"I guess I was able to recover slightly faster compared to what your actual data told you. As I am the owner of the Wolf element, I can regenerate and heal a little faster with side medication. Therefore, I used that knowledge to push myself a little bit further in recovery. I hope you don't mind." Aefia said while helping her lady to stand back on her feet.
"So you are the owner of an elemental magic? That's strange. Because elemental rocks themselves are found in a very rare way. Some say that those are mined for in deep sea water. Where did you get yours?" Her lady asked with her eagerness.
"I am afraid that the place that offered me to have this sort of magic is a confidential organization I am currently working for. That foundation is the reason behind my abrupt departure from my home planet and my sudden gain in strength. That place in particular, is the reason why I have this mission that I really want to fulfil." Aefia explained.
"Also, please don't tell this to anyone. Otherwise, I will be the one to fall into huge trouble if this information falls to the hands of someone who can't know about this. Can I trust that your mouth will be sealed until I give you further clearance?"
"Yes, I won't mind trying to. So are there more people in this team you are talking about? I don't know whether this team is a new thing, but if there is anyone else that I will have to work with, I would like to get to know them first." Her lady asked.
"Yes, there is just one more member who is in my team. But he is in the dimension you probably picked me up from. I think it is better that you ask him about this vary mission later when you have already met him. Other than that, there is no one else. To think about it now, I think they both could have been in huge trouble with the demons by now. Although I know that he is an exceptional fighter, he too is still a rookie. So may I ask? We need to leave as soon as possible."
"Yes, I can help you get back to that dimension. But how are you expecting me to leave my belongings and lab samples behind like that? Won't I have to keep moving in between dimensions if we ever need any of them?" Her lady asked with fear in her face.
"Oh that. Consider it solved." Aefia said while tapping on her screen. I have seen it somewhere before. It was also an affordable price, I am sure it is still 'in stock'. The only person buying it would be me!
[Hey! Do you think you are my only customer?! 😠]
Oh look! This guy can talk! No wait, it can communicate. And what makes you think you have just any other customer? You are basically a bunch of code lines, not a human.
[If you want, I can shut off for life. Then, see if you can survive without me!😴]
That's a deal. By the way, I have to say, these emojis are cute.
[Hey! That's unfair! You need me to survive in this world! You can't switch me off like that!😱]
You are my absorbed skill, of course I can deactivate you.
[Okay wait. I will co-operate. And yes, you are my only customer.🥲]
Now go on and show me the layout page where you have the space bag listed on. I am shopping in the place of a noble woman here, better be quick.
The screen flashed a recommended item.
[ Item name: Space Bag
Usage: Allows unlimited storage.
Price: 50 Bucks]
Why did the price increase! I have a tight budget of fifty bucks itself! I want to negotiate!
[You are just like your country people. Always negotiating. Eat off that habit and pay me my fifty bucks! Business is at its lowest.🥲]
Alright! I will pay the amount. Better not play this trick the next time! Otherwise, I am never buying from here. In Nikoan, there is a place called Mage Market, I will buy it from them.
[No wait! I have a special offer for you since you are first time customer! First buy, fifty percent off!😰]
Go lower. I want eighty percent off. That's still too expensive. It's ten bucks or nothing. I will step down in ten seconds.
[No, I can only go down to sixty. That's the most I can go. 🥺]
No. Eighty. You have eight seconds left, better hurry.
[Alright, seventy percent off. How is that?🥺]
Eighty or nothing. Six seconds left.
[First timers offer! Only fifteen bucks!🥺]
Ten bucks! I just said it. It's that or nothing.
[Alright! Eighty percent. Are you willing to purchase it now?🥲]
Hmm...No. Go a little lower. Five bucks. That is the last price you can afford. You have two seconds left.
[That isn't fair!😰]
And one. Alright I am stepping out. I am not buying it.
[No wait! Ok. It's yours. Five bucks only. 🥺]
Aefia clicked a few icons and her balance was down to fourty-five bucks. A tiny opening appeared in the air above her. From the opening, Aefia could see the illuminated dark space with stars causing it to seem bright. A small handbag fell out of the crack and Aefia caught it.
She walked with the handbag towards the Queen's mother and handed it to her. "Sorry about the delay, I was having a though time negotiating with the system. It seems to me that it really wanted me to go broke, so it was continuously raising the price to match my overall balance."
Her lady took and handbag and opened the zipper. Inside of the bag, was the same cosmic pattern that had appeared behind the crack it came from. The inside if the handbag wasn't a fabric, but space which had the capacity to keep the items attached to the bag like a gravitational force pulling on it. It was Aefia's first purchase and it wasn't bad. It was actually better than expected.
"I really like it, thanks. I seem to like how it matches my nobility. It also matched my gown's colour. Now I guess we are ready to leave? Oh wait, after I pack of course. Can you leave a tip to the system? It will be of use into the future too." Her lady said while playing around with the handbag.
Aefia transacted five extra bucks to the system's shop. Here, for your business. You are lucky that the Queen's mother asked me to give it to you as a tip. Otherwise, you won't have gotten anything.
[Yes, received the tip.🥺 Please tell her lady I said thank you for saving my business and that it was because of you that I almost went bankrupt.🥲]
"The system said thank you for saving its business. It said it has gone bankrupt due to the tip." Aefia told her lady with her tongue stuck out.
