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"You got yourself a good deal in there, Guildmaster." Liz says teasingly once the doors close behind us.

"Eric, why did you not tell them about your Ultra Slime Ring?" Treena asks me as we start walking through the parking lot.

"I was worried they'd pay less if they knew I wasn't in any danger. Besides, I don't want it out that I can use Abyss magic yet." I say causing her to sigh.

"Wait, I thought the Ring only made you tolerant and allowed you to recover from Abyss magic? Since when can you use it?" Layla asks as we step onto a sidewalk.

"I embedded a Shard from the Abyss Armors armor into my Katana. It gained a new skill called Abyss Blade, allowing me to cover it in Abyss Energy and destroy my target's soul. It does consume my soul to work, but I can recover over time. Still, I only want to use it in emergencies. So I don't want people to know about it or the Ring, otherwise, they might suspect it." I say and she nods. We turn off the sidewalk and into a small house. It looks ordinary and I can see no one's home. No lights are on and there's no car in the driveway.

"Eric, we have a portal to the forest in the shed in the back. You can stay the night if you'd like. It has already gotten pretty late, after all." Treena says and I look up. It's only now I realize the sun is setting.

"Thanks, but I'll go back to my Domain. I want to tell the others what happened, besides I have a guest I need to check on." I say and she nods. I go inside with them, so no one sees me suddenly disappear before entering my Domain. I appear right behind Asami whose holding a pot of food. She sets it down on the table before turning around and noticing me.

"Perfect timing Master, I just finished dinner." She says happily. I thank her before the two of us gather the others. Only Luna and Innu join us. Ramia is too busy practicing her new magic. Gaia is with Verona in her Domain. Bergeth is lounging outside apparently, he already ate. I tell the three what happened this morning in the forest. Then I tell them what I got as compensation.

"RUINS!!!" Luna shouts excitedly. She jumps out of her seat and her tails are wagging. Asami chuckles before turning to me.

"Speaking of good news Master, I have some myself. The realtors for our guild hall finished the rest of the paperwork. We now own all the nearby land around our Guildhall." Asami says and I smile. I start petting her, since she's sitting next to me. She purrs against my hand causing me to smile wider.

"Asami, could you get in touch with Builtos? Ask them how much it would cost to build Luna's arena." I say causing Luna's tails to start wagging even more furiously.

"That won't be a problem, how much do you have to spend on this? I just want to make sure we don't break the bank, especially since we're still not done with our Guildhall." Asami says and I nod.

"No more than 500,000. I'll still have enough for the Guildhall with what's left if it does take that much. Besides, with the gold we found in the Demons Dungeon and these Ruins, I doubt we'll be running out anytime soon. And if we do, then I can make a Mythical weapon or item with those plants to sell. However, I'd like to save that as a last resort. There are already a lot of eyes on us, and if we suddenly started producing a bunch of Mythical items there'd just be more trouble." I reply. We finish eating while Luna tells Innu in great detail what happened in the last Ruins we got. Once we're done the two run outside excitedly. I let Asami know I'm heading out for a bit before leaving to my apartment. I leave and take out my motorcycle. I drive back to my Guildhall and go upstairs to the meeting room. Ayashi is gone, and I see another Summon Me! piece of paper on the table. I pick it up and store it before entering my Domain again. I see Asami sitting at the table. She's on the phone with someone, so I quietly go outside. I take out my wings and take off. I fly over to the farm, wanting to see how it's coming along. I see Ramia sitting under a tree nearby. She's holding something and seems tired. I decide to check on her and fly down.

"Hey Ramia, everything okay?" I ask causing her to turn to me. She didn't seem to notice me land.

"Y-yes. I'm just feeling tired. I'm n-not used to using my mana, so I'm s-struggling a bit." She replies and I nod. I decide to Observe her to check her mana.

Ramia Helefir Lvl 38, Class: Alchemist, Title: Lost Mage, RP: 250, Hearts: 5

HP: 715/715 MP: 710/3200

Her levels gone up since I last checked. She was level 25 when we meet. Her Title's different too, it's no longer Failure. I think before sitting next to her. I place my hand on her shoulder and cast Mana Fusion. I keep sending her mana until she's full. I end up overcharging her, and giving her 82 more MP than she can hold.

"T-thank you!" She says happily and I smile.

"So, how's the magic?" I ask her and she smiles widely.

"Amazing! I'm still working on the Golems, but I haven't used the Demon Blood for it yet. I don't want to waste it by creating a Golem I can't control. I have been able to infuse my mana into some ingredients. I'm waiting for a potion to brew with them now. I just came here for some more ingredients, but I didn't realize how tired I was." Ramia says. I ask her what ingredients she's infused and how they changed. I don't completely understand what she's talking about, but I can clearly tell she's excited to be talking about it. After a while, a watch on her wrist starts beeping. She gets up, saying it was a timer telling her when her potion was done. We head back to the cabin and she rushes upstairs. I go to the bedroom and fall asleep on the bed.