LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 163: Forgiveness Orders
Aerith returned to Arthur's wooden dome house. The woman smiled and picked up the soul essence of the light elemental monster.
From what she could see, the level of the monster was 96, more than enough to craft the slip formation into perfection.
"Wait here. I'll craft this thing in the Dark Dimension," Aerith pleaded, Arthur said yes.
Since Aerith had taken two compensation slips, Arthur should start using the flag of authority to grant forgiveness for his red title.
After the dimensional rift disappeared, Arthur took the flag of authority and placed it in front of him, floating in the air.
The flag with a black base color and purple Visiri rune pattern was displayed and fluttered in the wind.
Arthur's two palms came into one, synchronizing his power with the flag of authority. A flow of magic was produced in that place, thumping outside the wooden dome house in the form of magic fluctuations.
People stopped what they were doing. Those who were preparing dinner also stopped for a moment and came out of the house, their eyes detecting a strong magic boom coming from Arthur's dome house.
"What's happening?" asked Nyxie, stepping closer to Philise and Nerisha.
"He asked the soul essence of the light elemental monster to do something. Still, I don't know what he's doing there," Nerisha replied, panicking.
Nyxie glanced back, looking at Miki who looked relaxed with the power boom. The casual attitude Miki showed made Nyxie curious, yet suspicious.
'This boom is quite strong. I'm worried that human power could destroy this village,' Nyxie explained.
Inside the domed house, Arthur opened his eyes and activated the authority flag by putting his soul consciousness inside.
The flag lit up gold in an instant, then brought up a special panel on the use of foreign powers.
[Flag of Authority has been activated]
[Owner: Aaron Lewis]
[Level: 325]
[CAUTION!]
[The system cannot detect the power of the Flag of Authority]
[The use of undetected power could potentially injure the Host]
Arthur read the panel, then smiled in satisfaction as the flag of authority was activated. With a forward hand formation gesture, Arthur gave the order for the activation of the Forgiveness Order.
A stream of magic flowed from Arthur's body forward, entering the flag which was accompanied by a towering purple pillar of light that pierced the sky, making people panic.
"Quickly form a defense shield. We must protect this place from destruction!" declared Nyxie, Philise and Nerisha nodded in agreement.
They took three places and connected their magic streams to each other. Slowly, a magic wall formed and towered up to the height of the purple pillar of light.
Gradually, the boom of magic was soothed thanks to Nyxie, Philise, and Nerisha's abilities.
Miki squinted, she was really curious about what Arthur was trying to do by bringing up the purple light. The woman glanced to the right and left, seeing some villagers freaking out about the situation.
[Start the process of using foreign power]
[Item: Flag of Authority]
[MP -100000]
[Power: ?]
[Talent: Authority Leader] Enjoy more content from My Virtual Library Empire
[Rank: SSS-R]
[Name: Aaron]
[MP: 1194000/1375000] [-100000]
The purple light coming out of the flag of authority began to surround Arthur's body, giving him a chilling sensation.
His eyes opened, seeing another panel popping up, between the error panel and the success of the forgiveness order from the flag of authority.
[EROR!]
[Host tries to purify the title]
[Host tries to get forgiveness]
[CAUTION!]
[Foreign powers try to intervene in the punishment system]
[...]
[Punishment forgiven]
[Red title duration erased]
[Restriction on joining the raid is erased]
Magic energy swept through Arthur's body causing the red title above his head to disappear. He didn't feel anything, just like when Andrew cleared his red title when he was on the 10th floor.
At the end, a powerful magic boom spread out from the epicenter of the bang, Arthur's domed house. The stronger fluctuations were able to destroy the magic defenses of Nyxie, Philise, and Nerisha. All three were pushed away along with the insignificant damage they received.
There was no considerable damage. The blowing and fluctuating magic disappeared after Arthur used the flag of authority. Nyxie was relieved that there was nothing bad happening in the village.
Feeling safe, Miki hurried away from the house to approach Arthur. The curtain door of Arthur's house opened, she saw Arthur sitting cross-legged with the mysterious flag displayed before him.
