238 Confused feelings (2/2)
But the fact is, for them, Evlin is the weird one for thinking about avoiding dealing with a beast, even more, when one considers the fact she is one of the strongest things on the planet at the current moment.
Thinking about this made Evlin feel depressed as if she was in a country where nobody could speak her language.
Ellie didn't know what to say so she just gave her aunt a hug. Evlin raised her face and stared at her niece trying to help her.
”I'm here for you, aunt Evie!”
”Oh!! My cute little niece!! You always make my day so much better!!”
Evlin then grabbed her niece and started to squeeze her like a toy, which resulted in the girl gasping for air.
Marcus saw the scene and suddenly began to hear Ellie's voice speaking in his mind.
[THIS! Is how you cheer someone up...]
[I see... ] Marcus replied, feeling like he really needed to learn how to better talk with people.
”So...” Leona interrupted their moment, ”Will you really go after this dragon...?”
”I don't really see how I have much of a choice... Even if I leave now, I'm pretty sure my friends would just try to go without me... And I don't wanna think about them risking their lives while I turn my back on them...”
”You sure... ?” Leona asked again, ”As you said before... this is not your fight, it's not your duty... I'm the champion of the East, I'm the one who is in charge of serving her command... You could try to talk to them again... Convince them to change their minds...”
Evlin was surprised that Leona of all people would stay by her side. She was glad that her fellow animal-lover friend was at least trying to see things from her point of view.
”Maybe...” Evlin whispered while looking at Ellie's arm, ”But if I don't go... Someone who has worse odds than me will have to do it... and that person might not make it back... When it's all said and done, I do have a better chance of making it back than most... Besides... You saved my school from that dragon attack... I kinda owe you one... If helping your boss will make you happy, then it's a small price to pay...”
”Ah! I can finally eat again!!” Mia commented as she noticed she was no longer feeling full.
”Aunt Evie, you feeling better?”
”A bit yeah... I think I just needed a good night of sleep and vent a little...” Evlin replied. She also wanted to say she just wished one person would be on her side but decided to keep it to herself.
”I'm glad to hear it!” Marcus said.
”Thanks! So anyway, where is that goddess anyway?”
”Lady Hana is still talking with the previous East goddess... They've been talking the whole night...” Leona responded.
As Evlin heard that, she started to notice something while looking at Marcus and Leona, ”Oh yeah...You two are fellow East champions, aren't you?”
”I'm not a champion anymore...” Marcus responded, ”After my mother was replaced, our connection was broken. I'm no longer unable to age. Although I still have my blessing, just like Lilith and Gustav...”
”I see...” Evlin commented, followed by glancing at the girl that was eating some snacks, ”Is Dia still North's champion?”
”I'm not sure... Nobody saw North even since the battle ended...” Marcus replied, ”But I don't sense a lot of holy energy in her anymore... She probably lost her status as well...”
Evlin began to ponder while crossing her arms, ”Does this mean a new champion of the North might appear...? Mia was blessed more than fifty years ago... If North severed his connection with her, he might be on the search for a new champion right now...”
”Who knows...” Marcus added.
”Oh, man... I hope he gets demoted and never bothers us again... I kinda wish that just for once we could get a god that doesn't go around causing trouble for others...” Evlin admitted while picking a cup of coffee.
Just as she was about to take a sip, a pillar of light appeared right in front of her out of nowhere and revealed a black-haired girl on a white dress looking at her desperately.
”EVLIN!!!!!” the goddess screamed.
”W- West!!?? What the hell are you doing?? You almost made me burn myself!! And where the heck have you been?? You just vanished after the battle was over...”
”We don't have time for this!! I need your help!! Now!!” West shouted while grabbing the mage by the collar.
”Seriously!!?? Well, get in line, I'm already offering my services to one crazy goddess... wait your turn...”
”I'm serious you moron!! Someone is attacking my church and my champion!!”
Evlin's eyes began to widen up, ”what...?? West! West, what did you just say!!??”
”There is a weird guy fighting Auren, right as we speak!! And he is going to kill him!! I need you!!!”
”Someone is attacking Auren!!??” Lilith yelled while standing up from the window, ”who!!??”
West began to shiver, ”I... I think it's a dragon!!”
Evlin felt the world freezing at that moment.
”Please!! You have to help him!!” West begged.
Evlin then realized that the problem that Hana was trying to drag her into, just became her problem as well. She grabbed her armor and charged herself with healing magic.
”Lead the way!”