In Ark Simulator, why do I always get a tough start?

Chapter 131 Yeragand: Who dares to steal my best friend?

Several days later, on Mount Kalan, located in Shelag.

On this day, Saint Enya, as usual, was compiling a record about Jeragund in the palace.

More than ten years ago, due to the collapse of the top of the Holy Mountain, the doctrinal records of Yeragand preserved in the library of Manjushri Monastery were completely lost.

Now, as a saint, Enya must shoulder the heavy responsibility of restoring these documents.

Because her deceased brother had executed all the elders of the Manju Academy, Enya can now only rely on her memories to repair these doctrines.

Moreover, in order to facilitate the dissemination of the doctrine, King Ensiodis of Kalan assigned an even more arduous task to his sister.

He demanded that Enya not only rely on his memory to repair these documents, but also personally write annotations and explanations of Jeragund's doctrines.

Then, these doctrines were compiled into easy-to-use booklets so that the younger generation in Shelag, as well as foreign tourists, could better understand the core of the Jeragund teachings.

Although the work was arduous, it was a monumental task for Enya and, in fact, for Sherag, a feat worthy of being remembered for generations.

Once Enya can accomplish this task, the teachings of Jeragund will once again illuminate all beings in Sherag.

Moreover, the people of Sherag can take this opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the Jeragund doctrine and correct all the misunderstandings of the doctrines held by the Manjushri in the past.

Even as a saint, she will become the unshakable supreme representative within the religion.

Although Enya knew very well that Ensiodes did this not to promote the teachings of Jeragand.

He simply hoped to unite the people of Sherag through religion.

In fact, his second brother had always strictly followed the last wishes left by his elder brother, gradually reducing the family's influence generation by generation while attempting to completely remove religion from politics.

However, as long as it is in the best interests of Sherag's future, Enya may obey his orders.

Her relationship with him was merely that of a saintess and a king.

As for so-called family ties...

That thing vanished the moment Enya witnessed Ensiodes shoot his older brother.

"Miss, Miss Enya!"

"Oh my, isn't this Weiss?"

However, just as Enya was concentrating on writing the dossier, Weiss's voice, which came from someone rushing over, made her look up and smile as he asked:
"What's wrong? Is there something important that requires your personal visit, our young Minister of Transport?"

"Of course it's a very important matter, Miss!"

Although he had come up in an emergency cable car, Weiss, still panting heavily from the run, couldn't hide his joy as he said to Enya:
"Young Miss, we've finally found the Second Young Miss!"

"Today, we received a letter from the Second Miss! It's addressed to you!"

"real?!"

Sure enough, when Enya learned that her sister, who had been away from home for more than ten years, was finally willing to write home, her originally calm mood was instantly stirred up.

Due to the limitations of the intercity network, and because she was a saint, Enya's movements were almost entirely confined to the holy mountain.

Therefore, she was unaware that her younger sister was already very famous.

For more than a decade, she had been constantly worried about Enshia's safety. Seeing her father, who often came to the holy mountain to visit her, always with a worried look on his face, she was also extremely anxious.

Now that she finally has news about her younger sister, how could Enya not be excited?
"Weiss, quickly give me Encia's letter!"

"Yes!"

Enya immediately took the letter from Weiss's hand. She didn't even have the leisure to elegantly cut the envelope with a knife; she simply tore it open with her mouth.

When she saw Eunsia's handwriting, which was still recognizable after so many years, a few crystal tears welled up in Eunsia's eyes.

After all these years, Encia, are you finally willing to write to your family?
"No, now is not the time to cry."

Enya quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and focused her attention on the contents of the letter.

However, just when Enya thought that her sister's first letter in more than ten years would recount in detail her experiences over the years and her longing for her family, she was surprised to find that...

To her surprise, Encia's letter was surprisingly concise, not even filling a single page.

But every line of text caused Enya's pupils to contract and her brain to tremble.

To my dearest sister:

"I have good news and bad news to share with my sister."

"The good news is that my brother and I will be returning to Shelag soon, and our family will be reunited!"

"Yes, sister, brother is not dead! I saw him on Rhodes Island. He's alive, and he remembers all of us!"

"But at the same time, I also have some bad news for you."

"My brother cheated on me—no, should I say Lord Yeragand is the third party? No, no, it's just that kind of weird thing!"

"In short, my brother has fallen for a fierce-looking, muscular blonde woman!"

