PLAYTIME WITH TROUBLES

*Note Italic for the whispering part. Enjoy!*

* Could've told this earlier!*

Sauvel's POV

"You found something?"

I called out to Kevin.

"No! Nothing here! Seems like her room is almost as empty as my wallet!"

He replies with some joke in it, it's hard to believe that such person did confront me, turned me around of my strayed paths.

"Uh- H-Hey! I found something you may want to take a look!"

"What is it Tim?"

I stood from my crouching position. I walk to them, I look at a box in Tim's hand, the box is a grey wooden box with the golden carving of two goddesses holding hands together, one has the demonic bat-like wing while the other has a feathery wing. I don't recognize them, I'm fond of the religion anyway.

"She has this all along? I don't remember her having it."

Kevin mumble quietly, but I heard it. So he doesn't know.

"H-How do we do? Do we hand this to master?"

Tim nervously speaks, he doesn't know how to proceed.

"Oh no! You don't want her to get mad at you, and by I mean mad. She gonna kill you for sure."

"She may not seem like that but trust me, even master Louis had a hard time arguing with her."

I raise my eyebrow at the detail, she really that scary? I then focus on the box that Tim was holding.

"Let me have a look."

Tim reluctantly holds the box out for me, I take it. It surprised me that this box is so heavy, i don't know what makes it this heavy.

"I'll open it."

I speak. They turn to me, worries were written on their faces.

"B-But! Is it okay to open it? I mean! We don't know it's her or it's other."

Before I can open the box, Tim interrupted. I nod and look at him.

"If it's her, then it should be opened. I have a premonition so. We open it."

"Th-That is unreasonable!"

"It may be her uh? "Privacy" thingy!"

They have a mixed feeling, especially Kevin whose face is bright red now.

"Whatever, I'll open this box. If it's was what the master was searching. Then there should be okay."

"And she herself told us only not to search her cabinet or dresser."

"..."

They have no word for me. I then look at the heavy box that I was holding. I slowly open it.

That! Something underneath that cloth! I carefully lift the cloth up, revealing two crystal bottles. Was that some kind of artifact? I take them out of the box and place them on the floor.

"What are these?"

"This is somehow familiar."

Two bottles contain something, a capsule-like medicine, one is green, and the other is blue.

There is still something in the box but I need to make clear on these bottles first. Maybe she having an illness or something necessary for her.

"Oh, I remembered what these are."

Kevin claps his hand. I could see a light bulb above his head awhile and it now disappeared as fast as it appears.

"Mei, she is having an illness called "Mana equilibrium collapse", so she needs it to stabilize her mana."

Oh, so that was the truth. I was told since when my grandfather still present, that illness has hardly occurred. They are so rare that it's not even in the doctor's treatment list. Only a handful that could treat that illness, my grandfather included. He told me that he was once treated a hero who diagnosed with this illness, he was desperate to be treated. My grandfather, he treated the hero. But the cause of his illness is his power, he holds to much power, too much that he could become an overlord if not he was diagnosed with this illness.

Is she the same as him? The hero? I had an eye on her for quite some time now. It now makes more sense now that I could felt enormous energy from her.

I take the bottles and place them carefully in the box. Covering it with the cloth and close the box.

"But, I don't know she kept this many medicines. Maybe "she" the one who sent her...."

She what? I couldn't hear what was he mumbling. But let's leave her room for now. I place the box where it once was. I stood and gestured them to follow. I could feel her furious aura even here.

We left the room just in time and evade the impending doom.

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Mei's POV

'Hey! Hey! Hey! Mei~! Calm down, please? I mean you're not overreacting right~? He's nothing to you right~?'

Purin-Chan! Do not protect that man! You did feel it right? That tone of him! Who does he think he is! I mean he's already powerful as a noble and knight but! He could've not been that arrogant! He treated me as if I was hostage! Because of the blessing!

'Uh Oh! Do not blame me please~! It is my concern~! If you go on archiving your dream while having zeros way to survive in this world, not by the cooking of course~! So I split my power to you~ As I told, part of me is part of you and so do you~'

Hmph! Yes yes yes! I understand that! I despised that guy and that will not change. Anyway! What time is it?

'Yes yes~! You so angry that you've lost the track of time~?'

'It is 11:00~! Better get ready for lady Wiela's arrival soon~'

Boring! Urgh! I still have some time left before her arrival, I could prepare for her arrival fine, in half an hour.

I walk up the stair, make my way to my room. They better not piss me off, I told them to not search cabinet and dresser. If they insist! I'll make sure to smack them well!

*Cleak!*

I open the door to my room, the same room I used to wake up this past four days, and today.

'Yes~! It is a boring room~! You could use some decoration in here~'

Complain to that guy! It is not a servant's right to demand from her master, and I will not acknowledge him as my master for this!

This is more than enough anyway!

'Sigh~! You still have a loooooong way ahead Mei, at least you could leave some pleasant memories while making your way toward your goal~'

Goal? Pleasant? Yes, my life would be better if I could work in an environment where there were no smugly-arrogant man around.

'Now~! Why not let's create a memorable moment together?'

'Lately, I've been busy with my duty~! So at least, let me have my free time with my little Mei-Chan for now~!'

Then the door that was still opened close with a bang!

Wait! what are you going to do? With me?

'Wait~!'

Then there a light shines from my body and it slowly floats away from my body, it stops at a few meters away from me. The light dimmed, revealing a green hair girl who I recognized right away.

P-Purin-Chan?! Really?

'Huheheh~! That time you couldn't see me clearly~! As expected~!'

H-How? Oh yes! That time! She uses to transform into her physical body to save me. I'm glad that I'm being recused by Purin-Chan! Even if her personality is kinda... awkward.

'Who do you call akward~!'

No! I mean it awkward to be saved by... myself.

'Hmph! You could thanks me later~! But for now~! Let's get rid of your boring taste in decorating room~!'

No, it's was your f- Heyy Hey! It's not me who decorated the room! And we don't have much time till she comes here!

'Hehe~! I already cover this room under my godly magic~! You'll be gone only fifteen minutes by the time we finished~'

C-Cool!

Wait?!

'Huh~?'

You said you could only stay in your physical form no more than half a minute right? right?

'OH! Hahaha~! That was then, now you had restored your mana's equilibrium. So~! That's means I could stay longer~!'

