Kiro Yong POV
In my living room, where a white couch and a TV stands in, is in the centre of it a small box. Moreover, it's releasing a lot of sinister energy.
"Why has Edward not thrown it out?"
The drowsiness slowly releases after the adrenaline runs out. In conclusion, I have no time or energy to take care of something like this.
"I just sleep in the bedroom and throw this box away or send it to Lilith to analyse it"
I went to the door to my left, entering my bedroom with a single bed in it, nothing more. My body feels heavy, and I slam onto the bed, immediately wandering in the lands of dreams.
"I hope it stays this peaceful"
The next morning, I feel my hand hurting a bit. No clue why it hurts, so I simply stood up from the bed and left the bedroom.
The reason of me always being so tired, is Lilith her damn commands. She rules the entire mercenary group as long as Kim Yong isn't there.
'Even my muscles are still sore from the continuous training with her'
Lilith is training us... or rather beating us up to get back in shape. I don't know why this literal witch wants to get back in shape, her magic alone puts us all beneath her.
"Haaa I hate the daily beats up plus the individuals of Alan's group"
After I get my ass whooped, Somebody from Alan's group is always asking for a favour from me. Lilith told them that I am there for them until Kim Yong is back.
Therefore, I can't deny any request they have. It is even more terrifying to know that the request from them aren't normal.
'Who the hell goes to the demon domain to enter a dungeon just to gather demon blood tears?'
As I made my way to the bath, I feel the heat behind the door. The steam is slowly leaving through the small slits of the door, which causes water to condense on the walls.
'He is at it again'
Edward lives with me in a small flat atop of the Nexus island. We have in the training room a teleportation circle to return to the villa, so he can return here whenever he wants.
"Hey bro, did you put the box in the living room on the ground away!"
I shouted, hoping he hears me while doing his yoga steamy session... nope I didn't think of such a weird name on the fly, he really named it.
"What are you talking about?"
His voice vibrates through my head, feeling his strength growing even faster than before. The mana fluctuations also started to get stronger in the room.
'He is too damn strong to be a simple drake'
The mana calmed down after the entire heat and water that condensed on the wall was gone. He steps out of the bathroom wearing a T-shirt and pants, both in dark blue colour.
"We need to prepare the cannon and catch the demon follower who destroy noble houses"
'Right... the cannon for Leyna and Lucas'
This is also on my list of things to complete before the festival. The cannon is a practice weapon for them to fuse hell and heaven powers together.
Coupled with the fact that both powers are strong enough to change the climate... it will take a lot off my time... which I don't have.
"Also, don't you need to escort the girls from Alan's and John's group to the Deep sea dungeon"
His mocking undertone gets on my nerves, he is right and has something more important than me to do. Nevertheless, is he an annoying brother that I want to kill from time to time.
"Yes I know. I will have a bath, and then I run to them, so please let me in the bathroom"
He chuckles, while nodding his head. His dragon eyes stare towards something specifically on me, but my senses just feel his stare at my entire body.
'Dragon eyes are too strong'
He deactivates it, dashing towards the training room, where the portal is. Of course, he couldn't leave without a remark.
"Please keep your hands by yourself when you travel with them"
'This-calm down Kiro, it is a fast mission you will easily succeed in... and there will be no C- rank monster'
... and Oh how wrong I was. The Boss monster of the dungeon was even a C rank... AND WE ENTERED TO GET THE WATER OF THE ETERNAL SPRING.
For your understanding, this is special water that heals all kinds of wounds, I even read in a book that it could heal a broken mana core.
However, we didn't find the water of eternal spring. We found a whip made from water, some liquified metal as well as the scales from the young sea serpent who protected it.
As a result, this entire trip was useless to begin with. How can they think such rare water is in a C rank dungeon? I can't understand it, they are geniuses and can formulate good strategies... yet they think a C rank dungeon has rare water in it.
'I'm pissed by the sheer amount of work I had to do'
This is why I left them outside the dungeon, and run straight back to my flat. The dungeon entry is on the Nexus, so I didn't leave them to die.
"Another day passed, and I want to off myself"
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The hallways, red poles to hold up the ceiling, gray walls to highlight it. It feels longer to walk down, the stress is really pushing my limits.
"What did you do?"
^Boom^
The voice caused a shockwave to fly through the hallway, my ears started to bleed as I got hit by it. My sense of direction started to deteriorate.
"It seems He can't answer your question"
A second shockwave spread through the entire hallway. It didn't feel stronger than the last one, yet my eyes started to bleed, and my organs started to hurt.
'Endure it!'
My pace stayed the same, even though every cell of my body screamed to stop. The pressure increased even more, my knees struggled to keep my up.
"Strong will and potential to become a great figure of us-"
The shockwave almost pushed me back, blood shoots out my mouth. The air feels so heavy, I fell down on my knees. The mana in the atmosphere pushed my even further down, the remaining air I had to breathe left my lung.
'Why is he here?'
The Monarch of our organization, the busiest person alive... yet the most cruel monster with a human skin to hide it. His powers feel even stronger than the last time.
'Did he reach SS- already?'
I tried to raise my head with all I can muster, and succeeded in lifting it a bit. Seeing the crotch of the Monarch for a split second. My head hit the ground so hard, the sound of breaking wasn't even possible to hear by the shockwave my head created with the ground.
"This child is special. He lifted his head slightly despite your pressure, and isn't unconscious when his head got smashed in the ground by you."
'What is a woman doing here?'
Because of my disease, I can differentiate the voices of male and female only slightly. Coupled with me seeing her crotch... more than proving that she is a woman. However, this raises even more questions.
"He is from the squad you felt in the outskirts of the holy city"
Everything is dark, I can only listen to their voices. Additionally, is the pressure on me not weakening.
^click^ ^click^
Her high heels made strange noises, it sounds too even to be normal. The pressure on me instantly vanished, but a cold and more sinister mana pressed down on me.
The sinister mana, numbed my pain, moreover my thoughts turn sluggish.
"Train him and sent him to us in one month"
"But miss-"
"Do it or else-"
My consciousness faded, yet I am still awake, falling in the deep darkness. The feeling of warmth, similar to how my mother hold me as a baby... this feels like home.
"One month, you will be my most important chess piece for all of what comes after"
Again the cold voice vibrated through the warm darkness, small fishes swam around me. How I loved watching them as a child, swimming in a big aquarium like the most carefree beings in the world. Even though they are the weakest creature in the ocean.
"Your contractor will be even more happy in a month of your achievements. Get closer to them... and I promise you freedom of all these annoying things as an orphan"
I know what the voice meant, this warmth, the fishes swimming carefree as lights in this pure darkness...
... I want to become one with them.
"I... accept your offer, great master"