Omake 6: Small part 3

Aura and Mare had been excited when they received Cocytus' [Message] saying he was on his way with Hadrian-sama to visit the 6th floor. After a whole day their turn had finally arrived! Aura was moving restlessly, shifting her weight from side to side, while Mare grasped his divine item strongly, feeling nervous. He hoped they would not make any mistakes.

The portal that leads to the 5th floor is finally activated, Cocytus walking from it slowly accompanied by the sound of a child's delighted laughter. Not seeing Harry-sama anywhere, they turned their incredulous gazes towards the source of the sound. Indeed, the small magic caster was hugging the warrior's long tail like a koala, laughing as it moved from side to side, upwards and downwards.

"It's like a mechanical bull!" was the joyous shout of the kid, between exclamations full of excitement and laughs. What was a 'mechanical bull'? Aura and Mare shared a look, not really understanding the meaning of that phrase. After a moment, Cocytus moves his tail until it's in front of him before lowering it slowly, almost reluctantly, on the floor. Understanding the game was over, their currently small Master lets go of the appendage, before turning his emerald gaze towards them.

"Hi Aura! Hi Mare! What are we going to play at?" He seemed excited; smiling brightly at them as he moves restlessly, just like Aura had been a moment ago.

"Hi Harry-sama!" Aura takes the lead, seeing as her brother was too surprised to react accordingly "Whatever you wish is ok! Do you have any games in mind?" she asked, crouching slightly while placing her hands on her knees as she looked at him.

Their small Master seemed unable to stay still, moving excitedly as he turned his gaze in all directions, probably trying to decide on something, before he seemed to grow impatient by his own indecision.

"Is there a fun way to see your floor?" he asked tilting his head slightly, which made him look absolutely adorable.

"A fun way? Mmm well, we can ride one of my pets to see it faster, would that be ok?" she answered, thinking about Fenrir, a giant black wolf with bright fur and crimson eyes, or Quadracile, the six legged chameleon that was perfect for infiltration−

"Ohh! Can they fly? It's been so long since I flew around! Do you have any hippogriffs? I miss Buckbeak sometimes…" she was kind of lost at the quick pace her young Master was using to speak, rambling in his excitement. What was a 'buckbeak'? It sounded like a name, so she guessed a hippogriff? But she didn't have any of those! What should she do?! Something that could fly, something that could fly…

Her expression became worried for a moment, before deeming that a dragon may be able to suffice. Ah, it wasn't a hippogriff like her Master wished though, maybe she should go outside to hunt one? But she had never seen any in the Great Forest of Tob, and going too far away could pose problems later−

Aura did a lot of weird mannerisms as she overthought the innocent request of small Harry, his excitement all but fading at seeing her pass a hand through her golden locks indecisively. Turning towards Mare, he makes a motion for the elf to bend down before whispering "What's wrong with Aura? Did I say something wrong?"

"O-of course not, Hadrian- um, I mean, er, Harry-sama" Mare brought his staff closer to him, mismatched eyes looking nervously at the ground as he tripped with his words. Harry thought it was kinda weird for a boy to be wearing girl's clothes, but if he liked them then it was ok. He certainly would have liked to bring Mare to the Dursleys, if only to see how they ramped about the abnormality of it all. It would have been entertaining.

"Just Harry is ok" he replied almost automatically, why did they insist on adding the other word? He was Harry… just Harry. He decided to insist on that later though, since the female elf was still mumbling under her breath in apparent anxiety.

"Hey Aura… is everything ok? It's alright if you don't have any"

"Ah! I apologize profusely Harry-sama, I'll go out hunt one next chance! Ah, um, in the meantime, would…a dragon… suffice…?" the last phrase was said hesitantly, with an uneasy smile as she brought a hand to the back of her head apologetically.

"A dragon! Yes, yes, yes, that's much better than a hippogriff!" he all but shouted, jumping in excitement without moving from the same place, which seemed to make Aura relax again "Where is it? Is it invisible? Is it hidden? Where do you keep it? What does it eat? Do you only have one?" he shot a torrent of questions at the overwhelmed elf, who didn't seem to know which one to answer first. In the end it didn't matter though, since Harry took her hand and started to guide her towards the dragon, never mind that he didn't know where it was resting at "Is it over here? I really want to ride over a dragon!" he speaks without looking back, both elves following behind him.

"Ah, no no, is over there actually, but I can make it change places if you want— "

"Over there then!" Harry accidentally ignored her question, too excited to think on anything other than meeting with the giant, flying reptile.

