Chapter 414 ( Papa? )

Tsubaki didn't know what to do, she was at the crossroads of following Sophia and helping her younger brother, or giving support to Sakuya and the others. Part of her wanted to ignore the lives of the soldiers and focus on her family, but at the same time her human part was telling her to help the soldiers, after all, they came for her.

"Decide quickly!" - Sakuya exclaimed as she continued to give support to her soldiers, only to see one of them fall in combat - "Shit!"

Tsubaki was silent as she bit her lip before summoning her [God Arc]. It pained her to do this, but she couldn't let all these soldiers die because of her.

"It's good to see that you made the right decision" - Sakuya muttered as she looked at her friend and rival.

"Don't make me regret doing this" - muttered Tsubaki as she looked in the direction of the mist with an expression full of conflicted feelings - "I want you to be honest with me, tell me what the odds are that this will all work out well"

"I'm sorry, but the odds are non-existent" - Sakuya answered honestly, even though she knew that this would cause unimaginable harm to her friend.

". . ." - Tsubaki was silent before letting out a laugh full of madness - "I knew it, I just didn't want to see the truth, I wanted to hold out hope that he would return to normal."

"Tsubaki" - Sakuya muttered as she tried to comfort her friend, only to see her jump against the [Aragami] - "Tsubaki!"

"I knew it!" - Tsubaki exclaimed as her eyes glowed madly - "I knew it!"

"That bitch went crazy!" - Yoh exclaimed as he watched as the black-haired woman was attacking the beasts no matter what happened to her.

"Back her up!" - Sakuya exclaimed as she bit her lip.

"She may not be our best ally, but she's fighting on our side, that gets her a few points on my list!" said a soldier as the others nodded.

"Not to mention those things are focusing all their attention on her" - Josh said as he prepared to be able to help the unhinged woman.

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Cloud opened his eyes slowly as he noticed how Alisa stood in front of him with a curious expression - "What's wrong?"

"I've been meaning to ask you something ever since I discovered your true identity" - Alisa said as she started to think - "What are you, where do you come from, what do you desire?"

"Interesting questions" - Cloud answered as he looked at the young girl from Russia - "I am a dragon, I come from a place I cannot reveal, and what I wish, is to be able to regain what I have lost."

"What is it that you have lost?" - Alisa asked as she looked at the young blond.

"One of the most important people in my life" - Cloud answered, only to open his eyes in surprise because it was the first time he revealed his wish to someone else - ". . ."

"Was it a secret, by any chance?" - Alisa asked with concern.

"No, it's just that I just realized that I haven't told this to my classmates" - Cloud answered as he started to think.

A small smile appeared on Alisa's face when she heard this, because it was exciting to be the first person to know something so important to Cloud, although now she was curious to know who he was talking about.

Was it a lover? A relative? His best friend? She wasn't sure, but she wanted to know, though she couldn't ask him why she noticed how he didn't seem to be willing to talk.

Alisa was about to say something else, but kept silent when she saw how Shio and [Sapphire] had returned.

"I see your little trip was a fruitful one" - Cloud said as he saw how Shio was devouring a few [Aragami] cores as if they were candies, but what really surprised the young dragon, was the new appearance of his subordinate.

She was still the same [Aragami] type harpy, only her size had been reduced considerably, to the point that she could pass as Shio's sister, at least if they didn't take into account the strange appearance she had, although she was much more human than before.

Her white skin was now a slightly pinkish one, though her hair continued to block her eyes. She continued to hold her electric blue winged arms.

"She is the spitting image of a fairy tale crone" - said Alisa with surprise as she looked closely at the little girl - "Only in miniature".

"M-My lord" - said [Sapphire] in a slightly distorted voice, showing that she was not yet used to speaking like humans.

"It feels a bit strange to hear me say my lord to a girl" - Cloud muttered while shaking his head, although now that he thought about it, why did [Sapphire] decide to take the human appearance of a girl?

