G&S Pawnshop (I)

Within the Library of the Dragon Palace. A young man around fifteen years-old with elegant silver-white hair was sprawled out over the couch with a book at his feet. If it wasn't for the undulating of his chest, most would suspect he was dead.

Suddenly, a change occurred. The book near the young mans feet glowed with a crimson light and floated off the ground into the air above the young man. The young man seemed to react as well, because he abruptly opened his eyes and sat forward.

Arthur quickly glanced around the library and leaned back on the couch with a sigh of relief. "I'm back…" When he leaned back, he noticed the magic book floating in the air above him and frowned. [Is it creating Regina's body? What kind of magic is this?]

The magic book flashed brightly and broke down into a mass of crimson energy, then split in two. They floated side by side and shaped into an outline of a naked young woman. They both quickly changed and soon appeared exactly like Regina, with her eyes closed, like she was asleep. The one on the left solidified while the one on the right stayed illusionary.

Arthur's eyes shone brightly, while his mouth opened slightly in shock. [That is… Regina's body and soul?]

The body Regina and the soul Regina slowly started floating towards each other. When they met in the middle, they slowly merged. The crimson energy surrounding Regina flashed for one last time and vanished, causing her to fall towards Arthur.

"Oh, no!" Arthur fiercely tried to move with a pale face, but couldn't move fast enough. "Ahh!"

Regina, who looked like a corpse until now, finally moved. Softly opening her eyes, she looked at the young man beneath her with wide eyes. "Your Majesty?"

"Regina!" Arthur helplessly used his hand to pat the back of the confused girl in his arms. "Can you get up? You're crushing me!"

Regina immediately used her arms to lift herself up, but felt something and glanced down, causing her to blush. "Ahh!" She quickly got up and hid behind the couch with a low voice she stammered. "Where are… my… clothes…?"

Arthur continued to sprawl on the couch as he stared at the ceiling with a forced smile that twitched. [Although I know you're embarrassed, but did you really need to hit me in the head trying to get up?]

Not getting a response, Regina peaked over the couch with a worried look on her face. "Your Majesty?"

"I'm fine." Arthur sat up with a sigh and motioned with his hand, causing a black and gold ripple to appear next to Regina. The Demonic Gate spit out a cyan-blue robe. "Ill wait outside, come out when you're done." He got up and shut the door behind him.

Outside the library door, Arthur leaned against the wall and murmured. "It feels better to be back in reality" He reached his hand out and pulled the cellphone he bought with Suguha from a Demonic Gate. After checking the time, he sighed. "Its already 11 o'clock?" He shook his head with a forced smile. "At least I have an hour before the meeting at G&S Pawnshop, I need to use this time to prepare." He walked to the door and raised his hand to knock, but before he could, the door opened. Standing at the door, Arthur looked at the beautiful Regina wearing the cyan-blue robe with shocked eyes.

"Huh…" Regina opened the door after finishing getting dressed. Seeing the shocked Arthur, she glanced down at herself with a blush. "Does it look bad?"

"No…" Arthur awoke from his shock and calmed down. Shaking his head, he smiled softly. "You look beautiful."

"Thank you…" Regina smiled with joy, and her eyes seemed to sparkle. "… Your Majesty."

"You don't need to call me Your Majesty." Arthur grinned and explained. "I'm not a King here…" He continued in his mind. [… yet.]

"Well..." Regina blushed slightly with a soft smile. "I'll call you Master then."

"Okay." Arthur glanced at Regina with soft eyes for a second and turned away with a serious look. "I need to leave and handle something. While I'm gone, you can stay here. This is my private dimension, sort of like my own little world. Just make sure you don't touch the books or the fountain in the palace's front. They can be dangerous."

"Yes, Master." Regina nodded seriously, but her eyes flashed with doubt.

"Ill explain everything when I return." Arthur smiled softly at Regina and walked through a Demonic Gate.

…

A couple of blocks away from G&S Pawnshop, within an alleyway. A black and gold ripple appeared in the middle of the alley. The ripple flashed brightly, and a young man with an average-looking face appeared. When the young man walked out of the alley, he didn't attract any attention.

