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Shirone Royal Palace, late night.
"Creak, creak."
In the large bathtub, a white, slender arm clung to the edge, fingers gripping the rim tightly. Ripples spread across the water's surface, ten centimeters below the edge. Her braided hair, unbound, fanned out like seaweed, covering half of her small, palm-sized face. The young girl's brows were furrowed, her eyes tightly shut.
She vigorously kicked the edge of the wooden bathtub with her small feet, as if the tub were too deep and she needed to press her soles against the underwater wall to keep from sinking.
Finally, as if she had adjusted her posture, she opened her eyes, gazing dreamily at the smiling maid not far away.
Life in the Shirone Royal Palace was perfect in every way. If she had to find fault, there were two points.
First, well, she couldn't see the one she... what was the right word? She couldn't quite find it, so let's just say, the one she thought of day and night.
Yes, she couldn't see the one she thought of day and night in the palace.
Thinking of this, Roxy blinked, her face flushed slightly. She buried her head on her arm, secretly peeking at the distant maid through the gaps in her hair.
Second, the maids were... too enthusiastic.
There were even maids to attend to her while she slept, which left her with too little personal space.
So, now was probably the best time... there should be a blind spot here, right?
Hmm, it seemed she hadn't been discovered.
She had found an interesting historical biography in the library today, a fairy tale, she thought. She could read it before bed. It was about Asura, so maybe Allen... would be interested. This way, after reading it, she would have a source of inspiration for her letter draft.
When Allen's next letter arrived, she would just copy it directly...
...on...
...it...
!!
Her fingers gripping the edge of the tub suddenly tightened even more.
Then, very quickly, very skillfully, very swiftly.
Her inner thoughts continued to flow.
Sigh...
Alright.
The blue-haired girl finally relaxed her body, preparing to change her posture and turn around—
"Eh!"
"Splash!!"
But her legs felt a bit weak, and her foot slipped. With a startled cry, she truly tumbled into the wooden bathtub, which was 1cm taller than she was. Roxy suddenly plunged into the water, taking a refreshing gulp. Before she could use magic to stabilize herself, a maid rushed over and pulled her out with one hand.
"Are you alright, Miss Roxy!"
"Cough, cough, it's fine... cough, cough, I'm okay. It's just because..." Her blue hair was completely plastered to her head; this time, she really did look like seaweed. Roxy spat out the bathwater in her mouth, quite disheveled. But because some water had gotten into her ears, the maid's voice sounded distant.
"Miss Roxy, you... can actually, I... a bath again."
She couldn't quite hear, and subconsciously rubbed her ears.
"Sorry for the trouble, I just..."
She suddenly stopped speaking, her somewhat weary expression replaced by a look of astonishment, like a forgotten fortress.
The maid leaned close to her face, gently smoothing the hair from her forehead, and said with a warm smile.
"Miss Roxy, you don't have to be in the bathtub every time. Are you worried about troubling us? It's perfectly fine, on the bed is also an option. You can tell us, and we can prepare another bath for you in the middle of the night. You don't have to feel like you're bothering us."
Roxy: "Ah, is that so? But, I, you... how..."
The clumsy girl finally couldn't hold it in: "You... you can normally see!?"
The maid smiled very naturally.
"Yes, if you need us to, we can help too."
"Help with what—!!!!! No! No need!!!"
"Then I shall withdraw? If you need anything, just call me!"
"You... you can leave!?"
"No, I cannot. I am your personal maid as the Court Magician, Miss. If this happens too often, I might be dismissed. I can turn my back. Is that acceptable?"
"T_T, Okay."
"Then please continue."
"...Okay, okay."
An hour later.
The blue-haired girl was sprawled across the desk.
A loose yukata draped over her body. Her indifferent lips were downturned even in sleep, her eyelashes trembling slightly.
She let out even breaths.
She had fallen asleep at the desk after her bath.
Ordinarily, Roxy should have been in bed at this hour, but she had probably found a historical fairy tale she really liked deep within the Shirone Royal Palace library today.
So, she had intended to read it all before writing her impressions in a letter draft to share with a certain someone.
But perhaps her actions during the bath had been too tiring, causing her to feel fatigued soon after getting out of the tub. She had unknowingly fallen asleep.
Roxy had a dream that felt like it had been a long time coming.
No, actually, compared to her age, the time period this dream took place in was not distant at all.
But she truly felt like a very long time had passed.
Because she had indeed been separated from Allen for a 'very long time.'
In fact, from the perspective of this thirty-something demon race woman's life experiences, two years was a short period.
But measured by emotion, she felt like an eternity had passed.
