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Adult Inklings were speaking to each other, all reunited around an altar: Kelly was behind it, with her hands grasped together and down to the middle. Hun was sitting on a throne, while wearing a white kimono with the lower part showing semi-distorted Squids.
"… ehm… wh-what I'm supposed to do, again…?" Hun's eyes blinked. "To think I wasn't sleeping at all, when I entered inside that world… it feels so odd, not having many memories as before!"
His eyes were seeing Inklings and some Stinglings talking to each other, almost all of them smiling. Kelly was keeping her posture, while smiling a bit and watching Hun.
"Speaking of that world… what was it?" His irises went up and right. "I don't remember anything about it, at all… except that sand I just saw. I wonder if I can return inside it and try to remember anything I did in there…"
"Please, everyone!" Eri walked from Hun's left, stopping in front of him with her arms stretched towards Kelly.
"The ceremony is about to begin!" Emi walked from Hun's right, stopping in front of him with her arms stretched towards Kelly.
The adults were sealing their mouths, all staring back at Hun. Sweat was jumping out from Hun's head.
"If you happen to hold any cameras or anything of technological nature… please, put it away." Eri frowned a bit.
"Anyone who ignores such rule, will get demoted and receive a punishment." Emi frowned a bit.
Small voices came from the crowd.
"Pu-punished because of technology?" Hun bended forward. "I-I don't really agree with"
"Master, this is not the time of discussion…" Eri turned her shoulders towards Hun.
"… you must promote Kelly for her good job." Emi turned her shoulders towards Hun, while smiling.
Hun's mouth flattened a bit.
"Ach… if only I could remember a bit better…" His eyes closed, as he smiled a bit while sweat covered his forehead. "Ehm… uuuhh… I guess she's promoted." Hun nodded. "I promote her and… that's it." He grins a bit, as his eyes opened.
Everyone kept staring back at the boy… Hun chuckles, as sweat covered his whole face.
"Eeeeeehhhmmm… ehm…" His irises bounced sideways. "I… I-I have to give her something…? Is… ehm…"
"Master!" Eri's eyebrows went up. "Have you forgotten what we told you?!" Her mouth downturned.
"Wh-why you haven't told us so…?" Emi's eyebrows went up and her mouth downturned. "We would had gladly helped you!"
"I-I didn't wanted to get in the way…" Hun's head lowered. "I'm sorry… I-I don't know what is wrong with me…" His head returned upwards. "For some reason, it really feels harder for me to remember anything!"
What?!
Is the Master in trouble?!
What happened before?!
Oh no!
The voices kept raising from the crowd. Kelly's mouth downturned.
"I know the reason! Let me pass!"
The twins returned forward: a stick was raising from above the crowd's head.
"Let me pass! Cough, cough! I'll explain the reason!"
The adult Inkling man and adult Stingling went each in a direction, as an Inkling man with wrinkles on his face and pale tentacles groaned and snorted, while he kept his stick upwards. The man put the stick back on the floor, while bending his back forward.
"Are you one of the veterans?!" Eri's eyes expanded.
"It's good to see you again, Mr. StickPick." Emi smiled widely, as her eyes closed.
"You know him?!" Eri's head turned to her right, as her mouth opened wide.
"… unlike you, I prefer chatting with others…" Emi's cheeks puffed, as her eyes opened to the middle and her mouth formed a 3. "Especially when you leave me behind, during your conquest processes…"
"Eeep!" Sweat was jumping out from Eri's head, as she kept turning her head left and right. "Th-that's not true! I-I would never leave"
"Young girls, supervisors of the two Masters…" Mr. StickPick's eyes closed, as he slowly walks in front of them. "… were you aware of the Master's previous feats?" His left hand pointed his stick towards Eri.
"Yes, he was forced by the Demon Squid to retrieve the weapon…" Eri nodded. "He entered inside a world, but he returned safe and sound with Master Fara and Kelly."
