"I feel obligated to ask, but are you sure you're gonna be okay?" Sheep asked.
"Just take a look at my body. No gold in sight." I reassured him with a smile, "Besides, I got two Gods and an archangel with me."
"This does not excuse any poor performance on your part." Selzion groaned, "You will have to endure a rigorous journey meant only for archangels, so expect hardships aplenty."
Yeah right, your threats mean nothing to me—I'm invincible! As for the journey itself, who knows where they'll be taking us, but I'll have to sit tight and follow behind quietly until I get my chance. To think I'd get the chance to directly travel with the Gods... I can't mess this up.
"You lot." Prylos snapped his fingers, Materializing a portal before Gale and the others, "Step inside and you will be brought back to G district. We trust you will remain there indefinitely."
"And what happens if we don't?" Sab inquired.
"Sab, listen to them. You were allowed to continue living so long as you guys stayed there." I replied, "Don't worry, we'll find a way to save Vastoria and then we'll all be together again."
They understood the significance of the pardon they were given by the Gods, but they still refused to stay still. Of course, I know it's not that simple to just tell them to waste away while Sheep and I do all the heavy lifting, so that's why I'm gonna give them something to do in the meantime.
"Hey, while we're away, why don't you chart out the district's layout?" I restlessly tapped my foot on the ground, "Looking back, we still don't really know what's where. Go visit each others' houses, have a little shopping spree for clothes, y'know."
"Eezee f'you ta' sae, lass." Nerys shook her head, "But Oi' be rarin' fer' an advencha'!"
"Too bad, 'cause all you get is the space within the district." I shrugged.
"But we're gonna die of boredom inside!" Hats fussed as well.
"Rummage through my house for some games, I don't know!" I rolled my Eyes, "Energy's house too."
"Huh!?" The brain in my clothes' folds piped up, "I never allowed that!"
"Great, so our first task is to find a way to reach Energy's house." Gale smirked.
"Gah!"
All jokes aside, there's not much I can do for them apart from giving them access to my house. Who knows, they might just find something interesting. As for me, it seems I'm gonna be the only one in our group to actually resemble a human. There's no way I'll stand for that.
"Hey, you guys don't mind being called by your names, right?" I turned to the two Gods towering behind me, "Knowledge God and Meditation God are both way too much of a mouthful to say constantly."
"You may call us however you'd like." Selzion nodded.
"Cool, then you're PeePee, and he's PooPoo."
"You may no longer call us however you'd like."
"Hey, can Selz and I switch?" Prylos at least heard the suggestion out, "Not that I vibe more with PeePee or anything, but he looks way more like a PooPoo than I do."
Everyone silently agreed, in spite of Selzion's fury. Honestly, what's the matter with him? He said so himself that I can call them whatever I want, so what's wrong with this? Sigh, I guess I'll just keep it simple.
"Then, Pee and Poo." I settled.
"No, you were supposed to say Selzion and Prylos." Selzion groaned.
"But that's too boring~!" I whined.
"Just call them Selz and Pry, like they do each other." Elegy suggested.
"Absolutely not! Only fellow Gods get to call us that!" Selzion refuted.
"Hey now, you did say they get to call us whatever they want." Pry turned on him.
"You shut it!"
And so, Pry and Selz were born. Well, their names at least. Really, these goofy nicknames serve their purpose of demistifying them in spades. It's actually pretty refreshing, though I've learned something interesting with this little experiment—Pry is really amicable and easy to talk to. I guess that's to be expected of the God of Meditation, but this is perfect. He is Selz' equal, so even though he might disagree, so long as we get his colleague on our side, we're golden. Err, wait, being golden is bad, so uhh... W-Whatever.
"Then, it's about time we go our separate ways." Elegy cleared his throat, "Let's each do our best on our respective sides."
"You mean...?" I opened my Eyes wide expectantly.
The reaction was met only with a sly wink. He got the message, it seems. That's good.
"Be careful out there." Hats put his hand out awkwardly, "Sheep is super strong now, but you're not."
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"Thanks for the heads-up..." I slouched.
"Oi' didn' kno' ya' fer' long." Nerys was up next, "Bot' ya' gotta keep ya' hed on ya' sholders, in both senses ov tha' meanin'! Har har!"
"I will." I chuckled as well, "Sab?"
"...Hmph." He silently stood before me, suddenly closing in for a hug.
"Whoa now." Gale glared heavily at him.
What is this? A sudden love confession? Sorry guy, but at least take me out for a cup of coffee first... is what I would say, if I wasn't already taken. Well, he's holding me tight, almost to the point where he'll squish Energy between us, but I guess I'll let him get it out of his system first.
"Sab, you...?" I awkwardly patted him on the back.
"You're planning something with this." He whispered in my ear.
"Huh?"
"I don't know what it is, but we'll-"
"That's alright." I smiled warmly, "Just sit back and relax. I'm only tagging along to make sure Sheep stays safe, that's really it. Don't waste this opportunity I've given you."
"...I see." He backed away, "Sorry for the hug."
"By all means." I put my hand on my hip, "Anytime you need one, I'll be there."
"Boohoo, an' when 'e has me roight 'ere too!" Nerys fake-sobbed behind him, "Wot an ungrateful laddie!"
