Extra! Great guardian turtle

Mei's POV

"Yawn~! Oi Mei! How did you end up like this? You're completely soaked from head to toes."

Risa asked me. It's was a long story, it's happened not long after that...

***

Earlier

Let's get to my fluffy bed and rest~ On the way to my very own room, I noticed that Kevin is approaching me from the mini-map.

Did he want to talk? Right~ Right~ Since I'm in a good mood right now, I'll try not to tease him.

I turn to the direction where Kevin will be coming from, and there he was, coming out of the left-wing completely worn out.

"Gasp! What has happened to you?!"

I surprised my his new look, he's now looking Identical to Cherock. He's nodded and sighed. Lately, these guys sighed a lot, Gales did not make him cached his habit right?

"Oh.. There you are Mei... I really need you to take a look at this..."

He turns back and starts to walk away so I quickly followed him. Head lead me out of the building and into a place where I haven't gone before, It's the garden that located in the south-west of the Left-wing, It's pretty deep into the woods.

Upon reaching the open space of the garden, there I can see them, Sylas, Tim, and Belic gathering at the pond in the middle.

"I've brought her here... Now it's my turn to nap..."

Kevin waved as he walks back to the mansion. I look at the remaining and see that all of them except Sylas are as good as Kevin, and they somehow soaked wet too.

"Could you please tell me what do you need of me? Perhaps, something is under that pond?"

I asked them and Sylas coughed.

"Yes, I believe that you have nothing to do with it but, I am certain that It's related to you."

"Y-Yeah! That's was one of a hell of a bizarre thing I've experienced In my whole life!"

Tim hold his head as he squeezing his words out while Belic just sitting drowsily there beside the pond.

"Please, more elaborate."

I demand and Sylas nodded his head in response.

"There is something mysteriously beneath the pond, from our inspection, It seems like this is one of the gates lead to the spirit realm, just like Gales's."

Spirit portal? Jeez! Whenever I needed Purin, she always away! But hey! I've my personal assistant now, isn't it? Let's ask Gas-san(Guidance assistance system.)

What is the gate to the spirit realm?

The Spirit gate is magical, and the area around it has rich magical property, it's can enhance the power of the magic but the same time, the more violent the magic is. If to use it wrongly can result in severe injury or can cause instant death.

If stay too long in the area can cause exhaustion and nausea. So the safest optimal time is 20 minutes.>

And that was much helpful than any of assistant Purin. So this is where the spirit came from?

I've got a pretty example of spirit but, does this one count as one? I thinking about the tier five spirit stone that Louis gave me.

The spiritual energy is the energy of a being left when it dies and how much it left is depending on its mana. The more saturated it is, the more radiating it's become. It can cause mental illness and hallucinations when exposing to it for too long. The safest optimal time is 8 minutes if exposed to the spirit energy of level 5 which is average.>

And how can I identify how hazardous or the level of it?

Ok! That feel my brain up well, thank you very much Gas!

Now back to the present! Sylas is sighing right now. I look at the clock, it's 15:41, plenty of time before evening.

"So what does it have to do with me? Or it's related to me?"

I asked Sylas and he recomposes himself and speaks.

"Yes, it certainly related to you as Tim has found something that seems you've lost a while ago."

What could I've lost? Money? I don't get paid even a single Raq yet! And besides, how can I be a klutz when it about keeping my thing?

"It seems like that "Thing" is free and roaming freely in the spirit realm. We've tried to retrieve it for you but it's resisted and only demand for its rightful owner to take it otherwise, it'll just stay there."

From his tone of voice, I get that he was irritated, maybe because of that "Thing" not only that it could talk but it also a brat and I don't remember I have anyone beside Purin to worries about.

Is it she? Is it a place she comes and builds a sandcastle? I look around the area but found no trace of sand.

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"Then it's all your responsibility now Mei but an I couldn't let a such a fine lady as yourself get soaked and dirty but I'm afraid that I can't do it for you, my lady Wiela is already required my attention."

"So, I'll take my leave now but you don't have to jump in the water after I've finished my duty I'll come back and do it for you~."

Sylas is being Sylas It's was tempting offer indeed but he's got work too, and besides, I can do this on my own.

