The Irregulars
chapter9
''I Norza De Mestia hereby give the three boys a temporary house within the capital for a few years!"
as the king declared, the whole surrounding falls silent mixed with respect and disbelief, until a noble duke clapped his hands out of adoration which made all the noble on the scene to follow and clap their hands for the trio, recognizing their talent.
the trio agrees as such a chance to acquire more information henceforth they said.
''we accept such blessings your highness''
for a few moments later, the trio were summoned by her majesty the queen, with the escorts knights whos ordered to fetch the trio.
''knights of Mestia kingdom, bring forth the individuals i seek''
''we fulfill your wishes, your majesty Queen''
on the other side the trio were on the barracks congratulated and praised by the captain of the knights and his subordinates for their accomplishments and feats, until Claris arrived, she held Rein's hand while humping due to the joy and excitement she felt during the trial.
''rein what was that?! that was cool! you made a ball of energy and blasted the Saber-tooth! that was very powerful! May I know what is it! Is it Magic Spirit?"
She said while smiling happily, seeing her smile Rein was happy, however Claris suddenly became aware of what she is doing right now, which made her blushes and make a sudden distance from Rein which made our clueless Rein questions.
"Claris?"
"ohhh, its nothing"
however while the two love birds are doing their thing, the captain praised Claude and Gen for their own performance, leaving Rein and Claris alone.
"man~ congratulations! you two have such talents huh, as expected of our boys"
".... well we only wanted to take back the demon but to think the king would offer a house after that" Said Gen.
''well yes it is but you three were really brave however, be careful! especially you Claude" Said the Captain Galand.
''hm?"
the captain made a serous tone about warning them, especially Claude for his reckless plan that almost took his life if it failed.
''Claude that move of yours is truly risky and dangerous, for you to go inside the saber-tooth and burned it on the insides was insanity, i don't know what kind of artifact or relic you used but you might get stuck in the Beast if it failed"
''yes i know, but that's all i can do to defeat it faster"
''Geez, why are you desperate, well at least your alive that's all that matters"
as they were having a fun celebration, for a few hours later the Royal escorts knights arrived by the order of the Queen.
''halt! pardon for the intrusion Captain and vice captain, here we are commanded by the Her majesty Lunime De Mistia to bring the individuals whos name Rein, Claude, and Gen right over the palace to have an audience"
the arrival of the Royal knights made the atmosphere gloomy, as they were just finished on the king's test in the palace, henceforth they are mentally and physically exhausted, however they cannot ignore nor deny the Queens summons, therefore they came along.
''ugh my head still hurts wahhh~ i don't want to use magic right now" Said Gen.
''me too, using life force made me feel weak, i can't gather most of my strength, what about you Claude?"
''yes i am, but we have to" Said Claude sighing.
''right... goodbye Rein" Claris bid her farewell, as if a puppy who lost her owner.
the escort knight's left with the trio riding the caravan, for a few hours they arrived to the palace for a second time for today,
as they arrived at the audience room they saw the whole royal family is present, the king, queen, elder princess and the younger prince awaiting.
The Violet hair of the Queen with her ever elegant and mature appearance with her purple eyes, the blonde haired Daughter with a pretty face and delicate physique paired with her blue eyes, and the blonde young prince who's seems a great warrior with perfect body paired with his blue eyes he got from his father.
''your majesty queen, we arrived with the individuals you requested"
''excellent, you all may go now and guard the palace".
the knights leaves as the queen ordered them to leaving them some space and stood guard on the outside of the room.
''you called for us, your majesty Queen, may we know the reason?"
''are you the individuals who got my husband interest?"
''yes, your majesty" Claude replied.
''then your talent must be high"
''....."
the Queen of mistia kingdom stared at them with a serious gaze, however the princess asked the Queen. "What's the reason for summoning us and these three young men's mother?".
however the young prince answered it with only a hunch and full of confidence. "i know mother just want something, like request to find out sister"
''your brother is right, i have a favor to ask for them" said the queen smiling proud to her son.
It piqued their interest and curiosity about the Queen's request, therefore they asked.
''may we know the request you wanted to bestow upon us your majesty Queen?"
''hmm, will you carry this favor, even if it may take years to finish~"
the whole atmosphere felt heavy as the queen said the sentences with a sad and deep tone, which made the trio feel that the request is rather large and not easy.
''may we know the task your majesty?"
''i want you three to find my youngest daughter "Runa de mistia" who ran away and hide from us for a year and a half now, we don't know her whereabouts and is if she's still fine or if she is alive so..." the Queen quivered, her voice became unbalanced.
''may we know more information your request majesty?" Gen asked.
''can i take that as you accepted my request?"
