3 - Exploring the Ruins

No one's POV

We see Y/n, Linze, Elze, and Yae walking through the capital.

Elze: Say, since we're in the capital anyways, why don't we get some shopping in?

Yae: A fine idea.

Y/n looks around and notices that some people have animal traits.

Y/n: Hey, the people with the animal traits. I didn't notice any of them back in Refelt. They got a name?

Linze: They're called Demi-Humans. Those are beatsmen you're looking at, but we use that to describe elves, dwarves, and fairies as well.

Y/n: I see...

Y/n: This world's got Fantasy written all over it.

Elze: Hey, Y/n?

Y/n: Hm?

Elze: What's going on with that girl?

Y/n and the others look to where Elze is pointing and see a young girl.

Y/n: I don't know... I'm going to go check on her.

Y/n then walks up to the girl.

Y/n: Hey, are you alright?

The girl then turns to face Y/n, and screams in fear.

Girl: Why?! What do you want from me?!

Y/n: Nothing, really! You look worried, so I wanted to see what was bothering you!

Girl: Well... I lost my sister in the crowd... We agreed on a place to meet if this happened, but I have no idea how to get there from here.

Y/n: I can help you, if you want it that is.

Girl: I would. But how are you going to help?

Y/n then pulls out his scroll and opens the map.

Y/n: Just give me the name, and we'll get there!

The girl then gives Y/n the place, and he inputs it on his scroll. They then follow the map, and see a girl in a blue outfit.

Girl: Olga!

The girl, who is identified as Olga turns towards the girl and the others.

Olga: *gasps* Arma!

Arma then runs up to Olga and hugs her.

Olga: You had me worried.

Arma: Sorry about that.

Olga then turns to Y/n and bows.

Olga: I appreciate you taking care of my sister!

Y/n: No problem! Always happy to help! See ya!

Arma: Thanks so much!

Y/n and the girls then walk away, with Arma waving goodbye.

Elze: Now then, there's still time to go shopping.

Y/n: We won't be able to do everything we all want if we stick together, so let's split up, and meet back at the inn.

Elze: Sounds good!

Yae: I have no objections!

Linze: Sure!

*Time-skip*

We see Linze, Elze, and Yae at the inn they were staying at, but Y/n is nowhere to be seen.

Yae: I wonder if he was mugged in some dark alley.

Elze: That's the only excuse I'll take.

Linze: I'm sure he just lost track of time.

Y/n: Hey!

The others turn to see Y/n in an attire with a pattern that's like his old one, with a bag on his back.

Y/n: Sorry about that! Took longer than expected!!

Y/n then pulls out his scroll and it shows that it's 5:25 pm.

Y/n: Wow, it's already 5:25.... Really lost track of time there...

Yae: That scroll of yours also keeps track of time for you?

Y/n: Yup! There's a lot this bad boy can do!

Elze: So, what's with the new outfit?

Y/n: Didn't wanna wear the same clothes every day. That would be terrible on my part if it got dirty, and I had nothing else to wear. And look at this!

Y/n then shows a ring with Ruby's symbol on it.

Linze: That's a nice looking ring, Y/n!

Y/n: Thank you! A ring maker taught me how to make it, then I went and had it enchanted with magic. It makes me resistant to any magic I have an affinity for, at the cost of taking double damage when I get hit by magic I don't have affinities for. In other words, I made the perfect item for me!

Linze: That's nice!

Yae: And despite being a boy, you're rather cute!

Y/n: *small blush* Please don't say that...

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https://youtu.be/oNxZjazKCIw

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Location: Silver Moon

We see the outside of the Silver Moon, and notice that it's raining. However, two people, whose names are Dolan and Barral are seen playing a game of chess.

Y/n: Still playing chess, I see.

Dolan: That's right.

Y/n: It's almost been a week now! Shouldn't you be back at your shop?

Dolan: No one's going to come due to all this rain.

