The captain of the crew collected himself " Ahem of course we will compensate you for cooperating with us " ' This is all in the manual ' ' As expected they listened gotta make sure I'm difficult so they would pay up '
" Now you're talking about what kind of payment ? " " We can offer you plenty depending on your wishes " ' So they want me to decide huh ? ' " Well I don't even know about the Descenders yet so It would be good to learn about you before proceeding with my wish "
" Then would that count as your compensation " Lily thought about it and sighed " Fine I guess if that's all you can offer then I won't do it " " Waitwaitwaitwaitwait how about this we can give you sponsorship "
" Tell me more " " It's not much but there are a lot of other people who came to this world " The captain said .
" I'm confused how people can be cast into the labyrinth , is there a cult out there that knows that ? " " I can assure you that we don't know that " ' They don't " Life informed Lily .
' This is so complicated ' " Then why didn't you provide this kind of help to the dragon associates " the captain looked troubled hearing it " We had limited resources to provide for everyone also there has been a record of some criminals coming into this world so we have to be careful about who we distribute our efforts too "
' According to Life it doesn't look like the majority know about the fact that it's the descenders that send out the keys to the Labyrinth maybe this is a work from much higher but it doesn't look like the top sent anyone down to investigate they probably assume its the rebel group '
" Well I hope I'll be able to find out more about what caused me to be sent to this world they will pay for what they did " the crew gulped their fears as the captain changed the subject " So would you like to see what we plan to give you ? "
" What is it ? " " We want to put you on a list of candidates " " Candidates for what ? " " We had just recently lost the main force against the Labyrinth so we had to make a candidate " ' Oh so this must be what Rate's history lesson talked about '
" So you want me to participate in a competition what about the compensation ? " " Of course , we will give you that since you have shown tremendous progress however we still have more candidates to fight the Labyrinth "
Lily checks on the information Life got her through Rate ' Hmm Then I'll have to figure out how to benefit from this I need to claim the title but the problem is exactly what kind of sponsorship I will get '
" So what exactly is your compensation ? " " At first we plan to give you things you wish but it seems you desire to take it on your own so we'll give you access to our special system " Lily wondered what the special system was .
" Alright show it to me then " " You should figure it out after all you seem to be in a technologically advanced civilization " The captain handed Lily the tablet and she looked at it as he instructed her about it .
" So this sponsor function is like a shop and what's this point? " " These are your contributions to the fight against the Labyrinth " " So why don't I get any ? " Lily asked with stern eyes " Ahh well we still haven't recorded much "
" Seriously ? " Lily's eyes narrow in disgust showing her expression the captain to push down his resolve " Well orders from the top have only recently started the selection of candidates there have already been a few like yours before "
Lily sighed " Fine then I'll see what I can do with this thing you better send me the rest of it " ' Although it'll probably be reduced because I split my identity and framed the Immortal for being the savior '
Lily leaves them " Wait what about the Tablet ? " " you take care of it I don't want anything like that near my house I'm sure I would need an open space to be able to use it right ? "
' Also I don't like getting too close to their technology although I should ask Argus to track it I might find some competitors and if I want to keep my good relationship with the Labyrinth I'll have to cheat a lot '
She looked forward to the challenges and wondered how she could destroy the other candidates ' I have to make a variety of attacks maybe I should read each candidate's plans I'm sure I can search for them through Mother she said she would be flying around '
Lily returns and sees Rate sitting on a chair " Ahh Lily why did you leave ? " ' He's thinking of how to get close to his brainwashed target ' " Well I had to meet these people called the descenders " " What ? Have they called you already ? "
" looks like you know something about them " " Oh uhm well I did say my home kingdom had a history with the Descenders and the Labyrinth so I do know some history about them do you wanna know ? "
Lily smiled " Sure tell me " " Uhm this is not the place even in the kingdom only the top can listen to it " " Oh were you a noble then ? " Rate nodded " But it's not very good "
"It's fine " ' Really if you were much higher I bet the Labyrinth would pay more attention to me now moreover Rate here doesn't have any desire for the kingdom but '
" I'm sure your family was nice to you " " Of course I'm an only child my parents were mythical beasts and they said they had to try very hard to have me they took a long time to hatch me from my egg "
" awww you came from an egg that's adorable " Lily patted Rate's head and ruffled his hair " Alright let me take you to your bedroom " Rate was surprised when Lily lifted him into the air letting his legs over her shoulder ' Death make sure to keep my deaths from hitting Rate " ' Sure thing "
Rate was amazed that Lily who seemed so weak was able to lift him " Are you okay ? Aren't I Heavy ? " Lily jumped with Rate on her and continued walking " No you are incredibly light , are you supposed to be heavy "
