Chapter 88

Chapter 88 – Chapter 14: The Last Flame #3

Amita Ignasia:

The best blacksmith out of all those that existed in Knight Saga .

They were called the blacksmith who dealt with the last flame .

"I will ask you again . Who are you? Why do you smell of the sword duke? Are you friends of the sword duke?”

The raccoon questioned in a sharp voice . Felicia pushed a hand against her temple and said in a confused voice,

"Wait a minute, wait a minute . Amita? A raccoon?"

The raccoon wasn’t just a raccoon; its body was smaller than that of a regular raccoon and its cute round face was just like a baby raccoon’s .

However, as Amita spoke with a frown, it was obvious this wasn’t an ordinary raccoon .

"Why, are you resentful towards raccoons? Is this your first time seeing a talking raccoon?”

"Oh, no, that isn’t it . . . Ah, it is the first time I’ve seen a talking raccoon but . . . ”

The confused Felicia stopped talking . It was a raccoon that wasn’t simply a raccoon . Even Felicia, who had travelled all over the world, was in a state of panic .

In-gong had met Amita three times in Knight Saga, but he was confused as well . Yet, he was somehow able to control his mind .

'Anyway, they have appeared in various forms regardless of sex and age . They could also be a raccoon . Perhaps, this is the first time they’ve transformed into a raccoon . ’

When he thought about it, he realised It was plausible . Although it was a foreign story, there was a legend where someone had disguised as a raccoon .

In-gong spoke politely,

"Amita, I am the 9th Prince of the Demon King’s Palace . I came to find you with the sword duke’s introduction . ”

After In-gong’s introduction, Amita flicked their eyes to Felicia . Felicia spoke in a similar manner to In-gong,

“6th Princess Felicia Doomblade . ”

They didn’t come as people from the Demon King’s Palace but as acquaintances of the sword duke . Amita’s face relaxed as they liked the courtesy of the two people somewhat .

"The sword duke introduced me?”

"Yes, we got our hands on good materials and he introduced us to the best craftsman . ”

Amita narrowed their eyes and looked In-gong up and down . Then their gaze turned towards In-gong’s arms .

“That is a relic of an elder dragon . ”

"Yes, they are from Watcher Ainkel and the Great Enkidu . ”

Amita’s eyes narrowed even further . They covered their head with both hands and shook .

"Ugh, okay . Normally, I would have kicked you out, but you came at the right time . ”

Judging from their words, they seemed to be deeply connected to the situation here . Felicia lowered herself and asked Amita,

"Amita, what is going on? Can you explain?”

"The story is a bit long . So, understand it quickly . ”

They looked Felicia up and down before sitting on their tail .

"I have been staying in the centre of Spider Forest for months . I was thinking about moving to another place in six months, but then suddenly, something happened . Odd creatures covered in a purple aura struck Spider Forest . ”

The expressions in Felicia’s and In-gong’s eyes changed .

Amita laughed and asked,

“Why? Do you know these guys?”

"I fought with monsters covered in a purple aura on Enger Plains . Their purpose was to eliminate the guardian of Enger Plains . ”

Amita scowled at In-gong’s description .

"This was done by professionals . Anyway, the guardian of Spider Forest became involved, so I decided to stop them . This is a place where the lycanthrope rangers patrol routinely; I thought that the lycanthropes would be able to resolve the issue if I blocked the monsters properly . ”

That reminded In-gong about the white giant was striking against a transparent wall . Amita had lived for a long time, so it wasn’t impossible that they knew a variety of techniques .

"The problem is . . . the ones with the purple aura aren’t the only ones involved . ”

In-gong and Felicia nodded . In fact, while fighting in this forest, they hadn’t seen a single monster with a purple aura . Moreover, the spirits on Enger Plains hadn’t gone crazy like the spirits here were currently doing .

Amita spoke with a sigh,

"These guys are aiming for the last flame . They are enemies — people who had been seeking the last flame in the past . Additionally, the moon is green and all the spirits in the forest have gone crazy . ”

"What type of people are they?”

