My Journey: The Reason Why I Will Live

Nibi:hahahaha, run luka!

Luka:w-what did you do nibi!?

Nibi and luka were running through the castle while being followed by maids.

Maid A:get them! How they dare to write such thing in the princess room!

Maid B:Don't let them go!

Varakiel:....sylph what did you do?

Sylph:(we wrote : hahaha, the princess was rejected thrice to marriage!)

Varakiel:(.......)

Sylph:(are you mad?)

sylph said shily, like a kid found by a parent doing something wrong.

Varakiel:(.....*sigh* just don't let them get caught easily).

Sylph:(!!! yay!! okay, i won't let them get caught!)

Sylph then leaves to follow nibi and luka.

undine:(you're to soft with her varakiel).

Varakiel:(oh c'mon let her be, she isn't hurting anyone and the less she is with us the more peace we have).

Salamander:(he's right let her go away)

gnome:(.......)

gnome nods.

Undine:(that's true....fine i won't say anything else.)

....

Varakiel then goes to the bedroom the maids prepared for him, to his surprise chrome was there.

Chrome:ahhh...this castle is so nice~.

Chrome gives a contented sigh, spread out on the bed.

Varakiel:i must admit it his.

Chrome:yeah, i got my clothes cleaned, and a nice shower. I got so used to live on that mansion, than i forget how awful it really was.

Varakiel:just not get accoustomed to it, we are only staying for today after all.

Chrome: hmph, you should say that to the monster lord, i bet she's stuffing her fat face right now.

Varakiel:well you're not wrong about that she is in the dining room right now.

Chrome:so i was right.

Varakiel:but anyway, why are you in my room?

Chrome:well....i got lost, sorry.

Varakiel:*puff* hahaha.

Chrome:h-hey don't laugh at me even frederika and liam got lost too.

Varakiel:.....really?

Suddenly frederika and liam stick out from chrome shadow.

Frederika:...hello, varakiel, chrome is right we got lost too, and due to that chrome better decided to pick your room

Liam:hello sir varakiel, frederika says the truth.

Varakiel:hello frederika and liam, how you two have been?.

Frederika: we have been good thank you for asking, we're very happy to be together like this.

Liam:yes, is a dream come true to finally be able to be side to side with the person i love.

Varakiel:good to hear....say why you don't go to chrome's room.

Frederika:hm? What do you mean varakiel?

Liam:why, sir varakiel?.

Varakiel:i figured out than both of you would like time alone for yourselfs from time to time after all

Frederika:....

Liam:...

both frederika and liam blushed deep.

Chrome:hmph, pervert....but he's right i guess you two should have your private time together.

Varakiel:then it's decided you two will go to chrome's room , as for you chrome you can stay in my room i don't mind.

Chrome:...fine if you say so.....thanks.

Varakiel:alright it's already night time we should go to the dining room i am cooking tonight.

Chrome:really? Okay i'll go with you then!.

Frederika:i'll go too

Liam:me too.

Varakiel:alright let's go then.

.....

on the kitchen of the castle.

Liam:sir varakiel you require my assitance to cook?.

Varakiel:oh? You believe you are capable to follow my pace?.

Liam:i been the buttler of frederika for my 30 years of life, i believe in my abilities very much.

Varakiel:very well, but try to not stay behind, hahaha.

Liam:i won't.

And so liam lived through the hell called varakiel cooking.

.....

liam:uuuf...

frederika: are you okay?

Liam:i am not, i can't believe he has to do that much by himself, sir varakiel is truly incredible.

Frederika:¿What are you talking about?

Liam:you won't understand, frederika.

Frederika:......

Varakiel:hehehe, not worry about it, even luka can't keep up with me.

Luka:i will never try again, you turn into a monster when you are in the kitchen big brother....

Tamamo:is he that terrifying? Hahaha~.

Granberia:i wonder too, i should take a look at him on a kitchen when i have the chance.

Alice:i am curious too now.

Chrome:i don't understand what all of you are talking about but is sounds scary.....but the food is still so delicious, so i can't complain too much.

Nibi:that's true~!.

Tamamo:very true~!

Alice:so let's eat up then!

.....

Granberia:....delicious as ever.....

Undine:(varakiel, your cooking never would stop to amaze me.)

Varakiel:(i know, that's now another reason for you to stay with me forever hahaha!.)

Salamander:(for me you would need more than good food to convince me.....i believe)

Gnome:(......)

gnome nods to varakiel.

Sylph:(yay! We will be able to enjoy delicious food forever!)

Varakiel:mhm, alright everyone tomorrow we will leave for the next orb

Luka:alright big brother.

Tamamo:i wonder which one he will go for.

....

Later after dinner varakiel and chrome we're making their way to the bedroom.

Varakiel:so how was the food today chrome?

Chrome: it was very tasty, thank you for the food.

Varakiel:hrm, it was nothing take it as a reward for your great efforts to understand the book i gave you.

Chrome:.....i see, when i would be able to do it properly?.

Varakiel:for now you should learn to use sacred dark healing first.

Chrome:why?.

Varakiel:well you remember the mistake i did when i revived liam right?.

Chrome:ah.

Varakiel:mhm, you should learn to repair their bodies before revive them, they can still feel pain after all.

Liam:.....then why you didn't did it before reviving me sir varakiel?

Varakiel:...i forgot!.

Chrome:...

Frederika:.....

Liam:.....

Undine:.....

Salamander:.....

Gnome:...

Sylph:hehehe, varakiel is dumb.

Varakiel:anyway let's go to our bedrooms already.

Liam:okay!, let's go this way frederika.

Frederika:alright!.

Suddenly liam and frederika rushed to somewhere in the castle.

Varakiel:....hehehe, it looks like they really needed that private time together.

Chrome:...pervert.

Varakiel:yep, that's me.

Then chrome and varakiel got in the bed.

Varakiel:hm? What's wrong chrome?.

Chrome:are you sure you want to sleep with a succubus in the same bed?

Varakiel:not worry it's fine, i trust in you.

Chrome:....hmph, fine....good night.

Varakiel:hehe, good night chrome.

.....

in the bedroom around 2 or 3 am.

Chrome:big sis....

Varakiel:oh sleep talking?

Chrome:please big sis don't leave me!.

Chrome suddenly yells on her dream.

Varakiel:poor chrome...

Varakiel then gets near chrome and kindly hugs her.

Chrome:...

chrome then calms down.

Varakiel:hehe, i might not be your sister, but i can be your friend....sweet dreams chrome.

Chrome:Good night....

Undine:(hrm, i can see now why you called her cute....but still i wouldn't let her touch me ever.)

Varakiel:(hehe, not worry she baths regularly like everyone else, and she doesn't handle corpses anymore, chill.)

Undine:(....you just say to the spirit of water to chill?)

Varakiel.(.....was that a bad joke?)

Undine:(yes.)

Varakiel:(i am sorry.)

Undine:(...good night.)

Varakiel:(...good night undine.)

....

Sabasa king:are you absolutely sure you don't want to stay any longer?....

Varakiel:we can't your majesty, our quest must continue we can't waste time relaxing.

Sara on her princess dress speaks up.

Sara:please let them go, father. We've bothered them enough.

