a whole week passed by, there are much more ogres living in the cave that the cave even started to move on its own, Naoya trained day and night while Luna stayed in her own village, a few monsters popped out but the ogres and Naoya were capable enough to handle it themselves, although news and rumors started that New monsters were being summoned by mana again, I was visiting the Human Kingdom(?) and heard of dragons spawning around the area where the massacre happened, and they even hear it cry, it was just rumors but I had to consult with Luna with this and her response was "oh those? you don't need to worry, they're wyverns, they don't pose a threat to you right now since the cave entrance is too small for normal wyverians to enter"... well, I want to study them so we can at least help the ogres if a threat like that ever comes so I'm talking with Naoya about it right now but. "I'm sorry Kirin, the Ogres here need someone to guard the entrance since all of them are in break." or so he says but I'm not just going to abandon the research! "can't you just wait or go until Luna can go with you?" you have a good point... wait... "didn't Luna ask you to call her Mother from now on?" "....." silence huh... well If you're uncomfortable with it then you do you.
I want to pass the time but I don't have anything to do... "Kirin master, why don't you go to the serpent Village and order us some available weapons?" hmm... I can do that, "sure why not! will anyone be coming with me?" "I'm afraid we can't we are monsters and we will always be treated as monsters" right... "oh well, I'll just walk the whole way then..." "p-please take a horse with you! with that you can enter the nearest village in just 10 hours" hehe... taking their horse might be a symbol that I own the place but I didn't let myself bathe in their own wealth. I head to the direction that those ogres pointed at, the journey seems to go well, no problems or disruptions, if a fight and I lose then worst case scenario I'll just come back alive after all I'm immortal. I take a break every 2 hours that go by and for the horse a good amount of hay and some apples. this is life! if this was every day then I'd probably sleep until the hundredth year... hahh.....
"gahh... where am I?" I look around and it's grasslands everywhere, oh right I was going to the serpent's village, the horse is gone, now how am I going to head back? well, a good walk is always great when you just woke up from your sleep. an hour goes by without any problem but the serpent village was under attack by a dragon.... wait, what! "Is anybody safe right now!" I dashed through trying to save someone but all I see are fellow demonoids. "please we need help! a Great wyvern suddenly came barging in the village and we need all the help we can get!" ... no helping it then, I want to study those wyverns but I'm afraid that those other guys will use it as armor and weapons. "Hades! I summon thee!" (I feel like I'm getting more tired summoning hades) and one-hit kill. "we appreciate your help fellow demon clan" clan? "what's this clan you speak of?" "oh you must be one of the demonoids that haven't joined us. we're now living with the serpents as guards while others help out from the dryads, we're renowned mercenaries helping out with a cause" I see, Luna did say that the Demonoids dispersed after the death of their king "well I'm glad that you all are living well but I was just passing by to buy some weapons for my... family and somehow I lost my horse while I was resting" "oh then feel free to enjoy yourself, the serpents are kind towards all races so you don't need to be formal to anyone, they don't have a king so they rely on the community as a place" so that's how they order things here now "thanks for the welcome, is there a place to sleep in?" "there's an inn right on the riverside so as long as you can pay then feel free to rest" "thanks and last one, what are you gonna do to the fire wyvern?" honestly I want to keep it as a souvenir but that's only if they approve "we're using it as food and armor, truth be told, these skins from a wyvern is almost as tough as a normal dragon so selling one will prove to be good fortune for us" expected "I'll grab a small part of the shell and skin then I'll be on my way, is that all right?" "it's all good! you did help out on dispatching this ol' wyvern here" hahh... I'm glad at least I got a few, "I'll be on my way then" we wave back at each other on the way. "captain Mondt, wasn't that Kirin?" "who knows... but I'm glad that he was able to see me first then the first two if they found out Kirin's alive then who knows what they'll do to him."
It's been a smooth start from now and then, I managed to get a carriage along with a horse to carry this but night time came way too fast, I'll make that a problem once morning comes, right now I have a date with ms.Bed!
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"hmm what about a date with kirin? won't that be great!" Luna's in her own world again... "Princess! we have grave news!" mm? another one? "I don't suppose that this is yet another Wyvern report?" seriously, it's been nonstop! this whole world has been put to chaos ever since Kirin died, but we have no choice the world we live in now is much joyful than what was last time "no much more serious princess" "Also!! please call your princess, princess Luna! I have been given a name! please do not forget that" "please my princess! we're serious right now! some winged beast has already been dispatched to recapture the Little Demon!" ... this is much serious than I thought... "Is there someone that can subdue him right now!? and how did she get out in the first place!?" "I ask for your forgiveness of my comrades, we-" "forget that for now! tell me where is she?" "she's at the coast nearby the Serpent village up north-west" I didn't think she would escape the seal... "find an army that can escort me to her whereabouts! and NOW!" "Yes, my Lady!" the date will have to be postponed... I can't believe we managed to let her escape..." "are there any Gargoyles on guard?" "afraid not... My princess the Gargoyles were casualties in the escape of the little Hell Parva" Damnit! I can't ask for reinforcements... for now, I'll just go with what I got... "we have 5 dragons and-" "create a platoon capable of long-range combat! we have no time to prepare casually!" I ordered the Blood Knights nearby to guard the area (*note- the corrupted dispersed but are still, by Military strength superior, most became mercenaries while others enlisted in other races for a living).
