The octopus kept having unwanted visitors. After that wolf, he had another weak beast come at him and now even an elf came.
At least this elf was stronger than what he saw until now. He looked at how the man was drinking water. The octopus didn't put a lot of pressure on Jun. After all he was losing strength quickly and wasn't even able to fight back.
The octopus shook Jun to see if he was still conscious. He wasn't but while being aggressively shaken, a token fell off his pocket. It was a bronze token with a lot of random letters on it. It looked familiar to the octopus so he stopped the shaking and thought about what was so important about it.
Jun was drowning. The octopus remembered and cursed in his mind. He grabbed the token and quickly pushed the man out of the water. The octopus squeezed Jun's stomach to make him throw up the water that he drank and made him breath again.
Yui looked with happy eyes at the pale Jun. 'Stay dead. Stay dead.' Ares didn't care about the man, he only wanted Yui's attention. Even though she may never love him back, he would still protect her. The big wolf stepped forward weakly and positioned himself between the tentacles of the octopus and Yui. He growled at them. At least if it attacks he would be of a small help.
Yui paid no attention to Ares and continued to watch how the octopus saved Jun. 'Why?...' Jun threw up some water and even a fish came out. The elf kept coughing and taking deep breaths. Yui couldn't understand why the octopus would help Jun come back to life.
The octopus slowly gave the token back to Jun. Jun hesitated, thinking it's a trap but it was a precious token that would let him enter the clan so he took it in the end. The elf put it back in his pocket and wiped the drool of his mouth.
"You... didn't know that I was from the Malkada Clan? You're doing a bad job at being the guarding of the entrance." After Jun calmed down he had remembered this big octopus who was appointed to guard from intruders. Who knew that the black wolf actually made him come to the right destination?
The octopus tentacle dived back in the water and the other could hear it apologizing. 'I'm sorry young master. Next time I'll be more careful.' Jun let out a small "Tch.". "Was the clan at the right of the lake?"
The tentacle came out again and showed two the left. Jun's group was coming from the right direction. "Right. I knew it. I just wanted to see if you knew it." There was an illusion array on the lake and malkada clan place. The lake was actually a lot bigger. If you jump in it you could see the appearance on the outside isn't like the inside. That illusion was different compared to the clan's illusion. The clan illusion would make outsiders confused and take another direction. It had a barrier and an invisible array.
Even though Jun wasn't an outsider he would miss the clan for sure if the octopus didn't show him the right way. Actually it was the first time it took him so little time to come from the other town to his clan. He noted that he would thank Yui later but he won't leave her unpunished for jumping on his head and drowning him.
Jun looked at her with an evil grin. She didn't hesitate to hide behind Ares. "Come here little doggy. I won't bite you." For some reason she felt like 2 people looked at her and both sent her shiver down her spine. 'Who is the other one?' She doesn't remember the other glare that she feels but it somehow feels familiar.
While Yui was thinking about useless things, Jun had time to push the skinny red wolf away and grab the black wolf. She gasped inside her head. "Have a safe swim." With that he threw her in the water.
Yui was confused. She would have jumped later in the water anyways so why would he do that. Not even some minutes later a whole bunch of those head swallowing fish chased her all over the lake. 'Ahhh! I hate them!' Ares looked painfully at Yui, unable to jump after her. Jun was holding him down easily and both were watching Yui have a hell of a time.
With a howl Yui said. 'I'm sorryyyy.' And Ares also howled after she started to. Jun nodded and the octopus tentacle kicked her out of there. The man caught her mid air, quickly put her on his shoulder and walked towards the malkada clan. Yui cursed him in her heart and didn't move. Both her and Ares were carried by him on each shoulder.
After Jun crossed some distance, Yui said in her mind as if a whisper. 'You got the wrong direction. It's the other way.' Once again he was walking towards where they came from. With an 'Oh' he turned around and walked this time towards the right direction.