'And~! You could talk to me like you talk to the other~! No need to use telepathy~'

Nah! If someone heard I'm talking to you. They will think that I'm crazy for talking to myself.

'But~! I'm actually interactable~! I'm not an imaginary or phantom~!'

'You could see me~! Others also could see me as well~!'

But I'll have to explain your story to them. And I hate that. They could never stop striking me with their questions... That painful, to answer those questions.

'Oh! Oh! I see I see~ Let's keep that for later, now let's move to our matter~'

Then Purin-Chan swings her curly green hair elegantly. I was mesmerized by her beauty.

Haru! I'm sorry! I couldn't be a better friend to you!

'Let's get rid of the unhappy wallpaper first~! Now decide yourself or let me~'

I'll do it myself! I could recreate my old room from the earth. But what I'll be some kinda off-world.

*Fwoosh!*

What was that?! Ah! Purin-Chan! What are you doing?!

'Humming~ You see~ I use my space magic to put away the furniture, so we can design the room layout that suits you best~!'

But! This is his room! The guest room! Not for me! A servant!

'Calm down! I know, but he assigned you here~! So you mean something to him~ Atleast a servant that cooks his delicous meal everyday~!'

Huh! This day onward, he will get only a piece of egg and beacon for all the meals!

Still, I hate him. But couldn't bring myself to. It's my fault too that I've met him in the first place.

If it's not that time, I could live a normal life fine, serve and rest.

'Rude~! Now~! What do you think~?'

I stop and catch my breath. I look around my room that was empty. There is a window on my right side, opposite of the door. And there another before me, to the left of the door.

The furniture blocked it, hid in the dust and cobweb.

Ew! That is unsightly! That is a place where I couldn't clean, it was dirty as a rundown house. As if it not part of my room, it so dirty there when compared with the area nearby. I walk to Purin-Chan and she also has a disapproval look on her face.

...Cute...

'You'd take care of that right~?'

Yes...I couldn't stand it when this room is not clean enough for me to call it my room. It would be embarrassing to lets the other know about this.

'I'll take care of the wallpaper then~'

Okay.

I then walk to where the window was. I create an alcohol spray, a piece of fine towel, and a broom that could get rid of the nasty cobwebs.

"Sigh~ That's my job..."

I take my napkin from my pocket and did it over my mouth and nose, to keep me from inhaling the dust. I take the broom and brush the ceiling, wall, and window. The dust and cobweb now gather on the floor. I then brush them into one spot, it's easy this way.

I then manipulated the air and lift those dust in the air. I then use the fire magic to disintegrate them, leaving not even a speck of ash.

And if you ask... I could use magic to clean it up but I don't want to waste my magic on what I could do. I can't leave the room so I disintegrate them.

'What color do you like~? I mean for the wallpaper~'

Um? Indigo.

'Oh~! So you like that deep and dark tone~! So fashionable~! Please at least have a taste of a girl~! You still want to remain as who you are on earth~?'

But, I like that color. And no, I couldn't understand how girls like to decorate their room cause I'm not used to be one.

'Oh~! Do not worry~! You in a good hand~!;

'I'll teach you everything you wanted to learn, as a girl~'

Haha... Thanks, but no for now.

'Aw~ So, do you still want indigo~?'

Yes...

'Okay~ Okay~ As you like~'

I return to my own job. I place the broom down next to a wall. I then grab an alcohol spray and spray it on the window, wall, and floor. I use the fine towel and wipe these areas clean, sparkingly it was so clean. Then I open it slightly to let the wind blow in.

"Sign~ Not so windy huh?"

I look back into the room where Purin-Chan moves her hands in a weird motion, I look to where the items were placed. I then use revert construction to return all the material from the thing that I've created and returned them into the form of mana, replenish some of it.

I was taught this by Risa, that magic could be used in many different ways. It's like doing the math, It works that way.

There is a plus and subtract. And the rest.

*Shhwink!*

The light is quickly eating away the boring wallpaper and in its place. There is an indigo one that reflects the depth of the sea.

'That looks quite good, to be honest~! But it seems to lack something~'

Again, a light engulfs the indigo wall and it appears again, now with a small white cloud all over it.

N-No! It's too childish and this and t-that!

'Hehe~! This is the first step on how to be a girl~!'

The green-haired was proud, she was smiling brightly while doing an akimbo.

With a slight sway of my hair, the wind blows lightly through the window that was opened earlier.

The smell of the roses, I could smell it from here.

'Then~ I don't like this floor~ Could it be another color than dark grey~?'

'Even though, your room still looks manly~'

It can't be helped... I like indigo and the dark theme, It reflects less light and is good to sleep in.

'Alright! Alright! But you could've changed something too you know~?'

'Right now~, there was no curtain in this room, also there is no carpet, and a desk with a comfy chair to sit and listen to the wind~'

That sounds nice... I need may not need a carpet but having it is better than walk on a floor straight right? I mean I'd have the indoor shoe, everyone else does have but I don't want to wear it all the time. I need someplace to relieve my foot.

'Alright~ Let's move on~'

She then stretched her hands forward. With that, she starts to make the same weird hand motion again.

I also need to have my time with her at this moment too. I want a desk and a chair right?

Hmmm? I could only think of the one from my old room but I don't like that desk at all, It's too small and it so slick that it's shine dimly in the dark. Oh! I could use the wooden desk and a matching chair with an armrest.

*Shhwink!*

I decide it will be dark greyish brown color. The desk and chair then appear in the middle of the room.

'Dark tone~? Again~? Soon this room will be a haunted room if not for my little clouds and this nice pattern on floor~!'

*Shhwink!*

The floor covered in light, shortly. It was now is cream-colored. What?! I don't like that Take it out!

'Huhehe! I know right~? Bananas go well with the indigo~'

No! It's too childish! I also not fond of bananas!

'Sigh~ What a boring girl~ I guess this is what I must do to teach you~'

With a snap of her finger, the cat that wears the tuxedo has appeared beside her.

"Now, let's meet Cajone, The cat designer of the celestial world~"

Yes, I may introduce myself, My name's Cajone Felis. Pleased to meet you, dear customers. "

The cat speaks as he bows to me, he has a deep voice unfit of his small size. He's stood elegantly.

