Chapter 67 - Leadership

After hours of practicing the power of the eyes, I can finally be use to it... But Ed hasn't really master it...

Moore came to visit us after two hours of our training and said "It will take more than years to master they power of eyes... you have to learn it daily together..." he then left us again...

Ed is still trying to work on his eyes... while I am relaxing on the grass...

"This is hopeless!" Ed said as he fall to the tall grass...

"Hey... I know you can do it..." I said to encourage him, but instead he become less encouraged...

"I am not a genius like you, Nisan..." Ed said... hearing that I feel pretty bad...

"I am not a genius..." I said...

"You are Nisan... you can learn every magic in a shot..." Ed said...

In a shot? Wait, I think all you need is just to read the incantation, and you will be able to use the magic...

"It's like... you are blessed by the gods..." Ed said as he look away... I think he feels down...

I looked away, I never knew that Magic should be practiced... well, I practice Clairvoyant, and Thunder Magic... To make them stronger... Also Illusion Magic and Enhancement Magic...

But what Ed meant is that people usually can't do it in the first shot... while I always able to use magic in my first try...

But... that's not my fault right? "That's not your fault..." Ed said... and I let a sigh in relieved...

Seeing that he laughed, and he say "But still, I am pretty jealous with your talent..." Ed said, I smiled and knock his head while both of us are laying on the grassfield...

"But you do have your own talent... you are the best swordsman-mage! That would be very hard to counter!" I praised Ed, and he looks happy...

Maxim is still training Ethan and Eria non stop... I feel sorry for them...

"I will continue my training..." Ed said and I give him a nod...

He stood up and concentrate... While I am enjoying the breeze coming from the labyrinth floor on the previous floor...

We have to reunite with Morgan, Erin, Lisa, Precilla and Roxane... They are waiting for us and along with the hostages...

There is an hour cool down left before we can use the Teleportation Circle.

I wonder about Rick and Rin current state... they are together with Rueger and Doctor Frans heading toward Dunok...

We should meet them as early as possible...

Also, those soldiers... who are they... who sent them? Human Experiment is the worst.

"N-Nisan... I can't focus..." Ed said... I then sit on the grassfield, and see Eria waving their hand at us...

"I-I see... I will be back, wait here okay?" I told Ed and he nodded...

I took my staff which is beside me, and I use [GRAVITY] to lift me up and fly toward Eria... I have to fly to cross the lake without getting wet...

I landed exactly in front of her...

She looked a bit shy, and that is cute... "T-The Teleportation Circle can be use right now..." She said...

Wait... I thought there supposed to be another hour...

Seeing my confusion, "Were you sleeping?" She asked me suspiciously...

"N-No... of course no! I've been training with Ed!" I said to defense myself, but she seems to know that I am lying...

"How's your swordsmanship training?" I asked her with a smile to change the topic, "Great! Ethan has improve a lot! I think he is reaching Nate's and Leon's level..." Eria said with a smile... both of us are currently walking toward Ethan and Maxim...

"How about yours?" I asked Eria, "Hmmm... I successfully do 5 hit combo Maxim... previously I can only do 3 hit combo..." Eria said proudly...

"T-That is too short!" I said without thinking... and she looked angry, "Hey! It is against Maxim, the third! I bet you won't hold on 3 seconds if you fight with swordsmanship..." she said as she looked mad...

That is cute... So I laughed a little, but then she looked confused... "W-What?" She asked me... "Nothing!" I said with a smile...

"Hey! Tell me!" She said with a smile as she hold my hand, but I can only laugh...

And without realizing, we are in front of Maxim and Ethan... also Ed is coming closer to us...

"It seems that my Father indeed a better teacher than I am..." Maxim said... So, he was watching us since the beginning... both Ed and I nodded, seeing that he looked pretty proud...

It seems that Maxim respect his father, although both of them seems like arguing all the time...

"I have nothing else to teach you..." Maxim said, "For now..." Ethan said... and Maxim nodded, "Yes, for now... we will meet again if destiny want us to meet..." Maxim said...

