As I held Lazuli down, stopping her from attacking Yuki or me, Soom stood before us and calmed her down, which took quite some time since she didn't seem too concerned with me. For some reason, she was deadset on attacking Yuki, which annoyed me, though I didn't let my emotions get the best of me; she had only attacked me, so it was much easier to forgive and forget.

'Master, forgive me for saying this, but you sound like a total simp.' Said Trina in pure disappointment as she shook her head while eyeing Alexander, whose facial expressions twitched.

'First off, I'm not a simp; I just have a heart capable of forgiveness. Secondly, can you please stop using words and phrases from my past life? Listening to my two, several thousand-year-old spirit artifacts talk like a teenager isn't as cool as you think.' Remarked Alexander with a shake of his head as he gave his great sword a side glance, causing Trina to roll her eyes while sighing.

'Also, Yuki is my lover; why would I simp for another woman who was trying to harm her? Just because I may be slightly more tolerant of her actions because she's drop-dead gorgeous doesn't mean I'm just going to stand by and watch the woman I love fight by herself.' Added Alexander with a slightly annoyed expression as he glanced at Lazuli before eyeing Trina, who was holstered onto his back, causing her to sigh before nodding in agreement.

After my little talk with Trina, who might've been a little correct, the truth was, I wasn't really mad with Lazuli, not because she hadn't harmed Yuki, even though her actions of trying to attack her were more than enough to warrant my anger; the main reason is because I have a feeling, her and Soom are related to the reason why my heart desperately wanted me to take the long path to the Roswald Kingdom.

I mean, I know it's only been five hours at most since we've left Mosen City, but we're in the middle of a hurricane-like storm, and we just so happened to stumble across two rather unique strangers; I don't know about Trina, but given everything that's happened, they simply scream important.

'Though, if she tries to attack Yuki, Talis, Michelle, or Chloe, we're going to have a real problem after this.' Thought Alexander dangerously as he narrowed his eyes at Lazuli, who he was still restraining within his arms.

Anyways, Soom managed to calm his daughter pretty quickly, and once she finally stopped behaving so aggressively, I set her on the ground and carefully released her from my tight embrace while slowly backing, in case she suddenly decided to attack again, and I needed to restrain her quickly.

"No danger perceived. No threat was detected. Initiating stranger encounter." Stated Lazuli indifferently as she eyed Yuki before blinking, causing her reddish eyes to return to their previous beautiful blue while she approached Yuki.

"Lazuli." Added Lazuli as she outstretched her hand towards Yuki, who grunted before turning around and ignoring her.

'Welp, better than I thought.' Mused Alexander with a sigh of relief as he glanced between Lazuli and Yuki, only for Soom to suddenly bow deeply before him.

"I-I'm deeply sorry for my daughter's actions, and I'd like to apologize on her behalf. " Stated Soom earnestly as he deeply bowed towards Alexander, who frowned before folding his arms.

"I'm fine; I'm much stronger than I look; her little throw didn't do anything; besides, you shouldn't be apologizing as you did nothing wrong, so stand up." Stated Alexander softly with a slight shake of his head as he eyed Soom, who nodded before glancing at Lazuli, who was still standing before Yuki with her outstretched arm.

"Lazuli, come here and apologize for your actions." Orderd Soom sternly, his words causing Lazuli to lower her arm before approaching him, only to stand in front of Alexander.

"Now apologize, Lazuli." Added Soom firmly.

"I'd like to apologize for my earlier actions; they were erratic and unbecoming of a maiden.." Said Lazuli without an ounce of emotion or expression as she bowed to Alexander, whose expression constantly twitched.

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"Despite your rather pathetic apology, I'll still accept it." Said Alexander lightly with a frown as he glanced at Lazuli, who calmly stood upright while Soom sighed in relief.

"Hmph, well, I don't." Remarked Yuki with a scoff as she folded her four arms while glaring at Lazuli, causing Alexander to wryly smile, only to shake his head.

"Again, I'm deeply sorry for my daughter's actions, Alexander and Yuki. We'll continue on with our way; I don't wish to cause any more unnecessary trouble to good people." Said Soom apologetically as he bowed to Yuki before grabbing Lazuli's hand and walking away, only for Alexander to suddenly appear in front of them.

