Song of Time - Dusk Awakening Verse - Chapter 50

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Compared with the city where snow fell all the year-round, Saranyre was absolutely no sign of her. Due to the greenhouse effect of the super huge glass shield in the outer layer, the temperature here could maintain above 15 degrees all year round, so there were flowers and green grass everywhere as if they would never wither.

The people from Agnesa loved natural plants from the bottom of their bones. This might be because of some kind of obsession after the alchemists were expelled from their homeland. When the floating sky city was first built, they had chosen this place to shelter themselves from the wind, backed by the roaring mountains. The cold wind coming from the north was blocked by the towering mountains, descending, and flowing rain that was enough to moisturize the ground.

The hardworking members had built a great miraculous creation on this land with abundant water, the hive. The continuous hexagonal greenhouse, with the castle as the center, was like an undulating white sea, almost covering all the places that could be seen. It continuously provided food, medicine, and flower landscapes that the entire northern alliance’s army needed. Its importance was no less than the heart.

It was already noon. After a morning’s rapid flight, the ship finally arrived at its destination. The ship captain directed the direction and slowly ashore through the entrance of the ladder steel frame along the arrival track. The floating balloons began to release air, controlling the flying boat to steadily land on the metal platform.

Standing by the window, Rhea looked at the dense white greenhouse with a little admiration. If only the ice city could build such a stable planting area. Unfortunately, the ice mixed with ice dregs couldn’t even grow grass.

The girl leader was looking out of the window, lost in various fancies and conjectures. A light cough came from behind her back. She quickly hid her expression and looked back. The captain stood by the door with an embarrassed smile, slightly bowing his back and rubbing his hands. It seemed that he was deeply uneasy about the rude behavior of leaving without saying goodbye just now.

“Can we get off the ship now?” As if she didn’t notice his unusual expression, she smiled gently, turned around, took off her short fur robe, and put it on the command platform, revealing her favorite red and white short skirt, which looked particularly valiant and heroic.

She asked and walked out of the room without waiting for an answer. The captain followed her closely. The two of them walked up to the deck along the stairs of the cabin’s side road. As soon as they raised their heads, they saw the colorful light on the crystal-point pillar in the center of the airport. There was a six or seven-meter-high sapphire golden sheep’s head statue, the emblem of  Askel.

What an extravagant…She sighed and looked around quickly. There were many cars in the petal-shaped apron of the airport. The large and small transportation vehicles drove in from the right passage, all the way to the landing beside the airship platform. After they were unloaded, they drove out from the left again. The ground crew in an eye-catching light green stripe uniform constantly brandished all kinds of command flags. It shuttled back and forth, which allowed the busy platform to maintain the basic traffic order.

“Tell everyone to have a rest and don’t get off the ship. We are leaving soon.” She turned around and said to the captain. Then she walked down the rail alone and walked around the square pillar along with the platform’s marks. From afar, she saw a sergeant in white military uniform coming towards her.

“Your Highness, my Lord has been waiting for you for a long time…Please follow me. “The soldier bowed to him respectfully and reached out his hand to signal him to leave. Rhea nodded slightly and followed him through the warm and closed corridor. As soon as he turned the corner, she saw that under the hall of Lord Sarong in a golden robe stood expressionlessly outside the VIP room, accompanied by four guards in white with swords and blades in their hands.

The middle-aged leader seemed to be very unhappy at the moment. He did not frown, but from his slightly narrowed eyes, his pursed lips, and his slightly short breath, there was absolutely nothing that could make him angry.

At the sight of the elder whom she hadn’t seen for a long time, she was overjoyed. She quickly stepped forward, pressed her dress, and bowed to him, saying, “Your Highness, long time no see.” When she raised her head, she saw that he was still indifferent and didn’t respond. Just as she was surprised, the brisk laughter of a woman came from the VIP room. “What a coincidence! I just asked someone to ask, and you are here…”

With the laughter, a woman in a long water blue gauze towel and a golden waisted white dress appeared in front of the door with her mouth half covered. She looked around 40 years old, but she still maintained a good figure. Her brown curly hair hung down her shoulders, and her plump oval face seemed to always have a smile. There were no obvious wrinkles at the corners of her eyebrows and eyes. Obviously, she was proficient in the maintenance of Askel.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]

The lady smiled brightly. She lifted her hemline as if she hadn’t seen the leader. She walked up to her, looked at her carefully, and took her hand. She sighed and asked, “You haven’t come to see us for so many years. You are really so busy? Even if you have nothing else to do, it’s good for you to come here and tell us that you are safe, so that we don’t have to worry about you… “She shook her head, pretending to be angry, but her eyes were full of gratification.

