(Robin's POV):
Currently, I'm in the dojo having a deep thinking process. I was wondering on how is it that Gayle contains a high power in this game. Was she talented? Did she work hard? What the hell happened.
There is this major problem that they cannot talk about their past so I might as well ask Lester if he comes around.
Everyone had already returned to their rooms and everyone doesn't seem to have any problems right now. Aside from Jay and Lester who are arguing to no end I guess.
I finally left the dojo and noticed that it's already dusk. I might've overstayed my time in the dojo and went straight toward May's room. I knocked on her crystal door and I had a quick response.
"Ah, Robin! What is it?" - May
"After dinner, mind if I enter here for a bit? I kinda need to talk to you about something."
"Eh? What is it about?" - May
"Nothing big, it's just my current findings so far..."
"Really?" - May
"Yeah, and it's most likely a solution to Denzel's problem soon."
"Alright then." - May
May went back into the room and I moved around within the palace to check on everyone so far. I moved to the library in the eighth floor. I'll stay in a silent place but apparently there are a few other members actually reading some of those books.
I sat by them and greeted them with a low tone.
"Hello, how is your life in Denzel's palace so far?"
"Uhh, who are you?" - ???
The three girls in this room seem to be sisters. They're collecting information on how to improve their magic abilities since they will be fighting in the front line pretty soon. The thing about Asylum is that, we are pretty much free. We do everything at our own pace except when we have to get something done. So we can clearly get ourselves towards the front line and do whatever we could for the time being. Being spread out is one such way for Seymour to tell us to grow at our own pace. Collecting various friends is another way to improve our ways here.
"My bad, my name is Robin. Higherup of Asylum, same rank as Denzel."
"Ah! My apologies!" - ???
"Shh, tone down, we're in Denzel's library."
"Right, my name is Claire. This is my sister Vanessa and her friend Jilean." - Claire
I offered a handshake to Claire which she received without any ill intentions. The hand is warm but has a thick amount of mana in it.
"By any chance are you an arcana mage?"
"Yep, I'm not exactly the best as I am right now because I was unable to help on the incident of Denzel and Rika. Even though he killed my best friend, it's not like we could help it. He pretty much did everything for everyone and he's only receiving the bad end so far. So we can't really hate him." - Claire
How did asking about your class turn into incident information?
"So, how's your lives in here so far?"
"Well it is pretty peaceful. Sometimes, Malech and William show up and do a grand-scale tag. It is pretty noisy so I hope Denzel will deal with them after he recovers." - Claire
"You won't deal with them yourself?"
"Well, it's somewhat comedic to watch them so I don't really complain." - Claire
"I see... What about you two?"
"It's pretty nice here but I want to make sure we aren't just damsels in distress." - Vanessa
"Pfft... Yeah, work hard."
"Right now, I don't think I have that much to complain. The palace is huge and it's easy to get lost somewhere. Do you memorize all the rooms?" - Jilean
"Nope, I think Denzel has them all memorized since he's the one that designed this entire structure."
"I see, well what are you doing here?" - Jilean
"I'm currently around to check on my team and stall for dinner."
"Ah, they all know Gayle and Lester. How did they meet?" - Vanessa
"Honestly, I don't know. They refuse to tell me about their past so..."
Jay was the only person who told me about his past with Gayle. Apparently all of them had been suffering on various things and are just pulling through together as friends.
"Ah, I have to go now. Don't forget about dinner you three alright?"
"Alright." - Claire
"Sure." - Vanessa
"Okay." - Jilean
We returned to the dining room to have our dinner and we pretty much ate quickly. I moved around for some time and now I visited May's room since it's already a little late in the night.
"May, it's me. Mind opening the door a bit?"
"Ah! Come in Robin." - May
I entered May's room which is pretty clean and tidy. She told me to sit on the chair near her bed where she sits.
"Now, what was your findings so far?" - May
"First things first. The miasma in Denzel's body can be cleared but we can't exactly do it all at once. Denzel will instantly break if we do."
"Yeah..." - May
"There's another issue which tells me that the miasma will spread constantly. So it will be stuck inside Denzel's body for a very long time."
"I see..." - May
"However, I have given Seymour the Angel Feather which could get Denzel to undergo a long metamorphosis that we have to defend for a while. Seymour said that the angel feather will remove all status ailments and will convert the player's type into an angel. It only works on humans but somehow doesn't work on me."
"Well, your class is Legendary Hero right? You won't be able to get corrupted at all." - May
"True, however... Since Denzel is pretty much corrupted now how about we propose this idea to Seymour once we meet him again?"
"Sure! Don't go proposing it alone! We'll do it together." - May
I don't know why May sounds stubborn with proposing this idea together but I guess it's alright. I'll keep my end of the promise to be fulfilled.
"Now, as for the members here. I have some doubts and familiarity about Gayle right now."
"Eh? What is up with her?" - May
"She's a little too strong to fight against. Even though I had my valiant battles pretty intense but she seems to be even more of a trouble than most enemies. It's a good thing that she's on our side and not on an enemy..."
"I see... Want me to keep an eye on her?" - May
"That depends if you want to alright?"
"Okay~! You should get some rest now." - May
"Sure, I'll head to the unused guest room alright?
"Alright, good night Robin." - May
"Have a good night May."
I moved towards the unused guest room in the fourth floor and finally caught some sleep.
(POV Shift: Gayle's POV):
"Eeh?!! You're even stronger than the recruiting members?!" - Jay
Jay shouted out loudly in my room so I had to cover his noisy mouth.
"Shh, we don't want to bother the others here. So we should keep our voice down."
"A-alright... So you got a Mystic huh...? Mind reading is a little too overpowered don't you think?" - Jay
"Is it? Well I don't think that's the case. It's all thanks to that weapon Denzel made..."
Jay narrowed his eyes by a little bit as if to say that I'm doing something unnecessary.
"Jeez, don't worry about it. I'm already okay you know?"
"Are you sure Kaede?" - Jay
"Mhm!! Well, that scythe is extremely powerful considering that he said it is made by both him and their magician..."
"The weapon makers... Just how powerful are they..." - Jay
"You know, maybe I could ask him to make a weapon for you."
"Really?!" - Jay
"Mhm! So don't worry, your rifle is already great but I think Denzel could make you another one for free. Let's ask him soon alright?"
"Okay~!" - Jay
"Let's have some sleep for now."
"Yeah... Good night Kaede..." - Jay
"Good night Jay..."
I waited for Jay to sleep peacefully before thinking of various things. I left the bed after he starts sleeping in the most peaceful manner and started preparing myself and brought all my equipment, potions, and my Mysteria. I went downstairs and checked on the kitchen shelf. There were a bunch of bottles here but they're seemingly not getting restocked. So these experimental objects are mainly made by Denzel. I read the note there which explains the things.
"All of these are ampoules filled with a liquid substance that mainly resemble cola. For the night walker that steals ampoules, please leave a note for suggestions... What a curious person..."
I drank one ampoule and noticed that it does have a similar taste to cola. However, it does need more sugar. So I left another note to notify that it needs more sugar so I have to wait for Denzel to be alright before I could continue grabbing more.
After that, I went out on a dungeon raid and ended up clearing a large part of a leveled dungeon all alone. I do this almost every night and sometimes I just train alone in the dojo. There aren't any rules of staying up overnight so I think I'm pretty much free there.
I then returned to the palace before the sun rose up. I slept beside Jay and just avoided myself various problems for the time being.