"My answer is neither. Instead, the king should resist together with the hundred people as they are conquered by a divine race. They are bound to be discriminated against, and could you really trust their words?"
"..."
The area became silent. No one talked as they waited for the response of the soul shard.
"W-Who are you?" the voice asked in disbelief.
"Lawrend. Lawrend Horiel," Lawrend replied.
Suddenly, the soul shard brightened and blinded them like the sun. Lawrend looked away and when he opened his eyes, the surroundings were white and hazy.
"Thank you, Lawrend Horiel, for saving me."
Another Daisy stood in front of him. She gave a calm and kind vibe around her. It was different from what he felt from Daisy and Eleanor.
She extended her arms and wrapped them around him. Contrary to what he expected, she was warm. He felt a sense of satisfaction as she embraced him.
The real Daisy appeared beside her and stood there with furrowed eyebrows as she watched them.
"Finally. We are all gathered together again," the 'Daisy' said to her.
"Mm. Let's merge. We still have someone to hunt," Daisy said.
"To be honest, I already forgave him. It can't be helped. Power corrupted him," 'Daisy' said.
"I disagree! You're being too kind here!" Daisy responded angrily.
"Let's merge and see who's decision will win, okay?" 'Daisy' calmly said.
"Okay…"
"Wait, does that mean that my answer was correct?" Lawrend stopped them just as they were about to merge.
"You are correct. Your answer was the most correct answer. You impressed me and also… saved me." She smiled at him.
She grabbed Daisy's hands and they turned into fine mists that slowly merged together.
"I was correct and it's the most correct answer..?" Lawrend muttered in disbelief.
"You did great. If… I still didn't love you after we all merged together, can we do it once in a while?" Eleanor asked Lawrend shyly.
"Alright." Lawrend nodded his head in agreement.
"Thank you!" Eleanor said before she walked towards the cloud of fine mists and joined them.
"Goodbye…" Lawrend replied.
They acted individually and that was a part of who they were. Once they were merged, he can't say if she would be the same.
"Master, are they merging?" Amene asked.
"Mm. Let's wait," Lawrend replied.
The three of them watched as different colored lights appeared inside the mist cloud. After an hour, the mist cloud stopped changing colors and slowly settled down.
"I think they're done," Lawrend said.
The mist cloud merged together before forming a naked woman. She had the exact same features as Daisy.
She stood there with her hands extended.
"Lawrend…"
The naked woman opened her eyes and stared at him. Those eyes were filled with clouds of emotions.
"What should I call you?" Lawrend asked.
"Name… name me again, Lawrend," she replied.
"Okay."
Lawrend stared at her and examined her body intently. She still hadn't realized that she was in her birthday suit.
"Healthy and Strong…" Lawrend muttered as he stared at her chest shamelessly.
"W-What is Master doing?" Amene asked with a wry smile on her face.
"Fufufufu. Of course, he's judging if she should be his maid too," Aezel answered.
Her body was healthy and she was strong. She also reminds him a lot of Daisy, who was her love soul shard.
"How about… Valentina?" Lawrend said.
"Valentina… It sounds really cute. Thank you," Valentina replied gratefully.
"Just like your nipples. They look cute," Lawrend replied with a wide smirk on his face.
"N-Nipples?"
Valentina lowered her head instinctively. Only then did she see what Lawrend had been examining all this time.
"AHHHH! I'm naked!" Valentina shouted.
She covered her precious body parts with her hand and arms.
"I've already seen them before anyways," Lawrend replied with a shrug of his shoulders.
"That's different! You're annoying! Though… I don't actually mind…" Valentina whispered shyly.
"...What?"
Lawrend stared at her with wide eyes. Her response to him was unexpected.
"Mm…" Valentina shyly nodded her head at him.
"Y-You…"
Lawrend opened and closed his mouth at a loss for words.
"As a reward for collecting all of my soul shards, how about we… do it?" Valentina asked with a shy smile on her face.
"*Cough* That's a reward? I thought we can do it anytime?" Lawrend asked with a smirk plastered on his face.
"T-That's… Okay. Let's do it, and I'll teach you magic as your reward," Valentina replied. She steeled herself to do it with him in her complete form.
"That's more like it. You're still a soul, right?"
"Yes. My soul is powerful so it can take on a corporeal form," Valentina replied with a nod of her head.
"That's convenient. How powerful are you?" Lawrend asked.
"Hmmm… About as strong as that bird above," Valentina replied.
"A Grand Mage!?" Lawrend exclaimed in amazement.
She was once a Heaven Mage. It was significantly lower than her strength at her peak, but that was more than enough for Lawrend right now.
He needed all the help he could. If the king ever decides to retake the throne, he could ask for her help.
"What is your element?" Lawrend asked.
"I'm a Plant-element user. I could also swing the sword," Valentina replied.
"Wow!"
Lawrend felt so lucky right now. She wasn't just beautiful, she wasn't just gonna teach him magic, but she's also powerful and a swordswoman!
"Thank you for saving me again! I'll surely repay my gratitude to you and…" Valentina trailed off from her words and glanced at him repeatedly.
"And what?"
"Nothing!" Valentina replied and shook her head vigorously.
"Also, can I touch it?" Lawrend asked as he pointed at her chest.
Her chest was a perfect C-cup. Just the perfect size. Not too small and not too big.
"W-What are you saying all of a sudden?" Valentina asked him with a red face and covered her breasts with her arms.
"I want to feel how realistic it is," Lawrend answered honestly.
Valentina bit her lips and looked away before slowly removing her arms from covering her breasts.