The Five: The Fight for the Imperial Throne
Chapter 37: Eileen Pearce (1)

"It's okay, Ian. It's not your fault either. I'm the one who should be apologizing to you for saying it less clearly." Terraria said.

"Alright, assume the apology is done. Now let's continue our journey, don't let Princess Lea wait for us too long." Said Young Duke Verita as he continued his journey.

The trip was very long and more time-consuming to make Ian feel pain in his waist, see that Athanasia was worried and stop his footsteps and spontaneously Ian also stopped "Silver, too, is sister okay?" Her speech.

Ian, who knew that his sister was worried about him, tried to comfort her by saying that he was fine and forcing himself to show her that he could do his usual activities.

Seeing this Athanasia knew that her brother was trying to comfort her but it did not work out for her sister who earned the nickname 'Ice Cold Princess'. "Uhhh... Okay what?! Brother alone can not stretch the body of brother properly, what is it called 'okay' sis? Don't try to cheer me up by saying that 'sister, fine' brother. Any ordinary person who sees will know that you are in a lot of pain."

Hearing that, it was as if Ian felt like he was being stabbed with a sword by his own brother. "You're so cruel, Athaya." Sad answer. Athanasia who heard that could only laugh a little at the behavior of her brother who looked like a puppy.

Feeling that there was something prodding the Young Duke Verita immediately looked back, and it was true that the two brothers were not behind him. Worried that Zidan and Terraria were looking for them and with the help of the moonlight they finally found them talking under the acacia tree.

Feeling annoyed Zidan spoke up. "What are you guys doing here? Hurry up we'll be there soon!" Said. Hearing Zidan's words like that Athanasia can only be sprained. "What do you mean, huh?! Didn't you see that my brother was in pain because you were elbowing him without knowing if there was a scar there or not?!" His impact as a form of defense for his brother.

Seeing the debate between her friends, Terraria also tried to separate them. "Enough, you two! Ian being injured there's no point in arguing at a time like this, we better find a place to stay not so far here then we treat Ian's wounds and once dawn comes we'll move." Athanasia and Zidan decide to stop the pointless debate and agree to find a nearby inn.

"There, the inn is not too far from here and not too far from Theodore Roosevelt, we can rest there while treating your brother's wounds, and as soon as morning comes we'll move to the teleportation stone." Said Young Duke Verita while pointing at an old inn not far from them.

"Good idea." Terraria.

"Alright let's take Ian there, if too long the wound is left alone ian can get an infection and lead to death." Evidently.

Upon arrival at the old inn they also made a reservation to the old innkeeper. And soon the four of them were surprised by Eugeo who was going down the stairs of the inn to ask for food for his sister to one of the servants there. Suddenly it made them surprised and indirectly made them shout together "Wouh!! Eugeo?! What are you doing here?" Ask. Hearing a familiar voice to him, Eugeo turned his head back and was surprised to see their dire situation "You guys?! What are you guys doing here? What happened to Ian?"

"Eugeo what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at Theodore Roosevelt with Princess Lea??" Terraria asked in a loud tone so that the customers there looked at her.

"St!! Lower your voice, Terra. Many eyes see and ears hear here. Did you forget that we're among the fugitives we're looking for?" Eugeo said to his four friends. "Sorry." Say they apologize.

"It doesn't matter, so what happened to you? How could Ian be like this??" Asked Eugeo who was from paying attention to Eugeo's unfavorable state. "The story is long, will we tell you later how about we go to your room first? Lukaku must be treated immediately." Ian asked in pain. "Hahaha sorry sorry, let's move, it just so happens that my room is on the 3rd floor of this inn. Come on." Bring Eugeo.

Upon arriving at the third floor of the inn Zidan who felt that something was stirring his heart began to feel an unusual worry so as to ask Eugeo the whereabouts of Sena suddenly "By the way where Sena is, by the way, I didn't see him from earlier? Is he with you, Eugeo?"

"Right, ever since we got here Sena is completely invisible.nothing bad happened and happened to her right?" Athanasia.

Hearing that Eugeo could only be speechless considering how his sister was currently lying limp on the old inn bed. Surprised, Zidan asked once again, followed by Terraria, Athanasia, and Ian. Lost by their curiosity Eugeo began to speak in a very sad tone "Yes, Sena, he is currently lying limp on his bed." Lirih.

Knowing that, Zidan also panicked because it was "Not possible... Is Sena okay?" Ask. "Yes, he was fine with just a few cuts and bruises on his body, but he was still unconscious at the moment. Maybe he was pushing himself too much when fighting." Answer Eugeo. "Thank God you said that." Answer Zidan.

"Well we've arrived, this is my room and next to it is Sena's room." Eugeo said as he pointed to the right of his room. "You see Sena's asleep right now after taking her medicine." Eugeo said as he showed Sena to his four friends from the opening of the door slightly.

"Thank God, but how did that happen? Judging from his current condition, it seemed like he had spent all his energy fighting with someone he knew." Ask Zidan. "Yes, in this world there is no such thing as belief when it comes to power. As you know our family was also attacked by them even our family was accused of treason against the Empire by His Highness Prince Michael."

"At that time we thought that we would be fine if we told them the truth that we did not commit any treason against this Empire, he said, but who would have thought our butler Lilian York - Not Lilian Ashley Lawson Bates turned out to be conspiring with Her Royal Highness Princess Quinella and His Highness Prince Michael just for a power alone."

"Viscount Lawson Bates' family has been like that for a long time. For the sake of gaining power they are willing to sell their trust and loyalty to others. It is no longer a new thing to happen in this Empire, but those of us who greatly uphold our loyalty and trust in the Empire should have done it." Terra answered who had known about it for a long time.

