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Capítulo 417: Aria part 2

"...And that is Ais." Kisuke guessed.

"Yes," Aria answered solemnly, "The Black Dragon didn't just manage to control Ais, but almost fused with her at that time."

Kisuke's frown grew deeper, "Fuse?"

Aria also put on a more serious face, "Yes. Fuse. Using its second ability to control, it also can attach itself to someone and fuse with him or her. However, although she was very weak at that time, she's still our child who inherited both mine and my husband's talent and latent potential. Because of that, aside from being our weakness, Ais also became the perfect target for the Black Dragon."

"I see." Kisuke nodded as he finally got some more clues regarding the Black Dragon's ability. "But it's clear that she's doing fine now and the Black Dragon is still around with one of its eyes busted."

Aria's expression then became gentle again. "That's because, with the help of my husband, I sacrificed myself and took her place."

Kisuke's eyes widened once he heard her last sentence and immediately reassessed the surroundings to confirm some things. A few minutes later, Kisuke was able to gather more information based on Aria's statement, and Aria herself stayed quiet during those times. 'I see... I didn't notice it immediately since this isn't a normal space and my senses are restricted in here, but the one I'm talking with is just a remnant soul.'

Kisuke faced Aria again and said, "So you're just a remnant." to confirm this.

"Yes."

"And you're also a remnant from the time before you lost your complete self."

"Yes."

Kisuke stopped for a moment to arrange his thoughts and muttered, "But where does the thousand-year stasis fits?... Ah, so that's how it is." He then started piecing the story from the information Yoruichi has gathered for him.

"Hmm? What did you get?"

"The move that the Zeus and Hera Familias made fifteen years ago was to extract Ais from the Black Dragon and it was also at that time that you substituted her position."

"Correct~." Aria confirmed his guesses, "Without everyone's help, we couldn't have saved Ais. But still, to think it would take a millennium just to figure out how to extract my darling daughter, I don't know how I could thank Zeus and Hera."

There's nothing wrong with what Aria said, but somehow, Kisuke was bothered by something and suddenly asked, "Could you have defeated the Black Dragon if you didn't mind Ais?"

Aria's eyes widened at his question and smiled wryly. "I'm surprised that you could tell. Actually, my magic is the direct counter of its Decay magic and could have defeated it."

"But even then, my husband's and my choice is to save our daughter and we're truly thankful that everyone around us that time supported our decision. However, I also knew that because of that many more people who had nothing to do with it suffered and I still wonder to this day if we truly made the right choice."

Kisuke was wondering what that wry smile was about and asked, "It's just this?"

"...Come again?" Aria could help but ask.

Kisuke sighed and said, "That kind of worry is stupid. The Black Dragon is the world's problem and not just yours. Even though you have the power to defeat it, it's because you worked hard for it and would risk your life on a regular basis."

"Others would blame you? Of course, they would. But that's only because they took the security that you and your friends provided freely for granted without them doing much."

"However, you're probably the type of person that would still take their words to the heart and regret. But please remember this, if you're trapped in a choice that you would both regret, always go to the thing that you would regret less. Saving your daughter is not a mistake. It's just you choosing to be a parent rather than an Adventurer, which I find far more admirable."

Aria was dumbfounded for a few seconds before she started chuckling. "You're not a good person, aren't you?"

Kisuke only shrugged his shoulders and replied, "I never said I was one."

"However, you're most certainly a kind person, especially to those who are important to you, and I think if someone like you were to take care of my daughter, I could rest assured."

"Just so you know, Aria-san, I'm not a caretaker. I'm a Candy Store owner and sometimes, I'll do some part-time job as a doctor."

Aria then made a complicated expression, "Isn't a doctor a higher tier profession? And does a part-time doctor even exist?"

"In my book, yes. I'm a Candy Store owner and it's my calling~!"

"...You're weird."

"You're not the first one who told me that and I don't really care."

Aria couldn't help but sigh. However, her smile went back as she said, "Now then, onto my request~."

"I've said it earlier, I'm not a caretaker."

"I'm not asking you to do that."

"Then what?"

With all seriousness, she said, "Please become Ais's hero."

And with the same seriousness, Kisuke immediately answered, "No."

"Eh? Why not? It's not caretaking."

"But that sounds a hundred times more troublesome than caretaking. What do you mean hero? I don't know how to do that and that's probably one of the farthest words from me. If my acquaintances and friends were to hear I became some hero, a few of them would laugh at my face while the others would cringe so much that they'll experience a chill in their spine."

"A-are they really your friends?"

