Dead Nerds Society: What Do You Mean My Guild Was Also Isekaid? Chapter 19: Reunion

"So, any news?"

A high-pitched voice asked, wavering as it betrayed the anxiety of its owner.

The body of said owner was sothing closer to what one would see in a sci-fi movie than in any fantasy novel.

The form was vaguely humanoid but very fluid, as if made out of rcury. The ’skin’ was covered in golden patterns reminiscent of circuit boards, but in a level of complexity and detail that no human mind could design.

A second being answered, with a voice that was just a little bit less high-pitched than the one of the first being.

"The first part of the experint has been a success. But the subjects are behaving very erratically. I’ll be compiling my findings into a mo and sending them later."

The second ’person’ shook their ’head’ and reached to a machine that was over a balcony-like structure. The machine promptly produced a cup and filled it with a golden liquid, which the ’person’ promptly retrieved and took to an opening on their ’face.’

"Good job, Taal’ith. But don’t get too lost just watching them. The deadline is approaching."

The pitch of the first person beca even higher, but the other just shrugged in a uncannily human-like gesture.

"I know Salya’kor. I know..."

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While that conversation took hold, Aelindra had just finished an audience with the representative of a province governor.

She was sitting on her throne, resting an elbow on the throne’s arm, lost in thought, when an officer entered the room.

Aelindra knew her. She was one of the people responsible for analyzing and prioritizing the audience applications and scheduling appointnts. The fact that she was here ant that sothing important ca up.

"Your Majesty. A woman asked for an audience with you. She didn’t state her na or motives. Instead, she just brought this ring and told to show it to you."

"Huh? Let see."

She had trained the clerks personally to make sure they would be able to handle most possible situations. And this kind of situation was obviously included, though it had never actually happened in the last five hundred years.

She had silent hopes for the return of the mbers of the Dead Nerds Society, the guild of which her mother was part. Or any other players.

The main reason for her to have the audience application in the first place was to create an easy access channel for that opportunity. And one of the foreseen possible scenarios was a person giving an item instead of a na and a reason.

She didn’t understand players very well, but she could imagine that an important returning player wouldn’t want to cause a commotion everywhere they went. The world had changed a lot since back then, after all.

That’s why she understood imdiately what it ant to have that ring handed like that, so she took it with trembling hands and activated Appraisal.

[Ring of Death-Life Celebration (diamond):

This ring celebrates the erasing of the borders between life and death, creating random visages of ghosts in a 30 ters radius when activated.

Reward from achieving the first place in the Halloween event from patch 4.5]

"Huh?"

Aelindra’s voice left just a very weak squeak when she read the description of the ring. She knew that ring very well. And she knew who the only person that could have that ring would be.

"Your Majesty?"

"Eh... Elowen, what is the appearance of the person who brought this ring?"

"Well, she’s a dark elf woman with silver hair, though so locks are purple, and she has lavender eyes. She is very beautiful and graceful but wears simple commoner clothes."

"I see. Please, bring her in and postpone all my etings that were scheduled for this afternoon. Only interrupt if it’s sothing very urgent or sothing related to the players. I’ll be in the dining room."

Hearing that, another office stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, one of the appointnts for this afternoon is with a family from the Frost Edge that doesn’t have many possessions, nor the ans to extend their stay in the capital."

Aelindra looks at him and thinks for a second before giving an answer.

"Arrange for them to stay for the night in the Friendly Fiend inn and schedule them for the first hour of tomorrow. There’s no need to move the other etings, I’ll just get up earlier."

The officer nodded and left, and then Aelindra noticed that Elowen had also already left. Flustered, she hurried to the dining room.

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Cecilia was killing ti looking at the items on the desk and checking their rarities and trying to guess their effects when the civil officer that had assisted her returned with the reply to her request.

"The queen will receive you right now. Please, co with ."

She didn’t bring the ring back with her, but Cecilia wasn’t worried. She knew it would be with Aelindra. So she followed her without hesitating.

She had visited the Keep several tis before, and she still rembered the internal layout of the building. It hadn’t changed much, because the people of today wouldn’t be able to dismantle the hard walls Martin had built without damaging the whole structure.

They walked so corridors and went up several stairs until arriving at the middle of a tower on the northern side of the castle. It was a room that occupied the whole floor, with big windows and balconies in all directions.

At the center of the room was a big round table, and, sitting at the other side from her, a stunningly beautiful dark elf woman stood up from her seat.

She was tall and slim, but elegant. Her eyes were pink. Her silver hair reflected a light pink hue under certain angles, and her movents were precise and calculated.

"M-mother..."

"Hi, Aelindra. I’m back. Sorry for keeping you waiting."

"MOTHEEEEEER!!!"

In an instant, Aelindra ran to Cecilia, hugging her tightly, as if afraid that the other would disappear at any instant.

Cecilia smiled awkwardly and returned the hug, petting her daughter’s head. They stayed like that for an uncomfortably long amount of ti, as Aelindra cried and sobbed in a show very unfitting for a queen.

Yet, the maids and servants in the room made no movent to reproach her, nor had they scornful remarks. Instead, they were just smiling, seeing that their master had finally found what she had always longed for.