257 Ch. 257 'Richard Was Eager To Meet His Sister'

After resting for several hours, Richard's condition returned to normal. Having fire element energy was quite beneficial because the drained energy condition would recharge twice as fast as other elemental energies.

Only, his condition still needed time to recover as Richard had exhausted more than half of his cultivation energy. If only a little had drained, then Richard would have recovered much faster.

That evening, Edward invited Richard to eat with him, to which Richard agrees immediately. But who would have thought they wouldn't eat alone together but with Scarlet, Yuki, and Shin Ha?

Tch!

Edward just didn't want to be alone among three Elementalist knights and brought him together.

"Hey, Richard. I heard it's the fifth time you've challenged Edward. Who won this time?" asked Scarlet in a teasing voice.

She knew that Richard had challenged Edward four times and four times that the young man had lost against her fiancé.

"…"

"…"

Surprisingly, neither Edward nor Richard answered her. Edward only glanced at Richard with an unfathomable look and vice versa. The two of them seemed to communicate with each other through the eyes, making Scarlet feel astonished.

Edward understood that Richard did not want to tell the others about him, who had fallen unconscious in the mid of their mock fight.

Richard was worried that Scarlet would tell his sister and made the girl worry so that she couldn't concentrate on her training.

He knew Scarlet frequently contacted Kazuto once a week to talk to Niken ever since his sister traveled to other continents.

He did not know how and since when Scarlet became Niken's assistant and always gave Richard's daily reports to his younger brother.

Richard should have asked about the girl's condition, but he didn't have a foni stone, so he could only rely on Edward's or Scarlet's.

Because of that, Richard did not want to tell Scarlet that he had passed out in the middle of a mock fight with Edward this afternoon.

"We are postponing it today. So our match is canceled."

"Why? Is there any problem?"

"Not something important," replied Richard nonchalantly. "By the way, how about Niken? Have you managed to contact Kazuto?" Richard immediately shifted their discussion as he wanted to know about his sister's situation.

He couldn't help but worry about his sister, not after he dreamed of hearing her sister's screams of pain.

Moreover, during the past two months, Scarlet had not been able to contact Kazuto. Surprisingly, Hokuto and Izzy, who were called to help Lionel in Beast Country, didn't come home, making them all wonder if something happened to Kazuto's home country.

Scarlet shook her head while trying to smile as she answered Richard's question. Scarlet also wished she could know her fellow knight, alas she didn't. She did not know why Lionel called Izzy and told Hokuto to escort Izzy using his teleport ability.

When Scarlet asked Hokuto, the Elementalist knight didn't give her a definite answer. He only spoke of a problem Kazuto was experiencing but did not explain in detail about the situation.

Scarlet could only guess. Maybe the problem Hokuto was referring to was an internal intricacy within the wolf clan.

Not getting the answer he wanted, Richard could only wait in silence. Even though he was eager to catch up with Niken, he couldn't do it.

Firstly, he didn't know the exact location Niken was, and secondly, he didn't want the white knights to track him down and find Niken.

Richard could only wait while honing his fire control skills so he could protect his sister when the time comes.

That night, they enjoyed dinner together while talking about trivial matters.

Although Richard seemed to be listening and joining in on the conversation, his mind couldn't stop thinking about his sister's situation.

Is Niken all right? Was the screaming voice in his dream was real, or it was a mere illusion?

Richard was eager to find out about his sister, and it seemed that the god had granted his prayer because a few seconds later, Hokuto contacted Scarlet.

"Hokuto! We were just talking about you. How are things there? Everything is alright?"

"Well, it all ended well."

Scarlet breathed a sigh of relief hearing that. She didn't know what happened because Hokuto locked his mouth so tightly and refused to satisfy her curiosity. But she still felt relieved to hear the good news.

"Did something happen?" came the question from Richard.

Apart from Scarlet, who was still trying to keep in touch with Kazuto and the others, the other two Elementalist knights, as well as Edward and Richard, did not know anything about Kazuto's condition.

"There was a problem because we were facing the rarest beast here. It's quite a long story."

"But, the situation over there is safe, right?" Scarlet wanted to make sure Niken was all right. Otherwise, even she would not be able to prevent Richard, who was always ready to go after Niken, when he heard that his beloved sister was injured.

"Everything is under control. We're leaving for the South after this, and it reminds me of my pending mission. Edward, do you still remember the strange creatures that often appear on the southern borders?"

"I remember. Do you want to take on the mission now?"

"Yes. Meet me next week."

After determining the meeting place's time and location, Hokuto's voice disappeared, and Scarlet's red foni stone no longer shone.

"Strange creature? What strange creature?" asked Scarlet, feeling curious about something strange.

"I have no idea. That's why Hokuto and I will be there to investigate. Richard, do you want to come with me?"

Richard nodded his head, hiding his enthusiasm for going to the South. He had heard that Kazuto's team was going south after this. He hoped he could meet his sister there.

"I want to come too." Scarlet sighed sadly that Edward had never allowed her to travel on any dangerous mission.

Really. This fiancé of hers has gone too far!

Scarlet was the Elementalist Knight of Flames! She was much stronger to take care of herself and did not need protection like a weak princess.

Hhhh… Only Scarlet could hear the voice of her desperate sigh.