Clown grabbed the sheet, and started to read:
"My name is Lynd. I was part of the party of the ex-Emperor of the World, Neter Mate.
Well, I was more like the support or healer of our small group of 5 people, being the one responsible for always healing the others.
Oh, how many times I saved Mate from the brink of death, oh what would have happened if it weren't for me...
Well, at this point I'm retired. I don't work as a Suicider anymore, nor do any of us really.
But as you can imagine, at the time this story happened, we were all in our peak.
Well, that's what most people think, but actually, when he finally managed to gather all the 10 pieces of the Divine Crown, Mate was very weak.
The leader of the group, our friend, the Emperor of the World, at the time he became that, he was actually very ill.
He wasn't old, only 36, he was simply caught by something that no one can escape, a deadly disease, and was probably going to die in a few days or weeks. He knew that.
So please bear in mind that when this happened, he was no longer the same."
In the guild, everyone went in shock.
"W-WHAT?! M-MATE WAS ILL?!"
"B-But he died right?! H-He died shortly after making the wish, right?!"
Clown calmed everyone down.
"Oh don't worry, don't worry... But yes, at the time he meet God, he was pretty old..."
"Hm well, i actually knew that..."
Said one of Suicider.
"Yeah i knew that too actually, it's not a total secret..."
"What is the true secret, is how was his encounter with god and the wish he asked for!"
Clown simply kept smirked.
"Well alright, let me keep pretending to read please. Oh but before, if you don't remember, Mate was alive 45 years ago, and Lynd wrote this book 5 years after the Crown was found... so take that in consideration...":
"There big adventure lasted for years, we met many different peoples, kingdom's and cultures.
The 5 of us faced many battles, killed many men, all in search of the 10 pieces of the Divine Crown.
Was worth it id say, it were the happiest years of our lives.
The legend of the Crown was just a legend that has existed in the history of humanity since its existence.
No one knows how this legend came about, or if it was real, until finally someone found a proven piece of the Crown some years before our crew formed.
With that, the famous era of searching for the Divine Crown began, which ended that day.
A time when everyone goes out into the world searching for the pieces of the crown.
Kingdoms, corporations, organizations, groups and even individuals went out in search of that artifact.
But in the end, our group was the only one able to collect all the pieces, and use their power.
It was funny, as we collected more and more pieces of the Crown, the governments of the whole world hated us more and more.
It got to the point where they considered us literal death penalty criminals, just because we were so close to collecting all the pieces.
Well, they used the excuse that it was because we had committed some robberies and killed some people, but what they did was obviously an exaggeration, if that was the only reason. Thus he became "the enemy of all governments."
In truth, they were only afraid of what Mate might wish if he actually got the pieces. But well, it was useless.
And please, we are not good guys, but we are far from being villains either."
Clown looked up, out of the sheet.
"And well, ends there my explanation."
One man of the guild said.
"Y-You came up with that all now?"
"D-Dude you are very good at it!"
"Oh my, oh my, i love to hear compliments so much. Compliment me all you want, I love it♡"
A Suicider said.
"Yeah, i actually always wondered why the people all over the world aren't as keen on the Crown as they used to be... Since Mate's wish, it's never been as sought after again, even though it's the 6-star mission..."
An older man said.
"Did you truly read the quest right? It clearly says that "Its existence is not guaranteed, it is just a legend."
The guy who talked first, noticed something.
"Oh so like, its a legend again? The governments around the world turned it into a legend again?"
"Now the Crown has basically the same status it had before someone proved its existence, just a legend, no one knows if it exists or not."
Amari noticed something.
"Wait, after Mate's wish, the Crown stopped having its existence guaranteed? Why?"
The old man crossed his arms.
"The most likely thing to think is that Mate's request caused this... I mean, no one knows for sure, but probably the Crown was a 1-use thing, so after Mate using it, it maybrle doesn't exist more... Thus, the world lost interest in it, and the royal families left that mission just as a precaution..."
Amari nodded, and then all looked back to Clown.
"Continue, i want to know what happened!′
"Alright, alright..."
Clown looked back at the sheet, and started to read it, now for real:
"Finally, we managed to put together the 10 pieces of the crown.
This is the day Neter Mate became the Emperor of the World.
There were 5 of us there, in a private bar.
Mate really liked to drink, so there was no better place.
The bar was empty, just the five of us.
The Crown was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen in my entire life.
It was not just any ordinary crown, it had something that made anyone look at it and be dazzled.
