RM Vol 3: For a World without Boundary – Chapter 36: Oh, you done f*cked up now!
"That was..." Kallen spoke up first, waking up from the trance that their entire group had been put under.
"Wow." Natasha finished up the sentence for Kallen, having noticed that the girl was at a loss for words.
Kallen looks at Natasha right after. To only say 'wow' would be the understatement of the century. But quite frankly, Kallen sees no better word to describe the concert that just ended. Kallen is proud to present herself as a classical music enjoyer. Yet, Kallen was blown away by the beats and notes the concert introduced into the world. Each part of the lyrics held a vivid meaning, painted by the accompanying instruments and delivered by heavenly voices. And let's mention the opening acts, just that alone had caused Kallen and even Natasha to descend into a stupor.
Turning around, Kallen can see the entrance of a clinic that is attached to the concert venue. It's there that she can see the sight of patients, who used to be afflicted with injuries and sickness, now up and about running in glee. Honestly, it's a surreal sight, even if Kallen has witnessed it firsthand.
"... And this duo performs miracles like this on a regular basis." Kallen suddenly said.
"Unbelievable, right?" Kallen nods at Natasha's words.
They're currently just there, milling about in the afterglow of the concert, watching the people leaving with bright smiles and introspective looks. Right now, the pair of Crusaders is waiting for their escorts to return. Apparently, someone requested their presence and from the look of it, they outranked the Witches by a lot. It will be ten minutes later that the Witches return, but they're not alone.
"Sorry for the wait, Kallen, Natasha." Sergeant Langley greeted them. "I brought company for our outing."
Kallen and Natasha turn to see the unexpected guest, their eyes opening wide when they see her. Seeing their reaction, the newcomer sports a smirk while placing a finger in front of their lips in a shushing gesture. Langley is the one to introduce them. "Kallen, Natasha, please meet Miss Pink Elf, Elysia."
Natasha can only nod, dumbfounded while Kallen shakes her head before saying. "It's an honor, Miss Elysia. But how...?"
Elysia chuckles, winking. "How can a girl as cute as me not attracting any attention? Well, a little bit of magic goes a long way to help."
Langley further elaborates. "Miss Elysia is using a variant of the notice-me-not spell, only people who have some degree in magic can see her true form. From the outsider's perspective, she is just another escort like Katia and I."
"Albeit a pretty one." Elysia smiled before saying. "I am here because truthfully, I am curious about the strongest Crusaders around. My dearest keeps talking about how wonderful it would be if she could employ you under her wings. It would have been a pleasurable cooperation if nothing else. After all, the Saint's integrity and justice have spread far and wide."
Kallen returns a humble smile of her own. "Surely you exaggerated my accomplishment, Miss Elysia. I wouldn't have been able to uphold my values if it weren't for my sisters' help. Not to mention what I have achieved so far pale in comparison to what you and Miss Eden manage to do in one concert."
Elysia tilts her head, letting Kallen and Natasha take a look at her pointed ears. "Kind and modest. It seems the words about you have credence, after all." The High Elf then smiles. "How about we all go and grab some coffee and get to know each other, my treats, of course."
Hearing the suggestion, Kallen and Natasha share a look before agreeing. "That sounds lovely. We too are curious about your tale."
"Oh my, calling it tale means equating me with something grand. If it were up to me, I would rather call it... Journey." Elysia replied with a finger under her chin. "Now then, does anybody know a good place to sit down?"
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"Umu... This is lovely." Elysia commented after she tasted the coffee cake prepared by the shop they found. They have been chatting for the past half an hour and getting to know each other. Thanks to Elysia's extrovert personality, the group mellows quickly to be on a first-name basis. "I reckon that Yuki would have loved to try this."
"Yuki?" Natasha asked, having drunk her cup of hot cocoa with two hands.
Elysia giggles, laying it out directly. "My lover."
Kallen coughs when she's about to take a bite from her own cake. "Lover? From the sound of it, it's a girl's name, ain't it?" She asked with genuine curiosity.