Sabasa king:hmm...you're right, we shouldn't hinder varakiel's and luka's quest, but i want to tell you than you are welcome to return whenever you see fit. It's the least i can do, after you've saved my daughter. And you're absolutely sure that you don't want to marry her?

Varakiel:yes, i'm sure.

Luka:i'm sure...sorry.

Sabasa king::just to be absolutely clear....you will absolutely never refuse to not marry my daughter?

Varakiel:we are in a hurry we're leaving.

Luka:ahh big brother wait.....thank you for the room.

Luka thanks to the sabasa king while he follows varakiel.

And so everyone leaves sabasa castle.

....

Alice:that took forever....

Varakiel:mhm, but we still have enough time on our hands.

Luka:really big brother?.

Varakiel:yeah....now let's see where we should go now....

then varakiel takes out his map with the orbs location marked.

....

Varakiel:....let's go for the blue orb, so that means port natalia.

Alice:then what are you waiting for? Teleports us there.

Varakiel:alright everyone stick together!.

.....

everyone at port natalia.

Alice:wait why we came to the port?

Varakiel:well, here should be a mermaid, she has something called the ball of guidance, i want it.

Luka:ball of guidance?

Tamamo:why would you need it when you have undine.

Varakiel:curiosity.

Granberia:curiosity? Explain.

Varakiel:i just want to know how it works, that's all.

Alice:just that?.

Varakiel:yes.

Alice:great now you are getting useless things.

Varakiel:isn't that bad, it's actually than i feel than it might have belonged to captain selene.

Luka:the same than had that bell big brother?.

Varakiel:mhm, i heard than the ball of guidance is not only to go underwater, but to go to the deepest parts of the sea, that's something pretty big.

Alice:the deepest parts of the sea?

Tamamo:oh!, i get it now, you are curious how is that possible!.

Varakiel:mhm, how is that such small item can withstand the pressure of the deep sea.

Granberia:oh?, i see why are you curious now. I want to know too now.

Alice:still you are doing pointless sidequest.

Varakiel:2 stawberry milk so you shut up about it.

Alice:make it three and add a toffee.

Varakiel:deal.

Varakiel then hands over the milk and the toffee to alice.

Alice:~♪!.

Chrome:.....

Varakiel:hm? Is something troubling you chrome?.

Chrome:errr, sorry varakiel, it's just than i can't swim very well, so i'll stay behind this time.

Varakiel:oh, you not know how to swim, we'll deal with that later, so you can stay here with everyone else meanwhile

Granberia:.....

Varakiel:...granberia, not tell me....

Granberia:.....yeah....i...can't swim.

Alice:....what? What do you mean, you can't swim!?

Tamamo:oh my, that's a problem...

Nibi:ehh...how is that you can't swim granberia-sama?

Granberia:i can't swim. Do i need to draw you a picture for you to understand?

Alice:how the hell can a heavenly knight not know how to swim? You had a serene mind at age 5! a WATER technique!

Varakiel:well....i don't know what to say about that.

Granberia:i don't know what to tell you either. Salamander certainly wasn't going to teach me, and it's faster for me to teleport to other places. Besides i figured erubetie would be the one to handle matters in the marine world, i never had a good reason to learn how.

Luka:huh...i see, but wouldn't be better if you learn though, big brother said there should be strong foes on the deep sea....

Granberia:.....i'll think about it.

Undine:....

Salamander:....oh, don't look at me like that. Where is a little dragonkin going to go swimming inside a volcano!?

Undine:...can you swim?

Salamander:i can swim!...i just hate cold water.

Varakiel:then why you didn't do some termal waters?.

Salamander:.....shut up already.

Undine:fufu, he has a big point.

Luka:anyway, then you are staying with alice, then?

Granberia:for now, yes.it's just than i didn't think about it before, but i guess such a skill would be useful later.....then i should add swimming to my schedule?.

Varakiel:you should, it very important, i have an idea for a rigurous training for both of us later, i was going to mention it later, but is good to know you not know how to swim beforehand.

Granberia:i see, so i need to learn to swim for this special training of yours? Figures....fine you'll teach me how to swim later....

Varakiel:noted.

Tamamo:oh? Special training? Coming from someone like you it should be very special.....

Varakiel:you can't imagine how.....

Tamamo:anyway, i am not going to, my fur get's really messy if i get wet.

Nibi:me too!

Alice:you're such an idiot, still going back to fulfill a meaningless marriage vow....why just don't steal the orb?.

Varakiel:well i just don't like to rob from the innocent.

Alice:hrm, so you though about it, what luka would think about it?.

Alice says with a playful smile.

Luka:big brother wouldn't do such a thing like steal or rob.....from the innocent at least....

Alice:hahaha, hurry up then, before i start to get hungry.

With a laugh, alice slithered away

Varakiel:well it seems we're just the two of us so, off we go.

Luka:mhm i am besides you big brother.

....

Varakiel:alright let's go to 6th street.

Luka:alright.

Varakiel and luka then goes to the 6th street of port natalia and ask people nearby about meia.

Varakiel:6th street 3-29...this should be the house.

Luka:it seems so...

luka points out a board than reads meia

Varakiel then knocks the door.

Varakiel:*knock*knock*is anyone there?

???:i'm coming!

A woman's voice calls out excitedly.

Suddenly, the door opens, and a mermaid appears!

Varakiel:hello, are you meia?

Meia:yes...i'm meia. Can i help you...?

Varakiel:we saw your notice on the bulleting board and came to help!.

Luka:.....you did?

Varakiel:yes i did.

Salamander:(liar....)

Undine:(let it go is a harmless lie.)

Meia:oh, incredible!, i just posted it yesterday!, adventurers surely are reliable!, Please, come inside!.

...

Meia:please excuse the small house....i don't have much to entertain both of you with.

Luka:oh, don't worry about it, we're fine....

meia then set down some suspicious looking aquatic-based cakes and tea on the table.

Luka:so, what is the request you need assistance with?

Meia:actually...i'm in love with a human.

meia holds her cheeks as she blushes.

Meia:we've lived together in this house for a while. But right now, he's out at sea fishing...

Luka:that's great!.

Luka says excited, this is the world he wants to create. Man and monster living together peacefully.

Meia:ufufu, it seems you are excited to hear about it...but...although we love each other deeply, we're not married. It's because we can't perform the marriage trial dictated by marine law...when a mermaid and a human get married, they have to offer a written pledge to the queen at the temple of the seabed. But...the monster along the way to the temple are too dangerous. I have some magic power, but my darling isn't too strong. We wouldn't be able to make it there safely.

Luka:so what you need us to do?.

Meia:i want you to go to the temple at the bottom of the sea and deliver this pledge.

Luka:but...is someone else even allowed to deliver it in the first place? It seems like a strange trial if the two people getting married don't even need to do it.

Meia:the law doesn't specifically say [those getting married have to deliver it] it doesn't say someone else can either...but it should be fine.

Luka:(then what's the point if the you don't undergo the trial....)

Varakiel:we get it.

As varakiel speak someone opens the front door.

Boy:i'm home!

Meia:ah! Welcome home~!

A small boy walks into the house.

Luka:eh....? no way, you've already had a kid together?

Meia:no, no....this is my darling!

Luka:eh....!?(but isn't he....a bit young?)

Undine:(don't let appearances foul you luka...)

Luka:(eh? What do you mean?)

