Elqueeness Chapter 39

=> Father Son Reunited

The snow, which had been coming down lightly, started to come down harder after I met Lapis. Eventually, a massive amount started to fall down, and we couldn’t see an inch in front of us. At a glance, it was a rare snow storm.

This inevitably changed my plans to climb the mountain and find the temple. Even if we excluded Lapis and I, Isana was a pure human, and he didn’t have the stamina to walk through the harsh snowstorm to climb the mountain. The sun was about to set, so it might have been a blessing in disguise.

“Elwien’s temple…What are you going to do by getting the crest of a new god? If a Spirit King asks, the Demon god will show up. Wouldn’t it be better if you received his crest?”

Lapis still didn’t know that the previous Elqueeness, Elwien, had already reincarnated. Lapis complained simply because it was annoying for him to go to the mountain.

He was still a newly born god…if Elwien heard him, he’ll probably send down a bolt of lightning Lapis. What face would he make if he found out the new god was currently more feared than the Demon god in the Demon world? I replied, while grinning.

“Why should we waste this opportunity when I have a personal relationship with him? Moreover, Elwien wanted to meet me, so I still have to go see him. Anyways…we need to go somewhere to get away from the snow.”

“Hmmm. Why don’t we go inside a restaurant? It’s time for dinner, so it shouldn’t matter.”

“I guess so…this place has several times more posters of Isana than the other places. I don’t want to go to a location where his face would be recognized.“

When I said this, Lapis made an expression as if to say that wasn’t a problem. Then he turned to look at Isana. When their eyes met, Isana flinched back in surprise. However, he was having less difficulty facing him compared to the first time they met. After staring at Isana without saying anything, he let out a ‘hmmm’… Then he swallowed the short groan, and he asked endless amount of questions. Isana and I were taken aback.

“What type do you like? Pretty boy? Teenager? Or a middle aged man? Red hair? Blue hair. Even if it is silver hair, it shouldn’t matter.”

“What, what are you talking about?”

“If your face is different, then they won’t recognize you. Therefore, I’ll change it right now with my magic. I’m trying to take in consideration of your preferences as best as I can. So hurry up and answer me.”

“He-eh…”

As I found out, he was talking about casting the Polymorph magic on him. Dragons were quite useful to have around. If it was going to be like this, maybe I should have just made a contract with him without thinking too much about it. I looked at Lapis’ praiseworthy deed with appreciative eyes.

“Why does everything have to be a handsome boy or a handsome teen? Wouldn’t an average face be better if we are trying not to stand out?”

“Rejected. This great being can endure a lot of things, but I can’t stand seeing something that isn’t beautiful.”

“…….”

Is that why your face is overly handsome? I swallowed the question since I was afraid to hear the answer. I painstakingly turned towards Isana to look at him. He decided for now that a too handsome face would be worse than an average face. This was especially true for humans with memory of having a below average face. The torment one would feel would grow unspeakably large. It would be like my current situation.

It wasn’t as if Isana was ugly,(he would belong in the handsome category), but I thought it would be better to go against Lapis’ recommendation.

“Give him brown hair and blue eyes. How about making him look a little bit tougher?”

“Brown is the color I hate the most. It makes me think of those dungfly gold bastards. They argue their color is gold. However, how can that be the color of gold? It is the color of dung. Hoo-hoot.”

“…then how about black hair?”

“I don’t like it since looks too dark and dull.”

“We can’t always cater to your preferences.”

“I’m the one who has to carry out the magic.”

“…….”

Eventually, after bickering for a while, I gave up. I transferred all the authority to Isana. The magic will be casted on him, so he should pick an outer appearance he liked. I shifted the responsibility to him. After thinking over if for awhile, Isana chose to be a silver-haired handsome youth with pale skin and golden eyes.

Truthfully, it looked like Lapis’ preference would be reflected on him. Isana said he preferred being inconspicuous, but Lapis cheekily pushed back against the idea. Any form of protest was ignored from the early stages.

“Well, should we implement it?