Re;Kingdom, Starting a Life with Amnesia from Zero

Arc 3 – “Kingdom of Future” – Capital Arc

Chapter 15 – “Return to the Royal Capital”

Jens : “Minya!”

Jens fired crystalized mana towards his target, Beatrice.

Beatrice : “Ah… You learn quickly, I suppose.”

Beatrice swung her hand and the attack disappeared. The two of them were at the garden training Jens’ Magical capabilities, Od, Aura and Semblance. It has been a couple days after the attack of Raven Branwen and Masquerade.

Jens asked Beatrice to teach him using Yin Magic and she accepted. It’s the fifth day of practice and Jens has improved a lot. Personality and Power wise.

Beatrice : “Try to dodge this. Shamak!”

The little girl released a dark smoke of shadows. Jens was in the middle of that smoke but remained calm.

“Remember what Elis, Roswaal and Beatrice taught you. Wait for the right moment and right place… and…”

That moment, Jens grabbed his sword and removed the smoke. Immediately dashing towards Beatrice but right that moment–

??? : “That’s enough.”

Jens stops and so does Beatrice. They both turn towards the sound and see Elis standing in his formal clothes.

Elis : “You guys… We’re leaving in a couple of minutes. Please, make sure you’re in time at the Gate of Mathers.”

Beatrice : “Got it, I suppose.”

Jens : “Alright. Thanks Elis.”

Elis : “Oh it is my pleasure to inform it to you two. Please, let’s leave now.”

Jens : “What, now? Like now now?”

Elis : “That’s what I’m saying, yes. Being too late for the ceremony would be an horrible moment.”

Beatrice : “Hmph!”

The girl, Beatrice swung with her hand and before Jens could reply to Elis, he was near the Gate of Mathers. Jens looked around and he saw Meili, Rem and Otto sitting in a carriage.

Jens : “Why… isn’t the whole camp going with us?”

Emilia : “Good morning Jens.”

Jens turned around and saw Emilia. Her beautiful hair was longer than ever and he couldn’t lose his eyes from her hair.

Emilia : “Is…. something wrong with my hair? I decided to keep it long, I think I like it this way.”

Jens : “You’re beautiful. But.. where is Ram?”

Emilia : “Ram, Beatrice and Roswaal will stay here. They have to take care of other business. Nathan, Meili, you, Pack, me, Elis and Otto are going with us.”

Jens : “So eh… how will the carriage move? Are we going to use Magic or anything similar to that?”

Emilia : “Well, the Mathers family uses Earth Dragons to drag the carriages. They’re dragons but without wings.”

Jens : “Wah! Can they actually breathe fire?”

Otto : “Is that an actual ques…”

Emilia : “Otto!”

After hearing Emilia scream Otto’s name, he remembered that Jens doesn’t know that much of the world as others.

Otto : “Ah! Jens-san! I’m so sorry!”

Jens : “Don’t be. I’m the one that lost my memories. Now, can we leave please?”

??? : “Wait!”

After hearing that voice, everyone gathered at the carriage and watched Roswaal and Elis walking towards them.

Roswaal : “Apparently, I’ve to join you today. Ram and Beatrice are staying here to protect the mansion and take care of some business at the Sanctuary.”

Jens : “What’s… The Sanctuary? It sounds way too familiar.”

Elis looked at Roswaal while he was playing with his gloves.

Roswaal : “The Sanctuary is just a poor village. Nothing else. Now, let’s leave real quick. I’ll teleport myself to our square where we should wait. I’ll be there, waiting for you all to come.

In a blink of an eye, the clown was gone.

Elis : “So… are we leaving?”

Emilia : “Yes. This day is very important for me, so don’t get lost or anything. Otto, prepare the dragon carriage.”

Otto : “I’m on it.”

Otto entered the carriage again and everyone entered except Jens, Nathan and Elis. The three were looking at everyone’s hard work while they were relaxing.

