Some minutes later, me, Amari and Sayuri were there in the guild, sitting on a table just chatting.
Sayuri exclaimed with a smile.
"So now, you are true Suiciders! Congrats!"
Amari gave a calm smile.
"Yeah well, thanks to you!"
"Well so uhm, can we do the missions now? I want to fight that monster now!"
Said I, extremely excited.
Amari pointed a finger at me.
"Oh wait a bit, we ne-"
I ran towards the board, but Amari grabbed me.
"Hey! Let me go! I want to see the quests!"
"BUT WAIT!"
Then, Sayuri said loudly.
"Yeah wait! First, you can't just try to kill monsters like if its nothing, you don't even know your class!"
I turned to her.
"Oh wait, its true! Amari, we forgot to see our classes!"
"Oh... lets go then."
So we went to that black spheres, me in one and Amari in another.
I started to analyze that thing, it was just literally a black ball.
"Hm, this thing... Should i punch it?"
Amari yelled at me.
"Of course not you idiot! We should probably uh... touch that control panel?"
Sayuri was in the middle of us, behind us.
"BOTH WRONG!... Simply touch it, just that.
."
"Ok!"
"Ok!"
But before, I asked Sayuri a thing.
"But wait, you can only use Sankalpa with your staff right? You had to touch it with your staff?!"
"That has nothing to do with it! Just touch it with your hand..."
And after some seconds, Sayuri called us.
"Ok its done!"
"Ah just that? How boring..."
Sayuri went and looked at the control panel connected to the ball where i was.
"Hm, Kid... You're a Imbuer!"
"Imbuer!? Wow that sounds cool! What it does?!"
"Well, you can imbue your fists and feet with Sankalpa. Remember that example I gave about using imbuing your punches with Sankalpa? Well that applies to you. But be creative, and find a unique way to use it."
I smiled excited.
"Wow! So l can li-"
She just ignored me and went to see Amari's one.
"And you, well you're a Conjurer! Just like me!"
"HEY! DON'T IGNORE M-"
Amari also spoke over me.
"Conjurer? So i can only use it in a object?"
"Yeah, choose an object and you will only be able to use Sankalpa with that object for the rest of your life. You could use a staff and be a Wizard like me!"
"Oh but wait, i thought you were a Wizard..."
"Well, it's just name for a Conjurer with a staff... And uh, what sounds cooler, Conjurer or Wizard?... "
Amari seemed to understand her.
"Ok you got a point."
"But yeah, just like every other class, so far it will only work as an Imbuer, but the moment you apply Sankalpa to an object, you will only be able to use Sankalpa from that object. Oh and, you will never be able to use Sankalpa in an Imbuer way as powerful as an Imbuer, because your determination, your soul is of a Conjurer, so you are basically forced to choose an object. Well, choose right!"
"Wait, every class at the beginning works like an imbuer?"
"Indeed. But, every single has their own trigger. Like in the Conjurer's case, applying Sankalpa to an object. Imbuer is the only that has no trigger at all."
"Hm, nice... So, what object should i choose?"
Sayuri seemed very excited talking about that.
"Oh well, i recommend you to go to the shop and buy something! Maybe uh, just maybe, you can buy a staff to be a Wizard just like me, Sayuri, to one who will become the greatest-"
"Yeah no way."
Sayuri looked defeated, or disappointed.
"A-ah..."
"Hey... can i talk now?"
I was in the corner, head down and sad.
Amari shouted.
"W-WHY YOU LOOK SO SAD!?"
Suddenly, a young man around our age appeared. He was blonde, wearing a very... weird outfit, and had a face of extreme arrogance. At least that's how I see it from his face.
"Oh my darlings, seems the big Sayuri found new teammates?"
He was literally spinning around, with his arms open and that tall, thin body that looked like a spinning top.
After seeing him, Sayuri got a little worried, looking down a bit nervous.
"H-Hi Clown..."
Amari stuttered.
"C-CLOWN!? Y-YOU HATE HIM THAT MUCH-"
The one who Sayuri called Clown, appeared behind Amari, holding her shoulders and not letting she end her sentence.
