"No, this must be a dream!" A man who is unusually clothed, with semi-long brown hair and brown eyes.

He said that with a sarcastic tone.

His name is Kija.

"No no! Your planet shall be conquered and partitioned. Hahahaha! Ah, oh..." This guy is dressed in something that looks like a military uniform. But it doesn't look like anything from this world. It is perhaps closer to the outfits of the resistance, but the others? Far from it.

Not to mention the many medals attached to his clothing.

He has an unusual, spiky white hair. His eyes are bright red.

What is most odd about him is that he is standing on some thing that is levitating.

His name is Disedinel.

"Take him." And this is what seems to be a companion for Disedinel. He wears a huge black cloak, which covers about all of him.

How would he look around with that?

"Sure thing, Vumdr. Just pass him to me."

And just as Disedinel said, the name is Vumdr.

The one the two strangers were talking about is Kiing. He is currently unconscious in Vumdrs' arms.

Kiing, most notably, has a strange purple armor.

It might unsettle regular folks nearby.

Not that there is anybody nearby.

He also has grey hair, which is quite odd.

Vumdr made Kiing slowly levitate towards Disedinel.

"Very thoughtful of you, Vumdr!"

"I don't want him to take any damage. That is why carefully." Vumdr quickly replied.

"A-ah, right. I thought you did it for me... I'll now go back to the Empire. See you some time later." The Empire.

Disedinel went inside by entering a door that appeared out of the roof of the... thing.

It really doesn't look that big from the outside, unlike when you're inside it.

... Kiing seems to be coming back.

"Hello friend!" Disedinel seems quite kind. A deaf person wouldn't think so, as Disedinel is dragging Kiing on the floor instead of making him levitate or something like that.

"Wh... what?" Oh, dear Kiing.

Disedinel put Kiing on a dark-colored chair made out of nothing like in or on the planet.

The table, the chairs, the material of the place, and so on as a whole are foreign.

There are things like lamps on the ground that give light to the place.

They are positioned around the corners of the room.

And another bigger one on the ceiling, right above the table.

There is a door without a handle on one side of the room.

And on the opposite side, another door without a handle.

"I am Disedinel! You?" Disedinel smiled.

"Mmmm... oh, what...?"

Disedinel continued to stare at Kiing in response.

"W-W-W-WHAT!?" Kiing would've fallen to the ground with the chair... if the chair wasn't attached to the floor!

"What is it?" At this point, is Disedinel just trying to be silly?

"You said that you'd take over the planet, the entire world. And, there was that flying thing-"

"Hold on. That was just a joke, haha. Sorry. But you're being silly right now. Come on. You're not even from here, what's with you being shocked? And from here, I mean this planet we were on. Or should I say you were on, you know? Cause I wasn't actually on the ground... or maybe being in the atmosphere would make it mean that I was on the planet."

Kiing stuttered. But before he can finish, Disedinel interrupts him and goes on to talk more.

Kiing took his time to answer.

"Why wouldn't I? It's my home."

"Oh, your home." Disedinel usually replied just about instantly, but now he gave it a few extra thoughts.

"You don't even know your geography. Can you name anything else besides Fuhavala?"

"You got it wrong. It is Fuhvhavala."

"You're not being serious. You're not even from there to know much. Ahem, Fuhvhavala isn't even the only continent on, ahem, your planet."

"You're just joking. Show proof."

"Hahahaha, wait, wait... First, is your planet flat? What do you think"?

"It's flat... obviously."

"I see. I will show you the planet now."

Before they could begin, one of the doors opened.

"A flying plate with something yellow on it? Oh, I am dreaming." That is a fine assumption.

A flying plate... that really is strange.

The plate levitated towards the table.

"The food smells nice." Kiing was just sitting. Just looking up. Oh, and Disedinel said it, not Kiing.

"This isn't a dream." Disedinel tried to bring Kiing back from his space out.

"What, do you want me to feed you?"

...

"Hey, Lee! Come here!" Lee? That might be somebody from the personnel of the ship.

A faint voice could have been heard from the open door. This thing really is bigger on the inside than how you'd tell from the outside.

... And the room was filled from bottom to top with noise from a pair of boots.

"What is it, Disedinel? Is something wrong with the dish?"

"What, no no. Our guest here needs some help."

Kiing is looking at Lee as they are talking.

"I see. I'll make something for him. I'll take your dish for a moment, no problem?" Although Lee asked if Disedinel was fine with having his dish taken away from him, Lee anyway took it before Disedinel got to answer.

"... Yeah. Kiing, this is my chef! He's the best around."

"Wait, I've seen you." By what is a miracle at this point, Kiing spoke.

"I've seen you too." Lee responded as he had the potato salad on his hands.

"Wait, what? What's with you two knowing each other?" Disedinel was surprised. Why?

"Ahh, yeah. Sorry, Disedinel, I went to some big restaurant in the country Kiing was in to learn a thing or two there, but oh well, their cuisine was poor, so it wasn't worth it so much." It would be nice if Disedinel elaborated.

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"I told you not to get out of the base. It's fine. Hope you had a nice time without me!" Poor Disedinel.

"Thanks, haha... but, anyway! I'll make a dish for Kiing real quick." Lee, with the potato salad of Disedinel in his grip, let it levitate.

And suddenly, the dishes doubled.

"I need an explanation for that."

"Here's your dish, Disedinel. And Kiing, let me make a bit of a change to yours." Lee went on to make the potatoes much smaller than they originally were. And now, it really just looks like some crushed potatoes.

"What did you do?" Kiing asked again. But this time more nicely.

"I turned it into a specialty of mine. Everybody calls it golden rice. It'll help you in trouble." So it's a mood booster?

Lee placed the new dish on the table.

