The 1.000 year Great Sage ---> COMPLETED STORY

While Ryn was still shaking her head and with her mouth open because of all that hidden information of her mother, Seya was smiling. He pinched her arm to call her attention.

- So, Ryn, where do you think they are?

- Oh, right… At this hour, they are at the headquarters of the Mycym Merchant's Association, for sure. Let me see if my father is at the office with my Communicator Crystal… 'Call Lando Mycym of the Mycym Merchant's Association!'... let me see… Hello, father, Ryn here!

- 'Ryn? Hello, my dear daughter! How are you doing?'

- I'm very well, father. Is mother there too?

- 'Hello, sweetheart! I'm here too!'

Ryn winked one eye to Seya.

- Perfect! Father, please say Gateway Authorized after me, ok? 'Gateway Open!'

- 'Gateway Authorized!'

When the Gateway was complete, Ryn, Xenya, and Seya could see Ryn's parents standing on the other side. Her father had his mouth open while looking at Seya and her mother was smiling at them.

- So cool… I really like this Magic… Ryn, come here and hug your favorite mother!

Ryn crossed the Gateway, followed by Seya and Xenya.

- Well, I don't have another, so…

- Shut up, you! Now, who do we have… Xenya!

Leia Mycym was looking at Seya, but as soon as she saw Xenya, she jumped to hug her.

- Ahahah! Hello, Leia! How are you, my friend?

- Still alive, kicking and ready to kick your but! Ahahah! I haven't seen you for what, two years already? Where were you?

- Well… I'm a little ashamed of that, but I was kind of exiled to the LizardKind prairies…

- You what? How did that happen?

- Well, I had a sword fight with my brother Seya here, like I always did, since he was eight years old and always on his birthday. Two years ago, he finally managed to defeat me and I panicked at that time and I… attacked him with Magic… he counter-attacked and knocked me out. He punished me for dishonoring the Bushido Code and exiled me to the LizardKind so that I could learn with them on how to be a better person and warrior. I've spent the last two years with them. I've just come back recently, to show him my progress and apologize for what I did.

Leia was looking at Seya and back and Xenya, during her story. She was opening her mouth to speak on some occasions, but she remained silent. Ryn's father, on the other hand, was pale. When Xenya finished talking, Leia took a deep breath.

- Xenya, I never knew that you had a brother, so… Ryn, I think introductions are in order, right?

- Yes, mother. Father, mother, let me introduce my boyfriend, Marquess Seya 'Tally' Denar'an Hinamoto. Seya, my mother Leia Mycym and my father, Lando Mycym.

Seya did a deep bow.

- It's an honor meeting you. I must apologize because I should come here to meet you long ago, but since my endorsement, I couldn't manage to find the time to do that. There were a lot of things to take care in my new lands.

Ryn's parents returned the bow. Leia raised one eyebrow.

- If I'm not mistaken, you were already dating Ryn long before your endorsement. You didn't have time then?

Ryn noticed the menacing tone of her mother. But so did Seya.

- Yes, I had, but I didn't want to, at that time. You see, over the years, not only because of my parent's but also because of my fighting skills and Magic power, I always had parents trying to pair me up with their daughters. So, I kind of got a trauma with parents. I never know when they like me or when they have a hidden agenda.

Leia smiled a little and Ryn calmed down.

- Yes, It's understandable. I can only imagine how many girls you have after you, now that you are a Marquess with so many lands.

- I really don't know. And I don't care, actually. I just care about Ryn. She knew me when I was just an airhead commoner, always lost at our school. She's been with me all this time, helping and supporting me. There were a lot of girls trying to snatch me at school, but I made sure to tell everyone that I was already taken and they have no chance with me.

Leia was smiling even more.

- I bet that after your endorsement it got worst, at school. Talking about your endorsement, the Goddess appearing like that was indeed surprising. And scary!

Hearing that, Leia and Lando opened their eyes. Leia stuttered.

- You… are used to… have her messing with you? How?

- Well, she likes to annoy me, actually, ever since I was a child. Some days ago, she was in a LizardKind Dojo that we visited, practicing as if she was a normal student. And before that, she was a student in the school that I have at my Capital, pretending to have come from one of my villages. I guess that she does things like this often, by disguising herself. I bet that you have met her before and you didn't realize.

- Really? That's amazing…

- Mother, on the day of Seya's endorsement, I met her when we went to send his parents home. She was seated on a chair, waiting for us. Mom, she said that she used to watch father traveling everywhere, and she was glad when you caught him. I almost fainted when I realized who she was! She wants to marry us! Seya said that he was going to ask her, as a joke, but she heard us talking and she accepts! And some days ago, she wanted to talk to me about our marriage! Can you believe that?

