Recquir Palace.

"Well... It's nice to reunite like this, isn't it?"

Aura spoke.

The other three nodded their heads.

They parted ways many years ago.

Aside from Serra and Aura who regularly remain in contact with each other, the other two are usually travelling or separated.

Kruez likes to wander around as a free spirit while Elric prefers to stay in one place.

Aura and Serra prefer to stay together by themselves.

They only separate when they have matters they need to attend to in their own factions.

So, it's very rare that they all gather together.

There is an annual meeting where they gather together with their various factions but they can't act as they want to with all their subordinates around to preserve their reputation and image.

"Still, we can't stay here for that long..."

"True, how long can you guys afford to stay?"

Serra intends to stay here permanently.

Aura prefers to stay with Serra.

Kruez likes to wander so even if he stays and just wander the world, it'll merely take him a few years.

Elric prefers to stay in close contact with his faction so he's the first to leave.

"I guess I'll wander this world a bit. It's been a while since I last visited a mundane plane. So, I'll take it easy."

Kruez answered in a carefree tone.

"As for me... I'll leave after a few days."

Elric spoke in a stern manner.

"So soon? You could stay for a few more years."

"No need. I have an important matter to attend to."

Elric refused the offer.

"Important?"

This interested them.

Something Elric views as important?

What could it be?

"It's a plant-type spirit beast I'm raising."

"What? That's normal."

Kruez muttered disappointed.

"Not really. It's a mutated variety. Perhaps the only one of it's kind."

"Oho? Well now... I'm interested."

Serra spoke.

Among their group, only Serra and Elric like flowers.

They both have a garden but Serra unfortunately had his garden destroyed by certain magical beasts so he has to restart.

The two began a discussion regarding rare plants while Kruez and Aura left.

They know it's pointless to stay when the two start talking about gardening.

"Well, it's time to leave."

"Yep. It is."

Kruez and Elric are going to leave now.

So, Aura and Serra came to see them off.

"Let's meet again like this."

"Agreed."

With the promise of next time, they left.

"So, Serra, what are you going to do now?"

"Me? I think I'll need to leave and see some disciples of mine."

"Disciples?"

"Yes. So, Aura, can you stay here and watch over this world for me for some time?"

Serra intended to visit some disciples however the world is in a critical stage.

He's worried something might happen so he wanted to leave someone in charge to watch over this world.

"Sure. It's the duty of the wife to stay at home while his husband leaves, right?"

Aura spoke playfully.

Serra smiled."

"Thank you. First, I need to speak to Lucas."

So, Serra left to find Lucas.