"What did you find?" Esdeath asked.
Having gathered by the fountain, the small group of Jaegers were about to deliver whatever information they had been able to obtain. Unfortunately, their report was quick.
"No one here has ever heard of a magic heart. ''
" And no one seems to have met Seryu-san and the others. " Bols added.
" Clearly, this place was of no use to us. " Stylish ended.
Having found no more information, Esdeath sat down on the edge of the fountain, before noticing.
" In Mario's world, it was Merlon who helped us a lot! But to get to him, it was Peach-san who gave us the information! How do I know who to get information? ''
'' Do you need information? I would be happy to help you. ''
Startled, the three men in the group saw a fourth man standing behind them, rubbing his hands together. Displaying a smile reminiscent of a crook, he introduced himself.
"I'm Renado! I am the chief shaman of Kakariko Village! Excuse my rudeness, but I seem to have heard that you have lost your friends, so I would like to help you with your search! I know someone from my village who could find them for you. "
Continuing to rub his hands, while extending his smile, he continued.
"Of course, if my information can be paid for, that might make sure that I tell you everything, down to the smallest detail. ''
Listening to him, Wave asserted.
"I don't like the way you do it! And who tells us we can trust you? ''
"Anyone can trust me." Renado assured. "I am an honest shaman and I never lie! Especially if I get paid. ''
'' Really ? ''
Suddenly, freezing in terror, Renado saw the tip of Esdeath's saber come right up to his throat.
'' That ... ? ''
"Renado-san! " Esdeath called out, smiling tenderly at him." Since we have no other choice, I decide to trust you! And if your information is corrected ... ''
Rummaging in her pockets, she pulls out a few emeralds which she showed to the man.
'' I pay you without the slightest problem! However, if your information is incorrect. ''
Descending the tip of her sword somewhat towards Renado's abdomen, Esdeath stops it at Renado's heart, before asserting.
'' I would take your life! Okay? ''
" D ... Deal ! " Renado could only say, noticing that he couldn't refuse anymore.
"How are we going to get to your village?" Stylish asked. "Are we still going to walk? "
"I have a car right outside the west gate! I'll be happy to take you there." Renado said, trying to make his fear go away.
"Perfect. " Esdeath asserted. " In that case, we follow you! And, Renado-san, don't worry about what I told you! I was only fooling. ''
''It's true ? ''
''Yes ! I prefer to torture people for a long time rather than kill them! If you're lying to us, I'll just cut out your tongue to stop you from telling another lie. ''
It didn't take longer for the shaman to regret wanting to help the little group, while he wondered if he would still be alive tonight.
During this time ...
It was already sunset, as Tatsumi still chased King Bulblin in the western part of Hyrule. Having stored Tatsumi's teigu behind his back, the creature didn't seem to want to get rid of it.
" COME BACK HERE ! " Tatsumi ordered, running behind him.
Seeming to be annoyed at the boy's tenacity, King Bulblin groaned before rummaging under his clothes. Grabbing his foghorn, he huffed inside again. Being flying, Run saw him do it and some bulblins riding their big pigs came out of nowhere and started attacking Tatsumi. Not braking for a single moment, Tatsumi focused solely on King Bulblin. Noticing that they would pull away from ignoring, the Bulblins rushed at him to attack him with their arrows and spears. Unfortunately, aiming at the wrong person, they were stabbed in the body by the sharp feathers of Run who, from the sky, could bring them down without a hitch.
Seeing Run, another Bulblin grabbed his bow, before aiming at the angelic man. Yet, the instant he was about to shoot his arrow, he stopped when he heard.
"Get out of my way."
Then, the next second, Tatsumi's foot hit the creature muzzle, knocking him off his mount. Still having his bow in his hand, the Bublin accidentally shot his arrow, which soared into the sky, before descending to land right in front of King Bublin. Startled, he stopped so abruptly that he lost his balance and fell to the ground.
" Stay where you are." Tatsumi ordered, running towards him.
Growling, King Bulblin grabbed some dirt from the ground and put it in his pocket before getting up. He then looked at Tatsumi and grabbed his teigu which he placed in front of him, ready to use it to attack him.
"YOU…" Tatsumi roared, attempting to hit him. "Give me back Incursio."
Tatsumi ran directly towards King Bulblin trying to punch in the face, only for King Bulblin to place his teigu in front of him, to protect himself, and counterattack with an elbow nudge in the boy's face.
"GUAH! " Tatsumi yelled, stepping back.
