Chapter 75

"Little sister, come to a small clearing that is not far north of your camp. Let's talk like a Valkyrie to a Valkyrie. Come alone." With that, the Dark Valkyrie used the Power of Souls to send a message to Arabel, and only she could hear it.

Arabel was very surprised to receive the message through the Soul Force. She stood up abruptly, startling Eulalia.

"What happened?" asked Eulalia, alarmed.

Arabel did not immediately respond, still in a state of shock. She hadn't expected this turn of events. Quickly realizing what she had heard, she immediately realized that the sender was the Dark Valkyrie from the Adventurer's Guild.

Arabel couldn't believe that this Valkyrie had been following them all this time. It was only now that she realized that the strange feeling, she was experiencing was the result of this particular Valkyrie watching her.

Especially since Izzy didn't even notice her presence, even though she calmly sent her a message.

"Nothing, everything's fine," Arabel replied to Eulalia, who became increasingly worried when Arabel did not answer her question.

"I suddenly have a stomach ache, I need to leave for a while," Arabel said with obvious embarrassment on her face, not knowing how to explain to Eulalia her desire to leave alone without attracting her attention.

Eulalia, of course, did not believe her words, but she did not question her. She immediately realized that Arabel wanted privacy, so she just nodded and said,

"Be careful!"

Embarrassed that her attempt at lying had already been discovered, Arabel nodded and headed in the direction indicated. After walking a short distance from the camp, she stopped and called Idan through a mental link.

"Idan!" — Arabel called out loudly through a mental link that only he could hear.

For some reason, she didn't want to go to meet this Dark Valkyrie alone, so she decided to consult with Idan.

She was afraid that something would happen to her, and since Idan and Arabel were already connected because of the System, if something happened to one of them, the other would suffer. Therefore, she could no longer make such serious decisions alone.

Idan was awakened by a loud call. He looked around and realized that he was inside the tent. It took him a moment to realize what had happened. He seemed to hear Arabel's voice in his head.

"Arabel?" — Idan called out to make sure he wasn't mistaken.

Relieved to realize that Idan was awake, Arabel immediately informed him of what had happened and asked how to proceed.

When Idan heard that Arabel had been approached by a Dark Valkyrie, he was horrified. Without waiting for her answer, he stormed out of the tent, waking Nemo up.

After going outside, Idan immediately noticed Eulalia, who was standing next to the campfire.

"Look after Nemo and wait for us here! Don't follow me!"— Idan mentally addressed her and ran in the direction where Arabel had just left.

Alarmed, Eulalia, even more surprised by Idan's sudden conversion, was seriously worried. As soon as Idan disappeared into the forest, Nemo quickly came out of the tent. Noticing him and realizing what Idan meant, Eulalia appeared next to Nemo in a flash and stood in front of him.

"Nemo, wait!" she said to Nemo, who was staring in the direction Idan had gone. Then he turned his gaze to Eulalia.

"I do not know what is going on, but they both asked not to follow them and to wait for their return. Let's believe them and wait," Eulalia suggested.

She wasn't sure if Nemo would take her words seriously, but he turned around anyway and, after another glance in the direction the couple had gone, then looked at Eulalia and, nodding to her, headed for the campfire.

Eulalia followed him. When they reached the campfire, they both sat down and waited for the couple to return.

Nemo turned to Izzy and asked what had happened. Izzy, feeling confused and slightly panicked herself, couldn't explain what it was. She still hadn't noticed anything unusual.

When the couple left, she watched them with her Soul Force, but she ran into something and lost sight of them.

Hearing Izzy's words, Nemo became worried. However, he quickly pulled himself together and decided to believe the couple's words and wait for their return.

Meanwhile, Idan quickly found a worried Arabel. When she saw him, she asked him again what she should do.

"Let's go together!" suggested Idan.

At that moment, Idan was feeling some anxiety. He couldn't understand what the Dark Valkyrie was trying to achieve. According to her, she didn't mean Arabel any harm and just wanted to talk.

However, Idan did not immediately believe it. He didn't want to trust everything he heard implicitly. For a moment, he had the thought of letting Arabel go alone and waiting for her to the side, so as not to put himself in danger. But when he saw Arabel's worried expression, that thought immediately disappeared. However, the realization that he could even think of such a thing left an unpleasant aftertaste in him, and he hated himself for it.

He was already connected to Arabel and had to perceive her as an equal, not as a source of problems. Therefore, when Arabel suggested that he go alone, and he would stay and wait on the sidelines, Idan categorically refused.

There was no certainty that the Dark Valkyrie would not harm Arabel, so Idan flatly refused to let her go alone. He understood that if something happened to her, then he would be in danger. And if they have to face danger, they will face it together.

Arabel was a little displeased with Idan's insistence, but deep down she was somehow glad that he decided to go with her and flatly refused to let her go alone.

After coming to an agreement, they went together to the clearing indicated by the Dark Valkyrie. It was night, and it was quite dark in the forest. Soon, they easily found a clearing and suddenly stopped.

Lifting their heads, neither Idan nor Arabel could see the moon or the stars that usually hung in the sky. The couple did not know if these stars and the Moon really existed, but now they were invisible to them. It was really weird.

A figure sitting comfortably in a chair in the center of the clearing caught their attention. She was drinking something, enjoying the moment. There was a table in front of her, filled with drinks and snacks, and two more chairs in front of her.

The couple immediately recognized the Dark Valkyrie in this figure.