Elden Ring System

9 Hours Later

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Hearing the chirping of Birds I woke up groggily and yawned and looked around the castle to see if there was anything strange but only the knights patrolling around the castle walls.

I got up and stretched before coming down the stairs of the tower and met up with Samael who waited outside the Tower and greeted me.

Samael: "Lord, Zeldroth has updated me on the New World, we currently reside in but I wanted to ask if I could accompany you as your bodyguard"

Yggdrassil: "Sure, I was planning on heading towards Akihabara to farm some wild boars for a quest"

Samael: "I see, then who do you wish to bring to protect you?"

Yggdrassil: "I want to say Zeldroth but he is currently doing a task I asked of him and so he won't be available to take with us"

Samael: "Then I suggest Arael and Sephael to join us today as guards"

I thought of the banished knights and nodded but at the same time I wondered why they had unique names but who am I to judge.

Yggdrassil: "Then let's head out after telling everyone I will be going to the city since I don't want them to worry"

Samael nodded and followed me towards the small chapel Jerren sits in and I stared at Zeldroth who was without his helmet as he stared at the distant forest.

Yggdrassil: "Good morning Zeldroth"

Zeldroth: "Good morning to you too Lord, and you as well Samael"

Samael: "Likewise, the Lord is going to the city to hunt down Boars. I volunteered alongside the other 2 banished knights"

Zeldroth: "I see, then we shall keep Redmane Castle safe from intruders and monsters"

Yggdrassil: "Thank you, we will head off now"

With a nod as we were Bout to leave Zeldroth gave me his horse to take towards Akihabara which I appreciated greatly.

With a final goodbye we walked towards the front gate with both the Banished Knights waiting for us and we departed soon after and left the knights guarding the castle.

3 Hours Later

As we arrived to the side entrance to Akihabara I received a call from Nyanta that surprised me since this is the first time I've witnessed this without a cellphone.

Yggdrassil: "Yes Nyanta?"

Nyanta: "Good morning Yggdrassil-san, I wanted to report to you that there are meetings to be had between Crescent Moon Alliance and other medium guilds"

Yggdrassil: "Do you want me to come in as bodyguards or for the intimidation factor"

Nyanta: "Well, Shiroe wanted you to join the meeting as bodyguards and if possible the next meeting that will have all the major guilds joining"

Yggdrassil: "Hmm, I can send 2 of my Knights to the meeting but more importantly, I need to learn more cooking skills from you"

Nyanta: "Haha, sure thing! So when are you going to arrive?"

Yggdrassil: "I am in the west Gate with three knights with me"

Nyanta: "Very well, I will send you the coordinates of the meeting"

Not long after I received the coordinates we went towards the place that appeared to be a restaurant called Dragons Nest that had many customers.

I got down the Warhorse and grabbings it's leash I tied it to a post and walked inside shocking everyone with 7'11 tall knights in shiny yet heavy ornamental armor.

???: "Wh- Are tho-"

???: "NPC's right? But I have never seen these types?"

???: "You think they could be the Izumo Knights…?"

???: "Nah, these guys are massive…their almost reaching the ceiling"

Having tall armored giants shocked the owner that she did this know what to do but cautiously aproached the shortest looking knight that was leading them.

???: "Y-yes what could I help you all with today…?"

Yggdrassil: "I am here to meet with the guild master of Crescent Moon Alliance, tell them its Yggdrassil"

The woman nodded and sent a waitress towards the room the Crescent Moon Alliance occupies.

3 minutes later

???: "If you would follow me towards the room"

We followed her to the room and once we entered inside we saw the Guild leader Marielle and Henrietta having surprised expressions but Henrietta composed herself and sighed.

Henrietta: "My, I didn't think the knights you would bring would be even more imposing than the other ones.."

Marielle: "Wow! They look so cool!"

Seeing Marielle be amazed by their armor all three banished knights simply nodded before I let them introduce themselves.

Samael: "My name is Samael, son of the Wing of Storms and my Lords Lance…"

Arael: "My name is Arael, Banished Knight of Stormhill, Shield of our Lord"

Sephael: "My name is Sephael, Banished Knight of Farum Azula, Sword of our Lord"

Henrietta: "Nice to meet all three of you, my name is Henrietta, Treasurer of the Crescent Moon Alliance"

Marielle: "Hai! My name is Marielle, Guildmaster of the Crescent Moon Alliance! Nice to meet you all!"

