Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

After finalizing the plan for dealing with the Dead Prince's Face, Edson Hyde gathered some exiles and pot warriors to first deal with the road and ruins leading to the bottom of the tree pit, as well as the corpses that had long since turned to bones.

I should also fulfill my promise to Hertok and find the whereabouts of his brother Paris.

——Well, if we were to ask where the Crucible Knights are in Nimgufu, it would naturally be the Sealed Prison in Storm Hill~

It's a pity that most of the guys in the sealed prison are in spirit form, so Hertok's brother might have already...

"Roger, are you going out so soon?" As he walked towards the door of Stonewell, Hertok greeted Roger whom he ran into.

Roger smiled bitterly: "After all, I am not like Zero, who can see the blessed light. If I want to go to the Hall of the Round Table, I have to find the traveling finger witch first."

——But in fact, even though I can see the blessed light, I still can’t be teleported to the Round Table Hall!

I thought about it for a moment, and then suggested, "In that case, Roger, why don't you walk with us for a while? It just so happens that I have a friend who also wants to go to the Round Table Hall, but she also cannot see the blessed light. I think you two can go together."

"Really?" Roger smiled cheerfully, "That's great. I was afraid traveling alone would be too boring."

——Uh, why do I suddenly feel like I’m sending the little white rabbit into the wolf’s mouth?

——Roger is a dashing and charming man, while Roderica is a simple-minded aristocratic girl who is inexperienced in worldly affairs.

This made me feel worried like an old father: "...when the time comes, don't bully them."

Roger waved his hands quickly: "How dare I, how dare I. I'm afraid if you find out later, you'll be mad at me again."

Good to know. I turned around and apologized to Hertok: "Sorry, Hertok, I'm afraid there will be some delays on the road."

"It's okay. This is also one of your promises, Zero." Hertok was very generous. "After all, the ghost who was traveling with you came to remind you before."

——Heltok, what a good man!

Even the little jellyfish Kulala made a brisk sound in the soul-summoning bell.

After walking out of Stonewell's outer gate, he said goodbye to Diros and the others.

After these brothers from the Weeping Peninsula learned that I had defeated Greg, they worked even harder to help Stonewell rebuild, and they also remembered to guard the gate.

When Stonewell had almost recovered, I also suggested to the Storm King at that time that we go together to retake Morn City and help them return home.

We walked down the cliff, found the small shabby house, and then headed east along the dirt road.

Just as he was about to enter the forest, he heard a shout from inside: "There is a forest in the east."

"Wild dogs fell into the hands of flying dragons."

"The whole forest is full of heroes!"

"Wherever you are the king, there is always the minister!"

Roger was quite amused when he heard this: "Zero, your friend is quite interesting."

“······I don’t remember having a friend like this.” I sighed and shouted, “Whoever it is, come out!”

"You call me and I'll come!"

"Lune, leave your life behind!"

"Ouch——"

Suddenly, a strong wind blew in the forest, and a pack of flying wolves surrounded the three of us. Two big men walked out from the shadows, wearing Kaidan's silver armor and carrying cavalry swords on their shoulders.

——······Isn’t this the robber I buried in the woods?

——What? Can being buried in the soil improve intelligence? One rhyme after another, prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination!

The wolves bared their teeth at us, but the two Kaidan soldiers froze when they saw me.

"Ahem." I smiled crookedly and drew out my straight sword. "Why, you two want to be planted in the soil again? You don't learn your lesson, do you?"

——To be honest, it was Bernal who dealt with you last time.

——But things are different now. I have defeated "Limb Reattachment" Greg and am no longer the coward I used to be... But I am definitely not taking advantage of the prestige of the Crucible Knights Hertog and Roger!

A Kaidan mercenary immediately smiled: "Ahaha, Xiao, of course I still remember you, you are Brother Zero, right~"

The other one quickly kicked the gray wolves beside him, making them retract their sharp teeth.

······To be honest, you two have changed a lot. When I left, you yelled at me. How come your attitude has changed 180 degrees now?

"Kate, Bain, what are you doing? Didn't you tell Lord Ishutopia that you would stop robbing?" At this time, a soft but slightly blaming voice came from the bushes. Turning around, I saw only a short golden hair.

"Rodlika, long time no see." I took the initiative to wave and greet her. "You look much better."

"······Zero, Lord Zero." Roderica widened her eyes and looked at me in disbelief. "Is it really you, Lord Zero?"

"Of course, I defeated Greg and came back to fulfill my promise to you, Roderica." I walked over with a smile. As soon as I rang the soul-summoning bell, the ghost jellyfish Kurala ran out impatiently and hugged Roderica tightly with her tentacles. "Look, Kurala is back too."

"······Welcome, welcome back, Lord Zero, and Kurara." Roderica also hugged Kurara, tears overflowing from her eyes uncontrollably.

"Well, I'm back."

——Ah~ I always feel that Roderica is like a well-behaved and sensible sister.

Although I was an only child in the original world, my sister-con heart was also moved, and I couldn't help but want to pat Roderica on the head and comfort her.

As soon as he extended his hand, a soft cough came from behind him, completely ruining the atmosphere: "Zero, who is this lovely girl to you? Why don't you introduce her properly?"

——Roger, you guy, do you know how to read the air, you bastard!

Look, look, the little jellyfish is so angry that it is poking you with its tentacles.

I sighed.

Roderica also wiped her tears quickly and bowed to Roger with a red face: "Fei, I am very sorry that you have seen my rude side. My name is Roderica. I was saved by Master Zero and received a lot of care from Master Zero."

Roger and Hertok, who had also taken off their helmets, saluted Roderica as knights and introduced themselves.

"Where are Bernal and Ishutopia?" I looked into the woods curiously.

These two guys actually abandoned my "sister" Roderica and disappeared, making me, their "brother", very worried.

The ones protecting her seem to be two Kaidan mercenaries who originally made a living by robbery...

"Lord Bernal and Lord Ixutopon went hunting together. After all, there are more people now, and the daily food consumption has increased a lot." Roderica explained.

The flying gray wolves also came over, and as she stroked them, they purred comfortably from their throats.

——It turns out that these wolves obey Roderica.

——Perhaps it is the natural affinity of a spirit trainer that makes her have a very close relationship with animals.

However, I couldn't help but point at the two Kaidan mercenaries who were whispering to each other and asked, "By the way, what's going on with these two guys?"

"them······"

Just as Roderica was about to speak, the two guys came over and introduced themselves: "Brother Zero, my name is Kate!"

"My name is Bain."

"We were saved and taught by Miss Roderica, and we have completely repented! Please don't use my brothers to plant trees."

······But what you just did shows that you haven’t repented thoroughly enough.

Perhaps they read the deep meaning in my eyes, Kate and Bain smiled and said, "Big brother, everyone, stop standing outside and talking. It's windy and cold. Let's go back to the house in the woods first."