"No need! Thanks for your time guys! Later I'll treat you a meal."

Sylas chuckle while he helps support the drowsy Belic back to the mansion.

"Then I wish you to not catch a cold, and please do not exert yourself, my lady."

I smile at him.

"Thanks for your concern, please do your work, I won't take much of your time and today, lady Wiela is not in a good mood."

Tim, face went slightly pale and Sylas just chuckle.

"That what was I expected~ But I'm already well and prepared, no need to worried and also, I've got these guys at my side, I won't be alone~."

"A-Ahaha T-That is it! L-let's get back now, I'm afraid I'm going to catch a co- Achoo! cold..."

Tim hug himself as the cold breeze blew into the area. They did not waste any more time and left with a wave.

"Let's see what could I've lost? From his detail, It's could be some kind of pet? I have a pet? Other than it is...... Spirit stone? I never once pour my mana into it yet.

I reach into my dress pocket and it's was empty, I have cold hands right now.

"W-What could've gone wro-wrong? Is it escape by its own will?!"

I look at the pond and thinking to myself. I closed my eyes and then.

"Here goes nothing!"

I jumped.

*Splash!*

"Umumumu!"

As I dive in the pond, the sudden surge of chillness rush through my body. The chillness slowly fades away, and it was replaced by a warm breeze that hit my head. I open my eyes to meet the bright scenery, a lush field of grass with various color mixed and many large trees.

"Ca-Candy w-world?!"

The color is so bright and warm, it's was opposite of what I've imagined, I thought it was a grim and less colorful, just like the magical forest back there at Gales's place.

I get myself out of the pond and used my magic to dried myself but was interrupted.

O-Okay then... But the wind, why it's so windy here? let's turn the "Mana and Spirit density" on.

Now on my mini-map are display with various color, and there is the label indicated what is it.

Red for high spirit, probably of level 7~10, yellow is average, level 3~6 and blue is low, 1~2.

And for mana, purple is for high, 6~10 green is average, 3~5 and grey is low, 1~2.

Right now, there are grey and blue shown in the large circle cluster around my location. I observe my surrounding, in the north there is a forest of a candy-colored tree while in the west and east are vast empty horizon and south is a mountain range with many floating Island there.

Then there a bip! sounded in my mini-map, it's a red dot which is definitely enemy! And there are dozen of them and they are heading this way! Gosh! How! I can't use magic but I can rely on my attributes.

Activate personal thump card, run!

I ran as fast to the south and not looking back. The red dots keep chasing me but slowly, they slowly vanish out of my mini-map.

After the extensive exercise which does a good job of drying my cloth, I'm finally safe.

But right now, where are we? I look at mini-map and now, there is one dot displayed, It's was a green one which is new to me. If blue was friendly and red is enemy, then green should be neutral right?

Good! that was lucky, I don't need to find you since you're just 50 meters away from me! I walk into the mountain range as I slowly approach the creature. The ground beneath shake and I crouch with my hand on the ground, support my stability.

"Ehh! Why it's is alway me who caught in these kinds of supernatural!"

Then a mountain before me exploded.

*Boom!*

!VO

The chunk of rock and small debris flung into the skies and they are going to rain down on earth soon. I can't use magic, there is no cave or anything that I can take shelter in, It's is an open field with grass and dirt.

Screw this! Screw that creature! And curse you, Louis! I start to run back to where I came from, racing the falling debris.

*Clash!*

*Boom!*

Some landed away some landed just a pace and some almost hit it mark, nearly squshing me to the ground.

Then the worst fear came. The hostile animals that were chasing me just ago are waiting for me just 300 meters ahead. They turn around until I was spotted by them but they do not make a move at me instead, they turn and run away from me.

I start unconsciously ran alongside the animal that looks like a giant chicken with it sharp beak that has a fang sticking out, It's as long as saber tooth tiger's fang. The giant chick has a fur instead of a feather, it's was purple mixed with blue.

We ran, for almost five minutes and the rain of molten rock does not stop! Heck! This is the true apocalypse! And finally, I was tripped on a uneven ground. Not only that put me in a bad situation, but a large object also shadowed over me. I turn away on my back as I look at the giant chunk of land about to befall on me.

