The Sended's

Chapter 91: Above the Clouds

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We left behind a chaotic city that was not until a month ago considered the brain of the most intelligent Continent among the four human continents, they could repel the attacks of over a hundred thousand Ming warriors but could not handle the monsters...

Hm... So their power comes from the help of other countries? On their own they will not be able to do anything, in contrast to Ruby who has stood alone since the beginning

And it seemed like monsters were not in their agreement script, no help came this time.

"By the way Li, where are the nobles taking refuge? With their attitude, I doubt if they're among the people in town,"

"The nobles have their own homes outside the city, many of them heading there with their respective bodyguards. But for those who choose to live in the city they also have a house inside, and because of the guards so ordinary people can do nothing but ask for mercy" he explained

Poor ordinary people...

"Lantas is two weeks away, why is the problem still not finished?" Ask me again

"If I don't understand that much, but I heard that the Qing army's situation has not been in good shape since the Ming-coalition war,"

The war before? I think it's natural that Qing is a city-state, so they can't get HR as fast as a country like Ruby.

We followed a large road connecting the city with the Southern border, but only reached the middle of it before we took a small road to the East

Since then I only found a large land without any trees, but apparently the territory of Li's father was behind the forest in front of us, one of the two thick forests in the Qing region

The Li family took the place as their residence because there the atmosphere was calm and still fresh, also because near the forest and mountains there was a lot of material to make mana pills

Strategic for them...

"This forest is said to have the magic of Elves so that it can store mana so large, therefore in here there are no monsters,"

Oh? That is another reason they chose it as a region apparently, with all the things that deserve their families can make quality products

But the Elf forest?

"Even once did the Elves have territory here?" Much

"Not a direct territory, they set up colonies here,"

Elven Colony... I heard they did establish a lot of colonies, even some of them still stand today

"That's the legendary rabbit of this ranger!"

It was true that there was a small, blue-lighted living creature in the direction that Li pointed, but I doubt it was a rabbit...

"Isn't that an owl?"

"That's why he became legendary, agile like a rabbit and wise like an owl,"

No-no, doesn't it look absurd and horrible? Do they know mutant terms or not?

Mutants - I mean legendary creatures that are surrounded by fireflies that emit the same light as it seems, blue color. If you look at it again, it's pretty adorable...

Just a moment when we saw him, the hare-owl-no matter what the creature was, he noticed us and immediately jumped away quickly, disappearing in an instant from our sight

Fireflies there also flew away from their position along with the departure of the legendary creature.

"He's away.... Rumor is if you see it then your day is in luck" Li said

"Wah-wah, if about that ability I think Ruby has a rival...."

"Eh? Whatchu mean?" Ask Li

"Uhm.... It's okay, I'm just talking about getting tired,"

"Oh that? Just relax, we'll be there soon,"

Hm? What's that noise? Why is there a thin fog here?

We continue our journey through this forest, the direction is to go to the source of the sound I said earlier

"Whoah! We're there!"

Whoa-wah...

"Welcome to the Xia family residence," Li said proudly

It was a waterfall that amazed me, it was so high and swift that when it fell splashed water that became dew and thin fog just now

Da... Having a house here would be nice, but...

"Where's the residence you're referring to?"

There are only waterfalls and puddles underneath, not a single building visible

"Our residence is up there, next to the water that will soon plunge,"

Huh uh? Then how do we ride it?

"Hehe, you must be thinking how do we ride it right? Normally there's a rope near the waterfall, but since I'm one of the main families I'm supposed to know a secret passage,"

"If it's a secret, wouldn't you show it to me..."

"Eh? Y-Well I guess if it's a friend then it doesn't matter" Li said

Huh.... This stupid fuck...

"If you use a secret path how long does it take to get to the top?" Much

"Half hour? That's a lot faster than using a rope to climb a loh,"

"How high is this cliff?" Continue my question

"Umm, about a hundred meters, why are you asking that?"

Good riddance... If the owl hare was lucky, let's test it here

I grabbed Li's hand which must have confused her

Using teleportation can take less than a second.

