As the courier walked down the road, grass of fields all around him, he suddenly heard an odd sound coming closer and drew his set of golden gloves. In his sight came a Leech Girl. She had an upper body of a female, and a lower part of leech, with many, many tentacles in its' mouth. Courier also noticed, it was big enough to hold a human male inside of it.

"...A traveller? Unbaptised, too… You look delicious. I'll suck everything out of you… Your whole body wrapped in my mouth, I'll leech everything out of you."

"… That's it. That's where I won't even hold back any longer. Your whole goal is to suck me dry and any other men you come across, which will in turn kill me and you expect me to just let you do that?! Fuck that shit!" Courier declared, put the gloves back in his coat, put his hand on a pistol, before he frowned and snipped out one of his spears instead. He then aimed at the monster and threw the weapon with his entire might.

The spear was sent flying towards the monster girl, before the she could react. The spear hit its' mark and the Leech Girl's head blew up into dozens of pieces, showering the area and painting the grass red with her blood, while the spear itself got stuck in ground nearby the monster. The rest of monster's body, fell onto the ground twitching for a few seconds before it stopped. The courier then checked what remained of the corpse, took some thin red paste out of it and his spear out of the ground before he once again hit the road. That was quite dumb, now that I think of it. If anyone else has seen of the pistols, then it could be problematic. I also can't get ammo anywhere in this world, so it would be wasteful to use it like this. All right then, I will just use Blade of the East next time.

The courier shook his head as he made his way towards Iliasport. As he was walking he pulled out a big bumper sword from his coat and placed it on his back, which attached itself to its' body through some sort of trick. He had no idea how it worked, but he was grateful for not being forced to carry a holster for it, or any other weapon.

As he made his way, he noticed a forest unlike the one, he had seen previously. It looked tropical in origin and the temperature was higher than in previous areas. It was also much more humid. As the courier walked through he suddenly heard a rustle, stopped dead in his tracks, drew the sword and turned towards the source of it. Out of the forest came a monster, that looked like one of those tropical plants he found in the books, only ten times larger and with two female torsos inside of it.

"Perfect... It's time for me to be pollinated... Hey... Will you mate with me? Spread your seed all over my pistil... It won't be difficult... Just leave everything to me. I'll make you feel so good, all you need to do is ejaculate. I'll fulfil all your desires... Aren't you lucky?" Rafflesia Girl said.

"If I was lucky, I wouldn't have come across you in the first place..." Courier muttered to himself before he turned his head towards the monster and said louder than before, "Sorry, but I don't want to be turned into fertilizer of a monster as ugly as you."

"Then I'll just need to force you!" the monster declared as she entered the combat stance. In the meantime, the courier was lost in thoughts. Hmm... Should I kill basically any monster I come across? I mean if I don't then they will find another traveller and turn him into a semen slave, toy or a food source... Then again not all the monsters are like this, for example harpies... Okay, I get it. If a man can marry a monster and is not treated like crap, then I will let the monster live. However, monsters like her? They will have to die.

With his mind made up, the courier charged the monster and swung his sword with his entire might. The sword hit the monster, sending her crashing into the nearest tree. She gasped for air, but before she could react a blade was already at her. The attack hit its' mark and the monster was knocked on the ground, blood dripping from her wounds. Courier rose his weapon but stopped as a he remembered other monsters he came across. Then again, there was a Bee Girl, some are desperate, some just need men to make sure their kind survives. And who knows? Maybe, this monster can produce some sort of amazing medicine? Gah... I really have no choice, do I? The courier shook his head, put his sword on his back, drew his set of golden gloves and hit a monster a couple of times, knocking her unconscious. He then turned north and started walking.

Just as courier was getting closer to the end of the forest, another monster appeared. "A Roper, huh?" He read about this monster in the books in Iliasville. It was known for weakening their prey by squeezing or ejaculation, then they melted their prey and ate them. Yeah, this one dies, no doubt about it.

"It's been a long time since I last had a delicious treat..." Roper Girl said as she licked her lips.

