Part 1: Fate
Following the strict path laid out by the royal guards.
Haruto, Ryuk, and Leo are currently going with the kingdom knights directly inside the castle walls.
They quietly passed through the massive entrance doors and entered the castle proper.
The entire interior of the castle was exceptionally big and incredibly luxurious to look at.
There were massive golden chandeliers hanging down from the high ceilings.
As they walked down the wide corridors, Ryuk and Haruto saw many maids working there diligently.
The maids were wearing clean uniforms while carrying out their royal chores on the floor.
Ryuk didn't care much about the structural luxury around them at all.
Instead, Ryuk was actively ranking each individual maid as per their personal looks and bodily figure.
He was muttering numbers and scores under his breath as they walked past the girls.
And on the other hand, Leo was completely shocked to see the large castle from the inside.
Leo had his mouth wide open, staring at the vast pillars and the golden decorations on the walls.
He had never seen such a massive stone building in his entire life spent in the wild forests.
Then, as they reached a grand junction in the middle of the hallway.
Another high-ranking knight suddenly appears directly in front of them.
Seeing this new warrior arrive to take over, the other initial knights immediately left the place.
They turned around and walked back to resume their standard security patrols around the perimeter.
The front knight that just had come steps forward to greet the three travelers.
He looks at them with a very serious expression and says.
"My name is Ken."
"And I am the princess's personal knight."
"Come with me right now, it's the princess's direct order."
Haruto and the other companions didn't argue and decided to go with Ken.
They followed him closely down the quiet, secure wings of the royal palace.
Then, after walking for a good while through the sprawling corridors.
They finally reached the heavy wooden door of the princess's private room.
Ken gently knocked on the door and then pushed it open for them.
Haruto, Ryuk, and Leo entered the room with cautious steps.
And they saw the princess herself sitting quietly on her large bed.
She had a thick, soft blanket placed over her lap to keep her warm.
And she is wearing a comfortable, loose night dress right now.
"Please sit," the princess says in a gentle but clear tone.
There were three comfortable chairs placed neatly near the edge of the bed.
Haruto, Ryuk, and Leo sit in the chairs provided for them.
"My name is Ariel."
"Princess Ariel."
"I deeply apologise to all of you for this sudden call here to my room."
"Actually, it's a very important and urgent talk that we need to have," Princess Ariel says.
Haruto, Ryuk, and Leo also introduced themselves to her politely so she would know their names.
But while Haruto was focusing on the situation, Ryuk was thinking about something else entirely.
"I don't know anything about the important talk she wants to do."
"But her chest are so incredibly big."
"She also looks very hot and sexy sitting there," Ryuk says in a quiet whisper to his friends.
Ryuk completely zoom in his eyes on her exposed chest area, ignoring the formal atmosphere.
"Her cup size could easily be around a massive AA cup."
"And her actual chest size could be well over 100+ centimeters," Ryuk says, calculating her measurements.
Princess Ariel has long, beautiful blonde hair falling perfectly over her shoulders.
Her skin is a very light white color that glows under the room's magical lights.
Her lips are incredibly soft and carefully covered in a dark red lipstick.
She have such incredible and impressive curves in her body that it makes her look even more hot to anyone watching.
And despite those mature curves, her face looks completely calm and soft.
That unique combination increases her raw beauty to an entirely different level.
Suddenly, without any warning.
She begins to cough very loudly, her entire body shaking from the physical strain.
"Are you sick?" Haruto asked, noticing how weak she looked.
"Yeah, kinda," Princess Ariel says, wiping her lips and sighing.
"I am the official ruling princess of the Fate kingdom right now."
"And both my mother and father has died tragically years ago."
"Now, the entire heavy responsibility of the kingdom is resting fully on my shoulders."
"And that's why I have a very special power passed down through my royal bloodline."
"I can see a future glimpse of the kingdom's ultimate destiny."
"And recently, I saw a horrific glimpse of the kingdom's future."
"I saw that in the next upcoming Fate kingdom festival."
"Everything in this city will be completely destroy."
"Everyone is gonna die a painful death in the streets."
"And for that mass destruction, the evil Paranormal Troupe is the direct reason."
"But during that dark vision, I also saw a specific person with a platinum pendant save this kingdom."
"And when I saw this terrifying vision of blood and fire."
"I suddenly become very sick from the magical toll on my body."
"All though I am weak and stuck in bed, I immediately told my knights to find a man with a platinum pendant."
"And when you recently visit the local Fate divination place."
"The seer working there recognized the item and instantly inform us about your location."
"And Haruto, you are the exact one who have that platinum pendant on your neck."
"You have to save this kingdom for us from the incoming disaster."
"In exchange for this massive favor, I will gladly do anything."
