Chapter 56
Zero yawned and rubbed his eyes . He had a fantastic sleep and blinked groggily . Waking up in the lamp made him forget where he was for a moment . However, the sound of running water from the bathroom jolted his memories .
"Oh right! I was with Truen yesterday on Endow Hill! Mm, we need to find a leaf that reminds me of Gaia . Do you think we can find it today, Mii?"
Mii materialised with a poof . It took on the form of a small red fruit . Thanks to Zero's exploration and discovery of so many new plants, Mii levelled up . An ability was unlocked, allowing Mii to materialise for a short period of time each day . Unfortunately, Mii could only assume the forms of things Zero had seen before . For now, it was taking on the shape of a strawcherry .
Truen was startled by the sight of a floating fruit talking to Zero . He'd taken a shower to clear his head before the boy woke up . Freya's lessons were still fresh in his mind and due to the time distortion, Truen felt a little disoriented . He'd missed his young charge and had some difficulty remembering the details of what happened before he fell asleep .
"Good morning Truen!" Zero greeted cheerfully and that smile was all it took to wipe away the accumulated stress from Freya's training . He could wake up to this every day .
On the other hand, the floating fruit was labelled as an intruder . The elf was on guard against it . Anything unknown must be regarded as a potential threat to Zero .
The brunet saw his bodyguard's line of sight and decided it might be better to introduce Mii . "Mii, this is Truen, you may already know him . Truen, this is Mii . Mii is a . . . wait . Mii, are you a 'he' or a 'she' now?"
The floating fruit made some gurgling noises before replying in a sulky tone . "I'm an 'it' but for easier reference, you can consider me a 'she' . Also, before you question, I am currently taking the form of the strawcherry Zero saw yesterday . Long story short, I'm something left behind for Zero by Great One . In simpler terms, please think of me as a guardian spirit of sorts . As Zero becomes more knowledgeable, my ability to materialise and provide support will get better . For now, I can only appear for up to an hour in this lamp and five minutes outside of this lamp each day . You won't be able to hear me when I'm not materialised but if you add me as a friend on your communicator, I will be able to text you via magic . "
At this point, Truen wasn't going to bother questioning how that was possible . He simply nodded and added Mii as a friend . Under the nickname field, he added 'strawcherry fairy' for easier reference . Zero was amused by Mii's annoyance at Truen when she saw her nickname .
"Stop degrading it! I'm an all-powerful system created by Great One!"
By now, the nickname field has changed at least five times with the latest input as 'pipsqueak' . Zero laughed when Mii fumed, trying to snatch the communicator from Truen's hands . Although they appeared to be fighting, Zero thought that it was great . Truen looked happy and in turn, Zero felt happy for him .
"Isn't it great that you now have another friend? I'm so happy for you!"
Mii and Truen stopped the argument and looked at Zero before relenting . Truen knew that he would forever be weak to Zero's charms and Mii could only sigh at the brunet . Although he was wrong, she was reluctant to correct him . The most she could consider Truen was a brother-in-arms for now . After all, Mii's mission was more complicated than Truen's .