It was already night in Ninfu, both teams had already arrived at the tavern, everyone was surprised to see them with Princess Lillie, who had been missing a month ago, they rented rooms but this time, Nobita was going to stay with Doraemon, Suneo and Gian, while Shizuka, Sakura and Lillie were going to stay with Cecilia and Loretta in a larger room. As for Dekisugi and Kioji, they were going to share a smaller one.
Everyone was in the dining room of the tavern sitting at a large table having dinner while Cecilia had left for the Adventurer's Guild to send a report to the King of Yosei. -Lillieeeee- Loretta says half asleep but happy to see her real colleague hugging her -You're fine-
-Yes, I missed you too Loretta, I was in trouble but Llumia Team rescued me and my uncle, he must be on his way back to Ningen to report everything to my father- Lillie says smiling
-Gian? Hey, Gian!- Suneo tries to get the attention of the robust boy who was looking at Sakura while she was talking to Shizuka next to her.
-Uh? What's happening?- Says the robust boy, annoyed because they interrupted him.
-You haven't eaten anything since they brought us the dishes. What's wrong with you?- Suneo looks at Sakura and then at his friend -Oh, I understand- The dwarf says smiling -And you're scolding me for being like this because with Sanyo.-
-It's different, she is a beautiful adventurer who sings beautifully, not one of the bad guys- Gian just looked at Sakura and looks at Nobita next to him with Doraemon -Hey Nobita.-
-What's happening?- The silly boy asks.
-Look, I know I've just apologized to you for the bad times in the past and everything but...- Gian says sadly.
Nobita didn't understand at first but then he looks at Sakura and he gets it -Oh! I already understood, I thought you just got along well but, I already realized that you like...- Gian only covers the mouth of the boy with the glasses
-Don't say it so loudly- Gian looks Sakura was still talking to Shizuka.
-Do you know? If it were up to me, I would tell Sakura about everything we have experienced in our world- Gian gets nervous about what Nobita says but he smiles - But don't worry, I won't do it, I really saw that you want to change your way of being, especially all when you stopped Rioku from kidnapping me and Lillie. So, I'm going to try.-
-Thank you Nobita! You remember what you've been through in our world for me and yet you still remain a good friend!- Says tearing up the robust boy because his friend agreed to his request and hugs him tightly.
-Orc power, Gian! My shoulder hurts!- Nobita says tearing up because he still felt the pain from the attack on the mountain. Giant lets him go, smiling sadly and nervously.
-Uh, sorry buddy- Gian scratches the back of his neck smiling -Sometimes I forget that I'm not a human in this place.-
-I would tell her- Suneo says in a mocking manner and after a while he is seen with a bump on his head, Gian had hit him when the girls weren't seeing him -What happened to not being violent?!- he says tearfully
-That was more for Nobita, besides, I'm starting to moderate, I'm the New Gian after all, it's still hard for me, but for the same reason I gave you a light slap, but for being talkative- Gian says crossing his arms.
-Okay, okay, I won't say anything to Sakura about the "old Gian"- Suneo says touching the bump.
-Hey, but I must warn you that...- Nobita points out how Sakura takes off her hat and her rabbit ears stand up, leaving Shizuka excited. -She is a semi-human rabbit.-
Gian is stunned but then you can see the shine in his eyes and he blushes -She's gorgeous!- Sakura turns to look at Gian and smiles at him, which makes the robust boy's eyes grow in heart form, he already had another reason to change your way of being.
-I haven't felt calm like this in a long time, at least for now- says Doraemon looking at Nobita.
Dekisugi who was at the top of the table calls everyone to start, but before that, he uses a field protection spell that surrounds everyone who was at the table, so no one could see or hear the conversation from outside -The meeting between Dora Team and Llumia Team along with the princesses of Inuma and Yosei has just begun. Who wants to start?- Says Dekisugi
-First you guys start, I'm very intrigued by how Nobita changed in 4 months- Suneo says curiously.
-Princess Lillie? They are friends of Nobi. Could you also include about our mission?- Asks the wizard boy
Lillie nods -Now that the signs of the New 100 Years War are closer, it's the fair-
Dekisugi agrees and begins to talk about everything that has happened: his destiny as the true hero, the signs of war, how Nobita ended them and how they knew about the ambush in Ashuzon. The Dora team is stunned by all this tumult of news.
-Nobita. Some slave sellers enslaved you for 3 days and Kioji bought you before Devan?- Asks Doraemon
The silly boy only nods -At first I was terrified, crying like never before and I didn't know what to do, I was afraid of ending up with someone bad as an owner or with Devan who spent his time harassing me in Terracota so that I would go with him to Akuman- Nobita holds his hands arms shaking -Remembering that he has been spying on me for a long time still scares me-
-That Devan. As soon as I get my hands on him, he's going to find out! -The robust boy says growling.
-I'm very sorry about Shia, I'm glad that at least someone accompanied you until Kioji arrived- Shizuka says
-I wonder what she's doing, I hope she's not having a bad time- Nobita only gets depressed when he remembers that kind elf who took care of him while he was a prisoner of the bandits.
Suneo hits the table -I KNEW IT! I knew that someone like Takehiko wasn't the real hero!-
-I assume you already meet him, he beat us up- Sakura says annoyed.
-All the more reason I'm going to beat that guy up, he defeated us in one fell swoop and took 2 of our elemental weapons!-Says the stout man annoyed.
Dekisugi is surprised -Did they have 2 elemental weapons other than Doraemon's?-
-Yes, but Takehiko took them from us, luckily I kept mine and Shizuka's appeared right after that. So we only have 2- Answers the blue cat.
The wizard boy just sighs and apologizes -I'm really sorry for the trouble Takehiko has caused you. I swear that when this is over I will talk to him so he can apologize.
