Deranged Friends and Family

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We were back at the border of Asar. I looked at my best friend Ax. "Well, see ya." I left. I'll see him around. Before I could speed away, Ax grabbed my arm.

"Wait." He said.

"Hmmm? What do you want?" I looked back and spotted his reluctant expression. "Do you need something? Are you still curious about Liz? Look, I can show you later, okay?"

"W-well, since we're friends, we should meet up soon."

"Yeah, I'll ask Selen to teleport me to you sometime. It won't be that hard." I tried to move again, but he gripped my arm tighter.

"Wait, who's Selen?"

I smiled unreadably. "My other friend. He's my pal. We hang out together sometimes."

"...No, I mean, who's Selen?"

Is he talking about Selen's identity? Hmmm... "He's... a mage."

I activated physical enhancement. I left my horse in my space so I could run to the mansion. It would take less time. "Since we're friends, give me your address. Don't ask Selen to bring you to me, I'll come to you myself." He told me.

I looked at him with suspicion. What's wrong with Selen? Why can't I ask Selen to bring me to him? "...I live on Crystal Avenue. If you ever want to meet me, use this." I handed him an object. Like my other creations made using creation magic, this contraption had Earthen technology on it. Using magic as a satellite, it was, essentially, a GPS. Of course, I programmed it to only have my mansion as the destination. I didn't really want to install all of the other software that was necessary for a full GPS.

"Is this one of your devices?" He turned it around, playing around with the screen with his hand.

"Yes. Follow the blue line, it will lead you to my house. After getting to the front gates, someone will come out. Say the following words afterward, 'Shurian Hoven'. They'll let you in after that." I told him. Then I sped off, leaving him in the dust.

Shurian Hoven, my past life's name. How nostalgic. I mused. I'll have to tell the servants that they should let people with that name in.

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"Sister! You're home!" As soon as I entered the front gates and was led into the garden, a certain little brother ran toward me and pounced on me.

I patted his shoulder and chuckled. "Al, you're already taller than me. If I didn't use physical strengthening when I came to the house, I would have been knocked over by your momentum."

"Momentum? Sister, I don't understand. You always say the weirdest things. But I'm glad you're back, so I couldn't help it!" Kyaaa! So cute! My little brother is so cute!

"Awww! So adorable! Al, give me a big kiss!" I pointed toward my cheek with happy and satisfied eyes.

"S-Sister..." He complained, but he did it anyway. He was blushing again. My brother is really so cute...!

"Gahhh! I can't help it! You're simply the cutest! Ahhh! Too much moe!" I looked at him while hugging him hard. I could hear his ribs cracking, so it might have been an overkill. I let him go reluctantly. "Come on, let's go to Mother and Father."

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"Ali. How was your trip? I assume it went well, you seem very lively." My mother had her usual unreadable smile and elegant, regal disposition, as usual.

"Yes, Mother. It went very well. I was very happy you allowed me to leave." I responded with a childish smile of my own. "I also made a new friend. He was very amusing."

"Ohohohoho, is that so. 'Amusing'. What happened to him?" She looked at me with expectant eyes.

Geez, Mother, it's like you expect me to wreak havoc on whoever I find 'amusing'. I mean, it's true I was planning to kill him, but still. It hurts, okay? I pouted.

"I didn't do anything, Mother. I mean it." I declared in a righteous tone.

"Ohhh? A new friend? He's... a boy?" My father was glaring daggers at me.

"Father, I didn't do anything to him. I'm not a bitch who spreads her seeds around everywhere. Have some respect for my purity, Father." I grumbled.

"He might take advantage of you." Father replied angrily.

"Father..." I chuckled and grinned madly. "If anyone dares take advantage of me, I'll just kill them... it's not that hard. Worst comes to worst, I can just call Selen, and we can..."

"Ahhh, that's the daughter I raised." His angry face transformed into a happy and prideful smile.

"Griffon, dear husband, I was the one who raised Ali." My mother with her scary smile looked at Father and I shivered.

"Mother, Father, Al and I will be taking our leave." I jumped up and grabbed Al before rushing out of the door. I can't deal with Mother when she's angry. I gotta get out of here.

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"Sister... who is your new friend? And why is he a man? Did you not think to tell me first to get my confirmation before being friends? He's actually just like Ragdoll, right? You don't care for him?" Little Al gripped my shoulders and I stared into his eyes. Oh... he's not Little Al right now... he's Devil Al... I shook my head hurriedly.

"N-no... Al, he's not like Ragdoll. At first, I wanted to kill him, but I didn't. He's nice. He's like a grown up version of you. I'm sure you'll like him."

"Sister..." His scary grin didn't fade away. I was truly very scared right then. I wanted to run. I shouldn't tell him that I let Ax into my space, then...

"U-um... Al, d-don't you see? The reason I l-like him so much is because he reminds me of y-you!" I spouted whatever nonsense that came into my head in an attempt to pacify him. And it did.

His scary grin was replaced by his usual childish expression again. The expression that said that he wanted to be pampered. I should just... yeah. "Hey, Al, don't worry, okay? I'll always love you the most. No one can replace you, and you are my best, best friend. You'll always be the first one I'll pick..." I reassured him. He still grumbled in an annoyed voice, and I panicked again. In a rushed state, I just did the first thing that came to my mind again.

I pulled his face down to my height and pressed my lips against his. "It's okay, your Sister always loves you the most... I'll always love you, okay?" I pressed his forehead against mine and patted his back.

And after that, Al returned to his usual blushing, wanting-to-be-pampered childish state. Oh, thank god. Al can be scary sometimes...

I returned to my room to retire for the night. It was a long, stressful day. And this is the reason I wanted to get away from this house. Everyone here is deranged!

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