“This was unexpected.”

“Too unexpected…”

Alex and Elio watched in shock as the creature that they had obtained from the special merchant for the young daughter of the viscount jumped passed the young girl and stood before her master.

The blue eyes of the creature locked with the red eyes of the person who now seemed to be in a daze.

He was looking down at the small mysterious beast that he knew little about, feeling as if he had known about this creature for an eternity.

And the creature was looking up at him as well, a calm expression present on her face.

She was looking up at him, and he was looking down at her. Which went on for a moment more, before both of them were covered in a storm of blue energy.

“Should we call it a coincidence, Alex, or simply fate?”

Of hundreds and thousands of creatures that exist in this world, they obtained a certain creature that also had elementalism affinity like Az so that Elio doesn’t have to part ways with his little friend.

The creature that they obtained didn’t cost them money since there was some kind of Tab going on between the merchant and Alex, but Elio knew they would have to pay him back for this creature.

But, he was fine with it thinking his connection with this person would make them good enough profit for something like that.

However, that did not work as he had intended…

“Fate is a bitch most of the time, Elio. Just like a poisonous mosquito, it shows its true colors exactly when you are paying the least attention.”

The present that they had brought for the little Eve was now Bonding with her father, something that didn’t really make any sense since the Viscount was a battle mage instead of someone who worked with elemental spirits.

He was a pure mage, and from what they knew, he did not have any affinity with the elemental spirits, and yet, the creature of lores that was famous for their unique relationship with the spirits, was now bonding with the viscount who had already given up the hope to meet his familiar.

“It’s unexpected…”

Alex looked at Eve who was now looking down at the ground with a look that seemed to be confused, and angry at the moment.

But, there was nothing that she could do for this little girl.

Sometimes, some things aren’t just meant to be.

“But it is what it is.”

What they were seeing right now was, once again, a rare sight.

“Some things are just out of our control.”

Not long ago, they had seen Odin bond with Slei, and not long after that, they were watching viscount bonding with the creature that his daughter was looking forward to greeting.

Just a moment ago, she was cheerful and happy, but now, she didn’t even know how she should feel.

“At least though…”

The present that she was looking forward to the most could not be hers, but that wasn’t really the end of this world.

There were a lot many beings that she could have as her friend and channel, this one fox was simply an exception.

Obtaining another one of the creatures with such specific traits would be difficult but, at least, it wasn’t impossible.

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Unlike a familiar that was one of a kind for a certain being in this entire world, a being with powers similar to this little fox’s or Az’s weren’t limited.

“I’ll go talk with her.”

Eve was still a child, a pitiful little girl that wasn’t supposed to go through so much at such a young age.

This little incident… her father’s bonding with the creature that could solve all her problems according to her perspective, was certainly a big thing.

But, it wasn’t a bad thing for her.

She was just confused right now over what she should feel, how she should react to this, or weather the things happening right now were even right or not.

“Be careful, she must be vulnerable right now.”

Her mom wanted to talk with her, but on one side was her husband who was bonding with the being that he had been searching for decades, and on the other side was her baby girl who couldn’t understand why her gift had just ignored her.

She wanted to talk with her, help her, but she did not have any words.

“Miss Eve?”

But Elio did have those words and so, he walked up to her and looked at her with a bitter expression.

“Miss Eve.”

He knew what he needed to say at the moment, he knew what was the best thing that she needed to hear right now, and he knew how he should go from here on out.

But…

“Miss Eve…?”

She wasn’t listening to him.

“Miss Eve?” He looked at her mom, after she didn’t even react to his calling. And, seeing this, even her mom got worried.

“Eve dear?”

She called out to her, and even grabbed her shoulder, but she did not respond.

“Eve! What’s wrong!?”

Most others around them were focused on the grand sight of viscount and the mystic fox’s bonding, so their focus only arrived on the birthday girl and her mom.

“Eve…!”

The guards, Alex, Odin, and Miss Rin also looked in their direction after that desperate scream of the mother, however, that voice did not reach the girl who was lost in the Darkness…

“Why…”

She was murmuring something, but it was inaudible for the rest of them.

“Why me…”

Her skin was becoming paler.

And, the shadow under her feet was reacting…

[ “Even your father doesn’t want you to be happy, young one.” ]

“How could they…”

[ “They don’t care about you, they only pay attention to you to get closer to your parents, they are Greedy, they are Selfish, and they are Envious…” ]

-Ooooooooooooooong!

“Hmm?”

“Muuu…?”

“Miu!”

Miu sensed it first, and Alex was the second.

“Elio! Get away from there!”

“What did I… how could they…”

[ “They don’t want you to have what you deserve. They aren’t worthy of you… young one.” ]

-OOOOOOOOOOONG!

Alex used {Blink} in a hurry, closed the distance, pushed Elio away from the little girl, took the viscountess and with another {Blink} to barely make it to a safe distance.

[ “We are the only one who cherish you.” ]

A familiar darkness enveloped the young girl.

[ “Only we want to help you get what should be yours, and yours alone.” ]

The viscount finished his bonding exactly at that moment and saw a heinous darkness enveloping around his little girl.

[ “Only we are your friends.” ]

“Friends…”

-Swiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiish!

A sinister energy sprung forth from the young girl’s body.

[ “You are better than any of them. Better than everyone. The best. The Supreme…” ]

“The best…”

The darkness enveloped her body, and turned her little self… into something that could not even be called human.

[ “You don’t need any of them.” ]

A chill ran down every one of their spines who witnessed this horrific transformation…

[Ding!]

“No…”

And, with a sudden quest window’s appearance…

[ “WE are the only ones you need, oh young one.” ]

Elio’s heart froze in its place.

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