"That woman torments my brother every day, forcing him to do things he doesn't want to do!"

"I'll explain the specifics to you in detail after my brother and I arrive in Shelag."

"Anyway, as Sherag's daughter, I will never allow that kind of woman to become my sister-in-law!"

"So please, sister, quickly convey this message to Lady Yeragand and ask her to make sure she is prepared!"

"Don't let Lord Yeragand be outdone by that muscular woman!"

"--above."

"...Um, Miss?"

However, Enya's silence lasted for a long time, until Weiss, who was waiting quietly to the side, noticed something was wrong.

He had assumed that his eldest daughter would be overwhelmed with emotion and might even shed tears after receiving the second daughter's letter.

In fact, Weiss felt that the atmosphere had already started in the direction he had planned.

But for some reason, after the young lady read the contents of the letter, she first fell into silence, and then began to shed tears without saying a word.

Now, he's wearing a shocked expression as if the world is about to end?
What exactly did the second young lady write in her letter? What could have caused the eldest young lady's expression to change so drastically in just a few seconds?

“...Weiss”.

"My subordinate is here!"

However, just as Weiss was curious about the contents of the letter, Enya suddenly gave a serious command, which immediately made him tense up.

But just as Weiss was wondering if the second young lady's letter contained some important information about Sherag's future, he heard Enya wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes and instruct, word by word:
"Go and give this letter to your second brother, and tell him about this important news about Father!"

"Encia and her brother are going home soon!"

"Miss?!"

However, before Weiss could react, Enya impatiently lifted her long skirt and strode quickly out of the palace.

Startled by Enya's actions, Weiss quickly asked, "Miss, where are you going again?!"

"I'm going to find Jeragand! Don't bother me!"

Enya left without further explanation, leaving Weiss standing there with the letter in his hand, slowly savoring the message left behind by the young lady's words.

Soon, Weiss, finally realizing the immense information contained in Enya's words, quickly ran down the mountain while picking up his communicator and instructing his subordinates:
"Quick! Tell me, where is His Majesty now?! In the royal tomb?"

"Get everyone in the Ministry of Transportation to act immediately and clear a road from the foot of the sacred mountain to the royal tomb! This road must be kept clear!"

……

"Huh, huh..."

"Yela! Yela! Where are you?!"

"Oh my, isn't this the Holy Maiden?"

When Enya, lifting her skirt, ran to the location of the Jeragund Colossus, Jeragund, now with a different face, was explaining the history of the colossus to the tourists. Although Jeragund could immediately recognize that half of the foreign tourists had already visited the colossus a few days prior.

And they still tirelessly choose to walk to the top of the holy mountain in the most "devout" way.

The reason for all this was simply to receive a compliment and a smile from the tour guide.

Even so, Yela never hesitated to show her smile and kindness, and incorporated her appearance and personality into the prosperity of Shelag's tourism industry.

Of course, if she were to encounter tourists who harbor ill intentions towards her and dare to test her, Yela would not hesitate to show off the ring on her ring finger.

Now, seeing that Enya had come to find her after so long, and that she looked particularly anxious, Yera turned to the group of tourists and softly apologized:
"I'm sorry, everyone, the Holy Maiden seems to have something very important to discuss with me."

"I will now hand over the task of explaining the Colossus of Yeragund to the other staff members. Please wait a moment."

After saying that, Yela smiled and ignored the disappointed tourists behind her, and walked gracefully to Enya.

"Enya, what's wrong? You look so rushed, you're even sweating!"

When Yera saw Enya panting heavily, she gently took a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped the sweat from Enya's forehead, saying softly:

"This is a public place, and you are a saint. It wouldn't be good if tourists saw you acting so recklessly."

"Who do you think I'm in such a hurry for?"

However, Enya, who was out of breath from running so fast to share the news with Yera, felt a little dissatisfied when she saw Yera looking so calm.

Enya deliberately pouted and said angrily:

"If you don't want to know, I won't tell you. Anyway, if you don't know this news, it's your own loss."

"Alright, alright~ Your Majesty, my dear Enya, don't be angry~"

Faced with Enya's rare little temper tantrum, Yela was exceptionally indulgent, sweetly persuading her like a best friend:

"Tell your sister, what's making you so anxious?"

"It's nothing serious."

Faced with Yera's pleading, Enya deliberately feigned indifference, calmly saying while playing with her hair:

"It's just that I just found out my dear brother isn't dead."

