C476
Tikan continued imrsed in the transfer and installation of equipnt for the Black Kings.
The works, which began with the arrival of the Black Kings, were a crucial task for the defense of Jin and his companions and the safety of the residents.
It was a long and ticulous process.
"Lower it, further down!"
"There, adjust the cannon angle a bit! Left, left... That's it! Well!"
The world's most formidable rcenaries worked tirelessly day and night, but their voices were cheerful and lively for so reason.
It was all thanks to Ala.
Deep down, everyone had been worried.
Worried that the great rcenary Ala could surpass Jin and Murakan, or worse, that she wouldn't surrender.
Of course, whether she did or not, they didn't doubt Valkas's unwavering loyalty to the new lord.
But sohow, they felt they might lose if Ala resisted well.
Fortunately, Ala yielded after a short ti.
As soon as Jin began to show his true strength, she surrendered imdiately.
"Haha, anyway, our leader chose the right side. I was a bit worried that both us and the lord would look bad because of the great rcenary. There's also a matter of leader hierarchy."
"The title of great rcenary was just a bluff? I heard from Murakan-nim that she simply surrendered."
"Bluff? You're saying frustrating things. So, are you saying the people who faced her directly on the battlefield were just a bunch of braggarts?"
"The great rcenary not only surrendered but also agreed to play dead. What does this an? It ans that our lord, whom our leader chose, is that remarkable."
In any case, the Black Kings were satisfied that their lord's journey to the Gaifa Islands ended with satisfactory results.
The Phantom Legion rcenaries sent to work with them also thought the sa.
On the other hand, two brothers in Tikan's mansion didn't share the sa sentint.
"Ugh, go away...!"
"Huff, you're so annoying!"
Lata and Fey, the brothers of the Phantom Legion rcenaries.
They also believed that Jin's forces were increasing even more thanks to Ala, but they couldn't accept the situation as entirely positive.
"Have you had enough, my cuties? Play more with ! Let's play."
Ala reached out beyond her chubby and dense camouflage and hugged them, and the Proch brothers clearly showed their displeasure.
However, the brothers tried to balance things to so extent to avoid causing trouble for their lord.
Normally, they would swing their swords or at least curse, but for now, they only showed slight irritation and avoided running away.
'Lata and Fey surprisingly get along well with Ala... Do they really not hate her that much?'
That's what Jin thought as he watched them.
However, it was a misunderstanding.
The three were running around the mansion, playing what seed like a hide-and-seek.
"You've been playing for a long ti. Calm down and stop running. Do you want to run all day?"
As soon as Murakan shouted, Ala stopped.
"Sorry."
Ala bowed her head to Murakan.
Leaves and twigs fell from her chubby and dense camouflage.
The Proch brothers wiped sweat from their foreheads and looked for a cigarette with faces that said life was tough.
Jin stared at Ala.
"Sorry, Jin."
"Why did your tone change like that? You were so confident in the Gaifa Islands."
"I lost my head for a mont back then..."
From what they had observed since Gaifa.
Ala was sowhat like a playful, poorly socialized beast, lacking common sense and a sense of situations.
However, she didn't show the killing intent they saw in Gaifa.
-Occasionally, those who survived by sheer luck and returned from encounters with Ala showed signs of being terrified.
-It's hard to express it in words, but it seed like she considered us toys or playmates. She wielded a sword at us while saying she was bored.
Also, it matched what the Proch brothers had explained.
-So, it ans we should recruit Ala. It's totally different when you temporarily fight on different sides due to different employers and when you beco declared enemies. Personally, I think you should consider the possibility of having to kill her if you think she can beco an enemy.
-I understand what you an. Our top priority is to understand what Ala wants. Do you have any specific information?
-Exploration.
-Exploration?
Ala has been wandering and exploring the world her whole life. I asked her about it when we shared a al after a battle. She seed to have a strong desire to find sothing, but she didn't tell exactly what it was.
It felt sowhat different from what Valkas had described.
The Ala who had co to Tikan was not as aggressive when playing with the Proch brothers, and she didn't seem to have the intense desire to "search and explore sothing" that Valkas had ntioned.
She simply enjoyed playing (especially with the Proch brothers), had a friendly personality, and didn't differ much from children who were a bit scary (especially Murakan and Jin).
"Ala, big sister!"
"Ala!"
As a result, she got along very well with the other children.
Not only with Kou and Pinte, Euria and the others, but she also seed to closely follow Enya.
Because of this, it was quite perplexing for Jin.
'She's still dangerous.'
