Chapter 20: The Reason

I looked at the two individuals in front of me as they knelt, bowing their heads not wanting to look into my face without my permission with shock that I splendidly didn't revealed as I, of course have my poker face and looked at them with confusion still lingering in my mind.

The two shinobi in front of me have identical features, in fact they are identical to the point that they cannot be called Gemini the twins anymore and can be mistaken as Gemini the clones of a same person and just the other one having different sex and of course their different personality, the man is a pervert that wants a harem despite lacking in tact and the other is a simp for me, though they are supposed to be simps for the Fairy Princess.

They both have dark blue hair with the same length and the only difference is that the girl's hair volume is greater than the guy, so she have to wear hairband so that her hair won't block and hinder her eyes, the girl also have bulging breasts in the chest area making it only the two differences between the twins.

Of course the lady also have more feminine face, though it really resembles the guy and it's really just becomes confusing up to this point and you just have to ignore it and just accept that they are twins, both of them doesn't have a name and they are just collectively called Gemini the Twins.

However, this features and similarities are not what I am shocked about, it is the fact that they are here and personally asked for my presence if they can just look for my sister. Even though I and my sister are friends to Idun alike, I am considered the much closer friend of Idun because of our mischiefs and thus if she needs something she'll ask me first and not my sister.

Furthermore, this two came and stay here despite my order of killing all the spy not belonging to our country without exemption meaning that they have risked their lives just so that they can see me implicating that Idun ordered them that this matter is of utmost priority more that their lives and knowing Idun who treasures all of her "children", this signified further that this is a serious matter.

But the question is, what serious matter it is? Why can't she solve it herself? Of course I am not saying this because I don't want to help her or anything, it's just confusing because, just like me, I will do everything to solve territorial and personal problems until I am at my wit's ends that I have to have some help from my sister, in which rarely happens because surely, we won't become the King of our races if we can't solve our own problems.

As I am felling that this matter is serious, serious to the point that it can shake the very foundation of the already wobbly peace of my country and the whole world, I immediately looked at Ophiuchus as I gestured the twins to stand up in which they obediently complied.

"Ophiuchus, look for my sister and make her come in the throne room."

The Palace of the Devil King also have throne room despite me not being the official leader of the country because of me being a Ruler, if I don't have a throne then I will be a laughing stock and everyone will call me the throne less ruler and my dignity will be tarnished.

Ophiuchus immediately nodded and with a simple response: "Understood.", she immediately disappeared with a purple blur leaving only Juliet, Igraine the twins, Altair, Vega and I in the Verdana.

Altair and Vega didn't say or muttered a word because they are just new subordinates of mine and is not yet well versed with my matters, they just kept silent and also have solemn look on their faces for they knew that this matter is of serious concern.

The two girls, Igraine and Juliet have shocked expression in their faces as they saw someone so confident and so carefree like me have a very solemn face and seeing that this matter is serious that it needs me to have lock brows and a stoic face, they immediately knew the gravity of the matter and decided to come with me to learn this thing that needs me to look for my sister.

"Let's go to the throne room."

"Yes."

They immediately responded as I led them with both of my hands in my back, I looked at them for a moment and then immediately walked towards my throne.

"... Father, did Idun-san asked you for help? And what matter might the Fairy Princess can't solve by herself?"

Juliet asked something that is also bugging me out as I looked at her with silence as she was suddenly was struck by a realization.

"C-could it be!? Did she really..."

I interrupted her with a sharp look as I look back in my way and saw the giant gate towards the throne room in which is immediately opened by the two servants in standby, I gave them a nod and then returned it with a bow.

"I hope not Igraine, I really hope she didn't."

We walked towards the throne room as Ophiuchus appeared in my right backside as she muttered and whispered in my ear.

"The queen is here."

And then disappeared once again as a Heterochromatic eyed lady elegantly walked towards the throne room, she have a little disheveled hair that she is currently fixing with her fingers, combing her hair with her slender fingers as she glared at me, my sister seem to have some "business" with one of her maids before she was called, that's why she appeared here with her annoyed face.

Her canine teeth that is a little bit longer than normal is gritting as she asked.