All three: "Nice to meet tou three…"

Henrietta POV

Well arent they dull…if only I got myself a bit of Akatsuki adorableness I need to ask Shiroe later!

Henrietta: "Now to get to business, in a couple minutes we will be receiving guests from the major crafting guilds and we need to make a deal with them"

Yggdrassil: "Oh so we got their attention already huh?"

Henrietta: "Indeed, and to show them we mean business we needed your help to show up with the knights"

Yggdrassil: "Then in that case let's do it! I kinda am curious about wether or not they agree to the deal"

Hearing him agree I smiled and not long after we heard the waitress knock on the door before they said one of our guests arrived.

The Sword and Shield knights walked to the door way before they there imposing and slowly an atmosphere was made in the room as Yggdrassil and Samael stood behind us.

3 minutes later

As our guest entered he looked at the two knights behind us and stared at them dumbfoundedly making me chuckle.

I just need to continue doing as Shiroe said and we should be able to win them over with the recipes.

Thinking of what their faces might look like after realizing how we made our food will surely shock them.

Yggdrassil POV

I stared at the man in white clothing with light purple robes surprise and waited patiently for them to talk.

???: "Welll guess you two mean business huh?"

???: "Sorry for keeping you waiting"

Marielle: "Its fine, it really has been a while, karashin"

Henrietta: "Im told you two have known one another for a long time?"

Karashin: "When we were just starting out in our younger days we went hunting together"

Karashin: "But once we founded our own guilds, we both became incredibly busy. Man does time fly by quick…"

Marielle: "We both started guilds. But isnt yours huge, with seven hundred members? Far bigger than mine"

Karashin: "Well, there are still larger guilds, like the Marine Agency or the Roderic Merchant Guild"

Karashin: "Now then, what brings you here today? Did you have something ask?"

Seeing him switch faces instantly is surprising, guess when it comes down to business you need to take it serious huh?

Marielle: 'Thats a businessman's face…'

Marielle: "Ahem, I'd like your help with ingredient stocks for our guild to use"

Henrietta: "Were trying to outsource our resource collection"

Marielle: "Specifically, we need young deer meat, lettuce, tomatoes, Flour, potatoes, haruharu fish, and grouse meat"

Karashin: 'Just as I thought, shes here for ingredients for Crescent Moon'

Karashin: 'Once you eat their food, you can't go back to the old stuff. If I could just get all that business for myself…'

Karashin: "Ingredients huh? How much and at what price"

Henrietta had written down a piece of paper and put it on the table before she slid the inside of the table with the note price to him.

Karashin: "I see…."

Karashin: 'At this price, it isn't such a bad deal their offering'

Henrietta: 'Its a good deal for them. But that doesn't mean he can simply agree to whatever is proposed, he'll try to improve the terms to his favor'

Karashin: "Anyway, these are for Crescent Moon, right? Im told your business is going well"

Marielle: "Thank you, our chefs are pleased everyone enjoys the food so much!"

Karashin: "So, are you guys using a new type of recipe..?"

Marielle: "Our chefs are simply that good"

Marielle: 'This is right isnt it Shiro, I can't keep this up…'

Shiroe(Marielle Mind): "Listen, no matter what happens, just keep smiling.

Shiroe(Marielle Mind): "As long as you keep smiling, your partner will handle the rest"

Henrietta: 'She's going to need some help soon…'

Karashin: "I can give this serious consideration. But you have to thought of a partnership with Shopping Street 8 in order to grow tour busi-"

Henrietta: "Excuse me, Karashin…But its time"

Karashin: "Time? What do you me-"

Henrietta: "Yes, our other guests have arrived"

Marielle: "Sorry, since I knew you already, I slipped you in a bit early to talk. But Henrietta says we should handle this fairly"

Karashin: "Wh-"

Marielle: "She is our Treasurer so we can't say no, sorry"

Karashin: "So…what does this alll mean"

Henrietta: "The Marine Agency, as well as the Roderic Merchant Guild, will be coming too. But to jump to other matters"

Karashin: "Wait! wait! What do you mean by "other matters? Huh!?"

Marielle: "Investment, specifically having to sell Crescent Moon"

Marielle: "Hey why don't we let Karashin stay?"

Henrietta: "Until we have a stable source of ingredients, we cant move to the next step"

Karashin: "Now H-Hold on a second! What is the Crescent Moon Alliance thinking?"