After a short while, they get to the middle of some sort of stadium, where Aura whistles in a specific rhythm. He doesn't have to wait for long before the sound of wings reaches his ears, the creature appearing not long after. It was really big, with silvery blue scales and long, pointed horns. It landed on its rear legs, standing momentarily on two paws as it let out a mighty roar, before going all four and lowering its gigantic head at them.

"How cool!" he exclaimed, standing on his toes as he tried and failed to see the top of the dragon's head. Then he turned to look at Aura expectantly, which made her grin wide before she guided him and Mare towards the dragon's back.

Mare and Aura stop just at the sides, looking at him expectantly as if waiting for something. Harry looks at the high, unreachable back of the reptile before turning around and frowning slightly at the siblings. He didn't really understand why they weren't moving. Were they teasing him?

His small frown seemed to scare them a lot though, Mare letting out a shaky "Eh-ehhhh?" as he clutched his staff as if it were a plushy, while Aura exclaimed worriedly to the heavens "I knew it! Harry-sama really wanted a hippogriff!"

Confused at their reactions, his frown quickly disappears as he looks between the back of the dragon and the elves a couple of times before admitting begrudgingly "I… I'm too small. I can't reach it" pouting at having to admit it out loud

"Can you please help me…?" he wasn't certain anymore, maybe they didn't help him because they didn't want to ride the dragon at all?

He shifted uncomfortably at the thought. He had been so excited… he had forgotten to ask what they wanted to do. He had been selfish.

With the people that had been so nice to him, he hadn't thought on what their own wishes could be. Yesterday had been like that as well… they always did the things Harry wanted to do.

Feeling overwhelmed by the thought, he began to hiccup, looking sadly at the ground with tears running down his cheeks as he cried for his mistake.

"AHHHH HARRY-SAMA! I APOLOGIZE PROFUSELY, PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT AND I'LL INMEDIATELY GO GET IT!" was the sudden cry of Aura, looking at him like her whole world was falling apart in front of her, and she was unable to do anything to prevent it.

"Y-YES, PLEASE D-DO HARRY-SAMA!" Mare seemed to be like a mix of self-hate and panic, as if something he had done had caused the death of someone close to him.

Both elves were crouched in front of him in an instant, seemingly wanting to cry as well because their eyes were unusually shiny. Seeing just how worried and sad they were only served to make Harry cry harder, even if not a single sound comes out of his trembling lips.

"I-I'm sorry. I'm really sorry" he said with a soft hiccup, looking up at them with watery eyes "I didn't ask you w-what you wanted to do, it's ok if you don't want to ride a dragon with me… w-we can do something else—"

"No no no tha- that's not—!" was the panicked cry of Mare, before he was interrupted by his sister's louder cry.

"Of course we want to go with you Harry-sama! Being with you makes us incredibly happy!" this didn't seem to convince him at all, so Aura continued "We are glad to have an opportunity to spend all day with our dear young Master, we are happy to be able to give you anything and everything you ask from us!"

That… that sounded a lot like something a house elf would say. Were they like that? Wanting to do everything in their power to make their masters happy?

"I'm sorry, I made you cry. Please don't be sad…" he whispered, raising his small hand towards the single tear that had escaped Mare's watery eyes, as if trying to clean it.

"W-we are the o-ones that should be a-apologizing! Making our young Master c-cry is unforgivable!" the gentle action seemed to make Mare feel worse, since more tears were released to travel his round, tan cheeks. Aura wasn't fairing much better either.

"Is that why you are sad too? Because I'm sad?" seeing their synchronized nods, he felt even guiltier, since he had been the cause of their negative feelings. Couldn't he do anything right?

Harry couldn't keep apologizing though; if they really acted similarly to them… an image of Dobby appeared briefly in his mind, before he thanked whatever deity was out there that they were not as intense as the house elf had used to be.

Cleaning his own tears with the sleeve of his arm, Harry breathed deeply, if a little bit shakily, a couple of times before calming down. Looking at the still crouched and worried figures in front of him, he showed them a small smile before opening his arms hesitantly towards them.

"…Can I have a hug?" Both elves act like a single being, moving in complete synchronization towards him. This way, he receives a hug so warm it reminded him of Mrs. Weasley's, which made him sigh happily in the middle of the Harry-sandwich, closing his eyes as he returned the hug. He waits until the elves had calmed down too before letting go, taking each twin by one hand as he gently brought them closer to the giant reptile.

