Chapter 837 Recovery Before Ascension (1)
“Hmm?” Elysia looked around after she teleported to Elena’s location.
The starry night sky adorned the eastern horizon, but the evening light was still visible in the west. A beautiful faint aurora also graced the cloudy sky in the east.
“Cold.” Elysia shivered slightly. It was pretty cold, and she wasn’t wearing a jacket, but the warm steam could be felt all around.
“Gasp…” Mio held her upper chest, panting slightly. This was the first time she’d changed places so instantaneously.
“E-eh? Where are we now?” Erina looked around in confusion. However, she immediately widened her eyes in surprise when she realized who was behind Sylvia and Xentia.
It was a lady of heavenly beauty with perfect curves and long wavy golden sheen hair. It was like a heavenly angel descending on the mortal world. Erina felt her soul fly somewhere just from looking into the lady’s holy golden eyes.
“What’s with that surprised look? There aren’t any ghosts here, right?” Elena looked behind her in confusion.
“No, I’m sorry. I was just surprised.” Erina immediately apologized and then gulped her saliva. She knew very well who the other party’s real identity was. That lady was the same as the footage of a six-winged angel that her father showed!
‘However, our arrival is awaited by her? What is the relationship between Ellie and this angel? But, angel!?’ Erina wondered in her mind.
“Master, we are back.” Elysia clasped her hands and went in front of Elena.
“Mm, you went to help people again for a reason. Did you have fun today?” Elena stroked Elysia’s head.
“En.” Elysia nodded.
“Lina, we’ve looked after Ely really well today. We also had a lot of fun. Xentia wants to tell Aria a lot of things! But, where’s Aria?” Xentia raised her hand high for attention. She then looked around but couldn’t find the person she was looking for.
“No rush. She and the others are preparing something. We’ll be there soon. Youd did great. Is Xentia a good girl today?” Elena beckoned Xentia to come over and give a head pat too.
“Ehehe… Xentia is a good girl! All actions are based on plans and orders.” Xentia is feeling excited to receive appreciation.
“Ely, maybe you should introduce them to your master first. Look, they’re gaping in amazement because of you.” Sylvia covered her mouth and then pointed at Erina and Mio.
“Master, this is Erina and Mio. They are my new friends. Erina, Mio, this is my master.” Elysia introduced the two parties with a sweet smile.
“Nice to meet you.”
“I am honored to meet you.”
Erina and Mio bowed slightly to greet.
“Mm-hmm~ So you are my Ely’s new friends. Thank you for taking care of Ely. Please stay good friends with her, okay?” Elena nodded slightly.
“Y-yes. I was actually the one who was always in Ellie’s care.” Erina nodded repeatedly. She was feeling very nervous. At the same time, she began to question Elysia’s true identity… about Elysia’s friends too. Their true identity might be beyond her expectations because they were associated with heavenly angels.
‘As I got to know you better, why did you become even more mysterious. If you like this, I want to find out more and more, Ellie… Who are you exactly?’ Erina muttered in her mind. She was afraid if she went any deeper, she would be unable to return.
“Let’s see the others. We’ll have a relaxing and peaceful time until tomorrow.” Elena invites everyone to go.
‘Sister Elena, where are we currently?’ Elysia asked from the side.
‘I also do not know. Gaia brought us here after the repair work was over. In my estimation, we’re in the north. There’s also no signal here, and we can’t confirm our location via GPS. Someone from the Divine Association had already tried it. Gaia and nature spirits are the ones who prepared this place especially for those who participated in the heavenly battle. Maybe this recovery spot will disappear tomorrow?’ Elena didn’t know their exact location either.
‘Ah, the members of the Divine Association are also here. That Ancient Demon God had also been defeated and had no choice but to participate in that battle. With this, the God Game is completely over.’ Elysia heaved a subtle sigh.
‘Yes. We have sixty three king pieces now. Are you really going to extract the evil energy within those cursed artifacts, Ely?’ Elena glanced at Elysia.
‘Yes, we can use that for an ultimate attack later. According to Xero, Alashor possessed a divine golem with impenetrable defense. We need to do something if the situation gets bad. Additional power would be very helpful.’ Elysia looked up at the starry sky with some contingency plans in mind.
‘Just don’t push yourself too far. I will always accompany and support you. Also, we are not the main force in future heavenly battle.’ Elena has some suggestions for Elysia, but she should put them into action when the time comes.
‘Oh, right. You’d better go to a quiet place for a while. Bring Ai and the girls out of your shadow. I’ll be waiting here.’ Elena suddenly stopped her steps.
‘Okay, I’ll be right back.’ Elysia also stopped. She then asked permission to leave with her mouth before going to a nearby, quiet place. Sylvia immediately followed her.