Karashin: "What do tou mean by Investing?"

Marielle: "We-mph!"

As Henrietta blocked Marielle from telling their plans she looked at Karashin seriously before asking how much they would buy the information and the guy agreed!

Henrietta: "How much is Shopping Street 8 willing to pay for that information?"

Karashin: "Well agree to the matter we were discussing just now"

Karashin started writing down on a piece of paper the price for the ingredients before he spun the table and the paper went to Henrietta who grabbed it and pulled up her glasses as they shined and one couldn't see her eyes.

Karashin: "Well get what you want, in any bulk you want, for this price"

Henrietta: "Thirty thousand"

Karashin: Wh- Thirty thou-! Damnit…fine, we agree…"

Karashin: "On behalf of Shopping Street 8, I accept the Contract"

Marielle: "Thats great! Now we can let him stay for the next part, right?"

Henrietta: "Of course…I dont mind at all"

5 minutes later

It wouldn't be long before the other guests the two ladies were waiting on, to appear all together.

???: "Two beuties, the young master of Shopping Street 8, and some tall armored NPC's?"

Once the muscular green shirt wearing guy stared at me he looked at Samael beside me before laughing.

???: "Haha, now why is that one so short compared t-"

Whoosh

Whoosh

Karashin: "Woah! Im Innocent!"

Samael had raised his halbeard that lit up in lightning and strong gusts of wind as he pointed it at the tall muscular guy who was surprised.

Sephael: "I wouldn't try laughing at our Lords face…"

Arael: "Your Orders Lord?"

Sephael had slowly unsheated both his greatswords and pointed them at the backs of the two guildmasters. Arael had his greatsword covered in fierce tempests as he pointed his blade at the muscular guy who raised his hands up in surrender.

Yggdrassil: "Lay down your weapons, he is simply joking"

Samael: "Understood"

All three knights went back to their positions and sheathed their weapons while Samael waved his weapon to the side as the lightning and wind dispersed and walked back towards me before staying in the same position.

???: "Well isn't that a first! Haha!"

Marielle: "U-uhm sorry abou th-"

???: "No, the problem lies with me coming off direct"

Both the new guests had sit down and looked more seriously as thwy casted subtle glances at me.

Marielle: "I'm Marielle, Guildmaster of the Crescent Moon Alliance!"

Marielle: "This is my head cler-"

Henrietta: "Im Henrietta, pleased to meat you! I'm in charge of our treasury"

???: "Well then, my name is Michitaka the leader of the Marine Agency"

???: "My name is Roderic, master of the Roderic Merchant Guild"

Henrietta: 'I need to ensure negotiations with these two are successful otherwise our plan might fail'

Henrietta: "Before I get right down to business, let me explain why I invited Shopping Street 8 here first"

Henrietta: "We've asked Shopping Street 8 to provide ingredients for us"

Michitaka: "Wait, does that mean you're working with Shopping Street 8?"

Roderic: "No, then there would be no need to call us. You must want something else"

Henrietta: "Yes, thats right. its something else entirely"

Henrietta: "We'd like to extend the same offer to both of you gentlemen"

Flashback Scene

Shiroe: "The only thing we can sell for the money we require is our new method of food preparation"

Henrietta: "Yes, but thats…"

Shiroe: "Yes, once they know how, using it is the simplest thing in the world"

Shiroe: "So no matter what, we can't let them in on it until after the negotiations

Henrietta: "Yes but we can't go to them without telling them anything"

Shiroe: "Thats the only place we have an advantage on"

Henrietta: "An advantage…?"

Shiroe: "Our advantage is that they want profits from Crescent Moon"

Henrietta: "Crescent Moon is temping bait, as long as they desire to profit we maintain the negotiating initiative"

Shiroe: "We have the right to decide whats information we reveal, as well as what we keep hidden"

Shiroe: "However, we cannot lie"

Henrietta: "But to dangle the bait, while trying to avoid telling them anything…"

Shiroe: "If this is to work in the future, we can't afford to lie now"

Flashback End

Henrietta: 'I better get Akatsuki for a whole week, or this won't be worth it at all!'

Henrietta: "Ahem, The Crescent Moon Alliance is embarking on a major operation"

Michitaka: "A…major Operation?"

Henrietta: "You could think of it as a challenge"

Henrietta: "However, we lack the power to do it completely on our own

Michitaka: "Then you want our help?

