Chapter 198 The Session
Shin and all slept nicely after the banquet. They were pretty tired on top of which they had a lot of fun which exhausted a lot of energy out of them. The goblins slept out in the open which was the same for others whereas the elves slept in their own tree houses.
Of course, they were planning to sleep outside as well, but Shin asked them not to do something unnecessary and be normal. Obeying him, they used the treehouses just like usual.
It was yet another morning and Shin was the first one to wake up. Well, there were some arb elves that were guarding the area but they hadn't slept the last night. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that those specific guards were nocturnal.
After waking up, Shin walked around and looked at the Shadow wolves that were fast asleep.
'Sheesh, today I have to name them...'
Just thinking about it made him nauseous. Naming was a hard task. He would by no means take it lightly either and because of that, it would often put a lot of strain on his body.
Though it would increase the rank and power of his familia, this was not something he could do overnight.
'Well, I think I can soon keep my promise...', he looked at Deoras while thinking that.
A few hours passed by when Shin returned after hunting a few monsters. He brought them while thinking about breakfast.
Not all were awake yet, but a majority of them had already been waiting for Shin's arrival.
After bringing a few monsters and making them appear right in front of them, thanks to the inventory, everyone started eating as if there was no tomorrow.
And while they were enjoying this, a new storm was starting to emerge. Yes, a storm that was soon going to engulf not only the forest of Thuren but also all the nations neighboring them.
The fact that one of the human kingdoms met its doom and a monster did that became a topic that spread around like wildfire.
Shin's name had started to be known everywhere. From the moment when he almost burned an entire city of Levonia, posters were stuck in the walls representing his figure. Though his name wasn't known, he was already regarded as an S-class destroyer-level monster that was capable of bringing down an entire kingdom.
Since Levonia was too cautious after Shin's attack, the news failed to reach most of the kingdoms and since Loria was way down south, they had no idea about Shin or his appearance.
However, after bringing down an entire kingdom and changing its jurisdiction, Shin's name became rather famous.
Of course, none could take his name directly. They could neither think lowly of him nor give him any puny low-class level because all those that did, met some or the other punishments.
Therefore, a rule was made - 'Never call out his name.'
Anyone who dared to will be punished severely. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that many mothers now deviated from the story of a demon eating their children to 'Shin' eating their children if they were to stay awake instead of sleeping.
And due to this, a few meetings were soon conducted. The humans as well other races were forced to decide what course of action they needed to take because the downfall of one of the richest nations was conceived as a threat to all of them.
At the same time...
In the royal palace of the Kingdom Nrowon (pronounced as Rowon), a round table conference was set in motion regarding the latest turbulence that occurred.
There were about 25 people out of 30 sitting in the hall where the meeting was occurring. It was particularly a dark place probably because it was being held in secrecy - their own identities were to be kept secret as well.
None of them knew each other with their original names, they would only address each other with just an alias.
However, there were a few people with extraordinary power and tremendous responsibility and popularity whose identity couldn't be hidden even with an alias. They were the ones who preceded the meeting and were in charge of all the major decisions - they were given some powers in the discussion.
There were only five of them with such power and they were the ones that called the meeting. Out of the five, the one with the highest power was actually unknown.
It was probably decided that the head of the meeting shouldn't be biased and chose someone with extreme qualities in judgment to reside - of course, they didn't inquire about his/her identity.
The other four were well known.
One went with the title of Sword God, another had the title of Mystic Saint. The other two also had somewhat similar titles such as the Destroyer and the Ice Queen.
Well, they were so strong that they could practically destroy an entire kingdom if they wanted to.
The kingdom of Nrowon served as a place where they came together and held meetings twice a year. The last meeting was held two months ago and so the next one should have been at least after four more months, but the matter was considered serious enough that all of them were summoned by the Great Five - the ones who lead the meeting.
Everyone sat in their respective seats as usual. The remaining five or the Great Five were the last to arrive. Out of them, only four arrived and took their seats.
The person unknown, the head, he then finally entered and the moment he did, all the members stood as if they were paying respect.
He didn't look at anyone and just walked right towards his seat and sat as if the matter didn't concern him. While wearing a weird mask that hid not only emotions but also his aura, he said in a low voice, "Let the session begin."
The deep voice marked the start of the session.