"No darling, my name is Clown. Simply as that."
The instant Amari turned back, he had already spun away.
He kept spinning, with a smile on his face.
It seems that instead of walking he spins. Or walks spinning I think.
Amari said to Sayuri.
"Who is this guy?"
Sayuri said without taking her eyes off the ground, her face, a somewhat uncomfortable expression, hidden by the hat.
"His name is Clown, ir nickname... He's 27, I was part of his party a time ago, but i was kicked out..."
Before anyone could talk, i gave some steps forward with an angry face.
"Oh this guys face irritates me! Can i punch him?"
Sayuri quickly walked to my front, opened her hands, extended them and pointed them at me, making a stop sign.
"N-No, y-you got it wrong, hes not a bad guy!"
Clown did a pirouette, laughing.
"Muohohohoho!... How cruel, how cruel! The only bad thing I ever did in my entire life was push my grandmother down the stairs."
"T-THATS A VERY BAD THING!!"
He laughed, It looked more like a ballerina doing some movements that I don't even know how to describe.
"Muohohoho... It's alright darling, everyone did that..."
Me and Amari screamed.
"NO WE DID NO!!"
I giggled, and spun towards Sayuri, whispering in her ear.
"Hey, they know about your little secret?"
Sayuri looked to the side, not having the courage to look into Clown's eyes. She seemed to be quite nervous or scared.
Sayuri didn't answered, but she left it to be understood that she did not.
Clown giggled, whispering to her.
"Oh don't worry darling, i won't tell anyone but we know taht they will eventually know..."
Clown then with a smirk, spun back to the middle of us.
"Oh how bad, how bad! Big Sayuri again seeing people as rotating pieces! Replaceable pieces that can change every week, that only serve for her own amusement, how bad, how bad..."
That he said made me extremely angry, walking towards him.
How he dares to say such bad things about a friend of mine?! I csn
"HEY WHAT YOU SAYING ABOUT MY TEAMMATE?!"
Amari took a glare at me, and said quietly.
"This time, i won't stop you."
I gritted my teeth, walking towards him.
I even activated Sankalpa in my clenched hand, small black rays started coming out of it.
"YOU BETTER NEVER MORE SAY SOMETHING AB-"
Sayuri grabbed my arm, not letting me go.
"Kai no..."
Was she like protecting me from him? Or did she knew what he was telling was true?
I just know that I was taken by surprise, looking at her, who didn't even look me in the eyes.
I just mumbled her name, but the Clown laughed.
"Muohohoho! Don't worry little boy, i actually wanted to congratulate you and the other girl for becoming a Suicider."
"LITTLE BOY!? I-"
He gave a jeté ballet jump and landed in front of me.
Looking closer now, I understand why he is called Clown, or why that is his nickname.
His face is pale, extremely white, and has a red skull drawn under his left eye, and a flower under his other eye. Makeup.
Also, looking at it now, does his coat blend in with the pants around his waist? Huh?! What am I seeing!? I can't describe it!
But like, his sleeveless closed white coat blended perfectly with his also white pants, and also blended in with his yellow sneakers? WHAT AM I SEEING!?
Then in front of me, he crouched down, placing a hand on my shoulder and speaking with a gentle smile.
"You're Kai right? Oh you have such a cute face."
He pinched my cheek.
I quickly took his hand away.
"Ah? WHATS YOUR PROBLEM?!"
But as i talked, he already wasn't on my front, he was actually in Amari's face, looking at her with the hands behind his back smiling with eyes closed.
"Oh and you're Amari? what a good looking young lady... Wanna marry me?"
Amari quickly shouted.
"W-WHAT?! WHY WOULD I?"
Clown simply opened his mouth and eyes, suprised, and tilting his hand.
"Was I strongly rejected?..."
For some weird reason, Sayuri also looked in shock, if Amari did something out of the ordinary.
"Y-YOU JUST YELLED THAT?!"
She quickly looked multiplle times at the sides, cheking if somebody listened.
She then sighed in relief.
"Oh i think nobody else listened... C-CLOWN SORRY! PLEASE DON'T TELL ANYONE, SHE-"
Clown simply smirked calmly.
