The 1.000 year Great Sage ---> COMPLETED STORY

The Minister of Agriculture bowed.

- My King, I will contact them. I know the Minister of Agriculture. And if I can make a suggestion, maybe our Kingdom could also send some food to them, and not only the Marquess.

- Of course. And while you are at it, contact the other Kingdoms, so that they can also provide assistance. Maybe like that, the things in the former Empire can go smoother. I also don't want to see the Goddess upset because we didn't help. I still remember the last time that she was mad with us. Seya, I guess you have a task to do, correct? Why are you still here?

- Yes, my King, I'm going. Thank you for your help.

- Well, we were already discussing how we could help the people in the Empire before you arrived here, we just need to do things a little faster.

Seya was surprised, and he saw the victory smile of the King and the nodding of the Ministers. He shook his head while crossing again the Gateway, with Ryn at his side.

- I was tricked… I thought he was going to scold me, but he was already preparing everything…

While the Gateway was dispersing, Ryn was smiling at the King.

- Yeah, he's a really remarkable King. You are the reckless one, for sure.

The Baron was seated at the table of the meeting room, waiting for Seya.

- Milord, my cousin is already in the Empire lands and he's going to talk with his Count. But I see that you look worried. Is something wrong?

- Well, the King ordered me to send food and to lend the farming equipment to the Ministers of the Empire as a punishment. So now, I must take care of that. And I'm already tired of all this politics and international affairs….

- Milord, I'll contact immediately the Village Chiefs so that they can prepare that. How can we send the food and the equipment to the Empire?

- They have a Communicator Device at their Castle. It's just a matter of contacting them and sending the goods. And I will lose a lot of profit because I must lend the equipment to them, free of charge… at least, the King said it will be for a while, for them to see the advantages of it. Which means that later on, I can rent it.

- I see… Milord, I'll take my leave, I need to contact the Village Chiefs to see if tomorrow, we can send everything to the Empire.

- Ok, thanks. But now, maybe it will be called Human Conclave. Let's see if those Ministers accept that new name.

With a bow, the Baron went to his Office while mumbling.

- … Human Conclave… that's a very good name…

Seya seated and he rested his head on top of his arms crossed over the table, with Ryn seated at his side and caressing his head.

- Don't worry, it will all work out. You should be more worried about Princess Arys. As soon as she knows what you did, she's going to mock you a lot!

- Yeah, that crazy cousin of mine… So, what do you want to do now?

- Well, maybe we can go meet the others and see that new road that you did?

- So that you can tell Arys to laugh to your heart content while she mocks me, right?

- Well… Heheheh! Maybe! Heheheh!

Seya smiled and he opened a Gateway to the middle of the artisan's shop. On the table where they were seated, there was already a pile of new boards for the games. Seya crossed the Gateway with Ryn and before he could say anything, Ryn shouted.

- Princess Arys, you will not believe what this crazy brat did! Heheheh!

Seya quickly looked at Ryn, and she was putting her tongue out to him. Arys raised her head, that looked interesting. After Ryn told everything that happened, Arys was grabbing the collar of Seya's shirt and shaking him.

- Stupid! So stupid! Why are you always doing some kind of a mess? That's it, you are forbidden from now on, to go alone anywhere! You can't be trusted! Fortunately for you, you don't have RabbitKind ears, or right now, I would be pulling them until you begged for mercy!

While the others were trying to pull Arys away from Seya, Ryn and Princess Heiji were laughing like crazy. Arys was still looking at Seya, and she looked very angry while she was restrained by Zak and Duncan.

- Why are you putting yourself into that kind of situations? Do you want to die young or what? Are you just stupid? Argh! I want to break your neck!

Seya was fixing his clothes and he calmly approached Arys and placed his hand on Arys' right check.

- I'm sorry. I know that you just worry about me, but I was with Titania all the time. I was never in danger, believe me. I already talked with King Rohan and the preparations are in motion to help the people of the fallen Empire. And it will also change its name, maybe to Human Conclave.

Arys stopped fighting to get loose. Seeing that, Duncan and Zak let her go. And she hugged Seya very tightly.

- You stupid! You are always doing scary things. I don't want to lose you, cousin!

- Arys, the situation in the Empire was reaching a dangerous point and it was initially because of me. It was my responsibility to fix things.

