After that, we moved everyone back to the villa while the two of us did our own things.
I was reading a random book to pass the ti while Zeshion was sleeping on the sofa. I'm not sure if he's truly sleeping or just closing his eyes, but whatever the case, we were too bored with nothing much to do.
On the other hand, Goddess Zeta and Ember were still busy with their one-on-one lessons. She seed to be making much progress, far from the goddess' expectations, making her want to push Ember's limits further.
"I'm back~"
Just as I was about to go and stretch outside, a portal opened once more by Zeshion's side. From there, the fluffy-looking Eta popped out and hopped to Zeshion's side.
"My king, I finished your assigned task~! Praise , praise ~!"
"Hmmm? Oh, good work, Eta... Good girl."
"Ehehehe~"
Zeshion gave her head a pat while rubbing his sleepy eyes. It seems like he really was asleep until just monts before.
After watching the two's interactions, hell soon followed.
Zeshion and I did our best to decipher whatever information Goddess Eta brought back. The way she reported was so random that it was hard to pick up useful information without listening keenly.
In the end, after her long-winded talk, Zeshion summarized the information she brought back.
One is that Noir really left traces in the neighboring Cleaver Kingdom. He should be in there right now, which confird that my dream was true, or if not, that it was prophetic at least.
Another is that the Cleaver Kingdom was planning to launch an attack against our kingdom in secret. And they were drawing Noir in to add to their forces and boost their chances. I can't even guess how Goddess Eta gleaned this information, but there's also Alpha; She must've helped by using her foresight or sothing.
And last was that their demigod-level spies, sent in under the pretext of finding information on , were actually there to set up traps from inside the kingdom. For this one, Alpha was already on the move as soon as she learned of it, making Zeshion smile briefly.
"So, does this an a war is brewing, and I'm being used as a pretext for it?"
After hearing everything, that was the only conclusion I could draw from it. Basically, their initial claim to have my head served on a platter was under the assumption that King Leonard would refuse directly. They then planned to use that bit, urge the other neighboring kingdoms to join their cause, and launch a joint attack.
"Kingdoms fighting other kingdoms while under threat of getting wiped out by demons? Plain insanity."
I can't help but sigh.
"By the way, mind if I ask sothing?"
Since we were on the topic of kingdoms anyway, I tried to raise a question that I had a long ti ago.
"Why does this kingdom not have a na?"
"Ah, that...?"
Zeshion's face turned awkward imdiately.
"I'm not too sure, actually, since it had been that way two generations before I was even born. Nobody knows why the kings refuse to make a new na for the kingdom too."
"Weird..."
"Yeah. Even the docunts that may contain the na of this kingdom were lost back at the old capital. I doubt there were any that survived the Demon's attacks."
Well, having no na to call your kingdom may be a bit of a challenge for diplomatic relations, but to , I don't really care much. I haven't even felt the need to use this kingdom's na once in the whole 18 years of my life.
"Speaking of Cleaver Kingdom..."
Zeshion suddenly had a pondering expression, holding his chin while his brows furrowed.
"... Do you rember that guy during the Newbie Tar's Tournant last ti? The one that I stripped the system from?"
"You an Aster?"
That was an old na that I wish I could forget. However, since he's Fang's previous tar, I doubt I could wipe it off my mory.
"Yeah, him. He's from the Cleaver Kingdom too."
"..."
He's from the kingdom that just decided to attack this kingdom?
"... Is he like... The son of so powerful noble?"
I can't help but get this creeping feeling, so I had to ask. Zeshion looked up, deep in thought for a mont, before he nodded his head with a flat expression.
"Yeah, I think he is. So Marquis or Duke or sothing's son."
"Damn..."
I think I know why we're getting attacked now. That guy must've made a comnt or sothing, making their kingdom launch an attack. Most likely retaliation against Zeshion, who stripped him of the taming system, and , who basically knocked him down a peg.
Zeshion then turned to , tilted his head, and turned towards the girls' room, specifically Fang's, and then grinned.
"Will, do you want a chance to contribute greatly to our kingdom's prosperity?"I think you should take a look at
"No!"
I don't know what he's up to, but that smile is definitely not good!
"Hey, listen first before you refuse. You'll just need to go on a roundtrip to the Cleaver Kingdom and beco a hero instantly! Amazing, right?"
I squinted my eyes, glaring at the suspicious smile plastered on God Zeshion's face.
"You an, [Go and beco a bait to draw the heat, and we'll support you from the shadows]? No, I don't want to die yet."
That's just asking the other kingdom to kill . They've already sent an army of demigods for my head; why should I go to their doorsteps just to beco a cold corpse less than a minute later?
"Co on, it's not dangerous, I promise."
Zeshion pleaded before pulling out a ring from his pocket.
"As proof, I'll even give this ring to you. You can use it as you wish."
I took the ring from him warily, watching if there was any weird energy flow around it. However, even after careful observation, there seed to be nothing wrong with it.
"What is this thing?"
Curious, I can't help but ask at last. Zeshion, as if waiting for that mont, showed a wide smile, saying, "Glad you asked!"
"That's a Death Aversion Ring. This little thing can prevent you from dying once before losing effect."
"So you're basically telling to die now?"
"I gave that to you so that you won't. It's sothing that can protect you even against a demigod's fatal attack!"
"Sa thing!"
Damn! So, as I suspected, going to the Cleaver Kingdom would definitely lead to death. Zeshion was worried enough to give sothing like this as protection. He's definitely assuming that I'll be in danger when I go there.
"If you complete this mission, then I'll give you five more of that."
But his next words made pause.
Five? Then I could give one to Ember, Fang, Igni, and Fina and keep one for myself. Yorm and Judy... They could be protected by the others, so there is no need for rings.
Having a lifeline is a good thing, after all. However, to gain these little trinkets, I would need to lay my life on the line...
"... It's still not worth it."
I know that these rings are almost priceless, and Zeshion was even willing to give five of them—six if I include the one in my hands already. However, placing my own life, and maybe the girls too, on the other side of the scale would still be too little compensation.
"Then let add permission to use the ti-accelerated training room."
A voice suddenly echoed from above. Both Zeshion and I turned to the source of the voice and found Yu Na slowly flying down and landing right outside the Villa's door.
"With that offer, I'm adding a monthly usage of the ti-accelerated training room here."
"You have that?"
It was the first ti I heard of it, actually.
"We do, but it's only available to VVIP users. Since you're a bit special, we can give you a VVIP treatnt too."
Yu Na further explained.
"We have limited slots available for it since it's energy-intensive when in use. A single-use should cost about 2 billion Credits for an hour, and we're offering you 24 hours of usage for a month, for a total of 1 year."
So... That's about 576 billion Credits worth! What a kill!
"When do we start?!"
I asked Zeshion, who looked at with a knowing smile. "You do know your value, after all."
"We'll move after your stay here is done. Yu Na, help flesh out the plan."
"As you wish."
She bowed, a faint smile appearing on her face.
For now, all that Zeshion briefed on is that I would need to go to the Cleaver Kingdom and act like King Leonard was offering my head to them. My girls would be staying at the Seii during that ti and ready to jump in to help at any mont.
Doing that, the other party would lose the initiative to launch an attack against the kingdom and let the other God-tars handle the spies that infiltrated inside.
"But then..."
The only problem was that Noir was there too. This would be an extrely risky excursion for .
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