After placating Vanye's annoyance with some decent food, we all headed to sleep and awoke around sunrise, though surprisingly, the first one awake wasn't me but Vanye.
"Ah, good morning, beautiful." Said Alexander lightly as he stretched his arms and yawned while looking at Vanye, who blankly looked at him.
"I'm not Lazuli." "I know. Anyway, I see you didn't get much sleep." Remarked Vanye and Alexander, respectively, as the latter plopped onto the log beside the former, who had bags under her eyes.
"Hmph, don't say that as if you weren't part of the problem." "Well, what did you want me to do? I couldn't get any sleep because of Vanimo and Talis, so Lazuli and I started to have some fun as well. We wouldn't have done it if those two weren't doing it first; I, at least, have some public decency." Added Vanye and Alexander, respectively, as the latter snorted in annoyance while the former rolled his eyes and folded his arms.
Vanye seemed to hardly care about my words as she scoffed before averting her gaze, though she couldn't argue with the truth; Vanimo and Talis were loud last night and did not care for who listened in the slightest.
"Heh, how about this, Vanye, I know of a way to get back at them–" Said Alexander with a faint smirk as he leaned towards Vanye, only for a blade emitting reddish-black mana to rest against his neck.
"If you say you and I should have sex, I'm slicing your throat, Alex." Stated Vanye sternly as she glared at Alexander through the slits of her helmet, causing him to laugh while dismissively waving his hand.
"Haha, I wasn't going to say that… Anymore. No, but seriously, why don't you…" Replied Alexander with a wry smile as he awkwardly backed away from Vanye, who narrowed her eyes, only for him to shake his head while quietly whispering into her ear.
"T-That's t-too e-embarrassing, Alex!" Stated Vanye with a deep blush while looking at Alexander in embarrassment, causing him to shrug his shoulders while backing away.
"Hey, I'm just giving suggestions, that's all. I mean, you could yell really loud, but it won't be the same. I will use the bathroom, so can you wake those two lovers up? I wish to return home as quickly as possible." Said Alexander as he stood up and walked backward while looking at Vanye before glancing at the tent where Talis and Vanimo were sleeping.
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"Wow, um, well, that was quick, to say the least." Said Vanimo lightly as he released Vanye's hand and Talis's wing while staring at the dirt pathway in the distance.
"This place looks familiar." "This is where Alexander should've killed you." Said Vanye and Lazuli, respectively, as the former gazed at the surroundings, only for the latter to blandly glance at her, causing Vanimo to wryly smile.
"S-So, this is where you and Alex met, Vanye? Awesome!" Said Vanimo with a smile as he stood between Vanye and Lazuli, separating the two and preventing any possible argument.
"Hmph, as if he would be able to. No disrespect, but he is not strong enough to kill me." Remarked Vanye softly as she folded her arms and side-glanced Lazuli, who narrowed her eyes.
"C-Can I get some h-help?" Asked Alexander weakly as he lay on the ground, exhausted from depleting his mana reserves, though everyone except Talis noticed him.
"If Alex weren't so nice, he would have easily killed you; did you think he was trying when he fought against you? He wasn't trying to hurt you." "Tsk, and do you think I was truly trying when I fought him? His sword skills were sub-par at best; I did not need to try when facing someone like that." Stated Lazuli and Vanye, respectively, as they stepped forward, squishing Vanimo between their bodies while glaring into each other's eyes, refusing to look away.
"You don't know Alex like I do. He would've ripped your head off with his bare hands." "And you don't know me. I would've sliced him into a thousand different pieces before reducing him to ash." Said Lazuli and Vanye, respectively, as they approached even closer, practically suffocating Vanimo between the two.
Thanks to Talis helping me onto my feet and letting me use her as support, I approached the two woman arguing for no reason and lifted them into the air by the back of their collar before tossing them into the distance, which served to free Vanimo and stop their stupid argument.
"Are you okay, Vanimo?" Asked Talis in concern as he Ignored Alexander and embraced Vanimo in a hug, placing his face directly into her ample chest, suffocating him once more.
"C-Can you two stop it, please? We're close to the town we initially arrived at. C-C'mon, let us get moving." Said Alexander sternly as he eyed Vanye and Lazuli, causing the two to glare at each other before averting their gaze with a scoff while following behind Alexander.
With these two idiots finally falling in line, I leaned onto Lazuli for support and began walking while Vanye grabbed Vanimo's hand, dragging him and Talis along for the ride.
