Elysion Online ~The Dragonewt and The Summoner~

Chapter 167: History of humanity and subraces

When we arrived at Liebling, I served the three of them a honey drink and introduced Ix.

"This is Ix, the Ex Machina. Ix, say hello"

"Are these your orders?"

"Yes. Orders"

"Yes, Master. Ix, Ex Machina"

"Hello. Sweet lady. My name is Caim. I'm your savior"

Why are you picking up? This person.

"My savior is Master"

Ix, nice! That's it.

"Ahaha! That was a great rejection! Anyway, she doesn't seem like the kind of girl the legends say she is"

"Please don't test her like that"

"Nephi is hard. Well, we're here to talk to you. First of all, are you our enemy?"

He is a man who doesn't hesitate to ask.

"Master's enemies are my enemies"

"Umm. So we're not enemies now"

"That's fine"

Then Nephi-san asks.

"In our history, Ex Machina is an enemy of humanity, are you aware of that?"

"Yes. We were in a hostile relationship between humanity and subraces"

"Why were you hostile?"

"Because we were attacked"

That surprised Aura-san.

"Did you get attacked by humans and subraces!? Did that happen out of the blue?"

"We were attacked when we came to this planet"

"That's...not sudden at all"

Then Caim said.

"It's nothing strange. Things are different now than they were then. Records show that Ex Machina appeared more than 3000 years ago. In that era, humans and subraces were fighting wars all over the place. If an Ex Machina suddenly appeared, it would be natural to attack it"

"That's true. But it is ironic that this is the beginning of cooperation between humans and subraces"

"Eh? What do you mean?"

"It is said that for the first time humans and subraces cooperated in the face of a huge unknown enemy called Ex Machina. If it weren't for Ex Machina, this country might not exist at all"

You can't cooperate with each other unless you have an enemy in front of you...ironic indeed.

"So what happened to the Ex Machina? How are you still alive?"

"Ex Machina was deactivated due to lack of energy and I was created as an Ex Machina to work with the magic from a summoner"

"I guess that means Ex Machina wanted to coexist with summoners regardless of the outcome. Is that a unilateral decision on your part? My guess is that the summoner is involved"

It is true that unilateral coexistence cannot be called coexistence. What does that mean?

"Exactly. A summoner named Darius appeared naked before us, proving that he had no intention of hostility"

Ha, he appeared naked? Are you okay? That guy.

"I've never heard of this summoner...do you know him?"

"I've never heard of him"

It's hard to go down in history as someone who proves he's not hostile when he's naked.

"I do know"

Good for you! Darius-san! There's someone who knows.

"I don't know if it's the same person, but I'm pretty sure Darius was one of the people who spoke out for coexistence with subraces over 3000 years ago"

Oh! That sounds right.

"Darius spoke with our supreme commander and created this capsule with me inside to save Ex Machina from extinction"

"I see. Do you have a general idea of what's going on?"

"Yes. What can I do for you?"

"You'll talk to the king yourself"

"All right"

The conversation is going on between the two of them. Is it okay after all?

"Is that Ix going to be okay after all?"

"What are you going to do if she's not okay?"

"Grandmaster!?"

Nephi-san is surprised, but if Ix is subject to punishment or something...

"Then I'll cut all ties with the guild and the country and we'll all live happily together on a deserted island with no one around"

There is a battleship and there's plenty of food on that island. It seems that the poison is gone, so that kind of game life is not bad.

"Ahaha! That's a good answer! I wish I could throw away being Grandmaster and live like that with my own summoned beasts"

"Grandmaster...you're being serious, aren't you? That"

"Of course, right? Because I'm a summoner, right?"

He seems to be saying that all summoners want to do such a thing. Then Aura-san said,

"It's okay. Takuto-kun. This is Freetia. It's a country that recognizes the free rights of subraces. Even though Ex Machina is extinct, it's still a subrace. Of course they have the right to freedom"

That's right. That's good. Then Nephi-san made a surprising comment.

"It's the history of both humans and subraces that endangered the world. Ex Machina is not the only one to be blamed"

"Eh!? Did humans and subraces do that too!?"

The three of them looked at each other and nodded in response to my question.