The Crusaders that launched the attack are stunned. It's only after a dozen seconds that their leader stutters out. "H-How did you...?"
Elysia just shrugs. "Eh, I've dealt with worse. Trust me when I say that being blown in half isn't a great experience."
"What?"
Elysia smiles. "Part of my training. But we aren't here to talk about that, aren't we? Now, what would Yuki want me to say again? Oh, right... My turn!"
Elysia claps her hands together after the exclamation, and from it, an invisible pulse of mana flows across the area. Soon after, a circular dome of pink energy descends on them, blocking out the street they're on and a portion of the coffee shop from internal exfiltration and external interference. The hostile Crusaders are shocked due to the sudden change of the field, looking around and scanning the energy dome. Utilizing the split-second chance, Elysia conjures up her prized weapon, her bow, Sonnet. A weapon gifted to her by Yuki who has gone through the trouble of designing and crafting it with the brainiac trios with materials donated by Yggdra and the Belkan Empresses.
The sudden flurry of Elysia's bow attracts the attention of the Crusader leader, who promptly wakes up from her stupor and orders. "Spread out! Formation C!"
"Too late!" Elysia said with a smile, already knocking an energy arrow with a, you guessed it, pink motif. Before the Crusaders can disperse fully, the arrow is released, turning into a beam that, surprisingly, flies past any of the Crusaders.
"Hah, you missed!" One of the Crusaders mocked Elysia, raising her weapon at the elf.
"Did I?" Elysia asked while smirking.
Before the Crusaders can react, the beam hits the dome before being supercharged and bouncing back inward while splitting into four other rays. These rays then strike four Crusaders in the back, effectively hitting them with the equivalent of a boosted Taser. They are then promptly placed under induced comas till everything is settled. The loss of half of her team surprised the Crusader leader. This means that just for a moment, her attention is not placed on Elysia. "What!?"
Capitalizing on the opportunity, Elysia rushes forth, covering the distance of thirty meters in the blink of an eye. By the time, the remaining Crusaders lay their eyes on her pristine pink visage, Elysia has already prepped another surprise for them. Flashbang.
With an outstretched hand, Elysia casts a military specification stun spell that gives out directional bright light and ear-deafening noise.
*BANG* BANG* BANG*
The spell is activated three times, blasting the battle area with enough sensory overload that places immense strain on the enhanced and untrained senses of these Crusaders. Just that spell alone has brought the remaining foes to their knees, struggling to maintain their balance. Elysia, with a twirl of her form and bow, promptly gives these incapacitated enemies a good smacking. Effectively putting them down, out cold with major bumps on their heads. To be on the safe side, Elysia also cast silencing spells and binding spells on their collapsed bodies. Once she is done with everything, Elysia marvels at her handiworks, eight glowing pink cocoons.
"Yikes, those are bruised egos if there are any left when they wake up." With the coast cleared Natasha said as she appeared from the shop with Kallen. The former then gives Elysia a one-over. "Jeez, you just mop them up without breaking a sweat. Given their gears, all of them are A-rankers you know?"
Elysia just chuckles while turning her bow into pink particles. "I have had worse." She then snaps her fingers, dispelling the dome surrounding the impromptu arena.
Slowly, the dome collapses like kaleidoscope pieces falling. Seeing the spectacle, Kallen says. "For what it's worth, I am sorry, Elysia."
Elysia nods, not minding the mild inconvenience. "Don't be, I will treat this as a night workout with how little I am troubled by it."
Once the dome is fully dissipated, the trio comes to see an entire company of Coalition infantry surrounding the area. Elysia scans the area before giving one last look at the cocoons she made. "Well, now what?"
"You never thought this far?" Natasha couldn't stop herself from asking.
Elysia shrugs nonchalantly at the question. "Yup! Jokes aside, what I have in mind won't hold a candle to what Yuki can think up on a whim once we notify her of this development."
"So, let me just give the Reich Marshal a call." Elysia clapped her hands together, eager to tell Yuki of her adventure.