59 14. Aquasteed's Ring

Large country marine forest.

The basement of the royal castle has become a mighty labyrinth - "sealed and between kings.

Dim passages smell a little damp.

The walls lined with inorganic gray bricks bring only a tiny bit of light. Magic or something, but no one cares about it.

Because everyone was, in this place, overwhelmed by the air.

"I didn't know there was such a space in the basement of the castle..."

Aquasteed takes a small breath when he sees the passage that spreads in front of him.

Unlike the usual outfit, look ahead to wrapping that around your knight's clothes. No matter what, they were dressed in moveable clothes.

View a view of the Royal Castle as Elliot holds the lamp in his hand.

underground passage, which would undoubtedly have been from the time it was designed, but there are no traces of it like that anywhere.

"... because it's a country with a long history. At the time of the founding of the country, very little material was available. Exactly, it's a problem that nobody knows about the basement of the Royal Castle."

"There's nothing humans can do."

Aquasteed thought that the fairies and their king must have been at the centre and managed.

A cheerful voice echoes down the road, completely different from an aquasteed of such seriousness.

"That's fine now, so let's go!

"Dear Acari, if they run suddenly, it's dangerous!

"Fine. Dear Tiara, you're worried."

Clams in half pants that tie their hair and seem to emphasize ease of movement make them smile. It says on its face that I can't help but look forward to the underground passage of the royal castle.

"There shouldn't be that much (...) danger, so it's okay"

"Until Dear Olivia..."

But that would mean there would be some danger...... Tiara Rose sighs. I just hope that no one gets hurt, that it can be sealed and go between kings.

I can't help but worry mainly about Acari and Olivia.

"... well, shall we go"

With a bitter smile, Elliot takes the lead.

Tiara Rose to Acari and Olivia right behind it. Behind it, Aquasteed and Claire.

A less combative woman is caught between them.

After a short walk, the aisle was divided into two strands.

Now, whatever I do, it bothers my head - not long after, the voices of Acari and Olivia overlapped.

"Right!"

"... is that the power of the holy prayer of Lord Akali?

Elliot looks at the acari with surprise, wondering how he knows the way.

Unexpectedly he said, "Ah," but Akali nodded to Elliot's words as if nothing had happened. Tiara Rose laughs bitterly at how convenient it is with the power of holy prayer.

At the same time, I thought I was very jealous of the two of them playing the fairy king's hidden stage in their previous lives.

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Would you have walked for about an hour?

At the end of the long passage, I saw the light. On either side of the luxurious door, a flower-inspired lamp is placed to illuminate the area. The doors are sculpted so that the fairies protect something.

"There really was..."

Elliot, who was half-hearted, opens his mouth pompously on the way there. And soon, I'll take notes on the notebook I was bringing.

- Guys, I'm on it.

I do care because it's the event stage of the game, but I wonder if Tiara Rose didn't have to come this suddenly......

It involved aquasteeds and crails and took care of them. I feel sorry for losing my memory and causing so much trouble.

"Come on, let's go, Dear Tiara! I'm sure it'll bring back memories here."

"Huh...?

I take Tiara Rose's hand for a long time, and Akali puts her hand on the door.

Behind the door, which had been opened, only one altar had been set up in the centre of the room. The circular interior is muraled and depicts humans and fairies living happily ever after.

Between the sealed and king, who briefly invited the Tiara Roses.

"... who?

"Huh?"

Aquasteed, who was behind Tiara Rose, staring at the pedestal, raises his voice in large measure. That gaze is poured on the central pedestal, but I don't feel any signs of people being there.

Acari and Olivia breathed as they wondered what Tiara Rose meant.

- Oh, I see. Is it the story of the game?

I don't know because Claire doesn't change her expression, but I guess she doesn't even look like a confused Elliot. And you don't even look like two secretly tense women.

"Dear Akali, what is this..."

"Shit, Dear Tiara!

…………

Acari's attention brings silence to the hall.

Thinking just fine in a way, Aquasteed thinks about the ring to revive Tiara Rose's memory.

No.

- Here, I can create a ring.

I don't know why you thought that, but that's what Aquasteed's instinct understood.

'... how many years... it's been thousands of years since we've had customers here'

"You are..."

"Welcome, my descendants"

A man grinned and smiled, blocking Aquasteed's words as he tried to ask.

He ties the same dark blue hair as Aquasteed into one and flushes it forward. The white based outfit made me feel some age, with a long cloak spread out on the floor.

As if in contrast to myself, I see an unreadable smile of thought.

"Some generations ago, do you mean King of Marine Forest..."

"First generation, to be exact."

"Ferres Marine Forest"

As soon as Aquasteed calls his name, he is returned 'Well Done'.

I will not forget the name of the first king.

"Long time no see, too, Claire."

"Oh, Fell looks as good as ever."

……

I thought you looked familiar, but soon Aquasteed reconsiders whether it was obvious or not. Unlike humans, fairy kings who live a long time. Even if he lived before the founding of Marine Forest, no wonder.

Claire, nicknamed Fell, looks happy somewhere.

- When that happens, will it be a pretty close pattern?

They say fairies and humans used to be more intimate than they are now. That's only because of the power of the kings of history, Aquasteed thinks.

I guess I made a lot more effort to be loved by fairies than I do now. All the books in the royal castle are old and few new.

