Chapter 117: Acquaintance
A meeting took place of small nobles with Cavensyl. The scene was extremely tense, the space a bit dark further pushed this tension to the extreme. Two long rows of nobles all looked in one direction.
Cavensyl was saying the things he would carry out:
"Currently we will try to prolong this situation as much as possible to find a few necessary things, possibly a counter-attack."
"But currently it's recruiting more soldiers and gathering information. We are being targeted by the other side, cannot let it be so."
A noble guy with luxurious clothes slammed the table, stood up and shouted loudly:
"How to defend when there is no one to guard the city? You clearly are involved in Mythyr being defeated, no need to know what the reason is. You need to find another city guardian or take that guy as the city guardian."
Another noble guy slammed the table, stood up to object.
"Do you understand? If we let the brat who brought down Mythyr be the city guardian, isn't that confirming the rumors happening all over our city?"
An old and slightly fat noble spoke loudly:
"See what you can do Cavensyl. Was it you who captured his two children leading to this? Resign and hand them back." Finished speaking, he let out a few small "ha ha" laughs.
Cavensyl with discomfort and frustration was trying to suppress it. A few guys like flies, as soon as they smell fragrance they fly in. Seeing rot they immediately discard responsibility and everything related. He had wanted to eliminate guys like this for a long time but had no reasonable causes.
Another noble guy pointed his finger straight at that fat noble's face.
"That pig, you only know what's beneficial for yourself?"
The fat noble irritably cursed back:
"You bastard what did you say? You should know the current situation."
Toward the other nobles they were also arguing with each other…
"The current situation is having to wait and defend. If attacking we don't even know what the other side has. And if fighting right away we become a bristling hedgehog? Not good at all."
"I will not invest if there is not enough information to prove we will win."
"You guys truly are a bunch of bastards, sooner or later I will cripple you."
"Must control the populace first, recruit your heads. There are two sides supporting and not supporting almost fighting each other over there."
"You guys go ahead and follow, I only watch."
"Without a person to guard the city then soldiers' spirit is also weak, then what the hell to fight? All because you let Mythyr fight that match. Now look, we've met difficulty."
The nobles some stood, some sat and pointed fingers cursing each other noisily, all in a mess.
Cavensyl's eyes twitched because of discomfort before the scene that was already tangled yet met these guys. But he also couldn't do anything at the current time, they also had power, if touching them now it would make the current situation fall into a complete dead end.
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Moving to Selena, she with a red outfit mixed with a bit of black fairly neat, not wearing dresses radiating wealth and class. Her blue hair was tied neatly like a ponytail standing straight up.
Walking to the inn where the group was currently staying.
The sun had reached the zenith, the harsh rays of sunlight shining down made her have to squint her eyes because of the glare.
Stepping into the inn in a gentle manner without causing noise. A young boy seemingly a hired worker was dozing off on a chair.
Selena knocked on the table "clack clack" a few times then he woke up. Selena flicked a gold coin to the shop guard making him just wake up then clumsily catch it.
"Where is the room of the group of six Kazuka is staying in?"
The shop guard stood up and realized it was Selena.
"Ah, young lady go up to the floor and find room number six and number five, the three girls are in room number six, those three boys are in room number five."
Selena nodded.
"So are they still here?"
The shop guard forced a smile and scratched his head, seemingly not knowing.
"Today I arrived quite late, also not clear."
Before letting him continue Selena reached out her hand and signaled to stop, her face kept its calm look.
"Let me go up and see."
The shop guard hurriedly nodded.
"Yes, do you need me to go along?"
Selena did not answer and just like that stepped up the stairs.
Going up, reaching the room with a wooden board above, on it was the number five. Selena saw the door open so she peeked inside, but there was no one. She stepped to the room next door which was room number six with the door closed. Seeing it quiet inside so she also guessed they weren't there, but still opened to see, truly they weren't there, the room was empty without a single person.
Selena's face was a bit tighter than earlier, seems not being able to find them made her slightly uncomfortable. Turning back, suddenly she saw a familiar figure.
Selena opened her eyes wide in confusion not knowing why this person was doing something here.
That was Hiwcel, he wore a simple outfit stepping out from room number seven. Both sides stood frozen looking at each other.
Suddenly Selena spoke as if to erase the bewilderment of both sides and the silence of the surrounding space, her voice showing a bit of an unbelievable look:
"Hiwcel? What are you doing here? Don't tell me...?"
