- Rena: So many things happened... I'm just happy to see that everyone's safe and sound.
- Elesis: The El Masters and the Priestesses have been informed of our departure. They looked busy, so I told them not to come. We can leave whenever we're ready.
- Chung: You're... Calonne? I heard you live a secluded life in Northern Empire. We're glad you're here. We know it was a bit sudden...
- Calonne: No, I'm pleased ot be of assistance. Laby helped us without question when we needed it most, after all. Besides... Once I heard what happened to Lord Aegirp and my comrades, I had to come to lend my hand.
- Raven: You're the portal engineer Laby mentioned.
- Laby: Uh huh! Calonne makes super cool things and makes portals! One time, this mean baldie tried to force him to make a portal, so Laby had to teach that baldie a lesson!
- Calonne: Haha, yes, thank you for your marvelous introduction, Laby. However, let me properly introduce myself. My name is Calonne. I am the head of the R&D Branch of White-Ghost Army, and the official delegate of Elrios under Lord Aegirp.
- Elesis: Official delegate? You're no ordinary portal engineer, are you?
- Calonne: That was my title when I arrived in Elrios long, long time ago. The title lost its meaning when the connection between Northern Empire and the White-Ghost King's territory was severed. Now... Would you mind explaining, in detail, what is happening back home?
- Elsword: ... That's all we know for now. Thankfully, Rigomor seems to be safe, based on the communication we've picked up.
- Calonne: ... I was going to lend my hand regardless, but it seems that it is I, who should ask for your assistance. I will do everything I can to assist.
- Raven: Alright, before we start, we need everyone on the same page regarding who Berthe is.
- Rena: Agreed. Seeing that many of us have never encountered him before.
- Elsword: I first encountered him when he was stealing the El Shard in Ruben. But Aisha, Rena, and I were able to put a stop to him.
- Rena: We thought that would be the end of it, but he appeared again in Feita, in front of the portal that was opened with a corrupted El.
- Ara: It was around that time that Ran stole the Moon El. It seems the demon have been preparing for an invasion for a very long time.
- Laby: Why are they trying to inv... ade...? Elrios? Is it because they want all the El Shards?
- Aisha: Acquiring the El Shard was actually just one of the means to invade Elrios. In order to create a portal large enough to pass battalions, an energy source like the El Shard is a must.
- Raven: Though how they knew to use El Shards is still a mystery.
- Eve: In any case, by corrupting the El Shards and turning them into Dark El, they were able to create portals in Velder, Hamel, Sander, and Lanox to invade with a sizable army.
- Chung: They've kidnapped the priestesses, manipulated the Holy Beasts, and attempted to revive the Demon God. We've really been fighting against demons to protect Elrios for a long time now...
- Ain: No matter. They won't be able to use the same method anymore. With the restoration of the Large El and the rise of Elrianode, demons will no longer be able to invade Elrios using El Shards.
- Aisha: I didn't think we'd ever see Berthe again, but to think he was just biding his time...
- Elsword: Now he's planning to invade Elrios using the portal used by the White-Ghost King, with his newfound power when he absorbed the soul fragment.
- Add: And that about covers everything. Now how about you fess up what you know?
- Calonne: Hm, I see.... The White-Ghost King became out lord by defeating every pack in our land and subjugating them. Berthe was one of those who were defeated by the White-Ghost King. Though we served under the same lord... I must admit, he was always arrogant and... cruel. He did pledge loyalty to our lord, but he always showed dissent when it came to our efforts to trade with Elrios. Some of us believed his rebellious nature was cause for concern, but our lord insisted we should trust him.
- Ciel: So there were signs from the start...
- Calonne: Before your story, I thought the reason why the communication from my home was severed, was because of Ran, the commander of the Red Demon King army.
- Rose: Red Demon...? Do you mean Stirbargen?
- Calonne: Yes. They were the ones to invade Northern Empire. To think, Berthe was behind it all... Despire his nature, I never suspected his loyalties were not true...
- Lu: ... We gave our word to stop the oncoming tragedies and help Aegirp. We'll need all the help we can get to reach the White-Ghost territory.
- Calonne: I see... That's why you need a portal engineer... First, I'll need to see the portal you mentioned can actually be used.
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[Village] Portal Engineer Calonne
