Three days later, during the night, Yuira entered his private production room; he saw the concoction of Bluish White Vendalion Flowers that had been boiling and simmering for three days.
Yuira gave a small smile and said, "It seems this is enough."
He took his handkerchief out of his pocket, then he slowly dipped his handkerchief into the boiling Bluish White Vendalion Flowers for 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes, Yuira lifted his handkerchief and hung it up, letting it dry.
At the Inn, Velt entered his room, and he let out a sigh.
Hahhh~, I have been watching that Temple for three days without any rest at all. It is difficult for me to sneak in because there are too many people guarding that place.
Velt looked at the mattress and said, "Well~, I'd better sleep first and think of another plan tomorrow." He began to lie down on the mattress and fell asleep.
This time, Velt dreamed again, but the dream was very different; he was in a place that resembled a white Colosseum. "What is this... a Dream?" Velt asked in full confusion.
In front of him, there was a Knight wearing black Full Armor with gold patterns and trim, sitting upright on his throne.
The person began to stand up, and he pointed at Velt; suddenly, a Longsword appeared in Velt's hand, which made him shocked.
The person also manifested a Longsword in his right hand, then he pointed his sword forward.
Velt, seeing that, felt confused.
I do not understand what this is, but it seems he wants me to fight him.
Velt began to run forward; he swung his sword, but the person avoided all of Velt's attacks.
As Velt's sword swings became faster and stronger, the person easily blocked Velt's attacks. With one swing, the person managed to throw Velt backward. Velt landed, and he began to stare at the person.
Damn, he is very strong.
The person began to vanish his Longsword and manifested a Two Handed Sword, he bent his body, and his sword pointed forward.
Velt saw the person faintly become a silhouette of a person wearing gray Full Armor and a hood for a moment. Velt quickly moved forward, and he swung his sword down vertically, but the person quickly spun his body and swung his sword horizontally at Velt's waist.
Velt quickly leaped forward to avoid the person's attack; Velt landed and stared at the person.
He is very dangerous, and what was that just now? It was as if I saw someone else.
The person began to vanish his Two Handed Sword, then he manifested a Short Sword in his right hand and a Chokutō in his left hand.
Velt began to see the person faintly become a silhouette of himself for a moment, then the person threw his Short Sword with the same movement Velt used when he threw a dagger at Ben's axe in the Blue Crystal Dungeon.
Velt quickly blocked the person's sword throw, but because the sword throw was very strong, it made Velt move back several steps.
Did he just mimic me?!
The person began to run forward; when he was in front of him, Velt now saw the person faintly for a moment as a silhouette of another person with black hair and gold-colored irises and eye bags, wearing a long-sleeved shirt and modern long black pants, and also a gray scarf that did not exist in this world.
"What is it this time?" Velt asked.
The person began to swing his sword diagonally to the upper left; Velt blocked the attack, then the person swung his sword diagonally to the lower right. Velt managed to block the person's sword swing, but the person immediately kicked Velt forward, making him move back several steps.
The person quickly swung his sword up vertically and swung his sword again to the left horizontally across Velt's chest, and the wound was shaped like a four-pointed star. The person moved as if putting his sword into the scabbard slowly.
When his sword was as if fully entered into the scabbard, Velt's wound turned into a dimensional rift shaped like a four-pointed star and made his body split into four.
Velt quickly woke up from his dream; his body was covered in sweat.
Velt touched his chest where nothing happened; he gave a small smile. "Damn, even though it was only a dream, it felt very real." Velt began to look at the window, and it was now morning.
During the day, inside a room, there was the Saint sitting by himself facing downward. "Damn, we have been torturing him for a week, but... he hasn't told us the location of that book yet," the Saint said with a slightly anxious face.
Not long after, he heard a voice from the direction of the door. "Hey, Nuer... you said that by this way we could get information about that book."
The Saint, hearing someone calling him by his name, immediately looked at the open door; his guard came out from behind the door, and Nuer immediately stood up and bowed in front of his guard. "Forgive me, Master Arviel, I thought he would speak if we did that."
"Enough, do you know of another plan?" Arviel asked in a flat tone.
Nuer began to smile and said, "His daughter... if we kidnap and take his daughter hostage, we will surely get information about that book."
Arviel, seeing that, turned around. "Whatever you say, and this time you will be the one to torture that bastard, I am sick of doing it."
"Very well, Master."
