This Time, To The Believed Path
Apprent Truth's
The two sat before Eclipse.
Leana subconsciously took the tea before her casually due to her habit of having every meeting with Eclipse. When he regained consciousness with his actions, he immediately put down his cup.
Eclipse smiled funnyly and looked at Forde who was looking at him.
"It seems you've heard the 'story' from Miss Leana. Welcome aboard, Mr. Forde."
Forde squinted his eyes and for a moment Eclipse held his breath before continuing. As her eyes swam elsewhere and met Leana's, her smile stiffened.
Leana who was pretending to enjoy her tea looked at her sharply to immediately account for her habit of calling the colleague to her husband.
'Just relax.' Eclipse gestured to Leana.
Without hiding his weakness, Forde replied.
"really. I heard a 'story' from my wife not long ago. It seems you've known my wife for a long time."
Leana and Eclipse realize that Forde doesn't like her familiar-sounding calls.
“Ekhm, Please excuse my impoliteness, Marquis–No, lord Forde. I have a habit of being more flexible with my colleagues.”
“Mean, huh?”
“In addition I have also received approval from mistress Leana.”
“But didn't I ever agree to that?”
Both Leana and Eclipse widened his eyes.
‘Sorry, what??’ thought both.
Eclipse glanced at Leana and was reciprocated with the same confused look from her.
“Whatever the reason, I can't accept it.”
"But the one who came first to me was Miss Leana!"
'EXPLICTS!!'
Leana shouted while grabbing the hair inside her mind. His trembling hands were silently making fists.
Ahh, he wants to run away. He held back his tears that wanted to come out.
"Hmmm…"
Forde glanced at him as if asking for further explanation. Leana who was unable to return her gaze from being too afraid turned her gaze slightly away from Forde.
Eclipse who saw Leana's reaction started to get interested in their current condition and laughed softly without anyone knowing it.
“Mr Forde, I behave like this not because of bad intentions but show my form of trust to my colleagues. Of course I do not carelessly consider others as trusted colleagues.”
“But I still don't like..”
“We are really just a coworker.” said Eclipse.
Forde then glanced at Leana. Ask for a clear explanation from him.
“Forde, Mr. Eclipse was my savior in my first life and moreover I cannot consider him more than an older brother!”
“Is that so, Miss Leana? I just found out.” said Eclipse.
Forde still frowned but Leana had no other explanation to explain the relationship between herself and Eclipse.
The irritated Leana looked back at Eclipse and instantly shifted the topic.
"Mr Eclipse, let's just get to the point as usual!"
Leana held back her panic with Forde's gaze still on her. Eclipse laughed softly.
"All right, I understand. Mr. Forde, do you know the grand plan, madam?"
Forde turned his gaze back to Eclipse and his expression calmed down again.
"I already know."
"Today we will discuss the status of the plan that is currently underway."
William came with documents that were then shared for the three.
"This is about Duke Gwertivare.”
Since the explosion incident that occurred in several cities in the Solfilyan empire, Duke Leon did not show any suspicious movements.
The virus found in the incident did not spread more widely thanks to a notice given by Count Vivaldi.
With the help of witches and doctors, they try to find an antidote and examine the symptoms of patients affected by the virus.
‘Is this what mistress Sylvie is referring to Count Vivaldi's current flurry?’
Until now the antidote to the virus has not been found and Leana also harbors hope for the shadow he sent to take the antidote at the residence of Duke Leon.
This incident will have a great effect on the Count as if he succeeded then the award will be given to him.
Leana never tried to help the Count raise his rank but rather how he determined the right person for his needs. Given that he is still indebted for research on Alphiella seeds, he does not think it is wrong to give a little credit for the work given to him.
“How do you think, miss Leana?”
“Insiden blasting this should only occur in one city with a large enough scale and able to take a lot of casualties. Because the virus did not go down in this incident, Duke Gwertivare only played the role of the person who found the perpetrator of the explosion.”
“And he succeeded?”
“True. He managed to catch the perpetrator of the explosion and was given an award. The reason why it was not Mr. Eclipse who found it was because Duke Gwertivare made and hid the perpetrator in his residence until at the right time.”
“Can-can...”.
“In addition another factor that makes you unable to take the tail from Duke Gwertivare despite the many irregularities is because I made the perfect stage.”
Leana makes all the eyewitnesses side with Duke Leon so that no one can bring out the reality stored in them.
“Thinking about it again makes me goosebumps knowing you can form such a plan.”
Leana frowned. He did not know whether Eclipse was praising him or insulting him. He also let go of that thought.
“Insiden detonation occurs within a period of six to seven months until the perpetrator is found. The next plan is to lure monsters to the capital.”
“How can he fish monter..?”.
“I know this sounds absurd but it seems like Duke Gwertivare secretly has a collaborator who knows a lot of things. He is informed of the location of a labyrinth before the Five Pillars can find it and take advantage of what is there.”
Leana immediately remembered something that happened at the residence of Duke Leon first. The incident where he closed his eyes to something terrible.
“...”
Meanwhile Eclipse and Forde fell silent. They tried to digest the information Leana told them with a cool head but their emotions were too big to be completely turned off.
“Not reporting the appearance of the labyrinth and utilizing monsters to attack the capital. It was an unforgivable crime.”
“I agree with you, Mr. Forde. Ahh... really I can't wait to pull that jerk out of his place and drag him before the court.”
Eclipse sighed and calmed himself.
“It looks like I have to tighten my supervision to Duke Gwertivare. It is really a danger that must be resolved soon.”