"Bah! You forgot to mention the most important part…" The man shook his head, as his right wrist went behind his back. "… his journey affected his memories."
"WHAT?!" The twin's eyes went completely white, same for their opened mouths.
"How?!" Hun stands up, while frowning. "How did that happened?!"
"The world who keeps the weapon is known to twist and turn the adventurer's own memories…" The man coughed. "You can remember things forgotten… or forget things remembered. It really depends on your behavior… but it's safe to say that the sand must have caused huge damages to the world." His eyes closed. "Damages who affected your memory skills…"
"How can I fix this, then?" Hun's arms opened a bit.
"Simple: sleep and get back in that world." The man nodded. "You will surely find a way to remember more…"
"Ah… then, I'm ready for it." Hun nodded, while frowning a bit. "I can't get out of this Shrine, if I remember things this poorly!" His head turned towards each twin. "Where can I sleep?"
"The Room of Sleep is perfect for that!" Eri nodded, while smiling. "We will take you"
"What about the ceremony?" Emi's head turned towards her twin sister, while bending forward. "We can't"
"A Master's order can twist the ceremony, whenever he or she finds it opportune…" Eri's head rose, as her eyes closed. "Therefore, the ceremony is now cancelled and probably postponed until the Master is ready to have one." Her eyes opened a bit. "I'm a bit surprised you didn't know this… it's something crucially important to know."
"You say that, just because you lost the argument before." Emi snorted, frowning a bit.
"What argument?!" Eri bended forward, while frowning. "We never had any argument in the first place! It's just you and your exaggerated ideas!"
"Exaggerated is this behavior of winning at all costs you have!" Emi growled. "When you will grow up, Eri?! When you"
"STOP IT!" Chie rushed in between them, as her hand picked each a twin's hand. "We are going to have a discussion about this, later on…" Her head turned towards each twin.
"N-no, please!" Eri's eyebrows went up, as her mouth opened wide. "I-I didn't wanted to start a quarrel! I-I wanted to hug my sister, in fact!"
"Me too!" Emi's eyes went a bit watery. "W-we promise to be gentler with each other!"
"Wait, we ARE gentler to each other!" Eri tilted to her right. "I would never attack you in a million years!"
Emi snorted, as she tilted to her left.
"… not even in a moment like this, you want to admit…?" Her eyelids lowered to the middle, as her mouth formed a ^. "Come on, Eri…"
"Wh-why are you attacking me?!" Eri frowned. "Seriously, how many times I really"
Chie pulled the twins with her, as she sighed deeply and lowered her head.
"S-sis, I-I wasn't attacking Emi!" Eri pulled a bit to the left. "I-I was just trying to bring in a normal discussion…!"
"I-I just wanted to make Eri realize her own mistakes…!" Emi sniffed loudly. "I-I can't leave my own sister in trouble…!"
The three girls kept walking, leaving the crowd behind. Mr. StickPick rose his stick for a moment.
"Kids those days… they really need a spanking or two, sometimes." His head shook.
"I don't know about that…" A sweat drop appears on Hun's right side of his head, while his eyes closed. "I mean, it might be hard for them to understand what's right or wrong at such young age..."
"That's why they should listen carefully to what Chie will say to them… as well, as receiving some spankings!" The man turned towards Kelly. "Kelly, will you bring the Master to the Room of Sleep?"
"Absooooolutelyyyyy!" Kelly smiled widely, while closing her eyes and starting to dance in place. "I'm sooo happy to briiiiing the Master with meeeee!"
She began jumping away from the altar, as part of the crowd walked behind its now two sides. Hun smiled, as he began walking forward. Fara immediately went on his right side, walking along with him.
Have a good sleep, Master!
Good luck, Master Hun!
If any Demon Squid appears, we will kick them out!
Hun nodded, while turning his head around: his right hand waved in front of several Inkling and some Stingling adults.
"Kelly, can I come with my big bro?" Fara's eyes closed, as she smiled widely.