Taking advantage of this, King Bulblin grabbed his head, before to project him towards Run. Throwing Tatsumi like a cannonball, he attempted to shoot the angel down. However, being quite responsive, Run stretched out his arms and managed to grab hold of Tatsumi and keep him from falling. However, having the diversion he wanted, King Bulblin put his fingers in his mouth, before hissing. Running then, he was quickly joined by his giant pig. Performing a jump, he lands on the animal's back before ordering it to run.
"RUN!" Tatsumi shouted.
"I go." "Assured the angel, starting to chase him.
Flying behind King Bublin, Run saw him take a bridge, where there is a large battalion of Bulblins. All with bows, they aimed at Run and attempted to shoot him down. Stopping to accelerate, the boy began to make loops, in order to dodge the projectiles. Unfortunately, embarrassed by Tatsumi's weight, he badly dodged several arrows, and because of that, one of them managed to cross his shoulder.
"AHHHHHHHH!" He shouted, nearly letting go of Tatsumi.
" RUN ! "
Managing to hold on to his flight, the man still winced in pain, but refused to give up. This situation he found himself in reminded him of what had happened in Mushroom Kingdom, when Bowser launched an assault on Peach Castle, while Esdeath was not there. He was the one who led the Jaegers, when she was not around, and he led his companies to utter defeat, leaving Bowser to flee with the princess.
" I don't lose again. "
Unable to fly over the Bulbins, Run targeted King Bulblin, before declaring.
"Tatsumi! I'll send you flying to him! Be ready to attack him. "
" Huh ? "
Not having time to answer him, Run let go. Then, flapping his wings, he managed to create powerful gusts of wind, which hit Tatsumi's back. Feeling propelled, the boy let out a cry of fear, before realizing that he was flying towards the thief of his teigu.
"KING BULBLIN!"
Turning around, the monster was surprised to feel Tatsumi's foot hit his face, knocking him off his mount, and causing him to crash to the ground. Rolling more on the ground, he managed to put his feet on the ground, before straightening up to stare at Tatsumi. With his nose bleeding, he showed veins of rage on his face, while Tatsumi's persistence irritated him.
Still, smiling, he reached into his pockets and pulled out something that looked like a lighter.
'' What ? " Tatsumi wondered, seeing him throw the object to the ground, after lighting it.
At that moment, glancing down at the ground, he froze in terror, seeing strange puddles of water around them, while the smell of gasoline could be smelled. Touching the ground, the flame of the lighter ignited a puddle of gasoline. Then, igniting the other puddles, the flames took the form of a large circle of fire, which surrounded Tatsumi and King Bublin.
" The bastard! He had trapped the place, in case I followed him. "
"Tatsumi. " Run yelled, flying towards him.
However, other arrows blocked his path and forced him to fly back.
"You… you're starting to piss me off. "
"Damn it !" Tatsumi shouted before looking at King Bulblin. "Do you want a fight to the death? Okay, you're going to have it."
The monster then started charging at Tatsumi, while Tatsumi does the same with him. They then collided. Having no weapon, Tatsumi could only grab the Bulblin's horns in order to stop his course. Feeling braking, the monster let out a groan, before using more power, in order to push harder. Grumbling in turn, Tatsumi felt his feet pull back, due to the monster's superior power.
Still, just gritting his teeth, Tatsumi tucked his head back, before throwing it forward to hit his skull against the king's face.
"If you think I'm going to give up, you're dreaming."
Seeing that Tatsumi refused to give up, King Bulblin pulled the dust, which he had picked up earlier, from his pocket and threw it in Tatsumi's eyes.
"AAAHHH, MY EYES! "
Still holding King Bulblin's horns, Tatsumi finds himself forced to close his eyes. Seeing this, his opponent closed his fist, before punching him in the face, causing him to fly through the air. Then, running a few yards, King Bulblin made a formidable leap that made him propel himself towards Tatsumi, who could not defend himself.
'' That ... ? "
Turning around, to see him in bad shape, Run was going to fly towards him, to help him, before hearing a sound behind him. Run turned to see a teenager in a green tunic who was riding a red horse and galloping in the direction of the Bulblins. Surprised by his arrival, two creatures do not react in time, before feeling the horse's hooves crush their faces. Using them as stepping stones, the horse leaps into the air. Then, seizing the shield, his rider steered it in front of him. Arriving between Tatsumi and King Bublin, he uses his shield to protect himself from the green monster's fist.
"LINK?" Tatsumi wondered, recognizing who had found him, after stepping out of the river.
In response, Link grabbed his arm, as his horse descended towards the bridge. Landing elegantly, the horse made no sound as it touched the ground, unlike King Bulblin, who let his feet violently crush the ground, causing cracks to appear. Then, hissing again, he let his pig come up to him and climbed onto its back.