Three hours later, at the Orphanage. While Yuna, Alicia, Vin, and several caretakers were making food, Amy tried to help because they all refused her help, which made her disappointed and sad.
One of the caretakers put her hand into an empty bowl; the caretaker looked at the bowl. "Eh, the ingredients are finished." The caretaker saw Amy, who was sad because she could not help. "Amy! Can you help us?" the caretaker asked.
Amy, hearing that, felt happy, and she immediately ran toward the caretaker while shouting, "Yes!"
When Amy was in front of the caretaker, the caretaker took out a piece of paper and a pencil, then she wrote something on the paper. Then she took out a bag of money from her pocket, and she leaned down.
"Amy, please buy the ingredients written here, and use the change to buy your favorite bread," the caretaker said while giving her the bag and paper.
Amy felt happy; she immediately walked out of the orphanage. Yuna, seeing that, immediately asked, "May we let her go alone?" The caretaker gave a small smile and answered, "No need to worry, I'm sure she will be fine."
Ten minutes later, Amy walked into the city with a happy feeling while carrying the requested ingredients and her favorite bread. As Amy kept walking, beside her was an alley; Amy stopped and looked into the alley. She saw a man wearing tattered clothes; Amy immediately went into the alley and approached the man.
"Uncle... are you okay?" Amy asked while seeing the condition of the man, who looked hungry; feeling pity, Amy split the bread in her hand in two. Then she gave half of her bread to the man; the man, seeing it, began to take the bread given by Amy. Not long after, three members of the Holy Temple appeared behind Amy. One of them immediately covered Amy's mouth from behind; Amy tried to fight, but another Holy Temple member immediately bound Amy's body with rope, which made her unable to move; they also tied Amy's mouth, which made her unable to shout.
They immediately put Amy into a sack; one of the Holy Temple members turned around. "Thank you, thanks to you, we were able to catch her more easily."
He said while smiling slyly and giving a bag of money to the man.
The man, who felt happy while eating the bread given by Amy, said, "No problem."
A few minutes later, inside a prison, there was the Saint and the chained man.
"You still don't want to tell the location of that book?" the Saint asked in an annoyed tone. The man, who was injured, began to smile. "You will not find it ever."
Not long after, the two of them heard a voice. "Master, we brought the child you were looking for."
The Saint, hearing that, smiled and said, "Untie that child and bring her here."
"Yes, master," the person said.
The three Holy Temple members began to enter the cell while bringing Amy inside. Amy, seeing the chained man was her father, began to ask, "Father? What are you doing here? And why did these uncles bring me here?" Amy asked while looking toward the two Holy Temple members and the Saint. Her father, seeing Amy being brought here, immediately shouted angrily, "You bastards! How dare you bring my daughter in here!"
The Saint, smiling, said, "Calm down," as he walked behind Amy.
He immediately leaned down and touched Amy's shoulder from behind. "Now tell me, where is the location of that book... if not, I will kill your daughter."
"The book is in the northern part, there is a small alley and a small abandoned house there... please, don't touch her, I beg you," Amy's father said in a tone full of despair.
"Very well," the Saint said with a wide smile; he began to walk toward Amy's father and drew a sword from its scabbard.
Then the Saint decapitated Amy's father's head and killed him in front of Amy's eyes; blood began to spurt from Amy's father's body, drenching the Saint's face and clothes with blood.
The Saint, who was still smiling, said, "You may do whatever you want to that child."
Amy began to look up; she saw the three Holy Temple members smiling evilly toward her. Amy immediately ran past them. "Damn, she's escaping!" one of the Holy Temple members shouted.
Amy kept running, and she saw a staircase, and there was light above; she climbed the stairs, and when she came out, she was in the western part of Vilka city.
Amy heard a shout, "Don't let her escape!" She began to run again.
At the Orphanage, the orphanage manager who asked Amy to go shopping felt confused. "Strange, it has been 30 minutes, and Amy hasn't returned," the caretaker said. Vin, hearing that, began to say, "Maybe because the place is far?"
The caretaker shook her head and said, "No, the distance to the nearest shop from here is not even 7 minutes; if it's a bit long, it's likely because she is helping someone else."
Den, hearing the caretaker's words, began to ask, "Where exactly did Amy go?"
"Ah, I told her to buy groceries because she seemed to really want to help us."
Den began to touch his chin and murmured, "I have a bad feeling."
He looked forward and said, "We had better look for her."
Everyone looked at each other, and they immediately went out to look for Amy.