"I am going to enjoy seeing you bleed," Courier growled before he drew his sword and charged the monster, who was paralysed from fear as she heard the words. Before she could react the courier hit her hard enough and sent the monster flying and knocking her to the ground. Before she could stand up the courier smashed her again, and again and after a couple of strikes the monster exploded into the fountain of blood and guts, which avoided the man's clothing for whatever reason. The courier then cleaned his sword using one of the many leaves scattered around, before he once again hit the road.

It took him a couple of hours before he noticed the town located at the coast. It was surrounded by big white walls, and a couple of towers. At the sight of it, he increased his pace and soon enough he was inside of the town. He looked around and to his surprise it looked empty, almost deserted. That's odd, I expected there would be stores lining the streets, with merchants hawking their wares to all potential clients... The courier shook his head and walked up to the nearest person he came across. "Excuse me, sir. I would to know, whether there is something wrong happening in this port? It looks deserted."

"Of course it's deserted. Since last year, nobody has made a round trip to the Sentora continent."

"A whole year? Did something block the trade route, by any chance?"

"There's a horrible storm. Every time a ship leaves the coast, it's hit by a huge storm."

"A storm...? You don't mean that it always starts storming as soon as they leave, do you?"

"Yes, every time. No matter how clear it looks, as soon as a ship sets out it starts storming. As the rumours go, it's the work of monsters. They're harassing us or something, I don't really know."

"Hmm... That does make sense. I mean, without any way to reach Ilias Temple the pilgrims are stuck on the other continent. Thank you for your time, have a nice day." Courier said as he left as he began wandering around the town. "What should I do? I mean I could try to swim through, buy it would take too long. So that means I have to get to the one responsible for the storm or find an alternative way to cross the sea. But how am I supposed to do that?"

"There's a way, my Hero!" Unfortunate Lamia said as she appeared out of nowhere.

"What the...? I thought you lived in Iliasburg."

"I am Amira, a snake that travels. In short, a Snavel. I follow my darling, and sometimes go ahead to welcome him."

"I see... Well then." The courier then turned around but before he could go, Amira stopped him.

"Wait, darling! I'm not just an annoying character. For my darling, I collected information from the "sort of" illegal information shop."

"Is that so? Then, can I please hear it?"

"For my darling, I'll tell him anything. My three sizes, from above, are two hundred seventy five, seventy eight, ninety three."

"No offence, Amira, but I would rather hear about the way I can reach the other side. Do you know a way to get to the Sentora continent?"

"From what I've gathered... If you go out of the town and head east a ways, you will come across a cave. In there lies the treasure of the legendary pirate Captain Selene."

"Captain Selene? That captain Selene? The one legendary pirate, who travelled all over the seas? I thought it was more of a legend than anything else," Courier said as he remembered reading about the Captain Selene, back in Iliasville.

"Not really, in that treasure trove seems to be the legendary Poseidon's Bell. Carrying that bell, no matter how the sea rages, the ship won't sink."

"Well, every legend has a bit of truth in it. Still, relying on a magical bell, seems like a huge gamble. That said, I don't think there is much of a choice."

"But the cave is a monster's den... Many adventures have attempted to claim Selene's treasure... Most that went looking never returned... Kyaa! Amira is scared!"

"You are scared? I am the one that has to go there to get the damn thing! I should be the one panicking! Still, thank you, Amira. That helped me a lot," Courier said and smiled lightly.

"Don't mention it, darling. Now then, Amira's happy information session ends here, I shall now leave with the breeze... By the way, I don't have any H-Scenes. I'm sorry to all of you Lamia lovers."

"Thank go... Urgh, I mean, I am sorry to hear that," Courier said as he watched Amira quickly crawling away. Courier shook his head before he headed out of the city and went east, towards the treasure cave. Now that I think about it, I could simply sneak by past all those monsters I have fought previously. That would make it much easier, and then I could simply sneak attack critical the ones that kill people. Now that's a good plan! Let's do this! The courier then crouched and walked this way through the night, until he reached the entrance to the cave.

