She's That Knight Known as Zero 59 Puzzle Pieces

"I see, so every parallel world have the same present as us?"

"No, your highness. It's just I have someone who have seen the things that's been happening in here for 30 years. But that was it because we had no other choice but to bring me back here already."

"So your companions, do you think..." Akihiro trailed off.

"I am sure of one thing, not yet. Might be one or two of them are still alive," she replied as she touched her eyes.

"Are they connected to why you were blind?"

"So she had decided to join us back to Aurora kingdom?" Eureka instead changed their topic.

Akihiro knowing that she wouldn't answer him even if he wanted to ask her even more could only answer her question, "Indeed, her decision came the day we arrived here."

"Could his highness be nervous on meeting her again?" Eureka asked sensing the uneasiness in Akihiro's voice.

"I guess, I haven't seen her for more than 20 years. Even an old man like me would have butterflies in his stomach," Akihiro laughed at his own words.

"But I've heard that you really don't look like an old man though, you still look the same as when you were in your 30s," Eureka replied.

Indeed Akihiro and the others all still look like they were still on there 30s. Their looks haven't changed at all.

"*laughs heartily* You do know how to compliment, don't you? In the end, will I be able to explain to her everything? What made her want to come with us? Will I be able to protect her this time?"
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"Why would you be scared of something when you haven't even tried it yet? Isn't it much better to dive in and face whatever the future brings together rather than be uncertain and dive on your own? If you really love her then get out there and fight for her, you didn't in the past, then do it now," Eureka commented after hearing Akihiro's words.

"If I didn't know better I would have thought that you are speaking through your emotions," Akihiro couldn't help but say.

"I suppose I'm speaking through experience," Eureka just replied as she stood up.

"The talk and the milk helped a lot, your highness. I thank you for all of it," Eureka said afterwards at the same time turning and leaving him.

Akihiro thought as he watch her retreating back.

*****

"We are here to offer our heartfelt apology," one week later, Ichiro arrived with the other generals that came to war with them.

"It wasn't your decision to wage war against us, but instead it was your king. And that is something you could only follow, we are just lucky someone came to stop it before it escalates," Shigure replied.

"You have such an amazing knight," Ichiro couldn't help but say.

Yukimura who was standing at the side couldn't help but think.

Shigure laughed causing Ichiro and the others to be confused, "She is not our knight."

"What do you mean?"

"She is a knight from Aurora Kingdom."

"A knight from Aurora Kingdom came to help you?"

"No, a knight from Aurora Kingdom came to help us both, allow me to introduce to you, Akihiro, king of Aurora Kingdom," Shigure then introduced Akihiro who was sitting beside him.

Although shocked, Ichiro still remain composed, "It is my greatest pleasure to meet not only one but two kings of the other kingdoms."

"The pleasure is mine, to be able to meet the greatest knight of Twilight Kingdom, sir Ichiro, whose ability of chains are truly remarkable. You have such great control on your chains," Akihiro replied.

"You've heard of me?" Ichiro asked.

"Oh not only him but I did as well, despite the four kingdoms staying unattached to each other, news from the other kingdoms still reach our own. That don't happen to yours?" Shigure asked back.

"We have but that Junzo decided to hold all the information isolating us from the others," Ichiro replied as he clenched his fists.

"I'm sorry for what had happened," Akihiro said.

"Thank you, and thank you for your knight as well. If she didn't do that our kingdom would still be in the hands of someone who is unworthy."

"What are you planning now? You don't have to answer if it's inappropriate," Akihiro asked once again.

"My nephew is young but all of us have seen his potential in ruling the kingdom, we shall be training him before crowning him king, we have discussed it as well, after returning we shall be speaking with the advisers regarding this matter."

"Did he know already? Have you sent word about it?"

"He and his father were never close in the first place, and this will just make his hatred greater. The people, well we could only explain things properly to them. He had some followers after all."

"I see, we shall not ask any farther then."

"Then may I ask, why would you be helping the Archic Kingdom, your highness?"

"That is because we want to create an alliance," Akihiro replied seriously.

"A bigger enemy is coming and we know that we won't be able to handle it on our own."

"Then the reason for this peaceful ending...." Ichiro trailed off.

"Yes, we do want to form an alliance with your kingdom as well," Akihiro replied directly.

"That is something we really couldn't decide on our own right now," Ichiro replied as he looked at the generals beside him.

"Don't worry we're not hurrying you. Go on and discuss it with the other officials, especially now that you have lost a king and the successor is not yet ready."

"But what kind of enemy?"

"An enemy that could destroy the whole world."

"That is."

"It might be difficult to understand it now, but that enemy have started moving. And to be honest, they have started in our kingdom," Akihiro could only smile bitterly.

Eureka have explained a lot of things and he had seen those enemies, but somehow he still couldn't accept it. Those enemies were defeated instantly, and the other two that is the strongest among those who they defeated were defeated by Eureka and the others. Not one of their generals were needed.

Yukimura almost battled some but Eureka stopped him, those that they didn't face, are they stronger?

"We shall think about it."

"We shall wait for your reply, thank you for considering it," Akihiro replied as he held his hand out, Ichiro accepted it and shaked his hand.

*****

"In the end, the talk was more for you and not me though," Shigure commented after Ichiro and the others left.

"I'm sorry for that, I guess?" Akihiro replied as he smiled at him.

"We're returning, are you ready?" Shigure then asked.

"I think, but I'll have to face it no matter what. Because this is something for the both of us as well," Akihiro replied as he shrugged.

After packing everything, they all started their journey back home. To feel happy isn't what they really feel right now, after all they really didn't do anything. But they feel relieved that no one had to die in that war. And they also felt contented when Ichiro and the other generals came to apologize to them, they've heard that it was mainly the decision of their king to wage war against them.

"In the end, why did we come?" Azusa couldn't help but sigh, they barely did anything in there.

"You did everything on your own," she then said to Eureka who was behind her.

"Wait come to think of it, what happened to those five who we caught when we first arrived?" Azusa suddenly remembered.

"My father said that they were loyal to their stupid king so upon handing them over to sir Ichiro and the others, they said that those five would join Junzo in his execution," Raven replied.

"I really couldn't believe that he could be that stupid," Azusa then furrowed her brows, "so what was the silent rule the recording was referring to?"

That's right, since it became a silent rule for so long, only those in a higher position knows of it, those of the same rank as Azusa have no idea about it.

Raven on the other hand have heard about it from his father, but before he could reply they all felt a very strong aura coming from their west, all the knights then positioned themselves surrounding Shigure.

"That's quite a lot, don't you think so, Akihiro?" Shigure then said as he pull out his sword.

"An ambush? They are quite informed, I might say," Akihiro replied pulling his sword as well.

Chapter end