Chapter 81
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Chapter 81:
Gramps and I walked back into his home, a small smile on my face and a frown on his.
"Why are you both covered in blue paint?" Rin stopped, staring at us.
"No reason." Zelretch smoothly replied.
"He's a sore loser." I corrected. "How you doing, Rin?" I asked, seeing Artoria also join her.
Zelretch disappeared when I wasn't looking, probably off to fulfill his side of the wager.
"I'm good." She shrugged. "You want a status update or something? I thought you were in another world."
"I was and sure, but I'm not really here to pressure you or anything, just wanted some notes looked at by the old man." I tried to wipe away the blue dye on my face as best as possible. "Oh, by the way, picked these up over there." I tossed a couple of the magical phones on the nearby table. "Ah, and before I forgot." I turned to Artoria. "Izzy wants to hang out some time, if you're interested."
The dye was easy enough to remove with some magical applications.
"I would like that very much." Artoria beamed.
Rin held one of the phones in her hand, eyeing them. "Huh, I'll take these apart laters." She set them back down, honestly, she looked rather out of it. A look rather familiar to most mages, you can only shut yourself in your workshop for so long. "Who's Izzy?"
"You didn't tell her?" I asked Artoria.
"I did not wish to reveal any private matters." Artoria replied.
"You are ridiculously sweet, but it's fine to tell Rin stuff like that." I couldn't help but wrap my arms around her. The sound she made was so cute and she returned my hug. "I still owe you another date, anything in particular you want to do?"
"I.....will think on it." She looked rather thoughtful at the notion. I was the one who basically lead the other dates, so I figured it would be good to allow her to take the lead here.
"Bleh, flirt somewhere else." Rin made a gagging noise. "Anyways, who's Izzy?"
"Izanami-no-Mikoto, Japan's goddess of Death and creation. I happened to befriend her in my birth world, Artoria helped me with a matter involving her, and they apparently became friends as well."
"I feel like I'm missing a lot of context."
"Actually, that is very much what happened." Artoria commented. "Izanami is nice, we spent awhile chatting."
"I'm not even surprised, this is pretty much the norm around here." Rin sighed.
"You'll like her." I smiled. "She's a lot different than how her legends portrays, honestly she's a bit of a shut in, spends a lot of time on the internet." Honestly, the image is still amusing. "Oh, TLDR; they have supernatural internet over there." Learned that little tidbit the hard way.
"Well, if I ever get to the point where I can come and go across world-lines, I would like to visit." She shrugged. "Do you have more info on that one world we were supposed to go to soon?"
"Oh, Skyrim?" Well, Skyrim was the name of the province, but I didn't really intend to venture beyond those borders for the moment.
"Yeah, that place." She sent me a tired dismissal. "I think I should be finished with my kaleidophone soon – and are we really calling it that?"
"You gonna tell the old man he can't?" I eyed her.
"Point." She agreed.
"You okay?" She seemed so out of it, more than just being tired. N0v3lRealm was the platform where this chapter was initially revealed on N0v3l.B1n.
"Mmm tired." She yawned. "And hungry, I haven't slept in......60 hours and eaten in almost as long."
"I had to drag her away from her work." Artoria sighed.
"Perfect timing then." Zelretch popped in right at that moment, carrying a few bags that gave off a tantalizing smell.
"Bullshit, you did that on purpose." I rolled my eyes. Though I would have done the same thing. "What did you get?"
"Authentic Cajun from New Orleans Louisiana." He set the stuff on the table.
"You are the best kind of visitor." All battle intent seemed to dissipate as he almost skipped towards me and happily took the jars. "Next time, we will cross blades." He replied. "And you are welcome to join as well, Saber."
"I thank you for the invitation." Saber looked amused at the prospect.
"My, my, what a cute couple you two make." He laughed.
Artoria looked bashful at his statement. "How did you know?"
"Hmm, the way you seem so relaxed around him I suppose." He replied. "You look happier than the last time I saw you as well."
"hmm, no use in hiding it." My hand reached over, interlocking fingers with Artoria's. She didn't reel back nor hesitate, but her face was clearly red.
"Haha!" Sasaki laughed. "Little Lion, this you is a much better sight than the one all those years ago."
Ah, embarrassed Artoria, this is my favorite.
"Is Medea in?"
"The Witch is up there." He waved me off. "She probably knows you're here already."
"Thanks, Samurai."
He sat down lazily, uncorking a bottle of Sake. "Bring me some more next time"
"No problem, enjoy" I said my goodbyes as Artoria and I began to scale the steps. Honestly, I would make a comment about them be never ending, had we not entered an illusion and them literally never ending.
"Medea?" I asked.