"Now, what would it be?"

He asks me, but Purin-Chan then whispers into his ear, and Cajones' ear twitched as he frowns.

"Yes, as your order..."

Then he takes out a black-bag who knows what inside. He takes out a blueprint then place it on the floor.

Hey! What is he doing! What are you told him to do!

"Shuush~! He's at work~!"

Awww! Sto-

*Shhhwink!*

Narrator's POV

As everything turned into a diagram, except for the three who stood in, one with horror and shocked expression, while the other grin.

"From here, I'll make sure the room suits you perfectly my dear customers."

The Cajone speaks while he takes another thing out of his bag, It's a pencil.

"Wh-What do you mean?"

Mei tries to stop him from whatever he's going to do. But Purin stopped her, uses her magic to prevent her from doing so.

"P-Purin-Chan?"

"Stay still~! He needs to concentrate~'

"No! Let me off!"

Mei is struggling to make herself free from Purin's spell. But, It's fruitless.

"Huehehe~! No~! Why not we go and doing something while he's working with your room~?"

The green-haired girl walks closer to the brunette, she was smiling as she takes one step closer.

"Let go of me, please!"

"Listen here~! I'm taking you with me~!"

"Wha-"

"We'll take a stroll, and will be back later. So, take your times~"

"Yes, dear customer."

*Fwoosh!*

They both have disappeared, leaving Cajone doing his work alone.

Cajone traces his pencil on the floor, drawing a perfect outline of the room.

He's now drawing another line, this time he traces his pencil on the walls, creating an outline.

"Superior edit, edit layout..."

Cajone chanted the skill, the wall, and the floor then lighten up as there is a non-opaque screen appeared before him.

The screen resembles a canvas, Cajone draws the desired layout on the panel. The wall then resized over and over as he continues to draws on the canvas.

"Hnn... I missed something..."

His deep voice echo throughout the empty room, he places his pencil down as he crouch to reach his bag. He opens it and takes a wand, and a brush.

He continues to draw on his canvas and later, he swaps for the brush and switch between them.

He painted the wall and reshaped it many times. Until he satisfied. He takes a wand and point at them.

"Superior edit, coloring, indigo."

The wall shines, as the light fade, Cajone continues to use a brush and paint on his canvas.

***

After some time, Cajone finished his work. The wall was now completely turned into a piece of artwork, a picture of a landscape, an indigo sea at the lower wall, and on the upper. The art of a sea and a lonely dark sky where no start decorated it. In the between, there is a sunset, a sightly scenery of the day.

It fit Mei, she's is like the sea, so vast and the deeper you get, the more mysterious it gets. It's described her past, it goes the same for the sky. Herself is not yet to be discovered, she couldn't find it, like the limitless boundary of the space, her emotions that a long forgotten.

Cajone satisfied with the result, he starts to work on the decoration of the room. mostly, furniture.

He used his designer kit to make various things, desk and chair, bed, curtain, and carpet.

They were places exquisitely, the now used to be an empty room, void of any memories, now are decorated like the story has unfolded itself before the visitor. They describe the personalities of the owner of this room, they told them how the owner's life. They're part of her.

*Fwoosh!*

"We've arrived ~!"

"Ugh! Th-That was the worst amusement park I've ever visited in my entire life!"

The two have arrived back in the room, Cajone noticed them, he gave them bows and speaks.

"Yes my dear customer, the work has finished, if you had anything to add, please told me here."

His deep voice brought Mei back to the reality where she found herself mesmerized by the new look of her room.

Purin noticed that she then smirk and elbowed Mei playfully.

"Likes it~?"

Mei looks at her, she still agape at the result, It really was sightly.

"Nothing~! She really pleased Cajone, Thanks for your work~!"

"I'm delighted to know that she pleased."

He bows, Purin walks to him, leaning to his ears, she whispers.

"As a payment, I'll give you five Neko treats~! Is that okay~?"

As Cajone heard that, his tail sway violently, excited for the payment.

He then recomposes himself but still, the tail won't stop swaying.

"Yes, dear customers. If you would excuse me, I have finished my work, I'll take my leave."

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As Cajone was packing things back into his bag, Mei comes up to him, she lowers herself to comfortable talk to him.

"Uh... I-I may not have anything valuable t pay for your work, but! I please at least tell me about something you want! anything is possible... "

Cajone looks at her. As he heard what's she said, he's smiles and chuckles.

"Yes, dear customer. Seeing you delighted with my work is enough, but if you really want to pay me."

Cajone hands a red-knit ball to Mei to accept it. She looks at Cajone confusingly.

"Please, use that whenever you wanted my service, also, if it's not bothering you, could you invite me for a tea party? Pu- Ahem! The dear customer told me that your skill is un-match even to the celestial world."

Mei's eyes widen, surprised by him.

"Y-Yes! I'll keep it! And I'll make sure to invite you for a treat!"

Cajone give her his radiant smile.

*Snap!*

With a snap of her finger, Cajone has disappeared.

Mei's POV

"Sigh~! Now! Now~! Let's enjoy ourself~! There are still two-hour before I return to my spirit form~"

Th-Then... What should we do while waiting for the spell to wear off? Actually, I know you can cancel the spell at your will, but why not? I'd be good for me too since I really need to prepare for miss Wiela's arrival.

She turns to face me. With her green hair and amethyst colored eyes, she shakes her head.

"Tsk~! Tsk~! Could you be a bit more... I mean... We are in the "Time stasis"~! There no need to worries about your work at all~!"

"In the end, you only gone for 15 minutes~"

But... The room, I actually liked it. But, I hav- We have nothing to do in here for two hours.

I walk and sit on my new bed that bought by Cajone, The bed is really so soft, It's like sitting on a cloud, and it feels so fluffy.

Purin-Chan noticed my reaction and tease me a bit.

"Oh~? Mei~! You're droolling~!"

I quickly wipe my mouth clean.

"Pu- hahaha~! Look at your f-FACE!!!"

"You're so red~! I know every girl like fluffy thing~! Hehe~"

She then drives on to my bed beside me, she then rolling around in bed, enjoying herself in the fluffy heaven called a bed, while I, feeling being humiliated by a child trick that even a child wouldn't even fall for it, my face heated up, blushing furiously.

