afraid to die?"
Kazuka faced eyes with Mythyr, he knew if there was no way to resolve it reasonably, surely she would come again.
Suddenly, Lin's voice in Kazuka's head rang out full of cuteness:
"Punch her face directly, don't fear. I will cover for you."
Kazuka heard it, but he did not let any words enter his ears, eyes glanced over Takeshi and Ayaka standing behind, he remembered his current purpose. Then he glanced eyes over Selena standing in front and remembered she was the child of the city owner. Immediately his head lit up as if having thought of some way.
Calmly spoke back:
"How about this, we are currently losing a friend in the group."