Chapter 4: Chapter 4
Sol-Falena is a great city that is standing on an artificial island in the middle of the Feitas River, the biggest and longest river in the world. You can only take three paths if you want to access the city. The first one is through the dock in the south or going from west and east bridges.
The only downside of this place is the lack of a source of food. The fish from the river can provide a good amount of food, but it is not a good source of food in the long run.
I shake my head and leave the ship. The target is on the city's western side, in the Rune Shop. Without wasting any more time, I leave the port and walk to the city's western side. I walk through a long bridge that connects the dock and the main city and see a beautiful sight of the river twinkling like the stars in the night sky. Feitas River is one of the miracles of this world. Feitas is one of the miracles in this world.
This river will always be clean, no matter how much trash gets thrown into the river. However, that doesn't mean the people of Queendom of Falena will shit in the river. They see the river as sacred and have enacted strict laws that severely punish people who actively pollute the river. The harshest punishment is death.
That doesn't mean there is no trash in the river. There is a shipwreck at the bottom of the river while sailing here. It looks like something that is beneficial to life in the river will not be destroyed by the river.
I shake my head and snap from my thoughts when I arrive in the main city. I can see a lot of people in the city walking around and being busy. I follow the path to the west, and after walking for ten minutes, I arrive in front of a three-story tall building.
I can see the symbol of Rune in front of the building. I nod and enter the room. I smile a little when I see my target reading a book. I saw a beautiful woman in his early thirties in front of me. She has blue eyes and silvery pink hair.
She put her book down and looked at me. However, instead of greeting me, she looks at me in shock. She looks at me for a second before looking at something above me. I look up but do not see anything.
She stays silent for a few seconds before saying.
"Who are you? What is that?"
I blink for a second before Leraje, my Djinn, gives me a small nudge from our connection. I take out my weapon, and suddenly, Leraje appears next to me.
"That woman can see me. Interesting."
Jeane eyes get even bigger in the presence of my Djinn.
"What are you?"
"She is a Djinn."
I walk forward and explain to her.
"A Djinn is a magic lifeform that has a very powerful magic. However, don't think of them as tools or less than humans. They are equal to us and deserve respect."
Leraje giggles and puts her head on my head.
"Fufufu~ Thank you, Kouha~ That is the nicest thing anyone ever said to me."
"It is not a problem, Leraje."
Leraje is considered my familiar, and any familiar I have will be considered a captured retinue. That means they have the same binding as all the people I capture.
"How? How can a being like you exist in this world? I have been in this world for a long time and never once encountered something like you. I know you should not exist in this realm."
"That is the reason why I came here. Can I talk to you for a minute?"
She looks at me for a few seconds before nodding her head. She walks to the door, turns the sign into 'closed,' and locks it. She sits in front of me and says.
"Please talk."
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"That should be impossible, but the proof is in front of me."
What I showed her was the existence of the company and my ability to go to another world and create technology that can do anything.
"Sometimes, the truth is even more weird than fantasy."
"That is true. So, you want to stamp me, and the company will create a clone of me to be sold to other agents or customers of this company."
"That is right."
"That is a slavery, no?"
"Yes. That is true. However, it is not you who will be enslaved, no?"
She thinks for a few seconds before saying.
"What will you get from stamping me? What do I get from joining you?"
"I will get points that I can spend buying powers that the company provides, and in return, you can join my journey; the stronger I get, the stronger you will become. When the process is complete, you will have poison and disease immunity as a bonus. After three days, I will get twenty-five points from you, and the two of us can discuss which power we should get."
"Oh? Are you sure you still want my opinion even when you already bind me?"
"Of course. I want to think that our relationship will be good, and to make that happen; I will listen to your consul, Jeane. What do you think?"
She looks at me for a few seconds before nodding her head.
"I will join you. However, after you stamp me, I need you to take me to the alternate universe of this one."
"Oh? What do you need?"
"I want to steal one of the twenty-seven True Runes."
"Eh? Are you sure you want to do that? Doesn't it disturb that universe?"
"Not this rune, no. The owner wants it gone, and even the rune wants to get out of its universe."
"Why don't you steal the one in this world?"
"The owner of the rune is in jail. The jail is underneath the Holy Palace of Harmonia. That place is surrounded by a barrier so strong that not even True Rune can penetrate it as the barrier is created using the power of the rune I want."
"And what makes you think I can penetrate this barrier?"
"No. I don't want you to enter this jail. I want you to take me to the time before this person gets captured and let me take her rune."
"Ah, that is easy enough."
"Good. The last one is that I cannot leave now, for my fate is still within this world, and if I leave, this country will cease to exist."
"Don't worry. I know about that. The company sent me here to ensure Prince Freyjadour survived the incoming war and collected the 108 Stars of Destiny."
"Perfect. That means I can rest easy knowing the war is in good hands. Do you need me to help you with the stamps? If you can get me one of those magical items, I can stamp the target in that thing."
She pointed at my company phone.
"Ah, you will get one when the process is done. You cannot buy perks, immunity, or any power from it, but you can read what you want and tell me so I can buy them. As for the stamp… I cannot let you do that. It only works in my hand. If you can persuade someone to join, I can stamp her."
"I can do that."
I get up and say.
"I think that should do it. I will return when the capture is done, and we can discuss what you want."
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