Chapter 982 – Get Ready!

000

If there are places you must stop by or see when you come to Asteris, one would be the temple and the other would be the huge royal palace.

However, the current royal palace barely resembles its former reputation, and has collapsed here and there, and the sight unfolding beyond the wall is insufficient in many ways to satisfy the curiosity of those who came after hearing rumors.

The reason, of course, was that during the recent invasion by the ‘Exiled Church’, a ruthless man named Dharma entered the royal palace directly to assassinate Prince Miyeom.

The assassination attempt almost ended in success, but thanks to reinforcements who showed up at the right time, Miyeomgong’s life was safely saved.

However, Miyeomgong is still in bed due to the injuries he sustained at that time.

His children, Riomes and Demis, were in charge of government affairs on behalf of their father, and Riomes, who had the highest rank of succession, now sat on the throne, taking care of the daily restoration of the royal palace and the various documents that had piled up after the festival.

In particular, it became a big problem among the subjects that no one noticed that the library staff had disappeared.

There are even voices of concern that perhaps the working system within the palace may need to be reorganized.

As a result, Riomes used the knowledge he had honed at his academy to serve as his father’s proxy while he was sick, as an opportunity to prove himself worthy of becoming the next king.

As I was solving the accumulated problems one by one, I was thinking about going to see my teacher after work today and fooling around.

As a tremor shook the ground, Riomes thought, ‘What is this?’ And tried to evacuate all the subjects in the palace who were weakened by the shock from the previous commotion.

And the moment I tried to leave the building for the last time.

A pillar several times thicker than Rio Mes’ own body, unable to withstand the vibrations of her body, made a sound of ‘Kki Iki…’ And tried to fall towards her.

“Ugh…!”

Riomes, with a nervous expression, raised his body’s energy and tried to get into position to receive the pillar.

But then.

Damn…!

Wings made of ice rose and accepted the pillar.

“Oh my…”

Rio Mes, who instantly relaxed, blinked his eyes and turned his gaze towards the person who saved him.

What suddenly appeared in a place where no one had been before was a mysterious-looking person with long, blue hair.

Rio Meth knew her well, as she had a similar impression to Rio Mes when she didn’t open her mouth.

He is currently a professor in charge of the revitalized academy’s executive department and an elemental dragon in charge of the element of ice.

Anatis himself, no, it was the real dragon.

“… Are you okay?”

“Hehe, thanks for saving me. Even if it were me, I would have broken my back trying to catch such a thick pillar♡”

Riomes responded with a laugh in her nasally voice, and Anatis used the frozen wings extending from her back to push away the pillar.

“Whoa-“

And, when you let out a small breath, a small breath mixed with ice chips and frost flows out, and something that literally resembles a miniature blizzard hits the pillar.

The root of the pillar, which was restored to a vertical position – she fixed the broken part with ice that did not melt, and then she looked back at Riomes and spoke.

“This is only a temporary measure, so it would be better to talk outside.”

“Let’s do that. I’m a little worried about whether there’s an outdoor place suitable for Anatis, but… Hehe.”

Two people opened the door, which was shaking due to the earthquake, and came outside.

Demis, who had just returned to the palace after seeing Riomes escape, must have breathed a sigh of relief.

“Sister. I’m glad you’re safe.”

Riomes, who placed her hand on her younger brother’s shoulder, smiled and answered him.

“Hehe, Demis. I think Professor Anatis has something to say. Furthermore, I’ll ask you to clean up the scene.”

“Anatis…? Is that related to this earthquake?”

Anatis – When Demis, who knew that dragons do not normally intervene in such matters, spoke with an expression of surprise, Anatis shook his head.

“No, rather than this earthquake… It’s her story about ‘something’ at the epicenter of her earthquake. What I’m going to tell her is…”

While Anatis was about to say that.

When I felt the continuously shaking ground slowly calming down, I could feel the earthquake disappearing.

“… Oh my, it looks like the earthquake is over.”

“Ah. But the story hasn’t even started yet.”

After saying that, Anatis looked back at Riomes with a slight wrinkle between his eyebrows.

“What I’m going to talk about from now on is a story about a new disaster that could possibly occur.”

“A new disaster? In Asteris?”

Riomes expresses both doubt and tension at the words of Anatis, who seem to be warning somewhere.

And Anatis nodded her head at her words.

“Yes. The awakening of a dragon with uncontrolled power always causes trouble.”

001

Shuung!

When the distortion of space created by magic calmed down, the light accompanying the transfer magic disappeared, and the torrent of magic flowing through the magic circle also calmed down.

“Whew…”

I don’t know whose sigh it was, but it must have been one of relief at having safely returned to the mansion.

It may not be that Cleon didn’t believe in the restored magic circle, but transfer magic always leads to accidents.

“Have you arrived?”

“Yes, I came back safely.”

To Herti’s question, Bourbon answered while holding his hand.

It was inevitable that such worries were unfounded, and that I sighed when the familiar scenery of the mansion unfolded.

However, in the meantime, Lila, who found it strange that the inside of the mansion was quiet upon their return, would pass through the yard at a brisk pace.

If you take a quick look to the side, you can’t even see Gonzalez, who would have been napping in his cage at this time.

“Ah, Cleon. Zita needs to be placed in a place where magic flows well so that she can recharge her magic. Set her up next to the transfer door, so she doesn’t fall over.”

However, he does not forget to tell Cleon to place Zita, who is on his back, in a good position so that she can move again.

When Cleon heard those words, he was embarrassed, but he took Zita down from his back and tried to carefully carve it into the ground.

“So as not to fall down…?”

Even if you say that… If you control your posture incorrectly, a weak human body can easily collapse.

“It’s difficult… Considering a human’s center of gravity, I think you’ll have to put some strength into your legs…”

While listening to Melusine’s words, Cleon thought a bit about what to do and then-

“Then Lila, please lend me your cane.”

