Arthur felt a bit nervous as he stared at Professor Emilia's slender back. Out of nowhere, she had asked him to accompany her, saying she needed to talk about so important matters. But Arthur could sense sothing was off—the air around them felt strange, a peculiar cold that made his bones tremble. The professor's presence itself felt abnormal. He couldn't quite put it into words, but it made him deeply uncomfortable.
After a few monts, Professor Emilia arrived at what appeared to be a small terrace on the outskirts of the castle. From there, the entire island could be seen perfectly. On the terrace stood a round glass table, and sitting around it was Elizabeth, wearing sunglasses and a pleasant smile on her pink lips. She held a glass between her fingers. When she saw enter, she set the glass on the table and raised her hand in a friendly gesture.
"Arthur! It's so nice to see you again!"
"It's nice to see you too, Princess," I said with a slight bow... while thinking about what might be going through her head this ti. There's no way she called just to chat. In the short ti I've interacted with her, I can already tell she always hides sothing and is constantly plotting in secret. It's very difficult to talk to her.
"Don't be so cold! We've known each other for a while now. The term 'close friend' perfectly describes our relationship." She waved her hand with a pout, asking not to address her with honorifics.
The professor looked at her coldly in silence and sighed. "Please, have a seat, Arthur," she said as she herself sat down in one of the chairs around the table.
Nodding, I took a seat across from them. As I looked around, I felt soone else approaching. After a few seconds, a woman with black hair and green eyes stood beside , her gaze fixed on as if she were trying to find sothing.
"Uh..." Seeing the woman, my eyes widened. She was the ruler of this place—the Beast Territories. I quickly tried to stand, but a soft hand rested on my shoulder.
"Don't bother. I was the one who called you," she said with a sweet smile as she sat down. One of her hands lightly touched a glass, and she brought the liquid to her lips.
"You're truly interesting. I'd love to talk to you more, but ti is not on our side." She let out a sigh of disappointnt. "I want to make a trade," she said bluntly.
"What kind of trade?" I asked, trying to sound as normal as possible while looking her directly in the eyes—a grave mistake. Every ti my gaze fell upon her beautiful erald eyes, I felt as if my soul trembled, trying to escape my body.
Brynthia looked at Emilia, who took out a wooden box and placed it on the table. My gaze automatically fixed on the box. My body shimred slightly, and the blue fla erged from unconsciously, clinging to the box. The blue flas whimpered softly, as if alive. Even Arthur could feel the imnse joy emanating from the blue fla as it clung to the box like a slug.
Arthur sighed deeply, trying to control the blue fla that had erged from his body without his consent. But no matter how hard he tried, the fla ignored him and resisted. The strange thing was that the horrible sensation of his flesh burning didn't occur this ti. Instead, the overwhelming joy of the blue fla began to flood him, and a small smile crept across my face.
"It's beautiful." Upon hearing Her Majesty's voice, I quickly wiped the smile from my face. But, of course, the blue flas still refused to obey . Unable to hide my curiosity and seeing the fla's reaction to the box, I asked, "What's inside?"
Brynthia smiled. "A fragnt of the Divine Rune."
"Divine Rune..." I swallowed nervously. I never expected to find a fragnt in this place. Anticipation completely filled my mind, and a dark yellow sensation twisted inside my soul—greed. The feeling devouring my thoughts was greed. I simply wanted to claim that fragnt right now... Biting my tongue brought back to my senses.
"Well done!" Elizabeth gave a thumbs-up with a smile.
"Well, that was unexpected, but putting that aside..." Brynthia nodded as well. "As you may know, the blue fla and the Rune of Life were once one. The reaction the fla had was mostly to confirm this. So then..." She smiled mysteriously.
"What I want in exchange is a small piece of the blue fla—just a tiny bit, a simple spark would suffice. What do you say?" She even made a small gesture with her fingers to show she really ant just a little. She let out a laugh. "I wish it were that simple, but..." She looked at Professor Emilia, and I followed her gaze toward the white beauty.
"Arthur," Professor Emilia said with a serious look in her eyes. "The Life Fragnt isn't sothing you can just trade easily. Even though the exchange itself doesn't involve , the fragnt does. I won't stop you from making the deal—it's your decision—but the fragnt is a different matter. I won't take it from you or anything, but I need to speak with Seraphine first," the professor explained calmly.
Reflecting on her words... the Divine Rune originally belonged to God, created to give life and take it away. The blue fla and the Divine Rune have the ability to create a new species—or eliminate all life on Earth. Even a small fragnt likely holds enormous power. Professor Emilia knows this, which is why she's hesitant to hand it over so easily, especially considering that the Rune of Life was destroyed by Lucifer, a demon...
Now, about Seraphine... From what I know—or what she lets others see—I'm not very sure about what decision she'll make. But seeing how Brynthia so easily handed over the Life Fragnt ans she probably can't use it, or it's completely useless to them. The only way to activate it may be through the flas of life. But that's only from Brynthia's perspective. On the other hand, what would happen if it fell into the hands of a Seraphim...?
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