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Chapter 364 - Surprises For Surprises

I woke up to see myself in Bernard's mansion in Arturo. Seems like after falling asleep, no one wakes me up as they are still having a discussion.

I go to where everyone is to see if they made some plans for the cult or not.

"So, what will you do now?" I asked.

"We'll return to our own kingdom for now. As for you, the only thing we ask you for is to get stronger," Old man Henry said.

"And as our transport method. We need you to bring us back home," Lynn said.

Well, that's what I do most of the time. Though I stopped training as much as before because I have to teach now.

"Don't worry, Roy. I heard from Dean that you should have cover the lesson that can be taught. As for the rest, he said to not worry about teaching them at the moment. You don't need to teach anymore, and Sara can cover for you. You will be able to train hard again," Albert said.

"That's good. I want to at least be able to get my third contracted monster before the tournament. And if possible, I want to increase my air element level as well. Maybe I should practice in Monsters World then," I said.

"I Understand. As for the lineup for the tournament, you won't be in it anymore. But you will be busier because you need to travel more, and to have you find and kill or capture any cult members. We suspected that the cult will take action to all countries during the next tournament. And we will also add some more rules for the tournament, like more members as substitutions. So, we will delay the tournament as much as possible. Try to get much stronger during that period," Albert said.

So, the tournament will be delayed. That's nice. I still don't know how I can get stronger. I have only fought against weaker opponents now, and the only injury I received are just because I let down my guard, or some that I intentionally take because I was in a hurry.

If I enter Monsters World, I will be able to find stronger monsters to train with. And while I'm at it, it might be a good idea to scout the next monster I want to get as my third summon.

Once I become and advanced level summoner, I'll eat another Pear-y Fruit. I hope I can still become expert level, or even Master level in the future.

And once my summoning level improved, I can make more portal as well. That is also important.

Hmm… I guess I should make some excuses to Daniel why I'm leaving him again.

Sigh… if only the cult would just destroy itself.

"Wait, someone is coming. It's one of the maids here," I said.

I can see a woman in maid uniform is approaching us and stopped before the door to this room. She knocked on the door lightly.

"What is it?" Bernard asked.

"Prince Bernard, there's someone here to see you. He said he's a messenger from the king himself and has an important message to deliver to you. He's staying at the inn before going to meet you later in the evening."

Messenger from the king while the king himself is here? All of us looked at the king who is confused himself and shakes his head in denial.

"No, it wasn't me. It must be from the fake king," Harold said.

"It's from the fake king, but you still can't reject the messenger. Meet him here somewhere I can listen," Albert said. He's thinking of listening to detect if the messenger will speak lies or not.

"Wait! He's not alone. Two guards, no explosive devices. We don't know if any one of them, or even the messenger himself is a member of the cult. Maybe all of them, including the messenger, are expert level mages from the cult," I said as I looked at the closest inn where I found the messenger.

"You can see them?" Lynn asked.

"They stayed in the closest inn here. And they are checking this mansion. Albert, if you want to hide, I don't think you can if any one of them is expert level mage. How about you pretend to be a butler? Carmen and I will pretend to be Bernard's guards," I suggested.

"Alright. As for the others… you can go home now. As for Harold, Fabio, and Luna—"

"I'll stay. I won't listen in the same room, but I'll pretend that I'm a servant here as well," Fabio interrupted.

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"Hal and Luna will go with me to Varadis. I think my place is safe now after that time with Roy there," Old man Henry suggested.

After making sure that the messenger of the king and his guards are too far to detect my magic, I send old man and the others back to their own kingdom, with Harold and Luna following old man Henry.

Harold can now walk with the help of a walking cane. His muscles have recovered slightly, but he still has difficulty walking, so he still spends most of the time in a wheelchair.

We prepared ourselves before the messenger arrive. And just in case, I told Sonia to ask Toni if he knows anything.

"Toni said that he doesn't know it. He never heard of this from the fake king himself," Sonia said.

Well, this has become more confusing.

"Tell him that it's better to not ask the fake king about this just in case," Albert said. And Sonia disappears again.

Later that evening, the messenger finally arrives soon after with his two guards.

Albert who is pretending as a butler, opened the door and lead the three to the meeting room where Carmen and I have waited. Other than Bernard, the four of us including Fabio who is in the next room, are wearing disguises using Blobbies just in case.

Now that I get a closer look, I can see that the three are also wearing disguises like fake beard or wig. I informed Bernard and Carmen about this while Albert is bringing them here.

It's a brave move from Albert to confront the three alone. Does he have faith in his strength? Or is it because he knew I'm watching?

"Welcome. Now, what message do you bring from the (fake) king?" Bernard said.

There's a pause between his word. He couldn't say that the king now is a fake, so he whispered it in low volume so no one could hear it. But I did.

"Before that, this is not a place for strangers to hear it. I don't want your guards or your servant to hear about the message," the messenger said.

"I refuse. These people here are those I trust the most. If they can't hear it, I won't hear it either," Bernard said.

"…even if those people can betray you in the future?" the messenger asked.

"They will not. Even if they did, it will only because of my fault," Bernard said.

"…fine. But what you hear can't be leaked outside no matter what."

"That depend on the content of the message."

No further conversation was made. Bernard refused to let us leave, but the messenger insists on making us leave.

Then, one of the guards patted the messenger on the shoulder.

"It's okay. We are risking our lives just by being here. If we die, there's nothing we can do," the guard said.

