Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Early morning...ah, it can't really be called early morning. The interior of Rhea Lukalia College seemed to be always shrouded in a moonlit night. When I woke up naturally the next day and walked to the main gate, the fog in the lake area had been completely dispelled by the light of the golden tree, making the lake water sparkle as if it was full of treasures.

Wolf brother Blaze stroked his forehead and followed me with his tail drooping.

——You drank so much last night, you must be having a hangover.

But I, being clever, have already found the trick.

After being caught by these drunkards in the library, they carried me back to the discussion room like a tribe of cannibals, carrying lambs to be slaughtered.

Then glasses of wine were placed in front of me like an assembly line.

I had no choice but to drink, so I raised the glass and poured it directly on my face. Yes, I poured it directly on my face!

Don’t worry about whether I drank or not. My clothes were soaked with wine. I looked like I was thrown into a wine barrel and marinated for a whole night. Even after changing clothes, I still exuded a faint aroma of wine.

Well, as for those drunkards at the banquet, they were already tipsy and they just wanted to have fun, so no one noticed me, the "Mr. Dongguo" who was just filling in the numbers.

After three rounds of drinks, I just lay down on the ground shamelessly. Originally I was just pretending, but the fatigue from the past few days and the slight intoxication from alcohol made me sleep like a dead pig. I didn't even know when I was moved to the bed in the school building.

However, thanks to this, when I woke up, I felt refreshed and energetic enough that I immediately decided to set off to look for the amber starlight.

This made Laya so happy that she wagged her tail like a dog, although she didn't reveal that she was a snake person: "Great, Ling, you are finally going to the Yatan Plateau! Next, let me take you. Let's go to the ancient ruins cliff at the northern end of Lienia first, and then we can reach the plateau by passing through the tunnel there."

Seeing her excited, I was a little worried that the little snake would get angry and upset if she knew that I had no plans to go to the Volcano Mansion yet. So I quickly told her the truth: "Well, Laya, if we can successfully reach the Yatan Plateau this time, I still have to help Kalia find the precious item called Amber Starlight. I'm afraid I can't go to the Volcano Mansion with you right away."

"Huh?" Laya was indeed slightly surprised, but then she smiled and said, "It's okay, Zero, just go ahead as you want. I will continue to stay by your side, and you are always welcome to our Volcano Residence."

——What a well-behaved child! One can’t help but want to touch her head.

Hmm? You said I had already touched it. It seems that my hand has the same idea as mine.

"Zero." Nepheli and Iggie each led the people from Stonewell and Kalia's factions, and walked to the main entrance of the academy and said goodbye to us.

"Everyone."

"Grandpa Iggie briefly told me about your affairs, but I didn't expect that we would have to part ways so soon, Zero." Nefeli said to me with a smile.

I scratched my face a little embarrassedly: "Uh, I always feel a little sorry for leaving the rest of the stall to you."

After all, a war does not end simply by winning it.

The subsequent issues of settling the surrendered Dujuan soldiers, suppressing the remnants of the party, maintaining security in the entire area, etc., are enough to give people a headache just thinking about them.

Iggy shook his head and said, "Please don't say that, Lord Zero. Those trivial matters are originally the duties of the Kalia royal family. Everything you have done for Kalia is unrewarded... Moreover, it is precisely because of your relationship with Stonewell that it has promoted our peace talks with Lady Nefeli. In the future, Kalia will formally form an alliance with Stonewell to help each other maintain the stability of these two regions."

"Oh, so that's it." I looked at Nepheli again, still feeling a little sorry for her.

After all, whether it was Stonewell or the alliance of the two factions this time, she was the one who helped me clean up the situation in the end... If I use the ancient monarch-subject relationship to describe it, I am like a general who can only lead troops to fight, and does not care about anything else after expanding the territory. Nepheli is the real emperor, and she has to manage the conquered territory well.

"Nefeli, thank you for your hard work." I sincerely paid tribute to her.