Then looking at Link, the king began to growl, before giving a cry. Hearing him, his pig scratched the ground with its hoof, before charging Link's horse. Letting Tatsumi fall to the ground, Link decides to imitate him.
"HIYA!" The teenager shouted as he began to charge King Bulblin as he took his sword and lifted it into the air. He then began to turn his sword in the air as he approached King Bulblin.
The teen shouted as he spun King Bulblin around, causing King Bulblin to fly off his pig and into the river under the bridge.
The teenager then raised his sword in victory as his horse raised his front hooves in the air.
Seeing him do it, Tatsumi was blown away by the elf's power. However, overtaken by the fatigue and the pain engendered by his fight against the king, he ends up collapsing to the ground.
During this time ...
Continuing to shake, Kurome sat down, with her knees curled up against her chest. Feeling her condition worsening, she was biting her fingernails to the point of bleeding the tops of her fingers. Hungry, she had taken advantage of the departure of Esdeath and the others to raid the kitchen and emptied an entire crate of provisions.
Yet despite having a full stomach, she felt her body was crying out for something else. She needed her cookies. But she didn't have any more. Her body was crying out for it. And she too needed it if she wanted to get stronger.
"What am I going to do without my cookies?"
Suddenly looking at the purple flowers that Wave made her eat, the young girl saw them cut to the ground. According to her friend, she would stop suffering if she ate them. But she didn't want to. If she no longer had her tone and strength, why would Esdeath keep her among the Jaegers?
Lost in thought, she suddenly got up and grabbed her sword.
" Who is here ? " Kurome asked as she searched for the intruder around the boat.
She then turned to see a golden wolf standing on the roof of the cabin.
" A wolf ?" Kurome said before the wolf started to get fierce.
The wolf then jumped on Kurome as a bright light began to emerge around the area.
Esdeath, Bols, Wave, and Stylish followed Renado through the east gate and saw a fancy red car with two black horses in front of it outside. " Here ! Come in, will you? " Renado said as he opened the car door at Jaegers.
Unfortunately, with only four seats, the interior of the carriage was quite narrow for Stylish, Wave and Bols, who made sure that the seats on the left side. Seeing Bols' big face, Renado advised him.
"If you want, we can switch seats! Take my seat and I'll sit next to the driver."
However, he didn't even have time to get up, when he saw Esdeath's sword appear in front of him.
"Sorry, Bols, but I guess you have to share a seat with the driver! I wish our friend could keep us company and he don't have the bad idea of running away on the ride! If he makes me go run to catch up him, unfortunately he will lose the use of his legs. "
Only able to nod, Bols get out of the carriage, leaving Renado, who was sweating, from being forced to sit next to Esdeath.
Arriving next to the driver, Bols was surprised to see that he looked like a small child, dressed in a royal cloak. Seeing Bols settle down next to him, the driver turned to him.
He watched Bols for a moment, before whipping the horses, which prompted the horses to head towards Kakariko Village. Starting to feel uncomfortable, Renado tried to strike up a conversation.
"What brings you to our beautiful kingdom? The landscapes ? Gastronomy ? In the realm of Hyrule, I assure you that you can easily find your happiness. "
"We're not here as tourists," Esdeath retorted. "We're just looking for information, to get back to our planet."
"Your planet? Are you from Mussroom Kingdom?"
"Do you know any other planets than yours?" Wave wondered.
"Of course! Since Link-san took part in the Master Hand tournament, it is no longer a surprise to many people in this world! To tell the truth, we are even in favor of the arrival of inhabitants of other planets because it could greatly benefit the tourism economy of our world. "
"Huh? So no matter what world we are in, money always comes first," Esdeath remarked.
"Sorry to disappoint you, but a world with an advanced civilization unfortunately cannot live without money! What planet are you from?"
"She doesn't really have a name." Wave confessed. "However, if you manage to get us back to our home, we will be very grateful to you."
"Just a moment, I would like to take the time to visit this realm." Stylish retorted. "I would like to know its technology."
Laughing at this, Esdeath repeated a name Renado had spoken.
"Link? They say he's the best warrior in this world."
"Indeed! If you want, I can tell you his story! As you may know, Hyrule is one of the most peaceful lands that ever existed ! It is ruled by our Majesty, Princess Zelda ! Everyone in Hyrule loves the way Zelda rules Hyrule ! It was peaceful times, until this day. " Renado said putting his hand around his chin. "Seven months ago terrible creatures emerged from the darkness and attacked Hyrule Castle ! Although Hyrule has the most skilled swordsman, they were easily defeated by the creatures ! They quickly took the throne of Hyrule, as the beautiful land quickly turned into a land of lived in fear as the creatures took hold of everything, there was a man who would save us all. " Renado said, looking out the window.