"M-M-Master" - said [Sapphire] with an innocent smile that honestly was a lethal attack for Alisa and Cloud.

"She's so cute" - muttered Alisa as she tried to hug the little harpy, only to notice how she didn't seem to mind her doing so.

Alisa didn't hesitate anymore, she carefully hugged the little creature as she felt the softness of her feathers, though at the same time she could feel a growing maternal instinct.

"Master?" - [Sapphire] asked in confusion because she felt a bit strange with this kind of display of affection - "Onee-sama?"

"That's called a hug" - said Shio as she jumped on Alisa's shoulder and put her hand on Sapphire's head - "It happens when humans want to show their affection."

"Affection" - murmured Sapphire, who was slowly starting to get used to talking like humans.

Cloud was silent for a few seconds as he watched the interaction of the three girls, though inwardly he was surprised at how quickly Sapphire was taking human form.

[It's because of the user's influence.]

"What do you mean?" - Cloud asked with his thoughts.

[It's the benefits of the System, I'll tell you more about it later].

"Isn't she cute?" - Alisa said as she lifted Sapphire up with a loving smile.

Sapphire just stood still because she honestly didn't know what to do in a situation like this - "Cute?"

"She means your appearance" - Shio replied as she started to think - "I guess our human appearances are aesthetically acceptable in human standards?"

". . ." - Sapphire was silent for a few seconds before nodding - "I'm cute?"

"Hmm, you could say so" - Cloud nodded as he stroked Sapphire's hair, only to notice that it had the same feel as the feathers on his arms.

"Hmm ~" - Sapphire started making cute happy sounds.

Cloud gave the little creature a glance, only to feel his heart beating slightly, not out of lust, but out of a strange instinct telling him to take care of the little one. He could feel the strange connection he had with Sapphire, it was stronger the more she evolved.

[That is the unique connection resulting from the symbiosis between the User and Sapphire].

[As a fact, Sapphire not only acquires the ability of a much faster and optimized evolution, that's why she managed to take human appearance so fast].

"What kind of advantage do I get?" - Cloud asked while frowning.

[Secret]

"Oh, come on!" - Cloud exclaimed in thought.

[Sorry, this kind of information is secret, you can only get this information when it is revealed on its own.]

". . ." - Cloud sighed before shaking his head. At least now he knew that their connection wasn't as simple as he first thought.

"Master?" - Sapphire asked as she raised her head as she saw how thoughtful her master was.

"It's nothing," Cloud replied as he shook his head.

"Hmm, I feel it's better that I don't call you 'Master' to save you trouble" - said Alisa as she looked at the little girl she was holding in her arms.

"And what would you like me to call me?" - Cloud asked as he raised an eyebrow and looked carefully at Sapphire, only to notice how she seemed to have a blank mind after hearing the words of the woman who was taking her - "I'm not going to be able to call my master Master? Did I do something wrong?"

"No" - answered Alisa as she tried to express her point - "It's just that you'll accompany Cloud everywhere, right?"

"Yes" - nodded Sapphire in confusion because this was obvious. Cloud was her leader, her master, the most important existence in her life, it was obvious that she had to accompany him everywhere.

"Then you will create a few misunderstandings if you call him 'Master'" - Alisa replied with a smile - "For us humans, 'Master' is a word only used by slaves, and you look too childish, that could in a bad situation to Cloud."

". . ." - Sapphire was silent for a few seconds before nodding in realization - "I understand, but then, what do I call him?"

"Maybe you could call him papa" - Alisa said as she gave the blond a teasing smile, only to see his expression change drastically.

"Papa?" - Sapphire asked in confusion.

"It means male creator" - replied Shio as she brightened her younger sister's way - "Technically it's not wrong because he created your new identity."

"Papa!" - Sapphire exclaimed, causing massive damage to Cloud, who didn't know how things had taken such a drastic turn.

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