Mushoku Tensei: Reincarnated as the weakest Sword God

Rudeus called Nanahoshi to help us contact Peragius, apparently she is staying in Peragius Castle after she fell ill with mana drain syndrome.

That's a relief as it means the timeline hasn't been changed significantly.

With one of the communication rings that Orsted gave to me and Rudeus, I contacted Nanahoshi at the castle to let her know that we would be paying a visit.

And so for this we left the city to the east.

Here were some ruins of the old Sharia fort that was used in the war against Laplace, and it was the meeting point for us to be teleported.

We all went on foot obviously and arrived shortly after ten in the morning.

"Very well, I will call Almanfi, please wait" Rudeus said and took out of his tunic a kind of flute that seemed to be plated in gold.

But when we touched it, it didn't make any sound and we just waited.

I looked up at the sky for someone and I could see him.

It was moving at lightning speed, but I could easily follow that speed. It was nothing more than a ball of light, but I could assume that it was Almanfi.

In the end the guy landed in the middle of all of us and saw us.

"Hmm, a new one... very well, Lord Peragius is already waiting for you, take this and don't drop it" he said and began to pass some smooth golden-colored rods to each of us.

When Almanfi finished handing out the sticks, he left without saying anything else.

So I waited about twenty seconds, the first to leave were Ariel and Luke and then me.

It was like waking up from a dream, I don't think I got used to that feeling anytime soon.

When I opened my eyes I was inside a beautiful castle completely in white, even I couldn't help but marvel.

"Wow, that Peragius has good taste..." I muttered.

"Indeed, this is the most beautiful castle in the world after all" a female voice said from my side.

I turned around and it was a woman with angel wings, blonde hair and a bird mask, she must be Silvaryl.

"Yes, I certainly do," I replied with a smile.

Sylvaril lightly flapped her wings as she looked at me.

Shortly after Sylphiette arrived and ten seconds later Rudeus arrived.

"Very well, now that everyone is here, I will guide you to Mr. Peragius" she said and started walking.

We walked through several beautiful corridors with sculptures that resembled those of my old world.

Everyone was quiet and had worried expressions except for Ariel who had an impassive expression but I could see that it was just a mask.

I looked at Rudeus who was walking next to me but slightly behind me, I motioned for him to come closer to me and he did.

[Have you been to the library labyrinth yet?] I asked him in English

He blinked slightly as he processed what i had just said.

[heee....no, is that important?] He replied with a marked accent

[no, I don't think so, but l Let's see what Orsted says] I answered him.

Sylphiette turned to look at us for a few seconds but only sighed.

At the end we came to a large white door with a dragon symbol on it, that must be the throne room of Peragius.

"Very well, on the other side of this door is Lord Peragius. I remind everyone to be careful and you, introduce yourself with a bow" she said while looking at me.

I nodded and she opened one of the huge doors.

"come in" she said.

So that's what we did, first Ariel came in followed by Sylphiette, Luke, Rudeus and finally me.

The room was really huge, it had huge decorations everywhere and in the middle of it was a man about two meters tall sitting on a throne with a bored face.

It reminded me of Gull Farion in several ways.

Peragius looked at us all as if evaluating us and his eyes landed on me, he looked directly at me for a few seconds but dismissed me and looked at Ariel.

"Well princess, how can I help you today?" The product without moving from its position.

"I came here to ask for your help in my campaign to take the throne of Asura" she said with a bow.

"Oh? In that case, what makes a person a true king?" He asked with the same bored face.

"What makes a person a true king you ask me?..." Ariel muttered.

"The will, the will to fulfill your promise to the people who gave their lives so that I could take the throne" she said.

"Heh, so your motivation for being queen is to keep promises to the dead you say?" Peragius asked.

"Yes, you are quite right, Lord Perugius. My wish depends on the will of others, I'm sure that's a far cry from what the rest of the world would consider a true king, but...If I can be the king that those who entrusted me with their will expect, then I don't care if I am not a "true king" she said.

"Oh?" Perugius frowned, not seeming too pleased with her answer. "And you would ask me to help a king as foolish as yourself?".

"Yes. If I'm so stupid, all the more reason I should expect your help." She answered seriously.

"Hah!" Peragius let out a sound of exasperation as he looked at her.

