A Small Drama Before Departing

All Hajime's companion surprised when heard what he said to Neptune, especially Yue, she really shocked as if it was end of everything. She began to think that Hajime about to leave her alone and didn't take her back with him, as she concluding in her mind that Hajime is from different world and he is very keen to going back to his home since he doesn't have any reason or motivation to continue living in Tortus. But what Yue said isn't wrong since the otaku gunsmith really want to going back as he miss his parents, he want to meet with them again and don't want to be bothered by his classmates or former classmates again.

Yue then ran away from Hajime and made everyone in present shocked by the sudden act of that girl. Hajime then looked at the direction of his friends, especially the girls who are in his harem, giving them a look; they understood and made Shea and Tio chasing Yue who ran, leaving him and Kaori.

Knowing this, Kaori then take the chance to bring herself closer to Hajime as her love rival isn't her. Miyu wasn't here since she already asleep and Hajime was the one who made it, since he is Miyu's papa according to that girl. Even when Hajime don't want to be her father.

Hajime has enough of all that. His mind is in a mess and he always trying to hold that feeling so it won't affect anyone around him. He prefer to do anything alone, but Yue came enlighten his mind and world, so his mind began to be clear again and he already knew deep in his heart that he still longing for Kaori, despite when he already had Yue and given his first time to the blonde-haired loli vampire.

Hearing what Hajime said, Neptune then went silent and became quiet, she then going towards her chat group's friends except Yue, bringing them forming a circle as the loli goddess about to whispering something to them.

"Hey, is that okay…? He said that he want to going back to his home."

Ais pondering and decided to be the one who listening and didn't say anything. Kurumi began thinking about what Neptune was said while Eleonora voiced her opinion regarding this matter as she raise her hand and get the attention of Neptune that looking toward her.

"Umm… I think it's okay if there's not much people going. The dimensional traveling machine if it completed is capable to hold more people, right? Maybe only him and his Japanese friend. If we want to bring more people, then we should wait until the machine has recharging its energy."

Ais nodded in agreement with Eleonora. Kurumi then began to spoke.

"It's okay. After all, if we get the right material from Hajime-san, then we can help him in exchange of that, right? We basically can just repay him by send him back to his home. Although I'm not sure if his home world has the same coordinate with one of us."

"Umh. I think we should help him."

The long blonde-haired swordswoman said her opinion and give them her answer. Her three friends then looked at her and nods their heads together and coming with one same conclusion. They will help him if the material they got is the same with whatever they want, since the machine need recharging.

"Originally, if the machine is incomplete, when get used it was need to be recharged for 14 days, but if it completed and with the right materials, then it will only need 3 days recharging. So it will depend on whatever materials that white eye-patch chunni guy give us, nepu!"

"So it's like that. Alright, then what we waiting for? We should ask him about the material and you must confirm it, Neptune-san. Did you remember what kind of materials we need for the dimension traveling machine?"

The cute and adorable Planeptune CPU nods her head with enthusiasm and confidence as she giving Eleonora V sign with her finger. Seeing the response she got, Eleonora smiled and claps her hands as she ended up the suddeny meeting without asking Yue.

"Then, ask him right now, Neptune-san. I'll help you if it needed."

"Okey-dokey, Noura! Look at how I handle this, won't you?"

Neptune said that with a lot of confidence on her and smug face, Eleonora just nodded obediently and following her from behind as both approaching Hajime. Noticing that he being approached, Hajime spoke in response as both Neptune and Eleonora right now in front of him.

"Yo, chuuny white guy! I want some materials from you. Can I take a look of it?"

Hajime became irritated but trying to be civil as he nods his head in response of Neptune's blunt and rude words. Eleonora surprised that someone like Hajime has the will to endure what Neptune said, she felt a pity towards him but cannot deny that Hajime's appearance and attire really scream the word chuuni and edgy.

"Alright, look at it and don't do something stupid. Hey, better watch out your friend here. I'll sure beat her out if she do anything stupid and get me in a mess."