I think I got the gist of it. They are really not a messenger from the fake king. There's no way someone as important as a messenger would let a guard touches his shoulder like that.

"Sigh… okay. We are actually not messengers from the king," the fake messenger said.

Nailed it!

And as I'm acting as Bernard's guard, I stepped forward in between Bernard and the fake messenger to protect Bernard.

"We're not here to cause trouble. Actually… sigh… whatever. I'll just take off this disguise," the guard who patted the messenger then removed his disguise.

I don't know the guy, but it seems that it's a face that Bernard knows.

"Francesco!?" Bernard was shocked to see the face of someone he knows here.

"And me as well," the other guard also removed his disguise.

"Dominic!?"

"I guess it's my turn now," this time, it's the messenger.

"Roberto!? Why are you here!?" Bernard asked.

"You know them?" I asked Bernard.

"They are my brothers!"

The three are Bernard's and Fabio's brothers?

"We are here because—"

"Wait! Your turn is over. It's now our turn," I interrupted the fake guard's sentence. The one who removed his disguise first, Francesco.

"You sure like weird things, huh?"

As expected, Albert who understands me removes his disguise first.

"""King Albert!?"""

"It's good that you know me. Next is someone more important than me to you," Albert said.

This time, Carmen stepped forward and removes her disguise.

"I missed you three," Carmen said.

"""Queen Carmen!?"""

Haha! They have the same reactions as Bernard!

"Lastly, it's me!" I removed my disguise as well.

"""…who?"""

"That's the expected reaction! Well, let's get the others here as well. FABIO, COME HERE!"

I called Fabio's name loudly. He's in the next room, but I shouted so loud because this is just so interesting.

"Huh? Fabio?" the fake messenger is confused.

And then, after hearing my shout, Fabio hurriedly entered the room and surprised to see his three brothers.

"Francesco? Dominic? Roberto?"

"""You're alive!?"""

"That's not all. I'll get the others."

I opened a portal toward the Blobby in old man Henry's possession, and a portal opened right in front of him.

"Get the man in wheelchair and his daughter here," I said.

"""King Henry!?"""

Of course the three know who old man is. They looked at the portal curiously and see someone they know on the other side.

Seeing the three, old man realized what happened, and a few seconds later, Luna appears while pushing his father's wheelchair.

"Father! And Luna as well!?"

"What the hell is going on here!?"

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.. Obviously, surprises for surprises.

Chapter 365 - The Three Princes' Stories

Oh, wow! This is hilarious. The three guests are actually other royal children in disguises. Bernard was shocked, and so I let the others remove their disguises as well.

As expected, they don't know me. But their reactions when they see Albert, Carmen, Fabio, and then Luna and Harold are worth it.

"…what is going on here?" Harold asked.

"Well, the messenger and his guards are actually your sons. There's no message at all from the fake king. Or at least I don't think that there's one. They are here disguising themselves to do something. That's why I have you return here," I said.

"…you forgot someone else," Harold said.

"…who?"

"Jill."

Oh, right. His daughter who thought of getting Bernard under him for the fight for the throne. But she failed instead.

Right now, she's in a room in this mansion. She's deep in thought. Probably regretting her decisions so far.

She's unable to return back to where she was supposed to be in charge of because of her own decisions while being influenced by her former assistant who is part of the cult. Now, the city should be filled with cult members. That's why returning there will be dangerous for her.

Remembering his own sister, Bernard hurriedly get a servant to bring Jill here and as expected, she was surprised as well.

"Francesco? Dominic? Why are you two here? And Roberto, I thought you were supporting Fiorentina to be the next queen? She's opposing Francesco's faction. So, why are you here?" Jill asked.

Hmm… I think I get the gist of it a little bit. The one named Roberto was supposed to be supporting the one named Fiorentina. And Fiorentina was fighting against Francesco for the throne. And Jill wanted to build a new faction before?

"…Jill? You're here? I thought you were planning to built a new faction. So, you're trying to recruit Bernard?" Roberto asked.

"Well, that's impossible now since the real king is here with the crown prince," Jill explained.

"Real king… fake king… things started to get clearer now. But who is that guy? He's acting so casual in front of three kings," Dominic asked.

"I'm an executioner. If I find any one of you to be related to the cult, I'm the one who will kill you," I said. I didn't see any reaction from them that tells me they are from the cult. But I still keep my guard up.

Well, now that we met three people whom we don't know yet to whom they put their allegiance to. Are they loyal to the kingdom? To the fake king? To the cult? Or to their own greed? Good thing Albert is still here.

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"Well, I have something to take care of, so I won't participate your discussion. See you next time," Old man said.

After saying that, he returns back to his desk. Then, I close the portal.

"Now, I'll explain to you three first about why am I here," Harold started the discussion.

He started telling his three sons about what happened from the start. From how he suddenly got kidnapped, imprisoned and tortured for information, and left to dead in the prison once his usefulness expired.

After that, it was Fabio's turn. He didn't tell the three about his ability and Luna's ability to see the future. He just told them that Luna sensed that the king has been swapped, so Fabio planned their deaths so they can escape from the cult's grasp with his sister.

After that, Carmen told them about how she was depressed after Fabio's death, but then she found out that the current king is a fake. When she was telling them about how she found out about it, I make sure that Luna won't be able to hear it. The royal children's faces turn red hearing that.

"Mom!" Fabio complained that his mother spoke too much.

