Erika was soon asleep due to Noah's massage. Noah pulled the sheets over her body before opening the quest screen in front of him.
[ One reward pending. ]
Izzy had admitted that she had a lot of fun on their small date as well as what they had done after the date.
Noah had enjoyed the day too as it had been almost centuries since he had gone out and had that kind of fun.
'Izzy and Erika are now with me so both of them are safe. Averi would soon be close to me too which only leaves me with three more people to take care of on Earth.' Noah counted as he collected the rewards.
The lower realm was called Earth while the one above it was called Gaia. There were a few other realms in their universe too yet Noah had nothing to do with them.
Everything he had to correct and everyone he had to protect were present on Earth, Gaia, and the palace of time.
'Let's see what this storage looks like.' Noah thought as he summoned his soul book and went to the contents page.
His newly obtained storage had its own heading as Noah flipped to the page and saw the limitations of the storage.
'So I can store twenty items, none of which should be living or bigger than five meters. It's kinda useful I guess.'
Noah shrugged as he took Oathbreaker out from his other bag and placed it inside the storage. He then put a bunch of his clothes inside the storage too and found out that items could be stacked in a box.
'That's about it.' Noah thought before lying on the bed and falling asleep.
The next morning, Erika decided to take Noah to the bank to open an account for him.
'I wonder why mom is taking so much time.' Noah wondered as he stood outside the house while waiting for his mother.
It had been more than ten minutes since he had exited the house and his mother should have come out as well.
Noah couldn't figure out why his mother was taking that long. However, the moment she walked out, Noah inhaled sharply.
"Sorry for being late," Erika smiled as she pushed a few strands of her hair back from her face. "I'm not used to wearing dresses but I had to make an exception today."
Noah felt as though he was staring at a goddess rather than his mother.
Erika was wearing a plain blue dress that went down to her lower knees. Noah had seen his mother in dresses before but never in one as tight as the one she was wearing right now.
"You look beautiful," Noah admitted with full seriousness as Erika smiled.
"Thank you, darling." She replied before holding her phone in her hand. She opened the Loa app and called for a cab.
'Where did she even put that?' Noah thought as he had no idea where his mother even managed to pull that phone out.
Did dresses like those have pockets?
"Also, wear this." Erika suddenly took out a coat and handed it to Noah. The latter blinked for a few seconds before taking the coat and wearing it.
'Now that definitely didn't come from her pocket, if she has one that is.' Noah thought as his gaze fell on the golden ring on Erika's finger.
He suddenly remembered that it was a storage ring as he facepalmed. Looks like short-time memory loss was becoming a norm for back in the past people.
"The bank we are going to has a special dressing code. However, it's present everywhere and the benefits it will give you are next level." Erika informed as their cab arrived soon.
Both of them sat down as Erika pouted while handling her dress.
"If only I could wear one of my suits there," She complained. "Handling a dress requires so much care."
"Why didn't you wear your suit then?" Noah asked while avoiding meeting her gaze.
For some reason, he was feeling weird about seeing his mother in a tight dress. It didn't seem natural to Noah as the dress made Erika look like a whole new person.
"The bank has strict rules that women must wear dresses while men must wear coats and trousers. It's kinda stupid if you ask me."
"I agree." Noah nodded his head in agreement as the cab dropped them at their destination a few minutes later.
"Why are we at your office?" Noah asked as he looked at the white building standing tall in front of him.
The white building was the adventurers' center in the city, also referred to as the mage center. It contained many different departments, one of which was Erika's department.
"This place has a special bank for those who want to ensure that they can access all of their belongings from anywhere in the world. After all, one such center is found in every city in the world." Erika explained as the two of them walked towards the center.
On their way, Erika attracted a lot of attraction from other males. Noah wanted to snap all of their necks due to that yet he had to control himself.
Suddenly, Erika's hand intertwined with his as she winked at him. The effect of her actions was immediate as most of the men turned their gazes away.
"Wait, are they thinking of me as your husband?" Noah asked a minute later as Erika grinned.
"You are acting a bit dense today." She replied yet didn't answer his question.
'I never knew mother can act like that.' Noah shook his head slightly. They entered the building through the normal entrance.
They made their way to the reception as Erika took out her identity card and gave it to the receptionist.
The woman sitting there nodded once before handing Erika her card back. Her gaze then turned towards Noah as she looked back at Erika with an interested gaze.
"Is he your lover?" She inquired.
"Kind of," Erika replied with a wink before grabbing Noah's right arm and dragging him away.
Noah felt as though his mother had turned into a teenager again and was enjoying her youth.
'Hopefully, everything proceeds smoothly.' He prayed silently.
Unfortunately, Noah had forgotten that praying wasn't effective in such conditions.
Erika dragged him through a hallway before getting into an elevator and traveling for who knows how long.
After some time, they finally appeared in a huge room lit by a dozen golden chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.
Only three counters were present inside the room. They had the labels 'new customer', 'old customer', and 'digital problems' written on them.
Erika guided them to the new customers counter which was divided into two parts, one for the normal visitors and one for the workers from the office.
"Noah, you brought your school id with you?" Erika inquired as Noah nodded and pulled his id out.
She nodded in acknowledgment before proceeding to the customer section.
A middle-aged man was sitting there with a bored expression but when he saw Erika, he suddenly perked up.
"How may I help you, miss?" he asked in a pleasant voice.
"I want to open an account," Erika replied with a smile. "For my son."
The man's expression turned a bit sour as he looked at Noah before masking his expression with a smile.
"Can I have the young sire's id?" he asked.
Noah presented his id to the man who did a few quick searches on a holographic screen present in front of him.
He then presented Noah with a golden card a few minutes later before pointing them toward the digital counter.
"You have to show that card there and you will get your bank card from there." He informed.
Noah nodded as he and Erika made their way across. However, they were suddenly stopped by a male voice.
Noah knew that the voice didn't belong to a young master as he had met the owner of the voice before.
"What are you doing here Erika?" Erika's boss, Adulu, asked as he walked up to the duo.
"Doing bank stuff," Erika replied politely even though she was tempted to add 'duh!' at the end.
"I see…" Adulu muttered. "Then will you be free afterward? I noticed that you are on holidays."
Noah had the sudden urge to obliterate Adulu and send him down the sever. He settled for the next best option and that was to reply.
"I'm sorry but my mother has a date planned with someone later on. She has to prepare for that."
"Oh? Who is she going on a date with?" Adulu inquired as a sly smile appeared on Noah's face.
"With me of course."
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AN: Incest or no incest? Don't ask me that because I won't tell.
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