Chapter 129: 129
Chapter 129 – Those who are Uninvited
I somehow succeeded in solving Mason-sama’s misunderstanding .
As I sighed in relief, he commented with a wry smile .
[I see, so it was Aisha’s shenanigans . I also was often caught in her mischief in the past]
Perhaps it was Aishsama’s playfulness that caused Mason-sama’s to fall for her . In that regard, it’s understandable why he’s jealous .
[Magic that could exchange souls… and an Ancient monster that should’ve been extinct . What is happening to this world?]
[The exact cause is still unknown . ]
Perhaps it has something to do with the ‘Door to that Land’ that Myne had been seeking . But I couldn’t tell that to Mason-sama as it’s just my own conjecture .
And I don’t even know what this ‘Door to that Land’ was . Even if I talked about it with Mason-sama, I don’t think I’d receive any answer .
[I was able to return back to live thanks to that . But, speaking of whether it’s good or not, the answer might a ‘not’]
[Why is that?]
I don’t understand . He came back to live, but said that it’s not necessarily a good thing?
The confusion might’ve been obvious on my face . So Mason-sama explained with a slightly bitter face .
[My return may end up pulling everyone else back . ]
[Pulling everyone back?]
[Indeed . My death may have caused so much grief to many . But everyone worked hard in order to get over it . Roxy succeeded me as the head and leader of the Heart family . Aisha is also trying to give support in her own way . However, my return may have dragged them back to the past . And that scares me . ]
[I… . even if that’s true, I think Mason-sama’s return is still a good thing . Because I feel that it’s so much better than having to speak to a cold tombstone that won’t give any answers . ]
[Thank you, Fate . That made me feel better . ]
Mason-sama stood back up, and offered me a handshake once more .
[It’ll be so much better if Aaron-sama was here as well . Come visit us next time . I’ll be sure to provide a warm welcome . ]
[Sure, I’ll gladly take that offer . ]
After shaking his hand, we bid our farewell .
When I was about to leave to the military district, a voice came from behind me .
[The world is going crazy . What are you going to do from now on?]
[As soon as the cause has been found, I’m planning to leave to check . ]
[…I see… I guess you’re right . ]
If the cause is eliminated, perhaps Mason-sama wouldn’t be able to stay in this world any longer as well .
Even so, the person in question didn’t have anything to say about it . He simply said this quietly to me .
[You have no need to be worried about me . I’m originally already dead anyways . So until then, I’ll just have to enjoy this miracle to the greatest . ]
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[Mason-sama…]
[I’m afraid there will be more resurrections . And it will put the whole world into confusion . What if more Ancient monsters were to reappear? It’ll be very scary . ]
Personally I don’t really want to imagine that . If more Ancient monsters were resurrected from their extinction, then the kingdom might meet its doom .
Especially if most of them were Area E .
Tenryu was called a living disaster during its lifetime in this world . Having more monsters with those kind of stats will be disastrous . I’m scared to even imagine it .
[Isn’t funny?]
[I can’t laugh at all . Rather, it’s the opposite . ]
[It’s nothing but a prediction . However, because I’m alive again, I can feel it as well]
Certainly, what Mason-sama said may not be wrong . I too, have the same conjecture .
I need to go to the military district to see the result of philosopher’s stone examination . We’ll probably find the cause behind this anomaly .
And at that moment, a loud sound of explosion reverberated throughout the city .
Judging from the direction, it came from the military district . I could see black smoke rising toward the air .
At the same time, a large icicle jutted out . It was so much larger than the wall that separates the Holy Knight residential area and the military district, that it’s visible just by looking up .
The icicle shards jutted out towards the sky one after another .
[That’s…no way…]
[Fate! What in the world is that icicle…]
[Please stay here . ]
[Looking at your reaction, I already got the gist of the situation . Something that can cause you, who killed the Tenryu, to have that kind of face is beyond my league . ]
[Sorry…]
[No need to . I’m returning to the mansion, preparing in case of emergency . ]
Mason-sama said nothing more, as he headed toward the opposite direction .
I also started running . Jumping through the military district wall to get in . Originally I planned to go past the gate, but I had no luxury to do so this time .
[The building… It’s frozen . ]
『Be careful, Fate . 』
[I know . ]
The 20-stories buildings were encased in ice . Many of them .
I don’t know whether the people inside are still alive or not .
The high-rise buildings on the military district were built using Gallian technology . It’s supposedly cannot be burnt, frozen, or melted .
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But the building in front of me is actually frozen .
『We are facing against an user of Gallian technology . And a powerful one too . 』
[Does Greed have any idea what it is?]
『From what we know, it was used to attack us back at the hobgoblin forest . It froze everything… . . 』
Greed seemed to ponder over it .
