Chapter 100 The Lifted Sail

"Master, are you sure that nothing happened between you and Lady Rina when you ordered us to leave you alone with her?" Asked Yuer with a perplexed air while she was bathing in the artificial lake.

"Nop." Briefly replied Alvine while sitting on the ground putting his bare feet in the water.

"So why do you have this dull expression that I had never seen on your face? I'm sure something had happened between you. Don't take me for an idiot girl, please." She grumbled with concern. 'As far as I can remember, this is my first time to see him like that. What could have happened between them?' She wondered in her thoughts.

"Please Yuer, give me some time. So that I can organize my thoughts." He said with a frustrated air. 'The reason I brought her with me was that I didn't want them to use her to track me with the connection I have with her. But she is now more annoying than I thought. Maybe I should seal her, or simply break the contract with her.' He said to himself while contemplating the beautiful view that was before him with a thoughtful air.

"Are you not finished soon? I thought foxes were afraid of water?" He says in a teasing tone trying to change the subject.

"Hmm? Wouldn't you take me for a cat? What a bad joke. Even hybrid cats are not afraid of water. So let's not even talk about me." She replied while continuing her swim in a good mood. "In any case, it is hurtful to see you indifferent to my heavenly beauty." She said with a mischievous smile when she went out into the water with the wet locks that made her even more glamorous.

"Hm? I admit that you are beautiful. But it is an exaggeration on your part to tell yourself that you are a heavenly beauty. If I have to compare you with those I have met so far, hmmm... I would rather say that you are ranked hundredth." He says in a bland tone.

"Tsk, how hurtful it is on the part of my master. Even if you are not in the mood, it does not mean that you must pour out your anger on me. Indeed, I can't compare myself to Lady Rina, Ashia, and Nicco. But I have absolute confidence that my beauty can beat Empress Yury or Alicia, the mistress of Brisht Tower without any problem." She says with absolute confidence. "And it's because I haven't reached divine rank yet. After my breakthrough, I would be a real goddess who will have nothing to fear from Lady Rina or the others." She Continued.

Hearing her words, Alvine burst out laughing. "But what are you telling me? Sabrina and the others are still far from Alicia and Nelda." Disdained Alvine, while contemplating the sky with an empty air.

"I hope you're kidding? Don't tell me that you haven't yet realized that Lady Rina and the others are using a kind of face mask to avoid drawing too much attention to them?" She asked with confusion. But seeing Alvine's surprise, she laughs loudly in turn. "Haha, it's a shame that you haven't even realized this yet. If there is one thing I am sure of, it is that these three are blessed with a beauty that will even make women blush. Of course, you are a special case, master. Given your lineage of an incubus, then it would not be fair to compare yourself with others. Hmm... but I still wonder why they hide their true appearances from you? For my part, I was able to discover thanks to my special eyes that can see beyond things. But I would never have imagined that they were hiding something so insignificant from you. Hm, you must ask them after our return." She said without noticing Alvine's expression, which became dark as she spoke.

"Sigh, it is indeed insignificant." He walled in his beard. "In any case, you have one minute, no, thirty seconds ahead of you. If you don't finish before that, I'll let you join the others and end our contract." Asserted Alvine in a monotonous tone while leafing through his little journal.

"Eh?! Do I say something wrong?! You have been acting strangely since we left the kingdom of the Elves. I'm just trying to cheer you up, that's all!!" Exclaimed Yuer with agitation.

"Sigh, I'm sorry. I didn't intend to scare you with my words. You didn't say anything wrong, it's just that the time is too wrong talking about them." He said, realizing that he unconsciously poured out his anger on Yuer when she had nothing to do with his problems. "In any case, hurry up, I have no intention of seeing them in front of me. At least... for now." He notified her by focusing his attention on his diary.

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'Apparently, on this planet, there are several grey areas that I had not yet focused my attention.' He said in his thoughts by contemplating the map of the continent of Alzania that he had drawn in his notebook quickly.

[The eastern part is dry and full of black mountains that are called the landmark of the Goblins and lizard men who have average intelligence and are classified as beasts.]

[The western part is crossed by the endless sea that is home to underwater monsters. According to legends, there is even another civilization, which are called the descendants of the ocean gods. But since it is a mortal planet, it is therefore impossible for them to have divine beings among them.]

'The most important detail is that this part is considered the temporary basis of the Valskars. It is, therefore, wiser for me not to approach them.' He concludes by turning the page.

[In the southern zone, is populated by hills, but rumor has it that this area is actually more dangerous than the "green underworld", which is in the north. A dense forest that is covered with a bloody mist, can blur the five senses. Not to mention the ferocious beasts that live there, and the race of the Amazons which are made up only of women with brown skin.]