If you become the first king, it goes without saying.

Because they made Marine Forest and made the fairy kings acknowledge it. A word of respect dominates Aquasteed.

"The kid with the clail ring is my descendant, and the kid with the pearl ring?

"My Lady."

"Yeah. Speaking of which, you haven't heard the name yet."

Looking alternately at Aquasteed and Tiara Rose, Ferres offers his hand. While shaking hands, Aquasteed gives his name and thanks.

"Aquasteed? Yeah, that's a good name. '

"Thank you"

'And then there's Tiara Rose. That kid's the only one getting Keith's blessing, that's amazing.'

Seeing Tiara Rose as she was surprised, 'I wonder if Keith has become mild,' Ferres laughs. But still, Claire keeps saying the words.

"You're not."

'I thought so!

Ferres laughing with his hands slapped is a lot worse than earlier. Quietly observe, wondering which is the original him.

And this first king - Ferres, why is he here?

- A sealed monster, it won't be.

I wonder if it acts like a monster watch, but if I can create a ring here, I also think it might have something to do with it. Or both?

"-So."

Pattin, and.

Ferres rings his finger and instantly turns the altar that was in the center into a throne. Aquasteed is alert to what will begin as he hears the breathtaking voices of the Tiara Roses behind him.

I don't think it's malicious, but I can't read the intentions.

- I've never thought a sneer grin so scary.

"Hmm, it's inconvenient that everyone can't see me."

"Fell is a ghost, so there's only one person you can see."

Return to the dissatisfied Ferres words that Crail has no choice.

Hearing the word ghost, Aquasteed is convinced that it does. There's no way I can live this long time alive.

"Aquasteed Marine Forest"

"Yes."

'Here, you can create a ring. I guess that's why you're here, huh?

A clear voice tells you not to tolerate denial.

Aquasteed's answer is yes, of course, but sometimes we have to confirm it as the King Prince of this country.

"Before that, one. I heard there's a monster here, but it's..."

"It's okay. The seal is tight, so you won't wake up."

"Really?"

Relax and stroke his chest down, Aquasteed stares straight at Ferres.

"Tiara Rose is losing her memory wearing the ring of the Fairy King of the Sea.... To reclaim that memory, I want to get the king's ring"

There was anxiety that creating a ring for just one woman would be rejected. But look at Ferres - Aquasteed felt he wasn't the one to say that.

He's probably alive, not obsessed with the little things. I realized by instinct that he was such a person.

"Fine."

Ferres tells him immediately and invites him to come.

Walking to the front of the throne, Aquasteed kneels.

After laughing contentedly at it, Ferres calls Tiara Rose's name. It's a ring for her, so you'd better make it where she's in person, right? Say so and watch Aquasteed.

Claire brought Tiara Rose and placed her hands gently on that shoulder.

"Uh...?

Perplexed, yet honestly obeying Tiara Rose.

Moment after moment, fluttering Tiara Rose's hair danced and the wind blew into the windless indoor.

And then he opens his eyes to the person who appeared in front of him.

"- Master Aqua, is there another?

"I'm Ferres Marine Forest. It's the first king of this country, Tiara Rose. '

"Huh! Excuse me. I am Tiara Rose Lapis Marine Forest"

Immediately take the finest thanks and Tiara Rose kneels.

"The hard greeting, I'm done. Come on, let's make a ring. '

- It's not the ending, is it?

Ferres, who told him to create the ring, smiles a lot like Aquasteed. The appearance seemed fun, and I didn't think it was very much that the monster was sealed here.

'Oh well. You're worried about Tiara Rose.'

"Oh, um..."

'If you're talking about monsters, don't worry. It's sealed, so it never comes out'

"Really..."

I'm glad you thought about Marine Forest, Ferres says.

"Because you can see and hear me only while Claire touches you"

"Yes, Master Crail, I'm sorry for the inconvenience."

"I don't mind."

After watching the exchange between the two, Ferres calls' Come 'and Tiara Rose next to Aquasteed.

"Come on, Tiara Rose. Give me your left hand, Aquasteed. '

He snorts and Tiara Rose offers her left hand to Aquasteed. Take that hand and Aquasteed gently kisses A.

A gentle, serious eye aquasteed - looks like someone else from the usual. More pressing air comes through than usual and drinks sagging and spitting.

Claire takes her hand off Tiara Rose's shoulder and tells her to "close her eyes"...... and honestly follows it.

To the sight where you can no longer see anything, all you feel is the warmth of Aquasteed touching your hands. Sometimes I hear a lot of heart sounds and I hope no one else has listened to me.

"In the Name of Ferres Marine Forest, Give Aquasteed Marine Forest the King's Ring"

Aquasteed's fingertips peer through Tiara Rose's left hand pharmacopoeia.

Wedding rings are worn there, but I immediately feel the presence of different rings on my skin. Original ring and new ring overlay.

"The word of the covenant - you know what I mean?

The voice of Ferres, the first king, pushes Aquasteed's back.

"I swear here in the name of Aquasteed Marine Forest, star watching over the land of Marine Forest. Whether the flowing stars and the earth that supports the country perish, it is unlikely that the ring will lose its shine -"

As Aquasteed finished his pledge, the ring that appeared on Tiara Rose's left hand pharmacopoeia glowed strongly.