"They're my friends because they knew me like that."

"..." Aria didn't know what to say about that so instead of digging there, she tried to persuade Kisuke, "Ehem, could you please consider my request?"

"No. This is just a big disadvantage for me." Kisuke once again rejected.

Aria immediately saw hope from his words, "So you'll do it in exchange for something that is worth the trouble?"

"..." Kisuke didn't speak immediately and looked towards the excited Aria, "I don't even know how you can provide something at your current state."

But for Aria, those words are the best answer she could hope for, "I have something, but I don't know if it's enough."

"..." Kisuke became curious at what she still has and asked, "What is it?"

However, Aria shook her head, "I won't give or tell what it is before you promise me that you'd do my request."

"That's just a scam then."

"It's not!" Aria protested, "It's just the only thing I can give. I want to make sure that you'll promise me first."

"...You do know that I may not necessarily fulfill the promise once I've received that something of yours, right?"

Aria nodded, "I know. And I don't even have a way to enforce it to you once you've received it. I can only gamble."

"That's reckless."

"But still better than me just being here, doing nothing."

"What do you mean nothing? You've been suppressing the Black Dragon's connection to your daughter, right? I think that's pretty important."

Smiling wryly once again, Aria said, "So you can tell. But even then, couldn't you at least consider?"

"..." Kisuke stayed silent again for a few seconds before deciding. "Fine. However, I have to decide how much I can do once I see and assess this thing you're offering."

With a bright smile, Aria almost jumped in happiness, but she remembered that she can't move from her spot, "That's fine~!"

When Aria was about to take out the thing she would give to Kisuke, he stopped her first to clear some confusion he had. "Wait. As I said, I'm not a hero, so what is this hero thing I'm supposed to do?"

"Hmm? Just save Ais when she's in trouble."

"That's it?"

"That's it." While answering, Aria put both of her hands on her chest and a green light emerged from it. A sphere of green light then came to Aria's hand and she passed it to Kisuke for him to inspect.

It only took a few seconds for Kisuke to inspect what she just gave him and he was shocked. "T-this is..."

Still, with a bright smile, Aria said, "Yes. That's the only thing I could give you. The culmination of my magic and my whole life's hard work."

"...Dammit. You gave me something very heavy." Kisuke could only say such.

Author's and Editors' corner

Alexander: ...And this, dear children, was the beginning of the great hero, known as CANDYMAN.

28th00: I'm pretty sure that's a horror movie…

Alexander: Only for naughty children.

Goyya: I got this temptation to use that as his Alias… Begone, Devil!


Capítulo 418: Aria part 3

Yoruichi soon entered the room where Ais just had her consultation and noticed the weird mood that Kisuke was in, "What's wrong?"

Kisuke sighed and told her what happened with the consultation and Ais's inner world.

"What did she give you?" Yoruichi asked with a dumbfounded expression.

"It's just as she said it was, the culmination of her magic and her whole life's effort. As a High Spirit, part of her magic is compressed into an orb that has everything she has ever learned."

"That's impressive." Yoruichi then furrowed her brows, "But at what cost?"

"A few seconds after she passed it to me, her condition hurriedly degraded to the point that she could only speak for just a minute more. For the entirety of that minute, she just begs me to take care of her daughter. Before, she still had the leisure to watch her daughter's life from the inside, but this time, all of her remaining energy is focused on suppressing the Black Dragon's connection to Ais which still influences her to this day." Kisuke sighed again as Aria's act made him remember about his mother in this life which had already become one of the most important existences in his life.

Yoruichi also felt regrettable regarding Aria but she's still curious about one more thing, "But why did you tell Ais that it's better if she doesn't get stronger? Doesn't she have to face her mother, now in the form of the Black Dragon, somewhere near the future?"

"She does, but the way she's right now, she'll only fall into the Black Dragon's control."

"Why is that?"

"You see, the way Aria-san is suppressing the Black Dragon's influence is diverting the subject to another. In other words, the feelings that the monster is sending can't be changed, however, it can be diverted."

Yoruichi thought about Kisuke's words for a moment before certain information entered her mind and her eyes widened, "Her unusual hate of monsters, more specifically, dragon-type monsters."

Kisuke nodded at her, "Yes. The influence that the Black Dragon is giving Ais is the hate for people of the earth like a normal monster under the Dungeon's influence would. Aria-san was able to divert that hate to the monsters themselves."

Yoruichi understood Kisuke's point, however, she still asked, "But I still don't understand why you asked her not to get stronger."

