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Part 6
“Fufu. We also got some fruit earlier, so let’s all eat together.”
Giselle said that and brought out a handful of large fruits.
The fruit has a hard skin, and Tito rolls her eyes.
“Wow, what a big fruit! I’ve never seen it before!”
“I’ll be very thankful for it.”
“What? What is it? I’ll have some, too!”
Giselle smiled at Lexia, who immediately rushed over to them.
“Wait, I’ll cut it now. The skin is a little hard…”
Giselle was about to put the knife into the fruit.
Lexia stopped her abruptly.
“Wait… how about we blindfold ourselves and try to break it with a stick?”
“Eehh? W-what do you mean?”
“You’re doing weird things again…”
“I read a book once about fruit splitting! I’ve always wanted to try it, but I couldn’t find the right fruit. But this fruit is perfect for it! So, who’s up for it?”
“Aren’t you going to do it?”
“I want to be the one to guide the blindfolded person with my voice because it sounds more fun! Besides, I’m good at that!”
“On what basis are you saying that…?”
Lexia crossed her arms and looked around at her companions.
“Hmm, well then… Tito! You are doing it!”
“Fuaaaaa!”
“Tito’s got a good nose; she’s good at this stuff!”
“Y-yes…! I don’t know if I can do it well, but I’ll try my best…!”
Lexia immediately gave Tito a reasonable stick and covered her eyes with a cloth.
She also spun her around on the spot.
“Hawawa…!”
“Fufufu, now you’ve lost your direction, haven’t you? Now, with that stick, use your intuition to break the fruit!”
Tito begins to wander off, aiming for the fruit placed at a distance.
“Ugh, this way…? Or is it this way…?”
“Good luck, Tito-san!”
“A little more to the right, yes, and straight on.”
“Right, right, left! Spin around and jump three times! Yes, yes, almost there!”
“Not so good at leading, are you…?”
“Fuaaaaaahh…?”
Tito gathers information with her sense of smell and hearing while being guided by Lexia and the others.
Then, as soon as she had sharpened her awareness, she set the end of the stick down.
“There it is!”
She raised the stick and swung it down with all her might.
“Absolute Shock!”
“Did she use a holy technique to break the fruit?”
Boom!
The stick, which was aimed at the wrong target, strikes the fruit, causing it to shatter into pieces.
“Ah…”
“Pi, piii!”
The birds that had gathered around began to happily peck at the scattered fruit.
The blindfold was removed, and Tito looked at the exploding fruit, and her cat’s ears dropped to the ground.
“You did it…”
But Lexia jumped up and clapped.
“You hit the jackpot! And it’s so powerful! As expected of Tito!”
“Awawawa, I-I’m sorry! I was just trying to do my best…”
“Fufu, it’s okay; we’ve still got plenty of fruit.”
“The scattered fruit was a great source of food for the little birds.”
Giselle brings new fruit.
Luna had her string ready before Lexia could say anything.
“Looks like it’s better to just cut it off the normal way. Boisterous dance.”
Slash, slash, slash!
“You said to cut it normally, but you used a skill!”
Luna’s strings danced and moved wildly, and the fruit was cut beautifully.
It is not only cut but also decorated with ribbon-like ornaments.
“I-I’ve never seen such a beautiful cut before! How in the world did you…?”
“I’ve been training to be a bride for a long time. Well, it’s kind of a hobby.”
“It’s not on the level of a hobby, though…?”
“Luna, you have learned a new skill again! I have to work on mine too…!”
“You have to be quiet.”
Each of them took a piece of cut fruit, lined up on the beach, and bit into it.
“Mmmm! It’s so sweet and delicious!”
“I’ve never tasted anything like this before. It’s so fresh, like a tropical fruit.”
“Awawa, I swallowed the seeds! What am I going to do? Will they sprout out of my stomach?”
“Fufu, it’s okay, don’t worry.”
Looking at the blue sea, they finish eating the fruit.
“Phew, I’m so full!”
“All tropical fruits are so sweet and tasty.”
Tito tilted her head.
“Huh? I’ve been thinking about it since we played in the sand; my skin feels so smooth.”
Giselle heard this and clapped her hands as if remembering.
“That’s right, the sand on this island contains ingredients that make your skin beautiful and smooth.”
“Eh, really?”
Lexia quickly lay down on her back.
“Luna, bury me! Cover my whole body with sand!”
“Hah, you are very rough with people.”
Luna began to cover Lexia’s body with sand.