"I mean absolutely anything you would ask of me, I will do it for you," Princess Ariel says.
Haruto didn't reply right away and thought for a quiet moment about her words.
"Okay, I will do that and try to help you, but I guess it could honestly be a misunderstanding," Haruto says.
"Because I get this platinum pendant directly by my father before he disappeared."
"According to my father, it's just a normal pendant and nothing else special," Haruto says, trying to be logical.
"I know it could easily seem like a misunderstanding to you," Princess Ariel says with a serious expression.
"But the flowing lines of Fate never lies."
"I firmly believe you are truly the exact one who I saw in my vision," Princess Ariel says.
"Okay, but first tell us, what is the Fate festival actually about?" Ryuk says, cutting into the conversation.
"It's a grand festival that happens every single year in this city," Princess Ariel says, explaining the lore.
"In the Church of Fate, we worship a holy lord positioned directly below the True God."
"For our local Church of Fate, we worship none other than The God of Fate."
"And the festival is fully organised by the kingdom people and the high church officials together."
"And the Fate Festival happens specifically to brighten the future of our kingdom."
"So we organise this event to make the God of Fate happy and earn his divine protection," Princess Ariel says.
"Okay, I will do that for you and stop the attack, but when exactly is this festival?" Haruto asked.
"Exactly 1 month later, this festival will be begin, lasting all day from the morning to the night," Princess Ariel says.
"Okay, but before this festival happens, I absolutely need your help to get stronger, as I am not that strong yet," Haruto says.
"Okay, that is completely fine. My personal knight, Ken, will fully help you on this training," Princess Ariel says.
"By the way, Princess Ariel, can I ask a separate question about the world?" Haruto asked.
"Sure," Princess Ariel says, looking at him curiously.
"I saw Tenzu's official world map recently and I find out that in that map."
"Two distinct islands are completely separated from the main land masses."
"Like they are entirely isolated from the rest of the world."
"These two islands is located at the very left and the very right side of the map boundaries."
"And there is absolutely no name written down for them."
"And I was wondering, what those islands actually called and why they don't have a name listed?" Haruto says.
"Actually, they do have a proper name," Princess Ariel says, her tone becoming very serious.
"But they are purposely not named in the official map due to heavy political reasons."
"And the right-side isolated island's name is the Northeast Island."
"And the left-side isolated island's name is the Southwest Island."
"The Southwest Island is an absolute paradise for humans to visit."
"It feels exactly like a beautiful heaven for humans."
"It is incredibly beautiful."
"Full of lush nature."
"And it is absolutely perfect for peaceful living."
"On the other hand, the Northeast Island is much more than a living Hell."
"It is so dangerous that even the 7 Heavenly Virtues strictly avoid to visit it."
"That's why it's never got explored by anyone in history."
"And it remains extremely mysterious to this day."
"Because in that island, the most dangerous creatures and monsters could be existent was there."
"They saw ordinary humans as nothing more than raw food to eat."
"And if you ever visit this island, it's more than going directly to your own certain death."
"And the Main Kingdom deliberately fix this island to keep it a secret so not everyone gonna visit it," Princess Ariel says.
"Oh, thanks a lot for your valuable time," Haruto says, memorizing the dark secrets of the map.
Then, their conversation ended, and they left the princess's private room.
Ken and the others are walking through the floor on a luxurious red carpet.
Haruto and the other companions are now gonna live directly in the royal castle as special guests.
As they walked down the hallway, Haruto was silently thinking about his family background.
If his father give him actually a highly valuable, legendary item belonging to the world of Tenzu.
Then there is absolutely no doubt left that his father is originally from Tenzu.
And Princess Ariel previously mentioned that the Platinum pendant is actually a Divine Armoured item.
That means his father is connected with the secrets of Tenzu 100%.
Haruto is now also incredibly excited to find out his father's true history and solve this hidden mystery.
Then, right out of nowhere, a massive, roaring explosion happens inside the corridor.
The loud blast shakes the stone walls, throwing smoke and dust into the air.
Haruto, Ryuk, and Leo become instantly alert, jumping into active combat stances.
Then, as the thick smoke clears away a bit, a mysterious girl appears directly in front of them.
She was sitting heavily on the stone floor, coughing from the impact of the blast.
Her body's back side shows to them clearly as she tries to push herself up.
She slowly moves her upper body around toward her back side to look at the newcomers.
And her breast and her full upper body shows clearly as she turns her torso.
And her face also shows completely to the trio.
And she was looking deeply sad and terrified.
And a heavy, painful weep is visible on her eyes as tears run down her cheeks.
Looking closely at her head and tail, they notice something remarkable.
She was a Cat girl.
Means she is a member of the Beastmen race.