Chapter 802 - Reason
In reality, Ery didn't care that much about artifacts. However, the sa couldn't be said for the favorite field he learnt during his ti at the Magus Academy, apothecary.
Each ti they walked past shops that displayed anything related to apothecary, his entire being was screaming to enter. He was eager to know what kind of herbs and new ingredients he could find and take ho to experint. Ery had to give his all to resist and not fall into temptation.
"No, no, no…" Ery muttered in an attempt to resist the urge, a sight that made the white haired girl walking next to him unable to hold back her chuckle.
"It's been quite so ti since we started, yeah? Let's take a break." Silva said with a smile, to which Ery nodded.
The white-haired girl took him to one side of the city, a park-like area spanning across the city that separated it from the huge reinforced transparent barrier facing outer space.
The two proceeded to sit down on the deep green grass, which was apparently artificial. They didn't say anything and just stared absentmindedly at the outer space, beyond the transparent barrier.
Looking at the multiple ships flying in and out of Alfa's space station, Ery couldn't help but still feel so awe in his heart. It was definitely sothing he would rember for the rest of his life.
Monts later, the two of them saw another marvelous sight, as Alfa flew past a gas giant that glowed with a multitude of colors. The sight reminded Ery of a rainbow he had seen on Earth, but much more beautiful and srizing.
"It's a nebula," Silva said, while Ery stared on in amazent.
For a mont, Ery rembered a dream a certain princess had told him about. A dream to travel and see myriad kinds of marvels existed on Earth. But now, here he was, traveling not just earth, but the galaxy.
Without realizing it, Ery smiled faintly.
Unbeknownst to him, Silva saw the smile on his face. She looked at her with a gentle gaze.
"You know…. this could all be your life forever if you wanted to…"
Ery was silent as he understood what the girl was talking about - the offer to join Ouroboros.
Upon further contemplation, Silva might have only said a few words to convince him to accept the offer, but what she didn't do with words she did with actions. He realized that over the past few days she had been showing what it was like to be in the Ouroboros faction.
With a smile on his face, Ery spoke in a nonchalant tone. "Is this why you showed all those things?
"Well…" The girl smiled sheepishly. "It depends, I guess? Is it working?"
Even though she was smiling, Ery could faintly feel the worry in her expression.
It was at a mont like this that one needed to be truthful. Of course Ery knew how important this question was - both for him and her. Therefore, it took him quite a bit of ti, before mustering a response.
Ery leaned his body back, while placing his hands on the ground and looked up at the barrier again. Rather, the beautiful nebula.
"It is working. Honestly, I like everything I see so far…"
Ery stopped abruptly in his words, as if sothing got his tongue.
Even though she was very excited to hear his affirmation, the girl quickly controlled her overflowing emotions. She knew he hadn't finished yet.
"Then, will you tell why you are still hesitating?" Silva said in a calm voice.
In response, Ery took a deep breath. He then began explaining to Silva again about the Nephilim and the responsibility being asked of him.
From Lord Izta, from the Aboot, from the High Priestess of Gaia and of course himself. As long as the Nephilim faction was the caretaker of Earth, he could not commit to a faction and leave his ho in jeopardy.
Silva seed ready for such an answer as her reply reflected that.
"We might not have the solution to your caretaker problem, but we also wouldn't mind giving much freedom and ti until your problem is solved."
Ery fell silent when he heard that. He took his eyes off the space and looked at her. "Will the queen really agree with that?"
Seeing the serious look on his face, Silva nodded and showed a confident look. "Yeah. I'm sure she will."
However, she also knew there was sothing else that bothered him, therefore she quickly added, "You know… what my mother promised you, all those support, artifacts, spirit stones, training, all will definitely be of great help to your journey in the academy and subsequently against the Nephilims."
What Silva said was sowhat true, it certainly tempted him to accept the offer, but there was sothing that still bothered him.
Seeing Ery was silent, Silva asked again. "Will you tell what you think about this?"
Ery fell into deep thought. Monts later, he looked up towards the nebula and said, "I might not be the brightest person, but I am aware there are many things about factions and planets that I still don't understand. However, one thing I know for sure is that when one joins a faction, they will have responsibilities to fulfill."
He stopped his words and turned to Silva, staring at her eyes. "Silva, the thing is, if I have to choose between Ouroboros or Earth, my planet will always co first. Now, I ask you, will your faction be willing to accept that?"
Silva was silent, as this was certainly a difficult matter to answer. Being in a faction, however high one's position was, they would still have to follow and obey the order coming from the faction. Therefore, Ery's words said he would prioritize Earth over the faction that directly broke the main rules of the faction in the first place.
Still, it was clear Silva didn't want to give up yet.
"I'm sure both can be aligned, the Ouroboros and your planet. Earth's problem could beco our problem too."
"How can you be sure?" asked Ery. "How can the two align when you don't even know where my planet is? When you don't know the people who live on it."
Silva looked at him with conviction before saying, "Ery, we can adapt. Once you join, you can gradually show us your planet and its people. I'm sure we'll discover that we have a lot of things in common."
It was only at this point that Ery seed satisfied with the answer Silva gave. His facial expression looked as if all the doubts in him had finally been lifted.
The truth was, Ery had always been bothered with people who wanted him to join their faction just for him, not because of his ho. From all of the figures, he could only find the answer within Lord Izta. However, now Silva's answer seed to have successfully made him want to give the Ouroboros the benefit of the doubt.
After all, such an arrangent was surely beneficial for him and his planet. Simply put, he had nothing to lose but all to gain.
Seeing Ery's expression, the girl seed to decide not to hold back her emotions anymore.
"So you agree, Ery?"
Ery thought it would be better if his friends knew about this issue and wished he could share the decision with them. However, he knew that in the end, this was a decision he had to personally make.
Ery looked at her and said, "If the queen thinks the sa way, yes. I agree."
"We should quickly head back." Silva said. "We need to tell this to my mother."
Ery quickly grabbed the excited girl's hand. "Did you forget? We still have an auction to go to"
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