“I’ll help you too.”
“I’ve never buried anyone before…!”
“Fufufu, the sand is so ticklish, it feels weird!”
Soon, Lexia was completely buried from the neck up.
“Are you satisfied now?”
“Isn’t it painful?”
“No! It’s warm and heavy and pleasant. It makes your skin glow!”
Lexia is completely satisfied.
“Thank you all! You can take a break and have a drink if you want.”
“Sure, I’m thirsty after all that work.”
Luna and the others sit down on beach chairs to rest after their work.
Suddenly, Luna notices some fruit on the table.
“Hmm? Is that… fruit juice?”
“Yes, I gave it to Lexia-san, but I wonder if she drank it? There is still a lot of juice in it.”
“Lexia, I’ll have some.”
Lexia hummed in a good mood.
Luna took the fruit juice and drank it through a straw.
“Mmm. It’s delicious. Tito, do you want some, too? It’s important to stay hydrated.”
“Yes, thank you very much! Gulp, gulp… puhah! Giselle-san, have some, too!”
“Thanks, I’ll take it. Ara? This juice seems sweeter than usual…?”
“What is it? What are you all drinking?”
Lexia turned her head, still buried in the sand.
When she saw Luna and the others sharing the juice, she raised her voice.
“Ahhh, that fruit juice is…! Noooooooooo!”
“Eh!”
Lexia tried to run over but could only wriggle around, buried in the sand, unable to get out.
“Oh no, I can’t get out! Luna, get me out…!”
“My goodness, you’re so busy. Why are you in such a hurry?”
Luna shooed away the sand and pulled Lexia out.
Then Lexia rushed over and grabbed the fruit with the juice in it.
“It’s gone! Did you drink it all?”
Luna and the others tilted their heads.
“Yeah, that’s right, but…?”
“I’m sorry, we all drank it…!”
“I can get you another one if you want.”
Giselle offered another piece of fruit, but Lexia shook her head.
“It’s not that! It’s not that…!”
“What’s wrong with you?”
Then Lexia confessed with tears in her eyes.
“Actually… the fruit juice Luna and the others were drinking was mixed with… an aphrodisiac…!”
“””E-eeeeehhhhh!?”””
“By aphrodisiac, do you mean the aphrodisiac we found in the ruins?”
“Why did you do that!”
Lexia interlocks her fingers awkwardly.
“In order for Yuuya-sama to take the aphrodisiac, I had to put it in his drink so he wouldn’t get suspicious, right? So, I decided to give it a try by mixing just a little bit of it in. …And then my hand slipped, and I…put it all in…”
“Are you an idiot?”
“What do you mean by idiot?”
Luna confronted Lexia, but she felt dizzy and held her forehead.
“Mm… What is it… my body suddenly feels hot…”
“A-are you okay, Luna?”
Lexia rushed to support her, but Luna pushed her right down onto the sand.
“Kyaaa!? H-hey, Luna?”
Luna’s slender fingers caressed Lexia’s flustered cheek.
“Lexia… I’ve been thinking about it for a while, but you… are so cute.”
“Kyaaaaa!? What are you talking about Luna? Wake up!”
“Mm… you always tell me that, don’t you? I also think you’re cute all the time… I’m just usually too shy to say it…”
“No! This is not Luna!”
“Don’t be shy; you and I are close.”
Lexia reached out to push Luna back, but Luna grabbed it and covered Lexia.
Then their lips came closer.
“No, I have Yuuya-sama…! Tito, Giselle, help me…!”
But Tito also approached Lexia, her eyes glazed over.
“Wow, Lexia-san, your eyes are like jewels, and your hair sparkles like sunlight; you are so beautiful…”
“Tito! Why are you acting like you just found catnip?”
“Lexia-san’s skin is so smooth… can I touch it more…?”
“Giselle, stop, mmm, that tickles…! Oh, no, Luna, you can’t go any further… hyah!”
She tried to escape, but with the three of them pushing her down, her resistance was futile, and Lexia screamed with tears in her eyes.
“I’m sorry, it was my fault! So come to your senses, all of you…”
Then, a high-pitched cry came from the sea.
“Kyuiii~!”
Hearing the commotion, a sea dragon splashed seawater with its tail fin.
Splash!
Luna and the others, who were covered in water from their heads up, came to their senses.
“Huh? W-what in the world are we doing…?”
“Awawawa? I’m sorry, Lexia-san!”
