Yesterday…
"Lord…. is this according to what you asked for?" Felyn handed over the report in her hand. This time her eyes were tired and her body lacked sleep. No, she didn't even know when she last slept with all the hard work she did.
Coupled with having to write and use her magic power to write thousands of papers according to Hanif's request, her head ached. But to refuse one of Lord's requests, Felyn couldn't refuse it.
"Hmmm… this is already in good order." Hanif nodded slowly and put the pile of papers beside him. His eyes looked at Felyn in confusion. "So, where are the others?"
"The others… what do you mean?" Felyn who heard it was confused.
"I mean, didn't I ask you to write everything you know? All of these writings are limited to the realm of magic only. You haven't written about the various histories and cultures of this world, haven't written about magic and magic energy in this world from beginning to end, as well as the various things you know and have found in this world."
The more Hanif mentioned what needed to be written, the more Felyn felt slapped in the face.
All… he asked me to write all that?
This guy… is there something wrong with his brain? What was he thinking when he asked me to write all that?
Felyn almost wanted to scream so loudly but held her mouth. The reminder of herself working for this person in front of her appeared and she let out a soft sigh. Just when she was starting to calm down, Hanif's words shattered it all.
"Oh, don't forget to finish all that before all the work you're doing is done. So, maybe two weeks from now? You have plenty of time to work on it, right? So finish it before the two weeks are up and don't forget to give it to me."
Felyn couldn't say anything else. And it was back to the present.
Her head ached as she tried to control the pens around her to write down all the knowledge she had. For some reason, using magic in the silent forest seemed to be dozens of times harder than usual.
Even moving 5 pens with magic at the same time was almost the limit of her abilities even when she was in the Sea of Mana realm.
On the table, a walkie talkie given by a faceless soldier made a sound that sounded like a shout. "Elf! Where are you? Quickly come north! We have to finish building the tree bridge before the sun sets. Don't be lazy now!"
Snap….
"AH Damn it!!! Aren't these soldier bastards tired huh? All they know is to work and work like they'll die if they don't finish it!"
Felyn almost cried but the shouting sound came from the walkie talkie. "Where are you now?! Get over here!"
Felyn almost smashed the table in front of her but held her hand back when she saw the pile of papers she had painstakingly written. If all of that was ruined just because of one small push, Felyn would really cry this time.
Damn! Damn! Damn!
She could only curse in her heart. In the end, she could only run before the walkie talkie shouted for the third time.
These hellish days seemed like they would last forever.
***
In a simple house, the three lords gathered while watching the elves running like monkeys hanging from the trees. She nimbly headed towards the place where the soldiers gathered and began to build another outpost that formed like a spider web.
"Isn't forcing our Elf like that a bit too much? I feel a little sorry for her working so hard without end. I even heard that She doesn't sleep every night."
"There's no other choice. We have to finish all of this as soon as possible and start helping Alam complete his side quest to get additional rewards. We have to prepare as soon as possible."
Alam who heard this nodded. "Hanif is right. Although from what we observed, the silent forest is not in any region, this place is very close to another elf race called the Rosewood clan. Currently, our military only has 10 infantry soldiers and one Elf."
The previous weekly recruitment did not produce good results. The two choices wasted so many points and required a rare resource to let them stay in this place.
"We can't use Felyn to fight the elves before we ask him. Besides, even though he is loyal because of the contract we have, he is still an Elf from the same race that we are most likely going to fight. It would be a bit unethical in my opinion to force him to fight with his race and place without asking first."
"Therefore, we need other soldiers who can be useful to us right now. If they force us to go to war, then we have no choice but to go to war with them. When that happens, we must be ready."
Hearing Alam's words, Hanif and Miftah nodded. The three of them walked towards the soldier production building. On the table, 2 data appeared replacing the data from the previous week.
[Bloodthirsty warrior…]
"No. We can forget about recruiting someone with a strange name like this. Let's move on to the next person." Miftah immediately put the first paper back and looked at the second paper in Alam's hand.
"Oh, this is quite interesting. He might be a good fit with me." Miftah pointed to another paper in his hand.
[A lost person who lost everything he believed in. A man who was betrayed by everything he believed in and trusted. Not wanting to take revenge or cause chaos, he chose to isolate himself. Someone who is in the Sea of Mana Lv.1 realm. 2 points are required to recruit.]
"Ash, that's quite a short name for someone."
"He fits. There's no need for anything extra to keep him here. And to recruit him, it doesn't need any resources, just system points."
"Then it's decided."
Alam nodded and signed the letter. This time, they waited in the tent with the system's warning.
[Invitation has been sent. Estimated time received, 15 minutes.]
The system notified with a mechanical voice. The three of them looked up at the sky and the countdown that had begun. To say whether they were excited or not, it wasn't really. Alam, Hanif, and Miftah already knew a little about the mechanism of this summoning based on the information they had gathered.