"I am looking forward to any comments. Don't be shy to ask for more."

"I won't hold back, thanks!" Disedinel thanked.

But Kiing went straight to the digging.

"Oh, this time you hit the spot with the seasoning!"

Lee smiled in response.

"Thank you." Or not.

"Come on, Kiing, say something."

"Lee, this doesn't feel like rice. What is it?" And Kiing did as Disedinel said.

"I won't tell you what it is. It's a secret!"

"What do you think it is?" Kiing looked at Disedinel.

"I don't know, I am only a consumer when it comes to food."

...

Both finished eating.

"Thank you for the dish. I feel better now, no doubt. Really, what did you put inside?"

"Hehe, maybe now that you feel better, you'll listen carefully. It's a secret! A secret, understand?"

"Kiing, do you want the definition of secret too?" Disedinel giggled.

"Hey, don't bully me."

"Anyway, Kiing, sit down comfortably, as I'll belt you up." What?

"... What..?"

"Ahh, I mean, we're actually moving the ship back to its dock, and we're far away. I'll tap a button, which kind of makes the ship move fast. Like very fast." So Disedinel referred to the seat belts.

"Wouldn't there be too much resistance for the ship to survive a long distance?" That's a good question.

"Well, no. There is no resistance in space. However, there are wandering things that could get in the way. So like that, the ship really wouldn't be able to make it to its destination. But our solution is to cover it with compulsion, including the inside. Like that, the ship is basically armored and is ready to go wherever whenever... Only problem is the price." And Disedinel answered. What a lengthy answer.

So there is no resistance in space.

"It is covered with compulsion? What is that?" Another good question from Kiing.

"Well... I never really thought about the definition. I think it is something like a force. It could be practically anything, as long as there's enough force.

But it also needs skill. For example, I'd say I am strong, but I've never practiced this. So, I can't really do it, while somebody ten times weaker than me could do it as long as they've practiced it."

"Aha, okay. Why lock the seat belt if the inside is covered too?"

"Because it's too expensive to buy a quality coating." Disedinel doesn't seem to like to talk about money... telling by his sighs here.

"Okay."

"Alright! Now that Lee and you are prepared, I shall too! Wait, Lee, you're ready, right?" Disedinel now seems optimistic.

"I am."

"Good!"

He headed to the other closed door, opened it, and went inside some other room.

"Hey, Kiing." Lee said, right as Disedinel closed the door.

"Hello."

"What happened before Disedinel got you here?"

"You really want to know?"

"Yup."

What happened...

"Woah, what the heck!?"

"I didn't sign up for this!"

Kiing and another brown-haired man were launched from the ground.

"Kiing, it seems like that guy there just launched us!" What appeared to be Kija couldn't speak.

"Y-yeah!"

I guess that a shock could really push somebody into a corner.

And as they approached the ground... A really strong flame hit them! But it didn't burn them. It only somehow kept them from landing roughly and injuring themselves very badly.

"Ow... my butt." Kiing scratched his buttocks...

"You too?"

"You two! Your aura is strange, and the other one... you're weird too." A stranger.

"Haha, yes." Kija admitted it.

Kiing stood up.

"Alright, tell us about that explosion. What was going on?"

Kiing suddenly pulled out a double-bladed sword from his body. It resembled scissors, but it doesn't look like it will work like that.

The stranger didn't bother to reply quickly.

"These two. You see them?" There they are. A big blond man. And somebody else, quite small compared to the blond man.

"Yeah."

"They are of the resistance forces. They're planning to take down the key gate cities of the Ezgelei peninsula and thus cut the supply lines for the friendly armies north, north east, and east of here."

"I see."

"That smaller guy. He can use some strange element. None like the rest of us."

Kiing rushed to the smaller guy... "Is it true? Show me!"

"Yeah... there." And he showed some strange lava-like powers by releasing some into the ground. The usual elements are fire, earth, ice, nature, lightning, wind, and water. Not lava.

...

"What about you, blond guy?"

...

"Hey! I am talking to you."

As the blond man was sitting... he stood up.

"Yeah, alright. Tell me your story."

And the blond man...

Punched Kiing! Kiing fell and rolled a few meters on the ground.

The blond man stomped on the ground.

And an earthquake hit together with him.

"That isn't a coincidence, I am leaving." The smaller resistance guy flew away. He can do that?

"Hm. Planning to split the Ezgelei peninsula from the continent? Well..."

"Take this big guy!"

Kiing dashed, attempting an attack with his sword!

...

But on the way, he fell over!

Wasn't that lame?

Or perhaps there's a reason.

Kiing suddenly levitated as he was on the ground... Together with that, the earthquake stopped.

Something was flying. Something quite big.

"That looks strange. Is that a big bird?"

Kiing went within reach of Vumdr.

"And you, you're flying, but you're not using any elemental power. Who are you?"

Instead of Vumdr, Disedinel, who was on top of the flying ship, answered.

"I am Disedinel. Not that you'd remember me anyway. Vumdr, you will take care of them, right? I'll transport the target, and you can do whatever."

...

...

"Are you aliens?!"

Aliens? Do they mean foreigners? Oh... Oh... Yes!

"That is right! I am an alien, representing our civilization! We declare war! Muhahahaha!"

...

"Thanks for filling it, Disedinel."

"Yeah, after all, Kiing wasn't really conscious at the end. Their reaction was hilarious!" Disedinel giggled again.

"Lee, Kiing. Are you ready? I need to make sure." Disedinel's smile goes on to widen more.

"I am, just don't make the same mistake and let it go off while the dishes aren't in their places."

"That happened? Anyway, I am ready too."

"Alright guys. Three, two, one... Here we go!" Disedinel tapped once on his watch. A watch that was hidden by his sleeve this entire time.