Eleonora waving her hand to Hajime with smile adorning her face saying that she will taking care of Neptune's mess. Hajime then take out any material he stored in the ring on his finger, making Neptune agaping in surprise seeing a lot of materials that suddenly appears and flooded the floor.

Without wasting time, Neptune then immediately search the material that's what Nep.Jr and Histy need to completing the dimensional traveling machine.

"No problem, Hajime-san. You can count on me and…"

The young chairman then get closer to him and whispering something.

"Hajime-san, is Yue alright? She looks… troubled."

"…I know that. She seems clouded with the thought that I may leave her if I going back to home."

Hajime said that while sighing and stroke his hair while mumbling 'troublesome' and ignoring Neptune a bit after he taking out any materials he got from Orcus that he stored in Treasure Trove, a ring-shaped Artifact that had small 1 cm ruby set in its center. The ruby was actually an artificially created dimensional space where things could be stored.

Eleonora couldn't help but made a worried face seeing Hajime face right now. He has a lot of things in his mind and now Yue has a problem. She didn't dare to said it was his fault, since from the first glance she would know what kind of face he make when asking about that condition.

"Then, the best option is to bring her with you. If you love her so much, that's it."

"…Love, huh. Maybe I should do that. But I don't know about bringing them with me."

Hajime said that with heavy sigh. He knew that Yue and him share the same traits and feeling, but despite how Yue accompany him, he still want to going back home and Hajime still has feeling towards Shirasaki Kaori. When he was with Yue and lost his virginity to her, he just being carried by the flow as there's only two of them in the Abyss since Hajime's mind is full of revenge and dark thought.

He didn't love Yue that much, but he definitely care about her since she's his first companion and friend who accompany him when falling down to the deepest part of Great Orcus Labyrinth or dubbed as Abyss, is the True Labyrinth which contain another 100 floors like the Upper Levels.

After talking to each other, their attention get distracted by Neptune who seemed done looking for the materials she needed in Hajime's materials stash.

"Ah! This is the material. I can't believe it that we found it."

Neptune said that as she already found the right material needed to completing the dimensional traveling machine she built. Hearing what Neptune said, Eleonora and others smiled in relief since it will make things convenient if it completed. They also do not forget to make the smaller version of the machine as they want to turn it into bracelet or sort, something like portable dimensional traveling machine that can be used anywhere by the users.

"That's great, Neptune-san. How many materials we needed and Hajime-san, is it okay if we take it too much?"

Hajime shrugged off as he didn't care about that, since the materials they needed are pretty common and can be found anywhere in this world.

"Take it as much as you want. It's just common materials, but I'm surprised it has other uses to be the part of dimensional traveling machine. Is the machine materials is cheap enough to built? If that's true, then I may have the chance to make my own dimensional traveling machine."

"I don't want to disappoint you, chuuni white guy but you don't have the rest of materials other than this one to built that! And the blueprint is my Nep.Jr own creation, she's the mind of this genius creation, nepu! I'm so proud of her."

Hearing what Neptune said, he became disappointed.

"Tch. What a disappointment. Seems like I have to rely on you all to going back to my home."

Kurumi just chuckled since she found it amusing.

"Fufu, that's right, Hajime-san. Sorry for the inconvenience. I'm a bit understand that you want to going home by yourself and don't want to owe us something, but it cannot be helped. Only Neptune-san who currently has the authority and rights regarding the traveling machine."

"Nep-nep is amazing. She's cool."

Said Ais as she felt amazed by the tone she use while her expression didn't changed that much, but there's a small difference about it since she's not using emotionless expression. Ais claps her hands while doing that, followed by Kurumi and Eleonora who join the fun.

Neptune suddenly became embarrassed by that while Hajime looked at them weirdly. Hajime suddenly felt tired looking at them as he sighing tiredly, he don't know why he feels like that, but he also thinking of what Eleonora said. He intended to bring Yue and others with him, but after watching the reaction Yue given when the first time seeing Eleonora, he didn't feel good and don't want to bring them with him.