Micah: And there's nothing you could possibly be repairing or cleaning in the meantime, right?

Y/n: *sigh* What about your place, Barral? Is going to be alright?

Barral: Should be. My wife's taking care of things there. But anyways, Y/n, you think you can making me another one of these boards so I can play at home?

Y/n: Sure, no problem!

Barral: Thanks, you're the best!

Dolan: Check!

Barral looks and notices that Dolan's Bishop is right in range of being able to take his king, so he grabs his rook, and knocks out the bishop.

Dolan: Damn! You stubborn bastard!

Micah: Hey! Calm it down, will you?

Dolan: It's just a friendly game dear!

Y/n: I wouldn't say that... Some people from my hometown have held chess tournaments. Those can get ugly FAST. *to Micah* Anyways, Micah, have you seen anyone else?

Micah: I'm pretty sure Linze is in her room right now, but Elze took Yae down to Parent's Café to try that new desert they came out with. I hear you're the one who invented it.

Y/n: I didn't invent it. I just showed them the recipe.

The door then opens to reveal Elze and Yae.

Elze: We're back! And we're soaked!

Yae: Yes, but we came bearing gifts!

Micah: Welcome back! How did it go?

Elze: We got it! The line was short thanks to all the rain.

Yae: This treat is quite delicious!

Y/n: They had some there, and were able to bring some back?!

Elze then brings out four boxes and hands one to Micah.

Elze: This one's for Linze. This one's for me and Yae. And this one's for the Duke. *to Y/n* Y/n, would you mind delivering it to him?

Y/n: Why me, exactly?

Elze: Well one, you have the Gate spell, and two, you'd be sharing a treat with the Duke. He is a nice guy.

Y/n: *sigh* Point taken.

*Time-skip*

We now see Y/n, along with the Ortline family trying the sweet that Y/n made, that being cinnamon rolls.

Sue: These are so good!

Ellen: Mind your manners in front out our guest. Truly, this treat is exquisite! What did you say they were called?

Y/n: They're called Cinnamon rolls.

Alfred: You know, I envy the people of Refelt, and your hometown. They can enjoy this whenever they please. If I could use Gate like you, I would purchase it daily.

Y/n: I do have the recipe. I could give it to your chefs, per your permission, of course.

Sue: That's great! We can eat it everyday for the rest of our lives!

Ellen: Now Sue, that would be to much. We should limit ourselves to every other day.

Y/n: Still a bit much, but okay...

After they finish, Y/n brings out the chess board and shows it to Alfred.

Alfred: Hmm... Okay Y/n, you say this game is called Chess?

Y/n: Yup! It's a two player game. It takes a lot of strategy, and your objective is to take the opponent's king. Whoever does that is the winner of the game. Up for a game? Just to let you know, I won't go easy on you, just because you're the Duke, and you're new to the game.

Alfred: Very well. I do wish to try it.

Sue: No fair! I want to play to!

Y/n: How about this? After my match with your father, you can play against me.

Sue: *pouts* Okay...

Y/n then sets up the board, and tells him about the basics, and during the match, shows him a few other moves, such as Castling and Promotion.

Alfred: Fascinating... So if one of my eight pawns makes it across the board, I can promote them.

Y/n: Yup! Pawns are seen by many as sacrifice pieces, but if you get at least one across, the game can really change as a whole. You could have two queens on the board, making it harder for your opponent!

Unfortunately, Sue starts getting upset, as she wants to play.

Sue: HURRY UP AND FINISH THIS GAME, FATHER, I WANNA PLAY!!!

Alfred: About that Sue... This might take a while, why don't you go play outside?

Sue: BECASUE IT'S RAINING OUTSIDE!!! Y/n!!!!! MAKE HIM GIVE ME A TURN, THIS ISN'T FAIR!!!!

Suddenly, Sue starts tickling, Y/n, getting him to laugh.

Y/n: STOP! STOP IT!!!