Hiwcel hesitantly said:
"S-Selena?"
Suddenly Selena's eyes changed shade, scowling with a look of discomfort and anger, she stepped closer with stomping footsteps, her voice interrogating:
"Why are you here? In the end what is the purpose? Want to destroy us?"
Hiwcel was confused, just having met an acquaintance yet already being interrogated, he confusedly waved his hands:
"Huh? What do you mean? Destroy what? What's wrong with you?"
Both sides were children of viscounts, and they had participated in parties of other great nobles and also knew each other, but it was also just knowing each other casually with nothing more. The two families inherently hated each other, so in parties they usually went to a corner to talk nonsense and grumble about their own sides.
Selena stood in front of Hiwcel, interrogating eyes looking straight into his eyes, extremely sharp and cold as if everything was discarded and only answering the question was enough.
"Speak? Why are you here?"
Hiwcel was still quite bewildered before Selena's eyes and words full of threatening power, but he knew Selena at this time only cared about the question and he was forced to answer.
"I-I... was saved by those people."
Selena narrowed her eyes, suspicious eyes still pinned tightly on Hiwcel.
"Saved?"
Hiwcel sighed helplessly, he didn't want to speak. But also was forced to in order to soothe Selena when not understanding for what reason she was very hostile toward him.
"I was hunted to be killed by my father and was saved by them."
Selena raised one eyebrow, strange and confusing information.
"Speak more clearly, speak clearly or not clearly then you also meet trouble."
Hiwcel was still bewildered, but he also had to tell.
"My father captured and locked us up, afterward we escaped."
Selena was still very confused.
"Why would your father want to kill you?"
Hiwcel as if not wanting to speak.
"The reason is very hard to say, but why are you here?"
Selena suddenly made a move, her hand manifested an energy sword in her hand and immediately pointed it straight at Hiwcel's neck. The energy sword with a pale pink color.
Hiwcel was confused, instinctively retreating as the sword tip pointed at his neck.
"What's happening?"
Selena with anger, she was still not believing what Hiwcel said. Growling as if threatening:
"Do you know what is happening in this city?"
Hiwcel stood still confused.
"What do you mean? How could I know what is in this city?"
Both sides seemed to be very vague about each other.
Selena with an uncomfortable face and sharp cold eyes, but her head was bewildered before Hiwcel's words, but then discarded it and shouted loudly:
"Lying."
Hiwcel grimaced, he was feeling Selena was being very stubborn and confusing.
"What do you mean? I didn't lie about anything."
Selena gritted her teeth tightly in anger.
"The fact that you are here is exactly a thing confirming clearly your father's plot against us, you want to deny it?"
Hiwcel being mentioned about that man was also extremely uncomfortable.
"What are you saying? I am not related to him and also will never be related again."
Selena let out a cold "hmpf" full of contempt and mockery, as if wanting to say: "all this plan I have seen through, don't hope to pretend anymore."
"Don't avoid it, seems today I will capture you."
Currently it was noon, so Kazuka's group returning was impossible as they were busy working and only until evening would they return.
Hiwcel hurriedly waved his hands, trying to make Selena calm down even though still not understanding what matter was happening.
"Huh? Why capture me? I said I am no longer related to him."
"Now I am just a normal resident, not related to him, also not a person in the house with him, not a noble at all. I am just a normal resident."
Selena with soulless eyes, she emotionlessly looked at Hiwcel, as if not caring about that and not listening to a single word. She smirked letting out a cold laugh.
"Right... right..."
"You are a normal commoner, you were brought here and camouflaged in a sophisticated way and hiding to carry out the plan."
Selena's voice both angrily spoke loudly, but full of sarcasm acting as if she had known the whole truth:
"You father and son dare to plot against us, dare to play these dirty games to destroy us."
Selena thought that if the other side was disadvantaged in terms of reason and war, they would suddenly take Hiwcel from some corner, at that time how to deny it anymore.
Hiwcel while listening was confused, his head didn't understand what Selena was saying. Seems that was some misunderstanding toward him, thus Selena had such an expression.
Selena with anger and growling voice continued:
"I tell you, just wait for my brother to return. At that time you guys will know the taste."
Hiwcel hurriedly waved his hands, trying to smile to lighten the atmosphere hot like that.
"Wait a moment, surely there is a misunderstanding Selena. From earlier until now we've talked so long why not calm down and slowly speak, okay? Like this is not good."
Selena lowered the sword and retracted it under her feet, she smiled lightly.