Jealously is maybe what Hajime feels right now. He jealous of the girl who he didn't well enough suddenly capable to make Yue like that. Eleonora is Yue's friend and the white-haired young man knew that fact, but it still didn't leave him a good feeling.

And there's the case with Yue, who suddenly ran away after thinking what in her mind, after witnessing Hajime saying that to her friends. The thought of her being thrown and alone again by her beloved scare her and made the blonde-haired loli want to escape from that, she don't want Hajime to leave her.

It's kinda absurd and ridiculous for those couple has that kind of thinking, since they are basically just overthink it. Eleonora who knew that just feels guilty and didn't want to bluntly told Hajime that he was jealous of her.

Eleonora could only scratch her cheeks and sighing tiredly.

'Well… that's became a bit complicated. Should I somehow apologize to them? But it's not like it was my fault to begin with since I didn't do anything. I'm just want to collect the materials needed for Neptune-san's machine so the dimension traveling would become easier and convenient for everyone.'

She really can't leave it out like this as she sighing heavily and put her right hand on Hajime's right shoulder, which made him noticed and looking at Eleonora with confusion.

"Hajime-san, I'll go after Yue-san. I knew there's your friends who currently with her and maybe they are comfort her, but I think it's partially my fault."

Hajime snorted and scratch his back as he nodded lightly at Eleonora.

"Do as you like. Yue is important to me, even if she began to change and don't want to be with me anymore, then I'm okay. She deserve better if she want it and I don't think I am suited for that. You trying your best to not say that I'm jealous of you… right?"

Eleonora surprised by that and nodding awkwardly to Hajime. She's being found out by him.

"That's no problem. It's true I am jealous of you. You are Yue's friend and every time Yue online on the chat group, she always feels happier than with me. Especially that the chat group is one of the biggest reason she isn't feels alone since she told me that she already has it even before we met."

'So he already figured it out.'

Eleonora sighing mentally.

"Thank you then, Hajime-san."

"…It's okay. Go after her."

Eleonora nodded, but before she began to chase Yue, she looked at Neptune, Ais, and Kurumi; they exchanging gazes and nods their heads together. Neptune giving her big smile and thumbs up, Ais also giving her a thumbs up, while Kurumi just put on her polite smile which makes Eleonora understand that.

Then without further ado, Eleonora chasing her friend Yue, who currently suffered from thinking too much that she may become alone because Hajime would leave her. Eleonora felt like that she's the lover of Yue instead of friend since she's the one who been pointed by Hajime to go chasing for her after giving him that kind of talk.

'Seriously, why am I thinking of that? She is my friend though.'

She sighed and shake her head as she continue chasing Yue.

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Yue or better known as Aletia Galdea Vesperitio Avatarl currently sad. She sobbing so much and running away from Hajime, her lover, since her mind was clouded by that. Yue didn't realizes it herself that she's currently overthinking it and made herself feels so sad. She began to doubt herself and Hajime's relationship since Hajime want to going back to his home, to his world.

She suspectly that Hajime only became her lover while they are in this world. Hajime is human or what is should be, he already beyond human and became human-monster hybrid because of how many he ate monsters and gain their powers in change of that.

Yue looked at her small hand, then moving to her whole body.

'I… I'm abnormal. Hajime is originally human and his parents also human, if I became together and coming with him in his world, then I would regarded as weird, as freak. I don't want that… but Hajime want to going back. He already told me that is his goal.'

The goal of Hajime is changed. From taking a revenge to just coming back home and the one who change it was Yue, his beloved woman, the one who took his first time, the one who claim his virginity. But she don't know why that she recently felt that her existence or role for Hajime is slowly degraded. Before leaving the Great Orcus Labyrinth, the two of them are close and always together, but after that she feels… forgotten.