"Oh don't worry, don't worry..."
He stood up, turned back and began walking towards a table full of people.
"Oh, but please come join us. I maybe have the "The history of the man who found God. May have."
These words made Sayuri in shock, like if Clown was talking about a big taboo.
"N-NO WAY... Y-"
He simply smiled with his eyes closed.
"Come join us. Lets party a bit."
So, he left to the table.
Amari and I circled Sayuri, both of us extremely confused and irritated.
"Hey! DID YOU EXCPECTED ME TO SAY YES TO A RANDOM MAN ASKING TO MARRY ME!?"
I also shouted.
"AND WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT?! AND WHY EVERYBODY THINKS IM A KID!!"
Sayuri received too many questions, having to speak louder.
"C-CALM DOWN! V-LET'S GO PART BY PART!..."
She took a deep breath.
"Oh, you're not from this city, that explains your reaction to his proposal... I-Il explain that later... W-Wait."
Her eyes widened, as if we didn't know the most basic thing in the world, in shock.
"Y-YOU DONT KNOW ABOUT THE THE HISTORY OF THE MAN WHO FOUND GOD!?."
I and Amari looked at each other.
"Hm... no?"
Sayuri then yelled in suprised.
"W-WHAT-"
She quickly shut up herself, but couldn't believe what we were saying.
"Y-You dont know the legend of Neter Mate?! The man who managed to gather all the parts of the Divine Crown? The ex-Emperor of the World!?"
I was really confused, ready to say no, but Amari talked first quickly.
"N-NETER MATE?! THATS THE NAME OF MY GRANDPA!"
She grabbed me by the neck.
"Y-YOU REMEMBER KAI?! I TOLD YOU i HEARD SOME PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT HI-"
"F-Fine! BUT DON'T NEED TO HOLD ME!"
Sayuri looked confused at Amari.
"Y-Your grandpa?... But he never had children...DON'T YOU DARE TO MOCK HIM! THE GREATEST WIZARD OF THE HISTORY, WAS PART OF HIS CRE-"
I said excited.
"WOW AMARI!! YOUR GRANDPA WAS THE EMPEROR OF THE WORLD?! HE MET GOD?!-"
"I SAID IT WAS JUST PROBABLY A COINCIDENCE... They probably just had the same name..."
Sayuri then kept talking still not believing what we were talking about.
"H-How can you never heard of him!? Or the book, The History of The Man w
Who Found God!? Its not popular just in Pseudo, LITERALLY IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!!!"
But before we could say anything, we heard some people yelling.
"HEY COME HERE!!!" "YEAH LETS PARTY!!!"
We turned back, and it was the others Suiciders in a table waiting for us. Alll of them seemed very excited and happy, holding beers.
In the middle of them, there was Clown, sitting with his hands under his head, with a smirk.
Amari looked at Sayuri, kinda nervou.
"We should go?..."
"Yeah don't worry, the Suiciders who frequent the guild frequently are drunks who just like to party..."
They are the guys that hitted me yesterday, but I think they probably don't even remember...
"AH, AND ONE IMPORTANT THING!"
Sayuri said, making sure we we pay attention.
"I highly doubt that Clown really has that book, but if he has it... ACT SUPRISED LIKE IF HE COMMITTE A CRIME! BECAUSE HE LITERALLY DID!!"
"Whats so wrong about a book?"
"ANY MENTION OF THIS BOOK IS EXTREMELY PROHIBITED!! By all the countries around the world. This is literally a law that all countries follow, the only one. Neter Mate became known as "the enemy of all governments", mentioning him or the book is a big taboo!"
We both nodded, and went to towards the table were they were waiting for us.
There was around 30 people in just one table, all wanting to have fun.
"Hey the new Suiciders arrived!?"
"Oh wait, aint that guy who we spanked yesterday?!"
They looked at me, and confirmed the suspicions.
"ITS HIM!! HAHAHAHA!!"
"OH, THE ONE WHO SAID HE WANTED TO BE THE NEXT EMPEROR OF THE WORLD!!"
"HAHAHAHHA! YEAH THATS HIM!!"
