"Half Demon and Half Undead?" Ryder exclaimed in shock.
"Yes. My mother was from the Winged Demon Species of Demon Realm, and my father was from the Vampire Clan of the Undead Realm," Miyali answered him.
"Vampire? There was no mention of vampires in the game, even in the last timeline?" Ryder muttered in confusion.
"What about that guy who that Demon Lord killed? Didnât you call him father as well?" Ryder asked her.
"He was the brother of my mother. He was taking care of me like a father since my mother died when I was only a few years old. To not get people suspicious about myself, he had me call him father. Although he wasnât my birth father, he was no less than a father to me," Miyali replied.
"What about your father? I donât know much about vampires in this place, but shouldnât vampires be immortal?" Ryder asked her.
"I donât know much about my father or where he is now. All I was told was that he was a vampire from the Undead Realm," Miyali looked down and responded.
"Alright, donât worry about that. Stay here comfortably and think of it as your home. Iâll try asking around about vampires. Maybe we will find out more about you," Ryder told her, smilingly.
He was about to ask about why her eyes were a deeper shade of red now, but thatâs when there was a knock on the door.
Ryder walked toward the door and opened it, only to find Miku standing outside. Rale stood behind her.
"Oh, youâre back. Wait a minute, Iâll be right outside," Ryder told Rale before he looked back towards Miyali.
"Iâm going now; I should be back soon. If you need anything, you can ask Miku," Ryder told Miyali before he left her room.
"Rale, come with me," Ryder said as he started walking towards the underground location where spatial tunnels were located.
"Do you have anything to do here in the next few days?" Ryder asked Rale.
"Nothing significant, Your Highness," Rale responded.
"Good then. Letâs go to the human realm again," Ryder told him.
"There? Is there something else we need to take?" Rale inquired.
"Not exactly. Think of it as a fun bonding exercise," Ryder chuckled as he said.
"Weâll be going outside disguised as human adventures. I want to experience how they gain strength," Ryder said to him.
"Should I bring others as well?" Rale asked.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"No need. The two of us should be enough," Ryder told him.
"Alright," Rale nodded his head.
"Miku, weâre going again. If someone comes, tell them that Iâm sleeping. I should be back in a day or so," Ryder told Miku as he stepped down the stairs.
He stood before the first spatial tunnel and brought out his key. He opened the spatial tunnel door and entered inside. Rale entered after him.
Both of them appeared in the Malta Valley, the same location as last time.
"The location we need to go is somewhat far away. You can carry me as you fly so that we arenât late," Ryder told Rale. That was one of the main reasons he brought Rale with him.
"Yes, Your Highness," Rale said as he held Ryderâs hand. 2 wings appeared behind his back, and he began flying.
Rale flew, and Ryder told him the direction.
Ryder was on the way when he got the message from Shu asking him where he was and how long it would take him.
"Iâm on the way. I should be there in a few hours. I wonât be late," Ryder responded.
"Alright. Iâll wait with the others," Shu replied to him.
After a few hours, Rale and Ryder entered the Stech Kingdom
They got to the City on the south and landed right outside the city.
"Wear your cloak and try not to take that off," Ryder told Rale, who did as he was commanded.
They entered the city and walked towards the center of the city.
As Ryder got there, he found Shu standing there. Shu looked similar to how he looked in real life, but there were a few changes. He had long hair in the game, and he even changed the color of his eyes.
A few adventures were standing beside Shu.
"Brother R... Hades, youâre finally here. Right on time," Shu said, smilingly.
"Big Daddy, is that the person we were waiting for?" a girl that was standing on the right side of shu asked him.
"Yes. He will be our teammate in this exploration. Oh right, whoâs the person behind you?" Shu asked Ryder.
"Heâs a friend," Ryder replied.
"What do you think youâre doing? As far as I know, Big Daddy only invited you. We donât need any more players in this mission, do you think weâre opening a charity here? Youâll bring anyone with you, and weâll take it? You should know that each extra member means lesser rewards for each of its members," another girl said. She was wearing a Mage dress as well and held a staff in her hand.
Before Shu could silence the girl, Ryder started speaking.
"You donât need to worry about that. He doesnât need experience. Heâll be with me, but he wonât join the quest or the team. Heâs here just to explore the dungeon," Ryder told her.
"Thatâs better," the girl snorted.
"You donât need to do that, Brother. We can have another player in our team," Shu told Ryder.
" Iâm not kidding. He really is not here for the quest, so forget it. Anyway, arenât you going to introduce everyone?" Ryder changed the topic.
"Alright, if you say so. She is Mimi121; sheâs our Level 13 mage. Thatâs SexyLady; sheâs our Level 12 Hunter. Thatâs BlizzardCane; heâs our Level 12 warrior. Heâs MountainMan, another Level 12 warrior. Heâs CharmingHunk, our 3rd warrior. Heâs level 13. Sheâs Mamamiya, our second mage, level 13. Sheâs PokiChu, our last mage, Level 13. Those two girls are our priest, sheâs LightinDarkness, and the one on her left is Darknessinlight. They are both sisters, and theyâre both level 12. And lastly, sheâs our second Hunter, Dumdum, a level 13," Shu introduced his team.
"Now you should introduce yourself," Shu told Ryder, mostly because he himself didnât know Ryderâs class.
"Iâm Hades; Iâm a mage. Iâm at level 15," Ryder told them.
"Level 15? Youâre the strongest in our team? Why donât you have a staff if youâre a high-level mage?" SexyLady asked.
"I have a staff. I kept it in my storage," Ryder smilingly said as he brought out his Moon Scythe, which was already transformed to a magical staff using transformation.
"Thatâs an excellent staff. Which grade is it?" Mamamiya asked Ryder.