Ch 5: The Confrontation

"We stole it..." said Roncleus with an awkward grin.

"What?!?!" exclaimed Mihikolo, Fylo and Eilda.

"Yeesh, what's the problem? You stole it from us too, didn't you? Why's it surprising when we do it?" Said Roncleus

"N-No we're just shocked to hear that the Mixus Family would actually steal a Quiss..." Said Mihikolo.

Eilda stood up and slams the table "Then who did you steal it from?! Who the hell had it before you?!" Insistently asked by Eilda.

Roncleus looks at Eilda's determined eyes, it looked as if she really wants to know the answer.

"Determined are we? But you don't need to know that right now..." Answered Roncleus with a serious look.

"Please! Tell me! Who did you take it from!?" Persistently asked by Eilda.

Roncleus turns around.

"You're not ready to face them yet, you're far too weak."

Roncleus continues to head out the door. Eilda just stood there with an angry defeated look.

Eilda thinks to herself "Shit! I'm back to square one?! Even after all that's happened?!"

Lequiss suddenly appears in front of her with a curious smile on his face

"Miss, what got you looking down like that?" Asked Lequiss.

Eilda is taken aback by the kid.

"N-No, It's nothing..." Answered Eilda.

Eilda takes a look at the kid and realizes.

"Ah... I forgot! That's right, this kid! Maybe I'm not at square one anymore! I know what I have to do now!" Eilda thinks to herself while her face brightens up.

Eilda excitedly grabs Lequiss by the shoulder.

Eilda with a determined and excited gaze looks at him and says "Lequiss, right?! Let me join your journey!"

"Ow Ow! M-My shoulder!" Said Lequiss with a pained expression while tapping her hand on the shoulder that the old man squeezed earlier.

"O-Oh, I'm sorry I forgot..."

Eilda releases her hand from his shoulder.

"Ow, You squeeze quite hard too! You're pretty strong but not as strong as that old man!" Remarked Lequiss while caressing his shoulder.

"As I said, Lequiss, can I join yo-"

"Ahem!" Juhsa interrupts her.

All of them turn to look at him.

"We can't really afford to waste time here. I suggest all of you go upstairs, all of you follow me." Said Juhsa while turning around and walking off.

"But old man! I wanna see what that Head guy will do!" Said Lequiss.

"No I'm sorry but you can't, It'll be too dangerous for you." Warned Juhsa.

"Aw, really? But I really want-" Before anyone could react Juhsa appears behind Lequiss and instantaneously chops at his neck, rendering him unconscious. Juhsa catches Lequiss as he was about to fall and carries him.

The 3 of them sweats in nervousness. The 3 could only react when Lequiss was already being carried. "Come with me. We're not sparing any more time." Juhsa says while carrying Lequiss out of the door. The 3 were stunned at the speed, especially Eilda when she couldn't react even when it was right in front of her.

"What sheer speed!!! Is this the capability of one of the pillars of the Mixus Family?!" Eilda thought to herself, Eilda snaps back and looks at Mihikolo and Fylo both of them sweating in nervousness and Eilda ultimately decided to just follow Juhsa out the door. Fylo and Mihikolo snap back too and see Eilda heading out and follows along too.

They walk out the door and return back to the hallways, they then proceeded to go to the stairs at the end of the hall.

On the 2nd floor, a large door immediately meets them, at the top of the door there was a sign that says "Library".

"Is this the Library, Sir Roncleus, was referring to earlier? I wonder what's in it." Eilda pondered.

The 2nd floor splits up into 2 halls, one to the left and one to the right. Juhsa heads to the right.

While heading there Juhsa openly warns the 3. "As Sir Roncleus said earlier, I suggest you do not go to the big door you saw earlier when you reached this floor. If you go in, I do not know if even I can save you..."

Mihikolo and Fylo gulp while Eilda just nods.

After walking till the end of the hall, Juhsa stops in front of the last door. There was no sign above it like the door earlier. Juhsa opens it and just heads in. Mihikolo and Fylo head in too but when Eilda was about to head in, she felt like going through something. 

"What was that...?" Eilda confusingly asks.

"What was what? Asked Mihikolo.

Eilda reaches her hand out the door.

"I will have to leave you 3 and this kid here." Eilda's hand halts and she turns around to see Juhsa laying Lequiss down on a large bed. After laying Lequiss on the bed, Juhsa sees the sword on Lequiss's hip, he thought it might cause some uncomfortableness while Lequiss rest and so Juhsa grabs the sword and tries to remove it in Lequiss's hip but it did not budge.