Especially since Shirasaki Kaori, Hajime's old crush, came and joined them. Yue can't do anything since she knew that Hajime still hold a feeling towards Kaori, but he didn't shows it to the blonde-haired girl since he don't want make Yue stressed; but Hajime's attempt was failed since she's already knew.

Before knowing Hajime, she spends her time alone sealed in the Great Orcus Labyrinth. Sleeping or just staring at the dark, in the room that was occupied by monster, but then it changed. When she received strange magic that allows her to hold a conversation. Her everyday life slowly became bright and didn't feels alone anymore.

Yue sighed and she could hear the sounds of people who she knew. She then turn her body around and spotted Shea and Tio, the companion of Hajime who strangely only women. Yue's a bit annoyed that Hajime was surrounded by a lot girls since she want him for herself and don't want to share it with anyone.

"Yue-san! Are you okay?"

"Yes, Yue-sama. You suddenly ran when Master saying that. Is everything okay?"

"What do you think?"

Shea then checking Yue and trying to make sure what happened to her with serious expression on her face, which is actually looked dumb. As she already checking the blonder-haired girl and everything's fine with her, Shea then suddenly giving Yue a hug and embrace her as Yue could feel the softness of Shea's breast and it made her irritated.

"Goodness, you're okay, Yue-san! You had us worried, you know. Hajime-san also worried about you."

When Shea said that with worrying tone, it made Yue's looked down with sad face.

"…Hajime did?"

Tio nods her head in response of that.

"That's right. Master may haven't shows it directly but he truly care about you, Yue-sama. If not, then he won't assign us to chase you."

"But Hajime, he…"

Tio folded her fan and spoke to Yue with concern.

"I don't know what you think, Yue-sama. But let me say this to you. He's definitely care of you. He always prioritize you and would do anything for you, even if he would sacrifice everything. He always do his best at anything related to you."

Shea couldn't help but nods in agreement with what Tio said, despite she's a bit jealous of how Hajime always taking great care for Yue. She also want to be Hajime's number one woman instead of Yue but she knew that the rabbit woman can't won against the blonde-haired vampire., both in power and affection.

"Uhum! She's right, Yue-san. Hajime-san always care for you. I knew that you will feel lonely when Hajime-san said that to them and thinking that you will be alone, but he didn't have any slightest thought to abandon you."

"Is what she said. So don't let yourself down and become like this. Master will be sad if you're like this, Yue-sama."

Seeing that Tio and Shea care for her so much, Yue curled her lips into a small beautiful smile before she's nods her head. Both Tio and Shea also smiled in relief because they already calm her down. As they about to back, a young girl long-bluished braided ponytail then came to Yue and the small girl already knew who is that but cannot help her heart was beating fast and a red tinge appeared on her cheeks; Yue don't know why reacting like this, they are both girl and just a friend, it's the same feeling when with Hajime and stronger than that.

'W-Why I am feeling like this…? I'm already with Hajime yet…'

Yue questioned her mentality, she shook her head and trying to reject this kind of feeling she suddenly develop towards Eleonora. As Eleonora came closer to Yue, Shea, and Tio… she has worrying expression adorning her beautiful face. Shea and Tio also couldn't help but want to look at her forever, it's hard to resist for them. She don't want this feeling she has currently would screw up her relationship with Hajime, Yue don't want to be labeled as cheater because she just develop a new feeling of love and it's toward the same gender.

With confusion on her face, Eleonora whispering on Shea.

"Emm… what is wrong with Yue-san…?"

"Hwah?! Ah… Yue-san seems overthinking too much. She… she's afraid that Hajime-san would abandon her if he going back to his home. So Hajime-san send us to comfort her."

Shea still blushed with how close she with Eleonora right now. Tio only look at the bunny woman with jealously seeing how close they are, the dragon princess also want to be closer with the young chairman but restrain herself from doing stupid things or it will give a bad impression to Eleonora.

"So that's the problem."

