865 Back from the Mission
Instead of returning to the hotel room, Erina asked Elysia and Aria to visit her penthouse in Tokyo. That way, they could reduce the number of scouts or bodyguards who want to monitor their movements.
Erina forbade her grandfather and father to come because it was her all-girls little event.
“Phew, I think it’s hard for them to spy on us now.” Erina wiped her sweat in relief.
“Hmm, why don’t we ask them to stop monitoring us?” Rhea asked in wonder. If they let those people monitor them, it was the same as giving indirect consent.
“They’re not just people from the Monamoto Clan. As long as they don’t bother us, then let them be. Their presence here is also only because of an order or a job.” Elysia didn’t feel too bothered.
“Mm.” Rhea just nodded in reply. Those people could no longer spy or eavesdrop with eavesdroppers when Lifa’s group returned.
“Ellie, we bought a lot. What do you want to do with all this?” Erina stared at the large trolley full of groceries.
“Cooking. Hmm, let’s say it’s a little banquet. We’ll borrow your kitchen, Erina.” Elysia pushed the trolley into the kitchen.
“Cooking with all that!? Are you going to invite some people? Do you need help?” Erina was pleasantly surprised. She still remembered that Elysia’s cooking was very delicious. Still, she felt bad if Elysia had to do everything herself, especially with all that many ingredients.
“Yes, they will be here soon. I will be helped if you can help, Erina, Mio.” Elysia unloaded their groceries onto the kitchen table and started doing cooking activities.
Elysia had three helpers in the cooking event. It only took them less than two hours to bring a wide variety of dishes to the table, thanks to Elysia’s little magic to speed things up.
Because Fortuna had nothing to do, she was also asked by Elysia to help.
At that moment, Elysia finally knew why Fortuna was banned from entering the Celestial Palace’s kitchen. Still, Fortuna’s carelessness wasn’t that bad in Elysia’s eyes. It was still manageable.
“Wo-wonderful… Even though I only act as a chef’s assistant, can I be called good at cooking?” Erina was amazed by the dishes she made with everyone.
“If cutting and stirring food are included in the ability to cook, then I can also be called a cooking expert.” Fortuna praised itself. Unlike the God of Cooking and the heavenly chefs, Elysia was so nice to her in the kitchen. If it was the palace’s kitchen, they would immediately kick her out when she caused trouble in the palace kitchen.
“Fortuna, do you want to stay in that form?” Elysia felt a bit confused. She was aware that Earth’s Gods and deities had no problem with their real names being known to outsiders, unlike the Vrelenian Gods.
“Does my current form bother you a bit, Elysia?” Fortuna checked her body once and didn’t feel anything was wrong.
“It’s okay. I was just wondering. Your power is also sealed apparently fufu. Everything is really fair here. So, the participants were taking advantage of the emergency situation to avoid the seal, huh…” Elysia folded her arms and nodded in understanding.
“Yup, it’s all fair. If you ask for it, I’ll use transform later after recovering my backup power a bit.” Fortuna didn’t mind using her Goddess form if Elysia asked for it.
Erina and Mio exchanged glances with some astonishment. Erina then ventured to ask. “Golden bird, may we know the meaning of the transformation? Are you perhaps a demon or a spirit manifestation?”
“Transformation is the change of form such as from bird to human and vice versa. Also, I am not a demon let alone a spirit. I am a divine owl. I graced my noble presence before you yet you can’t recognize my majestic existence?” Fortuna puffed out her chest proudly and spread her wings slightly.
“Uhm, please forgive our ignorance. Are you a Demi-God raven like Victoria from England?” Mio bowed slightly in apology.
“The night raven, known as the holy night spirit bird from Great Britain, Victorious. She is a rank eight raven with the assistance of a rank eight spirit. If you meet her, please be careful because she is pretty loyal to her nation. She has double power because her contracted spirit is on the same level as her.” Fortuna revealed the facts to make Erina more careful and less familiar with Demi-God.
“Spirit bird contracted with a spirit? That white bracelet was probably her contracted spirit? She was so desperate to get it back from me at that time.” Elysia was finally able to connect the dots and come to a conclusion.
“Anyway, you should be more careful and polite to Elysia and her entire group. They acknowledge you, so let’s see where your path leads.” Fortuna gave a little important information to Erina as she could see this girl’s fate.
“Eh, ah, I see. I’ve met them actually. They’re like angels from heaven…” Erina clasped her hands and nodded in understanding.
“An angel from heaven? Well, let’s just say that.” Fortuna was a bit taken aback but didn’t mind it.