"The forest of green underworld hmm..." He walled under his tongue. "If I go there now, they will surely guess my destination. But it doesn't matter, it's not like I'm afraid of her. It's just that it's wiser to move away from such beings whores motivations I don't know. Sigh, maybe I was just making ideas, but his strength is undoubtedly greater than that of an empress mage! Not to mention that they actually master all affinities but pretend to be weak and play the role of fictitious maids."

"Sigh, normally, anyone would be happy to have such people by his side. But one thing is certain...nothing is free. This saying is even more true in this world that is governed by the strong. The weak have no choice but to comply with their wishes if they want to survive. Therefore, they can't serve me without further thought. I'm sure they have planned something with me. Or they know things I don't know about. The only clue is Sabrina herself. I can't afford to let myself be manipulated like a vulgar puppet in her hand." He concludes in a dull tone.

"What have you been whispering since just now?" Asked Yuer after wearing a white dress that fits perfectly with her white hair and ears.

"Hm? Oh, nothing important." He said, rising from the ground while instinctively dusting his clothes even if they were not dirty. 'In any case, no matter how much I look at her, she really looks like an angel when she's dressed like that. Of course, without taking into account his ears and tails.' He says in his thoughts.

"Fufu, master, no matter how hard you play, you can't remain insensitive to this fox princess. Um, it's understandable. But unfortunately for you, I am not a ripe fruit that you can bite at any time. So don't dream for nothing." She said with a smile that proudly adorned her pink lips.

"Pff, you? Not yet mature? Haha, I think I haven't heard anything funnier about you since we met. In the end, you only show your true nature when we are alone. I wonder what Sabrina will think when she knows that you are more enterprising than Nicco." He replied with a ridiculous air.

"Tsk, it is because you don't yet know the threatening aura that emanates from her when someone tries to tease you or make fun of you. I swear to you, the other time, I had the impression that she was going to kill me in the next seconds. Only you can enjoy her soft and angelic side. But in your absence, she shows her fangs. Humph, in the end, she's no different from me." She says, making herself proud behind Sabrina's back.

"Anyway, let's leave here before things become more complicated." He said by slashing the void with his finger and creating a dimensional crimson portal with nonchalance. But even before he could cross the portal, it closed without notice. Then, he tried again and again, without success.

"Master, something is wrong?" Asked Yuer with confusion.

"I know this phenomenon. Someone locked the void around us." Says Alvine by grinding her teeth.

"What?! Is it an enemy attack?" is it? She asked while preparing for the fight.

"Sigh, I don't know what to say. I have not yet placed these people there in my list of enemies. In any case, we couldn't escape them. But just in case, let's wait for a little so that I can assess this situation. It's really a bad decision on their part to come now." He said, looking at a precise direction. Which was none other than the direction to the kingdom of the Elves.

As Yuer followed his gaze, she saw three shadows spinning towards them at an inconceivable speed. Despite the distance of about five kilometers separating them, she could easily identify Sabrina who was accompanied by Nicco and Ashia. "It's Lady Rina and the others. Could it be that they felt that we are in danger?" She said, releasing the pressure on her.

"Don't lower your guard." Says Alvine in a monotonous tone with a frown. "I don't yet know if they are our enemies or not." He says while taking out his sword in his inventory. 'I knew it was a mistake to get out of the dimensional flaw. But this fox who was excited like a mermaid kept breaking my ears saying she wanted to swim in this lake.' Alvine complained in his thoughts when he looked at Yuer who always had a satisfying smile on his lips. 'Tsk, could it be that she was cooperating with Sabrina all this time to keep me here? Sigh, I think I'm losing my mind because I have strange thoughts.'

In less than a minute, Sabrina lands ten meters from Alvine. "Master, do you plan to flee us for the rest of your life?" These were the first words she spoke.

"Fleeing you? It depends on your perception. I just don't want to waste my time with fictional maids." He said while his eyes shone with anger. "I only ask once. Take care of your affairs and I will take care of mine. Do you find another toy that you can handle at your convenience... and give me peace!" He said, pointing his sword at her.

"Sigh, it's regrettable, master." She sighed with a discouraged air. "In this case, I see myself obliged to take your life before looking for another master. After all, I don't know what kind of threat you will pose to us in the future." She said, releasing a bloody aura that made tremble his soul.

'As expected from her. It seems that I will really leave this world in a short time.' Concludes Alvine in his thoughts. Just seeing her bloody aura he was sure that his power was like a drop of water compared to the infinite power of Sabrina who was like an endless sea.

"Well, even if you are the creator of the universe, as long as you decide to harm me, I would brandish my sword to get your head on your neck." He said, imbuing his sword with his aura of spiritual rank. "Kill me if you have the capabilities!" He exclaimed, heading straight toward Sabrina.