Chapter 334: Leaving (1/2)

The sun reached its peak and was already on a declining steep when Aiden had finally reached the end of his tale.

Mostly it was him who spoke, as he continued explaining all the strange, wondrous, and mind-boggling occurrence that happened during the long night. He obviously skipped through the details about his servants, and also kept silent about his venture to the Sanctum and his strange reunion with his father's remnant spirit fragment, and how he regained his memories from another life.

He also kept the true end for the orcs a secret, and only mentioned that he had completely dealt with them. With their leaders' dead, the rest of the tribe had returned to their original lands and are no longer having any desires of conquest. This whilst wasn't completely true, wasn't false either, Aiden felt better this way.

These were details that were mostly unrelated to the task the Masked Lady had entrusted him with anyway.

At first, when Drake noticed the strange peculiarities in his friend's story, he almost flinched and spoke up, but in the end, he decided against it. He must have had a good reason for omitting such important details, and it was also quite beneficial for him, that his pathetic failure was not mentioned to the public.

When he got to the end of recounting his side of the story, Aiden heaved a long sigh of relief. He finally got back and completed the last requirements for the quest in the system. Not a moment later, just as he expected, he heard the bell-like sound of an incoming system notification in his mind.

”Thank you for taking the time to tell us all that, Aiden. I greatly appreciate your help in this matter.” The Mistress gave her thanks first before she added thoughtfully.

”So, what if what you said is true, then that means the whole threat of the orcs and this so-called Horde is no longer present. Surprisingly you did not just manage to get the information we needed, but you also managed to end the looming danger completely! This is great news!” She exclaimed, with a tinge of happiness visible in her voice.

”For the time being, I have no more tasks for either of you.” The Masked Lady glanced at Sara as well as she remarked.

She clapped with her hands, causing the door to open back up and the elderly butler, Sebas to appear once again. Without uttering a single word, he bowed at the doorway, waiting for her Lady's command.

”This meeting took longer than I expected, please excuse me for that.” The Lady continued. ”Seeing how it is so late today, I am sure you are all famished. Please stay for a bit more, let me invite you all to a meal. Enjoy your lunch with us, before you leave.”

She offered, which nobody objected to. After all, just like she had mentioned, both boys and all the girls were quite hungry by now. Although Galina still a bit of a problem, as she felt the strain of her steadily lowering reserves, she still agreed.

However, before her mana could run dry and her illusion could fade away, Aiden gently placed his hands on her back as they were walking towards the large and ornate dining hall and injected a bit of extra energy into her system.

A single yelp was the only thing that escaped her lips, before she could reign in her emotions, causing the transference of energy to be a short one. Still, as her system slowly processed the much higher quality [Soul Power] and turned into the lower quality Mana that it could utilize, it should still be enough to keep her current look for the next couple of hours without any issue.

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After a delicious, luxurious, and most importantly sumptuous meal, the group now with the addition of the real Scarlet and Sara to the group have left the Mistress' mansion and ventured out of the slums with relative ease.

Besides Sara, the group was still rather astounded by the sight of the large structure suddenly vanishing from sight as they left the protective bubble that surrounded it. They couldn't help but wonder if anybody could just stumble upon it.

”No, you don't have to worry. Those without the direct acceptance of the Mistress would be unable to get in. Those with weaker wills would simply turn around leave the opposite direction, while others would find an impassable wall of energy.

Even if they would still try to force themselves through, the guards would immediately be alerted and would swiftly deal with the threat.” Sara explained, understanding to looks in their eyes as they turned around to leave.