Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

"You mean, the Cuckoo Camp located at the elevator leading to the Dickas was completely burned down by the fire?! Lord Zero." Even after hearing my description, Iggy still sounded incredulous under his hood.

"Well, I was a little surprised as well." Recalling the tragic situation of the camp, I couldn't help but sigh. "Judging from the color of the flames, it should be the work of the Fire Madmen. They actually turned against Dujuan... But, that camp didn't look crowded, why did 'I' insist on burning it down? Even if they wanted to go to the Dickas Elevator, they should not be stopped since they have already formed an alliance with Dujuan."

"······Maybe it has something to do with Gahamod." Iggy speculated.

"Gahamud? Oh, he's the hidden leader of the Cuckoo you mentioned, right? Could he be in that camp?"

Iggy nodded. "Galamod is a cautious person. He usually won't reveal his whereabouts easily. I personally guess that because of Master Ling, you moved Lady Lenara ahead of time, which caused the most important step in their plan to fail. In addition, you look similar to the Fire Madman, which may have caused some problems. Galamod was so angry that he went to find the Fire Madman himself."

"That is to say, there was an internal conflict among them, which led to the Mad Fireman betraying Dujuan, right?" Iggy's speculation was quite convincing, but I also vaguely felt that the Mad Fireman was getting rid of the donkey after it had served its purpose. Dujuan was completely defeated, so he added fuel to the fire and took care of their leader in the process.

······But it doesn’t matter.

Either way, the conclusion is the same.

——Even as an ally, the Fire Madman is still like a time bomb and is extremely dangerous.

——The possibility of sitting down and having a good talk with them is almost zero.

"But, Master Zero." Iggy had a new doubt, "Aren't you going back to attend the celebration party?"

"Ah...that one." I picked up the cup in my hand, which contained an ordinary sour drink with fruity flavor.

After the Azalea Knights were defeated and surrendered, the Allied Forces entered the Rhea Lukalia Academy and joined up with Blaze and others inside.

These guys were simply tireless, and later they even started a banquet in the discussion room and square of the school building, toasting, singing and dancing.

Well, I certainly have no objection to having a party.

——After all, if you don’t celebrate your victory, when will you celebrate?

But when it comes to the soldiers' banquets, alcoholic beverages are naturally indispensable.

Speaking of alcoholic beverages, I still haven't cleared my mind from the embarrassment I suffered in Red Lion City last time.

Spider-Man, Peppa Pig... and so on, this time, they must avoid drinking incidents.

I'm not bragging, but if you stay in that kind of drunken and cheerful environment, your brain will 100% uncontrollably follow the crowd, and by the time you come to your senses, you'll have already failed socially a hundred times.

So, I simply left early and found Iggy in a quiet corner at the edge of the square. I took the opportunity to talk to him about what happened on the east coast of Lienia.

“Hahaha.” I laughed dryly and made an excuse to answer Iggy’s question, “I’m not used to being in front of so many people, so I came outside to hide for a while.”

"But it seems that you are not hiding cleverly enough, Lord Zero." Iggy said, turning his head to look towards the discussion room.

"Hiccup, I found you, Zero~" The wolf's shadow was elusive, and its eyes with golden light in the dark green shook slightly and locked onto me.

"Hey, Brother Wolf, what's wrong with you..." I haven't finished my words yet.

Suddenly, Blaze quickened his pace and rushed directly towards me using his fighting skill - Wolf Attack!

I was so scared that I shrank back and quickly dodged the opponent's huge wolf hug.

——Speaking of which, Brother Wolf, the claws just now were tearing cracks in the air. Is this move aimed at my life?

There is an ominous feeling.

"Iggy, I'm leaving Blaze to you! There's something wrong with this guy!" I said quickly.

Iggy immediately understood and grabbed Blaze before he slowly turned around and continued to come towards me.

Blaze was so angry that he kept yelling, "Old man, don't hold me, I'm not drunk... Let go."