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Hahh... that was a good night! finally, a night's rest that can actually be called memorable... I know I had sex with Luna the other time but that was sudden! anyway, there's been a loud boom right on the far side of the village, I have no intention to help them and it seems the Mercenaries and soldiers here are staying no matter what. hmm? dragons? seems like a large fight initiated there... oh well not my problem, my problem right now is finding a carriage and a horse to carry all of this. "excuse me, is there a place where I can buy or rent a horse and a carriage?" "ho..? there's currently no available carriagesss here you should look s~omewhere else but if you don't find and then I s~suggest the magic lab, there's~ a compact bag made of Mana s~o it can carry moss~t itemsss~" honestly... hissing is the most I hate from the serpent race but oh well... "thanks for the info!" for now it's smooth sailing again!.. or that's what I wanted... "Fire wyverns are burning the forest! retreat someplace safe!" another wyvern invasion... is this getting way too common? "mind if I help out?" the mercenary who I was talking to nodded and I began my old summon... hahh.. that chant is always something else...
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"Princess! Parva is currently fighting with other Winged beast and Blood Knights, what are your orders?" this is somewhat troubling, "Parva isn't normal nor is she easy to kill, if we can't beat her to death then Subdue her, any more time then casualties will increase!" I'll talk to her if possible, I am her mother after all. "boring... boring... hahh... you all bore me you know! only my Aunt and my father can injure me!" ghk! "Princess are you okay?" "no, no... I'm fine, I just need a rest" she doesn't see me as a mother... "oh there you are! Aunt Luna! will you please play with me!?" she waves to me with 'innocent' eyes... "s-sure, anyway will you please stop... I'll be with you playing, and after that, we'll take a rest... that's all!" no I can't her skin has evolved into something much harder than dragon skin, it's ancient dragon scales! "Parva dear would you mind looking at the ocean and tell me what you see" I signal the Wind Knights from the demon race to create a sleep-inducing powder around the area... "B-but princess Luna, everyone including me will be affected!" "just do it!" it was just eye contact but they seem to understand. after a few minutes everyone and Parva became a bit groggy... "Aunt Luna... please... read me. hauhh... a bedtime... sto...ry..." she finally fell asleep but... "I'm sorry Princess... but..." everyone seems to be a bit groggy... and... I too... am a bit... sleepy... "sleep tight for now... My daughter..."
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whew! done... and with the sun still up! the battle took a while but the wyvern's we're immediately dispatched, a few men fell but other than that it was successful. "welcome home Kirin, how was the journey?" Hello Naoya, I feel great, thank you!! "oh about the weapons, most of them are pitchforks but I believe they're sharp enough, you can keep the compact bag, I don't need it that much so I'll trust you with it." "thank you... I'll keep it as long as I live" anyway after the conversation a man, winged beast greets me... great "are you Kirin Aiha?" hmm? "yes I am, what's the matter?" "Parva has escaped, our Princess which you call Luna has left to subdue this little hell but a wind Knight was ordered to put everyone to sleep, currently, Parva has been sealed back to the prison ward but Princess has been sleeping even now, she requested you to be with her for the night" princess? wait, more importantly... "how did Parva escape? did you tell Luna about it?" "no, not yet, we were going to explain after subduing the Little hell but for convenient reasons, we will tell you in place of our princess" -the seal was getting corroded with mana, the seal wasn't made of mana but spirit, the spirit of the Ancient dragon was commonly used as imprisoning very dangerous Individuals who carry a grudge against a race or creating chaos anywhere, the spirit of the ancient dragon was an impenetrable force from the past but due to mana being abundant it corroded the seal and weakened creating an explosion from the seal- "I see... well then are there any replacement for the seal?" "yes but this is just a temporary fix, the problem might reoccur if we keep using our old methods so we are currently asking for the mages to create a seal that will never corrode on mana" I assume that they're creating mana based seals but I'm afraid that it won't be as possible... "I'll help but is there someone who can give me about 5 ancient dragon spirit?" "yes, our princess, is currently housing 1000 ancient spirit essence, she's very much capable of your needs of that" ... I feel like they're just using her... "very well then... I'll come with you to your kingdom, so please escort me there" "I understand" we left the cave and head to the kingdom of the dragons, it seems... smaller in comparison, or maybe I just overestimated it... they're human-sized... "I'm sorry if your expectancy was too much, dragonoids need to turn into human size to converse normally so the center is smaller than normal houses" "wasn't she also in a village of dragons and she lived there?" yeah... the last time I saw her was in a village, not a kingdom, "that is her home, the kingdom is a center of conversation of the higherups, our princess' parents were of royal blood so she is deemed so but her home is in the village" hahh? I don't get it... "we're here, the royal bedroom. our princess is just over there, she requested you to sleep with her so please do as she pleases" I feel like she wants me to do anything to her... hahh... I don't even feel sleepy, well I'll just lie here until she wakes up. there's much time to do but my list is currently empty so sleep is the only thing left I guess? ... ... ... this bed is surprisingly comfy, no mess like in the inn I slept in and it feels luxurious, I really do feel like a king now... and the one beside me... I guess... she's... I feel... sleepy...