Chapter 3: Calypso
I awoke to the fluffy embrace of my pillows and the amazing warmth of my covers. I shifted in the bed, turning over my hand dramatically flapped to the bed, or it would have if not for this strangely squishy object that was now grasped in my hand, making sure what I was currently grasping was real I groggily decided to squeeze it a couple times, confirming that the object was indeed real I opened my eyes, slowly blinking the sleep out of my eyes and adjusting to the light that was present within the room, focusing on the object in which my hand is currently latched upon I can feel heat rushing to my cheeks when I realise what the squishy object truly was, and who it belonged to.
"Good morning Lord Harito, how are you this morning?" asked my creation, Calypso, a deep blush upon her beautiful face and a crazed look in her eyes that quickly vanished.
I could feel steam rushing out of my ears as I swiftly released my grasp upon her feminine mounds. Turning my gaze away from her eyes, ashamed of myself.
"I am alright, how was your morning?" I said embarrassment evident in my voice.
"I am very pleased that I could be graced with your touch my lord" she exclaimed before leaping out of bed.
"it was my fault that this happened as I came in here to awake you master, but when I walked in a saw the adorable look you had as you slept I couldn't resist and climbed into your bed without permission- I deeply apologize" she said then proceeded to bow in respect.
"I forgive you" I said as I sighed wondering how things ended up like this and now that I get a good look at her she is absolutely beautiful, no words or description can give her appearance it's true glory, with her diamond blue eyes, brown and fluffy ears and tail, my mind was racing after my eyes to process her radiance. She wore clothes similar to Aura. However, they were more feminine, there true purpose was to be both comfortable and combat ready.
'I created this beautiful masterpiece? Great job past me' I said internally giving my past self a high five.
"I also came bearing a message from Lord Ainz that he wishes to speak to you in his office, of course that being at your earliest convenience, my lord" she said, seemingly happy that she was forgiven for her actions.
'What does Ainz want with me, guess I should head over and find out' I thought before sighing exasperatedly. Before I could pull the covers off a loud grumble rang out through the room.
The source of this noise was my now completely depleted stomach. I noticed the worried glance that Calypso aimed at me.
'maybe I should go get something to eat before heading off to speak to Ainz' I immediately thought
"what are you going to be doing today Calypso?' I asked my creation, before taking in my room's appearance.
My bed was in my treehouse in the centre of my self-designed quarters, along the corners of the ceiling were vines wove in intricate patterns, the light in the room was caused by the lazily drifting fireflies that came out when it turned night time and very early in the morning, the time in the room was regulated to match outside, eagerly I bounded over to the balcony that overlooked the bustling forest and the view was breath-taking, millions of fireflies enlightened the darkened forest- revealing both the active and non-active animals, as well as all of the beautiful flowers and plants that occupied the space, much like the 6th floors sky, this room had a beyond realistic sky that changed with time, stars shone brighter than I had ever seen before, my mind was lost as it processed the beauty that I lived in.
"Lord Harito, did you hear what I said?" came the annoyed voice of Calypso.
"sorry Calypso I guess I got lost in my thoughts, could you repeat what you said for me?" I asked nervously scratching the back of my head, a pouty face appeared on her face after hearing this comment.
"hmph, fine but only because it's you master- I said that after I check up on the area guards I am free for today. Why, did you have something that you wanted me to do?" she asked, her ocean blue eyes bearing into my own, again I had to avert my gaze as heat rushed to my face.
"I was wondering if I could come with you and then we could go get something to eat before I went and spoke to Ainz?" I asked her, her eyes grew stars in them, and a little bit of drool came out of her mouth.
'I guess she is hungry' I thought internally.
(but in truth she was having highly erotic thoughts about him, thoughts that would put the most perverted minds to shame. Poor, sweet, innocent Harito has created something similar to a tsundere, but more in an albedo-type way then the NOTICE ME SENPAI, kill all love rivals, kidnap and break type way).
"it would be an honour for you to accompany me master" she said bowing
"shall we get going then?" I asked nearing the edge of the balcony, her response was cancelled out by the rapid flow of wind as I leapt over the balcony and into open air.
