Early in the morning, Nozomu hugged the Princess from behind, as she was trying to fix her hair. She kissed his earlobe and pushed him away with a smile so that he could get dressed as well.
When they went to that bedroom to pass the night, a few servants saw them in the corridor, holding hands and whispering, and they all suspected what they were about to do. So it was no surprise that when they left the bedroom, every servant and guard they crossed paths with were trying to disguise a smile.
The Princess shrugged when Nozomu whispered they had given an excuse for a few gossips, and when they entered the dining room for breakfast, the Princess’ court was already there, and they all bowed with a disguised smile at the late couple.
As they both sat at the table, one Noble said with a slight smile, “
A few days passed, with nothing out of the ordinary happening. Classes, relaxing, fooling around, sleeping. Except for the occasional ground tremors, of course, that didn’t happen every day but still happened.Then, one afternoon, Nozomu received another message from the Princess, asking him to go see her and that Koyaga would also be there.He left, leaving behind Taisetsuna biting her lower lip, wondering if he was going to be with the Princess in the evening again.When Nozomu arrived at the Castle, the guards at the gate told him that the Princess was in the back garden with Koyaga, and he could go meet her because she was expecting him.He rode Rampage around the Castle, and he easily spotted the two women seated on the same bench where he was a few days ago.The Princess waved at him, and when he dismounted, she received him with a hug. “Hello, stranger! Long time, no see! How is everything in the Academy?”
A few grunts followed Nozomu’s words, and one Noble asked, “You realize that by saying that you are insulting all of us? Comparing us to a commoner!”“I didn’t compare anyone to anything. I just pointed out the fact that every single one of you earned your title from your family, not from something you did. Your ancestor, the one that originated your Nobility, was the one that did something so outstanding that he started a Noble family. I have read that some were in wars with the Empire, others were Adventurers, and one or two were Merchants that became so rich that they were invited to be the advisors of a Prince or a King that ruled at that time. I never read about one that killed two hordes of Goblins and two Drakes, and that will probably make me and Dame Taisetsuna enter the History books as well. Not an easy fact, I may add, but it sure fills me with well-deserved pride.”The same Noble answered, his
At the first sun rays, the painting in Nozomu’s room opened, and a smiling Koyaga entered, and gently shook him. As he opened his eyes, he stared at the happy couple and went to get his clothes, changing in an instant. He entered the narrow corridor, leaving the Princess in the room to give one last kiss to her lover, and she then followed him swiftly.In her room, she went straight to her closet to choose a dress, and Nozomu helped her get dressed.A knock on the door alerted them, and a maid’s voice asked for permission to enter.Nozomu unlocked the door, and the maid entered, looking down.With her face all red in embarrassment, she asked, “Princess… I came to help you get dressed… as usual… I didn’t know and no one warned me… Please pardon me... ““Do not worry. Nozomu was helping me, but it is better if you do it because he lacks finesse. I am not expec
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!”
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.<
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
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
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
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!”