We managed to get the Hiroshi guns, Babu's stick, and Lezlie's spellbook back in a short time. Then we all gathered in the middle of the dungeon and started talking.

Babu looked at the old man and said,

"It's really good that we're all out of here. But who's the old man there?"

I looked at him and said,

"I'll explain later, but for now, he's on our side. And he knows a way to get us to the kingdom faster than we can."

Then Hiroshi said,

"It may be a little difficult for us to get out of here, and hundreds of soldiers have surrounded the front door. Even if we fight them, we'll waste a lot of time. We need a road that doesn't attract attention."

The old man smiled and said,

"Actually, there is another way."

Babu said,

"Wait, there is?"

"Yeah, Many years ago, sewage pipes were installed in the palace, to help people travel much faster to other places as such. They usually used that to travel faster, or they just used it when they couldn't find any ship to travel with."

He then added,

"And, I am sure if you use them, we can easily get out of here."

Lezlie asked nervously,

"Is it really possible for us to use it?"

"Just like you think, we have a problem. And the sewer pipes are on the other side of the palace, and if we go there, we will inevitably be caught."

Then Hiroshi replied,

"Then let's split up in two groups. While I distract the soldiers with Panda, you get away using the sewer pipes. That way, it can be much easier for us to move quicker."

Lezlie then asked again,

"But Hiroshi, what if we get caught?"

"A lot of the soldiers are now in the castle of the second Kingdom because of the wedding, so it doesn't look like it's going to be so hard to get past the soldiers here. And when we're done, we can meet at midnight in the village beyond the port."

Babu said,

"But Hiroshi, if there are as many soldiers where they are going, it may be useless for Lezlie and Ryuu to go there."

Lezlie said with a confident expression,

"Babu is right. While we play our part in distracting them, Please help Mila without wasting any more time."

Hiroshi looked at them confused and said,

"Are you two sure about that?"

"Babu and I have fought side by side many times before. So I can assure you that there will be no problems."

Babu smiled and said,

"Yeah, and we managed to get away from all of them! If we did those, we can do this too!"

The old man looked at me and said,

"I don't want to interrupt your conversation, but if we're going to hurry, now is the time."

I then looked at Babu and Lezlie, and said,

"Be careful. If it goes as planned, we'll meet again at midnight."

After we said that, We split up into two groups and started running in other directions.

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After a brief run, Hiroshi gave me a stop sign and told us to hide. As we were hiding, I noticed the soldiers coming towards us.

The soldiers didn't notice us, but they were coming slowly towards us and it was as if they were patrolling. After a short wait, another soldier quickly approached the others from behind and said,

"The panda and the young wizard girl escaped from the dungeons. We need all the troops on the left side of the palace!"

After this order, the soldiers quickly made their way to the left part of the palace. We used the opportunity and came out of our hiding spot and started running again. Thanks to Lezlie and Babu, there were no soldiers in front of us.

All the soldiers went to the left side of the palace to catch them. And we were heading to the right side of the palace.

And finally, After a fifteen-minute run, the General got us where we wanted to go.

Before us was an old door. And it looked as if it hadn't been opened in almost years.

General opened the lid slowly and said,

"From here on, we'll go this way."

Immediately after the general said this, I jumped through the hatch, and immediately after me, the general and Hiroshi jumped. Hiroshi had not forgotten to take the torch in his hand, and thanks to the torch, our front was visibly lit. We followed the general and continued through the sewer, but at that time the general turned his head to me and said,

"If we follow this path, we'll be out soon."

I looked around myself and examined the pipes. They all looked so old and smelled very bad.

I said to the General,

"These pipes seem to have been unused for a long time."

"Yes, this place was closed for use many years ago."

"Do you know why?"

"Not really, I heard it getting closed, but I don't know why."

"I get it."

General once again turned his head towards me and said,

"Before we get there, I have to say that what you're doing right now may be right to you, but don't forget that a father always knows what's best for his daughter. Maybe you want to help someone who has the need in their eyes, and they look desperate for it, but I don't think it's that easy to understand their pain. In short, I don't think it's the King's fault. He's not a bad person, and he's just afraid of losing his daughter like his wife. If it's changed so many years later, there must be a reason."

"I know what you mean, but it's not the King I am afraid of, it's the epic."

"The Epic?"

"Yes, she wants to take tears from Mila and give herself a hundred years of life."

The General said with a surprised tone,

"Can Mila really bring out special tears?"

"Yes. You didn't know it?"

He then got more serious and said,

"We must go to the kingdom as soon as possible. Immediately."

"Hey! Wait for a second! Is there something we don't know?"

Just then, Hiroshi pointed to a place in front of him and said,

"There's the exit. I can see the light from here."

Then we got out of the sewer and found ourselves on a beach. But I still had the general's reactions in mind. After I talked about "tears", he looked at me as if he had seen a ghost.

So when we got to the beach, I called out the general again and said,

"If you know something we don't know, please tell me now. Even if I have to stay out of it, I want to save Mila along with my friends. I can't leave her like that."

The General stopped and began to explain.

"The Water of Eternity not only gives life to the powerful lineages, especially the epics, for hundreds of years but also makes them a ruler of the sea."

I was confused again, so I asked,

"What do you mean?"

"The Curse of the Water of Eternity is something that only appears in ordinary people, and if you are an Epic or a strong one of the chosen lineages, then water grants you more than a hundred years of life. You become a ruler of the seas of the five kingdoms."

"How do you know all this?"

"The person you would meet in time was the person that I had fallen love with. And before she became an epic, I did a long research about the water to save her.

He then added,

"There are only a few people who know about this, and she's one of them."

"The more you explain it, the more it looks like we can't stop it."

He then said,

"I know, that's why we have to go as soon as possible."

Just then, a voice from behind called out to us and said,

"Hop on."

Hiroshi was the one who was behind us. By the time we spoke, he had already taken the horse-drawn carriage and had already come to us. So we got in the car without wasting time.

After we got on the carriage, General got in front of the carriage and said,

"Move over Kid, I'll drive."

Hiroshi looked kinda annoyed with his attitude but didn't say anything and kept his silence.

After that, we quickly drove off.