It was so comfy, she never felt this comfortable situation for such a long, long time. For the first time, she didn't care for the ticking time. She didn't really care about anything else anymore. It was just… so peaceful, until she could not help but enjoy it until the fullest.
"Should I wake up now?" said her as she opened her eyes.
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The time flashed as it sounded like a soft ticking sound. She was fully awake now as she stared at the time, thirty-five years have past. Now, what happened with that demon lord boy? She asked to herself as she opened her 'another eyes'.
(Note : Spirits of magic crystal have two layer of vision. First was a pair as their eyes in the human form. And second was the 'vision layer' on the magic crystal they're resided in. Although it called the same as their eyes)
"Ah…" As she opened her eyes, she silently examined the surrounding.
It was a wide room with a light and calming aura. The room was very tidy and organized, she would not deny if someone said that the room owner had OCD. Now, she was on a bed, actually it was better to get out from the crystal now to see more, thought her.
"Who are you?" A voice asking as Karo got out from the crystal and stood right in the middle of the room.
Karo got startled, turned her gaze and found a man who was half-asleep on the bed. Karo could see clearly the necklace around the man's neck. But, well, wasn't it worn by a kid awhile ago? Ah, she got reminded that 'awhile' was already thirty-five years ago.
The man woke up as he sat on the bed, squinted at Karo with suspicion. "Who are you?" He repeated his question.
Karo smiled, "Aren't you Maou-sama? I'm really waiting for meeting you." She said as she approached the man.
The man frowned, "I will repeat my question, young lady. Who are you?" His poker face made Karo sighed as she answered with a gentle voice.
"I am Karo, we have met before." Karo climbed to the big sized bed and crawled slowly, approaching the 'Maou' or what she believed as demon lord.
The man quickly stood and got away from the bed before Karo could touch him, "I apologize, I don't have any recollection of who you are. And it was rude to come to someone's room without prior notice or even a knock."
Karo blinked her eyes, stared blankly. "A…" She mumbled as she realized that man didn't know that she was the spirit of crystal planted on the necklace around his neck.
She got down from the bed and stood steadily without to approach the man. "Forgive my rudeness. I am Karo, the spirit of that crystal." Karo said as she pointed the necklace around the man's neck.
The man looked at his necklace as he thought that it was impossible. "My necklace was almost magicless, young lady. And magicless crystal would not have any spirit in it due to the shortage of magic aura."
(Note : Mana (MP) was similar as magic aura here, allowed someone to use magic and allowed high-level spirits to reside in it (if there was a lot of mana contained). The difference was only that mana was stored in one's body and magic aura was stored in the nature or a medium such as magic stone or magic crystal)
Karo nodded, "I know, but actually I used almost all of the mana stored in it when I was using my human form to fight the monster. Though the crystal almost magicless, I, as the spirit of 'ruby', am not magicless."
The man opened his mouth as he wanted to ask something, but got stopped by Karo. "Before I answer your questions, please introduce yourself. It was rude for not introducing yourself after having others to do it."
"My apologies," The man bowed elegantly, "Julian Henry Ains, The Lord of Great Wrath Dungeon."
His voice was a dream-like one, drowned people in to it as they heard it. Bass with a sexy accent and sounded intelligent. Karo nodded, "Now then, Master Julian…"
"Why do you call me 'Master'?" asked Julian as he cut Karo's words.
Karo tilted, "Well, you are my Master. I've already said that in the past that I will protect you, then you became my Master as I already had your name. Was it not normal?"
Julian seemed speechless. He sighed, "Why did you choose me tobe your Master in the first place?" Julian's clear eyes gazed seriously on to Karo.
"Because… in the book, you would never leave what is yours alone. And… em… your appearance at the book and now was really hot too…" answered Karo as she seemed tobe flustered by her own words.
"What book?" asked Julian.
Karo smiled, "Master would never seen it unless Master died and came to my other world." Karo said casually.
Julian stared silently, "You are a weird one."
"Wha— it's rude." Karo puffed her cheeks as she was upset.
"Are you not scare upon my horns and the fact that I am the demon lord?" Julian said as he touched his left horn.
Karo shook her head, "No, actually, most of the female in my world would love your kind. Well, who doesn't love a handsome and hot guy?"
Julian stared blankly, "You sure don't have any fear, huh…"
Karo giggled, "Hehe… why should I scared of my own Master?"
Julian approached Karo slowly, "You shall not said that sentence, who knows what kind of master you would get next time." Julian patted Karo's head gently as he believed that what he saw in front of him now was a real thing and not only an image or brain manipulation.
Karo lifted her head and looked in to Julian's eyes, "You'll be the last, Master."
Julian furrowed his right eyebrow, "Well, then… was it comfortable in this almost magicless crystal?" asked him as he held the necklace.
Karo nodded, "It's comfy."
"If it was comfortable, why did you go out and use your humanoid form that would drain your mana faster?"
(Note : For another being to use a humanoid form, their mana would be drained faster than using it for daily necessities or do a one-go teleportation magic. So, another being like the spirits, usually only use their small form, resembles to fairy or nymph, as to not having their mana drained).
Karo tilted as she smiled, "It's comfy, but meeting you was something else."
She chuckled, "And by the way, we, as the spirit of the rare magic crystal are not a being who would run out of mana while our surroundings are full of magic aura."
"So, what was demon lord doing?" asked Karo.
Julian sat beside Karo, "Nothing, the highest lord told us to remain here and wait for the heroes. We may try to kill them however we want, but not all heroes would end up be killed and even they were the one who will kill us, the demon lords, all of us."
Karo smiled dryly, "The hero who just got summoned could not slay you, Master." She said as Julian stared blankly, then smiled gently and patted Karo's hair.
"You will protect me, huh? Then, thank you, Karo." Karo nodded silently.
'You will never leave me alone, right, Master?' She said without voicing it out as she looked at Julian's pale face.
"Meeting you was really something else… Julian…"
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