Chapter 440: Transformation.
After Eliana proposed going on a vacation, Sebastian didn’t have any tangible reason to resist it so he simply went with the flow.
He actually needed the vacation more than she even needed.
After spending so much time and effort into intensive research on his 3 priority experiments in preparation for the creation of his ultimate vessel, and adding his subsequent adventure in Manapedia, Sebastian was mentally tired.
Though he was not in a coma at the moment, Sebastian knew that he needed to rest. If he continued like this, all the stress could easily accumulate and turn into something that he would not be able to curb with his methods.
Besides, what was the reason why he worked so hard? He worked so hard to fulfill his goal to make his ultimate vessel as strong as possible.
After his adventure in Manapedia, he indirectly fulfilled a significant part of his goal in a way that he did not expect.
So, at this moment, he took this vacation as a reward for his efforts the same way he rewarded his anatomists some time ago.
Besides, if he embarked on the creation of his ultimate vessel with such a partially weak mind, he would not be able to produce the best result.
To produce the best ultimate vessel, he needed to be in his optimum state. And to be in his optimum state, he theorized that the idea of going for a vacation was the best, easiest, and most natural way to make this possible.
Once the idea sounded appealing to Sebastian, the small resistance in his mind was easily thwarted. The idea of going for a vacation to wind down, rest, and enjoy himself sounded so good that his brain instinctively loved it.
"Damn, you win, let’s go for a vacation!"
Eliana chuckled. "You already agreed the first time".
"I know, I was still just thinking about it".
"Anything you say, big boy".
With that, the massive clownfish and the Megalodon started preparations on how to go on their vacation. Just a few minutes after they made the decision, the news was circulated among the anatomists.
Not only the boss would enjoy this vacation since they did a good job in the 1 month that he was not around, Sebastian saw it nice to reward them also.
They were free to enjoy the 5 days of vacation anyhow they saw fit. A few minutes later, Josephine met Sebastian, expressing her intention to follow him on his vacation but Eliana surprisingly answered on his behalf.
"I’m sorry, but he promised to go alone with me".
Eliana’s strength, prestige, and identity meant that she suppressed Josephine from every imaginable category.
On feeling the glare of the mighty Clownfish, though she felt indignant and a little weird that she was being stared down by a clownfish, she could only bite her lower lips, direct one last look at Sebastian before leaving.
Now, Sebastian was the one who was left clueless. He turned around, directing a suspicious look at Eliana. "What just happened?"
"What?"
"For some reason, I felt like the temperature suddenly dropped".
"Oh, it’s nothing".
"Are you sure?" Sebastian looked into her eyes suspiciously.
"Yes, now pack your big body, and let’s go".
"...Ok".
As a Megalodon, all that Sebastian needed to sustain himself was prey so he didn’t need any meticulous preparation, neither did Eliana, everything that she needed was already arranged in her personal warship.
When Sebastian swam into the warship though, she made a strange request that left Sebastian thinking hard and long about her motive.
"Take your Atlantian body along".
"...umm, ok".
Once he took his Atlantian body back inside his head, Sebastian was finally allowed inside the powerful warship that was in the shape of a clownfish.
To Sebastian’s surprise though, despite Eliana’s promise that this vacation would be solely between the both of them, 4 Red tier clownfish predators were accompanying them in the warship.
Sebastian looked at the clownfish once before turning back to face Eliana. "So, what’s your plan? Do you have a vacation destination in mind?"
Eliana smiled, making her clownfish face turn a little creepy. "I don’t really have a destination in mind, we’ll decide as the warship moves".
"One thing that Oceania has no short of is captivating locations to visit".
Eliana suddenly waved her left fin at the empty water inside the warship, prompting a virtual screen to appear as she spoke to the A. I of her warship.
"Handsome Weirdo, enter free-floating mode".
{Order Received: Free Floating Mode Activated.}
With a soft humming sound, the warship booted to life as it started floating freely in the water in a random direction away from the 1st Den of Anatomy.
"Handsome Weirdo, enter stealth mode".
{Order Received: Stealth Mode Activated.}
This time, Sebastian could not keep quiet. "Girls are kinda creepy really, who the heck names an A. I Handsome Weirdo?"
"Me". Eliana proudly declared, leaving Sebastian speechless.
As the warship floated into the distance, far away from the 1st Den of Anatomy, Eliana hovered at a corner of the warship while Sebastian hovered close to her, leaving the 4 Red tier clownfish at other corners of the warship.
Though these 4 Clownfish behaved like they were dead and were not seeing anything, only a fool would believe that they were not peeping at the 2 anatomists.
This continued for a few minutes as Sebastian started feeling awkward. "Really, Eliana, what is your plan?"
Eliana kept quiet for a few seconds before she suddenly turned to face Sebastian with the cutest clownfish face that she had been secretly practicing through an illusion for the past few minutes.
"Please, boss, please, turn me into an Atlantian".
"Umm..." Sebastian was speechless, despite being a clownfish, Eliana’s face at this moment was so cute that even a weirdo like him could not resist.
"Co-could you stop that, please?"
[You have been affected by an Illusion Skill: Cuteness Overload!]
This was what pushed an already mesmerized Sebastian to the other side. "Fine, I’ll do it".
[You have activated unique skill: Doppelganger and Invisibility!]
[You have made a transformation!]
[You have transformed a clownfish into an Atlantian!]
"..." Sebastian was dumbfounded by what he had just done.
"Holy f*ck, you did it, damn yeah!" Eliana was over the moon.
After being mesmerized by Eliana’s calculated performance, Sebastian lost control of himself for a moment and used the new ability of his doppelganger and invisibility to transform her into an Atlantian.
While transforming her, the image on his mind was that of the silent and introverted lady in his memory who managed to mesmerize his heart back on earth.
Now, to Sebastian’s shock, he transformed Eliana into the real Eliana.
He transformed Eliana into the Eliana that he knew back on earth, the Eliana that he secretly had a crush on without ever having the courage to tell her, the Eliana that gave him daily nosebleeds at work.
Sebastian almost coughed blood. "What have I done?"
Instantly after she was transformed, Eliana basked in the joy of regaining her old body back for only a few seconds before she took action.
(You have activated unique skill: Clown!)
(You have created a 2-channel illusion!)
(You have created an illusion Eliana and an illusion Sebastian!)
(You have activated a magic gadget: Short-range teleporter!)
Bzzz!
On hearing the noise, all 4 Red tier clownfish dropped their pretense as they looked in the direction of the warship where Eliana spoke with Sebastian.
Their faces turned red the next moment though as Eliana glared back at them, they hastily apologized. "We’re sorry, lady Eliana!"
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[NOTE: () will be used for Eliana’s system, while this- [] will be used for Sebastian’s system.]
