Instant Time Mage 4
[Energy Mage: Why did you shot his face for?! This was supposed to be a friendly mock battle, not a life and death duel, you idiot!]
Uh, what?
I was speechless that my own partner lashed out at me because I defeated the enemy.
This girl... Are you really the type to betray your companions for love? Cause if you are, I want to trade partners!
You're already a liability in my book, Ms. head-over-heels!
Besides, he told me to go all out. So, how could I not resist to shoot his irresistible face?!
It's impossible to resist, okay?!
Impossible is impossible!
Because I would lose if I argued, I let her glare at me without justification as she tended Shin's face by feeding him with Healing Energy.
Tch, such a reliable partner, you could've been...
[Sora: Are you okay, Shin?!]
[Shin: cough, cough, ugh, yeah... I think I'm fine now.]
The pain seemed to have lessen as his face flush with relief but it he still flinched because I shot his crotch and it must be painful... Snicker...
[Energy Mage: Are you sure you're alright? You look like it still hurts though. Tell me, where does it hurt?]
Yeah, Shin. Where does IT hurt? You better tell her now so that she can HEAL you right away.
We don't want to leave something painful for you to bear alone now, would we? Mwuhahahaha!!!
[Shin: I...]
A chilling laughter echoed in my mind as Shin struggles to choke out those words. He suddenly looked at me with a look asking for help but I ignored him as I shifted attention elsewhere wearing a thoughtful look.
REPENT ALONE, YOU SINNER!
[Shin: Forget it. I'm fine you guys.]
Even though you say that, you still needed two girls to help you on your feet.
Really now, will you die if you won't shove your harem at my face at every single opportunity?!
[Master: Kukuku... I've always thought that Shin was a genius since the day I met him... but I never thought he would master his way to such a profound level...]
[Shin: I'm am unworthy of such praise, Master. Compared to your majestic display of power, which easily nullified Kronosan's time magic, I'm like a peasant before anyone else. My level is nothing to speak off.]
[Master: Your level is nothing to speak off, huh?]
Master was a bit taken aback by Shin's remark and gave a bitter smile to his daughter, Young Lady, who giggled with a faint smile on her face.
I give Shin a reproachful look.
Hey, genius. That's not the level he's talking about.
Why do you got to rub salt on the wounds of a 27-million-year-old single father who got divorced 3 times in his life?
Do you really think it's funny to be single that long, huh?!
I'd really like to see the day you reap what you sow when you struggle to choose the legal wife from your harem members...
Ignoring me struggling internally, Master coughed his throat and gained our attention. His countenance suddenly changed from a carefree loving father, to that of a solemn adult who holds absolute authority over all things.
It made us tense up immediately after seeing him like that.
[Master: Ahem... Now then, I believe the clear winner of this match is Kronosan and his partner, right? Then, Kronosan, Energy Mage, Shin and Sora, stand before my daughter and make your pledge.]
I didn't know what was going to happen next but we did what we were told as we stood before Young Lady and knelt all the same.
[Master: Kronosan, your time as a student of Alexandria Academy has been most appreciated by all of us here. Without you, that incident from long ago would have left devastating scars for us to remember for days to come. And for that, and everything else you did, I am most grateful... Kronosan, make your pledge here. Swear loyalty to my daughter and serve by her side. Do so without betrayal, and I shall compensate you handsomely for your deeds to come!]
It's here! It's here! It's finally here!!!
It's now or never!
Just do it!
[Kronosan: It would be my pleasure to serve Young Lady.]
I don't care about the reward.
I don't care about the bad things to come.
And I can't even worry about what I'll reap what I've sown here at this very moment.
All I care is that I must spend the rest of my life by the side of these two mysterious beings.
It would be my pride and joy to serve them as an attendant each and every day in the future!
And from this day forward, I swear Young Lady will never be unhappy ever again!
Huala!
As I swore that in my heart, I could feel my energy within my body burning, boiling hot as if it was alive. And when Master flicked his fingers, a faint string of light appeared before Young Lady and me. Each of its end made its way into our chest, burrowing into our hearts, tying our souls together through a connection.
I suddenly felt a strange connection with Young Lady. It's like her presence had magnified in my mind, my heart and my soul. As if she suddenly became the most important person in my entire life. And for the second time of my life, Young Lady opened her eyes wide at me with faint emotions flickering in a span of a breath before it was buried under her callousness.
Then, Young Lady nodded at her father and he said to me.
[Master: Kronosan, your pledge has been received. From this day forward, my daughter is your Milady and I entrust her unto your care.]
[Kronosan: Yes, Master. I shall fail you, no longer.]
Master gave me an approving nod and patted my shoulder. Then he looked at Energy Mage and spoke to her.
[Master: Energy Mage, because of the strict regulations that disallowed us to use the names given to our parents, you are called with the moniker that spoke of your power. For that, I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience that it had brought you.]
[Energy Mage: No, no, Master. Even though Energy Mage sounds childish, it actually sounds like a superhero's name to me and I think it's pretty cool.]
Energy Mage blush slightly red and said her piece happily as she flustered. We all smiled at her and she blushed even more. Master chuckled at the sight and then said.
[Master: Then, are you ready to receive a new name?]
[Energy Mage: A new name? For me, Master?!]
Energy Mage couldn't believe what she was hearing as she repeated what he said.
A new name. It is without a doubt the greatest honor to receive a name by one so powerful above all creation. Especially from Master, whose level of power is deeper than the sea and more profound than the sea of stars.
If anyone underneath his level of existence were to receive a name from him, they would gain enormous benefits for the rest of their lives!
Whether it be the agony of cancer, a chronic sickness that haunted you since birth or certain death from old age, just being named by Master will save your life and grant your meager existence a promotion to the realm of elites!
Basically, you get a real life!
Even just hearing just the tip of the iceberg what being named by Master will give you is enough to forget your lives and swear fealty to him!
And I'm not even exaggerating here!
[Master: You don't want one?]
[Energy Mage: I...]
Why are hesitating for, woman?! Seize the opportunity today!
Why are you even looking at Shin?!
Look at me!
Look at me looking at you to look at Master and say YES!
Say Yes, dammit!
It's not like every day Master goes naming a pebble sitting on the roadside!
Grrr! Why?!
[Energy Mage: I... It would be an honor to receive your kindness, Master.]
Sigh...
After a quick coaxing from Shin, Energy Mage eventually nodded.
Phew... If she had declined there, right now... If she had decline it... Haizz
I even killed a lot just to get a name from him, you know? It was a struggle you would never believe...
[Master: Very well. Then I have decided...]
He paused for a bit as he closed his eyes. The wind breezing by felt like a tornado whirling nearby. The sunny clouds in the sky thundered as if a thunderstorm was looming. And the earth beneath us pulsated as if the earth had a beating heart underground. And then, Master opened his eyes, his gaze deep and profound as he stared above Energy Mage and spoke with his voice reverberating everywhere.