Back to the present.
Prince Magnus-"And that's everything"
Elise-"So you just left Abigail behind?"
Prince Magnus-"She was my guard. It was her job to protect me and she failed"
Damion-"Of course you'd say something like that"
Prince Magnus-"Watch your mouth creature"
Joe-"You know we're the one's who just saved you, although I'm definitely regretting it"
Prince Magnus-"You too commoner, that's just two steps above creature"
Joe-"What's one step?"
Prince Magnus-"Animal"
Damion-"Those words mean the same thing"
Prince Magnus-"No there's a very clear difference, you can tell by the tone. Although I doubt you can understand subtlety"
Damion-"I learned a lot about language nuances during our training at the Kaiju Archipelago"
Prince Magnus-"So the creature has reached the maturity of a school child. Quite the improvement-"
Elise punches Prince Magnus in the head. The punch causes him to fall onto the ground.
Prince Magnus-"How dare you punch a royal!?"
Marigold-"Can everyone stop, I feel like we're getting way off track. Magnus, you said that you were attacked by a monster with a bunch of eyes?"
Prince Magnus-"It's Prince Magnus, but yes. The creature and his servants."
Elise-"And a lot of his servants were deer beastfolk like the ones that tried to kidnap me and Marigold?"
Prince Magnus-"Correct, you brute"
Elise raises her fist.
Prince Magnus-"Strike me again and you'll regret it"
Elise grits her teeth and lowers her hand.
Elise-"Oh well, I got to punch an arrogant prince in the face so that's one thing off my bucket list"
Marigold-"A lot of deer beastfolk seem to be aligned with this monster. And they seem to be called The Doctor"
Adam-"Any idea what The Doctor is? Of why there seem to be so many deer beastfolk working for it?"
Marigold-"I'd never heard of some monster like that living on Yiltama. Although... I remember my parents saying something about some high priest. I think he was the reason we had to leave the island"
Joe-"You remember something like that from back when you were a kid?"
Prince Magnus-"I don't see how a priest and a doctor are connected"
Marigold-"I remember my father saying that the high priest had a lot of influence over the noble families like mine. And he said that the draconic royal family had lost most of their control over the country. With their influence only remaining intact because of their connection with the guild"
Prince Magnus-"Hold on, your nobility? I recall that the noble families of beastfolk are all mythical beastfolk like manticores or wyverns. You don't seem like a mythical creature"
Marigold-"Well those are the noble families that had been around since the start of the country. Other noble families like mine arose later on. The largest of the new ones would easily be the deer beastfolk family"
Prince Magnus-"Now I know you're lying. No nobility would behave so brash"
Adam-"You know you've tried to kill us before right?"
Prince Magnus-"You were invading my property and attacking my guards. I have done no such thing here"
Marigold-"It's not like every deer beastfolk is nobility. Like how I'm not closely related to every axolotl beastfolk. Otherwise there wouldn't be some working in jobs like a hotel receptionist"
Damion-"What makes you think that the high priest is connected to all of this?"
Marigold-"My parents said that people the high priest would deem useful disappeared. And they were worried that I was one of those people. The moment we came back here I was abducted. That can't be a coincidence"
Damion-"Why did you want to come back here knowing that?"
Marigold-"I guess I, thought it wouldn't be a problem anymore. Looks like I was wrong"
Adam-"Well that gives us a lead. We should find out where the high priest lives. Shouldn't be difficult"
Prince Magnus-"Hold on. It is true that I desire revenge on them. However, as painful as it is for me to admit. I cannot defeat that creature that attacked me, and I know none of you can either. Where is Julius, perhaps together we can kill that monster"
The group goes silent.
Damion-"Oh yeah, Julius isn't here"
Joe-"Where is Julius at?"
Joe-"Right I haven't told you guys yet. Julius said he was going to explore outside. He's floating around somewhere out there"
Marigold-"I hope he's alright"
Prince Magnus-"My rival can take care of himself. The only threat to him is that creature. None of those assassins will pose any problem for him"
Meanwhile with Julius.
Julius(in his head)-"So voice, how much trouble am I in now?"
Voice-"A lot"
Julius is currently floating in front of The Doctor with his many eyes focuses on Julius's tiny form.
End of chapter 116.