Visiting an Empire
2193 Words
| Blakend Kingdom, Axuuhh Continent |
“Mina, I’ll be leaving with Nico. I’m going to check up on the Rath Empire and potentially look around the Empire as well,” Azeed said after he was done eating breakfast.
“Did something happen in the Rath Empire?” Mina asked while she was drinking tea.
They all just woke up after the festival and party yesterday—commemorating the Ovex Kingdom and Jodie Country’s partnership with the Blakend Kingdom. They’re currently having breakfast that Shiro made.
“Nothing, it’s just…” Azeed stood up from his chair, “it’s been a while since I visited that treacherous Empire, and Nico here told me that they’ve changed now, so I took it upon myself to see if it’s true,” he said, wearing his Trench.
“They have! I only have 4 hours of sleep every day since I’m always double-checking on suspicious and malicious activities in the kingdom every morning and every night,” Nico said, finishing his coffee before leaving.
“Well, good for you if it’s true, good luck on your travels, Sir Azeed and Nico,” Shiro said while eating his breakfast.
“Yeah, we’ll be going now, Mina. Hurry up, Nico,” Azeed said, calling Nico.
“Yep, right behind you,” Nico said as he heads to his side after finishing his breakfast and putting it on the dishwashing sink.
They have 3 sinks, one for dishwashing, one for washing hands, and one for cleaning other things.
“I’ll see you later, Azeed,” Mina said.
Azeed and Nico left the mansion, leaving the Blakend Kingdom to go to the Rath Empire.
“You got used to calling Sir Azeed just by his name very quickly, Mina,” Shiro said, teasing him as he stands up after he was done eating. Putting the plates he used on the sink to wash them.
“I did, I don’t know why it only took me a few days to get used to it, maybe because it’s something I really wanted before,” Mina said, she also stood up to put her plates on the sink.
Shiro started washing the dishes. “I’m sure you do, anyway. I thought you’re going to continue helping with the renovation, the workers of the Kingdom might’ve already woken up,” He said, reminding Mina.
“I know they have already woken up, I just want to take it easy because A. Azeed was knocked out the other day even though he’s a very tough and powerful being, and B. Because I know I contribute more work than them by many folds,” Mina said, heading her way out of the Mansion.
“Good luck with your work,” Shiro said before she leaves.
“You too, I’ll head out now,” Mina said as well.
Shiro continues washing the dishes. Kai and Kenny then arrived at the kitchen to give the dishes they use to eat their breakfast.
“Shiro, sorry we’re late. We had a very long discussion,” Kai said, placing their plates on the unwashed section of the sink.
“It’s fine, we just finished as well. Mina just left too, are you headed to the store now?” Shiro asked them.
“Has she? Isn’t she way too early or..?” Kai asked Shiro, they went out of the kitchen to leave the mansion as well.
“She is in fact a little late because she’s working on the renovation. Almost all the workers are already there,” Shiro said.
“Come on, Kai!” Kenny called him.
“Hold on a second, I’m not finished with my tea. Aren’t you working on the establishment’s new branches?” Kai asked him, he then puts his cup on the sink after he was done.
“I am, unlike the renovation workers, the branches’ workers are still on their way to the areas that we’ll be building,” Shiro said, answering his question.
“That’s good to know, anyway. We’ll be heading to the store now, Shiro,” Kai said.
“Yes,” Shiro said.
Kai and Kenny then left the Mansion. When Shiro finished washing the dishes, he put the cleaned plates and utensils on the drying shelf.
“I should go to the Ring already,” Shiro said as he dries his hands with wipes.
“Shiro! Good morning,” Gazelle greeted him after seeing him and after waking up.
“Jeez! She surprised me.” Shiro was surprised.
“Gazelle, I thought you were already in the store. Did you just wake up?” Shiro asked him.
“I did, I stayed up till midnight last night since I’m working on these.” Gazelle showed him a staff.
“A magic staff?”
“I thought you’re only making weapons, this is for magic.” Shiro held the staff she made.
“Is this the staff that Mina requested her?” Shiro looked over the staff.
“Mina’s been insistent on that staff because the one she got from the Bottom Rock with Nico is very old. She also wants to add Nico in that sentence because she said she would not be able to get the staff without him. I don’t know what’s wrong with that girl right now,” Gazelle said.
“Can I fuse my power in it to try the staff’s durability? Mina’s staff is supposed to be powerful enough to destroy a continent, can this handle it?” Shiro asked Gazelle.
“Go ahead! I’ll just go back to the drawing board and make it again if it breaks. That just means that I need to make it stronger, right?” Gazelle said, asking him.
“Right,” Shiro said, agreeing with her words.
He then fused his Unbind powers in the staff.
*broom* *crackle*
The staff started overloading, though it’s not enough to destroy the staff since Gazelle forged it with Magic Steel that’s heated in the Lava of the Magma God—where Kai draws his powers as well.
It’s enough to quadruple the Magic Steel’s strength and durability.
“I’m fusing my powers with the same level as Mina’s powers. And I’ve seen Mina’s full powers too.”
“It’s definitely enough to hold my unchained power, which is the level of my power that can destroy continents. Well, not the Axuuhh Continent because it’s freaking big,” Shiro said, commenting about Gazelle’s staff as she gives it back to her.
“That’s great to hear!” Gazelle was ecstatic to hear his comment.
“Anyway, I’m heading out to the Ring. Aren’t you going to the store?” Shiro asked Gazelle.