The druid Daphne asked with a look mixed with curiosity and fear . Amita responded like they were reluctant to continue speaking,

"They were guardians once but have now become crazy . They covet the power of the last flame . ”

“Is the last flame that good?”

“I don’t know . It is doubtful that they will be able absorb it, but it is true that the last flame is a very mysterious and wonderful thing . They seem to believe that if they absorb the last flame . . . they will return to the past, before they had gone crazy . ”

Amita was a very good craftsman . However, it wasn’t their strength that was nestled in making the divine armor; It was the strength of the last flame that they used when making the armor .

It was obvious that the ‘first flame’ from the legend wouldn’t be ordinary .

"Anyway, I reinforced the ward in order to prevent them from coming in . The guardian of Spider Forest had to be protected urgently . As a result, the ward has become stronger . . . but I can’t run away . The last flame is stuck to a vein . It isn’t permanent and I can remove it, but it will take time . ”

The most important thing to Amita was the last flame . They felt sorry for the guardian of Spider Forest, but Spider Forest wasn’t its main concern .

"The crazy guardians have joined forces with the ones surrounded by a purple aura . They have both become stronger and today, another ward was broken . Now, there is only one ward remaining . ”

It was clear that the white giant had cracked the transparent wall .

Felicia asked in a serious voice,

"Amita, what will happen if the last flame goes out?”

“I don’t know . So far, I’ve never seen it go out . The possibility is low, but . . . maybe the world will perish like in the rumours . ”

Amita responded bitterly . They didn’t know what was going to happen, so they were even more impatient .

"Is the sword duke in the area?”

“No . ”

Amita sighed at In-gong’s answer . In-gong understood their mind . If the sword duke was here, he would be able to resolve the issue in a minute .

"Rotten . At any rate, I need you . ”

Amita stood on two legs and alternated between looking at In-gong and Felicia . In particular, Felicia’s heart weakened as she looked at their moist eyes .

"6th Princess and 9th Prince, help me . You must defend the last flame and Spider Forest . Stop them . Keep the royal family’s pride and obligations . ”

Felicia nodded reflexively as she heard ‘the royal family’s pride and obligations . ’ However, at that moment, there was a sharp voice,

“Wait! Wait a minute!"

It was Carack who had been staying silent until now . In-gong and Felicia were surprised by Carack’s interruption, but Carack didn’t care . He showed his stubbornness by crossing his arms and looking down at Amita .

"What will you do in return if Prince and Princess help you?”

“What?”

"The price, the price . Surely, you don’t intend for us to risk our lives for nothing?”

Felicia and Delia looked like they were shocked by Carack’s words . However, Felicia then gave a strange smile while In-gong decided to simply watch .

Amita looked between In-gong and Felicia, then tapped their chest like they were frustrated .

"Aren’t you listening to me? It is an unprecedented situation where the last flame might go out!”

"You said that you don’t know what will happen if it goes out . Maybe nothing will happen when the last flame is extinguished . ”

Carack spoke in a subtle and strangely convincing voice .

Amita shook their fist like it was ridiculous and their tail tapped the floor as they shouted,

"Okay, the reason you came to me in the first place was for a commission . I will make one piece of desired equipment for Prince and Princess . How about that?”

Amita’s gaze was directed at Carack, not In-gong and Felicia .

Carack shook his head with a resolute expression .

"That is lacking . The cute and pretty girl sleeping here is the 8th Princess . She struggled with the enemies and lost consciousness . Additionally, all of us have to risk our lives . I don’t think that the lives of Prince and Princess are so cheap . There are also the lives of Delia, Seira, Daphne and Green Wind . ”

Carack only omitted Robin . Whether it was deliberate or he had really forgotten, no one knew .

Amita pressed a hand to their forehead and sat on their tail like they were dizzy .

"You- Don’t you know how much my pieces are worth?”

"I don’t know . Do I need to know?”

Was it courage or ignorance?

