Chapter 532: Oh, so you’re a team!
When the mysterious group left, Idan finally checked the Lovers’ Plate and found a message from Arabel. He was very surprised to read it. But what struck him even more was that the same group attacked his sister’s house, and this caused him great anger.
Edgar and the girls who were standing to the side were scared and stepped back when they saw how the energy of Madness suddenly began to spread around Idan. Due to anger, it began to seep out of his body.
If those men in black had been here, Idan was sure he wouldn’t have been able to hold back and attacked them. However, he somehow managed not to lose his temper and go looking for them.
"Phew..." Idan took a few deep breaths. He remembered that even before the events began, they had considered this scenario, and it helped him to restrain himself a little.
However, this only increased the effect of the Energy of Madness on his emotions. The longer he waited, the more unbearable it became. He needed to unwind as soon as possible. And the best way to do that was to find someone and fight them.
Idan immediately sent a message to Arabel and waited.
Arabel, who was at Irene’s house with Hailey, received the message, opened an Access Portal and sent Hailey, who had already more or less recovered, to their territory.
Then she contacted Bera through their contract and switched places with her, appearing next to Irene and Arslan, which surprised them a lot.
At this time, Irene and Arslan were finishing their discussion with the reinforcements that had arrived at the shelter to help free the abducted young girls.
Arabel opened an Access Portal and sent Irene and Arslan to the territory. Then she switched places with Idan, appearing right in his place, and released Irene and Arslan back.
"Nayla! Girls!" — Irene exclaimed as she came out of the portal and saw the injured Nayla and the rest of her guild members, who were also injured, and ran towards them.
"Brother, here, take this," Arabel handed over some Rank 3 recovery potions from her storage. She and Idan didn’t use them, as they preferred higher-grade pills for recovery. Rank 3 potions didn’t have much effect on them, and their recovery rate was slower than desired.
"Thank you, sister," — Arslan said, taking the potions and following Irene to give her the potions and help Nayla and the others.
When Arslan left, Arabel turned her attention to Edgar and the two charming girls.
They looked at Arabel with some wariness, because she was dressed the same as Idan, only in dark pink. She wore an almost identical white mask with a wide smile on her face.
"Oh, they’re cute," Arabel remarked, and her eyes shone.
Like Idan, she used the Identification Eye and received the same information as him.
"Succubi?" Arabel said, and the twins, hearing her question, shuddered and hid behind Edgar.
"Oh, don’t be afraid, girls, I won’t hurt you," Arabel said and then looked at the guy.
"Tell me honestly, are you really the chef of that restaurant, or is this the work of your charming sisters?" Arabel asked, having received information that these two succubi consider Edgar their older brother and adore him very much.
"Phew..." gasped Edgar, looking anxiously at his terrified sisters. Then he turned to Arabel and, putting aside his doubts, honestly confessed: "Emily is in charge of cooking, I am in charge of serving, and Ashley is in charge of enchanting the dish."
"Oh, so you’re a team!" said Arabel happily.
"Tell me, Edgar, would you and your sisters like to work for us?" she asked bluntly.
Edgar did not immediately give an answer. He was still doubtful and wary of this mysterious Guild. He and his sisters had worked hard to free themselves from the influence of another force, and the prospect of being under the command of this new, unknown force did not appeal to him very much.
"Don’t say no right away, Edgar. First, listen to what we want and what we can offer you and your sisters. I give you my word that if, after everything we show and offer, you don’t want to work for us, we’ll let you go," Arabel said, seeing Edgar’s doubts.
Edgar did not immediately agree, and Arabel had to convince him a little more.
"Okay, I’ll listen to you," Edgar finally agreed. He decided to understand the situation first and then make a decision.
"Great!" — Arabel exclaimed happily after hearing Edgar’s agreement.
Arabel had no doubt that Edgar and the girls would join them as soon as they saw and learned what she and Idan had to offer them.
Soon, other members of the Queens Guild arrived at the scene. Led by Irene, their leader, they began to help the wounded.
Arabel, leaving Irene with Arslan, opened an Access Portal and, taking Edgar and her sisters with her, returned to her territory. Before leaving, she summoned Bera and left her to look after Irene and Arslan.
Edgar and the girls surveyed their surroundings with wide-open eyes.
"Welcome to the Kingdom Guild territory!" said Arabel and thought about giving their personal territory a name. And the first thing that came to her mind was to name her "Kingdom", as well as their Guild. Not the territory of the Guild "Kingdom", but simply "Kingdom".
"I’ll have to discuss this with Dan," Arabel told herself, and before she could take a step, she heard a noise, and something fell in front of her with a crash, raising a small destruction and a cloud of dust.
When the dust cleared, Arabel was surprised to find Idan lying on the ground, disheveled, with numerous wounds, but with a contented and satisfied smile on his face.
"Are you feeling better, or do I need a little more beating?" A woman’s voice rang out, which Arabel immediately recognized.
Lifting her head, she saw Lucinda holding a familiar spear made of the element of light. Behind her, four huge wings shone, the feathers of which were woven of light.
Edgar, seeing such beauty, instantly fell in love and could not take his eyes off Lucinda. The girls started pinching him, but he didn’t even notice it—Lucinda was so impressed with him.
"No, that’s enough," Idan said, standing up and staggering slightly. It hurt, but he didn’t stop smiling, because he finally got rid of this itch and the influence of the Energy of Madness.
"Thank you for helping, Lucinda," he said, and only then turned his attention to Arabel. When he saw her look, his smile immediately disappeared.