"What is its name? Is a he or a she?" he asks to Aura, trying to keep her mind away from what just had happened. She seemed to know this, so she smiled back at him before answering "It's a he, his name is Leragon"

"Nice to meet you, Leragon" he says patting the side of the reptile, in a manner so soft the dragon probably didn't even feel it. Considering this, Harry was surprised when it let out a soft rumbling, the scales vibrating slightly under his palm. He chuckled at the dangerous, fire-spitting dragon that was acting like an oversized cat, purring as he patted it gently.

"Can we go then?" he asked in a better mood to Aura, who nodded before turning towards her brother with a meaningful look.

Mare uses his staff to make the three of them [Fly], their feet leaving the ground slowly as they floated towards the dragon's back so they were seated on its wide neck, with Harry at the lead, Aura behind him and Mare at the end. It was odd, since Harry was sure the elves could have simply jumped to Leragon's back. They were probably trying to be amiable, doing things the same way Harry did.

"Up Leragon! Fly around the whole 6th Floor— Oh, but calm you hear me? Like an exploration!" The dragon roars softly as if in understanding of Aura's order, before raising its massive wings, taking off from the ground in a single, probably graceful movement as it flew towards the clear sky.

"This is awesome!" Harry's field of vision is filled with nothing but the Dragon's head and the clear, beautifully warm sky. Even if it was only an illusion of it, it was very nice. He forgets completely about the sadness and guilt he had felt not too long ago, even forgetting the company that was seated behind him as the Dragon stopped flying vertically to gain height, starting to fly horizontally in a much calmer manner.

Looking at the ground underneath, he is reminded of the Forbidden Forest with so many creatures roaming around the land, and a giant lake in the middle of a clearance that was at the end of the forest. There's a giant tree that stands tallest than any other, and the coliseum they had just left behind—

"That's where we live, Harry-sama! In the big tree over there" Aura said from behind him, pointing at the tallest, giant tree that could easily be as tall as a building with 3 floors. "Would you like to see it after we end the tour?"

"Yeah I'd like to! And, um, do you have food? I'd like to eat a little too, if possible" It was really weird since he didn't feel hunger, but he still craved to eat if only because that was his idea of a normal day.

"Ah- um, Mare! Call Sous-chef so he comes to our home in 15 minutes!" she practically orders to her brother, who lets out a single, stuttering "Y-yes onee-san!"

Harry is not paying attention to their interaction though. The dragon was flying just above the lake now, and Harry had a sudden moment of inspiration. Passing his right leg to the other side of the massive neck, he stayed seated with both feet hanging from the same side, waiting for the reptile to be just over the middle of the lake. The moment they reach that place, he slides off in a single movement, laughing in absolute joy as he descended quickly towards the middle of the lake.

"HARRY-SAMA! MARE QUICK! MAKE HIM FLY!"

"Y-YES! [FLY]!"

He lets out a disappointed sound when his body doesn't reach the surface of the lake, his fall growing slower until it halted completely when he was just a few meters above it. He wills for the magic surrounding him to dissipate, unconsciously activating a skill that allowed him to reject a spell coming from a third party once per day, so the effect stops and he ends up falling face-first into the water.

He swims around a little before going back to the surface, waving cheerfully at the twins that had jumped from the dragon's back and were falling towards the lake as well. Ignorant of the couple of heart-attacks they had just suffered, Aura seems to get his mood before her brother, so she lets out an excited howl before diving gracefully into the lake to swim with him. Mare, upon seeing her sister's reaction seemed to relax, but continued to fly down slowly with magic while grasping the skirt's end so it would not go upwards.

Aura comes back to the surface with a genuinely happy laugh, motioning for Mare to come swim as well once her brother's feet reached the ground.

"Eh? B-but…"

"Come on Mare! Don't you want to play too?" Aura asked from her position in the warm lake, arms over the edge of it as she stared up at Mare

"U-um is not like I don't want to. I j-just can't really… um, I don't have any…"

"Oh, is it because you don't have a swimsuit?" Harry asked. Mare nodded nervously at him, looking at the ground regretfully. It served to bring attention on just how different the twins were, since Aura had chosen to dive in with the same clothes she had been using.

Harry could try to transfigurate the elf's clothes into one, but was hesitant. Using magic while trapped in this small body was not the best option… it was harder to control, since his magical core was more unstable. Looking at Mare's sad gaze however, Harry decided to give it a try.

