"Issei." I got tired of waiting and opted to just knock on the door of their room.

"Hoooooh, ohhh my God..." He shamelessly moaned from the other side of the door, "That feels so good... H-Hold on, did I just hear Meil outside our room?"

"We must've woken him up." Othelia giggled from the other side, "Hey, Eleanor! Why'd you stop licking?"

"T-That's...! I can't do it when I know someone can hear us!" She replied.

These three appear to be enjoying themselves very much, it seems. Sadly though, they are residing in a residence where a precious girl who is still too young to be exposed to such things lives as well, so I can't exactly let them go at it too hard. Well, they seem to think I'll just leave if they don't open the door, so I'm gonna have to prove them wrong and intervene.

"H-Hey, Meil!" Eleanor covered them all up the moment I clicked the door open, "Have some decency! Come on, we didn't tell you to come in yet!"

"Issei, get dressed and follow me." I ignored her as I called out to the guy with absolute post-ejaculatory bliss in his Eyes.

"Oh, so you were standing there, after all." Issei grinned, "Naughty, naughty, Meil! I didn't take you to be interested in peeking at our alone time. Come on, I'm so happy now that I'd even offer you to join in, how's that sound?"

"W-Wuh!?" The girls yelped, "Hey now, we're only loyal to you!"

"Then you two can sit back and watch."

"You meant just him!?"

"Heh, kidding, kidding. Don't get your panties in a twist, you two." He patted both girls on the head, "Well, your panties are on the floor right now, but that's besides the point."

Hearing this, I looked down at my feet to finally notice I was standing on the aforementioned undergarments this whole time. Lightly kicking them away without any reaction, I had cleared my throat to once again catch their attention.

"Lune and Edward have been taken to the police station by the inspector, so I would appreciate it if you could practice haste and follow me there to bail them out."

"Wait, what?" He raised an Eyebrow at that information, "Why'd they get arrested?"

"They dug up my-" I bit my tongue, "I mean... Ugh, I cannot think with this stench in the room. Get dressed and go downstairs. You two, clean up this mess, please."

"Why are we the ones getting stuck with the chores, huh?!"

"Is Meil actually sexist?" Othelia falsely accused, "The men get to go solve a murder mystery, while the women have to tidy the house. Is that it?"

"Frankly, I do not care about your gender." I explained, "For the duration of your stay here, none of you are neither male nor female. You are guests, so act like it and at the very least keep the room you will be staying in clean. I do not believe I am asking for much, no?"

"...Geez, it was just a joke." She felt bad for what she said, "Alright, sorry about calling you a sexist. We'll clean the room up, I agree Eleanor's juices kinda have an sweet yet overpowering odor."

"Don't throw me under the wagon!" Eleanor slapped her for that, "You too were...!"

"Ahem." Issei had them both shut up.

"A-Ah, I meant..." Eleanor gave up, "Whatever. Sorry for the trouble, Meil."

"Oh, do not worry about it." I shook my head, "Really, the house is spacious, so you really were not heard by anybody, but Nelly said she could make out the creaking of the bed while she was passing by just now. I am not one to care about what you do behind closed doors, but tone it down at least for her sake."

"Obviously you don't care, given how you just walked in without a care in the world." Issei said as he got up to get dressed, "Besides that, you're still here talking to us like we're not all naked."

"Poor Nelly, I feel like her opinion of me as her auntie really fell after this..." Eleanor fretted.

"She's seen worse with parents like hers." Issei smiled, "Anyways, Meil, could you buy me some grub on the way to the station? As you can imagine, I'm quite hungry after this..."

"Ah, now that you mention it..." I recalled, "Lune and Edward spent all of the money I had in the house, so I am going to need to go get some more."

"You mean WE'RE going to get some more, right?" He hugged me with one arm, still naked mind you.

That's... gonna be an issue. The location of the extra money I have stashed up is in fact the one place I can never show anyone. Besides, even if I could, it's probably heavily guarded and under heavy investigation by the authorities. It'd be risky to just show up to such an abandoned place for no apparent reason, so I am in quite the predicament, so to speak. If only I knew someone good at stealthily burgling into...

"Hey! Meil, Issei!" The old Lee's raspy voice called out to us, "Let's go hit up some pubs, we still haven't finished our talk from the other day!"

"Ah, right. I guess I do have someone like that." I muttered, "That settles it, the two of us will go and take the money, and later, Issei and I will take it to the inspector."

Just hang in there, Lune and Edward! I'm gonna get you out as soon as I can!

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"So that's the situation." I finished explaining it to the two bros, "Any questions?"

"Yeah." Lee raised his hand, "Why'd I get roped into this?"

"You are a former bandit, which makes you the most helpful resource I have at hand right now." I explained, "I need you to help me acquire the money, because without it we cannot bail out Edward and Lune. Anything else?"

"Why can't I come with you?" Issei asked, "Are you saying I'm incapable of stealth missions?"

"Are you really asking me that after all that loud moaning Eleanor and Othelia made you do?"

"Oi, oi, I recall you yapping away about an Othelia, but who is this other girl now, kid?" Lee furrowed his brows.

"My second girlfriend." He revealed proudly, "I got two, ain't that cool."

"I don't even know how to respond to that." Lee returned a deadpanned stare, "You're telling me you got two chicks to shag while I just got stuck with a lousy and ungrateful son?"

"And you are not even blood-related at that, so you did not even get the satisfaction of intercourse with his mother." I added.

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"...Yeah, that's why I'm mad." He sighed, "Though I wouldn't ever dare imagine his mother like that. She was a lovely lady, but it just feels wrong to hear you even suggest putting us in bed together."