Roderic: "I understand…A quest, is it?"

Henrietta: 'Good, they misunderstood me! Im not lying Shiroe'

Karashin: "So what kind of support would tou need, Marie?"

Henrietta: "Before I tell you what we need, let me explain how we've organized ourselves"

Michitaka: "Well, I'd like to hear your strategy, at least.."

Roderic: "Indeed"

Henrietta: "The man in chargw of our Major operation is Shiroe"

As in key, both men had shocked looks on their faces and Michitaka even got up from his chair as he slammed the table.

Michitaka: "The Villain in Glasses is doing this!?"

Henrietta: 'I knew it, that explains how you traveled to and from Susukino so quickly'

Roderic: "Oh, So hes behind this

Henrietta: "

Henrietta: 'Hes more famous than I expected. Just thwm knowing that Shiroe is leading this operation lends weight to my words'

Henrietta: 'The name Villain in Glasses isn't just for show'

Henrietta: "Lets move on to the support we're requesting from each of you. To be blunt, we need money"

Michitaka: "I thought so"

Roderic: "How much?"

Henrietta: "At present, we need five million gold"

Michitaka: "Wh-"

Michitaka: 'Wait, the Novasphere Pioneers?'

Karashin: "H-how much…?"

Karashin: 'I've never heard of a quest that costs 5 million gold!'

Roderic: "I see…"

Roderic: 'With the expansion pack in place it would make sense if there were new legendary-class quests'

All three: 'No matter what it will lead to lots of money'

Henrietta: 'They want to believe thats true, and when someone wants to believe something is true, they usually will'

Not long after Marielle walked around everyones seat to deliver pastries and show them their new recipe.

Marielle: "Try our new recipe! Its made from Roc eggs"

Marielle: "It's sweet and delicious!"

Michitaka: "Is this…pudding?"

Karashin: "Oh! This is great!"

Roderic: "Is this really Roc eggs..? Rocs are level 85 and above"

Michitaka: 'To cook these eggs, you'd need a recipe we don't know about, one thats above level 90'

Once everyone had eaten the pudding Henrietta started speaking again and gained their attention.

Henrietta: "Naturally, we wouldn't give tou nothing in return for the money"

Henrietta: "Once the operation is complete, we'll give all three of tou full details about the plan"

Henrietta: "Also, we're prepared to ask a scribe to transcribe copies of all the cookbooks we're currently using as well as the methods we learned over the course of our challenge"

Michitaka: "Does that mean…"

Roderic: "The recipes Crescent Moon is using?"

Karashin: 'Then there is a secret recipe!'

Henrietta: 'Well, looks like were through the rough part, now to throw them a life jacket'

Henrietta: "Through asset liquidation and Crescent Moon sales, we've collected 500,000 gold"

Henrietta: "But asking any single guild to provide the remaining 4.5 million would greatly alter the balance of power"

Henrietta: "So why don't we have each guild contribute 1.5 million?"

Karashin: "That representa around a hundred people's assets"

Roderic: "The Roderic Merchant Guild agrees to your proposal"

Karashin: "Same here! Shopping Street 8 does, too!"

Michitaka: "Got it, The Marine Agency will provide the funds. If you prefer, we could be your sole sponsor"

Karashin: "Thats no fair!"

Roderic: "I won't allow you to take all the progit for yourself"

Henrietta: "Let's be civil everyone…For me, okay?"

And with that the meeting ended with Henrietta receiving all the funds necessary for Shiroes plan.

It wasn't long before all three Leaders of their respective guilds left the building to the point that it was already 2PM and left it only to us six being here.

Marielle: "Ah! So…drained…!"

Henrietta: "Well, it was nerve racking for sure…"

Yggdrassil: "Hmm, will you guys go back to the Guild Hall?"

Henrietta: "Yes, but we still need to finalize reports from earlier days so we will be busy by then"

I nodded and told them we could go back through horseback and they confusedly accepted.

5 minutes later

After they finished picking up everything we went outside and both were surprised looking at the abnormally large horse.

Henrietta: "How do w-"

Yggdrassil: "If you wouldn't mind my lady"

As she offered her hand I grabbed it and softly lifted her onto the horse and did the same with Marielle who had a wide smile on her face.

Marielle: "Haha! This is fun Umeko!"

