Chapter 99
At a time when most people were asleep, Maki and Chiharu were with Zynis and the others at their campsite . As they had moved at the beginning of the night, they were hidden by the darkness, and no one knew of their presence . It was there that they rested a little and waited for the signal .
This was the plan .
Apparently, there were dwarves who were mining in a cave that was close to the lake . They were still in the early steps, but had recently dug up a vast chamber . And gazers were coming out of it .
And while they worked during the night as well, it seemed that the working environment wasn’t that harsh . Zynis had watched them for several days and then visited their settlement directly in order to speak to them .
All of the dwarves had some reason that prevented them from returning to the dwarf lands . They were suspicious at first, but Zynis told them about his friends from the other territories, including Grudo, and they slowly started to open up .
Even in the dwarf lands, there were rumors that the inland country was full of discrimination, but that hadn’t been the case in this town by the lake . The people who worked at the villa did tend to look down at them, but it wasn’t too bad .
However, monsters would sometimes come out while they were mining, and so they had to work with guards in the area . Not only were the monsters scary, but it was a little stressful to have the guards watching them at all times . They said with a laugh .
Apparently, Zynis had asked the dwarves to create a commotion near the caves . They would shout and say that monsters were coming out of the cave in order to distract the soldiers . A similar incident had occurred recently, so the soldiers would be wary of this happening .
Maki and Chiharu laughed when they heard this . It must be related to yesterday . But it was quite strange to think that it was just the day before . It felt like a long time ago .
While Maki and Chiharu couldn’t hear anything, the ears of the dogs, who were in their third form, began to twitch .
“It’s begun . ”
There was movement at the villa . It was time to put the plan into action .
Maki, Chiharu, Edwy, and Aaron were then picked up by the birdfolk, and were raised into the air . The dogpeople dashed through the trees along the lake and headed for the villa .
On the other hand, Maki and the others were let down on the other side of the lake, facing the villa .
“We will be able to see the chief’s room from here . As soon as the guards near the window move towards the caves, we’ll move as well . ”
Kleo explained the plan quietly . As Maki and Chiharu couldn’t actually see what was happening in the villa, he explained it to them .
“The soldiers on the lake have moved first . The boats are moving towards the cave . Alright, now the guards by the room have been called . No, wait, something is strange on the lake . ”
“Strange? What do you mean?”
Edwy asked . This was not part of their plan .
“Bubbles are rising to the surface . That’s…it’s merfolk . ”
Even Maki and Chiharu could see the bubbles . The boats with the lanterns were moving over the black surface of the water . And it looked like a lot of fish were gathered together . However, upon closer inspection, you could see that they had merfolk heads, and they were quietly moving to the shore .
“Hey, Edwy . Why don’t we just let the merfolk help him?”
Chiharu asked . Edwy shook his head .
“That would be bad . If they had to ‘save’ him, it would create hostility between the inlanders and the merfolk . We have to make it so that he visited on his own and then left by himself . The merfolk merely came here to greet him . Aaron!”
“I know . We have to reach the chief before the merfolk do, and release him . Birdfolk . I’m counting on you . ”
And so the four humans were picked up by the birdfolk . They would fly down from the cliffs to the other side of the lake all at once . They had plenty of experience when it came to rising in the air . However, when it came to plunging down… Chiharu prayed that she would be able to handle the fear .
“It won’t take long . Let’s go . ”
AAAHHHH! Chiharu screamed internally . The sense of a steep drop and the flight just barely over the surface of the water . Chiharu couldn’t even close her eyes as she saw the surprised expressions of the merfolk rush passed her . But it was true, they reached the chief’s room in no time .
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Tonk . They landed quietly on the ground . The only reason they didn’t collapse, was because of the training they had earlier . The only thing that made Chiharu feel better, was seeing that Aaron looked quite pale . On the other hand, Edwy and Maki looked just fine . How tough were they? Never mind, they were on a rescue mission now . The birdfolk moved away so they wouldn’t draw attention . And then Edwy looked into the room and gestured for them to come .
He opened the balcony door wide and they quietly entered the room . Where was the chief? There! He was reclining on the sofa just like he was during the day . His tail hit rhythmically on it .
“Amia!”
“Beloved child . You came . ”
“What you do mean, you came!”
Chiharu was surprised by how bored he looked . Then she inspected him . He was two meters long . It would be difficult to carry him, but they could manage it if all four of them helped . Now, what would be heavier? The head or tail . Well, the head was heavier, but the tail was hard to grab .
“Maki and Edwy, carry the head! Aaron and I will carry the tail!”
Chiharu ordered as she grabbed onto the tail . Woah, it was heavy . On the other side, Maki put an arm around Amia’s head and tried to lift him .
“Edwy! Aaron! Hurry up!”
“We can’t carry him without your help!”
Chiharu and Maki said . However, Edwy and Aaron did not answer . They were sighing and looking somewhere else .
“Edwy?”
“Aaron?”
They called again .
“Chief . ”
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Aaron said in an exasperated voice .
“Amia . Enough already . ”
Edwy sounded a little angry . And then Maki and Chiharu let go of Amia in surprise .
“It’s finished? How boring . ”
Amia said as he shifted his weight . What Maki and Chiharu felt next, was some kind of energy swirling around him . It was like wind, but it was warm .
Amia wrapped himself in a cloth and then stood up from the sofa .
“Huh?”
“What?”
As Maki and Chiharu looked surprised, Edwy sighed .
“Chiharu, you’ve been carried by him before . I don’t know why you would even think you could carry him . ”
“But he has a tail… Huh? Where did it go?”
Chiharu looked at Amia’s feet with surprise .
“He’s like the dogs, and can transform . Isn’t that right, Amia?”
“Mmm . ”
Amia nodded . His arms had stretched out and pulled Maki and Chiharu closer to him .
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“Then why didn’t you just get up and go to the lake?”
Chiharu couldn’t help but ask . Amia looked a little conflicted .
“First it was because he couldn’t be bothered to . Then he started enjoying being rescued by you two . Isn’t that right, Amia?”
Edwy said . Amia ignored him and said,
“Well, let’s go to the lake then . ”
And then he pushed Maki and Chiharu’s backs as he started to walk .
“What? Couldn’t be bothered? That’s it?”
“And you involved all of these people? Really?”
Chiharu and Maki muttered .
“I won’t ask you any difficult questions . I think I understand now . They say that you are proud, noble, and free . But now I see you’re just spoiled creatures . ”
Edwy muttered . But he was ignored once again . Well, as they had to leave anyway, the others were forced to follow the chief . However…
“Are you alright, Prince Amia!?”
“Is the chief safe!?”
The doors swung open and in walked Chouze and Norfe .
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