Journey of the Dragon

Chapter thirty nine : Stealing Mission (Dragon on the Palace)

 Gill, Tatsui, and Glauss had managed to retrieve Dragon's weapons from the headquarters of the fort Guard. After that, all they have to do is return home to Togu City, and wait for Dragon's arrival in the afternoon at the Togu City Market.

 Meanwhile, at midday. Dragon is Currently on the Nexus Palace dining room. Dragon was seen sitting near the dining table which was quite large, along with Zeitrass, Gard and Riple who were standing quite a distance away from him, it seemed the three of them would not be eating with Dragon there. That's because only two people who will enjoy the banquet there, namely Dragon and the King.

 The servants in large numbers, came to the room carrying trays filled with delicious and luxurious dishes, from bread, soup, beef, lobster, fruits and others, so that the dining table in front of Dragon suddenly so filled with delicious food and drinks that are ready to eat.

 Before long, the long-awaited person finally arrived. The King was present in the room, accompanied by the General and two special aides who escorted them. The King's presence in the dining room made everyone gasp in shock. Then Zeitrass, Gard, Riple and all the servants who were there immediately bowed their bodies against the King. While Dragon, who was both shocked and nervous, also immediately got up from his chair, then he also bowed his body.

 Then the King Velodrian immediately said, “Ah, Mister Dragon. Just relax, please sit back. " Said the King to Dragon.

 Then the King immediately stretched out his hand to shake Dragon's hand, and when that happened, Dragon seemed not to believe that he, who was just an ordinary person, could shake the King's hand, this was something he had never imagined in his life, but now it was really happening, so Dragon felt very happy and proud of himself at the same time.

 Then the King introduced Dragon to the General of the Nexus Kingdom. "Oh yes, introduce him. This is my best friend, General Tony eagle. He is the one who leads all the Troops agencies in the Nexus Kingdom, including the Troops under the leadership of Gard and Riple. "

 Then Gard and Riple nodded after the King said that, while the General immediately shook Dragon's hand right after he was introduced. Then the General approached the King in a whisper. "Your Majesty doesn’t need to say that I am your best friend, just introduce me as a General." Said General Eagle.

 "How could that be?” King said while elbowing the General in the stomach, causing the General to be a little awkward in front of Dragon.

 (“The King Velodrian really isn't the kind of person who is too formal huh.”) Dragon said in his mind.

 After that the King immediately invited Dragon to sit with him at the dining table, and started the banquet, saying that he was very hungry, after finishing the meeting which lasted quite a long time.

 The king told Dragon not to hesitate and of course he could eat whatever dishes were served on the dining table, Dragon was free to eat all the foods he wanted there. Apart from that, the King also continued to invite Dragon to have a light conversation throughout the banquet, so that the atmosphere there became so warm and wise.

 There wasn't much that the King talked to Dragon, only about where Dragon came from, Dragon's job, and Dragon's plans for the future. Although Dragon answered all the questions completely, most of the answers given by Dragon were made up answers. Because he can't answer everything honestly.

 "Oh yes, according to information, it is said that you work as a blacksmith. If I may know, where your Workplace?" Asked the king.

 "Yes, I work in the Seamus forest, which is in the western region"

 "Hmm, sorry for mentioning this, the western region used to be the territory of the Fulcan Kingdom, but now that the Fulcan Kingdom is gone, then it must be difficult for you to sell your handicrafts? Because if I'm not mistaken, many cities are already gone. abandoned by its inhabitants there. "

 "It is true, now it is a little difficult to find buyers, so I travel more frequently to sell my handicrafts." Dragon replied. Everything he told was based on experiences when he travel and traded with his teacher.

 "Oh, yes I understand ... By the way, after getting the prize money from the Togu City Tournament, do you have any plans to stay in the Nexus Royal Capital?" Asked the King.

 "I will think first about that Your Highness, I still have a lot of business on where i from." Dragon replied.

