Chapter 760: Six the Fastest, Ten the Longest
The day became dusk, and the grand meeting ended with a satisfactory outcome for everyone. After battling it out for the past few weeks, they were given a brief respite for a more critical battle to come.
Elysia and Lifa opened the teleportation portal in turn for all the groups to return, but that would only lead them to the capital city of their respective continent.
"We have six weeks at the earliest and ten weeks at the longest. Therefore, now is the time for me to return to my den. Goodbye!" Regulus jumped into the teleportation portal to the Beast Continent with his kin and just ran away. However, there was no one to stop him.
The beasts were the last to be sent home. The divine group was the only one who remained in that colosseum-like building.
"Well, a moment of peace. I"d better use this time to prepare for planet Earth." Xero folded his arms to look up at the twilight sky. He then pointed his finger at Elysia. "I will come looking for you in thirteen days. I will kill you if you go to planet Earth without me, Elysia!"
"Hm, that"s one day before our planned departure. Please come to our temporary hideout hill." Elysia answered calmly.
"All right then. Farewell!" Xero turned into black mist and flew into the sky.
"..." Elena glared scornfully at Xero"s departure. Even though she knew it was nothing more than an empty threat, she didn"t like threats of any kind to Elysia.
"Well, I"ll be going to the bottom of the ocean while monitoring the situation in Boundless on the Nameless Continent. I feel like there"s a mysterious group trying to do something funny in that abandoned territory." Oceanid also excused himself as he had some schedule and plans to do.
"Yeah, see you later. Please let us know in case you need our a.s.sistance. We will supply anti-curse mechanism to all parties periodically." Lifa allowed Oceanid to leave with a hand gesture.
"Well then." Oceanid waved his hand with a handsome smile before turning away towards the sea.
"The event is over, and all parties have left. Now is the time for us to return? I"m sure it"s already night in the Nature Realm." Nell felt like taking a break soon.
"Mm, shall we go back?" Rhea asked Elysia to leave from there.
"Yeah, let"s go back…" Elysia nodded, and Lifa opened a teleportation portal for them to return to their temporary hideout hill.
"..." Elysia looked at Rhea"s back from behind and silently walked beside Elena.
"Is something bothering you, Ely? Is it still because of those fairies and elves?" Elena asked in wonder.
"Yeah, it also concerns Rhea and Nell. They rejected representatives from the elves, fairies, and others for personal reasons..." Elysia heaved a subtle sigh.
She didn"t want any party with a malicious motive to be present in their circle. However, it could become a serious political issue if there were no representatives of the mentioned races in their group.
"Rhea and Nell will take care of that later, or we"ll take care when the time comes. Those elves, fairies, dwarves, and dragons just want security guarantees by sending their representatives to us. We will be fair to take a representative from them, but we will find the right individual. Not because they asked so by sending their chosen one." Elena glanced at the twilight sky for a moment, then entered the teleportation portal.
"Yeah, we"ll think about that when the time comes. We still have time, and these two weeks are our exclusive practice event." Elysia could only put the matter aside for the time being.
After everyone returned to their hideout hill while on the Human Continent, Elysia checked Alisha"s situation in her shadow.
"Zzz..." Alisha was already fast asleep in there.
"Have you fallen asleep? It seems the grand meeting just now was very boring for her." Elysia muttered in her mind.
She opened the Nature Realm"s portal and went inside while Elena set up a layered barrier to seal the wooden hut.
A few moments later, it was time for everyone to rest because it was already night. It was a pretty long and tiring day, and tomorrow awaited with various schedules to do, including half a day of practice.
"Hmm? Is the show over? Did I fall asleep accidentally? Well, meeting like that was really boring." Alisha peeked out from inside Elysia"s shadow.
"Ah, you woke up, Lisha? Do you want me to accompany you?" Elysia was lying on the bed to sleep, but Alisha was just the opposite and woke up.
"No need, and I"m Ai. You really need enough rest because of your mushy body and training tomorrow. You must get up early to sunbathe with me, as you said a while ago." Alisha checked the surroundings and saw that everyone had gone to rest. She crept out of Elysia"s shadow and went to the sofabed.