And so, everybody there started to laughed, cheering up, driking and celebrating.
Not gonna lie, they made me quite embarrassed and angry.
"S-SHUT UP!! I-IM STILL GONNA BE IT!!!"
One of them putted his arm around my neck.
"Hey kid, say what you want haha... But hey, youre a Suicider now so your chances are real at least..."
He putted his cup close to my mouth.
"Wanna a drink?"
Amari came close to me.
"U-Uhm s-sorry sir, but he's still a minor..."
The man got very suprised.
"W-WHAT?! H-HE'S UNDER 13!? I thought he was young, but LESS THAN IT?!"
"N-NO, GODDAMIT, WHY EVERYBODY THINKS IM A KID?!'
Sayuri on the other side, asked someone.
"Hey uhh, can i get 2 beers?"
"Y-YOU'RE EVEN YOUNGER THAN HIM!!"
I think Amari forgot that people are considerated adults when they make 13.
While everyone was just having fun, driking (Amari even gave in and had a few drinks), something caught my attention.
Clown, was was just sitting, hands on the table holding his head, smiling looking at us.
He kinda scares me, he invited us just to watch? I thought he was going to have fun too.
Actually, no matter how much I look at him, I can't figure out what he's thinking or feeling.
Is he happy? Sad? I don't know, what he really wants or thinks?, everything is masked by that calm smile.
Honestly, he's starting to annoy me. He just invites us and then just sits there, silent, just watching?! No, I don't like that, why would he do that?!
So, i approached him and said.
"So hm, Clown... Can you tell me about that book of the guy who found god?"
The moment i said that, everyone there stopped enjoying the party and stared at me.
A great silence echoed throughout the guild, no one saying a word.
Some men said stuttering.
"W-What..."
"H-He just..."
Sayuri quickly ran towards me and grabbed my chest.
"Y-YOU IDIOT!! I TOLD YOU NO-"
But then, Clown giggled and said quiet loud, placing his hands behind his head.
"Oh my, oh my... How I like bold boys♡"
Everyone on the guild slowly looked at him, as he kept smirking and talking.
"Yeah, i can for sure, after all, I have a copy here."
From behind his back, he took out a small A5 sheet. A sheet containing something written on both sides.
"Well, the book is about the day the author met since Mate, untill the day the day Mate fulfilled his wish. I only got a copy of the final part, sorry, but that's what really matters, right?"
Everybody in the guild yelled terrified.
"W-WHAT?!"
"T-THE HISTORY OF A MAN WHO FOUND GOD?!
"H-HOW YOU EVEN HAVE THAT!?
"Hehe, Clown secret♡"
The people of the guild were visible nervous.
"T-Thats a crime what you're doing you know?!"
"Y-Yeah, we're going to report you to the royal family, a-and..."
Clown raised the paper between his 2 middle fingers, and began to wave it smiling.
"Oh but don't you want to read it?"
The Suiciders looked at each other, without knowing what to say.
"AH FUCK IT! I NEED TO SEE IT!!"
One man ran close to Clown, looking at the paper.
"Y-Yeah i don't care either!"
Another one.
Another one.
And another one.
After a short while, everyone was already around Clown, circling him.
"Hey hey, don't need to peek it, i will read it for everyone... Oh but of course, this will be our little secret, ok people?"
"Y-Yeah whatever... J-Just read it..."
"I always wondered what was Mate's whish..."
Apparently, curiosity dispelled the fear of being arrested, the fear of doing something supposedly wrong.
Amari, who was now at my side, said quiet suprised.
"I-I thought... S-Sayuri?!"
Sayuri was already around Clown too.
"You think i don't want to read it too?! Cmon, Sun World, the best wizard in history, was part of his crew, I NEED TO SEE!!"
Clown giggled.
"Oh my, oh my, the big Sayuri always curious as ever... Oh but, it seems our 2 friends here need some context, don't think they really know about who was Neter Mate..."
Everybody in the guild looked shocked at us (expect Sayuri who was kinda nervous).
They all screamed at the same time.
"YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT HIM!?"
Amari felt a little under pressure, taking a few steps back, embarrassed and nervous.
