While Sabrina and Sylvia constantly contradicted each other, a dark portal appeared in front of them.
"... Hm? Is he already a return?" Sylvia wondered, frowning.
But the next moment, she squeaked her teeth with discontent. She was not the only one; Sabrina's case was even worse than hers when the two noticed a man with long black hair dressed in a black dress with golden hems.
"You're not welcome here!" Sabrina retorted even before Dalvine pronounced a single sentence.
In the first place, they had many questions to ask Dalvine, but knowing his twisted and vicious personality, the two knew it was the worst idea to ally with him.
"Sigh, I came to find out what had happened here, but it looks like I wasted my time for nothing." He said calmly after scanning the energy debris Alvine had left behind him.
"What do you mean by that? You can join me, can't you? Why not go and join him to protect him?" Sabrina asked with little hope, knowing the bastard who called himself Dalvine tended to do the opposite of what he was ordered to do.
But strangely, for the first time, Dalvine had not disappointed her.
He stroked his chin with a thoughtful air, then nodded his head the next moment. "Why not? I think that with a little effort, I would be able to find the exact location of my lord. But something bothers me in this story, so if you can tell me what really happened here, I might help you join him." He said with a platitude.
"..." Sabrina remained silent following Dalvine's proposal. But just seeing her frown, anyone could guess how suspicious she was towards Dalvine.
"Kuku~, it's not an unlimited offer, you know? You have five seconds to make a decision. Five, four, two...
"?! All right!" Sabrina had no choice but to put aside her mistrust.
"Kuku, congratulations, Miss my lord's bodyguard. You are the big winner of the week." He replied while applauding slightly.
"Tsk, you deliberately skipped the number three to put me under pressure. But even if I don't trust you yet, I would make an exception for this time." While saying these words, she approached Dalvine, who always kept his Machiavellian smile on his lips, placed her hand on his forehead, and shared her memories with him.
Meanwhile, Sebass and the three Punishers (Ferda, Xelor, and Helios) appeared beside Sylvia and looked at Dalvine suspiciously.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt*Who is this guy?* Helios asked Sylvia telepathically.
"Sigh, don't get tired of it; this bastard can hear us even if we don't want to," Sylvia replied loudly, frowning at Sabrina.
'Sigh, how can she trust this guy? His intentions are so obvious, and yet, do you give him what he wants? Tsk, this is the first time I have seen you make such a stupid decision in recent millennia.' She then comments in her thoughts, looking at both with suspicion.
But unlike her, who had worrying thoughts, the three people behind her also had their own moments of astonishment.
Hearing Sylvia says that Dalvine could read their thoughts could only mean one thing for them, he had to be at the rank of the monarch, which is the legendary rank they had desired so much for centuries.
"S-So you say this guy is as strong as the monarchs who protected the goddess?!" Ferda stuttered with sparkling eyes.
But when she saw her look, Sylvia had a bad feeling. "I advise you to forget the shitty decision you are about to make. Do you remember when we said that Alvinos was still alive?"
"U-um, I remember it. I think you said he was serving another... W-wait, you mean that the master of this arrogant old man is this guy?!" Ferda asks in disbelief after guessing the reason why Sylvia asked this question.
"It's true; I saw him with my own eyes. In fact, this old man was powerful because he borrowed the powers of this bastard who also wants to steal our master!"
Hearing Sylvia's sentence, the three took several seconds without the power to digest Sylvia's words.
"...Now that I think about it, how can he stay here if he is of monarch rank? Isn't it a little strange? Even the goddess's guards cannot stay here because of universal laws that no one can influence. So how does he do it?" Xelor, who seemed calmer than the others, asked in a deep tone.
"I don't know either. Maybe it was because of the master who invoked him? And speaking of universal laws, there is undoubtedly a person who masters one of them, even if his mastery is at a beginner level! This person is the--
"Hey, why are you so noisy?! Shut up a little; I'm having trouble concentrating on that!" Before Sylvia no longer revealed sensitive information about Alvine, Dalvine's dissatisfied tone resounded loudly.
**You can say what you want about me, but I no longer see you revealing sensitive information from my lord to anyone. Is that clear?! ** At the same time, he communicated these words to the attention of Sylvia, who slammed her tongue with frustration.
"Now that you have obtained what you want, do what you promised." Sabrina's voice resounded in front of him after she completed the process.
The reason why this procedure took her more time, unlike with Alvine, was due to two factors that are her mistrust of Dalevine and her level that was lower than Dalvine's.