I drop myself on to the bed and grab a pillow then cover my face.

"Hehehe~! Cajone sure really knows how to make you girlish~!"

Sh-Shaadap!!! I do not admit yet that I'll be a girl as you wanted me to! I'll be one myself!

"Hehe~! Suuuure~!"

I turned to face her, still, the pillow covers my face but not my eyes.

Purin laying flat on her belly with a pillow under her, she playfully swings her legs up and down playfully.

Nee... May I ask you something...

"Huh~? What is it~?"

You said your job was to help people archived their true goal and find their happiness?

"Yes~! That's exactly my job~! I help the people who longed for what they really need that they themselves do not notice it, because, their wish is under the consciousness, even if it able to scream, you wouldn't able to hear it, but it may appear in a form of a dream and something that you might call, phantom dream. Something that you dream of it and think that it really happens, but, in reality, it not, and something that really happened, you may confuse it, that it's actually a dream~"

That... A long explanation...

"Yep~ That's aTLDL version of its~."

She then changed her position, now laying on her side while her hand supports her head, she continues.

So you mean that I'm also has a dream to achieve that goal?

"Exactly~! That's why you're here~"

"I'll accompany you until you find your happy life, the life that you dream of, the true happiness~"

I frown at her words, I don't actually understand the idea.

"You'd have trouble with your social relationship, you may found yourself hardly find any comfort in being around the people that aren't related to you~."

"Second you're are too arrogant about your own capability, and sometimes can be too humble."

"It's making you, the lone dancer of the stage, you're good at what you're currently in, with someone involving in your life, you start to stumble, and finally, fall, on the stage that is only you performing~"

What's does that mean to me? I know I'm perfect, but not all being is able to be called perfect, at least I'm confident of what I'm good at.

"It's mean, prior to here, you're living as yourself prioritized, peoples are just audiences that meant to be impressed, those who precious to you are long gone to watch your performance. While you're here, as you meet more and more people, more duty comes for you, more responsibility, and more choice to make~."

It's not that's what's you're saying... You're wrong, totally wrong!

"Well~! calm down young midget~! I meant to tell you the situation you once was in~"

"Please do not get agitated~!"

She pleads.

Ah, please, don't ruin the moment that meant to be joyous for us... I mean, let's get off talking and do something else, I'm kinda bored already...

I said as sit on my bed while hugging the pillow tight.

"... R-Right~!"

Purin-Chan sits up and I saw her smile make its way on her face.

"Let's have fun~!"

***

Time skip: 2 hours later.

***

"I guess this the final game~! Did you win yet~? Mei~?"

Arhgg! Damn you Purin-Chan! I don't intend to win in the first place! Right now we're playing the space fleet ace, it's like playing the chess but it's on a different theme.

As she mocked me, I actually never won against her, she is too good at this.

"Finally admit that I'm too good~?"

Right... I forget that she can read my mind.

"I Command Dreadnought to attack the enemy's frigate!"

With the point of my finger, the dreadnought or the rook attack the frigate or the pawn. With a blazing laser, the frigate was destroyed.

"Hoho~! nice move~!"

Then the greennette moves her cruiser or bishop, she performs an attack on my destroyer.

*Bang~!*

The cruiser easily destroys a destroyer.

"What will you do~? Now, all that you have left is a dreadnought, fleet carrier, and flagship~!"

Tsk! She too good! As she smirking, she waiting for me to take my turn.

I analyze the possible moves that could lead me to triumph. She still got five frigates, two, destroyers, two bishops, a fleet carrier, and a flagship.

Sigh~! I guess victory is too hard for me, especially when the number is too different.

"I, s-surrender..."

"..."

A pause of silence fills the air.

"What~?!"

I admit my defeat okay? Do not tease me on that...

"N-No... I thought you would continue, like the previous game~."

She then flicks her finger and the board and pieces disappeared. She sats before me, crossed legs.

"Sigh~! I guess my spell about the wear off... So~ Purin, Off~!"

*Shhwink!*

She returned into my body as I felt the air around us start to get warmer and warmer. I stood up, but, as soon as I stood up, there is a knock on my door.

*Kon! Kon!*

Shortly, I open the door and greeted by the familiar blond, Lyth stood there, she about the inform me about whatever that she just told or saw, she peaks into my newly decorated room.

She then darts her gaze between me and room, questioningly, she asks.

"You did this?"

I nodded, she then sighs, a sigh of relieved.

"Then, onto the topic, lady Wiela will shortly arrive here."

I open my mouth to ask her but she continues.

"I know it absurd, she's here so soon that I don't even have time to spare."

That's really absurd, that guy said she will come on this noon but, it's not even the time yet she arrives without any notification beforehand?

"As master's note, lady Wiela is a bit... Choosy with it comes to food, for instance, she does not consume any kind of cheaply made foods, even for gourmet food, it requires an exclusive ingredient in order to please her."

So, it's mean how deliciously my food is, she still not gonna like it when it's not made of expensive ingredients.

"So, he entrusted you to prepare the lunch exclusively for lady Wiela. He even said that this evening, you have to be at his office for discussing some matter."

Wh-What?! That guy... Still as shameless as always! He still has a gut to talk to me after what he did? Praise for his a shamelessness.

"Then, what do you going to do? And what about the other?"

I ask her, she crossed her arm and readjust her glasses.

"As for me, I'll be preparing for her arrival at the main gate, as for the other, I do know that Risa and Jack will be gathering the firewoods in the nearby forest for tonight while Gales and Carloe are going to attend master Louis's personal guest that are coming too."

I furrow my eyes brows, really? after all this time, and yet not even single firewood in this mansion? How careless of him, and also, having your guest come at once without telling us beforehand is kind of disrespecting act, he could've been thoughtfully though.

As a servant, we cannot have your blame for what's your fault in the first place. He's planning to get on my nerve? I'll show you that your little challenge is not in my league.

"How many guests that Gales and Rola have to take care of? I mean, if it's fine I could help them too after I've done my part."

She looks at me, something appears above her head, a light bulb.

"Oh! About that, you don't have to worry about them. But, the master also told me to have you attend lady Wiela for the rest until her personal butler come. From his predict, he may arrive no later than 17:00 with the rest of the personal."

Yes, at least she may be better to serve than that guy. And, why not she does not want her butler by her side? Is that too shame for her?