“Uhm, excuse me, are you also a member of the Guardian of Dream, Fortuna?” Erina asked politely.
“Perhaps, not yet is the right answer. They haven’t opened their registration yet or I’ll definitely sign up. See, you haven’t been invited either but you have already received Elysia’s investment.” Fortuna glanced at Elysia and Aria several times.
“Fufu, what are you saying, Fortuna. I think you’re still too busy with your association matters right now. You’re one of the higher-ups there, right?” Rhea smiled faintly.
“That’s fine, right? I’ll get a lot of job waivers because a lot of new recruits have joined. Also, my main job has been changed to being the envoy and liaison between your organization and the association.” Fortuna flew and approached Elysia on the sofa.
“Mm, that’s fine. Let’s see what happens in the future. We need to solve our main problem first.” Rhea needed to reevaluate Fortuna, but they wouldn’t invite anyone from Earth to their group now. Even Elysia hadn’t invited Erina in person for some similar reason.
“???” Erina and Mio once again exchanged glances. They got a lot of hints and sensitive information, but Elysia and the others didn’t mind having it known.
One thing that Erina and Mio could understand was the Guardian of Dream recently had an alliance with a powerful yet mysterious association.
The only question that remained was how strong Fortuna was compared to Victorious. It was as if this golden owl was stronger than that spirit raven, but they weren’t so sure, nor did anyone dare ask.
“Ely, did your master also go on that mission? As I recall, she was the most overprotective of you.” Fortuna is feeling curious.
“My master is here, but she just doesn’t want to see you. Right?” Elysia glanced at Rhea beside her with a mischievous smile.
“Mm, Elysia’s master is not in the mood to see you.” Rhea received the signal and played along.
“Wait, what? She doesn’t want to see me? Have I maybe done something to offend her? Does she hate me now? Oh, no. When I found someone on the same frequency as me, she hates me now.” Fortuna held her head. She didn’t know if it was a joke or not, but she immediately panicked if it was true.
‘Fufu, you are bad, Ely. I better get out now, and find out what she wants from me.’ Elena decided to leave the Elysian Realm and materialize her form in the outside world.
Fortuna immediately greeted her friendly and apologized if she did something wrong.
“You made a mistake? Hmm, what are you going to do to get my forgiveness?” Elena also played along to prank Fortuna.
“Sorry isn’t enough? Really, what did I do wrong?” Fortune was shocked. She never remembered making a mistake or anything that could offend anyone since yesterday.
“We’re just teasing you. Look at your panicked and desperate face. Why did you lose your composure so easily. It’s not like you normally would.” Elena gently poked the divine owl’s head.
“Oh, so it was just a joke. Ely, you are a bad girl. We’ll see you later.” Fortuna also didn’t understand why she suddenly lost her composure so easily.
Perhaps, it was because she didn’t feel superior to these Goddesses? Or maybe she just felt like talking to her close peers? Either way, she didn’t feel as stiff and formal as she did to the other Gods.
“…” Erina felt a bit left out. Maybe she didn’t have a chance to join the conversation because she was still considered an outsider?
Fortunately, Elysia noticed Erina was standing by the table. She immediately invited Erina and Mio to join the chit-chat while waiting for everyone to come.
Just as noon was approaching, there was a sudden knock on the door, not from the room’s entrance but from the door to the apartment’s roof.
“Have your friends and associates arrived, Ellie? Is it them or uninvited people?” Erina glanced up. She wasn’t quite sure who had come from there.
“Mm, that’s them. I’ll open the door.” Elysia went up the stairs and unlocked the door. “Hi~ Welcome back. Please come in.”
“Wow, this apartment room is better than a five-star hotel. Is this Erina’s house?”
“Erina is a golden diva who is famous throughout the country. She has many houses.”
“Phew, we’re back, Ely!”
“I’m sure it was almost midnight there, but it’s still noon here!”
“Hehe, we almost got back late and made the lunches cold. The time difference really almost makes us lose the direction of time.”
“That’s because we need to pick up some souvenirs before returning. Luckily, we came back in time.”
“We completed our mission perfectly quickly and efficiently~”
Seven girls came into the room, enlivening the atmosphere with their pleasant voices.
“Foodies!” A nature spirit flew to the dishes on the table.
“Hey, that’s human’s food.”
“Oh, I’m just attracted by the delicious smell. It’s fine to taste human’s food once in a while, right?”
“I think it’s fine.”
The nature spirits had a brief discussion and decided everything was fine. Therefore, they approached the food table with curiosity.