——Do you believe what you said, Brother Wolf?

——His hands and feet were flailing wildly, and he was just about to lie on the ground and throw a tantrum.

"Zero, I caught you~"

As soon as one wave subsides, another wave rises? !

I was suddenly hugged from behind, and the other person put his head on my shoulder, blowing moist warm breath from his mouth: "Zero, Zero, this time, you will come back to the Volcano Residence with me, right... Let's go see Lady Tanis, she must be very happy, we can't run away alone anymore."

"·······Laya-chan? Are you okay?" It felt like someone had given Laya alcohol again, right? !

"Zero is the hero I found, and I won't hand him over to anyone!" The little snake didn't seem to hear what I said, and instead seemed to be angry with someone.

By the way, why is she getting tighter and tighter?

——Ms. Laya, you’re hugging me so hard that my waist is about to break!

I was so anxious that I quickly shouted, "Laya, Laya, I promise you! After we reach the Yatan Plateau, I will definitely find a chance to go to the Volcano Residence with you."

"Really?!" Laya's words were full of joy.

"I don't think I've lied to you." I paused again, "But I have to finish my work here first."

"Great!" The little girl finally let go.

I was also able to take a few quick breaths and rub my ribs that were hurting from her squeezing me.

"Ah, he's here as expected, Lord Zero!" It seemed that the noise just now attracted more people's attention. Turning around, he saw many people walking out of the discussion room.

Laya hugged me again.

And just as I gently pulled her hands, indicating her to relax, I would not abandon her and run away.

Nepheli suddenly shouted, "Say it again, there will be a huge reward for whoever catches Zero!"

······Huh? Why?!

——By the way, it turns out that it was you who did this, Nepheli!

"Awoo--" Behind me, Blaze, who was held by Iggy, suddenly howled. I was so scared that I quickly pulled Laya's hands apart.

"Zero!" The little snake immediately pouts, looking aggrieved.

I quickly touched her little head and comforted her: "Don't worry, Laya, I won't abandon you. Even if you get tired of me and abandon me one day, I will definitely find you... But now, I can't get caught."

“...Yes, we can’t let Zero be taken away by others!” Somehow something triggered Laya’s reaction. She suddenly turned her head towards the people who were running towards her. Then, she flapped her wings like a mother hen and ran towards them. “You are not allowed to take Zero away. Zero is mine!”

Lenia was the first person to be stopped. Facing Laya's angry look, she was a little at a loss: "Hey, little Laya, we are not really going to capture Master Ling."

Nepheli chimed in: "That's right, how can the celebration party be without a key person... As long as you, Laya, catch Zero, you can get him to help you realize one of your wishes."

"Oh!" Not only Laya, but even a group of people around her started to make a noise.

——Could these drunkards have misunderstood my meaning?

"Hey, you over there! Stop talking nonsense for me!" I couldn't help but complain.

But apparently one person's words were not enough, and a murderous aura rose up from behind.

I quickly dodged, only to see that Blaze had escaped. This guy even took off his armor and gave Iggy an escape trick, right!

"Zero, don't run away." The drunken wolf eyes locked onto me once again.

Cold sweat broke out on my forehead, but I kept hearing "bad news" one after another.

"I'm so sad... Brother Ling, don't you want to celebrate the victory with us?"

"Hey, old buddy, we don't need anything else. Just give me some runes as a subsidy to Old Patch's store. How about that?"

"As long as I can catch Zero... me, can I be the same as you?"

"Master Zero, please don't run away. I still want to see your Pig Man performance."

- Hey, over there, what you just said was completely taboo, Lenya!

Nepheli was still laughing happily: "Right, right, this is more interesting~ Let's all come together and see who can catch Zero first!"

"Ouch!"

The wolves were drooling at the sight of a lamb.

I just didn't want to be the fun part, but unexpectedly, fun part would become me.

——Now, can you still escape?