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[At Malsia's orphanage]

We will be going straight to Estel right after this. It's a shame that we only have this little time to catch-up with some of the older orphans that we came to know from six years ago. Still, it isn't necessarily a bad thing. This just steel our resolve once more to defeat the fallen god. That way, we can have all the time in the world to sit back and talk with each other in a nice relaxing environment

"I see, so Muse and the other did that" [Rean]

"Now that I think, why didn't we thought of that before" [Elise]

"Six years... We have six year to come up with it but it totally slipped from our mind" [Zerolith]

"As an engineer, I somehow feel ashamed" [Karon]

"Don't be too harsh on yourself. All of us share equal blame" [Mira]

The telephone system that's specialized just for the orphanage to help each other out. That's a nice idea. The older orphans get some low grade telephone, that will be connected to our very own communication stones that will act as a center (made by Housey and Calypso Tree). There's even a storage system created just for this purpose, where they can just talk even without recipient from the other side, and yet their voice and video will be recorded and preserve. That goes beyond any one of us. I guess the intelligence system inside Housey and Calypso Tree fortress defense magic couldn't be underestimated. To come up with such complex technology with such little time. Terrifying indeed.

(I can see how if both Housey and Calypso Tree fall into the wrong hand, destruction ensure...) [Charlotte]

As my eye randomly scan the environment, I can see that Kara, Mara and Farhah talking among themselves

"This new logo that they will be using..." [Kara]

"It's obvious isn't it..." [Mara]

"Couldn't be more obvious if you ask me" [Farhah]

The new logo created just for this purpose as well. Brother Ash and Princess Diana. I wonder, is it really true that they...

"Meow?" [Behe]

"Singa! Savel! Do that and all of your noble etiquette training will go down the drain" [Haliza]

""But princess...."" [Singa, Savel]

"I know. Even I wanted to do that. Lying around and stretching without a care, but you two have been doing it ever since you come here! Both of your clothes have wrinkles everywhere!" [Haliza]

Now that's a very rare sight. To think that I can see Princess Nurhaliza scolding someone. Maybe you can see it every once in a blue moon.

(Better straighten my back up. I don't want to get scolded from her) [Charlotte]

Look! Here she come! Hurry! Hurry Charlotte! Hurry

"Charlotte, regarding your Sea Serpent Project. I'm sure you will want to take a look at the latest report" [Haliza]

Sea serpent project... Sea serpent project... That's right! It totally slipped my mind! The mega magic project to upgrade the communication stones set up by Brother Ash years ago!

"Charlotte...!" [Haliza]

"I'm sorry! Many things happen that I totally forgot about it!" [Charlotte]

Such a shame. Now I am the getting scolded by Princess Nurhaliza while Singa and Savel laughing (secretly) at me. I will remember this, BOTH OF YOU!

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[At the Demon kingdom castle]

[Aries point of view]

The castle is still the same. Every crook and corner, it's exactly as how I remember it used to be. The beautiful garden. The guard posts. Even the one work here, despite having some new faces, still feels the same. This nostalgic feeling, it's nice and refreshing.

"Welcome Mrs Aries! We are all excited to meet you once again after a long, long time" [Lilith maid]

The Lilith maid that always attended my need in the past couldn't wait any longer to greet me, for which I replied back to her with the same degree of enthusiasm she shown. It didn't take long for other maids to join in, for which

"Get back to your station! Don't show a shameful side to Paladin Aries!" [Head maid]

The head maid scold them all, and they immediately line back up, reprimanding their actions. I'm sure none of them will get punished since the head maid is rather lenient for someone of her position, but that doesn't mean they will escape harsh scolding afterward. I wanted to safe them, but given how there are two nobles from the Beastman Kingdom with me right now, I suppose it will be impossible

"Please, forgive us for the shameful display" [Demon Queen]

The Icy duchess in the past, now the demon queen apologize not to me, but to Singa's grandfather and Motra's little brother. I guess she knew that I didn't care much about it, or she still carry her usual cold shoulder attitude towards me from back then

(I wouldn't snatch Druser back then and now itself from you, so please stop it...) [Aries]

"Looks like you're as healthy as ever Aries" [Druser]

"No. I can totally sense it. She's getting stronger thanks to the new holy beast blessing" [Paladin of Demon kingdom]

(So this is Mara's mother, and the previous infamous paladin of the demon kingdom... She's beautiful) [Htilorez]

So that's Htilorez. I have seen her once in the video call, but looking her up close and in real life, she's actually a pretty girl. I can see how people said that she actually look a bit like Zerolith, even Mara referred her as long hair Zerolith at one point in the past. Make sense, she's after all, his doppelganger

We are then brought into the castle meeting room, where a group of scholars await us. I thought of dealing with the meddling third party first, but I guess Druser and the new paladin must have something else in their mind. Maybe they wanted to discuss it when no one is here. Make sense, so for that

"Please, take a look at this" [Aries]

I brought out the doppelganger corpse of me and presented it to the scholars. It actually feels strange that I did so, and even strange when the scholars actually start examining it. Somehow, it feels like I am the one getting examined by them.

"What do you think, Htilorez?" [Aries]

"Well..." [Htilorez]