 "Hmm, well, I understand. But you must remember, that the doors of the Nexus Royal Capital will always be open for you." Said the King with a smile, then Dragon also smiled in response to the King's words.

 Then because Dragon really enjoyed the atmosphere there, it didn't seem like time had passed for a long time. Dragon was still devouring every delicious meal with the King, while the General, together with Gard and Riple, were in another dining room eating a meal made especially for them and no less delicious, while talking about the security of the Nexus Royal Capital. That is their job.

 Not long after, Dragon suddenly asked the King's permission to go to the toilet, with a facial expression like a person who was really dying and had to go to the toilet right away, so the King immediately allowed him to go and ordered his two adjutant Soldiers to led Dragon to one of the Palace Toilets not far from there.

 So while being escorted by two soldiers, Dragon walked to the toilet to finish his business. But it seems that this business is not a matter of his stomach but rather another matter that is more dangerous. Namely he will begin launching his theft mission at the Nexus Royal Palace.

 After entering the toilet room which was quite large in size, the two Soldiers who were escorting Dragon immediately stood firmly waiting outside the toilet door. Meanwhile, Dragon who is inside, starts looking for a way to get out of there without getting caught. Then finally he found a ventilation window which was located quite high there, so an idea appeared in his mind, namely to climb out through that window.

 After waiting for a very long time, since Dragon entered the toilet room, the two Soldiers on guard outside began to be suspicious and afraid that if something bad happened to Dragon in there, they both immediately decided to go in and check on the Dragon's condition in there.

 But how shocked they are when they found the toilet room was empty and there was no sign of Dragon's presence at all. So from that condition, the two of them immediately rushed going to the King, to report the incident.

 A few moments later, the King who received the report, instantly felt shocked, he even asked those two soldiers again, had they really checked the entire toilet room carefully? Then they both answered that they were very sure of what had happened, the existence of Dragon had really disappeared somewhere.

 This made the King even more anxious and confused as to why Dragon could suddenly just disappear, so that it caused a lot of speculation in the King's mind, about the possibility that Dragon had slipped out of the toilet, or maybe something had happened to him. Even if Dragon has indeed sneaked out of there, then what is the reason Dragon actually do that? Therefore, to clarify the situation. The king immediately called the General, Gard and Riple to invite them together to solve the problem, by going to find Dragon's whereabouts together.

 General Eagle, Gard and Riple were as shocked as the King when they heard the news about Dragon's disappearance. So after that they all quickly went to the toilet room where Dragon was last seen, and it was true that no one was there. Then where did Dragon go? That question is currently on their minds.

 Then the King approached his trusted men, asking Gard and Riple a question. "Earlier, when you were being taken by Zeitrass for a tour in this Palace, was there a room that Dragon was interested in?" Asked the King Velodrian to Gard and Riple.

 "Y- Yes, Your Majesty, at that time Mister Dragon was silent for a long time while watching the door of the Kingdom's treasury storage room." Replied Gard.

 After listening to the answer, immediately the King's face began to turn more serious. "Oh, like that huh ... Then, let's all go over there." Invite the King to all of them, to go to the Kingdom's treasury storage room.

 When the King and the others were walking towards the intended place, the King also invited and gathered the patrol soldiers he met along the way. So that the King Velodrian seemed like he was carrying quite a number of troops, while being overwhelmed by curiosity, about what was really going on, and what was Dragon doing right now?

 Then how shocked the King was, when he and his entourage had arrived at the door of the Kingdom's treasury storage room. Because there, the King and the others saw two Soldiers who were already lying unconscious, and both of them were Soldiers who were in charge of guarding that room.

 A few moments later, on the orders of the King, the two Soldiers who had been lying unconscious were immediately taken to the treatment room, then General Eagle immediately spoke to the King. “Your Majesty, could this be Dragon's doing? I think he made it into the room already? ” General Eagle asked with a face filled with curiosity.

