For You This World I'll Destroy

Strength to Protect (2)

—17—

A cool breeze blew, accompanying me and Arthur who were sitting on the roof of an empty warehouse in Indrayastra. The calm waves of the sea became a melody that brought drowsiness to the large ships anchored in the largest port of Pei Jin. Unlike the busy and noisy place in the morning, night is the perfect hideout for people who are afraid of the sun.

“A-Anu, Auntie, why are we sitting here?” asked Arthur, who hugged himself, trying to drive away the cold of the night.

“To watch such an interesting drama,” said I also gave the man a medicine capsule, “If you want to live past tonight, drink this medicine, Artie.”

According to my request Artie immediately took the medicine. But the overwhelming bitterness made his face grimace and deathly pale. Laughing at me saw Arthur's innocent behavior, but the laughter quickly dissipated as my eyes caught a familiar figure emerging from a deserted alley.

“Luciel? why is he here?” murmured Arthur.

“Not everyone can trade on Chandrayastra without Ma Dame Fan permission. Those who are opportunists or interested in making money will find a way to sell their goods. A black market was born in this district. Indrayastra,” said I who was on my chin saw Luciel watching the surroundings.

“Different from Chandrayastra, in this district, you can get whatever you want with just money. Whatever it is. In fact, someone's life,” I continued.

“Meanwhile Auntie, Luciel was involved in the dark trade?” ask Arthur.

I shook my head, “No, if the girl wanted to trade, she wouldn't be wearing that less cute dress. He wants to beat someone up like,” I said, drinking hot Chrysant tea from my bottle,

“It so happens that tonight, Master Towa, one of Pei Jin's high magicians, is smuggling weapons into the city. He used rumors about the Moon Daemon to hide the influx of newcomers in Pei Jin as adventurers.

Arthur was stunned, “S-Weapons? Hmm.. If not mistaken, Master Towa is the magician who most opposed Ma Dame Fan when accepting human refugees. Is it possible. The weapon he used to coup Ma Dame Fan?”

I smiled amusedly, “Araraa, Artie, you have a wild imagination anyway. No, no, no, don't forget, who's the trader who's bothered to pull off a zero-profit coup? The answer is simple, Arthur.

Master Towa sold the weapon at a tempting price to the stronghold that needed it once. Who are they?” my many.

Arthur bends his brow confused, “Siphon dragonica, the up-and-coming neighbor?”

“Refugee Man in District Without Name.”

“T-No, not possible. They wouldn't dare to do that.”

I stroked my head and snorted, “You forgot, on the first day I came to the district, those humans attacked me? If an ordinary Daemon were to be attacked in the head that hard, it was certain that he would die. In other words, the incident confirmed the intent to kill in the people in the nameless district.

But the most important question is... why?”

Arthur drank chrysant tea in the glass I brought from him and thought hard. Suddenly his eyes saw the tea and were surprised, “For the sake of clean water source.”

I nodded, “Accordingly. Do you know why the Yggdrasil tree is so expensive? They purify water poisoned by Superadical Snow. In an era when all water sources become toxic, having clean water is a miracle that is targeted by many people,” I said, who then folded his hands,

“Not to mention when the Moon Daemon issued a theory that the Nyght outbreak was spread through drinking water. The panic prompted desperate people to do anything to get clean water.”

I drew the conclusion after hearing that someone had thrown a large amount of Aether in the river Arisia. The property of the magic compound disrupts the magic energy and returns it to its original form, which is Mana. Although unintentional, Aether is in theory able to purify water in limited quantities. People who drink Aether water cannot use magic.

That's why, it doesn't make sense to me, a group of humans who are very good at magic.

But I just lifted my shoulders, “For what? Artie, don't forget, I'm a trader too. I did not see a single profit I could get from that troublesome activity,” I replied coldly.

“Aaargggh, I at least understand you Pei Jin people,” said Arthur scratching his head in frustration, “But wait a minute, then, why did Luciel come here?”

“Hmm, it seems, the girl managed to track down the Aether she sold and heard Master Towa's rotten plans. With his fun, he tried to stop the plan alone to protect someone who knows who it is,” I said a little jealous, I was,

“Stupid once.”

“Jeez, Auntie—!” arthur said impatiently to help Luciel, but I took his hand and said,

“Not yet, not yet. Artie, you don't know why the Hero always comes late? Because the more cornered a person is, the price of a favor will be higher. Ordinary help can be a life saving that raises the selling value of the Hero.”

“Aduh, Auntie.. Why is the calculation so bad.”

“Araraa, can't believe I snatched those words from a Noctis, hihi,” I said amusedly.

Especially when the person who created this mess was none other than a Noctis. After winning and destroying the kingdom of Kinje, a giant country in the north, the Union of Erites continues its ambitions and seeks to devour the small countries around it. The prolonged war led to a scarcity of weapons in the city of Pei Jin.

Coincidentally the Noctis family was once known as a reliable weapon maker. And coincidentally, the current head of the Noctis family was a very famous mercenary figure. Of course, the weapons he recommends will have credibility and a high price.

The thing that the head of the family did was stay “swept the embers into the haystack”, then blew enough wind. A great fire will break out and the Noctis Family as usual will come out of that conflict with fat pockets.

You're great too, my sister-in-law.

Seeing Arthur know nothing is no surprise to me. Because, there is a promise that binds Mentari and Jun that causes the man to try desperately to hide the darkness of the Noctis Family from Arthur. He promises to keep Arthur clean.

But, what would he do, if he knew the child he was protecting, now knew his rottenness?

“See Artie. Doesn't that guy look familiar?” I said pointing to Jun who stepped in front of the empty warehouse with his mercenaries.

“T-No way, A-Ayahanda,” muttered Arthur in disbelief.

Unlike Jun, I'm not bound by papaun's promise to protect Arthur. With a sly smile, I whispered in the man's ear,

“Hey, Arthur, what if I said, your father is the mastermind behind all these rotten plans?”

I love white flowers, but I'm most happy when I see them stained by other colors. Red blood, blue despair or purple betrayal. That blend of colors will produce a new flower that gives me a little surprise in these seven very long years.

But as I thought this world was different from the rest. This time, it was not Master Towa who came in this dangerous transaction. Standing in front of Jun, was the black-robed figure with the two Matrovskas who attacked me two nights earlier. The explorers of the world make me curious.

If he came to this world and disrupted the fate written by the Goddess, wouldn't that mean that the explorer of that world possessed incredible power? Is it possible that he is able to change the end of this world?

And.. Luciel, taking my place tonight, I wonder, what conclusion will you draw? What epilogue will you write from this meeting? Can you show me the strength to protect what you mean?

I grimaced, waiting impatiently for the little surprise to be presented to me.