CHAPTER 29 (1): RETURN TO ESKIMOS

“Welcome to our base, Zelfon. You can reach us all in Eskimos quickly through here.” Xcerox shows the mansion in the dimension after opening the door through his keychain.

Zelfon was surprised by the mansion’s look. It was magnificent and richer than he thought.

“Ah, but Your Highness, all of it is a copy made by Silvert’s power. It’s not real.” Gizelis told him truthfully.

“Copy made?! These are copy made?!” Zelfon was shocked.

“Yes.” Nish chuckled.

“What’s the meaning of those colours?”

After calming down, Zelfon noticed the half-lamp on each door had different colours.

Xcerox explained it to him about it.

“... So make sure you don't open the wrong door.” He warned.

“I understand.”

Xcerox brings Zelfon to the dining hall on the next floor above them. Zelfon chose his room next to the kitchen. Then, Zeliker was found to be exiting from the red-lamp door. Silvert behind him.

“Zeliker, Silvert, where have you been? We’re going to move out soon.” Xcerox said to them.

The demons in the custody were ready to move with them. Their guards were also checking their things and ensuring everything was handled properly. Xcerox, Gizelis, Nish and Trez were waiting for Zeliker and Silvert but they didn't appear after a while.

After seeing Zelfon, Xcerox felt he didn’t want to have a far away communication with Zelfon who came to see them leave. And he just got Zelfon back as his friend. He decided to show Zelfon that they can still meet even if they were staying in a different kingdom through Zeliker’s mansion.

And he didn’t ask for Zeliker’s permission because he thought Zeliker would allow him to. They were going to find more allies and have them gathered in the mansion for a meeting someday. So, it was not wrong for Xcerox to show Zelfon their secret base now.

Zeliker had known Xcerox would show Zelfon their second home so he didn’t mind it at all. He nodded at Zelfon who replied with a nod too and a smile.

“My apologies, Your Highness. We’re inspecting the field.” Silvert answered Xcerox.

“Field?”

“I’m creating a practising arena for us. I can’t have you lingering around the mansion lazily after I’m going to the Miko Kingdom. I hope I can fight you guys the next time we meet.” Zeliker told them like he was just telling them it was going to rain today.

Everyone except Zelfon and Trez had a horrified expression.

“Huh? Why does everyone look so scared?” Zelfon was confused.

“That… You might have not known but before the friendly match, Zeliker had a practice match with Gizelis first.” Xcerox explained.

“No wonder you can avoid my attacks. You had practised with a royal ranked demon.” Trez finally understood.

He had been so confused about why such a human could avoid his attack. He was a high-rank demon for goodness sake. It embarrasses him so much to be defeated by Gizelis.

Gizelis nodded. “It was all thanks to Zeliker but…” His eyes twitch.

For them to have to train again, they felt they were going to have hard days ahead.

“Good, then I want to fight you once more. I won’t lose this time!” Trez fired up.

He then turned to look at Zeliker. “Where is the practice arena, Your Highness? Please show us.”

Zeliker smirks. “Right this way.” He entered the door again.

Nish watched everyone step into the door one by one and he slowly backed away. When he turned his body to escape, he was surprised by Silvert who was behind him.

“Where do you think you are going?” Silvert asked slowly.

“Ahaha… Nowhere… Ah, I think I forgot that I left my wallet in the guest room. I’ll be back soon!” Nish rushed to the stairs.

He almost reaches for the main door. However, Silvert snatched his back collar and slowly brought him to follow everyone.

No!!!

Nish screams internally while he watches himself move far from the main door.

A few moments later…

Nish trembled while watching the wild monsters behind the cage doors around him.

“Why am I the first one?!” He screamed at all of them who were sitting in the spectators' seats.

“Heh! The weakest one should practise this type of training first. Good luck, Nish!” Gizelis cheered him on.

“Fuck you!”

It seems Zeliker had Silvert make a building in the wilderness where they were surrounded by the forest, savanna, cold region, lava region and swamps. Each region seems to be separated by a mysterious field and in the middle of it was the building. It was a small colosseum.

“The beasts won’t hurt you much, Nish. Just try to avoid their attacks for an hour!” Silvert told him.

“An hour?! But aren’t we supposed to move out soon?!”

“Well, we will leave you here and get you later.” Xcerox gave him a sweet smile.

“What?! Don’t leave me!” Nish cried in anguish.

He called all of them evil in his mind.

“Erm, how did you guys take him as a soldier in the first place?” Zeliker was confused.

In his view, Nish was truly a weak person and so naive. A trained soldier shouldn't fear anything coming at them.

Gizelis sighs. “Nish, well, he is like that. He is skilled with swords but his fear… We are unable to cure him. Anything would still scare him to shit.”

"It makes me think how can he survive all these years…" Zeliker facepalm.

“Haha! Never thought he would be a scaredy-cat.” Silvert laughs after hearing it.

“Yeah… But he had money. Lots of money. He is a second rich kid and his father was one of the high-ranking aristocrats.”

“I’m amazed that his father would allow him to become a soldier,” Zelfon said.

“Wrong…” Xcerox shakes his head.

“Huh? What do you mean?” Zeliker asked.

“He was lazing around at home. So, his father wanted him to become a real man and send him to be a soldier.”

“Seriously?! What a comfortable life he had before, huh? I’m jealous.” Silvert feels like he needs to add more misery to Nish in the practice.

So, he let out three beasts at once. Nish was startled by the three gates open around him and then seeing three shapes of four-legs monsters coming out of them.

“Guys, this is not funny at all!” He said with horror on his face.

Xcerox and the others could see Silvert deliberately doing that but they feel Nish deserves this kind of training. He was the weakest one in their group right now. Stiria, Ashla and other girls weren’t included.

“I’ll watch him.” Silvert smiled at them.

Xcerox nodded. “Please don’t let him die. I would be scolded by my father and his, if he does.”

“No worry, Your Highness. I’ll make sure he is still breathing.”

Everyone except the two hurriedly left the colosseum and went back to the hall. They let out a breath of relief after not seeing Silvert again. Zeliker felt funny seeing them like that.

'It was terrible!' They thought.

Silvert looked kind but he could become very wicked inside if he was annoyed with anyone. They need to be careful not to get the latter angry if they don’t want to be like Nish.

“Let’s go,” Xcerox told them and they left the mansion.

A soldier came close to Xcerox after seeing him and bows. “Your Highness, everything is ready.”

“Alright, let’s move out!” Xcerox ordered.

“Yes, Your Highness!”

The soldier went back to tell the others. Xcerox turns his body to Zelfon.

“Let’s meet each other soon.”

Zeliker has explained to them about the mansion door function too. When they leave the mansion, they only need to think about where to appear. It was easy and convenient for them to move from one place to another.

Zelfon now has this information too. He nodded at Xcerox and brought up a hand to shake hands with Xcerox. Xcerox pushes the hand away and hugs him instead. Zelfon was startled before he understood such a gesture. He hugged Xcerox back.