"How come?" Issei asked.

"Well, she was like... I dunno, a younger sister to me." He shrugged, "Or maybe a daughter? Eh, we'll settle for something in between. Y'know, like Nelly is to you, Meil."

Nelly, why bring her into the conversation now of all times? But well, I guess that is what I see Nelly as, in a way. As clingy and affectionate as she is, calling her a friend is just impossible. Excessive physical contact, calling me all sorts of nicknames, sticking close to me at all times and insisting on not only buying, but always wearing a "Kiss the Cook" apron when she's in the kitchen, these are points that just make it impossible for me to not read between the lines. Nelly... she obviously considers me a close family member, despite us not sharing a blood connection. Right, sort of like how Joseph was! It can't be anything else and-Oh, where was I going with this again?

"Meil? Hey!" Issei waved his hand in front of my Eyes a measly 12 times at a slower pace than Lune did before, "Hey, stop daydreaming about Lune's daughter and get moving?"

"How did you...? Well, never mind that." I chuckled as we began walking to the warehouse, "Issei, how are things going on your end?"

"Ah, it's bliss I tell ya'!" He talked at the speed of sound, "Eleanor is still not quite used to this relationship, and I feel she still thinks she's the "second girl" after Othelia, but that just isn't the case! I love them both to bits, each and every aspect of them, from their similarities to their differences! Whilst physically they are both stunning, Eleanor is a lot more reserved and bashful than the forward Othelia, which is quite frankly very refreshing! If I had to describe it, I'd say Othelia is like a starving wolf in most scenarios. I feel protected when I'm with her, but when we're alone, she both turns on me and turns me on! That being the case, Eleanor is much more of a tiger to others, but when it's about me, it's like she switches to a domesticated and needy cat! Ohhh, I love them both, I'm so blessed to-!"

"That is not what I meant." I shook my head, "Regarding you and Othelia going back home, when is that?"

".........Tch, let a man bask in his ignorance a bit, dude..."

"Yeah, back when we were in prison, you wanted to leave as soon as you got the chance." Lee added, "You said two days ago that you got that chance, so what the hold up?"

"You know damn well what the hold up is." He sighed, "I'm... thinking of asking Eleanor to come with us, but I'd like to at least get Ed's blessing on that, no matter how tough it might be."

I expected as much. Those three have bonded swimmingly in just a month or two together, so I imagine it'd be difficult to permanently separate them like this. But I think even he's not stupid enough to not realize that Edward will never let his sister go with that guy. She is his family, and he will not willingly let her go, never to return to this world.

"Then why not set up a two way portal?" I asked.

"Aru said that's forbidden." He sighed, "She told me something along the lines of: "You already screwed up this world plenty, so absolutely don't even think about wishing for anything permanent. One time use, that's it."

"So that's it, huh? You're going to use a wish to get back home..." Lee was quick on the uptake as he suggested, "Then just apply it to yourself."

"Huh?"

"Yeah, wish for, say - The ability to travel between these two worlds with anyone you're touching when you do." He elaborated, "That way whoever that Aru chick is won't get mad, since it's not something permanent to "mess up the world any more", AND you get to travel and transport people freely to and from your world."

"That... could work." Issei smiled excitedly.

Loopholes, loopholes... Ugh, what is it with mortals and wanting to outsmart the Gods? Do they consider themselves smarter than... Huh? Why'd I think that? Ugh, my head...

"I forbid it." I felt anger well up in me for some reason, "You dare try to defy the will of the Gods!?"

"Whoa, dude, calm down a bit." He saw the scary glint in my Eyes, "We're just spitballing here."

"You are forbidden from messing with this Universe Cycle any more!" I shook him up, "It was all because of that damned Book that those mortals first wished to ruin our plans a millennium ago, and now you come here and yet again cause me headaches!?"

"Millennium?" Lee worried, "Meil, are you alright?"

"Issei Kaido, you were allowed to freely do as you please because of our goodwill..." I felt my entire body burn as hot as the Sun, "But as I did with Schnell, Shaid and that damned Olyahim before you, I will personally bestow upon you the greatest dose of divine punishment you have ever seen if you wish for anything permanent! I will delete you, or my name is not Ouroboras!"

Looking at me with a completely stunned and terrified face, I finally regained control of my body, as well as my composure when I turned to glance at them. Lee was speechless, and Issei took a deep, serious breath. Where did this come from? Who do these names belong to? Why do I feel a strong sense of deja vu...?

"...Ouro-who-ha?" Issei shrugged.

"Dammit guy, when was the last time you took your meds?" Lee sighed.

"I think... When I found Issei, Lune and Edward."

"That's two whole days ago!" Lee berated me, "No wonder I didn't understand a word you were blabbing on about, you're fighting delusions again!"

"Oh, so that's what's happening." Issei heaved a sigh of relief, "Thank God, I thought I was gonna die. Geez, schizo Meil is scary after all."

That's not it... I referred to myself with the same name as the Sun God. My own God, whom I know virtually nothing about, apart from him being the guardian deity of Abyssus Solis and the Raamans, as well as him being the lover of the Water God Allucius. Why did I use his name to refer to myself and not Meil? Could it just be a case of fragmented memories? No, there has to be more to it...

"Yo, there's the jungle entrance." Lee stopped walking briefly, "Kid, you stay behind and wait for us to come back with the money, got it?"

"I got it, fine." Issei discontentedly agreed, "Just come back quick and be safe."

"That's the plan, right Meil?"

"Huh? O-Oh, right!" I ran to catch up to him.

Hopefully... I don't lose sight of myself during this mission.