" You're just too strong " Death said , Rate shook from the voice " Who was that ? " " That's death you already saw Life " " What !? I-is he h-here to take my life away ? " " He'd rather not do that he says that you look a lot like the mythical beast from their world and assume you must be very old "
Rate recalled his age " I'm still very young you know , Mom and Dad were much older until some mortals sent them to the labyrinth " " Why were they sent to the labyrinth ? " " They said that home had too much black smoke I don't know what it is "
" But if you are a mythical beast what can you do ? " Rate recalled his lineage " Uhm actually I can do a lot " " Oh like what ? Make your tears into pearls " Lily joked " I can do that but not pearls it's more like precious stones or metal "
" Woah does that mean that you can do a lot of things ? " " Yes mother and father said that I can be anything I wanted as long as I work for it " " Oh I'd like to hear more but first let's talk about those descenders "
Rate still couldn't tell what emotions Lily had for him and they arrived at his bedroom " What I know about the descenders is that they have a history with the Labyrinth in keeping it from invading other worlds "
' Yet there are some descenders that send keys out to bring people into this world it looks like others have different ideas about the descenders '
" So do you know much about the Labyrinth ? " " The descenders said they don't know much about it either a lot about the Labyrinth remains a mystery even after centuries of fighting against it "
" So in the end the Labyrinth is just a giant monster you fight with ? " " Yes if people knows that it is that big their morale could lessen plus the Labyrinth is pretty smart as long as we keep it at bay it won't do much but it will destroy us if they notice weakness "
Rate tries to recall some information to tell Lily " So that's enough about the Labyrinth what about you ? " " Ehh me ? " " Yeah you have so many features on your body I'm kinda curious about you . Like your pretty tail , these horns on your head and your strange eyes do find I can't say all your features in one go but you look so cute like that "
Rate blushed from the praise " Thank you , you look pretty too " he hugged a pillow flustered by his words " Aww thank you " Lily looked around the room " I want to ask this why do you wear that mask ? The eyeglasses make sense but you cover your mouth with something metal like that why ? "
" Oh, are you curious ? " Lily said with an intrigued voice " AHHH I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE " Death said exiting the pendant " I'm leaving you two lovebirds alone "
" Lo-lovebirds ? " Death leaves and Life found it to be better to leave Lily with Rate " Sorry about him but now that we are alone you can tell me more about yourself "
Rate couldn't believe Lily's boldness " Wait isn't this too fast I'm pretty sure some mortals don't move this fast " " But I'm not mortal at all " Rate pushed the bedding away to stick to the wall and then moved to the corner " Isn't this kinda weird " " Well ... When I saw you I thought what a cute little guy , I for one never had this much interactions with others than Argus "
' Oh no she must be those brainwashed types that are obsessed with love ' " So in that site where your pod landed I found a few things " Lily showed Rate a book " I thought it was your diary but then it looks like it's about the mythical creatures "
Rate nodded " It's something Dad and Mom made to help them remember their home , it's full of mythical beasts with fantastical abilities , I always dreamed of having them so I asked the other mythical beasts about them "
" And you learned ? " " Only some basics " " So you're like a jack of all trades then ? " Lily hands the book to Rate who grabs and hugs it between the pillow and his body " Well if you need anything someone will bring it in for you "
" Wait " Lily turned to Rate " Uhm I told a lot about myself but I haven't learned much from you " " Oh I thought Life told you all about me ? " " She did but I want to know why you always wear a mask "
" Hmm to keep it short if you can make treasures the air I breathe out kills , my eyes are the same too that's why I wear some things to keep you safe " " Oh so that's why but touching you is no problem at all ? "
" No , so any other questions " Rate opened his mouth to ask but hesitated " Uhm no you have a good day " " You too " Lily left and checked on the footage monitoring the crew who were setting up the station for Lily ' So I'll be using that now huh ? '
" Argus how is recording the signatures of this station ? " " It is going well the descenders are currently testing it , Beryl is helping us by being stationed close it is possible to obtain some information through the two dragons "
Lily smiled and had Doris bring her to the location " So how are you doing with that sponsorship ? " " Oh it's going well however is it possible to have the dragon move a bit further ? " " You just want assurance that Beryl won't hurt you I'll stay and watch you work he won't try to breathe out the fire to hurt you "
The crew wondered if Lily letting Beryl this close was meant to be a threat but Beryl got tired of it and left to play with some leaves from the super plants around the mountain ' Looks like he got bored he's probably waiting for me '
" Are you done here ? " " Yes we are just about to test it out " the captain sent a message through the station and watched the screen load and the points were registered " So about your name " " I will put it in myself you just pack your things and leave "
" Okay the information on them is in here too " the crew leaves and Lily waits for them to leave the atmosphere and walks to the station . Holograms opened and she looked at every one of them .