"Okay, I'll be at work soon."

I answer her, with a nod, she about to tell me about something but interrupted by Sylas's voice.

"Miss Riole! I need your help down here."

She turns back and walks to the railing to answer his call.

"Yes! I'll be there."

She turns to me, and waves to me before walk away and take a stair down to the first floor.

"Sigh~ I guess I need to get to work too!"

Closing the door, I fallow Lyth to the floor below.

Wait?! Where is money?! She forgets to give it to me or that guy is?!

'Money~?! There no need for those kinds of things ~! Use your skill instead~!'

Nah! I do not want to waste my life on making other's food anymore unless I feel like it.

'Ah~! By the way, it is a good time for you to explore this town further~!'

'I know a few good places that have a fairly good price while the quality is pretty decent too~!'

Really? I guess I could use some walk too since I work here I never set my feet to pass the gate.

Only that time, when that guy left us on our own with a piece of a map. On the way, I saw many stall set and many people are bustling the street, even it's evening.

'So let's get there ~!'

No! No! Wait! Still, where is money?

'Heh! Go and ask your master~'

'No?'

'Then take that guy with you~'

W-Who?

'That guy~ He's talking with your friend~'

I turn and follow Purin's description until my eyes lay on Belic, he's talking with Vinca.

'What do you waiting for~? Take him with you~! With him around, you'd got yourselves a guide and a pocket~!'

Yeah... He's is not least weird as any other anyway, I guess I could endure it.

I walk to them, they noticed me and greet me.

"Oh, hi Mei."

"Good to see you again! Mei~!"

I nod.

"Vinca, sorry but I need Belic for a moment. Is that alright?"

She looks at Belic for a moment and turns to me.

"Yes, He and I already have done our conversation. If I may ask, what do you need him for?"

I put my finger under my chin, making a thinking pose. If I were to tell Vinca that I need him because of money that will be shameless of me. What if I tell her that I need a guide? She may offer herself instead, and that is I don't want, not because I hate her, because I'm still not familiar with being alone with a girl before, this time, just me and her.

'Tell her that you'll need him to help carry your groceries~'

Thanks!

"I'll need to go and buy ingredients for making lunch and dinner, so with him along, I could use his help to carries the groceries."

"Oh, that is, I wonder what you'd make to impress her."

She seems to be in thought for a moment and with a wink, she leaves to help Sylas and Lyth with their work.

"I'm glad that you need my help! Such a wonderful person needs my help!"

He seems to be over-excited over a simple duty. But, Belic is Belic, right?

"Yes, so excuse me."

He grins, widely as he waves his hand left and right.

"No way you'd trouble me! I'm glad that you need my help anyway!"

"Yes... So! please, I'm not familiar with this place, If you could guide me around that would great."

I continue.

"Of course! I'm more than willing to guide you! But, I must tell you this beforehand, I'm not originally Roland, and I may not lead you to all the places that you wish to visit."

So he's said that he not guaranteed that he will know every place? That fine, I could use Purin's help anytime.

'I'm not your GPS~! Baka~! But, If you ask me nic-'

No! I'll let him guide me then.

'Humph! Then~! If you require my assistance you may need to call me nicely then~? Deal~?'

No... I can handle most of the problems anyway...

'...Okie! Okay! Missy formidable maid~!'

Who you call scary?!

'...'

No answer from her, I guess she already fled as soon as she said that.

"What do you want to buy? I mean, If you can tell, and if I'm knowns that places, I can guide you right away!"

He looks at me, concerned.

"Thank, I need to go and find a good quality ingredient for food. Any places cheap?"

He raises the corner of his lip, as he grins, he speaks.

"YES! If it's that place, I guess you could get most of the thing you wanted there!"

"Yes... Please led me there."

We walk as Belic takes the lead.

"Hello, where are you two going?"

Sylas who currently at the gate, arranging the flower, asked us.

"We? We're going to get the groceries!"

"So that is... If you don't mind, could you please buy fertilizer for me? The garden here needs good care."

"Of course, we will!"

Hey, don't take other people to offer like that! We don't have time as a luxury!

"About the money, I'll tell the master to cover it for me."

So he's really gonna lent Belic's money just like me? That means I've limited choice on what to make. In the first place, I don't know how much Belic has anyway so that's careless of me, I can't make proper planing without gather information first.

The gate is already open, so we walk past and down the hill to the town below.

On the way, I decided that I'm gonna ask how much Belic got, if he's low, then I may use my magic for the substitute.

"I'm s-sorry, I'm not told you before that I don't have money."

He still looks at his way.

"That's not a problem! Master already give me the money a portion of his money, he said that this is the money for the necessary."

Oh, that why Purin suggests taking Belic along.

"How much? I mean, how long would it sustain?"

He thinks for a moment before coming up with the number.

"If I count correctly, It's 2400 Raqs. It's for a month."

That a lot? I mean it's is 2400 copper coins after all. IT'S 15 RUBY COINS!!! EVERY SINGLE MONTH!!! HE'S THAT RICH??!!

***

"Here! You could buy fresh seafood from here at a price that even you spent 100 Raqs and have food for the week!"

Is it that cheap?! We're at the seafood shop named "Dock and book" and as in the name, the shop is now filled with peoples, so if you want goods, you need to book for it.

I take a peek inside and see that most of the stock is already sold so there not much we can buy here.

"Umm. I guess we need to look for another store."

Belic nod and start to lead me to another destination.

"There is another store that also sells seafood, but its quality is more than this one, and so did the price."

That's okay I guess, at least the quality is the priority, money is not a problem.

***

Now at another store with fewer people but the shop is a noticeable high-end looking, a good place to find quality seafood.

We entered the door as the bell ring. Inside, there's a six set of tables with two chairs each, It's for dining I guess.

The clerk notices us and prepares a menu for us.

"Greeting! What would your master prefer? An exotic or a quality meal?"

Yes, I just realize I'm not a customer, not normal, but a servant so that normal for him to ask for what's my master's need.

"We would like to take a look at the stock, is that okay?"

He nods and then gestures us to follow him to the back of the store. There, we could find a large pool and a twelve much smaller fish tank.

"Here you can find most of the catch of the day fishes, some are exotic, most of the fishes here are best for serving."

