Chapter 269: Enter, Estralia!

Chapter 269: Enter, Estralia!

Multiple proficiency requirements fulfilled. [Storm Magic Lv. 4] [Draconic Barrier Lv. 7] [Mental Warfare Lv. 6] [Spear Mastery Lv. 7] [Draconic Aura Lv. 4] [Royal Presence Lv. 4] [MId-Air Maneuvering Lv. 9] [Aerial Fighter Lv. 5] [Wind Resistance Lv. 10] [Dark Resistance Lv. 4] gained

Skill requirement fulfilled. [Wind Resistance Lv. 10] evolved into [Storm Resistance Lv. 1]

Spell gained: [Cyclone Madness]

Multiple proficiency requirements fulfilled. [Sundering Enhancement Lv. 10] [Piercing Enhancement Lv. 10] [Crushing Enhancement Lv. 10] [Danger Perception Lv. 10] [Mental Corruption Resistance Lv. 10] [Mind Protection Lv. 10] [Sacred Resistance Lv. 5] [Storm Resistance Lv. 5] [Speed of Sonic Lv. 5] gained. 3650 SP remaining

Skill requirement fulfilled. [Sundering Enhancement Lv. 10] [Piercing Enhancement Lv. 10] [Crushing Enhancement Lv. 10] merged into [All-Damage Enhancement Lv. 1]

2 wyverns have become your followers

Total follower count updated. Total follower of [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]:7717

[Drifting Snow Wyvern, Shayatierus], [Drifting Snow Wyvern, Bethlieranha], [Shadow Stalker Virigress, Varya], [Young Dusk Virigress, Shere], [Young Dusk Virigress, Ajay], [Young Black-Light Virigress, Rajah] have received the title [Hestias Retainer]

[You know, I always found it impressive that you can cheat the System this much just through SP. Sure, you spent 7900 SP for it, but you still have a ton to spare. Haaaaaa, if only Ellaine could use her SP on [OklLuthiers Power], she could use my more interesting powers. Pulling out an Origin Sin technique would be quite a sight.]

[Tch Yes, yes, lets continue. Dear, how is your meditation?]Ñ00v€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.

[Going well Outside of you two arguing inside my head and all. I would like it if you werent speaking with Kramps so often that I have to put my parallel minds to work.]

Two days full of training had passed ever since we departed from Ullistar, and from today onwards we were no longer inside the territory of the Kingdom of Artorias. We were officially inside a new country the Republic of Estralia.

Saori informed us about it after she passed through border control. Apparently, even after we showed them a border pass issued by King Drangleic himself, the sentries still found they needed to search through our RV, since they were not Artorian soldiers, but Estralian ones.

Thankfully, Saori had Rajah hide the [Room] runes in her shadow before then. In fact, the four now fully assimilated Shadow Pack virigresses had all worked together to hide some of the more sensitive stuff to avoid any problems. Mostly, Tasiannas alchemical potions she left behind in the garden.

You certainly are well equipped. But not much cargo. And, how did a wolfkin like you receive a border pass from a King? they asked her after their search.

Connections. May I pass? she had responded, which sounded super cool when I imagined it. Still, I guess this was enough of a warning that Estralia wont be like the parts of Artorias that I visited.

Regardless, stuff happened. Nothing to be bothered by, really.

In any case, as you might expect, the road towards the first town of Estralia was full of traffic. Like, there were a ton of merchants moving together in a caravan for protection, all having their own mercenaries to act as a guard for the collective group. Some also escorted carriages with travelers inside them, issuing them a protection and escort fee. I also heard some offered food and drinks for a price. All to either make a profit or to pay off their guards. Shrewd.

We didnt want that. Mostly since those merchants pestered Saori with offers after they heard she had a border pass from King Drangleic. They immediately recognized her as the wolfkin who fought on the frontlines of the Griffonpeak defense, calling her The Jet-Black Thunder Wolf, or something like that. Some didnt believe she was a fenrir, some did but kept it to themselves. Still, most wanted to hire her.

It was good to hear that her reputation was growing, but everybody agreed it was better to just get away from the caravan. Sure, getting protection in a group was nice and all, and it would also get us some money, but the caravan was going south of Estralia's capital to one of its cities. They were looking to make money, after all.

Usually, most travelers or merchants wouldnt go directly to Estralias capital. The journey was long and less profitable, since the only stops on the way were medium-sized towns. These places were good for adventurers, but not for merchants. In a merchants journey through Estralia, these places were only visited when you decided to depart to Gleisvale.

As such, to avoid them, we were driving on this road. It was less populated by merchants and more by traveling carriages the medieval taxi, you could say. Saori had a plan to open up a traveling restaurant for them, but they moved slower than our RV, the power of our garms driving it forward. But, our garms also caused the travelers problems since our giant wolves scared their horses.

In any case, we were now all alone. During the time when Saori and Elrick switched coach positions, I decided to use that chance to get some air. Mother was sleeping and it was a break day for Yorshka. What else was there to do but to practice with Kramps, right? The next concert wasnt assured yet so idol training could be scheduled for another day.

After I borrowed KleaHatma from Ellaine, equipping the rings to listen to the demons lecture on the sin of sloth, I also brought Beth and Shay out with me. At this point, everybody was calling them with their shortened names, except for Mother and the twins themselves.

Those two would act as my coolers. Since the roof of our RV was large enough to accommodate multiple people, we sat up there while Elrick drove us.