Before Carack’s shamelessness, Amita had blanked out . They tried gazing at In-gong and Felicia for help, but it was useless .

“Okay, okay . I will do what you want . I will make one piece of equipment for all of you . Are you satisfied now?”

It was truly an excellent proposal, but Carack shook his head once again .

"There is one more colleague who went to call for reinforcements . She is a very precious companion and Prince’s essential subordinate . ”

In-gong nodded when he thought about Karma . He only had two knights, so it was true that she was essential .

Amita jumped up .

"Up to there! Beyond that, no more!”

“Understood . One piece for Karma who is calling for reinforcements and one piece each for everyone here . . . Do you promise?”

"Yes, I promise . ”

Amita waved their hands . Carack laughed and glanced at In-gong and Felicia .

“What do Prince and Princess think?”

“I’ll do it . ”

"I will accept . ”

When he replied, In-gong was looking at Amita instead of Carack . Amita scowled at the hateful master and servant before speaking,

"I will return to the center of the forest . You aren’t spirits, so there is a danger of losing your way if you follow me . Tomorrow morning, the illusions will disappear, so come to the center of the forest . If you hold this, you will be able to pass through the ward that I put up . ”

Amita pulled out leaves from their arms and pushed them toward In-gong . The leaves looked sophisticated and real but were actually made of metal .

“I understand . ”

"Then I will see you tomorrow . ”

Amita sighed, seemingly exhausted, and jumped into the bushes .

Then after one minute, once In-gong was convinced that Amita was gone, he shrugged and asked,

"Doesn’t it feel like a storm has passed by?”

It was truly felt like that . Moreover, the conversation with Amita had headed in an unexpected direction .

Carack scratched his head and said,

"I’m sorry if I went overboard . I had no choice as Prince’s proud aide . ”

It made a lot of sense as out of a sense of royal pride and duty, they would have accepted the request regardless .

Felicia smiled pleasantly and reassured him,

“Well, the results are good . The more equipment we have which are made by Amita, the better off we will be . However, I am a little worried . What if it isn’t made properly due to Amita’s anger?”

"That won’t happen . They seem to have a great deal of pride . They will definitely make it correctly . ”

Carack hadn’t pushed Amita without thinking it through . If he was afraid of defective products like Felicia, he would have gone for a different approach .

In-gong nodded .

"I agree with Carack . Their name will go on it, so they will never create something bad . ”

Amita was such a person . Moreover, it would be divine equipment made from the last flame . If shoddy equipment was made, it would indeed be blasphemy .

“Yes, it is great . Well done . ”

Amita wasn’t a common craftsman but one that they were lucky to gain a commision from .

Since it was unlikely to have an ongoing relationship with them, it was better to receive as many benefits as possible .

Carack laughed when Felicia praised him honestly .

"I’m glad to be of help . ”

Not only Felicia but Daphne and Delia also looked at Carack with a smile . In particular, the two of them had more than respect in their eyes . It was like they were gazing at a man with great vitality .

‘Indeed, someone who manages to get Carack as a husband won’t starve . ’

In-gong nodded inadvertently and took a deep breath .

"Anyway . . . I guess this incident is certainly not normal . ”

With the last flame tied up in the issue, the situation was a mess . Amita wasn’t sure if the world would be destroyed if the last flame was extinguished, but it would be a shame for the sacred flame to disappear anyway .

Moreover, it was noteworthy that there were monsters with a purple aura in Spider Forest, similar to those previously in the Enger Plains .

What was their purpose? Why did they attack?

"However, we can’t take a step back . As Amita said, we are royalty . It is our duty to protect the guardian of Spider Forest and the last flame . We have to protect Spider Forest until Karma calls for reinforcements . ”

Felicia declared before turning her gaze towards the sky . In-gong looked up as well .

The green moon was fading away .

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"What, why did the number of people increase again?”

"Talking raccoon, I was beside Master yesterday . I should also get my share . "

“A talking raccoon is amazing!”