“Wait, Alstroe, are you really seeing someone?”

“Eh? Yeah, Murot is over there with someone else.”

“You are aware that master is already dead…”

“Yeah…”

“That means…that’s his ghost?”

“Yeah…huh?”

Back when we are traveling together with Master towards the City of Niflheim, we passed by a forest full of ghosts. There, we witnessed how terrified Alstroe is of ghost for the reason she doesn’t have any means of fighting them.

Ki is quite a lethal and complicated power but it has its own weaknesses. Alstroe’s Ki is undoubtedly powerful that even normal magic won’t affect her, but that’s because he body is reinforced thoroughly. Magic cast directly to her to cause some disturbances and other non-direct attacks do well against her.

Like most of Arcana Magic…

And now, Alstroe turns pale as she realizes that a ghost appeared in front of her.

“Eeep!”

“Whoa--! Alstroe…”

She immediately hid behind me.

Violetta looks at Alstroe with widened eyes.

“The Moon Destroyer is afraid of ghosts…No, more importantly, is Mrothgir really with us right now?”

“Yes, Murot is there.”

Wait, when did Alstroe get her title The Moon Destroyer?

No, that’s pretty obvious. I can already imagine how people see Alstroe. She, with my Divine Ascension fully boosting her Ki, destroyed Erestivatria. The result is that Alstroe shrunk to this size but that’s actually quite a small amount to pay.

Alstroe pointed behind the tomb and we look at there again. We found nothing but Violetta already expected. As for me, I am really upset that I am unable to see his face again…

No, Violetta might be more upset that I am right now.

“Ah…they are slowly vanishing…”

“I see…Mrothgir…May the God brings fair judgment to you…”

“Murot is going now. He is saying something…”

“What is it?”

I suddenly perk my ears with what Alstroe said. She intently watches at nothingness as the way we see it but if Master is really there wanted to say something, then we’ll take this message to heart.

“A-Asagao…”

Alstroe carefully reads Master’s lips. I didn’t know that she has such talent.

Anyway, it seems that master’s first word is my name that my anxiety and expectation grew further for what he wanted to say.

A prophecy? A vision? A will?

A lot of things started popping into my mind. For Master to appear of all times, and what’s more, he has something to say to me of all people…

Alstroe continues to read his message.

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“I…I…Id…”

I…I…Id…? Id what?

Idle? Idea?

“Asagao…Idiot.”

“……”

What…?

Beside me, Violetta jolted her head sidewards as laughter started leaking from her lips that she tried so hard to hide.

“Asagao, he said you are an idiot. Ahehehe, like me I guess.”

“M-Master! Are you picking a fight?!”

I was hoping for something serious but all I get is an insult! That’s pretty typical of Master and I can’t even fathom why he said that of all things. I guess he just wanted to piss me off…

It truly pisses me off…

“Even in death…you never pull punches. You are always like that Master, right Violetta?”

“It is as you said Asagao. Mrothgir always does unconventional things. He is frank and will always tell what in his mind. It’s funny…you shouldn’t be here anymore ever since our last goodbye, Mrothgir. Are you teasing?”

“He’s…always like that…”

As Violetta and I recall our memories with Master, Alstroe observes us with amazed filled eyes. She looks at us like she is watching something.

Violetta looks down and starts patting the belly that has become a little bit bigger. She tenderly and lovingly looks at it with gentle eyes. Her love for Master is far deeper than I could imagine, for sure, her love for this child is outright deeper.

And I, Asagao Lionheart, will do this oath to protect the child of Violetta, the child of my master.

I definitely will…

“Ah…they are gone now…”

“I see, thank you Alstroemeria.”

“Eh? For what?”

“For…Anyway, it seems you are in a daze for a while looking at me. Is there something on my face?”

Upon Violetta’s questioning, Alstroe beams a smile once again.

“Murot walked towards you…placed his hand on your face…and hugged you. He has the happiest smile I could ever see on his face. Murot looked so happy and that he kept his hands wrapped around you until the black one beckoned him to go.”

“Is that the truth?!”

“Yes!

Suddenly, Violetta’s look towards the endless horizon that is the sea. Her eyes started swelling with tears and her lips trembles in delight. Her knees collapse on the spot but she shed tears with happiness as she holds her hand tight on her chest.

