Chapter 29

Chapter 29: Change of Plans

   Since Yareth started going to Yilla every time he sleeps, there was never a chance for a dream to arise in his consciousness. When Yareth didn't appear in Yilla at the usual time, Yohan immediately knows that there was something wrong. Walking around the Yilla, he tried to feel Yareth through their connection. Yohan grasp their connection and tried to pull him into this place. But to no avail, he didn't appear. Focusing on their connection, he knows that Yareth wasn't awake. He was unconscious.

Panic and confusion. It was never a good thing to feel those things. Yohan decided to leave the place where the bookshelves and books gathered in Yilla, he keep walking in this place. Seeking one of the familiar spots of Yilla.  He doesn't know how much time has passed. Yohan eventually came into a place of very thick walls made of water. All of the water in this place is rising continuously with no end. Yohan put his hand on the wall of thick continuously rising water. He instantly back away as he felt the very intense pain. Even now, he can't still leave this place. Yohan sighed and decided to go back towards the bookshelves and books. He still feels worried Yareth. He decided to wait on that place and hope that nothing bad has happened to him. Walking again, he started feeling something wrong. It was like that he was getting slower. There wasn't much gap between his footsteps. Is it an illusion that he keeps getting smaller? Staring at the palms of his hands, no it isn't.

What the hell is going on?!

Yohan doesn't know how much how time has passed after that. He only knows that spent his time roaming around and saying a bunch of expletive curses in different languages. It was thanks to the books here in the library that he learned to say a bunch of different languages and a lot of things. Eventually, Yareth finally appeared in Yilla. And he was in his body. Now, that he inspected these little hands and body, it was Yareth's.

" Whatever is this that happened, and where have you gone, I hope that you are not hurt and there's nothing wrong that we need to be worried about? "

He asked Yareth uncertainly. Instead of the one who look down on Yareth, Yohan was the one who need to lookup. He hoped that this isn't permanent.

Yareth then smiled awkwardly at him. Then what he said shook him to the core with uneasiness and trepidation.

" Hmmm... how do I put it? Mister Fool and Miss Justice left me messages from the future. "

" ...... "

Yohan froze on the spot. Yareth glances at him with a worried look on his face. After a while, he let out a sigh and said sternly.

" Tell me what happened. "

Yareth then started telling all of the things that transpired in his dream before he was pulled here to Yilla. While he was telling the story, they notice that they are slowly returning to normal and on their own spirit body which caused both of their relief. At the end of Yareth's tale, Yohan could only grit his teeth and cursed again.

Yareth was looking at Yohan with uncertainty. This is the first of times that he has seen him not composed, other than the memories of their past lives. He thought that this version of him don't any worries and fears anymore after their death. But it seems that he was wrong.

" Yareth... "

" What is it? "

" We're changing our plans. Instead of standing at the sidelines and not causing any more changes just by you existing, then they better be prepared! "

Yohan clenched his fist. Yohan and Yareth were just doing their best for survival. To not be involved, to be a selfish coward. What have they said to Yareth was all truth. But still... even it wasn't their intention and the truth, Yareth still cried. Even with memories of his past life, Yareth was just a child. Yohan stared at Yareth who doesn't seem affected by the words of those two.

" Then... What is the plan Yohan? "

Yareth asked him while he was looking at Yohan with an expression full of curiosity.

" We need to ask a favor from certain people... "

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" So, why did you call me Heinz? "

Horace asked Heinz who was looking at him with a serious expression on his face. Horace thought that Heinz was at first ordinary from the first time he meet him. But then, upon the days that he spent on Minder Owls, the academy, and knowing some facts on him from the Minder Owls, he was an odd one.

In the academy, he appeared to be one of the best students. He was punctual, polite, and a favorite of the professors. He was willing to lend a hand to his classmates and fellow students. Despite that, he rarely talks to them and has been distant from them. It was really unlike his attitude towards his colleagues. Is it because they are ordinary while he was a Beyonder?

While musing, Horace's eyes drifted discreetly at Heinz's necklace. He wanted to know what is he and the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom is hiding. As a Beyonder of Paragon Pathway, he has studied the sealed artifacts and mystical items extensively. He was knowledgeable about them. And Horace can recognize that the necklace that Heinz wore on his neck was a high-grade mystical item specializing in disguise. Just looking at him, he was having the itch to remove them. But Horace knows that he must not cause trouble. The Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom has been cooperative so far. Even it wasn't they who wanted to help out the goodness of their heart but for a lot of mystical items that were crafted by their Church. Heinz has also been a helpful assistant. He decided to avert his eyes. Maybe, after all his research is finished here at Lenburg can Horace take a risk to pull off the necklace and see what was behind that disguise.

An orphaned son of a noble from the Feynapotter Kingdom and a grandchild of one of the Archbishops of the church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom. Both of them are just a cover. Is he perhaps blessed like him?

Finally, Heinz decided to speak what was on his mind.

" I want to ask 5 favors from you, Mister Horace. "

Horace can feel his lips tugging up. Even his fake background was impressive, what can a '15-year-old' sequence 8 Beyonder could make him agree to his request?

" Horamick Haydn. Archbishop of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery. A distinguished Scientist and a professor in Backlund. "

Horace can feel himself stiffening. Heinz just stared at him calmly as he continued.

" Your Grandfather. "

How can he know? Did someone tell him? It was a possibility.

" You must be asking how can I know? Please, don't be worried Mister Horace, nobody has told me about Grandfather. The Minder Owls aren't aware of him and neither was my Grandfather. "

" Then what is the reason that you know of my Grandfather? "

Horace asked. The tone of his voice was harsher than he expected. At that, Heinz look at him with an apologetic look on his face.

" I didn't mean anything when I mentioned your Grandfather, Mister Horace. I meant no harm. "

Horace couldn't help but chuckle.

" Of course, you wouldn't be able to hurt him. You are just a sequence 8 Beyonder. "

Heinz's posture changed. From before where he looked calm and at least confident, now he look worried and insecure.

" I just mentioned him as proof. "

He said hesitantly. Horace decided to entertain him even he could already continue his research regarding charms at this time.

" What proof? "

He wondered if the answer would be interesting. Horace wasn't disappointed by the answer.

" I could see glimpses of the future. "

Horace stared at Heinz for a few seconds before he started laughing.

" Hahahaha... that was a good one. "

As he glance at Heinz, he didn't appear to be offended by his laugh. He just spoke again and Horace have no choice but to take him seriously.

" Sealed Artifact 2-111. Magic Mirror Arrodes. "

Horace stared at Heinz with disbelief. Complicated thoughts and theories are running inside his mind. Glaring at Heinz, he asked.

" What are these favors that you wanted? "