''yes your majesty"
the royal family felt joy and thankful as the trio accepted the favor, henceforth the royal family held a private meeting with them tomorrow.
''i will held a private audience with you three tomorrow, so you all may now go and rest"
''yes, thank you for your consideration your majesty" Said Gen.
the audience ended early, as the trio leaves the palace with the escort knights, going back to the barracks and rest, however the royal escorts knights were commanded to return the trio to their new home within the capital.
they arrived safely with the thought of their task to do, as soon as they arrived to their new home, they rest for tomorrow's quest.
the night came sooner where all people are sleeping, however Gen sneaked out to see valdrago on the middle of the night which made valdrago wary.
''why are you here brat?"
''i just wanted to try something"
''huh what do you mean?"
''well excuse me"
at the moment Gen used new his skill on Valdrago.
''copy magic''
[SYSTEM: COPYING MAGIC]
[SYSTEM: MAGIC SUCCESSFULLY COPIED!]
[SYSTEM: NEW MAGIC SPELL - SHADOW MEND]
'"what did you do brat?!"
''ohh, sorry, just wanted to try this hehe" Said Gen grinning wickedly.
Gen successfully copied Valdrago's magic ''the shadow mend'' which made him exited to try it out, his eyes were filled with excitement as he sneaked out.
''sorry for the disturbance, im going now" said Gen.
''oi brat!"
He hurried to gone outside to try the new magic he copied, leaving valdrago alone with may thoughts, once he stepped outside, he tried the new skill he learned eagerly.
''shadow mend!''
he suddenly vanished within the night with a swift motion, he dove into the shadows, he felt free and light, he can clearly see the surroundings as he is watching in the shadows, he moved more faster than a full speeded horse.
for a minute he cancelled his magic cause it took about 25% of his magical energy
''phew that was cool, leaving the mana consumption aside, this magic will be pretty useful, like for escaping or assassinating or observing"
a satisfied impression left to his face as he goes back to the barracks to sleep
the warm morning comes as they wakeup to prepare to the palace
for a few hours of waiting they became too impatient, while they still have time claude made a question to Valdrago, and hoping for a favor.
''Valdrago?"
''hmm, what is it yellow brat?"
Valdrago's behavior had annoyed Claude, however Claude suppressed his temper for his plan and wish.
''look, we said before that we wanted to negotiate right, so would you listen to us?"
''go on"
Claude explained Clearly about their situation as asked for a truce, however he didn't tell the details about the sages and their personal information as otherworldly beings.
''and... i wont" Valdrago confirmed.
Valdrago's answer made the trio disappointed, however.
''wait up brats, i will accompany you if you make a contract with me"
the statement that Valdrago gave made Gen and Rein felt relief however, not for Claude, which made Claude more cautious and asked.
''what contract is it?"
''its simple yellow brat, make a contract with me by offering some of your spiritual energy every week"
''what will i gain to your contract?"
''simple, my power what else, and i will also gain some your your energy for me to get stronger and i wont be able to harm you, however i will be free from your attacks"
Claude will mostly deny on the contract however he remembered how powerless he is now compared to the two, Claude is a bit prideful one, as he doesn't want to drag the other two by his weakness as a burden, and stand fairly or surpassing the two, even he may make a contract to the demon.
''once i entered your contract, you wont be able to harm me, right?"
"yes, however i am still able to kill your friends, unless they also form a contract"
Claude thought about it twice and Sucessfuly made an answer.
''i deny, it's too risky"
''hehe, okay, just call me when you changed your mind Yellow brat.
Rein is relieved that Claude did not accept the offer, however Gen is kinda curious of what is the effect of making a contract to Valdrago, thankfully Claude noticed Gen's thoughts by observing him for a second and said.
''forget it Gen, besides Valdrago is just a low ranking E-rank demon"
Valdrago heard him and started a rampage in the luminous cage.
"hey yellow brat, i can crush you easily you know!!!"
suddenly the escort knights finally arrived, knocking their door and called their names to depart to the royal palace.
suddenly a thought that came to Claude that made him feel terror henceforth he asked Gen.
''Gen, your luminous cage. when will it deactivate?"
as Claude stated his question the whole atmosphere of the trio got dreadful however Gen answered confidently that his spell will not deactivate if the prisoner has the dark element because the spell will use it as a fuel.
''isn't that a bit too powerful gen?"
''yes it is however it takes all of my magic to zero and i guessed that it will only work on low ranking enemies for now"
Three hour has passed they finally arrived to the palace.
''well, for now lets just finish this quest and make the royal family own us a favor, then exact our mission"
''your right" said Gen.
''then lets go!" Rein added joyfully.