Chapter 41: Departure

Jin's POV

"Good morning guys" I said as I yawned from my bed. After the fight, Tristan arranged a room for us to rest into. The girls are still in the infirmary, we're gonna visit them later.

"Good morning" Mark replied as he fixed his bed.

"Are we leaving today?" Matt entered the room "Oh and by the way, Citrus has something to say. He said to visit their camp after we visit the infirmary" then left in a hurry.

"Looks like Citrus is planning to stay" I said.

"Citrus? I mean his brother is here and he have a clan. He can have a family here and live a peaceful life" Mark replied. True but...

"What if the Underworld Army comes back and they couldn't protect themselves the second time" I said.

"They can" Mark replied "The island is already united. All the inhabitants, under one banner. They can survive another attack Jin, have a little faith in them"

"Sigh you're right. I gonna go shower now. How about you?" I asked as I took my towel and my clothes to change into.

"I'll visit Tristan first" Mark replied and stormed out of the room.

"Uhm, ok?" I said and went to the bathroom. I showered for at least 20 minutes and then changed into my usual hoodie and pants outfit. I then went out and head towards the infirmary.

When I arrived at the infirmary, Jane greeted me while she was healing Eva and Sheila. Both of them are already awake, but still needs a little time to recover.

"Hey" Jane said.

"How are you doing?" I asked.

"Here catch" Penelope entered and threw an apple at me. I caught it and took a bite.

"We're already fine. Just a little bit of healing magic and we're good as new" Sheila said.

"She's right. We're also part of the Spectre you know? We're strong" Eva added and they laughed. I just smirked and finished my apple.

"We're leaving this afternoon. Tell me if you're ready. Where's Ive anyway?" I asked.

"She's with Lady Merlin. You can go to the throne chambers to see her. The spirithooves helped with the construction, so it went way faster than expected" Penelope replied.

"I see. See you around" I said and waved good bye. I left and went straight to the throne chambers.

"Us ,celestine, cannot interfere with the ways of humanity. You know that very well sister. We can only help them improve, and progress" I heard Merlin said as I got closer to the chambers.

"I know, but who's gonna rule this island? These people need a king, to lead them." Ive replied.

"I'm planning on asking Gallahad or Tristan" Merlin said.

"Why not Penelope? She's brave, strong, kind and has a sense of righteousness." I butted.

"Jin. He's right sister, why not Penelope?" Ive added.

"The olympiad will start sooner or later, Penelope must focus on improving her strength" Merlin replied.

"Come on, the olympiad is 4 years away. She still have time. Look, Penelope can be queen for 4 years, and when the olympiad starts, she can step down and elect another king" Ive said.

"Besides, Penelope's already pretty strong you know. I mean Gor'zel defeated her just because she's way stronger than her, than all of us. She's already level 100" I added.

"The minimum level for the olympiad is 500" Ive said.

"500?" I replied jaw dropped "What is this olympiad anyway?"

"You'll know when you reach level 100 yourself. Although it won't be for you, the olympiad is a known event for rankers all around the world" Ive replied. Then Mark, Tristan, Gallahad and Penelope arrived.

"Uhm, before anything else. I have something to say" Tristan said as he held Mark's hands "I'm joining Spectre"

"What? How about your duty as the knight of the round table? How about the island?" Penelope asked.

"The round table does not exist anymore Penelope, and I... I just thought that I need to see the whole world out there." Tristan.

"I already gave him Orion, and I think someone is one of the reason why Tristan is planning to join the group" Ive said and we chuckled.

"Good luck Tristan, we hope that you'll grow there, not as a knight but as a person" Merlin said.

"Thank you very much Lady Merlin" Tristan held Merlin's hand tightly and hugged her. Merlin hugged him back and held Mark's hand then smiled.

"Take good care of each other, alright?" Merlin said and they nodded. She then let go of Tristan and approached Penelope "Now for you Penelope. What do you think of being the queen of Monster Island?"

Before answering, Penelope took a deep breath then said "I'll gladly take on the crown" we cheered and clapped as Lady Merlin gave Penelope the crown.

"As the queen of this land, I'll declare that these land shall now be know Land of Many Races. We are not monsters, we are sisters, brothers, mothers and father, we are people" Penelope said.

"Your majesty?" Gallahad said and everyone laughed "To ensure the safety of everyone and to prevent another invasion, Percival, Gawain and I have decided to use the holy grail as a conduit to create a giant dome that will protect the entire island"

"Do as you please, Minister of Defense" Penelope said.

"Minister?" Gallahad asked and they both laughed. Everyone had already made their decision, it's time I pay Citrus a visit.

"I'll be right back" I sad and left. I went to the camp where Citrus and the other ironscales are. Senna was also there.

"Promise me, that when eveything's already fine, you'll come find me. Ok?" Senna said while holding Citrus' hands.

"I'll find you. I promise, I'll find you. Wherever you are" Citrus replied and kissed Senna. As soon as their lips met, I said...

"So you're staying. Take good care of yourself alright?" They were startled and pushed each other away. I just laughed and gave Citrus a pat on the shoulders "Good luck"

Senna and I started to walk away, when Citrus shouted...

"Young master Jin! Thank you! For everything!" I nodded at him a waved goodbye. Senna also did the same.

I went back to my room and Senna went back to hers. I prepared my things for our departure. Before we depart, we held a small feast. It was fun. We talked, laughed, cheered and drink.

When afternoon finally came, we gathered at the edge of the island where our boat was docked. Me, Eva, Sheila, Matt, Mark, Jane, Ive, Senna and Tristan looked back at the island one last time before we said our final good byes.

The journey on the sea was pretty boring. The weather is clear and there were no monsters or pirates or anything worth noting for. It was a dull afternoon. We've arrived back at the Land of Silver Pines, our homeland, it was already evening.

There were no ships stationed at the docks, but there were people. The docks were barricaded and there were levelers all over the place. When our ship approached the docks, we were inspected and searched.

"What is happening?" Jane asked.

"Sorry, just a legal procedure after the incident" A leveler replied. When they finished the inspection, they made us get off the boat. Then a woman approached us, it was too dark to see her face but when she became nearer, it was just Jasmine.

"Oh my god, thank goodness you've came back. The whole nation is in chaos. Come on we need to hurry" Jasmine said, and all of us left.