Extra 16: Gate (15)

As Yao spoke with Kurama, the situation in the empire was tense.

"Who allowed him to mobilize our troops!" - Molt exclaimed angrily as he looked at his ministers - "What part of we have to be low profile, don't you understand!"

The ministers looked at each other with concern because they had not seen the emperor so upset in a long time.

"Sir, we thought you authorized it" - replied the finance minister.

"Authorized?!" - Molt exclaimed as he glared angrily at his subordinates, "Why would I authorize something like this stupidity when we have lost much of our strength because of my son's carnal desire!"

The ministers looked at each other in fear because they could feel their monarch's growing anger.

"Now, I want answers" - Molt said as he narrowed his eyes - "And I recommend that you provide them to me, or I swear that your deaths will not be pretty!"

"It was Zol!" - exclaimed one of the ministers - "He decided to accept Zorzal-sama's proposal!"

Molt narrowed his eyes as he looked at the aforementioned Zol, he was the minister of foreign affairs, and honestly, one of those who most desired wars with other kingdoms or clans.

"It was a mistake, Zorzal-sama threatened to take away my post when he took the throne!" - Zol exclaimed as he knelt down in front of the emperor.

"Well, you don't have to worry about your post" - said Molt neutrally - "Because you won't have it anymore! Guards, take Minister Zol to the dungeon!"

The guards quickly grabbed Zol by the arms and dragged him out of the place.

"You can't do that to me, Molt-sama! I've done too much for the empire!" - Zol shouted as he was dragged away.

The other ministers looked at each other with concern as Molt continued to rage.

"I want you to send a message to Zorzal's troops to return immediately, anyone who does not follow my orders, will be considered a traitor and their entire family will be enslaved" - said Molt neutrally - "Is that clear?"

"Yes!" - The ministers exclaimed before leaving the place.

Molt was silent as he growled angrily, only to sigh with regret at his son's actions. He knew that Zorzal was under increasing pressure, but as emperor, and as a father, Molt wished that his son would use this opportunity to mature and grow as a monarch, but such it seemed that would not be the case - "Idiot!"

The emperor let out a heavy sigh as he recalled his encounter with the deity of the now city of [Samsara] - "I hope Piña is alright, I would hate to see two of my sons get on that man's bad side."

Molt slowly closed his eyes before sighing.

* * * * *

"That's all" - Yao finished as she finished speaking.

"I understand, I have no problem with you guys coming to live in [Samsara], that's the whole point of the city" - replied Kurama calmly - "You also don't have to worry about the hostility of the forest elves, [Samsara] doesn't allow racism or fighting against other species, just because they're from other species."

"That's a relief" - Yao sighed as she felt her luck was changing, which brought this concern to her - "By the way, I have a personal problem I'd like you to solve"

"Ho ~?" - Kurama raised an eyebrow as he prepared to listen to the problem, but his expression changed when he heard the overall situation - "Let's see, let me get this straight, you want me to cure your bad luck?"

"Yes" - Yao replied with her face red with embarrassment - "I have been "blessed" with bad luck that is dangerous to all the people close to me."

Kurama was silent before thinking a bit before nodding - "I think I can fix that, though I don't understand why I should."

"Uh" - Yao was silent as her eyes widened - "Y-You're right, I'm sorry."

Kurama just smiled in response.

"W-Well, I have to go, my clan needs to know about this" - Yao said as she turned around and retreated at full speed.

"What she doesn't know, is that this "bad luck", is actually a blessing of fate" - said Kurama as he shrugged his shoulders.

"Blessing?" - Tyuule asked in surprise.

"Yes, destiny is trying to guide her to her best end" - replied Kurama while stroking his chin - "Yes, remember her story clearly."

"Oh" - nodded Tyuule with realization, though Kurama could see that his secretary was not very attentive to the dark elf's words.

* * * * *

Three years later, the general situation on the continent had normalized.

The empire was still the strongest military force on the continent, but there was something that the inhabitants of the world were constantly hearing about, the appearance of a god and the creation of a new city under his care.

Many scholars and sages went to investigate these rumors, which ended up being true.

Many of them decided to stay after seeing the great advances that this new city had for the world. The rules were simple and did not restrict the inhabitants of the city, the punishments were harsh but fair, and finally, the inhabitants were of different races and all lived in harmony.

The reputation of [Samsara] was growing, which caused more species to join the growing population of the city.

During this time, Yao had brought her tribe, who had decided to dwell on the opposite side of the forest from the forest elves, who were a bit uncomfortable with living with the outcasts.

Kurama was as usual, sitting on his throne, receiving the constant reports of the situation in the city.

"And that would be all" - Tyuule finished as she put the document down on the white-haired man's desk.

"Anything else about the situation in [Alnus]?" - Kurama asked as he raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, the situation is a bit tense because the emperor seems to be furious that his son's troops don't want to return despite all this time" - answered Tyuule with a frown - "Despite my hatred for that man, I have to admit that he has an iron will, although this only makes his position on the throne that much more unstable."

"I guess he's making an all or nothing bet" - Kurama replied as he closed his eyes - "How have Piña and her escorts been?"

"So far normal, though I'm still surprised that girl decided to stay three years in our city for a meaningless mission" - Tyuule answered while shaking her head.

"True, she's just a simple girl" - replied Kurama while letting out a laugh because it was impossible for him to have feelings for her - "Besides, she's not mature enough in personality to "compensate" for this flaw"

"Do you have any interest in anyone in the city?" - Tyuule asked as she raised an eyebrow when he said this because during this time, she had "gotten what she asked for".

"Hmm, I'm not going to lie, there are some people, but for now I don't plan to do anything" - Kurama replied as he shook his head - "I have a lot of problems on my hands, like for example, a rabbit that won't let me rest in peace."

"I don't regret anything" - smiled Tyuule as she licked her lips, after all, every time she entered Kurama's room, she wouldn't come out for another ten days.

Kurama remained silent, but his expression changed to one of surprise when he felt the sound of an explosion in the distance - ". . ."

"Kurama-sama?" - Tyuule asked as she looked worriedly at the white-haired man.

"It has begun" - Kurama replied as he narrowed his eyes - "Whatever is happening in [Alnus], it has begun."

"I guess Delilah will be back soon" - Tyuule replied with a small smile.

And speaking of her...

* * * * *

"A portal?" - Delilah asked in surprise as she narrowed her eyes as she saw how a strange door with a purple portal inside - "This is not what we thought."

"What do we do, Delilah-sama?" - Asked a rabbit girl, who honestly was the most animalistic looking rabbit girl, though this had its advantages, such as her being much faster than her sisters.

"Keep watching, Griine" - replied Delilah, who hadn't changed much, only her body was slightly better proportioned - "Remember that Kurama-sama cares more about our safety, than getting that thing, not to mention that something tells me that things aren't as simple as we think."

"They're coming in" - muttered a cat girl as she raised an eyebrow.

Delilah stood firm with her decision as she watched carefully as everything unfolded.

"Delilah-sama, I think we should attack the prince now that he's alone" - another rabbit girl said hatefully, after all, she had been watching the one responsible for the death of much of her family.

Delilah was silent for a few seconds before walking over to her tent and grabbing a sphere. She quickly pulled out a sheet of paper and wrote a message, then touched it with the orb she had taken.

A few seconds later, the sphere absorbed the paper, and after a while a new sheet of paper appeared.

Delilah quickly grabbed the sheet and read it, only to smile slightly.