Everything just for the sake of not being inferior in the eyes of others. Duke Leon is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve supreme power.
“I do not know when the labyrinth appeared and this incident should happen in the next few years. With the incident that happened in a fairly fast time, I cannot confirm the movement of Duke Gwertivare with certainty.” said Leana.
Eclipse leaned back his body and thought of the steps he had to take in the face of Duke Leon in the future. Instantly he remembered something.
"Miss Leana, didn't you not long ago manage to make a contract with the magic labyrinth guards? How about you ask the labyrinth keeper about it?"
Leana immediately realized that.
"I understand. Then…"
Leana raised her wrong hand. From the back of his hand appeared a symbol of his contract with Telsia.
"Telsia"
The view of the room and the atmosphere in his place had not changed since the last time he came there.
"Let me introduce. He is the guardian and overseer of the magic labyrinth, Telsia."
Forde and Eclipse looked at the magic mirror before them in surprise. Eclipse immediately fixed himself.
"It's nice to meet you, O keeper of the magic labyrinth, Telsia. I am the Grand Duke of Eclipse Volfelance. It's a great honor for me to work with you."
"So do I, Grand Duke."
Telsia now looked to Forde.
"I am the Marquis Forde Grandall. I am the husband of Leana. Nice to meet you."
At the end of his words, Forde sharpened his gaze to Telsia.
"I also. And I'm sorry about what happened to your wife."
Forde's expression darkened upon hearing Telsia's last words.
Eclipse turned to Leana opposite him.
"I didn't know you could use magic." Her speech.
"I was granted some of Telsia's powers after forming a contract."
"Not a small part?"
"As there has been an unstoppable destiny before, I think it is okay to give him additional strength." Telsia.
"Telsia can't carelessly exit the large labyrinth so I also act as an intermediary for Telsia." Added Leana.
Forde put on a worried expression to Leana and she asked.
"Is there a side effect for my wife?"
"none. I just lend strength to Leana. That's all." Answer Telsia.
"Good then."
Telsia nodded and opened her book.
"I will explain the power I have shared with Leana. Earlier I gave Leana permission to know the time of the appearance of the labyrinth."
Telsia put a number in front of them.
"This figure shows the countdown of the appearance of the next magic labyrinth. Now with the additional power I gave her, Leana can also tell the location and anomalies of the labyrinth."
A piece of writing appears under the countdown time. Looking at the location listed there, Leana felt a strangeness.
"This maze…"
"Do you know anything, Leana?"
Leana nodded.
"This maze is the labyrinth where the deputy commander Weiss was killed in his mission. But the location and time of its appearance…"
"Different." Telsia.
Forde and Eclipse were shocked to hear that. Telsia also explained.
"This location was supposed to be the location for the labyrinth that now appears in Orzxenberg and this labyrinth was supposed to appear after the previous three labyrinths."
Eclipse touched his chin and thought.
"You mean the time of the appearance and location of the current labyrinth is different from what happened before?"
"To be more precise, the sequence of the labyrinth and the location is not what it should be." Answer Telsia.
"Why did that happen?"
Telsia was silent for a moment staring at her book before then answering.
"It looks like someone is trying to sabotage the labyrinth."
They're shocked.
"Myabotage mazes? Can something like that be?” ask Forde.
“Basically for ordinary humans, doing so is highly unlikely. But if there is any help from outside.”.
“Help from outside? What like?” Eclipse staggering.
“Help from another world.” says Leana.
“What does that mean?”
Forde looked at Leana worriedly. As the only person who knew of her life as Riana, Forde began to worry about the storyline of their topic.
Telsia also explained.
“The maze itself actually comes from a different world from this world. More precisely, he moved from one world to another.”
“What exactly is the purpose of the maze coming to this world?” ask Forde.
“If I borrow words from people in other worlds, the labyrinth comes to one world to give a test to those who live there.”
“Tes what do you mean?”
“I myself do not know it as I only follow the will of the magic labyrinth.”
“Are you not supposed to know that? How can you behave like that as the keeper of the magic labyrinth?”
“F-Forde!”
Forde began to weigh down his voice. He was upset by Telsia's irresponsible attitude towards the labyrinth. Leana tried to calm him down.
Telsia remained calm.
“As a labyrinth keeper my actions and deeds are also limited. My life can only revolve around the labyrinth and only for the magic labyrinth.”
“What a pathetic thing.”
“I can't deny it.”
Telsia slightly lowered her head and closed her eyes. He then turned his eyes to Leana.
“Therefore that's why I tried to change it this time.”
Because that's what he and the magic labyrinth want.
“I hope you don't misunderstand. I will help you in stopping the appearance of the big portal that will come to this world later.”
Forde is still upset with Telsia but at the moment the only one who can help Leana and her plan is just her. He could not forgive what had happened to his wife before but he would hold himself back until all this was done.
Forde sighed.
“I understand.”
Leana was relieved that nothing bad happened between the two. He was worried if Telsia changed her mind and made the decision not to help them but his worries were fruitless.
In her eyes, Telsia had already convinced herself to help Leana. He is serious and determined to change the destiny of this world, just like himself.
"Grand Duke, Marchioness Grandall."
Suddenly, William appeared beside them. Unlike usual, he did not stand behind his contractor.
His serious eyes looked at Eclipse and Leana in turn. Seeing how his name was also called, it seemed like the news he brought was related to him.
"Just mention it here. What's up?"
After nodding, he opened his mouth.
"I brought word from the shadow of Alphiella, the shadow sent to the residence of Duke Gwertivare has been caught."