Ah, my brain is bursting open with stinging pain so I can't review it all in one day.
However, there is one thing very weird.
"The daily mission 1, play any game. The penalty is death."
Since, the mission is daily that means I need to play a game everyday.
"Thankfully, I still have all the day."
Otherwise, I would have to run around and find someone to play a game.
"I need to sleep for now." and fell on my bed.
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"Mom, why are you here so early in the morning?"
Well, I know she came here to wake me up but why?
"It is unhealthy to be sleeping for so long. Now get up, Natalia with her family are having dinner with us today."
Well, I need to get up, indeed.
I pushed open the bathroom door and tried to pick up the brush and brush myself with the hairs as a training.
Although, ten minutes late, it is done.
A bath and I am here.
"Good morning,"
Everyone here had already started eating eating.
After the end of the breakfast, father was resting on the couch, I got up to him and asked,
"Father do you know any god of games?"
However, he gave me blank stares and said, "You don't know?"
I shook my head,
"Were you living under a rock?"
I shook my head,
Sigh... "The first time people started worshipping the god of games was no less than five years ago. It is around the same time, the current king ascended the throne. The king maintained a neutral view to all religions from the church of the god of peace to the church of the god of the war. But, with time, this policy of him was detroiting as he was getting accused to be involved in some demonic practices. But, the king being a pure atheist couldn't accept any religion but neither could he let a crusade start at a time like this. So, he made a god out of what he loved, a god of games."
Then, the church of the god of the games became the official religion of the Zagrath kingdom. Its only belief was to at least play one game each day and play as many as you can. Conditions being simple, it became popular far and wide.
Doesn't that resembles my mission???
That is why father calls the current king, a kid.
"Now, the state of the Zagrath kingdom is the official holy ground of the church of the god of the games."
Rishta suddenly popped out from my behind.
"Did not see you around for long?"
"I was staying at an inn nearby. Illyum, come here, we need to talk about something."
I looked at father and he nodded.
We are now outside the home, on the park bench where I left Rishta when I went to visit Natalia.
"Hey..."
"You needed to talk to me."
"Don't you think you are quite rude and impatient?"
"I don't think so." I replied as a matter of fact.
"Illyum, why did you bring me here, everyone is so mean, just like you are to me." She lifted her legs and sat down in a foetus position like a bullied child.
"See the world around you. If I left you alone at the academy, you would have been dragged back to that family you hate."
She looked at me, "Does that mean you care about me?"
"Not really, if they find out that you are hopelessly useless after all these years, they may remove you and send someone new after me."
"You really trust me so much. Don't you think that I am ratting you out every moment?", she smirked.
"No I don't. After all, the imperial guards would have been here at any time the moment they hear about immortality in my research. And besides that, you are the one who rats me on their movements. So, what is the news? Tell me everything."
"Illyum, you are evil..."
"Same to you, witch. Nah, you are more like a slut. Please, tell me why that Albert is here?"
"I am not a slut. You know that but you still..."
She bit her lips but I didn't reply.
"Prince Albert is here due to a personal mission given by the king. It is something bout the movements the king of the mercenaries is making. Like calling his son back and putting many of his informants on work but just recently, Prince Albert turned back without any royal order but rumours are that, it is because the conflicts with mercenary king are at edge."
I nodded in satisfaction. So, it is not just the king who is making a move but father too.
I came to know about all this just because of my friend here.
Just one of my many friends were enough to leak the movement of the two most important figures of the kingdom.
That is why, the usefulness of Rishta must be kept under wraps, even from father.
"Illyum, you are scary."
I could feel Rishta visibly shivering.
"Not I am not. Or maybe just a little."
The shivering intensified.
I caught her with a neck lock and said,
"Wait, are you scared of your best friend?! How didn't you feel scared when you came to me asking love advices? Oh my cute friend, don't hurt me like that."
Anyone who saw us that moment may take us as lover for granted but,
it doesn't matter as long as she smiles.
After all, she is my friend.