Artoria was clearly aware of what was going on and but seem nervous.
"Sa~ber~. You came back to me." A voice echoed out.
"Caster, we had an agreement." Artoria said evenly.
"Boo, how about we –"
"Caster."
"Fine~" She said, and the surroundings returned to normal, Caster standing at the top of the stairs. "Hey there, Boy, heard you managed to snag Saber as your woman, good job!" She gave me a thumbs up.
Huh, was expecting her to not be on board with that. More of the 'how dare you corrupt my saber' kind of thing. But I guess that's a Greek for you. "Thanks!" I replied happily with Artoria making embarrassed Artoria noises.
"You come here to get wedding dress designs? I got tons, perfectly in saber's size!" She sounded so giddy.
"Caster." Artoria sighed.
"Saberrrrr, just a few dresses!"
"Actually, I wouldn't mind seeing some of your designs." I commented. I doubt all she had were wedding dresses...or that would be a bit weird. But I was honestly interested in what she's made, the fact that she indeed sells some of her designs speaks of her ability.
"Hehehe." Medea muttered to herself.
"I also got some materials I want you to take a look at, see if you can do anything with them because my wardrobe is looking rather nonexistent right now."
"You're in luck, I was bored the past couple weeks and designed a line of men's clothing. I wouldn't mind a second opinion." She nodded to herself. "As much as I love my hubby....he's a bit dense when it comes to fashion."
Well, I had some time to spare before I went back to my birth world.
***
Second chapter for the day. Wrapping up this DxD arc in the next few chapters, probably about 7 from this point onward.
Anyways, if you want to read 5 chapter ahead or support me, visit my /Astoryforone.
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Chapter 81:
Gramps and I walked back into his home, a small smile on my face and a frown on his.
"Why are you both covered in blue paint?" Rin stopped, staring at us.
"No reason." Zelretch smoothly replied.
"He's a sore loser." I corrected. "How you doing, Rin?" I asked, seeing Artoria also join her.
Zelretch disappeared when I wasn't looking, probably off to fulfill his side of the wager.
"I'm good." She shrugged. "You want a status update or something? I thought you were in another world."
"I was and sure, but I'm not really here to pressure you or anything, just wanted some notes looked at by the old man." I tried to wipe away the blue dye on my face as best as possible. "Oh, by the way, picked these up over there." I tossed a couple of the magical phones on the nearby table. "Ah, and before I forgot." I turned to Artoria. "Izzy wants to hang out some time, if you're interested."
The dye was easy enough to remove with some magical applications.
"I would like that very much." Artoria beamed.
Rin held one of the phones in her hand, eyeing them. "Huh, I'll take these apart laters." She set them back down, honestly, she looked rather out of it. A look rather familiar to most mages, you can only shut yourself in your workshop for so long. "Who's Izzy?"
"You didn't tell her?" I asked Artoria.
"I did not wish to reveal any private matters." Artoria replied.
"You are ridiculously sweet, but it's fine to tell Rin stuff like that." I couldn't help but wrap my arms around her. The sound she made was so cute and she returned my hug. "I still owe you another date, anything in particular you want to do?"
"I.....will think on it." She looked rather thoughtful at the notion. I was the one who basically lead the other dates, so I figured it would be good to allow her to take the lead here.
"Bleh, flirt somewhere else." Rin made a gagging noise. "Anyways, who's Izzy?"
"Izanami-no-Mikoto, Japan's goddess of Death and creation. I happened to befriend her in my birth world, Artoria helped me with a matter involving her, and they apparently became friends as well."
"I feel like I'm missing a lot of context."
"Actually, that is very much what happened." Artoria commented. "Izanami is nice, we spent awhile chatting."
"I'm not even surprised, this is pretty much the norm around here." Rin sighed.
"You'll like her." I smiled. "She's a lot different than how her legends portrays, honestly she's a bit of a shut in, spends a lot of time on the internet." Honestly, the image is still amusing. "Oh, TLDR; they have supernatural internet over there." Learned that little tidbit the hard way.
"Well, if I ever get to the point where I can come and go across world-lines, I would like to visit." She shrugged. "Do you have more info on that one world we were supposed to go to soon?"
"Oh, Skyrim?" Well, Skyrim was the name of the province, but I didn't really intend to venture beyond those borders for the moment.
"Yeah, that place." She sent me a tired dismissal. "I think I should be finished with my kaleidophone soon – and are we really calling it that?"
"You gonna tell the old man he can't?" I eyed her.
"Point." She agreed.
"You okay?" She seemed so out of it, more than just being tired. N0v3lRealm was the platform where this chapter was initially revealed on N0v3l.B1n.
