Chapter 202

Chapter 202 – Chapter 42: Awareness #4

Anastasia’s welcoming party consisted of a mixture of nightmares and centaurs .

It was an outdoor banquet hall for the centaurs, while the nightmares provided the cold alcohol and spicy dishes . The centaurs sat down around a large fire with the sword duke, children of the demon king, and Ferocious Eyes .

Satyrs were dancing around the big fire . There were also various musical instruments playing . However, the traditional music of the centaurs were based on the drums, so the whole atmosphere was reminiscent of being in an army .

After the satyrs, it was the succubi who showed off their dancing skills . Unlike the satyrs’ dance which was energetic and raw, the succubi were gorgeous and sensual .

Everyone had already drunk some alcohol, so they couldn’t help swallowing at the sight, while Chris covered Caitlin’s eyes with a big palm . Caitlin pouted and complained, but no one took her side .

The party was a prelude to the introductions of three groups which had arrived through the transportation formation . In-gong already knew Anastasia’s and Vandal’s groups .

So, the sword duke introduced the last group, the sura warriors, to In-gong .

“Prince, you were introduced to Indara before . ”

“It is great to see 9th Prince . ”

Indara greeted him in a cool voice, and In-gong nodded . In-gong had already knew Indara from the mission at the Sanctuary, so only brief greetings were exchanged . With Indara as the leader, 20 sura warriors had left the Sanctuary . This was a considerable number when considering the fact that there were only dozens of sura warriors .

By the time the greetings were over, the succubi’s dance had finished . As the music stopped, Caitlin stared at Chris’ palm and asked in an uncomfortable voice,

“Has it finished?”

“It has finished . You can now look . ”

Chris removed his palm and patted Caitlin’s head . It was a sweet touch, but Caitlin was still upset .

“I can see it . It is me . ”

“Uh, you can’t watch it yet . It is too stimulating . ”

Chris knocked on Caitlin’s head lightly . He was more like a father taking care of his daughter, instead of a brother .

However, Caitlin was still dissatisfied . Caitlin was already 15 years old, and her 16th birthday would soon be arriving . In the Demon King’s Palace, 18 was considered the age of adulthood . However, in the lycanthrope society, it was actually 16 years old . She was tired of being so controlled that she couldn’t even watch the succubi dance . While Caitlin was pouting, the sword duke chuckled and said,

“Princess, don’t be too upset . The sura will show you their sword dance . ”

“The sura’s sword dance?”

“Yes, it is quite exciting . ”

The sword duke shrugged and gestured to Indara, who delivered a brief request to the satyr musicians and stood in front of the large fire with nine sura warriors .

“I will start . ”

As soon as Indara laughed, a strong aura storm pushed around the big fire . It was because 10 powerful suras had opened their aura at the same time .

Once everyone’s gazes were focused on them, Indara and the suras started moving their swords . Thanks to their aura, the swords shone in different ways as they danced among the flames, creating a spectacular sight .

Caitlin quickly fell for the sword dance . Anastasia, who was still questioning Felicia about what was going on, soon forgot about that matter for a while .

In-gong also watched the sword dance with excited eyes . It was due to the splendor and beauty as well as the hidden meanings in the sura sword dance .

[Sura Sword Dance Lv1 has been learnt . ]

[Understanding of Sura Heart Law has increased . ]

The clear voice of the woman melted naturally into the music .

Then some time passed by . It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that everyone in the banquet hall was captured by the suras . The excited centaurs and satyrs woke up from their daze and applauded . During this exciting atmosphere, the sword duke laughed and glanced at In-gong .

“Prince . Can Prince give us a show?”

“Huh?”

“The gandharva are a species of heavenly dancers . Please fulfill this request for me . ”

The sword duke’s voice was louder than usual . It seemed to be directed at those around him, rather than In-gong . And it worked . All eyes gazed at In-gong expectantly, with Caitlin’s shining the brightest . The sword duke observed Caitlin as he asked,

“Do you want to see?”

“Yes, yes! I want to see!”

She was shouting so excitedly that it couldn’t be helped .

‘I received a bunch of gandharva passives, so it should be okay somehow . ’

He had also just learnt Sura Sword Dance . When In-gong got up from his seat, the atmosphere of the banquet suddenly became heated . In-gong thought about it as he walked slowly toward the big fire .

‘Let’s go for something brilliant . ’

However, he felt embarrassed to dance alone .

“Green Wind . ”

Green Wind showed up in solid form the moment In-gong called her . In-gong grabbed one of Green Wind’s hands naturally and moved like he was escorting his wife .

“Ohhh!”

The surrounding people quickly became noisier and more excited, and In-gong commanded Green Wind to scatter the heat of the big fire . Then because of what In-gong was going to do next, he took a deep breath .

“Spiritualism, Four Heavenly Kings . ”

“Apostle Appointment, Green Wind . ”

In-gong and Green Wind whispered at the same time, and at that moment, a brilliant light appeared and they transformed . The centaurs and satyrs couldn’t even speak to express their admiration . In his divine state, In-gong was beautiful . The fragrance of his Divine Scent spread about and made everyone fall into ecstasy . Green Wind was also formidable . The centaurs and satyrs still prayed to her, a beautiful goddess of the wind .

In-gong and Green Wind held hands and started dancing . It was an awkward dance, but that didn’t matter .

“Ahh…”

The satyrs held their hands together, like they were praying, and burst into tears, while some of the centaurs grabbed their chests, and Amita sniffed happily . However, that wasn’t the end . The succubi watching the dance moaned and fainted .

Yet, no one looked at them . They were too engrossed in In-gong and Green Wind’s dance .

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‘A failure . ’

In-gong thought as he saw the devastated banquet hall . He had consumed a huge amount of magic power when using Pheromones and Divine Scent .