"An ordinary teenager named Link stood up and defeated the Twilight Creatures as he was the chosen one of the goddesses ! He went to Hyrule Castle and defeated the Chief, which made the dreaded Twilight disappear forever. " Renado said happily, but then turned into a confused expression. "But it looks like something evil is about to arise once more."
"What do you mean?" Wave asks.
"The creatures of this world began to be violent with each other ! The Bulblins would now attack anyone they saw ! There have also been terrible storms recently, occurring every three days or so." Renado said as he looked outside to see dead bulblins as they passed. "Well you shouldn't worry about this dilemma, I'm sure it would go away soon ! Right now we should be in Kakariko village." Renado said, as the car now headed for a mountainous area.
The Jaegers then saw a small village, which looked like a western movie. There were a couple of tall brown ogre-looking people called Gorons around the buildings. There was also a large pond at the end of the village. The carriage stopped as they got out of the carriage to look around. Bols got up from the driver's seat as the driving child suddenly jumped out of the driver's seat and started to run away.
"Hmm? What's wrong with this kid? " Bols asked, thinking maybe it was his mask that had scared him.
"Oh, he comes in every once in a while ! He likes to mess around in the village all the time." Renado said.
At this instant, a moderate fat man with red hair on the back of his head with a welding helmet, approached Renado.
"You finally came back, Renado ! And I also see that you brought company with you. "Said the red haired man.
"Oh, it's you, Barnes ! I brought these people here to help them solve their problem ! Have you seen the postman? "Renado asked.
"Yeah, he still has it at the inn, always counting the letters he has." Said the man named Barnes.
"Thanks, Barnes." Renado said, before turning to the Jaegers.
"Please follow me." Renado said as he led the Jaegers to a large inn.
They entered the inn, which had tables on the first floor and a counter in the right corner. They then saw a man with a red hat and white clothes looking at letters.
"Okay, this one is for Masahiro Sakurai for a request to include Sonic the Hedgehog in a game, and here's one for Jack Thompson about how much he fears ..." The man muttered to himself as Renado and the Jaegers approached him.
"Excuse me, Mr. Postman ! We need your help." Renado said.
The man called the postman stood up and looked at Renado.
"Yes sir, how can I help you? " The postman asked.
"People here have lost their friends and they need help finding them." Renado said, before the postman pulled out a sketchbook and walked over to the Jaegers.
"Okay, if you would be kind enough to give me their descriptions, I'll draw them in this sketchbook." Said the postman, taking out a pencil.
"Well alright, there is a girl, a little shorter than me, who has brown hair in a ponytail and golden eyes! To recognize her, it's very simple, she always has a white dog accompanying her! Their names are Seryu and Koro. "Wave said, as the postman drew what he heard. "If you think you've found her, just say the word 'justice'! If she comes towards you, saluting, it's her."
"There is also a handsome guy with blond hair, who can fly." Bols said.
"And the last person is the most wonderful boy there is." Esdeath terminated.
Surprised at the descriptions, the postman asked.
"Do you have more detailed descriptions?"
In response, Stylish grabbed his notebook. Then, using his teigu, he began to draw so fast that he managed to draw three faces in a few seconds.
"These are the people we're looking for," he asserted, pointing to three perfect designs.
"Amazing." Wave said. "I didn't know you knew how to draw."
"I can do everything and I am perfect."
"It's perfect. " Esdeath said and was writing a letter.
After she finished writing the letter, she gave it to the postman.
"Once you find them, give them this." Esdeath said as she hands the letter to the postman.
"Heard, madam, I'll be right back. " The postman said as he left the inn at an incredible speed.
"Wow, that was quick." Stylish said, sitting down on a chair near a table.
"In the meantime, why not try taking a tour of the village." Renado said.
"Why not? It's better than sitting all day. " Wave said, standing with Bols. "What is the good thing to visit here?"
"We have several shops where you can find gear as well as antiques! And we also have hot springs."
"Hot springs, eh?" "Bols repeated." It is true that after everything that has happened to us, relaxing in hot water is no denial! Are you coming with me Wave-kun? "
"Right now I'm mostly interested in the gear that the shops in this city can offer us." Wave said. "We might need them for later so better buy them now."
"I, too, am interested in purchasing specific materials from this world," Stylish said.
Thus leaving, the three men separated. However, not knowing where to go, Bols asked a goron where the hot springs were.
"It's right above us, brother ! Could I get you there faster if you want? " Asked the goron.
