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Apparently, there was a huge invasion of Insect Monsters not only from the position where we were, but all around outside of the city. Arafunn and Ninhursag had defended the city and were capable of destroying the crystals holding the gates open around the forest of Agartha, managing to stop the invasion before things were to get worse.
However, we sensed that one of the Gates had yet to close, as there was a still a small flood of monsters rushing towards the city. My father and Shade immediately rushed outside, leaving us in the city, and once they returned, they brought Arafunn and Ninhursag, who were both wounded, healing through my father's phoenix flames.
"Arafunn?! What happened?!" My mother rushed towards my uncle.
"Uncle!" I cried, running to his side.
"Hahhh… A-A lot happened." He sighed, his wounds beginning to heal much better.
He seemed to have gone through some sort of deadly battle, something I never thought lazy Arafunn would ever do… But it seems I have misjudged him; he was even capable of fighting to the death for Agartha and all of us.
"We encountered… Someone… Ugh!" Ninhursag groaned. "He's gone now but…! Agh…!"
"Mother! S-Stop talking for now! We have to bring them somewhere so they can rest!" Zack said.
"Yeah, they need further treatment as well." My mother nodded, quickly creating two bubbles made of light and lifting the two into midair, as she flew towards the castle.
The battle ended and there seemed to have been no casualties, thankfully. However, a lot of people ended wounded due to the houses crumbling apart, and needed to be healed asap before getting worse.
Through the rest of the day, I dedicated myself with the rest of my friends to heal and clear the path in the streets around Agartha, while looking for any people that ended getting buried.
My parents insisted we should rest instead, but we couldn't simply let the people in peril while we relax. Even less when I am the daughter of their ruler, it is my responsibility to take care of these people and look for them.
I used my Familiars' Skills and my Magic to quickly begin repairing some dangerous-looking craters and cracks in the floor, while feeding everyone with Spirit Leaves of Healing and Mana Fruits produced by Naturia, which I've been saving so much they were in the hundreds.
We eventually found some fatally wounded people, and because my mother was dedicated on healing and attending my uncle and Ninhursag, I used all my potions and elixirs I had saved, and constantly had to make new ones through my Alchemy Skill and Violet's aid.
It was a good idea I made my Alchemy Cauldron a Familiar, I can do alchemy anywhere on the go now, so thanks to this, I was able to save many people that were in the border of dying…
As the day ended, and then the next morning came, I woke up in my bed.
I felt exhausted, yesterday's whole battle and what happened with Arafunn and Ninhursag left me too exhausted. I don't remember coming here though, so perhaps someone else carried me to my bedroom.
"Sylphy, are you awake? How are you feeling?"
"Ugh, yeah…"
Alice whispered to my ears, as she appeared behind me. Her small body hugging me from behind with her thin arms made of light.
Her hug felt so warm and comforting… It made me feel at ease.
"Alice…" I said, feeling a bit surprised by this morning hug.
"I know you need a hug, a lot happened yesterday…" She sighed. "And just like the many times you comforted me years ago, when I felt pain and doubt on my own self, I also want to hug you and make you feel comfortable, even if a bit…"
Right… I used to hug her all the time when she was going through her pain, or when she felt "useless" or when she felt like there was no point in her existence.
There were many times through my earlier years in this new life, and I always made sure to make her feel comforted and loved.
I guess she's giving me back a bit of that love.
"Thank you, Alice." I sighed. "I appreciate it… I feel tired, but I'm fine! I overdid it a bit but that's about it."
"Sylphy… You're a lot like your own parents." Alice said. "No matter how many hardships you feel, and no matter how hurt you are, you always pretend to be fine, and you always dedicate all of your energy to other people instead…"
"E-Eh? That's a bit of an over analyzation!" I said.
"But it's the truth, I've been at your side for thirteen years after all." She giggled. "You're an admirable person, and I think you'll eventually grow up to be someone that might surpass even your parents."
"Me?!" I asked.
"Heheh, I don't know why you can't allow yourself to be a bit more selfish in these regards." She laughed. "Anyways, I'm quite hungry~"
"Oh my, looks like you're the one getting selfish here." I sighed. "I thought "Spirits don't need to eat" was something you always said when I offered you a snack back then."
"W-Well, I've also changed a bit…" Alice said. "Living this luxurious life has spoiled me, now I crave sweet pastries every morning…"
"Haha, I can relate to that." I sighed. "Alright!" I said, standing up. "Let's go eat something then."
"Oh right, before that… Here's the results of yesterday's battle." Alice said. "Unluckily, no Quest triggered for some reason…"
Ding!
[The [Quest System] apologizes for no Quest in such an important moment… She was too distracted with everything going on so fast.]
"O-Oh…" I sighed. "Well, whatever's the case, I bet I at least got tons of EXP?"
Ding!
[Calculating EXP Earned…]
[You earned 28500000 EXP!]
[Your Familiars have earned a large quantity of EXP!]
[Naturia] [Ignatius] [Beelzebub] [Curse] [Furoh] [Glutton] [Sapphire] and [Scarlet] Levels have increased from Level 13 to Level 28!]
[Nephilim] Level has increased from Level 6 to Level 14!]
[Violet] Level has increased from Level 9 to Level 22!]
[Brownie] Level has increased from Level 0 to Level 20!]
[Brownie] can now evolve!]
[10000000 EXP have been exchanged to fix several issues within the System's interface.]
[The [Quest System] has been improved!]
[You can now give Quests to those that possess a System created by a System Seed.]
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