"Mmm tired." She yawned. "And hungry, I haven't slept in......60 hours and eaten in almost as long."
"I had to drag her away from her work." Artoria sighed.
"Perfect timing then." Zelretch popped in right at that moment, carrying a few bags that gave off a tantalizing smell.
"Bullshit, you did that on purpose." I rolled my eyes. Though I would have done the same thing. "What did you get?"
"Authentic Cajun from New Orleans Louisiana." He set the stuff on the table.
"You are the best kind of visitor." All battle intent seemed to dissipate as he almost skipped towards me and happily took the jars. "Next time, we will cross blades." He replied. "And you are welcome to join as well, Saber."
"I thank you for the invitation." Saber looked amused at the prospect.
"My, my, what a cute couple you two make." He laughed.
Artoria looked bashful at his statement. "How did you know?"
"Hmm, the way you seem so relaxed around him I suppose." He replied. "You look happier than the last time I saw you as well."
"hmm, no use in hiding it." My hand reached over, interlocking fingers with Artoria's. She didn't reel back nor hesitate, but her face was clearly red.
"Haha!" Sasaki laughed. "Little Lion, this you is a much better sight than the one all those years ago."
Ah, embarrassed Artoria, this is my favorite.
"Is Medea in?"
"The Witch is up there." He waved me off. "She probably knows you're here already."
"Thanks, Samurai."
He sat down lazily, uncorking a bottle of Sake. "Bring me some more next time"
"No problem, enjoy" I said my goodbyes as Artoria and I began to scale the steps. Honestly, I would make a comment about them be never ending, had we not entered an illusion and them literally never ending.
"Medea?" I asked.
Artoria was clearly aware of what was going on and but seem nervous.
"Sa~ber~. You came back to me." A voice echoed out.
"Caster, we had an agreement." Artoria said evenly.
"Boo, how about we –"
"Caster."
"Fine~" She said, and the surroundings returned to normal, Caster standing at the top of the stairs. "Hey there, Boy, heard you managed to snag Saber as your woman, good job!" She gave me a thumbs up.
Huh, was expecting her to not be on board with that. More of the 'how dare you corrupt my saber' kind of thing. But I guess that's a Greek for you. "Thanks!" I replied happily with Artoria making embarrassed Artoria noises.
"You come here to get wedding dress designs? I got tons, perfectly in saber's size!" She sounded so giddy.
"Caster." Artoria sighed.
"Saberrrrr, just a few dresses!"
"Actually, I wouldn't mind seeing some of your designs." I commented. I doubt all she had were wedding dresses...or that would be a bit weird. But I was honestly interested in what she's made, the fact that she indeed sells some of her designs speaks of her ability.
"Hehehe." Medea muttered to herself.
"I also got some materials I want you to take a look at, see if you can do anything with them because my wardrobe is looking rather nonexistent right now."
"You're in luck, I was bored the past couple weeks and designed a line of men's clothing. I wouldn't mind a second opinion." She nodded to herself. "As much as I love my hubby....he's a bit dense when it comes to fashion."
Well, I had some time to spare before I went back to my birth world.
***
Second chapter for the day. Wrapping up this DxD arc in the next few chapters, probably about 7 from this point onward.
Anyways, if you want to read 5 chapter ahead or support me, visit my /Astoryforone.
Chapter 81:Gramps and I walked back into his home, a small smile on my face and a frown on his. "Why are you both covered in blue paint?" Rin stopped, staring at us. "No reason." Zelretch smoothly replied. "He's a sore loser." I corrected. "How you doing, Rin?" I asked, seeing Artoria also join her. Zelretch disappeared when I wasn't looking, probably off to fulfill his side of the wager. "I'm good." She shrugged. "You want a status update or something? I thought you were in another world." "I was and sure, but I'm not really here to pressure you or anything, just wanted some notes looked at by the old man." I tried to wipe away the blue dye on my face as best as possible. "Oh, by the way, picked these up over there." I tossed a couple of the magical phones on the nearby table. "Ah, and before I forgot." I turned to Artoria. "Izzy wants to hang out some time, if you're interested." The dye was easy enough to remove with some magical applications. "I would like that very much." Artoria beamed. Rin held one of the phones in her hand, eyeing them. "Huh, I'll take these apart laters." She set them back down, honestly, she looked rather out of it. A look rather familiar to most mages, you can only shut yourself in your workshop for so long. "Who's Izzy?" "You didn't tell her?" I asked Artoria. "I did not wish to reveal any private matters." Artoria replied. "You are ridiculously sweet, but it's fine to tell Rin stuff like that." I couldn't help but wrap my arms around her. The sound she made was so cute and she returned my hug. "I still owe you another date, anything in particular you want to do?" "I.....will think on