Juhsa looks at Lequiss's hand and sees it tightly gripping the sword and would not let go. Juhsa thinks to himself "Even when asleep, he's still tightly holding on to it? Perhaps this is important to him."

Juhsa gives up on removing the sword on him and stands up, he passes by Eilda who's close on the door and says. "I hope you 3 won't be doing anything stupid like escaping or specifically anything to the kid..." He walks out the door, closing it too.

Juhsa hops at incredible speed unlike earlier where he was walking slowly, he instantly reaches the front door of the Library, Juhsa knocks at the door.

"Come in." A voice of a girl answered.

Juhsa sighs and unwillingly opens the door, he heads in. Inside was quite dark with just a dim blue light enshrouding the room, like the sign said it was a Library filled with books but it was disorderly as a lot of books were not on the shelves and most of the books were on the floor.

At the end of all the mess, there was a table facing the wall with some blueprint looking paper scattered all over the table and a board in front of it filled with paper sticking to it.

"As slothful as ever." Remarked Juhsa.

Behind the table, there was a chair and there, a girl with bluish-white hair, with a book on her face, leaning back and with her feet raised up on the table was resting.

Juhsa picks up 2 pieces of paper and begins writing on it as he approaches the table on the end of the room.

"Ahh, yes yes, I'm slothful but is that really what you came to me for? To nag me?" Annoyedly asked the girl.

Juhsa stops behind the chair and puts down the paper he wrote on at the table. "As slothful as you are, you are still very clever. As you should know they have already arrived." Said Juhsa.

"So? What do you want me to do?" Asked the girl.

Juhsa seemingly annoyed. "Of course, we have to help Sir Roncleus deal with them!" Annoyingly said Juhsa.

The girl grabs the tip of the book on her head with her slender finger and raised the book above her face to look at Juhsa.

"You? And Roncy? Need 'my' help? Roncy would probably be enough but with you, I doubt you'll ever need my help." Said the girl while dropping the book down on her face.

Juhsa actually seeming angry. "Fine! But at least take care of the ones in that room if things ever get messy! And speaking of messy..."

Juhsa looks over the mess all over the room "Your lazy bum better clean all this mess up before Sir Roncleus sees this!" Juhsa demanded in an angry manner while walking towards the door.

"Yes will do! Keep yourself safe! All that anger will get to you sooner or later, Juhsy!" Said the girl while waving at Juhsa.

Juhsa slams the door close as he exits.

Juhsa hops at incredible speed down the stairs arriving at the front door of the house, he opens the door and sees Roncleus, again seating on the stairs. He walks towards Roncleus and stops behind him.

"Sir Roncleus, what's the situation?" Asked Juhsa

"Ah Juhsa, It's nothing much yet. They've just surrounded the whole estate." Answered Roncleus in a calm manner.

The whole estate was surrounded by a lot of people but they just stood there, surrounding the estate.

"Mhmm, so it's just you huh? Well as expected Lola didn't come" Said Roncleus

"She said that we'll be able to handle this without her help and she's right but..." Juhsa looks around the estate. "They're not moving, It seems like they're waiting for something."

"No."

"Someone." Ronclues points at someone coming towards them.

The person stops at the bottom of the stairs, directly below Roncleus. He was a person clad in silver armor. Roncleus looks down below at him.

"Who are you and what brings you to our humble family?" Asked Roncleus with a gleeful grin.

The Silver man glares at Roncleus "My name is Paxia! I come from the Heseo Family! And Mixus Family, you know damn well the reason why we're here!" Shouted the silver man.

Roncleus raises both his arms and shrugs while shaking his head. "I don't. I don't know the reason at all." Roncleus taunted him.

The silver man grits his teeth in anger. "Mixus Family, stop feigning ignorance! Give us back what's ours or we'll take it by force!" shouted the silver man in anger.

"Ah, that! So the Heseo Family came all the way here just to get that? Hmm... But what if I were to tell you, we don't have it anymore?" Asked Roncleus in a taunting manner.

"Roncleus! We won't allow any more disrespect to the Heseo Family than this! We'll give you one more chance, hand over the Quiss!" Shouted the silver man.

Roncleus chuckles. "But we really don't have it anymore."

"What...?!" Asked the silver man, still skeptical.