While they were still hugging each other, Princess Heiji whispered to Ryn's ear.

- Hey, have you noticed that lately, Arys is more emotional than she was before? Do you think it's because of Duncan?

Ryn lowered her voice.

- Yes, it must be. Or this is the real Arys and the sarcastic one was only a disguise? But I like this side of her, it's more kind and friendly.

- Yeah… I don't know if I like. I was used to the mean Arys, this emotional Arys gets on my nerves…

Arys slowly let go and she was smiling at Seya. But she then looked at Heiji with a weird smile. Her RabbitKind ears could even hear a Jumping Mouse breathe at more than 10 meters distance, so, she heard everything.

- If I get into your nerves, maybe I can do something about it, you brat! Maybe a spanking would put some sense into you!

Princess Heiji smiled and she looked at Ryn.

- See? I really like this Arys. The kind one just makes me wants to cut off her head! Ahahahah!

Before Arys could jump to grab Heiji, she runs out of the shop and Seya held Arys. While she was trying to get free, the others were putting the completed boards into a trunk, where a lot of boards were. Ryn went to talk with the Master Artisan and they left the shop, with Seya still grabbing one arm of Arys. A smiling Duncan held her other arm. Seya winked to Duncan and she let go of Arys and he quickly hides behind Ryn, before Arys could punch him. They went to the Healing House, talking along the way. As soon as they entered, they saw John teaching Magic Control to the other healers. They stayed there for a while until John was satisfied with the progress of his students. They said their farewells and Seya opened a Gateway to the beginning of the new road, for saving time. After everyone crossed it, Seya dispersed it. While his friends were looking at the road and Hina was evaluating the Sun Light Poles that Zak told he did it, Seya was placing at the beginning of the road and at both sides, two Security Obelisk Crystals. He activated them and soon, four new Obelisks were there, with a Magical Knight inside. Ryn was next to Princess Heiji, looking at him and they both seemed intrigued. Before Ryn could say anything, Seya shrugged his shoulders.

- What? You thought I was going to leave this road without any protection against wild animals or bandits?

- You really worry more about the people living here, than with your own safety, right?

When Ryn and Heiji looked, they saw Duncan and Arys on one side of the road, talking happily with each other while holding hands. On the other side, Hina was kissing Zak. Heiji slapped John's head. He was near her, kneeled and touching the macadam floor with his both hands.

- Instead of caressing that road, you should be caressing and kissing me, you stupid brat! What kind of a boyfriend are you, anyway?

- … I… I'm sorry… I was just admiring this road…

That response only granted him another slap in the head.

- You should be admiring me, moron! Argh, sometimes I don't know what to do with you! Come here and kiss me too, you stupid brat!

John smiled and while he was approaching Heiji's face, Seya and Ryn walked away. Seya walked a little along the new road, with Ryn at his side.

- You know Ryn, I'm still waiting for your fainting moment…

- I won't have any. I guess that if I saw you and Zak making this, I would wobble a little, but seeing this all finished, it doesn't look so crazy or impossible. But I can tell that it was very difficult to do this. I still can't believe that Zak helped you.

- Yeah, you should have seen him. He flew after me, at the same speed. And I wasn't flying slowly, believe me. But he could keep up while making the floor or polishing the road. And when we went to replant the trees, he watered it and sometimes, he even straightened some of the trees. When we started to make these poles for the Lights, the first ones weren't so straight, but he corrected it. And it took him some time to get used to it. I think it was after the first 10 poles that he became more confident and faster.

- Do you think that one day I will be able to make something like this?

- I think so, or maybe one even better. I saw you doing those pieces for the game, those were perfect and you were really fast. Seems that you are practicing your Magic Control.

- Of course, every day when I wake up and right before going to bed. But after seeing that Zak is training all day, I spend most of this day at the artisan's shop. I'm going to do like him, practicing all the time. I still need to get used to see you using your unbelievable amount of Magic to create new things, but I'll get there with time. But Hina was right, I always faint before seeing your Magic till the end and I'm not learning as much as I should. I need to change that.

- Yes, or else, you will be left behind.