However, Sue doesn't stop, and Y/n quickly uses Petal Burst and gets away.

Y/n: *panting* Keep that up Sue... And I'll make sure you never get a turn...

Sue then stops, and after a bit, Alfred and Y/n being able to give Checkmate onto Alfred. Y/n then plays a game with Sue, which makes her happy, and just like her father, managed to get her in Checkmate.

Alfred: That game was quite fun! I'll have to show it to my brother sometime!

Y/n: I bet he would like it! Anyways, I gotta head back!

Alfred: Wait! One more game! I'm sure we can make it a quick one!

Y/n: Sorry, but I have to decline... Chess games can take a long time, if you've got two experienced players! How about we play another time?

Alfred: Of course!

Y/n: Thanks!

Y/n then leaves the room, and sighs.

Y/n: That was close... If I didn't give a good reason... I might have been playing Chess all night... Maybe even have a dream about it.

*Time-skip*

We now see the team in the Capital's Guild Hall.

Yae: The Capital's Guild Hall makes Refelt's look small.

Linze: They have more quests here to. I'm glad we decided to check it out.

Y/n: Yeah. Now, Yae, I have a question for you.

Yae: What is it?

Y/n: I already have Linze and Elze's stances on it, so I want your opinion, as it will determine what we do. Slime. Yes or No?

Yae: No. In fact, I'd do any other job in the world that doesn't involve slime.

Y/n: Alright.

Y/n: I'll respect their decision... Even though my inner pervert tells me to take it anyways... And get their reactions... And add those reactions and nudeness to the ol' noggin.

As Y/n look through more quests, he finds one.

Y/n: Hey, what about a Dullahan?

*Time-skip*

We now see a bunch of ruins, with Y/n and Yae running through the area, as the Dullahan comes up and attacks, but Y/n quickly blocks with his scythe, allowing Elze to use some of her aura to punch the Dullahan a far distance.

Y/n: Good job, Elze! Finished off those horned wolves that were following us?

Elze: Yup! There were about 20 of them, but thanks to my aura, I was able to deal with them no problem!

Unfortunately, the Dullahan does get back up, but Yae blocks the incoming attack with her katana.

Y/n: Linze, I'm going to use my Silver Eyes, I just need you to trap in one spot!

Linze: Got it! I'll do my best!

Yae then tosses the Dullahan's head to it, and Elze knocks it down, giving Linze the right spot to freeze it.

Linze: Grasping Ice, Come forth! FROZEN CURSE, ICE BIND!!!

Linze then freezes the Dullahan, and Y/n quickly activates his Silver Eyes, vaporizing it in an instant.

Y/n: And... We're done.

Yae: That was utterly exhausting.

Y/n: So anyways, from what I've learned, these are the old ruins of the kingdom, am I right?

Elze: That's right. It sure would be cool if there was a bunch of hidden treasures somewhere.

Yae: That it would, but the capital wasn't destroyed, it was moved. I doubt they would've left anything valuable behind.

Y/n: Well then, let's confirm there's nothing here. SEARCH, TREASURE.

Y/n tries, but gets nothing from the search.

Y/n: Looks like they didn't leave anything.

Elze: Ah, dangit.

Linze: Hold on! Y/n, try and broaden your search. You may have searched for treasure, but that only means there's nothing you would see as treasure.

Y/n: Hm. Didn't think about that. Okay, let's give it a go with a new item. SEARCH, HISTORICAL RELICS.

Y/n then tries again, and turns around with a smile.

Y/n: Got something! The only catch is we might have to go underground, and there's rubble in the way.

Linze: I can take care of that! Just lead the way!

Y/n and the others then make it to the area that Y/n had mentioned. Linze then steps up and prepares a spell.

Linze: BURST FORTH, RAGING FLAME! GREAT CRIMSON INFERNO!!!! ERRUPTION!!!

A giant explosion then occurs, knocking a huge amount of debris everywhere.

