
In the Region, everyone from various walks of life including the Demi-humans whom Rigel had freed from slavery and those whom Asoka had saved gathered in front of the palace with great concern.
How not? The news that the Heroes including Rigel and the King of the Region were back had already reached their ears once Leo gave a broadcast about the success of the dragon subjugation.
Leo mentioned that there will be some other notices later, but for now this suffices with the fact that they managed to defeat the last catastrophe.
“About how are Hero Rigel and His Majesty Asoka, huh?”
“See, there was no notification of death or anyone who survived. There is only the fact that the fighters managed to free the world from the Monster of Catastrophe.”
“What do you think of the soldiers who took part? If the Heroes returned directly to the palace by teleportation, would it be possible for the soldiers to come with them??”
“I think not. Although there is a teleportation tool created by Mr. Rigel, their whispering voice should have been heard by now.”
“In addition, no happiness whatsoever is implied from the previous announcement.”
Like what the residents talked about that the atmosphere of the palace was too quiet to the point that it seemed empty. If only the soldiers returned with the Hero, the clinking armor should be heard.
Although small, the majority of the Region's population was Demi-humans. With animal hearing they can hear sounds from a distance.
Regarding the announcement that Leo had given earlier, it was indeed a fact that his tone did not sound as happy as his usual character. Not to mention the announcement he made:
“Everything please listen. This is news that will soon spread, but as residents of the Region it is good for you to be informed first. Conquest succeeded, Acnologia was defeated thanks to the Heroes. Further announcements will be given later after all improves.”
‘After all improved’ those words left the impression that now everything is not okay. For that matter the citizens of the Region gathered in front of the palace gates without being ruled, they could not bear to know the safety of the King and Hero Creator.
They did not expect a feast or anything like that, for the welfare of slavery was their greatest satisfaction to the point of wanting nothing more from their Hero Creator or King.
What the residents of the Region wanted to know was the safety of King Asoka, Hero Rigel, and the other Region executives.
Meanwhile inside the palace that was now isolated so that outsiders would not have any interest in entering, the atmosphere was quite gloomy. The servants and knights who were there seemed to be grim, there was no happiness despite being exposed to the fact that the conquest was successful.
How not because of the condition of the Heroes, Region executives and candidates for Heavenly Emperor to come home with a situation that cannot be said to be good. Not to mention the absence of the knights who participated, it was clearly guessed that they were all killed.
Not only that but Gahdevi was killed, and the leader of the Adventure Association, Evankhell was dying and headed for his death.
They were obviously scared to the point of being gloomy, this world was extremely harsh and it was either necessary how many times they were slapped in reality. Just because the sophisticated objects Rigel made make humans think that winning the war is certain.
But from this event they need to remember one thing. No matter how great the weapons they had, the other two races were still extremely powerful to defeat.
“How is Mr Rigel's condition?” Ray asked hurriedly as soon as he saw the palace healer coming out of Rigel's room.
Although Ray's condition was not so good that he had to be helped walk by a bodyguard, his concern for Rigel was greater than his concern for his own condition.
“I couldn't do much to help him wake up. But the condition is guaranteed good, maybe Hero Rigel will fall asleep for some time.” The physician was a little troubled and felt useless.
At first he was already excited as it would be the chosen one to heal the Heroes. But once he saw their condition, he really regretted it.
What kind of battle did they go through until all were battered? Two Heroes were shrouded in powerful curses, two including Rigel unconscious, the rest needed a break in no time.
Ray was supposed to be one of the people who had to rest, but he ignored that, thinking himself to be fine after drinking the healing potion.
Hearing what the soldier said, Ray bit his lips bitterly. True to the fact that no one is able to resolve the situation outside for the time being.
The Emperor's candidate needed two days of rest, while Natalia without rest was busy preparing people to spread the word about the successful conquest and about the important announcement to be made when Rigel regained consciousness.
“Good. How about the palace guard?”
“Everything is good. General Odin and Lord Fang deploy soldiers imprisoned by the palace as well as the country. Then, Leo has also operated a system where only he and Mr. Rigel have control over it.”
Quite grateful that the people around Rigel are very competent, including Leo who is still a child in growth.
There may be a lot of worries, but getting his condition to recover in order to be on duty is what Ray needs to prioritize right now. Inevitably, he had to spend time lying on his bed..
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The room where Ozaru rested. There were two knights guarding the door to Ozaru's room. They are in a state of full alert and prevent unauthorized people from entering.
The initial atmosphere was calm until something happened around them. The air seemed to thin, the atmosphere around Ozaru's room was so tense that it made the two soldiers have difficulty breathing.
“Phak! What, which ... Happened?” Wade a soldier.
The strange condition only lasted for a few seconds. Once all had calmed down, they worriedly smashed through the door of Ozaru's room.
“Hero Ozaru!”
What they found was an anomaly that never happened. The mattress and everything in his room were destroyed, Ozaru was covered in a golden aura and floated in the air. His eyes were completely white, clearly his consciousness had not returned.
The feathers around his hands and face should have been cut off, the tail should not have been there either. But somehow everything grows slowly, including the tail.
The soldiers who witnessed it did not understand what was going on, they were worried that bad things would happen because Ozaru did not improve, instead his body was now writhing.
“Do we have to call another Hero?!”
“No, their condition is not possible! We can't burden them more than this, immediately summon warriors and executives who can still fight if needed!”
“Good!”
One of the soldiers ran out to seek help, leaving one soldier looking at Ozaru who became strange.
Either that soldier, or whoever they are will have no idea what is going on other than Ozaru himself. After all, something was going on inside him, where two consciousnesses were staring at each other.
Note Author's.
I am quite satisfied for the illustration above and in the future maybe I will make a character illustration in this novel even though maybe renting his services is not cheap. Well no need to worry about it anyway this is my personal wish.
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