"Loki, why did you have to call for me when I am bus-"

She was about to nag at me disturbing her "affairs" with her maid, but then saw the twins who gave a slight bow. At this moment, she stopped caring about her hair and her mildly annoyed look changed into that of absolute seriousness as she looked her brows and a glint of urgency can be seen in her blue-red eyes.

It seem like she immediately understood the weight of my request for her presence in this place, she is the Fairy Princess' friend too after all, so she knew that, that person is too capable to personally make her subordinates look for us.

She heaved a huge sigh and looked at all of the people in my throne room as she immediately shouted her orders.

"Orders from the Queen, all people here except the Royal Siblings and Gemini the Twins is to leave this room immediately, non-compliance will be translated as an open display of insubordination and will be punishable of death."

All of the people in my back except my sister was shocked seeing not one but the two rulers of this nation to be so agitated and the two players that always have squealing sounds in their room every night just have a serious look on their faces.

Of course they will immediately disperse as they know the gravity of the matter and doesn't want to disturb us from our discussion and in a matter of seconds the people not mentioned to stay by my sister is already gone, the two servants in front of the gate of my throne immediately closed the door as me and my sister immediately went into the throne platform, as because it is my palace and it's my throne (though this is just for formality and is not really being used that frequently) I sat on the obsidian colored throne and my sister rested her butt in the armrest.

She looks like my wife instead of sister but because this matter is of something serious and possibly can greatly affect our future endeavors, I didn't show my annoyance on my face as I looked down at the two servants in front of me.

Looking at us from above, Gemini the Twins immediately kneeled down in front of us with a meter or two of a distance between themselves.

"So? Creatures of Idun, what business your master might have in our territory to personally request our presence?"

With my question, their bowed head went upwards as they looked at us with solemn faces, their face is like someone who wants to be calm and patient but cannot hide their agitation no matter how much they try.

It's as if they are worried about something and this audience is more like a request for them instead of just mere order from their master and it is understandable for they are created by Idun using magic and sees them as her children and of course that also applies in vice versa, the 12 stars, the subordinates of Idun sees Idun as their mother.

Tsk... This just gives me more bad premonition and is confirming my speculation about Idun's matter more.

Why did she have to lockdown her own territory, she, who sacrificed familial bonds just so for her to prove a point that her forest being an official state is for the best of her people.

"Our master have commanded us to ask for your aid about a dire matter that she have been containing in her forest for two hundred years after the War of the Rulers."

Both of my sister's and my eyes widened a little bit as we looked at each other for a moment, we side glanced each other with out sharp eyes as we immediately demanded for the main crux of their predicament that they are saying.

"State the matter and we will consider your request."

I sat my chin into my knuckles as I gestured them with my hands to continue as they immediately say.

"Our master wants you to fetch your wife, Arachne-sama in our forest."

Me and my suster stared at them for a second, in that second an ear piercing silence engulfed the room like a calm before the storm and in the next second, it happened.

Black and crimson red colored sleeves of mana suddenly bursted out of the both of us as the white of my eyes got engulfed with pitch black darkness and the blue eye of my sister immediately imitated the red color of her other eye as her dress and hair violently fluttered in the air.

The Twins was immediately frozen in place as they cannot move from the pressure the Royal sibling of Valentine that cracked the glasses in the whole palace and left all individuals present in my palace except maybe Guinevere completely and utterly motionless, cold sweat started to come out the twin's forehead as both of us immediately noticed our sudden lost of control and immediately suppressed ourselves.

Godamnit, I knew it, she just have to put herself in Goodman danger! I will be sure to give Idun a good scolding when I go in her forest.

We awkwardly smiled as we immediately apologized to the two trembling twins, by the way, all this time, both them are speaking at the same time, I know I know it's like they have no flaw in synchronized speaking, but that's just really how this twins are.

I coughed a loud one to make then calm down again as I say.

"Phew... Ahem, so she did something like that, that little... Can you please elaborate the matter more for us? I will personally get my wife in your forest, Don't worry, now will you please explain it to me further?"

The twins immediately calmed down seeing that we also already calmed down and then once again kneeled properly and then replied to my request of further elaboration immediately in complete synchrony like they always do in formal occasions.

"Idun-sama locked down the whole forest so that Arachne-sama cannot escape until you look for her and stationed the two of us outside the forest with the mission that entails: 'after Loki retrieved his first wife, find him and immediately ask for help."