Sitting around the command centre, Lyrica leaned back and sighed out heavily. Since the fight was something outside of their capabilities, the best that they could do was sit tight and hope that everything went well.
Glancing down at her hand, Lyrica couldnât help but shake her head.
âMadi is able to reach Queen Tier and now sheâs helping Shiro with her weapon. And here I am stuck at tier 5.â Lyrica thought with a sigh.
Shaking her head, she decided to go toward the training hall since she wanted to clear her mind.
Walking over to the control terminal, she had the training hall create five dummies for her to fight against. Thinking about it for a moment, Lyrica turned the difficulty to the highest but just as she stepped into the arena, she glanced down before clicking her tongue.
âFighting these dummies wonât give me any EXP...â She thought to herself before canceling her plan of training.
Walking through the tower, Lyrica wondered what itâll take for her to become something akin to or equal to a Queen.
âI need to reach tier 6 but my power is lacking. Most of the monsters here are higher than level 500 so itâs risky for me to fight them alone. If I fight them as a group, the EXP I gain will decrease, drawing out the time needed to reach tier 6. If I take too long, Iâll keep lagging behind them in terms of levels. Even if Silvia, Chen Yu and Helion arenât tier 6, their abilities allow them to be useful.â Lyrica thought to herself as she summoned a dagger and started to twirl it around.
âMaybe I should leave the city and venture out for a bit.â
Stretching her body, she decided to think about that later.
Feeling her phone vibrate, she pulled it out and glanced at the message that she had just received.
Seeing that it was sent by Shiro, Lyrica raised her eyebrow since it was a private text rather than in a group.
[Lyrica, I had just teleported a set of people into the city. Theyâll be on floor 15 hall 3. Thereâs someone that I want you to meet there too. I wonât be present since I have to deal with the relic.]
Reading the message, Lyrica replied before making her way to the hall.
"Who does she want me to meet?" Lyrica muttered curiously.
Leaning on the railing on the elevator, Lyrica watched the numbers tick down.
Upon reaching floor 15, she made her way over to hall 3 and opened the door.
The moment she opened the door, her eyes widened in shock seeing the silhouette of the elf that had his back turned towards her.
Her body became numb as all she could feel was her heart beating faster with each second that passed.
Taking a step forward, she was a bit hesitant to see the appearance of the person who stood in front of her.
Noticing that someone had entered, Edvimar glanced back and saw Lyrica.
Memories flashed through his mind as the vision of a little elf girl that was barely up to his waist appeared.
Opening his mouth, Edvimar didnât know what to say as he approached Lyrica. Pulling her into his embrace, he couldnât stop his tears from falling as his voice quivered.
"Youâve grown so much." Edvimar said as his voice cracked with emotion. There were a million and one things he wanted to ask her. How she had been, if sheâs been eating well, if she had friends and so on but he wasnât able to ask all of them at once.
Feeling her fatherâs embrace, Lyricaâs worries disappeared as she returned his hug.
Biting her lip, she didnât think that sheâd also be able to meet her father.
Unable to control her emotions, Lyrica cried out in happiness.
"So.... Do you want to err... step out of the room for a bit?" Gordon asked as he folded his arms. He didnât want to burst their little bubble but it was also a little awkward for them to stand there while everything was happening.
"Canât you see that the exit is behind them? If we leave now weâll interrupt their reunion." Cadmi rolled her eyes.
"Yeah but isnât it more awkward for us to be here?" Gordon asked as Cadmi glanced over at the father daughter duo.
Hesitating for a moment, she nodded her head.
"Thatâs.... also true." She admitted.
"See? Letâs find a good chance to leave then." Gordon suggested but Asher shook his head.
"Why donât we make ourselves comfortable in the corner for now. Try not to make any loud noises." He smiled, happy to see that Edvimar had found his daughter.
"Mn, speaking of which, if Edvimar is King, then does that mean sheâs the princess of the elven race?" Gordon asked as he pointed at Lyrica.
