CHAPTER 777

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Honka has become a new member of the Vamel alliance.

Valeria asked him to come along, and Honka hesitated for a moment but decided to leave the island and accompany Valeria. He thought it was a way to continue Maliet Hister's will.

"After the whale monster, a toad monster, too! So adorable. Welcome to the alliance, Honka. I'm the mage Enya."

[Nice… to meet you.]

"Greetings, I am Lata Proch, Captain the Ghost mercenaries."

"I'm the leader of Black King mercenaries, Valkas."

One by one, Jin's comrades introduced themselves to Honka.

Honka seemed somewhat flustered by the sudden interaction with so many people. Having had little interaction with others besides Maliet, he needed effort even for ordinary conversations.

"Do you happen to know Mr. Mort? He's also a toad like you."

"Yeah, since you both are toads, you could be friends."

[...He is a divine being, and I'm just an inner core monster. How can we possibly be friends?]

"Mort isn't such an intimidating toad, though."

Valeria looked at Honka and remembered her past self. She awkwardly smiled, feeling embarrassed, and her comrades found it intriguing.

'Valeria can make such expressions too? I feel like I've seen her like that once or twice before.'

'Don't you think people can soften up a bit sometimes?'

'The atmosphere has become even more intriguing around our lord. Well, it's a bit of a waste for our lord, but if it's Ms. Valeria, it's fine."

'Don't speak so casually, Jet. It's fortunate that Sandra isn't here right now, but if she were, she would have caused a commotion again.'

"I can hear everything."

"Oh."

"Hehe, Ms. Valeria has keen ears."

Booong-!

Just then, Mort appeared, emitting a pleasant cry, revealing himself in the courtyard of Tikan's palace. Syris, who was riding on Mort's back, also had a face filled with reminiscence for some reason.

"Welcome, Lady Syris."

"Jin! My mother has finally regained her consciousness properly. I just heard the news when I stopped by the Holy Kingdom."

Jin and the others' eyes widened.

Holy King Lani had begun to heal Talaris, and nearly six months had passed. During that time, Talaris had regained consciousness briefly, only for short periods.

Originally, she should have recovered to a greater extent by now, but recently, the "Eye of Zito" had revealed ominous signs, so there was no other choice.

"Phew, is it true? Finally."

"She could wake up as early as tonight or no later than tomorrow. I came to let you know quickly."

"Thank you for thinking of me. I've been weighed down with worry since she got injured while trying to save me. It's a relief to know she'll wake up soon, even now."

Talaris' return meant that Misha could resume her duties as Solderet's substitute. Therefore, Murakan, who had been serving as Misha's substitute all this time, could return to the human world.

Murakan's return at this time would be a greater force than anything else. If he were to regain most of his powers from his prime, the Runcandel and the Vamel alliance could gain an advantage over all forces.

'Even if he hasn't fully regained his former strength, having Murakan would be incredibly reassuring.'

Above all, everyone missed Murakan. Gilly, in particular, would occasionally be seen tidying up the room he used to stay in during her breaks.

[Booong? Boo, Boong.]

Mort immediately recognized Honka and patted his shoulder with his front paw, congratulating him on leaving the island. It was a gesture of celebration for becoming part of the alliance. The two toads had already met three times in the past. Twice before Honka had an inner core, and once after he became Maliet's friend.

[What? If I get along with people, you can become a spiritual beast?]

[Boong.]

[Why would you show me such kindness? The two toads should be close, what's that all about?]

That's how Honka became friends with Mort right away. Perceptive Jet quickly brought out a congratulatory gift and handed it to the group, while Hedo and Sandra came out to the garden.

"My lord has brought a communication device!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Jin. I'm glad the master of the hidden palace will soon awaken."

"But why does that redhead look so annoyingly happy? It was already annoying and irritating that you and Jin went to the island together. Yeah, let's settle this today. Will you follow me to the training grounds or do you want to fight right here? It wouldn't be so bad to break you in front of Jin."

Naturally, when Sandra realized that Valeria's feelings had changed, she quickly countered.

There was a moment of tension between everyone. Everyone thought that the good atmosphere could ruin in an instant. 

But Valeria, unlike her usual self, looked at Sandra, who was threatening her, and said.

"Get a grip, Sandra Zipfel."

"Wow, you're really getting carried away. What the hell are you muttering about! Are you crazy enough to want to die right now!?"

