Chapter 75: Emily Alone in the Mansion

Chapter 75: Emily Alone in the Mansion

Emily, Joe, and Kurt have finished off Walno and are ready to move on.

Emily wraps bandages around Kurt’s left hand.

“I think, for future reference, we need to know why Walno wasn’t able to manipulate things like my sword or Joe’s tornado,” Emily says.

“For your sword, it’s probably because his magic can’t override your magic,” Kurt replies. “For Joe’s tornado, it’s probably because his magic has limits and can’t manipulate something like air or wind.”

Joe nods. “That seems to be the case. I’m willing to bet he can’t manipulate pure liquids either. Anyway, I have had a quick look around the room. There are two doors we can go through. Unfortunately, we have to split up.”

“Why?” Emily asks.

“The doors have a set ‘enter’ limit. One door can have no more than two enter it, and the other can have only one. Obviously, Daykona set those numbers just for us.”

Kurt rubs his chin. “So, one of us has to separate. Who is it going to be?”

“I will do it,” Emily says without hesitation.

“Are you sure?” Joe asks, slight worry in his voice.

“Yes, I’ll be fine.”

“Alright then. Let’s go.”

Emily enters one door while the other two enter the other.

***

Emily finds herself in a group of connected hallways that are low-lit. She walks through the hallways and checks various objects like the walls and doors. Every door she checks is locked.

“I hope not every door is locked. Surely, there is somewhere I can go.”

She walks past a medieval knight. A pair of eyes appears in the emptiness of the helmet, staring at her. She doesn’t notice, having walked past it by the time the eyes appear.

She checks one last door and finds it locked.

“Where do I go? All of these doors are locked.”

She hears the sound of a door unlocking, immediately putting her on alert.

“Who just unlocked a door? I have to keep on my guard.”

She goes to the door that she heard unlock and pulls out her Slasher Sword. She slowly opens the door, but sees nobody inside.

“Anyone in here?”

She goes in. It appears to be a living room with a lit fireplace, and there are a few books open on a table. She does not notice anything out of the ordinary in the room.

“Nothing seems off about this room. It’s all normal. I wonder if those books are important.”

Emily approaches the books and starts reading aloud the book that is currently open.

“‘Humanity itself is weak. However, humans have great potential to receive upgrades by internal enhancements’. What does that mean? Who was reading this?”

She continues reading. “’For maximum improvements, an inhuman, organic part should be connected to important human internal parts: The bones, veins, muscles, etc.’ Who wrote this book?”

She closes the book to look at the cover and what she sees shocks her.

“Nairo Drogen! I’ve heard of him! He was a radical person that wanted to change the world in insane and unrealistic ways. I fear whoever was reading this book.”

***

Elsewhere in the mansion.

Udana is going through the mansion. She is talking to Master Kogen over a communication device attached to her right ear.

“Have you learned the secrets of the books?” Kogen asks.

“Yes, and I have copied them down on my device,” Udana replies. “I’m sending you the information.”

“And Bethro?”

“He is gathering any possible test subjects.”

“Good.”

“It also appears that Zeth and his friends are in the mansion too. I have instructed Bethro to leave them alone and avoid being seen.”

“I see. Well, keep exploring the mansion. Daykona may be my old friend, but she will pay for her betrayal.”

“Yes, Master Kogen. Though I don’t think I will need to deal with her myself, since combined, Zeth and his friends should be able to overpower her.”

“I suppose so,” Kogen says before chuckling. “Zeth will be a great help to our plans.”

Emily has discovered that someone has been reading the books written by an alleged radical! Little does she know that it was Udana, the woman who confronted the heroes in Chapter 30! Could Kogen’s and, therefore, Udana’s plans to stop the Dark Goddess be shady?! Is stopping the Dark Goddess really even their goal?!

Chapter 75 END

To be Continued in Chapter 76: Knight and Knight. Sword and Sword