"Don't complain to your mom. I'm quite proud of what I can do in the bed, and you're all the result of it," Harold said.

"At least don't say it in front of Luna. She's still too young," I said.

I'm right behind Luna while closing her ears. If I cover only her head with Air Barrier, she might be panicked that she suddenly unable to hear anything. That's why I close her ears with my hands. Though I still put Air Barrier around her.

At least she didn't listen to it and curiously looked at me. Seeing her look curious, I guess even in the future, this result is unavoidable. Me, covering her ears or making sure she won't listen with other means.

Then, it goes back to Harold explaining about the cult and Toni who chooses to stay in the danger zone to be our informant. He also told that Toni's mother has fallen to the cult, and the others' mothers might as well be fallen.

"That… to think that we all almost fallen to the cult! DAMMIT!" Francesco shouted as he punched the table. Well, he's not well-trained so the table didn't break at all. If it's Bernard, even if he hadn't trained for long, the table might be cracked.

Next is stories from the three's side. Started from the fake guard called Roberto.

Like Jill said, he was in his sister's faction. But just a few months ago, there was an assassination attempt. He was lucky since he just breakthrough to advanced level light mage so he put barrier in time, but he was still injured. So, he pretended to be dead. But somehow, there was another Roberto by his sister's side. That's when he knows something was wrong, so he went to Francesco for help.

"Wow, there are so many people faked their death in this family. You're pretty lucky you haven't been discovered so far," I said.

Albert didn't react at all telling us that he's speaking the truth.

"I guess just like father, someone swapped Roberto with a fake," Fabio said.

"Is there any magic element that can help someone turned into another person?" I asked.

"None that I know of. But someone actually did it. it might be two people, or just one person who travels a lot and made those two's disguises," Albert said.

First, there's someone who can brainwash. Next, there's someone who can disguise themselves. Not to mention the Archbishop who is a master level mage. At least this time we know a little bit about our enemies.

Then as for the other two, seems like they are brothers from the same mother. Dominic has been following Francesco from the very beginning.

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At first, Francesco was thinking of finding someone suitable to be the next in line, but no one was good enough, so he decided to do it himself with the help of Dominic. He gained enough reputation to be a strong contender to the throne.

So far, nothing unusual until Roberto came and told Francesco that there's another Roberto by Fiorentina's side. Everything was told by Francesco alone as Dominic just nodded to his explanation.

"I see. So, you two are brothers from the same mother?" I asked Dominic.

"That's right. Everything Francesco said was right," Dominic said.

This time, Albert reacted. Which mean he's not Francesco's real brother. He said that what Francesco said was right, and Albert didn't react. But after I asked if he's Francesco's brother, Albert reacted. I guess we found the rat.

But he doesn't have explosive device in his mouth. He could be an expert level mage. Good thing I grabbed one Magic Restraining Collar before they arrive here.

"Francesco, can you ask your brother anything that only you two know?"

"What? You don't trust Dominic?" Francesco asked.

"I don't."

"…Dominic, what's your most hated food until you were six?" Francesco asked.

"Fran, why are you asking me that? You don't believe that I'm another fake, right?" Dominic asked.

"Dominic. Answer the question," this time, it was Harold who forced Dominic to answer the question.

"…it's carrot, okay? I never liked carrot!" Dominic said.

"No. That's what Dominic hate until now. But there's another food that he doesn't like until he was six. But now, he can handle that food. Now, what is it?" Francesco noticed something strange with Dominic.

I have to say that this fake Dominic is the greatest actor so far. He even acted surprised after seeing Albert's face. Maybe he knows Albert's face as well, or he reacted the same as the other two previously.

"…it's bell pepper?"

"…wrong."

As soon as Francesco said it was wrong, I quickly run behind the fake Dominic, and put the collar on him. His reaction was quite fast, but luckily, he's a fire mage. I can stop the fire by my air magic before I put the collar on him.

"Well, now we have one of the fakes. This guy seems to be an expert level mage. His reaction when I moved was as fast as the expert level mages I fought previously," I said.

"Tsk! How did you know that I'm not the real Dominic?" the fake asked. But I'm not the one answered it.

"…Dominic never touched fish at all during meal until he was six.. Who are you and where is my brother?" Francesco asked the fake Dominic with anger.

Chapter 366 - He's The Fake One!

"So, it's time for some interrogation. Who have questions here?" I asked if there's anyone who want to ask the fake Dominic something first.

"You think just because you put the collar around my neck, you will make me speak? I won't tell you anything!" the fake Dominic shouted.

Hmm… it seems that he's convinced that we can't make him talk. He won't be able to kill himself, but we need to get him to talk.

Let's see… among the gases from the trees in the mysterious forest, I can use the white calm one and the green happy one. Neither of them can get anyone to speak the truth. Should I use torture? But he might still refuse to speak.

Well, if he lies, Albert will know and we can simply conclude that the real answer is the opposite of his words. I guess we'll just ask him normally.

"Where is the real Dominic!?" Francesco asked first while I'm still wondering how to interrogate the fake Dominic.

"I'll tell you that. There's no reason for us to keep him alive after we got everything we want to know from him. That's my answer. Probably, it's the only truth that will come out of my mouth no matter what you do," the fake Dominic said.

"You!"

Francesco is angry hearing his brother was killed. The others also have the same angry expression. But Harold still looks calm. Well, that's only on the outside. I can see his heart is beating fast hearing that his son was killed.