Still, do I need to kill it myself or lets he do it? I'm not good at handling a live ingredient.

Belic walk and observe an odd-looking fish, it has a size of a goldfish but it has a sinister spike cover its body, it's like a sea urchin but with a fin.

The clerk then walks to him and tell him what is it and what it could be used.

"It's a rare species of the Pike fish, it's could only be found in the "Great cove of Darune" in the Darune continent!"

Is it that rare?! I took interest in it and walk to listen to him explain.

"Its meat does not taste as good as normal fish but, its skin is another story when you remove its spike and cook its skin whether by frying or steaming, it's tasty. Another part of it also taste good, such as egg, fin, and its bone can be used to make a soup."

"For the price, it's 30 Raqs each. You could buy the egg and the part separately."

So it's like sea urchin back on earth. Nah it's not good for lunch.

"What is that fish? It's big and look silly."

Belic points to a bigger tank that contains a fish that as large as a dog. As he said, it looks dumb.

"That's the Cowfish, it's a common but that is a large catch from our fishermen."

"Its meat is taste like beef that you'd get from cow, but with it, the trait is that it's soft and contain less fat than a cows' beef."

"It's could be used as a butter substitute for a cow's beef."

"For a precaution, do not apply any acid on the beef, especially cafca and lemon, it will make the meat dissolve."

Is it that soft? I would like to taste it!

"For the price, it's 100 Raqs."

Not too bad for this quality of be- meat. It could be on par with wagyu. So, I added to my cart.

We continue to look more in the store and there a few things I think I could use to make today's lunch and dinner.

Some that I didn't ask the clerk for an explanation so I use my "Keen eyes" to identify it.

***

"Thanks for your patronage! I hope your master enjoys it!"

In the end, we only bought two fishes, Cowfish, and a Roland azure lobster for 225 Raqs.

"So where next?"

Belic ask me while carrying the product in a nice box. Oh, and about the fish and the lobster, they died a painless death.

"I guess I could use some spice and garnish."

"Huh? Then you're lucky, there is a shop just around the corner ahead!"

Good! I'm tired of walking! I stride faster while Belic also catching up to my pace.

There we turn left at the corner, according to Belic, he said the store just ahead and has a sign that reads "Contra's Garden"

"There it is!"

I look to where Belic was looking, there was a store with a small sign with a fading text.

We walk there and entered the shop, as a step in, we greet with nothing but an old shop with no clerk present.

"Is it the right store?"

Belic smile also fades as he now puts up a more cautious look on his face, that's new.

"I don't know either, maybe he's not here?"

"If he's' not here why would he left the door unlocked?"

I pointed out to him. I start to take a cautious step further into the store.

"Ekk!"

I squealed, as something like a hand grabs onto my leg it's cold and felt rough.

"What is happening Mei!"

Belic rushes to me, he notices the hand and kicked it away and the hand groans in pain.

"Ow! That's hurt!"

Wh-What is that? Is the hand speak?

"Arg! You youngster seems to not like my prank at all!"

The hand then retract into the darkness of the room and then, there an old man appeared, he's holding his hand.

"Jeez! You boy at least kicked it lightly will ya? If you break a bone then what would you do?"

Belic surprised and quickly apologized to him, and afterward, he starts to lecture the old man.

"Your prank has gone too far mister Tick, you know, a girl does not like your prank at all, especially a delicate girl like her."

Who you call weak?!

"Ah! Okay! Okay! I know it already! You already told me countless times! But, It's so alone here! And you barely pay me a visit since you come here!"

The old man seems to fake a cry as he explains. But, Belic does know him so maybe he's his relative?

"Ah! Sorry, Mr. Tick! I don't know you all alone by yourself."

The old man shrugs then he stretches his back and walks to the counter.

"Whatever, congrats on getting your work."

He lay his head on his palm as he speaks to Belic, the two seem to be fairly acquaintance.

"Thanks! Mr. Tick!"

The old man then huffs, with the tsundere characteristic, he looks away and waves us to quickly get whatever we want and then leave.

***

After spending half an hour, we finally heading back to the mansion. Counting the fertilizer, we spend a total of 378 Raqs, the fertilizer is quite expensive.

We walk up the hill and spot that there is an extravagant carriage parked at the entrance, she's here, lady Wiela.

We then accurate and sprints our way past the gate, using the staff door, we arrive in the main hall.

"Belic, please hands the ingredient to me, you can go and deliver Sylas his fertilizer."

Belic who is now carrying a tower of box reluctant to let me carry these heavy containers.

"Please, I can handle them."

With that, he hands me the fishes and a package of garnish.

"Then, see you later Mei!"

He then walks the opposite way, to the garden that I've to talk to the girls this morning.

I proceed to head to the kitchen as fast as possible.

***

Louis's POV

"Darling! Why won't you have lunch with me? Do you hate me?"

Currently, I'm having a conversation with Wiela, she is being a brat right now, I got my work to do.

"No Wiela, I don't despise having lunch with you but, right now, I've got an urgent matter, the guild needs my presence right now."

She then furrows her eyes brows and crossed her hand above her chest, she is irritated right now.

"Hmph! Work is more important than your fiancee? Okay, if you say you will come and have dinner with me then."

Sigh... Alright, if the problem solves then dinner is fine.

"Yes, I'll make sure to comes back in time."

She looks at me, now with a smile, she hugs me and then heads to the dining room.

"Sigh... "

I sighed for a final time before heads to a scheduled area, I arrive in my office, there are two peoples who are my subordinates.

"What is it?"

"Another false alarm?"

The man who is the intelligent officer named, Talon, he dresses in a casual grey shirt with matching pant, he walks up to me and hands me a few reports.

"No, sir! The sign is correct and the urgent code is the "True Calamity", I'm afraid that the situation right now is out of our hand, the Calamity Defender may not be able to fend them off."

I read the report and there a lot of the information related to the old lore, the "Entity", they've come back?

"The plan for lady Wiela's observation is set sir, and right now we're waiting for further instruction."

Another man whose I talked to him in the garden, he still wears the same attire as before.

"Great, now making sure every information is related, are you send the one that under the disguise of her butler?"

Elan nods, and he speaks.

"Yes Louis-sama, I also make sure we have enough agents in the mansion in both for recon and security purposes. We have five disguises as the guest you personally invite, three are hidden around the area, and two are under the disguise of her butler and aide."

