Chapter 93 - (Who Are You?, Little Dispute)

Many months were fleeting by after Hiro left Saya with such a heavy task. Guarding the mountain and also keeping in touch with the other 5 seat members.

Occasionally, a meeting will be held once or twice a month inside the void of consciousness. Discussing the latest issues of everyone's problems with Mirai being the main focus almost all the time.

Now, it would be the Sixth month after Hiro's departure for his evolution process.

Saya changed a little due to the isolated silence inside this cave. Felt rather dull since usually, she would always quarrel against Hiro whenever they had the chance.

*sigh*

She propped up her hand against her chin, glanced a little towards the field of flowers outside the window, and said.

"Vince, what do you think of these flower fields?"

Hearing her question. Vince's tall figure that was standing at the door shook a little. But then he calmly replied.

"This subordinate does not know how to answer this question. I am sorry my lady"

"Well, what do I expect from your stiff reaction "

She rolled her eyes and took a heavy bite of the cake in front of her. Savoring the heavy sweet taste of this cake as her eyes gleamed in the next second.

Vince's so-called stiff reaction was a bit choked a little after hearing Saya's mocking words. He can't help it himself, this lady in front of him would always ask him strange questions from time to time.

From how does it feel to be a butterfly to how can a person eat and sleep at the same time. A bunch of weird questions that he won't be able to answer.

As such he would always keep a stiff reaction when answering. That was the best thing that he could do other than remaining silent in the medium of awkwardness.

Remembering something. Vince pulled out his right arm to the front and pushed the sleeve up a little. Scanned the time on his silver watch and proceed to say.

"My lady, it's time"

"Is it already that time?. So soon?. I still haven't finished my cake yet"

Saya raised her eyebrows a little while taking one last bite in this hasted moment. Stood up from the chair and grabbed the fluffy blue coat that was hanging from the back of it.

"Alright, let's go"

She ordered. Walking out of the room with Vince's humble figure following from behind.

Passing the field of purple flowers on both sides and eventually reaching the gate at the top of the mountain.

Before entering the gate.

"Take this thing and replace it with a new one from the city. It's ugly now. I need a better one"

She stretched her arm into the coat and grabbed a weird jade pendant from one of her pockets. Stuffing it into Vince's hand.

"This?... My lady this would be the fifth time now."

Vince felt rather speechless with Saya's wasting behavior. Buying a lot of beautiful accessories but then weeks later, she quickly discarded them and bought a new one.

And the task of discarding these antique jade accessories would always fall into his hand. Went back and forth from the city numerous times. But of course, she's the boss and he could only do the task obediently.

"Yes My lady. I will buy a new one"

Vince replied softly. Leaving away towards the city with Saya's eyes locked towards his fleeting back.

"... "

She appeared to be thinking of something. But then she hurriedly brushed it off from her mind and drifted her gaze back towards the gate.

"I hope Mirai won't be too stubborn this time. "

She slowly murmured to herself before stepping into the gate. Disappearing from this line of sight with water-like ripples emerging on the gate composition.

At the same time. Deep within the mountain heart.

*thump* *thump* *thump*

A set of strange thumping noises could be heard within this space. Trembling about like an engine roar with that periodical rhythm of it.

The cave was overfilled with strange red and black liquid on all sides. Engulfing up the whole space with the wall and even the ceiling stained under its weird color.

The pool from before had long gone, deep within this space since it was hidden under the thick water. Quite muddy to be seen with those large crystals glowing deep within the unknown.

What happened to this place?. Where did the slumbering serpent go?. Questions after questions, but soon enough the answer will appear on its own.

Deep within the water, a pair of giant emerald eyes were slowly unfolding itself inside this space of darkness. Glowing in a mysterious divine light as the water began to boil and riot all about.

"System, how long has it been?"

(6 months 13 days)

"Any urgent news?"

(No host. Everything else is the same as before except for the human and the elven dispute situation up above)

Hearing this sudden remark made by the system. Hiro pondered a bit and then asked.