"There is no need for that; I'd prefer if you two were with us then out there weathering the storm by yourselves. The least I can do is have you guys wait with us until the storm passes over." Remarked Alexander lightly as he spread his arms, stopping either Lazuli or Soom from continuing their walk.

"A-Alexander, I appreciate your generosity, but I don't think that's appropriate after what just happened; besides, your wife doesn't like Lazuli, and I completely understand why." Said Soom awkwardly with a wry expression as he glanced at Alexander, before gesturing to Yuki, who was fixedly staring at Lazuli.

"Just wait right here, okay." Said Alexander with a nod as he pointed at Soom and Lazuli while approaching Yuki.

"Yuk-" Added Alexander with a faint smile as he neared Yuki, only for her to ruthlessly interrupt him.

"No. I don't care what you're about to say; if it has anything to do with Lazuli, the answer is no." Declared Yuki firmly as she glanced at Alexander, who awkwardly laughed while nodding.

"I-I understand why you're upset with Lazuli, but just let me explain first, and if you still don't agree, then I'll reluctantly respect the wishes of my lovely little monster." Stated Alexander solemnly as he grabbed Yuki's hand while staring into her piercing yellow eyes, causing her to grumble under her breath with a faint blush.

"Hmph, fine, but I want an extra heaping of your semen tonight." Declared Yuki with a grunt of annoyance as she folded her arms and sat on the carriage, her loud voice echoing within the air dome, causing him to blush deeply.

"Oh my." "Semen?" Said Soom and Lazuli, respectively, as they looked at Yuki and Alexander.

"Mom, what's semen?" "Semen? W-Well, they're p-people w-who are o-out at s-sea; yeah, they're people who are out at sea. So we call them seamen." Remarked Chloe and Michelle, respectively, while their voices were faintly heard from beyond the carriage's curtains.

'Ugh, why did she have to speak so loud?' Thought Alexander with an embarrassed expression as he eyed Yuki while feeling the gazes of Soom and Lazuli boring into his back.

"O-Of course, Yuki; but can you speak quieter, please, we don't need everyone in existence to know of our private matters." Said Alexander with a forced smile as he whispered to Yuki, who seemed entirely indifferent.

Sighing, I rubbed my face and composed myself.

"Okay, so first things first, Yuki, I have an ability that essentially guides me where I need to go. I can tell you more about it in a more private setting, but basically, the more intensely my heart beats, that determines how necessary the destination is to me." Stated Alexander solemnly as he grabbed Yuki's hand and placed it atop his chest.

Closing my eyes, I deeply envisioned the path we were on, which caused my heart rate to rapidly increase until it was beating like crazy, which I made sure Yuki vividly felt while transferring the powerful emotions I felt to her.

"Yuki, you want to know something else? I felt the same exact way when I went to Hyphen; however the reason why my heart beats so intensely isn't just because of the destination, it's what is waiting for me there. Unfortunately, I have no idea what it could be, for all I know, rather than a physical object it could simply be the journey or the friends I made along the way." Remarked Alexander lightly as he held Yuki's large hand against his chest while she frowned in response.

"Now, before you get annoyed, I'm not saying either Lazuli or Soom are possibly friends, but I strongly believe they're related to whatever my heart is leading to me." Added Alexander softly as he released Yuki's hand while she folded her arms in annoyance.

"I still don't like it, Alex; I don't mind Soom, but I hate Lazuli." Stated Yuki with a deep frown as she eyed Alexander while glancing at Soom admonishing Lazuli.

"Haa, I understand, Yuki, but this could be really, really important to not only me but you as well. I don't know why my heart wanted me to get Hyphen, but I strongly believe my heart wanted me to meet you, Yuki. From the several months I spent in Hyphen, you're undoubtedly the greatest thing I acquired from there, and I love you so much." Said Alexander earnestly as he affectionately held Yuki's hand while leaning into her embrace, softly kissing her and moving her white hair out of the way.

"However, whatever my heart is leading me to while on this path is possibly comparable to the love I feel for you, Yuki; that's why I can't just so easily let this go." Added Alexander solemnly as he stared deeply into Yuki's eyes while transferring his love to her, causing her to bite her lip before looking away.