It was pretty average, basically a hole in the ground, nothing remarkable about it. However, once the courier went inside he raised his eyebrows as he looked at the walls and the floor, which looked pretty sturdy and used many times. Wait a second, if they hid all the treasures here, then there surely are traps here. Light Steep, I love you! It helped me so much during the Madre, I can't even imagine not having it anymore. It is just so good. As the courier thought about it, he suddenly stopped, looked around and bit his lip. "That's odd... If so many people came in here without coming out, where are all of the corpses? Were they eaten by the monsters?" He then shook his head and sneaked deeper into the cave.

Along the way he noticed many, many traps that were waiting just to be triggered. He had a half mind to just do that, but it would most likely cause a commotion, so he decided not to. He was getting closer, when suddenly he noticed a signature on his compass. He stopped in his track, turned on the stealth field and let the monster levitate past him without noticing. It was odd, to say the least. She had an upper body of a female, but her lower part looked like part insect part stone. Hmm... should I kill her? I mean, she is one of the monsters that suck people dry... but then again, she lives in this cave, so its' her natural habitat. Unless people come here, she shouldn't attack them. Live and let live, I guess?

As the courier sneaked around the corner, he noticed a girl with fox ears, two tails and white fur. She was struggling in huge cobweb, that held her in place. Suddenly, the owner of the cobweb appeared in front of the courier. She looked like someone took a spider body and put an upper half of a female torso on it. He watched as a sadistic grin appeared on the face of the spider girl and he could feel his fists clutching. Getting involved caused a lot of trouble back where I came from, and it is something I should avoid. However, this monster is a predator that eats people and monsters alike. Still, predators have to hunt, because it's a part of their DNA and nature. I can't kill predators because of that. That said, nobody said I can't knock her unconscious and teach her a lesson or two. The courier stood up turned off the stealth field and then began running faster and faster towards the spider girl. She was about to wrap her prey when she turned towards the man only to receive a punch to the face from the golden glove and was sent flying into her own web, which in turned wrapped around her. Before she could react the courier punched her a few more times, knocking her unconscious. After that he put a couple of Big-Horner steaks on a plate next to the spider girl and then turned towards the Kitsune who was looking at him with a surprised look on her face. He walked up to the monster, cut off the cobweb and then punched the girl knocking her unconscious. After that he quickly put her on his shoulder and ran past the spider. Once he was a couple hundred feet away, he stopped and dropped her to the ground, far enough from the monster. He then made sure nobody was coming before he went deeper into the cave.

The courier made his way through the cave, when he suddenly came onto a small room, with a lone chest sitting in the middle. Why do I have a feeling that it's nothing more but a trap? I mean, unless someone opens a suspicious chests like this it should be fine. I think I will just ignore it. The courier then walked past the suspicious chest, without opening it. Shortly after that, he came across huge steel door, that looked like nobody touched them for decades. He walked up to the door, snipped out a lock pick and a screwdriver and began fiddling around. After a couple of seconds, the lock clicked and then the courier pushed the door with his strength and made his way into the room. He then closed the door behind him and looked around the room.

The courier whistled under his breath as he took a good look at his surroundings. He could see dozens of chests, with gold, treasures and valuable equipment all around him. He then grinned, rubbed his hands and got down to work. He took everything, including an old bell and he could feel himself getting over-encumbered from the sheer weight alone. After a bit of looking down his inventory, he found what he was looking for and after a few seconds he could feel his body going back to the original weight. Another perk of being a courier, and seeing a lots of different things. Just as he was about to leave he heard a voice coming from the other side of the door.

"Wait here, Nanabi and don't let anyone go inside. Can you do that for me?" asked a voice, which sounded like a pre-teenage girl.

"I will do as you say, Tamomo-san," answered the other voice, which sounded much more mature. In the meantime a cold sweat appeared on Courier's forehead as he understood what was about to happen. One of the monsters was going to enter the treasury and then see him and this whole place empty. It didn't take a genius or two to connect the dots. He quickly turned on the stealth field, fell on his knees, quickly made his way into the corner of the room and crouched behind one of the chests as he watched the door open.

