On the second day of the festival, Friday, June 5, 675, at 8:45 am, the atmosphere in the city of Gusemburg was full of activity, laughter, and chats.
On the other hand, the city of Gusembourg was at its most beautiful in form and substance. Toys, shops, food stalls, and collectibles were everywhere, and races of almost all kinds wandered around the city.
Some of them play and enjoy it as a beautiful holiday that reminds them of being in peace and security, and some of them take advantage of it to increase their profits and wealth.
At the time of festivals, there is an increase in the purchase of useless things, the desire to try foods on the part of local residents, for foreigners, and the increase in tourist attractions in the region.
Which made the Kingdom of Athrias gain huge amounts of money, in addition to the joy and happiness that befell it.
Meanwhile, Yuta was walking around the neighborhoods while wearing a charcoal black Hanfu, with engravings of a dragon and phoenix in blood red.
With him was Gowther McTeer, wearing a light blue tailored suit, with some intricate gold patterns.
The atmosphere was filled with excitement and happiness, making Gowther smile slightly as he looked around.
He rarely attended events like this since he was reincarnated into Gowther's body 9 years ago, only to turn his gaze towards Yuta, who was uninterested.
Gowther said sarcastically while looking at Yuta from the corner of his eye: "Why do you seem so calm? Sometimes you look great, but other times you look foolish."
Yuta looked at him for several seconds before he laughed softly, while speaking casually: "You're still the same person I know, Isaac. However, being a Complete Existential Path Emperor for so long makes you lose the ability to act normally."
Gowther looked at him in surprise while listening to Yuta's words, then responded with clear sarcasm while eating a piece of candy he had bought seconds ago:
"You're weird, Yuuto. You were weird when you were Boutaleb, and you still talk like that. You used to act logical and crazy in your first life, but I see you as more logical now, and less crazy and emotional."
Yuta did not comment on Gowther's words, as he did not find anything to refute his words. He wanted to vent his pent-up thoughts from time to time to someone who he knew would not do anything against him.
Because Yuta is the master of the ruler's path and its basic concept, unlike Gowther, who is considered a sub-concept to him, the death of Gowther or Yuta does not only mean the erasure of their bodies, but the destruction of their true origin, that is, the fragment that is considered their true form, and which if destroyed, their death will be final. That's why IS 04 76 and other fragments remained even after his death and were devoured by his master BO 00 01.
They continued on their way while chatting among themselves, to meet Jian Yi, who was wearing an outfit like Changshan in white, with beautiful red plum blossom patterns on it.
He went to them with a slight smile on his face, and shook their hands before they continued on their way.
"I heard that the Mount Hua Sect is attending the festival. It seems that your grandfather has decided to leave Mount Hua after all these years." Gowther's tone of voice was calm as he looked at him.
Jian Yi remained silent for several seconds. His grandfather was very strict, and staying in isolation after his mother's death to mourn his daughter, whom he loved so much, made him feel regretful because he was the indirectly cause of her death, because she could not bear to give birth to him because his energy was beyond what her body could handle.
"Yes, he decided to come out of isolation to celebrate the festival that my mother loved, from what I heard from the servants." Jian Yi's tone of voice carried some sadness.
Yuta immediately changes the subject while buying some candy:
"However, I think he would be proud of you, as you are currently at the level of a Holy Ruler at the age of 15. On top of that, you killed several squads of Scorpion Order followers during Jigua Island, and directly confronted the Goblin Lord Cavelior several times."
"Achievements like this will make even the calmest people lose their minds. Your grandfather is no exception. Maybe he will see that your mother's sacrifice was not in vain after all."
Gowther and Jian Yi both turned their gaze towards Yuta, however the way they looked at Yuta's words was different.
Jian Yi, from his perspective, took it as an encouragement and relief from the frustration he was feeling, giving him the enthusiasm to meet his grandfather, the Mount Hua Sect Leader, after all these years.
As for Gowther, he was trying to understand Yuta's true intention in helping Jian Yi. His knowledge of Yuta is almost non-existent, but he knows his selfishness and his dirty, self-serving actions.
It was impossible for him to do anything without a clear goal, yet he decided not to get ahead of events. Yuta was Jian Yi's teacher within the academy, and it was the reason he was at the level of a Holy Ruler.
That's why there is a percentage, albeit a small one, according to Gowther, that Yuta sympathizes with him because he is his student. However, his doubts still existed about Yuta's intent from his past and current incomprehensible actions.
Bringing him out of his trance, Jian Yi spoke in a tone filled with gratitude and happiness: "Thank you, Master Yuta Caseral. Your words helped me feel a little psychologically at ease."
