The Boundless Journey, Starting From Bofuri

Seeing Meili's state, Beatrice felt a pang of pity. Honestly, it might have been more merciful to just kill her with one strike...

Seeing this, Takeru sighed. He had only spoken casually, not truly intending to carry out such cruel tortures. Besides, Meili didn't warrant that level of treatment from him.

Afterward, Takeru used water magic to wash her down, and she gradually regained clarity. However, her eyes were filled with terror when she looked at Takeru.

"Alright, tell me everything you know. Your purpose, and the organization you belong to." Looking at Meili, Takeru said expressionlessly.

"Yes..." Hearing Takeru, Meili trembled, not daring to hide anything.

Her purpose was to avenge Elsa. She also revealed the assassin organization she belonged to and the 'mother' who controlled it.

Takeru listened calmly. Through En, he could clearly sense she wasn't lying and nodded in satisfaction.

"Alright, little Meili. Now, do you choose to live or die?" Looking at Meili, Takeru asked flatly. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"Li... live!" Hearing Takeru, Meili said tremblingly.

"I see. Then behave well from now on. If I find you misbehaving, next time it won't be just an illusion. Understood? And don't think about running away or doing bad things. The consequences would be unbearable for you."

Looking at Meili, Takeru lightly ran his fingers over her cheek. Feeling his touch, Meili was filled with fear and could only nod instinctively.

"Good girl. Tomorrow, we'll go deal with your former organization. Rest well tonight. Don't disappoint me." Speaking softly, Takeru left the room with Beatrice.

Only after Takeru left did Meili slump to the floor, her eyes filled with nothing but fear.

Knowing it might cause a bad impression, Takeru hadn't let Felt, Ram, or Rem stay in the room except for Beatrice.

Now, after leaving, Takeru calmly enjoyed the dinner Rem prepared as if nothing had happened.

"Nii-san, what about that girl?" While eating, Felt asked curiously.

"She confessed everything. I'll handle it." Hearing her question, Takeru said with a light laugh.

"I see." Hearing Takeru, Felt nodded with a light laugh, trusting him completely.

"Really, thank you so much, Takeru-kun. You've solved another trouble for me." Beside them, Roswaal spoke in his peculiar tone.

"It's nothing. After staying here for so long, helping out occasionally is only right." Hearing him, Takeru said with a light laugh.

Hearing Takeru, Roswaal just smiled at him without further comment.

Unaware of Takeru and Roswaal's relationship, no one noticed anything unusual in their conversation, and Takeru was happy to maintain this situation.

At night, after having one of Roswaal's newly hired maids deliver some food to Meili, Takeru took Ram for treatment.

Since they were going to deal with Meili's assassin organization tomorrow, it was a good chance for Ram to showcase her abilities a bit.

In the room, Ram obediently sat in Takeru's lap, leaning against him with attachment. Takeru gently stroked her hair, and soon, light enveloped her mostly-regrown horn.

As the healing continued, Ram felt the itching again. The mana inside her became hard to control, unconsciously attacking her surroundings.

Anticipating this, Takeru had already set up a mana barrier enclosing them. Ram's powerful wind blades struck the barrier without causing any ripple.

Only the wind blades aimed at Takeru were either absorbed by Gluttony with his other hand or couldn't breach his defense...

This treatment took longer than usual. Outside, Rem, hearing the commotion, watched nervously, her hands clenched, silently praying.

Soon, about an hour passed. The final stage of horn regeneration arrived. As Ram's horn fully healed, it emitted a red glow. Surrounding mana was spontaneously drawn into it, and her internal mana surged rapidly.

Then, immense mana triggered a powerful gale, colliding with Takeru's barrier and causing massive turbulence, far stronger than her earlier instinctive attacks.

Watching the commotion, Takeru showed a relieved smile but didn't stop. He activated Gluttony, absorbing all the mana attacks.

Ram's outburst lasted over half an hour. Only when her mana was nearly depleted did she gradually regain consciousness.

"Master, I'm sorry." Seeing the mess she caused, memories slowly returned, and she apologized weakly.

"It's fine. Can you control your mana now?" Looking at her, Takeru gently stroked her pink hair.

"Mm-hmm, I've adapted again." Hearing Takeru, Ram said somewhat embarrassed.

"That's good." Hearing her, Takeru spoke softly and dispelled the barrier.

"Takeru-sama, Nee-san..." Sensing the barrier gone, Rem entered immediately, looking at the weak Ram with concern.

"Don't worry, she's fully healed." Seeing her worried look, Takeru said with a light laugh.

"That's wonderful!" Hearing Takeru, tears streamed from Rem's eyes.

The guilt from childhood finally began to fade, transforming into gratitude and loyalty towards Takeru.

"Alright, Rem. Ram just recovered. The sudden surge in mana is hard to control, causing an outburst earlier. Take good care of her. Also, rather than tears, I'd rather see your smile. I think Ram feels the same, right?" Looking at Rem, Takeru spoke softly.

"Takeru-sama, Nee-san..." Hearing Takeru, Rem was stunned.

"Mm-hmm, Rem, I love it when Rem smiles." Ram spoke weakly at that moment.

"I understand, Takeru-sama, and Nee-san." Seeing their looks, Rem smiled, though tears fell even faster.

Seeing this, Takeru and Ram chuckled lightly, knowing these were tears of joy...

"Master, could you stay with me? Even though Ram knows it's selfish, even just once would be fine." Just as Takeru was about to leave, Ram opened her eyes, her right hand tightly gripping Takeru's sleeve.

"Is that so? I understand." Hearing her and seeing her attached gaze, Takeru nodded lightly.

He removed his shoes and lay down on the only intact bed in the room.

As Takeru lay down, Ram showed a smile and snuggled closer to Takeru, finding a comfortable position before looking satisfied.

Watching Takeru and Ram, Rem felt somewhat lost and uneasy.

"Rem, come over too. We can clean the room tomorrow." Seeing Rem's nervousness, Takeru directly spoke to her.

"Ye... yes, I understand." Hearing Takeru, Rem's cheeks flushed slightly. She slowly approached and lay on Takeru's other side, though Takeru could feel the girl's tension.

Seeing this, Takeru pulled her closer with his arm and gently stroked her blue hair, soothing the nervous girl. Feeling Takeru's gentle actions, Rem gradually relaxed and enjoyed the warm embrace.

Sensing the sisters' unique fragrance, Takeru smiled. Acquiring these two little maids would have driven many people crazy with envy in his previous life...

Feeling their softness, Takeru gently closed his eyes and began training Senjutsu chakra. Now wasn't the time for other things… At least, the timing wasn't right.