Chapter 325: My Name (1/2)
”Sell artifacts?” The Knight stopped eating, looking at the Seika to see if he was joking. However, the young man's face was calm. ”Freda's power lies in artifacts. If we sell them, we'll be selling our advantage over the other nations.”
”Is that why the Magic Vault exists? To monitor the use of artifacts?” The Seika asked curiously, to which the Knight nodded.
”The artifacts are national treasures, and they have the Schelera's blessing.”
”The religion that worships the scholar guardian.” The Seika seemed interested, his eyes lighting with interest. ”Are they involved in the politics?”
”The people follow the King's Decrees, but Schelera is gaining more followers by the day because of His Majesty being the inheritor of the scholar guardian.”
”Did the scholar guardian create this religion?” The Seika asked something that deviated from their original topic.
”No,” The Knight answered, despite feeling like she was giving away an intel she should not. ”They are only worshipers who gathered after the guardian disappeared.”
”What about the descendants of the guardian?”
”Hm?” The Knight frowned. ”It's common knowledge that the scholar guardian has no descendants. His family died against one of the calamities, Lord of Giants, Lorth.”
The Seika was quiet, and the Knight managed to see a pained expression on his face. He shut his eyes tightly as if he was holding something back. When he opened them again, the Knight felt her heart go cold.
His eyes were the same. Yet, as if coming from the deepest parts of his soul, boundless hate radiated from his purely golden eyes.
'Did I do something wrong?' Her thoughts slowed until she couldn't think anymore. The sound of a door closing made her snap out of her daze. When she could think again, the Seika was gone.
***
Arthur sat down in the suite, which was empty for some reason. He laid his right on the table, palm upward. The silence was suffocating.
'There's no reason for me to feel this hatred.' Arthur clenched his fist tightly. 'I hate that I'm feeling something I should not. It's almost as if I'm a stranger in my own body.'
He knew that the hatred came from Jizo's soul that had the legacy, but he still couldn't bear it. He grabbed his head as the hatred intensified, flashbacks appearing in his mind.
The giant that attacked Jizo's village at that time seems to be a pawn of Lorth. Arthur had a dream about the giant right after he obtained the legacy.
Lorth and Kar, these were the two calamities that Arthur knew of until now. Lord of Giants and Lord of Vampires. Both of them seemed to be rulers of their species: Vampires and Giants.
The hatred returned but darker this time. An image accompanied it this time: Jizo's family's bodies were torn and limp. The veins on Arthur's temples bulged as he closed his eyes tightly.
”Get out of my head!”
Arthur roared as his mana went berserk and exploded. As if trying to get the intruding feelings, his mana left his body to destroy everything in its path.
***
”There she is!” Gala pointed at the gardens in the distance while the three looked through the window. The gardens had a young lady wearing a one-piece dark-green dress. Her black hair was tied to the side of her shoulder, giving her a friendly appearance.
”That's lady Aimee.” Gruen nodded in a bashful expression, which Dia found to be disgusting.
Even after she regained the ability to touch others, unlike before, Dia didn't feel like she wanted to do so. The only person she missed embracing was her mother, but she was no longer here.
”This is stupid. I'm going back.” Dia said curtly and left the two sneaking around the lady. The only reason that she agreed to accompany them is because of what Gala said.
'This is what the Seika wants. He never showed interest in anything but this dwarf.'
The Seika was indeed strange. Dia never thought that she would care what he wanted, but she became increasingly interested in his thought process.
She approved of his qualities: ruthless against his enemies and kind to his people and the weak. He hides his kindness because he sees it as a weakness, but that was also the quality of a true ruler.
'The only thing that he lacks is his desire to rule.' Dia couldn't understand why he would not want to, but that was unimportant. A deal tied them, nothing more.
She arrived at their suite, where she decided to wait for the Seika. However, their bond told her that the Seika was inside.