Elis : “The Royal Election Ceremony. Today is going down in history for sure. This event didn’t happen in thousands, if not more years. Phenomenal.”

Nathan : “Today I’ll be seeing Felt again. I’m more interested in that.”

Jens : “Do you have any idea where Felt might be?”

Nathan : “Reinhard took her with him, so she has to be with him. He’ll be at the Ceremony, so I’ll talk to him after its finished.”

Jens : “So this Election, how does it work?”

Elis : “There are four candidates from all over the world who will fight for the throne. People have to vote on which candidate they believe will be the best. The candidate with most votes wins.”

Jens : “Do you know any fo this candidates?”

Elis : “I know one being from Kararagi, one from Volakia, and Emilia. I’ve no clue who the other one might be or where he or she might be from.”

Nathan : “To be honest, I feel quite honored to participate in the election. Jens, do you think Felt would be allowed to join her camp?”

Jens : “Why ask me? You could ask it yourself.”

Nathan nodded.

Elis : “Oh right the map! Let me grab something real quick!”

Elis opened a backpack which was lying on the ground and grabbed the center Lugnica map.

Jens : “Woa, is this Lugnica?”

Elis : “It is. We are here, within the Mathers Domain. We’ll have to go through few villages like the Irlam Village, then Mill Gray and then we’re finally in the Capital City of Lugnica.”

Jens : “Ah. How interesting. How long does the ride take though?”

Nathan : “I’ve traveled a lot. I would say around two hours–”

Otto : “Everyone! We’re leaving now!”

Suddenly, the three guys heard Otto calling for them. It was time to leave the Mathers Territorium and time to return to the place where it all started, the Lugnician Royal Capital Nastra.

Nathan, Elis and Jens all ran to the carriage and stepped in. Even though it was very early, nobody was tired.

Emilia, Jens, Nathan, Otto, Elis, Rem and Meili were in the carriage heading towards the capital. While Emilia was talking to Rem, Meili was playing with a doll next to Otto. Jens however was just starring at the forest together with Nathan.

Elis was smoking a cigarette while looking at the sky.

Nathan : “So eh… Jens.”

Jens looked at Nathan as he turned his head towards him. He saw a worried Nathan with complicated thoughts in his mind.

Nathan : “So… I want to talk about a few things. Masquerade, your amnesia, and more.”

Jens : “Hm?”

Elis finished smoking and sat next Nathan. He threw his cigarette away while the ash flew away from the carriage.

Elis : “What are you talking ’bout buts?”

Nathan and Jens’ eyes both turned towards Elis as he pushed Nathan a little bit to the right.

After few days being with the Emilia Camp, Elis Rose Evergarden became very good friends with Jens and Nathan Harmonia. The three are good friends and the whole Emilia Camp gets along well. Except for Beatrice, Meili and Roswaal, who are trying to refuse contact for some reason.

Nathan : “We were about to start discussing stuff about Masquerade and other stuff.”

Elis : “Ah Masquerade. Can I join?”

Nathan : “Sure all knowledge is welcome, am I right?”

Jens : “Anyway, what did you want to say Nathan?”

Nathan : “His powers. Everything. He is able to use the most complex Yang Magic existing. He has some unknown ability which allows him to modify his target’s brain. He’s also able to create illusions.–”

Elis : “Ah! Ah! I know someone in the capital who might help us find Masquerade or at least help us learn what his weakness is.”

Jens : “Who are you talking about?”

Elis : “Joshua Euculius. He’s the next in line of becoming the head of the Euculius House. If I remember correctly, he’s also at the ceremony today.”

Nathan : “How would he be able to help us? Masquerade seems to be unknown.”

Elis : “Trust me. Joshua can help us if everything works out. Hehe.”

Nathan : “Hmm. Okay then. Anyway, I also need to find Melissa Lestrange somewhere. Masquerade took her away from me a while ago. I need to help her. Even if it means my own life.”

