Chapter 475 - 425 : Caretaker (1/2)
The person on the other side of the door didn't barge in but politely knocked three times and patiently waited. Wrath remained rooted in his spot, perhaps too shocked or overwhelmed to speak or move.
Isadore did feel a strange aura lurking from behind the door but he couldn't feel the same thing Wrath was experiencing so he was able to get a hold of himself and slowly walk toward the door.
Seeing the pale face of his bodyguard, Isadore knew that something was wrong but he still went to open the door. This uninvited individual didn't cause a ruckus and even knocked on the door so it was safe to assume that he came bearing no hostile intentions.
It seems to have taken an eternity to reach that door and finally open it with his sweat-soaked hand. Though, when he finally saw the person behind that door, Isadore couldn't help but frown as the youth before him seemed unfamiliar.
There was even a short-haired girl that belonged to the beastmen Race standing behind the clad-armored youth.
It is indeed the first time Isadore saw Leiu in person but he heard the tales of the Nameless Knight so it didn't take him too long to reach a conclusion, especially after noticing Wrath's unnatural reaction.
It is widely known that the Seven Deadly Sins are antagonistic to Leiu as the latter had killed Pride. However, when he came face to face with the Nameless Knight, even an entity like Wrath was unable to lift a finger, much less attack him.
Furthermore, he was serving the King right now so he's obligated to follow the rules and keep his personal matters to himself, just like when he saw Makaze but didn't make a move and simply watched from the sidelines.
”King Isadore Marfront of Green-Leaf, I presume?”
”Yes yes! Please come in.”
Isadore didn't dare act arrogantly in front of the youth before him. He welcomed the two guests in and signaled for Wrath to leave but the middle-aged man kept standing there like an idiot.
”I didn't come here for you so calm down.”
Leiu waved his hand dismissively while glancing at Wrath and uttering those words. Only then did the middle-aged man dare move, he bowed toward the youth clad in jet black armor then walked to a corner of the room and stood there, motionless like a pillar.
Isadore didn't know why would a mysterious person like the Nameless Knight come here out of all places. He sat opposite of the youth and the little girl and waited for the other party to talk.
Leiu didn't beat around the bush or waste any second, he just gazed at the young King and said:
”Very soon, there'll be a war and I'm simply here to ask you.”
Isadore carefully listened to Leiu and nodded his head:
”Please ask.”
”What I want to ask is; are you going to participate or merely watch?”
Confused, Isadore tilted his head and said:
”I'm not sure I understand.”
A chilling aura emanated from the silent youth, who maintained his silent for a full minute before speaking again:
”There is no need to hide things from me, I know that you've been to Astria and you're currently seeking Arthur. All of that is meaningless, in the end, all that matters is what you'll do when war breaks out. To put it bluntly, will you help Arthur fight the White Specter Clan or back away?”
Isadore didn't know how to give an appropriate response, he pondered for a few seconds before answering:
”Well… depending on the circumstances, I will-”
Before he could finish, he was cut off by Leiu, who retorted:
”I need a short and honest answer. Yes, you will help him or No, you don't think he can win even with your assistance.”
While it is true that Isadore wanted to befriend Arthur and ally with him, it was kind of unexpected for the Nameless Knight to come up to him and ask for an immediate and straightforward answer.
In all honesty, the king felt confused and curious about Leiu's intentions which is why he hesitated. What if he gives the wrong answers which will lead to dire consequences?
After a long bout of silence, Isadore gave raised his head, glanced at the girl then at the Nameless Knight and opened his mouth, about to give his reply…
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It was a medium-sized room filled with monitors, remnants of snacks and sweets covered almost the whole floor and the walls and roof were dyed with a pink and red color. There were lots of large-sized pillows that were soft and comfortable to sit on.
Currently, a man, who's been unconscious for a long time, struggled to open his fluttering eyes only to witness a strange thing. A pink roof and the sound of several running computers. A short figure with long hair entered his sight, she was inspecting his face with a curious expression.
”Oh! You're finally up!”
The girl seemed familiar to the man, who thought he died only to awake in this strange place. The girl had a familiar face and the decoration of the room reminded him of a certain person, a person who disappeared a long time ago.
The girl was pouting as she crossed her arms and harrumphed:
”Is that the way you look at someone who saved your life?”
She snorted again while turning her head toward the large monitors and adding:
”If I was a second later! Those remnants would have sucked your body then your soul!”
Surprisingly, this girl, who looked like a child, was Lolitta, the half-human half-AI who disappeared from Earth after spending quite some time investigating the chip brought by Wolfram.
As for the man who just woke up from a coma, it was Arthur, but not the Arthur of the present. He was the one who accomplished his goals and laid on the grassy field, accepting her death and handing himself to the Time Wraiths.
Never did he expect himself to be saved by Lolitta, who vanished from Earth, never to appear before him again.