Truly, something divine.
Mate finally placed the last, 10th piece, thus finally forming it.
Mate held the crown, now assembled.
What a happy man he was, even being ill all this time, i never saw him disillusioned, desperate or lacking confidence, he always seemed to know that things would somehow turn out well.
He never complained about his illness, he just made jokes about it, I never saw him without hope.
That's what makes a real Emperor.
"Guys, thats it! We did it Hahaha!"
He was holding that thing with his both hands, with a wide smile.
Rocca, the 6 years old kid, our appreciate, was really in love with what she saw.
"Wow... M-Master Mate, please let me touch it!"
She tried to touch it, but Mate pulled the crown up so she couldn't reach it.
"No no no, im the leader so im the one whos gonna use it haha! And Rocca, i already told you not to call me that..."
Sun World, that arrogant Wizard, grabbed her, putting her on her lap.
She then reprimanded her in her cold way.
"Hey Rocca, don't interrupt him. We fought so long for this, many of our friends died... All for this, let our captain complete his wish."
Rocca simply said "ok" and snuggled into Sun's arms.
Mate said with a guilty smile, scratching the back of his air.
"She's just a kid c'mon..."
Pearl, the man who looks more like an et than a person, laughed.
"OHOHOHO, use that thing Mate, we all want to see what will happen!"
I also shouted.
"Yeah! Go on Mate, we tell us everything you see!"
In my mind and in everyone else's, everything would end well.
Mate would ask to be cured, and we would continue to be happy.
It would be a very selfish thing to ask, I know. Of all the things one could ask of a God, asking for such a selfish wish would perhaps be morally wrong.
But it was what the four of us wanted.
Nothing else matter, Mate wasn't just a leader, he was a true friend, someone we loved and simply had fun with.
None of us could see a world without him.
Despite this, we had never talked about what Mate would ask for when he met God.
But we thought and believed that he would ask for that.
Mate laughed out loud.
"Ok guys! Here i go! See you later!"
Then, he putted the Crown on his head.
A black wind appeared around him and he simply vanished.
We looked a bit suprised, but we were ready for this of course.
Pearl said.
"Hm wel... He is talking with god now?"
I said while smiling, confident that he was ok.
"Yeah don't worry! Our captain is fine of course, just asking for his wish!"
Rocca screamed, so Sun told her to shut up.
"Oh cmon you're 6 already! Dont act like a baby!"
Rocca was scared, but tried to hold back the tears.
"M-Master Mate is g-good?"
I gave her a comforting smile.
"Of course! He can be stupid sometimes, but he is always ends up fine."
We 4 enchaged smiles.
But suddenly, the same black wind that once disappeared appeared in front of us, and quickly transformed into Neter Mate.
He no longer had the crown on his head, but before we could say anything, something came first.
Mate's laughter.
"HAHAHAHHA! WHAT A FOOL!! I NEVER MET SOMEONE SO STUPID!! HAHAHA!"
I already have Mate, I already have...
Mate was laughing so hard he was crying.
We 4 looked in shock, completely confused.
He didn't look any different, he just couldn't stop laughing.
I asked said worried.
"W-What happened?! Y-You talked to god and asked for your wish right?"
"YEAH YEAH! THAT'S WHAT I DID HAHAHA! OH BUT THAT GUY, OH MY HE WAS A FUN DUDE!!! A COMPLETE IDIOT! HAHAHA!"
Pearl said.
"Y-You are calling GOD AN IDIOT!? I-ISN'T THAT BLASPHEMY?!"
"HAHAHA, IM SURE HE DOESN'T CARE!"
Rocca slipped out of Sun's arms, running to hug Mate.
"M-MASTER MATE! Y-You disappeared! B-But im glad you quickly come back..."
Mate grabbed her on his arms, and started to move her on the air, completely euphoric.
"Quickly?! A good few hours passed for me!"
Sun said, also without understanding basically anything.
"S-So hm... what happened?"
Mate placed the girl on the ground, petting her head one last time before standing up.
"Oh oh oh my, i can't calm down! Many more adventures to come!"
Done, thats all we needed to hear.
We 4 thought the same: Mate asked to be cured.
I gave a smile of relief.
"Oh Mate... Yeah we sure will!"
Sun, with an unusual smil she said.
"Ok then tell us how it was."
Mate opened a wide smile, very happy to talk about it.
"Well-""
Clown looked up.
"Well, there's a part here that's blurred, it looks like it's been scratched over... But well, then it goes on like this:"