Jens : “What happened… that day ?”

Nathan : “Me and Melissa were walking in the Athena Forest. However… we met a person who claimed his name being Lucius von Rosewald. We encountered two girls who started fighting us. We were in a very bad position. I even lost consciousness. However, my Divine Protection of Motion allowed my mind to see what was going on even with my eyes closed. Lucius wasn’t the one he said he was. Eggghh..”

Nathan started to feel angry while thinking of that day and looking at the trees.

Nathan : “Lucius killed one girl while the other one was in shock. He did something with his hand and Melissa collapsed, and that’s when he took her with him. Before leaving, he pointed his hand towards me and erased his appearance from my memories. Everything I remember of him, is gone. I don’t remember his voice, his appearance, NOTHING!”

Nathan slammed his first against the side of the carriage.

Elis : “Hey! Calm down Nathan. We’ll find her, eventually. Here, take this apple.”

Nathan : “An… apple? Why would I need to eat this apple now ?”

Elis : “Incorrect. You’re asking the wrong question. Why wouldn’t you eat this apple? The apple is the fruit of knowledge. After all, it’s the only fruit that grew in the Garden of Eden. By eating apple’s, you’ll gain knowledge. At least, that’s what the legends say. I’m just trying to cheer you up.”

Nathan : “Ehh… What’s wrong Elis? You’re acting really strange.”

Elis : “I’m not. You still don’t get it, do you?”

Nathan : “What am I supposed to understand?”

Elis : “By listening to others, you might achieve more. Following your own heart is important. But it is not most important.”

Jens : “That quote… I’ve heard it before.”

Elis : “You did?”

Jens : “It… sounds too familiar…”

Jens looked at the curious Elis while Nathan was looking at the apple.

Jens : “Elis… do you know me…? Do you know who I was before I lost my memories ?”

Elis : “Wow! Jens. No, If I would recognize your face, I would’ve said it from the beginning. But I don’t recognize your face. I also never mentioned the Garden of Eden. My father told me various stories about it.”

Jens : “Ah… I mea—”

Otto : “Everyone! Come out of the carriage, we’ve to walk.”

While everyone shook, they came out of the carriage and looked at Otto who was trying to talk to the blue Earth Dragon.

Otto : “What’s wrong Verhoe? Are you feeling something?”

Jens : “Hm? Do Earth Dragons understand human language?”

Nathan : “They don’t. Otto has a special Divine Protection. A pretty rare one, actually. It’s the Divine Protection of Soul Language. It allows him to talk with every organism.”

Elis : “So… what’s wrong?”

Emilia : “Otto-san! What’s wrong?”

Otto : “I’m not sure. The leaves are way too noisy. The birds are all flying towards one direction… There is something going on… There is something heading towards us…”

Rem : “Otto, could you be more specific? What is it?”

Otto : “I’m seriously not sure. Verhoe doesn’t want to keep going and—”

Suddenly, a cloaked man appeared out of the bushes. He was relatively short, but not too short.

??? : “Ha!”

Suddenly, Jens was surrounded by a diamond looking glass. It was not transparent but it was more like a mirror. Jens heard screams, people shouting his name, but he couldn’t talk.

He looked at himself while trying to break the glass with his sword, however it did not much. Jens didn’t give up, however started seeing cracks in the mirror glass and before he could scream, the mirror broke.

Jens : “….Huh…”

Jens blinked his eyes. He looked around himself and found himself in a different location, yet familiar. He was in the Capital of Nastra. Looking around, he didn’t see anyone from the Emilia Camp except citizens of the city.

Jens : “W…What the… What Happened?!”

??? : “Young man.”

Jens turned around and saw a boy.

He is a handsome boy with a slender face. He has long, light purple hair that he ties into one tail at the back of his neck and yellow eyes that slant upward. He wears dress clothes and a monocle, making him give off a scholar like aura.

