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[At Estel]

[Muse point of view]

"Please, invite me to your wedding"

"..." [Muse]

"You're quite close to other heroes aren't you, how about you introduce that cute fox girl to me. She's a Valkyrie to boot, so I'm sure she will make a fine wife for me"

(Calm down Muse) [Muse]

"That raging water magician, Charlotte is still young, but I have son of similar age, so how about..."

(Keep calm Muse, you can do this) [Muse]

"That dwarf boy makes a fine weapon. If only he's a human, I wouldn't mind letting him married my daughter in order to keep the art of his weapon making as our family heirloom"

(Take a deep breath and exhale slowly Muse) [Muse]

"That Dark Fire Samurai Rean, isn't he too good for someone like you, how about you let me..."

"Letting a fine gentlemen like him facing a booger face like you 24/7, no thanks" [Muse]

"How rude! Don't you realize you're just a commoner now!"

"And yet you seems desperate enough to snatch a commoner future husband. I guess you aren't that good of a woman in the face of nobility" [Muse]

"Tchh..."

That last one simply crosses the line! I can understand if she is just being jealous, but her trying to suggest me such vile and stupid suggestions like that is another thing altogether!

Still, today is suppose to be our wedding day, and yet

"Feeling under the weather Muse?" [Rumia]

"Saintess! I..." [Muse]

"It's fine. I don't say I understand how you feel, but I can actually understand why you're a bit upset" [Rumia]

"But, I'm just being selfish while Rean is..." [Muse]

"Like I said, it's understandable. It's part of what makes us mortal, a mortal. Attachment to our dearest one is a complicated thing, so at times like this..." [Rumia]

Saintess Rumia hold my hand and...

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[At the new headquarters]

[Samurai jacks point of view]

Saint Louis then tap my shoulder, and

"Pray. Pray and tell the goddess what you feels. I'm sure you're sad, and I'm sure you wanted to be by her side at this very moment, and I'm sure Alice is thinking the same thing" [Saint Louis]

"Is there any specific prayer or chant that I should add?" [Jacks]

"There are few, I would teach you afterwards, but for now, just pray to the goddess. About what you feel, about what you miss, and about what you wanted to do with her" [Saint Louis]

"At the end of the day... I just wanted the best for her" [Jacks]

"And how so? Truly, this separation cause distress to both side. Use this chance to pray to the goddess and converse with her. Let she guides both of you, to not only heal the distress, but to create a resolve so strong that no one could breaks it" [Saint Louis]

"Converse with the goddess..." [Jacks]

What I wanted, it's simple. A simple life with her where we live with each other, letting the day pass by as we laugh at each other jokes. Today is the day that we are supposed to step into the that, but...

As I keep looking at the statue of Goddess Achalasia, I slowly realize what Saint Louis really meant, when he said to converse with the goddess herself. Clenching my fist even harder, I then begin to offer my prayer, and try conversing with her once more

(Dear Goddess, If you hear me...) [Jacks]

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[50th floor of Beast Challenge Dungeon]

[Rean point of view]

(Dear Goddess, if you hear me, please, bear witness to my resolve) [Rean]

Today is suppose to be a wonderful day for Muse and I, and yet, here I am, trying to make the world, a better place especially for her...

(She have been through a lot. Abusive households, uncaring family. Friends who wanted nothing but profit from her, and even at this very moment, I believe that she's still suffering from all of that) [Rean]

Goddess, If I must, I will absolutely keep my promise to her. She just wanted a life that's worth living. Not a life where she will be used as a mere puppet for her house, or even less than a puppet.

All she wanted, behind all the flirts that she had been doing, was to get my attention, maybe she's desperate but she didn't even realize it herself. It may be excessive, and sometimes, even creepy at a time, but

(We are supposed to get married today, but for now, please, listen to my vow and oath. As one of the ten heroes that you chose, I will fulfill my duty with my fellow siblings, and together, I will create... No, us heroes and together with the other, we will forge the road ahead and create a world where all of us can live in harmony and peace. That's my resolve!) [Rean]

It may be a pipe dream, but somehow

"Looks like your conversation with the goddess have come to its end. It's clear as day how your mood have improve by a mile" [Zerolith]

"Yes. Thank you Zerolith, for telling me what to do" [Rean]

"Still, this really is a surprise. Zerolith doing his job as a demon priest is a sight that I will never get used to" [Mara]

"I can't believe I have to say this, but please read the mood" [Charlotte]

And they're bickering with one another once again. Mara pinch Charlotte's cheeks so hard that she begin to tear up and run towards Elise, as Elise scolded Mara for doing that, all the while Mother Aries and the other chuckles.

"There will always be a gift, in one hard time. It depends on one, whether he chose to ignore it and thus missing it completely, or trying to search for it and grasping it with all their might" [Zerolith]

"Thank you for the advice. I still feel a bit sad, but thanks to you, I can now clearly envision what I wanted to do with her, together in the future ever so clearly than before" [Rean]

"It's getting steamy out here. Charlotte, create some ice and let it..." [Farhah]

"Huh? Sure" [Charlotte]

"Wait! Not literally!" [Farhah]

And now, I am burning my calories my shivering inside the dungeon