Ch10: Gifts From the Heart
When we were on the ship for Peregrin Quay with everyone on board, the crew as well as myself were a little surprised to see the Sea Urchin from before jump from the seas and onto the ship. "Oh? Are you the same Sea Urchin from before?" I asked him as the other crew members huddled behind me, not touching their weapons at all. I'd told them beforehand not to attack any monsters that may spring up and that I'd deal with them.
"Yes, I am," the Sea Urchin spoke, surprising the sea dogs from behind me. "I wanted to thank you in person for freeing Master Khalamari from that dreaded curse... also to deliver this..." The Sea Urchin extended his tentacle once again to reveal a small shell in the form of a whistle. It actually looked pretty cool. "If you ever need us creatures of the sea to aide you on your quest, even inland, blow into that Shell Bell and we'll come running," the Sea Urchin spoke again as I smiled at him. "Thanks a lot!" I smiled happily. "Oh no, it's us sea creatures that should thank you. You've so far helped not one but TWO of our most important bosses."
"Um... two? Are you prob'ly refren to that Geyser bloke?" Yangus asked the monster. "He may live in the Waterfall Cave, but that's his domain: fresh water. Khalamari is the ruler of the salt. And as for holy water... well... I'm pretty certain you'll meet her one day," the one-eyed sea monster giggled. "Um... she?" I asked. "Her name is Angelica. She's a cross between a Sea Angel and a Siren. As such, she is very renowned in the monster realm as the ruler of holy water. I'm sure you'll find her one day, don't worry about that." And with that, the Sea Urchin flung itself over the edge of the ship and back into the ocean below... making our group a little surprised and baffled at the same time.
'Stella... I don't recall anyone mentioning a monster hybrid named Angelica before... I think something else is messed up in the plot,' I thought to the little fairy. 'I've never heard of such a thing either... maybe it's because we keep healing these non-evil boss monsters instead of hurting them?' Stella thought right back. 'She has a point. After all, if you guys really were supposed to beat up Geyser and Khalamari, that'd mean that we'd never hear about this Angelica person...' Medea said to us via mind chat.
"So what are we gonna do now? We don't even know what awaits us on the Southern continent and after being told a story like that from a grateful Sea Urchin, I'm a little confused as to how to proceed," Jessica asked while she adjusted her frock. She really needed some new clothes if she needed to fix her chest so it wasn't showing.
"Hey Jess? How's about we get you some new apparel from down below deck?" I asked her with a smile. "Um, I don't think that these guys will have anything my size," Jess frowned. "Just come on. Besides, we still need to chat with Trode about what just happened," I smiled. "Okay, fine..." Jessica said as we both finally went down below deck.
When we got below deck, I smiled and petted Medea while saying 'We'll talk once we get out into open areas. Just a little while longer, that's a promise.' before going further down to meet with Trode. After his brief explanation of the Alchemy Pot (and Jessica now understanding what I meant by 'getting new clothes'), I smiled and put in some items that I found in the tower that'd be perfect for Jessica to wear. What did I put in there? Well, since it was the COMPLETELY UPGRADED ONE I placed three items I had found in my adventures or that I had given to me by friendly monsters: An Angel Robe, a Gold Rosary, and a Shimmering Dress.
"Wait. I kinda liked that dress," Jessica frowned as I placed the lid on and the pot began to work its magic. "I've got a feelin' you'll like whatever pops out of this doodad even more," Stella smiled with her usual spunk. "Ah! The moment of truth! Let's see what you made with those ingredients," Trode smiled at us as I opened up the lid and the regalia flowed out and laid itself on a nearby empty chair all by itself.
"Wow! It's so beautiful!" Jessica gawked as she picked it up and smiled at all the details. "It's called a Princess Robe," I smiled at her. "I was hoping to give it to Medea one day, but since I witnessed you almost have a wardrobe malfunction up top, I figured you should have it instead," I smiled at her. "Aw! That's so sweet of you!" she smiled. "Can I change into it now?" "So long as it's behind that curtain over there," the captain ordered with a smile.
After she spent a few minutes changing in the wardrobe, she soon exited the curtain wearing the Princess Robe, looking much better in terms of holding her together as well as beauty. "You look stellar!" Stella smiled at her. "And that's saying a lot comin' from a fashionista like myself!" Jessica simply smiled at the little fairy if only because the captain and the seamen couldn't see her tiny frame.
"You look just like a magic princess," I smiled at her. "Thanks! And it's especially very nice that my breasts don't feel loose like in my other clothes," she smiled with a little blush. "Um... Jessica?" I asked her. "Just... just call me Jess, if you want," she blushed at me. "Um... Jess... do you know what lesbianism is?" I asked her. "Yes, and I have a feeling that you are too, huh?" Jessica smiled.
"Wait... what do you mean 'too'?" I asked her, catching her word usage as strange. "Well... I may have had a male fiancee, but that was just me trying to accept my mother's wishes... I prefer kind ladies such as yourself," Jessica smiled. "Oh? So... does that mean you like me back?" I asked her. "I'd be lying if I said I didn't," Jess smiled at me.
"Well... this got awkward right fast," Stella frowned as she flew over to Jessica for once and laid herself in her slightly less-exposed cleavage. "You get used to it," Stella smiled when Jessica's eyes went wide. I nodded with a smile and a blush of my own. "Captain! Land ho!" one of the seamen said nearby. "Belay the rigging and prepare for port," the captain said to the seaman. Soon we were going to be going into the Southern Continent... all we had to hope for was that we wouldn't have to worry about Trode being discriminated against at Ascantha and the Abbey.