Legends of Runeterra

"Hehe~! Your Majesty Astaya, you are too polite..."

Looking at Li En chatting with Astaya appropriately and naturally, Qiyana, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but smile as she looked at the sisters not far away.

I saw that Nesa and others had visibly serious expressions on their faces.

After noticing Qiyana's gaze, the Ninth Yun Alemara seemed to be a little afraid and lowered his head to avoid Qiyana's gaze.

Seeing this, the smile on Qiyana's lips became more and more obvious.

But when Qiana's eyes met those of her elder sister, Nessa, her smile gradually faded, and turned into the same calm and indifferent expression as her.

Nazuk, who was standing by, noticed this scene, and combined with Astaya's previous conflicted and hesitant expression, he immediately understood why Nesa's legs were disabled.

"Your Majesty Astaya, I actually have a favor to ask of you."

"God's envoy, please speak."

"That was my seriously injured friend Camille. Her internal energy circuits were severely damaged, and Piltover does not have the technology to completely repair her body.

So I hope to use the Vidarian, an ancient artifact that can weave magic into physical form, to try to repair her energy circuits.

You see..."

"this..."

Seeing Astaya hesitate, Qiyana immediately stepped forward and tried to persuade him.

"Father, Li En... huh!?"

A warm and powerful palm gently held her hand. Qiana turned her head sharply to look at Li En, and saw him smiling and gently shaking his head at her.

Feeling the surprised gazes of the crowd falling on her, Qiyana stammered a little, and finally gently broke free from Li En's hand, and stopped talking.

At this moment, Astaya hesitated for less than two seconds, and then he felt the gaze of his ancestor Nazuk and immediately threw the so-called rules behind his mind.

An envoy personally chosen by the guardian god Skarner, who also rescued and brought back the ancestor Nazuk and the "Monolith" fortress. For just using "Vidalion", Astaya secretly cursed himself for being old and confused.

"Of course, Lord God's Messenger, when do you want to use it?"

"Let's do it now. Solve it as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble. If it's delayed for too long, it will also affect my friend's mood."

"Okay, Lord God, then I will let..."

"Father, let me take the envoy of God there!"

"Father, let me take Li En there!"

Two voices sounded almost at the same time. Qiyana turned her head abruptly and looked at the First Yun Aleinesa who was maneuvering the hover chair forward with indifference and arrogance.

Seeing this, Astaya frowned slightly.

If for no other reason, the Lord of the Yuntarta throne once again regretted at this moment his implicit support for his nine daughters and his restriction of Qiana's behavior.

"Enessa, you..."

"Father, the Lord God's Envoy has done so much for Ixtal. As your eldest daughter, I also want to do what I can to express my gratitude and respect to the Lord God's Envoy."

"Father, Li En is originally me... I brought Isuokun here, so naturally I should be the one to go to Vidalion, so the respected First Yun Alai won't have to worry about it."

"this..."

On the one hand, he felt guilty towards Inesa, who was now disabled for life. Even though it was an accident, he had allowed the duel after all. On the other hand, he had the same feeling towards Qiana, who was restricted by him.

Looking at the two Yun'alais who were confronting each other, Astaya, who had never been able to keep things fair, was conflicted for a moment when faced with this situation.

"In that case, let's go together."

A gentle and calm voice sounded, which made Astaya feel relieved and attracted the attention of everyone present.

"I will follow your instructions, Lord God's Messenger."

"Li En you..."

After glaring at Inessa, who was sitting on the hover chair and leaning slightly and quickly agreeing, Qiyana looked at Li En in disbelief.

"Let's go, Qiyana. I want to save Camille as soon as possible."

Facing Li En's calm and gentle gaze, Qiyana's anxiety quickly subsided.

Amid the surprised looks of Astaya and the nine sisters who were familiar with her personality, Qiana smiled and nodded slightly.

"Okay, I understand. Let's go."

"Mr. Nezuk, we'll be leaving now."

"Okay, Master Li En, take care."

"Good brother, what about me!?"

"Don't worry, Lord God's Messenger. I will entertain your two friends well."

"Okay, thank you, Your Majesty Astaya."

"You are too polite, Lord God's messenger."

Li En smiled slightly and turned to look at Ezreal and the others.

"Ezreal, Milio, you have been fighting for so long. Take a good rest first. See you later."

"See you later, Brother Li Enda!"

"Li En, come back soon when you're done!"

Ezreal, still feeling somewhat guilty, added.

"understood."

"Om~!"

A khaki light lit up, and Li En manipulated the "power of the ancient lords" to avoid the various magic arrays in Ixuokun, and disappeared in the hall with Qiana and Inesa.

...

Smiling, he arranged for Ezreal and the other guards to go and rest, and Astaya took the remaining eight Yun'alais away.

At this moment, Nazuk was the only one left in the empty hall filled with exotic flowers and plants and gurgling water.

"Sorry for the wait, Lord Skarner. Please come out and talk."

"Om~!"

An ochre-colored light suddenly gathered in the hall, and a majestic, earth-like heavy aura rose up.

"Nezuk Yuntar, it's been a long time since we last met~!"

"Haha~! Yes, sir. Times have changed. Thank you for still guarding Ixtal."

Nazuk said, bowing respectfully to the looming figure in the air.

The other party already existed here long before the concept of the region "Ishtar" was born.

After being attracted by the migrating "Ancestors of Ixtal", Skarner became their patron saint and used his power to build the central giant tower of Ixokon for the ancestors.

Even though it joined Shurima later, it was the influence of Skarner that made Ixtal a part of Shurima.

It can be said that even Nazuk, who became a member of the 'Ascendant', grew up listening to the legends of Skarner and under this belief.

As an Ixtal, Nazuk's tribute was sincere to the god who has always protected this land.

"Nezuk, you went to Icathia at the request of Shurima, and I stayed here to guard it until now, just as we discussed at the beginning, everything is for Ixtal, isn't it?"

“Of course, but you have been the one who has guarded us through all the crises over the past thousands of years.

Lord Skarner, a simple salute is not enough to express my gratitude."