The Order of Martel [PUBLIC]

[arisenfromashes]

{Asch's journal was somehow mixed in with some library books. It was returned to the inn for him to pick up, but until then, read away, though Asch might not like that.}

Of all of the people summoned from Auldrant, only one of them isn't part of the Order of Lorelei. I wonder why Martel is so specific about it. Maybe that's why she chose the

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[iknowjj]

Indeed...Martel's choices seem to be...questionable, in recent cases. Dist...even if he has his talents, it's not like we can trust him. In any case, he'll make a useful decoy.

But Martel seems to summon people for their abilities without taking personality into account. But then again, I can't quite imagine why she'd summon Paneer, who doesn't seem to have any special abilities that I know of. Maybe it's her moral support that Martel admired.

And Goede...even he has a useful ability.

[arisenfromashes]

No, you can't. He has no loyalties. [Smirk.] Yeah, you're right. A decoy isn't a bad idea...Though his scientific mind might actually be useful. He's obsessed with Jade. Maybe he can make Dist useful.

All of this is strange. I'm not even going to try to understand her reasoning anymore.

[Though mention of Goede sparks his curiosity.]

What kind of useful ability?

[iknowjj]

Perhaps he could...but his obsession with Colonel Jade strikes me as...creepy. I wonder what's going on with them...but at the same time, I don't want to know...

Martel has surely grown weaker by summoning these people here. I wonder if she's lost her reasoning entirely.

Goede can control the negativity. According to him and Paneer, the World Tree has a natural process of converting the negativity into mana. So if we can stop whatever is draining the mana from the world, the tree will absorb the negativity to restore the lost mana. Goede can aid in the process by transferring the negativity into the tree.

Let's try this again...

[arisenfromashes]

Just his obsession? Back in the Order, most people thought everything about him was creepy.

Humph. There's a reason why Dist clings to that four-eyes...(At least Jade comply with him on thatsubject.)

Huh...But it also sounds like he can use that negativity against us. Unless he becomes more stable, he should stay away from the World Tree.

[absolute_pact]

Maybe there's something about your world she really likes.

[arisenfromashes]

I wouldn't be concerned if it were Auldrant in general, but it's a specific organization that she prefers.

[absolute_pact]

So maybe there's something you guys know, or know how to do, that she needs.

[arisenfromashes]

I might agree with you if she stops summoning from that organization.

...If you're willing to talk about this, you must be from Ad Libitum.

[fonic_chord]

[....]

I believe you may be overthinking the situation. It's not like there's any action that we could take to prevent certain people from being summoned.

I hope you stocked up on gels, since you did say I wouldn't be healing you again.

[arisenfromashes]

...No, maybe not, but if Martel makes a mistake in summoning someone, we will have to take action.

Tch. This is a much easier quest than the last one...

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Yes, I did.

[fonic_chord]

Yes, I suppose we will, especially if a problem comes to us from our own world.

... [She doesn't believe you. At all.

I hope your item slots are maxed out. Take extra.

[arisenfromashes]

...Humph! [The perfect answer to both comments!]

It's just a search quest--nothing like the behemoth is involved. It's nothing I can't handle.

...I did stock up on apple gels. [No, his item slots aren't maxed out, but at least he has more than a single lemon gel on his person this time.] It's not like I want that to happen again.