Beforehand, Cole had told Felicia to wait for about 15 to 30 minutes after his initial teleport. After that, they could head over to the mansion. So, Felicia decided to do some quick shopping in the good old USA. Although that was mostly because that was the currency she had most of.

As Felicia was browsing at a nearby clothes store, she had Igor watch over Eva in a cafe next door. Both stores had a window facing the other allowing her to see the two anytime.

"Besides, there"s a tracking chip in Eva so I"ll be able to teleport at any time!"

With that to serve as insurance, she continued to merrily shop away. While she was doing that, Igor and Eva were seated across each other by the window from inside the cafe. Eva had a cold cup of a frappuccino while Igor just took some black coffee.

Both were wondering if it really was okay to leave a very vulnerable child with an adult that they"ve only known for a week.

"Uncle?"

"..."

"Ha?"

"What kind of store--"

Eva moved her line of sight to the store and it was only then she had seen the sign. White with dark brown lines that made it feel elegant and victorian. Cursive writing that was like the font you always used when you wanted to feel fancy. Although, the words that were written in the font had no relation to its fanciness.

Apparently, it was a shop where people could find different kinds of materials so they could make their cosplaying outfits or buy the ready-made ones. There were also a few that didn"t come from any kind of franchise and were merely born out of the staff"s imagination.

Eva then peered through the front windows and saw the items they had up for display. From headbands with attachments that ranged from your friendly house cat to that of a... donkey?

"Why would anyone want to dress up as a donkey?"

She then noticed another item. It seemed to mimic a cat"s tail. It didn"t have any kind of waistband to secure it and at the other end, there was a weird shape. Eva thought.

There wasn"t any other way to secure it except for the strange back end. As for how they kept it, maybe it was to act as a plug into the person"s rear. So, logical thinking led to the reasonable conclusion of it being a...

"A b.u.t.t plug?"

*SLAP*

Before any of the surrounding people could hear what Eva said, Felicia"s hands swooped down and covered Eva"s mouth from behind. It ended up letting a loud slap sound.

"Mmph?"

Eva couldn"t talk properly or turn her head so she could only let out a sound to show Felicia her confusion.

"Ah! It"s been 30 minutes already! Let"s go!"

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The wind was blowing. It was soft like a gentle breeze but the landscape it pa.s.sed through made it sound like an eerie warning instead. The cloud had turned into a dark grey and the clouds rumbled with thunder.

The trees that formerly brimmed with a lively green had all decayed with each leaf falling as the seconds went by. The greenhouse was shattered and the plants within had all been reduced to dust.

Mountains of ice covered the landscape and black jaws that forever ate at them chipped away at the frost. But it was neverending. No matter how many times the blackness ate away at it, more mountains would form and stand in its way. But for the ice, no matter how many times others came to its aid, they all would be eaten away.

When the three of them teleported to Cole"s location, that was the sight they were greeted with. The sources of such carnage were too busy creating more that they didn"t bother with the newly arrived spectators.

Besides the constant battle between ice and darkness, the distance, sparks could be seen dancing in the wind. Felicia teleported them a bit closer to the scene and nearly had her eyes gouged out by a stray ice shard.

"Oh, that was pretty close."

" черт возьми..."

While Felicia was casually glossing over the fact she nearly lost her ability to ogle at fine goods and Igor was shaking his head as if to say "Here we go again", Eva was merely staring at the scene that looked very similar to the one she saw in her book.

Again.

"Ho!"

With a triumphant sound,

"It"s Schelanzia vs. Mikaruko!"

"More people with weird names."

"They"re name! Schelenzia is the G.o.d of Black while Mikaruko is the G.o.d of Cold!"

"I feel like rooting for Mikaruko since he"s the gave his divine protection to Sir Lucas but Schelenzia is super cool too..."

"Eh? What"s the t.i.tle of the book they appear in?"

", chapter name... "

Felicia brought out Eva"s book from her Inventory and flipped a few pages and found the ill.u.s.tration for Schelenzia. His colour palette appealed to the emo kids with all the blacks and dark-purples. He was quite pale probably from all the time he spent in his room and he had eyeliner on for extra emo.

"What the f.u.c.k, he hot?!"

Although the earlier points of description paint the image of a teen who was still in their emotional rebellious phase and would spout nonsense like "You don"t understand me!" and "It"s not a phase!" without realizing their effect on other youths that actually had problems.

But anyway, the artist for the book had some real talent and skill! The watercolour aesthetic really made it glow pictures stand out. Felicia decided to actually read some of the author"s other works later.

"Nerie...right?"
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While they were in the middle of the extremely dangerous battlefield, patiently waiting for the partic.i.p.ants to stop, Mikhail caught sight of Eva.

Both he and Cole were already aware of the group entering. The only reason why both of them had engaged in another fight was so they could properly a.s.sess each other"s abilities. It also could"ve been because they started an argument about the best thing to mix with vodka.

Eva was staring at them with shining eyes. It was the face of a child who had seen the PWR Rangers for the first time in real life. Her appearance and expression sparked a memory in Mikhail"s brain.

It was when his daughter was still a young child and still loved him very dearly at the time.

"Karine!"

He spat out blood and keeled over. As he was spitting blood, his eyes were letting out fluids too. As comedic as it sounded, he looked miserable. His strong image had instantly fallen apart and had only left a lonely old man.

With his collapse, the ice receded and Cole removed the effects of his magic as well. The trees gained life once more and the grey clouds wandered off to their next destination.

The sounds of birds chirping had returned and the wind had regained its soft and gentle melody. Unfortunately, no one had the thought to enjoy the beautiful scenery. They still had Mikhail on the ground. He was possibly in some pretty grave danger with his ashen face and spilt blood.

"..."

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"...?"

"Is it really okay to just leave him like that?"

"It"s fine. Our dignified boss instantly turns like that whenever he sees any small girl that remotely looks like his daughter."

They stayed silent and left Mikhail alone on the pavement for a bit longer until Cole crouched down and whispered something into Eva"s ear. She didn"t quite get it but she followed his suggestion anyway.

Eva tottered over to Mikhail and poked him on his cheek. She then said in a small voice...

"Deda?"

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