In them stood a lone young kitsune, around four feet tall, with bright fur, a pair of green eyes, two fox ears and nine tails. Wait, nine tails? That previous kitsune had two and was pretty weak, just how much stronger is this girl? The courier focused his sight on the monster girl and activated the AR scanner, located in his head. He watched as the device scanned the girl before the results appeared. Let's see, threat level: Extreme. Awareness: Extreme. Combat Range: Melee. Disposition: Neutral. Hit Points: Twenty Two Thousand. Damage Threshold: Zero. Well then, I guess I am fucked! The girl's eyes went wide open as she looked around, when suddenly she started sniffing the air and turned right where the courier was hiding. She then closed the door behind her, smiled and said, "I know you are there. Come out."

The courier cursed under his breath, turned off the stealth field and stood up from his cover. He smiled and said, "Oh, hello there. Can I help you somehow?"

"Yes, you can. I have got a couple of questions, I would like to ask you."

"I see, well then, what would you like to know?"

"First of all, how did you get in here without setting off a single trap?"

"Well, I am a bit of a thief, so I know where to look. It is much safer to avoid the traps than activate them and lure all the monsters towards me, you know?"

"I see, and where did all the gold, the Poseidon's Bell and basically everything else go?"

"I don't know, it was already empty before I got here."

"You are lying," She declared, her smile not waning for a second. A shiver went down courier's spine as he realized he was in a real trouble right now. "There is only your smell here and even then the traps were untouched. Not to mention, noone else managed to come anywhere near close to this place."

"Heh, so you have noticed? Well, I guess I underestimated you. You are pretty clever, props to you. So, how about we talk this through on a cup of tea? How does this sound?"

"Hmm... First take off your glasses, that mask and that hat," Tamamo said, while the courier complied. The man had a fairly long dark hair, green eyes and a huge vertical scar that started in the middle of the man's left eyebrow and went down to bottom of his face. The kitsune looked at courier's face, smiled brightly and said, "You are cute, I like you! You'd be a good mate. I want to play with someone cute like you on my bed..."

"Me? Cute? That's … unexpected? Well, I wouldn't be against such a thing, but I am afraid I have other stuff to take care, so how about you just let me go? How does that sound?"

"Hmm... well, I came here to have fun with all the traps but the bell would be nice to have. Still, I don't need it, so you can keep it. But, I do have a couple questions, I want you to answer. If you do it truthfully, I will let you go."

"I don't have a choice, do I? Well, ask away."

"So, what's your name? How old are you? And where do you come from?"

"My name is Abraham Drake, I am twenty one years old, and I come from Mojave Wasteland."

"You are only twenty one years old? You look older than that you know? What bothers me more is a place called Mojave Wasteland. I have never heard of it, so can you tell me where it is?"

"Well, to put it simply. It's a really long story and I doubt you would believe me."

"Hmm... Okay then. Another question, how do you do that?"

"Do what?" Courier asked as he raised his eyebrow.

"Hide your presence like this. I can hardly smell you, not to mention the fact that you have little to no presence even right now."

"Well, they didn't call me a ninja for nothing I guess. I know I am good at being stealthy, but I had no clue I had low presence," the man admitted and shrugged.

"You didn't know? Well, then I gave you a bit of an edge, didn't?" Tamamo said and then laughed softly, while the courier shook his head and smiled. "Are you sure, you don't want to be my lover? It would be great, I assure you," She said seductively as she looked at the courier.

"Too... cute, must resist... the temptation! Gah, you are making it really hard to decline. However, I will have to turn down your kind offer this time. I want to see more of this world, and I hope you don't mind that."

"I can understand that. However, the offer is still up. Now then, shall we go out?" Tamamo asked when suddenly she heard Nanabi's voice coming from outside.

"Kuh...Impossible! It's as if he's entirely different person! In that case... how about this?! What the hell...?! What's with that power?! If I get hit by that...! Take this! My ultimate attack! Impossible... This..."

