Summon Night Swordcraft Story 2
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Chapter
Six: Who's To Blame?
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Aura,
Tetsuya, Pearl, and Rinku went to the top of the stairs of the
monument next to the chief, and instantly, villagers started
shouting. "Is the Seal of Goura really broken! What the heck went
on in there?" demanded one villager.
"Tell us the truth!" shouted another villager. "Is Ryouga a Summon Creature?"
Lynn faced the village and hesitated. "Well…I…I don't know how to apologize for this…"
"You didn't know about it," said one villager sympathetically. "There was nothing you could do…"
"You'd better start apologizing!" argued another villager. "How could you lie to us all these years?"
"Hey, shut up!" said the sympathetic villager. "Can't you see what Lynn's going through?"
"Stand down, people," said the chief. "This is not the time to start arguing amongst ourselves. We have to work together to prevent Goura from re-entering our world!"
"…" went the two arguing villagers.
"Like I was saying, we need the Daemon Edge to seal Goura away… We don't actually know where the Daemon Edge is since Guren attacked the village over 12 years ago."
"How could you lose a magic sword?" muttered Rinku. I mean, just out of curiosity.
"Well, I guess we should just give up then," muttered Pearl.
"However, Goura is currently trapped underground in the ruins beyond the gate. In the meantime, we must recover the Daemon Edge and seal it again!"
"Sealing Goura away…" said a villager.
"Because Aura and Tetsuya's the only one who can use the Daemon Edge, we need to trust them. We're going to have to keep a close eye on the sacred ruins, to make sure that Goura isn't escaping!"
"…" Aura and Tetsuya felt their confidence slip as they saw a few villagers glower in their direction.
"It's a heavy burden…" said the chief.
"Chief…"
"We're counting on you, Aera and Edgar the Edge Fencers!"
"…" Tetsuya saddened again. I am Edgar, the Edge Fencer…only I can wield the Daemon Edge…but…I… "I'm not really that confident…" whispered Tetsuya to the chief, lowering his head. "Finding the Daemon Edge…That sounds really difficult."
"Count on me!" said Aura, more determinedly. She held up a fist and declared, "That Daemon Edge is as good as found!"
"There's no question of whether you can or cannot, Edgar…You don't have a choice. Aera has agreed to do this. You have to do this!"
"I don't have a choice…" repeated Tetsuya.
"Exactly. We're all relying on you, so you have to come through for us!"
"…" went Tetsuya, thinking about it. Then he looked up with a determined frown. "I understand. I'll do my best."
"I don't believe that…" said a skeptical villager.
"What?" asked the chief, turning to said villager. "Why not?"
"This was all their fault to begin with, wasn't it!?"
"Wait just a minute!" shouted Rinku, ready as always to defend Tetsuya.
"Huh. He's got a point there," said Pearl bluntly, not so eager to defend Aura.
"It's true!" said the skeptical villager. "The truth hurts, doesn't it?"
"Aera and Edgar broke the sacred law of our village by taking Ryouga to the ruins," said another villager.
"How can we believe you now when you couldn't even follow our own rules!?" screeched an old villager angrily.
"Wait, what?" growled Rinku.
"Excuse me?" asked Pearl.
"Rinku…" warned Tetsuya. Any more insolence, and they could stone us… "I have to admit…We made an oath to the people of the village…"
"One stronger than the promise I made to Ryouga…" continued Aura. "We've shamed ourselves by continuing to say that a Craftknight's promise is stronger than anything else…"
"Aren't you just going to run away instead of trying to find the Daemon Edge?" asked the old villager.
"No!" cried Tetsuya.
"Perhaps…You're the one who wants to see Goura revived, aren't you, Tetsuya?!" sneered the skeptical villager.
"No…!" Tetsuya saddened, his confidence slipping away again.
"We would never," said Aura. "I can do it! I said I would!"
"Really?" asked another villager.
"What the heck?" asked the sympathetic villager.
"Who is this?!" demanded the arguing villager.
"Screw you guys!" said Rinku. "You need to trust Tetsuya!"
"Shut your noise holes!" added Pearl.
"Pearl…?" asked Aura, looking at Pearl.
"Rinku…?" asked Tetsuya, looking at Rinku.
"Quit your whining and trust in Tetsuya and Aura!" shouted Rinku so loud so the whole village could hear him.
"What?" asked Tetsuya in shock.
Rinku frowned determinedly. "Tetsuya and Aura are definitely going to find that Daemon Edge and will seal Goura! Trust them!"
"We've already said that we're going to find this Daemon Edge and seal away Goura," said Pearl. "Just trust Aura and Tetsuya and stop whining!"
"How do you know this?" asked the old villager. "We just met you!"
"Because Tetsuya and Aura are our masters!" declared Pearl.
"Rinku…Pearl…" said Tetsuya, a hint of a smile appearing on his face.
"You guys…" said Aura, feeling cheered by their enthusiasm.
"And…" Rinku gave a confident smirk, showing the village his smile that showed a missing tooth (so cute…), "I am Tetsuya's Guardian Beast!"
"As I am Aura's Guardian Beast!" said Pearl proudly.
"What? Rinku…?" asked Tetsuya faintly.
