We returned from the great forest through the teleportation circle, we were slightly soaked but nothing that couldn't be handled.
Now that I think about it, it took us longer to navigate through the flooded forest than during our visit...but it's not like it's our fault, right?
We leave the teleportation circle and head to Orsted's office.
It's almost noon so we don't take too long with our visit.
-Welcome back Mr. Orsted, Mr. Rudeus and Miss Lara- Alek said with a bow as he saw us enter through the door.
-Alek, did something happen while we were gone?- Orsted said as he sat down in his chair.
-Nothing important, just that the employee Nolan had to leave early due to family matters according to him- Alek explained
Nolan with family matters? What will it be?....
-Other than that, everything went great in your absence, sir. How did it go for you?- Alek asked.
-Very well, the trip was more fruitful than I imagined- Orsted murmured.
-Oh? And why is that?- Alek asked.
-In my previous loops Purcena Adoldia never becomes the boss of the great forest, in her place there was always Terstena Dedoldia, Purcena's personality does not seem compatible with that of a leader for the feral village so I was worried about his performance, but it seems he is doing relatively well- Orsted said but then looked at me
-But there is a problem and that is you Rudeus- Orsted told me
-Huh? And what's wrong with me? - I asked worriedly.
-Miss Purcena seems to be in heat when she's next to you dad- Lara said before Orsted spoke
Reallyyyy? Don't tell meee..i didn't knooow that...
Fuck, obviously I knew that, I'm not blind
-Well Lara's statement seems correct, it seems that Purcena went into heat just by smelling you Rudeus, it will be better if you stay away from her for a while- Orsted said seriously
-Yes, I think it would be a good idea- I murmured.
-Very well, you can leave for today, but tomorrow we will go to the Demon Continent to recruit Atofe and it will be difficult, you better be well rested Rudeus- Orsted told me seriously
-Okay sir, see you tomorrow - I said with a bow of respect
-Wait Rudeus, I forgot to give you this- Orsted said stopping me before I could leave
-What's wrong sir?- I asked.
-The protection circle for your house is complete, stick it on your front door and it will merge with the structure of your house- West said taking out a paper with a magic circle
-Thank you very much sir- I said as I took the magic circle
We left the office, said goodbye to Faria and went to where the employee area was, I could notice that girl Hilda and Romira who were still working
-Hey, why are you still here? What happened to Nolan? - I asked.
They both visibly tensed when I spoke to them but Romira spoke to me
-G-good morning Mr. Greyrat...the truth is that our relationship with Nolan has not been good lately so we don't know where he went- Romira murmured
-Oh...I'm sorry to hear that, I hope you resume your friendship soon- I told them with a smile
They nodded at my words and so I left Orsted corp with my daughter.
-That she was in heat? Was that the best thing you could come up with?- I said to Lara reproachfully.
-Hey! Don't look at me like that, Dad. Leo was the one who told me verbatim- Lara said with a frown.
-Yes, yes, whatever you say, you know that you shouldn't talk like that in a serious environment, right? - I scolded her.
-Yes...I know, I'm sorry- Lara murmured
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We got home and I was surprised to see the image of Sylphie and Nanahoshi cleaning the house together and laughing.
-Ah!, darling you're back!- Sylphie said excitedly approaching me
-How did your trip go?- Nanahoshi asked in the same way
-It was nothing out of the ordinary, I met with Purcena and we formally confirmed our alliance, it was nothing like in the palaces of the kingdoms, it felt better in fact- I murmured
-I see...and now where are you going next?- Sylphie asked.
(sigh) -Now I have to go to the demon continent to recruit the demon queen Atofe- I muttered
-Oh...- Sylphie murmured while adopting a worried expression.
-But... Orsted and Alek will go with you, right?- Sylphie said somewhat worried.
-Of course, they will be my bodyguards haha- I laughed to lighten the mood
Sylphie and Nanahoshi sighed in relief at the same time and smiled at me.
-Okay, that's good, are you hungry? Lunch is almost ready- Sylphie said as she walked into the kitchen.
As Nananoshi was mopping, I took off my shoes and walked to my study.
I didn't have anything important here that would be of use to me there but I just needed to calm my mind.
-Fuuuu...calm down Rudeus, you will only meet with the immortal demon Atofe, the most feared demon queen even by the other demon kings What could go wrong, right? - I muttered to myself
After a few minutes lunch was ready, we ate as a family and I spent the rest of the afternoon helping with the cleaning which earned me many kisses.
So it was time to sleep but not before I put the magic circle on the front door.
I spread the paper sticking it on one of the doors of the house and imbuing it with magic it began to shine and to stick to the door, when it was completely stuck to the door the circle disappeared and a green dome formed throughout the house and then shortly after it disappeared
Now my house was out of Hitogami's sight again...that's good...
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The next day I got up early because this time I would go alone, only with Alek and Orsted.
I quickly got ready, took a shower, had breakfast and left the house.
Divise Orsted Corp, come in, for some reason Nolan wasn't at work but his coworkers were.
I decided to approach her to see if they knew anything.
-Hey girls, do you know why Nolan didn't come to work today?- I asked with a smile
-We don't know where he is...he don't even get home to sleep, We searched for him all over the district and he didn't appear-Hilda murmured with a sad face
This seemed too strange but that had nothing to do with me
So I wished them good luck and headed to the office, greeted Faria, and entered Orsted's office.
This time it wouldn't be like my other visits, now I'll have to get serious.
I decided to take the MK2 just in case, and obviously we would take Alek, he would be our mediator with Atofe after all.
We use the teleportation circles and travel to the demon continent.
I was back after so many years....
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Chapter quickly as I squeezed out the last bit of creativity I could get for today plus I feel really bad about the kidney stones
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