"Oh it seems like Nanabi was sealed, intriguing."

"Nanabi? Who's that?"

"She's my aide, and helps me out a lot. I never expected her to lose to a human. Well then, shall we greet the one who defeated her?" Tamamo asked and opened the door. The Kitsune went through the door, with the courier following her to see an unlikely pair.

It was the same boy, who helped him out a couple weeks ago and a blue skinned Lamia, who was attractive in her own right. She had a pair of horns, purple skin, long silver hair, yellow eyes, a big tattoo on her left side and a little in terms of clothing. There was also a small yellow fox, sitting in front of the door. In the meantime the Courier stayed a couple meters away from Tamamo when he noticed the same Kitsune he saved from a spider hide behind the Tamamo as soon as she came out. He raised his eyebrow but didn't say anything, instead he focused on the duo in front of him. He looked at the Lamia and activated his AR scanner, before the result displayed itself in his fake eye. ... I don't believe this. Threat Level: Extreme. This means that are two monsters here that can wipe floor with both of us, without breaking a sweat. What are the odds?

"She looks weaker than Nanabi..." The boy muttered.

"Idiot. Look at her tails," The Lamia said.

"One, two, three... Nine?! But it's only two more than Nanabi..."

"... Idiot. Seven tails isn't even comparable with nine. She's one of the Four Heavenly Knights: Tamamo. One of the top monsters, like Granberia. "

"W...What?!"

"Sorry, Nanabi. You became like that as I moved onto the treasury. It will take me a little longer to return you, I'll have to do it later," Tamamo said, while the fox bowed down before Tamamo's feet.

Finally, Tamamo turned to face the boy, named Luka. "Hum... So you're Luka? Defeating Nanabi... You must have some skill." Then Tamomo slowly walked around Luka, sniffing the air. "So cute! You'd be a good mate!" Tamamo declared with a happy smile. Wait, she's ready to just take him over me? That's cruel...

"No way!" The boy said and took a step back.

"Fufu... You're a good guy. I want to play with someone cute like you on my bed... or as cute as Drake," She said, while giving the courier a glance.

"..." The boy shook his head and then turned towards the courier, who left the treasury and stood a couple feet away from Tamamo, with a bell in his hand. "No way... Is that...?"

"Indeed, this is the Poseidon's Bell. Crossing over to Sentora is annoying, so I decided to take it," courier answered.

"I wanted to take it, myself, but Drake here got here before me. Honestly, it didn't really matter to me. But Alma Elma is so annoying..." Tamamo added.

"Alma Elma...?" Luka asked as he glanced at Lamia.

"She's one of the Four Heavenly Knights as well, causing a storm that blocks the route."

"Do the Four Heavenly Knights have a reason to block the route...?"

"Saying that... If you want this bell, what are you going to do?" Tamamo asked.

"Uhm... Defeat you and your companion and take it, I guess?" Luka said and moved his hand to unsheathe his sword, when suddenly Lamia grabbed his wrist.

"...Stop. She isn't someone you can face right now."

"But..."

Watching the duo, Tamamo started to laugh. "Haha, that's surprising... That human caught your interest, Monster Lord?"

Luka's eyes went wide open as he turned towards his companion and muttered, "Alice... You..."

"...Did you finally realize it, you idiot? I am the Monster Lord, Alipheese the sixteenth," Alice declared a bit annoyed. In the meantime courier just stared at the duo, and was trying to come out with a plan in case something goes wrong.

"No way!" Luka shouted as he took a step back.

"Oops... Was I not supposed to say that? I spoke out of place... Anyway, I'll be taking the Drake and the bell." Tamamo said, before she gave the courier a wink. Seeing this, he smiled and nodded. "Hmm?" The small Kitsune pulled at Tamamo's sleeve, while glancing at the courier.

"What...? Hmmhmm... I see...I see. So you saved her life, Drake? Then, as the leader of the Kitsune's, I must thank you," Tamamo laughed softly as she walked up to the courier. "How do you want me to thank you? Delicious thin fried tofu? Or do you want to touch my special fluffy tail?"