'I didn't think this through. Am I going to die?' I thought to myself. Right before my instincts took over and I positioned myself to land just before impacting the ground and kicking up a large dust cloud.
I then glanced over to see Calypso waiting for me to follow her. After making my way over to her side, we walked through the forest, I had noticed that many of the beasts stopped to observe us testing whether or not we were worth the trouble or not and for some reason this annoyed me.
An unnatural and powerful growl was released from me before I could control myself, this noise sent all of the observers scattering for safety elsewhere.
"Master is something the matter?" came the angelic voice of my creation.
"No not at all- are we nearly there yet?" I replied to her
"Yes, we are approaching the entrance now" she informed me, as she said this an oak door with my symbol etched into it came into view.
(Harito's symbol is a flaming wolf with it's jaw open and in it's eyes are swirling vortexes to symbolise an Abyss wolf)
Before the door stood a figure covered from head-to-toe in black armour armour, the helmet only revealed his glowing red eyes and at the sticking through the top of the helmet were 2 horns, his chest plate bore my symbol, his gauntlets had blade-like attachments angled up from his elbows and where his fingers ended the armour shaped out like claws, the armour on his legs had similar designs on them except the did not have the blades on them, attached to his hip was a sheathed katana, the sheath itself was emblazed with a glowing version of my symbol, he stood at nearly 8 foot, entirely towering over us. I have to admit he was very intimidating. He walked up to us and immediately bowed.
"greetings to both of you, derconius has nothing to report this evening." He said before returning to his original position.
"so, master where are we going to be eating this afternoon?" asked Calypso from my side.
"I feel like we should eat at the cafeteria. Maybe, interact with some of the maids that live here." I answered
"don't you think so Calypso?" I added turning my gaze to her. Her expression was that of confusion
"As you wish it will be so, master" she answered, though the look in her eyes projected her desire to debate.
"[GATE]" she cast before looking at me and bowing, her right arm gesturing towards the portal. "After you master" she said raising herself from the bow and moving behind me, ready to follow me through.
"Thankyou" I replied as a walked through the purple, swirling portal
For a split second my vision was conquered by darkness, then it was encompassed a blinding light before dimming into the cafeteria. All noise ceased in the room as I exited the portal, this silence was swiftly followed by hundreds of chairs being pushed back and all of the maids that were eating here bowing and waiting for instructions.
"Continue as you were" came Calypso's voice from behind me and as if nothing happened all of the maids resumed to what they were doing before my entry. An exhaled a breath that I hadn't known I was holding.
'what the hell was that?' I questioned internally.
"Master if you would take a seat I will go and get food for both of us" said Calypso with a pout before storming off towards the kitchen.
I glanced around the room and found an unoccupied table which I swiftly claimed, the chairs were oddly normal, though they were neither comfortable nor uncomfortable, which was the part that I had found strange.
{Harito, where are you right now?} came a message from Ainz.
{I am currently in the cafeteria waiting for Calypso to join me with breakfast. Why?} I replied
{you were supposed to come and talk to me remember- and why are you eating in the cafeteria? You realise that they would bring you food whenever you asked for it, Right?} countered Ainz
{of course, I do, I just wanted to eat here- and I am going to visit you later on, I want to introduce Calypso to the floor guardians, seeing as the only NPC's that know about her are the maids and Sebas which might cause some issues, don't you think?} was my ingenious response.
{you have a point, but to make sure that you don't forget like you usually do, I am sending Albedo to accompany you. Alright see you later then bye} came Ainz's response followed by the end of the telepathic conversation that we were having.
'of course, you would send Albedo to 'escort' me, more like babysit me' I thought angerly, before thinking about his reasoning behind it. 'though he does have a point, I am quite forgetful'.
My internal conversation was interrupted by the entrance doors being slammed open to reveal Albedo who had already started scanning the room for me, spotting me she made her way over to me, walking with a level of elegance that closely matched Calypso's.
'how did she get here so fast?' I questioned before realising the answer 'Ainz had sent her to come and get me when I had told him where I was, either that or she used the ring of Ainz Ooal Gown'
"Greetings Lord Harito" she said bowing, then taking a seat to my left, her gaze settled on me.