These days, the three of them always spend time discussing and talking about their respective systems. Although the function of Hanif and Miftah's system has not been opened, but the System that Alam has is already open.
"I hope he is a good person ..."
***
"What is this? An invitation?" a man was seen sitting with a tired face. His clothes were quite dirty with various patches in several parts. His hair was long and unkempt and his face looked like it had never been tidied up.
In the middle of the city crowd, Ash sat tiredly waiting for the end with resignation. His eyes no longer cared about anything. The people around him even considered him a beggar and some gave him some bronze coins.
Yet, his gaze could not be diverted from the gold-colored screen in front of him.
[Invitation from the Lord of Batavia.
To the honorable, The Fallen Hero Ash Thirteen, we deeply pity your past that has been betrayed by all those on your side. The Lord of Batavia offers you a new home where you can live and be free from political influence and the pursuit of those who want to kill you. The Lord of Batavia is willing to employ you with such high pay.
Job type: Batavia Infantry Soldier. (100-year contract)
Payment: Your understanding of sword energy will be raised 1 level higher and your contract with the holy sword will be removed. In addition, there is another Lord who is interested in you and you can follow one of the Lords to learn from them.
Various kinds of needs will be provided by the Lord of Batavia himself. You only need to carry out your duties as a Batavia Infantry soldier]
"Really?? This… is this true?"
My contract with the holy sword will be removed? My contract with this cursed sword…
Ash laughed so crazily while looking at the sword in his hand that looked so shabby. Even so, the sword still emitted a white light like milk. Even under the dirt that covered the blade, the sword seemed to show off its incomparable sharpness.
"You guys aren't lying, right?"
[We're not lying. If you agree, you can say 'yes']
"Then…." Ash wanted to finish his words when the holy sword in his hand shone with such a strong luster.
Knights in pure white armor with a sun symbol in the middle appeared out of thin air and immediately surrounded Ash and drew their swords.
"Ash thirteen, the Fallen Hero. You are under arrest for the treason attempt you committed! Surrender now and follow us to the temple and receive your punishment." The captain of the armored troop shouted.
The people who heard about Ash Thirteen suddenly turned away and ran away in fear. Their faces were like seeing a scary ghost in broad daylight.
"Emily, are you satisfied after getting the position of the leader of the Holy City Order? You may be able to hide your voice, but the style and swordsmanship you use, you can't hide it." Ash looked at the Captain who looked so dashing and tall. Even when her entire body was covered in armor and her voice was changed with magic, but the style and posture she put on, it was so familiar.
"Surrender now and accept your punishment! Or we will have no choice but to kill you on the spot!"
Ash laughed loudly when he heard that. "If I surrender, you will torture me and will not let me free again. But if I fight back, you will kill me. Then why should I follow what you say?"
Ash didn't care about Emily's words and took a fighting posture. Ash threw away the holy sword in his hand and pulled out a double-edged sword that looked so old. Even half of the sword was broken and rusty.
Ash's tone turned colder. "You killed my parents, killed the younger siblings I had, killed the friends I had in my hometown, and even killed my teacher who taught me this sword skill."
"Emily, do you know why I have no intention of taking revenge on all of you after all this?" Ash asked while gripping the sword in his hand tightly.
The blue color of magical energy flowed and cleaned the sword from rust. The sword that was only half its size was coated with magical energy and returned to its original form.
"Kill him!" Emily shouted and ordered the other knights to attack.
Ash remained calm and read every movement of the holy city order knights. When the sword was about to cut his neck and his entire body into small pieces, Ash swung his sword horizontally.
UGH!!!
All the holy city order knights were thrown back. The white armor that protected them was covered in blood and turned red. A very deep wound could be seen from the chest that showed milky white bones that protected their internal organs.
Only Emily remained and was not touched at all.
Ash walked slowly and stood in front of Emily. He caught the incoming sword with his hand as if it were a child's toy. He continued his words slowly. "That's because I always thought, the end of revenge is death. Even if I don't take revenge, you will definitely die. So will your other comrades. That's why I didn't bother to kill you even if I could like now."
"So live your miserable life as a dog of the holy city order. I don't care about you anymore and I don't want to be tied down with the dirty tasks of a hero anymore. Insult me if you want, and slander me if you want. Because starting today, there is no more Ash Thirteen The Fallen Hero"
Ash pushed Emily and made her fall to the ground. He sheathed his sword and looked at the system that was still floating in the air. The holy sword that had been released from his hand trembled softly as if it wanted to return to its owner's hand. But, in a low voice, Ash said. "Yes, I accept it."
With that, his body disappeared from thin air. The sword that had previously flown towards Ash fell and became unresponsive again. The milky white light was no longer visible and the holy sword returned to its dormant state, waiting for its owner to retrieve it.