Leia was looking at Ryn, then at Seya, back at Ryn and she seated on a chair, wobbling. Seya immediately threw a flush of fresh Wind at her. Ryn went to her and she held her hand.

- Breathe, mom, just breathe. Air in, air out, air in… Seya, maybe I said too much, no?

- Do you think? Crazy woman, you need to learn when to shut up… your father is still standing, but judging by his white face, I don't know for how long! Let me help him to seat…here… maybe it's better if we all sit, talking while standing is tiring.

After Seya helped Lando Mycym to sit, he pulled a chair to Xenya and waited for his sister to seat, with a smile on his face. Xenya smiled and seated, waiting for Leia to feel better.

- You look like an old woman, Leia, shame on you. Heheheh!

- Yeah… but… the Goddess… and… you are his sister? How?

- Well… it's a strange story, actually. And I don't know if my mother allows me to tell. I told Seya, and I already took a huge risk.

Seya saw that Xenya was feeling awkward.

- Go ahead, sister. It's about time for the world to know about your kind.

Xenya smiled, looked at her friend Leia and she made a proud pose by pointing her chest and looking sideways.

- I'm not an ordinary friend, Leia. I'm a Fairy, daughter of Seya's father, Rolland Hinamoto. I'm also the daughter of Titania, the Queen of the Fairies, which means that you are friends with a Fairy Princess, me! Cool, right? Right? Hehehe!

Hearing that, Leia had her mouth open for a while. But she closed it and she spoke with her voice trembling.

- I… never met a Fairy. But aren't Fairies supposed to be small beings surrounded by light and have wings? You sure don't look like one!

- Well, this is my human form, and I have my wings hidden. I can also shrink to a normal Fairy size. Want to see my shining wings? They are very pretty!

- Well, yeah, of course!

Xenya got up, turned around, removed her sword's sheath with the swords inside, released the strings on the back of her breastplate and lowered her thin blouse. Her wings then started to stretch and soon, four multicolored wings were there, flapping.

- See? Really pretty, right?

Leia was smiling and looking at the four wings in front of her that belonged to her friend.

- Yeah, amazing… you know what I want to see now, right?

- What? My breasts? Leia, I like you, but that's a little too much, you know? Maybe when we are alone, but not with your husband and my brother watching!

- No, you stupid! Ahahahah! But thanks, I need a laugh! No, I want to see you small!

- Oh, right! Ahahahah!

Xenya surrounded herself with light, while still holding on her hands her sword's sheath. She shrunk immediately and a loud pitched voice asked.

- See? Do you believe now that I'm a Fairy?

Hearing that, Leia started to laugh.

- Ahahahah! Your voice, you sound like a Jumping Mouse screaming with hunger! Ahahahah!

- Hey, how dare you mocking a Fairy Princess such as myself?

- Ahahahah! Please, shut up, I can't stand it! Ahahahah!

Xenya returned to her human form, with her clothes fixed and her swords in her back again.

- You bully! How dare you mocking my beautiful Fairy's voice?

- Beautiful? Did you ever hear how you sound when you are that size? Believe me, it's funny!

Xenya frowned while mumbling.

- Stupid old woman… mocking me…

Lando was smiling all the time, just by seeing his wife having so much fun.

- Marquess Seya, I…

- Sorry to interrupt you, but you always called me Seya at the Palace every time we met there. Hearing you calling me Marquess sounds weird.

- All right… Seya, I just want to know, do you like my daughter?

- Of course. She's my life partner. She even 'imprinted' me. That's a RabbitKind physical signal, for when we find our life partner. I never knew what it was, until my cousin Arys Denar'an, explain it to me.

- I see… Well, I know that my daughter also likes you very much. So, what do you want to do from now on?

- Well, I need to return to my lands by the end of the afternoon, the Minister of Agriculture of the fallen Empire is visiting. If my friends return alive by evening, tomorrow I was thinking of visiting the LizardKind Master, Aku Kiro, and have them training there. After tomorrow, it's my birthday and I bet a lot of things will happen. After that, we'll see. There are some more things that I want to make, to improve the lives of my people.

- … I meant your future with Ryn…

- Oh, sorry! Ahahah! Stupid me! Well, I think four or five children, for a start. After that, let's see what happens!

- I see… I hope that you at least wait until you both graduate from that school.

- Well, I don't know if I'll continue to go to school. I have more responsibilities now and so far, I didn't learn anything new in there, actually. I only went to that school to find some friends of my age and I already have a lot. But I understand your question. We'll wait for Ryn to graduate, before getting married.

Ryn was startled.

- You are going to quit school? But… I'll see you even less?

- Ryn, you can talk to me and go to me at any time, right? That's why you have those two Crystals around your neck.

- Well, sorry, but you are not allowed to quit. I don't want to lose my favorite Teacher. And Hina will beat you up, if you stop giving those amazing classes of yours, at school.