"Here, I'll make one for you" Harry reasoned out loud before calling to him the elder wand, pointing at the male elf's clothes as he did his best to transfigure them into something a diver would use, except with short sleeves and shorts that rested just above the knees.

Mare blinked at his new outfit once before smiling at him, so Harry let out a relieved sound. Not only the transfiguration came out alright, but the male elf had liked it too. Unbeknown to him, Mare would have used whatever design he had chosen, if only because Harry had been the one to create it.

The male elf let his staff on the edge of the lake before giving a small jump, falling like a ball in the otherwise calm water. Now that both siblings were with him in the lake, Harry let out a mischievous smile as he decided to start a water-battle, throwing water at them and generally trashing around the lake as he swam back and forth.

He doesn't keep track on how long they stayed swimming around, but after a while the game ended when Harry apparated out of the lake, throwing at them the water-version of a fiendfyre. The spell ends up being weaker than intended though, which made him internally groan in frustration at his unstable magic, but both elves still laughed out loud before admitting defeat. The twins were now outside the lake as the wave his spell caused had thrown them out of it.

Still chuckling, Aura asks him if he wants to go eat now, so Harry nods wholeheartedly at the suggestion.

"How are we going to dry up?"

"Don't worry Harry-sama, it will be really fun!" Aura said mysteriously before bringing her fingers to her mouth and whistling. Not too long after that, a couple of two-meters high, white fluffy beings hopping towards them.

"Angora Rabbits…?"

"They are very cute, aren't they?" Aura stated with a giggle before she instructed the giant rabbits to lie down on the grass. Before Harry could ask her why she had called rabbits of all things Aura jumped over the rabbit's back and started to roll from side to side with a delighted laugh, effectively drying up since the fluffy fur acted like a towel.

That… that looked like a lot of fun actually!

With an excited grin, Harry followed Aura's example with an unoccupied rabbit, rolling around with a joyful cry. He laughed until he ran out of breath, his hair standing up at all sides due to the action. The fur of the rabbit was too fluffy and soft, it would be very easy to fall asleep if stayed still for long enough.

He wanted to eat however, so he rubbed the belly of the giant rabbit in thanks (which made it move its long rear legs as if wanting to scratch something) before sliding down from it. Aura was combing her hair, since it had been standing on all directions much like Harry's own, and Mare was picking up his staff from near the edge of the lake.

Aura comes towards him with the brush, to help him get his messy locks down. While Aura stood behind him to help him comb his hair, Harry summoned his wand to undo the transfiguration of Mare's swimsuit, something that was much easier to do since he only needed to take the sealing magic from the enchanted cloth.

By the time all is done Harry is more than impatient to go grab something to eat, so he takes both siblings by the hand and starts walking in the middle of the trio towards the giant tree, which stood out near the end of the forest. They walked through a path of smooth stones, flanked by plenty of different green plants that seemed to be very well cared for.

Harry lets out an impressed sound upon getting nearer to the giant tree. Now that he was closer, he could see it was really wide, the size of a house really. A man that had a mushroom for a head was waiting for them just outside the tree, with a metallic cart full of food at his side.

"Hi Sous chef! Give me a sec, I'll open it from the inside" Aura said with a quick salute to the mushroom-like male before jumping to the nearest branch of the giant tree. She stood upon the branch for a second, before continuing to go upwards as if she were jumping over stones in a river. Her movements were fluid and natural as she went higher and higher with an ease born to experience.

After a short while, having gone up to 20 meters, she suddenly stopped jumping and walked closer to the body of the tree, disappearing through it as if absorbed by the wood.

"D-did you wait f-for long?" Mare asked to Sous chef, seemingly uncomfortable in the silence. The male responded with a dismissive shrug, along with a quiet "Not much".

It was difficult to tell where the mushroom-like head was looking at, but Harry could feel the weight of a gaze on his person, so he guessed the male was watching him.

Knowing the answer regarding the waiting was a lie, and that it was his fault for playing around in the lake, Harry asked the male chef to crouch down to his level before patting his shoulder apologetically. He had meant to pat the round head, but in the end decided not to since he didn't know where the eyes where… if the chef had any that is. How confusing!

Sous chef insists that he didn't wait for long, but before Harry can't really call him on it the sound of approaching steps reached them, before Aura arrived hastily with a loud 'Pang' sound.

"Sorry for the wait!" part of the tree opened, the hole being door-shaped with Aura in the middle of it. Going in, the interior was huge, with a large pillar in the center and a spiral staircase going up around it.