And, most importantly.
She hadn't truly woken up.
Yet, she had 'woken up' within the dream.
The dream felt incredibly vivid, Roxy could clearly perceive it.
This was a lucid dream.
In the dimly lit bedroom, a history book lay before her. A patient, deliberately gentle voice, her own, sounded by her ear, startling even herself.
"Over a hundred thousand years ago—it is said that this continent had seven worlds, each ruled by its own god~"
"The Human World—Human God, the Demon World—Demon God, the Dragon World—Dragon God, the Beast World—Beast God, the Sea World—Sea God, the Sky World—Sky God, the Void World—Void God."
"This period was known as 'The Era of Ancient Gods'."
So. So early, it had already begun...
She blinked, stopping her words, somewhat enlightened.
Why this feeling?
The truth lay before her.
Candlelight flickered, light and shadow dancing. She sat on a chair.
Opposite her, three zabuton cushions lay on the floor. The three who were lodging together sat on them, one after another, each with a different expression, watching her.
In the dream, she had returned to her time living in Buena Village.
And in her deep blue eyes, Allen's smiling face, chin propped on his hand, gazed directly at her, his eyes curved with deep amusement.
Allen.
Was that his expression back then...?
His eyes, they smiled so beautifully... it felt like such a long time since she had seen them...
—Though it was a 'public lesson,' deep blue eyes mingled only with dark gray ones.
The air fell silent, the candle flame licking at the air, making a hissing sound.
Still green-haired, little Sylphy, still in her crybaby phase, saw Roxy and Allen pause in their eye contact and timidly asked.
"Teach... Teacher? What happened after the Era of Ancient Gods?"
Roxy froze.
Oh, right, it was a lucid dream.
I've replaced my dream self.
Don't zone out, it's time to continue the lesson.
Subconsciously, she felt a little guilty as she pushed her hair back from her face, glanced again at the amusement in Allen's eyes, then immediately lowered her gaze to her very familiar teaching notebook.
This was a history class, but in her current state, she clearly knew what the 'current' teaching objective was, because she had dreamt this particular memory several times before. Only, before, it had been hazy, an immersive experience, unlike this time, which was a lucid dream.
Roxy tugged at the hair over her forehead, following the progress of the class in her memory, continuing the current lesson.
"The worlds were separated by something akin to barriers, preventing casual travel between them. Residents of a single world didn't know that other worlds even existed. It's said that only a few gods and individuals powerful enough to pass through the isolating barriers knew of the other worlds."
"Hmm~ Is that so?" Allen's voice, laced with a smile.
For some reason, Roxy suddenly didn't dare to look up. She took a deep breath, calming her somewhat accelerated heartbeat.
It's a dream.
Not a reunion.
No need to be nervous.
It's a dream.
"...That, um, twenty thousand to ten thousand years ago."
"An extremely evil Dragon God was born in the Dragon World. He broke through the barriers and, with his subordinates known as the 'Five Dragon Generals,' destroyed other worlds. After worlds were destroyed, the remaining people had nowhere to go and could only flee to other worlds. When only one world remained, the 'Five Dragon Generals' betrayed the Dragon God."
"The Dragon Emperor, as the leader of the 'Five Dragon Generals,' and the other four Dragon Kings stepped forward and fought the overwhelmingly powerful Dragon God. It was a five-on-one deathmatch that ended in a draw. Due to the aftershocks of this battle, the Dragon World collapsed. Only the Human World remained. That is, this world. Hmm, are there any confusing parts?"
"That sounds a bit ambiguous. Only the Human World remained? Where did the other gods go, did they die with their worlds?" Allen immediately responded.
Roxy's indifferent lips unconsciously lifted. "The records for this part aren't very clear, but I've read many books, and they all speculate that the gods have died, with only the God of the Human World perhaps still existing~"
"Oh~ So what was this Dragon God's motive for doing this? And what was the Five Dragon Generals' motive for betraying the Dragon God? From that perspective, didn't they lead themselves to their own destruction?" Allen's voice.
Roxy scratched her face without looking up. "Not entirely clear, hmm... this part of history is almost legendary, it's hard to glimpse the truth~"
She paused for a moment, then tugged at the hair over her forehead, adding two words.
"Allen."
Allen smiled, looking into Roxy's eyes. He tilted his head, watching her face, his gaze flickering. After a moment, he let out a chuckle.
"Got it. According to history, the Dragon God was an evil god, but the problem is that the evil god seems to be dead. Hmm, so let's have the current vested interest be the big villain. In that case..."
"Human God."
"Is the villain."
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