Henrietta: "W-well it is nice"

We departed towards their guild hall and while many stared at the giants that walked beside the two women but we didn't stop until we finally arrived at their guild hall that wasn't near the Guild Building.

Shouryuu: "Hey Miss Henrietta and Marie!"

Marielle: "Hey Shouryuu!!!"

I offered my band for marie to climb down and she instead jumped onto me nearly knocking me down but the banished knights armor was heavy.

Yggdrassil: "Now your turn Lady henri-"

Henrietta: "Th- I have a skirt on and can't really get down so if tou wouldn't mind"

I nodded and climbed up before placing one of my arms behind her back and the other underneath her legs before bringing Henrietta down in princess carry.

Henrietta: "W-what are t-"

Yggdrassil: "You said you were wearing a skirt and didn't want other players to see you?"

Henrietta: "I-just take me inside our Guild hall and drop me off there"

Yggdrassil: "Very well then, Arael take care of the horse and Samael, Sephael get ready to hunt later!"

Samael: "Understood Lord"

Sephael: "Understood!"

Arael: "As you order Lord"

I walked within the Guild hall and while asking miss Henrietta where their office was she shyly told me.

Once we entered I slowly put her down and as I stepped back I saw Henrietta look at me with a blushing face.

Yggdrassil: "Sorry if you felt embarrassed about this, but due to the attraction most of the knights get, there were alot of people around us"

Henrietta: "T-thank you for helping me"

Yggdrassil: "Its alright, if you ever need help feel free to call me or if Crescent Moon Alliance needs help"

Henrietta: "Yes…then take care…"

I nodded and left a blushing Henrietta behind whom Marielle walked past me with moving eyebrows.

Marielle: "So, hows Umeko~?"

Yggdrassil: "Uh, shes fine at the moment but as I said before, if the Crescent Moon Alliance needs help feel free to call me"

Marielle: "Sure! Im just glad I got revenge on Umeko now hehe!"

I chuckled and said my goodbyes before I left their Guild hall and while passing by the other Crescent Moon members they raised their arms before saluting me which I looked at them in confusion until Shouryuu came along.

Shouryuu: "Everyone is saluting because your about to do something no one ever has tried to and we wish you good luck!"

I left the place and thinking back on it I siged as a blush crept on my face. I mean she doesn't look that bad but would it even be possible?

I stopped thinking about it and thought on grinding boars for more gatcha tickets and more specifically, I need to level up my level to wield the Lance of the Storm Lord.

Getting ontop of my warhorse, we left the area to go towards the boar hunting grounds and get more knights to help out in defending Redmane Castle.

1.5 hours later

Once we arrived I got all knights to prepare for a slaughter but this time I wish to go further than before.

Yggdrassil: "Hey Samael, how many times can you use Storm Lords Lance technique?"

Samael: "Unless it is charged, I can go for 10x times before I can't use it anymore"

Yggdrassil: "If it is charged?"

Samael: "At the minimum 2 maximum is 3 charged shots"

Yggdrassil: "Haha, I believe you can go for fifty more times if you use the flasks of Cereulean tears"

Samael: "I-, how many should we expect to hunt Lord?"

Yggdrassil: "We will be hunting for 450 boars so most of us will be grouping them together and you deal the killing blow"

Samael: "Understood!"

With that, we began gathering the boars by killing a few of them at a time from small groups of boars and the first group of boars was led by Sephael who sprinted towards Samael who already had his arm reeeled back with his halbeard covered in intense lightning and gusts of wind swirling around the halbeard.

Samael thrusted forwards his weapon and a terrifying force of nature could be seen from afar.

WHOOOOSH!!!

Crackle!

Crackle!

BOOOOM!!!

Sephael lunged to the right avoiding the instant death strike as the bursts of small lightning and wind utterly decimated the surroundings and boars.

Yggdrassil: "Here comes the next group Samael!"

Samael POV

Hearing the lord bring another group of Boars I reeled back my arm and charged up lightning and wind tempests as I aimed at where the Lord was.

Once I saw the Lord jump to the left I thrust my halbeard forward as the entire land and trees dissapeared alongside the boars and only left their gold coins.

Crackle!

Crackle!

As I looked up high in the sky as the storm was building up more thunder I heard Araels thunderous footsteps.

I turned to the right and saw him running towards me with a trail of medium sized boars and a giant boar right behind him.