What made the difference according to Miki was the title of the murderer that disappeared from above Arthur's head.
The man sensed several people walking towards him. He quickly put away the flag of authority and got up from his seat.
"Miki? What are you doing?"
"What am I doing? I should have asked you, what was that magic fluctuation all about?" asked Miki.
Nyxie, Philise, and Nerisha stood behind Miki. The three women were curious about what Arthur had done, Nerisha even asked where the soul essence of the light elemental monster was.
Arthur stepped out through the four women. He said it was clear that the monster soul essence was being used by his friend to form a slip formation. None of them understood what a slip formation was.
"You don't have to know, not right now."
The man gasped in surprise as the attention of the entire village was focused on him. He looked up and saw leaves falling from the trees.
If it was an average wind, it would not be possible to shed that many leaves at the same time.
'Was the magic fluctuation strong enough earlier? Can it be detected far away?' Arthur asked.
'I have to be careful. Before the defense magic is formed, there shouldn't be any more suspicious magic fluctuations.'
Nyxie explained to the people that the situation was getting better, there was nothing for them to worry about. Arthur apologized that the fluctuation of the authority flag's forgiveness order had disturbed them.
"There are some of them who still distrust you. However, you don't need to worry. You are safe here," Nyxie explained.
Nyxie invited Philise and Miki to assist her in making the menu for the grand dinner. Arthur did not forget to summon Thania from his body, summoning her in the form of a mythological race servant.
[Servant Activated]
[Mythological Race Servant]
[1. Thalenia (Nymph)]
[MP -10000]
[Name: Aaron]
[MP: 1184000/1375000] [-10000]
Thalenia appeared and grew in an array of vines. About three minutes later, Thalenia's figure was back in one piece as before.
In servant form this time, she could only last for 15 hours. Beyond that, she would rest on Arthur's body for 1-2 hours.
"Thank you, Arthur," said Thalenia, Arthur nodded slowly.
The woman stepped forward to help Nyxie, Miki, and Philise. Thalenia's presence made them happy, the women began to work together to create a delicious dinner dish, which was certainly suitable for human tastes.
Three hours passed, the sun had set completely. The night lanterns were lit, full of colorful light trinkets that adorned the place. The protective illusion rain magic had been reactivated, rainy outside but shady inside it.
A long wooden table was set up in the center of the village, with food served on appetizing plates. Nyxie, as the head of the village's Nymph tribe, planned to welcome Thalenia home and thank Aaron.
The children had settled into their wooden chairs, ready to eat the dinner that had been made earlier. Everyone gathered in the center area of the village, some taking other tables and sitting on the chairs of those tables. As for Aaron, he was at the main table with Miki and Thalenia beside him.
"Tonight, we will celebrate Thalenia's return to our midst!" said Nyxie.
Not only that, Nyxie also introduced Arthur to the people of the village. They looked at Arthur with nods, faint smiles on their faces —the skepticism still present in their hearts.
"Please, enjoy our food," Nyxie pleaded, and the people began to eat the food placed before them.
Thalenia and Miki ate it as they helped in making it. However, not Arthur. It wasn't like he didn't want to eat, but he felt strange about their dishes —out of his imagination as human food.
The only thing Arthur could enjoy was the wine made from Millow leaf extract, it was a bit bitter and a touch sour, but it was better than eating food he wasn't familiar with.
"What are your plans next, Arthur?" asked Nyxie.
"We're heading back to Sky Sword Base to rest until the raid reopens," Arthur replied, holding up a wooden cup.
"Is Thalenia coming?"
"Of course. She's my servant," Arthur replied, causing Thalenia to pause in her dinner.
Arthur responded to Thalenia's drastic change in demeanor, from an enthusiastic smile over dinner, to a sad look with her head bowed. Arthur sighed, knowing what he had to do.
"But, if you can guarantee her safety here, I don't mind her staying for a while."
"Most importantly, she needs a vial of beast essence to allow her to level up. The higher her level, the longer the duration of her servant can be," Arthur replied.
"About that, we have plenty of beast essence vials. You can help her level up quickly," Nyxie explained.
"Thank you. That's quite a relief for me."