The wind blew past the three of them as they slowly walked out of the capital, watching the citizens rejoice to ease the deep wounds in their hearts.
Arya, Dina, and Gamma headed to the forest near the capital of the Belmera Kingdom to pick up Venus.
Venus leaned against a tree, staring toward the royal castle, then said,
"Thank you so much for everything… Your Majesty."
...
"Why didn't you tell us from the start about the king's real plan?" Arya asked Venus.
"I was strictly forbidden to reveal it," said Venus.
"You mean you owed him a debt, so you obeyed?"
"Yes. All members of Seven Eclipse were abandoned children picked up by King Sekius," Venus replied.
"You guys are insane, willing to die for his plan," Dina snapped.
"What?! Of course! If it weren't for him, I'd be dead already!" Venus shot back.
"Big sister Venus…" Gamma said softly.
"Then why were you all so cruel? All the members of Seven Eclipse were ruthless, right?" Arya asked.
"That was to criminals. Why should we have compassion for them? And if you're asking about letting crime run rampant—slavery, murder, etc.—that was so people like you would rise to fight it," Venus answered firmly.
"Haa… whatever. Sorry for misunderstanding. Let's continue our journey. Do you know anything about the northern kingdom, Venus?" Arya said.
"In the north, there's the KIREZO Kingdom. I think it's a kingdom just like Belmera in terms of its governance," Venus answered.
"The same?" Arya asked.
"You mean corrupt too?" Dina added.
"Yes, but I don't know if the king has the same nature as King Sekius. King Sekius became evil to create people like you. The King of KIREZO... maybe it's just for personal pleasure?" Venus said.
"So we're going to the KIREZO Kingdom to execute them, right, brother?" Gamma asked.
"Yes. Besides, I also want to see the BLUE DRAGON because, like Lord Noctarion said, the BLUE DRAGON rules the northern region," Arya said.
"I want to see it too! Because Lord Noctarion went crazy rolling around missing the Blue Dragon!"
"So the name the black dragon muttered while rolling around was Blue Dragon? I'm curious too!" said Venus.
"I want to see it too!" Gamma said excitedly.
"Alright, let's go! Though, no idea when we'll get there, hahaha!" Arya laughed as he stepped forward.
They walked toward the KIREZO Kingdom and had to pass through the kingdom's borders. First, they would head to the city of TYUIA, which would take 14 days of travel.
On the first day of their journey, they rested.
"Let's rest first," Arya said.
"Alright, take the food out quickly!" said Dina.
"Yes, yes, here." Arya pulled out food from storage.
"Yay!"
"Brother, can the magic contract on Venus's body be removed?" Gamma asked.
"Why?" Arya asked.
"Reisa-chan."
"Because I don't want big sis Venus to join us out of obligation! Besides, she doesn't have a place to return to anymore, right? Please, brother!" Gamma pleaded with puppy eyes.
"Ugh, don't show those deadly eyes!" Arya couldn't resist.
"It's okay, Reisa-chan," said Venus.
"Alright. But you have to promise not to betray us, Venus," Arya said.
"Hey Ar, what if she does something dangerous later? Is a promise really enough?" said Dina.
"If she does, then Gamma will hate her. Does she want to be hated by her own sister?" Arya replied.
"What?! Be hated by Reisa-chan? Fine, I promise I won't betray you!" Venus said firmly.
"Is that enough, Gamma?" Arya asked.
"Yes, brother!"
"Hm... okay, if that's what Gamma wants," Dina said while eating.
"Alright, let's begin. Come here, Venus," Arya said as he stepped away from Gamma and Dina.
"Okay."
"Cancel Soul Chain!"
"Ugh, what is this?! Why are chains coming out of my body?!" Venus panicked.
"Those are the chains that previously bound your soul."
When the Soul Chain is canceled, a dark purplish light emerges along with the chains that once bound the target.
"That's so creepy!" Dina shuddered.
"Big sis Venus…" Gamma looked worried.
The contract cancellation lasted for 2 minutes.
"Alright, it's done," Arya said.
"My body doesn't feel any different."
"Yeah, still sexy as always," Arya said, turning around.
"Ara~ such a pervy young man."
"You sound like an old man, Ar!" Dina snapped.
"Hehe, thank goodness!" Gamma smiled.
