Before Naga left the tavern, the customers told him that their House of Iron Crow started to strike the Seven Sword Society. One of the human customers warned him that a duke from the empire is supporting the Seven Sword and this could become a really dangerous situation. He was informed as well that the leader of the Seven Sword escaped along with main officials."The Profound Great Tiger Alliance attacked the businesses of the Seven Sword?"
"Yes. It seems that they are helping the great House."
"They said that the old elf made a deal with the Alliance."
"The gangs who wanted to help the Seven Sword were attacked by the Alliance too!"
"What?! Are they really supporting the House?"
"How much did they pay for the Alliance to help them that much?"
While walking in the commoner"s town, Naga heard discussions and stories about their House. The commoners did not expect that not just the Seven Sword but also The great House got a.s.sistance from the local gangs.
"That Tiger Alliance. Come to think of it... I should meet their leader. Also, I do not know where is Yuna now." Naga thought and chuckled. After that, he sent a telepathic message to Hextor.
The news also reached the village in the south where the Silver Sparrow Family is staying.
"Are we not going to help?" Dubanov asked worriedly. He went to the village when he heard the news.
"No. We have our own tasks." Alfred lightly shook his head and said smiling.
"Haha! Don"t worry about it!" Nicholas laughed and said while reading the reports about the mine.
"But..." Dubanov wanted to refute but he was interrupted by Alfred.
"Not because we are not joining the fight means we are not helping them. Our priority is building a strong foundation for our Silver Sparrow Family." Alfred looked at him and said.
He continued, "If we join the fight now, people will learn about our existence. It is too early for them to know since it could be detrimental to us."
When Naga gave alfred the Pure Dragon Heart, Draxus dicerned that he will be Naga"s right-hand man so aside from training, he also informed Alfred about some of the world"s secret like the supreme council. With this, Alfred became more clearheaded and careful with his actions.
"I... I understand now. Thank you, Al." Dubanov nodded after thinking about it. Because of what Alfred said, he became more sensible.
Nicholas looked at the two young men smiling and said, "Besides, Cris is observing the Seven Sword"s movements and gathering information that can help to end this war sooner than expected."
Alfred nodded and smiled. After that, he changed the topic and asked Dubanov about the people he recruited. A topic which is important to their plans.
By this time, Naga already reached their manor. When he entered the gate, the guards hurriedly approached him and bowed. They told him the news and escorted him to Old Samuel.
"You"re here. Good." Old Samuel said smiling.
"Are you not joining the fun? Naga asked and comfortably sat down on a huge sofa.
"I am too old for it. Where did you go?" Old Samuel asked curiously.
Naga smiled and said, "I met someone. I needed an item since I will go hunting."
Old Samuel frowned, "Hunting? Do you mean..."
"Yes, Demon Hunting. Are you too old for it as well?" Naga looked at Old Samuel with a bright smile and asked.
"No, I can still do it." Old Samuel said smiling.
"We will leave tonight then. I already asked Hextor to watch and follow the target." Naga stood up and said.
"At last. Something to do." Old Samuel looked at Naga then at the window of Bills" office.
Draxus is waiting near the lake when Naga arrived.
He respectfully bowed and said, "Greetings, my Lord."
"How was it?" Naga asked casually.
"I saw five people with great potential. I will meet them again tomorrow." Draxus said.
"Great. Thank you." Naga said and smiled.
He continued, "We will go hunting tonight. Informed our Silver Sparrow Family and after that, go to where Hextor is." Naga informed him before entering his house.
"This is going to be a great night." Draxus thought and bowed deeply. He left and went to the village in the south.
"Haha! Let"s go!" Nicholas said. He was envious of Dilan and Albert before when he learned that the two of them and Naga attacked a demon"s den.
"Got it." Alfred and Dubanov nodded. This is a perfect time for them to try their powers in real battle.
Draxus smiled and said, "We will let them know and we will let them feel... the arrival of the Silver Sparrow."
"Yes!" The group exclaimed and looked at Draxus with great antic.i.p.ation.
Alfred said after a while, "The high demons tried to scheme against our Pround Sky City by secretly creating dens."
"So we will hunt one of them in return." Nicholas said and smiled.
"They are powerful so why they didn"t just attack us and instead created dens?" Dubanov asked.
"Like with our Silver Sparrow Family, I think they believed that it was not yet the right time. However, they probably did not expect that a ranger squad with a veteran elf as a leader will inspect the place." Alfred responded.
Dubanov nodded. It was a good thing that the dens were found out.
Alfred continued, "Let"s show them that we are not men who are just following a sparrow. It is not just a sparrow but a sliver one instead."
The group prepared and told the village head that they will leave for a while. Alfred, Dubanov and Nicholas went to the manor while Draxus went to the target"s location.
At this time, the war is almost over. The House of Iron Crow had the advantage in terms of weapons and armors so they were able to defeat the branch office of the Seven Sword. The Tiger Alliance were successful in oppressing the other gangs too. However, Bill and Eryn are still chasing the leader and the officials. Cris gave an important information to the ranger squad so they immediately went outside the city.
Inside his house, Naga checked the items in his storage ring and earring.
"Young sir, they already arrived." A servant respectfully approached him and said.
"Thank you." Naga smiled at the servant and stood up.
When Alfred and Dubanov saw Naga, they immediately bowed and greeted him.
"Naga, what"s the plan?" Old Samuel asked.
Alfred and Dubanov are looking at Old Samuel. They did not expect that he will join them in this hunt. The two young men got excited since they heard from Nicholas that the old elf is really powerful.
"Nothing fancy. We will open a portal going there. I have the coordinates." Naga said.
"Are they not going to be alarmed?" Dubanov asked.
"It is fine. Before we open the portal, Draxus and Hextor will attack them. They are just waiting for my signal." Naga responded and smiled.
"Having two powerful dragons are convenient." He thought.
"I see. Then, it is good. I can cast a spell that can momentarily hide the presence of the portal too. With the panic that those two will create, the demons will not notice us." Old Samuel said and smiled.
Naga nodded at him and looked at the group. He asked, "Are you ready?"
"Yes, Boss!" The group answered at the same time.