Saga of Atlantis

"Argh... Whatever, come with me, both of you," saying so, she walked past us while still glaring at me.

"Why is she ignoring your comments?" I asked, frowning at Aeloria as she walked behind Emily with me.

"Because she knows I am telling the truth," she replied, shrugging her shoulders.

"What?" I tilted my head in confusion as I didn't understand her words.

"You know, Eden, girls know when a guy is interested in them or not," she whispered, and then with a slight pause, she continued, "unless she is dumb or doesn't understand emotions."

"Huh? That's new," I mumbled as we walked through the corridor of the building, passing the backyard. We arrived in front of a room.

"Is it yours?" I asked as I looked at Emily.

"Yes, come in," she nodded her head as she opened the door, entering it.

"Don't mind if I do," I said as I walked inside, while Aeloria followed behind me.

"I hope it doesn't disappoint you too much," as Emily cleaned her bed, she looked at us with a smile.

"Nah, yours is good. I can already guess Aeloria's room should always be a mess," I replied as I looked around.

Her room was simple, with a desk and chair, and a single-person bed in the middle of the room. There were two windows on the sides from which the natural light came, brightening the room.

"And who are you to guess how my room looks like?" Aeloria glared at me as she replied.

Looks like I hit the sore spot.

"Sit wherever you like," smiling at my words, Emily said, and Aeloria immediately moved towards her bed, taking her seat there.

"..."

"What?"

As I looked at her strangely she asked.

But the way she ran so fast to take the seat, as if she knew I wanted that place.

"Nothing," I replied as I took out the chair from her desk and sat on it, while Emily sat beside Aeloria on the bed.

"Anyway, Emily, what's your Origin level?" I asked as I looked at her.

"Level 3, close to level 4. Why do you ask?" She replied, looking at me, and I looked at Aeloria, who had a surprised look on her face.

"Just because," I replied as I rubbed my temples with my thumb. "Your mother mentioned a guy who taught you martial arts."

At my words, Emily flinched slightly and looked away from me.

"Wait, who was that?" Aeloria asked with a sharp tone.

Well, yeah, both of us knew she only learned her martial arts after she entered the academy, giving plenty of opportunities for Aron to save her in the game.

But now she has enough strength to save herself, or at least defend herself without much problem, throughout the events of the first game.

Well, yeah, both of us knew she only learned her martial arts after she entered the academy, giving plenty of opportunities for Aron to save her in the game.

But now she has enough strength to save herself, or at least defend herself without much problem, throughout the events of the first game.

Which is good and bad at the same time.

Good because she doesn't have to act like dismal in distress and bad because I can't be too careless around her.

"Who was that, Emily?" As she wasn't replying to Aeloria's outburst, I asked calmly.

"A kind person," she mumbled with an awkward expression.

"Do you remember anything about him? How he looked or how old he was?" I asked again as I picked the chair and placed it close to her.

"Why are you asking all this, Eden?" She looked straight into my eyes as she asked suspiciously.

"Well, I wanted to know more about you," I replied honestly, looking back into her eyes.

"Because?" She asked, not shying away from my gaze.

I leaned in, my face inches away from hers as I whispered softly, "Do you really want to know?"

She didn't reply, just stared back at me. Maybe I was seeing things, or maybe it really happened. The way she looked back at me felt like she knew me for a long time, as if I reminded her of something or—someone.

"Ahem."

As Aeloria coughed, I moved back, leaning on the chair, while Emily snapped out of her daze and closed her eyes.

"He was a young man with white hair. The way he looked, he was in his twenties, and he always covered his face with a mask," she completed her description as I closed my eyes.

White hair, in his twenties, and a mask covering his face.

He helped Emily and her mother when they needed help the most, and left a long-lasting effect on both of them.

'Edda.'

[Yes?]

'What do you think?'

[About what?]

'About the guy who saved them.'

[....]

'Is that guy really me?'

[.... It's up to you to decide, Eden. I don't have anything to say about it.]

'..... Yeah, right.'

But then again, if that guy is really me, then why the fuck did I save them?

Does that even make any sense?

I mean come on seriously what the fuck was he up to?

If he did want to save them, wouldn't it be much better to save them before the tragedy happened to them?

Before Emily's father and grandfather died and his uncle overtook the throne.

Did he let that event happen on purpose?

Was it because if that didn't happen, things would have been more messed up?

[.....Or did he just want both mother and daughter?]

'... Yeah, fuck, I can't rule out that possibility as well.'

I placed my hands over my face, even at the thought of it.

But...

But if he did all this just for sympathy or out of love, I will truly be disappointed in him.

Fucking with time just so you could make a Harem is too much.

"EDEN!"

"What?" I snapped back to reality as I heard Aeloria shouting at me.

"Why are you spacing out?" Emily asked with concern as she looked at me.

"No.... I was thinking about that guy who helped you," I replied with a sigh as I looked around.

"Yeah, he might be her first crush," Aeloria mumbled, nodding her head.

"I-it's n-not l-like t-that," Emily stuttered, glaring at Aeloria.

Yeah...

It's definitely like that.

Really now, should I be happy or should I be irritated about it?

"Oh, by the way, Aeloria, did Ivy come back?" I asked, looking at Aeloria as she was looking with amusement towards Emily.

"Yep, she did," she replied, nodding her head.

"Perfect then, help me awaken my spirit core then," I said as I stood up.

"Now?"

"Wait, you can awaken a spirit core?"

"Yes," I replied, looking at both of them. Aeloria asked with a frown, while Emily asked with confusion.

"But didn't only elves can awaken a spirit core, and only Aeloria is the exception," Emily mumbled, glancing at Aeloria.

"There is nothing in this world that she can do and I can't," I said with a proud smile.

"Give birth to a baby then."

".... The fuck."

"Pfft."

I looked at Aeloria weirdly as she commented on my words, while Emily let out a muffled laugh.

"You said you could do anything," Aeloria said with a smirk.

"..... I take my words back," I replied as I rolled my eyes. She can't take any loss, can she?

"Call Ivy out," I said as I looked at Aeloria.

Aeloria nodded her head, and a small portal formed beside her, revealing a fairy in her pajamas who yawned as she emerged.

"Did you call, Ria?" Ivy asked, looking at Aeloria while rubbing her eyes. Then she glanced at me and her eyes immediately opened wide.

"Eden!" she shouted, flying towards me and settling on my head.

"Where have you been, Ivy?" I asked her as she started to sleep on my head.

"Mother's orders," she mumbled, "Mother told us that someone special is coming, so we were preparing for the arrival."

"Wait, who is coming that even the goddess has to prepare?" Emily asked, looking as surprised as me.

"I don't know, but Mother is surely happy these days," Ivy replied lazily, still resting on my head.

"Anyway, why was I called here?" She asked, looking at Aeloria.

"He wants to awaken his spirit core," Aeloria replied, pointing at me.

"Wait, really?" Ivy flew away from my head as she arrived in front of me.

"Are you really going to do it?" She asked, looking at me curiously.

"Well, yeah," I replied, shrugging my shoulders.

"Perfect then, now open your shirt," she happily clapped her hands as she said.

".....Is that necessary?" I asked, while both the girls gave different reactions.

Aeloria was practically glaring at me to take my shirt off, while Emily was just glancing at me from time to time.

"Yes, Aeloria needs to touch you for you to awaken your core," Ivy explained with a sly smile.

"What?"