Chapter 296: Preparation Before Leaving (1)
Chapter 296: Preparation Before Leaving (1)
Ella was the first to wake up among the girls sleeping in beds. She propelled her body to sit up and rubbed her eyes gently, feeling a little dizzy.
She felt a little confused because the alarm had never been allowed to ring that long. Elysia was the one who usually turns off the cube clock, but well.
Before Ella could get out of bed, Ariel opened her eyes and extinguished the alarm. Then, she greeted the girl beside her with a beaming smile. "Good morning, Holy Princess. Did you sleep well?"
"Ah, good morning to you too, Miss Ariel. Let's welcome the morning and get ready to go immediately. We need to go back to Aeddoterra City this morning." Ella replied with a soft smile. Somehow she also felt happy to see Ariel's radiant expression.
After that, she got out of bed to wake her friends.
"Eve, Ely, please wake up. It's already morning... Eh?" Ella shook her friends gently, but there was only one girl. After opening the blanket, Elysia was absent.
Ella rested her cheek on her hand and just assumed that Elysia was in the bathroom. However, when she accidentally glanced at the window, she realized that the long sofa's position was not like last night.
Apart from that, a girl with golden hair was sitting there. The confused Ella glanced behind her, and Ariel was still on the bed. So, who was the girl on the sofa? It was hard to guess when seen from behind.
Just as Ella was about to find out, but Evelyn woke up and greeted her.
"Good morning, Ella. Huh? Ely is missing?" Evelyn said her morning greetings, but she became confused when she would greet her best friend because there was only the white cat next to her.
"En, good morning to you, Eve." After saying that, Ella walked towards the long sofa facing the window.
Right after that, she gasped when she found out that the golden-haired girl was none other than the Goddess of Light. Meanwhile, 'Elysia' slept on the long sofa, using the Goddess's lap as a pillow.
Elysia shifted her gaze from Elena to Ella, then she pressed her index finger to her lips. At that moment, Ella just nodded in a daze and walked back to Evelyn's side.
As if noticing Ella's strange behavior, Evelyn got up from the bed, forcing the white cat to wake up too. She also just realized about the unknown golden-haired girl on the sofa.
As expected, the girl in question turned out to be her best friend's Goddess master! And, her best friend was sleeping on the Goddess of Light's lap, gently caressed.
Evelyn was both dumbfounded and enchanted, but she could only nod in a daze when she got a hint from the Goddess. She walked back to the bed and sat down beside Ella. They looked at the Goddess from the side.
They thought for a moment, trying to remember about the Goddess of Light from their last meeting two days ago. Those beautiful golden eyes, heavenly appearance with striking features, the long lustrous golden hair, and that golden white divine dress... There were no mistakes, the Goddess of Light!
Even so, Ella and Evelyn realized that something was missing. The Goddess of Light at this time had no wings at all.
On the other hand, the white cat just walked casually towards the long sofa out of curiosity. Vanessa realized her master was there and her master's master too.
Strange and more than unnatural, she could not feel the spirit's connection to her master. It was blocked by something but not dangerous. Well, she just needed to ask her master to unblock it later.
For now, she just wanted to act cute by rolling around in front of her master's master. But, the warm morning sun made her want to sleep again.
A few minutes later, Elena opened her eyes, but she didn't get up and just laid on her back. She couldn't see Elysia's face from that position because Elysia's twin peaks blocked her view.
Out of consideration and courtesy, she restrained herself from teasing Elysia. She sat down and said her good morning greetings with a warm smile. "Good morning, master."
"Mm, you slept pretty well, Ely." Elysia felt a little weird because she seemed to be greeting herself, but she said it softly.
After that, she sent a secret message to Elena through their spirit connection then walked towards the bathroom. Elena followed her right behind. They needed to switch roles as soon as possible while Nell was still in the dreamland.
The girls in the room just looked at each other, not understanding what was going on. Yet, they were just waiting nonetheless.
Ten seconds later, Elysia and Elena came out of the bathroom in their true forms. Elena as the Goddess of Light and Elysia as Elysia as usual.