- I didn't say that I was going to stop giving classes, right?

Ryn's father was intrigued by that conversation and when he looked at his wife, she had one raised eyebrow, which meant that she was hearing something strange and didn't like.

- What's that about a Teacher?

- Mother, Seya is the Teacher of the class Applications of Magic, at our school, for all the students of the 1st and 2nd years. The 3rd years always try to attend, but Seya always expels them. They were rude to him on the beginning, so now, they are not allowed in his classes. Even two other teachers and the Principal go to his class, to learn.

Xenya, Leia and Lando were looking at Seya, surprised. Xenya was the first to speak.

- I didn't know that! How did that happen?

Ryn smiled, remembering Seya's blunder.

- Well, he kind of made our previous Teacher blow up her mind during a class, with his outstanding Magic. She's better now and she's a Teacher in my school, at Seya's Capital.

Leia smiled at her daughter.

- Your school?

- Yes, Seya named it 'Ryn's school for a better future and happy children'. Or something like that…

Leia smiled even more.

- Really? That's a nice gesture.

Seya nodded.

- Yeah, the Queen said something similar when she saw the sign for the first time.

- Really? The Queen already visited your lands?

- Yes, and King Rohan also. In fact, the Queen participated in a show at the Coliseum that Princess Heiji organized. It was a success, actually.

- I see… I need to find time to visit those lands of yours, I'm a little curious.

Seya winked his eye to Ryn and she nodded.

- Well, tomorrow we can come here to get you and take you with us to the LizardKind prairies. I heard that you still train a lot, so, I guess you could go with us. Not everyone has the opportunity to train with them. Or if you prefer, Ryn and I can accompany you on a tour over my lands.

Ryn shook her head strongly! That's not what she thought Seya was thinking for tomorrow!

- No! I want to visit the beautiful LizardKind! I mean, I want to train with them!

- Yeah, right… you just want to droll all over while watching their scales, right? Milady Leia, your daughter over here likes them too much!

- Yes, she's been like that since she was a child. When she was 4 years old, she wanted as a pet a Giant Snake that she saw during our travels! That damn thing gave me a lot of work to kill and she was looking at it with her eyes sparkling and screaming for me to get it for her, even after that Snake tried to eat her! She cried for hours after I killed it.

Seya was laughing while Ryn was all red and embarrassed.

- Ahahahah! That's Ryn, alright!

Lando Mycym smiled, remembering the past and he waited for Seya to stop laughing, before interrupting the conversation.

- Seya, I don't know if you are aware, but so far, all the products that you created and I'm selling, have sold very well, up until now. I've all the records of the selling's and every taxes was sent to the King, to be delivered to you. I'm also selling in the other countries through some new branches that I had to create, to answer to so many demands.

- That's good to hear. I hope that you are prepared because I've asked for more Ownership Laws and you will have the opportunity to apply to sell them. Considering that you have those new branches, you'll be in a privileged position. And in a few days, I will ask for more Laws.

- But Seya, I bet that you are already receiving a lot of money from the Ownership Laws that you have! Those farming equipment and the new farming system that the King got for the Kingdom, are already being sold by the Minister of Agriculture to other countries! And with the things that I'm selling…

- Yeah, I kind of lost track of how much money I'm getting every day. I know that the Minister of Economy is placing all the money in a separated safe and from time to time he calls for me so that I can go empty it when it gets full. I have a separate place on my Compressed Dimension for the money but I'm not sure how much it's in there, really. Well, I'm going to need a lot of money for the future development of my lands, so, it will help. I will need to hire some people to do some specific work, and I need money to pay for them. When my City Safe has enough money, their salary will be paid by the City. But until that time comes, it's on me.

- So, you only spend your money with your people? You don't use it for yourself?

- For what? I have everything that I need since I was a child! If I need anything, I can make it, hunt it, or work to gain money to buy it. I've done that since I was little. Why would I change what I do? No, I prefer helping my people, they need more than me. And seeing their happy smiles and gratitude is enough.

- That's… a very Noble way of thinking. I can understand why the Goddess likes you so much… no wonder Ryn fell for you. And judging by the way that my wife is looking at you, I bet that if she was younger, she would go after you, for sure!

Seya was puzzled and when he looked at Leia, she was making a weird face while looking at him with dreamy eyes. Xenya started to laugh.

- Ahahahah! Hold on, girl! My brother is already taken! And you too, last time I checked!

Leia became bright red and she tried to look serious.

- Yes, sorry about that. I just lost it for an instant. I can't believe that you are so young. Hearing you speak like that you look older, more mature!

- Yeah, my mother always said that ever since I was a little child. I hope that by now, you two have a better opinion of me. I'm not a boy that wants to play with the heart of your daughter, I truly love her. And I apologize again for not meeting you sooner.