I nodded, "Thanks for helping us..." I told him, but he laughed, "I did not do anything... beside, to return to Dwarven Continent, you should use your own eyes... can you?" Maxim asked me, I nodded...

"I will try..." I said, I enter the circle with Eria, Ed and Ethan...

Maxim decided to stay here... while the four of us have to go...

We bring what we brought with us... for me, it's only my staff, and my sword, Oathkeeper...

Eria bring her swords... I think she have 5 swords with her... what a true swordswoman...

Ethan bring his sword and shield, while Ed bring his sword, White Snow...

"All of you ready?" I asked the three of them... and they nodded...

"Let's return!" Ethan said, and I nodded... the four of us face Maxim... And I give him a bow, seeing that he looked surprised, "Thank you for everything..." I told him...

He did not say anything but he smiled...

I then activate my eyes easily... and face the Teleportation Circle. A beam of light hit us and it is a success! I can do it!

I can see Maxim's face starting to disappear, and it is finally gone... Afterward, the light beam is missing as well... it seems that we are in the Dwarven Continent already...

The exact same floor as the other secret floor... but then, we have another problem...

"How can we meet up with everybody else?" Ethan asked...

But suddenly, something push my back...

All of us looked behind and... "June!" All of us in unison...

She neighed happily, and she start licking me...

"J-June!" I said while pushing away June's head... Eria smiled while looking at me...

Ethan's Point of View

Now that we are back in Dwarven Kingdom... We should be...

What should we do now...

Oh! We should meet up with Morgan's group... they were holding the fort alone...

I trained too much with Maxim, and now I am a Master Tier of Valeon Style... Defensive Swordsmanship...

Maxim is really harsh when he teach us training, even Eria said that she won't be able to endure it if it goes for a month. But, he is actually a good teacher when it come to Swordsmanship... he told us every of our weakness in every of our move.

Maxim Style... That is a very annoying Swordsmanship Style... I can't hit him... even a scratch is like impossible. Maxim Style is a Swordsmanship Style that depends a lot on agility, and dodge every incoming attack, instead of parrying. Dodge and it will wore out the enemy... and it goes the same for Maxim Style in Spear Wielding...

But.... I never saw him using his spear... I wonder why... maybe I should ask him another time...

"Ethan?" Nico called my name...

"Yes?" I asked...

"What were you thinking? We called you 5x!" Nicolas said energetically...I wonder what's made him so happy...

Oh! Of course!

He is going to marry Eria! I then looked at Eria, she is a Dragon Race, that serve the Ezate from Sera... become the number 1 Knight of Sera, the city of military in Perius Kingdom. And without any doubt, her skill is amazing...

Nicolas deserve having Eria... and so does Eria deserve having Nicolas... Since Nicolas loves her since the beginning... even when both of them met for the first time.

How about me? Who will I marry...

I guess I will leave it to Tousan then... I know that he will do the best for me...

"Hey Ethan!" Eria shake my shoulder... I then return to my sense... "Are you okay?" Nicolas asked me, and I nodded...

"I am fine, just having some thought... anyway, we should return and meet up with Morgan's team..." I told them, Nicolas nodded...

"And they are so thoughtful, leaving June with the Carriage here..." Nicolas said happily as he patted June. June looks really happy... while Ed is going inside the carriage...

"Let's go!" Nicolas said...

"Okay!" Everyone said in unison...

Eria and Nicolas mounted June to the carriage, while I am inside the carriage with Ed... there are a lot of thing inside the carriage, beds, storages, books, pillows, blankets, everything is messed up...

Ed let a sigh... I forget that Ed is a clean freak...

Ed then start to put everything back in order... and I decided to help him...

"Y-You shouldn't help me..." Ed said, and I am very confuse... "I told you we are friends... I am not your prince anymore... for now at least..." I told Ed, and Ed nodded, It seems that Ed never think me as his friend... I think he could even sacrifice himself for me... I don't want that...

"Ed..." I called him, and he looked a bit spooked... "W-What is it?" Ed asked me, "What am I to you..." I asked Ed, just to making sure, he then give a long thought while cleaning...