Boy?:heeey meia. Who are these people?

Meia:they're very admirable adventurers! I asked them to deliver our pledge of marriage to the queen!

Boy?:oh, really? Thank you! We really want to get married, so that would help us a lot.

Luka:um....meia...don't you think it would be better to wait for him to grow up a little more...? getting married to such a young boy...

Meia:hm? But my darling is turning twenty-five this year.

Luka:eh!?

Boy?:i'm an adult! I can get married!

Meia: i used a little of my mermaid magic to stop his growth...

Luka:eh...mermaids can do that?

Varakiel:yeah i didn't know that too...

Luka:but...why did you do that...?

Meia:because...he's so cute like this~!

Boy?:so that's why! I though it was strange! Meia! That's so awful!

Meia:hehehehe....

Undine:(so selfish....but i would have done the same thing with varakiel if i had the chance...fufufu.)

Varakiel:(oh you wish to see me as a boy?)

Undine:(not only me, everyone wishes to.)

Gnome:(.......)

gnome nods heavely

Sylph:(yes we want to see small varakiel!)

Salamander:(hehehe, so i can pin you down and rape you properly....)

Varakiel:(well if you say so i will think of a way later.)

Undine:(really, fufu that would be great.)

Varakiel:(hehehe, now than i think about it i want to see granberia as a kid i bet she is very cute...)

Salamander:(hehehe, now i want to do that too.)

Varakiel and Salamander laughs sinesterly together...

Meia:that's how it is, so please help us! Please go to the queen at the bottom of the sea and deliver our pledge!

Boy?:please!

Varakiel:alright, we'll gladly take the request.

Meia:thank you so much!

Boy?:thank you, big bros!

The two of them hug each other happily.

Meia:it's only something small, but i can give you a reward. It may not be enough for you though...

Varakiel:not worry about it, this guy here wishes for coexistance between monsters and humans, so if he can help with something like this he will do it.

Meia:i see, such commendable wish we hope your dream can come true....then please take these...this is our pledge, and the [ball of guidance].

Meia then hands a document with writing on it, and a transparent crystal, to varakiel and luka.

Varakiel pick's up the ball and luka the document...

[Ball of guidance] acquired!

Varakiel:(now let's see if i was correct....)

Luka:what this ball does?

Meia:while standing on the nearby beach, you need to use that. Then you should be able to go on the undersea road.

Luka:i see... so if i follow that road, will it take me to the temple?

Meia:yes...it should do.....i'll pray for your safe journey.

Boy?:good luck, big bros!

Luka:leave it to us!.

With luka saying that, he and varakiel leave's meia's house.

Varakiel then scans the ball of guidance.

Ball of guidance: A gem used by the captain selene in the past to steal from the monsters at the bottom of the sea, it allows you to breath underwater, and handle the powerful pressures at the bottom of the sea.

Lily:Varakiel,This one seems to be the original one, the other ones after this aren't capable to go through the deep sea.

Varakiel:(hahaha, i was right! Such weird item couldn't possible be used on something like a marriage trial.)

Sylph speaks to varakiel.

Sylph:(yay! The dead cupid is back in action!)

Varakiel:(.....why we don't leave it at cupid?)

Sylph:(alright! So at night you are the death cupid and at day you're a normal cupid!)

Varakiel(that doesn't make it better though...)

Sylph:(it will be fun! You'll be like a wandering love doctor. And i'll be your sexy assistant, shirufu!)

Varakiel:(..........where that name come from?........)

Sylph:(......i don't know i come with it right now.......)

Undine:(do you see? Do you see what we have to listen to all day?)

Gnome:(..............)

Varakiel:(hey sylph let's play a game right now....)

Sylph:(a game? Yay! Tell me which is it!.)

Varakiel:(the game is called be gnome!, we all act like gnome and you try to make us respond you back, if we talk to you, you win, and if you don't do it before nighttime you'll be gnome for the rest of the night!.)

Sylph:(it sounds fun!! alright then let's play right now!.)

Salamander.(hehehehe, good thinking varakiel, you two you have that at hand?)

Undine:(of course....)

Gnome:(........)

gnome nods.

Varakiel:(then the game starts when we leave port natalia understood sylph?)

Sylph:(yes!)

and so gnome, salamander and undine put on the soundproof band than varakiel gave them before.

...

at the beach near port natalia...

Luka:so, we have the ball of guidance...

Varakiel:now let's walk for a bit untill starts to glow.

Varakiel then take's out the ball of guidance from his inventory....suddenly a monster crawls out of the sea!

Crab girl appears!

Crab:oh, hello. Can i have some semen?

Luka:gah...(who just asks something like that to a stranger? But she doesn't seem hostile....)...what if i say no?

Crab:well, that wouldn't be very nice.

Luka:.....hmm, what should i do.

Varakiel was still besides luka.

Varakiel:(hahaha, he's considering it, i wonder if it has something to do with nibi.)

Undine:(oh you haven't noticed yet? He and the kitsune had been having sex from time to time...)

Salamander:(he's a pervert like everyone else...)

Varakiel:(oh really!? I didn't notice at all, who wouldn't have though, my luka as stepped up in the ladders of adulthood!.)

Undine:(.......)

Salamander:(.......)

Gnome:(........)

Sylph:(hehe, varakiel doesn't mind if someone else has sex with luka.)

Varakiel:(why should i? I love everyone else equally, and so they can do the same, if for example undine were to had sex with luka i wouldn't mind, if he agreed to it of course.)

Undine:(oh? Really? You're more of a pervert than i though before.)

Sylph:(yes! I won!!!)

Varakiel:(ah...)

Undine:(ah...)

salamander:(ah...)

Gnome:(.....)

they look at each other with wide eyes....

Varakiel:(d-did i just got tricked by sylph?)

Undine:(idiot....)

Salamander:(dumbass...)

gnome:(......)

gnome nods several times.

Sylph:(hehehe i won! Now my reward is than i will have sex with varakiel!!!.)

Varakiel:(........)

Undine:(........)

Salamander:(......)

Gnome:(.........)

Sylph:(what? I won fairly!)

Salamander:(yes i know but....having sex from all thingss? Are you that desperate?)

Sylph:(no i just want to have fun with varakiel too! Everyone else did already expect me! So it's my turn!)

Varakiel:(....fine if that's what you want....just wait until night.)

Sylph:(yay!)

Undine:(fufu who would have though than his first defeat would be against sylph in a game.)

Varakiel:(ahhhhh shut up!!!)

Salamander:(hehehe this would be a needle in his mind forever!)

back with luka.

Luka:uh, sorry. I really can't right now we're in a hurry...

Crab girl: is that so?.....fine.

Before the crab girl walks off.

Varakiel:wait we sorry we can't help you with semen but we can give you this...

Varakiel hands over a sabasa grilled fish to her...

Crab girl:...it smells good.....

the crab girl takes the fish than varakiel was handing her over and tastes it.

Crab girl:it tastes good.....thank you....and i'm sorry for standing in your way, see you later.....

Varakiel:take care.

Luka:be careful outthere!

The crab girl with a nod wanders off.

Varakiel:alright we should do this quick or either another one will show up.

Luka:that's true...

Varakiel then holds up the ball, and....the ball of guidance starts to shine brightly, and shoots out a beam of light far out into the sea!