Great, just as expected of him, making future planning is his specialties. So he has more people in this mansion so that while I'm absence, he will have the situation under control.

"Then, what exactly is the guild need me for? I', sure It's not the "Entity" itself."

"That correct sir! The guild is now currently under a threat of diplomacy, there is someone sabotaged our diplomacy and right now, some adventurers are revolting against the guild."

Tsk! Do those worthless bastards dare to go against me? Then I'll make sure you have a fitting sentence for going against me.

"Do you have any idea who is the culprit behind this matter?"

"Yes! We've already suspended some that may be related, right now, they're under interrogation."

"Great, then let's go and settle this matter."

"Elan, You stay here, make sure you do not miss out even single Infos."

Elan saluted me and speak with confidence.

"Yes sir, you can count on me."

I and Talon left the room, we use the secret passage that only I and my trusted aides only know the way. We walk to the library that was located one floor above my office, Its' was restricted to all person. We arrive at the door, was a door that will open once you activate the contraption that hid away.

I place my hand on the wall and tap my fingers, to activate the hidden contraption, I must enter the five-digit number, according to each finger, the thumb was the first number on the left side. After I've done input the code, I tap my left foot lightly and the click sound can be heard.

*Click!*

The door to the library was opened, and we walk inside. There are twelve bookcases in the room, but only one of them can activate the teleportation spell which will take us directly to the guild. The spell, after I and my subordinate moved in this bastion, with my subordinate's power, she installs it here and the spell will only recognize my mana.

*Fwoosh!*

We arrive at the destination as the muffled sound of people yelling can be heard.

"Louis-Sama! Glad you'd come!"

The female voice, her name's Dalene, she's the vice guild master.

"Quit the formalities, tell me what you need of my help?"

She sits on one of the couch, so do i. Then she sighed and started to explain to us.

"The adventurer who works, for now, has been deceived with the false rumor, and they are now revolting, demanding the truth."

"The suspects, right now they're under Forto's magic, they're refusing to confess, so he makes them."

Hphm, that the right way for them anyway.

"Then what is it about that make the adventurer revolt?"

I gesture Talon who still stand beside me to take a seat.

"The suspects have flooded the area with the false news, the news is about the reappearance of the "Entity", they have declared that the one behind this was Khan, but, they also pointed out that our guild does not send people to fend off the evil but instead, we send them to be a sacrifice."

"The suspects make sure that the news is believable by assassinated some low-ranking adventurer who currently on a mission, and the number of casualties is, 96 confirmed dead and 20 currently unknowns, their plan started two months ago."

So those worthless does not blindly act after all, what is their motivation behind all of the mass-murdering? What do they get when they finally archived their goal? But what for sure is death is waiting for them.

"After Forto has done their interrogation, send the suspect to the crowds and we expose their act there, for their crime, we'll have them dead."

"As for now, let's discuss about "Khan"."

***

"Yes, after the Celestial Island genocide, there was no longer any news about him."

Talon reads the report out loud for us to be heard.

Khan, the mysterious figure, he the one responsible for the murder of the hero and the genocide of Celestial Island.

From what Talon and Dalene told me, Khan seems to be missing, even his list was off the "Guidance", he's dead I believe, still, the event happens twenty-years ago, he probably really old, or been rejected by Darale.

If he could kill the hero, that means he strong, but, while the hero falls too easily to an unknown person? That is the real question.

*Cleak!*

The door opened and come out is Forto, He's done the interrogation.

"Hello, Louis-Sama."

I wave at him, and he comes and sits next to Dalene. Forto, the chief interrogation, the Roland ambassador.

"The suspect will be sent to the court, then we can have the adventurer hear the truth there."

Why not have them dead here, right now.

"Their act is infuriated by your establishment of the guild, they believe in the way of Khan."

I furrow my eyes brow, not believing that nowaday, the cult of Khan still remaining, after I've slain them in many kingdoms, continent, but they seem to not dwindle, they seem to spread like a wildfire.

"Great, now, we inform the adventurer that the misunderstanding has been solved and we can blame on the cult of Khan, making them favored us, most people of Drareem despise that cult anyway."

I command, Forta nods with understanding and Dalene also nod in agreement.

"This little matter is not going to ruing my plan, settle this fast, I'll be back to Balktik."

I stood up from my seat, as I about to activate the teleportation spell, a window that was before me break, I catch the arrow with my hand, there is some letter attached to the arrow.

I open it and reads it.

'The letter, now that you burned it. I guess it is fine for me then to deliver it to her myself.'

Damn bastard!

*Boom!*

Soon there is a purple light shine brightly. I cover my eyes from the blinding light. Then it hit me, all of us in this room feels it, the sudden chills sensation make me wonder, what could make me felt uncertain.

After some time, I release my hand and found that there is a large crack in the window, no, it's on the air, the crack is floating in the air.

"Hey! Get yourself together!"

I called out for my subordinates, they recovered from the blinding light, they're shocked at the sight before them, the crack in the air, as large as a house.

"No way, there no way it would be it."

Forto sound shock, unbelieved, I ask him.

"What do you know!"

Forto looks at me, he shakes his head and recomposes himself.

"From what I've gained from the suspect's mind, they said that the Khan is now and forever. I also saw the image that the one behind this was Khan himself, he's alive."

"No way! Khan is already off the "Guidance"! He's more than dead!"

Dalene argues Forto. Unbelievably, my hunch, it's right.

"Louis-Sama! What would we do! The crack started to get wider and wider!"

Talon called me, I turn at look at the crack, It's really expanding, I don't know what it's could do but, if it continues like this, chaos will break.

"I'm sure that his highness will dispatch the legion here, the explosion is too apparent."

"But we cannot let our guard down, gather the Calamity fender and tell them to standby for my command."

I order Talon, he quickly understood and teleported away.

"Dalene, gather the adventurer, use any mean of the method to make them participate and ready for a battle, if they refuse, fired them."

"Y-yes! But are you sure that the crack is a threat to us? I mean, the crack seems harmless."

"Yet, for now, we still don't know what it's for, but for sure, I have a bad feeling about its presence, It's filled with dark energy and dread, could you feel it?"