Eleonora rubs her chin and nodding her head in understanding, although she already knew that from Hajime but this became clear for her. Shea and Tio nodded along with Eleonora, Yue still blushing so hard in embarrassment as she don't want Eleonora to look at it so she turn her head away from her.

The blue eyes of Eleonora then takes a glance to Yue. She can noticed the odd behavior of Yue when their eyes made a contact, as Yue immediately turn her head away whenever they did it.

'I know it… she cannot face me properly due to her may have a slight feeling of me. Damn, I really unintentionally destroy someone's relationship, huh. I'm not intending to do that though. I just want to be her friend, but if she interested on me romantically, then I'll let her decide it.'

That's right. She didn't do it intentionally as she don't know anything about that. Sure that her beautiful and charming appearance would make someone easily be charmed by her, but that's not really her problem. She did have born with that kind of appearance and that's what leaving a huge question about her, since she's abnormal and different than most people.

'Looks like when I going back to home, I must force Dad or Mom to tell me about what's secret I have aside from the fact I am the successor of Arthuria Pendragon that I knew only from Fate/Stay Night. The fact that I was referred as the true descendant and successor of Pendragon is somewhat complicated.'

She thought of that and sighed mentally. The young chairman clearly knew that her parents hides a lot of secret from her and she want to know it, if possible all of them. She want to uncover those secrets.

Eleonora shook her head and walk closer to Yue and call her.

"Yue-san, what's wrong?"

Being called like that, Yue startled and fake a cough.

"N-No problem. Instead of that, why do you come?"

"I am worried about you, Yue-san. You suddenly ran away and it's confuse me. Is there anything you want to talk about?"

Eleonora decided to pretend to not know that she already knew the whole problem. Seeing that the young bluish-haired girl concerned about her, Yue's cheeks feel hot and began to red. She then threw a glance to Shea and Tio which was understood by them and they then leaving the two chat group's member alone together.

Once again, Yue shook her head and trying her hardest to not think about it. She trying to act normal like usual so her friend, Eleonora, didn't get any weird impression or thought about her. She would hate that since they would be meet with each other more frequent if the machine already completed and upgraded to the bracelet-type to make it easier to use.

"…I'm sorry."

Eleonora blinked and there's a visible of confusion on her face.

"Sorry? What are you sorry for, Yue-san?"

"I'm sorry running away and made you all worried about me. I also sorry for showing you this ugly side of me. It's very immature of me to behaving like that. I am already lived for hundreds of years but I'm still like that, selfish and always being greedy. Even though I knew there's a lot of women who love Hajime dearly and they want to be embraced by him, I'm still… too possessive of him and want to monopolize Hajime."

Eleonora decided to be quiet for a while and listening carefully to Yue as she continue to spoke.

"I don't want Hajime to leave me, I don't want him to going back to his home. But everyone except me want him to going back and support his decision. Especially Kaori, she is Hajime's old crush and friend before Hajime meet with me."

Seeing Yue being sad like this, Eleonora couldn't help but decided to pat Yue's head and giving it gentle stroke on her hair. Feeling that, Yue's a bit surprised and lift her face up as she seeing the sympathetic smile. Eleonora could she the heaviness from Yue and feels sympathetic about it.

"Then, what exactly you want, Yue-san? Hajime-san want to going back and everyone beside you support him, you seemed hesitate. If you are truly love Hajime-san, I think you should told him your real feeling or if somehow you two aren't coming in one same conclusion, then think about it again. I'm sure that you would find the solution."

"I wonder if Hajime would listen to me…"

Hearing that, Eleonora made a smile to her so she doesn't worry about it.

"Don't worry about it, Yue-san. I'm sure that Hajime-san would willingly to listen to you. He is your lover and so is you. Everything will be worked out if you are confident about it."

Yue agaping for a moment until she nods her head, seeing it made Eleonora felt a bit relieved and happy. With that, they then going back to where Hajime and others are as they think the matters for Yue's side already solved for a while, although it will need a lot of work to settle the entire problem between Hajime and Yue.