“Mrothgir…I love you too…”

She said in a low voice. Alstroe and I are able to catch those words and broke out in a faint smile. This may not have been my intention of coming here. I just wanted to finally visit Master when everything is a little bit sorted out but…

I am glad, I really am.

Violetta’s has more worries than I am concerning Master. Seeing her cry her out like this while muttering, I just thought maybe it was not me who is ready to face this tomb…

It was Violetta.

I convinced myself that I am not ready, but all of these worries are superficial compared to Violetta. Carrying herself around with a face of sternness, moving around to help at any moment’s notice in the castle, and she is doing everything that her title dictates despite her condition.

Ah…I’m really an idiot. It’s getting really repetitive at this time but I really am one.

This is a beloved reunion between them. That’s all I could think of and it made me feel at daze looking at the conflicted emotion of Violetta between crying and smiling.

Even though that reunion lasted for several minutes, it’s a precious time. Even though she actually didn’t saw Master, no doubt that she is the one is unprepared than most but now, it seems that a heavy weight was lifted from her heart.

“Asagao and Alstroemeria, thank you for this. I didn’t know that I am the one who is going to be swept by emotions.”

“You look prettier now that you’ve let out such burden.”

“Yeah. Despite saying goodbye abruptly when Mrothgir’s death grips on him, I felt that there’s something I couldn’t let go. At this very moment…I just realized what was it…”

“Something you couldn’t let go?”

“That’s right. It was my…my obsession with him. A secret toxin that I am glad I was able to detoxify. It’s all thanks to the two of you.”

“Ahahaha…I really thought that you are kind of…jealous of me…”

“…I am.”

“Fueh?!”

I cock my head backward as I heard those words. I feel like she is messing around with me and at the same time, she is serious.

She lets out a simple yet attractive grin like she pulled off a prank.

“That’s not a lie but I am not mad at you Asagao. I admit of the guild of being jealous for Mrothgir spending more time with you but I knew in the end that he proved his love to me.”

“That child in your womb.”

“Fufufu, that’s right. I have nothing to get mad at when I have already his child.”

“Violetta, trust me. I, Asagao, will protect the child that you bear. It may not sound very convincing, in fact, if Master ever heard of this, he’ll just laugh but, I am serious. I want to protect your and Master’s child.”

“I see. Then I’m counting on you Asagao.”

Violetta and I look eye to eye as I made that promise.

“Wait! I’m here! I’ll protect everyone too!”

Alstroe protested. Seeing that she is trying to cheer up Violetta on her own way even though they aren’t that close to each other made feel proud of her.

I put my hand above her head and start rubbing it a little rough.

“Uuuhhh…”

“Well, maybe if you could control your strength a little bit better from now on. Also, if you grew up again, okay?”

“Buh…”

She pouted her cheeks once again. I never get tired of this cute Alstroemeria but I prefer the grown-up one since she has something I can fondle.

“I want to stay longer myself but Asagao, I know that you have someone else you wanted to visit, right?”

“Yes. Violetta, please, if you will.”

“I get it.”

Violetta stands up with a refreshed face but her eyes are little sore from crying and her cheeks are little damped. But I guess that doesn’t matter when she feels lighter and nothing is chaining her down.

She hurriedly conjured the warp and had Alstroe enter it first.

As for me, I look back at the tomb where Master is buried…

“Don’t worry…I’ll definitely protect them, I promised you that, Master. Also…”

Before even making my step towards the warp, I brought out something from my own dimensional storage. It’s a sword, the very first one he gave to me, and a fiber of cloth, a left over from the dragon fiber from his very own brother’s scale.

“Hyaah!”

I struck the sword with all my strength beside the tomb. The sword was deeply embedded in the ground. Then I wrap the clothing around it. The black cloth sways with the wind and flaps so I tie it to the handle of the sword.

“That won’t do Asagao. Let me help you with that.”

“Okay, thanks.”

Violetta cast something beneath the sword that hardens the ground. She then bounded the cloth to the sword as if they are now one as a set.

I look at the sword with a satisfied countenance and wordlessly left the front of the tomb. I don’t think I have something to say to Master.

Just this once, I want to make a manly exit.

I pass through the warp to where she is waiting for me…