Chapter 264 - Continent rush (3) (2/2)

”Then who gave you permission to wear it down like this!?”

”...No one”

Xel gave a sigh and caressed Yel's forehead before she spoke in a calm voice that seemed to lul Yel to sleep

”Then sleep now my dear... Sleep and recover for when he returns...”

Yel closed her eyes and soon she fell asleep, Xel gave a sigh and showed a rare tender look as she looked over her eldest daughter...

Mars awoke gradually, it was the middle of the night and for a moment he had forgotten where he was before he felt a splitting headache and quickly sat up in his bed as he mumbled

”water...”

Mars quickly found a water jug standing on the night table along with a glass, Mars pushed the glass asied and quickly drained the water directly from the jug before he mumbled while feeling a little more alive

”Those elves sure know how to party...”

Then he gave a sigh as he remembered the whole banquet that had happened before he went to bed, the whole thing had lasted a couple of days, he had simply been unable to refuse their hospitality

”More likely their fruit wine... damn it was good...”

Mars once again laid down on the bed and closed his eyes for a few minutes until the urge he felt was to much to bare and he once again sat up in the bed before he swung his legs out over the side and quickly wore some pants as he mumbled

”Where was the toilet again..?”

Mars quickly left the room in search of a toilet which he quickly found, (thankfully) after he was done there he returned to his room and laid down on the bed again before he slowly fell into a shallow sleep...

A couple hours later Mars detected moment in the room next to his, but as he still was in shallow sleep he didn't really care about it, it was only when the door to his room was slowly and silently opened that he began waking up and when the intruder crawled onto his bed he slowly opened his eyes and saw... 78 staring into his face from close distance, she sat on his stomach and was leaned down with their noses almost touching, Mars greeted her

”Good mo---”

Or at least he tried to as his lips were quickly sealed by hers it was only after a few seconds that her lips let go of his and she showed a bright smile

”Good morning to you too Mars”

Mars gave a wry smile and reached up and grabbed her shoulders, then he instantly flipped their positions so that she was the one laying on her back before 78 managed to really realise what was going on he kissed her deeply for a few moments

'I really do love her...'

Mars remembered this as he realized what he was doing and gave a sigh inwardly before he separated from her again, when he did he looked into her pupils that gradually changed from being brown and round to being gray and triangle formed as she complained

”Geez Mars you surprised me so much that my transformation almost came undone... Time for payback!”

78 quickly grabbed Mars and tired to flip him around and thus 78 challenged something she shouldn't have, this she gradually learned as the two of them fooled around for the best part of an hour, although they didn't cross the final line both of them were quite exhausted by the end. They both laid on their backs and looked into the ceiling as Mars spoke

”Let's get ready to continue our journey home...”

”Okay Mars, I'll help you pack”

”Thanks”

After packing Victoria showed up and so the trio was gathered again and ready to continue on their way which they did after saying goodbye to the elves and Marie in particular...

”Here we finely are... The coastline...”

Mars looked out over the rolling sea, it had been a month since they had left the elves and they had been flying almost non stop since so to say the least Mars was quite exhausted thus they had decided to spent the night before they challenged the journey over the sea to Salen,

And so after spending the night by the sea Mars flew off carrying 78 while Victoria's shadow flew over the surface of the sea and for 7 days the group flew in a straight line towards Slaen until they reached it, the coastline, Mars lowered his altitude but just as his feet was about to touch the ground he suddenly stopped and floated over the sand. Terror had stopped him, what if the shitbag administator whould just show up again and throw him away once more? What if he would kill 78? What if---

”Mars!”

”Eh...?”

Mars snapped out of his daze and looked at 78 he held in his arms, she reached up and slowly patted his head as she spoke softly

”It will be alright”

Mars stared blankly at her for a few moments before he gave a nod and touched down on the sand of the beach, and indeed nothing happened, he waited for a few moments, still nothing

”Thank the heavens...”

Mars gave a sigh and very much wanted to keep flying until he reached Green river which at this point only was about a week's flying away but stopped himself, afterall he didn't want to arrive and then pass out, he wanted to return as if he returned from a short trip so he wouldn't worry the girls to much

”Let's make camp here...”

”Okay Mars”

”Sure... Mars, do you want... Me to... Stand guard?”

”If you would Victoria, just wake me up if you get to tired”

”Okay...”

Mars looked off into the distance with a look of longing on his face before he looked up into the sky and showed a resolute expression

'I'll be coming for you soon, you shitbag of a administrator!'