Feeling warm in her heart, she held her hand and called softly, “Mrs. Edlisa.” But she didn’t know what to say for a moment. This lady was Yuno’s mother, the wife of the leader of Sarong. She was also a famous botanist in the northern region. She still remembered that when she was a child, she would be a guest every time she came to a flower shop. The lady who only had sons would wear a few beautiful flowers on her long hair, praise her red face, and then take her to visit her magical training ground. There, she would always see Yuno and Ian…

At the thought of this, she felt a little depressed. With a bitter smile on her face, she sighed and heard the low and hoarse complaint of Lord Sarong, “Who will miss her…It doesn’t matter if you don’t come. You made such a mistake as soon as you came here…”

“Honey, what did you just say?” When Mrs.Edlisa heard this, she suddenly turned her head and gently asked with a harmless and kind smile. However, there seemed to be a knife and a sword hidden in her eyes, with piercing coldness.

How could the leader not know his wife’s temper? He knew that she didn’t want to be rude in front of outsiders. He snorted slightly and answered disdainfully.

Rhea could understand what was on the leader’s mind, but she couldn’t tell him the cause and effect for the sake of his sister. She could only smile bitterly. When she was about to say something comforting, she heard a muffled complaint from a distance.

“…How can I take so many things with me? Just leave the medicine. I don’t want other things. “

A hoarse and old voice said, “Young master, your father has told me to take these with me…We have no choice…”  

“I don’t want him to meddle in my business. Why did he bring so many messy things? I’m not going out for a trip!”

“Well…Young master, your father is also worried about you. Please follow him this time…”

“Humph!”

These reluctant conversations made the atmosphere in the hall, awkward in the blink of an eye. The gloomy face of Lord Sarong was so heavy that even water could be dripping from his face. The lady’s smiling face froze for a moment, but she still smiled awkwardly, which made the situation more awkward.

Fortunately, this situation only lasted for a moment. With the sound of the door opening, the doctor in a blue shirt, gray trousers, and flaxen traveling cloak, Yuno, dressed in the wind, quickly walked into the hall. At this moment, he was in a bad mood. He pulled a long face and curled his lips. He didn’t want to say anything, but his heart was still rolling. This time, the S level mercenary mission was unexpectedly strongly objected to by his father. It was not that he didn’t understand his father’s worries, but he had promised others. How could he go back on his promise?

Moreover, he had his own reason to insist…The two of them were stubborn and refused to give in, so they had a big quarrel. Although with the help and persuasion of their mother, their father had no choice but to give in, he still did not give up and left the last line, which made him very depressed until now.

“It was so annoying! If they see it, they will laugh at me…” He squinted angrily and glanced back from the corner of his eyes. A white-haired old man in a blue and white butler’s uniform followed him with a bitter smile. He was Mr. Leiden, the old butler who had served the leader’s mansion for a lifetime. Behind him were a long row of soldiers in white, carrying large bags. They extended from the door to the corner, and all of them held back their laughter and did not dare to make a sound.

He had to find a way to get rid of these fellows…He murmured to himself as he looked up. To his surprise, he saw that Rhea was standing in front of the door and looking at them with a strange look. He couldn’t help but pause, which made the orderly troop behind him almost fall to the ground.

After a while, the doctor who had made a fool of himself coughed and shook his hand secretly, indicating the old housekeeper to retreat first. The old man understood and nodded. When he was about to leave the hall, he heard the somewhat dissatisfied majestic order of the Theron clan leader. “Leiden, why are you still dawdling? Send the stuff to the airship first!”

“It seemed that Lord intended to take advantage of the presence of the guests to attack first…” The old man shrugged his shoulders and didn’t dare to say anything more. He followed the order and slowly walked forward with the soldiers.