"Francesco, calm down," Harold said.

"But father!"

"We need to get as many information as we can from him," Harold said.

As for me, I'm checking his body. How could someone be swapped for a while and no one noticed it? What kind of disguise he's wearing?

"It hurts! It hurts!" the fake Dominic screamed in pain as I pulled his hair. I'm just checking if it's his real hair. The same hair and the same color as the real Dominic. This guy has the same red hair as the royalty from Arturo.

"His hairstyle and color are the same as the real one?" I asked.

"…yes," Fabio is the one answering.

"Harold, you don't have any illegitimate children, right?" I asked Harold, to which Carmen looked at Harold angrily.

"I don't. I always make sure to only make children with women I have wed," Harold said.

"Then, I guess it's true that everyone has at least one doppelganger that look similar to you in the world. It's not from magic, right?" I asked the fake Dominic.

"It's real! My hair, my face, my body, they are real!" the fake Dominic shouted. Seems like even after all he said, he can't endure pain and spoke the truth easily. I guess torture can work.

"Hmm… Carmen, go and get Luna to another room," I said to Carmen.

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Telling her to take Luna, Carmen and everyone else realized that I'm about to torture the fake.

Let's see if he can handle this.

I grabbed his left index finger and broke it totally. Not bend it to the wrong side, but I just grip it really hard that the bones are broken to pieces.

"AAAARGH!!"

"Well, that's one. You still have nineteen left including your toes. You should tell us everything so I can grant you death you wish for," I said.

"I'll tell you nothing!"

Maybe this is also a good target practice for my air magic. I haven't tried the other leaf colors yet.

I imagine the blue colored leaf and the effect that will happen to those who smelled the tree. It's the one that make people feel depressed.

I think it worked a little, but not to the point where the other side is depressed like Victoria showed me back then.

I broke all the fingers in his left hand while the depressing gas is on, then I changed it to a happy one while saying something to him.

"If you choose to answer honestly, I can grant you death. I told you about this before, right?" I said.

"Huff… huff… re-really? Can I die if I speak the truth?" the fake Dominic asked.

"Yes. Well, that depend on your answers," I said.

It worked! So, I can combine two or more types of gases to make him speak the truth!

The fake Dominic looked as if there's a light at the end of the tunnel.

Albert and the others looked at me in fear, but I don't care.

"Well, anyone has questions for him?" I asked again.

"How did you swap with Dominic and where?" Harold is the first one to ask.

"…back before you were swapped. I also managed to influence the real Dominic's mother to join the cult. You were swapped because of my help. I drugged you and let other people enter the castle," the fake Dominic answered.

"You! You killed Dominic a long time ago!?" Francesco asked in anger. There's a trace of tears on his cheek. Well, he just found out that his brother died a long time ago today.

"Yes. At first, we wanted to find someone to swap the crown prince Fabio, but since there's no one among us that look like him, we swapped Dominic instead. And then we swapped the king. The rest is as you know it," the fake said.

Francesco dropped on all four after hearing that and cries. It's no time to be sad, so let's ignore him.

"How long has the cult planned to capture my kingdom?" Harold asked while ignoring his own son's cry of agony.

"I don't know when it really started, but I joined the plan about five years ago."

Well, knowing how long the cult has been, I think it might be much longer than that. But still, why is the cult so silent for a long time and started to act now? If only they would act in… let's say a hundred years later, then I won't have to be so busy today and let the people of the future take care of it.

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"Is there anyone else who have been swapped?" Harold asked.

The fake Dominic then reported every single members of the family that has been swapped, or those who have joined the cult that he knows.

"…those are the ones that I know of. There might be some other," Dominic said.

"…this is getting more and more difficult. How will we stop them from taking my kingdom?" Harold sighed.

What else do we need to ask? So far, Albert didn't inform us of any lies from the fake Dominic. If there are other questions we need to know about the cult, we can just ask Celestine or Veronica.

"Sonia, ask Toni if there's any questions he wants to ask to the fake Dominic," Albert said to Sonia after calling her.

The three were surprised to see a ghost suddenly appears.

"She's the kind ghost that helped us to communicate with others even if we're far apart," I told them simply.

"Oh, so that's how you can gather here," the fake Dominic said.

"That's not all. Most of it were thanks to me," I said. It might be a little shameless for me to say it like that, but it's the truth.

"…who are you anyway?" the fake Dominic asked.

"Someone very important. Next is… what is your plan in coming here? I don't believe that you're here just because Francesco told you to," I asked.

"…I'm here to kill Bernard if I have the chance. He has gained too much power in a short term in the battle for the throne."

Well, that's to be expected.

Then, Sonia returned. She has a question from Toni.

"Toni told me to ask him if he knows someone who will participate in the tournament. Since he's acting as a prince, he might receive more information than the others," Sonia said.

"Well… just two people have been decided. Both are expert level mages. I was also asked if I want to go, but my role as Francesco's brother is more important than the stupid tournament."

"Then, what is the cult's plan during the tournament?" It was Albert who asked.

"…Making sure that all kingdoms completely fall," the fake Dominic said.

After that, Albert and the others have more questions to ask the fake Dominic. About the identities of the two people who have been guaranteed to participate as well.

After Sonia told Toni about it, she returns bringing us some news. It turns out one of the two are among the recently hired elite guards of the king. And it's someone he's trying to investigate at the moment. Whenever Toni goes out of his room, it was him who would accompany Toni. He seems to be proud of his lightning element, so he must be an expert level in his lightning element.

