The flight over the land was a strange experience, Imuru's felt light-headed when he looked down. It felt too calm to be real at certain instances, the temperature, the weather, just all perfect.

Imuru's eyes drifted on Le-va-none's dormant wings, he had enjoyed hearing the buzzing sound they made, as they worked to make flight possible.

Almost as if he had read Imuru's mind Le-va-none spoke. “It's a different method. You're on my back, so they wouldn't be really efficient,” Le-va-none said abruptly, to address Imuru's curiosity.

Imuru nodded in response. His eyes glimpse the shoreline. Imuru propped himself, as he scanned the shoreline from left to right, each side seemed to go on forever.

The waters ahead were choppy, forming massive waves extremely close to shore.

"All passengers, do not worry, we are merely passing by, this will not be our final destination,” Le-va-none said to reassure Imuru.

An unknown amount of time passed, Imuru observed the chaos that unfolded beneath him in awe and fear. The waters beneath, gradually calmed to an eerie standstill.

“Calm, don't you think? The closer to the center you are, the calmer it is,” Le-va-none commented.

He descended down at a calm pace, floating briefly above the surface, he broke it, and stood in ankle deep water.

“Oh!!!… It's not deep,” Imuru thought in surprise. He warily stepped off Le-va-none's back, one foot at a time, unsure if he could trust his own eyes.

“Really… Strange,” Imuru murmured, still quite puzzled.

A apportionable size of the ground beneath sunk deeper into the ground. A small edge raised up to prevent it from filling up.

Le-va-none carried a finger around in a circular motion, the liquid in the depression eventually heated up.

“Alright. There you go. I'll be right back,” Le-va-none said, flying off in a hurry, his wings buzzing along captivating Imuru once again.

The sound came and went, leaving a waking silence behind. Imuru glanced around, uncomfortable by the quiet and openness of his surroundings. Hesitant he undressed himself, keeping an eye out with the removal of each piece of clothing.

He entered the depression, his fear lifted slightly, now that he's mostly out of sight. Imuru sighed, sinking deeper in, the aches and pain all over his body being washed away.

Imuru closed his eyes. Right at that moment he heard the familiar voice of Le-va-none, then an abrupt splash.

Le-va-none grasp was firm on Eld-onone's arm, trying his best to brag over to the depression.

“Come on! Come on!…” Le-va-none begged, “Think about it's a bonding experience.

Eld-onone narrowed his eyes, and held himself firm in place. With one pull, he managed to release his hand from Le-va-none's grasp.

He glanced down at his arm, then back at Le-va-none. He sighed and turned to walk away.

Desperate, Le-va-none got down on his knees. “Wait, wait, wait, just wait. How about this, stay and I'll leave you in peace for…” He checked his fingers, for an appropriate time, “five hours, hm?”

Eld-onone stared at him briefly, then continued to walk.

“Okay!!! A day?” Le-va-none pleaded. He jumped at him, wrapping his arms around his neck. “It's the best I can offer,” He exclaimed with resolve, his hold tighter than ever.

Eld-onone let out a weary sigh, exhausted from Le-va-none's nagging.

This didn't go unnoticed by Le-va-none. “Is that a ‘fine I'll do it’ sigh or ‘I'm gonna hurt you’ sigh?” Le-va-none asked, seeking clarification.

Eld-onone himself seemed to ponder on this question, does he want to hurt Le-va-none? or does he not? Is he in the mood?

He walked himself to the edge of the depression, sat down and folded his arms. Le-va-none released his hold, gradually, still unsure if he'd actually agree to stay.

"Thank you Eld, I'm glad you Willingly wanted to stay," Le-va-none said, with a cheekily smile.

Le-va-none undressed himself, before diving in. He glanced over at Imuru, to see that he'd dozed off. “Uh! That's not safe,” He murmured, rushing over to his side. He gently propped his head.

Imuru, still in deep sleep, tried to fight him off. Thinking this is far too dangerous, Le-va-none woke him up, by whispering in his ears.

Imuru's eyes flutter open. He felt a strange grasp around him from his left and took a glance. Meeting eye to eye, from Le-va-none.

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He sank himself deeper and maneuvered his way out of Le-va-none's grasp, over to the other, while maintaining a small polite smile.

Le-va-none returned the smile, now noting how uncomfortable Imuru must've been. He cleared his throat and gazed off into the sky, taking brief glances at Imuru ever so often.

“So… How are you feeling?” Le-va-none asked, trying to break the ice.

“Hm. Perfect,” Imuru murmured, his eyes locked to the water.

Le-va-none nodded, the awkwardness ripe in the air. “Uh, right. You see that almost featureless shadow person there is Eld-onone. You've met him before, he's a… A…” Le-va-none stumbled to find words, his attempt at clearing the air of awkwardness falling flat.

“Say he has wings,” Eld-onone said, his tone flat and stern, expressing not a hint of emotion like his expression.

“Yes!!!” Le-va-none blurted out, pointing to Eld-onone. “He has wings. But they're hidden,” He murmured, with excitement

Happy to grasp at anything that might kick off a conversation.

Eld-onone shook his head ever so slightly. If he cared about second hand embarrassment, he'd probably not be sitting here, in the midst of this conversation.

“That's… Nice,” Imuru hesitantly replied. “I'm gonna get out now,” He murmured, his cheeks flushed red.

“Oh. Okay,” Le-va-none replied, not getting the hint, as he scanned Imuru.

Imuru clung to the edge, and glanced over at Le-va-none to see he's still being watched. Imuru turned his back to him, trying to find the words so he could politely ask him to stop staring.

