I pushed the heavy doors apart. All the guildmasters were already here. John was still the Viking Lord even after 15 years had passed and he's still going strong. What a guy. Truth be told, all the guildmasters aside from the Dragon Lord had not changed. Even the Paladin Lord with his missing arm still retained his position. Just how old is he right now?
"Zen, you're here. Let's begin. Your— report states that the Demon King is capable of influencing dragons? Are you certain this is true?" asked the Dark Lord.
"Everything stated in it is as per my observation," I answered clearly.
"And— you said you spoke to this dragon before having to kill it?" asked the Paladin Lord with a curious face.
"Indeed, I was taken aback at first but it certainly did happened. It's not one of my delusions if that's what you're asking," I answered.
"That's— grave news indeed. What else do we have to add to our list of bajillion problems?" asked John to the other guildmasters.
"We know you had started a family, Zen. But we're in dire need of your help. We had given you much flexibility in doing your assigned task for the past 15 years but I'm afraid we cannot hold back the tide any longer. We will need Rose to help out as well," said the new Dragon Lord.
"I get the feeling that was the case when I was summoned here. Tell me what's gotten you all spooked," I asked them.
"Where do we even begin? From a town that had mysterious died in their sleep, to a mysterious organization that had been secretly slaying demons for unknown purpose. And now we have talking dragons to worry about that is presumably being controlled by the Demon King himself. Just to list a few by the way," said the Dragon Lord.
"We also have the church to worry about. Apparently they had announced a cure that is capable of curing any sickness, diseases or illness. That warrants suspicion on its own," said John.
"Our church of the Divinity Goddess is free of any controversy by the way," added the Elementalist. Gee, way to look down on humans for once.
"These are dark times, Zen. We usually call upon the help of one of the Great Powers when we are in a dire situation. Seeing that you're the closest one to us, we humbly ask for your help," asked the Dark Lord.
"Speaking of Great Powers, are there any reports from Sladar so far?" I asked them.
"Yes, he reportedly said that things in the Demon Continent had— taken a strange turn. More flora and fauna started blooming and thriving all of a sudden for no particular reason. Not to mention a tribe of humans had moved to the Demon Continent to start anew. The strange thing about it is that demons are not attacking them whatsoever which puzzled even Sladar himself," answered the Paladin Lord.
"I would like to add that beastly monsters are also starting to attack our city walls directly. Not just dragons," said John.
"And the imminent threat of the Demon King's return that we all need to start preparing for," added the Elementalist.
I sighed loudly. There are certainly a lot of things that we need to investigate to help solve this world's problems. No doubt I'll need all my closest friends and my loving wife for help.
I turned my gaze towards all the guildmasters with their gaze gleaming at me with anticipation. "Where do I begin?" I smirked.