Chapter 182: Erix (2)

"Are all dragons as excited as you?" Professor Emma asked

"Nope, I just like living my life to the fullest" Erix laughed "Perseus, you sure you don't wanna train again? We had so much fun last time"

"My armor might protect me from every attack, but it stills hurt like hell, you know, maybe ask Stella and she'll indulge you and your fighting fantasies"

"I tried many times, only Urie would accept my occasional sparring challenge. You're the 2nd one" he replied

"How did it go last time?" Cordelia asked curiously

"Damon ribs broke, broken one of my legs, Ace lost one of his legs and lost a bit of his ears, Siege's got paralyzed for a bit and Diana couldn't fly until her wings a few hours of rest despite being healed"

"You're making me sound bad, what if you scare the guardians away?" Erix chuckled "And besides, you weren't using your sword, so you were weaker than usual, but on the bright side, you got stronger afterwards right?"

"Seriously, you need to learn how to hold back"

"David, come give our guest a tour!" he shouted

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We were given a tour of the whole settlement, where they sleep, where they fight, their treasure room, meeting room and everything.

"By the way, a few of the champions will blend in with the raid, so get some dragons to help you"

"Didn't you also kill one of their executives' right hand man?" he asked "They'll probably come after you too"

"I know, so save me the guy, I kinda want to fight against our rivaling executive"

"We need 6 more, right?" he asked

"Yep, just 6 more and that's one of our goals ticked off"

"What are these goals?" Professor Emma asked

"We finding wives candidates for our boss" I joked

"Yeah, gotta be energetic" Erix added "Have to have enough stamina to last all night, otherwise the boss won't be satisfied. We need to get him out of his office more often"

"You guys are horrible!" Professor Emma shouted with her face covered, her ears are tomato red

"All night? He's the boss, all night won't satisfy him" Ace chuckled

"Yeah, maybe just give him all 7" Damon agreed "He'll need days"

"I thought scholars didn't have that much stamina after being holed in their offices for too long" Wally questioned

"He had a few centuries of experience" Erix laughed "Why do you think he's our boss?"

"You executives got a few screw loose" Wally sighs

-A few? No several- Dabria corrected

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I then asked Erix to have a private conversation as David continued to tour the professor and Cordelia around.

"Colden, huh?" Erix stroked his chin "Was that the strong guy that you, Urie and Draven couldn't defeat?"

"Yeah, apart from Albert and my girlfriend, you're the first guy I talk about this, he'll be coming with an army, and me, Zach and Albert are their targets"

"We also don't know why they are. We know why Colden would come after Perseus, but not the other 2" Damon added

-We know that it's because they're reincarnates, but why us 3 specifically?-

-Me and Helena have met up for our own private investigations- Dabria said -But nothing on our end-

-Maybe it's like those novels, where they need a vessel of some sorts, and the protagonist as always is the one who fits the description-

-You and your fantasies- Diana shook her head

-Well it's the best we got, and as ridiculous as it sounds, his unusual knowledge has helped us so far- Siege reasoned

-Yeah, I can't imagine what power any author would hold if they got reincarnated, especially our author- Damon chuckled

| Next time on 'That time the author of a small web novel reincarnated as a hero summoned by the gods to stop a demon lord' |

-Boo boooo- Ace booed the author -Dumb title-

| I'm trying alright *sniff*, I'll make sure that you'll never get to slack off |

-He's crying- Dabria commented

"Yeah, then I would do as you suggested" Erix nodded "We'll have an emergency meeting soon anyway, bring it up. A warning from a god, good or bad, shouldn't be taken lightly. I wanna fight one though"

"Well if they're coming, then you'll fight them then, I doubt we'll win even with Zach's help and using our full power"

"Fair enough" he responded "But this Albert guy, is he strong?"

"Well back in the academy, he was second right after me. So I'd say yeah, his weakness is his caring nature, he's too nice even to his opponents. He'll only kill as the last resort of last resort. His sword is the same material as mine, it can hurt you if you're not careful"

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"Well little lady, got the information you need in order to defeat me?" Erix asked

"Um yeah sure, I have already given all my reports" Professor Emma answered as I then got a video call from Zach.

"What's up?"

"Seems like you might want to postpone your trip for a bit, is Erix there with you?" he asked

"I'm right here, what do you need?" Erix answered

"It seems like you might want to postpone your trip in Loken, because the champions have openly allied themselves with the guardians rather than blending in" Zach said "So this time we'll be hosting an emergency meeting in 3 days, the triplets will also be included, don't miss it"

"Sounds serious" Erix then laughed "Those bastards are showing themselves, this is going to be so much fun"

We then left Loken that day, postponing our trip to the dragon's settlement.

-Man, why can't I just relax for once?-

| Revenge sure is sweet |

*****

"How long will you be gone?" Mom asked

"Um shouldn't be too long"

"Maybe you should just quit this inside job" John said "We've heard that boss of yours is Andrius Thames, the father of magic, even by surprise, you can't defeat him easily"

"Yeah, and with executives or whatever whose strengths surpasses you? Maybe joining the guardians instead would give you a better chance" Dad added

"Albert already joined the guardians to attack them from the outside, so it's more effective if we can attack them from all fronts, with the guardians distracting them, I'll help them, gain their trust to eventually become his right hand man, where I can end him in his sleep"

"Well it's not like we can stop you any more" Mom sighs "Just come back safe"

"I will"

"We'll keep him safe, don't worry" Damon reassured