While Luffy was taking his time to eat the crocodile that was roasted with the help of the flame sprites, I meditate near the water where the water sprites play around playfully while scaring away the crocodiles who attempted to get near me.

It seems that Luffy wasn't able to see them anymore after that event but there was no doubt that he saw it clearly and even attempted to communicate with them.

'Still… even though Claytonia merged with my soul… I never heard from him. He really resents me for betraying him…'

My concentration was disrupted and almost got me twist my internal organs from breaking my meditation. That was quite dangerous, even though I always would think while meditating guilt is something not good to be brought up in the middle of my enlightenment training.

"I am… unforgivable…" I felt unwell which was really evident on my face. Now that I broke from my meditation I could also feel the burning sensation on my chest. It seems that this small body can't handle the new addition of sprites that I have accepted from Claytonia. It didn't help that some of them were rotting and is in need of purification. I could release them all but still… I couldn't find a heart to let them go.

"Ace..! Wait for me!" I snapped up and saw Luffy run off towards the forest. That's strange, he wouldn't just run off leaving me alone unless there is something that he got interested in. And the one who goes by the name Ace might be the cause of it.

"…he didn't finish up the food…" it must've been someone important that he had to leave his food and run after that person. I sighed at his recklessness and let my bubbles handle the leftovers.

"Spirits of the wind, grant my wings the speed to reach the ends of the world." by the time I took a step forward, I felt like I was warped 10 meters away leaving a trail of bubbles from where I passed through. This was the first ever magic I learned after the sprites acknowledged me as their master. They pitied a child hated by men and helped me escape.

"Luf—!" the sudden stop made me trip and crash into someone who was obviously not Luffy. The thing is that we were falling in a small cliff with me looking at the surprised look of the blonde child that I met yesterday and Luffy who was just right behind him. I clutched the person who was falling with me and kicked on the air that sent us both back to the edge of the cliff.

It seems that my small body couldn't get used to too much usage of sprites. I felt like I was about to puke and fell down on the grassy ground. The first person who went to check on me was Luffy.

"Chaos?! Are you okay?! That was cool!" I managed to make a smile even with the feeling of sickness. So he couldn't decide on being worried or amazed huh?

"Aren't you the bubble kid? I see you found the person you were looking for. It's nice to see you again, Chaos." my head was screaming for me to fall asleep. My bubbles slowly drifted towards me in a defensive manner but I shook my head to tell them that the people I am with are no threat and will protect me.

"Well… that was very reckless of me!" I grinned and then slumped to Luffy's chest. I saw a shadow pass through which I assumed to be the one I crashed on. Though I was going to apologize, I fell asleep in the arms of my cousin who was speaking something I couldn't hear.

And in this darkness, I heard Sloth chuckle in an amused way.

'We meet again, little magus.'

|TO BE CONTINUED|