I returned to the room, then handed the staff to Riveria.
'I think I should get my own staff.'
"What are you thinking about?" Riveria asked.
"I'm thinking about getting a staff for myself."
Loki, who eventually came with her head full of ice, heard our conversation.
"Wh-what are you going to use it for?"
I turned around to Loki with a smile on my face.
"Of course, to help me in life."
"Help you in what exactly?"
"Don't worry about it."
"Is it something about me?"
"No"
"You're lying."
"Maybe"
"Finn, as the captain of the familia, do something about him."
"Me? umm Allen."
"Yes, Captain." I said, looking at him dead in the eyes.
"-Gulp-Please go easy on Loki."
"Finn, you know I'm going easy on her."
Loki didn't feel a lie in my words, which was evident in her shiver.
'That wasn't a lie, was he really going easy this WHOLE time?'
"Anyway, now that we have updated my level, I have a question about the dungeon."
-Phew-
"Loki, I'm part of your familia, so don't worry, I will not leave you alone."
"I think I want to be alone for a moment."
Gareth, who's watching our conversation, felt the need to change the subject.
"Allen, you said something about the dungeon."
"Oh, yeah, is it normal for a bull-headed humanoid monster to be on the ninth floor?"
"You mean a minotaur?" Finn asked
"Yeah."
"No, the minotaur only spawns between the 15 and 17 floors. Why?
"I met some of them on the 8th floor, and I wondered if it was the dungeon or something else because they seemed under control by someone."
['Not exactly, but close enough]
"You mean someone tamed it?"
"Yep"
"This might be the work of evilus." Loki said with a serious face.
"I mean, it could be because of what happened in the dungeon."
"What did you do in the dungeon?"
"Nothing crazy, just killed some of evilus members."
"That's something serious, not crazy."
"Maybe it's a good thing after all, evilus might change their plans because of what I did."
"Was it your skill that did it?"
"Yep, that's how I got the billion valis."
"Hey, Allen." Loki said with a smile.
"What do you want?"
"Can I-"
"No"
"I didn't finish yet."
"You're going to ask for some of the money, but no."
"What are you going to use all that for?!"
"To open an orphanage for the kids who have no homes or parents."
"You got a soft side for kids?"
"Of course, after all, Kids are meant to bring joy and fun, and they shouldn't experience the cruel side of the world."
"Agh, Fine, you win, I will not take any money."
"Thank you for that."
I looked at Ais and then picked her up to put her on my shoulder.
Ais:!
"Come on, Ais, I promised you to eat anything you want today and maybe a gift."
"Then put me down, I can walk by myself." Ais said, pouting and hitting my head.
"No, can't do today, you will have a good day because tomorrow you're going to wish to return to this day."
"Put me down."
"Pfft" Riveria chuckled from the corner of the room.
"Hmm? Riveria, do you want to come with us?"
"I think I should, after all, we don't know what will happen if she gets out of your sight."
"Don't tell me she got lost before?"
"Yes, you can think of her as an airhead. Once something gets her attention, she will go to it without thinking."
"Then I'm going to count on you."
"Hey, can I come?" Loki asked, hoping to come with us.
But I knew what kind of mind she has.
"No." x2 Me and Riveria said at the same time.
"Why?"
Both Riveria and I looked at her and said:
"You're a problem."
"You're clumsy."
"And you're a pervert, which will distract Ais from having fun and will keep her guard up whenever you're around her."
"..."
"Let's go now." I said, leaving with Ais on my shoulders and Riveria behind me.
We left the manor and went to the street.
"Hey, isn't that the sword princess?"
"Yeah, but why is she on that guy's shoulder?"
"And the Nine hells with them, too."
People started to whisper as Ais hid her face from embarrassment.
"Now, point to where you want to go." I said, which she pointed at a stall that sells a spherical potato ball on a stick.
"What about you, Riveria?"
"I don't want one, thanks."
"Ok."
We went to the stall and began ordering.
"Three...Umm."
"Jagamarukun" Ais said.
"Three jagamarukun, please."
"Coming right up."
"I told you I don't want anything." Riveria said as she looked at me.
"Yeah, but it's more fun than eating alone."
"Haa, fine."
"Here you are, pal."
"Thanks for that." I said as I paid for the potatoes.
I gave one to Ais and the other to Riveria.
"Let's find a place to sit." I said as I looked around, and I saw
a Bench.
"Let's sit in here."
Both of them nodded, and I started to remove Ais from my shoulder to sit on the bench.
"...Let's talk about something while we're here."
"Like what?" Riveria asked.
"Hmm, I don't know, Oh, let's talk about magic in my world."
I started to talk about the magic in my previous world.
"Does your world have another kingdom?"
"Yep, but guess what?"
"Don't tell me."
"It's also destroyed, but worse."
[Host, you played Silksong?]
'Yeah, I played it, why do you ask?'
[Never mind.]
'If you're asking why I was playing the first one, it's simple, I played the first, finished it, then played Silksong, and got the true ending (I think), which is the sister of the void ending, then returned to Hollow Knight to play it again.'
[Then I hope you wait.]
'Wait for what?'
"You had it hard, did you?" Riveria said, pulling me out of my thoughts
"Yeah, but it was worth it."
"In what way?"
"If I didn't do what I had to do, then all my friends would be in danger." I said, then noticed Ais's gaze.
She was looking at my Jagamarukun.
"Take mine, I'm not hungry anyway."
Ais took my Jagamarukun without any words.
"Anyway, how about we create theories between the magic in this world and my world?"
We then started to talk about the theories about combining the magic in our world.
"I will be honest with you, I've never met someone who likes to talk about theories about magic."
"Me too."
"Now I have something to tell you about ais."
"What is it?"
"I think this is the first time I've seen her embarrassed this much."
"There's nothing wrong about that. People might see her as the sword princess, but I see her as little Ais."
Ais started to hit my arm from the embarrassment.
"That's good, but I'd better warn you that you will have a hard time while training her."
"Nah, how hard could it be?"
"Then let me join to see her training, I might be able to help even a little."
"No problem."
We chatted for a while, then decided to return to the manor after it became night.
"It was fun talking with you. If you want to talk about magic, then go to the library, there you will find me."
Riveria said with a smile before entering her room.
"Ok, Ais, go to your room and get some rest, and tomorrow we will start the training."
She nodded as she went to her room.
'This world is nice aside from the dungeon and evilus. This world is better than the other one.'
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