 "I don't know either. But he doesn’t have the key, so it’s impossible for him to enter the room." The King Velodrian replied with a thoughtful expression on his face.

 "We have to think about all the possibilities ... It is possible that the Dragon has the power to penetrate an object, such as a door or a wall." Said the General.

 "In my records, it doesn't say that Mister Dragon has such power, but it might be possible." Said Gard to the General.

 Then the king gave another order. "Hmm, we'd better start dispatching a few people to comb the entire Palace."

 Then Gard immediately told Riple to multiply himself to hundreds, so that the place became filled with a large number of Riple duplicates, after that most of the Riple duplicates immediately left and spread all over the Palace to search for Dragon's whereabouts, while being accompanied by the Soldiers who were also occupied in the palace, so the atmosphere there began to be stormy and crowded, due to the many duplicates of Riple passing all over the palace along with no less number of Soldiers, who were looking for the Dragon.

 Even Riple's duplicates also came and combed into the Park area where Princess Reina currently there, so that the Princess and the three Storm Knights of Nexus who were there felt both shocked and confused when they saw those situation, therefore they all decided to start finding out what was going on. That occurred the Palace.

 Meanwhile outside the Royal Treasury Room, the King is still there with the General, Gard, and Riple's duplicates, as well as a few Soldiers. They were very aware that at this time the atmosphere in the Palace was chaotic, due to the loss of a guest of honor, as well as the fainted of two guard soldiers. And to anticipate any intruders who might have entered the room of these precious objects, the King decided to go inside, while taking the General, Gard, and four Soldiers along with him. Meanwhile, Riple's duplicates and other Soldiers were assigned to remain on guard outside the room.

 Using a key that only he had, the King began to open the door of the Room. Then after the door opened, the King immediately entered while being followed by the people he had invited. The first thing they encountered behind the door was a long passage, like a tunnel leading to an underground room.

Gard took out a mini crystal ball from his shirt pocket, which served to light the way to the end of the tunnel. While walking hastily, finally they all arrived at the end of the tunnel, there they found a door again, namely a locked wooden door. It’s looks like the real treasure room, is behind that wooden door.

 Using the same key, the King opened the door, then he immediately entered first, while being followed by several people behind him. Now they were all actually in a room that was quite wide and round, with a shiny object displayed on the altar in the middle of the room. That shiny object was the first thing that caught their attention when they entered the room. Around the room there are also glowing crystal balls attached to the walls, which function as lighting, thus making the atmosphere there quite bright.

 Then the King started talking to everyone who was with him in the circular room, with a tone like someone offering something, the King said.

 "Hmm. The precious thing is still safe… This is the precious item that belongs to the Nexus Kingdom… The name is Ghistory necklace. ” Said the King Velodrian, with two palms directed towards the shining necklace, which was called the 'Ghistory Necklace'.

 The necklace, made of silver, has a pendulum that resembles a crescent moon, and there are 3 green jewels attached to it.

 General Eagle, Gard and the Soldiers who were in the room immediately felt amazed when they saw the object displayed in front of them, they were also relieved because it turned out that the valuable objects belonging to the Nexus Kingdom were still safe.

 Then suddenly, one of the Soldiers who was in the room, immediately beat the other Soldiers, and that of course was very surprising thing for the King, Gard and General Eagle, because without any allert, suddenly the atmosphere there turned to be tense, especially after the three Soldiers there were successfully defeated and made unconscious by a mysterious Soldier, then Gard and the General were immediately on standby position to protect the King while asking that mysterious Soldier.

 "Who are you ?!" Said General Eagle.

 Then the mysterious soldier began to take off his helmet, while saying. "So, the thing stored in this room was just a necklace??" Asked the mysterious soldier, who turned out to be Dragon, in disguise.

 Actually at this time, Dragon was the one who felt the most surprised, because the thing he was aiming for was not in that room (Namely the Aporion ball). And that also caused Dragon to feel a little annoyed, because it’s hard for him to get there, but the result was no as his expectation.