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Chapter V: As the Wheels Begin to Move

-Aezier's-

It's the 7th day of their training and we are now in Resha, this place is worse compared to the Old Capital, Impurities after impurities appears like there's no end to it.

Watching them fight this past week I saw a lot of improvement.

As we eat in our camp I can't help but feel so uncomfortable with all the presence of impurities around us.

"Lumen Azaka" Rielle called and all of us suddenly stopped eating.

"Yeah?" he asked while his spoon full of soup remains in his hand.

"Why do you still waste your life here?" She asked and we all looked confused.

"Ahahaha what do you mean?" Luka answered with another question and Rielle sighed.

"I heard you've been called countless times to return to the mainland yet you chose to stay here" She stated.

So he's been asked to go back.

"I don't really like talking about that, forgive me but I can't answer you" Luka said.

The awkward silence that envelopes us, the presence of impurities and we all just continued to eat.

After we were done with our food we prepared to go back to the town square. After arriving there a lot of impurities immediately showed up and everyone summoned their weapons.

Me and the pervert proceeded to leave or more like watch them from above. We appear like were standing on air but what we do is release our mana below our feet to serve as a platform.

4 impurities are here, Rielle decided to take on two.

"Why do you think we chose this two locations Aezier?" Luka asked me and I sighed.

"The old capital is perfect to train your mana and strength and Resha is the perfect place to get them used to fighting many enemies at once" I answered and he smiled and looked back at them.

"Why don't you go back?" I asked.

"Huh?" He innocently answered like he didn't know what I was talking about.

"Why don't you just go back to Niflheim?" I asked again.

"I didn't tell you that they were asking for me because I didn't think it's necessary" He said.

"That's not what I meant, and why isn't it necessary to tell me?" Tsk.

"I don't want to go back and I don't even want to consider going back so I don't have to tell you"

I gave him an annoyed look and he scratched the back of his head.

"Let's just focus on them right now" he said so I just looked away.

-Misc's-

It's been a week and nothing happened yet. There were no signs of the other 2 people Lumen was talking about. I don't sense any bad intentions from any of them.

Our training is going smoothly and they haven't really showed any hostility against us.

It all makes me more uneasy because no one is able to anticipate what will happen next. I need to get those seeds to Mikke, I need to no matter what it takes.

Just wait for me.

- Someone's -

"Seiryuuuu when are we going to make a move" I said while looking through a telescope.

"Just be patient, we'll start soon" the tall man behind me answered.

"Ohh look Sei! Tine is using a healing spell!" I said excitingly and smiled.

"Pon you shouldn't be too loud, someone might hear you" He said and took the telescope from my hand then proceeded to use it.

This is an almost uninhabited island, who would hear me?

"They were sent here as decoys but it seems that they are taking this fake training seriously" he commented.

"Of course they should or else it won't be convincing" I said then crossed my arms and stood up.

"Have you contacted Lumen about this" I asked and he sighed.

"He said he won't let us kill anyone and if we try to do so..." He paused and clenched his fist.

"He'll be the one to kill us" He continued and I pouted.

"He's negotiating with them that's why we can't make a move yet right?" I asked again.

"Mhmm, if the corporation don't accept his conditions we'll probably die here"

. . .

"Pon" he called and I looked at him

"What are the chances of us winning against him?" I touched my chin and pretended to be thinking.

"5 out of 100, what about you? What do you think" I said.

"Zero" he immediately replied.

Isn't that being to harsh on yourself..

"Anyway he hasn't called, not even once since that one from three days ago" He said changing the topic.

"I'm too impatient for thiss, do something about ittt" I whined like a child and kept on shaking him.

"I'm sure we'll do something soon, stop acting like a child" He told me held my shoulders and pushed me back.

"HMPH!" I said then I turned around and he sighed.

We might fight with Lumen huh?

Eight years ago I became teammates with him and he seemed like a cold-blooded killer to me, he didn't care what could happen to us, he just kept on following orders and carrying on missions no matter what the casualties may be.

He doesn't want us to kill anyone?

"When did he learn to value his comrades" I whispered to myself.

"Pon, I just got a text, we'll meet tomorrow" Sei suddenly said and I smiled from ear to ear.

"So they finally got into an agreement"

-Lumen/Luka's-

While everyone was preparing to rest I took the chance to make another call to the higher ups.

I looked around to see if no one's near and proceeded. The phone was vibrating beside my right ear for a minute before someone finally answered.

"Any news on your decision?" I asked and the person from the line let out a big sigh.

"Misc won't be killed, but he will be imprisoned for 18 years, you will return the Seeds of Yggdrasil to the corporation and then retrieve Vishnu from Rilven in exchange"

"What about Mikke?" I asked again then he was silent for a moment.

"We are currently trying are best to save all the children, that's all we can do"

"That will do I guess, bye-bye 'Sir', I'll see you when I get my hands on Vishnu" I said then hung up on him.

Someone's gonna be furious.

I headed back and everyone was already asleep. I went inside our tent and sat down.

"Where did you go?" Aezier asked.

"I went for a walk" I answered.

"You've been doing it quite a lot since they arrived" she said

"I just can't stay still" I replied.

"I'll kill you if you're lying" she threatened.

"I'm not"

...

Aezier will be against this.

I just stared at the low roof of the tent and closed my eyes.

Ahh, when did I become like this?