The time came more than an hour later...
It was already very late at this time, and it would be dawn in a few hours.
Although Underworld has no sun or moon, the concept of time here is in principle in line with the movement of the human world. This is the result of deliberate adjustments for the consideration of Reincarnated Devil and Devil living in the human world. Therefore, Underworld also has day and night, so there is no need to worry about time reversal due to the difference in day and night in the two worlds.
It was at this time that Leo and his party left Familiar Forest and returned to the entrance of the forest.
"I didn't expect it would take so much time. I really can't keep up with the changes in my plan."
Leo glanced at the sky, smiled bitterly and scratched his head.
You know, they have to go to school tomorrow. If they rush back to bed at this time, they may not be able to sleep for long.
"But it's not without gain, is it?"
Yukino Yukinoshita caressed Ice Cat in his arms, his face showing a rare softness.
Although a lot of things happened this night, in Yukino Yukinoshita's opinion, it was all worth it.
Not only did she contract a familiar familiar of her choice, Asuna Yuuki and Utaha Kasumigaoka also successfully contracted familiar familiars that suit their needs, and they are currently teasing each other with a satisfied look on their faces.
Asuna Yuuki is teasing the little fairy who has been on her shoulder, and Utaha Kasumigaoka is teasing an owl.
It was an owl that was all white and had a sense of intelligence and wisdom in its round eyes.
This owl is the familiar that Tiamat found for Utaha Kasumigaoka.
Since ancient times, the owl has been considered the incarnation and symbol of wisdom. Many gods in charge of wisdom have owls serving as sacred and divine animals. The most famous one is the goddess of wisdom Athena in Greek Mythology. It can be said that the owl is used as its own symbol.
In Familiar Forest, there is such a group of owls originating from Greece. It is said that they have the blood of owls that once existed as sacred animals or mythical beasts of the gods. Therefore, they are born with very high wisdom and spirituality. They are the leading intelligent race in Familiar Forest.
They have little combat power, but they have the special ability to record everything they see and pass it on to others, and the ability to freely enter and exit any situation, even in the world between Human World and Underworld No boundary barrier can stop it from flying. As long as it wants, it can freely travel between Human World and Underworld. It is an excellent communication prop and recording tool, and is loved by all those who need a contracted familiar.
They also have the characteristic of never getting lost. Even if they are in a remote place, they can follow the owner's instructions and accurately go to any place to deliver messages. If you look into their eyes, your mind will instantly become very energetic and clear. They are simply a treasure for all literary and artistic workers.
Unfortunately, it is very difficult to contract with them.
Because of their extraordinary intelligence, they will only be attracted by people who are equally calm and intelligent. Idiots and mediocre people will not be coveted by them, and will even be rejected and despised by them. If someone wants to capture them by force, they will immediately escape into the void and disappear, and then suddenly appear next to you when you relax your vigilance, or retaliate against you directly or indirectly, leaving you in a state of distress.
Therefore, although these owls are favored familiars by many people, few people can successfully gain their favor and form a contract with them.
Because relationships can come and go freely in various spaces and even worlds, it is very difficult for people to find them, let alone a contract.
Therefore, even if someone knows that there is such a group of owls living in Underworld and Familiar Forest, there are very few people who can successfully take one away as a familiar.
Leo originally did not expect to be able to contract such a familiar, but unexpectedly, after hearing Utaha Kasumigaoka's request, Tiamat came back with such an owl in just ten minutes. He did not know what method he used to make the other party willingly recognize Utaha Kasumigaoka as his master and agree to contract with him, which made Leo speechless.
All I can say is that he is worthy of being the invisible king in Familiar Forest, and his path is wild.
However, Leo felt a headache again when he thought of what Tiamat asked him to help him do.
"I want you to help me find a treasure."
This is what Tiamat said immediately after the group was invited to her residence.
Tiamat once had many treasures.
In other words, every legendary dragon once had many treasures.
Some dragons have this habit of collecting treasures from all over the world to fill their residences and turn their residences into treasure houses. This is also mentioned in various myths and legends.
In history, there are many cases where Dragon Slayer Hero found a large amount of gold and silver treasures from the cave where it lived after successfully defeating the dragon. This is because the legendary dragon has the habit of collecting treasures.
The most famous one in this regard is the evil dragon Fafnir, known as "Golden Dragon Monarch". From his title, we can see how much he likes treasures and how rich he is.