"Indeed. What about it?" Asher replied as Gordon shook his head.
"No just a little surprised. Iâve seen posts about the elven royalty but I didnât see much about this one." Gordon shrugged.
"Well itâs his family business so itâd be rude for us to snoop around." Asher said as he sat down by the corner with Nitha.
Closing his eyes, he decided to rest for a little bit since he felt a bit tired after so many dangerous close calls in one day.
Looking at each other, Gordon and Cadmi shrugged before sitting next to him.
After taking a moment to calm her emotions, Lyrica looked at her father in front of her. While she was overjoyed that he is alive, there was the question of how he was alive.
"Iâm sure you have a lot of questions right now and as much as I want to tell you everything, I need to find your mum first. Sheâs in a lot of danger." Edvimar said as he could see the confusion in Lyricaâs eyes.
"Mumâs in danger? Sheâs a tier 6 Queen. What could endanger her?" Lyrica asked as Edvimar sighed.
"Itâs something more dangerous than anything a tier 6 could handle. Plus, itâs directly related to the system so itâll be hard to fight against. We need to get your mother away from here as soon as possible or else sheâll be killed." Edvimar warned as Lyrica furrowed her brows before nodding.
"Alright, Iâll send a message to Shiro since mumâs with her right now."
"No need. Iâve already heard everything. Edvimar, why donât you tell me whoâs after her life right now?" Shiroâs voice rang out and they could see a small hologram appearing next to Lyrica.
Nodding his head, he explained his story to Shiro as she listened silently with a serious expression.
"This... Is quite the serious problem. So according to you, we have to keep Isilia out of the watchmanâs sight or else sheâll be captured?" Shiro asked as Edvimar nodded.
"As long as the watchman doesnât see Isilia, there isnât much he can do."
"I see... Alright. I think we have a pretty safe spot for her right now since weâre in space. I doubt the watchmen will see us here."
"No, when I talk about bringing her away, Iâm talking about a different dimension entirely since thatâs the safest option. I donât know the watchmanâs range but the safest guess for now is sending her to a different dimension." Edvimar replied as Shiro furrowed her brows.
"Alright. I have a place in mind. Lyrica, Iâll need you to turn up the defences of the city just in case since Iâm not sure about the collateral damage. Letâs just say that even in tier 8 form, itâs getting a bit hard to control so it wouldnât be bad to prepare." Shiro smiled as her hologram flickered for a moment.
"Yeah I canât spare more energy for this. Iâll keep Isilia safe. Once the weapon is done, Iâll teleport her away to a new dimension." Shiro reassured as the hologram cut off.
Furrowing his brows, Edvimar wanted to say something when he felt pain surge through his body.
Gritting his teeth, Edvimar was forced to kneel down as Lyrica quickly held onto him, preventing him from collapsing.
"Are you ok? What happened dad? Youâre injured?" Lyrica asked in panic but Edvimar shook his head.
"Itâs fine-"
"Itâs not fine. Come with me, I know a good healer she might be able to help us." Supporting her fatherâs weight, Lyrica immediately dashed out of the room as Asher and the party could only sit there with a dumbstruck expression.
"So like... do we just wait here or are we supposed to follow her?" Gordon asked as Asher didnât know how to respond.
"I think we stay here?" Cadmi replied after a short pause.
As they were discussing what they should do, a portal opened behind them as a purpled haired girl looked at the group with surprise.
"Well I suppose if Lyrica saw her dad then itâs only normal that she forget about you lot. Donât worry, mumâs already sent me a message about you lot so Iâll take you to your rooms for now." The girl smiled before looking at Nitha.
"Say, if youâre tier 5 already, how come you donât have a human form like me? Do you need help?" She asked while eating an apple.
Surprised at the sudden appearance of this girl, Asher couldnât help but ask about her identity.
"Me? Iâm Yin, guild master of the food hall."