"Have you called Hoff Praya Crestia?" a neatly dressed woman said.
"Yes, mistress... I have used my Forte to deliver your message," her servant replied.
"I guess it's just a matter of time before he gets here. Cylia, go and inform Zedafaust of the change in The Prince's plan,"
"Yes, my lady, at once," Cylia replied. She then joined her hands and closed her eyes, emitting a flash of violet light that dimly surrounded her body. Her eyes opened as it glowed in violet as she chanted, "AmantraNa (Call)." The light then projected vertically through the room's ceiling.
"Mr. Zedafaust, Do you hear me?" said Cylia.
"Bad timing HAHA joking I have all the time in the world what's going on hot stuff?" Zedafaust said without a period.
"Umm... Mistress Mylen would like to inform you about the change a change of-"
"WHOA WHOA, what plan? The prince? Oh yeah? Bruh I forgot about that! No worries my plan is way better!!!!"
Victoria Mylen, who heard his blabber stood up and approached her servant and said, "Listen here, Zedafaust, you are not one in charge of the planning. The Prince. Specifically asked me to do the planning this time. Don't go ruin it for the both of us. Do you even-"
"YADA YADA YADA!!!! Yes my mistress I rilli respect you my dear mistress your da best my mistress HAHAHA" Zedafaust mockingly replied to Victoria's lecture.
"You son of-"
"HAHAHA Don be so angry mistris, tell you what. I won't stand in your way. As for our target, I will catch him in however ways I see fit. Adaptability IS my Forte, after all !! See what I did there? I am the best!!"
"End the communication, Cylia!"
Cylia then lets her joined hands go, and the violet light around her disappears.
"What should we do now, my lady?"
"If Zedafaust isn't working together with me on this one. I'll just use my greatest tactic and force our target to come out. The Prince already gave out quite the intel on him."
Victoria then walked back and sat down on her throne. She and her servant was sitting inside a room decorated with red-colored ornaments and furniture. The room had a large window that showed the Mylen Manor's Forest. It was pleasant and luxurious, fitting for a queen.
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"So. By sleeping, I woke up in another world. By touching the nexus tree(?) I go back home," Xaviel summarizes his theory on the situation.
"The main problem is if I am gone for more than a day, I will be starving. To the point that my stomach will ache so bad. I really wouldn't wanna experience that,"
"Unless…"
He then took out a paper and started writing a plan.
"If I manage my time playing at the fantasy world. In theory, I could supposedly balance out my playtime and eating time where I would just be okay. Oh, but what about the time?"
Xaviel then remembers that the events that had to happen were in perfect synchronization on his own world time. Time in the real world = Time in the fantasy world.
"Meh. I guess it's the same," Xaviel resumes writing.
"There! Hahaha"
Xaviel had finished planning how he would spend 'playing' in the fantasy world. He would spend his time in the real world by noon, eating food, ordering food, etc. Then go to the fantasy world by midnight until the next noon and return to the other world again at midnight. The cycle then continues. He would only play for precisely 12 hours so he doesn't get sick or suffer other complications.
As he planned it out, he went shopping and ordered food for him to eat the following noon. Time flies as he prepares to play in the fantasy world, and midnight is soon to come.
"All right. Here goes nothing."
He closed his eyes.
His body then fell…
It fell to slumber.
Tutt---Tutt
Yet again, the sound of trumpet appeared. As if telling Xaviel that he had been safely transported to the fantasy world.
"Good to be back," Xaviel said as he rose from the ground, now standing while browsing his surrounding.
(Huh, that's weird, I didn't notice Mr.Hoff was gone) Thought Xaviel.
He then walked to the other room, hoping to find clues regarding Hoff's whereabouts. As Xaviel browsed through the furniture, he found some sort of paper with letters that he couldn't read.
"Hmm… what's this suppose to say?" He picked the paper up and really tried to understand the text written.
"I just don't get it…."
With annoyance, he squatted, trying to read from different angles. But finally gives up and puts the paper down on the floor.
"Huft…What should I do?"
At that moment, he noticed something under the table.
"It's a box?"
He reached out his hand and dragged the box where he could better see it. Xaviel then noticed a broken lock on the box, which made him deduce that this wasn't just a box. It's some sort of briefcase. Xaviel then lifted the suitcase and put it on the table. Slowly opening the inside, he found,
A satchel, dagger, and some version of the guard's attire.
It surprises him but suddenly turns him to a smile.
"I get it. This must mean I have to fight something, huh? This is gonna be fun," he said, smirking in excitement.
"But, what was I supposed to do again?"
Xaviel quickly remembers the plan he made with Hoff. Going to Heliconia and making IDs to infiltrate the Mylen Family.
"Yes! I must go to Heliconia through the North tunnel!"
Without hesitation, he put on the attire made out of leather, and the center was filled with a stone. Oddly enough, the garment fits perfectly on Xaviel. It also holds the satchel's belt very well. Then with a dagger in his hand, Xaviel reaches the North door.
The northern door seemed identical to the southern door. Made out of wood and had a label on it. However, the north door has a pretty big label filled with text. Making Xaviel wonder what it meant. Regardless, he opened the north door to find a descending staircase leading to a dimly lit tunnel hallway.
"Here we go," Xaviel said as he entered and closed the door.
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Northern Door
CAUTION!!!
THE NORTHERN TUNNEL HAS BEEN INFESTED BY AN UNKNOWN CREATURE.
IT BEARS RESEMBLES THAT OF HUMANS AND RATS. ONCE YOU ENTER YOU CAN'T GO BACK WITHOUT BRINGING THE KEY.
THREAT LEVEL: UNDETERMINED
SOLUTION: DON'T ENTER WITHOUT PROPER GUIDANCE
-Hoff Praya Crestia
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