Y/n: Linze, warn us next you use that! But still... Thanks for the assist!

Linze then glows a small blush at what Y/n had said to her. As the smoke clears, two giant doors appear, and Y/n opens them revealing the inside of the cave.

Y/n: Might be dark. Linze, can you create a little light so we can see where we're going.

Linze: Of course! COME FORTH, LIGHT! TINY ILLUMINATION!! LIGHT!!!

A ball of light then appears, and the four begin their quest downwards, which does give Y/n some creepy vibes.

Linze: This place is certainly creepy. I wonder if it might be haunted.

Yae: What?!

Y/n: *sigh* Yae, it's not haunted. Linze, don't scare us like that, please.

As they continue to walk, they find some ruins with writing on them.

Y/n: Woah... Linze, do you know this language?

Linze: No I don't. I'm familiar with most ancient magic scripts, but this is completely foreign.

Y/n: I see...

Elze and Yae start to look at the writing, but as they do, Y/n pulls out his scroll and takes a picture, scaring the two.

Elze: *screams for her life*

Yae: *pulls out her katana* Everyonegetbacktheghostswantblood!!

Y/n: When did Yae learn how to talk Ruby?

Y/n: *laughs for a second* Relax, Yae. Look.

Y/n then shows Yae and Elze the picture he took with his scroll. it does manage to calm Yae down, as she puts her katana.

Yae: Just how many things is that scroll of yours capable of?

Y/n: A lot of things. It'd take a few hours just to explain it all.

Y/n then steps back a bit and starts getting some more pictures as the girls investigate the area.

Elze: Hey, come check this out!

Y/n then stops and sees a glowing red rock.

Elze: You see that rock in the wall?

Y/n: *sarcastically* Yeah, clear as day.

Linze: I'm pretty sure that's an earth spell stone.

Y/n: Alrighty then! Then leave this to me!

Almost instantly, the three girls back up, shocking Y/n.

Y/n: What the hell?! Why are you girls all the way back there?!

Elze: Well... We don't know what it'll do... so just incase.

Linze: Just to be on safe side.

Yae: Aye. never hurts to be careful.

Y/n: Yae learned how to talk Happy as well? What the hell?!

Y/n: *sigh* Fine. Here we go.

Y/n then touches the stone and magic power flows through it. Suddenly, the middle area starts to glow, and it starts to crumble apart.

Y/n: *Video Below*

https://youtu.be/iUsliYXRMUc

As the four walk in, they notice an odd statue right in front of them.

Y/n: Anyone know what that is?

Elze: Nope. But it does look pretty magical.

Yae: It kinda looks like a statue.

Y/n then walks up and touches it, which then reveals glass under it.

Y/n: A glass statue? That's not something you see everyday.

Suddenly, the light starts to die down.

Y/n: Uh, Linze, quick question. How long does that light spell of yours last?

Linze: Well, light magic is one of my weaker affinities. But I can keep a spell like this up for about two hours. Strange, it hasn't been half that long, and the light is definitely fading.

Y/n then notices a glowing orb in the statue, and immediately realizes what's going on.

Y/n: I know what's going on, so we're getting the hell out of here!

Y/n activates Petal Burst, and right as he grabs the others, the "statue" starts to glow, and the ruins start to collapse. As soon as Y/n makes it out, he drops the others and falls to the ground, and the rubble breaks the only entrance

Y/n: *panting*

Elze: What was that thing?

Yae: Was that a magic beast? I've never seen anything like it.

Y/n: Well, whatever the hell that thing was, we better be ready to fight it.

Linze: You think it might be able to escape from the rubble?

Y/n: I'm not trying to jinx us, but it might find another route out.

Suddenly, four lasers pop right out of the ground.

Y/n: Or it comes right to us.

A giant explosion then occurs, and out of the debris, the "statue" steps out and charges at Y/n, but he quickly dodges it with Petal Burst, and starts shooting at it, but does not damage.