Yuta looked at him for several seconds, and a memory of himself with his father in his previous life when he was 6 years old appeared:
"Thank you, Father Aristotle. Your words made me feel a little better. I will go to my mother. I know she is upset with me, but she will not stay that way. I am her only child."
"My three brothers died as children, so my mother wouldn't be willing to lose me too, right?"
Aristotle looked at him while smiling slightly, then pinched his left cheek, which made little Yuta feel a slight pain: "You have the right to apologise, but talking about your brothers like that in front of your mother will only make her sadder, and she may hit you for your lack of respect for them."
Yuta's little face showed remorse as he held his reddened cheek, making him look cute: "I'm sorry, I won't take it back. But why were they killed? Is there someone so dirty as to kill an infant?"
Aristotle gently carried him, and Utah placed his head on his chest, while his facial features bore a degree of sadness.
"We don't know who killed them since he left no evidence behind, but we will catch him and give him the punishment he deserves. However, your mother seeing you grow and achieve will make her feel like she didn't fall short in being a mother, right?"
A sigh escaped Yuta's mouth as he turned his attention back to Jian Yi, who was continuing on his way with a slight smile on his face.
He ate the candy he had bought with calm looks that concealed contempt and hatred for the weakness he had been in his previous life.
However, he knew in his heart that what had happened had happened, but he was currently prevented from happening before it even began. If you want to prevent something, uprooting it from its roots is the solution.
"No thanks is due, Jian Yi. It is my duty as your teacher after all." Yuta spoke in a calm tone of voice while giving them some of the candy he bought.
This made Gowther and Jian Yi confused by his behavior, as they did not expect him to give Yuta something for free.
However, a slight smile appeared on Gowther's face, reminding him of one of his dreams, when Boutaleb was participating and helping his friends for no convincing reason.
To speak in his heart while eating that piece of candy: "It seems that a part of Boutaleb and yourself from your previous life is still present inside you. It is better to preserve it, because it is constantly eroding as you become stronger."
"Otherwise, there will be no Yuuto left, just an embodiment of the concept of a ruler. Yuuto, I think you know it well, more than I do, and what is happening inside you."
They decide to continue on their way without saying anything while enjoying the festival.
"So, will you take the final exam now that it is optional?" Jian Yi spoke while buying a Buddha statue.
However, neither of them answered, which made him realize that they had no intention of taking the test, since they had proven themselves multiple times throughout the year, making it irrelevant whether he attended or not.
On top of that, Reinhardt announced that day that both of them would be in the masters class, and on top of that, their success in the written exam was their ticket to next year, while the final exam was to be a third elimination process and nothing else.
He placed the Buddha statue in his own dimensional space, while speaking with a slight smile: "I hope my grandfather will accept it, as he reveres Buddha very much."
Gowther looked at him for several seconds before speaking while taking an avocado drink: "You're not a Buddhist, are you? The way you carry a Buddha statue is akin to carrying a precious gift for someone carrying a sacred object that they worship."
Jian Yi was surprised for several seconds before he corrected himself: "Yes, I am not a Buddhist, and you are not a Christian, you don't wear anything that symbolizes the cross on your clothes."
"You're right, I'm not a Christian, although my family is. However, never mind, the religion issue is unimportant at the moment."
So Gowther left the booth and tried to change the subject, which also suited Jian Yi, so they continued their walk around the neighborhoods of the city of Gemburg.
They met Brevica while she was eating ramen with Beatrice, Lucy, and Lauren. They went straight to them, as it smelled tempting to Jian Yi, who had never eaten it before.
But at the same time, signs of astonishment appeared on Gowther's face at the existence of Japanese-origin food in a world where there is nothing related to Japan except the names.
However, they decided to ignore the matter since they knew how this dish came into this world.
They sit at a table far away from Brevica, Lucy, Beatrice, and Lauren, and order 3 dishes of Kimichi.
However, the world had an opinion about them eating ramen in peace without any problems.
Tae Hoon and his granddaughter Tae Chung Ah were present at the same place, eating ramen.
"This is strange food, but it is very delicious, isn't it Grandpa Tae Hun?" Tai Chong Ah's tone was full of astonishment as she took it.
Tae Hoon didn't comment as he quietly ate his food, which made her feel embarrassed, which made most of the men present amazed at her beauty.
However, being from the Tai Clan which was considered one of the most powerful clans in the world, even in their wildest dreams they would not dare approach her.
After finishing his plate, Tae Hoon spoke in a calm tone while patting her head: "In this world, food is food, regardless of its form and type. And in a place where food is abundant, it does not necessarily mean that it is abundant everywhere."
Tai Chung Ah Maqsood did not understand what her grandfather said, which was very vague and could be misunderstood when she first heard it.
She decided to finish eating while apologizing: "Sorry, I won't do it again."