"You are my friend... my best friend... and my prince..." Ed said... hearing that I am his best friend, I feel really happy... but then when I heard 'Prince', I feel a bit sad... I think he is still feeling responsible for me...

"Let's go June!" Nicolas said from the top of the carriage, perhaps with Eria... and June neighed happily...

The carriage then started to move...

I then decided to end the conversation with Ed... and I sleep on a bed...

Ed, he is still thinking me as a Royalty... while he himself is actually a prince as well... Jeremiel is a King of the Sky Kingdom...

I decided to leave it be for a while...

After several hours, we finally return and see walls around the floor where the dwarfs are doing human experiments....

I can see Lisa is waiting on the wall...

Seeing us coming, she opened the gate and we are inside the fort, which is full of camps...

Lisa jumped from the wall to the top of the carriage... she is with us and guiding us to meet up with Morgan...

We can see several people walking around... but they are not the soldiers... they were the hostages.

Seeing our carriage, they all run and trying to reach us... I move to the second floor with Ed to see things clearer...

"Should we stop?" Nico asked Lisa... "No... they will meet us there..." Lisa said as she pointed out a big tent... and June stop exactly in front of the tent

Morgan came out from the tent, along with an old man... it seems that he is just a normal citizen... and he is a dwarven race...

"What took you so long!" Morgan complained... Nico is just smiling hearing that, "We found the special floor... along with Maxim..." I said as I get down from the carriage...

I then looked at the old man, and he looked back at me... he is short, and of course, because of he is a dwarven race...

"Oh! This man is one of the elder villager from the City of Hammer... Dunok..." Morgan said and the dwarf offer his hand... I took his hand and shake it...

"He is the prince of Perius Kingdom..." Morgan said to a dragon race adventurer behind him, and the adventurer translated it to the Dwarven Language...

But I can speak Dwarven Language... I can speak all of the language... dwarven, elven and beastman...

"My name is Ethan Perius..." I told the dwarf in his language, hearing that he looked surprised. The first thing he is surprised of is that I can speak their tongue, and the second one is because that I am a prince...

"You are a fugitive right now! Don't you think that you should hide?" the dwarf asked me... I nodded, "We are trying to... but at the same time, we are trying to convince Goldrac Godarmor to join our side..." I told him...

Before he speak any further... Morgan stopped both of us... "Let's talk inside the tent..." Morgan said and all of us agreed...

Everyone sit on their own chair, while some of them serve us with water... "First of all..." I told everyone as I stand up... they all looked at me in confusion... "Nicolas will be the leader of the team..." I said, hearing that Morgan looked surprised... while Lisa looked like that she agreed...

It seems that there is something wrong with my leadership indeed... But what is it... More people loves Nicolas than me...

Precilla, Roxane and Erin come and enter the tent...

"What did we miss?" Roxane asked with a smile, she seems happy seeing all of us return...

"We just talk about the new leader..." Lisa said happily... Erin, Precilla and Roxane looked at me, asking me who is the next leader... "Nicolas will be the leader..." I told them, hearing that... I can see brighter face on them...

I guess it is indeed Nicolas is a better leader... "Are you sure?" Nicolas asked me... and I nodded, "O-Of course! I think you are a better leader than me..." I told him, and he looked annoyed...

"Wait..." Ed stopped everyone... and now everyone looked at Ed... "I think... it is better that everyone vote for either Ethan or Nicolas... to make it fair..." Ed said...

Ed then looked at me with a smile...

"Hmmm... that is a better idea... I prefer that way..." Nicolas said... and now it's all up to me.

All eyes are on me...

"Sure... let's do it..." I said... and... "Old man" I called the dwarven race... and he looked at me in confusion. "We will be having an election here.. and you will be the neutral man... can you do that?" I asked him in dwarven language...

The old man nodded in understanding and we start...

1 hour later...

I-I...win?!?

Why is it me again??

I got 5 votes while Nico got 4 votes...

"I guess the leader will remain the same..." Nicolas said to everyone, some of them looked disappointed but some looks happy, even Nicolas himself...

"Okay... then what should be our next move?" Morgan asked me happily... it seems that Morgan voted me...