Fifteen minutes later, Yuira, who was inside the private production room, immediately took his dried handkerchief. He turned around and put his handkerchief into his pocket and walked around the city, followed by Nurveus.
Outside, Amy, who was being chased by two Holy Temple members, shouted for help. She accidentally bumped into Yuira.
Amy kept running and went into an alley; Yuira, seeing that, heard a shout, "Hey, you stop!"
Yuira looked to the right and saw two Holy Temple members who were chasing her.
Not long after, Vin approached Yuira and, full of exhaustion, he asked, "E-excuse me, Sir... D-did you see a girl with black hair and gold-colored irises?"
"She ran there," Yuira said while pointing to an alley.
Vin, hearing that, answered, "T-thank you." He immediately ran into that alley.
Inside the alley, Amy met a dead end, and behind her were two Holy Temple members who intended to do evil to her. Amy accidentally nudged a stone; she immediately picked up the stone and threw it at one of the Holy Temple members.
The stone hit the eye of one of the Holy Temple members; the person was in pain. "Akhh! I will kill you!" the person shouted while drawing his sword and swinging it toward Amy.
Vin, seeing that, immediately ran; his yellow irises began to shine brightly, and grains of light appeared under his feet. Then Vin, as fast as light, moved forward, and he blocked the person's attack. The person shouted, "Who are you?!" Then he kicked Vin's stomach, which made him fall.
The person stabbed at Vin's head, but his attack missed; Vin took advantage of that and kicked the person, which made him move back several steps.
Vin stood up; he felt very exhausted because the Light Magic he accidentally used earlier consumed a lot of his Mana.
The person swung his sword horizontally to the left and made Vin throw against the wall.
Outside the alley, Yuna and Alicia crossed paths in front of the alley. "Alicia, did you find Amy?" Yuna asked; Alicia only shook her head, indicating that she hadn't found Amy yet. They heard a clash of swords in the alley beside them; Yuna and Alicia looked to their side.
They saw the exhausted Vin thrown against the wall, just as the person wanted to stab Amy with his sword. Yuna, seeing that, felt very angry; she quickly threw her sword and hit the person's left arm, and it was stuck to the wall.
Yuna immediately ran; when two Holy Temple members wanted to stop her, she immediately jumped, while Alicia drew her sword and walked toward those two people, preparing to face them.
The person immediately swung his sword to the side, but Yuna managed to avoid it. She pulled her sword and swung it horizontally to the right, wounding the side of the person's neck.
When the person wanted to attack her, Yuna immediately deflected the person's sword and cornered him against the wall.
Just as Yuna wanted to stab the man, they heard a firm voice, "Yuna!"
Yuna stopped her movement, and she looked to the left. She saw Yuira and Nurveus walking toward them. "B-brother?!" Yuna said with full surprise.
Brother? Is he Yuna's brother? Vin saw Yuira and was shocked. Isn't he Yuira Frontsen, the Best Magic Student in the history of the Academy!
Yuna quickly began to ask, "Brother... why did you stop me? Do you want to let that person stay alive? He almost wanted to kill Amy!"
"It's not that..." Yuira said, he took out his handkerchief scented with Bluish White Vendalion Flower and threw it at Amy's head.
Amy's eyes and nose were covered by the handkerchief. What is this?
Amy began to hold the handkerchief, and she accidentally smelled the aroma of the handkerchief.
The scent is very fragrant.
Then Amy began to fall into a deep sleep.
Yuira began to extend his Magic Wand and pointed it at the Holy Temple member beside him, then Yuira uttered an incantation, "Burn." The person's body burned with orange fire with a bit of blue, and he instantly turned to ash.
"I don't want you to become a killer at your current age," Yuira said in a cold tone.
The two Holy Temple members facing Alicia immediately ran. "Nurveus, freeze them," Yuira said.
Nurveus nodded; a puddle of Water appeared behind her, then the Water began to imprison the two Holy Temple members and freeze them.
Yuira, seeing Amy asleep, said, "Take that child to a safe place. I will take care of these two people."
Yuna, Alicia, and Vin began to nod in agreement.
At the Orphanage, Yuna, Alicia, and Vin brought Amy. Then, seeing that, immediately told them to take Amy to her room.
A few minutes later, Amy was fast asleep on the mattress, and the three of them told Den about the incident.
"Master Den, tell us, why does the Holy Temple seem to be targeting Amy? Does she have some connection with them?" Yuna asked Den firmly.
To be continued...