Damn, that's the most destructive element and he made it to expert level? He's dangerous.

"That's all I know. Now, please kill me!" the fake Dominic begged me.

"Harold, I'll let you take care of this guy. Albert, shall we return?"

"Yeah. There's nothing else for us to do here. Harold… take care, okay?"

"…you too, Albert. And Roy as well."

I left the fake Dominic to Harold, and then returned with Albert back to Melk.. After telling the others there, I brought Albert to the capital together with Mustache while I stayed behind in Melk.

Chapter 367 - Training Before Going Home

It has been three days since I returned back to Melk from Arturo. The city has gotten quiet now since most people have returned back. But it's still quite crowded.

As for the Arena, the merchant finally organized a tournament to decide who will be the main sponsor of the tournament arranged by the merchant. They will send representative hired by their own group, and fight each other. The winner will be the main sponsor.

As for how it will go, I don't really care. It's just the people of Melk will get busier and the Arena will attract people from outside. Maybe they will make the city bigger in the future.

Steven and Dwight were hired to be the commentators again. They happily accepted it. Though I told them that in the future, I might ask them to be commentators again. I didn't tell them about the big tournament, but they agreed instantly. Saying that they are grateful to me for the chance of getting a better job that they like.

After returning from Arturo, Shirley insisted on hearing the discussion that happen in Arturo, so I told her what I remembered. Including the three guests who arrived at Bernard's mansion, of which one of them is a fake.

"King Harold must be going through such difficulty. But despite his usual attitude, he's still a smart king. I believe he can handle it well."

That's what Shirley said after I told her what happened. I don't know how good he is as a king, but if he could make Bernard gain strength in short period for the battle for the throne, I guess he's just that good.

And it's finally time for them to return home.

"Roy, we decided to go back the way we came here. We will go on foot. Both the capital team and Cassau team will go together to Cassau, then we will split up and go to the capital," Shirley said.

"…you said that it was both teams, but aren't the number is too little? There's just five of you," I said.

In front of me, there are only Shirley, Kayla, Angela, Jewel, and Sara. As for the other team members, I didn't see them.

"The agent from my team, and the two from capital, have something important to do. Probably related to the chaos in the capital. As for Frederick, he returned home quickly with a carriage after hearing the news about the problem in the capital," Kayla said.

Oh, right. He's a noble from the capital. Maybe his family is one of the victims who got captured. Or maybe even killed. I heard from Candy that some nobles fought back and got killed without being taken as a hostage.

"Then… what about the other guy? The laughingstock for the tournament?" I asked. Though he's not that important, I asked just in case. His pride might have been hurt too bad and he would think of taking revenge despite it's all because of his own decision.

"I think it's fine to ignore him. He came here proudly with his family, and left here humiliated. Though I don't know if he will return back to the campus or not. At least he and his father don't have the face to meet other people right now," Kayla said.

"I see. That's good. Hmm? Sophie, you're here?"

Sophie come by while we were discussing about how they will return.

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"Yeah. I'm thinking of going back with everyone as well. And Lina said that Sunny will join us," Sophie said.

"Then I'll join as well!"

Suddenly, Victoria left me and transformed into her human form and said that she wanted to join.

"You too?" I asked.

"Yeah. And it's beneficial for us if I managed to defeat more monsters as well. Anyway, what about you?" Victoria asked.

"I'll stay here for a while. Since Mustache left with Albert, I'll be the guard to protect Marie until she returns to the capital," I said.

"That's a good idea. Since Albert is gone, she might be the next target," Kayla said.

Yeah. I'm afraid that the cult has failed many times and they will attack anyone related to the royalty. Not just Marie, but Shirley or Alan, or even Lana whose existence was kept hidden.

"I'll bring the children to Cassau for now with Lina and the others. Well, see you later."

I gathered the kids together, and brought them to Cassau. Well, other than Alan and Lana.

After that, I went to the mansion they are staying and told Marie that I will stay for a while.

"We will leave to the capital tomorrow with the guards. But you can take us three to the capital right away."

That's what Marie said.

In the end, I don't have to guard her anymore and I have some free time. Should I go back to Cassau to hold a lecture? Nah, I'll pass on that.

I'll use this chance to get stronger as well.

I also need to practice my air magic to create hallucination. That time I used depressing gas on the fake Dominic, it might have been luck since I'm unable to do it again. But now Victoria is gone, and I'm too afraid of practicing it on Spot, I need to find a monster to experiment on.

"Roy, where are we going?" Spot asked.

"Training. I want to find a monster whom I can tell its expression for experiment. Do you know any?" I asked Spot.

"Oh, you mean like what you did to Victoria in that forest? Hmm… if it's the depressing one, I know a good one. It's a Vicious Ostrich," Spot said.

A green ostrich that is… vicious. If I remember correctly, it's a flightless bird with a long neck and can run fast. Their kick could even kill someone in one hit. Maybe I'll train my kicking as well.

"Why only depression?" I asked.

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"When they are depressed, Vicious Ostriches would bury their head on the ground. If your magic worked, they will do that" Spot said.

That's good. I need monsters that I can tell their reactions from the gases I'd like to test. And Vicious Ostrich is a good target.

After that, I went to look for where the Vicious Ostriches can be found. It's close to the border to Arturo, but since I'm riding Spot, I can get there in less than one hour.

