After lunch, Nozomu and the others followed the Princess to her office, which was right after the Throne Room. In there, a scribe was already waiting, finishing writing a set of papers.
He bowed at the Princess and delivered the papers for Nozomu to read, “I finished the contract related to you teaching the Princess’ Cooks, and the licence to other Cities. Please confirm everything and sign at the bottom, over the line.”
He then pointed to a small sphere over the Princess’ desk and explained, “After you signed, put your hand over that sphere and infuse it with some Magic. The sphere will record your Magic and everything will be according to the laws.”
Taisetsuna made a huge effort to sound calm, but Takanari felt Taisetsuna squeezing her little hand and flinched, trying not to scream from surprise as Taisetsuna spoke, “He is not, and I am not available to be taken by you or anyone that sounds or resembles like you. You are too pretty for a boy. Were you born a girl and suddenly decided to be a man, or you always looked like that?““Impressed, are you? Well, that is not a surprise. I am the one-day-to-be Viscount Robert Keskula, and I am yet to meet a woman that doesn’t become infatuated by my beauty or my speech. I take great pride in my natural beauty, and I go to enormous lengths to keep looking as good as I do. I don’t mind if you are a commoner or not, because I just love Cat-kind women and their insatiability in a bed.”
After the tea, Princess Mere went in search of Nozomu, to see what he was up to. The entire court followed her along the corridors, in the direction of the kitchen. A servant quickly opened the doors for her, and the Princess entered, and the smell of chocolate being Cooked reached her nose and made her smile.A Cook’s assistant bowed to her, and answering her question about what was happening in there and what was that strange and delicious smell, he guided her along the large kitchen, in the direction of a line of stoves.Taisetsuna was looking around, amazed by the size of that kitchen and the equipment available.In the middle of the kitchen, there was a long counter, with five assistants occupied in several tasks. One was choosing the best looking cocoa seeds, two were turning the seeds into powder, and the others were either filling bowls with cocoa powder or bringing more bags with cocoa seeds.From a door on the left, a servant came with a pushcart full of logs to the stoves,
The Nobles noticed the Princess looking at them with Magic around her, a clear sign that she wasn’t joking, and they immediately gave the gums they were chewing to a Cook’s assistant that went to them, and also gave him the wrapped gums they still had.She left the kitchen in a hurry, with Nozomu running after her. Taisetsuna stayed in the kitchen, dumbfounded by all that had happened.The Guild Master cleaned his forehead from the cold sweat that was piling and he spoke, making every set of eyes look at him, “What about if we went outside to let the Cooks finish things here? The Princess didn’t say it, but I am sure she won’t be pleased if we are still here when she returns.”The Nobles realized he was definitely right and followed a servant that guided them to the garden again.Along their walk, a young Noble approached Robert Keskula and whispered, “Can you imagine what we would be able to do if we managed to put our hands on that? The feats we could do with a group of Beast-kind w
Without Nozomu or Taisetsuna noticing, the Guild Master was hearing them, together with the smiling Takanari and an old, bald Mage.A noise of someone clearing his throat called their attention, and the Guild Master said, “To answer your question, in one week from now, it starts the first batch of tests. One week later, there is another. If you don’t have money to pay the tuition, you will have to wait for the next month, but you will miss one entire month of classes. It is still doable, but you have to study harder than the others.”Nozomu nodded with a smile, “I think we will make it, considering that tomorrow I need to visit a few Cities. The Princess said she was going to send some messages today, and she gave me a list of places to go that will keep my mornings occupied for the rest of the week. I hope that is not a problem, considering I was supposed to be working in the kitchen.”“With all the money you are earning for the Guild with your food, I think we can manage without you
