Finding Stardust 111 Emma Went Investigating

He said Therius and Xion must have come looking for her to earth because they wanted something from her. She must be important to them.

Even though she couldn't sleep, Emma pretended that she was sleeping peacefully as soon as she made herself comfortable in Haoran's embrace. She intentionally lay still in bed and regulate her breath, so Haoran thought she was asleep.

After half an hour pretending to be asleep, Emma realized that Haoran wasn't sleeping right away either. The young man seemed to be trying to stop himself from moving restlessly in bed while his mind was busy. Emma could feel Haoran's anxiety and how hard he was thinking.

At 2 am, Haoran finally fell asleep because his mind was tired. Emma, ​​who had been waiting for this moment, slowly removed Haoran's hand from around her waist and carefully climbed down from the bed.

To make sure Haoran slept undisturbed until morning, Emma kissed his forehead and whispered softly to his ear.

"You have to sleep well until morning, honey. I'll be gone for a while."

She then took out some casual outfit from the closet and changed her clothes. She wore black jeans, a thin black shirt and a pair of sneakers. Her hair was tied into a ponytail for practicality. Overall, she looked casual and sporty.

She stepped into their bedroom's balcony terrace and checked her surroundings.

Emma breathed a sigh of relief once she made sure there was nobody around her who could see what she was doing. A moment later, she stomped to the floor, and her body immediately bolted to the sky, heading west.

Emma had checked the location of the penthouse in the Continental Hotel. It was located on the building's top floor. She would be able to find it easily.

***

Xion paced the penthouse terrace. He was upset with himself because he still could not find the answers to all his questions.

Was there any other Time Master besides himself who lived in the same generation?

Who was it? How could he find them?

But ... that's impossible!

Gosshhhhh...

Therius had gone to his room to sleep and completely ignored Xion, who kept threatening him by saying he would return to Akkadia and never want to talk to him again if Therius didn't want to give him clues.

"It's good if you decided to stop talking. I will be happy," Therius commented.

He always felt that Xion talked too much anyway.

"Hey .. I'm not asking you to tell me your secret. I'm just asking for a little guidance here to solve this mystery," Xion said as he rolled his eyes. "If you answered my question... I will grant you one request. Anything. Whatever it is, as long as it is not to be a government official in Akkadia and serve you in the kingdom."

Therius narrowed his eyes, hearing Xion's words.

"Anything?" he asked Xion to make sure he heard correctly.

"Whatever. Come on, give me a hint," Xion said. His face looked annoyed. Therius should have known, Xion didn't like thinking. However, if something made him curious or bothered him, he would not stop thinking about it. Heck, he could even move mountains to find the answer.

"All right. I'll give you a hint," Therius finally said. "It was the same ring. I received it from a girl who looked like Princess Emma Stardust a long time ago. Actually, I had forgotten her face ... that was until I saw her video message on the messenger ship. Suddenly I was reminded of that girl again. That's when I found out ... it was her, and we are meant to be together."

Xion was astonished at Therius's words. "Wait.. what?"

"I have answered your question."

"That ... doesn't answer my question at all. Now, you make me even more curious." Xion seemed to suffer even more. "If they were the same person ... that means she went to the past and met you. But for what? And how did she do it? She can't be another Time Master, can she? "

Therius did not care about all Xion's questions. He casually stretched his body and walked towards his bedroom. It was past midnight, and he began to feel sleepy. He just waved his right hand at Xion without turning his head.

"You owe me one. I will get my dues when the time comes."

"Eesh..." Xion could only mutter in annoyance.

He rolled his eyes and walked to the kitchen to get a bottle of wine and a glass. After tasting wine on this backward planet, he felt quite like it. There were some unique flavors that he had never tried before.

He finally decided to sit down and enjoy the wine on the terrace overlooking the infinity pool while he pondered on Therius' words.

So, he was right, after all. The ring hanging from Therius's neck was the same ring on Emma's ring finger. Therius had finally admitted that.

He even made a statement indicating that he received it from a girl who looked like Emma. Now, he even thought the two girls were actually the same person.

If Xion was not Xion, he would have called Therius crazy.

However, Xion was actually the only person who could understand what Therius meant. The guy could receive an object from the future in his past because Xion himself could travel through time and do the same thing.

He poured the wine into his glass and then drink it while frowning. After he downed its content, Xion wanted to pour more wine into his glass. However, his hand did not find the bottle on the table next to him, where he put it just now.

Xion turned to his left, and his eyes immediately went round when he saw a figure of a stunning girl. She was dressed in a casual black getup, standing upright while holding a wine bottle in her right hand.

"Are you looking for this?" asked Emma, ​​smiling faintly.

Xion held out his glass with a sweet smile. "Ahh .. you're so kind to pour it for me. Yes, please. Thank you."

His voice sounded cheerful and friendly. His eyes watched the girl with a probing look.

He was surprised because he did not hear the sound of footsteps at all. He did not even realize that the girl had stood near him and took his wine bottle.

How did this girl do it? And how did she get in here? She didn't go through the front door, did she?

Xion looked down the building and realized that the only way the girl could get to the 100th floor where they were now was by flying.

Was this girl an aeromancer?

Emma tilted her head slightly as if trying to observe Xion better. She then looked into the man's eyes intensely. She exerted all her focus to read Xion's mind.

She must know what their purpose was for coming here ... and what had happened to her parents and younger sibling.

Damnit ...

Why couldn't she read this man's mind?

Did her telemancy only work for ordinary people? Or was this man in front of her also a telemancer?

"I'm not your servant," Emma said in a cold voice.

"Then why did you take my wine bottle and interrupt my drinking pleasure?" Xion asked nonchalantly.

"I want to ask you some questions, and you have to answer me," Emma said in a stern voice.

She finally concluded that the man in front of her was a telemancer, just like her. That's why he could resist Emma from invading his mind.

Arreya once said that people with multiple magical abilities in Akkadia were extremely rare. So, if Xion was a telemancer, then it was most likely he had no other power.

Emma would be able to subdue him and force him to speak.

Meanwhile, Xion initially wanted to tell Emma that he was willing to sit down and talk with her about anything she wanted to know over a bottle of wine.

He figured, drinking wine with a beautiful girl under the full moon light should be quite fun than drinking alone. And he could hopefully get more information about Emma.

However, when he saw Emma's curt attitude, Xion suddenly became curious. What would the girl do to him if he refused to answer her questions?

Would Emma force him to talk? How?

That's why he shrugged and pretended to put on his most annoying expression.

"Make me," Xion said mockingly.

"You...!"

Emma was young and hot-headed compared to the more mature Xion. She waved her right hand and threw a blue fireball, the size of a human head, toward Xion's shoulder.

She tried to control the direction of her attack to only scratch Xion's shoulder before shooting towards the sky. She didn't actually plan to hurt him. She only wanted to make her point.

"Eh...?" Xion didn't expect the beautiful girl to attack him all of a sudden. Fortunately, he was used to sparring with Therius and his fireballs. Xion reflexively stopped the fireball with his left hand, which emitted grey vapor.

The fireball suddenly halted in the air, froze, and fell to the floor with a thud.

Emma and Xion looked at each other with rounded eyes.

Chapter end