Undine:(oh my. It is quite interesting)

undine speaks both at luka and varakiel.

Luka:really? How it works?

Undine:(it must be infused with a type of water magic, creating a space where you can breathe safely underwater. I can do the same thing as that ball, you know. You could have just asked me to help you.)

Varakiel:it seems you don't realize the big picture here undine.

Undine:oh? How so?

Varakiel:this thing doesn't use any magic power to create the ball...it produces it and creates it.

Undine:...!!. wait that would mean!!.

Varakiel:indeed if anyone could expand the effect of this, humans and other water monsters would be able to live underwater.

Undine:i see now i understand why you wanted it, you want to know how it works so the problem of water monsters needing to leave the sea for their partners....incredible as always.

Varakiel:hehe, thank you.

Luka:it would be incredible to see a monsters and humans town underwater!!.

Varakiel:i know, right!?

And so varakiel and luka walks toward the light. And they jumps in the water.

.....

Underwater varakiel and luka swims following the light.

Luka:so we have to stay on this light road to reach the temple?.

Varakiel:hrm, just not separate or either you won't be able to breath.....but undine has us covered though so there is no real issue.

Luka:but it would be difficult for me to fight underwater...

Varakiel:you'll be fine don't worry.

Varakiel and luka continue to follow the strange tunnel of light made by the ball of guidance, they go deeper and deeper.

Luka:i just hope the tunnel doesn't suddenly vanish....

Varakiel:we'll be fine i tell you as long i keep holding the ball of guidance there won't be an issue.

Luka:now than i think about it isn't this a bit too difficult for a trial for marriage?.....and it's meaningless if the people getting married don't even have to do it themselves in the first place.i wonder if there are other monster than have customs like this...

Varakiel:well there is the dragon seal trial too, and if i remember there is a customs for kitsunes too.

Luka:for nibi and tamamo for example?.

Varakiel:mhm if the male human comes inside them 3 times you officially are married to the kitsune.

Luka:ehhh!!?

Varakiel: nibi nor tamamo mentioned it to you?.

Luka:n-no...uhhh i have to be careful to not come inside three times in a row from now on....

Varakiel:oh? Are you perhaps doing it with nibi regularly luka?.

Luka:...y-yes....uuuu

Varakiel:hahaha, relax is normal than you do after all she likes you a lot, just remember to be careful to not come inside her 3 times.

Luka with a blush responds at varakiel.

Luka:i'll do

Varakiel:it's only nibi or you have done it with anyone else besides her?.

Luka:...alice and tamamo too...

Varakiel:hahaha, wouldn't expect less from them, a half angel half human boy is too appetasing for them to hold back for so long.

Luka:uuuuu.....

luka face was like he was about to cry.

Varakiel:but anyway a monster should have attacked us by now that's weird.....never mind, of course they come as soon as i mention them.

Varakiel then looks to the left .

Luka then takes a look to where varakiel's head turned, and sees a clear-looking monster quickly approaching!

Jellyfish girl appears!

Jellyfish girl:humans this deep under the sea? How strange...

Luka:we don't want to bother you. So, please just keep swimming along....

while luka deals with the monster, varakiel speaks to the spirits.

Varakiel:waitttt....salamander are yo..never mind she's not.

Salamander:........

Varakiel:are you okay?

Salamander:....cold....so cold....

Sylph:whoa! Mandy got all blue!

Undine:she's like a pretty little ice sculpture...

Varakiel:you forgot to add sexy!.

Undine:right....

Gnome:.......

Salamander:shut up....All of you shut up

Undine:oh? Remind me again, who was the one calling me a baby back in the desert when we were going for an orb?

Salamander:.......

Varakiel:salamander...you could have waited back in the camp you know.....

Undine:oh, don't worry about her. It takes more than a little cold water to seriously hurt her at all.

Sylph:she looks like a popsicle! I wonder what she tastes like?

Salamander:........

salamander trembles due to the coldness.

Poor salamander.....

.....

Jellyfish girl:my strength...

the jellyfish girl turns into a normal jellyfish!

The jellyfish swims off somewhere!

Jellyfish girl was defeated!

Luka earned 850 experience points!

7350/150000

Luka:it looks like i can fight properly underwater that's good...

suddenly, something grabs luka by his right foot.

Luka:wah! What is this!?

As he looks down, he sees a tentacle is wrapping around his right foot!.

Varakiel:be careful luka, is a sea anemone girl's tentacle.

Luka:kuh, is dragging me down!

Luka's body is slowly pulled down as he struggles against it.

Luka:let me go!

Varakiel:just let it drag you down and defeat it's body....

Luka:okay!.

Pulled all the way down, luka can finally make out the sea floor and the source of the tentacle...

Sea anemone girl appears!

Sea anemone girl:oh....i caught a young man. That's good...i'm very hungry. Held in this mouth, i'll suck all the semen out from you. Once nothing's left, i'll eat you...it will feel amazing...hahaha.

Luka:ugh....

not only his foot, but more tentacles are reaching out to wrap around the rest of his body.

Luka:like i would be this easy!, gnome lend the power of the mother earth!.

Luka was infused with the all mighty power of earth!

With the power of earth he easily break free from the tentacles...

.....

Sea anemone girl:what is this...? kyaa!

The sea anemone girl turns into a normal sea anemone!

Sea anemone girl was defeated!

Luka earned 900 experience points!

8250/150000

Luka:at least it helped me to get down faster....there sure are a lot of monsters in the sea.

Varakiel:alright let's move on.

Luka:okay big brother!

???:help! Please help meeee!

Luka:huh!? Someone screamed out for help big brother!

Varakiel:that seems the case.....(it can't be my interferance actually changed this…..i have to be more carefull in the future....)

as luka takes a quick look around....he notices a small girl being pulled down by a tentacle from above the water!.

Luka:she's in trouble!

Luka quickly swims after the sea anemone girl dragging the mermaid.

Sea anemone girl:you look delicious...

Mermaid:D-don't eat me!

The mermaid screams with tears welling up in her eyes.

Sea anemone girl: oh? A mermaid and a human? How lucky....

Luka:let her go!

Sea anemone Girl:hehehe, come near and i'll kill her little boy...

Luka:kuhhhh....

Luka stops,

Luka:what can i do now.....

Varakiel:this one is crueler than the other one, hmph!.

Varakiel suddenly teleport behind the sea anemone girl with his blade infused with seal blade.

Sea anemone girl:ah! What the....!

the sea anemone girl turns into a normal sea anemone!

Luka:ah big brother!....is she okay?

Varakiel:hey little one are you okay? You got hurt badly?(as i though she is the mermaid princess, elle. Looks like black alice is acting prematurly, maybe she is suspicious of the lack of granberia or tamamo.

In hellgondo)

Elle:are..are you humans?

Luka:yes.

Varakiel:mhm.

Elle:s-stay away from me!

Tears start to well up in elle's eyes again.

Varakiel:calm down, little one. You're safe now. We're not going to hurt you.

Elle:mom said humans are stupid and evil! They only care about themselves!

Varakiel:if we only care about ourselves, then why did we save you just now?

Elle:uhhhh...

Varakiel:hehe, looks like is the first time you've ever seen a human.

Luka:that's seems the case....

elle:uhhhh...

