Volume 5 Chapter 5 (1/2)
Like
Don't move
Unlike
1
Translated & Edited by: Tianic
Note: Please click on the character name for their illustrations
Characters in this chapter:
Cohen Kheda(Alias: Claude): The main character
Fischer Summers(Alias: Raven): Cohen's friend and the prince of the Swabia Empire
Dior Merlin: One of Cohen's wives
I woke up at dawn, flipping through the pages of a random book as I laid in bed and listened to the sounds of birds chirp I had no intention of knoas written in the book
What I was thinking were all the things that happened these days Inshape
The Aqua Clan has agreed to join me A powerful fleet will be ready by the next year I have foreseen, when shi+ps that no one has seen in this world sailing across the winds and surfs withe defeat those ene would that be to the people on this continent! Moreover, I will have a troop of elite soldiers going along, my enemies will flee in fear!
The next step was to seize more land with force and actions I should subdue more alien clans by my unusual methods of conciliation and rather mild laws In this way, I could increase er econohty troops
By that time, not only I can kick the Minister to the lady's roo as he wanted, no one will be able to threaten him
This will be a challenging objective, which willby its endless unpredictability and variable I loved it, the feeling of standing on the edge The thing about this future made my blood boils
However, there were still h My Dark City construction progress was one problem, its population was another
I intended to have a thorough conversation with Fischer This guy has been inity
While I wasin my mind, the door opened Fischer entered with a smile
However, heon his back clothes Fischer looked eh to do that
I heard slight sounds of arguing out of the half-closed door Obviously, a female voice won, then Fischer's voice disappeared
I recognized the fe my eyes dry, lips pale, face numb By the ti extremely blunt, pitiful as if I could die at any second
I was the one who threw our relationshi+p into such embarrassment I just wanted her to leave my room sooner
”Gosh!+ What happened to you?” Unbelievably, Dior dashed to my bedside, lowered her body and took my hand firmly, ”They told me that you have a ive ive me…”
Ten days, just ten days! Her change made me overwhelmed Could it be what she said when I confronted her by the castle was true? I did not do anything that touched her Although I have intended to do
”No, please don't blame yourself” I finally found a word suitable for this conversation, ”It's not your fault”
”Where's your wound?” Dior asked hastily, ”Is it healed? Who cured you? Did you heal it yourself? Let ood a healer…”
”N… nothing bad It's alright” I pressed Dior's hand, ”I just need more rest My wound was cured by the best physician Don't worry”
”Really?” She said softly, ”I'll stay here If a so lady presents herself in front of the wound, her fine ie will be faithful for you to heal faster”
”Sure you can” I said, ”Then will you just stay here for the wound? What about after it's healed?”
”That'll depend on the ti” Dior made a playful smile, ”If the speed you heal turns out satisfactory…”
”But, dear” I felt a bit anxious due to it was the first time I call her 'dear', ”I'm too tired to quarrel”
”Then get better sooner” She opened the curtain to let in the sunlight, ”By that time, if you quarrel with me sometimes, I'll reward you”
”Oh, yeah? I' forward to it By the here have you driven Raven to?” Where Dior presented, Fischer and I have been calling each other Claude(cloud) and Raven
”Raven?” Dior approached my bed and sat, ”You mean Fischer? I told him to come for you after breakfast”
”Okay, but I've got things for hied in business for me, then said in a rare fine tone, ”Can you fetch him now?”
”Are you sure?”
”Positive”
”Alright! I'll get hi”
I nodded Dior smiled at me pleasantly then disappeared at the door
Not long after, Fischer's dissatisfied voice ca? One drove me away, one summoned me back Hi, Claude, you look just fine to me!”
I signed the chair by my bed to let him be seated
”Dior, come around” I called her in as well and took her hand, then watched in her bright eyes and said, ”Can I trust you, ”
”Sure, what's wrong?” Dior asked in confusion, ”Did I do anything wrong?”
”Nothing on you!” Fischer said as if he was once again hosting a wedding, ”Claude was asking you, are you willing to be with him, for better or worse, loyally and faithfully without lies or cheat”
”In e our e We're a couple that respect and loyal to each other”
”As for now, I've got things that should be remained untold” I said, ”If I tell now, there'll be uys But I promise I will say the words at a proper ti back to you”
”Ok?” Dior pondered and looked up at ler So, can you give me a timeline?”
I pondered for a moment and told her, ”A year! Give me a year!”
”Alright!” Dior said, ”You said it Now, excuse ive you some room to talk”
”Darling, you don't have to go That's fine” I hinted Fischer to inquire his opinion, Fischer nodded at me, ”We'll probably need your advice”
Hearing this, Dior sain She le resemblance as the old Dior Merlin
”Raven, I've gained big this tireed to join us!”
”Cool!” Fischer patted my shoulder hard, ”Good job, man!”
”Be gentle!” Dior said
”I get it!” Fischer said aardly
”Their leader came back with me” I continued, ”We could work out the detailed cooperation plan by today Oh, Dior, with Sander's help, our shi+ps will be able to travel to any ports safely!”
”That's great news” Dior pressed my blanket, ”In that case, the profits from every shi+pment will be maximized”
After I told them about the Aqua Clan, I continued with the Arethusa story
”Nor It's rare that it is just made up Let alone there's already an Arethusa's avatar” Fischer commented
”You’ve mentioned that you shared a moment with that avatar?” Dior frowned, ”What was that like?”
”It was a rather odd feeling…” I tried my best to recall the situation of thather, I found myself thrilled with intimacy and familiarity…”
”Was it like that you were bonded to each other?” Dior asked
”hell yeah! That's about it!” I tu
”That is to say, the God of Water did exist” Fischer became unusually severe, ”Despite that Arethusa was that impressive like what the aqua people had said, or she so to do with the two teht now”
”You know it,and heard have proven the Light Teed, ”So then, who is the real God? The Asmodians?”
”You're running off the subject” Fischer reminded
”It matters? We've come so far to this point!”
Fischer gazed at Dior and questionedto discuss in front of a Light Temple follower?”
”Have I said I'ht Lord had refused to save my mother, I hated him You two boys, otherwise You're like two devils with horns on the heads”