CHAPTER 34- School trip.
"Ah... Yes... It definitely needs some good cleaning. Este lugar apesta (This place sucks). Look, there are even dead rats. Are we so careless about the house? I thought they used it a lot... Well, my fault, I usually never go to parties, so I thought this was the house they used."
"Don't worry, darling, I have the solution. Fucking cat, go eat those rats!"
"Huh?! I flatly refuse, nya! Eat the rats yourself, demon!"
"The cat is you, you fucking cat!"
"Ahhhhhhhh!!! I'm tired of you, nya! Let's fix this outside!"
"I hope you're ready to die!"
Kei, nervous and afraid of the situation in front of him, decided to do something about it, to avoid that fight.
"Rock, paper, scissors. The winner will receive a prize and the loser will receive nothing. As a reward you can ask me for anything, but if you brag about it or say anything about it, you will never receive a reward from me again. Do you agree that?"
"Of course, darling!"
"Sounds fun, nya!"
Kei smiled and covered his eyes with his right hand.
"Okay, close your eyes. And on the count of 3, choose rock, paper, scissors. I'll see the winner and give her the prize later, in private. But, if you fight again today, you both automatically lose and the award will be cancelled. Do you agree that?"
"Fufu. Ready to lose, you fucking cat?"
"Hahahahahaha! You may be more powerful than I am, but I trust my good fortune! After all, even my good luck allowed me to win a powerful, handsome and cool boyfriend like Kei is, nya."
"W-well, we'd better get started!"- Kei said, embarrassed.
They both covered their eyes and Mio nodded.
"Wow. That's an interesting way to avoid a fight."- Mio thought.
"Well... One, two, dos y medio, dos y tres cuartos (two and a half, two and three quarters), three!"
Drin chose rock and Eris too.
"Good. Now, keep in your mind what you chose and never say it. Put your hands down and open your eyes."
They both put their hands down and opened their eyes.
"Done! I know who won. I will give the winner her prize tomorrow. Remember, if you fight again today, the prize is canceled. Okay?"
"I understand, darling!"
"Fufu. I feel like I won."
Well, neither of them won, but Kei plans to give the award to both.
"Wow, wow. We deviated from the subject."
Kei and his companions entered a house, which is located in the middle of a forest. The house has 3 floors and is too dirty. Kei's family hasn't used it in a long time, and it shows up in the dust.
The reason why the house has not been mistreated by other people or suffered from burglaries is because everyone knows the Molfer family, their properties and territories. Anyone who knows them knows perfectly well that trying to rob them would be the same as asking them to kill them.
"There are 4 rooms available... Sorry, it's a bit dirty... I wanted to use another house, but I remembered that it was next to a town. I don't want you to be discovered. My mother lived in this house when she was young. A long time ago, huh? Fufu... Oh… It gave me a chill. I hope my mother doesn't feel that I insulted her."
"Don't worry. Thank you very much, Kei... I guess I should use my human form."- Mio said.
"It would be more comfortable, I suppose."
A black liquid completely surrounded her and she began to change shape.
"Great..."
The liquid disappears. Mio transformed into a 20-year-old girl. She had long black hair, green eyes, and was wearing a black dress. She had a tail and wolf ears.
She was small, measuring one meter and 55 centimeters. And she had small breasts.
She had little black horns on her forehead and that seemed incredible to Kei as Mio looked powerful and cool.
"Come on, Nem. Let's clean the house."
Nem nodded and Kei watched Mio too much, leaving behind his shyness and getting too close to her.
"Great! Mio, you look amazing! That gothic style looks great on you!"
"I don't know what Gothic is, but I guess it's good. Thanks, Kei."- Mio said, smiling.
"Another smile I want to protect."- Kei thought, smiling.
Drin felt jealous again and shook Kei's shoulder.
"Darling, it's already late. We must go."- Said Drin.
"Wow, wow. It's true, it's almost night... Eris, do you want to stay in this house or will you sleep in an inn?"
"I'll stay. I want to help clean."- Said Eris.
"Okay. Tomorrow I'll bring you food... And be careful, this forest is dangerous... Buenas noches. Good night."
Kei and Drin left the house and started walking together.