"If you really want to fight me, we can have a duel without killing each other. But not today, so wait a bit."

Valeria's response surprised her comrades, leaving them with their mouths agape. Until now, Valeria had always ignored Sandra as if she were nothing more than a bug or speck of dust.

Hedo was the most surprised.

Hedo believed that as long as Valeria was in Tikan, there would eventually be an uncomfortable situation between her and Sandra. If the relationship between Sandra and Valeria escalated into a crisis, Hedo would have to stand on Sandra's side, and Jin would have to protect Valeria.

However, for the first time, Valeria showed a somewhat friendly reaction. The person who always talked as if she would kill Sandra someday was now talking about a duel that wouldn't risk their lives.

But seeing Valeria react like this, Sandra felt slightly bewildered. She turned her head abruptly.

"What's the point of fighting like that? Hmph, I'll let it go for now. But don't think I'm fooled. As long as you have your eyes on my Jin, we can't coexist under the same sky."

"Come on, let's not do this and have a drink."

After the awkward conversation passed, Jet handed out celebration drinks.

Now it was time to check the rewards obtained from the succession temple. Syris took Qwaul to Sword Emperor's territory on Mort back.

"Oh, this is the long-distance communication device... It looks quite similar to what Valeria and I have been developing. As expected, we were not wrong."

Qwaul examined the communication device and the blueprints. He couldn't take his eyes off the blueprints for a while.

"Hmm, oh. Having such thoughts here? Zen Lutberh, you were truly an amazing inventor."

According to Qwaul, the communication device was based on "wavelengths" just like the Red Owl or the Wavelength Tracing Synchronization Device.

"Jin, the biggest challenge in developing a communication device was the task of precisely matching the wavelengths of each device placed in different locations. Zen succeeded in that using a certain catalyst called 'wood.' If we can always attach the same wood to the devices, communication becomes possible."

The instructions obtained from the succession temple included the bark of the trees found on Honka Island. When Qwaul inserted one of them into the slot of the communication device, a blue light appeared.

At the same time, a hidden button shot up. The button represented other communication devices that could be connected. Currently, there were only two devices with bark attached, one in front of Qwaul and other communication device on Honka Island.

When Qwaul pressed the button firmly, the piece of bark slowly burned away, and a pleasant resonance sound rang out. It was the sound of a communication request sent to Honka Island.

{[Honka Island here. Is the successor checking the communication device?]}

{[Oh, did you get a call from them already!?]}

{[It worked well, everyone!]}

The voices of Golem, Zen, and Teben came simultaneously from the communication device. For a moment, everyone was speechless, their eyes wide open, experiencing the realization that the world was rapidly advancing. Ships became commonplace, spatial jumps were possible, and now the era of long-distance communication had arrived.

"Yes, thanks to you."

Greetings were exchanged between Jin's comrades and Honka Island for a while. The speed at which the bark burned was very slow, so even with just one piece, communication could last a long time.

"Hey, Zen Lutberh, and Teben Hister, you two are geniuses recognized by Qwaul. Thanks to you, our research has received great assistance! Being able to trace wavelengths using a catalyst like this is remarkable."

{[Oh, it seems you understand the blueprints if you are talking about the concept of wavelengths.]}

"Hahaha, as soon as I saw the blueprints, I found ways to improve them. Just by changing the type of iron, we can reduce production costs and increase stability. But I can't quite understand the blueprints for the Golem, so I will need your help with that."

If even Qwaul said that, it meant that there was no human capable of understanding the Golem's blueprints in the current world.

{[The Golem is not something we created, so it's impossible.]}

"Wait, then how am I supposed to make it? If I research on my own, it'll take at least several decades."

{[I will assist you in creating, my sibling. My Master has recorded all the relevant knowledge for me. In anticipation of such a day. As long as we have the approval of the successor, it will suffice.]}

Iello asked few questions to find out the level of Qwaul, and then he reassured him that Qwaul would be able to create golem in three years with his help.

"You underestimate me. I'll complete it in one year."

[I will look forward to it. By the way, successor, have you used the storage paper?]

"Storage paper? What is that?"

"Young master Jin, apart from the communication device and the high-performance Golem blueprints, did you obtain anything else?"

Jin smiled mischievously and replied to Iello.

"On the way here, I tested one of the storage papers. It will be used for creating the joint magic knight division of Runcandel and Vamel alliance."

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