-You don't have to do it Dekisugi- Shizuka says smiling.
-I have to do it, he is supposed to be the one who is temporarily taking my place until the new war, but he has only dedicated himself to causing problems for other teams like yours. Still, even though he has 2 weapons it is as if we had them anyway because we're on the same side- Says Dekisugi
Doraemon nods -I'm afraid that as upset as we are with Takehiko, we are all on Illumia's side, so we are at a tremendous advantage with 6 of the 7 weapons found- He crosses his arms when he sees Lillie -And that you missed 1 month with your guard to be able to warn us all was a bit risky-
-I had to do it, after all it is because of my carelessness that you almost went through the worst- Lillie says nervously, Loretta had already fallen asleep on the table -Loretta also knew about it but her condition due to her ability has made it impossible for her to give the whole context
Doraemon looks at Nobita worried -I want to talk to you later about what happened in Shiroitoppu- Nobita agrees nervously. -But I'm very happy with the effort you have had in this, I can see the difference between your self from 4 months ago and your current self-
Nobita smiles -The truth is, I've noticed that everyone has made an effort and since I limited myself by simply paying attention to the bad things I heard about myself, it felt nice when I leveled up for the first time with the purple slime. I just... I didn't want to be in front of you if I was the only one not trying hard. That's why I asked Kioji to teach me, we aren't the same type of adventurer but... I really thank him and all of them for who I am now, although I still have a long way to go-
Shizuka looks at Nobita with sadness because of what she had heard about what happened to him before his meeting with Kioji and how she felt also remembering everything that happened in her meeting with Alessandra -I'm sorry to interrupt Nobi, but I would like Doraemon to tell us about what they went through- Dekisugi says to which Nobita nods.
-Doraemon, I would like you to omit the Summoned One part, it is something I want to say to both Nobita and Dekisugi-
The blue cat agrees to Lillie's request and begins to tell everything they went through: how Nobita was kidnapped, his first interaction with Lillie, how they arrived in Illumia, his first approach to Rioku and the other generals and the incident of Princess Loretta.
-So that's why you appeared with other species, because of the corrupted seal- Nobita says curiously.
-It was to be expected- Dekisugi says -Users of the light element in Illumia are those who can make summons successfully, especially magicians, archmages and clerics. Verifying the testimonies of both Doraemon and yours, I deduce that it wasn't Devan who brought you directly here but the General of Light, Yhua, a fairy cleric who is very loyal to the Demon King.
The scene from episode 1 of the Introduction Act appears where Devan and Yhua were talking about a seal while they saw Nobita through a sphere.
-Yosei's glow forest is also near the Oku territory that goes in the direction of Terracota, there is a special summoning seal there, there are few in the entire Illumia territory, they took advantage of the opportunity that Princess Lillie sent the seal so they could break into this-
The scene is seen in Nobita's room where they were looking at the tablet with the seal.
-If I read correctly, the seal tablet also works as a communicator, for an invocation to another world you need a seal on each side, sending one of those requires a large amount of mana, since there is a huge gap between our world and yours. Yhua had to wait for him to arrive with Nobi to perform the forced summoning spell, he abducts whomever the user abruptly requests.-
You see the scene where Nobita was abducted by the hand of light to the seal.
-You were lucky that Devan is the way he is, he likes to play with his prey before completing his mission by making them afraid, in your case, he didn't take you directly but rather he made you go through the terror of being caught and sold as a slave. Otherwise, you wouldn't be with us now- Kioji says crossing his arms in which Nobita only swallows saliva with a pale face.
-Do you mean that it's because of that Yhua that we stopped being human?- Suneo asks, to which Dekisugi nods seriously.
-The invocation seals are very delicate, especially those that are between long distances, a interference and that can cause alterations in whoever uses it again, that is why you suffered alterations in your body, this is known as After Effect-Corrupted Summon, which is a very rare effect to see because as I already said, summons from another world are not usually done very frequently. The only cases of invocations from the other world are that of the ancient hero as reincarnation, that of Nobi and that of you.-
-Yes because it seemed strange to me that I'm the only one whose species didn't change- The silly boy looks at himself -And Doraemon's pocket changed, turning it into an ability-
-Can you get miraculous things out of that pocket?- Sakura asks excitedly.
Doraemon nods -In our world, I come from a distant future and my pocket houses a large number of gadgets- he touches his pocket -The only problem is that for now I'm limited to 17 inventions due to the corrupted seal, but if I go up 3 more levels I'll get another new one-
-But I'm very happy to see that everyone is okay so far- Nobita sees his friends -And I'm very grateful that you came for me even though things turned out differently-
-Of course we were going to come for you, everything we have heard about the Demon King and his plan to keep you as a prisoner motivated us even more to come here- Doraemon says smiling.
-That's right, I couldn't let someone as evil as him have you against your will- Shizuka says smiling.
-I have to admit that at first the two of us were partly going for the adventure and I was hesitant because of fear, but now we are happy that you are okay- Suneo says sadly and Gian only makes the approving sign with his hand, also somewhat embarrassed.
-I imagined that about you two- The boy with the glasses sighs -But at least you are changing, I appreciate that. I'm sorry for everything you had to go through because of the generals and that Takehiko guy.-
-Meh, it doesn't matter, next time I'll return to Takehiko and those clown generals for everything they did to us- Gian says annoyed but confident.
-Shizuka- The silly boy draws the attention of the girl with the pigtails -It must have been horrible what Alessandra put you through with that Mist of fear spell. What was it that she showed you?
Shizuka shows a small blush as she remembers her greatest fear -I'll tell you about it later-
-Nobita- Lillie looks at the clumsy boy. There's just one last thing left to clarify -Your role in this world-