"Oh, why? You now don"t like it when I call you Alisha or Lisha anymore. Is there a reason behind it?" Elysia marveled and glanced at Alisha.
"There is no particular reason. I just can"t remember myself as Alisha. All my records were also left in the Boundless Realm. There"s no reason for me to stick with that name, and I want you to respect my decision." Alisha leaned back on the sofabed and ate some fruit on the table.
"I see..." Elysia could only respect Alisha"s decision.
"..." Elena was silent in the Elysian Realm. She also didn"t know the exact situation regarding Alisha because there were simply too many possibilities and unknown factors. Alisha also couldn"t remember many things due to the corrosion.
Therefore, Elena could only accept Elysia"s a.s.sumption... Ai was the same person as Alisha. For that reason, she had to convert Ai into their core group.
At that moment, the door suddenly opened. Two little white fluffy little creatures entered the room stealthily and closed the door as if no one had noticed their arrival. They then crawled up to Elysia"s bed.
"Mew..." Vanessa climbed onto her master"s tummy and curled up there. She had not slept with her master for over a week, and she had missed that warmth so much.
"Wow-wow~" Yuuki responded with a subtle bark. She came because of her senior sister"s invitation, which she was completely attracted to.
"Oh my... Who"s coming? Do you want to sleep with me?" Elysia stroked her little white cat and fox.
"You may rest in comfort, master. Yuuki and I will warm you up on your tummy." Vanessa purred and closed her eyes.
"Please leave us here. We will not disturb your rest." Yuuki asked permission first as she wasn"t as casual as her senior sister.
"Fufu, you won"t bother anyone at all. Would you like a blanket?" Elysia offers a warm blanket for the two fluffy adorable ones.
After that, Vanessa and Yuuki huddled together on Elysia"s tummy. They wanted to spend the night there.
"..." Rhea just watched that from the side. Since Elysia"s master wasn"t here, it was only her and Elysia on that bed. However, two fluffy little ones came to join.
"Let"s sleep." Elysia smiled at Rhea before closing her eyes. "Good night."
"Good night..." Rhea also closed her eyes, but she wasn"t fully asleep.
"Ely, you"re literally groping their bodies naked without any shame. Well, those girls are your slaves, I mean friends... Oh no, pets are better suited. You"re my friend, but you also have friends. So, they are my friend"s friends?" Ai suddenly said something rather strange while looking confusedly at Elysia.
"Pfft! That makes a lot of sense, hehee..." Elena couldn"t contain her chuckle as she could hear it from within the Elysian Realm. Unfortunately, only Elysia could hear Elena"s sweet laugh.
Elysia opened her eyes, shocked by Ai"s sudden opinion. She ignored the second half of Ai"s words because the first half really made sense.
Vanessa and Yuuki were currently in their little beast forms, only wrapped in their fur. So, if she stroked and caressed them, it was equivalent to groping their naked bodies?
"You make me feel complicated, Ai. I"m trying to sleep..." Elysia grumbled softly and closed her eyes again.
"Well, pardon me for that. I won"t bother you. Please rest." Ai smirked and shook her head. She stared at the night sky outside the window in silence.
If her recent experience in this world was just a dream, she would be happy to stay in the dream forever. It was only a week, but she felt her home was here, not in her hideout dead star in the Boundless Realm.
When morning came, Elysia woke up because she felt something moist, soft, and a bit rough on her face. She opened her eyes and saw Ai sitting beside the bed, watching the cat and fox licking her face.
"Oh~ So, that"s how you wake your master? It"s kind of unique, but I won"t judge you. You"re awake, Ely? How does it feel to have your two cute pets lick your face in the morning." Ai dropped her fist onto her open palm as if she had just been enlightened.
"Um, good morning." Elysia chose not to comment and simply responded by wishing everyone good morning.
"The sun in this realm has not yet fully revealed itself on the eastern horizon. When will we bask in the sun"s warmth with sun cream?" Ai opened the window and checked the eastern sky.
"Well, it"s only five o"clock... Let"s have breakfast first." Elysia scratched her head when she saw the current time. She invited Rhea and Ai for breakfast before carrying Vanessa and Yuuki out of the room.