The Book Of Flowers
Unbeknownst
-- A few moments after that ---
Everything is done. All the members of the Salamander clan warriors began to act to clear the remaining gray from the place. There are only them and me in this place right now
They worked every place covered by the ashes diligently as I, Gwen and Ivor watched over them
I can also hear Leshy's voice from here. It seemed like there was a monster who wanted to pass by just now, but he halau so as not to approach here first
Well. It'll be a problem if they get through here. It doesn't guarantee that they won't attack us, right?
I wonder why the monsters turn so aggressive as the ages go by. Had the former monsters and their 6 leaders been alive today, I believe the 5 rulers of Miralius today would not have been hostile towards them
Ah-h
Wow wow...? Looks like someone's sending a message
A Forest Spirit came approaching in a hurry. It was obvious that he had something to tell him
I lowered my head a little to equalize us, while Ivor and Gwen had just noticed the presence of the Forest Spirit that was already near them
And I quickly took off my gloves. What else but drawing?
This time I drew a question mark, so that the Forest Spirit also used the wooden branch he brought to join the drawing to be able to communicate with me
He drew a... A human?
Man, and bird
...
Ah that's a dove. Someone came to send me a message
Could-be?
"Soon give my orders to Leshy to bring the man here. He's a friend"
The Forest Spirit nodded without hesitation. Then, just like the way he ran to see me just now, he also did it to immediately meet Leshy
"There's guests? I thought you didn't receive any messages today?" Ivor asked
First, it's a stupid question because the sun just came up signifying morning. Who sent the message early in the morning try?
Second
"I didn't know the time Collin Hortensia was coming. That's why I'm always on standby"
Looks like I will make Leshy the one who conveyed Collin's presence to me. It would be complicated later if he suddenly acted aggressively towards the child
And as I expected, Ivor and Gwen looked surprised when they heard that name
But they had no time to comment, the three of us had already seen Collin and the witch I had threatened at that time arrive at our place while taking a quick step
Everyone seems to be in a hurry today. It's 'All things have to be fast' huh?
"Oberonian. I'm sorry if I'm impolite, but I have some news to tell you"
"First of all, I was confused as to how you got out of the Hortensia palace area and still lived without anyone chasing"
"Stop that first! You should hear this!"
Wow, fierce...
I let him talk, but to catch his irregular breath from being too rushed, he was silent for a moment before starting to speak his mind
"Two days ago, Yuriel Grandier came to see Rosalia's brother, before going back to Crux"
...!
"Why?"
What astonished me was that I realized that Yuriel must have approached Rosalia with some important intention. He was still in Orion yesterday, so I doubt he can be that fast in Hortensia and come back in 2 days. There must be something
"It was not I who heard this news, but Darius' brother. And he's off with Rosalia's sister to meet Frank face-to-face"
...
"Keep that aside, why would Yuriel want to meet with Rosalia?"
He was silent for a moment, cold sweat pouring from his forehead. And with a look full of terror, he said something I never expected even a million years
"In short, Oberon, that man is one of the supporters of the devil worshipers..."
!!!
"WHAT?!"
Wait wait-wait!!
"Repeat that sentence now!"
"Yuriel Grandier is a supporter of the devil. In fact, he was the one who made sure they were never known to exist by the world until now"
...
I thought that Yuriel could have been involved in this devil worship business, but I crossed that line because Yuriel was quite an honorable person, even in my eyes
But conspiring with the devil worshipers? And on top of that, hiding their crimes all along?
With his power, it can certainly work. But all the questions now fall to 'Why?'
"Sister Darius followed their conversation from start to finish. But what I didn't expect was that almost all the main characters in the Grandier family were involved in this business, including Veskal's father. All I know is, he left this paper that he wrote with Mana. It took me a while to understand it, but the writing he gave me this instantly shocked me"
He handed me a paper cut. Without hesitation I took the thing and read the Mana on it without any distress
'Yuriel Grandier helps the devil worshipers. Meet Oberon'
The mana he used was extremely thin. No one's face realized it at all
"I've connected every point, and that's the conclusion I've come to before meeting you right now" Collin added
"It's not a trivial matter either, Oberon. That's why with all my heart, I immediately went to help prince Collin even though there would be people who thought we were suspicious" the witch who came with him said
It's not not trivial anymore. It's something so out of bounds that I feel like I want to stab my eyes in disbelief
"Is Rosalia also involved in this?"
"I don't know anything more than it says, Oberon. Rosalia's brother today was then invited by Frank Gold to Verdea's territory, and Darius's brother volunteered to come with her just to give me room to read this information"
"Frank?"
He said Rosalia went to see Frank. Everything is so surprising
So that's also why he didn't just contact me directly through the seed of communication. He wanted to make sure that Rosalia's attention was thrown from him first before looking for an opportunity to contact me
...
I'd better send someone to watch over them as soon as possible
"Call Luna and Zaphir. Command them to split half of the Moon Elf warrior members in half. Then send half with Luna to spy on the talks in Verdea's territory, while the other half will be sent to watch over Yuriel" an order I gave to Gwen
"Ready!" he swiftly responded, immediately disappearing quickly to search for the two people
"Then I immediately returned to Hortensia before Jael realized
Magicians. Take prince Collin away now" I turned to the two men
"Sorry prince. But he's right. Yael Tarasque will not be able to face me at all if he finds out about our presence here"
Thank goodness you still have a brain even though you have little guts
"Then Oberon, may fate side with us" he said his last words before leaving
"... May the flowers always bloom for you, prince Collin"
That way, the two of them went missing before me, carried away by the Mana aura that the magician had cast so that they could return to Hortensia as quickly as possible safely
...
"You're really going to send Luna and Zaphir? The Moon Elves are our greatest asset, you know?" Ivor asked after witnessing their departure
"Oh? Ivor can think of also~?"
"I'm not that stupid you know?! Besides, my words have a point, right?!"
He was not wrong to worry that the Moon Elves might be in great danger. But it's precisely because they're our most important asset that makes me believe they're okay
After all, those two higher-ups were monsters among the Elves. One of them has the most extensive experience among our people right now, and the other can align with me in terms of ability
"My judgment won't be wrong for now. After all, if Yuriel was to conspire with the demon worshippers and try to attack them, we would instead get strong evidence to take down every one of our enemies"
What I'm more worried about is the Elven army that I'm sending towards Hortensia to spy on Frank...
There was something suspicious about the sudden move. Frank didn't even report anything about his invitation to Rosalia
Is it because he's not careful about acting, or is he planning something out of my sight?
Whatever it is, I have to deal with this one. Verdea, too, I need to tell you about Frank
...
But still...
Why did Frank invite Rosalia without my knowledge...?
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"Sorry, Vainzel..."
