The entire El Search Party reunite as Elesis tells them of preparations, but tells them about the missing nobles. Add decides to apologize, saying that although it was the best choice, he could've asked their opinions, and Elsword apologizes for not knowing his own feelings. They prepare the details, as Master Gaia, Laby, Ara, as well as the supposed technician, Calonne, arrive in Elrianode. Meanwhile, the Masters hold the final meeting, as they weren't ready to tell them about the Moon Master, Ebalon, betraying them for Henir's Order. They decide to not say anything, and instead take it upon themselves to figure them out, and find out the true goal.
Ain:Aw, did you worry about me? I'm fine, thanks to Ms. Hernia.
Lu:Eve, how about you?
File:Story Quest Icon - .pngEve:I have undergone repairs and am now functioning optimally. More importantly... What happened? Your hair is singed at the end.
Lu:It, it's nothing! I'm glad you're in good health!
Elsword:I'm relieved to see everyone's doing well. Was the stay uneventful?
File:Story Quest Icon - .pngRena:We'll explain later. Anyway, it seems you two are getting along better than you left. Did you make up with each other?
File:Story Quest Icon - .pngElesis:I just informed Velder of what we've learned so far, with the help from the Priestesses. So they can prepare for an upcoming invasion. Now that Berthe has access to the portal technology, it's only a matter of time before they start the invasion.
Raven:I see, we might have a repeat of the last demon invasion soon, then.
File:Story Quest Icon - .pngElesis:This time, they won't be able to use the El shards as a medium, so it will be difficult to predict where they would show up.
File:Story Quest Icon - .pngElesis:Yeah. And... I received a rather strange order. They said many people went missing from the castle during the Velder demon invasion. They couldn't find any trace of them, so they've been reported as missing... But some suspect they've been taken by demons. They asked me to investigate if we head back to the Demon Realm.
Lu:What? Demons dragged humans to the Demon Realm? Are you certain?
File:Story Quest Icon - .pngRena:(Demons kidnapped humans? Then... cold it be that the elf that Lincy saw was...)
File:Story Quest Icon - .pngElesis:It's all speculation at this point. Since people went missing in the castle, most of them seem to be nobility...
Raven:......?
File:Story Quest Icon - .pngElesis:But since the nobles hold a lot of influence in Velder, they've asked to at least make a show of searching for them in the Demon Realm.
Ciel:Of course, if we find any captured people, we would rescue them, but if they're in the Demon Realm, then...
File:Story Quest Icon - .pngElesis:We can only hope they're wrong. Since the Demon Realm is not a place ordinary humans can endure.
File:Story Quest Icon - .pngElesis:Ok? Anyway, now we have another reason to go back to the Demon Realm. I hope the portal engineer of the Northern Empire comes soon...
File:Story Quest Icon - .pngAisha:I'm sure Master Gaia, Ara, and Laby will handle it just fine. For now, let's focus on interpreting the message that Rose received from Rigomor, and getting better at using this artifact.
File:Story Quest Icon - .pngAdd:I'm telling you, I still think my decision was the optimal choice. But, I could have asked for you opinion before I went with it. That's the only thing I'm apologizing for. Don't think you have one over me or anything! Since I know how sensitive you are about this, I will apply that knowledge in future consideration, but if I think it's necessary, I'm still going to do it no matter what you say. Understood?
Elsword:I knew you made the decision you did for our safety... But I was just so angry. When I was sparring with Solace, I realized that the person I was truly angry with wasn't you, but myself. So... I need to apologize, too. I'm sorry. You made a difficult decision, but I took my anger out on you, instead of accepting my short-comings.
Artea:The final El Master's meeting... So that's what Master Ventus meant.
Ignia:But why is it that we only know the story of the Sun Master and the El Lady? If something like that happened...!
Denif:Elrios was not ready to accept the full truth at the time.
Ventus:Plus, when Solace disappeared with the El Lady, all El Masters lost their credibility. It was so bad, we almost had to beg to stabilize the El with the elements. We had to beg them to save them! It was really not the time... To reveal that the Moon Master was a member of Henir's Order.
Darkmoon:... I finally understand why the Moon El was so much smaller than the other El shards. It was because the Moon Priestess at the time had to imbue the attribute instead of the El Master...
Rosso:... She got what she deserved. There's no need to feel pity.
Ventus:How scary! Did you also act that heartless when you left Fanelia behind?
Rosso:Sh, shut up! She needed to stay behind to train the next Fire Priestess...! It's difficult to find those with fire attributes as is!
Denif:If you do not have full control of your element when you create the elemental El, it will take your life force.
Ventus:That's why it's quite fascinating that the Sun Priestess managed to survive after creating the Sun El. No matter how amazing she was, she alone couldn't have...
Denif:.......
Ventus:... Ah ha, Solace you sneaky bastard!
Rosso:He runs away without care, then takes care of everything behind the scenes. He's so irritating...
Ventus:In any case, it couldn't have been easy acting as the Sun Priestess with Solace, the Sun Master, being known as the sole perpetrator of the El Explosion.
Gloria:Actually, for that very reason, the Sun Priestess lived in seclusion. She also searched for the next Moon Priestess candidate in other Priestesses' stead.
Darkmoon:Due to her efforts, the Sun Priestess and the Moon Priestess had a very close relationship. Thanks to the established relationship between the two elements, we sisters were also able to receive protection together.
Denif:She has fulfilled her duty as a Priestess to the end... Ventus, any new information you'd like to add?
Ventus:I've been searching ever since I woke up, but haven't found anything. Well, I was distracted by the demon invasion for a while.
Artea:But why did Henir's Order wait until now? If they wished to end the world, surely the 500 years when the El Masters were absent was the perfect time to do so?
Rosso:Who knows what crazy fanatics are thinking. Anyway, what now?
Denif:What do you mean?
Rosso:Are we going to tell them, or not.
Denif:....... We will not tell them.
Ignia:... Are you sure? We don't know what might happen. Maybe it's better to just...
Denif:They face too many problems as is. Let us not burden them with this. For now, the Master and Priestesses will take care of investigating Henir's Order. And find out what their true goal is.
[Village] Mental Preparation
