Arrival at Xyrus

POV Julian Kingscrown

After a few hours we arrived, quite tired, so we slept until noon the next day and then we said goodbye

"Take care Julian, learn a lot about the world and grow up fast, I'll be there for you always, although sometimes you'll have to make an effort to find me" Grandma said as she gave me a hug

"I know, but I'll always find you" I said as I returned her hug

After that I left for Zestier, since I would leave tomorrow and wanted to spend the rest of the day with the people I knew from the castle

When I arrived I heard a loud scream "braaaat" it was Virion looking at me from the garden, while he held his head

"Don't shout, I can hear you old man Virion" I said while covering my ears

"Don't come at me with that, I lose sight of you for twenty-four hours and when I see you again you have a beast's will" he said in an exasperated and tired tone

"I didn't expect to get to Grandma Rinia's house and have a dying beast give me his will" I replied trying to hide as much information as possible about the Asuras

"And what was it?" Virion asked me

"That is..." I approached him and whispered in his ear "a Wyrm Phoenix"

"Cough, cough, cough" at that moment Virion spat out what he was drinking and looked at me with wide eyes

"You, where the hell in the world did you get that" he looked at me with a face of apparent desperation

"I told you when I was arriving at Grandma's house, I almost died of fright when I noticed it behind me looking at me" I said to Virion

"Ahhhhh it doesn't matter that works, I guess you'll stay until you've assimilated" he said while holding his temples

"Not at all, after all, as I told you, I have things to do in Xyrus" I said giving him a smile, while he looked at me with a face of disbelief and his mouth open

"Don't you want me to help you?", he said with almost pleading eyes

"Of course I want your help, but I have things to do" I said as I sat down next to him and started to serve myself some tea that old Virion had on the table

"Why are you so engrossed in going to Xyrus so soon?" He said as he watched me serve tea

"I told you there are things I have to do, I want to get an adventurer's license and earn some money, then in about four years be at the Xyrus academy under Cynthia's guidance" I said as I tasted the tea

Not bad, the tea I said to myself while, Virion posed a scrutinizing look on me

"Ahhhhh I'm going to give you all the details for the assimilation, but the moment something happens you contact me immediately through Cynthia" he said in a tired tone

"Understood" I said making a military style pose from my old world

"Why do you do that, does it have any kind of meaning?", he said Virion giving me a confused look

"It's nothing, just an old habit I have" I said smiling at him

After that he explained to me, the basics of the assimilation process and kept insisting that I inform him immediately if something went wrong

So we did some tests to see how the process flowed and it was actually much smoother than I expected

I guessed it had to do with the dragon body, since it was partly Asura and that allowed me to adapt faster as Mordain said

After that I saw Tessia running looking for Silvie, and Silvie herself running towards me looking for help

When she got inside my jacket, Tessia looked at me with pleading eyes like those of a puppy asking for attention

Shit too bright, (I'm sorry Silvie it'll only be for today, after that you can be free) I said to Silvie as I passed her to Tessia

(Big brother traitor) Silvie said to me in a tearful voice as she was received by Tessia

Moments later Arthur who followed her seemed to notice my will too and gave me a look with his eyes blank.

"What the hell is wrong with you, I'm not even going to mention what I'm seeing" he said as he turned around and left the Garden

"Is it that bad old man Virion?", I said as I tilted my head

"Normally not, but coming from you it's a headache" he said in an exasperated tone

I'm not a troublesome kid or am I guys, I said to my mana beasts nearby, but none answered...

Why do I feel an indescribable sense of betrayal, I never did anything wrong

(Master, I'm on your side), this time I heard the voice of the Acclorite, I have to give her a name, but which one, her appearance actually looks a lot like the Dryads, so why not Dryas, yes that sounds good

(Thank you for supporting me; until now I hadn't been able to feel your consciousness again, were you resting?) I asked the Acclorite

(Affirmative, due to my recent awakening and your immature body unable to handle all my capacity, I still can't manifest myself for long periods of time) she said in a kind tone

(Well, it doesn't matter, my name is Julian and as I know you don't have any name, I just thought of a good one for you; you'll be called Dryas do you like it?) I said to the Acclorite waiting for her answer

(Yes, I like it very much, thank you, master) she said in a calm voice, she reminded me of Silvia

(Could we leave aside the master thing; I'm not very fond of a girl calling me that Julian is fine) I said somewhat worried to Dryas about the way she called me

(Understood Julian) Dryas said in a melodious tone

(How much do you know about me and our situation) I said as I watched Tessia playing with Silvie

(Mmmm you are a reincarnated in this world and you are even more peculiar than the others, because you seem to come from a world where this place, was a story) Dryas said thoughtfully

(How much do you know about yourself?) I wanted to know how much she knew about her existence

(I am a sentient weapon, exactly the same as what you know as Regis, I was born from the fusion of the personalities and mana of Silvia, Yimir and you; but I would say that my most prominent personality comes from Silvia and Yimir in equal parts) Dryas told me

That makes sense after all, the amount of mana you received from them was much greater than the mana I could give you

(Why do you have a humanoid form?, and also do you know what abilities you have?) I asked her again as I watched Virion approach Tessia