Pearl took a step forward and pointed at each of the villagers in turn. "As long as we're Aura's and Tetsuya's Guardian Beast, nobody can beat us!"
With another confident smirk Rinku added, "I have absolutely no doubt in mind that we'll be able to find the Daemon Edge and seal Goura away!"
Tetsuya smiled. "Oh? Are you really that confident?"
Aura nodded. "You're right, Pearl, Rinku…"
"Heh…" chuckled Orin. He suddenly broke out laughing. "Hahahahaha! That's great! I believe in Aura and Tetsuya! You can do it!"
"Orin…" smiled Tetsuya.
"Me too!" said Tatiana cheerfully. "I believe in Tetsuya!"
"Tatiana…" smiled Aura.
"Hahahaha! That's great!" said the chief. "I trust you! Even Pearl and Rinku, the newest members of our village believes in them. Why can't we all do that? Why can't we come together? Can't we all just… Believe in Aura! Believe in Tetsuya!"
"…" went the village, mulling it over for a couple of minutes.
"Fine…" said the skeptical villager.
"Hmm… I see your point," said the old villager.
"We should believe in them!" said the sympathetic villager.
"Yeah, we must trust Tetsuya and Aura!" said the arguing villager.
"We're counting on you, Aura! Don't let us down, Tetsuya!" said another villager.
"Everyone…" Tetsuya's cheeks a little flushed. "Thank you all…" He smiled happily, his confidence returning in full. He smiled happily and said, "Thank you so much!"
"See, that's all you had to do," said Aura. "So long as you believe in me and Tetsuya, we won't let you down! I promise!
Rinku was happy, too. He made a happy cry and said, "Great!"
Pearl made a confident "hmph" and said, "They finally get it."
"Thank you, Pearl, Rinku. You did a great job convincing them! I really appreciate your help!" said Tetsuya happily.
"I kind of blame myself for being captured by Gedharm," admitted Rinku guiltily. "But if I cut and run, I'd never forgive myself."
"We did get captured by Gedharm," admitted Pearl. "And then…some stuff happens…You might say me and Rinku are partly to blame.
"Are you sorry that you're my Guardian Beast?" asked Tetsuya in concern.
"Will you two be all right?" asked Aura.
Rinku blushed suddenly. "What?! No way!" Why would I be sorry?! Oh, damn…why am I blushing?!
Pearl blushed suddenly, too. "What are you talking about?!" I only agreed to this because you said…"Aaaah!" she shouted suddenly, and out came Angel-Pearl.
"Oh, I'm so very sorry!" wailed the angel. "This is all our fault! I thought you'd never forgive us!"
"No way!" said Aura. "I want to get along with you guys. We've been doing so well so far…"
"Oh, we're the ones who have to try harder," said Angel-Pearl. "We'll definitely protect you this time! Well…"
Before we could find out well, Pearl came out. "Grr!" she growled in frustration. "That girl's been getting stronger and stronger lately! I can't let her take control of me…" she muttered determinedly.
"Calm down…Aren't you twins or something?" asked Tetsuya.
"Shouldn't you be getting along?" asked Aura.
"What?!" demanded Pearl.
"Let's go find the Daemon Edge!" said Aura, changing the subject.
"Right," agreed Rinku, regaining composure. "Where are we going?" asked Rinku in confusion.
"Yeah, do we have any idea where the Daemon Edge is?" asked Pearl.
"Hmm. I guess we should go look in the place the Daemon Edge used to be kept," said Tetsuya.
"Ah, you mean the Daemon Vault inside the Wind Fortress…" said the chief.
"Daemon Vault?" repeated Rinku and Pearl.
"Those are the ruins in the mysterious forest not too far from here," explained the chief. "However, you must be careful!" he added. "The animals in the area have become savage because of Goura's influence. Now that it is awake, it's power seeps out into the world around it…"
"!!!" went Tetsuya. "Yeah…That sword I made the other day broke on me…" he grinned sheepishly.
"All we have left is the hammers…" admitted Aura, with a sheepish smile on her face.
"Time for the six beat hammer technique," said Rinku, not looking to enthused about it. "Hi-ya!"
"Not that stupid hammer again…" sighed Pearl.
"Hmm…" Orin walked up to Tetsuya and handed him a sword Shapestone. "I guess you can have this, guys. Take it with you." With that, he handed them each a sword Shapestone.
"Hey, thanks!" said Tetsuya happily.
"Dad is in no condition to help you this time," said Orin, looking worried. "You'll have to make it by yourselves."
"We don't need his help!" said Aura. "We'll be able to do it!"
"Okay! Next on the agenda!" said the chief. "We must discuss the necessary precautions and defensive measures taken by those in the village! You don't need to stick around any longer. Go find that sword!"
"Okay! Rinku, let's go back to the workshop and forge new weapons!" said Tetsuya, already heading out of the square to Blaire's house.
"Cool!" agreed Rinku, following.
Aura watched them hurry off and followed them slowly, saying to Pearl, "Let's go back to the workshop with them."
"Well…I
don't have any choice," sighed Pearl.
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Hah!
8 pages! That's pretty short:D Let's move on to the next
chapter!