“Huh? What do I do with the cane?”

Although strange, Lila lends her staff to Cleon without any suspicion.

And Cleon also grabbed the staff and-

It was just hammered into the gravel yard floor.

“Huh.”

Flammé, who was watching the scene, let out an exclamation of exclamation.

“It’s done.”

Cleon clenched her fist while looking at Lila’s staff.

Paang!

“It hurts!? What do you mean it’s done!? What are you doing!”

Lila’s palm burned on Cleon’s back, but it was Lila’s hand that hurt Cleon’s hard back.

Cleon flinched and shrugged his shoulders as if he was startled by that sight.

Either way, Cleon tied Zita’s body to Lila’s staff, which he had driven into the ground, to prevent her from falling.

“No, Laila’s cane is the perfect length… And, Laila’s cane doesn’t break easily even if you handle it pretty rough, right?”

“That’s right, that’s right.”

Seeing Lila in trouble, Ventuna giggles next to her.

“Because he handles it delicately!? Someone is using a wizard’s staff like a pole used to hang laundry… Wait a minute, I’ll find a replacement!”

And, as if she had no choice, Lila tried to quickly walk into the mansion to rescue her own wand.

“Hey, Cleon… I’ll ask you a question.”

And, in the meantime, it was when Herti was about to ask Cleon about what happened underground

When Lila opens the door from the yard to the living room-

“Uhehe, hehe! Amelia, please change into this outfit next time!”

A startlingly strange voice came out from within, and not only Cleon but also Herti had to turn in the direction from which the sound was heard.

For some reason, there was an image of Diora repeatedly hitting a magic tool in the form of a crystal ball, with Amelia wearing the academy uniform in front of her.

With a relaxed face, drool flowing from the corner of her mouth.

It was clear that the refined design, combining her blue and red colors, suited her well…

Why?

Amelia looked a little tired and tried to change into another outfit as she said.

As she made eye contact with Lila through the gently opened door, a surprised expression slowly appeared on her face.

“…”

“Sleep!”

Grumble! Bang!

Lila closed the door with even more force than when she opened it.

What did I see just now? While making the same facial expression, he breaks out in a cold sweat.

“… What’s wrong, Lila?”

Cleon asks a question while looking at Lila.

“No… Something… I felt like I saw the ugly face of a human being consumed by desire up close…”

And then, praying that what she had seen was an illusion of her eyes, Lila tried to open the door again.

Giggeek, Gikkigeek…

Then beyond – something strong was preventing the door from opening.

“What, what? Why is this like this?”

When Lila tries to pull with all her might while feeling embarrassed-

“Now, wait a minute, Layla! If Layla is here, does that mean Cleon is with her too!?”

What was heard from beyond was Amelia’s urgent voice.

“Amelia!? Why are you doing this!?”

“S-sorry! Please wait a moment! I’ll open it right away! Sa-sa, Sasha! Please hold this for me!”

“? Yes!”

Hearing the crunching sound coming from beyond, Lila placed a question mark above her head.

“Why are you doing that…”

Cleon also muttered quietly as if this was the first time he had seen Amelia so embarrassed.

Then Ben Tuna shakes her head and shakes her head, saying ‘Oh my gosh’.

“Well, I guess it’s just a girl’s complicated feelings. Please understand a little more about this playboy.”

“…”

Cleon couldn’t respond to her words and just waited, thinking, ‘Is that so…’.

“Now that I think about it, Herty, what were you trying to say a moment ago?”

“… Ugh, no. I’ll tell you where I can calm down a bit.”

I guess it would be difficult to ask now.

Herti shook her head as she thought so.

So, after a few minutes.

“Sasha, Sasha. It’s okay now. It’s okay to open it!”

“Ah, I ended up using that outfit! It suits me well!”

I thought I heard two people shouting loudly inside, and the doorknob that Sasha was holding onto was released, and at the same time, the door leading from the yard to the living room swung open.

Well, there-

Amelia, wearing a pure white bridal outfit, stood looking this way with her face blushing.

A dress that exposes her shoulders, and a veil on her head.

And, her normally long blonde hair was tied up, revealing all of her thin arms and waist.

The appearance was beautiful, as if it represented a lily bud just before it bloomed.

Amelia’s unexpected appearance made everyone present look surprised.

Amelia, in particular, appeared to be conscious of Cleon’s gaze and looked at him with her fingers together.

“Huh, how is it?”

And, if Cleon is embarrassed and can’t open his mouth, he won’t be able to stand the silence and will ask directly.

“Ah, yes… It suits you well.”

Cleon answered her, picking out her words as best as he could.

It may have been Cleon’s honest opinion that it was beautiful, but he thought it was rude to say it that way considering the other person’s age.

“Is that so? Ehe, heh…”

Amelia blushes at Cleon’s answer, showing a rare expression of embarrassment.

Standing next to Amelia, Diora and Selena responded and nodded.

“… So? What kind of fuss is this?”

Looking at her clothes littered on the ground, Kuon asked in a rare low voice this time, and Selena answered with both hands on her hips.

“Preparing for the wedding…!”

“Ha-? A wedding?”

Lila must have asked back what she was saying.

“Who?”

“Of course, there is only one person wearing a bride’s outfit.”

“… Amelia?”

Cleon asked a question, Selena answered, and Herti asked again.

“With whom?”

Even Ventuna, who has nothing to do with it, anticipates trouble and asks a question.

“Of course, there is only one person.”

“…”

All party members’ eyes turn to one direction.

The transfer was to Cleon, who was still standing next to the door with a blank expression.

“…”

Then Cleon, the person in charge, blinked his eyes two or three times-

“Me?”

And she had no choice but to point to herself.