The kiss continued for a while with Rosetta not breaking away from my lips at all since the beginning, until finally Lyria stood up and quickly approached Rosetta. "Rosetta, stop it! You've been kissing him for too long!" Lyria said while pulling Rosetta away and separating us.
"My~ my~ Lyria, are you jealous?" Rosetta asked teasingly while licking her lips where some of my saliva still lingered.
"You're a Primal Beast, Rosetta?!" Vyrn shouted at Rosetta with a shocked expression.
"Yes, I am a Primal Beast~," Rosetta replied nonchalantly.
"Oh wow... This is just too much for a single night..." Rackam said while holding his head feeling dizzy from all the surprises he had heard in short period of time.
While Rosetta is enjoying everyone's reactions, I'm still focusing on absorbing the full power of her Rose Queen abilities. Soon, I noticed thorny vines starting to appear on my arms and wrapping around them.
"Woah, that's Rosetta's ability!" Djeeta exclaimed looks impressed by what i did.
Rosetta heard Djeeta and turned to look at me that still using her power. "Well, it looks like you already know how to use my power," Rosetta said with a smile.
After that, Rosetta stretched her arms above her head. "Hmmm~ I'm tired. I'll head back to my room and rest first," she said and then leaving the dining room.
Not long after, Katalina suggested that it might be best to continue our conversation tomorrow morning, as they had already heard enough surprising information for one night.
We all agreed with Katalina, and we started heading back to our rooms... except for Lyria and Djeeta, who followed me with smiles on their faces.
Narmaya wanted to join us too, but my bed wouldn't fit four people, so she reluctantly returned to her own room.
A few days later.
Golonzo—a melting pot of an island where over half the population ekes out a living in the airship maintenance industry.
Above its port, a battleship from the Erste Empire looms in the sky. A woman stands at the helm of the ship, gazing down at the bustling city streets below.
"So... that's Golonzo," the woman says, observing the streets below.
But she is not alone in that room. She is accompanied by Pommern, a captain in the military of the Erste Empire, and the one Rei, Djeeta, and Katalina had previously fought in Zinkenstill.
"Um, ah... Your Excellency. May I inquire why we've come to a backwater island like this?" Pommern asks the woman, and from the title he uses to address her, it's clear she is someone very important in the Erste Empire.
"The emperor himself gave a direct order for me to take command of this little affair," the woman responds firmly while glaring at him.
"He demands the recapture of Lyria. And failure will not be tolerated. I don't care what methods you use, but I want Lyria in this room by the end of the week!" the woman commands, then turns back to look outside.
Pommern after hearing this recalls the events in Zinkenstill when he underestimated the people there, especially the man who killed his hydra with a single blow.
At first he wants to inform the emperor about this man, but the woman before him dismisses it as exaggerated and insists he not relay such uncertain news to the emperor.
She believes Pommern is overestimating the man and is confident she can handle him with her own abilities.
"Un-understood..." Despite feeling anxious about encountering that man again, Pommern has no choice but to follow orders.
The battleship slowly continues drifting toward the port of Golonzo.
Meanwhile, back with Rei and the others
In a bedroom, three people are sleeping soundly on a bed.
The three are Rei, Lyria, and Djeeta, but hidden under the blanket, there's another person beneath Rei.
"Umm..." I wake up because I'm feeling something pressing against me.
I look around and see Djeeta and Lyria sleeping peacefully next to me. But strangely I also feel someone else beneath me.
Without much thought, I lift the blanket and see that it's Narmaya, sleeping on top of me while hugging me and pressing her ample chest against my body.
It seems she sneaked in during the night because for the past few days, Djeeta and Lyria have been sleeping with me, so Narmaya probably decided to join us and squeeze into the bed.
I then look out the window and see it's still dark. Glancing at the clock, I see it's only 5 AM.
Since I'm already awake, I decide to get out of bed slowly, especially with Narmaya holding onto me tightly. I need to be careful not to wake her up.
Well, that's easier said than done, because the moment I move Narmaya's hand from my body, she instantly wakes up. "Ummm... Rei?" Narmaya murmurs while rubbing her eyes.
"Hey Narmaya, sorry for waking you, but I want to get up from the bed," I tell her gently while stroking her long hair.
"Hmm," Narmaya only murmurs, then releases her hug. But Instead of going back to sleep, she sits up and gets out of bed.
...why isn't she wearing any clothes? I can see Narmaya's body completely uncovered.
Her white skin looks soft and her large breasts characteristics of Draph, along with her long purple hair slightly covering her chest.
"Narmaya... why aren't you wearing any clothes?" I ask her.
