Chapter 21:

Supreme Leader Xiaorong

Eliote's Space Exploration


-And hi everyone! Recently in my stellar navigator, I started to search for double planets. In short, these are two planets that orbit around each other around a common barycenter located outside these two. After days of searching, I found a miracle! A system where the two planets are inhabited! They are named Aradiep (アラディエップ) and Kredjie (クレドゥジ).

-Okay Eliote, I'm ready! Let's do this!

-So, let's go!

Eliote and Aye are now on Aradiep. It is a beautiful planet with dark brown dirt dotted with red flowers, there is a lake with dark blue water and white sand beaches, and a beautiful mountain range in the background. The sky is exactly the same color as Earth, and we can see the planet Kredjie that takes a good chunk of our sight.

-Ah yes! The other planet is even closer than I would have thought! We can clearly see its waters on its surface.

-What a beautiful mountain range... And this ground!

-The ground is more interesting than the view on the other planet Aya?

-Oh no Eliote it's not that! I'm just a little scared to see a planet in the sky because this reminds me of the Shinryakusers!

-And that didn't bother you to see FOUR planets in the sky when we were in the other universe?

-This was in another universe Eliote! This doesn't count!

-Hmm... That's not false... Sorry Aya.

-It's alright Eliote!

Suddenly, a screen appeared right in front of our protagonists. It seems like a TV propaganda thanks to the flag on the right. It's a red flag with a white star in the top left, and two crescents on the right side. We can see a woman with a dark purple suit with a straight skirt and a red tie. She has really long straight black hair, red eyes, and a little red ribbon on the right side of her head.

-Hehehe! Welcome on Aradiep dear visitors! I am the Leader of leaders, the supreme leader of the Aradiep people, Xiaorong (シアオウォン)!

Eliote thinks :
«Oh no, a dictator with a cult of personality...»

-Today, you are going to take a quiz to determine the number of points you will have on your good citizen pass!

Aye is thinking.
«I don't understand anything about what she is talking about...»

The screen is now showing the quiz. We can read :

                         Aradiep Citizenship Test

(picture of Xiaorong doing a thumbs up)      Approved by
                                                                                       the people

3 stars out of 3             
Start?               (checkbox)

-Are you ready?

Eliote thinks.
«It's better to follow her antics».

-We are ready! Aya, let me do it for us, all right?

-Okay!

-So, let's go!

How do you must call the person in this picture?

A : Xiaorong
B : Madam Xiaorong
C : Leader of leaders, supreme leader of Aradiep, Madam the President Xiaorong
D : L1dl of Leader Pr1ce, starred chef, chicken supreme

Eliote thinks.
«With how she presented herself at the beginning, I know which answer to put...»

-The C answer!

-That's correct! Here is 15 points of good behavior. Next question!

What happened on the Tianetts (ティアネツ) Plaza the 18th of last year?

A : Nothing
B : The A answer
C : The B answer

Eliote is thinking.
«No but now there's no effort! Something must have happened, but I will obviously say the opposite...»

-The A answer!

-Good job! You earn 15 points of good behavior. Here is the next question!

How is the planet that you see on the sky called?

A : Aradiep
B : Kredjie

Eliote thinks.
«Ah fortunately I saw the names of the planets on my stellar navigator!»

-The B answer!

-What a shame! It's a part of Aradiep! 30,000,000 points lost! Your execution is for tomorrow morning!

YOU FAILED.

A strange gas comes out of the screen.

-Wait what?

-Oh no...

-Good night hehehe!

Eliote and Aye are put to sleep. We don't know what happens. But tomorrow morning, they wake up in a cell. They now wear a zipped white sport hoodie, with black shorts with white stripes ont he sides. Their arms are tied together on their backs.

-But what?

-Eliote... So that's how it ends... We can't do anything because they took your medal and my ribbon... In less than two minutes, Xiaorong comes to pick us up... So we are going to die here... I still remember. It was a beautiful day of winter. A star descended from the sky. She talked to me. We contemplated the shadows of the rings. I explained to her the horrors of my world, she protected me like I always was her best friend. She gave a brand new meaning to my life. A life full of wonders to discover and share, in opposition to an existence that knock off my goals and my efforts. She saved my life. The life of Aye.

-Aya...

-For a long time now, I keep repressing this feeling. I can't hold it back any longer, at least I have to say it before I die... Eliote... I... I... I... I love you! After everything you did for me, I can only feel like this towards you!

-Oh Aya... I love you too! But with this environment I don't know what to say...

Xiaorong comes.

-Hehehe, it's time!

They are now walking in a little castle.

-Goodbye Eliote...

-And here is the place of execution, the Tianetts Plaza.

Eliote thinks.
«So it's in this plaza that they execute people... It's really the end...»

-Let's execute the national holiday! Welcome to Tianetts Plaza!

-What?

-My dear compatriots, please welcome the guests of honor, Eliote and Aye!

-Welcome Eliote and Aye!

-Wait wait wait! What is happening?

-The execution was a joke hehehe! I tricked you, you fell for it, that was excellent!

-Seriously?!

-Yes.

-And this quiz, it was fake?

-Of course! There is no good citizen pass, this would be ridiculous! We love Kredjie people, and you can call me as you may want!

-But it's on this plaza that you execute right?

-Hehehe yes, every year we execute the national holiday here!

Eliote thinks.
«Why do I always suffer from these kind of jokes...»

-Here, I remove your handcuffs! Put back on your clothes are let's enjoy the party!

-Eliote?

-Yes?

-I am so relieved! I thought that we were really going to die! Now that we know that it was a joke, let's enjoy being there to have fun!

And that's how after having their biggest fear, Eliote and Aye took part in one of the most awesome party. Eliote and Xiaorong are talking.

-And so it's your tradition to make people think they are going to be executed publicly?

-Yes.

-It's really weird as a tradition...

-It's to remember our history hehehe!

Eliote thinks.
«That doesn't make me want to learn it...»

-By the way I heard Aye make her declaration of love earlier, I hope you will return the favor!

-I don't think I will be able to make a declaration of love as good as her, I'm not good at this!

-Actually it doesn't matter, look at how much fun she has right now! As long as you make her happy like this it's the most important thing!

-That's true, anyway thanks for this party Xiaorong!

-You're welcome, it was a pleasure to have you with us tonight!

After the party. The girls are observing Kredjie planet.

-We are going to go home, maybe see you soon!

-Have a good trip!

-Goodbye!

Back home.

-That must be one of the strangest adventures I ever experienced!

-That's for sure!

-I think that I will pause our spatial exploration, that was too much thrills. I will rather enjoy doing things with you at home Aya!

And that's how Eliote and Aye are taking a break from their space exploration.

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