"N-No, we... w-we know about him of course! J-Just uh, haven't heard all the detail-"
I interrupted her, talking in a calmly way with a smile.
"Well, Sayuri told me he became the Emperor of the World a time ago. We only know that."
Amari quickly pulled my cheek.
"Y-YOU IDIOT! WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT!? THAT DOESN'T HEL-"
The Suiciders screamed again, couldn't believe what they were seeing.
"THEY KNOWS NOTHING?!"
"J-JUST WHO HE BECAME?!"
"Y-YOU LIVE UNDER A ROCK?!"
Sayuri covered her head with her hat, wanting to simply disappear from there.
Clown made a sign of appeasement, smiling as always.
"Oh don't bother people, you also need a bit of context of things that happened before to understand the ending."
Now that I look at it, how did he deduce that I didn't know anything about the Emperor? Does he know that I'm from another world?! D-Did I make it that obvious?
"H-Hey uhm, just saying if you're thinking about... Me and Amari are not from another city, nor from another wor-"
Amari gave me a friendly punch.
"D-DON'T SAY THAT YOU STUPID IDIOT!!"
Clown didn't change his expression, nor did he really react, but he spoke before the others.
"Well where was i?... Oh yeah, so I'm going to pretend to start reading the book, but really it's just going to be a little bit of context for everyone... Ready?"
One man said.
"You're going to invent the beginning of the book?"
"Indeed. Since i don't think anybody in this room even knows who wrote the book."
Nobody answered.
"Oh wow, oh wow, what an extreme silence! But well, should i start?"
Everybody came closer to him, extremely attentive to each of the words he said.
Then, Amari noticed something.
"Wait a second, if you can give context about the rest of the book, that means you read it?"
Clown simply put his index finger to his mouth (as a sign for silence) and winked one eye.
"A Clown never reveals his secrets♡... So, should i?"
Everybody yelled.
"YES"
Clown grabbed the sheet, and started to read:
"My name is Lynd. I was part of the party of the ex-Emperor of the World, Neter Mate.
Well, I was more like the support or healer of our small group of 5 people, being the one responsible for always healing the others.
Oh, how many times I saved Mate from the brink of death, oh what would have happened if it weren't for me...
Well, at this point I'm retired. I don't work as a Suicider anymore, nor do any of us really.
But as you can imagine, at the time this story happened, we were all in our peak.
Well, that's what most people think, but actually, when he finally managed to gather all the 10 pieces of the Divine Crown, Mate was very weak.
The leader of the group, our friend, the Emperor of the World, at the time he became that, he was actually very ill.
He wasn't old, only 36, he was simply caught by something that no one can escape, a deadly disease, and was probably going to die in a few days or weeks. He knew that.
So please bear in mind that when this happened, he was no longer the same."
In the guild, everyone went in shock.
"W-WHAT?! M-MATE WAS ILL?!"
"B-But he died right?! H-He died shortly after making the wish, right?!"
Clown calmed everyone down.
"Oh don't worry, don't worry... But yes, at the time he meet God, he was pretty old..."
"Hm well, i actually knew that..."
Said one of Suicider.
"Yeah i knew that too actually, it's not a total secret..."
"What is the true secret, is how was his encounter with god and the wish he asked for!"
Clown simply kept smirked.
"Well alright, let me keep pretending to read please. Oh but before, if you don't remember, Mate was alive 45 years ago, and Lynd wrote this book 5 years after the Crown was found... so take that in consideration...":
"There big adventure lasted for years, we met many different peoples, kingdom's and cultures.
The 5 of us faced many battles, killed many men, all in search of the 10 pieces of the Divine Crown.
Was worth it id say, it were the happiest years of our lives.
The legend of the Crown was just a legend that has existed in the history of humanity since its existence.
No one knows how this legend came about, or if it was real, until finally someone found a proven piece of the Crown some years before our crew formed.
With that, the famous era of searching for the Divine Crown began, which ended that day.
A time when everyone goes out into the world searching for the pieces of the crown.
Kingdoms, corporations, organizations, groups and even individuals went out in search of that artifact.
But in the end, our group was the only one able to collect all the pieces, and use their power.