By this time Eld-onone had enough, and took it upon himself to solve this issue. “Le-va-none… Look, Somewhere, Else,” He whispered.

“Eh?” Le-va-none turned around a bewildered look on his face, then it clicked. “Oh, right, right, of course, of course,” He murmured, and turned his back towards Imuru.

With Le-va-none's penetrating gaze off of him, Imuru climbed out of the depression. It became one problem after another, as he glanced around in search of his clothes.

A thick fog surrounded him, and to his confusion a new pair of clothes followed suit, that slowly levitated in front of him, until he took it.

Beating himself up, slammed his head repeatedly into the edge of the depression, punishing himself for making the situation worse.

Finished getting himself dressed, the fog cleared.

Le-va-none stopped to take a look at Imuru. He smiled, pleased to see that the clothes are fitting him well.

Imuru stood there motionless, the seconds turned into a minute, he glanced at Le-va-none and smiled. “Thank you. Really, thank you very much,” Imuru expressed with utmost gratitude.

“D-Do… I can hug you now?” Le-va-none stammered, tears filling his eyes.

“Ah…” Imuru expected this, so he welcomed it with open arms. “Sure why not.”

Le-va-none floated out of the water, clothes being added on as his body exited it. He stared at him for a moment, his wings flapping rapidly, the buzzing sound was no longer present, as the wings glowed with an angelic grace.

Le-va-none flung himself into Imuru's arms, embracing him gently. “I love this,” He exclaimed, joy filling him up.

Unsure what he should do, Imuru pats Le-va-none in return.

Le-va-none loosens his embrace. “So how about we head home. Today was… Something to remember?” Le-va-none said, his hands falling to his side.

Imuru's gaze drifted off, memories of a few minutes ago popping back in.

“Oh, boy…” Le-va-none murmured, previous embarrassment kicking in. “You know, I'll just enable you to fly, how does that sound?”

“That's great…” Imuru replied, his eyes wandering all over.

The two eventually took off, unable to look each other in the eye.

Eld-onone observed them, until they were out of sight. He breathed a sigh of relief, and followed suit.

Returning home safely, Le-va-none took Imuru to the dining room to get him something to eat, the embarrassment he felt earlier apparently worn off, as he held Imuru's hand and guided him.

He sat Imuru down around the table of delicacies, and made it his personal goal to try and feed Imuru.

This offer was rejected continuously.

“I can't even be embarrassed. He's so adorable and I'm already used to him,” Le-va-none thought, taking a spoon full of the soup from the bowl he holds, to try his luck again.

So that Le-va-none doesn't try anything, wrapped up on eating and covered his mouth with his hands.

“Now that seems unfair,” Le-va-none thought, caught off guard by Imuru's actions.

He sighed and placed the bowl down. His eyes widened, as he remembered he had something, he wanted someone to try. With a snap of his fingers, a strange, colorful cake materialized in front of Imuru.

Le-va-none beamed with excitement, he almost seemed as if he was holding his breath. “Go on, try it. You'll be surprised.”

Imuru tilted his head, and glanced at the overly excited Le-va-none. He cutted out a slice, and a small piece of said slice to eat.

It was bland at first, then a simple sweet taste that became way too much. It fell flat again, and followed a bitter, board-like taste after.

After that Imuru placed his cutlery down, having enough for the bad.

"Oh." Le-va-none's excitement dropped, realizing Imuru won't be eating even a decent size of the cake. “Guess, I mixed them incorrectly,” He thought, recalling the random mixture of flavors he added in his boredom.

Floating around long enough, he landed on his feet and stretched. He summoned a Longsword: Bastard Sword Variant that has a distinctive golden handle and playfully floated it over to Imuru.

Imuru caught it by the handle. The weapon is scanned thoroughly. A smile formed on his face, as it felt familiar to him.

Imuru took a few swings out of his weapon. Holding it up, feeling quite confident with his handling.

Le-va-none applauded him. "Yep I can already tell you're quite good with that. It was in the cave with you..."

Le-va-none moved his hair around his ear. "Anyways, I'm just glad you didn't wander off into that cave, the monsters down there are kind would've been troublesome.”

Imuru paused and looked at him. "How troublesome?" He inquired.

Le-va-none face turned to one of amusement. "Oh! well, S rank adventurer type troublesome." he proudly replied. “Hey and besides, weren't you worn out?”

"Right..." Imuru murmured, glad he made the right decision, especially when he was in such a condition.

Le-va-none observed Imuru's firm grip on the handle. “Oh. Hey Imuru, Can you use it?” Le-va-none asked, curious to know how familiar Imuru is with it.

Imuru nodded. Now that Le-va-none asked, he's been itching to move around a little more.

Le-va-none snapped his fingers, as a familiar lance materialized. “All right. You've met this lovely here before. This guy here is Leva-on.”

“Leva-on… Le-va-none,” Imuru repeated, bewildered by the choice of naming.

“You know what, j-just ignore the whole name part. Besides, it's not important,” Le-va-none said hurriedly, the names sounding a lot worse once Imuru started to repeat them.

Le-va-none cleared his throat. "Now then. This will just be a bit of an exercise. Guess what, it's simple really, just block Leva-on. Simple enough right?”

"Right!" Imuru said eagerly, his grip tightening around the handle, an eerie sense of calm washing over. He's ready to get what needs to be done without a thought.

A state almost devoid of emotion. He glanced down at his weapon, then at Le-va-none and composed himself. Opening his eyes, his heart rate was calmer than usually and his body felt light.