"Now Venus, is there a weapon you want?" Arya asked.
"A weapon? I don't need one. I can use magic too."
"Using magic is good, but relying on it is careless. Imagine if your magic was countered by another magic—then you'd be helpless."
"True… what weapons do you have?"
"Alright, look at this." Arya displayed many weapons.
"There's a small sword, karambit, dagger, whip, thread, fan, pistol, shotgun," Arya said while introducing them one by one.
"There are weapons I don't understand," Venus said while crouching.
"What's your recommendation?"
"How about thread, big sis Venus? Just like mine," Gamma said.
"No, Gamma! You can't have the same one as her!" Dina said firmly.
"My recommendation would be: the fan, the thread, and the whip," said Arya.
"Why those?" Venus asked.
"Well. Because your magic is water-based, it can be countered by large-scale fire or earth magic. So the fan suits you because it can release large-scale wind when channeled with magic."
"Then the thread—same as Gamma's—it's very flexible and can be used for invisible attacks, defense, and escape."
"And the whip, it can extend as much as you want when channeled with magic. It can bind your opponent, cut too since it's sharp. More or less like thread, but visibly seen," Arya explained.
"Hmm… I want thread, but it's already Reisa-chan's identity. So… how about the fan?" Venus asked.
"Good choice."
"That pervy woman chose a fan?" Dina said while chewing.
"Nice one, big sis Venus!"
"Here, let me show you how to use it," Arya started demonstrating.
"First, channel your magic. You can do that, right? Then just swing it toward the target like this."
Whoosh! Trees in front of them were destroyed by wind pressure.
"How was that? Cool, right?" Arya said proudly.
"Pretty good, and the design is cute," said Venus.
"Hey Ar, isn't that dangerous?" Dina panicked.
"Big sis Venus," Gamma smiled.
"It's fine. The weapons I make are configured not to harm allies."
"Hey kid, why is this fan glowing? What's it made of?" Venus asked curiously.
"Mytril."
"What?! Mytril? Where did you get that? Even we in Seven Eclipse don't have Mytril!" Venus was shocked.
"You're surprised by that? All the weapons shown earlier are made from Mytril, except the pistol and shotgun. Mine and Gamma's too," Dina said while chewing.
"What?!"
"Mytril channels magic easily, and all the weapons I made… well, just consider them magic weapons."
"You're a genius! You can do anything!" Venus praised.
"You can praise me all you want!" Arya said proudly.
"Here we go," Dina muttered.
"Hehe." Gamma smiled.
"Alright, I'll take this fan. Thank you so much!"
"Sure, just practice first to master it. Anyway, it's easy to use."
"Alright."
Venus began practicing how to use the fan during the journey, and eventually mastered it. They finally arrived in the city of TYUIA.
"Excuse me, sir, what's the name of this city?" Arya asked a local.
"City TYUIA," the citizen replied while walking away.
"City TYUIA? Hey Ar, is the ruler here good or not?" Dina asked curiously.
"Judging from the city, it looks normal, but I don't know if the ruler is good or not," Arya said while walking forward.
"Gamma, can I entrust the task to you?" Arya turned around.
"Sure, brother!"
"I want to look around too! Maybe I'll find good beer! But will Reisa-chan be okay alone?!"
"Gamma is great at gathering information! Unlike you, pervy woman," Dina said sharply.
"Ara~ you really don't like me, huh?"
"Like you? Never!" Dina walked away.
"Hey Ar, give me money!"
"Yeah, yeah, here. Gamma and Venus too, here." Arya gave money to all three.
"Yay, thanks! I'm going to find the tastiest food!" Dina quickly left.
"Thanks, kid. But… is she always like that? So greedy with food. She also clearly doesn't like me," Venus said.
"Hahaha! That's just how she is. But… she's actually a good person. It's just that she doesn't fully trust you yet," Arya said, looking at her.
"Yes, big sis Dina is a good person. Don't take it to heart, okay?" Gamma reassured.
"Alright, Reisa-chan. I'm going first. Want to come?"
"I want to gather some information first, you go ahead."
"Be careful, Reisa-chan!" Venus waved.
"Yes, sis!" Gamma waved.
"I'll go stock up on food supplies." Arya walked around.
The four of them went their separate ways.