I finally found a flock of ostriches. There are too many of them, but it's good for my kicking practice. Maybe.

The size of the Ostriches is huge. Even their legs are just a little shorter than my height. The legs looked thinner than my arms, but the power behind every kick was so strong. I even saw one during the war before I died that there's a summoner or a tamer who contracted with a Vicious Ostrich and ride it to the war. The ostrich kicked many cult members, but it died because it's weak against fire. The smell of a fried bird was appetizing. I wonder how they taste? Let's find out today.

I dropped from Spot's back right in the middle of the flock. As for Spot, he went away and look for other monsters to feast on since I said that I will take care of the ostriches.

"Alright! Kicking party begi—"

Before I finished my word, a kick was directed right to the back of my head. I barely managed to dodge it.

"Fuck! Their kicks are faster than expected! Well, it's not training if it's not at least this much. Let's go!"

I won't use Reizpear, Blobbies, or any magic. I will only fight them with my legs, and Aura.

An ostrich in front of me tries to kick me, but I also kicked at the same time. Our leg hit each other, and even though mine is covered with Aura, I can still feel the pain.

I think this might be too much. Well, I'll escape if I can't handle it anymore.

The kicking match began, and I'm at the obvious disadvantage. Not only their legs are longer, they are more powerful as well. But I can endure it if I cover my body with Aura.

"Oh? A footwork? That seems useful."

One of the ostriches moved its feet as if dancing. Left, right, I don't know which foot it will use to attack me. Even with Divine Vision that can see its muscle's movement, I still don't know which foot it will attack me with.

And I suddenly got hit right on the chest. I was lucky to keep my Aura covering my body.

"Ugh… wow, that was amazing. I think I can learn more than just kicking. Fine, Bring it on! I will leave some of you alive for my experiment! The rest will be nuggets!"

Even with Aura, I still couldn't hit the ostrich after it used that strange footwork. But after a while, I copied their footwork and I finally managed to get a clear hit on its body.

That's one down and… fifty more to go?

If I'm surrounded, it will be the end of me. I need to make sure they won't be able to surround me and just make it a one on one battle.

The next ostrich spread its wings while doing that weird footwork. I see, it can be used to intimidate the enemy. I also tried to raise my hands above, and its eyes are focused on my hand. It worked as well for distraction.

After defeating the first twenty ostriches, the rest was easy to take care of. I only left about ten tied up to the trees nearby for my air magic experiment.

Coming here is a good idea.. I can still get stronger.

Chapter 368 - Learning Two More Types Of Gas

I think I got the gist of kicking technique. I also learned footwork like the ostriches did, and also the usefulness of intimidation just by raising my hands. If I have weapon in my hands, the effect might be doubled. Coming here is worth it.

Now, with ten ostriches left tied up to different trees, I will practice my air magic to induce hallucination like the trees from the Mysterious Forest. Spot said that depression is easily visible by their reaction, but I want to try other types of gas as well. But for now, let's try one by one.

First is the calming gas. I already can do that, so it was easy. The ten ostriches that were screaming and kicking the trees trying to escape, are now calmed down. This type of gas is easily learned for me. Maybe because the calming and sleeping gases are similar. But the two can be combined to get a good sleep.

I tried it on myself once before, and I promise to not use it on me again ever! Though after the cult is destroyed and everything is over, I want to have that kind of sleep again.

Well, that's the white leaves tree one. Next is the second gas that I can use among seven types I found in the Mysterious Forest. The green leaves that gives happiness. Which will make everyone who inhale it turn happy.

But how do Vicious Ostriches show their happiness? Through kicking? Or maybe jumping around. Let's see if it works on them.

I used the happy gas on one ostrich, and it suddenly stood up and jumping around while making a funny voice. Is it how it shows happiness?

I know that I can use the happy gas. And the ostrich's reaction means that it worked. I'll try it on another ostrich if it will react the same way.

The next ostrich I tried on also reacts the same way. That's how it shows its happiness. I don't know what kind of happiness they are reacting to, but it must be something amazing for the ostriches.

I guess I won't train these two gases anymore.

Next is the depressing gas. Just calling it like that makes me depressed.

I successfully tried it once on the fake… Harold's son in Arturo previously. I will try it again and this time, to the ostriches.

Spot said that they will bury their head into the ground if they are depressed, so it will be obvious if it works or not.

The ostrich I targeted is different from the previous two as I'm trying to find when the effect disappears.

I'm trying to use the depressing gas, but I don't know if what come out is the same gas that I wish for or not. After all, air is invisible. Even with my Divine Vision, I couldn't see it clearly.

I could see some dirt or unknown object floating in the air, but not what type of gas is in the air. It's just makes it harder to see if my air magic work or not.

I used the calming gas at first because I could see clearly if they reacted. The effect of the calming gas shouldn't disappear anytime soon, so it will be obvious if my other type of gas will work or not. But the one I used on didn't react at all.

Then, I tried it on all the other nine ostriches including the happy ostriches. And I succeeded in making two ostriches buried their head to the ground in ten tries. That's just twenty percent chance of success.

Let's try this gas until I succeeded in using it one hundred percent. After I succeeded in it, I will try other gases. It will take some time until Kayla and the others arrive at Cassau after all.

I'll practice until my mana run out today!

And it took me two days until I finally have a hundred percent of success. All ten ostriches are now burying their head to the ground. It's kind of funny seeing them like that.