' This one here shows the news of some available descenders to be recruited this one on the other hand is about the sponsorship and this screen with big numbers should show how much I have '
She didn't know if the number she owned was important or not , meanwhile under that screen was a series of prompts "Purified land estimated contribution value" ' So having land that isn't affected by the Labyrinth is an achievement , the great fire sure is useful for that '
The earth shook and Lily saw Beryl run to her " Papa " Beryl stopped in front of her and crawled back to lower his " Hello Beryl sorry I was a bit busy with work " " Papa look " Beryl opened his mouth to show a flaming green fire .
" Oh that's good you're growing healthy " Beryl nodded ' He even learned fast already speaking in two words ' Lily smiled and looked at Beryl's body ' Maybe because of how I gave him my blood most of his body can emit radiation now '
" It looks like you are having fun how's up there " Lily pointed at the sky " Up fun " " Good then you'll have to bring Mother some food okay " Argus showed the food to Mother which was back in a giant pan that was used to cook it .
" She's also going to be hungry alright ? " Beryl nodded and flew taking the food to the sky as it followed him ' Good thing we have a lot of seeds ' Lily turned back to the station and decided to order a few things .
' I should avoid anything that specifically targets the labyrinth but I am interested in some of these poisons I already have a proper poison tester Like Death so I'm sure I can get some new flavors , but it would be a waste to keep buying them so for now I'll just obtain some information first '
Lily scrolled through the purchases and found just the thing ' Libraries huh ' she was pleased to see some but had to look for the one that was the right thing .
' The library of seals , mostly containing knowledge to contain tools I will need this considering my body's poison but I also have to think about Beryl too eventually his radiation will increase so I'll have to find a way to gather that '
Lily purchased it and waited for the package to come while Argus sent a moving drone to bring her dinner . A machine projected an energy field to contain the poison and Lily took off her mask and her goggles replacing them with normal eyeglasses .
She ate her food and had Argus bring the books away " We have found no traces of metal in the books " " Good and how well is the material " " Very well made and can withstand the air of this area " " Good keep copies just in case "
Lily grabs a book to read while Rate wonders how much Lily cares for him ' She definitely cares a lot for me ' he hugs the pillows in the room ' But those feelings are a lie ' he cries and moves his body to let drop beads of gemstones .
" Mom Dad I want to see you again " Rate continues crying .
The next day " Rate I can find your home if you like " Rate was surprised to hear that in a cozy dining room " Ehh you would do that ? " " Well I heard you were crying last night " " Ehh how ? " " You said that you can cry out gemstones and Argus found some "
' Oh, I thought she knew what I said ' " Why ? Is it because you miss your family ? " Rate nodded " Then you can look forward to it I'm sure I can track it " " But you have to go through that candidate selection first "
" I sent a team out to retrieve some of my territories they'll be back in about 10 days I can send another team out the only problem is distance but I do have a way to get them faster "
Lily looked at the chain " Although I do have to do something first " Rate felt hopeful that he could see his parents again " Uh I don't know how to repay you " Lily smiled " Don't worry you don't have to " Lily ruffled his hair again .
" But when I bring back your parents they won't be able to fight against the Labyrinth " " Ehh why ? " " You see the Labyrinth owes me a debt of destroying your home I honestly was just doing it to deter the Labyrinth a bit but to think they got the idea of reducing water quality from me it looks like it learns fast "
" Wait the Labyrinth can do that " ' He seems over the idea of me inadvertently causing the end of it ' " Yes I talked to them through this " Rate was shocked to see a chain leading the ground from Lily's hand .
" I asked if I could get a few souls from your kingdom but it made me promise that I can't attack it " " So does that mean it agrees ? " " No , not yet at least since they were going to control a few people from the kingdom they offered me their entire body so I had to increase the offer "
' She's going through so much for me ' Rate felt conflicted and Lily continued " But I managed to complete the negotiations so I got your parent's body but the problem is that it takes a while to get here " " Really ? " Rate said instantly forgetting about his worries .
