It was a pain, but Billy had to make weapons made of diamond for anyone now. While that wasn't a problem since he was rich and couldn't sell the diamonds, it still was a pain. The materials were hard to work with, after all.
In any case, after he taught his friends the basics of Flash, he began to work with the diamonds. He also wondered what he should do to prevent them from being too flashy, but he gave up halfway. Those weapons were something that they should do only in rare moments, so they should just keep them hidden.
Regardless, as expected, Kate and Sarah learned Flash faster than the others since they were used to controlling mana every day with their training. They mastered it in just three days. The others took a while longer, but Billy didn't see any of them failing at doing so.
"Try not to use that too often, and also…" Billy said.
"This is a skill that you don't want everyone to know, right?" Kate asked. "We got it, we won't teach this to the recruits."
Now Billy could focus on his job. While the diamonds could make powerful weapons, they weren't that malleable, so Billy couldn't make his spears using them. At least not the Chain Spear. It has been a while since he used a glaive, so he decided to make one for himself.
In any case, Billy had to work for a few weeks to forge all of them, and just when he was about to finish them, Jean showed up alongside several guards of the capital. They were ready to travel for some reason.
"Can I bother you guys for a moment?" Jean asked. "I am going to leave the capital for a few days, and while things are calm right now, I would like you to prepare to move if necessary as soon as possible."
"Did something happen?" Alexander asked.
"An unknown group that contains thousands of members crossed the border a few days ago, while they seemed like just refugees, I want to check things by myself," Jean said.
Around two months had passed since Billy saw Icarus and Lucyna, so it seemed that they had finally arrived. He wondered if he should just ignore them and let negotiations happen by themselves. Jean wasn't unreasonable, and sooner or later, he would confirm that they were telling the truth.
"They are refugees, right?" Billy asked. "I don't know how things will play out, but maybe I should go as well and if you think that is for the best, maybe let them build a new place for themselves in my territory. The more people working there, the better for me. Besides, the people at my dungeon town in the East are used to having outsiders around."
"Hmm… you have a point," Jean said. "My apologies for bothering you."
"It is fine, we can go and return faster using my underground paths," Billy said. "As for the rest of you, no slacking while I am away."
Billy's friends sighed. While he was joking, he was treating them like kids. If anything, they were just disappointed in his lack of creativity. Nevertheless, while the tunnels still were a secret for most people, Billy didn't mind bringing those guards since he had reinforced the walls. Also, Billy was an ally, a scary ally. So, they wouldn't do anything to get on his bad side.
Regardless, Billy didn't have a tunnel that connected to the southern side of the state, only the southwestern side, since his former home was in that direction. Still, they gained some time by using that one until halfway down the path. In the end, they reached the border before night, and they saw the soldiers watching things in the camp of the refugees. Billy also found Pierre theeee.
"How are things around here?" Jean asked.
"Nothing major happened, sir," Pierre replied. "They just have been waiting patiently. We watched them for a while, and we found only a few of them who had weapons or looked like they could fight. For the most part… A lot of them had slave wounds."
The wounds that Pierre mentioned were wounds caused by whips and also the ones on their wrists and legs due to the long use of shackles. Billy found Icarus and Lucyna among the group, and for a change, they weren't hiding their faces. They also noticed him, but they acted like they didn't know him. They were at least that smart… In any case, they also knew that someone important had just arrived, but they waited to be called instead of just approaching. When he approached, the refugees got up, and those two stepped forward.
"Nice to meet you all, I heard that you wanted to talk with me," Jean said.
"Yes, my name is Lucyna and these are my people, former inhabitants of the Olafesis state," Lucyna said. "In the recent months, some chaos spread across the Korpal state that had attacked and enslaved us, and we used that chance to escape."
"Yes, I have heard of that," Jean said. "I don't know if you are being pursued, but I suppose we should move from the border a bit while we talk more about your circumstances."
It was getting late, but everyone was ready to move since they had been camping there for a few days. In the first place, walking was easy for Lucyna people, who were used to working like slaves day in and day out.
While they were moving, Lucyna gave more details about what happened. She said that she was part of a group that freed the enslaved people whenever possible. She kept as a secret that with Billy and Icarus' help, she caused the havoc that destroyed a royal family that had five hundred years of history. Nothing good would come by revealing that kind of thing, after all. In any case, Billy wondered if it would be good or not to have those guys around.
