High above the skies of Elaria Planet, three figures flew silently.
They were the Primordials—Gray, Silver, and Golden.
They stopped mid-air, hovering nearly 200–300 meters above Secret Sky City.
Golden spoke calmly.
"Silver."
Silver nodded respectfully.
"Yes, Lord Golden."
He raised his hand and activated a skill.
"MATRIOUNCE."
The moment the skill activated, his voice echoed across the entire city—loud, overwhelming, impossible to ignore.
"I… PRIMORDIAL SILVER…"
Down in the city, people froze.
"What is that…?"
"Look at the sky!"
A child pointed upward.
"Mom… look!"
All eyes turned toward the sky, where the three Primordials stood.
Silver continued.
"I ORDER… THE RULER OF THIS NATION… TO APPEAR BEFORE ME… WITHIN FIVE SECONDS!"
The city fell into panic.
"W-What?!"
"Why is Primordial Silver here?!"
Suddenly—
A beam of light shot up from the ground.
A massive dragon appeared in the sky at incredible speed. Standing on top of it was Rental.
Behind him, more dragons appeared, carrying Grass, Priya, Alaka, and their subordinates.
They all approached the Primordials.
Then—
They knelt.
Rental bowed his head and spoke respectfully.
"May I ask what brings the Primordial Gods here?"
Gray stepped forward, his voice filled with tension.
"We sensed the aura of Lord Zayguard here!"
His eyes sharpened.
"You people… captured Lord Zayguard!!"
Rental's eyes widened.
"Impossible! How could lowly beings like us capture Lord Zayguard?!"
Golden spoke coldly.
"Hmph. Then explain… why Lord Zayguard is here."
Rental trembled slightly.
"T-That's…"
He lowered his head, his voice calm but fearful.
"I… don't know."
Golden's aura flared.
"I, the Lord of Primordials—"
"Stop."
A single voice echoed.
Everything froze.
Zayguard appeared, flying upward from the ground into the sky.
"L-Lord Zayguard…"
All three Primordials immediately knelt.
Zayguard spoke casually.
"It was my own decision to come here."
He stretched slightly.
"I've rested enough… and this world is quite interesting."
A faint smile appeared on his face.
"I want to see more of it."
Golden lowered his head.
"Yes, Lord Zayguard."
Zayguard turned away.
"So now, you can leave. I'll call you when I need you."
Without another word, he flew back down.
Golden whispered softly.
"As you wish…"
He turned.
"Let's go back."
The three Primordials disappeared into space.
After they left—
Grass spoke with irritation.
"We didn't need to kneel before them, King Rental. So why did we?"
He clenched his fist.
"I will only kneel before one person… and that is Lord Precious."
Priya agreed.
"Yes, King Rental. Same for me."
Alaka looked at Rental.
"King Rental… can you answer that?"
Rental sighed.
"I know…"
He spoke calmly.
"I also kneel only before Lord Precious."
His expression turned serious.
"But if we hadn't done that today… Secret Sky City would have been destroyed."
Everyone fell silent.
"You all know the difference between them and us…"
"It's like the difference between sky and land."
"We are far weaker than them."
Priya clicked her tongue.
"…Tch."
She turned and flew back toward the city.
The others followed.
Meanwhile…
Inside a large moving vehicle, Lior, Shai, and Yuki were traveling through a forest.
The vehicle soon exited the forest.
Inside the vehicle, several items were stored—along with Lior, his friends, and four unknown people.
Lior thought to himself:
Right now, me, Shai, and Yuki are on a mission.
We are transporting these items from a guild to the main guild office.
We are responsible for protecting them…
And these four people with us are A-rank guild officials.
Various items were visible—
Swords, armor, artifacts, and several unknown sealed boxes.
Shai pointed at one box.
"What's inside this?"
One of the officials replied.
"We don't know. It will only be opened after submission to the head office."
Shai nodded.
"I see…"
Yuki spoke softly, almost whispering.
"Um… is it really okay for me to be on this mission?"
She looked down.
"I mean… I don't have any skills or experience… I don't think I should be here…"
Lior smiled reassuringly.
"Don't worry, Yuki."
"You know how to use a sword. That's enough for now."
"Experience comes with time."
"This mission will help you grow."
Yuki nodded slightly.
"If you say so…"
Meanwhile, in the Adhan Kingdom…
Inside an underground laboratory, Polgerius stood silently.
A man approached him.
"Master Polgerius… we have found the second Nicul Knife."
Polgerius's eyes widened.
"Where?!"
"In the Shin Kingdom. Should I inform Lord Deku?"
Polgerius shook his head.
"No. He's not here."
He turned, his eyes sharp.
"He's in the Dima Kingdom."
A faint smile appeared.
"So… I will go myself."
The man bowed.
"As you wish, Master Polgerius."
Back in the Shin Kingdom…
Lior and the others continued traveling.
Shai stretched.
"Ugh… how much longer?"
One official replied.
"About half a day… if nothing goes wrong."
Shai sighed.
"I see…"
One of the officials thought silently:
Can these 12-year-old kids really protect these items…?
Suddenly—
Lior and Shai both froze.
"!!"
They stood up instantly.
Lior spoke seriously.
"Something is wrong… I can sense something."
Shai nodded.
"Me too…"
One official tried to sense it—but failed.
"I don't sense anything."
Yuki looked confused.
"??"
Shai frowned.
"No way… I'm sure I sensed something."
Ten seconds passed.
The official smirked slightly.
"See? Nothing happened—"
Suddenly—
The vehicle came to a halt.
Everything went dark.
Everyone froze.
"!!"