When I woke up we were still on the plane, I looked to my side and both my arms were completely recovered as well as all my injuries.
"Okay, you're awake, it's time to go" Orsted said from a side where I couldn't see him.
I lazily got up from the ground as I looked around me.
"How long was I gone?" I asked.
"About an hour, it wasn't much" Orsted said.
Looking closer, Orsted was naked from the waist up, he was unharmed but I could see a few strands of his hair charred by my attacks.
I for one was also shirtless and my pants were in tatters, Roxy would probably give me away for this...
"How was I?..." I muttered as I grabbed my sword, the scabbard had been destroyed so I would have to carry it all the way.
"You put me in a tight spot on more than one occasion, and you were faster than me. Your power is enough for you to beat Laplace alone, but I will help you so that it is not so dangerous" Orsted explained.
"I see, that's a relief" I murmured with a smile.
And yes, even the fact of putting Orsted in a difficult position is a sign of how powerful you are...
"Okay, let's go back, I need to change my clothes" Orsted said and so we returned to the cabin
When we arrived we were surprised to find that Rudeus was there waiting.
"Where were they... huh?" He muttered and then his expression turned into shock when he saw Orsted's state.
"Rudeus, What a nice coincidence, we need to talk about something very important, that will be our next course of action" Orsted said as he opened an old wardrobe
Rudeus raised an eyebrow at this and then looked at me but grimaced at the state of my clothes.
"What is it about Lord Orsted?" Rudeus asked after a brief pause.
"Gino, explain it to him," Orsted said suddenly, Rudeus looked at me expectantly and I just sighed.
"We need you, your mana capacity is the same as Laplace's and to open Laplace's seal we need an amount of mana equal to that of the seal" I muttered
"Same as the one that was sealed?..." He said confused, but then he blinked several times and his face turned into complete shock.
"Wait a minute! Are You planning to free Laplace?!" he shouted.
"Yes, you may have noticed our ragged state, but we have returned from a fight to analyze Gino's power," Orsted muttered.
"His power?...and how did it turn out?" Rudeus asked.
"Gino is powerful enough to defeat Laplace alone, but besides him, me and Peragius will fight" Orsted said and from his old wardrobe He took out another white tunic and a shirt that reached his knees and had buttons.
Rudeus was in complete shock at this and looked at me sideways in disbelief.
"...I-I see... then, you need my power to defeat him now so that it won't be a problem in the future..." Rudeus muttered.
"Indeed, if we have the opportunity we will have to take it" Orsted declared.
"Alright, alright, when will it be?" Rudeus asked with a sigh.
Then Orsted looked at me, In fact, we hadn't planned that part.
"mmm, let's say in a week" I muttered
Orsted nodded at this and so did Rudeus.
And so the day was decided when we would free Laplace, I suppose that now Orsted would test Rudeus' abilities but that was no longer my responsibility hehehe...
So after that I returned home feeling more confident even though Orsted had mopped the floor with me, although well, it was to be expected.
...
I came home and I immediately regretted it, Despite having lived my entire life in the sacred land of the sword, one will never be safe if one is almost naked while it's snowing
And I had no shirt and my pants were destroyed, the right side of my pants It was destroyed Up to above my knees the left side was already in tatters.
So despite all this I returned home shivering from the cold.
Needless to say, I received many strange looks from the villagers and other swordsmen although they were smart enough not to ask what had happened.
When I got home, Roxy gave me a hard time for my appearance and Ghislaine just looked at me strangely.
"And what made you look like that?" Ghislaine asked.
"Yes, that's something I want to talk about when everyone is present," I said.
Roxy looked at me in surprise and Ghislaine just nodded at this, after changing clothes and being in the dojo for the rest of the time left in the day, I returned home with Eris and Nina.
I had already told them that I had to talk to them seriously and they were just waiting.
When we got home we all sat on the couches like we always do...
"What?! You're going to face Laplace?!" Eris said excitedly.
"Yes, but it's not as exciting as you think, we can only do it because Rudeus has a similar amount of mana and it's an opportunity we can't waste" I explained.
"I want to fight that Laplace!!" She continued enthusiastically and I just frowned.
"No...just telling you that Orsted will fight too should be enough for you to realize the gravity of the situation" I said firmly.
