Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Unexpectedly, after me, Selian followed me to Lani's magician tower.

"Teacher, why are you here?" I couldn't help but widen my eyes and walked forward to ask curiously.

Se Lian's voice was as kind and smiling as always: "Since we have already visited Kalia Castle, it would be a shame not to meet the owner here. Besides, we should also thank the Moon Princess for scaring that Servis away, right?"

—Scare Servais away?!

Ah, could it be that the group of puppets outside just now were rescued by Lani? I thought it was Seren who controlled them.

——No wonder the puppet is still staring at me even after the teacher left.

······In this case, Lani should have woken up a long time ago, but when exactly?

On her side, Lani also responded to Se Lian with a smile: "Since you are here to thank me, then, Zero's magic teacher, is it considered sincere if you don't take off your hood and tell me your name?"

Unexpectedly, Seren did as Lani said without saying much, took off her hood, bowed slightly and said, "I am the origin magician, Seren. I have heard of the name of Princess Lani of the Moon for a long time. It is a great honor to meet you today."

"'Origin Magician' Selin... Ah, you are the genius that mother mentioned, a rare one in a century, also known as the 'Magic Cube Witch'. Zero, you really have an extraordinary person as your master."

“I don’t deserve it, but it is a great honor for me to be remembered by the witch who was a young girl of Kalia, who met the dark moon of fate early and set up many shadows to take away the life of the first demigod.”

The two of them were clearly smiling at each other and greeting each other, but why did I feel a strong sense of tension?

Ah, by the way, wasn't Teacher Seren banished and sealed away when the "Full Moon Queen" Reinara ruled the academy? The teacher wouldn't come back to cause trouble for Lani, right?

My eyelids were trembling slightly.

And Lani snorted coldly and asked bluntly: "Tell me, 'Cube Witch' Selian, I wanted to let you leave the fortress, but why did you come here again?"

"It's simple. I want to do a favor for the Princess of Kalia."

"Oh?"

"Eh?"

Not only Lani, but I also widened my eyes.

Se Lian then explained, "Right now is probably a critical moment for your Kalia royal family. I am willing to lend a hand and help you embark on the path of destiny, Your Highness. In return, I would like to ask the princess to agree to a small request of mine."

"Is it about Jerry?"

——Sure enough, since she was able to control those puppets, it means that Lani heard everything the teacher and I said.

Lani responded in a cold voice: "If that's the case, I'm afraid I can't agree to your request. Although Jairian was once a guest general of the Kalia royal family, he is now just a follower of General Latan and has no relationship with the royal family. I can't give him orders."

"No." Se Lian shook his head. "My request is only to you, the Kalia faction, please do not get involved in that battle."

"..."

"After all, your faction is still the only one in the Rhea Lukalia Academy right now, and I heard that the general is also recuperating in the academy." Se Lian glanced at me and continued to analyze, "To be honest, if it were me alone, I would naturally not be able to compete with so many people, and my foolish disciple insisted on witnessing the battle, the situation would certainly become quite complicated... In addition, personally, I don't want it to turn into a struggle between the Origin School and the Kalia School, but a simple battle for survival between a witch and a witch hunter."

——Teacher Se Lian actually considered that level because of what I said just now?

However, if you think about it carefully, what Se Lian said does make some sense.

If she were to return to the academy to fight with Jerian, not to mention the other magicians, General Latan might favor Jerian and take action, which would lead the "Full Moon Queen" and Kalia's faction to confront her.

After all, the "Cube Witch" has a bad reputation, and people's hearts must be against the scarlet and corrupt Lord of Red Lion City.

In this case, the teacher was alone and I didn’t want to watch her being surrounded by a crowd;

But if he offered his help, he would fall out with Kalia, and it would be difficult to be caught in the middle.

Lani pondered for a moment and nodded: "I can agree to this... However, I didn't expect that you, who are called a witch, would choose to fight with that Jerian in an upright manner?"

Se Lian explained calmly, "If the hunter knew that I had broken free, he would definitely stay in the academy and wait for me. Plus, he is a cautious person, so he won't give me any chance to attack by surprise."

"······If you want to avoid fighting, I can also help you choose another place in the city to continue your research. After all, you are indeed Zero's teacher, and he obviously doesn't want such a thing to happen." Lani helped me speak out my true feelings.

But Selian still shook his head: "As a magician, you should also know that if you want to delve deeper into a subject, you have to return to the academy. Moreover, that is the only way to revive the origin school. Therefore, Selian appreciates the princess's kindness."

"It seems that we are all people who are not destined to walk on the path of light." Lani sighed leisurely, then she turned her head and looked at me, "Zero, did you bring the secret treasure of Noklonn?"

"Ah, um." Because everything happened so suddenly, I was stunned for a moment before I reacted to Lani's words. I quickly took out the hunting finger knife and handed it over.

"Thank you. Now that we have all the conditions in place, it's time to set off." Lani put away the hunting finger knife, then took out an inverted image and handed it to me, "...Zero, I know you have been trying to find the secret of that night. Although it may not be useful to you, please accept this as a small gift."

——It is the inverted statue of Kalia, which can reverse the internal structure of the Great Library, so as to climb to the rooftop where there was no way to go, find the dead half of Lani, and collect half of the centipede marks of death on her body.

"Thank you, it will be of great use." I accepted the upside-down image with gratitude.

And Lani nodded, then turned to Selene and said, "Mage, since you are willing to work for me, I will not be polite... In the Ansel River Basin underground, my shadow of disaster lurks, go and destroy him. In this way, I will also inform Kalia's military advisor of your request. In the battle with the hunter, Kalia's faction will never show any favoritism."

"Thank you." Se Lian nodded in response.

Then, Lani turned into an illusory shadow and disappeared.

I was still a little confused. According to the plot development, Teacher Seren was going to sneak into the underground with me to help Lani solve the final disaster... Wait, if we also go to the side quest, we will not have to climb the moonlight altar together, right? !

"Disciple, what are you still standing there for?" Se Lian had already put on the hood again. "Your princess has already spoken. As a knight of Kalia, why don't you go and clear the obstacles in her way?"

"Teacher, please stop making fun of me!" I couldn't help but complain.

"Do I look like I'm looking for fun?"

...It’s hard to say, who knows what expression you have under that hood.

I sighed, but it didn't matter. I followed Teacher Serlian and headed to the Ansel River Basin together.