( Yuuki's POV )
Nimni: Incredible, you guys really defeated that monster.
Nimni was impressed with our fight and I immediately went over to the monster's corpse and put it inside my storage, and Nimni was of course surprised by that too.
Nimni: Oh, what happened to the body?
Yuuki: I put it inside my storage bag, it's like a magic bag.
Liu: Why do you want to take the monster's body?
Yuuki: This is good material for crafting weapons. Now let's go for the main objective.
Just behind the monster was a stone table where the beads of the maiden were resting, those beads were similar to what Nimni collected at the cave entrance, but I felt a power coming from that thing.
Liu: This feeling, Seig, you feel it too.
Seig: Yes, it's the same as with the other books.
The two boys who carried the mark of the stars approached the beads and when Seig took them, a wave of energy came out of them and enveloped the room.
Seig: That vision, so this was also a chronicle.
Nimni: Wow, what was that? That was intense.
Liu: Did you see the vision too, Nimni?
Yuuki: Another fake chronicle. That explains why the order decided to steal them. Very interesting, but we should hurry back.
Seig: you're right.
We made our way back to the city and as we were leaving the area where the chronicle used to be, I felt someone watching us, that someone had murderous intentions; it felt very personal. It seemed like this someone was an enemy I had already defeated, I didn't sense much power from that mysterious observer, and in the end we left the cave without him revealing himself.
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Nimni: Priestess Neira! We have recovered the beads of the maiden.
Neira: unbelievable, you overcame that invincible monster.
Yuuki: There was a reason you specifically couldn't beat him, a dirty trick one would expect from the order.
Neira, uh? Excuse me, who are you?
Yuuki: I am Yuuki, this is my human form, I feel more comfortable like this, I hope that doesn't bother you.
Neira: Of course not; let me ask, did you notice anything strange when you touched the beads?
Sieg: You're talking about the vision; did you see that too?
*Ring ring*
Yuuki: I'm sorry about that, could you give me a moment? I need to take this.
My phone rang at an awkward moment, but this could only be an emergency. I moved away from the others and when I saw Erin's name on my screen, I answered quickly.
Erin: [ Yuuki, you need to return quickly, someone is attacking the castle. ]
Yuuki: Attack? Is it the order?
Erin: [ No, this is someone who is looking for you. ]
Yuuki: I understand, I'll be there in a second.
I hung up the phone, and when the others saw my serious face, they knew there was trouble.
Liu: Do we need to return to the castle?
Yuuki: No, you all finish here. I'll take care of this.
Without waiting for the others to protest, I opened a portal to the castle; I appeared in the forest to surprise the enemy.
The fight with the mysterious enemy was taking place at the castle entrance, and the invaders seemed to be dominating the battle, but when I looked at the two long-haired girls who were attacking, I realized that the enemy wasn't so unknown.
Yuuki: Athena! Rossweisse!
Those who were at the entrance of the castle were my two dedicated bodyguards, and when they heard my voice they immediately stopped fighting.
Athena ran towards me and patted my body with one hand to check my condition; when she was sure I was okay, she put away her sword.
Athena: master, it's good to see you're doing well.
Marica: Do you know these people, Yuuki?
Yuuki: Yes, they are my bodyguards.
With the appearance of my bodyguards, there was much to discuss, so we moved to the dining room to talk, the first thing we discussed was how they got here.
I asked Rossweisse if they both crossed the Gate after me, her answer was no, my Sekireis passed after me and they were the last two to cross the Gate.
Then I asked how long they had been in this world; they said only a couple of minutes, Upon appearing here, Athena followed the traces of my energy, which were stronger in the castle because I had spent my days here. Apparently, the reason they were fighting with the people in the castle was that Athena arrived at the castle somewhat intensely and demanded information about me, the people here refused, thinking they were enemies. Athena thought the same, and when she saw the bow I had given to Marica, she became violent.
Marica: You asked to explain yourselves better, you know, there's no need to come so strong.
Athena: I apologize, but that's not an option. I must keep a watchful eye on Yuuki-sama, especially if he falls into an unknown world, this is a special mission the queens gave me; it takes top priority.
Eunice: You make it sound like it's a common occurrence.
Yuuki: You would be surprised.
Marica: Wait, what's this about queens? Matabei also said that you were surrounded by princesses, what's this all about?
Rossweisse: Yuuki-sama, haven't you told them who you are?
Yuuki: Is that important?
Rossweisse: I think so.
Moana: Oh, I want to hear this. Yuuki is a rich nobleman's son, right?
Rossweisse: Not really, Yuuki is the King of Babylon, a young and small kingdom but with great power, he founded the allied kingdoms, and we function as the primary defense force against external threats to the worlds under our protection.
Marica: A king! How can you think that's not important?
Yuuki: That doesn't change who I am. It just means I have to act formally sometimes.
Moana: Wow, if you're talking about queens in the plural, then Yuuki is like the mage lord.
Yuuki: I'm not like that guy at all.
Athena: I don't know who this mage lord is, but it's impossible that his partners are comparable to the seventy-four strong and wise queens of Babylon.
Moana: Seventy-four! Now that's a number, how does something like that happen?
Yuuki: As Rossweisse said, we travel to many worlds and life happens, you know, I don't know how else to explain it.
Erin: um this is interesting and all, but I must ask, how did your mission with the Porpos-kin go?
The conversation was getting personal, and it's not that I don't like talking about my beloved Sekireis, but this really wasn't the time to talk about that, Erin understood that, and after giving her a grateful smile, I answered her question.
Yuuki: Well, I had to go before everything was resolved, but I'm sure the others will soon return with good news.