Narmaya after hearing me turns to look at me and then at her body. "Ahhh, it was so hot last night, so I took off all my clothes," she says casually as she adjusting her hair.
As she does that, I can see her hair move away revealing her pink nipples that were previously hidden by her hair.
I can feel myself starting to get aroused from seeing her figure like that... But now isn't the time because we almost arrived at Golonzo Island so I have to restrain myself.
I decide to ignore what Narmaya is doing and stand up from the bed. "Well, I'm going to the bathroom to take a warm bath. Do you want to come along?" I ask Narmaya.
"Sure, let onee-chan wash you~" Narmaya happily accepts my offer and starts pulling me toward the bathroom.
"Yeah yeah, onee-chan," I said to her and just letting her pulling me to the bathroom.
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After spending an hour in the bathroom with Narmaya, I am now on the deck as usual, training my powers.
Specifically, I'm working on mastering the powers of Celeste and Rosetta, which I recently acquired. I also need to check on Ferry, who is still within Celeste.
"Concentrate, Rei. Focus on your energy," Narmaya says to me while sitting on a barrel.
I respond by nodding at Narmaya and begin to focus on Celeste's energy first. The problem is that Celeste's power is too strong to use carelessly...
Celeste has many abilities related to Soul, so I can't just use them recklessly, but there is another power I can use.
Before long, Azure lightning starts to appear around my body striking the area around me. "Lightning?" Narmaya murmurs as she sees this.
The lightning is growing stronger and more chaotic until I finally stop channeling Celeste's energy to prevent the entire deck of the Grandcypher from being destroyed.
"Hahh... hahh..." I look around and see that the deck's floor has turned black from the lightning strikes. Thankfully, I stopped in time before causing any serious damage.
"What's that, Rei?" I hear Narmaya's voice as she approaches me, seeing that I have finished testing that power.
"That is one of Celeste's abilities... Besides manipulating souls, Celeste can also control lightning and steal someone's memories..." I say to her while examining my hand.
"Stealing someone's memories? That's a really scary ability. I'm glad Celeste didn't use that when she is fighting us..." Narmaya murmurs as she hears that.
"Yeah, fortunately, Celeste didn't attack us, especially with that purple mist..." I say, then refocus to use the other power.
"Alright, Narmaya, step back a bit. I'm going to try Rosetta's power."
After Narmaya moves away I focus again as usual. Rosetta's power is easier to control, so it doesn't take long for green thorny vines to appear and wrapping around my arms.
A crown made of vines and red roses starts to form above my hair.
"Well, you look beautiful with that appearance, Rei~" Narmaya jokes.
I can only stare blankly at her because this look is very striking. Oh well, I decide to test Rosetta's power.
"Rose Reflection," I say as I raise my right hand forward, and the vines around my right arm quickly extend outward.
The vines intertwine and form a bright red rose that protects me from the front. "Huh..."
"What's that do?" Narmaya asks while observing the rose in front of me.
"Well, from its name, it seems like it can repel attacks, but I don't know what kinds of attacks it can repel."
"Then let me test it," Narmaya says and then drawing her katana.
Narmaya walks until she is in front of the rose. "Well, just be careful alright? Don't attack it with too much power," I remind her, but it seems it's a little too late because I can already see purple butterflies appearing around me.
"Narmaya!?" I call out to her trying to warn her not to overdo it but it's already too late.
"Freeflutter Stance: Kyokasuigetsu!" I hear something swing quickly in front of me, but because of the rose that blocking my view I can't see what happen in front of me.
Then *Boooooommmm* something crashes with great force, knocking over several crates at the edge of the deck.
"Narmaya!?" I immediately dispel this power and run towards Narmaya who has been thrown back.
I see Narmaya's clothes are torn, and her body is covered in cuts as if something had slashed her rapidly. "Don't tell me her attack got reflected back at her?"
I quickly approach Narmaya and try to heal her with Lucifer's power. Although I'm not yet accustomed to using Lucifer's power, I don't have time to call for Lyria.
Narmaya's wounds are really deep, so I have to act fast. "Heh... hehe... It seems I went a little... overboard," I hear Narmaya's faint voice accompanied by a small laugh.
"Of course you went overboard. Just stay silent and let me heal you," I say as I channel Lucifer's power into her body, just like I did with Vira.
Narmaya's body becomes enveloped in a white light as the healing process begins. "Rei? What's happened here!?" I hear Katalina's voice behind me.
"Narmaya!? What happened? Did we get attacked?" Katalina asks, seeing Narmaya covered in light.
"Well..." I then explain to Katalina what happened between the two of us.