"Ah... Well... Wow, wow. Two new companions. And best of all... they're my friends! Uffff I was so afraid that all my companions would be my girlfriends, but this proves that true friendship exists!"
"But you hardly know them, darling. Isn't it too early to call it true friendship?"
"Yes... It is true… Well... I am hopeful that they only feel friendship for me."
"What if they fall in love with you?"
"I doubt that. After all, what kind of woman would fall in love with someone with lots of girlfriends?"
"But, darling, you have to admit you're pretty special. You are a powerful man, in a world where not only are men very weak, but also power is considered attractive. Any woman who wants to have powerful children won't mind if you have lots and lots of girlfriends, darling."
—... "It... is true… Ah... If I were a woman, there is no way I would have a boyfriend with a lot of girlfriends. Me daría asco estar con una persona así (I would be disgusted to be with such a person). He would just disgust me."
"Don't worry, darling, you don't disgust me, on the contrary, I think you're the best thing that ever happened to me!"
—... "Drin, we're just getting to know each other. Aren't you exaggerating?"
"Well, considering that I spent practically all my life studying and training, with no time to have fun or know love... Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm not exaggerating!"
—...
Kei activated his fairy magic and began to float in front of her.
"Darling?"
"I'll do everything I can to make you happy, Drin. We all deserve to have fun in our lives. A life without fun is boring and slow... And also painful. Not everything in life is training! Let's visit new countries, new cultures, eat endless dishes...! And most importantly, let's be happy, Drin."
Kei kissed her forehead, as Drin's eyes filled with tears unconsciously, for those words were something Drin wanted most in her life. To live as she wanted. Living without fear of dying. No pain... To finally live her life together with her "darling".
"Darling..."
"Many dangers await us in the future, I know, but I will do my best to make you happy, Drin."
"If you're by my side, I'll always be happy, darling!"
Drin hugged Kei tightly, as she pressed her lips together with Kei's lips.
And as they kissed, a certain person watched that beautiful romantic moment, sitting on a throne.
"Drin x Kei... Mmm... How strange. Why does Drin have Nirfa's place? This is strange." - Said the supreme God.
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Kei entered his house. Drin, in her cat form, is in his head.
Hearing the door open, Mei immediately left the dining room.
"Brother!"
Mei quickly approached him and hugged him tightly.
"Huh? What is it, Mei?"
"I trained all day! My bones hurt! Give me love so that the pain disappears!"- Mei said, teary-eyed, as she sniffed Kei's neck.
"Wow, wow. Yes, yes..."
Kei patted her head and smiled at her.
"Good work. If you work hard, you will be the next commander. And I'll be your right hand. I hope my salary will be good, huh?"
Mei turned completely red and nodded more than 100 times in just one second.
"Yes! We'll be invincible together, brother! No one will be able to defeat the Molfer twins!!"
Mei jumped and Kei began to carry her in his arms, like a princess.
"How did you do today working as an adventurer?! How was your mission?!"
Mei began stroking Kei's cheek with her cheek.
"Tell me everything!"
She gave Kei a kiss on the cheek and he smiled at her.
"Wow, wow. Don't get so excited, my mission resulted in failure, I found nothing."
"I don't care! Everything you do will always be exciting to me!"
"Oh, that's very kind of you. Sure, I'll tell you everything."
Sei Molfer sighed upon observing that scene.
She knew it was weird. But Mei doesn't want to give up Kei.
"In the future, she will fall in love with another boy... I hope so."- She thought, somewhat frightened and disgusted.
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A couple of weeks passed.
The days were quiet for both.
No demons attacked.
The heroes did not approach Kei.
Nothing suspicious happened... Everything was quiet... Although that tranquility was about to end.
"A school trip?"- Said the students.
Kei and Mei entered the school a month ago. Their school days were difficult for both. Schoolwork was complicated, even for Kei, and just when they felt they were used to it, they were surprised by this news.
"We will go to "Nersfa" beach."
"A trip to the beach!"
"Great!"
The girls were excited about that news ... But Kei wasn't excited, he was nervous.
"T-the beach?!"
For Kei, being around girls was uncomfortable... And the idea of being surrounded by girls in bathing suits seemed even more uncomfortable, considering the ages of his classmates.