I used the calming gas so they can get out their head from the ground and catch some breathe. I also give some food for the ostriches. I don't want to find other ostriches at the moment.

But the greatest improvement I made so far is not the depressing gas, but the calming gas. Now, I can use calming gas just a little to breathe it in myself to not make myself lost my cool.

I was shouting in anger as I keep failing, and when I think of using the calming gas on myself just a little, I'm back to normal. This will be useful when I'm or someone else is panicked.

Now, three out of seven gases were learned. Next is… which one should be the most useful? Sexy hallucination, something that makes you angry, something that scares you, or something that will make you kill anyone in sight?

Everything is useful. Though I don't know about the sexy one. Victoria seems happy with it. But I'm not with what she's seeing.

I guess next is angering gas. I'll just call it infuriating gas. If I used it on my enemies, they will lose their cool. Imagine if they gathered together, and I spread these gases. They will fight each other.

As for gas that makes people killing each other, I think that might be difficult. After all, I can't imagine what they are seeing to the point that they are trying to kill each other, other than anger or hatred.

Although they seem similar, they are vastly different. Victoria would attack me furiously when she was angry. But her attacks were predictable. But under the trees with black leaves, she would attack me with cool mind. She would use any means to kill me.

Well, the former intent to hurt me, but the latter want to kill me. I'll figure this one later. For now, the infuriating gas.

This time, the chances are lower. One every twenty times! Which makes it… five percent.

At least it worked. And the ostrich I targeted then shouted angrily at me, or the ostriches close to it. Is it a shout or a chirp since it's a bird?

Anyway, just as the name suggest, Vicious Ostrich became vicious after inhaling the infuriating gas. That's wrong. In fact, they became more vicious after inhaling the gas.

This time, I trained in this gas for about a week. Now it feels like these ten ostriches have become my pets. Delicious pets. I raised them to be eaten. Wait, that's livestock. Not pet.

I succeeded in using this infuriating gas on all the ostriches with a one hundred percent success rate. I can do many things with this gas.

Maybe I'll try to create chaos in the capital of Arturo with this gas? No, I'll do that later. I guess I will inform Albert first that I can do it so he will think of a plan.

Well, now that it has been a while, they should arrive anytime soon. I'll go back to Cassau now.

…after butchering the ten ostriches. I feed them well, so these ostriches should be more delicious than the previous ones I killed.

"Spot! We're going back to Cassau!"

I shouted. These past few days that I'm here, Spot has been flying around somewhere to fight other monsters. I told him that he can go back to the sea, but he refused.

"Oh, we're back already? Good, I'm bored."

"Then you should have return on your own. Let's go."

I opened a portal and before I enter, I throw all the ostrich's meat into the fridge in our base. Once Lina should have been there with the kids. I missed her cooking.

I returned back to Cassau, and greeted the kids. Hannah is jogging around the city trying to build some stamina, so she's not there to greet me when I return.

I just played with Daniel, Lana, and Alan until Kayla and the others returned.

They returned the day after I came back.

"Welcome back! How's your journey?" I asked.

"Nothing worth mentioning. The monsters are just the same one and we didn't feel any kind of growth at all individually. But we tried to improve our teamwork, which is nice," Kayla said.

"That's good. Teamwork is important. So, Shirley and Angela, how long will you stay here? And how do you want to return back to the capital? Should I use portal? Or you want to ride on Spot's back? Or treat it as training and return there on foot again?" This time, I asked Shirley and Angela.

"We'll stay here for a while and return with your portal. I think the people in the capital can't wait to see the winner of the tournament right away," Shirley said.

"Okay then. Enjoy your vacation. Sara, when do you think you can start teaching?" I asked Sara this time.

"I can start teaching as soon as possible," Sara said.

"Then next Monday, I will give my last lesson. You can start arranging your class for the week after."

With that, I can start training in Monsters World as much as possible.

I hope nothing happened when I'm gone.. It takes some time for Sonia to travels between two worlds, so it will be too late if there's an emergency.

Chapter 369 - Last Day Of Teaching

It's been a while since I teach, and now I'm back at campus. I should have class soon, but for now, my destination is Dean's office. He's already back to the campus right away after the closing ceremony.

"Dean, you're busy?" I asked.

"Oh, Roy. What's wrong?" Dean asked back.

"Do you know what happened in the capital right during the final? It's been a while so the news should have been spread already," I said.

"Oh, you mean that. The cult was going strong and attacked the capital right when his majesty was in Melk. There were some casualties including some nobles as well, but since his majesty returned faster than expected, the aftermath was quickly taken care of. Do you have something to do with it?" Dean asked.

"Yeah. I stopped them from destroying the capital any further, and I'm the one who brought Albert back to the capital," I replied.

"Thank you for your hard work. So, what kind I do for you?" Dean asked.

"I'm thinking of quitting and letting Sara be in charge of teaching air element from now on. Albert said that I need to get stronger than anyone and I agree. I have to leave for a while," I said.

"I see… if Sara agrees with it, then I don't mind. I also have learned few things from you, so if Sara can't do it, I will be the one teaching when I'm free," Dean said.

"Good. After the tournament, the news should have reached here that Sara's air magic is powerful enough to bring us to the final. There will be more students attending it now."

"By the way, where are you going? If it's you, you should be able to go back from time to time easily, right?" Dean asked.