On the other hand, the looks of those present who did not understand the reason for her apology were unclear, as she did not say anything that needed an apology, but Jian Yi, Yuta, Gray, and Beatrice understood what he meant by his words, but they decided to ignore the matter because it did not concern them.
However, all of them were looking at Yuuta, the Tai Clan still wanted to arrest him for killing Edward, even though he had nothing to do with them.
But the Tai Clan served as investigators who arrested criminals and anyone who followed the demonic path in their world, and Yuuta was no exception.
However, he did not care whether they were there or not, as he was confident that they would not do anything except gossip and leave after that.
At Tae Hoon and his granddaughter's table, Tae Chung Ah noticed him while she was wiping her mouth with a napkin, while he was eating ramen without any problems, as if he had not killed a student in the same year a few days ago.
However, she realized that her grandfather had noticed him a long time ago, but he had not taken any action, as the place was not suitable for such matters.
However, she was in no hurry, as she had evidence that convicted him of being a murderer, and even though it was being shown, the people who actually watched it were 1% of the world's population, because there were several scenes being shown at the same time, and it was being shown live.
This prevented replay, so they were only able to see 34% of what happened on Jigua Island over those four days.
To leave the booth as if they had not noticed Yuta's presence at all, which made everyone Jian Yi, Lucy, Lauren, and Brevica were relieved that no problem had occurred.
After the two of them left, Jian Yi spoke in a calm tone while eating the still hot ramen: "Do you have any plan if the evidence about you killing Edward is strong? You will go to the Tai Clan's special prison as you follow the demonic path in their opinion."
Yuta's facial features did not change as he listened to Jian Yi's words indifferently. He had something that would make Edward's image fall into the mud for those who thought he was wronged.
They left the booth after they finished their food, accompanied by Lucy, Beatrice, and Brevica.
As they walked around, both Lucy and Brevica had signs of annoyance on their faces, as they looked towards Beatrice who was holding Yuta's hand.
Even though they decided to ignore it and do what Yuta did to them, they found themselves feeling uncomfortable whenever they found them with each other.
There is no love at the moment, and she is consumed by doubt towards him, but she is closer to him than to them, the ones who love him.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you so distracted?" Yuta spoke in a calm tone as he looked at them, holding some ice cream in both hands.
He embarrassedly took an ice cream from Yuta, which made him surprised, so he ignored them and left the place.
They turned their attention to Beatrice, who was eating ice cream, ignoring them.
They looked at her in turn for several seconds before speaking with clear sarcasm: "You useless fools! I was not holding Yuta's hand at all. Your jealousy made you see me like this."
They both looked at each other with a degree of disbelief, and Lucy said while eating her ice cream: "How did you know that we thought you were holding Yuta's hand? Do you have proof?"
Beatrice looked at them from head to toe with obvious contempt before speaking: "As I said, a bunch of useless fools. Your faces speak volumes about everything that goes on in your empty minds."
The faces of both of them turned to embarrassment after they heard Beatrice's words, and the looks of the people who were laughing at their behavior previously.
They head to the next place, trying to leave as soon as possible out of extreme embarrassment.
"How about heading to the entertainment centers that Utah has equipped? The gaming experience will be something very wonderful." Lucy spoke excitedly, trying to leave the place by any means possible.
However, Leota had another opinion about it, which would have shattered Lucy and Brevica's dreams without mercy.
"You will not be able to use the entertainment center even if you wanted to. It is in a crowded state. Almost all the locals and visitors have visited it, as it is something they have never seen before, making your entry access 0.001%. There are approximately 400 people inside the entertainment center and more than a thousand people waiting for their turn in line."
"While entertainment centers could easily hold 800 people in the past, the rides take up a lot of space and need ventilation so they don't explode and millions of people die, so throw the idea away."
Each of them looked at him with obvious annoyance. To them, he was in charge of the preparations and could enter whenever he wanted.
"You can just as easily skip the line and come in, right, Yuta? Please." Brevica spoke pleadingly as she held Yuta's arm and looked at him pleadingly.
However, Yuta's gaze remained the same, and he pecked her on the forehead, and she took several steps away from him while wiping her reddened forehead.
"I no longer have the authority to do whatever I want. The entertainment centers have become the property of the Verselken Academy as it is more like the capital of Gusmbourg or a command center." Yuta spoke unconcernedly, he took the agreed upon money with interest.
As for games, he was not interested because he did not allow his time to be wasted on video games.
"However, I can give you my video games that I've been quality testing on at the end of the day."
Happiness appeared on the faces of both Lucy and Brevica after hearing Yuta's words.
"Thank you, Yuta Caseral. We will never forget your kindness."
"My future husband, I will be a good wife."
Jian Yi, Gowther, and Beatrice all looked at Brevica with looks that said: Is she in her right mind? As for Lucy, she was looking at her with obvious annoyance.