I don't know how we look when we appear to one place using teleportation, could it be that we appear instantly or appear slowly, I don't know...

"T-So it's magic?" Ask Li

"Yes, amazing isn't it? With magic you can do anything and even move instantly, all the things you learn in the academy are just a fraction of the original abilities of that magic" I replied

The conditions of studying at the Qing academy are indeed very good, it must be comfortable for every student who comes from all over the country, but their learning materials are outdated

When they are now studying alchemy magic, maybe in the academy of Brandenburg or Lutece have studied it for years before, well each region has its own expertise.

I forgot to admire the other beauty up here, it's a little different from the one below, it looks like... The paradise?

The high hills are flat like skyscrapers with green grass on top and some ancient trees, then the birds that fly with morning mist and sunlight, and the birds that fly, oh I don't know how to explain it in one word other than heaven.

True what Li said, there were several buildings that were united with a series of stone thin walls, it was the residence of the Xia family, Li's family

Wah-wah if there is a camera this scenery I will make, even in a fantasy world like Kelfia is still rarely found this quiet place... Ah... It's quieter than in the library...

Sometimes not going to war for a vacation here I don't think it's a problem.... Kan...?

Urghs! I imagined Kyouka who was scolding me so my mind came back here

"How is Miss Ryuu? Better than Ruby's palace, right?"

Why does he keep showing off things that aren't his completely anyway...?

"Let's go in,"

When he opened the gate by pushing it, I could immediately see the paved road leading straight to the largest building, the road was not one way but branched out to connect the building with each other

When he opened the gate there were also two people who were sweeping the courtyard from the dried leaves, they were all no longer young

"Eh? N-Young Miss Li?!"

"Hello everything! Long time no see!"

"Young Miss Li is back!"

Instantly from the only two people to a group of humans who surrounded Li, they all looked happy because Li went home there

Well... Li is a typical person who is easily liked by everyone anyway...

They didn't even realize I was here...

"Hahaha everything is healthy, right? How are you, aunt? You look younger. Oho! Uncle! Are you still looking for insects for your father's needs...? There is no other alternative, right? Whoa! My sister Jia! Whoohoo!" he lifted up his little sister, threw her into the air, and caught her back

Li was also happy to return home apparently...

"Aahaha.ha? Uh! I forgot, everyone! Introducing her named Ryuu, you should call her Miss Ryuu because she is a high noble of Ruby," she recalled my whereabouts

"Ruby?"

"Have you heard of it?"

"No,"

H-uh? How could they never hear Ruby?

Before Li could explain it, someone came out of the biggest building in front of him, they all just kept quiet and bowed their heads to him who came towards me and Li slowly

His aura was so wise, was he Li's father?

"Hello grandpa!"

Grandpa anyway...

"Welcome Li, welcome also Miss Ryuu from Ruby," the figure said

"Honor for me to be able to come to the Xia family residence,"

He looked at me carefully

"I didn't think Li could be friends with the general from the kingdom who defeated Ming," he said seriously

"Hehe, come on grandfather don't praise me so hehe.." can't he read the atmosphere?!

After a while, he turned and stepped away

"Have you eaten, Miss Ryuu? If you'd like, come and have lunch with our family,"

Oho! Noble food can't be just plain soup like breakfast, right? I accept it with pleasure!

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Li and I were ushered into our room where her sister Jia stayed while everyone else was out, she wanted to play with Li... How long has he been out of here?

"Hehehe, Jia you are so adorable,"

"Li, when did you leave this house?" Much

"Since entering the academy, so about four years? By the way you were very tense when talking to grandfather earlier huh...?" He realize?

"Well, facing such a figure is natural, right?"

"Grandfather wasn't always like that anyway, he was always nice and played with me, actually he also wanted to play with Jia but was afraid that my sister was crying when she was carried by him,"

"Is there a reason?"

Li nodded in response to me

"I don't know exactly when but my grandfather suddenly couldn't smile like he used to, or maybe he didn't want to, I think the problem was the illness he was suffering from,"

A disease that makes people stop smiling huh? Whether or not there really is, but it seems strange to me...