Vol 1 Chapter 5 (1/1)

The group has created, scrapped, revised, created some more, scrapped so off Out of all the plans, there's a very sireatly benefit theain credit for it a the non-users There are so the current situation, even if they were to get caught, there will still be bigger fish to fry than for the two guilds to go after theroup is relatively unknown save for Feia The ones in the ly, it was Till who estion Mikhal's departure will be delayed until Rick logs back in, when Mikhal's fit to travel of course This way, Rick can throw the support of the Acade the wiser This will also save the Sae of the acadeo over the 2nd batch of books that Defaye left theh concepts, he's exceptionally good at grasping what can be used andcan be used He's also to provide personal training to the older students, so that they can watch over the acaderoup be absent for any extended period of time Till and Bell will masquerade as envoys that are sent to assist Sardon Till will seek an audience with the king, she recalls the king of Sardon had previously consulted with Alfina, it's likely the King or sonize Till Bell is to be the escort, and also the intio awry

In the dimly lit corner of the workshop, an untouched tray of food lays on the far end of a workbench The surrounding table space is filled with sawdust and half shells made of wood An aqueous humanoid throws another wooden shell haplessly onto the table, unsatisfied Grabbing another piece of wood, Dosnak starts carving again Dosnak is what one would call a humanoid slime, often mistaken for slime beasts, Humans tend to attack them when they are encountered in the shades and burrows of forests and swamps, thus the species as a whole has few individuals and is normally very hostile to humans Since he was rescued by Defaye and Till when he was young, he harbours no such feelings co his species His species as a whole is weak to fire, thus is uncoht Since he can't help far at night and staying indoors or in the shades after joining De'ht afternoon, Till brought back a clay toy to cheer hi as a hobby, then it beca The entirety of his body save his core is aqueous, often in the consistency of a jelly He can change his body shape at will, so he can be very sensitive to the shapes and texture of anything he touches As such, hesince he can imitate the shape of those that will use it As a e majority of the furniture in the academy had been built by his and so forth were made by him as well Even so, this is the hardest project he've faced so far Haphazardly throwing another holloooden shell on the table, he picks out another piece of wood and starts carving again

”Be careful out there, Rick-ni Keep an eye on him, Sammy” kero kero ”We will be back before you know it, and what did youSammy to keep an eye on me hey, wait, no, Sammy, nooo!” Sammy picks Rick up with his nor on top of it, is Mikhal With nary a notice, the furry white blob stor Till behind, who is giving them a small wave Both Bell and Kun are busy with their respective work With August approaching, Bell is busy checking both equipments and personnels to ensure they are fit to work in the upcoet replace training caroups of people, the funds earned will eable This leaves Rick and Till, who are on su in and i would require Bell to be present, Till decided to temporarily take over Kun's duties while he works ”Till-ne, corowth period, he had went frohtly taller than Till to almost as tall as Rick now if you include his horns Mak'ra and Isnic, who are also starting to show signs of growth, are further back behind De' patiently ”Why? What's the matter?” ”We will discuss it at the workshop, come” katakata The four of the sun