It was a cozy home with wooden furniture. The walls were not painted or papered, but were also made of natural wood, the same that also adorned the ceiling and the floor. It transmitted a feeling of peace and tranquility, and although there was not a single view from the outside, the rooms were equipped with camouflaged light windows that let in the warm sunlight to illuminate the interior.

Beyond the stairs was the living room, the kitchen, the passages in several rooms, the spiral stairs that continued upwards, and the door that led to the outside, which had been used to enter this place.

"Welcome to our home!" Aura said extending her arms towards the ceiling in a dramatic entry, before bringing her hands behind her back as the sole of her feet swayed up and down "Let me give you a brief tour of our home. Our house is ... well, if we consider it as the first floor, then it has three floors. Our rooms are on the second floor and the third floor has some guest rooms and the balcony; this apartment has the kitchen, the bathrooms, the toilets, and so on, so we live on the first and second floors." she finished the explanation with a playful grin, before turning her gaze towards the mushroom-like male "Do you need to use the kitchen Sous chef?"

"Yes, I only brought the ingredients with me. May I take your orders?"

The adult male is surprisingly fast in preparing their food, bringing their perfectly-cooked orders with elegance. The sound of dishes clinking was all that could be heard once they began to eat, before Harry got bored of the silence and asked for their hobbies.

"Hobbies?"

"Something you do for fun, something you like to do"

"Hmm~ well, I tend to spend more time outside than inside this tree. I mean, instead of sleeping in bed, I prefer to invoke one of my pets and sleep with them! it feels great when their coats tickle, so normally the only person in the tree is Mare" Aura said happily, turning to look at her brother at the end of the phrase.

"I like t-to read in my room, Titus-san normally recommends me v-very good books" it was the first time Mare smiled without looking nervous or uneasy, so it seemed to be very important to him.

"You should get out more, walk under the sun or something" Aura chastised her brother.

"I d-don't really like to move that much, so I, um, like to s-stay in my room…"

"Ugh, just look at him. When he has nothing to do, he just sleeps and sleeps and sleeps, oh, and lowers the temperature in his room to the minimum, and then hides under his covers and doesn't move at all. Every time is my turn to stand guard, the only thing he does is sleep in his room all day! His idea of getting up early is at noon, and he does the same thing when we patrol— "

"It's ok if it makes him happy" Harry interrupted with a shrug, which seemed to stop Aura's fondly exasperated rant "What kind of books do you like to read?"

Mare's mismatched eyes seem to sparkle with excitement as the male elf starts to speak, now without stuttering for the first time since Harry 'met' him. Some of the literary titles he actually knew of, while others were new to him.

"You're so nerdy! It's difficult to believe he holds second place among the Floor Guardians, eh?" Aura exclaimed while patting strongly Mare's shoulder, laughing at the way her brother shivered.

Second place? Hmmm… Shalltear had told him something like that… the vampire was on first place in terms of skills in general, and Mare was second with the devastating area-attacks. Then there was Cocytus, then Albedo, and whoever Sebas was—

"I j-just like to read…"

The conversation goes on like that until everyone had eaten breakfast. They continued the exploration of the floor by ridding a big, black wolf, which made Harry infinitely happy since he liked to move at high speed.

It is around midday when Aura and Mare accompany him through the portal that leads to the 7th floor. As soon as Harry arrives, his eyes open wide at the clashing difference between floors; there was no sign of anything green in the immediate area.

It was a world whose air seemed to glow with red light. Crimson lava flowed like a river, with numerous bubbles in the currents bursting as they reached the surface. Harry wasn't aware of it, but there should have been a fire-elemental damage field effect in place here, but since that effect had been temporarily suspended the area was merely hot instead. However, despite the word 'merely', this was not a place where the living could easily survive. The scorching air would easily strip throats and skin of their moisture in seconds. Even freshly beaded sweat would instantly vaporize into steam, causing a steady accumulation of fatigue.

Harry felt incredibly hot for an instant, before the thin layer of magic that had protected him from the cold in the 5th floor activated in this one as well. Demiurge is standing still as he waited for their arrival, hands clasped behind his back and tail swaying slightly from side to side.

"Welcome to the 7th Floor, Harry-sama" the demon greets with an elegant bow. The action lets Harry see better the smoke clouds that hung low and heavy in the air, the outlines of several demons shadowing them as they flew around.

"Hi De-miur-ge" Harry greets slowly and carefully, since his name was the most difficult to pronounce (although Cocytus held 2nd place on this). Walking closer to the man in suit, he extends a small hand in greeting, which seems to surprise the other slightly before he complied, bending down to shake Harry's hand.

