The Nameless Crown
Chapter 23 - Relatives II

“Are you now feeling calm, Ash?”

“That's ...”

The crowd of Belgana City began to be seen when various street lights and houses were lit. The misty fog, the sky was deserted by stars, with the twinkling illumination down there feeling like a market during the day.

Meanwhile Ash and Lilith were still enjoying time alone within the faint lamp-clad silence.

“It's a little complicated. When I realized that this feeling was not mine, it felt like I wanted to be alone.”

Ash was closing his eyes, imagining a past that he himself did not know whether it was the time he was going through or not. Because the figure he saw now was a man with a clear identity.

Back to him with a faint smile. The man walks away leaving his identity to Ash, as well as the past and future to come.

Unfortunately Ash is a newcomer from the gray world. The world that Lilith tells as a lie, the world where her schoolmates are illusions created to lock her away from reality.

As a commoner who loves folk food, once he finds out who his own identity is, Ash has not even been able to believe the truth 100%. Even so, little by little he tried to accept it even though it was heavy.

Now when a special mission appears, the little heart of his past beats fast because the figure he needs to finish off is a relative he knows best. Knowing that the fort and its relatives were targeted, the small grievances that appeared began to grow larger.

Lilith could only smile to cover up her curiosity, she did not want to be too rash in asking sensitive questions that might cloud Ash's mood.

“Have it done, don't make a face like that. I know you must want to ask him”

“Hahaha. Did I get caught off guard?”

“Don't fight stupid, anyway I already know what your nature is like, Lilith”

“Yah .. who wouldn't worry if her husband was in pain?”

“Suami, eh? I never said we're a husband-wife couple”

“I'm the one who will make it a reality”

“Don't be too hopeful, crafty woman,” Ash posted with a faint smile.

“I never pulled my words, insensitive man,” replied Lilith as she pinched the tip of Ash's nose.

After the heated debate, the atmosphere there became more relaxed.

“Only past stories ... do you still want to hear it?”

“Why not? It's a wife's job to listen to the complaint of the Husband, right?”

“Hahhh. Basis ...”

Not long after, Ash began to tell the contents of his memory that even he himself did not know whether it was his memory or not. However, the feeling he felt was so real that he could only let go of all the burdens.

“Aldebaran is a Father. He had two daughters and a good wife, but due to the situation at the time, he was forced to leave home for a heavier task”

“Heavy duty? Like fighting monsters?”

“Almost. His real task is to defend a border fortress that connects the deadly zone and the safe zone”

“In other words if the fortress is destroyed, then the border will be free, and all monsters previously shackled will invade the settlement of residents around”

“True. In addition, the location of his family is also not too far from the deadly zone, which is why he took the risk to participate in defending the fortress.”

In the description of the special mission stated that to be able to complete it is required to conquer the fortress as well as defeat Aldebaran.

However, what makes Ash confused at the same time is not the provisions on the terms of completion of the mission but the identity of Aldebaran itself. How could an entity that had lived for so long 300 years ago fit into the world system of the Little Garden.

This proves that the theory he had previously made could have been true. The theory that the world called Little Garden and Vlad's memory are two different worlds, but are connected due to something mysterious.

Unfortunately, this logic cannot be proven because the relationship between virtual and parallel worlds has a very small percentage. The comparison can also be said to be very far although it cannot be said to be impossible.

Then is Elesis itself a guidance system is the original entity of the parallel world?

With all the clues and evidence Ash has, the chances of Elesis being the original inhabitant of this world are huge especially when he meets Lesta. He does not know if Lesta knows Elesis, but after learning that Lesta is not an NPC, Ash also feels confident that his theory may be true.

Even so he still groped .. about this world, Lilith, Elesis, and also Sandi Peri.

“He is not a great fighter, but Aldebaran you can say as a great male figure”

“If you say it like that, then I will believe it.”

Lilith let out a sweet smile and a glance, but Ash blushed in embarrassment.

“Do you know the clothes I was wearing back then?”

“You mean when we first met at Vlad Castle?”

Ash closed his eyes.

“When everyone thinks of me as an unorthodox and feared person. It was only the Aldebaran family who accepted me as I was, they even gave me new clothes, and other supplies”

“They're good” people

“Yes. Thanks to them as well I can still live and arrive at Vlad” Castle

“Then what bothered you up to this, Ash? Must still be there, ‘kan?”