Jens : “Excuse me… Before you ask anything, is the Royal Election Ceremony today ?”

??? : “Ah Yes! It seems you are Jens indeed.”

The thought of restarting his life in this world was immediately gone. He looked at him while the boy smiled.

Joshua : “My name is Joshua Juukulius. I’m the supervisor of the Anastasia Camp.”

Jens : “Anastasia huh… So that has to be another candidate, right?”

Joshua : “Correct!”

Jens : “Anyway… how do you know my name ?”

Joshua : “Emilia has shared a letter to the King. You were described as her knight so I approached you.”

Jens : “A-Ah Okay. Do you know where the Emilia Camp is ?”

Joshua : “Hmm. I’m not sure. They were not at the throne this morning.”

Jens : “Wait?! It’s not morning?”

Joshua : “No. It’s almost Fire Time.”

Jens : “Shit. I think I lost them. Could you help me find them?”

Joshua : “Ah yes! Of course! Let’s head towards the Lugnician Castle.”

And then, the two started walking and discussing events.

It took around fifteen minutes to arrive at the castle. In front of the gates, there were people, people not known to Jens. There was a girl with white hair, a man with a helmet and woman.

Suddenly, the girl ran towards Jens and hugged him.

??? : “You are alive! Thank god Jens. I missed you so much. Please don’t leave me and the others again.”

Jens was in shock and pushed her calmly away.

Jens : “Eh! I’m sorry, but I don’t recognize you what so ever.”

Weiss : “What do you mean? It’s me… Weiss Schnee.”

Weiss is a pale skinned young girl with pale blue eyes and long white hair pulled back into an off-center bun tail and pinned with an icicle shaped tiara. A crooked scar runs vertically down her left eye.

She wears a thigh-length strapless dress with a faint color gradation from white to pale blue at the hem. A small piece of black lace sits in the front of her neckline and the hem of the dress is scalloped and stitched to resemble snowflakes, with layers of white tulle under the skirt. Over this she wears a bell sleeved bolero with the same color gradation as her dress from shoulder to wrist, lined in red and with a ruffled collar.

Jens : “Still, you seem… Wait… you were that girl standing near the Roswaal Mansion. White clothes, white hair, blue eyes. It is you!”

Weiss : “Thank god, stop making jokes.”

Jens : “Still. I don’t know you. I have seen you but I don’t have any relation to you, from what I remember.”

Weiss : “What?”

Immediately, the girl who went by the name Weiss pointed her blade towards Jens.

??? : “Ignore that lady. She is acting weird from the start of this day.”

??? (2) : “Yeah bro. You really are the caretaker of woman, aren’t cha.”

Looking at the three, they were all so different from each other.

Joshua : “Ah! Members of the other camps! It’s an honor to meet you all.”

Aldebaran : “Same bro’s! My name is Aldebaran, but please, call me Al.”

Al wears a black helmet along with a green vest, tan pants, sandals, and an orange cloak. He is very muscular and misses his left arm. He has some scars on his right arm.

Jens : “Alde–”

Maria : “My name is Maria Aqua. The Head of the Aqua family from the eastern part of Lugnica!”

Maria is supernaturally beautiful. She has blue waist-long hair that is partially tied into a loop with a water-molecule (H₂O) shaped clip. Aqua’s clothes carry a blue color scheme, with her ordinary attire consisting of a vest, detached sleeves, thigh-high boots, a miniskirt and a transparent underskirt.

Weiss : “You know my name! How could you make such a joke, it’s not funny. After all that happened!”

Jens : “Weiss. I’m seriously not sure who you are. I lost my memories a few weeks ago.”

Weiss : “Funny!”

Joshua : “He’s speaking the truth Schnee. Jens lost his memories and doesn’t remember anything from the past except his name.”

Aldebaran : “Shit man! That sucks. Anyway, friends, it’s hyper time!”