Dinner time arrived, and while Koyaga was serving cups of ale to the thirsty Adventurers in the main room, Taisetsuna entered the kitchen to check if the food was ready.Nozomu was filing the wheeled cart with plates of food while chewing something. Near the stove, the big Cook was filling a plate with the stew he made and also chewing.Before she could ask what he had in his mouth, Nozomu blew a bubble with the chewing gum and she stared at the increasing air bubble until it exploded. She looked in amazement as Nozomu used his tongue to pull the pieces of gum into his mouth, to chew again.He smiled at her and explained, “We managed to make a recipe that doesn’t have any side effects on Beast-kind. I think the problem with my previous version was the disinfectant I used in the Castle. The Cooks there gave me one that had something mixed with it to smell like flowers, and to make these, I used regular disinfectant that smells like alcohol. With the fruit juice in the mix, my new versi
In the morning, Nozomu woke up feeling a weight on his chest. He slowly opened his eyes and saw Koyaga’s head leaned over him.He caressed her forehead, and she opened up her eyes with a smile. “Hello. You slept well?”“I think I did, but why are you using me as a pillow? I don’t even remember falling asleep!”Koyaga slowly rolled over and looked down at Nozomu’s groins. “I think we both passed out in the middle of something. That was one heck of a night! We must do this more often! It is better if we get out of bed to open doors. I bet there is already a crowd outside! Again!”Nozomu sat on the edge of the bed, only to be hugged from behind.Koyaga bit his right earlobe and whispered in his ear, “Thanks for this night, ‘yuuu’ buddy! That chewing gum you made is awesome! It doesn’t hurt down there? You didn’t get a burn from so much rubbing?”“Maybe a little, yeah. You had a lot of wax to prevent this, but even with it, we probably had ‘yuuu’ a bit too much. Not that I am complaining,
Nozomu quickly wiped his tears before Takanari noticed and kissed her forehead. With a last smile, he went to the columns where Koyaga and the Unicorns were. As they waved to the happy Dog-kind family, the old Mage activated the rotating disks and Nozomu watched in amazement as the Magical Dome appeared on the Circle, right in front of him. When the extremity of the Dome touched the Circle on the other section of the Magical Circle, the portion in front of Nozomu retreated, and the Magical Circle was now empty.Nozomu thanked the old Mage for the help, and went to the middle of the Circle, with two frowning Unicorns at his side.Koyaga stood next to him and asked, “You were crying when they were leaving, weren’t you? Takanari really got a place in your heart. You
Nozomu and Koyaga looked to where the voice was coming from, and they saw a young Cat-kind, about the same height but looking older than Nozomu.With short, light brown, messy hair, and light green eyes, he kept on staring at Nozomu as he walked next to him, and spoke in an accusing tone, “Who did you kill to get them? No way they would be willing to follow you like that!”The tone of his voice and the proximity to his friend made Rampage rush forward, and he pointed his sharp menacing horn at the boy’s neck.Nozomu stopped while grinning at the now scared Cat-kind boy, who was frozen in his steps, looking down at the glowing horn full of Magic. “Easy now, Rampage. No need to pierce him. W
Raluth WorldEvery map has a big blank space to the north and another on the right side of the mainland, as if no one ever went there.Some people have a theory claiming that the World might be older than most people think because there are remains of different civilizations, some more advanced than others.While one civilization was better with Magic, another was not and created several devices that could do many things that are normally done with Magic, but no one knows why they disappeared or when.Those civilizations left behind several things. There are abandoned Cities, Magical Circles that allow for travel between them, and many mines with hidden relics from the past. Those are very profitable, at least the ones that still work or that people manage to understand how to use them, but most mines are infested with Monsters and it is very dangerous to go inside. Only a big and strong Party of Adventurers dares enter a mine, and even they lose a few members in a Quest to one of thos
“With this, ends the adventures of Nozomu Shinchaku, The Amazing Sidekick, as he would be known in the Raluth World. His sacrifice saved everyone, and his friends remembered him forever. As for Taisetsuna, don’t feel sorry for her because she has three men that love her and, with time, were a good replacement for her lost love. The End!”The three children with their eyes glowing were smiling at their mother, Mia Snyder.Her youngest daughter, Susan, asked, “Mother, do you think all that really happened to Grandpa Jack?“What do you think, de