"We will be helping these hostages... and return them to the surface..." I said, "But how?" Roxane asked me...

I give it a thought... there are tens of people here...

"Before that, I have something important to say..." Morgan said...

All of us looked at him, and the room becomes quite... "What is it?" I asked... "It seems that Jouvan is not a good person as we thought..." Morgan said...

Hearing that, it blows everyone's mind... "What do you mean?" I asked him, hearing from Doctor Frans's story, it seems that Jouvan is the good guy, while Goldrac is the bad guy...

"I asked the soldiers, about who sent them... and they said that Jouvan sent them..." Morgan said...

"Have you asked the hostages?" Eria asked Morgan, and Morgan nodded... "They said that it was Jouvan's troops... they are wearing Jouvan's crest... the Hammer Crest..." Morgan said...

I let a sigh... "Then we must hurry! Or Rin, Rick, Doctor Frans and Rueger might be in danger!" I said...

Everyone nodded in agreement...

"Also..." Morgan said... All of us looked at him, and... "They sent patrols to this place every 3 days..." Morgan said...

"And you manage to trick them?" Nicolas asked Morgan, and Morgan nodded proudly... "Then, when will be the next patrol come?" Ed asked...

"It should be today... after the patrol check, we should head back to the surface as well..." Morgan suggested as he looked at me... I give him an approval... but then, the problem returns...

How about the hostages? We can't bring them all... there are tens, even hundreds!

"Horse... we have horses..." Erin speak up... "How many?" Morgan asked... "There are 20 horses..." Erin said...

If two horses can bring up to 10 people... then 20 might be able to bring them all...

"Let's do it!" I said with a smile... everyone then looked excited... "How?" Morgan asked me... and I immediately looked at Nico...

He can use his Wood Magic...

Nicolas let a sigh...

"But who can craft it?" Morgan throw us another question...

But I smile... and everyone become confuse...

"Who else but the dwarfs?" I said, hearing that Eria, Morgan and Ed nodded in understanding...

The dwarfs are highly talented in handcrafting... they will provide us a good support...

"Then, is there anyone want to speak?" I asked anyone whether they have something to tell...

No one raised their hand...

"I do..." Ed said as he raised his hand... seeing that, everyone looked surprised, and amazed at the same time, since Ed is usually pretty quite...

"What is it Ed?" I asked...

He then gulped, like being nervous... but then he say, "Nisan and Eria is going to marry..." Ed said...

Hearing that... everyone remain silent... including me, myself... and even Eria and Nicolas themselves...

"E-ED!" Nicolas shouted... but Ed just smiled...

Ed run away from the tent and so does Nicolas trying to catch Ed...

Kids...

Now it's only Eria left... with the girls...

"Eria! Is that true??" Roxane asked with her excited face... and Eria response is... "Y-Yes... but we haven't plan the time yet..." She said while facing away...

"Congratulations!" Lisa congratulate her with a happy face...

"Wow! I never thought that both of you are going to marry this soon..." Precilla said as she give the thought...

"But both of them has been really close for a very long time..." Erin said with full of thought...

"Nicolas finally let his feeling out..." Morgan said while letting a sigh in relieved... and everyone nodded in agreement...

Well... it won't happened if Moore did not tell us the prophecy...

Eighth was the last? Moore said Nicolas will be the last Maxwell... No...I will protect everyone in this room... even if it will take my life...

"Morgan, talk with Nico... and ask him to create a lot of woods!" I told Morgan and he nodded and left...

"Lisa, Erin, Precilla, Roxane... can the four of you watch the fort for a little longer? We will be taking a rest for a while..." I asked them...

"Sure... we are just about to start the shift today anyway..." Lisa said... and Roxane nodded as well...

"I will be watching the entrance floor..." Precilla said as she leave... "And so do I!" Roxane said and she follow Precilla...

"Then, Let's watch the exit door..." Lisa told Erin and Erin nodded...

After the four of them left... it is only both Eria and I...

"Take a rest... we might need your power later..." I told Eria and she smiled while looking at me... "W-What's with that?" I asked...

And she laughed... "I know that you are a good leader... That's why we voted for you..." Eria said with a smile...