The young man has short black hair, cyan-blue eyes. Wearing a simple dark-gray shirt and black basketball shorts with light-black shoes.

"Alright, so many things to do and so little time." Arthur glanced around at the bustling crowd and made his way towards a nearby mall.

Entering the mall, Arthur asked a young man walking along the way for directions and quickly found where he wants to go. Standing outside a carpenter store, he nodded and entered, along with a random girl.

A male employee near the door glanced at Arthur but ignored him and asked the girl with a pleasing smile. "What can I do for you, Miss?"

Arthur didn't feel the need to be angry with this guy. So he ignored him and looked around himself. Immediately, he found what he was looking for in the back corner. He looked at a row of chests, normally used to hold toys for kids or something like that. He picked up a small one and nodded. "This will work."

While Arthur was looking at the chests, a female employee walked by and asked. "Sir, do you need help?"

"No, thank you." Arthur shook his head with a smile. "I'm fine."

The female employee nodded and continued to do what she was doing. "Alright, call me if you need help."

Making sure the employee left and there was no camera. He opened a Demonic Gate under four of the medium-sized chests and one of the small-sized chest and took them into The Demon King's Treasure.

"Although I don't want to do this…" Arthur glanced around and sighed. "… I don't think I can find a reasonable excuse to carry five chests into an alley and disappear." He shook his head and left the store.

Ten-minutes later, the female employee walked through the area with chests and frowned. "Where did they go? I know nobody purchased them. I was sitting at the counter this entire time. Did another employee move them?" Thus the story of the haunted carpenter store was born!

…

Arthur followed the directions of the guy from earlier and soon found where he wanted to go. He entered a computer store and went straight for the laptops section.

The female employee behind the counter asked respectfully. "Is there anything I can help you with, Sir?"

"Yes." Arthur responded with a smile and pointed at the most expensive laptop on display. "I want to buy one of those."

The female employee looked at the young age of Arthur and hesitated. "Are you sure…"

"Yes." Arthur took out a stack of yen from his pocket. "Can I get one that is already charged?"

Seeing the stack of yen in his hand, the female employee no longer hesitated. She nodded with a professional smile. "Sure!"

Ten-minutes later. Arthur left the mall with a large box labeled with one of the world's best computer company on the side.

After finding a hidden alley. Arthur scanned around to make sure nobody was watching, then stepped inside a black and gold ripple and vanished.

…

Within the throne-room of the Dragon Palace. A Demonic Gate appeared near the piles of gold coins and newly stolen chests. The Demonic Gate flashed and an average-looking young man with short black hair appeared carrying a decent sized box. The Demonic Gate vanished.

Regina, who was also inside the throne-room, didn't notice that someone emerged behind her. She had a serious look on her face as she used a cloth to clean the throne. After wiping the entire thing, she nodded with a cheerful smile. "There!"

Seeing her cute appearance, Arthur smiled softly and changed back into his actual appearance. Making sure not to scare her, he reminded quietly. "I'm back."

"Oh!" Regina turned around in shock and patted her chest as she complained with an annoyed look. "Master please don't always scare me."

[You always scare yourself…] Arthur smiled helplessly and shook his head. "Sorry."

Regina smiled with joy and asked expectantly. "Are you done?"

"No." Arthur looked at her apologetically. "I still have a meeting to attend."

"It's okay." Regina shook her head with a smile. "Then Ill continue to clean." She turned around and dusted the long-sword against the wall.

After placing his new laptop on the throne, Arthur opened the small chest and nodded. "This will work." A Demonic Gate appeared above the pile of gold coins in the corner and transferred one-thousand into the small chest. The small chest was filled to the brim with gold coins, making it hard to shut.

"Alright, I'm leaving!" Arthur picked up the small chest and glanced at Regina, who was hard at work. "Anything you want in the market?"

"When Master returns, Ill go out for some daily necessities." Regina shook her head with a serious look on her face and justified. "As the Master's maid, how can I ask the Master to work for me."

"Alright…" Arthur smiled and left The King's treasure through a Demonic Gate.