Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos - Volume 1

Chapter 153. Vera, Shadows, and Flor's Firm Stance.

Flor's group arrived at Sirol City when it was getting dark. The guards at the entrance of the city noticed Flor right away. Her appearance was very eye-catching, after all.

Flor was a very petite woman with large wings behind her and a wild yet pretty dress clearly made out of leaves. Her aura was clearly strong, and her beauty felt very natural. Like a pair of rubies, her eyes had an ethereal glow that attracted attention.

It was easy to distinguish her inhuman nature at first glance.

"Halt!"

Verdantia and the rest stopped calmly, already expecting this. Verdantia commented. "We are headed toward the <Explorer Association>. The creature here is called Flor. She is an intelligent Rose Fairy that wants to speak with them."

The guard snorted. "I don't care what her name is, Sylvan! A monster can't enter a city, or it will be too late to stop it if they go on a rampage! Can you bear the responsibility of the death of those innocent people when she goes on a rampage?"

Verdantia smiled coldly. "I can. I also know that you are doing your job. Therefore, I will give you a few chances. Now, make way and let us in."

The other guard saw that his partner was about to go ballistic, so he grabbed his arm to stop him and asked. "What's your name?"

"Verdantia Liferoot."

The angered guard froze in place, and his face paled at a visible pace. The other guard's lips twitched. "Miss Verdantia, please excuse his attitude, it was-."

"I know." Verdantia cut them short. "Now, can you make way? I want to go to the Explorer Association before they close down, which..." Looking skyward, she added. "should be soon."

The guards nodded a few times. "Of course, miss. Go on."

Verdantia smiled gently. "Thank you."

Cinderielle followed Verdantia and clicked her tongue. "Really, having Aunty Verena as your mother is like a cheat. I would've needed to spend who knows how much time if they even allowed us to enter."

Verena looked to the right, and her smile disappeared. "Sadly, not all are benefits."

"Oh? Verdantia!"

Tempestria, Flor, and Cinderielle looked sideways and saw a woman with similar green hair approaching. Her height was a head shorter than Verdantia's, but other than that, they had a few similarities. Verdantia answered. "Cousin? What are you doing here?"

The green-haired woman snorted and crossed her arms arrogantly. "What, I can't be here?"

Verdantia commented. "I don't know, who told me that staying here instead of going beyond the <Wall Forest> was a waste of my talents? That this place was barren of opportunities?" Verdantia looked down and raised her eyebrow. "Do you mind reminding me, Vera?"

Vera snorted. "I was right when I told you about it! You were just lucky that something happened in that useless Golden Sap Forest!"

Flor frowned, but she held back her mouth. She was here to show that she was civilized; if she had snapped here, it would have given people a bad first impression. So, after a few seconds, she took a deep breath and recovered her composure.

What she didn't know was that there were quite a few high-level people observing everything from the shadows.

"I told you, didn't I?"

"I wanted to check myself. A monster's nature is fickle. There are plenty of intelligent monsters that have no shred of empathy or forward-thinking, using their intelligence to do nothing but hunt. I wanted to check if Flor has compassion in her."