Chapter 85: ~Confiscated.~ (2/2)

“First I want to be carried in a princess carry. Then you have to tell me that you love me. And then you carry me off to our private quarters and do ~this and that~.” I imagine a romantic night with lots of attention from him.

“Tell me or I'll do something completely unromantic to you!” He threatens me.

“Hah!? I am the one who has the upper hand! You can't just...” He pulls a whip out of his pocket and I shut up.

“You know? Lately I thought that we may...” He doesn't get to talk any further because I snatch the whip from his hands and throw it overboard.

“Confiscated!”

“It's connected to emotions! If you feel strongly enough about something you can break the barrier to that huge mana pool and poof!” I spread my arms.

He stares at me for several seconds. “That explanation wasn't very scientific. But it'll suffice.” Ascathon picks the small mana crystal from his chest plate and concentrates on it. It starts to shine in a cool blue light.

Lidith shakes her head. “You guys break one expectation after the other. It's totally unreasonable!”

“Ah, you finally found a sufficient mana supply, master.” A soft female voice comes from Ascathon.

“What was that?” I look up and down on him while searching for the source of the voice.

“I am Warden. Master created me from a part of his soul.” The voice speaks again. This time I realize that it comes from the crystal in Ascathon's hand.

“He created yet another strange thing.” Jazira looks with interest at the crystal.

“I am not a strange thing. I am Warden. The perfect companion. Lifesaver and soothing to the mind.” The crystal answers.

“Why is the voice female?” I growl as I look at the crystal.

“Why should I be male? It would be much more awkward if Master had to deal with a guy. Besides otherwise there couldn't be a deeper relationship than friendship.” The crystal glows up.

I snatch the thing from his hand.

“Hey!”

“That's confiscated!”

“It saved my life. Whatever it is.”

“You don't even know what it is!? Do you create your inventions in some kind of delirium!?”

“Sometimes. No! I meant that this one was an accident! I have to find out what led to its creation.”

“Do that in a safe environment! Preferably behind several layers of barrier spells. You created something strange.”

He keeps looking at the crystal with eyes full of yearning, so I pull at my collar and drop the crystal into my cleavage. “~You'll get it back after I've had a serious word with it.~”

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