it." She looked rather thoughtful at the notion. I was the one who basically lead the other dates, so I figured it would be good to allow her to take the lead here. "Bleh, flirt somewhere else." Rin made a gagging noise. "Anyways, who's Izzy?" "Izanami-no-Mikoto, Japan's goddess of Death and creation. I happened to befriend her in my birth world, Artoria helped me with a matter involving her, and they apparently became friends as well." "I feel like I'm missing a lot of context." "Actually, that is very much what happened." Artoria commented. "Izanami is nice, we spent awhile chatting." "I'm not even surprised, this is pretty much the norm around here." Rin sighed. "You'll like her." I smiled. "She's a lot different than how her legends portrays, honestly she's a bit of a shut in, spends a lot of time on the internet." Honestly, the image is still amusing. "Oh, TLDR; they have supernatural internet over there." Learned that little tidbit the hard way. "Well, if I ever get to the point where I can come and go across world-lines, I would like to visit." She shrugged. "Do you have more info on that one world we were supposed to go to soon?" "Oh, Skyrim?" Well, Skyrim was the name of the province, but I didn't really intend to venture beyond those borders for the moment. "Yeah, that place." She sent me a tired dismissal. "I think I should be finished with my kaleidophone soon and are we really calling it that?" "You gonna tell the old man he can't?" I eyed her. "Point." She agreed. "You okay?" She seemed so out of it, more than just being tired. N0v3lRealm was the platform where this chapter was initially revealed on N0v3l.B1n."Mmm tired." She yawned. "And hungry, I haven't slept in......60 hours and eaten in almost as long." "I had to drag her away from her work." Artoria sighed. "Perfect timing then." Zelretch popped in right at that moment, carrying a few bags that gave off a tantalizing smell. "Bullshit, you did that on purpose." I rolled my eyes. Though I would have done the same thing. "What did you get?" "Authentic Cajun from New Orleans Louisiana." He set the stuff on the table. "You are the best kind of visitor." All battle intent seemed to dissipate as he almost skipped towards me and happily took the jars. "Next time, we will cross blades." He replied. "And you are welcome to join as well, Saber." "I thank you for the invitation." Saber looked amused at the prospect. "My, my, what a cute couple you two make." He laughed. Artoria looked bashful at his statement. "How did you know?" "Hmm, the way you seem so relaxed around him I suppose." He replied. "You look happier than the last time I saw you as well." "hmm, no use in hiding it." My hand reached over, interlocking fingers with Artoria's. She didn't reel back nor hesitate, but her face was clearly red. "Haha!" Sasaki laughed. "Little Lion, this you is a much better sight than the one all those years ago." Ah, embarrassed Artoria, this is my favorite. "Is Medea in?" "The Witch is up there." He waved me off. "She probably knows you're here already." "Thanks, Samurai." He sat down lazily, uncorking a bottle of Sake. "Bring me some more next time" "No problem, enjoy" I said my goodbyes as Artoria and I began to scale the steps. Honestly, I would make a comment about them be never ending, had we not entered an illusion and them literally never ending. "Medea?" I asked. Artoria was clearly aware of what was going on and but seem nervous. "Sa~ber~. You came back to me." A voice echoed out. "Caster, we had an agreement." Artoria said evenly. "Boo, how about we " "Caster." "Fine~" She said, and the surroundings returned to normal, Caster standing at the top of the stairs. "Hey there, Boy, heard you managed to snag Saber as your woman, good job!" She gave me a thumbs up. Huh, was expecting her to not be on board with that. More of the 'how dare you corrupt my saber' kind of thing. But I guess that's a Greek for you. "Thanks!" I replied happily with Artoria making embarrassed Artoria noises. "You come here to get wedding dress designs? I got tons, perfectly in saber's size!" She sounded so giddy. "Caster." Artoria sighed. "Saberrrrr, just a few dresses!" "Actually, I wouldn't mind seeing some of your designs." I commented. I doubt all she had were wedding dresses...or that would be a bit weird. But I was honestly interested in what she's made, the fact that she indeed sells some of her designs speaks of her ability. "Hehehe." Medea muttered to herself. "I also got some materials I want you to take a look at, see if you can do anything with them because my wardrobe is looking rather nonexistent right now." "You're in luck, I was bored the past couple weeks and designed a line of men's clothing. I wouldn't mind a second opinion." She nodded to herself. "As much as I love my hubby....he's a bit dense when it comes to fashion." Well, I had some time to spare before I went back to my birth world. *** Second chapter for the day. Wrapping up this DxD arc in the next few chapters, probably about 7 from this point onward. Anyways, if you want to read 5 chapter ahead or support me, visit my /Astoryforone.