As for the lies Lazuli was so blatantly saying, well, I just pretended I never heard them; I had more important things to worry about anyway.
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"Tsk, stupid humans. Next!" Said the guard as he glanced at Alexander and Lazuli before scoffing and reluctantly allowing them entrance into the city alongside Vanimo and Vanye.
"Is that how all Elves treat you two?" Asked Vanimo softly as he looked at Alexander and Lazuli, only to lower his head in shame when they both nodded.
"Well, minus you two; neither of you cares that we're human, but I've yet to come across another Elf similar to you." Said Alexander with a nod as he glanced at Vanimo, only to gently slap his back, cheering him up.
"Don't worry about it, though; having met your beautiful sister was more than worth all the discrimination I endured." Added Alexander with a smirk as he winked at Vanye, who rolled her eyes while Lazuli scoffed, quietly muttering under her breath.
"What about me?" "Eh, yeah, you're alright, I guess." Said Vanimo and Alexander, respectively, as the latter shrugged his shoulders just as Talis swooped down from above, gracefully landing beside them.
"Hey!" Said Vanimo with a pout as he folded his arms and eyed Alexander, who erupted into laughter.
"Hahaha, c'mon, don't be mad; it was funny." Said Alexander with a smirk as he nudged Vanimo, who refused to play along.
"Hehe, anyway, now that we're inside the city, Lazuli and I are going to find a ship to take us back to the Mezcla continent; I would teleport us like we've been doing, but I don't think I've got enough mana to teleport myself to a whole other continent, let alone four other people. C'mon, sexy, you're joining me." Said Alexander as he glanced at everyone while slowly drifting away from Vanye, Vanimo, and Talis, only to grab Lazuli's hand at the last second, pulling her with him.
"Oh, don't forget to talk to Vanimo about what we talked about, Vanye; if you two are both interested, then by all means, you're more than welcome." Added Alexander as he waved at the three while walking away with Lazuli pulled into his embrace, the two quickly flirting with each other.
"I hope Vanimo is against it." Muttered Lazuli as she walked beside Alexander while her head rested against his chest causing him to roll his eyes.
"Oh, c'mon, I know you dislike Vanye, but what did Vanimo ever do to you? He's been nothing but nice, and speaking of nice, that's a nice ass ship." Said Alexander lightly as he pinched Lazuli's nose, causing her to look blankly at him while he gazed at a large, silverish-black ship in the distance.
"Shall we go investigate?" "Hmm, we should, but I'm a little hungry, so let me taste you." Said Lazuli and Alexander, respectively, as the latter nodded in agreement, only to grasp the former's small butt, causing her to faintly smirk while she clutched his crotch.
Without a second of delay, I used [Mass Teleport] to teleport us out of the city as we appeared in a nearby forest, where Lazuli and I got down to business; her moans and my grunts quickly echoed throughout the forest.
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After the fun Lazuli and I had for an hour, we returned to the city and searched for available ships that would take us to the Mezcla continent, which weren't too many since it seemed we came at an awkward time, but luckily, we did a decent one that would be leaving in three days, which was plenty of time for Vanye and Vanimo to make a decision.
Speaking of their decision…
"Are you two sure? I'm paying for this trip, but if you wish to return to Asckbon, that's coming out of your pockets." Asked Alexander seriously as he held two silver tickets while looking between Vanimo and Vanye, prompting them to both nod.
"Yep! Talis's home is with you, and I wouldn't want to separate her from you all; besides, I'm also interested in meeting your family." Said Vanimo with a nod as he grabbed the silver ticket out of Alexander's hand only for Talis to hug him.
"After everything you did for us, I trust you enough." Said Vanye softly with a faint smile as she grabbed the final silver ticket out of Alexander's hand, causing Vanimo to smirk as he nudged her shoulder.
"Hehe, someone's got a crush." Mutted Vanimo quietly, his words causing Vanye to scoff in annoyance.
"Eh, what about me?" "What about you? Are those wings just for show? You're flying; I'm not paying for you." Asked Talis and Alexander, respectively, as the latter blankly looked at the former, who stuck her tongue out.
"Alright, c'mon, you three fools, the ship departs in two hours, so let's get going; I don't wish to get stuck with a tiny cabin." Said Alexander with a grin as he grabbed Lazuli's hand and approached the silverish-black ship in the distance while everyone followed.