Aldred kept staring at the Steering Wheel.
"What is it? Why is this thing so important to you?" Stella asked after a while.
Smiling, Aldred replied: "This is the key to return home. I am finally worthy to return home."
Stella recalled meeting Aldred's mother the first time. She was still at the top of Mount Fargon, and she sensed that Aldred could alter the course of the future itself.
If someone like that appeared, she took it to herself to remove them because it would bring destruction to this continent. But Aldred's mother came and threatened her.
Thankfully, Aldred did not want to bring destruction to this continent. He just wanted to explore and had an adventure.
"So, will you return now?"
"I am planning to."
"Are you going to bring us with you?"
"Of course. I want all of you to meet my parents."
"In that case, let me bring you to where your friends are," Edeline said.
She grabbed an emblem out of her pocket and threw it in the air. The emblem floated and slowly spun. It shone slightly and then shattered, creating a portal in its place.
"Come inside." Edeline stepped in.
Aldred and Stella followed.
After entering the portal, they arrived at some sort of garden. The sun was shining in the sky. Clouds were bare, but the view was beautiful with forest and mountains.
"Aldred!"
Aldred turned around and saw his wives running towards him and jumped for a hug. Aldred hugged them back with a smile.
Mary inspected him up and down. "So, are you okay? I heard from the Empress that you are on a dangerous mission."
"I am fine. Who do you think I am? Even 15 Diamond Ranks could barely scratch my clothes."
"Fifteen? Did you fought against fifteen Diamond Ranks at once?"
"Uhhh… Maybe."
"Alright, I did," Aldred said after his wives looked at him with knowing face.
"And you won?"
"I wouldn't be here if I didn't."
"Aldred… aren't you a little too overpowered?"
Scratching his cheek, Aldred said: "I guess so. But I can fight all of them because of this."
Aldred showed them the Eternal Mana Crystal.
"I obtained this from killing Pharder. It's an Eternal Mana Crystal, known to has limitless energy."
His wives looked at the crystal as if it was a treasure. Although, it was indeed a treasure. One that could alter talent and strength. It was one of the most powerful item anyone could ask for.
Edeline's eyes twinkled with stars when she saw that as well. "So Pharder did have that thing."
"Seems like a lot of people suspected Pharder to have it."
"That is true. His rise to Diamond Rank is too fast. Everyone thought that he was a late bloomer, but when his strength stuck at early Diamond Rank, everyone got a suspicion."
"No one tried to find out and steal from him?"
"No one managed to find out."
"Pharder is really good at hiding things, huh. But at least I got it back."
"What do you mean, you got it back? Is this crystal yours to begin with?"
"Uhhh… it's complicated."
How could Aldred tell them that his parents were universal-level existence and that this mere planet could be erased by their mere cough.
They would experience a heavy existential crisis if explained it to them.
"So, Aldred. When are we going to meet your parents?"
"Meeting your parents???" His wives asked.
"Yep. I want all of you to meet my parents."
"Meeting Aldred's parents…" Ivette blushed. "What if they don't like me."
"They will. Don't you all worry."
"But we have to prepare first!" Zafrina said. "We need perfumes, dresses, necklace, earrings, shoes, and so much more. We can't just go as we are right now."
"Uhh… you can to be honest."
"No!" Zafrina glared at him. "How can I show this lesser version of me. I want to show my best side. My best appearance. We have to impress your parents Aldred."
"Seriously, you don't have to."
"But I insist. Come on, girls. Let's prepare ourselves for battle."
"Yeah!!!" They raised their fist and ran inside the palace.
"Welp. There they went," Aldred said. He looked at Edeline and Stella.
"Are you two not going to prepare?"
Stella waved her hand and her dress changed immediately. She wore blue this time instead of the usual golden color. For some reason, it looked beautiful with her tan skin and voluptuous body.
Edeline snapped her finger, and her dress changed as well. Even her earrings and bracelet changed.
"Magic is truly convenient."
"By the way Aldred. What happened to the ring that I gave you."
"Oh, I still have it." Aldred grabbed the ring out of his inventory.
"I have only used it once, and I don't get any backlash."
"That's a little weird. But it's good that nothing bad happened. You can keep the ring, but I would prefer you not to use it unless absolutely necessary."
"Alright."
"Aldred, before we meet your parents, can you tell us a bit about them?" Stella asked.
"Well, my sister likes to read novels."
"You have a sister?"
"I do. When I was a kid, I used to drink hot chocolate milk with her and read on her bed."
"Aldred… you are still a kid."
"Hehe. It feels like a really long time ago."
"What about your mother?"
"She got easily embarrassed. My dad like to tease her to make her blush."
"Does she like anything?"
"Not particularly."
She got whatever she wanted because of her reality-changing power. If she wanted to destroy an entire galaxy, she can do it with a blink of her eye.
That was probably the reason why she didn't really want anything. Except for spending time with her family probably. Aldred recalled that she was always smiling whenever they go out and play.
Sister Dina also only read novels to waste time. Her favorite hobby was spoiling Aldred with cuddles, love, and hot chocolate.
It was a wonderful time.
"I wonder what kind of gifts should I bring?" Stella asked.
"You don't need to bring any gift. In fact, don't bring anything."
"That would be impolite, no?"
"Nope. Don't worry too much about it. Just be yourself."
Aldred's parents were so powerful that they probably did not want any materialistic object anymore. They literally fought against gods, ruled over hell, conquered galaxies, and so much more.
Bringing gifts would be counter-productive.
But maybe there might be something they can bring.
"What about toys?" Aldred asked.
"Toys?"
"Yes, family toys. You know like Jenga, chess, cards?"
"I believe we have something like that," Edeline said.
"But why family toys? Bringing jewelry would be wise or even better, treasures."
"Nope. Family toys are good enough
"If you say so."
Suddenly, there was a commotion made by the soldiers. Aldred turned around and saw that his wives had finished prepping themselves up.
Complete with make up, new dresses, and accessories. They looked like angels that came down to this earth. They looked so perfect, so beautiful with their slim-fit dress.
They approached him and smiled.
"What do you think, Aldred? How do we look?"
Aldred smiled. "I think all of you look beautiful."