Y/n: Dammit!

Linze: BURST FORTH, FIRE! CRIMSON DUET. FIRE ARROW!!!

Linze shoots off the fire spell, but the creature absorbs it. However, Y/n immediately notices where it goes it.

Y/n: That's it! That has to be it's weak spot!!

Linze: I may have just made it stronger...

Y/n: Don't worry, I know how to end this! Yae, keep it distracted, so it doesn't notice me! Elze, stay back, and when I say to attack, activate your Null Magic!

Yae and Elze: Got it!!

Yae then runs towards the creature, and hits it, but gets knocked back in the process. The creature then tries to attack Yae, but before it can attack, Y/n says one thing.

Y/n: APPORTS!!!

Suddnely, the red orb is in Y/n's hands.

Y/n: *Image Below*

As Y/n looks at the creature, keeping his smug look as it flails, he tosses it towards Elze.

Y/n: Now Elze! Crush it!

Elze: BOOST!!!

Elze then punches the orb, breaking it, and the creature disintegrating right in front of them.

Y/n: *sigh* Well that was a thing.

Elze: Hey Y/n, how'd you know that the red sphere was important?

Y/n: When it start glowing when Linze's magic was disappearing, I knew it was draining her magic. Now for a real question? Who or where do we report these ruins to?

Linze: I think we should report it to the kingdom, considering that we found it in the old capital.

Y/n: Good logic. Duke Ortlinde might be our only connection, so let's go.

*Time-skip*

We now see the team in the Duke's house, as they explain the situation to him.

Alfred: I see. I'll send out an expedition team and see what they find.

Y/n: Well, I've got some good news and some bad news. First, the bad news. The ruins were destroyed.

Alfred: I see... That is bad news. And the good news?

Y/n: I lucky got you some pictures!

Alfred: Pictures?

Y/n: Right. You don't know what those are.

Y/n then pulls out his scroll and shows Alfred the photos.

Alfred: My! What is this device?

Y/n: Right. First time seeing this. It's a special item I found when I was a kid. It can do a lot of things, and one is freezing moments of time and storing them in here.

Alfred: You never cease to impress me, Rose.

Y/n: I don't know if it'll work, but I can try and make you a copy of these.

Alfred: Please try! I think it would go into the mystery of why the capital was moved.

Y/n: That's a big chuck of your kingdom's lore that shouldn't be left blank. Do you any records of that time?

Alfred: I'm sure there were once, but none remain. Forgive me, but I may need your assistance once more. Would you be willing?

Y/n: Yeah, I can help you men if the time ever arise, and I'm not busy of course.

Alfred: I understand, and it is rather reassuring.

As the four head out, Elze speaks up.

Elze: Why do our jobs never go smoothly?

Linze: I'd feel better about it if we found some treasure.

Y/n: Well, you can't get them all Linze. For right now, the only thing I want to do is go to bed.

*Time-skip brought to you by a chibi Y/n playing around with his scythe*

It's now the next morning, and we see Y/n in his room, making the photos.

Y/n: Man, having every Null Magic, along with Ruby's abilities, is kinda broken! Well, now that I've got these done, time to deliver them to the duke!

Y/n then heads out, tells the others where he's going, and opens a gate to the Duke's front gates, and shocks the two guards, and sees the carriage.

Y/n: *sigh* I guess I'll have to wait.

Suddenly, the carriage stops, and Y/n sees Alfred step out.

Alfred: Well met as always, Y/n.

Y/n: Yeah, same here.

Alfred: Listen, if you've made the images of what you showed me yesterday, they'll have to wait, as I'm in dire need of your help.

Y/n: Dire need? What's going on?

Alfred: It's my brother. He's been poisoned.

Y/n: That's not good.

Y/n's Thoughts: *Video Below*

https://youtu.be/VPNQNOn_mWU







To Be Continued...

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