"No, no…" Kelly's mouth downturned slightly, as her head shook. "You might forget more than you want!"
"Ah, right…" Fara's eyes opened, as her mouth downturned a bit. "… but I feel bad for leaving Hun alone."
"Don't worry…" Hun's right hand petted Fara's head. "I'll be fine… I mean, I did passed through this world!" He nodded. "I think I could do it again… … maybe." He grins, while closing his eyes, as a sweat drop appears on his head's right side.
"Then, me and Kelly will wait for your return!" Fara jumped, with her arms stretching upwards.
"While drawing something down, together!" Kelly danced while walking, for a moment. "It's tons of fun, Master Fara!"
"Yes, I did drew something a while ago!" Fara's eyes sparkled, as her hands clasped together. "I'm going to draw the house where me and my brother lived!"
"Ooooooh, I can't wait to see that drawing!" Kelly clapped loudly. "I can even teach you some little tricks about structure, if you want!"
"Please, do!" Fara nodded. "Drawing is so fun! Even singing and dancing!"
Hun smiled.
"I'm glad you are learning something new… and even making new friends."
"Aaaah, have you seen how much time Master Fara passes with my little brother?!" Kelly giggled. "She even tried to talk like him!"
Fara blushes a lot, as her eyes expanded.
"Oh… ehm… I-I don't remember much about this…" Hun sighed, as his mouth downturned. "I'm sorry…"
"For what? You will remember everything in a jiffy and we will all dance together!" Kelly stopped, as she began spinning for a moment. "Heeeere it iiiiis! The Rooooooom of Sleeeeeep!"
"Ok!" Hun turned to his right, watching his sister. "Please, be careful during my absence… ok?" His head went on the top of her head, giving it a quick kiss. "I'll be back soon!"
"Ronf! Huh?" The man, who was sleeping near the shoji, opened his eyes. "… Master Hun? How did you get here?"
"How did I…?" Hun's head tilted to his right, watching the man. "… eh?"
The man yawned loudly.
"Don't mind that question…" His right wrist clenched his right eye. "… although, I don't think I heard you getting out of the room…"
"Eh?!" Hun's eyes expanded. "Did I… really walked out from here?" His head pointed the shoji.
"Cousin Anton!" Kelly moved towards the man, while jumping. "Master Hun needs to sleep so badly… open the shoji, pretty pleeeaassee!" Her hands clasped.
"Ah, sure thing…" Anton walked in front of the shoji, opening it. "There. You can enter now…"
"Alright!" Hun walked inside the room, turning behind and waving his right hand. "Have fun drawing, Fara! See you later too, Kelly!"
"Byyyeeee!" Both girls waved their hands towards Hun.
Anton yawned loudly, as he closed back the shoji, walking in front of the wall to the right and rested his back on it.
"Tee hee hee!" Kelly turned behind, smiling and closing her eyes at Fara. "Master Fara, are you ready to draw?!"
"Don't even question it!" Fara nodded. "Let's go drawing!"
"Yay!" Kelly passed the little girl, as she began dancing and walking forward.
"… actually, I want to bring Skippy with me too." Fara's mouth downturned a bit. "He must be very sad to be left alone…"
"Sure!" Kelly turned behind. "All I need to do is to get in your room and leave down a Teleporter paper! This time, I will not add anything fancy on it…" Sweat jumped out from Kelly's head, as she chuckled. "That whole experience was… enough, I would say!"
"Yes… something I will not think about it too much." Her head lowered. "I never was this scared, before…"
"Aaaawww…" Kelly's mouth downturned, as she began walking in place. "… the scary part will never happen again, Master! I sooo promise that!"
Fara's head rose back up.
"Well… let's stop chatting then." She nodded. "I need to see Skippy and pet him, while we reach the Shrine together… with me on his side, Skippy will like this place even more than the room!" She smiled a bit.