- Yes, I can understand perfectly why any parent would want to introduce you to their daughters…

- Well, before leaving, and according to tradition, I also want to give a gift for you two, as thanks for raising your daughter that I'm dating.

Seya opened his Compressed Dimension and he took from there two belt purses, a one-shoulder bag, and a very long sword.

- For you, father-in-law, one of my bags with a Compressed Dimension inside. This is being made in my lands, and we have already a lot of them, ready for selling. Normally these bags can hold the cargo weight of one open wagon. But inside this one, you can put two open wagons cargo. And here it's a belt purse, also with a Compressed Dimension Magic inside, but instead of the normal 10 kg limit, in this one, you can put 20kg of things, as long as they fit through the opening. Since the opening stretches, you can put a lot of big things.

Lando Mycym grabbed the bag and the belt purse with his hands trembling. He looked inside of it and he could only see darkness.

- This… you are making these in your lands? And you are going to sell it? But… this... it will be a huge success! Everyone will want one of these! I saw before the belt purse that Ryn has, but she told me that you made just a few!

- I've already an Ownership Law for these two products. The ones that are to be sold have half the weight limit of these ones. But I already know that it will surely help a lot of people. That's why I made this. Now, for my beautiful mother-in-law, this belt purse also and this long sword, an Odachi. I bet that you can use this very well in your line of work.

Leia was also looking inside the belt purse and when she grabbed the long sword, she stared at it for a while with a smile. She then tried to put it inside the belt purse, just to see it disappear.

- Oops… How do I take it back? I can't see it!

- Just put your hand inside and when you feel it, take it out. Easy.

Leya did as Seya said and as soon as she felt the hilt of the sword, she pulled and the sword was out again.

- This sword is so cool! And I can put inside of this purse anything? Because Ryn uses the one she has to put small things!

- Anything that fits through the opening but only until 20kgs of weight when full. Even when full, it doesn't weigh that, it still seems empty.

Leia had her eyes sparkling while looking at the belt purse and the sword.

- Thank you very much, Seya. These gifts are truly amazing!

Xenya was also looking while biting her lip.

- I could have used one of that in the LizardKind prairies to keep my weapons, food, and clothes…

- Well sister, if you do a good job today as my escort, I'll give one to you, as your salary for today.

- Really? That will be so cool! But… that means tomorrow you don't need me?

- Of course, I do! I want you near me, always! I never knew that I had an older sister, now that I know, you think that I will let you go? And one as amazing as you? I always liked to meet you when we fought, I considered you as my friend for all these years and now I discover that you are also my family! And you're a Fairy! My older sister is a Fairy! Do you think I don't want you near me? I want to show you to everyone!

- Ahahahah! Thanks, brother, I would love that. Oh, but I can't stay with you forever, I must return to the Demonoid border! I'm needed there!

- Well, I'm making some little things to help the border guards, I think they will have an easier job and like that, you can be with me more time. I've already shown them to Master Aku Kiro and he approved it.

- Really? That's a really nice thing. They deserve all the help that they can get. The border guards don't have an easy job.

- Yes, I know it very well… but we are here for too long, I interrupted your work and I must go back, the Minister of Agriculture of the fallen Empire will return and I want to be there, to see his face after everything that he saw in my lands.

Lando had an inquisitive look. He heard Seya saying that when he arrived but with all that was said, he forgot to ask.

- Seya, why one Minister of the Empire is visiting your lands?

- Well, the Ministers are taking care of the fallen Empire until a new government is formed that will be made by some Nobles. He came to see and to learn how to improve the production of the lands in his country.

- But, what about the Emperor? Does he agree with that new government?

- Considering that he's dead, he can't agree with anything, actually…

Lando and Leia shouted at the same time.

- The Emperor died? How?

- Well, I prefer that no one besides you knows this for now. I was told about this, yesterday. Don't worry, I've already talked with King Rohan and food his being sent to help the people there. And as soon as the Nobles Conclave starts to work, the life in the new Human Conclave will be easier.

Ryn bitted her lip. She understood why Seya would want to keep a secret the fact that he was the one to kill the Emperor, her parents could be worried. Seya looked at her from the corner of his eye and he smiled at Leia.

- Mother-in-law, I'll come back tomorrow morning to get you. Put on your armor, if possible, better to be safe than sorry. You can put that new sword to good use, in Aku Hiro's Dojo. For now, I bid you farewell.

Seya did a deep bow that Ryn's parents returned.

- Yes, I'll be waiting. Goodbye Xenya, take good care of your brother. Ryn, I don't know if you noticed, but when you're near Seya, you kind of glow in happiness. I like seeing you like that.

- Thanks, mother! Father, don't work too much!