We made our way up the spirally path around the huge tree, the view was peaceful, the valley was really clean, not to many trees and a really open landscape, some houses here and there.

Everyone enjoyed the view as we could finally relax....Or can we?

The person who was following us in the thunder plains is he still on our tails? Guess i can’t let my guard down completely.

We got to the top

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”Wow, this city is so cool!” Cortez almost dropped his jaw once we entered the city, it had this tribe feel to it, with tents and fires, even the npc clothing reminded me of ancient Indians.

”Cool theme, i can get used to this” Odin was also digging it.

”Shall we deliver the herbs before we meet up with the queen or what?”

”That is actually a good question Bram, he did say immediately.” Celia answered as she was thinking over it.

”i say we find the queen first, just to be safe, its not like we have a timer to deliver the herbs anyway” I figured

They all agreed and we went over to one of the npc locals.

“Hey!”

“Ohh hi there traveler, do you need anything?”

“I was wondering where the queen is? Where is her palace?”

“Palace? She is over there!” The npc pointed over by the bar.

“The one sitting over there?” The npc nodded.

We all were a bit shocked as the queen was drinking a smoking from some sort of long pipe.

I walked up to her, she was reeking of alcohol.

“Hime sama?”

Author note: Hime means Queen. Sama is a formal way of greeting when added.

She turned around quickly almost like she was shocked.

Her face was red, she was clearly drunk.

“Ohh look at you” she stood up and got really close to me as she was sniffing me and inspecting me.

“We were told to have a talk with you? We just got here?”

The sniffing ceased, she was still really close to my face though, looking me dead in the eyes.

I gulped.

“Ahhh hahah calm down, you look so tense, you guys over there as well, everyone follow me!”

She went onwards to a tent over the street.

“What is her deal?” Celia asked me.

“I have no idea, this is not the stereotypical queen I had read about”

She stopped by the entrance of the tent.

“Are you guys coming or what?”

“Yes, Hime sama!”

“Humf” she went inside, we all shrugged as we looked at each other in confusion, we still followed her inside though.

“Welcome to my humble abode. “

The inside of the tent was alteast 5 times bigger than the outside.

“What the hell is going on here?” Cortez was shocked.

He ran out, took a good look at the tent, then went back inside.

“Something’s not right here”

He went out again, took another good look and headed inside.

“Ok ok ok ok” He was shaking his head in confusion.

The tent had a fountain inside, butlers going around ,her own bar and even a second floor!

“Where are you going?” She headed up to a room on the second floor.

Just as we were about to follow her, the butlers stopped us.

“Please wait for the lovely hime sama to return, make yourself conferrable while you wait”

The butler in front of me looked over me towards some couches by the fountain.

“Let’s wait for her to come back then”

We sat down by the fountain.

Elisa was touching the flowing fountain water.

“This world never ceases to amaze me” Cortez was still looking around.

“Sky, what kind of daggers do you have equipped? I noticed back when we were fighting, but I forgot to ask.

“Ohh,, these I got from an ice dragon fight back in nulara, they are still really good stat wise.”

“Did you fight that dragon? I thought only those who won the tournament could join?” Bram was a bit shocked.

I slightly couched as I tried not to make a smartass brag face.

“Well…..”

“You won didn’t you?” Bram didn’t even know why he got so surprised it seemed.

”Hey, we fought the dragon as well! “ Odin interrupted.

“That is true, they were short on men so they got to join, but you should have seen Odin during the Tournament, I don’t think I would have stood a chance against, he jumped straight into a volcano tornado!”

“Hey don’t make me blush, Sky” Odin got a bit embarrassed.

“ What about you big guy? How did you do?”

“Well, I did beat everyone that opposed me, but they had to reduce my damage and hp with 50% beuc--!” Celia kicked him off the chair.

“Don’t make me laugh, you are a terrible liar.”

“I figured, so what really happened?” Bram was still curious.

“In short, I kicked his ass”

We could hear Cortez sighing in the background, not even denying the fact.

Bram got a laugh.

“Sky you won, but who did you fight in the finally?”

Bad memories came rushing back into all of our mind except Bram since he wasn’t there.

The feeling of killing my sister was something I wanted to forget as soon as possible”

Luckily before we could answer the queen came down stairs, this time her appearance and outfit was totally different, now she looks like a queen chieftain!

“The queen will be seeing you now”

We headed over to her, she still had her pipe though.

“Hey again guys, how you been?”

“This is a lovely place you got hime sama”

“Hime sama? Just call me Alix, you don’t have to be so formal” She managed to light her pipe as she was lightly smoking it.

“Got it, Alix sama” Cortez said.

“Alix! *sigh* Follow me”

We followed her to a room on the first floor, that room was almost the same size as the main room, I looked over at cortez to see if he was shocked.

“I just accept it man” He was shaking his head as he had his hands up like he had given up on being surprised.

I couldn’t resist to smile.

“The reason you have been gathered here is because we are going to play a game!”

Alix was talking like she was a teenager all of the sudden.

“ A game?” Elisa asked puzzled.

“Yes, the path to get here must have been long and depressing, that’s why I want all newcomers to come here and play a game with me to lighten up the soul!”

As ridicules as it sounded it actually made sense to.

“What sort of games do you have in mind?”

“The games are randomly selected once we are ready to go”

I looked over on the others, didn’t seem to mind this at all.

“Lets begin”

“Ok then!” Alix was grinning like crazy.

She was first a drunk, then she was acting a bit grown up and now she is suddenly a teenager in her behavior, what a weird woman.

There was a huge screen that came down from the ceiling as it was scrolling like a casino, the pace started to slow down.

It stopped at “Stay quiet”

“Stay quiet? What kind of game is that?” I asked Alix.

“Whatever happens, do not make any sound, no screaming, laughing or moving!”

“Moving?”

“Movement can make sound too you know?” She had that tricky smile on her face again.

All of the sudden the floor disappeared and we fell down to nothingness, but then I could feel as if I was sitting on a chair.

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“What is going on?”

“Be quiet, it is about to start!” Alix was eager to begin!

The room was suddenly lit up, as I looked around we were sitting in a classroom, all of us had a desk and chair of our own.

“I forgot to mention, if you make a sound, you will not get the reward!”

Everyone got the same thing in mind, what kind of reward was she talking about? Gear? Mesetas? If there is something I know, then it`s that I am going to get that reward.

The school bell started to ring and we all got quiet, then it ceased almost immediately.

I looked over at Cortez who was in the desk to my right, he was sweating like a pig, is he nervous?

The door slammed open!

We all sat up straight, who is that person entering, now I could feel sweat dripping down my forhead!

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