Oh boy, I don't like where this is going...

"Do you really think your answer is enough to force me to help you?" Perugius asked.

Ariel shook her head. "No, I do not think so, my lord. However, these are my true feelings. No lies, no obfuscation: this is the king in whom I, Ariel Anemoi Asura, I wish to become" she said.

Her gaze fixed intently on Perugius. "If you reject what I represent, then I have no need of your power." Ariel said firmly.

His words were derogatory, even Perugius was caught off guard, his eyes widening, a wave of shock ran through the twelve assembled spirits.

Perugius narrowed his eyes. "Do you think you can reach the throne without my help?"

"If my ideals are so different from yours, I think your help would be more of a hindrance than a help," she replied.

Perugius dropped his hand from her cheek and rose slowly. His features were

tense with fury, his mouth drawn into a thin line and his eyes wide open, He had not closed his fists, but his shoulders are squared.

Suddenly, he raised a hand, gor a moment I imagined the twelve spirits pounced on Ariel. But that was not what happened.

"Well said, Ariel Anemoi Asura!" Perugius' voice boomed. "You have made your conviction clear!"

"I, the Armored Dragon King Perugius Dola, swear upon the name of my late friend Gaunis Freean Asura, that I will aid you in your quest!, "I'll prepare a teleportation circle for you! Return to the palace as soon as you can, get everything ready, and call me when you're ready!" Peragius firmly declared

"Thank you" Ariel said with a bow.

Sylphiette and Like bowed even more and Rudeus gave a simple bow.

"In that case we will withdraw" Ariel said

Peragius nodded but then his gaze fell on me.

"You, who are you?" He asked.

"My name is Gino Britzs, I will help Princess Ariel in her fight for the throne" i declared.

Peragius stroked his chin as he looked at me.

"I see... you have a very powerful Touki, you are the new Sword God right?" He asked.

"That's correct sir, for about three years now" I replied.

"Hmm, I see, you are very strong, your power is so great that you could even surpass Millis" he said while looking at me.

"Wow...I didn't know that, thank you very much sir" I said.

"For a Sword God you are very humble and very young, boy, tell me, is there something you want? More power? Money? Fame?" He asked.

"Nothing like that sir, I'm already married, I have children and a position in the world powers, but thank you very much" I said.

"Okay, I like you, you have permission to stay in my castle as long as you want" he said.

I bowed to him and we left the room.

As the door closed behind us, Ariel let out a sound of victory as she raised her fist in the air.

Luke and Sylphiette seemed equally pleased, but I found it strange, Ariel must have only come to that answer after seeing Derrick Reibat's diary in the library labyrinth, I guess that's another change in the timeline...

"Alright, time to get ready, we're going back to college to plan our eventual takeover of the throne" she said with a big smile.

Everyone else except me nodded at this and so we returned to the university.

...

"I honestly didn't think you were a married person Gino" Ariel said

Now we were back at the university, while Elmore and Cleree informed Ginas about Ariel's departure, she was here preparing

"Yes, I actually have four wives..." I muttered.

Ariel blinked several times as did Luke, Sylphiette and Rudeus who were talking in a corner but it seemed like they were also surprised by this.

"I-I see...it makes sense, a person as powerful as you needs a lot of wives" Ariel said while nodding to herself

"I wouldn't put it that way but I guess it's true" I murmured with a smile.

Ariel also smiled but her face suddenly became serious.

"Gino...if I may ask...do you also work with Mr. Dragon God?"

"Yes, why the question?" I said.

"your bracelet, and the way you spoke to Rudeus, also no offense but I don't think a Sword God would be that interested in helping a kingdom that you could easily put under your control" She said with a sigh.

"Ha... I have no such intentions, I already have my own territory, but in part it is true, but this also benefits me, you being queen can open many opportunities for me" I said.

"I see, in that case thank you very much again for helping my cause" she said bowing

I bowed in the same way.

I looked out the window and saw that it was already afternoon, I guess it's time to go back.

"When do you plan to go to Asura?" I asked.

"In about three months or so, why the question?" She replied.

"It's nothing, it's okay, I'll come back tomorrow" I said

Ariel just nodded and I left her office.

The letter that Ariel's father is sick will arrive sooner so I must be prepared, but for now, I will simply return home.

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