The only other who knew about the matter, from invading Adrian's mind during his time as Devolver, Dee spoke up, "Enough of that! Deddy should wake up soon! Let his past rest. Let's play till Fue and Deddy wakes up!"
The once somber atmosphere was suddenly broken as Sakura couldn't help but laugh at Dee's attempt to change the topic.
Qi, Bemo, and Dee exchanged looks before jumping Zero pushing him to the ground, and forcing him to play with them.
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Half an hour passed before Adrian started to show signs of awakening.
However, none of them noticed as they were deep in character role-playing together.
Bemo and Dee decided to play as ninjas, while Sakura played as a chef who would serve super ninjas delicious food.
Taking this opportunity to be lazy and think, Qi took it upon herself to do the hardest task of lying on the ground, releasing heat, and pretending to be the stove.
Oddly enough, even Zero took his role seriously as he acted as both the ninja boss and the restaurant owner.
Half covering his face with his hand, Bemo rolled around the floor before standing in front of Sakura, "Chef! Could you serve me a burger!"
Enthusiastically, Sakura half-shouted back as she pretended to hand him a burger, "Sir Ninja, here you are! Our finest burger for one of our finest ninjas!"
As if on cue, Zero stepped forwards trying to make his voice less hoarse, "Ninja! Do not forget to pay."
Nodding, Bemo pushed imaginary cash toward Sakura, winking, "I'll even pay for the next guy."
After that, Bemo put his hand over his mouth while rolling away.
Seeing this, Zero called out, "Next customer!"
With a face full of joy, Dee cartwheeled towards Sakura but lost his balance falling on his butt.
Embarrassed, Dee quickly stood up, dusting himself off before trying again and failing.
Seeing tears begin to well in Dee's eyes, Zero clapped, saying in his normal voice, "Alright! I think that's enough of that game."
Hearing Zero, Qi lazily yelled, "Chirp!"
Everyone was surprised by Qi's sudden outburst after she had been relatively quiet over the last 30 minutes.
As everyone's attention was focused on Qi, a long, exaggerated yawn sounded from behind their backs as Adrian sat up.
Drovy-eyed, Adrian smirked, "Good morning, guys."
As he said that, he looked down at the ball of fluff in his arms, noticing the changes with Fue.
Quickly Adrian glazed over at the others noticing Zero's slight changes and differences in mannerisms.
Scanning everyone else, Adrian noticed that Dee, Bemo, and Qi were still the same, but a familiar aura radiated from an unknown figure, "How long was I asleep! WAIT! SAKURA IS THAT YOU!"
Instantly Adrian was convinced he was still dreaming, so he did the only logical thing, punching his head and exploding its contents across the room.
Within a second, blood tendrils formed from the remains as they shot back into Adrian's stump-like neck.
Two seconds later, Adrian yelled in pain as he purposely left his nerves intact to test if it was a dream, "FUCK! FUCK, OWW! NOT A DREAM!"
The only way to describe his current experience was a migraine on steroids.
But even that couldn't stop his eyes from falling on Sakura's new body again.
It was hard to tell if his next thoughts were purely his own or influenced by the Lover's bond.
As his eyes scanned her over, he could feel the Lover's bond implant thoughts in his mind.
In his mind, her sakura-colored, long flowing hair seemed to perfectly frame his white, pure, jade-like skin, cute long ears, and cherry lips, all culminating in accentuating her large pink, cherry blossom-shaped pupils.
While her shorter stature served to make her all the cuter in his mind, however in the back of his mind, an intrusive thought appeared, 'I was hoping for a Muscle Mommy… but she's just so cute it's ok!'
As soon as that thought appeared in Adrian's mind, Sakura's face bloomed in embarrassment as she walked over and punched him in the face, whispering, "That's rude! Also I can hear those other thoughts too…"
Once those words left Sakura's mouth, Adrian's face flushed as he knew that she was referring to the "adult" thoughts brought about by their Lover's Bond.
Indignant, Adrian pouted aloud without thinking, "It's not like I can relieve those thoughts! Eyes are constantly watching me! AND! All I can think of is you!"
Silence filled the air as Adrian realized he had screamed his thoughts aloud.
Hiding his face, Adrian tried to leave the mental world only to find that it had changed too, and now he didn't have enough energy to leave and stay awake.
Everyone here knew about what those two were talking about, except Bemo, as he was far too young, so they blushed and left them alone, going back to playing together.
Bemo's curiosity showed itself at the worst possible time as he walked up to Sakura, tugging her summer dress, asking, "What did Father mean by 'relieve those thoughts and only thinking of yu-"
Before he could even finish, Sakura had kicked him square in the head, stopping his train of thought.
Shocked, Bemo rubbed his forehead, half-crying and mumbling, "I thought we were friends! Bemo doesn't know what he did wrong!"
Noticing his abrupt change from first person to third person, Sakura bent down, patting him on the head, apologizing, "I'm sorry… Just go ask Uncle Zero that question."
Bemo was confused why Sakura and his Father's faces were so red when he was the one who got kicked, but he obediently hopped over to Zero's side.
When Bemo asked Zero his question, Zero could only glare at Sakura before sighing, "Ask me again when you're older."
The back and forth, along with the flirty atmosphere, made Qi upset as Long Long flashed in her mind causing her to miss her scaly boy and babies.
Looking down at her white feathers, Qi lit her set on fire.
This fire was far too hot for her body. It was something that she could have never hoped to handle without forcing her regressed bloodline.
Within seconds her body, mind, and soul were burned to ashes in shock and horror to everyone awake.
The only one who could explain, Fue, was still resting and recovering from her first transformation.
Looking at the pile of ashes where Qi was just standing, Adrian broke into tears, thinking that one of his daughters had just died in front of his eyes.
Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoyed today's chapter!
What did Fue transform into, if not a Kitsune?
Why did Qi choose to burn herself to death?