"The stronger she becomes, the stronger the influence becomes too, and sooner or later, it would be too much for Aria-san to handle. Now it's become more dangerous due to the fact that she became weaker. She wasn't joking when she said that she's taking a big gamble."

"Couldn't you sever this connection?"

"I can, but it's actually very hard to do that and would need time to research it and you know we don't have that kind of time. Although the Zeus and Hera Familias were successful in extracting Ais from the Black Dragon, a part of her soul is still fused with the monster so it isn't just as simple as severing the connection."

"But you've already thought of another way, right?"

Kisuke nodded at Yoruichi's question, "Yes. Although not as reliable as me researching and putting time to it, it's more efficient, effective, and has a more positive effect on her in the future."

"And that is?"

"For Ais Wallenstein to overcome the demon inside her and acknowledge it as a part of her."

"Hoh? You mean to say something like how the Vizards overcome their inner-Hollow to gain its power?"

"Yep. Doing so is easier than cutting off something that's already a part of her soul."

"And how do you plan to do that?"

Kisuke then let out an evil grin and said, "Of course, we prepare her. Once she's prepared, I'll push her off the cliff at the right time."

After seeing Kisuke's expression, Yoruichi couldn't help but chuckle, "I see that our hero is already making his preparations to save the troublesome princess."

"Please don't call me that and I'm correct that this is more troublesome than just being a caretaker! If not for the payment that I already received, I wouldn't have accepted this shit-tier job."

"Yet you're still doing it properly."

"Of course! Rather than saving her over and over again whenever she's in trouble like I promised, I'll just teach her how to save her own ass."

Aria was right. Although Kisuke is not a good person, he's a kind one.

Yoruichi could only shake her head at his words. "So, what's the plan?"

"For starters, we have to change her views regarding the monsters, or at least, make her doubt her feelings of hatred for them."

"What about the Black Dragon? If it's you, you probably already found its location through the connection it has with Ais."

Kisuke nodded. "I did. Although not the specific location, I know the general area where it might be hibernating right now. And I'll say it again, this isn't our place to step in. Ais has to deal with that thing by herself to have a proper closure. Rather than the Black Dragon, I'm more worried about another thing."

"The Dungeon that created such a monster, huh..."

"Correct. And I've got a feeling that we'll get involved with it in the future."

"Right... About that, I also have something to tell. These past few days, I was able to communicate with Byakko, albeit, only a little bit. And one thing it said caught my attention."

"And that is?"

"Be wary of the Dungeon."

"..." Kisuke thought carefully as he stayed silent. A few minutes later, a large grin came to his face again, "I guess we could think of it as our challenge as we transcend."

Yoruichi's eye's widened at his angle of view, but a few seconds later, she also started laughing, "Hahaha~! I guess that's one good way to think about it~. Looks like we have to put more effort into things~."

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The next day, when Aika, Sona, and Koneko were about to reach the Tower of Babel for their usual dungeon diving, they came across the golden-haired beauty who seemed to be a bit dejected.

The trio knew that it had something to do with what happened yesterday, but Kisuke refused to tell them anything. For starters, Sona came up to her and greeted her, "Good Morning, Ais-san."

Ais turned towards the group and returned their greeting, "...Good Morning. Are you going to the Dungeon today?"

"Yes. We have to test everything we learned yesterday in a real-life situation to make use of it effectively. What about you?"

"...Same. I want to go to the Dungeon to test some things. Want to go together?"

Sona smiled and said, "That would be great. Since you already promised that you won't reveal anything regarding us, I think it would be fine to show you our usual activity."

However, before they could leave, a half-Elf Guild staff came to them, "Um, excuse me. Good morning. I'm Eina Tulle, an Adventurer advisor from the Guild. It may be sudden, but could you please listen to my selfish request?"

Place where the speaky happens:

28th00: I wonder how that sense would react to Ophis-sama popping up? She far outclasses every other Black Dragon in both worlds after all. Also, PLOT ARMOUR COMES FOR THEE BELL-KUN!

Alexander: The curse will come to an end because of confusion. After all, THERE IS NO WAY THAT SOMEONE COULD HATE OUR OVERLY CUTE OPHIS-CHAN. If someone thinks otherwise, please come forward to be judged by the gentlemen court.

Garan: Hestia will feel threatened by the loli dragon leading to a loli fight. Also, I can totally see Ophis punching Kisuke for randomly leaving, then going up to him requesting candy with a blank stare.

Goyya: I want to see Ophis go up against Ottar… Using a building-sized sledgehammer.


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