This dragon king was killed by Dragon Slayer Hero Sigurd in the past, and was later resurrected by the gods of Norse Mythology. Since then, he has become the only dragon king who is clearly willing to enter into long-term contracts with others. If someone is willing to offer him a precious treasure as a price, he can enter into a contract with him and be driven by the other party.
Tiamat also collected many treasures in the past, but those treasures were eventually lent by Red Dragon Emperor in Heavenly Dragon.
But this borrowing is completely gone and can never be returned.
After all, both Red Dragon Emperor and White Dragon Emperor were attacked, their bodies were destroyed, and their souls were sealed in Sacred Gear. The treasures Tiamat lent to each other were naturally lost and scattered around the world, either acquired by others or lost.
Over the years, Tiamat has also searched for these treasures, but in the end it was a drop in the bucket and only a handful of treasures were finally recovered.
This time, Leo met Leo by chance, and Tiamat became interested and wanted him to help him find one of the many treasures.
"That treasure is called Tablet of Destiny. It has the power to predict the future and record the rising and setting of stars."
Tiamat told Leo.
"It is a particularly precious one among my many treasures. I have lent it twice in the past, once to the Sumerian god named Kingu, and once to Red Dragon Emperor in Heavenly Dragon."
When he said this, Tiamat was still gnashing his teeth.
According to her, Tablet of Destiny was lost both times when it was lent out.
The first time was because Chief God Marduk of Sumerian took it away. Afterwards, Tiamat came to ask for it. She got into a fight with him and was almost killed by him. In desperation, she had no choice but to ask Red Dragon Emperor, who was already a Tianlong at the time, to take it back.
The second time it was lent to Red Dragon Emperor, it was borrowed together with the rest of the treasures. As Red Dragon Emperor was attacked, all the treasures on her body were lost, and her treasures never came back.
Nowadays, Tiamat hardly expects to recover all the treasures, but if there is a chance, she will also recover the treasures that belonged to her in the past one by one.
Tablet of Destiny is the treasure she wants to find recently, so she decided on Leo.
"No... you are the strongest Dragon King. Why would you ask me, a newly debuted High-Class Devil, for this matter?"
Leo is puzzled by this.
However, Tiamat also has his own reasons.
"Because the last time Tablet of Destiny appeared was in the hands of the previous holder of "Zenith Tempest"."
This is the reason why Tiamat wants to entrust this matter to Leo.
"In the hands of the previous holder of "Zenith Tempest"?"
At that time, Leo was confused.
Is there such a coincidence in the world?
"After the last holder of "Zenith Tempest" died, Tablet of Destiny lost news again. I have been searching for it for a while, but found nothing."
Tiamat looked at Leo with burning eyes and said so.
"You are that one's successor. If it is you, you may be able to find some clues."
This is purely an emergency medical treatment.
At least, that was what Leo and Yukino Yukinoshita thought at the time.
But Tiamat is also a bachelor.
"I really have no choice but to do this, so just do your best. If you can do it, I will fulfill my promise and give you those two children. If you can't, it doesn't matter. At most, you can just pretend that this thing doesn't exist."
In other words, Leo has taken advantage of it.
After all, even if this matter is not completed, Tiamat has helped his family find a very precious familiar. If you calculate it, you will definitely make a profit.
But for the two children that Tiamat praised so much, Leo also felt it was a pity that he could not get them.
However, Tiamat was so interested that he actually refused to let Leo meet him. He only said that he would not introduce him to him until the matter was completed.
This made Leo really itchy, and he wanted to hang the Dragon King up and beat him up.
"What are you going to do?" Utaha Kasumigaoka finished teasing the owl, and seemed to have become a lot smarter. He immediately saw Leo's distress and said, "Do you really want to help the Dragon King find some clay tablet?"
Yukino Yukinoshita and Asuna Yuuki also looked at Leo.
"Let's talk about it." Leo thought for a while, but in the end he didn't give up simply and said, "Let me try it first, and if it doesn't work, forget it."
Although he was a little blind, he was not completely helpless.
Don't forget, he has received feedback from Sacred Gear twice, and from "Zenith Tempest" he has obtained the experience and memories of many previous holders when using this Sacred Gear in combat.
Perhaps, if this continues, I can get more memories and find traces of Tablet of Destiny from them?
"Go back." Leo suppressed the matter for the time being and said, "Let's have a good sleep first."
The girls immediately nodded in unison and agreed to the proposal.