"I can touch the fluffy tail and not get raped or eaten or sucked dry? And by a beautiful girl? Hell yes, I will take it!" The courier said and grinned.

"Wait! Don't do that!" Luka yelled, while courier turned towards him.

"Why not? Is there something wrong with touching the fluffy tail?"

"Of course there is! Ilias commandments forbid any intercourse with monsters!"

"Oh, definitely. But you see, I am not breaking it, I am touching the fluffy tail. That is not the same. See? There is no problem," Courier said and turned towards the Tamamo, who pushed her tail towards him. He reached out and stroked the tail, which felt amazing. Stroking her fur, he could feel a soft core inside. It felt like he was touching the most comfortable material in his entire life, and he was craving for more.

"Well? Isn't it amazing?"

"It is so damn good, where where you my entire life?" Courier asked as he buried his face in her fur. "It feels so good! Totally worth it."

"Fufu... I'll give you a special," Tamamo said before one of her tails rushed towards courier trousers. In an instinct, he cut all of the pleasure as soon as he noticed that. He let Tamamo caress his intimate places, but didn't smile or say anything. She looked back at him with a puzzled look and asked, "Why didn't it work?"

"Well, I kind of got hurt quite a bit during my life and well I don't get aroused by anything like this. How about you give me a hug with your tails instead?"

"Well, I wanted to give something special. But if this is what you want," She said before the courier pulled up his trousers and felt as the soft, fluffy tails caressed him all around before she suddenly stopped and said, "There you go. Happy?"

"Happiest I have been for the last half a year, thank you, Miss Tamamo," Courier answered as he bowed slightly.

"Glad to hear it," Tamamo laughed softly before she turned towards Luka. "Now, what are you going to do, Luka? Are you going to try to defeat me?" Tamamo asked as she waved her tails around.

"...There's no reason to fight. I'll only fight those who try to stop monsters and humans from coexisting."

"Hmm... An admirable endeavour. However, we will fight eventually. After all, I am one of the Monster Lord's Four Heavenly Knights."

"...If it happens, it will happen."

"Well then... Farewell," Tamamo said before her and the other two kitsunes vanished, leaving the man alone. The courier looked at the spot, where she was standing just seconds ago, and remembered the sensation, while a smile grew on his face.

He then turned towards the duo and said, "Don't mind me, I am just a spectator. Discuss all your stuff and act like I am not here. And don't worry I will give you the bell, after all this." He then leaned against the wall, and noticed they only gave him a glance before they focused on each other.

"...So Alice, you're the Monster Lord...?"

"...I didn't hide it. You were just too big of an idiot to realize it."

"Looking back on it, it was pretty stupid not to notice..."

"You should have noticed it when Granberia followed my orders. Isn't the only person who can give an order to the Four Heavenly Knights the Monster Lord?"

"Why... Did you travel with me?"

"My answer is the same as before. You're an interesting human. In addition, I want to see the world with my own eyes. Travelling with you satisfied both of my interests."

"Did you really order an all-out war with humans?"

"Only in self-defence are you allowed to exert power. That was my only command to the monsters. It must have gotten distorted when it reached human ears. I don't want a full-scale war."

"Exert power not to rule humans, but only in self defence...? But then why was Granberia attacking Iliasburg?!"

"With the Slaughter of Remina, the humans were burning with hatred toward the nearby monsters, with a dangerous situation brewing. Violence was only approved for self-defence purposes. But... A lot of monsters seem to have taken a more liberal interpretation of what I meant. An inexcusable act."

"What the hell happened, then! Wasn't it the Monster Lord's command to not leave a single survivor?!"

"I don't know. Trying to find the truth of that situation is another reason for my journey."

"Eh? You don't know...? If you don't know... Was it just the decision of the monsters?"

"The Slaughter of Remina took place before I took the throne. However, the previous Monster Lord did not give instruction to attack that town, either. I still do not know who gave the command for that. But the most mysterious part... Even the monsters that were living with the humans were slaughtered."