"Why'd I ever wanna hug a pirate like you?" He tossed back, "Your hugs probably smell like fish."
"The ohdacity!"
And with that, they waved us off before stepping into the portal. It was now just me, a brain, two giants and an Eyewing monster. What a lineup...
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"You three must be tired from your most recent adventure." Pry chuckled, "Rest up, we'll depart once your fatigue wears off."
Huh? That's a surprise, I thought they would be in a rush to leave after everything that happened. Then again, they probably couldn't care less about treating Vastoria.
"That assumption is incorrect, Migu." Selz replied, "Our goal is to create a world wherein everyone is happy."
"Hm? Did you say something?" Sheep turned to me.
"She didn't." Energy muffled from underneath my clothes, "The Gods see and know all, remember?"
"Your brilliant friend speaks the truth." Selz continued, "You would do well to not badmouth us internally, expecting us to not know of it."
"So you heard what Sab whispered to me earlier?" I raised an Eyebrow.
"That much is a given."
...
"Well, you said to rest, but it's not like we have anywhere to do that." I looked around the place, "Hey, set us up on that lectern there, and..."
"No." Selz snapped his fingers, "You will sleep on these beds. They are made of the finest material, you will always find yourselves in a comfortable position on them."
"Though, that's just how every bed in Heaven 2.0 is." Pry added with a smirk.
A-A bed! I haven't slept in so long, I was beginning to think sleep was a myth altogether! What with the White Monster's reign and the rush to explore the Shrine, I couldn't really set aside some time for my Eyeballs, so to speak. Without even a hint of hesitation I leapt on my bed, slightly squishing Energy in the process.
"Gyahhhh! Descendant, it's dark in here! Lemme our!" He cried out.
"Stuck between a woman's chest and the world's comfiest bed, and yet he still finds a way to complain..." I roll my Eyes, opting to turn over on my back to let him breathe a bit, "Men, am I right?"
"He doesn't speak for us." Sheep announced, attempting to lay down on his own bed before realising his floating monstrosity of a body really isn't made for it, "Naw..."
"Do not fret, Shopkeeper." Pry explained, "Archangels feel no fatigue nor mental ailments."
"Hm, you're right." He finally noticed, "I do feel healthier than before!"
"You didn't realize until now?" Selz tilted his head.
"Working retail for countless cycles has made me always put my own mental wellbeing last."
This depressing comment with a hint of harsh truth sprinkled on top of it left a lasting impression on us all. Despite this, we three were quite comfortable on our beds, but we couldn't help but notice a discrepancy in this arrangement nonetheless.
"You guys gonna keep standing there or are you gonna fix yourself up some beds as well?" I asked.
"We have no need for rest, as we are Gods." Pry assured us.
"They're really comfy though~" Sheep rolled around in his bed, "And that's coming from an archangel that supposedly shouldn't care less about rest either."
Curious as they were, they ultimately found no real reason to go through with creating their own beds.
"We stand to gain nothing from such human frivolities." Selz explained, "Besides, a bed made for our size wouldn't fit in this room, much less two beds."
That's true, these guys are both above 10 meters in height, so I doubt even a king sized bed would do them much. Wow, they can do practically anything as Gods, but they can't even find a way to lay down and rest?
"Grr...!!" Selz fumed.
"What's wrong, chief?" Sheep asked.
"Count to ten, remember?" Pry tried soothing him to no avail, "She didn't mean anything bad by it."
"Huh? What's going on?" I worriedly sat up from my bed.
"You must have thought something in your mind to provoke him." Energy exhaled, "You better apologize quickly, or we're all goners."
Oh crap! I forgot they can read minds! Selz is Red with anger, he looks like he's about to blow up the entire Abode!
"...!!"
"......." I gulped, "U-Uhm."
"...We can!" He finally snapped back.
Admittedly, I yelped a little. Well, more like whimpered. Can you blame me, though? I thought he was gonna snap me out of existence for a moment, but we're still not out of the bushes. He's livid.
"Selz, I told you to calm down." Pry frowned, "Don't do anything you'll regret later."
"She's making a fool out of us Gods!" He prepared to snap his fingers, "Blasphemy! She claims we Gods cannot find a way to fit inside beds, well it's time I show her that we can!"
"H-Huh?" Pry realized, albeit far too late by now, "Wait, stop-!"
A strong snap of his fingers echoed throughout the room, causing a storm of mist to fill the spacious room. Inhaling it caused heavy coughing, making me worry this might have been their attempt at killing us. Of course, nothing scary like that happened. No, instead when the mist cleared I spotted two new beds equal in size to our own that weren't there before.
"Selz, Pry!" I called out to them, realizing the towering figures in front of us weren't there anymore, "What did you do!?"
"I could ask him the same thing..." Pry appeared from the mist, at the very least 7 times smaller than he was before, "All this to prove a stupid point, and to make matters worse he had to rope me into it as well..."
"Shut up and go to bed!" Selz roared from one of the two new beds, just as small, "Rejoice! For they will stand no chance against us Gods, in rest nor in fatigue! Pry, we must show them that we are better!"
This... is certainly an interesting development.