『And if it’s made by Gallian technology……then it’s probably a similar weapon like me . In that case, it may have found a new wielder . 』
[But I didn’t sense anything . ]
『You should hurry to Raine for now . 』
One of the icicles was originated from the building where her workplace is in . Could it be…
I kept running and running . On the way, I saw several soldiers and Holy Knights encased in ice .
It seemed that some of them were frozen without them knowing . Some approached to apprehend the perpetrator, but were frozen in retaliation .
The temperature seemed to go down as I went further ahead .
My breath became visible as I exhales, creating white mist .
I could hear the sound of footsteps, probably belonged to the intruder . As expected the target is Raine’s research facility .
The front door was left open as it froze . The guards were plastered on the wall in icy casing .
[This is bad . ]
『Hurry, Fate . 』
I drew the black sword out, heading to the elevator, but it doesn’t seem to work anymore .
The ice may have caused some malfunction .
『There is the emergency staircase on the side . 』
[Right . ]
I exploded with speed, running through the stairs in an instant . Finally arriving on the floor where Raine’s office is located .
This… was even worse than the first floor .
Perhaps this was where the philosopher’s stone was brought in, and a lot of soldiers and holy knight were escorting it .
Those people were now frozen solid .
[Cold…]
A piercing cold that went through Area E protection attacked me . The perpetrator must be someone belonged to Area E as well .
Tightening my grasp on Greed’s hilt, I vigilantly moved forward .
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I knew it . It’s in Raine’s office .
The automatic door malfunction due to the ice . So I had cut my way in with Greed .
[No way…]
It was someone I knew . He was holding Raine with his left hand, while the other one was holding the blood red stone .
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No way… no way!?
He approached me with an expressionless face .
[Fate, long time no see . ]
[Dad…]
[You’ve grown… are you also in contract with that?]
He was my father, looking just the way I remembered him when I was still a kid . His hair grew a little I guess? Even so, he’s still the same Dean Graphite that I remembered .
However, he had this red tattoo stretching from his forehead to his eye .
It gave off a very contrasting feeling to dad’s gentle face .
Dad pointed at my black sword . That was enough evidence to me .
It upset me .
[This… what’s the meaning of this?]
There was no answer . All he did was quietly threatening me .
[Just leave as it is . I don’t want to hurt this little one,]
[…dad, why…]
Raine had been taken hostage… I couldn’t act even if I want to .
Dad took a spear out of the void . Its form is a bit different from the one Shinn wielded .
Pointing it to the black wall, he then swung it . The wall instantly freeze, then shattered .
He jumped out with Raine in tow through the hole produced by his earlier action .
[Dammit… just why?]
I chased after him, and looked down… . only to find that the path had been blocked by thick ice wall .
I tried to cut the wall off with the black sword, to no avail . It didn’t even have any scratch no matter how many times I slashed .
[Raine!]
『Calm down, Fate . You became very agitated after meeting your dead father . Remember that the fact still remains that your father is the one who caused all this mayhem . Calm your raging pulse down . 』
[But…]
『Raine will be just fine . 』
[How do you know that?]
『Look, the icicles around the building . They are melting . 』
True to his word, the ice that supposedly cannot be melted and slashed through actually started to evaporate .
I could also hear people’s voices from the hallway .
The soldiers and Holy Knights are alive .
『He hadn’t killed anyone . Merely freezing them . From that, it’s unlikely that he will harm Raine . Also, your father also mentioned something about contract . 』
[Do you mean he’s forced to do everything?]
『Perhaps so . 』
By the time the ice melted completely, dad was already too far to chase after .
He did not release Raine, opting to take her with him .
Apparently Dad’s goal was Raine and the philosopher’s stone . Now how should I explain this to Mugan-san .
I could only stand here, letting Raine be taken away without being able to do anything .
I’ve been playing with this thought since I met Mason-sama . The possibility that…my dead parents had also been revived .
The philosopher’s stone was Shinn’s fragment . If he’s actively seeking for it, then could it be that Dad has something to do with Shinn? Or what else… . ?
Greed unusually tried to calm me down with a gentle voice .
『Your father was never an enemy . Otherwise, he would’ve already frozen us back at the hobgoblin forest . 』
[Yeah… thank you . Greed… that calmed me down somewhat . ]
『Our schedule has been messed up though . 』
Good grief, it has indeed .
We want to find out Shinn’s whereabouts through his fragment, that was the original plan . But now, it’s been stolen from right under my nose, and Raine even got kidnapped .
The spring breeze blew from the open hole . The warm air slowly replaced the cold, freezing air .
Soon after, one of the White Knights who was alerted to the incident appeared . That was fast… apparently Rafal’s incident had made them more wary .
[Fate Barbatos . It’s good that you are here . Please explain the circumstances at the palace . Follow me . Eris-sama will return any time soon . ]
I silently followed the White Knight . I need to explain the situation to Eris, then plan the next course of action .
Dad… this was far from the reunion I imagined .