"Heh? Who did?" I asked Eria... "Me... Ed... Nico and of course Morgan..." Eria said...

I see... so the four of them are trusting me... "And who is one more?" I asked... Eria shook her head... "I don't know either..." She said as she left the room...

So... it seems that some of them still put their faith in me...

I then decided to take a rest in the big tent... and I sleep like a log...

Training with Maxim is too much! I won't be able to do that for a week straight...

=== Nicolas's Point of View ===

Thank god Ethan is still the leader, he sometimes looks so pesimistic although he is doing great. I think there are too much pressure around him, and Ethan himself is a hardworker, like Nate...

Both are very similar... 'Not yet!' is what Nate said when he is training...

While Ethan, 'You are a good leader!' We all have in thought, but 'Not yet!' Ethan thought...

I let a sigh...

I created all of the woods for the wagon, while Morgan instructed the dwarven soldiers to create a wagon for us...

They are complaining... but they can't reject our task... their life is on the edge.

I decided to question a hostages which is looking at me for quite some times already. She is a dragon race...

I call her using my hand and she come closer...

"Who do you think behind all of this?" I asked the girl... "From their flag, it seems that Jouvan-sama did this..." She said...

I see... so Jouvan is not that good man I have thought...

"But..." She said... and I looked at her...

"Jouvan-sama is not that kind of person... he is always defending our territories like his own city..." she said...

Hearing that I am surprised... "I thought you are a Dragon Race? So you live around here?" I asked her, and she nodded...

"I am one of Jouvan's hand..." She said...

"T-Then!" I said quite loud... but she hold my mouth...

So... she knew about this already?! About Jouvan commanding the human experiment?! And she should be on the enemy side isn't she?!

"I don't recognize any of the soldier..." she said

"Huh?" I asked in confusion...

"What do you mean?" I asked her...

She then begin her explanation... "Dwarven Kingdom is a small Kingdom... and Dunok is also a small city... which is why I know most of its people..." She said...

"I am a Dragon Race... but I am an orphan, I have no father nor mother... but Jouvan-sama raised me up..." She explained...

"He even entrusted me with a small village outside Dunok... Although there are a lot of disapproval, since I am a Dragon Race, an outsider, but Jouvan-sama still want me to develop the small village..." she said...

Hmmm, then...

"Why did he attack the village?" I asked...

It was his own village right?

"No, I believe he never do such thing..." she said with determination... "I know Jouvan-sama more than anyone... he is like a father to me..." she explained...

"Then... someone must be setting this up..." I told her... and she nodded...

"But who?" I asked her, and she raised both of her shoulder... but...

"There are 3 lords... but there is only one that hold a grudge against Jouvan-sama..." She said...

"Who?" I asked...

"Goldrac Godarmor..." she said...

Hearing that, I suddenly remember about the competition about the strongest hammer against the strongest armor...

"I-Is it because of the competition in the past?" I asked her, and she nodded... "Goldrac is mad because he almost lost against Jouvan... which is why he wants to get rid of Jouvan..." she explained...

"Then, I should talk to Ethan and Morgan about this..." I said as I stood up... I leave the girl behind and head toward Morgan who is commanding the soldiers to create wagons...

I can see Ed is walking around... and he is helping Morgan watching the soldiers, along with some of the hostages that we saved...

And when Morgan sees me, he come closer to me...

"Something wrong?" Morgan asked me, and I nodded...

"Those soldiers are not from Dun-"

Before I finished my sentences... Morgan closed my mouth...

"I know..." Morgan said with a smile...

"W-Why don't you tell us earlier? In the meeting?" I asked him,

"Well..." he said in doubt...

"I don't really have the prove to said that..." Morgan said...

"But you should told everyone else..." I told him seriously, and Morgan nodded...

"But now I have a plan..." Morgan with a smile...

Plan?

"What is the plan?" I asked Morgan...

And Morgan smiled evilly...

"I told them I will depart them back to their home... So I asked them to write their hometown" Morgan said with a smile and whisperingly...

A-And what does it mean?

Seeing my flat face, he notice that I do not understand at all...

