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The Arcadia System - Chapter 124

Published at 24th of March 2022 06:25:46 PM


Chapter 124: Arrival(1)

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Bear Dock, Port Harcott, Narva.

In this busy part of the coastal town of Port Harcott, a loud horn was blown to alert the nearby humans that clustered around the docks.

Along with the sound came the screaming of a man, "Incoming, private cruise. Prepare!"

A burly man was located on a large stand that was just beside the docks. He made sure all the men understood his message before he jumped down.

"Captain, what dock?!" asked one of the men.

The burly man replied, "B-Dock! Make sure to arrange their landing."

The man and his crew were part of the Narva's naval forces. To be specific, they were the docking group necessary for the safe docking of every ship.

"Copy that," replied his men.

They cleared the area called B-Dock and did a few miscellaneous. Finally, they were ready and all they had to do was wait for the aforementioned ship to arrive.

...........

Soon, a ship could be seen from the horizon. It towered over the sea like an oversized giant and moved steadily as if it belonged to royalty.

When it finally reached the dock and anchored itself to it. A door opened from its side and connected to the dock. Within a few moments, a group of people walked out of the ship through the door.

They were no more than two…..Two strange-looking people.

It was no surprise that they easily gained the attention of the dock crew. They couldn't keep their eyes off the special features of these guests. 

Noticing this, the captain clapped his hand, "What are you looking at?! Get back to work!"

He dispelled the peculiar feeling he felt in him and quickly went to the other dock. 

Meanwhile, after they left, leaving the two strangers feeling alone in the dock, a large carriage with five brown horses arrived.

It stopped in front of them. A young woman in a grey dress stepped out of the carriage. 

As soon as she saw the two strangers, she greeted with a bow, "If I may presume, are you Miss Myniene and Mr. Reve.?"

They replied to her, "Yes….and you are?"

Of course, the two strangers were Reve and Myniene. They had spent quite a few weeks on sea and were ecstatic to be on land finally. 

Personally, Reve discovered that he wasn't a huge fan of sea adventures. He belonged to forest environments, not large water bodies!

In his journey, he had gotten seasick a few times.

'Hmm...who is she?' Reve wondered as he looked at the woman that conversed with them.

"I'm Ivetta. Your escort sent by the royal duchess," explained the young woman.

Looking at her, Reve realized she was akin to a doll, the sort of person Reve wasn't used to. 

It wasn't her beauty per se. If anything, she was not as beautiful as the women Reve have encountered. Although, it couldn't be helped since every female individual Reve had seen was simply too beautiful.

No, what unnerved Reve was her demeanor. As stiff a log of wood. She carried herself with pride hidden in her heart. Even her footsteps were perfect. They created a rhythm that enhanced her aura. Her hands were poised behind her back. To top it off, the plastic smile she wore while speaking to them was too rigid. It irked Reve.

'It's like she is building herself to be perfect......Is this what a noble life is?'

There were no doubts that Ivetta was a noble of Narva. It was crystal clear!

This was the first experience Reve would have with one of noble status. It enlightened him on what to expect.

"Well then, it would be my honor to guide you on your way to NIRA," offered Ivetta.

She opened the door for the two guests to enter and entered last, following the normal customs of a host.

Tapping on the small window that faced the horses, Ivetta spoke, "Curteis, take us to the nearest terminus."

"Yes, m'lady," responded the driver.

The carriage began to move towards its destination.

Inside the carriage were dark brilliant crystals that illuminated the closed space in a way that didn't seem uncomfortable. There were small tinted windows at every side of the carriage, which allowed them to observe the lively streets of Port Harcott

Ivetta smiled at them, "How was your journey on the sea?"

"Good. It served as a great experience for us," replied Myniene.

Since Reve couldn't be bothered to speak, Myniene was the one keeping the atmosphere warm.

"Oh, that's nice. Very rarely do I hear of people that made a good experience out of the Tempestas Sea. In fact, most that travel through that route vow to do it again," smiled Ivetta.

"Is that so….? Our journey wasn't particularly dangerous," muttered Myniene.

Listening in on the conversation, Reve rolled his eyes. The reason it wasn't dangerous was that she and the caretaker of Nikan kept spreading aura around the ship. 

Normal sea beasts would find it hard to move under the cover of the combined aura. Also, the strong sea beasts wouldn't be willing to take the risk. They might not be intelligent, but they weren't dumb!

If they weren't on the ship, Reve would have only spent a few minutes on the sea before being attacked by small fishes. Those fishes were especially vengeful.

He had a theory that they operated in a hive mind. Thus, they could tell when someone hunted other fishes, which Reve was very guilty of!

Heck, at a certain point in his life, this cat emperor hunted fishes for a living. He even made a life preservation plan for the fishes in the lake in case they run extinct. Looking back on things, wasn't he truly evil?!

He saved them to eat them later.

Reve praised himself in his mind, 'Hehehe, as expected from my brilliant self.'

"It is wondrous that you journeyed without a single crisis," said Ivetta.

She went on, "So, If I may ask, how do you feel about this big move?"

It was at times like this that her curious self couldn't hide anymore. 




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