Elle:i...i got separated from my mom and now i'm lost! I saw a big light over here and came to look, but then that thing attacked me!

Luka:(....oops.)

Varakiel:(not my fault, is her mother's fault for not taking care of her well.)

Luka:just relax. We'll help you find your mom, okay?

Varakiel:mhm, i can feel a strong presence near here, that must be your mom.

Elle:r-really? Th-thank you...

Undine:(varakiel, who is she?)

Varakiel:(she is the current mermaid queen daughter, elle, and the queen's well-known for absolutely hating humans. By what i been hear humans killed her husband somehow, or something. And she probably is allied with black alice and illias.)

Undine:(i see.....so luka as found a tough one....i can't do anything else but wish him luck.)

Luka:we should get going.

Elle:....

elle doesn't move. She just looks at varakiel and luka like she's ready to cry.

Varakiel:what is it little one?

Varakiel shows a warm and kind smile to elle.

Elle:y-you're really not going to hurt me?

Luka:we'll never do that!

Varakiel:exactly, you're safe with us.

Elle:well....okay.

Varakiel:(she is nervous, poor thing she is really scared.)alright then let's move we are going to the queen of the southern sea's palace.

Elle:w-what do you need to see the queen for!?

Varakiel:well, the monster lord specifically request us to bring back the blue orb.

Elle:the monster lord!?

Luka:yes!, it was aliphesee fateburn XVI.

Elle:whoa...that's cool!

Varakiel:that calmed her down, that's good.

Luka:yes it seems so.

With elle rescued, varakiel and luka together with elle make's their way to the temple than was already into view.

...

a beautiful, desolate palace sitting at the ocean floor.

Luka:whoa, this place looks gorgeous!, but is kind of scary what could be roaming this halls...

Varakiel:don't worry about it the only one than should be a threat for you in the queen of the sea and probably elle's mother.

Elle:My mom?

Luka:her mother? Why big brother?

Varakiel:well her mother is the mermaid queen and she hates humans a lot.

Elle:y-you know my mom!?

Varakiel:of course i know her, as an aide of the monster lord i need to know each queen of every race and their descendants.

Elle:woah you're the aide of the monster lord!? That awesome!!.

Luka:......since when big brother?

Varakiel:since now, hahaha!.

Luka:but i must say, elle, can you help us to get the orb? We don't really want to have to fight the kraken for it.

Elle:i can't, the kraken here is in charge of the whole southern sea...my mom could maybe do it, but...

Luka:yeah she hates humans, it's okay. It was just a thought. I guess there's no other way.

As they move further along... a dim light starts to move through the temple.

Luka:what's that...? is that a lamp?, but how?

Varakiel:that's a weird monster indeed...

anglerfish girl appears!

Anglerfish girl:.....

the anglerfish girl slowly swims towards luka. Moving very slowly through the water, it seems she's barely aware of what's happening around her.

...

anglerfish girl:......

the anglerfish girl turns into a normal anglerfish!

Anglerfish girl was defeated!

Luka Earned 950 experience points!

9200/150000

Anglerfish:...

Luka:she doesn't even noticed she has been sealed, what a weird monster....

Varakiel:alright i can feel a strong presence below here, that should be kraken.

Elle:okay, i'll be behind both of you!.

Elle says cheerfully.

Luka:let's go then!

....

At the bottom of the sea temple, varakiel, elle, and luka come across a giant hall. At the end was a regal looking monster.

Varakiel:are you the queen of the southern sea?

Kraken:...yes, that is correct. I am entrusted by the monster lord to rule over these southern seas. Now human.....what business do you have here in this undersea temple?

Varakiel:well, first of all, i'm here to deliver this pledge of marriage....

Kraken:marriage?

Varakiel then takes out the pledge and hands it over to the kraken. She snatches it up with a tentacle and opens it to read.

Kraken:..................mhm, i see. Well, you have braved the trial, so i have no objections. As queen of the southern seas, i declare you and the mermaid princess elle married.

Varakiel:......(this damn idiot as gone senile!.)

Elle:w-wha!?

Varakiel got married to elle!

Kraken:now,take this pledge ring. Wearing this ring on your finger, you will always remember the pledge of marriage to your partner.

The kraken drops the ring in varakiel's palm

Pledge ring was dropped in varakiel's hand!

Varakiel:*sigh*kraken, we're not the ones getting married.

Elle:i don't want to get married yet!.

Kraken:no matter the difficulty, you must always support each other. Now, i shall give you the queen's blessing.

Sylph:and i'll give the wind spirit's blessing~!

Gnome smack sylph.

Sylph:Hya!

Luka:wait, wait, wait my big brother and elle aren't the ones getting married!.

Kraken:oh did i mistake? Is perhaps you and her? If it that so i declare him and elle officially divorced.

Varakiel and elle got divorced!

Varakiel:please kraken read the pledge again...

Kraken:hm?.......oh! I see. Meia's the mermaid....i though that was you. It's rather unusual for a third party to deliver something like this....but i suppose i have no reason to object. Then as queen of the southern seas, i declare meia and her husband married.

Elle: I-I got divorced!?fuuuu...mom's going to kill me for this....

Varakiel: ilias is going to kill me for this....

Undine:(why?)

Varakiel:(I promised her than I would give her a proper wedding ring first...)

all the spirits eyes went wide.

Undine:(so you're in that kind of relationship with her already!?, incredible....)

Gnome(........)

gnome nods several times.

Sylph:(whoa! Varakiel is certainly the greatest cupid of all he even managed to get proposed to ilias herself!!)

Salamander:(...burrrr....y-you're.... crazy...good job.)

Varakiel:(not worry salamander we will leave soon.... I hope so.)

kraken: well, i'm glad that's all settled.

Luka: right. Err, anyway.... the second reason we're down here is because we need the blue orb.

Kraken: blue orb!?

The kraken's eyes instantly narrow.

Luka: uh, the monster lord said it was okay....

the kraken cuts off luka's explanation.

Kraken: silence! I shall never hand it over or believe your lies! If you want the orb, you will have to defeat me first!

Luka: I knew this was going to happen...

Kraken: I will never hand the orb over to the bloodthirsty heroes! Trespassers like you...the queen shall punish you herself.

Luka: can you listen to us for two seconds!?

Kraken: i said silence!

Varakiel:(maximum input!) you can't reason with her luka defeat her!.

Luka: understood!

Kraken:

34000/34000

Luka:

HP 9000/9000

SP 15/15

STR:4500

AGI:4500

VIT:4500

INT:175

DES:5

Luck:1000

....

Kraken: the monster lord entrusted this orb to me.... I won't let a hero take it!

Luka: we already told you, the monster lord requested us to take it back!

Kraken: silence! Don't dare to use lies on the monster lord name!.

.....

Kraken: kuh.... you're strong for a human

3000/34000

???:is like she said.... he's powerful enough to defeat even you, kraken.

Varakiel: luka i will go hide, i have an idea.

Luka: eh? Ehmmm understood!.

Elle: eh where are you going sir varakiel?.

Varakiel teleport to a hidden spot in the temple so the queen mermaid doens't notice him.

Kraken: what!? Who goes there!?

An elegant-sounding voice echoes through the underwater palace.

Queen mermaid: she told me there would be trouble, but i had no idea it would be this bad....

Elle: mom?

Luka: the queen mermaid?

