Reunion of a life time

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Flashback

Norn: "Dad. Dad. Where are we?"

Paul: "What the hell? Zenith? Lilia? Aisha? What am I doing here? Was it that weird sky?"

Norn: "Dad?"

Paul: "Don't worry. Let's hurry home."

Flashback end

Paul was seen drinking, again.

Geese: "Hey! I've been looking for you."

Paul: "Geese, you bastard! Where the hell have you been?!"

Geese: "Oh, what have we here? I see your mood's as faul as ever. Hey, missy, give me one of what he's having!"

Lady: "Coming right up!"

Geese: "Paul, swing by the guild tomorrow."

Paul: "What for?"

Geese: "I bet you'll bump into someone interesting. Hey, what's got you looking so down?"

Paul: "Nothing much."

Geese: "I don't buy it. You'd never have that look on your face over nothing. What happened Paul? Tell me."

Several drinks later and an explanation by Paul

Geese: "So, that's it. Don't you think you're expecting too much from your boy?"

Paul: "Huh? Me? From him?"

Geese: "I mean, really think about it. I'll grant you that (F) is impressive. I've never seen anyone else cast spells without speaking."

Paul: "Yeah, exactly. He's incredible. I mean, when he was five--"

Geese: "But (F) is still an 12-year-old kid. Paul, what were you doing at 12?"

Paul: "What do you mean?"

Geese: "If I told you to survive the Demon Continent at that age, could you do it?"

Paul: "Your premises are off, Geese. He got that Superd to be his bodyguard. Anyone could cross the Demon Continent like that."

Geese: "No, they couldn't. Not a chance."

Paul: "That's all the more reason, then. He did something I couldn't. He's a genius. A genius! Is it wrong to expect things from people with talent? Well, Geese?! Am I wrong?!"

Geese: "Yeah, you are. You're always getting it wrong."

Paul: "Geese!"

Geese: "You've never been to the Demon Continent, have you?"

Paul: "What's your point?"

Geese: "As you know, that's where I'm from. And if you ask me, you're taking the Demon Continent way too lightly."

Geese: "How do you figure?"

Geese: "A softy from the Central Continent like you wouldn't know. Everything outside of towns is wasteland. It's boiling hot in the day and freezing at night. You've got to kill monsters for firewood. There's no water if you get thirsty. No rain either. On top of that, it's crawling with monsters way stronger then you see here."

Paul: "Come on. You've got to be exaggerating."

Geese: "An unfamiliar land. His first adventure. Paul, he had to watch a Superd who might turn on him who knows when, all with a girl he had to protect right behind him. No matter how brilliant Rud-d-..de-d..#%$&&. . .. No matter how brilliant (F) is, people have limits. Especially since he's still a child."

Paul: "If he's as close to his limits as you make out, why did he seem so happy telling me about his adventure?"

Geese: "So that you wouldn't worry, of course."

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