The Irregulars
chapter9
''i' norza de mestia hereby give the three boys an scholarship from the academy for one year!
as the king declared, the whole surrounding falls silent for a few second until the noble duke clapped his hands out of adoration that made all the noble on the scene to clap their hands for the trio for recognizing their talent
the trio agrees as such a chance to acquire more information henceforth they said
''we accept such blessings your highness''
for a few moments later the trio were summoned by the queen, the queen ordered the escorts knights to fetch the trio,
''knights of mestia kingdom, bring forth the individuals i seek''
''we fulfill your wishes your majesty Queen''
on the other side the trio were on the barracks congratulated and praised by the captain and vice captain of the knights for their accomplishment and their wish to be fulfilled, and on a mere seconds claris holds rein hand while jumping due to the joy and excitement she felt during the trial
''rein what was that?! that was cool! you made a ball of energy and blasted the sabertooth! that was very powerfull!
she said this while smiling happy which made rein happy, however claris became aware of what she is doing right now which made her blushes and make a distance from rein which made rein curios
''claris?
''ohhh'' its nothing
however while the two love birds are doing their thing the captain praised claude and Gen
''man congratulations! you all have such talents huh, as expected of our heroes
'' well we only wanted to take back the demon but to think the king would offer a scholarship after that
''well yes it is but you three were really brave however becarefull! especially you claude
''hm?
the captain made a serous tone about warning them especially claude for his reckless plan that almost costed his life if it fail
''claude that move of yours is truelly risky and dangerous, for you to go inside the sabertooth and burned it on the inside was insane
'' yes i know, but that's all i can do to defeat it faster
''well at least your alive that's all that matters
as they were having a fun reunion, the escorts knights arrived commanded by the queen to escort the trio
''halt! pardon for the intrusion captain and vice captain, here we are ordered by the queen to bring the individuals whos name Rein,Claude, and Gen on the palace to have an audience to the queen
the arrival of the knights made the atmosphere gloomy as they were just finished on the king test on the palace however they cannot ignore or deny the queens summon therefore they came along
''ugh my head still hurts wahhh~ i don't want to use magic right now
''me too, using life force made me feel weak, i cant gather strength
''what about you claude?
''yes i am, but we have to
''right
the escort knight's left with the trio riding the caravan, for a few hours they arrived to the palace for a second time for today, as they arrived at the audience room they saw the whole royal family is present the king, queen, elder princess and the younger prince on the throne
''your majesty queen, we arrived with the individuals you summoned
''Good, you all may go now
the knights leaves as the queen ordered them to and stand on the outside of the door to be guards. henceforth claude asked
''you called for us, your majesty Queen, may we know the reason?
''are you the individuals who got my husband interest
''yes, your majesty
''then your talent must be high
''.....
the Queen of mistia kingdom stared at them with a serious gaze however the princess asked the Queen of why the Queen summoned for the trio, however the prince answered it with only a hunch and full of confidence
''i know mother just want something, like request
''your brother is right, i have a favor to ask
the trio got curious about the Queen's request, therefore they asked
''may we know the request you wanted to bestow upon us your majesty Queen?
''hmm, will you carry this favor, even if it may take for years to finish
the whole atmosphere felt heaven as the queen said the sentences with a sad and deep tone, which made the trio feel that the request is rather large and heavy
''may we know the task your majesty
''i want you three to find my youngest daughter Runa de mistia who runaway and hide to us for three years, we don't know it whereabouts and is if she's still fine
''may we know more information your majesty
''can i take that as you accepted my request?
''yes your majesty Queen
the royal family felt joy and thankful as the trio accepted the favor, henceforth the royal family held a private meeting with them tomorrow
''i will help a private audience with you three tomorrow, so you all may now go and rest
''yes, thank you for your consideration your majesty
the audience ended at noon, as the trio leaves the palace with the escort knights to the barracks
they arrived safely having the thought of their task to do, as soon as they arrived to their room they asleep to rest for tomorrow quest
the night come where all people are resting, gen sneaked up to see valdrago on the middle of the night which made valdrago wary
''why are you here brat
''i just wanted to try something
''huh
''pardon
at the moment Gen used his skill on valdrago
''copy magic''
*copying magic....*
*magic copied*
*shadow mend*
''what did you do brat!
''ohh, sorry, just wanted to try this hehe
gen successfully copied valdrago's magic ''the shadow mend'' which made gen exited to try it out, his eyes were filled with excitement
''sorry for the disturbance, im going now
''oi brat!
Gen hurried to go outside and try the new magic he copied leaving valdrago alone, once stepped outside, he tried the new skill he learned
''shadow mend!''
he suddenly vanished on the shadow with a swift motion, he dove into the shadow, he can clearly see the surroundings as he is watching in the shadows and move more faster than a full speeded horse
for a minute his cancelled his magic cause it took about 25% of his magical energy
''phew that was cool, leaving the mana consumption aside, this magic will be pretty useful, like for escaping or assassinating or observing
a satisfied impression left to his face as he goes back to the barracks to sleep
the warm morning comes as they wakeup to prepare to the palace
for a few hours of waiting they became too impatient, while they still have time claude made a question to valdrago, and hoping for a favor
''valdrago
''hmm, what is it yellow brat
valdrago's behavior annoyed claude, however claude suppressed his temper for his plan
''look, we said before that we wanted to negotiate right, so would you listen to us
''go on
''claude explained clearly about their situation as asked for a truce, however
''and. i wont
valdrago's answer made the trio disappointed, however
''wait up brats, i will accompany you if you make a contract with me
the statement that valdrago gave made gen and rein felt relief however, not for claude, which made claude more cautious, and said,
''what contract is it
''its simple yellow brat, make a contract with me by offering some of your spiritual energy
''what will i gain to your contract?
''simple, my power what else, and i will also gain some your your energy for me to get stronger and i wont be able to harm you, however i will be free from your attacks
claude was mostly will deny on the contract however he remembered how powerless he is now compared to the two, claude is a prideful one so he doesn't want to drag the other two, and stand fairly or surpassing the two, even he may make a contract to the demon
''once i interred your contract, you wont be able to harm me, right
"yes, however i am still able to kill your friends
claude thought about it twice and sucessfuly
''i deny
''hehe, okay, just call me when you changed your mind
rein is relieved that claude did not accept the offer, however gen is kinda curious of what is the effect of making a contract to valdrago,
claude noticed Gen's thought by observing him for a second and said
''forget it Gen, besides valdrago is just a low ranking E-rank demon
valdrago heard it and started a rampage in the luminous cage
hey yellow brat, i can crush you easly you know!!!
suddenly the escort knights finally arrived, which called their names and started to depart
suddenly a thought that came to claude that made him feel terror henceforth he asked gen
''gen, your luminous cage. when will it deactivate?
as claude stated his question the whole atmosphere of the trio got dreadful however gen answered confidently that his spell will not deactivate if the prisoner has the dark element
'' isn't that too powerful gen?
''yes it is however it takes all of my magic to zero and i guessed that it will only work on low ranking enemies for now
for a few hour has passed they finally arrived to the palace
''well, for now lets just finish this quest and make the royal family own us a favor for our mission
''your right
'' then lets go!