"Oh my, I didn't know. Perhaps I would not ask to give a tip in the future. Please tell the system my apologies, I really didn't mean to do that." Her lady said with her hand tight together and with a bow.
Hey! Her lady said sorry for having you gone bankrupt.
[I heard that! Why did you say that! Tell her that she doesn't need to apologize! She is a noble woman!😠]
"The system is telling you to apologize a little bit more." Aefia told her lady. "Honestly, I think it is just money hungry. Ignore it, it will continue blabbering whether we like it or not."
"That is a very rude behavior coming from a thin wall." Her lady responded to the comment.
[Her Lady don't listen to this nasty liar! She is making things up! I didn't say all that!😭]
Serves you best. Your return payment for the greed you showed earlier. I guess I can thank my mom more than once for this negotiating skill. I will make sure to do this again the next time you try to increase the price on things like this.
[Why are you so mean!😭]
Aefia shut off the screen and started walking behind the Queen's mother. A few seconds later, the screen bounced back and stood still like a wall while Aefia slammed face first onto it. Ow! While holding her nose, she stepped back.
Hearing this commotion, her lady glanced back. "Is there a problem?" She asked Aefia, thinking that she was holding her nose due to a smell she couldn't withstand. "No, it's just that this system is really losing its control. It thinks of me as an ATM. It's even preventing me from walking forward!" To prove it, Aefia moved to her left, then forward. The screen moved slightly to the right, causing her to fall in front, also hitting her face hard on the ground.
What in the whole universe is wrong with you! I am seriously going to work on deleting every code you have in your lines.
[Oh yeah! Prove it!😡]
"Give me a few seconds to deal with this screen, I will finish whatever it started." Aefia said with seriousness in her voice. One by one, she removed characters in the codelines and soon after, added it back.
I forgot to ask, any last words?
[Okay okay, stop! I will behave from now on! Next purchase is all on the house.🤢]
The screen shut off on its own and Aefia broke out in a run, in order to catch up with her lady. When she did, her lady was mumbling somethings to herself. She got closer, but didn't interrupt her since she was in an attempt to eavesdrop on the Queen's mother for a bit. Suddenly, the screen resurfaced, causing Aefia to stop her walk momentarily.
[Don't you think it's a wrong thing to eavesdrop on a noble woman?🧐]
Yes, but what if she is saying something that might come to some kind of use in the mere future? She is a noble woman, yes, but she has also been in hiding for two hundred years.
[Do you really think she has something to hide when she herself was hiding?😐]
That does not make any sense. Just that she was hiding, doesn't mean she doesn't have something to hide. It's common sense that tells you that once you are in hiding, no one knows what you have been doing.
[...I am out.😴]
"Aren't you going to come? Once I turn this corner, I will seem lost to you. This passage way is very confusing." Her lady called out to her.
"Oh yes, I am coming." This time, she walked towards her lady in full speed until she caught up. "May I ask, how did you learn about the dimensional movement? I know that you are an underground scientist and stuff, but maybe you have some clue on how you did that?"
Her lady turned to face Aefia. "I don't know, I just happened to pass by that world and came across you. The portal appears by itself anywhere want. Sometimes, it happens suddenly and without notice. I may seem to be falling into void and the next second, I would arrive in another world."
Aefia realized a few things that instant. "Do you seem to appear in a mansion sometimes? And then some strange creatures speak to you after that? Maybe you heard some murmurings that you couldn't decode what they were saying?"
Her lady placed her hand on her chin. "Not really any of that I remember, mostly, I would be travelling through different worlds and different timelines. If you ask me about murmurings, I will say I have heard them, but they were distant. Why do you ask?"
"Oh nothing. Just curious. Because what I learned from my research, it seems that you were the subject of the Guardian of Space. And any subject of that Guardian, always tends to hear murmurings and other sounds that they can't describe." Aefia lied.
"I won't say that it is exactly as you say, but it is a bit similar to what you have described. Why? Are you a subject for the Guardian of Space too?"
"No, not really. I am from Earth, so I don't really know much about them. Let me confirm, subject means to have the abilities of a Guardian, right?"
"No. It is to have most support from that Guardian." Her lady corrected Aefia. "You really need to learn more about our universe's common vocabulary."
Her lady and Aefia walked for five more minutes before reaching a crack in the floor in front of her lab. "Stay right here, I will go grab my supplies." Her lady left her stay there before walking to the opposite direction.
She seems to be a very mysterious woman. Is she really her lady? Otherwise, I will have to change the way things are progressing. How is it possible that she is still alive and is currently very passionate in science. Especially in the field of medicine. Study in the field of medicine, is so stressful. Don't know how she is doing such things. Honestly, her medication is a very lively one.
Aefia looked at the hand she had stabbed earlier. It was her original skin tone and without any injuries or scars that prove she had stabbed herself there. She flipped her left hand to see if it was the same for both sides.
That's honestly a very impressive skill she has shown there. I guess she is a very good use to the team. Wait a minute, where is my knife?
Aefia searched her pockets but only found her pistol. She started frantically searching for it, that's when her lady returned. "Looking for this? I picked it up when you were laying unconscious on the ground." She held out Aefia's knife.
"Oh yes. Thank you." Saying this, Aefia picked up the knife and walked behind her lady towards the crack. "We will have to dive one by one. Once I go in, you will go next." Her lady said while jumping in.
After a while, Aefia jumped inside.