Varakiel:(as I feared I changed everything, dammit this complicate things a little.... but it seems is only for part of black Alice, promestein isn't aware of anything, that's good, it means they don't relay information of this matter to each other.)

Kraken was defeated!

Luka earned 150000 experience points!

Luka is now level 26!

8250/200000

HP 1440/1440(9200/9200)

SP 10/10 (15)

STR:720(4600)

AGI:720(4600)

VIT:720(4600)

INT:180

DES:5

Luck:1000

Kraken: the queen of the mermaids...what is your business here!?

Queen mermaid: i came here to warn you, but now it appears that i need to save you....

Kraken: you knew they were coming?

Queen mermaid: they?....i did knew the boy was coming, and i'm going to need that blue orb as well....

Luka:...(what is happening right now...)

Undine:(by what varakiel have told us the queen mermaid is allied with black alice, so be careful she is your enemy.)

Luka: !!(understood!)

Kraken: why in the world do you want the orb? You know the monster lords's orders...

Queen mermaid: that's just it.....the monster lord, alipheese the sixteenth, has turned against us. I had feared this day would come for a long time, but now there is no doubt in my mind.

Luka: ...(how is big brother doing up there?)

Undine: (ufufu, he is very angry right now!.)

Kraken: turned!?

Queen mermaid: yes. She's now planning to exterminate any monsters who will not willingly live among the humans.....and this is her little errand boy.

Meanwhile....

Varakiel:(Grrrrr!!!)

Gregar:(Grrrrr!!!)

Undine:(calm down varakiel, you know perfectly that's a lie...)

Varakiel:(i can't allow the name of alice to be defamed like this!)

Undine:(shhhh, calm down, luka is very aware than you would be angry about this, so let him take care of this, okay?....)

Varakiel:(*inhales*.......*exhales* okay....)

Undine:(good...)

Kraken: this boy, here to take the blue orb? But what abou-

before the kraken could continue luka speaks up loudly

Luka: yes I came here, ALONE! To take the blue orb.

Kraken:.....(i get it....)

Queen mermaid: look at his sword. It is the angel halo. Where else would he have gotten that sword, if not from the monster lord? He's working for her, to undermine us all.

Kraken:...do you take me for a complete fool?

Queen mermaid: excuse me?

Kraken: if the monster lord wanted the orb, then she could have just asked for it. I have no reason to disobey her command. Why send this boy to come take it by force?

Queen mermaid: did you....attack him first, by any chance?

Kraken: well....! er...

Queen mermaid: i figured i'm assuming he came and asked for the orb. The moment you rejected him, he attacked you!

Kraken: hmmm...either way...i must speak with the monster lord myself first to decide for myself.

Queen mermaid: there's no time! Have you forgotten that the boy is right here?

Kraken: i haven't forgotten. Notice how he hasn't tried to steal the orb while we've been talking.....

Kraken: you despise humans, i understand that. But to turn on our lord over mere rumors is ludicrous. I'm sorry but you'll have to wait.

Queen mermaid: ...i'm afraid i cannot allow that to happen.

Meanwhile....

Varakiel:.....

Undine:(what are you thinking of varakiel?)

Varakiel: hehehe, hehehe hahahahaha!!!!

Undine:(eh? Not tell me he has gone insane?)

Varakiel suddenly drops down back in front of everyone.

.....

*thud*

Queen mermaid: !!? Who are you?

Varakiel: nice to meet you queen mermaid, my name's is Varakiel and i am the aide of the monster lord herself.

Kraken: the aide!? She had an aide!?

Queen mermaid: you mean her dog.

Varakiel: hehehe, don't understimate me i can assure you than i am stronger than the four heavenly knights themselves

Queen mermaid: .!!...a human stronger than them!?

Kraken: what is the meaning of this!?

Varakiel: oh please let me explain the matter, please queen mermaid don't do something harsh like attack the kraken, or either you'll make a mess in the southern seas if there is no ruler.

Then varakiel explains to the kraken than alice requested back the blue orb.

Kraken: and what is your proof you are her aide?...

Varakiel: here is it...one of the forbidden book of the monster lord.

then varakiel takes out the world traveler guide.

By how old the cover is and the signature symbol of the monster lord on it you couldn't say if it was a traveler guide from afar.

Kraken: that's the demon lords seal!!.....

queen mermaid: tch.....another annoyance...

elle: mom...?

elle finally speaks up.

Queen mermaid: elle...?

Luka: did she noticed her just now?.

Queen mermaid: why are you in a place like this!? Did you kidnap her!?

Elle: they saved my life! And why did you try to kill kraken!?

Queen mermaid: i will explain when we get home. it's almost time for us to go.

Elle: b-but...!

Queen mermaid: do as i say, elle!

Her cold, stoic demeanor vanishes in an instant.

Queen mermaid: you...you turned her against me, didn't you?...very well...i was going to simply make my leave after taking the orb....but i will not leave without my daughter now. I'll kill you for what you've done....

Luka:!!...she is going to fight!?

Varakiel: STOP!

A cold and powerfull aura is released from varakiel!.

Varakiel: what do you think you are doing?

Queen mermaid: t-this power....

Varakiel right now was using gregar at 2.0 x stats and so he had 11K in STR AGI VIT and INT.

Elle:w-wait p-please not hurt my mother!

Elle stands up in front of varakiel bravely.

Varakiel:.....

Varakiel looks at her with cold dead eyes.

Elle:...

but she doesn't fear him, either she trust than he won't do something to her or she is very dumb and isn't aware of the danger she is on.

Varakiel: ....hehe,hahahaha.

Varakiel suddenly pats elle head.

Varakiel: you, you are a very brave child! You have gained my respect!!.

elle: eh?

Queen mermaid: don't you dare to touch my daughter!!.

Varakiel: as the aide of the monster lord i don't allow you to speak!!

varakiel released a more powerfull aura to the queen mermaid.

Queen mermaid: kuhhhh...

elle: !! please not hurt her!!.

Varakiel: not worry i won't hurt the mother of my little friend! Hahaha.

Luka: big brother what is going on?

Varakiel: nothing is just than she reminds me of you, even when the foe is impossible to defeat, you will still go on and stand up against it!.

Luka:....i see....

elle: can you explain what he means?

Luka: well....he likes you now.

Elle:eh!!?

Varakiel: listen queen mermaid, i could have let you away, if you just left when kraken told you so, but you decided to threaten and try to kill her, someone important as her, that's a crime, another one is to defame the name of the monster lord , right now if this were going to be said to the monsters outside they will label ALL the mermaids as traitors what you believe than will happen next!?

Queen mermaid:!!!

Varakiel:i don't know what black alice proposed you but i can assure you isn't worth it.....so i have a proposition to you, join us and i promise you by the pride and name of the monster lord alipheese fateburn XVI than we can give you back your husband.

Queen mermaid:!!!!! my husband!? You can give him back to me!? Explain!?

Varakiel:(oh it was a stronger reaction than i expected)

Luka:...

the queen mermaid right now wasn't the cold and stoic monster from before right now she was in tears and her eyes full of color and hope.

Varakiel:(her eyes....she lost hope....but right now they are shining brightly, hehe her husband is a really lucky bastard.)

Undine:(and what are you?)

Varakiel:(a lucky motherfucker! Hahaha!)