Ash who had previously put on a flat face immediately choked on a small. He had not expected that such a perfunctory story to be destroyed by Lilith.

“You are ... “

“Hehehe. Never underestimate the intuition of a woman, My beloved husband,” reply Lilith while kissing Ash's forehead.

“Fufufu. Of course, what can't I do for you, Ash?”

The veins on Ash's head started popping up one by one, then with one breath he shouted at Lilith with all his might.

“Stop being depraved when we're in the middle of town! Basic women don't know themselves!”

“Tehee~”

“Tehee endasmu! You know I'm always in trouble because of your habits! hahhh .. why should I make a contract with you.”

Witnessing Ash's sweet expression of difficulty, Lilith only chuckled to see all of it happening above her thigh lap.

“Unfortunately it has become a desire and also a characteristic of my race. So it unfortunately cannot be avoided, especially if the target is very close even just by sniffing the aroma alone has made me wet~”

“For the Samurai, I'm really sorry for making a contract with you.”

Ash sighed and then got up from Lilith's thigh pad, after which he walked towards the guardrail. Lilith followed him from behind.

Now in front of them was a view beyond. With the flickering light that felt from the city, they seemed to see the natural attractions produced from the source of the lighting.

“So earlier we what we discussed?”

Ash turned his head and saw Lilith's satisfied expression then he looked back at the cityscape below.

“About Aldebaran. I just don't want to do it, but as someone who used to be helped by it. I can't just let this thing go”

“Who quickly can he get? You want to be the first to beat him?”

Ash nodded steadily, clenching his hands tightly. Lilith who had learned of Ash's nature was convinced that the next step they would take was to complete this mission.

However, she did not know for sure whether the man she considered her husband would actually conquer the fortress and defeat Aldebaran or if there was any other purpose to the question.

“So you want to beat it?”

“If there was an alternative path or hidden scenario, maybe I could try it. However, until now I have only met once, I am also not sure if the second time will happen”

“Early? When?”

Ash stared at Lilith. At first the Empress was timid while looking back at Ash with passionate eyes, but when she realized the intent of Ash's implied approach, she was pensive.

“I mean I?”

“Slow. Why did I meet you there? Is it because of luck? Pffft .. basic”

“Uhhh. I know, I'm not very good with my head, but that doesn't mean you can mock me like, Ash”

“Since when have I mocked your memories? Did I ever say it?” ask Ash flat.

“Basic, I hate you!”

“Oh? Good ... then I don't have to deal with you anymore”

“Huehh?! That's not what I mean, Ash. Ash ..!”

“Ugh. Noisy ...”

Ash instantly gagged Lilith's mouth with a hot kiss. On the other hand, Lilith's instincts are active and embrace Ash's neck very strongly while increasing it to a french kiss.

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“Happy? Shit, it was 10 minutes, you know!”

“It would be better if we continued it in bed, wouldn't it, dear?~”

“Your seatbelt,” Ash replies while touching Lilith's forehead.

“Ouchh!”

After that Lilith continued to tease Ash with her fingers as Sucubus, but unfortunately it was not very effective as if the man she loved already had immunity to erotic things.

***

Wind Hill, West Green Plain, Wendy House

In a room full of forging objects, a woman was watching the fireplace while enjoying boiled sweet potatoes. It was Wendy, the Iron Forger whom Ash believed to improve the quality of his weapons.

“It is true that I will make incredible weapons, but to the extent that this terrible status arises from within the quality of the Boss' goods. Fiuhhh .. I'm sure Ryan—oopps, again I'm wrong to call it. Now he's become, Ash, huh?”

He wiped the sweat that fell from his forehead and then took the hammer from the table and walked closer to the furnace.

“Looks like I'm going to print a new history in weapons manufacturing. I hope he will love my masterful creations, hehehehe.”

Not long after, the sound of an iron complaint was heard. Sparks of fire cheered and the smashing of hot steam caressed the body part of the Iron Forging Gently.

In that hot environment, Wendy's spirit did not fade, the eyes full of determination and dexterity that radiated from her way of forging iron created something different.

Untiring and keep forging. Even he was not aware that the sun that was previously above the sky had sunk to the bottom of the abyss of the world.

“Just wait, I will definitely create an incredible weapon that even a Division 1 Union Captain like Lesta can be jealous of. Hahaha!”