‘There are even people who fainted . ’

However, that was natural .

The succubus species were very sensitive to pheromones . For them, In-gong’s pheromones were effective enough to be a natural enemy .

The expression in everyone’s gazes toward In-gong changed after the welcoming party . Even Anastasia was looking at In-gong with envious eyes . Thanks to this, Felicia’s struggle with Anastasia was alleviated . There was one more person who was fascinated by In-gong .

“Your Highness, I will report about the information I collected . ”

“Yes . ”

After the banquet, Nayatra came up with him with a blank face, and In-gong nodded awkwardly . Nayatra’s reaction wasn’t burdensome, nor did In-gong feel burdened because of his beauty . The reason why he felt awkward was because of Nayatra’s mission .

‘I can’t say it . ’

Nayatra had left the Demon King’s Palace to figure out the sin of the gandharva . Despite her months of hard work and information gathering, In-gong already knew what the sin was . Additionally, Nayatra played no role in In-gong figuring out that information .

‘Ugh…’

He was struggling because he felt sorry toward her . In-gong pinched his thigh and took deep breaths as Nayatra started her report .

This was a summary of Nayatra’s report:

She found out where the gandharva were confined . Contacting the gandharva was also a success . However, she couldn’t figure out what the sin of the gandharva was . Everybody’s mouths were shut firmly .

“I’m sorry . I am still lacking . ”

“No, that is good enough . You did really well . ”

He meant it sincerely . In retrospect, it was natural that Nayatra couldn’t figure it out . This was a secret involving the birth of a prince of the Demon King’s Palace . No matter how talented Nayatra was, she wouldn’t be able to figure it out in just a few months .

Additionally, unlike the lycanthropes, the gandharva were all imprisoned . Just getting into contact with them was a significant achievement .

“Your Highness, the gandharva had no access to outside information . Therefore, they didn’t know anything about Your Highness’ performance . ”

The gandharva hadn’t received any external information for the last 15 years since after Shutra’s birth, to be exact . However, that was natural . Nayatra paused and gulped . She licked his lips before lowering her voice .

“Your Highness, I used some unreasonable methods to collect information . Please understand . ”

“Nayatra?”

“I contacted a gandharva and said that Your Highness was seeking cooperation with him . ”

In-gong understood what Nayatra was worried about . The gandharva were confined, so it was a sin to approach them without authorization . If the story of In-gong contacting the gandharva leaked, then it would be a big problem for him .

“The gandharva didn’t reveal their sin, but they are very pleased about Your Highness . ”

Nayatra pulled out a bead from a box she had prepared in advance . It wasn’t a bead which recorded images like the one the sword duke had given him . In-gong could feel the power of divinity the moment he touched the bead .

‘It contains divine power . ’

The bead was a bit strange, but it was clearly something to strengthen In-gong’s divinity . This was probably one of the artifacts of Dhrtarastra that the gandharva kept .

It was a very helpful harvest . In-gong patted Nayatra on the shoulder .

“Thanks for the trouble . You have distinguished yourself . ”

Nayatra was very pleased by In-gong’s compliment and spoke in an excited voice,

“Your Highness, I will try to contact the gandharva again . With a little more effort, I will be able to discover what their sin is . ”

Enthusiasm was flowing in her eyes and voice . In-gong calmed Nayatra down .

“It’s okay, Nayatra . This degree of investigation is enough . ”

“But Your Highness!”

Nayatra objected . In-gong stared straight into her eyes and declared,

“No, it is okay . More research is too risky . And I don’t want Nayatra to be in danger . Nayatra is a very precious person to me . ”

“Ahhh…”

Nayatra sighed . It wouldn’t be strange if she fainted . In-gong thought it was strange, but he decided to be glad that she wasn’t stubborn anymore . He laughed and gave Nayatra a bottle of Heavenly Wine he had prepared in advance .

“Here, Nayatra . It is too early to call it a prize, but this is a gift from me . It is made from a mixture of my magic power and other things . ”

“Thank you, Your Highness . ”

Nayatra hugged the Heavenly Wine and thanked In-gong again . It seemed like she was still enchanted by his dance at the banquet hall .

‘Ah, I look like a bad guy . ’

In-gong coughed a few times at the thought before leaving Nayatra . He wanted to stay with her longer, but there was still one more person In-gong needed to meet .

“Your popularity is great . ”

“It is Sword Duke’s fault . ”

The sword duke laughed at In-gong’s rebuke when he appeared like the wind in the barracks .

“Prince, I will be leaving Enger Plains tonight . ”

“Tonight?”

“The north doesn’t have many transportation formations, so there are many places to where I need to run . I must hurry to join 2nd Prince as well as 1st Prince . ”

The sword duke said with a smile before raising a hand to In-gong’s shoulder .

“Indara and 4th Princess will know the detailed schedule . I recommend that you leave the schedule to those two people . ”

“I understand . ”

The number of people who joined him on Enger Plains was over 100 . There were the 20 suras led by Indara as well as Vandal’s independent unit which consisted of 100 troops . Anastasia led an elite unit too, so it was impossible to carry all of them on the Black Flame Dragon . Whether they liked it or not, they had to travel by land .

After finishing his talk, the sword duke tapped In-gong’s shoulder again .

“Prince, I wish you good luck . ”

“Good luck to you as well . ”

Their next meeting would be beyond the Northern Limit Line, in front of Shutenberg’s castle . The sword duke left the barracks with a quiet smile, and In-gong watched him leave .

Then the next afternoon…

In-gong’s group headed toward the Northern Limit Line and beyond it .

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“Having three batteries is really reliable . ”

“Shutra, isn’t it too crude to call your sisters that?”