677 Dance of Revenge (1/2)
Enshrouded in the azure light, Mason and Fred flew out of the hotel and rushed at the edge of the town where the elvish guards were stationed.
Sudden, dark red fire erupted from the ground into the sky, as ferociously as if from a volcano, and blocked Mason and Fred.
\”Mattwe, what are you doing?\” Mason stopped his flight in time and did not run into the fire and smoke. He glared at the tall, slender man who stopped them. It was Mattwe, 'Anger of Earth', a level-seven radiant knight.
Mattwe's hair was short and the color of seaweed. He raised his head and looked at Mason and Fred, before he said unhurriedly, \”Have you forgotten that flight is prohibited in the town?\”
The ban was not realized by magic circles but ensured by a few 'townkeepers' who were strong radiant knights. After the initial disorder and blood when Town of the Anonymous was established, a few radiant knights who often came to the place forged an alliance and set up an order for the town to restrain each other and maintain the peace of the town.
Mattwe, on the other hand, was one of the 'townkeepers'.
\”What's the point of forbidding flying under such circumstances?\” As radiant knights themselves, Fred and Mason were not scared of Mattwe, but they were worried that they might raise the elves' attack. \”We are only hoping to receive the investigation of the elves. Are you going to stop us?\”
Mason and Fred were vaguely wary of Mattwe, because the weirdness they sensed was exactly from him and his partners.
Mattwe and his fellows did not do anything strange, except that they often expressed their desperation, pain and anxiety after the first assault of demons. They believed that it was impossible for the elves to defend the abyssal gap, because the Will of Abyss might arrive directly as the gap was gradually expanded. Therefore, staying in Town of the Anonymous meant waiting for death. There was absolutely no hope to escape at all.
Such anxiety, desperation, frustration and agony quickly spread throughout the people under the influence. Since such feelings were normal reactions, Mason and Fred did not suspect anything. They simply did not want to get in touch with Mattwe and his partners, because the more they met those people, the more gloomy and painful it would be.
\”We have to receive the inquiry of elves and sorcerers, too, but we are in no rush, and we do not violate the order of the town.\” Mattwe's green eyes were as steady as before. \”Mason, Fred, you should be very clear that times of anxiety and impatience like right now call for order. Only by keeping a reliable and strict order can we ensure that the situation will not escalate and that we will be safe. Therefore, I will not spare you just because you are radiant knights. Please follow me to the Townkeepers' House for punishment.\”
Mason had to admit that Mattwe did have a point, but the strange depression haunted him and prevented him from moving. Fred did not take any action, either.
Mattwe raised his right hand. \”Mason, Fred, are you trying to resist seven radiant knights, high-rank elves and legendary experts?\”
The adventures on the street slowed down and became prudent, sensing the danger that might burst out at any point.
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On the east side of Nature's Residence was a forest so dense that it was almost sunless.
\”Ms. Martha lives inside. She is a representative of Nature's Abhorrence. Try not to infuriate her. In case she says anything inappropriate, I'll apologize on behalf of her first.\” Iristine, wearing a green dress of tree leaves, spoke to Jurisian, Felipe, Heidi and Annick.
Because several directions required further investigation, the sorcerers were divided into different groups. Heidi, believing that Sprint's lecture on Annick yesterday showed barely any effect, had rearranged the team and decided to work on it in person. She planned to lead Annick to get to know a few more elf friends. Yesterday, she already became good friends with Nodanielle and made acquaintances with many other elves.
Since Martha was the strongest of all the elves to be investigated, Jurisian and Felipe, who hadn't really seen eye to eye with each other, had to act together.
Jurisian smiled courteously. \”It's alright. Everyone has their own beliefs. It's not a big deal as long as we are not really harmed.\”
Even the princess of elves had apologized in advance. What else could he have said?
Felipe nodded his head with his hands in his pocket, but his eyes surpassed the woods and looked somewhere far away. The communication with elves and the investigation on Nature's Residence yesterday were obviously fruitful.
Since two members of the Affair Committee were ahead of them, Heidi inevitably got absent-minded. She said to Annick in the telepathic bond, \”When the investigation is over, I'll bring you to the elves' 'Ball of Nature'.\”
\”B… Ball? I… I can't dance.\” Annick was so shocked that he stuttered.
Heidi gazed at him. \”Who's born to dance? Well, maybe elves are… But I'm not asking you to date an elf. It will help you keep a good mood by getting to know more friends and things. I do not want my good friend to suffer severe psychological diseases because of arcana and magic studies.\”
Being a close friend to Rachel, she did know a lot about psychology.
Annick meant to say that he was very happy just studying arcana and magic, and that solving a problem was much more satisfying than dancing and making new friends, but he was a person who appreciated friendship, too. Seeing that Heidi, Layria, Sprint and Katrina had been worried about his shyness, he more or less decided to change a bit. After all, he would be devoted to arcana and magic again, and so would Heidi and the rest of them.
Like a deer, Iristine traveled in the forest agilely. Very soon, they saw a green, undecorated house under her lead. On the empty ground below the house, a dozen elves were receiving dance lessons.