"Sure ! Why not?" Said Bols.
"Alright, now get on my back." Said the Gordon.
"On your back?" Bols wondered, tilting his head to the side.
"No, I mean go back up so I can throw you to the hot spring." the Goron explained, curling up.
"Huh, okay! But I just hope you don't do some funny business." Bols hoped as he climbed onto the goron. The goron then began to shake and after a few seconds, he opened up to his normal position, which force caused Bols to fly through the air.
"WWOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAHHH! " Bols shouted, as he was in midair until he landed near the hot springs. He then saw a beautiful hot spring with some gorons resting there.
"Ahh, would you like to join us, brother?" One of the gorons asked.
Bols just took his time looking at all of the gorons and noticed that none of them were afraid of his appearance.
"Gladly." Bols said before removing his pants, boots and cuffs. Then he let his body go into the hot springs. Leaving only his head out of the water, he let the pleasant temperature relax the muscles in his body.
"Well, it's not that bad." Said Bols.
Meanwhile, Wave and Stylish inspected the facade of each building and tried to find what interested them.
"I wonder if these stores are really selling cool stuff. " Wave wondered, when he saw a sign with a bomb on it.
"Hmm, this place looks like a bomb shop." Stylish said before entering the store. "A perfect place to start my research."
It wasn't a big place, but there were several kinds of bombs behind the counter.
"Oh hey, you were one of the people who came with Renado earlier." Said the man behind the counter, who turned out to be Barnes.
" Hi ! " Wave said, looking at the contents of the store. "Say, is this really a store where you sell bombs? "
"You're interested in explosives, aren't you? Well you've come to the right place ! Here we have standard bombs. " Barnes shows an ordinary bomb. "A water bomb, which can be used underwater."
Barnes shows a bomb that looks like a fish holding a bomb in its mouth.
"And we have a bombardment, which can walk on the ground for a while before it explodes." Barnes shows some sort of insect curled up in a ball.
"A bomb that could work on its own? Unbelievable." Stylish said he was about to hit a bombardment, but the bombardment nearly bit him before curling up into a ball.
"Yeah, I forgot to mention it bites. Anyway, which one would you like to buy? " Barnes asked.
"I'll take it all." Stylish asserted.
"Do you have any money?" Wave asked him.
Simply rummaging through his pockets, Stylish pulled out a miniature yellow cube with a question box.
"A gift from Peach-san," the scientist asserted, starting to tap the cube to pop coins out.
"Coins from Mussroom Kingdom?" Barnes wondered.
" A problem ? "
" Any ! In this world, these are very rare coins. " Barnes said happily, doing some math. "I'm sure we can make a good trade."
Meanwhile, now that she was sure Renado hadn't been lying, Esdeath left the inn and began to wander through the village. She noticed a very large pond at the end of the village, so she walked over there and sat by the shore.
"This pond ... is quite refreshing in a way ..." said Esdeath. "I would like Tatsumi to be with me to admire it."
At that moment, she notices the boy who rode the carriage earlier, sitting right next to her.
" You are there ? I thought you ran away from here. " Esdeath asserted, as the boy in the cloak slowly looked at Esdeath.
The hooded boy then gave Esdeath some sort of ocarina, before fleeing the village.
Esdeath saw the boy leave before she looked at the ocarina the boy gave her.
"What a strange child. I wonder why he gave me this? " Esdeath asked, before putting the ocarina away.
"My piece of dial points in another direction." Seryu remarked, looking at the moving object in her hand. "Esdeath-sama must be moving."
"This is the direction of Kakariko Village." Megma asserted. "It's not far from the capital."
Already being in the capital, Megma had landed Skarmory and the two girls then started looking for the Jaegers, when Seryu saw that the direction indicated by her piece of dial was different.
"Let's go now to find them."
However, before she called Skarmory, she felt vibrations in her pocket. Pulling a rectangular object out of her pocket, she saw that her screen was lighting up and showing "Goli".
"Huh?" Seryu wondered, looking at the strange object. " What is that ? "
"This? It's a cell phone! It's a device that allows me to communicate with my friends, when they're not with me! However, I don't think I'm going to take the call."
"Why?" Seryu asked, seeing her put away her cell phone.
"Normally I am on a mission with my companions! I had promised Goli that I would come back early! He must be calling me to ask me where I am and what I am doing."
"Were you on a mission? In that case, I don't want to hold you any longer."
"Don't worry, Seryu-chan! It makes me happy to help you."
Hearing this, Seryu smirked, delighted to see someone think like her. Then, seconds later, the two girls soared into the sky, on Skarmory's back.