And at this Eris just crossed her arms and pouted.
"Are you really going to be okay? And why do they need to fight with Laplace?" Roxy asked worriedly.
"All Dragon Generals contain something inside their bodies called sacred treasures, and with these sacred treasures you can access the world of Hitogami, and we only need one, which is Laplace's" i explained.
"I see...So Laplace is a way to get to Hitogami?" Nina asked.
"exactly, And when we defeat Hitogami...all this will be over" I muttered.
They all looked at each other but in the end they understood the seriousness of the situation.
...
The next day I met up with Peragius, Orsted, and Rudeus at the Chaos Breaker, we needed to plan our next course of action.
Despite Orsted's statement we still had to be on our toes.
We would be liberating Laplace in a week so we needed to prepare quickly, but Orsted and Peragius' experience fighting him would be of great help to me, if all went well this whole war would finally be over...
"So in a week huh?...Orsted, are you sure he has the qualities to defeat Laplace?" Peragius asked, we were currently all sitting at a table on a balcony drinking tea.
"Yes, I confirmed it myself in a battle" he replied
Peragius arched an eyebrow and his gaze turned to me.
"A battle? You two fought?...And how did it turn out?" Peragius asked incredulously.
"Gino put me in a tight spot on more than one occasion, his speed and reaction time is faster than mine, Laplace will not stand a chance against this" he said
Peragius was visibly surprised as he looked at me and then nodded.
"I see, so it's like that huh? Okay, everything will be ready in a week, we will go to the demon continent, that's where Laplace was sealed" Peragius said.
"Yes, very well, if that's all for today I think we should leave" Orsted said as he stood up from his chair, Peragius nodded and so we all left the castle, in a week we would go to defeat Laplace.
...
In the blink of an eye seven days passed, I said goodbye to all my wives outside my house, they looked visibly worried about it, but it was now or never, an opportunity which we cannot waste.
I left early in the morning after breakfast, my hip was slightly aching, as I had had an intimate night with my four women the night before to relax them which paid off.
but with beginner level healing magic the pain was relieved.
"Gino..." Roxy murmured as she hugged me tightly.
it had been years since we had been married and I hugged her whenever I could, but this time it was different, she was shaking and sobbing lightly.
"take care of yourself please..." she murmured with her face buried in my chest, I just caressed her head softly
they didn't make the exit easy at all, but it was my duty.
in the end with a soft kiss on her lips I separated from her and started walking towards the forest, Orsted gave me one of the whistles to call Almanfi, so when I was a decent distance from the village I took out the flute and played it.
As usual, no sound came out, but after about ten seconds Almanfi appeared in front of me.
"Are you ready?" he asked.
"Yes, please take me" I said
Almanfi just nodded and gave me the golden rod to teleport, and without saying anything else, the spirit of light disappeared from my sight.
But that was just a euphemism, since I could see his entire trajectory, the guy just rose into the air and began to fly south, that's where Sharia was.
Just a few seconds later I felt something pulling me up and when I opened my eyes again I was already in the Chaos Breaker.
There was Orsted waiting for me along with Rudeus, both looked ready, I could see that Rudeus was wearing his light armor under his robe and inside the robe he was carrying a scroll, he probably summoned the heavy armor.
"Oh? Did you bring it?" Orsted asked looking at my back.
On my sword I had the Kajakut sword, which I had taken from Alek after killing him, but on my hip I also carried my father's sword, just as a precaution.
"Yes, my physical capabilities will increase with this sword, it's my secret weapon" I said with a smile.
Orsted just nodded without taking me seriously and so we began to walk towards Peragius' throne.
When we arrived at Peragius' throne room he was already waiting for us with a bored expression on his face, but his clothes were different, now he was wearing silver armor and Almanfi and Silvaril no longer had their normal clothes and were now dressed to go to battle.
"Well, now we will go to the north of the demon continent where Laplace was sealed, be prepared" Peragius said and immediately I felt the Chaos Breaker begin to move at an incredible speed... the time has come.
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Hi, we're already in the final stretch of the novel, I'm deciding whether to do a fan fic about Paul, or someone else.
I could take the easy way and do another one about Rudeus, so that it ends up being a copy and paste of the novel, but no.
Keep reading this story and give me power stones please!!!