Chapter 248 Taienra's Arrival

Toz and Asilean used one of the docks as a springboard to leap out of the city's gravity and protective barrier. Their actions would have attracted the attention of the people nearby if Toz hadn't used a combination of darkness and void magic to conceal their presence. However, since it was his first time traveling through the Void directly, Toz didn't dare play around with combination magic, so he stuck only to using void magic.

Toz and Asilean used void magic to push themselves through the Void while using space magic to shrink the distance, and they disappeared from sight in a few moments. However, there were still several people who saw Toz enter the Void with nothing but the clothes on him. And unless made from priceless treasure, clothes couldn't withstand the burden of the necessary enchantments to protect their wearer from the Void.

Only someone with more money and resources than air to breathe would acquire something like clothes to protect them from the Void, while a vessel would do the same job but would also allow the person to actually move around in the Void. A person that rich probably wouldn't travel without an entourage or protection, so it was unlikely to be due to the clothes.

However, there were other ways a person could enter the Void freely. Sufficient strength or the Void attribute were the two most obvious reasons for someone being able to enter the Void. There might also be unique inclinations capable of allowing the human to travel through the Void without them having the void attribute. But such an inclination was more than exceedingly rare.

Since approximately transcendent level strength was necessary to travel through the Void without help or the void attribute, the people who saw Toz quickly guessed that he had the void attribute to help him. The existence of a certain human in the city helped convince them that it was possible to have the void attribute. However, it also made them assume that Toz was part of the same faction as that person, or related to the cult leader's rumored origin, the Church of Nihiltas.

Toz had inadvertently managed to spread even further rumors about his existence in Pirate Haven. Although, no one linked the newcomer who beat a couple of thugs from Sanguine Blade to the void mage who appeared for a few moments a the outskirts of the city's middle tier.

Toz and Asilean flitted through the Void toward Taienra and the others on her back, unaware of the rumors they had started.

It was a mystical feeling, having the Void press down on his body, threatening to destroy it while also shielding it from destruction, and Toz was slightly scared that the pressure would win out. However, as he got more used to it, the feeling slowly started to disappear, and he felt like he belonged to the Void, as if it was natural for him to travel through it.

Since Toz was more at ease in the Void, he and Asilean picked up their pace and flashed through the Void until they arrived in front of Taienra.

"You're back already?"

Taienra's voice questioning voice greeted them.

"Yeah. A bunch of stuff happened almost the moment we set foot on Pirate Haven. But the result's good since you can get close to the city without having to worry about a bunch of pirates attacking you."

Asilean gave Taienra a rundown of what happened during the time they had been in Pirate Haven while Toz went to the center of the island to quickly explain to Joan, Joshua, and Hods what was going on.

Joshua was a little sad that he didn't get to see Lucy, but he was immediately overjoyed when he found out he got to go to Pirate Haven.

It didn't take long for Taienra to get the gist of what happened and head toward Pirate Haven. Toz and Asilean explained what they thought the others might need to know on the way to the city.

Toz was thinking about how to explain the Blue Lounge's connection with the Starsling Kingdom to Joan and Joshua when they returned to the city.

Toz hadn't noticed it while they were traveling through the empty Void since he didn't have anything to compare to when he couldn't properly measure distance. However, now that he could make a comparison between how quickly he and Asilean and Taienra made the same trip, Toz realized that Taienra was almost dizzyingly fast. And she was capable of such speeds without affecting the people riding on her back which meant that she also had excellent control over her strength.

"Were you that eager?"

"Maybe a little. You made it seem like there was going to be a lot of fun here."

"Still, it's pretty incredible you reached that speed with the forest on your back."

"Right, Toz's sword kept me busy, so I never told you, but this forest is way too mysterious, and it's thanks to it that we got here so fast, you know?"

Contrary to Toz's thoughts, the speed Taienra displayed wasn't her usual speed. It was her starlight magic. Though, even if it wasn't Taienra's regular traveling velocity, it was still incredible.

Taienra wanted to tell Asilean all about the forest on her back now that she got an opportunity. However, that still had to wait since her arrival had startled almost every single pirate on Pirate Haven. The sole exceptions were Stitches and the cats, but even they were a little surprised since Taienra had appeared seemingly from out of nowhere.

Most of the pirates quickly distanced themselves from Taienra since it was obvious just from her arrival that they weren't a match for her. However, many others were a little more rash and decided they didn't like their city being intruded upon by a massive beast, so they began surrounding Taienra with boats and ships while giving off threatening atmospheres. Though there wasn't anyone who took action, and before anyone did something, a voice rang out through the city and the nearby Void.

"Bunglehopper business. Stay out!"

Wulf's shout was enough to quell any brewing trouble. Those who recognized and knew Wulf knew it wasn't wise to make an enemy of him, and those who didn't know Wulf still knew about the Bunglehoppers and how they had just smacked the Blue Lounge League in the face without suffering any repercussions.

And since Taienra was just an unidentified sixth level beast, despite the power she emanated, the big three crews didn't see a reason to unnecessarily pick a fight with the Bunglehoppers. Stris really wanted to interfere, but he wasn't sure he could withstand another loss just for the sake of being petty.