But upon hearing Sabrina's request once again, his vicious smile grows on his lips.
"Kuku, of course...I lied to you!" He replied, shrugging.
"?!" Following Dalvine's claims, Sabrina's eyes became crimson red as her rage increased.
"Sigh, it was to be expected. It would help if you had never trusted him from the beginning. On top of that, have you forgotten the intentions of this type? Are objective is the opposite of ours; how could you imagine that he would keep his promise after noticing the current state of the master?" Sylvia let out a depth sigh and continued on her way as if she didn't care what she had just seen.
But at that moment, she stopped suddenly after noticing Sabrina's bloody aura.
"Sigh, Lady Rina, do you think the master will appreciate you creating bazaars on his planet?" She stopped and asked Sabrina, who was barely struggling to control her rage.
But when she heard Sylvia's words, she found her calm and noble air.
Following that, she turned her heel on Dalvine and walked behind Sylvia without saying anything more.
Seeing Sabrina's actions, Dalvine had an ironic smile. "Kuku, her actress talents are not bad at all. That's the second time she has defeated me in my own game. Tsk, she deserves to be their leader." He said, lying on wild herbs.
"Well, what do you want?" He asked the three people who had stayed at his bedside, unlike Sebass, Sabrina, and Sylvia, who were heading to the kingdom of Alvine.
Hearing Dalvine's question, who seemed frustrated by something they didn't know about, Ferda was the first to say what she thought.
"Sylvia told us that you have Sir Alvinos by your side all the time? So--
"Ho? Do you want to meet this little man?" His ruby eyes suddenly became bright after guessing their requests.
--
Meanwhile, Sabrina, padding into the forest with Sylvia and Sebass, looked more relaxed than before.
By noticing the triumphant smile on her lips, Sylvia couldn't help but sigh again.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"You form a good pair, you know?" She says the next moment.
"Humph, Certainly not with this bastard. I'd rather ally with the Leaders than ally myself with this guy." She, in turn, retorted, gasping. But the next moment, her smile returned to her face.
"..." Sylvia looked at her once again in a dreary silence.
"Just to be sure, what was your goal in pretending to trust him?" She couldn't help but ask her.
"Hmm, how should I explain this to you? To be honest, this vicious asshole may be the worst bastard, but his powers and intelligence are the most unparalleled. And from the moment the master crossed this portal, he appeared here. What does that mean? Yes, he was also worried, just like me. But when I shared my memories with him, I also took the opportunity to show him the whole scene of the massacre that the master had committed before going there." She explained briefly.
"So, in other words, what you wanted was not to join the master but to confirm that he was going to get out of it, right?" Sylvia asked with disbelief.
"Not quite, as I said rather, despite being vicious, his powers are remarkable. And we all know that he only cares about one person. So in your opinion, what will happen if he learns the whole truth?"
"...?!"
"Yes, you understand. He will do his best to rescue the master in case of danger. Even if we cannot teleport to another world without the platform's help, his case is different. In addition to being constantly linked to the master, he can also go near him without too many problems. So my goal was to leave him the responsibility for protecting the master. He refused to grant the request only after checking the memories I gave him. In other words, he claimed to lie when in reality, he wanted to annoy me to kill time after confirming that the master was fine, at least for now."
After hearing all these explanations, Sylvia looked away while murmuring.
"So I was right in the end; you form exquisite duets." She murmured while looking at Sebass, who was always silent and as inexpressive as usual.
"But these three will soon understand what you wanted to talk to them about by saying not to approach him." At that moment, Sabrina's voice forced Sylvia to look behind her, more precisely, towards Ferda, Xelor, and Helios, who were talking with Dalvine as if they were old friends.
"Um, to understand the dangerousness of their decisions, they will need to live one of the consequences to understand." She retorted by squeezing Vandel's clothes that were always with her from the beginning.
"...Do you think it will be okay?" Sabrina asked after glanced Sylvia
"...I don't worry about myself, but about a certain woman who treated this old man like the master. Let's just hope that Sebass manages to discover her problem." Sylvia expressed herself thoughtfully, looking once again; the man has ash skin and bloody red pupils were walking behind them closely.
"I already have an idea of what happened to her. But to be sure, I must see her and consult condition." Sebass said briefly.
"Hm, that's good news. The power that Lilliana showed was too powerful for it to be the blood inversion. That's why I called you here for you to consult her yourself, who are of the same breed as her." Sylvia nods her head with calm eyes.