I charged up lightning and tempest winds on my halbeard as I gathered together before I thrusted my halbeard and another bolt of intensified lightning and wind tore through the land and forest alongside the boars.

I took a deep breath and although it is tiring I can feel the connection grow with the Storms and staring at the darkned sky thats full of thundering clouds I focused on tryibg to channel the lightning but I can't.

Not long after I heard our Lords voice again and saw him bring an entire horde of wild boars but I heard Sephaels voice as well but he also had a enormous wild boar chasing him.

Samael: "Now is a good time as never to test my will and to beat you father…"

I charged my halbeard to the maximum and felt my stre drain but that didn't stop me at all from protecting my Lord and fellow brethren.

Crackle!

Whoosh!

Crackle!

I raised my halbeard high in the air and as I closed my eyes, I opened them and as the lightning clouds high above seemed to start compacting before rays of lightning struck my halbeard and slowly as the wind started picking up I stared at the Wild Boar King in the distance.

Crackle!

Whoosh!

Crackle!

Instinctively wether I knew not why I was doing this I did it anyway as I felt my connection with the storms increasing more than before and I could feel the lightning slowly start following my will compared to the time I had during Stormveil.

Whoosh!

Crackle!

Whoosh!

Crackle!

Samael: "Avalanche Kreshtadt…"

Crackle!

Crackle!

Narrator POV

As soon as Samael spoke those m words of his armament, a blinding light shone upon everyone even those at the city center they could all see the massive thunderclouds lightning focus on the center before It hurled down a massive thunder strike.

Crackle!

Whoosh!

Crackle!

BOOOOOOOOOMMM!!!

With a massive explosion everyone could see a weapon shaping itself by taking in all of the thunder and slowly the storms from high above slowly started dissipating as it turned into a long spear and slowly floated down towards the wielder, Samael.

As Samael grabbed his halbeard it was no longer the same but it was his own and he couldn't mistake the familiar feeling he had.

And so Samael pointed towards the enormous Wild boar that had stopped moving as it was disoriented from the blinding light.

As it saw the tall human in ornamental steel armor, the wild boar King wanted to move but it could not as its entire lower body was missing and only its head was left, which fell down to the ground.

Samael: "Lord, I shall make sure we get all the remaining boars…"

Yggdrassil: "Y-yeah…damn!"

As Yggdrassil stared at the changed Samael who had yellow lightning moving through his his entire golden colored hair, It appeared that his height had increased and at the same time his hair changed color from black to gold as yellow lightning flowed through his hair amazing Yggdrassil.

Of course, since most players and people of the land witnessed a weapon floating down as it was coated with thunderous lightning. They immediately charged out the city to try to own it.

But as they neared the area they witnessed it the growing wave of players slowly stopped as they stared at the tall figure with a long spear in the middle of a mountain of littered loot drops of mobs but as they looked at the forests some couldn't help but curse out loud.

???: "What the actual fuck…?

???: "How is it possible to change the landscape…?"

???: "Is the man considered an open Raid Boss?"

???: "Shit, if he is a raid boss that means, gulp, were fucked"

???: "Well theres many of us and since we all want that weapon why dont we go fight him?"

???: "Your right! lets kil-"

Before they could continue however some players from familiar guilds stopped their members from moving further.

???: "What gives why did you stop me!"

???: "Guild master said to stay away from the thing and get away from the area quickly"

???: "Huh? But- oh"

It wouldn't be long for players who didn't join guilds or were part of smaller guilds to run forwards as they launched countless magic at the surprised Samael before his eyes turned red and His long spear to light up in dense lightning as he reeled back his arm.

???: "Shit! Everyone get ready to do-

???: "Damn I can't see!"

???: "Get out of the way you idiots!!!"

Crackle

Crackle

BOOOOOOM!!!

BOOOOOOM!!!

BOOOOOOM!!!

As much as many players in the middle wanted to dodge or run to the sides they could not and so within miliseconds hundreds of players perished at once.

With 133 players dying in instant, it left multiple of the remaining players to suddenly stop and retreat back inside the city as they looked at the man with golden hair in awe and fear on their faces.

As Samael was about to follow them within the city Yggdrassil rushed forwards and stopped him before he could continue and in doing so Samael dropped on one knee as the golden lightning slolwy disperced as his hair started changing back to black.

Yggdrassil: "You did well Samael, and we reached our goal so take it easy…"

I placed his arm over my shoulder as we left the area and would be taking a long route home.