KleaHatma restarted her explanation from the beginning, after derailing a bit. [Well, in any case, back to the topic. As you know, we demons represent the seven sins of all beings. Mostly, these are an emotional concept, as that affects both mortals and immortals. It also means our seductive powers are less useful against those unable to feel any emotions.]

[On Earth, there were scriptures about the heavenly virtues being the contrast to the cardinal sins. Is that the same case for you demons?] I asked.

[Virtues and sins are two sides of a coin. Its all about the emotional spectrum of a person and the deposition of their moral compass. However, to answer your question, no, there was no such thing as a demon of purity or temperance, or whatever. We leave that to the mortals.]

If you thought about it, the opposite of the sin of lust was the virtue of purity or chastity. In a way, Ellaine was a perfect fit as KleaHatmas other side.

[Now, the foundation of Kargryxmors training means you must understand the sin of sloth. To us demons, sloth is about being content with everything, but it is also the most annoying of all the sins to control. As slothfulness is about being apathetic with your surroundings. It is about idleness, depression, and indifference!]

I noticed some annoyance in the demons voice. Does she not like sloth?

Curious, I asked her. [Did something happen with you and the demon of sloth?]

[Pah, nothing interesting, really. As the sin of lust and the ultimate hedonist, I abhor the ultimate idler. Being content should never be the end goal. Even I am capable of doing good if I wanted to, but a sloth? Never. They will only do the bare minimum to stay alive, but outside of that, nothing else matters to them. However]

KleaHatma let out a deep sigh.

[However, on the flip side, the sloth can also be the most diligent.]

The demon explained that, while the demon of sloth was lazy and lacked any sense of urgency or goals, the moment you took away their happiness, they could do the most heinous deeds to re-achieve their idle life. During the war, the demon was mostly defensive their specialty but the moment somebody tried to attack them, they would eliminate anything threatening their peace.

[Soooo, who ended up destroying the demon of sloth?]

Kramps answered and KleaHatma confirmed it.

[Your grandpapa managed to annoy most of my former companions, you see. Even killed two of them sloth and pride. The rest were handled by the other champions of the Origin Gods. All of them are now subordinate gods]

[Who defeated you?] I wondered.

[A subordinate god of Plesia. Hmm, what was his name again?]

Ah. I had heard about them from Tasianna. Didnt really remember much, though.

[Ahhh, was that the leviathans name? Mhmm, mhmm. I remembered managing to survive by hiding in that old fortress, only for some humans to release me. Then that wolf came to beat my weakened self up and then God Marsven imprisoned me in that orb you found me in. Sure, I managed to survive, but wow, was I ever mishandled. Well, in any case, lets get back to the topic at hand.]

That should have been Belzac, if I remembered the murals inside that dwarven fortress correctly.

KleaHatma continued. [In essence, the sin of sloth is about contentment with your own situation, even ignoring the larger picture just to remain in your own bubble. Stagnancy breeds carelessness, you see. But, it also brings comfort when fate has its way with you. To be slothful, you must first be diligent, you might say.]

[Certainly philosophical, Kramps. Despite how it sounded more like your own interpretation of the sin of sloth. But finding contentment with myself, huh? Let me try.]

I invoked images of my days with Saori, Tasianna, Ellaine, and Grimnir. Of our travels and how we spent our time once Aurora was formed. How we shared stories and how we just lived our lives on the road. Training in the morning and then a dip into the hot spring in the evening before bed. It was peaceful and amazing.

I didnt want to lose this time. I wanted to protect it but then

Flash!

The conflicts we faced and how we were barely able to handle most of them. Getting out with either a lot of bruises and injuries or a whole area destroyed. Our path was filled with fighting, even if I wanted to live a more calm life. The conflict I had between my dragon and human selves, and how my actions didnt fit what I envisioned an idol would do.

Every foe out there Eithalr, the demonkin princes of sin, the church of Aurena, and the looming war over Artoriass head it made me uneasy. I couldnt feel relaxed with everything going on. How could I be content with my own situation when my to-do list was still filled with all these things? How could I just stay still for a moment?

[But, the situation is getting worse. Youve seen what the demonkin of pride did to Artorias. They drove the kingdom to the brink of destruction, killed so many people, and even slew Assurfel. Griffonpeaks Griffon King is dead. Who knows what they are planning now? If my name spreads, I will become an even greater target to them.]

Haste makes waste. My dance trainer used to tell me that. Have I really forgotten his advice? Take another deep breath. Recall my past.

I remembered my urgency to better myself so I would be accepted at an audition. This desire to succeed only led to me swearing an oath to myself to never cry or cause my parents undue worry. Most likely, that was also the reason why my past self became so troubled.

I remembered how I made Saori and Tasianna worry when we were still in the Belzac forest. How I kept things from them to not cause them problems, only to make them think I couldnt trust them. About how I worried about my [Battle Frenzy] going out of control and possibly harming them. About how I didnt want to evolve to prevent such a situation.

I even felt fear to perform on stage after all that happened. I was a bag of constant anxiousness. I just couldnt stand still so I kept training and training, becoming stronger and stronger. Until I felt too scared to become stronger after Shiternos idiotic present.

I hurt myself.

Take another breath.

Haaaaaaaaaaaaa

This was already enough to scare and break the morale of a good chunk of the robbers. KleaHatma already counted four who lost control of their bowels.

Some people really have the nerve

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