“After drinking the aphrodisiac juice, my body suddenly stopped listening to me…?”
“Everyone is back to normal! Thanks to the sea dragon, I was saved…! Thank you!”
Lexia waved her hand at the sea dragon in thanks and puffed out her still-puffy cheeks at Luna and the others.
“Gosh, I’ve been through so much on my own! You all have to pull yourselves together!”
“No, it was your fault to begin with…”
“But I’m glad the effects of the drug have worn off…!”
Tito, who is blushing and patting her chest, agrees with Giselle.
“Yes… maybe it had deteriorated over the years, and the effects had worn off. It was originally more powerful and was supposed to last a lifetime…”
“L-lifetime?”
“Was the drug that powerful? Aah, I was supposed to be able to be passionate with Yuuya-sama for the rest of my life, but my aphrodisiac…!”
“You deserved it.”
Luna, with the remnants of a blush in her cheeks, replied to the teary-eyed Lexia.
With that, the aphrodisiac ruckus came to an end.
After that, the group continued to enjoy the beach and the sea as much as they could.
As the sun began to set, they changed and got ready.
“Wow, that was fun!”
“Yeah. I never thought I’d see the day when I could play with friends like this…”
“We had a lot of fun and filled our bodies with energy!”
Luna looked up at Mount Aurea and pointed to the sky above.
“Look. There are three stars now.”
“! That’s right…!”
Three blue stars shone eerily in the twilight sky.
A rumbling sound came from Mount Aurea.
Rumble, rumble, rumble…!
The four of them stared fearlessly at the crater.
“Looks like the enemy is waiting for us as well.”
“Yes! Alien beast or whatever it is, we’re going to beat it to a pulp!”
Back in the village, the islanders looked up at Mount Aurea.
“Yes, it’s going to erupt any minute…!”
“There are still three evil stars… There should be four more days, so why so early this time…!”
The frightened people notice Lexia and the others.
“Oh, girls!”
“Are you really leaving? Are you really going to fight that unknown beast?”
Lexia replied to the worried islanders with a confident smile.
“Don’t worry! We have recharged all our energy and are ready to go!”
“We will do our best to give you a good report.”
“We will protect Giselle-san! You can rest and wait without any worries!”
Giselle smiled gently at the worried islanders.
“I’m going. I’ll take care of Lexia-san and the others. Don’t worry.”
“Oh, please be safe and… be careful.”
“Please take care of Giselle…”
The islanders’ prayerful eyes watched them leave the village.
Lexia stared up at Mount Aurea, red in the setting sun.
“Now it’s time for the final battle!”
And so the four of them made their way to the ringing Mount Aurea.
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At that time.
In a distant desert country──the Royal Library of the Kingdom of Sahar, there was a person.
“As expected from the historic Kingdom of Sahar. Numerous ancient documents and precious literature… are coveted by magicians and researchers alike.”
The one looking over the bookshelves with this comment was Tito’s mentor, Gloria.
After receiving a letter from Tito regarding the eruption of Mount Aurea, Gloria examined the literature in the library, the pride of the Kingdom of Sahar.
As she walked among the ceiling-high bookshelves, her eyes wandered to the old spines of the books.
“A reference to the eruption of Mount Aurea, huh… I hope I can find it.”
The Kingdom of Sahar is a country with a deep knowledge of magic, and the Royal Library has all kinds of old books in storage.
There are folklore and legends from all over the world, as well as manuscripts of precious stone monuments.
Although ordinary people are forbidden to enter the library, Gloria, who is one of the Holy with the mission to protect the world from Evil, had special permission to enter the library.
Her slit eyes relaxed slightly as she remembered the letter from her disciple.
“But I never thought that Tito had saved several countries as a member of Princess Arcelia’s journey… The child has grown up. It’s all thanks to Lexia-kun and Luna-kun.”
When she lived with Gloria, Tito was shy and had trouble controlling her weak heart, which sometimes went out of control.
However, through her journey with Lexia and the others, she had learned to control her power and seemed to be growing both mentally and physically.
Satisfied with her apprentice’s growth, Gloria pulled some old literature from the bookshelf.
“But an eruption that could destroy the world…? I’ve been studying active volcanoes for years, but I’ve never heard of one…”
At that moment, Gloria’s hand, which had been flipping through the pages, stopped.
“Hmm? This is…!”
Her eyes narrowed.
“…This is bad; I have to go to Halwa Island right away…!”
Gloria prepared herself and immediately left for Halwa Island.
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