Hero Jade

Saito though didn't think of lingering around there for a long time, he said, "Very well then. I shall take my leave now."

The leader didn't try to stop him at all and Saito left the camp of the humans. He did think in his head 'I wonder which cave he was talking about. I did encounter two caves when coming here but ah well…'

He suddenly turned his head back towards the camp, he sensed an abnormal amount of magic being released from that place.

He checked out the source of that magic being released using Iris's help. His eyes changed a little and he saw through the trees obstructing his vision.

He saw a young man on top of a very grand horse. He had red hair which made Saito think that this guy had a fiery personality. He couldn't very well see him but he looked strong that was for sure.

He looked around that guy and frowned a little 'The one who was called leader of that camp is actually bowing down to this guy? What's his identity? Is he the so-called Hero Jade? Then how come he is so well respected while I wasn't?'

This question was in his mind for a couple of seconds before he saw that hero Jade saying, "That Axel! He actually didn't die against the Great Demon King? He is actually roaming around after fighting a Great Demon king. Does he not intend to return back to the Union?!"

He seemed incredibly angry. Saito started thinking of the reasons 'He mentioned a union. But what sort of union? Maybe this is the organization formed by the humans, I guess I will ask about it from Elf Queen.'

Though he continued to observe this Hero Jade speaking about him, "Does he think he is above the Union by behaving like this? I heard that he met even interfered with the mission of killing a pack of Dark Wolves about a month ago and he still hasn't shown up at the Union."

The leader who kept his head down suddenly said, "Sir Jade, we should get going towards the cave. I am sure that with your strength, you would be able to deal with Hero Axel. By the time we return back, he shouldn't be so far away."

The Hero Jade seemed to think seriously about those words and then nodded, "Very well. Let's go to the cave. I have to deal with some monsters…"

Saito also turned around and started walking towards Joergen and other beasts while thinking 'So, they are apparently after something incredibly precious in the cave. And he seems to want to take care of me. It seems that the order to kill the Great Demon King came from this Union.'

He had a frown on his face as he continued to think 'If I disappear from this place and the Hero Jade keeps searching for me. He may come to the Elf Kingdom; it will be troublesome to deal with him there.'

He realized the need for a new plan and thought 'I need to confront this Hero Jade and get more information if I can. Or just beat him enough to make him understand that it's useless to come after me.'

He felt that the 2nd option was more likely to happen. He was walking a bit faster now and reached the place of his pets' in about half a day.

Joergen smelled him and came running towards him to greet him. Emma, Joergen's mate and Lyra's pet also came together with him as they both greeted Saito.

Saito was very happy by seeing his pets together, he said to both of them, "Joergen, Emma, Nexus, and you two as well, come with me to the Elf kingdom. I will be engaged to Lyra after a few days. I wanted you all to be there with me on that occasion."

His words touched the wolves, they didn't think that they would have a master who would think so much about them.

"Yes, master. We will come back with you surely." Joergen spoke out for the group of wolves and they all nodded their head.

Saito looked at all of them and said, "Alright, it's late right now. Get me something to eat. I will be living in that cottage I made before."

"As you wish master!" Joergen voiced out and Saito went towards his cottage to lay down on his bed.

As he lay on his bed, he was thinking 'If I am right in my calculations then that Hero Jade will come here. It would have been good if he would just stay out of my way but if he doesn't want to then I won't hesitate to remove him.'

He had a cold look in his eyes as he thought about this. Saito was thinking 'I never thought of being a good and obedient guy here in this world. If this union whatever keeps pushing me, I will make sure to completely obliterate it from existence.'

He was completely serious when he thought of those words. However, he also thought 'It would be hard for me to obliterate an entire organization from existence. I would need to form my own organization; it should be strong enough to deal with an entire country. With the condition that the elves are in, they can get a lot stronger. They would be very useful but no… They won't fit the standards…'

He then thought about Joergen and his other pets 'Joergen is also very strong. He is nearly as strong as me just with few abilities. He is also very smart, I can be rest assured to fight if I leave him behind at the base.'

Saito was considering all the possibilities from the start; he didn't want to regret the fact that he took on an opponent such as a great organization like the Union and wasn't able to protect the people precious to himself.

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The next day, Saito woke up and was getting ready to leave for the Elf Kingdom on top of Joergen. He was thinking of the time it would take to return back 'With Joergen's top speed, it should take me about Half a day to return back but if I do that then the other pets will be left behind. It looks like I would have to ask him to run slower, with that, it should only take us around 1 day.'

Just as he had planned to leave the place, he felt an abnormal amount of magic power approaching him. His eyes changed color as he started to analyze the cause of it and frowned 'These idiots are really coming here. I thought it would be better to avoid a fight but looks like that's not going to be the case here at all.'

He pats the head of Joergen and whispers, "Don't do anything unless I tell you to do. I will deal with this threat myself."

Joergen nods his head and replies back, "Very well master. But please do not hesitate to call on for my help if you need any."

Saito had a smirk on his face, "You think I will need any help with the amount of power I currently hold?"

Joergen smirks but doesn't say anything, it seemed like it knew that its master would be able to deal with anything the humans threw at him.

Soon enough, the Hero Jade and the rest of the humans are right in front of the cottage. The Hero Jade had a cold look in his eyes as he stared at Saito.

Saito returned back a bone-chilling look; he didn't understand the reason why this guy was seemingly hating him so much but he could guess that they must have a complicated past.

Saito spoke before the other humans even said anything, "Listen, I will give you all 30 seconds. Get out of this place before those are over and I won't kill any of you."