The crowd first began to walk backwards, but then ran towards the City, trying to keep as much distance as possible from the nightmare in front of them.Among that group, Taisetsuna noticed a few people with pointy ears and dressed in brown and dark green clothes, and she mumbled, “All this time without seeing an Elfian, and now a bunch were almost going inside Raluth. But they sure ran fast!”At the edge of the trench, Tomiga and the others were telling people to get back to the Magical Circle and to travel to another country, while Chujitsuna was raising the people from inside the trench and telling them the same thing while carrying Tresuria on her right shoulder.None of them could hear, because the screams from Raluth made it impossible, but they all easily understood what they needed to do. R
In front of Raluth’s mouth, Draiky and Oaky were facing him, waiting for further orders.Then, sensing something, Draiky signalled to Oaky, and they both stuck their hands on the soil.A deep hole appeared that sucked them in, and under Taisetsuna, her group, each Teacher, and student, a hole appeared as well, which took them to a few meters underground.Taisetsuna looked around and saw a few vines bound to form two small hands with four tiny fingers.The hands signalled her to wait, and she frowned as she said, “What is the matter, Draiky? Is that you, right?”Both hands gave her a thumbs up and signalled for her to wait again. The others inside the holes received the same signals, and they
Chujitsuna raised her head, stopping making the trench with her Magic for a moment to look at where Taisetsuna was pointing.She half-closed her eyes and said, “No, those are horses, cows, ‘Scaraar’s, and chickens. Do we need to stop them?”Taisetsuna frowned and answered, “Might as well. It will serve to test our defence! Everyone, make a line! Let’s do this! Chuji! The trench!”“Sorry boss! On it!”Taisetsuna looked at the City again and saw a big group of people coming from the gates with soldiers after them, shooting arrows and Magic. Two people in that group stayed behind to fight the soldiers by creating walls made of rock or throwing Wind Pushes against them, and the rest continu
The resurfacing of Raluth was felt all over the World, but it was the ‘Ifranluan Empire’ that suffered the most because it was in the mountain range in the north of the Empire that Raluth’s head appeared. Or better yet, the entrance to his massive body through his enormous mouth.Raluth’s went deep down in circles, from the head to the rest of his body, creating a never-ending spiral that occupied almost the entire Empire’s underground.When he resurfaced, the tremors lacerated the land, and at the Capital, the Castle cracked, unable to resist the trembling gro
Before they had time to say anything or see that he was crying, Nozomu ran out the door and helped Koyaga wrap the blankets around the piles of bags with chocolates near the Dragons that were waiting for him.When Draiky brought the last bag and Nozomu tied the last knot, he gave the wrapped blanket to Mizukonta, and he said to the worried Koyaga as he was giving her a dagger, “Go to the Princess. Tell her that Raluth is emerging and that he will control everyone with his Magic. All over the World, no one will resist him, and they will go to him to be eaten. This dagger is coated with a Sleeping Potion and you just need to scratch the Princess with it and you as well. Maybe if you are both sleeping, you have a chance. Trust no one, Koyaga, because the moment Raluth controls them, I don’t know what they will do.”“An
Everyone turned to where Mizukonta was pointing her clawed paw, and they saw it. A bright beam of pure magic was being shot straight into the sky. Something terrible was happening, judging by the pressure they were feeling in their bodies as if suddenly, they all weighed more than they should.The trembling diminished but didn’t stop, and Mizukonta stared at Hinotsume, who was looking at the beam of energy in silence.He then faced Nozomu and said, “It is time. We need to act fast. The Dragons know what to do, and by now, they are all flying to the Academy to meet us. We must go as well.”Nozomu looked at Taisetsuna, who was completely pale and staring at him. She immediately understood what Hinotsume meant, and despite the others being puzzled by his words, she was not.<
Nozomu scratched his head and said, “I need to be extra careful with those vials, then. And I am going to need a place to put all this money. I wasn’t expecting it to be this much already!”“The nectar doesn’t explode that easily, you know? As for the money, you need to decide where to spend it. You can’t have all these coins, or the country will have a shortage of coins very soon if the sales keep on increasing! We are already getting orders from other countries, and I need to hire more people to help our Cook. And the other Guild Masters are facing the same problem! Lack of staff for so many orders of pizzas, chocolates, and chewing gums! You are going to be filthy rich in no time, Nozomu! Together with your Baronet title and the lands the Princess promised, you will be a very interesting bachelor for every single woman out there. I would be very surprised if you don’t have a girlfriend already!”