BXBX NOVEL Chapter 605 - Ancient Ruins Under The Sea
Chapter 605 - Ancient Ruins Under The Sea
"Good morning, Elysia-san, Sylvia-san." Erina raised her hand in greeting.
"Ah, hi, good morning to you too. We were looking for you, and you came to us instead." Elysia returned the greeting with a smile.
"Mm, my father woke me up. Somehow he was the one who made the list of mysterious places and treasure spots. He asked you to go see him now, maybe to discuss those places?" Erina patted her chin. She didn\'t quite understand either.
"The list is done? But, by your father, huh... I just hope he isn\'t as talkative and selfish as your grandfather." Elysia heaved a subtle sigh.
"Hehe, no need to worry. My grandfather won\'t be as rude as last night. He\'s only affected by sake after a tiring day. Please don\'t take that to heart, Elysia-san." Erina laughed awkwardly.
"Mm, fine." Elysia nodded. She just went with the flow for the time being.
They then went to the main room again. Two yukata-clad men were waiting there. One was taking care of something on his tablet screen, and the other was enjoying his time sipping hot tea.
"Grandfather, father, we have come." Erina greeted lightly and guided Elysia and Sylvia to sit on the long sofa. She sat beside her father, Sylvia beside her, and Elysia on the far side.
"Hm, nice to see you again. How was your night here?" Mitsuzuka put the glass down on the table.
"Thank you for your hospitable care, sir. We had a good sleep." Elysia relaxed as if everything was under control.
"Hm, alright. This is what you asked Erina yesterday. I took data from an international intel network that you won\'t find anywhere else. Take a look at this, and tell me what you think." Kenji put a relatively thick document onto the table.
"Uhm, thanks a lot for the help. I really appreciate it." Elysia glanced at Sylvia briefly and took the document. Sylvia and Erina leaned their bodies to peek at the paper as she turned to the first page.
Therefore, Elysia simply put the thick document between herself and Sylvia. That way, they would see it together.
"Ah!" Sylvia pointed to a tucked-in image reflexively.
\'Don\'t say anything now, Sylvi!\' Elysia reminded with urgency.
\'Ah-um, ooh~\' Sylvia immediately complied without question.
A slightly blurry photo of an injured six-winged golden angel was in the middle of the document. Despite that, it was clear enough to tell that angel was Elena.
"Perhaps you know something about that seraphim? This is classified information, but I decided to let you know about it. Four days ago, a crack appeared in the Pacific Ocean and the North Pole sky. I\'m sure you are aware of this phenomenon. My squad and I were on our way home from a secret mission at that time. We accidentally met seraphim, who fell from that crack in the sky." Kenji immediately got into a serious topic because the girls didn\'t mince words either.
"Oh my, oh my God... Real seraphim in this world? But why does she look hurt? You didn\'t attack her, did you, father?" Erina covered her mouth in surprise. She never thought in her wildest thoughts that there was an angel in this world.
"No, we tried to help her, but she just ran away. She fell from heaven injured." Kenji shook his head. After that, he looked at Elysia with a neutral gaze. "I can see the bracelet on your right wrist is so similar to the one that the seraphim are wearing. So do you know something, Elysia? Or maybe, the implied meaning of what you said yesterday was that the bracelet did belong to that seraphim, and you only kept it for her? I will not do anything. We just need to know what happened."
Elysia heaved a subtle sigh. This kind of situation finally came, but she had already prepared herself for it.
\'Show your dominance, Ely. You are the one who will control the situation, and not them. Go-go, Ely, go, I know you can do it~\' Elena cheered.
"What will happen if the answer is yes, and what will you do if the answer is no? This is not a matter of what you are trying to find out from me, but there is nothing I can tell you about this because I am in the dark too. I have tolerated you because of Erina-san, so please don\'t corner me like last night." Elysia turned the page and looked through the document again with Sylvia.
"You sound arrogant with that remark of yours, girl." Mitsuzuka frowned.