Courier frowned as he heard that particular bit of information. Wait a second, both sides were killed back then? If what she said is truth, then this begs a question, who caused that? Let's think for a second, who would benefit from both sides being killed during that time? The Monster Lord wants peace and so the humanity as far I am aware. So, who is the one, that hates monsters and would do anything to make sure the monsters are exterminated and the trust is broken? That's right, Ilias... She's she most suspicious of all things. Her commandments are the reason monsters have to attack the man in the first place and it would make sense to have both sides blame each other. That or some rogue and powerful monster could destroy the town, but then why would she kill all the fellow monsters? I lack the evidence of this theory, but so far it seems like Ilias is the most plausible suspect. I will have to check this whole Remina one day.

"Even the monsters were killed...?"

"Well, that's the end of that talk. What are you going to do now, Luka? The opponent you have to beat is right in front of you," Alice said, while the courier quickly picked up a rock from the floor and aimed at Luka as he waited for his response.

"Don't joke around. What would you have done, if I challenged you? I don't stand a chance right now. Besides, if you vanished right now wouldn't the monsters just all be confused?"

"Hmm... They might. I want them to obey my orders... But I still get the wishy-washy ones like Granberia and Alma Elma."

"So the person causing the storm between the continents was Alma Elma herself, and not your order?"

"But you know... Granberia has always insisted that the Ilias Temple is the ringleader of evil. It's a Hero manufacturing facility that churns out Heroes to fight monsters. She argues that destroying it is self-defence. As a theory it's... not too far off the mark. The people who call themselves Heroes are pretty unsightly. But is it okay? Not fighting me."

"I've told you many times already, Alice. I only fight monsters who get in the way of humans and monsters coexisting. But... Aiming at the Monster Lord's castle is still my aim. It also looks like the Four Heavenly Knights are going wild doing their own thing."

"I can understand their viewpoints...Therefore I usually leave them alone. I have my own viewpoint as the Monster Lord... All monsters are my cute subordinates. No matter what you say, I won't lend a hand to defeat my own cute little subordinates. You understand, right?"

"So, this is how it works, huh?" Courier asked as he pushed himself off the wall and walked up to the duo. "No offence, Miss Monster Lord, but there is a bit of problem with what you said so far."

"And that is?"

"Some of your "Cute Little Subordinates" are nothing more but murders that make humans despise the rest of the monsters even more. Let's take for an example a Roper Girl that attacked travellers on their way to Iliasport. If you let her eat people, then it's obvious coexistence is not going to work. Who in their right mind, would want to get eaten when they are trying to make their living? What do you intend to do about them?"

"That's... a good point," Alice said lost in thoughts for a few seconds. "It's true the monsters like these exists, but I can't be everywhere to control them. I want them to obey my orders, but I can only be in one place at a time."

"I am aware of this fact. So, how about all the monsters that eat people or suck them dry will be killed?"

"Are you nuts?! Do you want to kill entire species because of a few degenerates?!" Alice snapped as she glared at the courier.

"Hold your horses, lady. I never said anything like this. To put it simply, let's say there is twenty Ropers in an area. Ten of those Ropers survive on their own and only use man to keep up their population and release them after the intercourse or treat them as husbands. Five of those Ropers will keep the man as semen slaves or toys. And the last five will eat them. All I want is to kill the five Ropers that eat people and the ones that keep them as slaves have to be punished. The rest can continue living their lives, as they don't cause trouble for the humanity. Basically remove a harmful behaviour from their DNA. How does that sound?"

"... That's... a more reasonable solution," Alice said as she contemplated the idea. "However, wouldn't it be more better to just punish the ones that cause troubles, instead of killing them with cold blood?"

