The Immortal Player

Chapter 71: 'I shall return!'

"Senior! See you at the HQ! Good luck!" Paul waved to Pedro as ship Felippe and Raphael depart leaving Karakoa behind. Pedro waved back to them as they depart. The only crew left with him were the ones enough to maneuver the ship. Everyone, even Beatrice (in critical condition) boarded Felippe to reach BHO HQ faster and get better treatment.

"Now... Let's go back to work!" Pedro smirked and walked back to the CBCR as the figure of Felippe-Raphael Ship disappeared from his sight.

...

"Captain~ Aron! At your orders, Sir!" The voice of one of the crews left in the ship echoed from the empty silence in the CBCR.

"ROTATE!"

"Sir?"

"Rotate! We sail back to that d*mned place!"

"Right away sir!"

"Sail Low!"

"Sir?"

"I would go fishing!" Pedro pointed to the deck as walks towards the door.

"Oh... Whenever you are ready sir!"

"Good!" He grinned as he played with the Pen-Knife in his hand.

...

Earlier...

"There's... the... goddess!" Tan glanced to the sleeping dragon as they returned to the shore.

"YOUR MAJESTY!" Kag rushed toward Faunia as he shrugged the treants that assisted him to stand.

...

Deep in her thoughts, Faunia was having a dream whilst unconscious.

"NOOOOO!" Faunia bellowed as she arrived in a dark space.

"Quiet down will you!" Someone who wore a black hood and released a dark aura appeared from the darkness.

"Eh... Perhaps... You are... Big Brother Death? The god of Death?"

"Mhmm..."

"If... so... AM I DEAD? Were you here to collect my soul?" Faunia Pannicked as the "reaper scythe" appeared and threatened her.

"I was supposed to... but somehow, your name was suddenly removed in my list for today!"

"Eh?"

"Anyway, Based on my records, after checking it twice, There's a high chance that I won't be the one to harvest your soul! Now... Now... Enough chit chat! Go back!"

"Wait, Big Brother! What do you mean by that!"

"You're 'return' was somehow forced... Expect aftereffects to happen when you revive! ... Oh! And when you encounter someone named 'Death', Say high to him for me!"

"Wait! What?"

"Bye! Bye!"

"Wait! Wait!" Faunia's vision was filled with a blinding light as the figure was consumed and disappeared in the light.

...

"Little girl! Little girl! Wake up! Wake up! We have to go! We'll be late at the event if you don't wake up!"

"Who is that! What's that noise!" The unconscious dragon slowly opened its eyes as she glanced around and saw treants carrying 'dry barks' and walking to the sea, towards the ship.

"What's happening? What are they doing?"

"Wakey! Wakey! We need to go soon!" Faunia shifted her gaze to the source of the voice and saw Pedro standing beside her.

"Wah! What did you do? What are the great treants doing?" She bellowed in anger that caught everyone's attention.

"They're going with me!"

"going with you?!"

"Yes, going with me! To explore other continents!"

"YOU!"

"Fun right! Don't worry! You would join us too!" Pedro smirked as he increased the thickness of his aura on purpose. 'Fortunately, the duration of this ultimate skill is freaking seven hours!'

"YOU!" Faunia closed her mouth ready to charge for a breath of fire.

'Behave and Revert to your original form!' A voice echoed in Faunia's mind and her body acted on its own as it became relaxed and she transformed back to a young girl with green hair.

"What's Happening!" She panicked as she lost control over her whole body.

"Hmm... Hmm... It seems like I won't have troubles with this brat!" Pedro nodded as he shifted his gaze to the approaching Kag.

Wog! Wog!

'Your Majesty!'

'Kag! Those bruises! Are you fine? How are the others? Why didn't you escape!'

'Your Majesty! Forgive me for I have failed my duty! That b*stard... was stronger and faster than he may look! He may seem skinny... and WEAK... Yet he was able to catch up to us and strike me down!'

'BIRD! WATCH YOUR MOUTH! I am already having trouble, controlling myself from turning you into a fried chicken!' Pedro Interjected in their mental communication. (Pedro can enter and leave Faunia's mind, freely, due to the effect of the Gem of Authority.)

'You... You can hear our conversation?!" Kag and Faunia stared at Pedro as if he was some kind of stalker.

'Don't get the wrong idea! I am just making sure, you guys ain't plotting any sh*t against me! Anyway! Say your last goodbye... We'll depart in minutes! The treants were already on board the ship! Birdy! Don't forget what I said! Else, when I come back! I'll fry you together with your eggs!'

'...' Kag and Faunia could only stare as Pedro walked along the shore.

'Your Majesty...'

'It can't be helped, Kag! Even my consciousness, he controls!'

'But...'

'That is life, Kag! Now... as... he said! I have no choice but to follow him around! I'll leave the Naga Domain into your protection while I am gone!'

'Your... Your Majesty...'

'Will you do it? For me?'

'Of... Of course!'

'Then, don't disappoint me!'

'Of course, your Majesty! ... Oh... and one thing... should... I... still... report to~'

'Ehm... I can hear you...' Kag and Faunia glanced to the distant figure of Pedro who was glancing back with a smirk on his face.

'There's your answer!' Faunia wore an awkward smile as she caresses Kag for one last time.

'Don't worry about me! Just do your duty!' Faunia forced as a smile as if saying "Everything is gonna be fine!" to Kag.

Faunia followed behind Pedro and hopped to Tan's hand.

"Don't... worry... brother... Kag! I'll... Protect... the... goddess... with... my... life!" Tan uttered before he walked towards the Karakoa. Pedro was standing on his shoulder as Faunia stood in Tan's palm while waving 'goodbye' to Kag, the beasts and treants left in the Nawa Domain.

*Screech!

Kag flew high up in the air circling them as if saying his 'goodbye'.

The setting sun matched the world-class forest beach that made Faunia teary-eyed as they leave her 'paradise'. The orange sunset lighted the Karakoa, treant Tan, Faunia, and Pedro. Pedro can help but be awed by this scene, after glancing back to the shore with a huge grin on his face.

'I shall return!'