It was funny, as we collected more and more pieces of the Crown, the governments of the whole world hated us more and more.
It got to the point where they considered us literal death penalty criminals, just because we were so close to collecting all the pieces.
Well, they used the excuse that it was because we had committed some robberies and killed some people, but what they did was obviously an exaggeration, if that was the only reason. Thus he became "the enemy of all governments."
In truth, they were only afraid of what Mate might wish if he actually got the pieces. But well, it was useless.
And please, we are not good guys, but we are far from being villains either."
Clown looked up, out of the sheet.
"And well, ends there my explanation."
One man of the guild said.
"Y-You came up with that all now?"
"D-Dude you are very good at it!"
"Oh my, oh my, i love to hear compliments so much. Compliment me all you want, I love it♡"
A Suicider said.
"Yeah, i actually always wondered why the people all over the world aren't as keen on the Crown as they used to be... Since Mate's wish, it's never been as sought after again, even though it's the 6-star mission..."
An older man said.
"Did you truly read the quest right? It clearly says that "Its existence is not guaranteed, it is just a legend."
The guy who talked first, noticed something.
"Oh so like, its a legend again? The governments around the world turned it into a legend again?"
"Now the Crown has basically the same status it had before someone proved its existence, just a legend, no one knows if it exists or not."
Amari noticed something.
"Wait, after Mate's wish, the Crown stopped having its existence guaranteed? Why?"
The old man crossed his arms.
"The most likely thing to think is that Mate's request caused this... I mean, no one knows for sure, but probably the Crown was a 1-use thing, so after Mate using it, it maybrle doesn't exist more... Thus, the world lost interest in it, and the royal families left that mission just as a precaution..."
Amari nodded, and then all looked back to Clown.
"Continue, i want to know what happened!'
"Alright, alright..."
Clown looked back at the sheet, and started to read it, now for real:
"Finally, we managed to put together the 10 pieces of the crown.
This is the day Neter Mate became the Emperor of the World.
There were 5 of us there, in a private bar.
Mate really liked to drink, so there was no better place.
The bar was empty, just the five of us.
The Crown was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen in my entire life.
It was not just any ordinary crown, it had something that made anyone look at it and be dazzled.
Truly, something divine.
Mate finally placed the last, 10th piece, thus finally forming it.
Mate held the crown, now assembled.
What a happy man he was, even being ill all this time, i never saw him disillusioned, desperate or lacking confidence, he always seemed to know that things would somehow turn out well.
He never complained about his illness, he just made jokes about it, I never saw him without hope.
That's what makes a real Emperor.
"Guys, thats it! We did it Hahaha!"
He was holding that thing with his both hands, with a wide smile.
Rocca, the 6 years old kid, our appreciate, was really in love with what she saw.
"Wow... M-Master Mate, please let me touch it!"
She tried to touch it, but Mate pulled the crown up so she couldn't reach it.
"No no no, im the leader so im the one whos gonna use it haha! And Rocca, i already told you not to call me that..."
Sun World, that arrogant Wizard, grabbed her, putting her on her lap.
She then reprimanded her in her cold way.
"Hey Rocca, don't interrupt him. We fought so long for this, many of our friends died... All for this, let our captain complete his wish."
Rocca simply said "ok" and snuggled into Sun's arms.
Mate said with a guilty smile, scratching the back of his air.
"She's just a kid c'mon..."
Pearl, the man who looks more like an et than a person, laughed.
"OHOHOHO, use that thing Mate, we all want to see what will happen!"
I also shouted.
"Yeah! Go on Mate, we tell us everything you see!"
In my mind and in everyone else's, everything would end well.
Mate would ask to be cured, and we would continue to be happy.
It would be a very selfish thing to ask, I know. Of all the things one could ask of a God, asking for such a selfish wish would perhaps be morally wrong.
But it was what the four of us wanted.
Nothing else matter, Mate wasn't just a leader, he was a true friend, someone we loved and simply had fun with.
None of us could see a world without him.
Despite this, we had never talked about what Mate would ask for when he met God.
But we thought and believed that he would ask for that.
Mate laughed out loud.