(My physical form is like this because of your personal inclinations, but not only that also because of the influence of Yimir and Silvia I can enter a beastly form similar to a Phoenix and also a staff form to support you with the arts of Ether, as for my specific abilities I am the tool that works as a link for the art of crescendo of Wieder, besides as I mentioned before by the influence of the two Asuras from whom I received mana I have very high healing abilities, but my element is only limited to fire reinforced with arts of Vivum type and its conceptual visualization are the plants) Dryas answered me

(Fiuuu that's very useful as support, that means that in theory your root is like that of a phoenix, but because of my personal influence you are more close to the plants?) I replied

(Correct you could see me as a great ethereal tree made from fire) she said in a proud but calm tone

(Well, we'll leave the tests for later, thank you for talking to me and welcome to the world Dryas) I said making a mental smile

(Thank you very much Julian) she said

After that her consciousness was cut off, it seems that she hasn't fully awakened yet

After that, I spent the rest of the day, talking to Alea about Aya I couldn't find her

"So you're leaving tomorrow" Alea said somewhat reluctantly

"I have things to do in Xyrus" I replied

"Are you sure you'll be okay, your mental state seems to have improved, but we still haven't found the cause of those uncontrolled emotions" she looked at me with worried eyes.

"I'll be fine, you shouldn't worry, besides since that time the sensations disappeared completely and I learned to play an instrument thanks to you, so I'm very grateful to you" I said as I took out a small pendant shaped like a rose that I found in one of the shops in Zestier and that Virion kindly bought for me, since the seller was reluctant to sell to a human, it took me a whole week to leave an enchantment that would help her in theory to handle her plant deviant a little better

I had another one for Tessia and Aya, but one had disappeared at some point with Silvie in her arms and the other I couldn't find anywhere

"Thank you very much for the gift" she said with a smile on her face

After that I started looking for my Bond, since he seemed to be suffering and I found him running from Tessia through the castle corridors

(Big brother) she said as she entered my jacket

A few moments later Tessia arrived "how are you" I asked her

"Not very well, you guys are leaving tomorrow" she replied in a discouraged tone

"I know that both Arthur and I will try to come as often as we can, but each one has his own circumstances and you know it" I said giving her a soft smile

"Even if I don't like it" Tessia said sulkily

I touched her silver hair and said "not all the time we can have everything we want, but don't give up, become very strong because Arthur and I already have a lot of advantage over you" I said to the tearful Tessia

"I know, jmmm" she said as she stuck her tongue out and ran away before I could give her the pendant

"Aahhh" I could only sigh

Shit I forgot, I need to talk to Virion to exchange the cores I got from the Scourge, I want a dimensional ring and effective to use in Xyrus until I finish the Assimilation of Yimir's will

After asking for Virion's whereabouts from some of the servants, I found out that he was in the royal office with Alduin

So I decided to wait nearby and after an hour I saw him leave

"Brat they told me you were looking for me" Virion said

"Yes I needed to ask you a favor if possible" I said as I took out of my pocket a single AA class core from a Scourge, which I made sure it didn't carry any will or was infected with anything

"When that phoenix gave me his will, he also carried this mana core, which I estimate is in the A class, so I wanted to exchange it for a dimensional ring and some cash to use in Sapin" I said as I extended the core to him to see it

"Hahhh I'll avoid asking more, I was a little worried about how you were going to get by in Sapin so I thought I'd give you some gold for your needs, but this also works" he said as he took the core and left

"I'll give them to you tomorrow" he said waving his hand at me

The next day I was going down the stairs of the castle with a suitcase on my back that contained my clothes and some of my needs

Inside my jacket looking out is Silvie, around me were Rex, Ingram, Galia and Vanangard

All in their reduced size they looked like fluffy puppies, it was a good camouflage, but I was really worried Should I get some containers to keep them inside while we find a place to stay?

After all we don't know how many imbeciles will see a kid with mana beasts as an easy prey and I wouldn't do well if they saw beasts killing humans, besides not wanting to have unnecessary problems

When I got to the exit there was a delegation of carriages waiting to leave and right in front of me was Arthur saying goodbye to everyone, I did the same giving a bow and giving them a smile.

At that moment Virion gave me the dimensional ring, "here is the ring you asked me for yesterday and inside there is some gold as well as a gift from me" he told me

"I appreciate it very much" I said giving him a farewell hug

After giving Tessia the pendant and asking her to give the other one to Aya if she found her, I got on the carriage followed by Arthur

"Wow, but if it's the rude boy, who doesn't respect the traditions of the elven duels, they finally kicked you out" I heard the voice of a blond elf and with a somewhat arrogant face

Then I remembered this moment in the novel and let it flow

"Do I know you?" Arthur replied confused

"I'm the guy you beat in a duel a few years ago with dirty tricks" Feyrith said

"Oohhh Ivisaaur I'm sorry, I couldn't remember you" Arthur said while scratching his head and everyone started laughing including me

"It's Ivsaar remember it" Feyrith said with his face totally red

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry nice to see you again" Arthur said apologizing

"You can call him Feyfey we all do that" said an Elf who was next to Feyrith

"Don't tell him that" shouted the blond elf with his face completely crimson

After that it was a few minutes, until we got to the teleportation gate

I felt a change in the mana fluctuations around for a few seconds and then I could feel a change in the environment

Also, checking the mana signatures around, I noticed how different they were from the elves

That made me smile, we were already in Xyrus the Floating City