Elena returned to the long sofa to pet the cat while looking after the little Goddess who was still asleep. Meanwhile, Elysia sat next to her friends. She knew that these two girls were still shrouded in confusion.
"Psst, Ely. Did your Goddess master come to visit here last night?" Evelyn spoke in a soft whisper.
"Hum, both of you were still asleep last night. We will return to Aeddoterra City soon, and it will only take a very, very short time. Oh yes, there will be a top-level meeting with the high authorities this afternoon. Eve, I'm sure your parents will be there." Elysia nodded and explained their plan briefly.
"Eh? Top-level meeting? Did something happen?" Ella became worried and concerned. Even so, she still often stole glances at the Goddess of Light.
"Hum-hm, please tell us more about that, Ely." Evelyn became curious and a little anxious.
"You see, it started last night--" Elysia started telling her friends a summary of the events because they needed to know.
Ella, Evelyn, and Vanessa were surprised at first. Still, they looked at the Goddess of Light with profound gratitude and reverence at the end of the story.
Last night, the incident was so tense and intense. The Goddess of Blessings clashed with the Evil God on the Devil Continent, but the Goddess of Light came to intervene.
"I- I see... So, the top-level meeting this afternoon is to discuss accursed monsters and sealed areas in more depth? And, and two Goddesses will also be there?" Evelyn stuttered a little. What could she do with that? She was in the same room with two Goddesses! One had made her nervous, and two had certainly overwhelmed her.
"Yup, let me introduce you to my master." Elysia took Evelyn and Ella's hand with an encouraging smile. She led them to approach Elena, who was pampering Vanessa with a soft caress.
Ella and Evelyn had no choice but to obey, despite the excitement and joy in their hearts. They hoped that their tongues would not slip when talking to the Goddesses.
After the three of them sat down on the long sofa, Elysia introduced each other. "Master, this is my friends, Evelyn Mitchell and Gabriella Celestine. Eve, Ella, this is my master."
"Gulp... It's my pleasure to see you again, the Goddess of Light." Evelyn prepared herself and spoke fluently to avoid making an awful impression on her best friend's master.
"It's- It's my utmost pleasure to meet and exchange words with you, o the Goddess of Light. Please forgive this inexperienced little girl crude speech." Ella became concerned about the use of her words. She was nervous, and that just messed things up.
"Mm-hum, you don't need to apologize. I've seen and heard a lot about you, Eve, and Ella." Elena chuckled delightfully with a dazzling expression.
After that, she stretched out her hand to gently stroke the two good girls' heads in turn. "Thank you for being friends with my precious disciple Ely. She had no friends, but it's not anymore."
Elysia, who was in the farthest seat, fell quiet hearing that. She knew it. It was said because Elena was happy to have Ella and Evelyn on her friend list.
Meanwhile, Ella and Evelyn's faces were flushed with a slight daze at the joy they felt. It felt different from being acknowledged by a divine existence. They were still entangled with that feeling for a few seconds, even after the Goddess had stopped gently stroking their heads.
A moment later, Evelyn immediately walked out of her daze and smiled sweetly. "No, it's my pleasure to have Ely as my best friend. Ely is so kind and lovely. There are so many words to describe Ely, and I'm grateful Ely also sees me as a friend."
"En, Ely is our precious friend." Ella agreed with that.
"I see... I'm glad to hear that. Please look after Ely with care. She may be fragile in time." Elena covered her mouth with grace. There was a simple hidden meaning behind her words.
"All right, please get ready to go. Tell the other people who will come along to get ready as well. You can have breakfast at the destination because it seems less conducive here." Elena proposed, and it was implemented immediately.
The three girls excused themselves to change, then Ariel sent Maximilian a message about their schedule.
After Ariel and the three girls finished their preparations, they returned to the Goddess, who was still sitting on the sofa.
"Ah, looks like I also need to change my dress." Elena got up from the sofa after giving Elysia a message to look after the little Goddess.
The Goddess of Light went to the bathroom, and the attention was drawn to Elysia and the pillow. The Goddess of Blessings was there, sleeping beautifully and comfortably.