"I'm going to the Monsters World soon. I can get there and back easily with portal, but for Sonia to travel there on her own, it will take some time, so any messages she brought to me will be delayed. Oh, wait! If I asked Lina to open a portal for Sonia, it might not take any time at all… hmm… but I'll still quit anyway," I said.

"Well, if you have decided to do it, then feel free to do it. If you need anything, you can contact me. Maybe I can help. And if you want to go back to teaching, I will welcome you with open arms. What about your class today?" Dean asked.

"This will be my last class and I will introduce Sara to be their teacher from now on. They must be happy to be taught by someone more popular."

"What about your medical class? Other doctors have been wanting to learn more," Dean asked.

"I wrote some notes about the medical knowledge I know from the future. Including those I have taught them, and some that haven't. But if you find any patient with the condition that I haven't taught other doctors but there's a note about them that I wrote, feel free to call Sonia to contact me. I will return immediately."

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After chatting for a little bit longer, it's finally time for my class. I said farewell to Dean.

There are many other people I'd like to say my farewell, but for now, I need to teach my class first.

When I look at my class, the usually empty class is now filled to the brim with students I never met. Even more than that time after I return from my mission to rescue Harold. But this time, it's different.

"Good morning, class. I have an announcement for you. Sara, please come to the front."

Right after entering the class, I called Sara to come to the front. Everyone quieted down as they are admiring the woman who defeated the most fighters in the tournament. I think some of them were in Melk to watch the tournament as well. Not just hearing about Sara from hearsay. Which is good as well since they know what to expect when they come to the class.

"I am resigning from teaching, and the dean and I agree to let Sara be the one to teach you about air magic. She has learned most things about air magic from me, so I believe she can teach well. And she has agreed as well to do it. In case she's unable to teach for some reason, the dean agreed to do it. Everyone, please applaud her."

Huhu… I acted like a good professor here. How is it? I'm nice, right?

"Thank you everyone. I'm still a student just like you all, but I will surely teach you what I know. Though there are still some magic that I don't understand, I hope I can teach you well," Sara said.

"And since this is my last class, if you have any questions, I will try to answer them. Of course I will prioritize the four original students. Actually, it was one. And then the three joined. And now, you all joined."

I don't think all of them are air mage. I don't remember most of them, but I think there are some freshmen who took my test to pass the entrance exam. I don't remember their name though.

I see many students raised their hand and among them are from my previous student. As for Sara, she has returned back to her seat and didn't raise her hand. I guess it's to be expected since she can just ask me anytime she wants. Unlike the other students.

"Professor, how much can you compress air?" it was from one of my previous students.

"It depends on how much mana you have and your level. Once I became intermediate level, my shot became more powerful. Though I usually didn't compress to much air because of the recoil. Sara will teach you more during her lesson about that. Alright, next."

"What else is air magic is useful for?" It was from another one of my previous students.

"For me, I'm also a surgeon. Using air magic, I can create a certain type of gas that will make anyone who inhale it fall into a deep sleep and won't feel any pain during the operation. Next."

I keep answering questions patiently one by one. Well, I'm quite irritated from some stupid questions. But as a professor, and since this is my last day, I keep answering the questions.

"How much did you get paid for teaching?"

"I didn't really care since I'm already rich even without taking this job. It's something I was told to do to spread the usefulness of air magic."

"How rich are you?"

"Why ask? You want to be my boyfriend? Sorry, but I don't swing that way."

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"What's the use of a surgery if we have healer?"

"What if we don't have a healer?" I said.

Sometimes, I also answered the question with another question. This will also help the students to imagine what would happen and think about it themselves.

"Where can I buy your jacket?"

"It's from my own store in business district. It's located at…"

"What's your relationship with Kayla and Angela?"

After someone asked me this question, everyone is looking at me seriously. They want my serious answer.

"We were both from Melk and joined a party together. Although Angela is now in the capital, we are still in the same clan. And I'm also the leader of the clan. Sara over there is our latest member. Angela is my friend, and Kayla is my lover. Though there are more of my lovers in the clan, it's not a clan for me to build my harem. In fact, the referee from the tournament, Kron, is also a member as well. But he's still single," I said.

Then, someone quickly raised his hand and without waiting for me to pick him, he asked a question.

"How do I join the clan?" he asked.

"We don't accept applicants. And the people who can join are mostly those who are close to us. Don't expect to join our clan, alright?"

What I mean close means they must be close enough to know that I'm from the future. Which mean none of them will join my clan. Unless I know that I can trust them and I told them myself about everything.

"What can I do to get stronger?"

"Train more."

"What if I still can't get stronger after training?"

"That mean you're doing it wrong. You need to learn what method you're suited with, and learn how you will fight. Will you try to overwhelm your enemy with your magic? Or will you attack them from far while keep running? There are more ways to get stronger than just cultivating. Like learning a way to use magic. Air Shot that Sara used is one of them. And don't forget to train your body as well. It will be useless if you have a lot of mana, but couldn't chase the enemy and letting them escape.

I keep answering the questions even though the time for class is over. And there are even more people entering the class and asked me questions as well. Even Kayla and Jewel are here watching me with interest.

Finally, there are no other people raising their hand. I guess it's over.

"Since no one else has questions, I'll take my leave. See you if I have the time."

I left the classroom together with Kayla and Jewel who waited for me. They say that they heard about me answering questions, so after they finished their classes, they quickly come to my classroom and wait so we can go home together.

This might be the last time I'm in the campus, so they decided to explore the campus before going home.

Why do I need to explore it if I can see everything?