"Zidan, relax, now that Sena is fine, did you forget that Sena is very talented in system call and sword arts? Even he was nicknamed the 'genius of the east sea' so he wouldn't lose just like that." Eugeo praised his sister.

After hearing that, Zidan's heart was filled with anger at the Lawson Bates family and His Highness Prince Michael slowly subsided.

"Well back to our original topic, what brought you here?" Ask Eugeo. "Yes, as you can see, Ian is currently injured so we inevitably have to find a place to spend the night to treat him, and it just so happens that this inn is not far from us. So we chose to come here for the night and treat his wounds but who would have thought that we would meet here." Athanasia.

"You're right." Eugeo said as he helped Ian sit on his bed, while Terraria tried to treat the wound on Ian's open back. "If we hadn't found this inn so quickly, we could somehow help her. Maybe if we're a little late Ian's life could be threatened." he focused.

"The Terra said it right. Sorry if we surprised you, Eugeo. We didn't mean it that way." Said Ian who was still trying to endure the pain. With pity Eugeo immediately pushed Ian to his bed. "No. It's okay, Ian, I'm not surprised after all. Then if you'll excuse me, I'd like to see Sena." Said Ian while going to the next room. "Yes, tell us Sena's conscious." Athanasian Pinta. "certain."

As soon as Eugeo came out of his room, one of the few people from the same floor with him accidentally nudged Eugeo. "Gosh, sorry. I was not intentional." Say that guy. "It's okay, I'm the one who doesn't pay attention to the road. Then excuse me first." Eugeo said as he continued his footsteps. Not yet did he start stepping the people who had just nudged him suddenly just said some shocking things to him. Eugeo was fixated with the words issued by the person, but that did not prevent him from seeing his sister who was still lying limp in his room.

After returning from Sena's room it was obvious that she had just heard something that shocked her greatly

Surprised to see Eugeo's pale face Athanasia, Zidan, Terra, and Ian walked up to Eugeo who was standing at the door of his room and said. "Eugeo, what's wrong? Is Sena okay?" Surprised to hear that Eugeo's daydream just disappeared. "Yes? Ow... Sena's fine, she's still sleeping. Haha." Eugeo said as he spoke.

"Thank God, but what's wrong with your face? You're like you've seen a monster." Ask Athanasia curiously. "That's when I wanted to go to Sena's room I accidentally bumped into them..." Evidently. Eugeo had not finished talking Ian and Athanasia had already spoken first. "Are you threatened by him?" Athanasia was continued by her brother. "Did he say he'd ask you for damages?" Eugeo who heard that was confused, "What are you talking about?? Do you think I'm an easy person to bully?"

"Ugh. forgive us. Then what happens after?" Athanasian. "Yes, after that one of them said something strange. Rumor has it that there will be public executions of our parents, dance parties, and the announcement of the appointment of a new Emperor. It'll all be done two days from now until nightfall." Ian said softly.

Hearing that they were all stunned until they were unaware of Sena's sudden arrival behind Eugeo. "Dead execution?? How could they do such a thing to the person they had killed so vilely?!!" Sena Say. "Sena, what are you doing here? you should have slept in your room. Look at your wounds still haven't healed yet, what if your wounds open later?" Eugeo panicked.

"I'm fine, brother. Brother don't have to worry." Sena said in a calm and graceful tone. Eugeo who heard that could only sigh while stroking his chest "Haah... All right if you say that." "So, is that true? Did the Princess already know about the rumors?" Ask. "Seeing from the speed at which these rumors spread I'm sure he must have known."

The atmosphere in the room was slowly getting dreary like the sky without the moon and the stars flowing through it, like a path without lights, and like the sun without light. Zidan tried to melt the gloomy atmosphere by saying "When dawn comes, let's continue our journey. It seems like the Princess has been waiting for us for too long. There's a lot we have to discuss about this and everything else with him." Her speech.

As time went on and dawn came, they packed up their belongings and prepared to leave the inn and continue their journey to Theodore Roosevelt unhindered.

At Theodore Roosevelt....

"Fira, they've come." Shouted Ivy who was drying their clothes. Princess Lea who heard about it immediately rushed towards Theodore Roosevelt's courtyard. "Finally... They finally came. Thank you, Goddess." He said while crying to see the arrival of his friends.

Minutes after they arrived at Theodore Roosevelt, they were immediately treated to a wide variety of foods and drinks by Ivy. "So, how are you, Princess? Hope you're okay." Zidan started the conversation.

"I'm fine, especially I want to tell you this one thing. Please don't call me 'Fira. Ah, then I've also prepared a pseudonym for all of you." Princess Lea said. "Suddenly? What do you mean, sir, I mean Fira." Eugeo was confused.

Luca who had gathered with them felt that he was not considered until he raised his voice and reminded them. "Ekhem. You guys seem to have forgotten that I'm here, right?" He said while enjoying the food in front of his eyes. Shocked by Luca's words, Zidan, who was sitting between Lea and Sena, realized that he had accidentally ignored one of his friends. "No, we haven't forgotten you at all, Luca." Her speech. Luca who sees that Zidan is lying to her begins to lure her to tell him the truth. "Then why did you ignore me?" Ask back.

Zidan who knew that had to tell the truth. "We know that you're fine without having to ask you that, Luca." Evidently. The astonished Luca asked back. "really?" Saying back. "Yes." Yeah."

Lea, who was there, was dizzy with the ambiguous conversation and cut off the conversation unilaterally.

"Alright, alright.we continue our discussion." Zidan and Luca who were still arguing over trivial matters instantly fell silent as soon as Lea spoke.

"I've heard what has happened in the capital. And I have also decided to send a letter to the King of the Eileen Pearce Kingdom at this time." Obviously Princess Lea to her friends.