" Yep " ' After all the deal that the Labyrinth gave me was to sabotage the other candidates and make me go on top probably to buy some time for them to gather their strength , it perfectly matches my idea but I am probably just a sacrificial pawn to the labyrinth . '
" Argus , how is the sealing arts going ? " " Many of the residents are learning it " " We sure are progressing a lot compared to everyone else ... But what exactly does the kingdom Rate come from calls the people who came to this world. "
" The kingdom is simply ignorant of this idea that some people came here because they were forced to " " Then how is it possible to restrain this information ? " " Through several arts, many of those who resist these arts simply not tell fearing the loss of morale " Life said .
' So in the end just like how I used the debt chains to control information about myself but the way the descenders do it is by stopping a single mention of this information '
" The Descenders sure are foolish like a corrupt official , I don't have much dirt to hide from the residents so spreading this information can reinforce the debt chains they'll probably be aware of that "
Lily smiled " I'm worried about your residents " Death said " Strange Death is more worried about life itself " " Of course he is after all he is the one getting an onslaught of memories for every life that dies meanwhile if there is no life around me I don't get any " Life explained .
" Putting that ironic description of us aside , if you make yourself look like a cruel ruler they will try to escape , they understand the debt chains and how to get out of it so they may plan to free themselves from it "
" So you have a solution is that what I'm hearing ? " " I do have a solution but it requires you to work hard " " Sure I look forward to doing that what is it ? " " It's being able to access your many abilities "
" Oh like what ? " " I think I explained it before but not clearly enough , since your body has plenty of poison they are bound to attack each other or mix up so you can never get the desired outcome if you don't control them "
" You're point being ? " " I'm saying that you have all the resident's power you have the basics of enhanced physical traits but you don't have access to the superpowers because they are jammed into a tiny body like yours " " What an unoriginal way to call the Resident's powers "
" What do you call them then ? " Death retorted " So how do you gain access to them " Death sighed at Lily dodging his question " It's kinda complicated , you could use those sealing arts to stop some of them and access it "
" But it also means I won't be able to control it " " Well you kinda have to look for another outcast for this thing maybe there's some god out there who knows how to divide their vast powers " " I'll try looking for that the only problem is how "
Lily looks at the chain ' I can't use this to afford any more deals with the Labyrinth so I'll have to find out the rest ' " Argus how's the mapping going ? " Mother just passed by and dropped some information about it we have found five candidates within the mentioned flight path . "
" Five huh they should be bigshots " Lily checks on the map ' Pretty far but not too shabby the only problem is I seriously need to be able to hide my tracks the problem is , How ? ' " Beryl is approaching "
" Say death is it possible for you to possess a body ? " " Yeah why ? " Lily smiled " Argus told Scyan to create a clone for me Death you'll be inside that body " " But what about the assault of memories "
" I have the library of seals that you can use that and figure out how to take advantage of it you'll be my decoy Argus here will help you with that , Argus got that right ? " " Affirmative objective assist death as if he is Mistress "
" Fine you do need it so badly , you'll probably keep doing it right ? " " Yep from now on Lily Valley is a girl who doesn't like to tell anyone about herself the residents already have a limiter on the kind of information they are allowed to leak about me so this works out perfectly for us "
" What about the death part " " You'll play it just fine just say that Lily gives death and their bodies are sort of reborn if anyone comes in our way " Lily said " How long will the cloning take ? " " It is possible to fake your appearance today and have a proper body ready tomorrow "
" Good Life will stay with you so good luck with that " Lily said and went to visit Beryl " You have got to be kidding me " Death said .
Lily hitched a read on Beryl's horn as he flew with the food ' I haven't gone out like this for a while I have the sealing arts to keep my poison from leaking too far hopefully Rate will be okay back at home '
" Mama " Beryl yelled as soon as he entered the atmosphere surrounding Mother . Lily looked out at the window amazed by the scenery of space ' I was told it would be beautiful back at home but this is more than I would've expected also it looks like there are some caves inside the Labyrinth it might also be a labyrinth inside it '
" Oh Beryl you're back how was your food " " Papa here " Beryl whispered to Mother which was louder than it sounded but because the dragon associates were at the back they only felt an earthquake .
" Huh she's here ? " " Be quiet dear , me being here is supposed to be a secret " " Hold on do you have a body over there ? " Mother whispered .
" Yeah " " Okay little ones switch with me " A glow exited the head of the dragon and entered the cabin inside Beryl's horns " What are you here for ? "
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