Jens : “Uhm. Al. You speak in a very very familiar way. Your name… Aldebaran… It’s a star. Do you know me ?”

Aldebaran : “Ah Jens. Let’s talk about this in a few minutes. It’s show time.”

Maria : “Jeez! Everyone is already done while I lost my camp.”

Jens : “Ah! I lost my camp too!”

Weiss : “What?! You are a member of an Royal Camp?!”

Aldebaran : “Jens. Maria. Joshua. Schnee. Follow me.”

Aldebaran opened the doors of the Royal Castle and entered, and so, the others followed.

It was a very long hall with 5 doors on the right side, and 1 door on the left side. The walls, ceiling and floor were red with golden decorations.

Aldebaran : “Everyone, go to your own door. Jens, follow me, as your camp is absent right now.”

Jens : “Ehh… Okay!”

Aldebaran opened the door with a orange gem in it and Jens followed. In the middle of the room, there was a beautiful lady sitting in a golden chair.

The woman… The woman is so beautiful. She has blood red eyes with long orange hair that she keeps tied. She wears a red and black dress along with a red fan, red shoes, and red and black hair accessories. She is described to have the largest chest size out of all female characters and lets out charm similar to a poisonous flower.

??? : “Aldebaran, what kind of clown did you bring today?”

Aldebaran : “Actually… he isn’t a clown my lady… He is exactly like me.”

??? : “Hm? I’m interested.”

Jens : “What is going on?”

Aldebaran : “Jens. Please sit down.”

Jens sat down on the orange chair right in front of the woman and Aldebaran placed another chair next to him, and sat down.

Aldebaran : “Jens. Bro. This is Priscilla Barielle. Another candidate to become the 42nd King of Lugnica.”

Jens : “Oh. It’s an honor to meet you Priscilla-sama.”

Priscilla : “Hm? Al, you said he was like you, but he uses sama?”

Jens : “Oh no! I usually don’t use it. Friends of my camp taught me it.”

Aldebaran : “Ah I see. So Jens, please don’t think weird of us or anything.”

Jens : “Well… for now I’m kinda nervous. I don’t understand what is going on.”

Aldebaran : “It’s all okay. After all, I’m the one that would understand your agony and despair. You… you also lost your memories… right ?”

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Hearing this, Jens was shocked. He opened his eyes widely and looked at Priscilla while she nodded.

Jens : “How…. what… the fuck?”

Jens grabbed his sword and tried to point it towards Priscilla, however Al was fasted and grabbed his katana and pointed it at Jens’ throat.

Aldebaran : “Please, bro, don’t make me have to spill your blood right after you avoided it the first time.”

Jens : “…”

Aldebaran : “Calm down man. I won’t blame you if you don’t believe me. I couldn’t believe my ears yesterday either. I heard your situation, and I was shocked. It’s been around 18 years since I’ve heard words such as a red string of fate.”

Jens : “Eighteen…?”

Aldebaran : “Yes. I lost my memories and woke up In Volakia. Around that time, I lost my left arm and got my face burned.”

Jens : “Do…. Do you know why your memories were erased or who it did?”

Aldebaran : “I haven’t been actively pursuing the reason. I’ve been merely struggling to stay alive after all.”

Priscilla : “You two are so noisy. Shut the hell up for once. There is no such thing what you two are talking about.”

Suddenly, Priscilla started talking and Jens looked at her.

She started play with her fan and looked at Jens.

Priscilla : “I’ve no time for trash talk. It’s hyper time!”

Aldebaran : “Haha! That’s a word I taught her.”

Jens : “Yeah… I recognize it.”

Priscilla walked towards the wall and removed the curtains. Suddenly, Jens noticed a door behind the curtains and she opened it. Al and Jens followed.

Jens looked around and found himself in the throne hall. But before he could do anything, Jens heard a very familiar voice.

??? : “JENS!”

He turned around and saw a worried Emilia. Next to her were the other members of the Emilia Camp.