Looking at the two individuals who had been given a couple of fish to ensure that they would first pay back their loan and take care of all of their matters before being available to handle of the tasks that they had promised to do, Elanev asked, "Do we really need them? Wouldn't we be placing them in a lot of danger?"
Shaking his head, Daneel, who had disguised himself so that no one on the continent would be able to recognize him said, "Not at all. At most, I'll be using them to go to places where there might be surveillance. In that case, it's better to go as a wisp of consciousness rather than to risk using a clone and alerting the Order that we might be close by. Absolute caution is required, and I was meaning to find someone for this purpose anyway. Rather than just abducting people, I thought that it was better to give someone a choice. Don't you think so?"
Faxul directly nodded, and seeing the two kings agree with each other, Elanev resumed his grumbling, which was what he had been doing for the entire day.
"Damn mages. Spells for every damn thing. Just wait till I breakthrough! I'll make sure I use all kinds of spells, too. Fighters should be able to use even more spells. All of you are going to be jealous! And why can't I have a damn Bloodline! It's not easy to wade through all that water without transforming into a Black Raven or a f*cking shark, you know!"
He had been saying these words under his breath for the whole day, and seeing him finally say it out loud, Daneel and Faxulk looked at each other and then burst out laughing.
Their moods seemed to be much more relaxed than what they had been a day ago, when they had seen the plan of the Order, but still, it was obvious that everything was not back to normal as the laugher cut off in a few more moments, as if they had remembered the situation that they were in.
Still, the brief moment of elation managed to relax them quite a lot, and they nodded in response to Elanev's words.
It really was not easy to go through the terrifying whirlwinds and treacherous waters of the Endless Sea without having a Bloodline to call upon, or Champion level strength to depend upon. The two of them had been having it easy, which was why even their clothes hadn't been touched, but Elanev had been finding it quite difficult.
Still, they had been told secretly by the old man in his head that they should not give him any help whatsoever, as it would motivate him further to break through to bee a Champion sooner. They had agreed that it made sense, so they had just said that he should breakthrough if he wanted to have spells cast on him.
Out of pride, he had not asked again, and thus, they had entered the situation that they were in, at the moment.
Still deciding to defer to the old man's words, Daneel changed the subject, and although Elanev grumbled some more, he started to listen with interest because the king had finally decided to shed some light on the task that they had been engrossed in ever since he had made the declaration that it was time to power up.
From the way he had said it, they had almost expected that the King might have some sort of pool lying around nearby which they could dunk their Head in and e out as Heroes or Champions.
Of course, it was Elanev who had assumed this more than Faxul, who was usually more sensible, but still, seeing that that was not the case had made them both wonder just what his plan was.
Instead of telling about it, though, he had said that he wanted to make a few trips out and clearly see something by himself, before telling them what was up. Apparently, this was so that he would know whether it was a worthwhile expedition or not, and because they had to be very, very careful to not be caught by the various methods being used by the Order and the Big Four to detect and corner the now most wanted criminals of the continent, they had had no time to talk.
Daneel saw that his parents were still asleep. It had only been half a day since the discovery of the plan of the Order, and it had not been spent in vain. Right away, he had recognized that his objective should be to break through the plateau of power that he had found himself in after the incident where he had killed the Mad Doctor.
He had started to believe, before, that the power he wielded was enough for his present situation, and that it would give him enough time to look for and safely obtain the means to break through again, but he had been proven egregiously wrong.
Still, all was not for naught. The whole reason behind him making the declaration was that he had found something in the original library that he had scanned using the system, and the expedition's purpose had been to check whether it was true.
The result was not conclusive yet, but still, Daneel decided that he should at least tell those under him regarding just what they would be looking for the next few days.
However, just as he was about to start… He detected another change in the kingdom, which led him to activate a display trinket that once again showed the scene of the Kingdom of Lanthanor.
The last time this had happened, they had heard personally the words of those two Champions which had made them so angry that it been very hard to control themselves, and thus, slight panic appeared in both Elanev's and Faxul's faces as they hoped that nothing untoward was happening in their home again.
This sucks.
This thought passed through all three of their minds.
Having to watch like thieves while the actual enemies roamed freely in the continent had been so frustrating that the three had had to drastically change their own characters to be able to even act normally without devolving into a permanent fit of anger, but now, as another conversation reached their ears, they realized that they might have to go through all that again.
"He has always hidden his power, right? Even now, he told no one where he was going. Maybe it's possible that he… Chose other means to break past his own limits?"
These words were spoken in a tone which made the hairs on the back of their hands stand up, and in the next second, the sound of a tight slap being delivered echoed in the Chamber of Golden Lightning.
Following this, Eloise's sweet, sweet voice reached them, but it was now tinged with fury.
"Watch what you say! Another word like that, and I'll make sure you're thrown out! Leave! If you weren't the maid I've known since my childhood, you would already be locked in prison! Go!"
"Apologies, Your Ladyship. I'll make sure of that. I'm sorry for overstepping my boundaries, I'll make sure to watch what I say from now on. I'll take my leave."
These words which were delivered in a meek tone were followed by the sound of someone walking away, and after that, a low sound reached them.
It was that of someone sobbing softly, and as they recognized that it was Eloise who was probably once again letting out the feelings that she didn't even know why she had, Daneel let out a sigh of sadness and cut off the connection.
"Just a maid overstepping her boundaries, right?
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