To decide to continue their path after pretending that nothing had happened, for them it was an achievement that deserved to be buried.
After a period of time had passed, they had returned to Versalkin Academy, which housed important figures from all races.
While they were wandering inside Versalkin Academy, Tae Hun stopped them while looking at him with cold looks that made both Lucy and Jian Yi sense the danger that Tae Hun held.
Yuta, however, kept looking at him with a sharp look, yet he was smiling maliciously inside, he had expected it, which was why he had come to Versalkin Academy especially.
It had more races, and most of them had not seen what Yuta did to Edward in the third quarter of the first day of the midterm.
"How are you, Mr. Uta Caseral? You seem to have forgotten that day you killed Edward in a gruesome way. It seems to be a normal thing for you." Tae Hun's tone of voice was calm, concealing great anger and disgust.
However, Yuta loosened the hand that Tae Hoon was holding tightly, moving it pretending to be spasmodic to tease him.
"You mean Edward Brezek, a student from the mythology class, right? Yes, I killed him as you saw with those eyes of yours, and I don't see that I did anything bad if it was of any use to him. Isn't I right, Tae-hun?" Yuta's tone of voice was full of sarcasm as he clapped his shoulder.
Which made him feel so disturbed that he wanted to kill Yuta at that moment, yet he controlled himself to move away from him so as not to lose the majority of his psychological strength in the struggle.
To direct his gaze towards the people around them, who were looking at them before, and after hearing Yuta's words, their desire to understand what was happening increased.
Which made Tae-Hun's smile increase, and he raised his voice while pointing towards Yuta Caseral, who was looking at him without any ounce of worry: "Student Yuta Caseral, nicknamed the Cold Star of the Sky, the best student of the year, and the criminal who killed the student Edward Brezek in cold blood."
After hearing Tae Hun's words, Edward's father, mother, and brother walked out, their faces filled with anger as they looked towards Yuta.
"You scumbag bastard, how dare you kill my son Edward? You'd better accept your punishment or die a hideous death!" Edward's mother shouted while pointing her finger at Yuta.
Edward's father supported her while speaking with anger and clear killing intent: "Don't worry, my dear. Whoever killed our son will be punished. That despicable bastard will know that nothing is without a price."
Yuta did not say anything to defend himself, because he understood their true intention, which was to acquire his companies, because they were confident that he would go to a prison that would never see the light again, and they would be able to obtain a fortune in a short time.
They had despised Edward when he was alive, calling him the trash of the Brezek family, and their desire for revenge against him was unreasonable, and all the nobles living in the Central Continent knew it.
Unlike Tai Hun and his granddaughter Tai Chung Ah, being from the Southern Continent, they were not very familiar with the internal situations in the Central Continent.
Tae Chung Ah spoke in an angry tone while looking at Yuta Caseral: "I did not know that you were so despicable, to be so calm after killing the student Edward, just a child who is still 15 years old, a minor, and yet you smile as if you did not do anything wrong. Look at your comrades, even they did not expect that from you."
Yuta looked at each of them, finding Gowther indifferent to the fact that he knew that and why he did that, while Beatrice was looking at him warily.
As for Lucy, she was somewhat in shock, however she was confident that he did nothing without a logical reason, which was the same thing that Jian Yi was thinking, who considered Yuuta as his coach and was ready to fight with him at any time.
As for Brevica, she did not care if Yuuta was good or evil. She only loved him for being strong, not for his principles and morals.
Yuta returned his gaze towards the family of Edward, Tae Hun, and his granddaughter, Tae Chung Ah, and looked up to find the ruler of the Dragon World, Afrius, and the ruler of the Alawite World, Julius, looking at him while smiling, as if saying: What will you do to get yourself out of the problem?
As for the Orc Emperor Ektarviel and the Barbarian Emperor Argon, they looked at him with admiration, and killing his comrade in front of an entire world required a boldness that the strongest fighters would not possess.
The Angelic Empress Noriana and the Dwarven Emperor Starfall looked at him with disgust and contempt for behavior that they considered dirty and immoral.
As for the Elf Empress Veronia, she was looking at him with disappointment, because she expected something better from the bearer of the Kamish sword, and that he not be a reckless killer.
Tae Hoon spoke confidently as he looked at his granddaughter, who was holding a jewel that radiated a light blue glow:
"I know it may seem like I'm making an unfair claim against Mr. Utah Caseral to some of you who saw a good side of him, but we have the evidence to prove our claim."
"Dear Tae Chung Ah, play the video so whoever didn't watch Yuta kill Edward will know."
To guide Kono towards the storage gem that serves as a tool for storing information and events, without saying a word, her enthusiasm for putting Yuta into a prison was unimaginable.