Chapter 7 - New Mazoku Business...?Hoy...
"Ah!" Filia yelped. Aleinas had just teleported behind her. Then everybody but Xelloss and Zelgadiss stared.
"..." Aleinas sweatdropped before speaking. "Stop staring at me like that."
"Aleinas-san was a Mazoku!?!"
He chuckled at the princess's shock.
"Only partly, only partly."
"Why didn't you tell us?"
"Inverse, if you knew that I was part Mazoku, would you really be willing to follow me aroun?"
"No, I guess not...but."
"No buts. 'Buts' are what make everything more confusing than need be. Now, I do believe we need to get some rest. So let's camp."
Aleinas sat Jeffrisce's body on the ground and then got to work on setting up a fire.
"Shouldn't we heal Jeffrisce?"
"Don't worry princess, I've healed him already."
"Why did it take you so long?"
"I was just trying to get some extra information."
"Well?"
"The cannibals were sent after Inverse...and any of her companions. They claimed that it was Grau. Apparantly Dynast and his servants know what you're looking for, and don't want you to find it."
"How did you find that out?"
"Inverse, trust me, you don't want to know."
Gourry sat by the new fire.
"Oh yes I do, so tell me."
"Lina-san, maybe you should just leave it alone. Aleinas-san is part Mazoku after all. He might have done something gruesome, no?"
Aleinas nodded to show he was right. Lina's reply was amusing.
"Gah, how can you say that so casually?? Don't you wince? Aren't you disgusted at that thought even a little bit? And yeah, sure, I'll leave it alone..."
"Thank you.. Anyways, I'm curious to know...why are you all searching for whatever is in this temple?"
"That's none of your business."
"Oh, I think it is. I wouldn't want to risk my life for nothing, now would I?"
Lina half glared at him. "I'm looking for treasure and maybe some power, some new spells. Zel is looking for a cure. Gourry could use a new sword. Amelia is just tagging along."
"I see. Well, it seems there's something else there that they don't want you to find...otherwise Dynast wouldn't have done anything."
"Hai, you're right."
"Lina-san, maybe it would be better if we just quit."
"Be quiet, Filia. Now way is any Mazoku going to keep me from getting what I want!"
"Well, that's Lina-san."
"Oh, be quiet, Mazoku. I still say we should just quit."
"Be quiet yourself, Goldy, because it won't matter if you quit or not. Dynast and his servants don't take chances. They'll still try to kill you all."
Aleinas lied down on her side as they continued to talk. Every now and then Filia would try to throw an insult at Xelloss, but Aleinas just ignored everything around him and slept next to Jeffrisce.
"Ah!" Filia yelped. Aleinas had just teleported behind her. Then everybody but Xelloss and Zelgadiss stared.
"..." Aleinas sweatdropped before speaking. "Stop staring at me like that."
"Aleinas-san was a Mazoku!?!"
He chuckled at the princess's shock.
"Only partly, only partly."
"Why didn't you tell us?"
"Inverse, if you knew that I was part Mazoku, would you really be willing to follow me aroun?"
"No, I guess not...but."
"No buts. 'Buts' are what make everything more confusing than need be. Now, I do believe we need to get some rest. So let's camp."
Aleinas sat Jeffrisce's body on the ground and then got to work on setting up a fire.
"Shouldn't we heal Jeffrisce?"
"Don't worry princess, I've healed him already."
"Why did it take you so long?"
"I was just trying to get some extra information."
"Well?"
"The cannibals were sent after Inverse...and any of her companions. They claimed that it was Grau. Apparantly Dynast and his servants know what you're looking for, and don't want you to find it."
"How did you find that out?"
"Inverse, trust me, you don't want to know."
Gourry sat by the new fire.
"Oh yes I do, so tell me."
"Lina-san, maybe you should just leave it alone. Aleinas-san is part Mazoku after all. He might have done something gruesome, no?"
Aleinas nodded to show he was right. Lina's reply was amusing.
"Gah, how can you say that so casually?? Don't you wince? Aren't you disgusted at that thought even a little bit? And yeah, sure, I'll leave it alone..."
"Thank you.. Anyways, I'm curious to know...why are you all searching for whatever is in this temple?"
"That's none of your business."
"Oh, I think it is. I wouldn't want to risk my life for nothing, now would I?"
Lina half glared at him. "I'm looking for treasure and maybe some power, some new spells. Zel is looking for a cure. Gourry could use a new sword. Amelia is just tagging along."
"I see. Well, it seems there's something else there that they don't want you to find...otherwise Dynast wouldn't have done anything."
"Hai, you're right."
"Lina-san, maybe it would be better if we just quit."
"Be quiet, Filia. Now way is any Mazoku going to keep me from getting what I want!"
"Well, that's Lina-san."
"Oh, be quiet, Mazoku. I still say we should just quit."
"Be quiet yourself, Goldy, because it won't matter if you quit or not. Dynast and his servants don't take chances. They'll still try to kill you all."
Aleinas lied down on her side as they continued to talk. Every now and then Filia would try to throw an insult at Xelloss, but Aleinas just ignored everything around him and slept next to Jeffrisce.