"It was because of your aggressive response when we came in peace, sir. You have lived more than seventy years, you should know what to do. Don\'t push your luck too far because you might regret it. That\'s not the attitude of someone who wants to have a good relationship with the other party." Elysia answered calmly and continued to turn the pages. Until she finished and closed the document.
"..." Mitsuzuka was silent for a moment to observe Elysia\'s expression. Yesterday, he could see this girl\'s eyes emitting the vibe of the usual gentle waves. Still, now it was like a dangerous thunderstorm.
He couldn\'t explain it, but it seemed like this girl would really take a proper retaliation if he dared to offend her. Her attitude suddenly changed overnight?
"Mm! I really appreciate with gratitude for this information. Is there something you expect from us?" Elysia nodded with a charming smile.
"Hm, I\'ve got the answer to what you didn\'t say. Please keep that information to only you and the girl beside you. No one else should know it, am I clear? With that being said, what are your plans after this, Elysia?" Kenji was being professional by keeping his composure in speaking.
"Going to explore a lot of places, I guess?" Elysia tilted her head slightly.
"Well, if that\'s what you want to do, I have an offer. No, these are some offers for our good relations. First of all, if you want to auction something, please come to our Minamoto Clan more than anything else. We will give you the best offer from the market price. Second, I think you\'ve seen the last page of the document. Our country will have another international turn this month to explore mysterious ancient ruins at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. I want you to go with us to explore those underwater ruins." Kenji made a steeple of his fingers with a confident glow on his face.
"International turn? Ruins in the Pacific Ocean? The last place monitored by the international network?" Elysia turned to the last page of the document once again to confirm that.
"As it is written there, it is the most mysterious ruin at the moment. The International Esper Association made an agreement with all the countries involved.
Every country will have their turn according to the rotation date. Japan will have another chance the day after tomorrow for a whole week because of sudden cooperation operation. Well, it\'s actually a joint team with other countries." Kenji grasped his hand and leaned forward. He wanted to see Elysaia\'s expression in its entirety.
"I see... Two days from now, is it?" Elysia consulted Elena and Rhea for a moment. After that, she told Sylvia and Vanessa what had happened telepathically.
"That doesn\'t sound bad, Ely. If your master and the Goddess of Nature don\'t mind, then that\'s what we\'re going to do. I mean, we can get help from them and go with our own loot if we find something good. We have Space Bag, so we\'ll get out safely, hehehe..." Sylvia laughed happily because she was satisfied with Elysia\'s approach now. No one could mess with them.
"Mm, we\'ll come with your squad. We\'ll be back here the day after tomorrow." Elysia conveyed her approval.
"That\'s good. But, we will depart from Tokyo. If you come here, then we will prepare a jet for you." Kenji shrugged his shoulders slightly.
"Hm, then we\'ll head straight to Tokyo the day after tomorrow. Please tell us where we\'ll meet." Elysia changed her answer.
"Scan this." Kenji displayed a QR Code on his tablet screen. After Elysia asked that, he explained a bit. "You just have to come to this point. Someone will escort you to the base."
"All right." Elysia just nodded while looking at the marker on the map.
"Uhm, can I come too? It\'s not a dangerous operation or a secret mission, is it?" Erina raised her hand and gave her father a pleading look.
"I don\'t mind if you want to come along, Erina. However, you also need to ask your grandfather for permission." Kenji doesn\'t mind at all if his daughter wants to come along.
Erina just clasped her hands while looking at her grandfather with a pleading sparkle in her eyes.
"Very well, we will all go there then. But, you still need to be taken care of by Mio." Mitsuzuka sighed as he didn\'t feel any harm in giving permission just this time. "Just don\'t turn anything into gold, or we\'ll have international military problems, hahaha!"
"Mou~ I know that." Erina pouted. Even so, she ended up smiling sweetly because she was too excited. This was perhaps the first time she followed her father and grandfather in their military business.
Erina conveyed her excitement to Elysia and Sylvia. After that, Elysia decided to leave, but Erina\'s family first asked her to stay together.
Because of that, Elysia and Sylvia simply complied with the request before they were allowed to leave.