I am looking for Haruru with Plutaria and Saphilys at my side, I'm even asked telepathicly by my master to fight her once I find her, apparently she is hiding inside the castle in one of the few rooms there are to find. I search everywhere but only find scrap of red hair on the floor that happen to be her's and we go up the stairs, easily found but Plutaria and Saphilys help her escape without being seen by me.
I close my eyes, the time stops for everyone but me and I find a future I don't expect, someone behind me attacking me, punching my stomach. I open my eyes, dodge the attack and transform into my animal form then go back to my human form and that's in Plutaria's mother room, the Queen where Haruru is hiding under a bed.
"Haruru, I 'm so happy to see you !
- I want to fight, she replies.
- No problem, right Saphy ?
- The duel will be simple, you have to use all your strength with magic, she answers."
I'm not saying a word, I keep watching Haruka and it reminds me of that Chirigaw. I wonder if she is a good or evil witch noneless she was a great help.
Haruka is yelling at me to catch her if I want to win, which is kind of easy at first. But even after running in the same direction that she is running into, she manages to hide herself from me somewhere else in the castle, because I can't find her anywhere in the room now but I can smell her scent and I follow it. I don't stop looking for her and I transform once again to my animal form and she doesn't make a sound in order to not being caught and probably taking me by surprise. And worst of all... she manages to beat me at the game, she appears right behind me and Haruka touching my hair, laughing a lot with her cute smile when she shows up directly to me that can make anyone fall in love with her cuteness and since I'm happy for her, I let her win or it would take too much time. I think she is cheerful whenever she has girl's company.
"What are you best at Haruru ?
- Changing reality.
- Woah, show me please !
- Blablabla..."
She puts me under my knees with low efforts, without me being able to move until she let go of me while she is hugging me joyful and give me a mirror she takes out of nowhere and then she stays back.
"Look at yourself with this mirror, she orders me to.
- What mirror ? I ask looking right at the mirror.
- I was just joking...
- Careful Haruru, I might bite.
- I'm not food. she replies.
- Do you know Chirigaw ?
- She is my... I don't know ! Sowwy !
- No big deal, Plutaria argues.
- So she is your evil side ! I claim while smiling."
I guess the strongest opponent is also the cutest opponent, thankfully she is cuter than she is strong. She test my dodging skills by throwing snowballs at me, It's easy to dodge but she goes faster than I can think or react. I can't hurt her or they'll think I'm an evil person, so instead of using magic... I run after her like an idiot and she run too, faster than me...
"Oh kids are so lively... I'm tired as... I'm tired. I'm dead.
- You'll never get me, tralalalala ! she mocks me.
- I will catch you, little one.
- It's Haruka, Ha-ru-ka !
- Saphilys, help me catch your sister, she has too much stamina.
- Only if you beg for my help.
- Plutaria ?
- You don't need my assistance, you're better than her.
- No, I am better ! cries Haruka with the wind blowing her hair making her look cooler than she is."
I am almost out of breath and she poke my cheeks with her hands, she smiles innocently like any child would, which makes her even more cute, if only I was this cute... She grabs my hand towards her and help me get up turning back to my human form. Her eyes are focused on me and I can't help but trembling in excitement.
"Is it true that you are the last of your kind ?
- It is true.
- Then, can you tell me what happened to you ?
- You should ask my ex-leader Naomi.
- Don't want to tell ? demands Plutaria interested by this particular subject.
- No.
- Fine, I'll summon her.
- How ?
- Like that."
She summons a portal that appears right beside me and my blonde werewolf friend is surprised just as I am seeing her getting out and hugging me in desperation, I can see tears drooling from her eyes. Somehow I'm relieved that she is fine and with no ink left on her body.
"How did you do Plutaria !? I ask surprised.
- I had trapped her in the Shadow Realm. The Devil has been tricked by a talking human puppet. While we're at it, pardon me for being so rude to you few weeks ago, Miss Naomi.
- Sorry but where are we and who are these girls ? Naomi asks Plutaria.
- In the Kingdom of Dreams. In my mother's bedroom ! Plutaria answers politely.
- I'm Saphilys, my friends and my family call me Saphy. And the little girl is Haruka, happy to meet you.
- So... Naomi thinks by walking around us and making sure she can still do magic, she look at herself and then realize she can go faster than before."
Naomi draws her light-infused sword and she comes over to hug me, I'm quite happy that she didn't go into a rampage, and one thing I'm sure of is that she can beat the Devil but Naomi look directly into my eyes and thinks, she thinks enough time to make Haruru bored.
"I need to talk... to Plutaria and her friends, sorry Sanaë but adults have to talk things out in this period of winter. Snows a lot.
- Talking to me for what ?
- That's a secret you should keep. replies my ex-leader.
- If you say so."
Because of that, I leave the room to go into the kitchen room and find some food while waiting for them, it takes an eternity for them to come and so I'm sleeping while thinking of what I should do to beat a god, I'm quite happy as of now so nothing will make this moment more peaceful or more silent and I close my eyes, seeing the future.
I'm witnessing the Devil being killed by a single strike of Naomi's light power, she moves so quickly I can't see her or him, he dies but my master shows up.
I have to find a way to save Naomi and the others from his evil plot of reanimating the devil, but I can see clearly where he intends to go now. By myself I run towards Olivia's shop to prevent her being used by a demon like I am but after that I'll be fine.