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Chapter 31 - Chapter 31 – Zil is Safe

Scene – Elia City Border WallYatrans and his robot army are standing guard at the border. Far on the ground, the 9-Tail Fox and his Tail Fox army are lined up. In the air above the hall, two beings are floating – Mosha, commander of the Uselia army, and Preya, leader of Secret Sky City, hovering mid-air.

9-Tail Fox – "Please forgive me… I didn't know Lord Precious had control over this city…" (trembling, nervous tone)

Yatrans – "Who are you… Secret Sky?"

Preya – "I want to know why the 9-Tail Fox and his army are attacking this city." (serious, tense tone)

9-Tail Fox – "…" (trembling) "B… because one of our comrades was captured by humans here. We just came to bring him back."

Scene – Preya looks at Mosha

Mosha – "I don't know anything about that." (calm tone)

Mosha's thoughts: "This is a dangerous person… I must accept it. One person scared an entire Tail Fox army, and that's just the 9-Tail Fox leader!"

Preya – "I see."

Scene – Preya looks at Yatrans

Preya – "Boy, tell me… is the 9-Tail Fox telling the truth?"

Yatrans' thoughts: "This girl is really dangerous. If I fight her, I might not win… she scared the whole army alone!" (trembling)

Yatrans – "Half true."

Preya – "Meaning?"

Yatrans – "Yes. One of their comrades is here, but he wasn't captured. He's with me, and I care for him. I love him… he's like my family. I didn't capture him – I found him in the jungle, badly injured!" (tense)

Preya – "I see… so the 9-Tail Fox wants their comrade back. And looking at you, it seems you don't want to return him, huh? Does this Tail Fox have a name?"

Yatrans – "Zil."

Preya – "Bring Zil here."

Yatrans – (nods)

Scene – Yatrans' robot moves toward the HM office

Scene – HM OfficeRumu is pacing in his room, stressed.

Rumu – "What's happening?! I'm really nervous… there's no info yet!"

Suddenly, a robot enters through the window.

Rumu – "Woah!!"

Rumu is shocked.

Rumu – "Oh… it's Yatrans' Golem."

(Note – in this world, people don't know robots, so they call them golems. Anyway, they are basically the same.)

The robot displays all the recordings from the battlefield – showing how the two beings entered (Mosha and Preya), how the Tail Fox army got scared of Preya, and how she approached Zil.

Rumu – "Got it… someone's here for help."

A person appears.

That person – "Yes sir, you called me."

Rumu – "Take Zil and bring her to the city border with me."

That person – "Yes sir."

Scene – 10 minutes later, at Elia City borderRumu arrives with Zil.

Rumu – "MS… meeting Preya –"

Preya – "No need for introductions. Where's Zil?"

Rumu – "Yes hehe… here she is, Zil."

Zil is in a cage.

Preya – "!"

Suddenly, the cage is in Preya's hand, shocking everyone.

9-Tail Fox – "See! This human captured our comrade in a cage!"

Yatrans – "No… that's not true!"

Preya opens the cage and sets Zil on the ground. Zil runs out from under the cage.

Preya – "Zil, you know this fight is because of you… and yet you were sitting peacefully in the city!" (loud)

Zil – "!" (trembling)

Preya – "Anyway, you have two options now – either go back to the Tail Foxes or stay with the human."

Zil – "Kuu kuuu!" (I'll stay with Yatrans)

Preya – "Okay… go then."

Zil runs to Yatrans.

Preya – "The decision is made. Zil will stay with Yatrans. You can go back to the Tail Foxes if you want."

9-Tail Fox – "But… MS Preya –"

Preya – "That's my order! And next time, without full info, anyone attacks from anywhere, there will be no warning!"

9-Tail Fox – "Yes ma'am!"

The 9-Tail Fox leaves with his army.

Preya – "And you… you were ready to risk the lives of a thousand beings for one person?!" (loud, serious)

Yatrans – "A thousand? I… I fought with my robot army… where were the humans? If we lost, HM would've handed Zil over anyway!"

Preya – "Hahaha… only humans' lives matter to you? What about the Tail Foxes who were part of the fight? Their lives don't count?"

Yatrans – "Yes… sorry!"

Preya – "Any war that can be stopped should be stopped… not continued for no reason. You were going to risk thousands for one being!"

Yatrans – "Sorry!"

Preya's thoughts: "Hehe… it's fun to watch someone follow the rules. Thanks to Lord Precious… maybe something happened with him in the past for him to follow my words so easily."

Preya – "My work here is done. I'm going back now."

Mosha – "Yes, MS Preya."

Preya flies away, very fast.

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