He let a sigh and come closer to my ear...

"Soldier of Auxem... tell me where do they come from?" Morgan asked me...

"Auxem... Ooooh!!" I said as I finally get what he means, he then smile wickedly...

If Goldrac really sent these troops, their answer should be... Amber...

An hour later...

"Goldrac Godarmor..." Morgan said in front of us in the meeting...

I smiled as I heard his name... Although I did not participate in anything, but at least I have that thought already...

"I know something was off..." Roxane said...

"That is pretty obvious..." Precilla said...

I see, so they put their suspicion on Goldrac as well...

"Then, what will we do?" I asked him

"We should talk with Jouvan, and report this to him..." Morgan said...

"And how about them?" Precilla asked as she look at the soldiers...

"Let's leave them behind..." Morgan said

Hearing that, I have some doubts...

"Are you sure?" I asked Morgan, and Morgan nodded...

"We leave them foods, but no carriage... they are soldiers, they could return to the surface by themselves..." Morgan said, well... Morgan got the point right there...

And suddenly... Erin enter the tent... with a soldier on her hand...

"T-That is?!" I said as I see the soldier is fainted...

"The patrol... we can go now..." Eria said...

Morgan nodded, "It might take another 3 hours to complete all of the wagon..." Morgan said

"Then, we should be preparing things for ourselves as well..." Eria said...

"Yes... By the way, where is Ethan?" Morgan asked me, but I don't know where he is... "He is taking a rest..." Eria said...

"I see, let him take a rest... and I want both of you to take a rest as well..." Morgan told both Eria and I...

"Why?" I asked...

"Both of you came from a long journey, at least take a rest... we need your [IGNITE] 24 hours..." Morgan said, hearing that I nodded...

So, we decided to take a rest...

Both of us left the tent but...

"Where?" I asked Morgan...

"There..." Morgan said as he pointed on a tent...

T-That is a small tent! And wait!! Both of us?! Together?!

"Hey... both of you should be getting use to it..." Morgan said as he left us...

T-That boy!

I looked at Eria's face... and her face is red already... she is shy as well?! That strong and powerful Eria I always see is now look very fragile...

I decided to initiate and pull her hand...

"N-Nico!" she is a bit hesitating...

"That's fine... I mean, we won't do anything else for now... right?" I asked her while looking at her face...

She then looked at me...

"F-Fine..." she said and she follow me...

Both of us decided to take a rest for around 3 hours...

3 Hours Later

It seems that I sleep pretty fast, since I was so tired... Training with Maxim is harsh...

I am awake after I hear people talking... I recognized those voices... who are they...

"Look at them... they are now holding hands..." Roxane's voice...

"I never have a thought that Nico will be this brave..." Lisa's voice...

"I can't wake them up..." Erin's voice...

"Ummm... his way of sleeping is the same when he slept with Euclio..." Precilla's voice...

Hearing that, I opened both of my eyes...

All I can see is Erin, Lisa and Roxane are staring at Precilla...

"W-What? B-Both of them invited me to their room when we were still in school..." Precilla said in confusion...

I decided to sit on my bed... and make them realize that I am awake... since I don't want to hear those kind of conversation any further...

I look at Eria... and she is still sleeping, and beatiful as ever, and I realize that I am holding her hand...

And somehow, my face become red... but I still hold her hand...

When I looked back at everyone...

T-They are gone already?!

I let a sigh... Just how fast they moved?!

Well, it seems that I am indeed really left behind in swordsmanship...

I then return my view to Eria...

She was sleeping on my hand, I can feel that... And now I have to wake her up...

I touch her hair... and play with it...

Her golden long hair is looking beautiful, until suddenly she open her eyes...

"S-Sorry..." I said to Eria as I immediately release her hair from my finger...

She then blushed a bit...

"T-That's fine, if you like it..." She said as she looked at me with a smile...

But somehow I feel tempted...

And this is not the time!! Yet!!

"W-We should go... the carriages are ready..." I told her, hearing that she looks away...

"Ho'oh... okay..." she said as she stood up and took her belonging...

I stand up and take my robe and also my staff and sword...

