The next morning, Sky and the others finally left the town and once again ride on Sky's blue dragon, Seiryu, while Maria dragged Junior along to ride on Suzaku since he feels that ten people are too much even for a gigantic dragon like Seiryu, and yes, none of Seito or any of them head back to Null Dimension, just as Chris expected.
"Ah... Right. Staying in this world full of dangerous creatures for more than half a year is definitely better than going back to school in a week... Hahaha..." said Sky as he laughed bitterly, he still can't believe that they chose to stay in Kapis Dimension for another seven months, including Itsuki who is actually a 'role-model' type of student.
"Aww... You should know that if we get back to Null Dimension, Yuki and I had to get separated again since her school is starting soon as well. So I would want to appreciate my moments with her... As her fiancé." said Seito, especially emphasizing on the 'fiancé'.
Hearing this, Sky gave him a 'meh' face before turning his eyes to Itsuki and Ai, which makes Itsuki feel a bit awkward.
"Uhm... I actually wanted to train myself more which I can't really do it in Null Dimension." said Itsuki, a bit nervous.
"Hmm... At least that's a good reason. But who do you plan to train with? You know, your cousin isn't very dependable sometimes." said Sky in a sarcastic tone.
"Well, actually, for your information, I had promised that I will help him with his training, so, you don't need to worry. I am very sure that I will be a better mentor than you." said Chris, kind of dissing.
"Heh? For real? You want to train Itsuki? That's quite unusual." said Sky, slightly surprised.
"Well, you know, I have to find a reason to keep myself busy, especially when... she is there." said Chris, a bit troubled.
"Ah... So you are trying to avoid from interacting with Ruby huh?" said Sky.
Chris did not answer that question of Sky, but from that silence of Chris, Sky already knew the answer.
"Heh? Chris, why do you want to avoid Ruby-chan? Are you two having any issues? I could help you if you need some consultancy in this relationship matter." said Seito, rather oblivious.
And surprisingly, Chris did not get mad at him, he just shook his head without saying anything. This awkward silence caused Seito can't help but wonder what had actually happened between Chris and Ruby.
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After a few hours of 'flight', on the dragon of course... They finally reached their secret base which is hidden with an invisible magic and guarded with a strong barrier. Chris waved his hand a bit, temporarily removing the invisible magic and barrier. They successfully landed just in front of the Secret Base.
As soon as they stepped in from the main entrance door, they are greeted by two cats, one is a white cat with tiger stripes, which is Byako, while another is a ragdoll cat with the name of Marumaru in case you had forgotten about her. Seeing the two cats, Chris immediately crouched down, picked up both of the cats, and cuddled both of them in hand.
"Uhm... I know you brought Byako here but care to explain why Marumaru is here as well?" Sky asked, rather hard to believe that Chris had brought both of his cats to Kapis.
"Well, I am worried that Marumaru will get scared when both Byako and I were not with her in Null Dimension, so I brought her along. Furthermore, look at her! How should anyone resist such a cute face of her?" said Chris, sounds rather... Uhm... Excited?
"Hah... Whatever. Hey! Byako, where is Jason?" Sky asked Byako.
Byako pointed at the kitchen with his paw.
"Is he preparing for the lunch? That's really early." said Sky and Byako nodded.
Junior is amazed by the intelligence level shown by Byako who is a cat at this moment while Bob is staring at Byako and wondering where did he saw this cat before.
After a short while, Jason walked out of the kitchen, Ruby is with him, she is hiding behind Jason like a timid little child. Chris is a bit surprised to see the behavior of Ruby, he thought she will be rushed towards him like she always did, but instead of that, she looks a bit scared and nervous upon their return. She is behaving like a really timid child who is forced to face some distant relatives who visited once a year.
"Ah... In case if you are wondering about her. She somehow became quite close to me since... you know, I fed her every day." said Jason, like how a person would be talked about some small animals that are attached to them.
"I see." said Chris, who doesn't seem to be care about that.
"And washed her as well." Jason added, as if there is nothing wrong with that statement.
"Ah... It's okay, we understand, you don't need to explain as your explanation will only make things worse." said Sky, who sounds a bit awkward.
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That night, Junior and Bob returned to White's village to temporarily reunite with their friends and family before continuing with another long adventure. Thus, everyone is back to their original roommate's distribution again, Sky with Maria, Chris with Ben, Seito with Itsuki, Ai with Yuki, Jason with Hoshe. As for Ruby...
"You said you don't like and don't care about that girl, but then you actually built a new room for her. Ironic isn't it? Actually, you don't really need to bring her here just because Rei wants you to, I don't think Rei really means it when she told you to do so." said Ben.
"Nope, you don't understand Rei, she really meant it, but with a totally different intention. Instead of letting Ruby to be at my side, it's more to get Ruby away from her sight. As for the room... It is a temporary room that can only be open from the outside, I need to keep her under control." said Chris...
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*Something out of the story
Sky: "Dear readers."
Chris: "Hmm?"
Sky: "This chapter is meant to be released for webnovel.com."
Chris: "Oh! This matter. Yes, if you're reading this chapter on another platform than webnovel.com, know that it's an illegal copy diffused without the Writer's authorization."
Sky: "As what Chris said. Right now, this story is free on the authorized platform, so please read it from authorized platforms as mental support for the writer."
Chris: "Mhm... There are two authorized platforms. One is webnovel.com. And another one is that messy and half-dead Weebly site that she uses for draft and backup... But not recommended."
Sky: "Ah... Haha. Yes, as Chris said."
Chris: "But look out, those scums might change this note to their own website link. So, be cautious.
Sky : "By the way, if the cover page is the old cover page that shows two stickmen, stop reading it, it's cursed and might caused the writer to stop writing."
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