The man recognised Era and greeted her as if he knew her .
William :
You came back where you started , Era .
Jay :
Do you know this man , Era .
Era :
Yes I do . He's my Father . William Jinsei.
William's attention turned towards us .
William :
Nice to meet you , I am William Jinsei. Era's father .
William :
Who are you lot ? Have you been hired by her ? For how much , I pay you double the amount.
Jay :
I am Jay Garrick and I am an adventurer and indeed I have been hire---- (McElroy shuts his mouth )
McElroy:
We are here to end the time freeze in this kingdom . And you're the missing link .
William :
I see , so you fed them lies Era . I am very disappointed right now . Not on you but him.
Era :
Jay you were looking for the missing link right . He is your missing link .
Her voice sounded different from her usual indifferent voice . It felt like it had some emotions behind it . An emotion of sadness .
The missing link is this man . Then he must be the one called the Forgotten One.
Jay :
Excuse me , but are you the one called the forgotten one .
William :
Yes , I have certainly dorned that name . To help my people get rid from the tyranny of the King . I had to hide my identity .
Era :
Lies , lies , lies all of it . Why don't you explain your true intention .
I had never seen Era like this . So emotional , she would be Unfazed in front of the most scariest monsters and situations where our life was in constant danger .
Jay :
We are trying to find the murderer of the King and unfreeze the city to its original state . For that we need you answer some questions for us .
Carlos :
Don't answer anything , my Lord . He is a lying scum . He will twist the truth in his favour and try to gain advantage .
William :
I have nothing to hide , Carlos . Everything is open for everyone to know .
Jay :
Did you poison the King by feeding him Arsenic .
William :
Well I didn't poison the King , but I do know who did that .
It was my dearest daughter , Era after all .
Everyone was shocked after they heard the statement .
Era poisoned the King . How could it be impossible . This child could never do this .
Jay :
Did you poison the King .
Era :
I'm afraid so .
McElroy:
But why .
Era :
Because I had to survive somehow . Survive from the cruel clutches of my father .
Jay :
You could have done many things , you could have ran .
Era :
I had nowhere to run , his reach was everywhere .
William :
I don't think it's nice to leave someone else behind .
William :
I think it's time to end this little game Era . I hope you understood that even if you ran to the ends of the lands you still would return here to me .
Jay :
I am so sorry to interrupt . But do you have have the artifact that the King had ?
William :
I am one step away from shining the beacon of new hope from the kingdom . But the lack of it is hindering me right now .
William :
Era stop resisting I am not your enemy . I am your father .
Era :
If you were a father you would have acted like one . Instead you used me for your own benefit .
William :
If a daughter expect something from her father isn't it right to expect something back.
A father daughter argument had erupted between them .
But to understand it's story we must go to the past. Where Era's story began .
At the Jinsei Family manor .
This was when the King was still sane and was ruling this kingdom as a righteous King .
The Jinsei Family was a trader of emeralds and diamonds .
They had a tight iron grip on all trades that would take place of these jewels .
And no one could steal even a single jewel from them .
Once a worker stole a low Karat diamond for his wife as a present . The Jinsei Family caught him red handed and he was punished .
Rules were extremely strict in the Jinsei Family . The Jinsei Family head had given birth to 2 children. One was her elder brother . Gary Jinsei and one was Era Jinsei .
Her elder brother was extremely talented in everything he could lay his hands on Be it , arts , sports , craftsmanship , swordsmanship, archery , writing , horse riding. And was extremely knowledgeable in history , geography , mathematics , science , astronomy ., even spells and mana theory .
While Era was his polar opposite she was weak in everything . She was weak in studies , worse in self defence and worst in everything else . To the point where everyone once pitited her for being bad at everything . While they celebrated .
All of the workers of the Jinsei Family hoped that maybe her talent would shine one day . But it didn't . She was bullied by everyone , her peers , and her own brother who thought of her as ain inferior being , a blight born in the family .
When they were kids they used to share things together , they played together , read books together . But when he was sent to study outside at the age of 10 . He was influenced by the outside world and when he came back to the other he became someone who was admired .
He was exposed to the society and his way of thinking changed . He no longer saw Era as his sister . But as a burden , as someone inferior not even worth talking to .
So he started to ignore Era . Her mother was worried about Era she helped Era every step of the way but she soon fell ill from malaria which was spreading around the kingdom and passed away .
William's heart shattered . But as he became the Patriarch of the Jinsei Family he couldn't show it on his face . The grief it caused him . The arrogant son flying high with his acheuvements while the patriarch had broken contact with their children altogether .
Era still young was forced to adapt to the situation . But she realised one thing quite quickly . That now there was no one for her .
No father to love no brother to talk left all alone . Until she wandered into the library where she found a live for the books and the knowledge that was within those books .
Within contained countless words of knowledge , stories , biography with the struggles and shared experiences within them . Seeing someone else struggle from the same thing even if it was a story comforted Era's heart somewhat .
But even if the story were written in a bittersweet taste . Reality was still bitter. Atleast the maids who used to serve Era before her mother passed treated her like a child .
But now her worth was nothing . So even the maids assaigned to Era started expressing their frustration to her .
Maid :
A failure like you should die . You're nothing but a disgrace to the Jinsei Family . Even I am ashamed to say that I serve you .
The other maids always boast on how they serve the next patriarch of the household . And what honor it is and they mock me .
And these remarks countinued regularly . This unfair treatment once again led her towards the books .
She didn't have the courage she needed to speak . She used to tear up when she would read that someone revolted . Against them , someone became better .
Just because you read that things get better they don't automatically get better .
Maybe a world where sadness ,.desperation and despair doesn't exist . What kind of world would that be .
Day by day the violence of the maid increased . It included waking up by throwing cold water in the face directly .
To starve for many days on period . And the maid used to eat while sitting directly in front of Era . And used to taunt Era .
Maid :
Want some , too bad .
Due to this she had to steal from the kitchen just to sate herself .
One day she had enough she raised her voice to the maid which reverberated throughout the mansion . And the maid was so stunned that she couldn't even say anything .
She just scoffed and exit the room . That night she was called on by her father .
After all these months her father called her .
She thought that she was going to be scolded .
She frighteningly entered the patriarchal room
William was working in some reports regarding the diamond mine. But when he saw Era he stopped all the work he was doing .
Era :
You called for me father .
William :
I heard you rebelled against a maid when she was using violence against you .
Era :
Yes . Im sorry .
William :
You shouldn't be sorry for such a thing like this .
There as something I wanted to tell you .
Starting from tommorow youll be working in the King's palace .
This news left Era in a shock . She couldn't even think . Her mind was completely blank . It left a deep impact on her .
Stunned by the silence . As for your brother he'll be under the sword general's corps.
Era couldn't ask the question of why she was being sent away . She just accepted the fact that this was her destiny .
Era :
Yes Father .
William :
I've asked the maid to pack your things and I'll be leaving you in his care.
This is one part of her story .