Chapter 344 - The Culprit (2/2)
Mercury sighed before a spark of blue lightning passed from one finger to the next on his right hand without himself noticing as it did Mercury's aura flickered for a moment revealing something terrifying beneath his calm exterior before it was once again hidden, this greatly intimidated the matriarch, Party also noticed this but kept silent, so did Julia and Marie, only Asma tilted her head and asked Mercury
”Mercury? Okay?”
Mercury nodded Asma narrowed her eye for a moment before she tilted her head slightly and mumbled
”What's open. Never closed. Again”
The matriarch looked over at Asma before she asked
”Did you open the dragon seal?”
Asma nodded
”Mmn, emergency”
”What kind of emergency could possibly be big enough to open the dragon seal!?”
Mercury didn't like the tone that the matriarch used with Asma and spoke at once
”That's what I wanted to ask you about, actually”
”...Ask away”
”How many times has the United Cana tribes used a superweapon?”
”...Twice to drive off the attempts at retaking Ode”
Mercury showed a slight smile and spoke
”I don't believe you”
The matriarch's face showed confusion for a moment before she realized what Mercury really was saying and she spoke
”You mean… That they have been used more times?”
”Yeah, the same superweapon was first used to raze Ode then used to attempt to kill me a few days ago… As for why I have no idea, but I intend to find out why and as for the one responsible… Well let's just say that they'll die a horrible death”
The matriarch trembled slightly before she spoke
”The use of the Superweapons is supposed to be only allowed after all 3 clan elders have decided on it… But I sense no falsehood in your statement and since I haven't given the order to use any of the Superweapon's then it could only be one of the other 2… Though knowing both of them there is only one elder's that would be able to use them… Rasul Shad”
”So it's that guy…”
”I've taken it you've met him?”
”Yeah briefly”
The matriarch nodded before she glanced at the avatar and spoke
”I would not dare to lie in front of an archangel and the other elder Ridwan Wasim, even though he's a little rough around the edges… And is battle-hungry like no other... is honor-bound to never strike down an unarmed person”
”I see… Well, then where would I be able to find this Rasul Shad?”
The matriarch shook her head
”I don't know his whereabouts… Though there is an upcoming elder meeting he's bound to attend”
”Where and when?”
”In Cana… In a week”
”I see… Then we have no time to waste, let's go to Cana right away”
The matriarch saw Mercury and the girls get up from the carpet and noticed a glint of sadness in Asma's eyes, so she quickly suggested
”You can travel with us, this convoy's objective was to make contact with you anyway… So why not travel together?”
Mercury thought about it for a few seconds and was about to refuse when he saw a lonely looking Asma starting at him and so after a sigh he spoke
”Sure”
Asma's face lit up, so did the matriarch's that quickly stood up and spoke
”Then let's set out at once, you won't regret this decision, Mercury, I'll make sure of it”
Mercury nodded and noticed Asma had approached him before she outright hugged him once again
”My oh my~”
”Geez…”
[My oh my~ Who's this Mercury?]
Mercury suddenly found himself being in the spotlight of his 3 women while another one was embarrassing him, naturally, he was a little nervous but he wouldn't let it show, it was not like he had done anything wrong after all, patting Asma on the head was not a crime after all, or was it? He was suddenly a little confused, anyway, he calmly introduced Asma to Party
”This is Asma”
[My~ What a cute child~]
The avatar floated over and took a closer look at Asma as its violet eye sparkled
[Nice to meet you Asma~ I hope to get along from now on~]
”Mmn… Likewise”