Dalene seems to feel it and I saw her get a goosebump. She quickly acknowledges my order and gets out of the room to inform the adventurer.

Forto seems to know much about it, I walk to him, still a grape, he noticed my presence and flinched little, he re-arrange himself and coughed.

"Sorry sir, I still believed my own eyes at the sight."

"Tell me, about what you have seen in their mind."

He nods and starts talking.

"The "Entity", I saw them, they're not originated from the "Grey dimension", instead, we, the human-created them. With enough agony and resentment, the abomination could be born. Khan, the reason he masses murder, he believed that he's freed those who currently in a blind illusion of happiness is an agony, he simply, created the "Entity". Now that the rift has opened here, that means he must release those, the agony and resentment of the millions of peoples."

"He's must have a strong will to able to carries the pain of those he killed. "

That means he's performing an attack here, directly in the capital of Roland.

"He's must be somewhere nearby, the rift doesn't successfully form yet, so we have time to find and stop him before that happen."

Forto pointed out. Then I'll be the one who put an end for this so-called "Entity" and "Khan".

I wonder how much of a threat he really is.

"When the Calamity fender comes, tell them that my order is, exterminate any cult of Khan that may lurk in this area, and exterminate any "Entity" on sight."

"Yes, what about you sir?"

He ask me with concern. I smirk and answer.

"To find and end Khan."

His eyes widen, he quickly asks me.

"But sir! Khan is not an ordinary individual! He originates from Celestial Island and capable of slaying the hero! Please reconsider before act!"

Still smirking, I answer him.

"Did you not believe in your boss's abilities? Did you think that a mere rumor will hinder me from what I'm going to do? I, Louis Estatec, I'm yet not losing to anyone on the continent."

"Observe me as I show you my prowess and my power."

"Yes, I'm believing in your prowess and power, but, please do carefully take him down."

I nod, then quickly, I use my magic and scan the area, none. Then I ran to the broken window and hop down, I'm on the second floor but my strength can handle the fall.

The crack is just above me now. When looking at it like this, it feels like I'm just an ant, letting it form may turn this kingdom to ruin, I better find ant stop Khan before that happen.

Using my Scan, I found many signatures but they're just goon, I unsheath my blade from the belt, using it to slay those who oppose me.

"Mana bomb!"

One of the goon chant his spell, a bright blue ball fall in his hands before he could throw it at me, I use my magic and cut him down.

"Ice bullet!"

A cloud of miniature ice shard form before me, as I ran full speed, I launch them at the guy and he's down as quick as he comes. While dropping dead, he drops the mana bomb then it explodes in a blue flame and smoke. The other guy appeared, they are no match for me, if they need to win, they better not expose themselves like looking to suicide.

"Die you liar!"

"Fi-"

I slid his throat and he drops dead. I keep scan for Khan until I saw a large mass of mana, it's him.

I quickly ran there and surprise that there is an army of many different people, the cult of Khan, estimated around three hundred peoples, still, I could take them down with my "Jupiter's thunder".

I can into the crowd and spot there is his signature but no sight of him. I decide to get rid of the crowd by casting the said spell.

"Jupiter's Thunder"

The sky crack, as the large lighting mixed with flame, strike down on the crowd. They realized they're going to be toast in any moment now so they raised the barrier against the powerful lighting.

The barrier could hold for a moment before it breaks and they're engulfed in flame immediately.

I enjoyed the sight for a moment before I felt his presence behind me, I darted forward and turn and meet with him.

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"Chuckle~ Thanks to you! You saved my energy on slaying them!"

Khan chuckle, his cold tone give me a goosebump. I quickly raise my weapon and get in the stance.

"They're but a sacrifice to the "Entity", with your help, the progress greatly raises!"

"Now that's left is to free you from your own little playtime, time for a revelation."

With a quick motion, he hammering down his scythe, I dash out of the way, my sword can't handle such a weapon.

"You're trapped in your own illusion that you've made! Now with my help! Your agony, I'll take them!"

He speaks as he swings his scythe horizontal, I jump and chat my spell mid-air.

"Gales of destruction!"

The current of wind gathers at my blade, I point at Khan and the whirlwind fired at him.

"Absorption."

With his scythe point to the spell, the wind was sucked into his scythe and now he chuckles.

"You'd make this harder for both me and you."

"You're delusional, such belive will only be perceived as a psychotic act, no act of salvation."

I argue back, making him annoyed.

"Right! THEN!"

*Clank!*

I couldn't react in time, instinctively, I used my sword to block the sudden blow and it shattered in many pieces.

My eyes widen at the sight of the broken sword, now I'm left with less choice.

"Ice manipulation! Ice blade!"

"Arg!"

As I was casting the spell to make a sword out of ice, Khan strike at me, I jump back, he quickly follows along. If he keeps follow me along like this, I can't maintain my focus on making a sword.

"Void's embrace!"

Khan chants his skill, the scythe shine dark blue with purple, with a horizontal slash, a ray of energy was fired toward me at incredible speed.

I abort my focus on making a sword and then focus on evading the death ray. The energy missed me by a strain of hair and it hit a boulder behind and it was cut in half along with the forest along its way.

He slashes again, this time three consecutive strikes It's was impossible for me to dodge it this time, so I used all my mana and focus on making the strongest shield out of ice and air.

"Unbreakable!"

With that, thick ice with as a barrier around appear before me. As the attack made contact with the wall, the wall was able to hold the two of them, the last one slowly cut its way through the barrier. I dodge it once again but It's able to score a hit on me, I got a deep cut no my left arm, It's hurt but my adrenaline force it numb.

"Such weakling yet, so slimy, so hard to kill!"

"Let's your agony ends here!"

He dashes to me with incredible speed, I used up most of my mana, the only choice left is the spirit stone. I take a tier six spirit stone and use my last bit of mana into summoning it.

"Dragonik, come forth!"

The stone shines red as Khan backs away from the blinding light. The steam raises as there is a shadow of an enormous creature behind it.

As the steam cleared, revealing a large red dragon with three heads, Dragonik, the arbitrator of flame.

Khan smirk as the sight.

"Heh! You offer me a good sacrifice, Louis... I'm delighted to take both you and it!"

He smiles as he dashes to us with a sadistic smile on his face.

"Get rid of him, Dragonik."

'Yes, master.'

***

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