We prepared ourself in less than 5 minutes... I also help Eria using her armor, and they are heavy!

When we left the small tent, Ed is waiting for us already... Seeing us, he looked pretty embarassed...

I thought we are the one that should be embarassed...

"T-The wagons are all ready..." Ed said...

I nodded, "Then... what is the strategy?" Eria asked...

"Let's head to the big tent..." Ed said as he lead us to the big tent...

Eria and I followed Ed from behind... I can see the soldiers are disarmed, while surrounded by the hostages that are now equipped by weapon...

It seems that the hostages are doing fine...

"Who are guarding the hostage now?" Eria asked...

"They should be fine right? The soldiers are disarmed..." I told Eria, but Eria shook her head...

"Soldiers are trained... they might be plotting something even right now..." Eria said...

Ed looked back at us while moving forward... "Don't worry, Lisa and Erin are watching the soldiers along with the hostages, they knew the plan already..." Ed said to calmed Eria..

Eria then nodded, "I see..." she said...

We entered the big tent and see Precilla, Roxane, Ethan, and Morgan are waiting for us...

"Welcome back!" Precilla said...

"How's the sleep?" Roxane asked me with annoying smile...

"F-Fine... I guess..." I said and seeing my annoyed face, Ethan decided to start the meeting...

"So... I will tell everyone in this room about our position..." Ethan said...

All of us nodded, Morgan then move forward as he explained the strategy for all of us..

"The journey to the surface might take around 2 weeks..." Morgan said...

All of us nodded, we know that all of the horses are not like June... June has extraordinary stamina...

"Also, there are food for each wagon... 2 weeks supplies..." Morgan explained...

"There are a total of 11 wagons... including our carriage..." Morgan said...

"While we have Eria, Nicolas, Ed, Ethan, Precilla, Roxane, Lisa, Erin and I" Morgan said...

So, there are 9 of us but there are 11 wagons...

"There are only 4 wagons we need to guard..." Morgan said...

"Are you sure?" Precilla asked...

Morgan nodded...

"The most front carriage... which is June... along with Nicolas, Eria, and me, myself..." Morgan said...

Eria and I nodded in agreement...

"The second from the very front carriage will be guarded by Ethan and Ed... both of your job is relaying message from us the very front" Morgan said...

Hearing that, both of them has no problem...

"Now, to the very back of the line... will be guarded by Precilla and Roxane..." Morgan said...

Both Precilla and Roxane nodded...

"Erin and Lisa will be on the second from the very back of the line, and has the same job as Ethan and Ed..." Morgan explained...

"So, we will be moving in line?" Eria asked...

Morgan nodded, "There are some narrow passage that only a wagon size can pass through, and it is better not to change the formation..." Morgan said...

That might be wise...

"What if we are attacked from the side? On a wide terrain..." Ed asked...

"Don't worry..." Ethan told Ed...

All of us looked at Ethan...

"We equipped the villager and some of the adventurer with bow... some of them can even fight and help us..." Ethan said...

It is a relieve to hear that information...

"Then, let's go now..." I said

Morgan nodded and he looked at Ethan...

Ethan gives an approval... all of us left the tent... and see the soldiers are all tied on their hand...

"W-Wait... how can they-" before I finished my word...

"We left one of them untied..." Lisa said...

Both Lisa and Erin come closer...

"Precaution... if they attacked us immediately..." Eria said...

Eria and Lisa nodded...

"That's a nice idea... Let's head to our own wagon..." Ethan said and everyone nodded...

Eria, Morgan and I moved to the very front carriage, which is our own carriage, and we can see June is mounted already.

Morgan jumped to the second floor of the carriage... While I enter the carriage from the first floor with Eria...

We can see a lot of stuff they put on our carriage...

At least we can still sleep on our bed...

We moved to the second floor after I put my Oathkeeper on my bed...

When we moved upstair, I can see Ethan and Ed behind us... and they are waving their hand...

"All ready!" Morgan said...

Ethan nodded...

Ethan stood up on his wagon, and...

"Let's return to the surface!" he shouted... and everyone shouted a battlecry!