"Ookie, dookie!" Kelly turned behind. "I'm going back in the same room we were before…!"
The girl sprinted, while singing some words.
"Wait! Wait!" Fara sprinted, as her eyebrows went up. "You are way too fast for me!"
Kelly slowed down, as her shoulders turned to her right.
"Do not give up!" Kelly's eyes were closed, as her mouth formed a large, upside down 3. "Come on, Master! You can do it!"
"Uff… aaah!" Fara panted, as her mouth downturned. "Soo hard to keep up…"
"Hey, that's not bad!" Kelly was walking. "Since we are almost near, you can just walk…"
"I-I can do this… I'm seeing if I can do this!" Fara panted even louder.
"It's that shoji over there!" Her right forefinger pointed at it. "I'm rushing now, to get it open for you!" She sprinted.
Kelly immediately slowed down, as her hands reached the shoji and opened it. She walked inside, as her head turned around while smiling.
"Well… the room is free to be used!" She turned behind, with her arms pointing at Fara. "I'm going now!"
Fara panted loudly, as she bended forward and rested her hands on her knees.
"Buh-bye, Master!" Her right hand waved left and right.
ZIP!
Kelly's eyes were closed, as her mouth formed a small 3: she was slowly spinning, with her arms stretching downwards and on her sides, surrounded by a green background and wind.
"Remember, remember, remember, remember…" Her tentacles were waving gently.
ZIP!
Her feet landed on the floor. A loud squeak came from her behind: she turned, watching Skippy's head retreating inside his shell.
"Aaaaawwww!" Kelly's eyes sparkled, as her hands went on her mouth. "Master Fara is sooo lucky…! You are the cutest pet I have ever seen!" She walked closer. "Your squeaks are sooo adorable too!" Her right hand went over Skippy's shell.
Her hand rested on his shell, as she began petting it. Skippy cried.
"Wh-why are you crying…?" Kelly's mouth downturned. "Don't you like me?"
Skippy squeaked slowly…
"… ok, ok, little fella!" Kelly smiled, as she took some steps backwards. "I'll bring Fara to you!" Her eyes closed, as her arms rose up in the air.
From her hands, a pile of papers and a brush respectively appeared on each hand.
"I'll be so fast" Her arms lowered, as her head slowly pointed at the pile of papers. "you wouldn't even-AH!" Her eyes expanded.
Papers were gliding over the floor, slowly falling on it, while the brush flew near the bed. The girl bended down, as her left hand kept picking up papers and putting them each on her right one. Her left hand stopped, hovering about a paper depicting Aga…
Kelly, I'm sorry for that… I should had warned you in advance.
Her head rose upwards, before falling back down.
"Who's this woman?" Her mouth opened wide, as her left hand picked up the paper and her legs stretched upwards.
She knows where Mirii is…
"… uh?" Her head rose, as Kelly watches the ceiling. "Why are you saying this?"
It's about the Master, Kelly… Master Hun. He keeps talking in his sleep.
"HUH?!" Her irises shrunk. "Is he alright?!" Her mouth downturned.
He keeps moving around… he keeps mentioning her name.
"… Master Hun wants to see Mirii?" Kelly's head lowered, watching the paper.
It seems to be the case. Her presence might calm him down, so he can restore his memory skills…
"Ooooh, I seee!" Kelly nodded. "Those two love each other! I bet that even Mirii really wants to hug hug him!" She giggled, as her eyes closed.
That woman is reported to be the one who last saw Mirii… you must find her and let
"I can just appear in the same area where Mirii is!" Kelly began dancing in place. "Thaaaaat is one of myyyy skiiiillss…!"
Unfortunately, it's not that easy to do anymore…
Kelly stopped, standing perfectly still and keeping her expression.
Demon Squids are coming more around this building… they must have learned about the two Masters' presence!
"And with them away, we can easily dominate this place!"
"EEEP!" Kelly jumped while twisting behind.
