Chapter 851 - Awakening
“Are you sure, Master?”
Celestina hugged her arms and gazed at the red sword stuck into the ground with obvious fear in her eyes. After the battle ended, Rhode didn’t instantly return to the Land of Atonement using the teleportation door. Instead, he returned to the underground fortress with the Bow Knights. Although his “purpose” was to investigate the Chaos Beings, there was also another important matter—grinding EXP.
Although he couldn’t repeatedly train in dungeons just like in the game, it was entirely different here. The battle in the afternoon had raised his EXP bar to almost half and he could level up if he attempted it again. Moreover, the spawn of the devils was endless, which was the best source of EXP for him right now.
General Kaplan didn’t comment on his return. On the other hand, the presence of the Bow Knights caused an uproar in the fortress. Not to mention that they were tough and powerful, their youthful, attractive appearances as 18 years old young ladies instantly caught the attention of the soldiers. General Kaplan had no choice but to order his soldiers repeatedly to not harass the Elf young ladies. Although General Kaplan wasn’t concerned that the soldiers would act brazenly, the problem was that he wasn’t aware of the Elves’ true background. The only thing he was sure was that the Munn Kingdom definitely didn’t possess such a massive and powerful army of Elves. If the Elves truly came from the Country of Law, it would be terrible if a ‘diplomatic dispute’ were to occur due to the rudeness of his soldiers. Therefore, not only did General Kaplan prepare the best rooms in the fortress for them, but he also provided Rhode and the others a quiet resting venue.
After General Kaplan ordered the soldiers to free up space for Rhode’s group, the soldiers passionately cleaned up the area and rooms—what simple young men they were.
However, Rhode wasn’t concerned about such matters. After expressing his gratitude to the general, he dismissed the Bow Knights before returning to his room to deal with the new holy sword spirit. Of course, like in the past, he had to hear the opinions from the other holy sword spirits after turning the newcomer into a card. But this time…
“I also think that… you should seriously reconsider, Master.”
Apart from Celestina who was obviously frightened and worried, Celia was also surprisingly hesitant and concerned. She gazed anxiously at the huge red sword while clutching the hem of her battle skirt so tightly that her knuckles turned rather pale.
“I admit that Sister Shira is one of the most powerful among us. But her personality is too difficult to grasp. I think… that… if you awaken Sister Shira… she… I think that it is best that you should wait for a safer time.”
Although the petite figure was shorter than Celestina, the latter immediately curled up and looked at the young lady in fear. Swish! Celestina quickly shrunk her wings—as though a conditioned reflex.
She was thin, and even rather malnourished, wrapped entirely in a black robe. However, what startled Rhode was the two steel chains that were as wide as thumbs penetrating her shoulder blades and bound around her body. On her back was a blunt large sword and her tattered dark dress that was full of holes proved that she had been through countless battles. But even so, the young lady lifted her head and traces of scarlet radiance flashed in her deep blue pupils.
“Hahaha… Are you my master?”
She spoke with a cold, irascible, and crazy voice while glaring at Rhode in silence. She widened her broken jaw and her rather pretty and elegant-looking face twisted all of a sudden, revealing her snowy teeth and a smile of madness. She tilted her head to the side while continuing to stare at him. The temperature in the room dropped drastically.
“Well, if you acknowledge me.”
Rhode said and swept a glance at the four holy sword spirits. Gracier and Madaras didn’t behave strangely, but Celia had gripped the hem of her battle skirt uncomfortably. On the other hand, Celestina had the biggest reaction. She cowered at the wall and curled up with her hands over her head as though praying that everyone would ignore her presence.
“You want me to acknowledge you? Sure… Hahaha…”
The young lady let out an ice-cold laughter and shook her head left and right as though she took too many drugs.
“Ah… You’re a human, right… I can consider acknowledging you as my master if you can bring me more pain… All right then, let me feel it…”
Suddenly, the ice-cold, pitch-black steel chains shot out from her and sealed the entire room.
“… Let me see how much pain you can bring me… Hahaha… Master…”