"It will be a 5-day trip. In order for you to understand how magic works, you must talk to a mermaid. As you know, mermaids possess the best magic control. If you are lucky, a mermaid will speak to you."
"Are you serious?"
Kei raised his hand.
"You can talk, Kei."
"Mermaids hate humans. It is my understanding that they never approach a human."
"Yes, that's true. But 34 years ago, a mermaid spoke to a student at our school. After that, she managed to control her magic power perfectly and discovered new ways to use magic. Even if it is a small possibility, we are hopeful that a mermaid will talk to you."
"Wow, wow. I see... Thanks, that's all... No, wait... I never heard that story... Who was the student?"
"It's not a famous story. The student disappeared two years after talking to the mermaid."
"Oh... Wow, wow... Thanks, that's all."
That story seemed interesting to him, but strange. Why did she disappear? Was she kidnapped and used as a lab rat? Kei had several questions in his mind... And he came to a conclusion.
"The origin of a villain... The power drove her crazy... It is a possibility... And since my story is cliché, that origin may be true... I must be careful."- Kei thought.
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In a forest, Nero was surrounded by Slimes, while she had a small smile on her face, a smile full of satisfaction.
"Kei Molfer... I see... Drin became attached to a human... For the moment, he is far out of my reach... Should I send demons?"
A message appeared in Nero's mind.
[The teacher said: We will go to the "Nersfa" beach.]
"Wow, wow, wow..."
Nero smiles sweetly. She looked like someone cute and kind, but she is anything but.
"This is perfect. Slime number 291, you are free."
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A little Slime was hiding in a corner of the classroom.
No one noticed its presence. As it was only spying on Kei, Kei did not detect it with [Detect enemies], as the Slime did not want to harm him, it just wanted to keep an eye on him.
The skill [Detect Enemies] has flaws, but Kei didn't know that, or rather, he didn't research more about his skill due to lack of time. Kei had already felt that his skill was failing at that sort of thing, but he doesn't have time to investigate further.
A message appeared in the slime's mind.
[Slime number 291, you are free.]
The Slime began to jump for joy, but unexpectedly, the Slime exploded and disintegrated completely.
Nero killed It... And when she killed that Slime, she said: "I don't need you anymore, useless." And all the Slimes exploded.
For Nero, Slimes were tools. If she no longer needed them, she killed them.
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The break began and the students began to leave the classroom.
"I'm hungry."- Kei said.
Armed with courage, Grisia approached Kei.
"W-will you eat with me?"
That opportunity was perfect. Kei knew Grisia's potential, which is why he wants her to be his companion.
"Sure. Let's go."
As Grisia and Mei are friends, she knew that Grisia was in love with Kei, as she told her, but she did not want to lose Kei.
"I'm coming with you!"- Mei said, while hugging Kei's arm.
Grisia was a bit sad, because she wanted to eat only with Kei. But since Mei was Kei's sister and her friend, she put that sadness aside.
"Sure. Let's go."- Grisia said, smiling.
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"Ahhhhhhhh!!! Nooooooooo!!"
In a forest, the pain-filled cries of a woman could be heard.
Zero was cutting off a woman's fingers using a razor, no matter the screams or tears that came out of her eyes.
The poor woman was crying and screaming in pain, and Zero liked that. He loved that she was in pain, although his face did not reflect that feeling.
"Please, stop this!!"
Every time Zero cut the woman's fingers, the fingers immediately regenerated. Zero was using healing magic to continue torturing the woman.
"Did you really think you could defeat me? Me? You're so funny. Class A adventurers think they're powerful, but they're not."
"I-I'll work for you!! I will do anything!! Please, don't kill me!!!! I am a class D adventurer!! I lied to you!! I thought you'd freak out and leave me alone!! Please don't kill me, I have to feed my two younger brothers!!"
Zero, hearing the latter, stopped and looked that woman in the eye.
"Oh... Wow... You have younger brothers... You know, I had a younger sister... And a hero killed her... I think I'll kill your brothers, too."
"N-no, please… !!"
Zero hit the woman in the face and her head exploded.
The lifeless body fell to the ground and Zero shook his hands.
"I'm really angry... But I have to go back... Tomorrow I will kill her brothers."