"Alright, take off your hat, I'll heal you."
Asagi hesitated, then raised her hands and took off her hat. She kept her head down, not daring to look into Abel's eyes.
Abel looked at the large purplish bump on her head and smiled.
Abel extended his finger, emitting small green lights, and touched the bump on Asagi's forehead. With a flash of light, the large bump vanished without a trace.
"Alright, all done." Abel said, retracting his hand.
Asagi touched her head, surprised to find that it really didn't hurt anymore. She looked up at Abel, her eyes full of gratitude.
"Thank you..." she whispered.
"If you're grateful, show some practical action." Abel teased.
Asagi's face flushed, she felt that the King in front of her was very improper.
"Alright, let's talk business. I need you to help me organize a route map to the Keystone Gate. As Itogami Island's Cyber Empress, I'm sure you can help."
Listening to Abel's words, Asagi was slightly stunned, feeling like her entire background had been laid bare by him.
But... isn't this very interesting?
Asagi selectively ignored the fact that Abel in front of her was the King.
"No problem, leave it to me."
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The sky darkened, and a breeze blew, bringing a hint of coolness.
The inverted pyramid-shaped large complex building in the center of Itogami Island is the Keystone Gate. This building also serves as the government office, with 12 floors above ground and 40 floors underground.
At the government entrance, Abel, Natsuki, and Yukina were waiting for Rudolf Eustach to arrive.
From a dark corner, Rudolf Eustach emerged, wearing a church cloak.
Abel looked at him and complained, "You're slow, Rudolf Eustach."
Rudolf Eustach crossed his arms, observing his surroundings, then said, "There were some delays on the way."
Abel said indifferently, "That's none of my business. If you're any slower, I'll go home and sleep. Time is tight, the task is heavy. The sooner we trade, the sooner we finish."
"Understood." Rudolf Eustach nodded.
He also wanted to finish quickly and return to the church.
Abel led the group into the Keystone Gate. After facial recognition and entering the Keystone Gate with the highest clearance, the luxurious interior decorations contrasted sharply with the solemn atmosphere. They walked down a long corridor.
At the same time, he took out his phone and called Asagi.
The call was quickly connected, and Abel said into the phone, "Asagi-chan, we're already at the Keystone Gate. Please set up navigation for me and turn off all the robots along the way."
Asagi's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Understood, Mogwai will handle the navigation."
"Mm."
After hanging up, Asagi leaned back in the chair at her computer desk, operating the computer.
"Mogwai."
"Yes."
"Start navigation for that King."
"Understood."
As Mogwai allocated some computing power to help Abel, Asagi's curiosity resurfaced.
"Mogwai, pull up the data for the Keystone Gate for me. Hmm... the very bottom floor."
"No problem."
Soon, a large exclamation mark appeared on the computer screen.
"Military Secret!?" Asagi was somewhat disbelieving.
Should I look at it?
Thinking that someone had her back, she unhesitatingly commanded, "Mogwai, crack this program."
Mogwai said, "You're being reckless. Don't regret it."
"I won't. I'm investigating the situation for the King."
...
Inside the Keystone Gate.
The group walked towards the lower levels under Mogwai's navigation. Along the way, there were no patrol personnel. All the patrol robots were leaning against the corridor, not activated.
These were all arranged by Yaze Motoki, as it wouldn't be good to cause any blunders.
As time passed little by little, the group arrived at the very bottom floor.
As the door opened, a room emanating a blue light appeared before their eyes. In the center, a blue transparent glass container, spiraling both upwards and downwards, held an arm.
The creator of this island used some dark arts to utilize the saint's right arm as a sacrificial building material, using the power of this holy relic to resist the deep-sea currents.
Upon seeing the Right Arm of the Saint, Rudolf Eustach's tears flowed uncontrollably.
He finally found it!
He walked step by step towards it, and as he drew near, he knelt down.
Abel looked at Rudolf Eustach and sighed with emotion, "That's right, this is more like it. This is a true member of the church."
Yukina said, "I don't understand. I've never been like that anywhere in the Lion King Organization."