Queen mermaid:Is it true!? The monster lord can give me back my husband!?

The queen mermaid was in tears...

Elle:mom....

Varakiel:yes, the current monster lord herself has developed a spell capable of bringing back the once alive back from death, not as zombies, but as living beings again.

Queen mermaid:she is capable of that!?....i'm so sorry for my harsh words from before, i will join the current monster lord no matter what, i just want my husband back...

Varakiel:So be it. By her name and mine I promise you than when this conflict ends your husband would be among the living again, but for now you will act as a spy for the monster lord among the forces of black alice...

Queen Mermaid:...is the monster lord really capable of such feat?.

Luka: yes! My big brother here revived two humans already!.

Varakiel: exactly, they work right now as guards of my apprentice to learn the spell herself, and besides do you really think i need to lie in this situation?

Queen Mermaid: ...no...so be it, if i can have my husband and elle's dad back, then i'll do anything necessary for it.

The queen mermaid said in a cold and powerful tone.

Varakiel: then kraken hand me over the blue orb.

Kraken: of course sir....

the kraken then hands over the blue orb in one of her tentacles to varakiel.

Varakiel: now...(lily i need a copy of the blue orb)

Lily:(understood.....it would be 100G!)

Varakiel:(do it.)

7554-100=7454 G'

suddenly in the other hand of varakiel another blue orb appears.

Kraken: what!?

Luka: eh!? Big brother you had another one!? Then why did we come here!?

Varakiel: i didn't have another one i just made a fake one right now....now here take this queen mermaid....

Varakiel then hands over the fake blue orb to the mermaid queen.

Queen mermaid: i see so you want black alice to believe i got the blue orb so she believes than she has won?.

Varakiel: precisely with that she won't care to mess with the other orbs anymore...

Queen mermaid: then....elle we shall go....

Elle: okay mom.....thank you big brother varakiel for forgiving mom.

Varakiel: hehe, anything for such brave princess like you, if you are in trouble look for erubetie in the undine spring, she will use telepaty to inform to the heavenly knight granberia than is currently with me and the monster lord.

Elle:ohhhh how cool even sir granberia is with you!, i will do it if we are in trouble!.

Queen mermaid:....yet again im so sorry for defame the current monster lord name...

Varakiel: don't worry i understand, your husband was killed by humans but i promise you than the spell is very real, just show me you are worthy of it.

Queen mermaid: understood, sir varakiel.

Varakiel: hehehe, please call me varakiel right now i consider the mermaid race my friends so not worry.

Queen mermaid: i see.....so we will make our way back varakiel.

Varakiel: please be safe and be careful if they find out, they would try to use elle as a hostage, so hide her and she will be safe.

Queen mermaid: that's the kind of people i was allying with?....understood i will do that. Let's go elle.

Elle: okay mom.....bye bye varakiel and luka!. Thank you!

Varakiel: mhm be safe little one.

Luka: take care elle!.

The queen mermaid and elle suddenly vanishes!.

Kraken: then everything is okay now, i shall go back to rest for now Sir aide.

Varakiel: i have a command from the monster lord for you, now than you not need to guard the orb you can take some vacations....

Kraken: vacations?

Luka: vacations?

Varakiel: yes, being here all the time must be boring so you can take some time to go whenever you want, but remember to put someone in charge meanwhile.

Kraken: i see so i am finally rewarded after all this time....okay sir aide i will do as you said and i will take some vacations, i think i will give a visit to my sister poseidoness!.

Varakiel: oh? Are you going there? Then inform her than we shall arrive soon, for now we will go for the other orbs.

Kraken: very well, then i shall take my leave too.

The kraken more faster than handling the orb vanishes.

Luka:.....it must been driving her crazy being alone here all the time.

Varakiel: mhm, alice really needs to think about doing this again in the future.....

Luka: there won't be a need to do something like this in the future though...

Varakiel: that's true....then let's get out of here...

Luka: okay.

Then varakiel and luka's teleports back to port natalia in front of meia house.

Varakiel:*knock*knock*.

Meia:im going!.

Meia then opens the door...

Meia:oh varakiel and luka is something wrong? Did you forget something in here?.

Varakiel:here is your pledge ring.

Meia:eh!!!? you're already done!?Thank you so much!!!

meia takes the ring with a huge smile on her face.

Boy?:meia? Is something wrong?

Meia:look here darling varakiel and luka already delivered the pledge!!

Boy:that fast!!?incredible they must be very strong if they did it this fast! We're so lucky meia!.

Meia:yeah!!

both meia and her husband hugs each other.

Meia:but now i not know how to reward you....

Luka:it's alright, we don't need a reward...

Varakiel:don't worry the ball of guidance is enough for us it would be usefull for us in our adventures.

Meia:really?....but i don't really feel like it's a good reward though....

Varakiel:then how about you teach me the spell you used on your husband?.

Meia:that spell? Are you sure that would be enough as a reward? You might not be able to use it...

Varakiel:don't worry about it.

Meia:okay...

meia then tells varakiel how to use the spell she used on her husband to stop his growth....

Lily:(Varakiel do you wish to learn [body growth disable]?)

Varakiel:(yes!).

[Body aging disable] MP 500. a secret spell among mermaids, makes someone unable to age as long its used every month.

Varakiel: so that's how it works, thank you very much, (now i can take out the beginner armor and get a stronger one...) then we'll take our leave!

Boy?: thank you very much!.

Meia: be safe, kind adventurers....

Varakiel and luka then make's their way out

As Varakiel and luka walk along the beach to get with everyone.

Sylph: that was fun! 

Sylph suddenly blurts out of varakiel's mind.

Sylph: spooky undersea adventures! Can we do that again sometime?

Varakiel: ….

Luka: ….

Sylph: Deeny! Can we go on undersea adventures when this is all over?

Undine: what?

Sylph: you know! Go swimming! Explore the ocean! Adventure into the great unknown! I don't want to go alone! That's no fun…and Gnomey and Mandy don't really like the water that much! So you can come with me?

Undine: …I already know what's there, Sylph. A lot of water, a lot of fish, and a few civilizations.

Sylph: how do you know? Maybe we'll find buried treasure!

Undine: ...…oh, alright. We can explore the ocean after all this is over, okay?

Sylph: yaaaaaaaaaay!

Sylph cheerfully buzzed around.

Varakiel: (cute.)

Luka: (cute.)

…..

Varakiel and luka arrives with everyone else.

Alice: finally, you two are back, the food was starting to run out.

Luka: we just left for 4 hours do you really need to eat that much?

Varakiel: is more surprising there is food left yet.

Alice: …did you get the blue orb?

Varakiel: yes, we did although we run in some…. problems on the way

Alice: hmm? You on problems? What could possibly be?

Alice says with a smirk.

Nibi: welcome back luka!! Come here help dig this hole!

Luka: uh hi, uuummm I am quite tired right now, so maybe later okay?

Nibi: aww…. okay!

Granberia: hm? Why are you tired? Did you fight down there?

Granberia sitting in a chair in the camp ask to luka.

Luka: yes, I think big brother is going to explain that to Alice so maybe you should hear him out, I am going to bed for now.

Tamamo: you are that tired? I wonder what happened too.

Tamamo and granberia then gets near to hear varakiel explanation.