“Oh, right! Kenny will beat me up if I’m not there in time, I’ll go ahead of you!” Gazelle shouted, panicking as she heads out of the Mansion.
“I’ll be right behind you, Gazelle. I don’t want you breaking stuff on the way because you’re panicking,” Shiro said, leaving the Mansion as well.
*shatter*
Gazelle broke a plant pot on the way out. “Sorry!” She shouted, apologizing.
“I swear, this woman breaks at least one thing on the way out, all the time.”
Shiro then left the mansion and headed to the Blakend Ring.
As he heads there, Mina and the others—her clones too, continued the Blakend Center renovation.
“Can we get those materials quicker?” Mina clone asked the workers that are getting the materials to the construction site.
“Don’t rush us!”
“I don’t need to lecture these guys, they know what they’re doing. Besides, they’re mortals with even smaller stamina than me.” Mina went back to her work.
“Don’t let the other workers get tired easily, Minas!” Mina shouted, ordering the Mina clones.
“Yes, Mina!” The Mina clones shouted.
They all assisted the workers that are starting to get tired.
On the Blakend Ring, Shiro already commenced the new branches of Azeed’s Establishment with the help of the Blakend workers and Mina clones that Mina sent there.
“Easy things can only go so far, we’ll need these branches done before Azeed returned this day. So we will need to work extra hard.” Shiro is looking at the blueprint of the new branches that Azeed gave them.
| Blakend Field, Axuuhh Continent |
Azeed and Nico are on their way to the Rath Empire. Nico is just following Azeed because Azeed already knows the way to the Empire.
“I can’t believe I still remember where the Rath Empire is, I thought in a world like this, I wouldn’t be able to remember places, especially if a place called Blakend Field is this barren unlike in my world where almost all places are filled with civilization.” Azeed nonchalantly walks with bounce.
“Before! I always leave the kingdom very quickly because it was very small, now. Because of the Kingdom’s expansion, we have to walk for about a few minutes and walk on an actual route because there are buildings,” Nico said, walking widely as he follows Azeed at the back.
“I don’t really see it as a bad thing, Nico. Just think of it this way, the distance of the Blakend Kingdom to the Empire is closer than before,” Azeed said, humoring Nico.
“I don’t think I see what you’re getting, Sir Azeed. Either you’re just guessing or just messing with me—I feel like the latter,” Nico said, responding to Azeed.
“You’re right on that one,” Azeed said.
“I feel like this is the time I can ask this.”
“Sir Azeed, can I ask about you and Mina’s relationship?” Nico asked.
“Nope,” Azeed said, jokingly.
“That’s not a genuine answer.”
“Are you two already dating? Married secretly? Or just lovers/love partners?” Nico asked.
“This man doesn’t know boundaries for sure.”
“Let’s just stick to the latter one since that’s, for sure, Mina will pick, and because that’s what you picked earlier too,” Azeed said, he’s just continuing his walking with Nico’s nonsense questions—for him, at least.
“I’ll just brush Nico’s questions off. I’m f*****g bad at this anyway.”
They then continued their walking until they arrived at the Rath Empire.
| Rath Empire, Axuuhh Continent |
Azeed and Nico arrived at the Rath Empire’s gates.
“Is that the Azeed Anima!?”
“No way! He’s visiting us!”
“Everyone! Behave yourselves if you don’t want us to become like the Savanna Kingdom!”
The people of the Empire are panicking after seeing Nico enter the Empire’s gate with Azeed.
Meanwhile, Erinna is approaching the gate to greet Nico and Azeed.
“Welcome to our Empire, Sir Azeed. Welcome back, Sir Nico,” Erinna said, greeting them as she bowed.
“Wow, Nico, I didn’t know you have an attendant here,” Azeed said.
“She’s not my attendant,” Nico said.
“I’m not his attendant, Sir Azeed, I’m the Captain of the Empire forces, Erinna,” Erinna said, introducing herself to Azeed.
“Erinna, the Captain of the Empire forces? That sounds awesome, at least, when you speak it.”
Azeed continued walking. “How long have you been in the Empire, Erinna, and how long have you been a Captain?” He asked her.
“I’ve been in the Empire for as long as I can remember, Sir Azeed, and I’ve been the Captain of the Empire forces for almost a year now,” Erinna said, answering his question.
“Oh! So just right before the time I and Mina obliterated the former leaders of this Empire because of their bad ruling and evil intentions, I don’t know what I will do if she is with them before. I wonder who the new Emperor is now.”
“Did you know about the former Captain and Emperor’s past allegations before I and my partner killed them?” Azeed asked her.
“I am aware of it and I’m not proud to hear that as a soldier of this Empire for several years now,” Erinna said, answering Azeed’s question.
“Enough about that, Sir Azeed, you’re making Erinna here uncomfortable! Let’s go to the Emperor’s office,” Nico said, stopping their conversation.
The three of them then headed to the Imperial castle.
Erinna leads the way to the Emperor’s office.
“Emperor?” Erinna called her brother as she knocks on his office door.
“Erinna is calling me Emperor? Is there something important she needs to discuss or does she have a visitor with her?” Erick stopped what he was doing.
“Enter!” Erick shouted.
Erinna then opened the door. “Emperor, brother. You have a visitor or two. Sir Azeed, Sir Nico?” She said, calling Azeed and Nico.
The two of them entered Erick’s office.
“Sorry for the unannounced visit, Emperor, I just want to visit this Empire,” Azeed said.
“Sir Azeed!” Erick was surprised.
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