Seeing that, Yuno became anxious. But since sister Rhea was here, he couldn’t do anything out of line to avoid being impolite. He could only gracefully walk forward with noble appearance, slowly saluted, and then looked at the soldiers who were carrying a lot of luggage. He said as if nothing had happened, “Father…If there is too much luggage, I’m afraid the airship can’t be put down…”

“Can’t be put down?” Sarong immediately turned his head to look at Rhea with a cold face. His eyes with the light of the knife seemed to be shouting, “How dare you say no!”!

Yuno also looked at his friend expectantly, hoping that his friend could find the distress hidden under his indifferent expression from her eager eyes.

Rhea was at a loss whether to cry or to laugh at the two opposite sights. One was her old friend, and the other was an elder who silently supported her. She was in a dilemma. She hesitated two times and didn’t know what to do. The lady next to her chuckled and finally said, “All right, all right, you two stop messing around…Just let me go as much as I can. Don’t make things difficult for them. “

She smiled helplessly and shook her head for the childish stubbornness. Then she took hold of Rhea’s hand and explained, “It’s rare for this kid to go on a long trip. We are still worried about him. We should bring more things with us just in case.”

There was no way for her to say anything more. She could only nod in agreement, with the excuse of leading the way out to avoid the embarrassing atmosphere. With a plaintive look at his mother and a reproachful look, Yuno finally lost his composure. He muttered in a low voice, “I’m leaving too.” then he ran out of the hall with the girl, wrapped in a cloak.

Lord Sarong opened his mouth subconsciously and tried to catch up with him, but his wife grabbed his sleeve.

“Honey…” With the same smile, the lady held her husband’s right hand and whispered.

Lord Sarong looked back at the unchanged insistence in her eyes. He pursed his lips and finally stood there, letting out a long sigh. He didn’t say anything but tightened his grip.

The Will was an old airship, with less than the average storage capacity of a medium-sized ship. How could it hold so much luggage? The old butler had no choice but to give up some of the most important items and squeezed the narrow cabin again and again, barely bursting.

After the mission was completed, the soldiers who were delivering the goods quickly walked out of the airship. Standing behind the glass wall at the edge of the deck, Yuno looked at the group of people gathering in the distance, feeling a little confused. After more than a year, he was finally going to leave this warm and comfortable place, but his world was always imprisoned. His heart was full of yearning for the coming adventure life, but there were still some things that he seemed to deliberately forget. When he saw the almost indistinct farewell crowd, he suddenly felt his heart and broke into his mind: it was an unforgettable attachment to his family, to his hometown.

He had gone out many times before, but he had never been so sad and dejected like this. Perhaps it was because he had to face up to the scars engraved in his soul during this mission, or perhaps it was because the scars flashed in his father’s eyes and were so heavy that he didn’t dare to think about them.

“His highness and Madam are waving at you…”  Rhea’s soft voice reminded him. He quickly sniffed the tip of his nose and waved his hand with a smile. He didn’t want to leave his fragile side in the eyes of his family and let them worry and fear.

With the low sound of the demonic energy changing machine, the floating balloons and the airship rose slowly. They entered the scheduled track surrounded by the lights on the edge of the steel frame. They sped up and drove away from the airport. The long journey of nearly a day and a night began.

The crew had already entered the cabin and operated their own equipment. Only Yuno and Rhea were still standing by the glass wall, staring at the smaller and smaller golden castle, which was like a bullet, lost in thought.

“……I still think it’s the best choice for you to stay in the city…After all, I still can’t figure out what’s going on in the ruins… “She looked into the distance and talked to herself. Her expression was serious, and her tone was so calm that it didn’t tremble at all.

“I want to go!” Yuno couldn’t wait to interrupt her, but he didn’t say a word. He just stared at the almost invisible floating city, motionless.

Startled by the decisive and low voice, Rhea raised the corners of her mouth and gave a gentle smile. She still looked into the distance and kept silent for a while. She still sighed as if she was talking to herself, “Welcome to join the team…Doctor…”

The sky was full of cold wind, bypassing the glass plate’s gap, and quickly bulging the two people’s long cloak. Their hair rose in the wind, flying in disorder, but their two eyes were still as solid as ice. They looked up at the endless sky above their heads as if they could pierce through it and reach the other side, the eternal soul residence…[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]