"Hello Albedo" I responded, not knowing what to actually say to her the conversation had ended after the greeting, her piercing gaze was starting to creep me out.
'this is so awkward- where the hell is calypso' I thought, and as if summoned by my thoughts Calypso returned with 2 plates of sauce-covered ribs and a giant smile on her face, then her gaze changed from me to Albedo, who was still staring at me.
When she had arrived at the table, placing my food in front of me she swiftly occupied the seat on my left before placing her own plate of food in front of her. This movement gained the attention of Albedo who moved her gaze from me to Calypso.
"who are you?" asked Albedo
"my name is Calypso, creation of master Harito and the guardian of the hidden forest and master Harito" came Calypso's immediate response, which resulted in them starting to bicker and fight.
I simply tuned them out and begun devouring my food, remembering the decision that we had about Calypso's position.
'I think that Calypso should take Albedo's position as Overseer of the floor guardians, I mean she is easily the most powerful NPC in Nazarick" said Tabula
"yeah I know but Harito said that he just wants her to guard the creatures that live in the forest within his quarters and besides he didn't create her to be that powerful only to be limited by a position within" replied HeroHero
"I still think that we should give her a position like Pandora's actor, maybe she could be like a final boss of Nazarick or something" came lord Touchme's response
"No, this argument is pointless anyway, she was made to only show loyalty to Harito, as we all permitted, we knew that he might make something like her but not to the extent that he did, anyway Calypso role is Harito's decision, so what do you want to do Harito?" came the voice of Momonga.
"I want Calypso to be my…"
My mind was returned back to the present by Calypso's voice.
"Master was your meal to your liking?" she said reaching over and collecting my plate.
"Yes, it was very enjoyable, could you say thankyou to the chefs for me?" I asked her as she started walking towards the kitchen after receiving my opinion of the meal.
"Of course, master" she said over her shoulder. My attention was stolen from Calypso's figure to Albedo as she glared at Calypso and growled.
"Albedo, are you okay?" I asked trying to figure out what happened while I was lost in thought.
"Yes, lord Harito" she answered before straightening up and returning her gaze to me for the few seconds that Calypso had left.
"So, master what are you going to do now?" asked Calypso after returning to where I was currently standing in the now empty cafeteria.
"I was thinking that I should introduce you to some of the Floor Guardians and then I was going to go and talk to Ainz about something" I replied.
"so, who are we seeing first master?" asked Calypso.
"I believe that we should meet the guardians that I know in order of floor number so going from Shaltear and Demiurge, then we will go and introduce you to Pandora's actor." I answered
"[GATE]" and once again there was temporary blindness and as my eyes begun to focus I could see a figure in front of me. Heat was rushing to my face when I noticed that the figure was completely naked, though before my eyes could betray me and start to wander, I felt a pair of hands cover my ears and eyes though I could still hear their voices it was all muffled and not understandable. Then as swiftly as we arrived I was forced through a portal and released from the pair of hands.
"what was that for?" I asked before noticing that they both were already bowing and asking for forgiveness for touching me without permission, although I could see a strange expression on their faces, I forgave them.
"rise, I may not have been able to introduce you to Shaltear, but I am going to introduce you to the dark elf twins." I said my face still tomato red from the previous floor.
"AURA, MARE, IS ANYONE HERE?" I screamed out, my voice echoing throughout the empty arena. Aura appeared after hearing me.
"Sorry Lord Harito but my brother is currently not here due to some problems that occurred with some of the area guardians. What can I do for you?" she said still cheerful as she was the other day.
"I'm just here to introduce Calypso to you" I said before turning and gesturing Calypso to introduce herself, because the only reason that I was here was to make sure that she was here.
"hello, my name is Calypso, creation and Guardian of master Harito, it is a pleasure to meet you" she said performing a courtesy, she even included the slight tipping of the head. Fancy. I caught myself staring at Calypso. The shock on Aura's face was evident even though she tried to hide it.
"well then that is all, have a lovely day" I said as I walked away both Albedo and Calypso hot on my heel.