"You two, that's enough. This is someone else's faith." Natsuki said helplessly regarding the conversation between Abel and Yukina.
After all, mocking someone's faith is a big problem.
Suddenly, Rudolf Eustach burst into laughter, his face contorted with emotion.
"The immortal body stolen from the Lotharingia Sanctuary... the time has come for its return to the Sanctuary."
Rudolf Eustach solemnly took out a box and opened it. Inside the box were strips of cloth inscribed with biblical passages. He was going to take it back to the church.
When everything was ready, he knelt before Abel, saying, "Oh, King of the native lands, please take it out and place it in the holy box."
Abel's lips twitched helplessly at Rudolf Eustach's grand gesture.
Believers were truly fanatical. But compared to Irina, he was still a bit lacking. She was so fanatical that she even bought pirated portraits.
Abel came before the Right Arm of the Saint, and muttered inwardly, 'He really takes anything.'
He raised his hand, and space shifted. The Right Arm of the Saint, stored within, floated in the air, and under his control, it quickly entered the box.
As the arm left, the underground anchor zone vibrated slightly. The power of the holy relic was weakening, and the fluctuations of the deep-sea currents became apparent.
Looking at the Right Arm of the Saint in the box, Rudolf Eustach solemnly wrapped it with the cloth inscribed with biblical passages.
When everything was done, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked at Abel and solemnly said again, "Thank you very much."
If he hadn't met the King, he might have just forced his way in.
"Just a transaction."
Abel looked at the central control and added, "Next is the substitute."
A green jewel appeared in Abel's hand. As soon as it appeared, a dragon's roar echoed throughout the entire room.
"What's going on!? A dragon's roar?"
Asagi, who was watching the monitors, froze. "A dragon... a giant dragon!?"
Of course, she wasn't the only one stunned. Natsuki, Yukina, and Rudolf Eustach were too.
"Sorry, sorry." Abel stroked the dragon's head and apologized.
After all, he had promised to release it early, but ended up leaving it in the Kamui Dimension for about half a year.
Hmm... adding the time from Akame ga Kill, it was roughly half a year.
After a while, Abel said to them, "This is the substitute for the Right Arm of the Saint. This little fellow is a dragon born from the land of Greece, a child of the earth. It's quite good to use it as a substitute."
Natsuki looked at the dragon, incredulous.
A dragon born from the land of Greece?
Is it really okay to use this as a substitute?
What if those guys from Greece find out?
Will they come to claim it?
One by one, her worries surfaced.
Natsuki looked at Abel and asked gravely, "Is it really okay to use a dragon as a substitute?"
Regarding Natsuki's concerns, Abel smiled confidently. "Don't worry, it's fine. It represents the earth, and with it as the core, it will stabilize the underwater currents of Itogami Island."
"That's not what I'm talking about."
Natsuki looked at the dragon, then continued, "What I mean is, if those guys from Greece find out, will they come to claim it?"
Listening to Natsuki, both Yukina and Asagi, who was monitoring, nodded, indicating that it was indeed a problem.
This could involve an international incident.
Abel expressed understanding for their concerns. However, this was taken right in front of the Greek gods. If the gods didn't say anything, would the Greek government dare to speak up?
"Relax, don't worry, it's fine." Abel guaranteed, patting his chest.
Seeing Abel's confident demeanor, everyone chose to believe him.
Abel patted the dragon, and it instantly understood, then transformed back into the original orb.
Looking at the central core in front of him, he raised his hand and slightly rewrote its inscription, as the essence of this thing was, after all, a dark art.
Just as he was engrossed in rewriting the inscription, a strange fluctuation suddenly came, and the magic patterns on the central core began to flicker uncontrollably. It seemed as if it was resisting.
Everyone's expressions changed.
Yukina immediately drew her sword and became alert, while Asagi nervously operated the instruments in the monitoring room.
Natsuki frowned deeply, looking at Abel worriedly.
Rudolf Eustach, on the other hand, held his box tightly, fearing any mishap.