50 Auros, and Probing (1/2)

”Um, you look like didn't have a nice sleep last night, Serafall? How about we postpone this inspection thing for another days?” Rafi said after seeing light dark circles under her eyes as they were walking together.

”Ah, don't worry, I am just slightly tired from the documents. Nah, we've arrived.”

”...um, are we really going there using this?” After a brief silence, Rafi couldn't help to ask Serafall with a strange voice.

”...yup, let's just go quickly ah!” Turning her head a bit, she replied with a smile as she pushed him and herself to the middle of teleportation spell formation.

”Really, if it is just a teleportation, I can teleport us just as quick, Serafall.” Rafi sighed slightly as he looked at an awkward Serafall beside him.

”Ahaha.” She smiled awkwardly, turning her face away from him as she thought to herself, 'I can't say that I am torn in choices last night...ugh, my cute Sona-chan has became polluted hic, hic. Saying some strange thing like a man and woman alone, together huhuu...'

Both of them then teleported to Auros as they were in their own thoughts. Arriving in Auros, they then start to walk around the city slowly as they visited various places. At noon, after walking around the city for a bit, Rafi invited her to a restaurant for a rest as he want to ease her previous awkwardness. A light meal with light funny stories accompanied them, as her hearty smile then returned to her lovely lips, and warmed their times together. Then, leaving the restaurant with a refreshing feeling, they were walking together, inspecting and marking the proper locations for building a school with occasional fun moments among them.

As he was accompanying her, Rafi thought silently to himself, 'Hm, it is strange. The other mythologies haven't reacted to my invitation after all these times. With their pride, they should have at least made some actions now, with me baiting them myself outside like this and previous dates with the girls. Oh, and just as I think about it.'

Rafi looked at a certain direction outside the city as he then looked at Serafall's tired complexion beside him before saying suddenly.

”Hm, let me hold your hand, Serafall.” As he said so, he held her hand quickly, and brought her body closer with him, much to her shock and embarrassment.

”Ahh!! Th-this-this is inappropriate, Rafi. This is a public area. L-li-like this we will be seen by others! At least, at least wait until we are alone uuu...”

”What are you talking about, Serafall? I am just transfering my senjutsu energy, it will rejuvenate you nicely. Yosh, it is good, your complexion looks better now.” Said Rafi in a teasing manner as he relished in her embarrassed face with a slight grin on his face.

”.....”

”Now that your inspection is done, let's go back, Serafall.”

”Un.” She nodded weakly, as she was still blushing from her earlier embarrassment, though she still allowed him to hold her hand. Rafi chuckled slightly after seeing her embarrassed face, as he walked with Serafall to the terminal point of teleportation spell, a light flashed quickly in his eyes, unnoticeable by Serafall.

While in an empty land rather far away from Auros, another Rafi could be seen was standing still, while in front of him were a short old man holding a staff and an oriental green Dragon who was hovering midair.

”I think you are together with that devil lass, boy. To think you lead me here, do you make her go back first?”

”Nah, let it be your guess. And what do you want to do by following me here, First Generation Sun Wukong and Mischievous Dragon Yu-Long?”

”Hahaha, I am just slightly curious of you, kid. A senjutsu master, and Sekiryuutei of another world. You are a human with great potential, kid. It is a waste of your potential if you are among the Three Factions. You aren't one of them at all are you. Then, why don't you follow me to meet my Lord? He is really intrigued about you.” Sun Wukong said in a hearty laugh as he looked at Rafi in front of him.

”Looks like you have a good information network, old man.” Rafi looked deeply at Sun Wukong as he thought to himself, 'But still, this also works too, although it is a pity I can't reel in other big fishes here...'

”Just way of the world, kid. We keep balance by having informations from all other factions after all. I believe other factions are also like that.”

”...and if I refuse to go with you?” Rafi said after a brief silence, looking straight to Sun Wukong.

”Hahaha, we will 'invite' you with a bit rough method then. Yu-Long, wait a bit longer here, I will deal with the kid first.”

”Fine, fine, you just play a bit, I will take a short nap here.”

”Unfortunately, although I also want to have a try with your abilities, this time is only a greeting, Sun Wukong. If Indra really want to meet me, then he can come at that time, at that place I stated in my invitation.” As soon as he said that, Rafi's clone was covered in smoke as he turned to a wooden doll, leaving a dumbstruck Sun Wukong and Yu-Long stood rooted there.

”Em, Old Man, do you think this is one of his trick? He may be hiding somewhere around us now.”

”Hm, no, his presence is really gone now. That wooden doll seems like only a medium for his avatar. Well, let's go back, Yu-Long. There is nothing here to entertain us now that he has left.”

”Is it okay leaving it like this, Old Man? Doesn't Indra want us to bring him...?”