A small, Inkling girl with her tentacles tied in two ponytails, was snickering loudly with her fists on her sides: her ears were pointer than Kelly's, as she was wearing a dark-red hat, a short-sleeved shirt depicting large Squid tentacles coming from waves and short-sleeved jeans. Her feet were wearing light-yellow shoes, as they were floating above the floor.
"Long time no see…" The girl's eyes squeezed a bit. "… dancy." She grinned.
"Yo-you?!" Kelly took some steps backwards, as her hands let down all her papers and went on her mouth. "N-no way…!"
The girl laughed loudly, pointing her head towards the ceiling. Quickly, she floated a bit forward.
"Eh eh eh, that expression of fear and desperation… just the one I wanted to see!" Her eyes closed. "Although, I preferred more seeing you spinning in that vortex…"
"Vortex…?" Kelly bended a bit down, as she trembles a bit.
"Ah right… like your Masters, you are coming from the old waters… eh eh eh!" Her head lowered to her bottom-left corner, before raising it back up. "I meant that disaster your own image caused in her desert world!"
"Yo-you were watching?!" Kelly frowned.
"Watching…?" The girl bended forward, as her right thumb pointed at her chest. "I was the one who did the mischief! The one who opened your friend's own eyes!"
Kelly screamed loudly.
"Th-that's so brutal!" Her tentacles stretched upwards. "Did you know that one of your friends"
"Got cancelled? Pffff… that big loser!" Her head turned to her top-right corner, as her arms folded and her cheeks puffed. "He wanted to step on our heads… he was thinking way too big for his own good!" Her head lowered, as she grinned widely. "Even with that weapon on his tentacles, we would had prepared a little surprise for his return in the sweeter waters… eh eh eh!"
A single sweat formed on Kelly's left side of her head, as her mouth opened slightly and her irises shrunk.
So, the voices were true…! You Demon Squids are living inside the sweeter waters!
"… I wouldn't say living… eh eh eh! Ah ah ah!" Her head shook. "But enough chit-chatting!" The girl rose upwards even more. "Let's get to the more fun stuff! Eeeeh eh eh… the real fun!"
"Wh-why not just get back home and dance your own music there?" Kelly bended forward, while frowning. "I-I don't like your fun…"
"I AM at home… and you are the guest!" Her right forefinger pointed at Kelly. "A guest who's about to taste how sweet are those waters!"
Kelly swallowed silently, as sweat covered her head. Skippy kept squeaking…
Your plans are ruined! The Shrine will soon know about your presence… you are finished!
"Oooooh, shut up!" Her right hand went on her forehead. "You will do absolutely nothing, just like usual! Didn't you get it yet that you have no business in the sweeter waters?! You will be all alone, without any protections!"
We have real Masters on our sides…
"Really…?" Her right eyebrow rose. "… I'm only seeing a Super Scared Sea Snail and a just as much girl!" Her right middle finger and thumb snapped.
…
"You kicked her out?!" Kelly bended forward.
"Yes… why the surprise?" The girl's eyes closed, as her eyebrows went up and her shoulders shrugged. "I mean, were you really surprised? Ha ha ha, haaa… what a fool you still are!" She grinned. "You might even think we are still friends…"
"No! I will never believe you, again!" Kelly frowned a lot. "Leave me alone, now… please!"
"Without letting you taste the sweeter waters, first? Eh eh eh eh…!" Her arms stretched towards Kelly, as she showed her palms. "I'm going to give you a nice makeover, which will prevent you from seeing your precious Shrine, ever again…!"
Wooo-wooo-wooo…
Black smoke was coming from her hands, as the whole room turned red. Dark-purple rings surrounded Kelly. The girl bended down, as her teeth gritted and her face was frowning a lot.
"KKYYYYAAAAAAAAHH!" Her head rose back, as arms opened and her fists clenched.
The ring grew into a cocoon! Kelly's screams were coming out from it. The other girl began laughing loudly.