A few seconds later, Elysia returned with Ai and the others. Cherub rushed over to Gio and climbed onto his comrade’s shoulder.
“This…” Elysia and Elena stared in shock when they found out what their recovery spot was like.
It was a large and spacious onsen in a shallow crater on the rocky ground. At first glance, it was just like a relaxing natural hot spring. However, the problem came from some deities from the Divine Association. They only wore bikinis, and a few others even enjoyed their time naked.
Several nature spirits were also busy wandering around. Maybe they served as waiters and event organizers?
“Night pool? No, it’s a nightclub’s hot spring?” Elysia covered her face with both hands but peeked out between her fingers.
‘Ely, I didn’t know this was what Gaia prepared!’ Elena stated a reason to defend herself from the misunderstanding. She was not involved in preparing this place because she was waiting for Elysia to come.
“What is that boy doing here!?”
“Kya!”
“Sinner, peeping tom, pervert! Die!”
“Ara-ara, do you want to play with this big sister, pretty boy?”
“The recovery hot spring for men is on the mountain over there! You sneaked into Elysia’s group to peek!?”
Several female deities looked at the newcomers, but they immediately panicked when they realized Gio’s presence. They threw some wooden buckets and told that man to leave. If Elysia and the Golden Goddess weren’t there, they would probably have blasted that man into the sky with anger and shame, especially those who were soaking in nude.
“Eh, ah. My aplogies, we didn’t know that! Gio, please come with me!” Elysia grabbed Gio’s arm and took him away from the angry ladies.
‘Ely, just take Gio near the entrance. You can get harassed by those perverts if you walk into men’s hot spring!’ Elena immediately informed via telepathy.
‘Okay!’ Elysia flew away with Gio to the next mountain.
She broke through the thick white fog and covered a distance of one kilometer in seconds. She and Gio landed on the next mountain.
‘Gio, you will find a recovery spot there. It’s a nice hot spring with abundant energy. You can take the time to soak and recuperate with Cherub. Tic, the Heretic God is also there. However, there are also some Earth’s deities. Please ignore them and stay neutral. Yosh, yosh, good boy.’ Elysia revoked her illusion magic and gave Gio a head pat.
‘Hmm.’ Gio just nodded as he knelt down.
‘We will pick you up soon. Please enjoy your time to relax and recuperate. We need to prepare it thoroughly for the heavenly battle tommorow. Nature spirits will guide and serve you in case you need something.’ Elysia waved her hand and asked Gio to stand up. She needed to look up to see Gio’s face because he was so tall.
‘Gio understand.’ Gio nodded once again. He could understand everything Elysia said with ease if it was conveyed directly to his mind like this.
Elysia then waved her hand and flew away. Gio raised his hand in response until Elysia was no longer visible due to the thick fog.
“Hmm…” Gio turned around and went deeper into the men’s recovery spot. He could see some little floating orbs as if guiding him somewhere, and he just followed them.
Sure enough, it was a hot spring with many male deities enjoying their time. Gio just stroked Cherub’s head and immediately dipped himself into that hot spring. He tried to be inconspicuous, but that was impossible. His body was big, and his arrival had already attracted several deities’ attention.
“Oh yeah, who do we have here? He is the lucky dragon boy! He entered the women’s hot spring and peeked at those beauties! What’s more, he comes out intact despite angering those unreasonable carnivores! Uuh, such a lucky bastard! Are you a protagonist from a romance harem anime? I also want to burn that wonderful sight into memory.” An envious deity came over to Gio to say hello with a strange smile.
“Kuh, I’m so envious. Wow, upon closer look… you look so big. Anyway, what kind of heavenly scene did you see, my friend? Have you burned the image into your memory? You are alive to share the story.” Another deity was feeling interested in this conversation.
“…” Gio didn’t answer. He didn’t even know what they were saying, but he remembered Elysia’s request to remain neutral. Therefore, he only responded with a menacing gaze to drive the gadfly away.
“Don’t disturb my leisure time with your boring topics. You are part of the Divine Association, and you will be very busy tomorrow.” Xero raised the towel over his face.
“Huehehe… Just a little more, a little more and I can see through the thick fog and the barrier.” A strange deity giggled strangely while gazing at the next mountain with artifact binoculars.
“Tsk.” Xero clicked his tongue and used a little trick to submerge that creepy deity into the hot spring from a distance.
“Blurgh, blurb, blub… What’s your problem!?” The creepy deity exclaimed in annoyance.
“You disgust me. Watch your behavior, or someone will do something you don’t want to happen soon.” Xero closed his eyes again and covered his face with a towel. He leaned back and focused himself on his recuperating meditation.
“…” Seeing another world’s Heretic God’s indifferent response, several deities simply shrugged their shoulders. However, they once again tried to talk to Gio, the lucky dragon boy, to find out what the women’s hot spring was like.