"Out of the most time you've come! This time, where I'm severely endangered and yet you do not showed up! Purin!"

Meanwhile

"Achoo~! While do I feel like someone is calling for me~? !!! Uhh~! My precious sandcastle boohoo~!"

Purin cried as she rebuilding her sandcastle again.

Back to where we were...

"Curse you, little goddess!"

*Boom!*

Everything went black as the ground still shaking and sound muffed. Why don't I felt pain? I was expected a painless and instant death.

But as I tried to close and open my eyes to see the different, every time it resulting in mysterious silhouette of a large creature.

After a moment of deafening boom and shaking. I voice bought me to my sense.

"Will, you do not act silly?"

Its voice was of a female child, being call silly by a child is infuriating me. I respond, I shot open my eyes and about to bark at her but I think that was no so good Idea.

It's was a giant turtle, so large that even five tanks could sit on its huge and sturdy carapace.

It also has a sharp horn on its nose and razor-sharp claws. it's was stare into my eyes, It's was not so friendly turtle that I've seen in the animal's life documentary.

"So you're really my master? Terrible! The Really terrible fate of me!"

The turtle scream and hugging its knees(?) as a comical tear flow down of its eyes.

"O-o Are you d-done? I mean the meteor rain does not stop yet."

I ask it out and it turned to normal self as it stares at me arrogantly.

"Does you not even recognize your own summoning?! I was your summoning and you do not know me?!"

This time it cries as it tried to hide under the imaginary blanket(carapace?) I stood there, freezing, the first time it speaks to me was an insult, and right now it is silly, really silly.

"Y-Yes! Yes! I'll already remember you! Please do somethinggggggg about THAT ROCK!"

I start to panic as another mass of land about to fall on us. The turtle seems to regain its senses and start to expand its green transparent bubble out of its body.

*Boom!*

The impact causes the earth around us to sink a few meters. But the barrier stood its ground while the turtle does not have any problem withstand the impact.

***

After the storm goes away, I and the turtle finally have time to talk to each other.

"I do not believe that you! The silly girl who terrible at controlling her mana is my master!"

Its may sound like an insult but the way it speaks is like a dog whimpering when it longing for it master.

"Y-Yo-You! How could you be inconsiderate? You summon me and neglect me! How could you!"

This is a bit too much of a nuisance now.

"When did I decide to let you off my pocket?! I remembered that I'm not even pouring a single bit of my mana into you! beside how could I neglect you when I'm not summoning you?"

"S-Silly! I'll speak since you're clueless! Even If I'm in the form of a gem, I have my consciousness! I know you every move and action, you often waste your life force in exchange for convenience! But as terrible as you may be, your magic sometimes, leaked and since I'm always close to you, that make me slowly absorb the mana and able to slowly turn into my guardian form."

I'm that terrible? I admit that I'm still not used to magecraft.

"And how can you explain it? How you escape and why?"

I doing akimbo as I ask it(she) out.

"Hmph! Silly! If I were to turn into my majestic guardian form while still in your pocket, I'm afraid that you might not end so well!"

"But thanks to your clumsiness! That time when you were in the forest, peaking at the rude couple! You dropped me! So I take my liberty to wander around the place and I don't want to be seen but the weird gang has seen me so I ran to the old garden, and finally, ended up in this very strange world."

Couldn't you be more polite to your master? OH! That guy wanted to toy with me again! Given me the nuisance of a spirit! I'll tame it and make it feel grateful that it was belonged to me!

I suddenly leak an evil aura that shrinks a giant turtle to the size of a frog.

"So while you were here! HOW COME YOU ENDED UP THERE! AT THE BOMB PIT OF A MOUNTAIN!"

I scream at the shivering turtle as it continues to shrink furthur. I scoop it up into my hand and grin devilishly.

"I could present him a "Great guardian turtle soup" soup! I bet he likes it!"

"Ekkk! I'll tell you! Please don't cook me! Besides I'm protected you! You can't be so cruel to me!"

Then she explains everything to me.

She said that she chases a butterfly and finally end up there. Why do I feel something familiar about this turtle?