"Should we call them?" Arabel asked Idan as soon as her mood improved. She was referring to their two doppelgangers, who were sent to distract attention and "play around" a bit.
Lately, she had been constantly feeling the joy of her contracted doppelganger and thought that maybe she had had enough. After all, the whole group arrived safely in the first city.
"You asked that just in ti," Idan said, "and I was going to suggest summoning them back myself. They've had enough of "playing"!"
Idan shared Arabel's opinion about the need to bring back the doppelgangers. They may still be useful in the upcoming event.
Both of them had been feeling connected to the doppelgangers all this ti and realized that since they could sense their doppelgangers at such a distance, they were quite capable of using the Summoning ability to bring them back to their contracted Star, even if they resisted.
Idan and Arabel understood that their doppelgangers were still enjoying themselves in the Doppelganger Forest, sensing their joyful mood through the bond.
Although they did not know what exactly the doppelgangers were doing to be so happy, they realized that they would not return of their own free will, and they would have to force them back.
After making this decision, Idan and Arabel simultaneously used their Summoning ability to bring back the doppelgangers.
As expected, they felt unwillingness in their mood and so resistance. However, after a bit of resistance, both doppelgangers gave up and returned to their masters.
The "Summoning" was a success. The couple felt the presence of their doppelgangers inside their first Stars, and at the sa ti, they felt very tired.
They didn't take into account that any ability requires a certain expenditure of Mana or Soul Force. It felt like using this ability required a significant amount of both.
The couple realized that the amount of Mana and Soul Force depends on the distance between them and the contracted creature. They leaned back in their chairs, trying to relax and recover from their sudden fatigue.
Knock Knock Knock
There was a soft knock on the door. Everyone present exchanged glances, but no one was expecting the guests.
"Co in!" Eulalia said, noticing from their looks that they weren't expecting anyone.
The door opened, and an employee of the Adventurer's Guild entered the room. It was noticeable that she was nervous and avoided looking into the eyes of her interlocutors.
— I'm sorry, but you have visitors! — She said.
"But we're not expecting anyone!" Eulalia replied firmly.
"Ah, forgive , but a Hero has co and is looking for you. I was asked to just inform you about it," the employee replied in a panic, frightened by Eulalia's unyielding gaze.
"Heh, he's here!" said Sierra with a grin. "Well, what are you going to do?"
The others looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
They could just lie low and not leave the room, waiting for the Reset, since they had plenty of food.
"I'll say right away, I don't want to get involved in this case, although I understand that I was the one who injured that fool, but I wasn't the root cause," Sierra imdiately expressed her attitude and intentions, looking at Eulalia.
At that mont, Eulalia suddenly smiled and, looking at the others, said:
"I'm going to take a look at this so-called Hero! You stay here!"
"No, we'll go with you!" Arabel imdiately refused Eulalia's offer.
"Yes, we'll go with you!" agreed Idan with Arabel's words.
The Hero himself ca to them, and they did not want to miss the opportunity to look at him, in case they sohow manage to steal the "staff".
The couple looked at each other, and even without words or ntal link, they could understand what each of them was thinking.
Nemo, without saying a word, took a step forward, thereby expressing his intention to join them.
"Ah, youth, youth..." Sierra said with a smile, watching what was happening, and got up, intending to follow them and take a seat in the front row to witness everything with her own eyes.
Eulalia led the group, followed by Nemo, Idan, and Arabel, with Sierra bringing up the rear.
The employee sighed softly and rushed forward, showing the group the way.
The mbers of the group, not daring to speculate, preferred to personally verify what awaits them.
The employee led them to the spacious hall of the Adventurer's Guild, where many people had already gathered by that ti. There were a lot more of them than before. All of them were located at the edges of the hall, leaving a large open space in the center, on which, to the surprise of the group, tables and chairs were set up.
It was obvious that everything was organized in such a way as to provide an opportunity for the two opposing sides to enter into negotiations.
There was no one on one side, while dozens of people had already gathered on the other.
In the very center, in the group of the opposite side, one person stood out — a young man dressed in luxurious clothes. His blond hair shone like gold, and his eyes looked like they were made of pure gold. He smiled affably at everyone who entered. His gaze quickly swept over those present, but then stopped on Eulalia, and he could not take his eyes off her.
Eulalia's group imdiately realized that this young man was none other than the famous Staff Hero.
Eulalia, who had attracted the attention of the Hero of the Staff, took a seat opposite him. Nemo was on her right, and Sierra was next to Nemo.
Arabel sat to Eulalia's left, and Idan sat to her left.
Compared to the dozen people surrounding the Hero, Eulalia's group of five seed less impressive.
Idan and Arabel carefully examined the Hero in the hope of seeing the Sacred Staff, but it was nowhere to be seen.
The couple sighed with disappointnt.
Everyone who was watching was quietly whispering to each other, anticipating what was happening.
No one knew how it would end.
At this ti, a beautiful woman with long blonde hair and the sa light golden eyes as the Hero appeared among the crowd.
Sohow, she was hiding her presence, and no one in the crowd was paying attention to her.
She fixed her gaze on the center of the hall, narrowing her eyes in displeasure, looking at the Hero.
"Asshole!" she swore at the Hero.
Then she suddenly felt soone's eyes on her and drew attention to it, and when she saw the one who was looking at her, goosebumps ran through her, and she almost scread in fear.
A woman dressed all in black, with a wide smile on her face, was looking directly at her from the people sitting opposite the Hero's group.
The blonde woman, no matter how hard she tried, could not forget that smile. She even dread about her, which sotis made her wake up in the middle of the night.
This blonde-haired woman was, of course, the Blonde Valkyrie Lucinda Lightial. A Valkyrie who had insulted Sierra and learned a lesson for it, which still tornted her, becoming her personal nightmare.
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