"Ok guys! Here i go! See you later!"
Then, he putted the Crown on his head.
A black wind appeared around him and he simply vanished.
We looked a bit suprised, but we were ready for this of course.
Pearl said.
"Hm wel... He is talking with god now?"
I said while smiling, confident that he was ok.
"Yeah don't worry! Our captain is fine of course, just asking for his wish!"
Rocca screamed, so Sun told her to shut up.
"Oh cmon you're 6 already! Dont act like a baby!"
Rocca was scared, but tried to hold back the tears.
"M-Master Mate is g-good?"
I gave her a comforting smile.
"Of course! He can be stupid sometimes, but he is always ends up fine."
We 4 enchaged smiles.
But suddenly, the same black wind that once disappeared appeared in front of us, and quickly transformed into Neter Mate.
He no longer had the crown on his head, but before we could say anything, something came first.
Mate's laughter.
"HAHAHAHHA! WHAT A FOOL!! I NEVER MET SOMEONE SO STUPID!! HAHAHA!"
I already have Mate, I already have...
Mate was laughing so hard he was crying.
We 4 looked in shock, completely confused.
He didn't look any different, he just couldn't stop laughing.
I asked said worried.
"W-What happened?! Y-You talked to god and asked for your wish right?"
"YEAH YEAH! THAT'S WHAT I DID HAHAHA! OH BUT THAT GUY, OH MY HE WAS A FUN DUDE!!! A COMPLETE IDIOT! HAHAHA!"
Pearl said.
"Y-You are calling GOD AN IDIOT!? I-ISN'T THAT BLASPHEMY?!"
"HAHAHA, IM SURE HE DOESN'T CARE!"
Rocca slipped out of Sun's arms, running to hug Mate.
"M-MASTER MATE! Y-You disappeared! B-But im glad you quickly come back..."
Mate grabbed her on his arms, and started to move her on the air, completely euphoric.
"Quickly?! A good few hours passed for me!"
Sun said, also without understanding basically anything.
"S-So hm... what happened?"
Mate placed the girl on the ground, petting her head one last time before standing up.
"Oh oh oh my, i can't calm down! Many more adventures to come!"
Done, thats all we needed to hear.
We 4 thought the same: Mate asked to be cured.
I gave a smile of relief.
"Oh Mate... Yeah we sure will!"
Sun, with an unusual smil she said.
"Ok then tell us how it was."
Mate opened a wide smile, very happy to talk about it.
"Well-""
Clown looked up.
"Well, there's a part here that's blurred, it looks like it's been scratched over... But well, then it goes on like this:"
"The four of us looked at Mate, not believing what he had said.
Pearl said.
"Y-You became friends with G-God?..."
Mate answered.
"That moron, definition of stupidity and idiocy... but a fun one!."
Sun then said.
"O-Ok but... what was your wish?"
Mate looked up.
"Oh yeah, that part haha..."
At the end, we were sitting on the top of a galaxy, driking beer.
He said "Every time, I understand less and less about this species I created... Always with this ability to surprise me... You know, im happy that youre the one who found the Crown..."
I laughed back.
"Ha! You're a funny guy you know? Wanna join my crew buddy!?"
"Hahaha, maybe someday... But well, Neter Mate, i need to know what wish you desire me to complete."
I didn't even think twice, I already had the answer on the tip of my tongue.
"Hahaha, scatter all the pieces of the crown around the world again, but make them harder to find this time!"
This was a shock to us all.
I said extremely nervous.
"W-Wait wait, y-you what..."
Pearl was shaking.
"N-No you... B-But..."
Before we could say anything more, Mate gave a loud laugh and exclamed.
"I want to spend what's left of my life on a great adventure with you! An endless adventure of endless fun, the dreams of humans will never die!"
A few weeks later, Neter Mate died of illness.
With that, the group quickly disbanded, and we never spoke again.
I don't understand why he chose that.
He wanted to die persuing his dream? But he achieve it?
Did he want more people to experience the same adventure as us?
Or was there a deeper reason? Something tactical that I don't see...
Did he not feel worthy and wanted someone else to fulfill his wish?
I don't get it.