"What's the situation?. "

(There were small skirmishes between the two races. A lot of them happened 2 months ago directly located near the central plain ocean.)

(The system is predicting that a war will happen in the next week or so)

"If this war were to happen. Who would win?"

(Both sides will suffer a terrible loss. The system calculated that over 89% of the whole elven and the human race population would be wiped out if this war were to happen)

"Sounds terrible..."

"... "

"Anyway... It has nothing to do with me. As long as I can take over the continent where Mirai is, nothing else would matter"

"Having said that, 6 months had passed already. I wonder how many points I have now"

Hiro's eyes glistened a little under this space of darkness as he hurriedly called out his panel to observe his current points.

And to his horror.

Points: 67 217 981 001

*hiss!*

"67 billion points?!. System how many caves do I have now?"

(541 caves)

"Hahaha! Splendid! Splendid!. I should reward my people after this!. "

Hiro laughed out loud happily with the unrestrained movement of his enormous body inside the water.

He can't help it any longer. A total of 67 billion points are inside his pocket right now!. He is a rich man.

With this many points, he might be able to directly evolve to the next stage.

But then the moment his eyes landed on the evolution gauge number. His heart shuddered a little.

Evolution points needed for the next evolution: 1 trillion

"... "

Silence, a deadly silence with Hiro's eyes locked onto the evolution gauge numbers. Not knowing what he was thinking with his giant body emitting red energy out of the blue.

And at this time. A weird similar voice made its way into his ears from the side.

"Hey, don't worry too much. The system had always been like this, no?"

"Huh?"

Hiro was immediately stupefied by this sudden voice as he drifted his gaze to the side. And what joined into his view would be the same serpent head of his that was attached to his body.

Staring over at his face with an easy-going look. This felt rather strange and also powerful at the same time. Two thoughts were cruising within at the same time but there is only one mind.

Hiro knows what the other half was thinking while the other half also knows what he was thinking. Wait, it should be Hiro knows what Hiro was thinking.

Huh... Weird.

This...

"Huh what?. "

Oh yes, I am a double-headed serpent now.

Hiro secretly rejoiced within as he glanced toward his other half with an expectant look.

"Hello there"

"Hello..."

"..."

"Let's get moving I suppose?"

"Yeah. It's rather weird talking to each other. Let's go already "

"..."

-

"Mirai, it had been six months already and there is still no progress on your side other than the deadly stalemate. If the lord were to return today, he will be utterly disappointed in your feat"

The princess urged in a deep voice as her self projection stood there in between the heaven.

Her eyes were closed with those long reddish hair braided on the back. Like a fountain as it fell from her shoulder till her waist.

Her projection size was as big as a mountain as she glared with her hidden eyes towards the other side.

And there stood a proud queen draped in a mysterious black dress. A halo floating above her head with her arm crossed on her chest.

Hearing the princess's words.

Mirai snorted a little and retorted.

"Then come here and do it yourself. Do you think it's easy to bait those old men into a trap?. "

"It was you the one who was so confident that they will take the bait, no?"

"Huh, that was before. But now not any longer. I don't know why but somehow they became even more cautious after the little skirmishes at the central plain. Completely disrupting my plan tempo"

She snorted a little with her brows furrowed. Pursing her lower lips as she glanced toward the other member with a proud look.

"And where's the first seat?. I had never seen him before and yet he never attended our meeting from the beginning till this day. Is he that proud to dismiss our call of discussion?"

Hearing this, the other seat members excluding Saya also felt the same as Mirai. How can a seat member be this arrogant to dismiss the other seats member's call for discussion.

It had been months already but he never showed up.

"I think he has his reason. The Lord might have already assigned him a very dangerous task. Who knows"

"Well... "

"..."

"That might be true, I guess"

Hearing Saya's words. They couldn't help but agreed with her conclusion after pondering the issue.

It does sound rather feasible as an explanation for the first seat member's frequent zero attendance rate.