"You didn't have to say that!"
Floriana Sabina shouted in embarrassment. Having it revealed by Rant Valo only made her look petty.
"I wasn't lying…"
Rant Valo spoke with a forced smile. Floriana Sabina is acting spoiled once again. He can't even get angry at it anymore as he slowly got used to it these days.
"Hehehe. I somehow feel jealous between Master and Grandmaster."
Veia giggled as she watched them argue again. She has seen it a lot of times and she felt that it was now a normal occurrence. There was also a sense of inferiority in her as she watched Floriana Sabina be so close with Rant Valo.
"Jealous!? You can take him for yourself!"
Floriana Sabina blurted out in anger. She didn't like arguing with Rant Valo one bit. She never met anyone who even dared to act so freely around her. To be honest it was a refreshing feeling for her.
"Really!?"
Veia's eyes sparkled in joy. If she could pursue Rant Valo without Floriana Sabina's interference then it would be a done deal. You don't even have to doubt it anymore that he would marry her!
"A- NO! I made a mistake!"
Floriana Sabina quickly corrected herself. If this lewd demon is let loose then who knows what Rant Valo would end up to be. She still has to groom him to be one of the strongest in the world.
"You can't take back your words!"
Veia said from the side. Floriana Sabina was fuming. Rant Valo was watching both of them amusedly. Somehow, he felt like Veia was acting pretty similar to him on how she deals with Floriana Sabina.
"Come on, we still have many to cook!"
Rant Valo stopped them. He placed the cooked fishes on top of another wide leaf and picked up more fishes to cook. Floriana Sabina and Veia stopped reluctantly. Veia was especially unwilling as it concerned her future with Rant Valo.
Rant Valo taught Veia how to cook as Floriana Sabina cooked herself and she gave some pointers to Veia from the side.
A few hours later they were finally done. Rant Valo was biting into a fish and tears were coming out from his eyes. This fish was so delicious that he felt like everything he had eaten in his life was just dirt.
He was crying exactly because of that feeling. He ate dirt all his life. Such a waste, he thought.
"Why are you crying, Master?? Dish ish shoo good!"
Veia moaned in ecstasy as she ate the Cooked Red Flash Fish. Floriana Sabina was wolfing down on the Red Flash Fish silently on the side. She had no time to focus on other things besides eating this fish in front of her.
"That's exactly why I'm crying…sob"
Rant Valo replied as he tried to hold back his tears. He looked at the rest of the Cooked Red Flash Fishes and worry soon filled his heart. If they ran out of these fishes then how would he be able to live anymore!? It was like experiencing heavenly comfort then suddenly thrown back to reality.
"Muuuu… Master, don't cry. I can understand your feelings."
Veia patted Rant Valo's back. She can exactly understand his feelings as she also felt that way when she first tasted Rant Valo's blood.
"Why are you both crying?!"
Floriana Sabina looked up after finishing the fish in her hands and was taken aback when she saw the both of them crying their guts out. They were like refugees starved of food then suddenly given a Michelin star meal.
A dozen minutes later, the trio was stuffed full. Rant Valo's eyes were glazed. He felt like he couldn't move anymore. Floriana Sabina was sitting cross-legged as she cultivated to dissolve all of the food in her little stomach.
Veia was lying on the grass as she stared at the blade of grass to her left. She was absent-minded. Unknown thoughts were going through her head.
"AHH! Who am I? What am I?"
Veia suddenly stood up and shouted in pain. She held her head as she looked around desperately. She saw Rant Valo and shook his shoulders. Rant Valo thought he saw the river to the afterlife from the vigorous shaking.
"V-veia! You're killing me!"
Rant Valo shouted dizzily. He can't even think straight anymore and so was his vision.
"Who am I!?"
Veia didn't listen to Rant Valo and only stared at him straight into his eyes, demanding his answer. Rant Valo who was dizzy got more dizzy as he got confused from her actions.
"You are Veia!"
Rant Valo replied to her. She looked up and let go of Rant Valo. Rant Valo plopped down onto the ground. His head got dizzier and he felt his stomach churn. He barely stopped himself from vomiting.
"I am Veia… Who is Veia? What am I?"
Veia looked at her hands as she stared into the sky. She was asking philosophical questions to herself more than Rene Descartes ever did to himself. (AN: A philosopher renowned for his way of proving his own existence)
"Veia?"
Rant Valo held his stomach as he looked at Veia in puzzlement. She was acting unlike herself. It kinda reminded him of the time when he first met her. Only this time, it seems to be worse.
"I… Where am I?"
Veia looked around her in confusion. She swiveled her head in Rant Valo's direction. Her face was the embodiment of confusion.
"Who am I?"
There was a desperate look on Veia's face as she asked Rant Valo. She forgot who she was and now she was looking for herself.
"You are Veia! Veia! You are scaring me!"
Rant Valo felt fear well up inside him as he looked at Veia's desperate face. It was like Veia had been possessed by a ghost. It was both familiar yet unfamiliar at the same time. It was a very eery feeling for Rant Valo.
"Veia… Veia… My name…"
Veia looked at her hands and murmured in a crazed manner. A lost expression was on her face.