At first glance, it might seem that, after surrendering, she instantly turned into an ally and integrated into Tikan, but Jin still couldn't truly trust Ala.
It was a fact.
With the unpredictable elents that Ala possessed, you never knew when and how they might co into play.
It was impossible that a bond had already ford between her and the people of Tikan.
-[Tell sothing! I'm no longer friends with Bouvard and Kinzelo; I'll be your friend].
There's also the fact that she betrayed Kinzelo too easily.
If soone gives her clues about Chaos, she might betray Tikan in a similar fashion.
Soone who couldn't be fully trusted or outright rejected.
That's how Jin perceived Ala.
"Ala."
"Yes?"
"There are quite a few things you need to tell . About Gaifa, how you used Bouvard's soul to amplify the power of Chaos, the information about Chaos you've found so far, and more."
"You can ask anything, and I'll answer."
"But right now, I can't trust what you say."
"I don't tell lies because I, Ala, am a good girl."
"That's why I've brought soone who might see through you."
Ala raised an eyebrow, and her face hidden under the dense camouflage seed to have a question mark floating over it.
"Soone who can see through ? Ah, is it Euria?"
"Unfortunately, it's not , Ala."
Euria didn't address Ala as "sister."
Her way of treating Ala was more like treating a younger brother.
Of course, you could verify Ala's words with the truth-telling power Euria possessed.
However, Jin and his companions had decided not to use Euria's power on Ala due to the uncertainty of how the power of Chaos might affect her.
They still had very little information about Chaos energy.
"Wow!"
"Eeek!"
Soone appeared out of nowhere and shouted loudly into Ala's ear.
Ala jumped as if struck by lightning, and others nearby were equally surprised, their eyes wide open.
It was Yona, the person Jin had brought to examine Ala.
As always, she approached Jin unnoticed using her ghostly stealth.
"Hehehe."
Yona smiled as she looked at Ala.
Her first words were:
"Do you want to die?"
"?"
"Yes, you."
When Yona started walking, Ala took a few steps back.
Before she could walk more than a few steps, she was trembling and unable to et Yona's gaze.
"Ugh... I don't want to die."
"Hehehe, shh."
"Agh!"
Ala reached the wall and cowered.
Yona looked at her with her characteristic murderous gaze.
I don't know what's going on with her, but if I stop her, I'll be in an even worse situation.
No one interfered with Yona's actions.
Even Murakan refrained from comnting on her actions.
'Co to think of it, she exuded a powerful aura the first ti she saw Bouvard's sculpture when I was a Provisional Flagbearer.'
Soone like .
Back then...
Yona had ntioned that she was of the sa type as her while observing Bouvard's sculptures in the feudal state of Kurano.
At that ti, Jin didn't know it was related to Chaos, but now he could understand.
Suddenly, a gust of wind began to blow near Yona.
Magical lamps randomly shattered, cracks ford in the walls, and the ceiling seed like it would collapse at any mont.
Jin signaled with his eyes, and the Proch brothers quickly ushered everyone out of the room.
anwhile, Yona's power continued to intensify.
[Get out.]
Yona's voice echoed as she began to float in the air.
In the darkness, Yona's shadow, which had grown disproportionately, hid Ala, who was crouched.
'Elder Sister Yona's shadow is different from her...!'
The gigantic shadow was drawing a different shape, not Yona's.
It seed to be drawing the mouth and fangs of so kind of monster.
Instinctively, Jin and his companions realized that was the shape of Chaos that Yona possessed.
And an instant later...
Suuuuh...!
Ala slumped forward as if fainting, and sothing like a black soul erged from her.
It was Ala's Chaos.
Unlike Yona, this Chaos had a clear form.
It had a black, humanoid shape, with horns and a tail.
If it had been alone, Ala's Chaos would undoubtedly have emitted a trendous sense of intimidation.
But in front of Yona, her Chaos seed paler than a fang.
[You thought you could hide, huh?]
Yona, with her cold gaze, observed Ala's Chaos.
[You... have rcy...]
[This is my first and last warning. If you ever harm my little brother...]
Thud! Swish!
[Aaaargh!]
The black lump fell to the ground.
They were the cut arms and legs of Ala's Chaos.
Yona didn't wield any weapon; she had simply moved her gaze to cut the limbs, and her Chaos devoured them.
[And you'll never enjoy freedom again.]
[I will obey you. I will follow you and your little brother as my masters!]
Even after experiencing the loss of its limbs, Ala's Chaos obediently lowered its head in submission to Yona.
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