The Book Of Flowers

Crossing over to Crux

"No way..." Zaphir.

"What the fuck did you just say?" Veskal asked, go with him

"Is that really him?" Verdea followed

I just nodded in response to all of them, making them even more shocked

Zaphir even began to bow respectfully to her, but Ayahanda held him back before she had time to duck completely

"The Praiseable First Elf. I-"

"Zaphir Lunar. You don't have to be shy. Call me Alf" said the father

Knowing that only the Oberon and 5 Root Elves who were his children had ever seen him in person, this scene certainly made Zaphir happy to the point of being overwhelmed

Father looked back at me after making sure Zaphir stood up straight again

His smile was the same as every time I saw him

But...

"... I have a lot of questions..." I said slowly

"... I'll answer everything. Please my son" He's welcome

"... Why is the new Father showing himself now?"

...

"Because this body has been in the Sahra continent since this incident began. This body was made and stayed there until I was teleported here by a trusted man"

"Fooled man?"

So, my guess about the core of the tree in the Sahra continent is wrong. The core of the tree was not taken and accidentally stranded there, but because the core was already in the body of the father who is now

And about this trusted man...

Who...?

...

"If you ask who, I can't tell you because that person is begging me not to say it" Alf said, as if knowing my own thoughts

...

Too bad

But, even though the story sounded suspicious, the resonance of the spirit essence residing in the father's body I could not deny its authenticity. It states that the story of the Father is reality, and this body is indeed the property of the Father

...

I have a lot of questions, but...

I just saw a ship in my eyes

"... I have a lot of questions, so I beg you to carry on during this journey" I said

Alf nodded in agreement, then switched and began to look for a way for the ship to get closer to where we are today

And not to forget, since it had recovered the spirit core that was in the Sahra continent, I sent a Fae to report to Amelia to cancel the monitoring

"So? Ship that far how do I call him?" Asked Veskal while looking into the distance

"... I have a plan because there's a father here"

"Huh? Wait for. What are you guys doing?" Alf was confused

Verdea looked at me and we exchanged looks. Not long after, a big smile appeared on the faces of the two of us after he understood my point as he gave a thumbs up

-- A few moments later ----

*Syuu...!*

*Outside!!!*

"Report captain! We saw the existence of a magic thrown into the air from the south coast of Goeitias right in front of us. Do we need to investigate?" A crew member reported

Their captain who was smoking the pipe tried to think first

"Yes. Just investigate, maybe someone who needs help"

The crew then saluted and immediately went to notify the other crew

And at a rapid speed, the ship began to move towards us as I wished

They got closer to us quickly. And to make them less suspicious of us, I...

"PLEASE!! HELP US!!" I shouted that over and over and waved my hands like a panicked person

Veskal also followed me shouting, as Verdea and Zaphir sat behind us around Alf

Not long after, the ship approached safely. The wooden board is lowered from the deck of the ship as a way up and down the ship

And in front of us, the captain approached

They checked us with suspicious looks. But, because of my disguise as a human being, and Veskal who knew how to cheat properly, we were not under suspicion at all, especially...

Because I made Alf and Verdea look like they were hurt

With the little berries I brought, and the bandages that Verdea had, it looked very convincing in anyone's eyes that they were 'injured'

I also deliberately made ourselves a little shabby in some parts of the clothes we wore to make this scenario even more successful to deceive

Verdea is seen to have the worst wounds between the two of them while Zaphir has only blisters on his hands and face

Well, as long as the captain doesn't try to smell it, this plan can work. If no... Well...

We Elves are forbidden to steal... But considering that Ayahanda is here right now, that rule can be changed for a while. And that ship could be ours

"... Then what's wrong with our Elf friend?" I interrupted in a annoyed tone

"I don't mean to insult you, just to remember that the Elves were the cause of 5 years ago..."

"... I don't understand the purpose of your words, sir. But, my friend still needs help, especially the black-haired boy"

"... Huh... I love that loyalty of yours, but don't blame me if this Elf stabs you in the back one day"

The captain flicked his finger to have his crew transport us all slowly

"Why are you sure he's gonna stab us? That elf has been with us longer than with the master"

"... I'm just giving you advice, son"

Wasted advice, if I may say so

With my forehead wrinkled with annoyance, I boarded the ship with Veskal after the other three of my friends had been transported aboard

The captain was still closing in on us as if he was still watching suspiciously

...

It's exactly what I want from him

And for sure, this captain seems to want to ask a lot of questions. For that, I asked Veskal to speak and deceive him

......................

"So, how can your friends get hurt?" The captain asked, after his ship had started sailing back to Orion

"We are from the continent of Goeitias. Of course we were attacked by monsters" Veskal replied

We have to involve lies in this, and I'm not at all a good liar, given my curse as well. But on the other hand, Veskal is our trusted person who is the most dangerous liar. His ability to talk to convince someone is amazing, which is why I asked him to answer

And since she upset me earlier, I can make that an excuse not to talk to her

"Hm so...? What kind of monster?"

"Some Trolls and a bunch of Direwolves"

"Squeaky. Direwolf never came out in the morning"

"And you think we just roamed around just this morning on that godforsaken continent?"

...

"If we had not been robbed and thrown there..." Veskal said while turning his face as if inviting pity

Ahem!

The show was so convincing that I forgot he was lying

He really is very deep huh...? It's as if lying is the way to stay alive (Indeed so is the reality)

His lies are a bad habit, but I can't deny that we really need them, given that I don't like to lie like that

"... Yes already. I won't be fussy anymore. Now, you can tell me anything" the captain said

...

Huh huh? Faster than I thought to deceive this man. Alright...

And this is a good time to execute the final part of my plan for this voyage. Seeing the sign, Veskal began to walk slightly backwards so as not to be seen holding his breath

*pss...*

"We just want to go to Crux for some business with someone. I hope you don't mind taking us there" I said

"... All right" The captain retorted, then informed the driver of his ship of my wishes

"And I would like to request that the medicine for my friends should be sent to our room without any further treatment"

"All right"

"Thank you" I ended my words

The captain was willing to supervise the crew, and Veskal immediately released his prisoner of breath after he left

"Your plan succeeded Vain" Vescal said as he adjusted his breathing properly. "But, what did you do that he seemed to agree with your request?" Ask Veskal

I revealed my right sleeve slightly and vaguely showed it an aromatic flower that had a fragrant smell growing on my skin

"Ah... Aspiritus Flower" Veskal muttered

Is correct. Flowers are poisonous only by their aroma, but not deadly with the right dosage

This flower is usually used by humans as a mind tranquilizer and head lightening

With the flower, the symptom that can be caused is a sudden feeling of calm and cold. They will not think at all about anything that makes them stress or a lot of thoughts...

Which means that they can also immediately forget the danger that is in front of them...

Since the captain was already not very suspicious of us, I used this plant as well and made sure he would have the intention to answer 'yes', running my request without the slightest hesitation

But, he will feel a slight headache later after a few hours. The effect of this flower is not to hypnotize, but to reassure and calm someone so that the captain will not feel there is an awkwardness that is too much for us later

As long as he doesn't know I poisoned his head earlier, we'll be safe

My little plan was closed at that moment. Next, we had to devise a plan to infiltrate Crux

"Let's go to our room. I'm worried about those 3 people" I took Veskal

He simply nodded with a small smile and followed me away into the inside of the ship

The rest is to make sure that Yuriel regrets she was ever born. Since he is the one holding the spirit core, I will take it back from the old man's hands