Narrator POV

At the same time, the numerous players had retreated with most of the players who stayed back looked at the dropped items of players on the ground with fear.

???: "What just happened…?"

???: "I- I don't know what happened but they seem to have left already"

???: "Was that an NPC or player…?"

???: "I don't know but lets not go blindlessly charge at them!"

???: "Yes Ma'am!"

Although it was for a short while, this would be the first time players learned they weren't playing a game anymore.

For those who saw the Banished knights like The Crescent Moon Alliance, they had numerous questions to ask Yggdrassil but waited for Shiroe to speak.

Crescent Moon Guild Hall

2 Hours before the Incident

Nyanta: "So how does your mind feel lady Henrietta?

Henrietta: "I-im fine Nyanta, just a little confused"

Nyanta: "Ah, young love!"

Henrietta: "W-What are you on about!"

As Henrietta tried rebuking Nyanta's statement she stopped and put to fingers close to her ear.

Henrietta: "I see, then we should get st-"

Crackle!

Whoosh!

Crackle!

BOOOOOMM!!!

As if on cue, the sound of a lightning strike could be heard to anyone of the west side of the city and that so happened to include Crescent Moon Alliance's Guild Hall.

Naotsugu: "Ahh! What the hell! Why is there lightning in the hot after-"

Marielle: "The sky has darkened drastically than before"

Nyanta: "Seems like a thunderstorm approached silently is what I would've said, if it wasn't for the amount of thunder like sounds coming from the hunting grounds"

Henrietta: "But what could be causing such problems…?"

Marielle: "Hmm, maybe its a special event or new boss appearing in the hunting grounds?"

Naotsugu: "Maybe, but if we can hear it other players must have heard it as well!"

Nyanta: "Meow, guess we will have to wait and see what happens next"

Outside Akihabara West Walls

While minutes passed and the growing number of players increased the thunder in the sky started gathering and everyone looked up before the blinding light made many players blind temporarily.

???: "Ah my eyes!!!"

???: "Damnit, I didn't expect to become blind because of thunder rather than the sun…"

While many complained about their vision, slowly the crowd became silent and the blinded players started shouting at the rest what they were looking at.

???: "Hey! Why did it suddenly get so quiet?"

???: "Dude, there is a legendary weapon being created in front of our very own eyes with lightning…"

???: "Huh!? Legendary weapon!? Where!?"

???: "Forgot you got blinded, once youre not blind we should head over…sigh"

Crackle!

???: Why are you sighing?"

Crackle!

BOOOOOOOMMM!!!

With a loud noise of thunder most blind players asked whats wrong but even other players were left slackjawed with awe in their eyes

???: "If that isn't a legendary weapon I don't know what is!"

???: "Its…so damn majestic! I can see it now! Fighting others with a raise of my hand as lightning strikes them!"

???: "Then what are we waiting for!!! Lets go grab that legendary weapon!!!"

Hearing the burly players words all nearby players started running into the boar hunting grounds and slowly came to a stop seeing a man with electrified golden hair and the legendary spear.

???: "Wait, don't tell me he is a Raid Boss!? Surely not right!?"

???: "Even if it were, we have thousands with us so lets go kill him for loot!!!"

And so with the final warcry all players charged forth deploying their skills and magic gaining Samael's attention who reeled back his spear as lightning and fierce tempest winds danced around his spear.

Crackle!

BOOOOOOMM!!!

Crackle

BOOOOOOMM!!!

Crackle

BOOOOOOMM!!!

Once Samael had thrusted his newly made spear forwards in three consecutive strikes 130 players felt in an instant shocking everyone and everything watching the man that had lightning in his hair.

???: "W-how is that…. possible…?"

???: "Did Elder Tale change fully now…?"

???: "Fuck! Everyone run away to the city!"

With the entire players turning around to flee, Samael was about to chase them down but was stopped by Yggdrassil that held him back and not long after the deified lightning around Samael started dispersing slowly into motes of light.

Quickly Yggdrassil led all three of his banished knights towards the Redmane Castle that took awhile due to the weakened Samael and if any players were chasing them.

As much as Yggdrassil never expected this to suddenly happen, in an everchanging world that is slowly turning into reality one must be ready to accept these changes.

So what would our young dear hero do now that his knights may or may not be hunted down whenever they enter the city?

That is all for today folks, have a nice morning, afternoon, and goodnight!

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To be Continued