Facing Rei, the Queen of the Almighty Kingdom, Maria is slightly confused and curious of the reason behind her visit. However, after a short thought, Maria feels that he shouldn't be letting her in as he is worried that Rei that cause harm to Ai again.
"Uhm... Rei-chan, I'm afraid that I can't let you in. I sincerely don't wish any bad thing to happen on Ai-chan anymore." said Maria.
"Lord Maria, I understand your concern but what happened last time is totally out of my expectation, please trust me that I was never intended to and will never intend to harm her." said Rei, in a slightly pleading tone.
"Ah... Alright. I trust you. Please come in then." said Maria.
Some of you might be wondering why would the Queen of the Almighty Kingdom addressing Maria as 'Lord', well, actually it is quite obvious, but it's okay if you still doesn't realise it yet...
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As soon as Rei stepped into the house, she is immediately greeted by a weird meaty smell that smells like food but definitely not a good food.
"Uhm... Lord Maria, are you cooking something?" Rei asked as she frowned due to that unpleasant smell.
"Yes, I am making some bone soup for Ai-chan and Darling. Particularly for Ai-chan." said Maria, who still don't realise if there is anything wrong with the soup he cooked.
"I see. May I have a look at it?" Rei asked, trying her best to hide her awkwardness due to the unpleasant smell of the soup.
"Oh! Of course you can! I have cooked a whole big pot of it, so you can even have a taste of it." said Maria who is kind of proud of that pot of soup he cooked.
And so, our proud Maria brought Rei to the kitchen and showed her the soup he cooked.
"Uh-huh... Lord Maria, I wondered if you have tasted the soup by yourself." said Rei in a calm tone as she stared at that pot of disaster Maria made.
"No, why is it?" Maria asked, still oblivious.
"Well, in my opinion, you should taste it." said Rei.
"Oh... Okay." said so, Maria took a small bowl and scoop some soup for himself.
As soon as the soup got into Maria's mouth, he immediately looked at Rei with an awkward look before spit out the soup into the sink.
"Haha... Rei-chan, you should have told me more directly." said Maria with an awkward smile.
"Well, who knows it might tasted well for you... Tsk... So, do you have any extra ingredients left, particularly the bone." said Rei in a slightly passive-aggressive tone that is usually used by Chris.
"Ah... Rei-chan, seriously, you really don't have to talk like Chris-chan. But... Are you planning to cook for us?" Maria asked.
"Mhmm... I have no reason to let Ai-chan to eat such an awful food during her recovery process." said Rei, rather blunt and direct.
"Ah... Yes, Rei-chan. You sounds more and more like Chris-chan." said Maria...
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Black Cross hideout, Sky is discussing some important matter with Sal, Athena and Xenoo are busy with their own work and are not with them at the moment.
"But this matter is obviously related to Hangan and the Afterworld, I definitely would not want to go to that place again without Chris, despite Lord Enma is not an unreasonable person but he is certainly not easy to deal especially when it has something to do with Hangan." said Sky.
"I agree with you about that, Lord Vlansky. So... The only urgent matter left now is regarding that Physical Dimensional Block and that assaulter who attacked Lex. This is all the reports we have collected all these days from all over the place regarding any clues that might lead us to the truth we are looking. However, His Majesty took a glance at it and claims that it is not helpful at all." said Sal who handed another stack of report and document to Sky.
Sky took the document from Sal and flipped through it, his hands seems to be a bit shaky.
"Lord Vlansky, are you alright? You should really take a break right now, you have been holding the time perception curse magic and a vast ranged sleep magic for all these days, you looks like you are almost at your limit right now." said Sal, a bit concerned.
"It's not a big deal. Furthermore, due to the reasons you mentioned just now, I have to get everything solved before my magic worn out." said Sky.
"I see. I shall be helping with all my best." said Sal.
"Mmm... I appreciate that... But... Tsk... Chris was right, this stack of document is indeed useless." said Sky as he frowned.
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Meanwhile, Kapis Dimension.
That random homestay Chris and Ben are staying in.
Chris and Ben are sitting on a bed as Chris is sticking his ear on the wall to hear any noise from the next door.
"Yup... They are finally out. It surely take quite for Junior to get that Terrence out. Do you think he got tricked?" said Chris, who is obviously in a different mood and attitude than before.
"I believe it's a yes. After all, it's not entirely a lie, I do feel mad on how you treated Rei." said Ben.
"Ben, can you stop talking about that?" as d Chris.
"Cih... But... Seriously, are you sure you want to continue with this? You might lose everything is you failed. Is it even worth it?" Ben asked.
"Well, I can't bother to care about the consequence anymore, this whole Dracula has to be stop for good. And despite it's a bit swayed, it is still in the line of the original plan." said Chris.
"I see. I shall give you my full support no matter what decision you made. But before that, you really should get a rest, I would not want to see your body falling apart before anything." said Ben.
"You too." 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 cause the writer to stop writing."
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