I told the Queen everything that happened and her first response was to try and suffocate me by hugging my face to her chest.

"Oh my little Aster!! That must have been scary!! If only Mommy was here earlier!! Please forgive me!"

"Mnnghhh!!"

I feel like I've actually started becoming accustomed to this… That isn't good…

I managed to pry myself off of her and got Levianne to teleport us back to the palace in one piece.

"Mmm… I suppose it is a shame that we couldn't capture that Off-Worlder alive… Though it seems like he's not even the leader after all? Could he just be another member of the cult?"

I shrugged, "That could also be possible… He could just be some power hungry cult member who thought that he could become the leader after getting that artefact. Maybe that girl I saw was the real leader?"

"I suppose we won't know for sure now."

"She did call me a mortal though… Could she be an immortal being of some sort?"

"It could also be someone who has an overinflated sense of self worth, Aster. Which if I am to be honest, seems to be quite prominent in some of the Off-Worlders."

Yeah… I'm going to have to agree with her on this one… Most of the Off-Worlders I've met so far have been really full of themselves…

"Should I be worried though? She seems to be really strong…" I asked.

She smiled at me, "If Aster feels unsafe… How about staying here permanently? Mommy will make sure you are always safe!"

Err… No thanks… I'm good…

Also… No offence but I think Mother's side would be safer than here…

Speaking of which… Maybe I should go and tell Mother about this? I should also report this to Justinia anyway just to keep her in the loop.

"Umm… Is Que-- Ahem… Is Mama able to teleport me to where Justinia is?"

"Ehehehe~ Call me that one more time, Aster~"

"Mama…"

"Fufufu~ Of course I can~ Hold on a moment~"

She reached in between her boobs to pull out a ring, making me wonder why she would even store something like that there.

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She then slipped the ring on her finger and I assumed she was taking a moment to direct her mana to activate it as the blue gem on the ring lit up.

I thought a portal would then appear but… Nothing happened.

Eh? Is something-- Oh.

I noticed that the Queen seemed to be closing her eyes to concentrate so I guess the ring has not shown its full effects yet.

It took a minute before the Queen relaxed and a portal appeared in front of us.

I guess it must have taken her some time to locate them?

That was when Mary stepped out of the portal and bowed to me, "Young Mistress. This way, please."

Ah… Now I understand… That ring must have the effect of allowing the Queen to telepathically contact the King and relayed my wish of meeting them.

She then went to find Mother who in turn got Mary to teleport me to them.

Right… I guess they must be quite far from the capital city by now so perhaps only Mary had the capacity to create a portal that could teleport so far away. 𝐫а𝐍ɵ𝐛Ęs

Levianne waved at me which I returned with a wave of my own before stepping into the portal… Only to realise that there was no floor on the other side and I immediately started falling.

I was about to spread my wings to stabilise myself when I felt a pair of hands pull me down from the air.

"Ara, ara~ Did something happen for my little one to come and find Mama?" Mother asked, hugging me from behind tightly.

I looked around me and I realised that we were currently on board a ship that was sailing along the coastline.

Around us were sailors who were busy working around the ship and it was clear that this ship wasn't just any random ship since there were liveries of the Royal Family hung all around the vessel.

In fact, if I looked beyond the deck, I could see several other ships that were acting as escorts sailing in formation with our ship.

Then I realised that we were seated in front of a dining table that had been set up on the deck and the King was currently seated across from us.

On the table however…

"Sweets!!" I cried out.

I was just about to reach out for them when I paused to look at Mother.

She giggled, "Go on~ This was prepared for you, my little one~"

Yayyyy!!

I started grabbing the sweets and munching on them one by one, heedless of everything else around me.

Mother even started feeding me and I think she also roped Justinia into it as well so both of them were passing various sweets for me to sample.

I obviously didn't complain and ate everything that I was given quickly.

I didn't think my wish of eating sweets after fighting that Off-Worlder would actually be fulfilled in this way~

There's so many varieties too! There's pies, fruit tarts, cakes and even ice cream!

Ahhhhh~ Just having all this made everything I went through today worth it~

Pretty quickly, the table was completely wiped clean of sweets and I licked my fingers to get the last bit of chocolate off before Mother wiped my mouth with a handkerchief.

"Ufufufu~ Was that to your liking, my little one?" She giggled.

I nodded, "It was really nice, Mommy."

"Ufufufu~ I'm glad you like it~"

I finally decided to ask the next important question, "So… Where are we?"

"We're on the way to Edart Trade City right now," Justinia answered, the King sipping her tea idly.

Mother patted me on the head, "So what brought you here, my little one?"

Right… I guess there's no easy way to say it so I guess I'll just tell them everything… Starting from the Vault I guess…

I didn't really go into detail but simply told them that the vault was broken into and the Queen and I realised there was another Off-Worlder in the capital city itself.

Then I got to the part about there being a bomb planted in Lisa's class and the air around us suddenly got colder.

"Mary?" Mother called out when I paused to shiver a little from the cold air.

The Head Maid immediately appeared beside us, "I am here, Madam."

"Go and find out. Now."

"Eh, wait, wait! We already caught the person who did it!" I called out, thinking that Mother was asking Mary to look for the perpetrator.

Mother hugged me even tighter to her, "My sweet child… I know. Mary, go."

The Head Maid bowed and disappeared through another portal without another word.

Justinia seemed to sigh a little before nodding at me, "Go on, Aster. What happened after that?"

I decided not to ask what Mother actually wanted Mary to find out and just continued recounting what happened.

I made sure to tell them how Lisa and I stopped the bomb from exploding before I went to find the Queen to see if there were any updates on the search.

Both of them listened intently as I told them about the bomb under the bed and how the Queen had intended it as a trap, which then led to our search for the Off-Worlder and the eventual fight with him before my meeting with the odd girl.

When I was done, both Mother and the King seemed to be in deep thought.

I waited patiently since I thought they might be just taking a moment to process what I told them.

The King looked at me, "You said that she called you a 'mortal'?"

I nodded, "I thought she might be one of the gods but… I didn't get the feeling from her."

"I see… So I assume that she might just be another Off-Worlder?"

"Queen Levianne said that it might just be someone with an overinflated sense of self worth though. Though admittedly, that means there's a high chance that she would be one."

"Hmm… And you said that she just left through a portal after burning the other Off-Worlder's body?"

I nodded again, "That's right… She just waved her hand at him and he burned up without even leaving ashes behind. Though… She did keep trying to take off my mask and I kept stopping her which she then eventually just left."

"Did she say anything else?"

"Umm… She only said that she needed to 'check on this' after she got kicked by my guard… Not sure what that means…"

Mother then pulled me in until my head was in between her boobs to stuff my face in between them.

"Oh my dearest child! How much you have suffered! Don't worry! Mama will make sure that nothing happens to you and that nasty woman wouldn't be able to do anything to you while you're here! Mama promises you!"

Well… I already expected she would say that…

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