The Ultimate Support Character

Chapter 596 Returning to the Kingfisher

chapter 596 returning to the kingfisher

five days later, i caught up and returned to the kingfisher where my companions waited for me outside the world of tree spirit's star system.

since i managed to fool our pursuers about which general direction to take, i took my time hunting down the smaller space vessels they sent out. i made sure to be arbitrary on picking targets to throw them off which way they should really look for.

and given that the serpent knight died after he sent out his order to go down a layer, their main space vessel went there.

i had no idea if they already found out that their superior died chasing after me. but to ensure that they would think i also died, i left behind some of my essence in the form of blood-soaked ripped armor and clutched it between his hands – my source energy would just be corrupted even if i left it behind anyway. his corpse also remained at the same place the space beast emerged. with how his whole body became blotted by dark patches from the burning caused by chaotic energy, they'd understood that the cause of his death was me.

in any case, that's just a precaution in case they found his corpse.

the thought of waiting for another shower of chaotic energy passed through my head. however, i did sweep it out of my head right away after weighing the risks and rewards. it's not worth it putting myself in danger against a near sage level space beast.

"have you been well?"

as soon as i stepped inside the kingfisher, i was welcomed in the embrace of whoever was at the front among my companions.

this time, it was noelle. she's wearing her usual priestess outfit on top of the light armor she has to protect her vital parts. still, despite her small build, the girl perfectly settled herself inside my embrace.

looking at the other girl's expressions they seemed to have let noelle take this opportunity. maybe it was because she was the one who saved me back in that world. whatever the reason, i'm still glad to see them all like this.

"yes, i am. welcome back, daisuke..."

the only ones remaining in the 1st realm of their transcendent pathway are erin, dannae, hikari, lexie, and ophelia.

erin said she was already on the verge of it so after asking me to give her another good luck charm, she asked for noelle's presence, dragging the girl to the absorption room.

as she's the most competitive among my companions, that ninja-like barbarian didn't want to be left behind.

dannae was more than happy for her progress since even a little boost in the strength of her amplification would mean her stacked skills would be more devastating.

as for lexie and ophelia, they're also glad for the progress but considering they're both busy in their respective worlds, they updated me about their situation.

lexie was still directing the united alliance in rebuilding their world while providing a full immersion chamber for earth. to appease her headache from continuing to provide for pathways online, i told her i prepared a present for her; the data i rummaged from the belongings of that granny rank 3 transcendent from a psyche-type transcendent world. also, we showed her the framegear that we stole. that would help her and the researchers to upgrade the metagens.

ophelia informed me about taking in the refugees from the world of inferno into the great whiteshade tribe, giving them a home when they found them wandering near their territory. since their world was destroyed by me, she made it some kind of a task to make sure that they settled in their new world. though i told her to be careful since they might harbor resentment for being evicted from their homeworld, ophelia assured me that apart from raiden or whatever's hidden beneath that cliff, no one would be a match against her.

that's reassuring alright.

anyway, back to the present, while we wait for the kingfisher to reach the world of tree spirits, i narrated to yuko and the ones who don't have anything to do with that experience with the space beast. i only provided a summary of my updates, after all. they're interested in how it happened.

other than that, once the situation calmed down, i once again contacted both alwyn and remilia to check on their situation.

the last i heard from my attempt to contact them these past few days, they managed to meet up. alwyn freed herself from her captives and even subdued the blessed of the world's will without retaliating against her. according to them, something seemed to be happening in that transcendent world so they decided to wait there, telling me to come and meet them there.

that's a bit strange considering alwyn left on illiana's command to search for something.

are they being held hostage by the world's will? with remilia's strength as the blade monarch? yeah... something's not right.