Varakiel: oh you two are here, good so as I was going to say…..

Varakiel then explains what happened on the 4 hours they were away underwater.

Alice: you idiot who proclaimed you my aide!

Granberia: black Alice is using the race queens for that? Despicable!.

Tamamo: oh? Is seems like the other queens need to learn a lesson or two about treason.

Tamamo says as she covers her mouth with an scary look on her eyes.

Varakiel: it seems like that indeed, she is an idiot if she believes that there's no consequences for labeling the monster lord like that, but all turned good in the end, at least if we are lucky and knowing black Alice sees everything as a game she will believe she has won and won't make other moves.

Alice:….i guess you have a point, and it seems you got the mermaid queen royalty back for me…..thank you.

Varakiel: you're welcome, but we have to be careful, the other queens might be like this too.

Granberia: don't worry about them I will personally take care of them,hmph, they dare to label the monster lord as a traitor.

Tamamo: I will personally scold them too so their future generations don't do something like that again, just wait and see.

Varakiel:….now I feel kind of feel bad for them

Salamander: (really?)

Varakiel: (no one bit hahaha, traitors should burn) 

Salamander: (that's right they should, jajajaja).

Granberia: but I have to say nice move by copying the orb, I would have done the same if I could do that.

Tamamo: indeed I would have done that when I choose to hide them too it would be funny to see the face of the hero realizing those don't work kahahaha~.

Varakiel: tamamo, you're evil!

Tamamo: I am a fox, I am born to prank people~!

Alice: anyways good job cleaning up another mess that fast.

Varakiel: thanks for the praise jajaja.

Varakiel then starts to make dinner for everyone

Varakiel: ¿? Where is chrome?

Chrome sticks her head out of one of the tents

Chrome: y-yes? w-what is it?

Varakiel: hm? What happened why are sweating and you have several scratches in your arms?

Chrome arms were had scratches than seemed to be made by an small animal like a dog or cat.

Chrome:t-this? I-I feel down!,

Varakiel: but to have scratches…..

???: meow…

Chrome:...

Varakiel:…..what was that?.

Chrome: I-I think it was sylph, yeah it must been here playing a prank.

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Varakiel:…..sylph is sleeping in my mind right now…..chrome be frank with me, did you picked up a cat?.

Chrome:N-no!

???:NYA!

Chrome:haaa!!

The cat scratches chrome!.

Varakiel:…..wait…..did you!?

Chrome: I-I am sorry I though I will be able to revive something already but it seems I messed up not be mad at me!.

Chrome says as she looks down.

Varakiel:…ha…haha….hahahaha!!!!

Chrome: eh!?

Varakiel laughs very loudly.

Alice: hey!! Shut up!!!

Varakiel: I knew you had a great potential but this!!, this breaks my expectations of you by a lot!! Jajajaja!.

Chrome: w-wait really? But I messed up the cat wouldn't listen to me!

Varakiel: of course it wouldn't, silly, you forced him to revive!.

Chrome: what does that mean!?

Varakiel: you probably missed the step to first send the request to the soul that you wanted to revive to, he doesn't want to live, he died at peace!.

Chrome: ohhhh…..I am sorry little cat I didn't knew….but what I do now?

Varakiel: simple you do this [Sacred Rise]

Varakiel says as he points to the rised cat.

Suddenly the cat turns to dust and disappear with the wind.

Chrome:!!! What happened!?.

Varakiel: simple you see what you do when you revive them is link their soul to yours and you feed them a constant flow of magic power to keep up, so I just cut out the link by casting the spell again.

Chrome:…I see so that's a way too…..

Varakiel: but yet…..

Varakiel suddenly pets chrome head.

Chrome: w-what?

Varakiel: jajaja, you surprised me a lot, I expected you to be able to revive in a year but it seems I underestimated you!!, even though you missed the first step this is a good job too.

Chrome: r-really?

Varakiel: I suppose I underestimated your determination and love for your sister jajajaja, good job chrome keep it up you're very close to your dream.

Chrome: varakiel…..yes! I will never give up until then!.

Varakiel: those are the words I love the most to hear, then I will go back to cook, don't be late.

Chrome: like I would miss your food…..Varakiel thank you.

Varakiel: remember I will always give my support to all of you no matter the mistakes you do, I will always cheer for you to stand up.

Chrome:…..mhm.

….

Undine: (I must say that was surprising if she broke your expectations that fast I wonder how dangerous she would have been if we didn't stop her experiments.)

Varakiel: ( probably all the continent would have been in danger hahaha, but there's no point in thinking of that, I gave her a new objective, one that she won't regret)

Salamander: (if you could measure it in combat strength how would you explain it.)

Varakiel: (for example it would be if I was teaching her serene mind without undine.)

Salamander: ( Oh? That much? I see great job from her then!.)

Varakiel: ( what can I say? I have a good eye for talents jajajaja!.)

….

Granberia: queen mermaid…hmph.

Granberia grumbles a little.

Varakiel: hehe, it seems you gained the despise to traitors from salamander too.

Granberia: I hate traitors the most, necromancers are next.

Varakiel: (sorry not sorry future necromancers…)

Undine: (...…)

Salamander: (she is right though.)

Varakiel: it seems black alice promised her to give her the humans than killed her husband or something like that, but it doesn't matter right now.

Granberia: she doesn't matter now , but the monster lord has many enemies. Especially in time of turmoil, it's the figure head that takes most of the blame. Humans accuse her of supporting remina and see her as an evil demon…and the more extremist monsters think she's too soft.

Varakiel: too soft? Jajaja, I dare them to say that to her face without pissing themselves first.

Granberia: …..I suppose she's just trying to make everybody happy…but because she's such an ineffective leader, she just turned everyone against her instead.

Varakiel: she's doing the best she can, like you, but sometimes that isn't good enough.

Granberia: mhm, her best isn't good enough indeed. Admittedly, I know she didn't assume the throne under the most…. desirable circumstances. But if she wasn't ready, then someone else should have taken over, instead. Of course she would never allow that. And now others are suffering for the sake of one woman's foolish pride…

Varakiel: …that's true but if someone else took the throne everything would have gone worse, take in view the harpy village, if monster and human relations got worse they would have been killed by now, the same goes for papi, vanilla, teeny and gob, or a close example the mermaid village, when we arrived I stopped a member of illias kreuz from detonating a bomb in a mermaid school.

Granberia: what? Really?....i see…you might be right too, 

Varakiel: having a strong leader is good I admit that, but having a wise one is good too, she can see it.

Granberia: what she can see?

Varakiel: this war, it must end now.

Granberia: …. I see, so maybe she wasn't after the food after all.

Varakiel: maybe that's was the third objective, hahaha.

Granberia: …. yet the queen mermaid's behavior doesn't entirely surprise me. I just didn't think anyone would go so far…

Varakiel: I can only guess that was the only alternative she had after losing her husband…. but that doesn't matter now I trust she would choose our side.

Granberia: why do you think so?

Varakiel: just think about it she joined black Alice to get revenge on her husband, but if the other side can give her something better like his life back, she wouldn't doubt for one second, it's taking advantage of her feelings, I don't like to use that, but if it necessary I would too…. not like I was lying to her anyway.

Granberia: you mean manipulation?.... yeah that doesn't sound good for me too but I guess it was fine to solve this matter…