We spent the next 14 minutes introducing Calypso to all of the floor Guardians that were available. Pandora's actor was a bit of a creep, but I ceased his actions with a swift flick to the forehead that sent him flying across the room screaming something in German.
"Thank you for accompanying me Calypso, please take some time to relax, okay" I said dismissively, she got the message and created a [GATE] back to the hidden forest.
"Thank you master, I shall take my leave now. Goodnight" she said while bowing before entering the spell, which closed shortly after her departure.
"[ABYSS GATE]" I chanted- envisioning the place that I wanted to go to, the room seemed to still as large black claws pierced reality, the claws slowly ripped a portal made up of pure carnage and chaos, the abyss.
I stepped into the portal, my foot coming out the other side- the rest of me shortly followed, it was at this point that I noticed something- I hadn't received any temporary blindness nor did my eyes have to refocus at all like it had when I was travelling through the [GATE] spell. Fascinating. My attention was then refocused on Albedo who was now stepping through the spell. Though unlike me she did not stop when exiting out the either side, instead she walked up to the door to Ainz's office and knocking twice.
"Lord Ainz, Lord Harito is here like you requested" she informed the Sorcerer behind the door.
"He may enter, thank you Albedo" his voice replied, again the dismissal in this reply was not lost to her as she too took her leave.
"Kill, destroy, kill, kill, destroy, destroy, return all to the abyss, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill" echoed a voice in my head, followed by a growling noises.
'just great, now I'm going crazy and hearing voices' I thought adding this small fact to my ever-growing list of problems.
"hi Ainz-sama, what did you want to talk to me about?" I asked as I entered his study.
"just a simple question, that now that I think about it I could have just asked you through message this morning- I am planning to head to the adventurers guild in E- rantel and I was wondering if you would like to accompany me?" he asked, those glowing red orbs glued on my small frame.
"Sure, this is a great chance to see the country, thanks for the offer" I answered.
'we are chaos, we are oblivion, we are the ABYSS and we are you, you, you, you, you' came the voice again.
"Are you alright Harito?" came Ainz's voice.
'we are power, we are strength and we are destruction' whispered the voices in my head and then as if it was never there the growling and the voices vanished.
"Yeah, of course I'm good, see you later" I called back over my shoulder waving him goodbye as I left the room.
'what the hell was that? Whatever the hell they were I hope that they don't come back' I said walking to the bar with the intention of drinking my worries away.
5 hours later
Calypso's P.O.V
It had been hours since I lost saw my beloved master, with his adorable face, cute little ears and tail and the innocence of a new-born. Maybe I should go to him, then I approve of this thought and activate my unique spell, created by master Harito himself, [commanders pride] instantly appearing next to my beloved master, who was currently passed-out on the counter of a bar, I instantly glare at the bartender.
"hey, don't blame me, I was about to message you" the creature said. My glare was instantly turned into starry eyes when I looked at master Harito.
His face looked cuter than any box of puppies, his tail was swishing from side to side as if it had a mind of it's own and his cute, adorable and fluffy ears kept on twitching. I returned my gaze to the creature behind the bar.
"Put the expenses in my tab" I said, walking over to my master, I picked him up with ease and then proceeded to place him on my back with his arms hanging over my shoulders and his legs hanging from my waist.
'I should take the long way home' I thought as I could feel everything of my master, from his highly toned muscles to the swishing of his fluffy tail. I was loving every second of this moment. Then I realised that Ainz-sama had requested that Master Harito join him on tomorrow's trip to the human city to become adventurers.
{Lord Ainz, there has been a slight issue with master Harito} I message Ainz
{what happened?} came his response.
{he appears to have had a large amount of liquor and has passed out. Though it would also appear that he might not be up to doing anything tomorrow. If I might be so selfish to ask that you delay the start of your expedition until Master Harito is well again as he really wanted to travel with you.} I replied
{I guess that is possible. Would you tell him that the trip has been postponed for a day} he answered before ending the communication.
'I did good' I said praising myself before using [GATE] to return to his bedroom and laying him down on his bed before joining my beloved master.
"sweet dreams master Harito" I whispered before falling asleep.
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