"Well, that's a possibility. However, I would like to point out some flaws in this way of thinking. As far as I am aware the monsters and humans have inhabited this planet for at least five hundred years. During that time there were a few more Monster Lords that ruled over them, as you are the sixteenth Monster Lord. Then why has nothing changed during all this time? Why didn't monster simply take over humanity and turn them into their slaves, if they are much stronger than them? Why didn't humanity develop safe roads and patrols? Why are the monsters still preying on humans, if it only makes both sides suffer even further? If humans hate monsters, they will stay away from them and then the monsters will have to attack the towns to ensure their species don't die out. When that happens people will grow to hate them even further and the whole idea of existence will be nothing more but a dream. Basically the way I see it, both humanity and monsters are pretty much full of idiots and I can not for the live of me understand, how come are things the way the are. Can you answer that question, oh great Monster Lord?" Courier asked with a hint of sarcasm as he looked at Alice.

Both her and Luka were just starring at the courier with their eyes spread wide open as they tried to contemplate everything that was said to them seconds ago. They were lost in their thoughts for a while, before Alice started, "I... am not sure, myself. Everything you said was accurate and I do not know it myself..."

"I figured as much, well no point thinking about it right now. I just have to accept it and move on, I guess. In any case, I think we should go and take the nearest ship to Sentora, after that we will see what to do."

"Wait, you are going with us?" Luka asked as he looked at the courier with a surprised look on his face.

"Of course, I am going with you. I told you I would give you the bell and I keep my word. That said, I want to travel to Sentora and you are going that way yourself, so we could travel together for the time being. Heck, I think you could use a second fighter, don't you think, Luka?"

"Well, I guess. But I will not let you kill a single monster! I want a world where both sides can coexist peacefully!" Luka declared as he gave the courier a glare, while the man just looked at the boy with a deadpan expression.

"Really? You are going to let all the monsters live? Even the ones, that are straight out evil? Well, do whatever you want. Just don't get surprised if it comes back, biting you in the ass. In any event, If this is how you want it, then don't expect me to help you too often."

"But, you have said you would help me fight the monsters? Why are you not going to do it any longer?"

"Because I am good at killing things, but not so good at … what did you actually do to that Monster? Why was she turned into the fox?"

"Oh, that's because of this," Luka said as he showed his sword to the courier. It was one of the most disgusting, evil looking swords courier has ever seen. It had a sick silver colour, one big eye, surrounded by four smaller eyes on the blade. It also had a silver ring where the tip should have been. It looked like someone took angels and turned them into this sword while they were screaming in agony.

"What the hell is this sword? And what does it do?"

"It's called Angel Halo and it seals away the monsters, without killing them. Thus making them harmless."

"Oh, I see. That explains what happened to that Nanabi monster. Well, I suppose I can help you out a bit, but you are the one that will have to do the most fighting."

"Why don't you want to help me fight the monsters?"

"One, I don't have a sword like this. Two, the monsters will only recognize you if you prove to them that you are stronger than them, so you have to become stronger and that requires getting combat experience. And lastly, I am only going to help you in dire situations and even then not all the time. I don't want you think for even a second that you can rely on someone to save your ass, otherwise you will not fight for you live during every encounter. Does it make sense to you?"

"I... guess. Okay then! I don't need your or Alice's help! I will become stronger and make my dream come true!"

"That's the spirit. Now that we go that out of the way, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Abraham Drake, but most people refer to me as courier six. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance," Courier said and gave Luka his hand.

The boy smiled, shook the hand and said, "My name is Luka, a Hero Apprentice and I am glad to meet you today."

"You already know, who I am. So, there's no need for introduction, is there?" Alice asked as she glanced at the courier.

"I suppose, if this is how you see it. Still, I a pleasure meeting you, Alipheese the Sixteenth."

"Likewise, but call me Alice from now on. I don't want others to be suspicious."

"Very well, if this is what you want. Now then, shall we go?" Courier asked with a smile and the trio left the cave and turned towards Iliasport and made their way towards the city.

Chapter End

PS: So, anyone else thinks Tamamo is the best of the Four Heavenly Knights? I think she is second best monster in entire MGQ, just behind Alice. Well, I hope you enjoyed it and hopefully I will have some time to write a bit more.

See you in the next chapter.

PPS: If someone notices a plot hole or something, give me a sing. I will try to fix it.