"You won't believe it! We found someone who has been chosen! Someone who is actually worthy and he's now wearing it! So we actually don't have it anymore!" Said Roncleus.

"..."

The silver man was dumbstruck.

"Ahahahahahahahahahhaha!" The silver man laughed loudly.

"This is the best one you could come up with?! At least make it believable! Your jokes are becoming more laughable by the moment! Ahahahaha!" Said the silver man while laughing.

"Ahahahaha! I know right!? I'm funny as hell! But believe it or not, we really don't have your Quiss."

"You really think I'll believe that joke? The Mixus Family found someone worthy of the Quiss? Enough of your fucking nonsense, Roncleus! Give us the Quiss or we will take it by force!"

"Well I don't care if you believe it or not but in the small chance of what I'm saying is actually true, would you, No, would the Heseo Family take the risk of violating the 'World Rule' and incur the wrath of the 'World Church'? Roncleus said in a threatening manner.

The silver man froze up.

"What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?" Roncleus taunted him.

"N-No! You must be bluffing! You have to be!" Anxiously said the silver man.

"Khahahahahaha! Am I?! Or am I not?!" Taunted Ronclues.

The silver man seemed angrily embarrassed."R-Roncleus stop with the nonsense! Don't get the World Church involve in this! I know damn well, you don't have a chosen one so we're not breaking a World Rule! Can you handle the consequences of getting the World Church involve?! Can your little Family even handle our forces here?!" Shouted the silver man.

Roncleus grins "Yeah, easily..." tauntedly said Roncleus.

"K-Kgh! Everyone charge!" Shouted the silver man while raising his spear.

The people surrounding the estate begin to rush toward the mansion.

"Aw, What a letdown, I wanted to end this peacefully with that bluff. I thought he'll buy it!" Said Roncleus with a disappointed look.

Juhsa sighs "It's because you've taunted him too much."

"Ahahahaha! Did I?! ...Anyways, can you handle the back?"

"Certainly." Answered Juhsa with confidence.

"Well, then I'll handle the rest at the front and Paxia." Said Roncleus while both of them jumps in separate directions, Juhsa heading at the back of the estate and Roncleus hops down the stairs and stares at Paxia. Paxia immediately reacts and hops back allowing him to pull back his spear, readying to thrust it straight at Roncleus.

He thrust the spear, and Roncleus stood still as it was about to hit his head.

*CLANK!...*

Back in the room, Lequiss now snoring. Mihikolo and Fylo sitting on chairs beside the bed. Now looking at it, the room was quite well-decorated, It was almost as big as the room below.

"This... Is a nice room..." Mihikolo trying to make small talk.

"Yeah... It's good, boss..." Fylo answers but still, it's too awkward.

"Eilda what the hell are you staring at that kid for?!" Asked Mihikolo.

Eilda just standing there at the other side of the bed, staring intently at Lequiss.

"It's nothing, don't mind it." Answered Eilda.

"Nothing?! What do you mean Nothing?! You've been acting weird all this time when this Quiss is related! Earlier too, when we were taking it from this house, you had a big smile on your face!

Mihikolo looked seriously at Eilda "...Eilda... What's with you and this Quiss..?" Asked Mihikolo.

Eilda just continues to stare at Lequiss. "It's... No, I'm sorry. I won't risk it, I don't wanna endanger your lives by entangling it with my goal..." Answered Eilda with a saddened serious look.

"Endanger?! What's there to worry about?! I am the great Mihikolo, what could endanger me?!" Mihikolo praising himself.

Mihikolo looked at Eilda, still with a saddened serious look. "I see, so you're serious about it that much. I guess I don't have a choice then I won't pry about it anymore."

"Though... We can't allow one of us to be sad! Fylo get her!"

Fylo immediately stands up and goes to tackle Eilda, even hopping across Lequiss.

Eilda is surprised but easily dodges Fylo's big body. Fylo went straight to the ground and falls face first, Eilda looking at Fylo at the ground. "What are you doi-" Eilda turns around and sees Mihikolo already in the air, coming straight at her with a straight face. Eilda is surprised again but still easily dodges Mihikolo. Mihikolo went further than Fylo with his small body, he went straight to the wall, slams into it, and then falls to the ground.

Eilda confused asks "What are you doing?"

