MMM...Why am I shaking Slowly waking up Am I being carried by someone in their back?....."Christe?"
Christe was shocked to hear that voice. slowly turning his head back.
"Mom?"
"Why your face is red and swollen? did you cried?"
Tears streaming down in his eyes. "Mom, you are fine" Christe hugged his mom.
Everyone noticed that Isagi woke up and were happy. Tears in their eyes.
"What happened guys, where are the others"
Christe explained everything.
"So, this girl saved me?" Looking at Phoebe who looks angry and hatred filled her face
"More like we made her heal. I am Aquila Erella and this is Eirene. Nice to meet you" (Aquila)
"I never knew that duchess had a daughter."
"I am her niece" (Aquila)
Really? From what Christe said. You seem more like that crazy woman.
"Ouch" Elissa hugged me. "Please don't be reckless next time. There are people who loves you" (Elissa)
"Christe is not himself when you were unconscious" (Christe)
I don't deserve his love. I am not his mother, but I know how much it means to not have a mother. Christe birth mother left him, I don't know what happened and I am afraid to ask this question. His next mother never showed true affection as far as I know. Despite the reasons the real Isagi might had, Christe got ignored is truth. Esther probably forced into this marriage by Empire and he would have thought Christe needed a mother. But what I am supposed to do? Despite being a mother in title. I am just a high school boy in inside and I feel like Christe loves me as a mother. Not the real Isagi but me. The same goes for Esther. I am doing everything as like some game I reincarnated without realizing the consequences it causing to these people. I have to get myself together.
"But What about you guys If you gave that stone to us?"
"You don't need to worry about us. We lost ours and that's it" (Eirene)
Doesn't change the fact that you helped us. We all eventually arrived inside the Arena. People were gossiping. Probably hating on us for going against Holy maiden.
"Remove your droplets from Holy maiden before we execute you." (Laurent)
"We will execute you now anyway to make sure Holy maiden is free." (Crius)
I Covered Elissa on the back of me. "Seems like they all waited rain to stop and competition to end"
Christe taking out his sword.
"All right. If you guys want to fight, then so be it" (Aquila)
Adrian created an Ice spear in his hand and throwed at me. The Ice spear melted before reaching me and a Lightning bolt was shot at him. Adrian dodged it.
"Did you do that Aquila?"
"I did that" Two figures jumped Infront of us. Well, I should have guessed already what might have happened here. Since they can see in broadcast.
"Aunt Emiko" Aquila went and hugged Emiko.
Esther opening his hands. Isagi and Christe avoided seeing him.
"Aren't you guys supposed to do the same" (Esther)
"No thanks. I am not doing that kind of thing in front of these many people" (Christe)
"I am not doing that. Even If I am alone with you."
"I expected something, but I am seeing something"(Claude)
"Whatever you imagined please keep it to yourself"
I sawed chain marks in his hands. This guy really like to keep everything himself. Pinching his cheeks.
Blushing "What's that" (Esther)
Meanwhile Everyone shocked to see them freed from chains.
"Who did that. Who is that culprit" (Laurent)
"I was the one did that. There is no reason for them to be chained. Since the competition ended" (Aaradhya)
"You lowly Elf." (Laurent)
"Watch your tongue. I might be kind enough to step on this land for my friend Adleida but that doesn't mean I will keep quiet about every nonsense, you guys spouting. (Aaradhya)
"Your majesty, she is showing true colors" (Laurent)
"Silence, the first competition ended and the team's reached arena with stones. As for Holy maiden. She lost her battle, and the victor seems already decided what to do. That's the end of it" (Adleida)
"As for the next round. We will now see which team got how many points." (Announcer)
Team Lucius - 40 points.
Team Phoebe - 30 points
Team Valerius - 20 points
Team Isagi - 10 points.
"Second prince got 40 points? That's weird."
"He should only have 10 points that he took from us. I don't see any orb announcement stating him defeated any team though" (Aquila)
"Team Lucius killed all the cult leader and his group who tried to ruin the festival. He provided their bodies as proof." (Announcer)
"What!!!!!" Everyone from Isagi team.
"Wait, why you two getting shocked now"
"We both know about the cult" (Aquila)
"Christe!!!!"
"It's not me alone. Claude and Elissa too" (Christe)
"Seems like you guys know something. Shall I assume that your leader is Isagi" Emiko smiling at us but that's obviously not a normal smile.
"You all will explain everything after this is over" (Esther)
" I declare here that Claude is removed from Aqua clan" (Crius)
I got shocked to hear that.
"I guessed this will happen. Given what we did in competition. I don't care about that clan or his ambitions anyway. I am not going to be in a clan who supports people like second prince and holy maiden" (Claude)
"The team with points will move forward to next competition" (Announcer)
"My team will be withdrawing from competition" Phoebe didn't say anything than that and walked out of Arena in anger. The divine lord following her.
After that My remaining team members and Elissa team members ran towards us.
"We all discussed and came to a conclusion. (Olga)
"We are thankful for giving us a chance to participate but (Igor)
"We don't think we can continue in this. It's because of you that we are still alive. We like to withdraw from the team. (Boris)
Of course, I am not dumb enough to drag them again into another Hell. The reason we joined is to find the cult and stop them before they cause an unimaginable disaster and from what I heard from this monster. I don't think this ended that easily. If they managed to take the corpse then I have more reason to stop that. Not because I have some strong sense of justice or anything. I don't want my loved ones to end up in that and I believe I can find a way to that unknown voice or even find a way back. Nevertheless, avoiding this and sitting simply won't do anything better.
"Everyone, I will ask you one last time. It will only get more dangerous from now on. If you all feel like it's too dangerous then fine. Let's all withdraw together but if we are going to do this. Then we should be mentally prepared for anything."
"I have things to settle with that second prince" (Aquila)
"I will tag along wherever my friend goes" (Eirene)
Alright then, it's settled.
"Wait, What about our opinion" (Christe, Claude, Elissa)
"Rejected"
"EHHHHHHHH"