"Among the magic created by humankind, there is a magic called forbidden curse. It is the ultimate in magic that can end the world just by using it. I can use it to hide anything"

I made a terrifying remark, but this person!?

"The higher species of the subraces stand in that realm. You understand that now, don't you, Takuto-san? The magnitude of an dragonewt's sleeping power"

Ah~, if there's a realm even higher than that dragon, I feel like it's no wonder it can destroy the world.

"Since we're on the subject, let's talk about dragonewt and the others. I think he has the right to hear"

"I suppose so. Have you ever wondered, Takuto-san? Why there are no dragonewts or elves in Freetia"

Eh? I've been wondering about that, but what is it?

"I did think it was strange, but I thought it was just unfriendly relationship or something like that"

"We're certainly not on friendly terms now. But when the country was founded, there was a time when dragonewts, elves, angels and demons all lived here"

I think it's a very chaotic space, but it's a good thing they were able to live together.

"Of course, there were conflicts, but it was ruled by the founding king and his figure was worshipped by the subraces"

"But no one can live forever. After his death, there was a lot of trouble. Dragonewts's pride was hurt by humans and they left the country and parted ways with the elves when they built a factory for their country. Angels and demons have a history of leaving the country because of their unresolved hatred for each other"

How much did the dragonewts hurt their pride enough to leave the country? But I've never seen a factory or anything like that.

"There was no factory as far as I know"

"They tore it down to make friends with the elves again. The dryads are a result of that"

Ah, I see what you mean. I was wondering why there were dryads when there were no elves.

"It's hard work, you know? The dwarves want a factory and if we don't build one, they'll say they're going back to their country"

Ah, so dwarves and elves are not friendly.

"Both humans and subraces have a history of fighting after all. The same species fight each other and even different species fight each other. So Ex Machina will be fine. As the head of the Beastmasters Guild, I can assure you"

The sense of security is different when it comes to the words of people who can destroy the world.

"But it's true that you saved us a lot of trouble by consulting us early on"

"That's true. If Takuto-san had kept it from us and someone found out, all hell would have broken loose and neither the country nor us would have been able to move"

"You made a good decision. Takuto-kun"

Scary!? I don't know what would have happened if I hadn't consulted...yes, I'm scared, so let's not imagine it.

"I think I'll have to get an audience with the King for what it's worth. I'll let you know when I do. Here's my contact information"

Oh, he just handed me his friend's code without hesitation.

"Thank you very much"

"No problem. Ah, do you have another drink?"

Apparently, he liked my honey drink.

"We do. What would you two like?"

"I'll have one"

"We'll take it, but it's ruining everything. Grandmaster"

"What can I do? Unlike you two, I don't get out much, you know? I think Grandmasters should have the right to freedom!"

"No. You have to work"

Nephi-san, you're relentless! In any case, I'm glad that Ix is going to be able to manage. However, I couldn't just ask her for free.

"Instead, I'll pay for her maid costume"

"Grandmaster? The subraces in Takuto-kun's place are under my jurisdiction. Can you please stay out of it?"

Aura-san, what is your jurisdiction? But I'm sorry to inform them.

"I'm sorry. Ix doesn't need any money"

What do you mean?

"Ix can change her clothes into any outfit I imagine"

""Wh, What the hell!""

Isn't this more surprising than the Ex Machina bombshell?

"That's a big deal...that means she can change into any outfit that was impossible before, right?"

"Well, I suppose it does"

"Wait a minute! I'll hurry up and write down a design"

"Clever...Aura. Takuto-kun, take this"

Caim took out a piece of paper and showed it to me. The Victorian maid, which can be said to be the origin of maid clothes, was written there. It was unexpected. I was expecting a much worse costume.

"You see? Now, I want you to dress her up!"

"Wait! What are you thinking! Of course she'll look good in a frilly maid costume!"

"You're the one who doesn't understand. The origin is the royal road and the supreme one. I'm sure she can prove that I'm right!"

And so it was forcibly decided that Ix's shopkeeper's outfit would be a Victorian maid. When Caim saw Ix in the Victorian maid's outfit, he said...

"She is the treasure of this world. I hereby pledge to protect her with all my might"

For some reason, he saluted and swore.