Harry looks around the floor in curiosity, attention immediately taken by the meandering flow of a river of lava. There was something moving just beneath the surface, a gigantic, writhing creature that moved as if swimming.

Noticing his attentive gaze, Demiurge smiled and extended an arm to present Harry to the creature, apparently an Area Guardian. It was a giant, abyssal slime called Guren.

Said slime slides out of the river of lava, 'standing' at least 7 meters tall over them as it waved an arm-like thing at Harry. It didn't have any eyes or defined features, it was simply a slimy, oval red ball that seemed to be perpetually melting.

"As a creature optimized for combat, its fighting ability is easily on par with the Floor Guardians" Demiurge stated on Guren's behalf, which made the upper part of the slime bend as if nodding. Harry got the impression that the area guardian felt prideful, even if he couldn't really be sure due to the lack of expressions on the melting-like surface.

"Nice to meet you Guren" walking closer to the slime, Harry patted him a couple of times, which made the surface shiver like jelly. Even once he had stopped petting it the melting surface was still trembling, which made him think of a purring cat. Giggling, he looked up at the top of the slime's…. head? (Well, he supposed that's where it would be at least) when an idea reached him.

It would be fun to slide down from that height!

"De-miur-ge!" Harry exclaimed with excitement at the tan demon that had stayed at his side, emerald eyes shining with energy as he looked up at him "Would the lava harm me?"

"The river?" Demiurge brought a hand to his chin pensively, meditating his answer. Truly, his Master's skills and items protected him to an extent against fire-based attacks, but there was a high chance that the lava would hurt him however slightly.

Refusing adamantly to take an unnecessary risk, he looked down seriously at him while answering with a firm "It is possible. I apologize, but please don't get too close to it"

"…Oh" he can feel his inexistent heart break at the disappointed expression that adorns the child's face, which shattered completely his resolve. It actually made him rethink if there was really no way to safely do what he wanted.

Harry-sama quickly recovered however, and shot another hopeful question "Then what about surfing? It's ok so long I don't touch the lava right?"

What was the meaning of 'surfing'? Demiurge made a complicated expression, trying to deduce it for a short while before he reluctantly admitted his ignorance. Harry-sama didn't seem to mind the question at all, jumping on the same place in excitement as he happily elaborated further.

"You stand on a special board and ride it over a wave in the ocean! Right now though, I'd like to use one to slide down Guren, if that is ok with you?" his currently small Lord turned to ask gently to the area guardian, which made the slime nod enthusiastically at him.

…What was he supposed to do? Harry-sama seemed very excited by the idea, but he couldn't let him endanger himself like that. Then again, if the kid did that sad expression one more time he would end up agreeing mindlessly, which wasn't good either.

He needed to compromise now that he still had a clear mind.

"…It should be fine, if I may be allowed to accompany you" Demiurge reached his conclusion after thinking for a short while. He was a demon and thus, had an almost complete immunity against fire. It would be fine so long he didn't let Harry-sama get in contact with the lava.

"Of course!" the enthusiastic shout of their small Master is everything Guren needs for confirmation, bending down so the superior part of his body is over the dry surface. The excited child looks around impatiently as if searching for something, before taking a coin out of his pocket. Summoning the wand Demiurge was already used to seeing, Harry pointed it at the coin, its figure expanding and enlarging until it was a long and narrow board.

Picking up the improvised board, the child ran towards him with a joyful cry of "Here! Try this surfboard out! I think this can stand to the lava"

Looking curiously at the now named 'surfboard', he obediently took it before approaching the river of lava, lowering the object slowly into it. He waits for a few seconds before taking it out again, surprised to see it was actually undamaged.

"Neat! Let's go, let's go!" the kid takes a hold of his free hand (although 'fingers' would be more accurate, since Harry's hand is too small) to bring him closer to the slime, which made Demiurge chuckle at his impatience.

Guren is still too big for someone Harry's size however, so the demon used his metallic tail to hold the surfboard, before requesting permission to pick up the child. Harry nods his agreement, raising his arms so it's easier to carry him.

As such, with one arm under his knees while the other supported his back, Demiurge hopped gracefully on the slime's head. The demon remains standing even as Guren straightened to his full height, stretching out elastically to be even taller as the slime easily tripled its usual height.

A grand total of approximately 20 meters down to certain doom awaited them. It was even more dangerous-looking since the smoke covered their field of vision, so the river of lava had disappeared from sight.