Mihikolo and Fylo stands up. "O-Ow ow, that hurt quite a bit. We were trying to pin you down and tickle you! We're getting rid of that sad face of yours!" Said Mihikolo.

"Pin me? Tickle me?" Confusingly asked Eilda.

"Yeah!" Mihikolo and Fylo once again leap toward Eilda and tries to grab her but she dodges all their attempts with ease.

Eilda remembers something from the past and feels a sense of deja vu. She chuckles a bit breaking her saddened face from before. "Ahaha." While out of breath Fylo says "Ah! Hah, Boss! Hah, we did it!"

Mihikolo more out of breath than Fylo says "Yeah, Hah, we made her Hah, smile!"

Eilda looks at them, panting."Ahahahahaha" Eilda now straight up laughing.

Mihikolo and Fylo walk back to the chair and sit down still panting. "Hah, I can't believe Eilda's that fast! I couldn't even touch her or even a part of her hood!" Remarked Mihikolo.

Eilda now with a smile on her face, looks back at Lequiss. "Mihikolo..." Eilda calls out his name.

"Yeah? What?" Asked Mihikolo.

"I'm sorry but I'll have to leave your party... I'd like to join this kid's journey..." Said Eilda with a determined look on her face.

Mihikolo not fully understanding what she said responds "I see, okay."

"Wait W-W-What?!" Shockingly asked Mihikolo.

"Yes... For my goal, I will follow him..." Said Eilda with determined eyes looking at Lequiss.

"H-How could you suddenly decide that on your own!" Angrily asked Mihikolo. Fylo follows up with "Yeah, Eilda! Why are you leaving the boss!"

"Fylo, shut your mouth for a moment." Fylo immediately covers his mouth with both his hands.

"Eilda! Have you really thought this through?! Aren't you deciding about this too quickly!?" Concernedly asked Mihikolo.

Eilda looks at Mihikolo with a determined gaze and confidently says "Yes, I've made up my mind. I will follow Lequiss!"

Mihikolo getting overwhelmed by Eilda's determination, tries to cover his eyes with his hands but it pierces easily pierces through and hits him.

"F-Fine! If you're that determined about it, I can't force you to stay! But what we can do is..."

"We'll also follow this kid!" Declared Mihikolo.

"What?! No you can't! You'll both be endangered!" Strongly disagree by Eilda.

"What do you mean we can't? We didn't force you to stay so you can't force us to not follow him too! And what do you mean endanger too?! You're concerned about us being in danger but not this kid?!" Retorted Mihikolo while angrily looking at Eilda

"Well... Lequiss is a chosen one and he certainly seems capable." Answered Eilda avoiding eye contact.

"W-What?! Are you doubting our capabilities?!"

"No, I'm just saying that Lequiss appears to be stronger than both of you... By a lot..."

"What?! This kid is?! I'l have you know that -------------"

The awkward atmosphere from before has now become a more lively one.

...

Back at the Library, the girl, now sitting down on the chair, is reading a piece of paper.

"Juhsy... You left me such a troublesome assignment again... Well I guess it should be easy for me." She crumpled up the paper and throws it at the ground behind her.

"But to think that a chosen one would show up today, what an eventful night this is. Mhmm, Now, where should I bring them? Juhsy didn't exactly specify where and just told me to do it..."

The girl thinks a bit "Hmmm."

"Ah! That place should be decent enough, hopefully, this place would be good enough for Juhsy, or else I might get another session of nagging from him."

The girl raises her right hand and *Snaps*

Lequiss starts to dissipate into an unknown cubical particle. Fylo first notices him dissipating.

"W-What's happening to the kid?!" Asked franically by Fylo

Mihikolo and Eilda immediately turn to Lequiss and see him dissipating, Eilda tries to catch the particles but to no avail, it passes through her hands. "W-What happened to the kid?! Why did he suddenly evaporate?!" Asked Mihikolo.

Fylo points at Mihikolo "B-Boss, you too! Look at your body!" One by one the 3 also starts to dissipate into the unknown particle. "W-Whats happeni-"All of them suddenly turned into the particle and then the particle starts to disappear.

Juhsa felt something and reacted to it. He turns his head towards the mansion while holding someone's neck up in the air. "Hoho, rare for her to do something this quickly."

Roncleus also feels it and reacts to it while in a clash with Paxia "Ah, they're leaving already? Hopefully, they won't get hurt!"

The girl looks up and says.

"I wish you the best of luck on your journey, O' Chosen one..."