Nepheli smiled nonchalantly and patted my shoulder. "It's the same for you, Zero. You have to be careful too. Don't let anyone defeat you before we meet on the throne of King Elden."

——Well, to be honest, if you really want to be the king, you should be the one, Nepheli.

——I just want to repair the magic circle and change the fate of the people I cherish. As for the things that are not involved in the game plot, it can be said that I only know six of the seven orifices.

But it's better not to say such nonsense, as it will give people a feeling of charity, especially for a warrior with a strong self-esteem like Nepheli.

"I'll be careful, and you have to be careful too." I glanced at the familiar faces behind her, then leaned over to Nefeli and reminded her softly, "Especially Selvis, you have to watch out for that guy."

"Hmm?" Nefeli raised her eyebrows slightly. She didn't seem to notice the other person's little thoughts.

After all, Nepheli and Selvis were not very familiar with each other.

In this joint battle, the old guy was also focused on conquering the academy's sealing magic, and did not do anything out of the ordinary.

"Anyway, take care of yourself. I hope you can bring back good news next time we meet." After saying goodbye to everyone one by one, I pushed Blaze, who was still dizzy, and urged him, "Let's go, Brother Wolf."

"Ouch——"

Suddenly, the magic runes facing the south gate of the academy suddenly lit up with a faint blue glow, and then a huge pale shadow passed through.

It was Fenrigh, the White Wolf King, who came with Lenia, Diaros, and Franken, the son of platinum, from the direction of Menqian Town.

"Wait a minute, Master Zero." Lenia jumped off the wolf's back in a hurry. "Did I hear you were leaving soon?"

"Ah, um."

"Then please bring Diaros along as well."

"······Ah?" Diaros and I exclaimed in surprise almost at the same time.

Diaros came over and tugged at his childhood sweetheart's sleeve, winking at her several times, but Lenia ignored him and continued to talk to herself, "Don't look at our Diaros like this. He seems to be very concerned about you, Master Ling, recently. After getting drunk yesterday, he even said that he wanted to be like you."

——Hey, I didn’t expect you to be such a Xiao Di!

“Ahem, Lenia!” Diaros’ fair face flushed with shame. He glanced at the smiling people around him, and leaned close to Lenia’s ear, whispering in shame and reproach, “Stop talking... I was drunk at that time, I didn’t even know it.”

"Don't you, Diaros, want to become stronger too? Why don't you take this opportunity to learn more from Master Zero?" Lenia retorted in a low voice.

"Ahem, I, I don't care." I quickly interrupted the couple's tricks and changed the subject, "Lena, aren't you Diaros's follower? Is it really okay if you don't follow him?"

"Well, I want to stay here with Franken for a while, so that I can communicate with Lady Nefeli and Lady Iggie and the Sons of Platinum. At the same time, I can take advantage of this prosperous academy to learn some magic." Lenia expressed her thoughts openly.

And Franken, the son of Platinum, was still screaming, probably to show his support.

"Oh, by the way, Master Zero. Can you let Sister Letina stay with me for a while? I still have a lot to ask her about the language of the Son of Platinum..."

Oh, yes.

I haven't taken back Letina yet. If the other party hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten about it.

——What a sin, what a sin.

"I, I'm fine, Letina, are you willing?" I threw the question, and a faint blue light flashed in Letina's eyes.

——Since it didn’t come back to me, it means that Letina also agreed.

That's good. If we can communicate well with the Sons of Platinum, they will also be a great force in maintaining the stability of Lienia.

So······

"Diaros, would you like to come with us?" I took the initiative to invite Xiao Di.

And Lenya was like an old mother, still urging her child: "Hurry up and agree."

——Why does it feel like I’m on If You Are the One, holding hands with a male guest?

"..." Diaros hesitated for a long time, then sighed and held my hand. "Then I'll be grateful for your guidance, Zero."

"Ah."

Just like that, the four-member Amber Starlight team set sail.

However, looking at Laya and Diaros, I always feel like something is missing... Well, it doesn't matter if I can't remember it, let's go!