Why didn't he get cured and live happily with us?
I Lynd, Pearl, Sun and even Rocca, really don't understand why he chose that stupid wish."
Clown sighed, finally done reading.
"Mouhohoho... oh what a fun story isn't it?"
The Suiciders were in craziness, arguing with each other.
"W-WAIT WAIT WAIT WHAT?! HE CHOOSED THAT?!"
"S-SO WAIT THAT MEANS... THE CROWN IS REAL!"
Thus the Suiciders finally realized the truth: The book was forbidden, simply because it contained the truth about the crown. If what was written in the book were made public, another great era in the search for the Crown would begin, and the governments of the world would have more difficulty finding it, as they would have competitors.
Clown stood up and simply said out loud with his weird smile.
"Well actually, you can tell anyone just don't say it was me who told you please."
And so, he went out into one of the guild's corridors through a door.
Thinking about it now, what was his goal with all this? It certainly wasn't just a gift... What does he get out of telling all this?
Wait, Clown just told a room full of Suiciders, people whose job involves seeking power, treasure, and completing quests, that the ultimate prize is real, is out there, and is waiting to be found again.
So, he basically set the stage for the grand era of the Crown-chase to start over? This will sure spread quickly in the Suiciders community.
But why would he do that?
Everybody in the guild was talking about the book, everyone was shocked. But suddenly, Sayuri got up from her seat and ran after Clown.
She was very angry when running after him, there was something wrong.
"Hey Amari, follow her!"
"Of course!"
We followed her, who opened the door where Clown entered, and for our suprised, he was there, standing, like if he was waiting for us.
"I knew you would come Sayuri... They followed you? You have a good group Sayuri."
Just saying, the others Suiciders couldn't hear our conversation because we were far from there.
Sayuri shouted.
"YOU LIAR! YOU LIED ABOUT THE FIRST PART... When iwas in your group, you told me about the first page of the book, AND WAS ALMOST EXACTLY TO WHAT YOU SAID NOW!! "
Clown giggled.
"Oh my, oh my, yeah of course it is, its actually an adapted version of it made by myself... But that lie was for this, for the three of you to come here and talk to me, I knew you would come after me when I said that, and i need to tell you something..."
Sayuri looked shocked, me and Amari behind her also.
"Y-You planned this?..."
"Muoho, a Clown always has an ace up his sleeve... Well, heres why, i have a mission that i want tou to complete, i think its a good mission for a newbie group like yours."
From behind his back, he took out a paper and placed it in Sayuri's hands.
"Here, do it and i will give you a great reward, ok?♡"
Amari and I approached her, reading that paper.
Amari read it loud.
"Defeat 10 big rats!? Well that sounds easy..."
I smiled.
"I think i can defeat them all with one punch!"
Sayuri, she seemed like doubting something.
"Rats are the easiest creatures to defeat... Why don't you do that then?!"
"Oh me? Aren't you the ones who just joined the Suiciders? Well them 2 at least... I think that it will be a good training for them don't you think?"
Sayuri simply said.
"And what will be the reward?..."
Clown whispered on our ears.
"A house, a full big house. 4 rooms, 3 bathrooms... Think we can call it a mansion right?"
The 3 of us were speechless. A house?! For such a easy job?!
Without saying one more world, Clown turned back and started walking away.
"WAIT A SECND!!"
Sayuri shouted at him.
She angry and confused.
"W-Why are you doing this!? It's because you kicked me out of your group!? Y-You shouldn't feel guilty about it, it's my fault not telling you that thing!!..."
Without turning back, Clown said in a very cheerful voice.
"Muohoho, no it was not that big Sayuri..."
Sayuri yelled.
"THEN WHAT'S THE REASON!?"
Clown sudently stopped, and turned his face to us.
I couldn't believe what i was seeing, he was... CRYING.
He had a very sad sentimental face, they were genuine tears!
He simply looked in our eyes and said.
"Just, don't you dare become a nothing."
He then looked forward, and quickly returned his face to us, now his face was completely normal, no tears, no saddness, just that smirk.
"Ok darlings?♡"
And then, he started walking forward again.
I really don't understand this guy.