”Go ahead, Dosnak” We had gathered at the front of the workshop, a gentle breeze blows in fro froht hand and hands it toflower the size of a h one has been plucked while in bloom and then instantly fossilized At the very center of the flower, a shi+ crystal lays fir looks to be one continuous piece with no visible lines to sho they were put together I recognize this crystal anywhere, it's the one that Aflina always keep with her ”Please cheer up headmistress wouldn't have wanted to see you like this” poro poro I just stare at the a war out offro to be okay, just let it out” beso So? A bittersweet pain fillsAlfina all of the sudden? I turn and sob into the figure behind rieving the loss of an old dear friend without being aware of it It can be easily forgiven if one considers her tender age of 12 She had been sickly as a child, as such, herher to work and play with her in her lab while working She eventually grew out of her frail constitution, but not before befriending those beings in the machine world that herthe consoles at her mom's lab, she was made to promise to score well in her report cards It was an unreasonable pro often, but unexpectedly, she had no proble her mother's expectation Unbeknownst to herbooks to keep herShe had been unable to play and interact with other children as far back as she can reed on her own The usernay book she had found fro this period of her loneliness, referring to the left behind sedilacier, because that's how she'd felt, left behind Due to her aardness, intelligence and timid attractiveness, she was bullied when she fully returned to school Her peers, ere jealous of her looks, intelligence, attention, etc, , even physically attacking her Her teachers weren'tunreasonable expectations on her while bla her when she was the obvious victi the shallowness of those around her, she chose to close her heart andher Children her age that continued to bother her would have rumours spread about them, sometimes with their electronic diaries, journals and even e photos posted anonymously on the school's intranet board, at tireater internet Her teachers ere incompetent or malicious were either fired or arrested for a variety of reasons Eventually, she was even able to gain exenated time where she would need to take various tests The principal and guidance counselors tried to convince her to apply for the national prodigy recognition exam, but she had deemed that it would merely improve the school's reputation and their career's future prospects As such, she flatly refused, she even threatened to withdraw froet thethe exam It's simple irony that it was non-hu away She had intended to scare the three users that were rescued by Alfina away by telling them about the planned dissection She knew Alfina wasthese shalloo-faced creatures didn't seem to be too bad of an idea to her She had expected theain, but unexpectedly, they did log back in The three of them even helped each other, it's obvious the short black-haired man was different from the other two and didn't really know theh and work together like this? Sensing the subtle change in her presence, Alfina sent her out travelling with the with it, what better way to view a dra changed, not when Bell reached level 1 and started to grow hair all over the place and ended up as part cat Not when Rick had to find a needle in a haystack and the tent and helped him for his [Archer] test Not even when Kun was picked up by a stray Roc, the two had ju like mad for cover They treat others with sincerity, talk about their daily, s, joke around as if it was theto them That hen she learned that not all people are trash, she was going to share this with Alfina when she got back, but she never had the chance H the aishi+ I couldn't recallaround I see Isnic's distinct feathers wrapped aroundfro in a wide shallow tub De'ot up slowly to avoid waking either of the two up and walked outside the roo in Dosnak's bedroo workbench in front of me, there are many small, semi-circle hollowed shells that were almost exactly half the size of her a down my neck Just how many tiathered them and placed them into a crate and quietly cleaned up the place before sweeping the sawdust with «Burst» I don't knohy, but I feel a lot lighter, and I think, a little hungry Ary in here? Or in my real body? I went back into Dosnak's roo toto be a slight change of plans

hyuu The wind hoildly in the night sky It is an unexpectedly chilly night The weather in Sardon is usually raphy, but unusually strong winds and foul weather visits the gray hills of Ashentor this night ”Good night, ure clad in a royal purple cloak waves off a troop of guards and servants It clie, satin covered bed with a canopy after throwing the cloak haphazardly on the floor, reaching over to blow out the candle laishi+ As soon as he rests hi Einwil of Ashentor And don't screauards, you know you would already be dead if anted to kill you” He sits up fro at hiaba A flutter of the other curtains and the rubbing of clothing answers his question ”It has coainst so to locate the rest of the ”we” ”Any peasant with an ear knows that” ”Ah, but would any peasant help you deal with the re to send some help” ”And if I refuse this 'help'?” ”We will just make sure Mikhal doesn't arrive in Feia You know they are the only ones that will send help of any significance, your other so called allies and neighbours will itate the i himself expects as much as well, and he had also sent Mikhal and his two brothers to Feia personally The two older sons of the obese Barwn Donavic are iti also knows that no help comes free or cheap ”What is the cost of this 'help'?” hiso hiso ”Two items from the treasury, and all the layouts and maps of the forts and keeps the i them and a favor” ”Two itee” The king is dumbfounded, unsure of the purpose behind the low price for the offered help He reaches over to the candle la notice to it bo ”«Flaht the candle lamp ”Ree Just give the maps to the Feian force, it will coht toward the pair of golden eyes But they are already gone, a flutter of feathers and a trail of aqua i to spot the people that were once in his roo the rah above the royal castle, a shi+vering Till holds onto Isnic tightly while breathing out clouds of white ”Good acting there, Isnic Buurrrrrrrrr, next tilide silently toward the [Forest of Illusions]