Wesley pondered about what he planned to do with the three girls that were left to him. "Please, we're very experienced adventurers, at least let us leave this country!" He closed his eyes once again to think in full clarity, then he ultimately decided on what to do. In his mind, he recalled that he had recently recommended Draxus some anime due to a request, and because of that, Draxus started to cringe every time he saw him. Wesley had already accepted that fact as he also realized that he's mostly using abilities from characters from anime, but Draxus wasn't that against using [knowledge] from back then as their reference for conceptualizing abilities. "And I have literally negative levels of rizz..." He muttered a bit before clearing his throat to tell the three girls. "How about you three work under my name now. Do you have anything left in your lives? Or has this country ruined every possible chance for that to happen?" The three girls nodded in response. They understood Wesley's power, and had already abandoned all hope of being rescued after they went into slavery. "First, undying loyalty." "If you wish to become our new master then there are no issues." "Not that." Wesley brought out an artifact that dismantles the functions of magic circles or other artifacts. "Your actions must be done freely in your own will. So if you wish to serve me under your own will, then so be it. But before we get into what I work for, I want to know what you three can do." The three of them introduced themselves. The three girls are different kinds of races. One was a fox-kin, which was supposedly extinct, but was told that they became nomadic after their race had seemingly succeeded in protecting the evacuation to the fae realm. "Fae realm? That's Audrey's research then." Wesley pondered for a bit more as he took a glance to the fox-kin
"You are Felicia, correct? Then Ryvel, and Atarel? Alright, we're shorthanded anyways, but you three will be invited to the [Sentinel Order] under my name, so you three will be direct subordinates towards me. We're normally unable to recruit members that came from this world, but I'm sure Drax is fine with it. You three would guarantee me good power correct?" """Yes!""" "Good enough, let's get my work done here first." Wesley decided to bring out better clothes than the ones that the three are wearing as of the moment. It was still bad, but it was less revealing for him.
"Hmm...?" Just before they left, Wesley took notice that the fat noble's head had long ears. It was then he realized that most people he had talked to in the country had the same long ear trait. "Are the nobility and royalty, elves perhaps?" Felicia answered immediately with agreement. "I heard from Audrey that most of the elves had escaped to the Fae Realm. So this is what happened to the rest of them huh?" "The race that stayed had mostly fallen from grace due to the history of this world." "There were supposed to be many realms that existed, but there were some that went just pure blank on history." "Some bits of history were erased? Or did something erase them?" Their chatter continued as they went to an expensive store to give the girls some preparation. Ryvel, the dragonkin first came out and finished her preparation. Wesley simply instructed them to return to the alleyway when they have finished as he passed them some money.
"Lord Wesley, what are you doing?" "I'm sending a report to the imperial castle, to be exact, towards the Archon that leads the order. This includes me recruiting you three." Wesley explained slowly as he knew the other two would arrive shortly. "Hm? Alright then." "W-What was it?" "He said it's fine, as long as the three of you swear to never attempt, or think about anything that breaks the rules. But there's also a condition that he'll directly explain later." The girls slightly felt cheery as they've been accepted due to Wesley's referral. They immediately went to work as they went inside the palace that housed the royalty.
"Alright, be on standby behind myself, wait for commands and follow me." Wesley gave them quick orders as they moved through the halls. When guards tried to stop them, Wesley would simply give order to kill. The three hesitated at first, but they seem to realize that Wesley's decision was made through pure anger towards his enemy. The girls were inexperienced, thus they were supported by Wesley's shadows for combat. They had killed off many guards within the halls of the castle that it forced the hero himself to mobilize.
"Tch, a Sentinel came to attack huh? Are you perhaps seeking for war?!" "I am not seeking for war, [Hero of Control]. I am merely here to send a personal message. Everyone in the government, be it Archon, Executor, or merely an official can exact this much power freely." "Tch, if you don't want war then you better pay up remunerations. Right, maybe those three girls would be good enough. You just picked them up from that rich noble anyway, they still belong to this country, so you would have nothing to lose. [Now come here and obey your true master ladies]." The girls behind Wesley started to flinch, and feel like controlled. They even voiced out the problem and it was immediately shut down.
"Are you three so weak that you can be controlled by some hero's will? We are the [Sentinels] our capabilities outrank those of [Hero] status." There was still silence, it was then queue for Wesley to raise his voice. "Answer me. Are you three willing to stay weak?!" The sheer pressure in Wesley's voice forced the three to wake up. "Tch, they broke free from my control?! They're just mere sub-humans!" "Your ability has a glaring weakness, [Hero of Control]. I've learned how to contest [Silent Command] many times, it's obvious that your pressure and aura, is weaker than mine." "Ghh!" The hero started gritting his teeth, attempting to control the three once again, but this time, there was no changes that happened. He looked around to see what just happened, but it was also that time that Wesley disappeared from his position.
"!!! Whe-! Ghaa!!" Before he realized, he was cut in the torso with slashes at once. He jumped back, to avoid further damage as Wesley reappeared in front of him. But he was suddenly slashed upwards from behind and forced into the air.
After he dropped back to the ground, he simply stayed down as he couldn't process what just happened. "This is the difference in power between us. Because of what your country had done to two very important members, we will come for this country one day. And everything will be destroyed in front of your eyes."
After Wesley gave a threat to the hero, they left the castle after staining almost every hall with the blood of their guards.
"Let us return to the Preeliance. I'm sure the Archon wants to meet the new reliable members." Wesley urged them to grab a hold as he would teleport back to the castle.