Maybe it was better to avoid risking his young Master after all? No, he couldn't really retract now—

"How cool! You're awesome Guren!" Harry exclaims sincerely, which made the surface under Demiurge's feet tremble as the area guardian practically purred in happiness "Do you know how to surf, De-miur-ge?"

Was there any reason his young Master said his name slowly like that? If it had the purpose of sounding cute, he admitted the effectiveness behind the reasoning—

"De-miur-ge?" Harry repeated, tilting his head slightly to one side.

Yes, it had to be done with that purpose. Most definitely.

"I do not know, but I assume is simply a matter of maintaining balance, is it not?" since a small hand was grasping his shoulder for balance, Demiurge removed the gloved hand that was on the slender back in order to take the tip of the surfboard, placing it on Guren's head.

"Um, yes? …It should be ok, since you have a tail it will be easier for you" the child said insecurely, seemingly to convince himself more than anything. It made him internally scoff, how difficult could it be?

Moving until his polished shoes are over the board, he returns his free hand towards the child's back protectively before crouching slightly, counting out loud slowly to build up excitement.

"One… two… three!" inclining downwards the tip of the surfboard, he let gravity do its work as they quickly gained speed, descending fast in a zig-zag form over the body of the slime. A joyful laugh fills his ears, which made him show a real smile he rarely ever displayed, even laughing along with him for a very short moment.

He was glad no one but Guren was present however, if simply because he didn't want to admit (unless ordered to) that he was moving his tail from side to side like crazy as he tried to keep steady over the thin board. Knowing how something worked and actually doing it were different things, but he was proud of the fact that his young Master probably hadn't noticed since his arms weren't moving unnaturally.

It was a very good result for his first time 'surfing'.

They reach the river of lava soon enough, so Demiurge straightens up upon arriving to it, quickly trying to reach the edge of the canal. In the end he needs to jump slightly however, since he didn't know how to stop their movement without making it abrupt. The surfboard is abandoned in the river as the soles of his shoes touch firm ground with a couple of steps, tail moving one last time to help him keep his balance.

"That was real fun! Again, please, please, please!" the kid in his arms exclaimed while laughing, hair oddly combed back due to the wind. Smiling wide at the childish enthusiasm, he gently nodded before using his tail to take the surfboard out of the river, Guren bending down once again so they could repeat the process.

In the end, they only stop repeating said activity once Demiurge encounters his Evil Lords waiting for them at Guren's side, near the edge of the river. It seemed they had gotten impatient of waiting for him to arrive with their currently small Lord.

Saying goodbye to the saddened area guardian, Demiurge smiled in amusement at the resentful stare Guren sent towards the Evil Lords. He would have to talk with the slime, the last thing he needed was for Guren to drag the impatient, level 80 Evil Lords into the quicksand-like lava in revenge.

Guren was an effective Area Guardian since he was a virtually-invisible opponent when inside the river of lava. The slime did not need to breathe, could hide its body in the magma, and defeating it with normal methods was nearly impossible.

Even if it was a playful revenge, it would most likely result in at least slight damage for the Evil Lords.

Looking at the currently-condemned-to-doom beings, he saw them greet their small Lord by kneeling, to which the child reacted with a frenetic dismissive motion of his tiny hands before asking them to stand up again.

There were only three Evil Lords at the moment, Envy, Greed and Wrath.

Envy was a feminine-looking monster with a crow head, dressed in a tight-fitting outfit that had raven feathers on the arms and legs. Greed was a male demon that wore a full plate armor open at the chest, with a pair of black bat-wings on his back and two horns protruding from its temples. And lastly, Wrath, with the appearance of a fearsome demon with fangs protruding from his mouth and his body covered in scales. He has stout arms and sharp claws, as well as flaming wings and a snake-like tail.

He lets the area guardians talk with their young Master for a while, who seemed to be currently asking about Wrath's wings being covered in flames. Demiurge limits himself to supervise their interaction, only coming closer once the child shyly asked if he could eat something.

"Of course Harry-sama, if you would be so kind as to follow me" walking with short steps instead of his usual long strides, he made sure the small child didn't have troubles keeping up with his pace, the Evil Lords walking behind them.

Harry looked around in curiosity as they walked, but the smoke didn't let him discern much other than the river of lava and the dry, infertile path they were using to walk on. Soon enough though, he could see a cluster of randomly-strewn white columns ahead. It looked like the remains of a Grecian-style temple, but the columns were scattered like they had violently collided with each other, and the statues of various gods had been smashed. The ceiling had been broken down, and the pieces were lodged in the ground.