- Yeah… Seya… I want to ask one thing… are you satisfied with being only with me? Maybe that Talya Fairy would be a better match for you. I don't think that I really deserve to be with you. And considering your position and power, you could choose any woman, Fairy or Mermaid, if you wanted.

- Yeah… I could, but I don't want to. And me being with another woman won't upset you?

- Let me try to explain this. I'm still thinking about it, especially after what the Queen told me. I think I would be ok with it if you found a woman that loved you as much or more than me. As long as I could be your first wife, of course. And that also means that you must love both of us equally.

- You had a strange talk with the Queen…

- You heard her, right? She told me that it would be good for the future of this world if you had more than one wife and a lot of descendants so that they could inherit your ability with Magic. Like Tally Denar'an. I was also told that the RabbitKind have a natural instinct to have more than one partner. And since you're a Half-Breed, maybe that applies to you one day, I don't know.

- And you are ok with that? Because I don't know if I am! Me, being used like a procreator, like if I was a breeding horse? I don't know if I would like that! Well, I know a lot of Fairies and Mermaids that would be very happy to use me like that, but still… and that instinct of the RabbitKind to have more partners may never happen to me!

- Well, let's see what happens in the future, ok? I just wanted to let you know that I'm thinking about these things. Like that, maybe I won't get too much of a shock if any of that happened.

- Ok… Well, shall we join the others and go back? It's almost dinner time.

- Yes. Lead the way, dear. But first…

Chuac!

- Now, we can go. Heheheh!

Seya walked back to the beginning of the road, to meet their friends. When they joined them, Seya took one last look to the road, admiring it. Seya winked one eye to Zak and he smiled, pointing with his eyes to a very happy Hina that was grabbing his arm and with her head leaned on his shoulder. Seya nodded, he could easily see that Hina was very proud of Zak. By opening a Gateway, they easily went to the Baron's house. Milady Margaret was already seated at the table.

- Milord, the food to be sent to the Human Conclave is already being taken care of, along all the villages. My husband went to the Inn by a Gateway, to ask the Innkeeper if he could help to spread the word and then he was going to the Market, to warn the sellers. He will return shortly.

- Perfect, one less problem. And this one was caused by me… Well, maybe it's better this way, I think that the people in the former Empire will suffer less.

- By the way Milord, my husband got some good news and he has a nice surprise prepared for Milord. And you all, actually.

- Really? I do need some nice surprise to help pump my mood.

- Well, it seems that today at the meeting with the Village Chiefs, he got news that the selling's of our products over the Kingdom of Rohan, to the Elfians and to the Dwarfs, are going very well. We also received today some merchants from the former Empire that wanted to sell some products. And the best surprise is that after dinner, there's a show at the Coliseum, of some famous RabbitKind street performers, and a Minstrel that comes from the Capital of Rohan. Seems he's quite famous, also. They put a price on the entrance, but of course, Milord is excused. As all of Milord's friends.

- Good, that will be a very fun evening, I'm sure. The price is too high?

- Well, my husband told me that maybe some farmers will think so, but since we got a lot of outside visitors, he also thought that it would be good for the City's safe, to put a higher price on the entrance. But I don't know the price.

They started to talk among them, trying to figure out who would be the famous RabbitKind group and the Minstrel. When Mary and the new CatKind maid were bringing the food, the Baron arrived. While they were eating, the Baron told Seya that the renovations of the house that would be a Tea House were undergoing. Maybe in one more day, it would be finished.

After they eat the desert, an amazing piece of cake of Forest fruits, they went to their own rooms, to prepare to go and see the show. Seya took that opportunity to clean up his room, there were a lot of scattered small Crystals. Then, he remembered that he didn't go to his room at school lately, and he quickly opened a Gateway to get there. As soon as the Gateway was open, from there came falling a pile of Magic Crystals that obstructed the entrance.

- Oops… looks like I should have gone there sooner. Such a mess… Ok, Dark Wall to put those Crystals into my Compressed Dimension… Well, at least now, I can enter. Let me see… so many, and the Automatic Lines are still working, making more Crystals. Ok, another Dark Wall in the entire room… It's better if I make an entrance to my Compressed Dimension right on the exit of the Lines… Like this… and with them, any new Crystal will enter directly to my Compressed Dimension. Now, place more Magic on the Big Crystals and then, return.