"Anyway, this has nothing to do with you, Yela. It's just a family matter of our Shivaesh family. Yela, it doesn't matter if you don't know—whoa!"

However, before Enya could finish speaking, she suddenly felt the sacred mountain beneath her feet tremble violently!

Although the tremors subsided very quickly, the sudden earthquake still caused screams from tourists to echo across the sacred mountain.

But at this moment, Yera, as the guardian deity, had no energy to care about these frightened tourists.

"Enya, what did you say?!"

Yera, whose pupils contracted and whose breathing became heavy, grabbed Enya's arm.

Her eyes, as captivating as the starry sky, shimmered with overflowing expectation and pleading... She was begging Enya, who was not joking with her.

"Could you... could you say that again?"

"Qi, he's still alive? He's still alive, right?!"

As Yera fell silent, not only the Holy Mountain, but the entire Sherag began to tremble slightly.

It was as if the entire Sherag had transformed into the accelerated heartbeat of this guardian deity.

"Yela, calm down!"

Feeling the tremors subside instead of lessen, Enya realized she had gone too far with her joke and quickly pressed down on Yera's hand, whispering anxiously in her ear:

"Do you want to destroy Kjerag, and then show your brother the ruins when he comes back?"

"Calm down quickly, and learn to take deep breaths like me! Breathe!"

"..."

With Enya's reminder, the tremor that was about to bring about catastrophic destruction finally subsided under Yera's control.

Having calmed down, Yera, after taking several deep breaths, finally managed to ask Enya with a barely rational demeanor:
"Little Enya, are you... serious?"

"Your brother, he's still alive? He didn't die?"

"—Of course it's true. It's not April Fool's Day, why would I bother to make you happy, and almost ruined Sherag?"

After experiencing what could only be described as a heart-stopping moment, a still-shaken Enya patted her chest and said, somewhat annoyed:

"But don't be too happy yet, Lord Yeragand."

“Although my brother is alive and remembers us, we can’t help him whether he’s willing to spend the rest of his life with you.”

"To spend the rest of our lives together?!"

However, Enya's words caused Yera, who had just calmed down, to tremble violently once again.

A short while later, a corner of an inconspicuous mountain in Shelag suddenly collapsed, proving the unease in the heart of this deity.

“I, I never thought that way, Enya.”

Completely flustered, Yera could only wave her hands and try to remain calm as she explained to Enya:

"I just... see him as a like-minded partner; I don't have those kinds of feelings for him."

"However, as a god, I have never encountered a being with the same will as him, and with whom I can understand each other."

"He and I are just close friends, just partners, no, it's not what you think..."

However, the more Yela said this, the softer her voice became as she met Enya's subtle "go on, I'm listening" expression.

While Ella's gaze was fixed on the ring that Ella had presumptuously placed on her ring finger, Yera blushed and couldn't utter a word.

But just when Yera was at a loss for how to explain, Enya unexpectedly "forgave" Yera this time.

"I don't really care about these things. If that's really what you think, Yela, I can believe you."

However, as Enya said this, a mischievous smile appeared on her face, and she said in a deliberately teasing tone:
"If that's the case, then the big-breasted blonde woman that Encia mentioned who likes my brother might become his life partner, right?"

"Oh my, I'm so curious! What kind of woman will be the one to accompany my brother for life? I really want to meet my future sister-in-law!"

"boom!!"

Just as Enya finished speaking, suddenly, accompanied by a violent tremor of the sacred mountain, a section of the mountain collapsed and fell down without warning!

Although the falling rocks did not injure anyone.

The violent tremors still frightened the foreign tourists, causing them to fall to the ground and wail in pain once again.

I fear this trip may cast a shadow over their lives.

But now, Enya has no time to care about them.

Because she noticed that after Yera's momentary change of expression, she revealed a fake smile that didn't reach her eyes.

Even though she had never seen the loving Yella with such an expression before, Enya made a judgment in her heart at this moment.

Yela seems angry.

"Oh dear, they really are... guests we should give a proper welcome~"

Yera wore a saintly smile and spoke in a gentle tone, but it sent a chill down Enya's spine.

Suddenly, the Sherag was swept by a biting wind and heavy snow, as if mirroring the extremely turbulent emotions of its owner.

"Let them come."

"I'll take good care of them~"

(End of this chapter)