It resembled the ruins left after the demons attacked the temples, destroying the sacred refuge of the believers. Desolation permeated the entire scene, but Harry thought it was fitting for a 'demonic' atmosphere. It didn't look out of place at all.

"Please come this way." Demiurge's rich voice interrupted his thoughts. The demon seemed to have expected his request for food, probably a tip from the elf twins, so the man in suit had a buffet prepared over a large table that had no chairs around it.

Maybe the Guardian hadn't been sure of how many people were going to dine? but just as he thought that some lizard-like demons entered with the missing chairs.

Harry is the first to take a seat as the 'guest of honor', seemingly following some sort of formal etiquette he didn't know anything about. He didn't worry much however, since the demons seemed to know he didn't like excessive formality now, the dinner was fairly normal.

Besides, he was distracted by the food, since it looked absolutely mouth-watering.

Similar to the breakfast he had with the twins, they eat in peaceful silence until Harry broke it with a curious question.

"De-miur-ge, can you do something special with your voice? It has a magical feeling to it" Demiurge halts in his elegant eating, smiling at Harry from his position at his right.

"Yes, it is a skill called [Domination Mantra]. It allows me to order around beings with a level lower than 40 without difficulty" it sounded like an incomplete explanation, but considering the tan man was a demon, Harry decided he was ok with not knowing the details.

"It has a nice ring to it" Harry admitted, taking another bite of his food before completely changing the topic "Shalltear told me everyone in Nazarik had been 'created'. Where you born by the same person that made this floor?"

Upon hearing his question Demiurge was all smiles, speaking with pride and happiness as he answered with "Indeed. This land, this dominion was designed and created for me by Ulbert-sama, so it contains everything I need to perform my function. Although it may appear as ruins for the naked eye, many things are hidden within it. These tumbled ruins are the true expression of Ulbert-sama's love."

Demiurge spread his arms during his explanation, and if they had not been eating the demon would have probably insisted on showing around his home. Huh, that explained why all Floor Guardians had been happy with Harry's request of getting to know their floors.

They have been made with love by their creators.

Harry smiles at the excited demon, feeling somewhat smug at having been able to crack the composed attitude of the man in suit. He keeps asking around the parts of the 7th Floor he hadn't seen, something Demiurge is more than happy to explain, adjusting his glasses with a toothy smile that showed the tip of his fangs.

One topic leads to another, and by the time everyone has finished up eating the Evil Lords were talking about the general skills and races of those that inhabited this land.

Harry didn't want to be rude, but he was starting to feel sleepy.

He was still trying to listen, but he was blinking more often, his eyes closing on their own accord before he jolted awake and apologized.

Upon seeing this scene, Envy makes a soft, cooing sound at their small Master, while Wrath and Greed just exchange a knowing smile. Demiurge is the one to stand up however, picking up the sleepy child so his messy hair is resting on his shoulder, mildly wondering what place would be good enough for Harry-sama to sleep in.

Deciding to take him to one of the rooms that were hidden in the seemingly ruined temple, he covers the already-sleeping child with a thin sheet before leaving the room as silently as he could.

The second day was already over.

AUTHOR NOTE:

The twins were so fun to write hahah constantly double guessing if they were doing things right or not. Actually, scratch that, this whole chapter was very fun to write! I had been itching to arrive to Demiurge's part, so I'm glad to finally post it. It's curious how the Floor Guardian that was the most difficult to write became the easiest to.

This omake ended up larger than the others, with 7.6K words (or 16 pages in Word) but I regret nothing haha! Specially Demiurge cracking down at a child's begging face, that was an absolute must. Also, obviously 20 meters are not dangerous at all for them to slide over, similar to the time Harry jumps from the dragon's back hahaha they are just overprotective~

On another matter, before I forget to clarify, I received a handful of comments regarding the italics, so I'll slowly start to correct it, maybe 2 or 3 chapters at the time. It's going to be somewhat confusing for the new readers but oh well~ this is the format I'll manage from now on.

Thanks for reading, hope you liked it and see ya' around!

**EDIT** Guys, be sincere with me and vote, I don't read minds. Write a review with "1" if you think the Omakes should be taken down from this story and placed in a separate one. "2" if you think they're ok if I leave them here.

It's ok whether you want to specify on the reason why you voted on whatever number, but if you don't have the time then just the number suffices.

Thanks in advance for your comments.