"May I know when will you return to Devil Continent?" Elysia asked out of courtesy. She ignored Sylvia's somewhat lost expression and turned towards Dylan.
"As soon as possible, after this little farewell party." Dylan answered immediately. There was nothing else for them to do in the Human Continent, so sooner would be better.
"I see..." Elysia nodded as if she understood the words. Next, she put her hand on her upper chest to express her politeness. "Yes, before that, I would like to thank you for not causing anything that could cause the strife between the human and devil races to get worse."
"Ah, umm, yes... We are good devils." Sylvia joined the conversation. She seemed like she wanted to express or say something to her friend, but she was confused about what to do.
What she felt a moment ago had never happened to her. She only considered the two existences to be her friends, so she didn't have much experience. All the so-called friends or people from her father's underlings never made her feel a bit lost like this, thanks to her not seeing them as her friend.
"I'm glad to hear that. En, the little snacks party is also over. Thank you for inviting me to join in this short feast. Then I won't delay you from returning to Devil Continent... Please be careful on your way. Some devils alarmed several parties, including the Human Emperor of the Holy Central Region." Elysia stood up from the bed. She offered her prayers as the devils were leaving soon.
"Nobody knows we come and go as we please. You don't have to worry." Dylan also stood up as if he was about to leave immediately.
"Ahh, Ais... It's only a month or so. It won't be long until we continue our adventure again. I'll send you lots of messages, so you don't forget me." Sylvia hastily grabbed her friend's hand before they parted ways, and perhaps something she feared would be too late to reconcile.
"Hmm? Is that so? However, maybe I can't reply to your message immediately. What do you think?" Elysia tilted her head slightly. She doubted that they would return to Human Continent any time soon.
"Yes, yes, that's okay. You can reply to my message whenever you feel convenient. There is no pressure and no demands. Just please don't ignore me." Sylvia agreed because of what she wanted to say in her mind. Whatever it is, she wouldn't let go of this hard-to-find friend.
"Uhh, alright, if you don't mind..." Elysia could only agree for a while, even though she didn't know the meaning behind it.
"Yay! That's great, sister." Sylvia slightly shook the hand she was holding.
Hearing his daughter called this human girl as her sister made Dylan frown a little, but he left it alone for now. It was just a nickname that might be used for a figurative word and didn't have any meaning behind it. It was only problematic if they became sworn sisters.
If that happened, he didn't know how to respond. Even though this human girl was pretty decent, that didn't mean he could trust this human girl in that short time.
"Hmm-hmm, you are still playing with that term because of the misunderstanding of the two kidnappers some time ago?" Elysia gave a light chuckle.
"En, surprisingly, that sounds really good. Can I call you my sister once in a while?" Sylvia uttered her plea while making a cute expression. She just asked her friend's permission at this point after all of her performing arts a while ago.
"Okay, I don't mind, Lys..."
"Wonderful, hehe..." Sylvia giggled a little and then conveyed a few things to her friend to calm her heart that had come a moment ago.
After a few minutes had passed, Sylvia finally finished chatting briefly with her friend about various completely unrelated topics. Besides exchanging words with her friend and making sure what her friend thought about their adventure postponement, she had no other purpose.
The result was satisfying for the Devil Princess to hear. She was relieved that her friend didn't mind that at all and tolerated them. That way, she wouldn't have the risk of losing a friend because of this one-sided departure. Unfortunately, she did not know what her friend thought at all.
Meanwhile, Elysia only responded to all of Sylvia's words just for politeness. She thought the devils would go back to their hometown. Who knew when they would meet again. Therefore, she better escort them in a friendly manner.
"Human girl, we'll be going now. See you next time." Dylan quickly interrupted his daughter so she wouldn't say anything else and delayed their departure.
"Father, Ais has a name, and it's not 'human girl' but Ais, remember? A-I-S." Sylvia retorted her father to properly call her friend's name. Unfortunately, Dylan just ignored that.
"Ah, it's also time for me to go. Then, want to go out of town together?" Elysia nodded. She also wanted to come back since the business at this place with the devils was over.
"En, that's a great idea. Let's go together out of town." Sylvia wasted no time and agreed. On that short trip, she could be with her friend for a little longer.
Dylan also didn't raise any objections. With that, the three of them immediately left the underground place without wasting any more time.
Indeed, they went with the ordinary way, and luckily no one dared to bother them because of Dylan. The Devil Emperor can easily repel the pests that approach his daughter even though it was just a mere intention, thanks for the pressure he gave to others.
After using light step magic and exiting the city with ease, two devils and a human girl quickly headed towards a forest some distance away from the city. To disguise their departure through the sky path so that they would not raise suspicion from any party.
"Ais, we will go back to the Devil Continent. After my father's business is over in the next month, I will tell you where we will meet and continue our adventure." Sylvia held her friend's hand before she would fly away with her father.
She knew that she would not be allowed to stay on Human Continent when her father needed to return, and it was only a month. Therefore, she had to be patient. She only needed to wait for her wish to come true, then returned to her adventure life.
"Yes, have a nice day, Lys." Despite having another opinion, Elysia only responded to that with a smile.
"Syl, ahem, Aivlys, let's go." Dylan almost blurted out and said his daughter's real name. Fortunately, he remembered before it was too late, and that was only because his daughter stepped on his feet mercilessly.
"Okey dokey, father. See you next month, Ais. Please take care of yourself until our next adventure." Sylvia gave an OK hand gesture to her father and reminded her friend.
After that, she took out a money pouch and a notebook, then she gave them to her friend. "Oh yeah, Ais... You are our party's leader, please take care of our party finances. Ah, the financial record book too. Thank you!"
"Hmm? Alright..." Elysia let out a soft breath. She accepted two things that were pushed into her hands without further ado.
She thought that her guess was accurate. That was proven by several things she could mention, including these gold coins and the book. Adventure and this postponement was just pretense. It all seemed like a deliberate scenario.
Maybe, the kidnapping earlier and some of those things were arranged? Elysia could no longer think of many good things when her mind was a little gloomy with disappointment.
"See you again, Ais!" Sylvia waved her hand above her head as she slowly floated to the sky because of her father's magic.
"Yes, see you later." Elysia waved her hand lightly.
The devils didn't notice her expression because she made no other expression than to smile. If Sylvia knew what Elysia had in mind, maybe the Devil Princess wouldn't be that cheerful when she was about to leave.
Maybe she would refuse her father's offer and chose to stay on Human Continent to not make her friend disappointed about anything. She didn't know the lie she did in the underground room earlier would make her need to atone for her sins...
However, it was for another day. Elysia and Sylvia didn't know what each other was thinking. They just waved their hands until Dylan was about to accelerate the flight speed of himself and his daughter.
'They've gone...' Elysia muttered in her mind as soon as she was left behind in the dark forest.
Even though Dylan and Sylvia had left, she still looked up at the sky where she last saw their reflection until finally, they disappeared into the darkness of the night sky.
'Yes, they've gone back to their continent.' Elena responded immediately, but she suddenly made her tone soft. 'Ely.'
'Hum?' Elysia gave a brief response. She waited for the continuation.