(MC POV)
"Now you know why I do not like this woman," Lilith hissed.
I had created her again halfway through my storytelling when I remembered she had her existence Ended by Iris.
The cosmic being was currently seated by my feet and hugging my leg possessively, a rather weird position to be in if you ask me. But she had stuck to me like glue the moment she came back into existence.
Iris paid no attention to her, showing that Lilith was beneath her notice which just made her even more upset.
"Boooo… Lilith hurt Papa too!" Cai Hong pointed out while sitting on top of my lap.
"Ghk… That was… That was when I didn't know it was Daddy… I thought it was just someone who looked like Daddy...."
Well I don't blame her, I didn't know who I was either. Wait, no, this is my bad habit of thinking things don't really matter… Ugh… But I really don't think this really matters though...
"We always knew of Divine One's status," Shiori announced proudly while curled up on my shoulder.
Akari's ears perked up, "Eh? Didn't sister also think of Master as a normal God at firs-- Owww! Stop hitting my head!"
"Don't talk so much sister. Divine One is Divine One, that's all."
These two foxes had been watching over my unconscious body for the past three years diligently. When my body disappeared, they immediately wanted to rouse all their monster followers to find me, but luckily I managed to stop them in time and got them to come back and listen to the story.
Xun Guan is still missing though, since Luna had changed me out of my original clothes which were supposed to be my slime girl. I'll have to go look for her later.
Iris moved to wrap her arm around mine, "Now all of you know how unworthy you are of Master, so do stay away from us from now on."
My disciples immediately started to protest.
"No way!"
"You don't decide for Master!"
"You're the one who doesn't deserve Master for messing around so much!"
"Over our dead bodies!"
I raised my hand to stop them before it could turn into a full blown fight, "Alright, calm down. Sorry Iris, but I'm on their side for this. No one in this room is 'unworthy' of me. There are no qualifications for falling in love with someone and I fully plan on reciprocating the love my girls have for me, including yours. This is one matter I will not budge on."
Iris pouted at me but relented quickly, "Hmph… They should be grateful for Master's generosity. But the position of Master's first and most senior disciple is mine. This is also something I will not give up on."
Lian Li looked like she was going to argue but I stopped her with a shake of my head. If this was enough to appease the being who could literally bring the entire universe's existence back to zero, then that's good enough.
Besides, it was kind of true after all, seeing I did take her as my first student in this universe even if I don't remember it.
"What should we do now then, Master?" Brendan asked, trying to move the topic along and out of the danger territory. "We've been here for three years already."
I shrugged, "I suppose it's time for us to return home. Perhaps the people back home think we're all dead already."
"It's a little weird how no one else went through the portal to get to this Plane though, There should have been people coming to find us even if we didn't come back," Shiori pointed out.
Iris waved her hand dismissively, "I closed off the portal the moment these girls came through. I had no need for the rest of them, after all."
"Well, we don't need it to go back now and Elaria still has her ship right?" I asked, turning to my little sister.
She nodded at me and gave me a thumbs up, "I'm sure Onii-sama will love it! I made it all according to what you told me!"
Ugh… Sometimes I think you're too much of a genius...
Luna stood up, "Oh! Are we going back to Husband's Plane now? Rina!"
The maid immediately appeared with several suitcases neatly packed around her, "Everything is ready, your Majesty."
I raised an eyebrow at the Matriarch, "I see you've been busy."
"Fufufu~ I'm actually already retired, Husband! I stepped down from being Queen two years ago to devote all of my time to take care of you~"
"You… Retired?"
"Fufufu~ I did tell you that I already have a successor, did I not? She's quite reliable even if I do say so myself. The fact that she also has Husband's approval is an added bonus too~"
I instantly knew who she was talking about.
"Muon?"
The girl in question poked her fingers together, "Yes Sen… Erm… I mean… Yes, All Creator… I took over as Queen for this Plane… It's quite unorthodox, but no one on this Plane can say no to Her Majesty after all..."
I suppose that's true.
Oh well, Luna's a smart girl so she's definitely prepared for any possible problems so there shouldn't even be any need for me to worry about her affairs.
And since Muon was here to observe this world, I think the position should benefit her greatly.
I turned to my disciples, "Alright, I suppose we should prepare to leave then. You guys might want to sort out all your things and make sure they're in order before we leave. On that note… I actually want to see how Elaria's ship works so we'll use that to return if no one minds?"
As much as I want to scold my little sister for creating such a thing, there's no denying the fact that it's unbelievably impressive that she could create such a technological marvel within this world in such a short time.
My disciples started discussing amongst themselves before Lian Li turned to me.
"Could we have three days, Master?" She asked, a little embarrassed.
If I remember right, they made several allies and friends here before they came to rescue me, so leaving without so much as a goodbye would definitely be rude.
"Of course. There's no rush, really. I have full control over Time itself so we really don't have any reason to rush for it."
Yeah, it doesn't make sense for someone to rush things when you can literally travel through time easily.
Shiori and Akari also left to do the same, most likely to take care of the monster group that they had made here.
Since I don't really know anyone aside from the people already inside this room, there's not much I need to do before I can leave.
Thus, with everyone else preparing for departure, I'm left on my own for now.
Alone with Iris and Lilith, that is.
"You're really just going to follow me around?" I asked the white haired woman when I returned to my room.
"Ufufufu~ Isn't that a given, Master? I've been watching you for every moment of your life, there's no way I will be leaving your side especially after I've gained your approval again~"
"Daddy, you should just be honest with her and tell her to leave you alone. She's too shameless to know when she's not welcome."
I opened the cupboard, trying to find my old robes that should have been stored there, "It's fine, I don't really mind it that much. Just as long as you two promise not to hurt the people I care about."
Lilith agreed immediately, "Of course, Daddy!"
On the other hand, Iris hid her smile with her fan, "Ara? You need not worry about that, Master. Anyone who isn't you is beneath my notice anyway~ If they were too much of a bother, a quick and painless End would solve the problem~"
That's exactly what I don't want you to do...
I pulled out my robes that were stored at the very back of the wardrobe, frowning when I realised it was just normal clothes and not Xun Guan.
Eh… I guess expecting her to sit inside a wardrobe and not move for three years is too much even for her.
I used my omniscience to find her, only to realise that she's actually outside the city and masquerading herself as a traveller.
I suppose without me around, she's worried that Luna might figure out what she really was and might eliminate her thinking she was an assassin. Thus my slime girl thought it would be better if she left the palace and return when I finally woke up.
I snapped my fingers and the slime girl was immediately teleported to me, the girl taking a moment to recover from her surprise when her mind tried to comprehend where she was from the sudden change in scenery.
Her face brightened up the moment she saw me, "Master! You're awake! I missed you so-- Eh? Who are they?"
Sigh… I guess I'll have to explain everything to her too...
