"Anima! You did such a great job!" I turned to Ruby after my discussion with Yggdrasil and she seemed perfectly happy about something...
We were back in the house... I quickly painted the walls while Ruby followed me around in awe. "How did you learn that?! How did you do that?!" I heard her ask.
Yggdrasil sent me back to the beginning of the day...
Ruby broke the wall and Ipa started chasing her around the house again... this was a repeat action for action... but Joro wouldn't be at the North Gate? Could I take his word for that?
The day repeated over and over for every single exact event that happened. I wanted to follow the same pattern... but when Ruby tugged on the back of my shirt to tell me about how she truly felt.
"I'm sorry I left you in Gaia, Ruby... I want to make it up to you by getting you a trinket table for crafting, are you able to do anything like that?" I asked her. She perked up in happiness and we went to the shop once more so I could build the desk.
Building the desk was no issue, of course, but while Ruby was crafting a trinket for me, the same time came around for when Joro would make his appearance... and nobody arrived...?
We were in the clear... Yggdrasil really did move Joro to the other side of the world.
[Soul, can you meet with me in the hospital?] I asked her through [Clairvoyance]
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Soon after, we were at the hospital once more with Borealis, Claire, and Soul.
"Joro isn't coming Borealis. He's on the other side of the world. That being said, I'm going to look to get stronger as much as I can... I want to know where a certain place is, can you give me the information? I'm looking for Zeus's Canyon. Where can I find it?" I asked Borealis. He didn't know, but Soul answered instead.
"Canyon of Zeus, you mean? That's by New Olympia, by where I'm located. I'm heading back there today if you want to join me. That'll mean leaving your home base and going to a new city... do you really want to keep moving?" Soul asked me.
"Anima, am I coming with you?" Ruby added on. I nodded and turned back to Soul.
"Is there a teleportation spell? Something I can use to go back to home base at all?" I asked her again.
"Hm... not that I've ever heard of. You'd have to leave this behind and come with me, but you could stay with me." Soul told me. I nodded and accepted her offer.
"While we're there, we can learn some different types of magic, Ruby. As for your, Ipa, I want you to go find Ken and look for a housekeeper that will prevent our home from burning down while we're gone. I want everybody ready by the time Soul is ready to leave." I told both Ruby and Ipa. They both nodded and ran in opposite directions to go gather their belongings and find people to watch the house... and to go find Ken.
As long as I follow Yggdrasil's advice, I can become a strong hero like Fuki as well. I need to start working on new potion recipes... I can use them for a lot more than I had originally thought.
I want to discover how to make more potions... could I make a potion that boosted my intelligence? What about potions with permanent effects? Yggdrasil was right... I'm really far behind right now.
"Wow, you seem a lot more determined to leave... I thought you were going to stay here to defend Dorrendale from Joro." Soul told me.
"Joro and the others are on the opposite side of the world. Trust me on this. If Dorrendale needs help, I will come back and kill everything in sight." I told her.
"You can't just say that. These are precious lives that depend on your ability to make it back in time. Tell me, how in the world are you supposed to confidently trust that Joro won't attack this city?" Borealis asked me. I pulled out a health potion and handed it to him. "One? What the hell is that supposed to do?" He asked me.
"Do you want to know what Zyphilia and Dorrendale both had in common? I was there in both when Joro planned to attack. I left my traces in Gaia, and every city has been in danger. I don't think you're the problem, I think I am. So, I'm leaving. I'll pass by Sieve to attract their attention and I'll leave that way, escaping to a far land and pulling them away from you. Sound like a deal?" I asked Borealis. Ruby stood silent as I spoke to every important person in the room.
"I guess. I'm not kidding Anima, if my city is attacked because of your wild guess, I'll send out a bounty for your head and find you myself." Borealis told me. I shook his hand right after.
"Trust me. Trust me giving you my Soul Potion, that you will be safe. Daria, my old friend, helped me get that, and I've been keeping it after she died to remember her. I leave you with my keepsake, so have faith in me." I told him. We both nodded toward each other and I turned to look back at Soul.
"I'm good to go as soon as Ipa and Ken get here. Let's go wait outside." Soul told me. I nodded and both Ruby and I followed her to the outside.
"Soul, when we get to this place... Canyon of Zeus? When we get there, how will I be able to learn air magic?" I asked her. She shrugged with a blank face.
"No idea! I've never been there either. We'll learn it together... up until a certain point, I won't be there forever." She stated.
"Why not? We could really use somebody with your skills." I said, trying to entice her to stay. Truth be told, I didn't know her, but I wouldn't mind getting to know Soul. She was a really beautiful girl, and if I'm here for the long run, I think I'd like a family eventually.
What am I saying right now?! Let's not think about that.
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We stuck around for about an hour before Ipa and Ken came back. I got impatient and apparently fell asleep on Ruby's shoulder, but quickly woke up after Soul slapped me in the back of my head. It was funny, for a second there, Ruby had rosy cheeks before Soul had hit me, then she was back to laughing.
"A hero shouldn't be sleeping. Come on, let's move on." Soul told me. With that, I sat upwards and started to walk off towards the west gate, leading directly toward Sieve.
"You guys can split off, just tell me where we should meet up that way we don't get lost. I want the people of Sieve to know I'm nearby... so I'll be causing a ruckus. Don't stick around for it, and we'll head for this place. Sound good?" I asked everybody/ They all nodded.
"Look at you, finally taking command for once. Good for you, Anima." Ipa slapped me on the back. He was right, he usually took the command, but I had plans and I wanted to follow them now.
"Let's go! Off to New Olympia!" Ruby shouted out.