Legendary Traveler: By Earning Progress Points I will Become Supreme!

"You ladies have your secrets; anyway, I plan on doing movie night, so inform the kiddos. Also, please organize a welcome party for that idiot in the corner." Wearing a faint smile and acknowledging his shortcomings, Aoni went ahead and gave a couple of tasks to his trusty Secretary/Maid without forgetting to take a jab at Clara.

"Heyyy~" Clara complained upon being disrespected, something which went completely ignored by Elle and Aoni.

"As you wish, milord, I will gather up everyone in the grand courtyard within the hour. As for movie night, I only request something age-appropriate for Faelar; apart from that, I shall have the furniture moved and your projector set up." Having said her part, Ellewen bowed gracefully before exiting Aoni's office, leaving him and a very confused Clara alone in silence…something that of course, wouldn't last long because no sooner than the door close, did Clara bounce up and get right in her baby brother's face.

"What the heck is this I'm hearing about you not spending time with your summons? ACK MY FACE" Having invaded not only Aoni's peaceful abode, but also personal space, he swiftly palmed Clara in the face, shutting her up and shoving her away from him.

"Listen, it's not what you are thinking."

"Really now, because from my point of view I see a hoity toity baby brother playing the role of monarch and ignoring his summons HMPH."

"UGHHHH, first of all, that isn't the case at all. Because I DO in fact spend plenty of time with all of my inner circle, however, seeing as I have well over 50 summons now, it's impossible to be around all of them every minute of the day." Aoni said while stacking and moving the papers that had been scattered by Clara's rushing forward.

"50!!! What!"

"I said well over, meaning more, 97 to be precise; however, a good portion of those are packs of Direwolves."

"PUPPPIES!"

"Of…course that's all you heard."

"PUPPIES SHOW ME THE PUPPIES!" Forgetting that not even 20 seconds prior, she was in the midst of scolding Aoni, Clara caught him by the shoulders and shook him rather violently.

THWACK

"OWIE! YOU HIT ME A SECOND TIME!" rubbing the top of her head where Aoni had viciously chopped, Clara fell into one of the two chairs positioned in front of his desk as tears welled up in her eyes.

"Well, if you would stop being so damn noisy all the time and gave me a chance to SPEAK, then maybe, JUSTTTTT, maybe, I wouldn't have hit you." Rolling his eyes and storing away all the documents in his inventory, Aoni stood up, caught Clara by the collar of her coat, dragged her to her feet, and led her out of his office, down the hall, and stopped in front of an open door for a moment.

"This is your room, look at it, memorize it, don't fuck up which one it is, because only the Supreme's can save you if you intrude into Char's room on accident."

"GULP eek…" nodding her head rapidly like a bobble head doll, Clara remembered all the brutal beat downs she'd received (Sisterly Cat fights, no one was hurt, she's just being dramatic like Aoni…ever wonder where he got it **Aggressively pointing at Clara**)

"Pfft, the phrase we use around here is Meep," Aoni said, fighting back laughter upon seeing Clara's frightened posture.

Telling her about "Meep" was merely his way of throwing her under the bus since it would probably get her mauled by Glacia later on, but hey, that wasn't his problem; it was hers.

'Divine retribution,'

| It is anything but Divine Host, more like Malovelant |

'Meh, tomato tomato~'

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Since he needed to waste some time to give Elle a chance to gather his summons, Aoni took his Sister around the top floor of the Manor before heading downstairs, where a mouth-watering fragrance was permeating the entire first floor.

"Mmm, something smells tasty."

"That's Elle for you, she's gotta be the best cook I've ever met."

"I'm telling Mom that you said that…"

"…"

"…"

"You better not…"

"Oh, hehe, think I won't, after calling me noisy not once but twice, REVENGE IT IS BABY BROTHER MUHAHAHAH!~"

THWACK

"And you wonder why I call you noisy." Delivering yet another chop and dropping Clara to the ground like a toy, Aoni dragged her along by the collar and introduced her to all the different features of his Manor, from the hundreds of Elven formations *He made them*, to the Crafting station in the basement, along with his different storage spaces and secret places in the building, he left no spot hidden from his Sister, because at the end of the day, although annoying, and the source of a lot of childhood trauma *Gynophobia*, Clara and he were still quite close, and he trusted her with at least this much.

Mind you, he would never tell her the things Char knew, such as the truth behind his Attribute or anything like that, but that didn't mean he would keep her at arm's length forever.

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With the tour coming to a close, and around 45 minutes burned, Aoni finally received a message from Ellewen, informing him that everyone was ready and waiting in the large gathering place outside his Manor.

"Alright, OI, STOP TILTING ALL MY FUCKING PAINTINGS AND PICTURES AT AN ANGLE!" Spinning around Aoni was just about to tell Clara it was time to meet his summons, when he caught her red handed, zipping around the parlor, and slightly altering everything she touched so that it was no longer perfectly level, driving Aoni up the fucking wall.

"Hm? Did you say something, baby brother? I was just admiring this here painting, it's so good, who did it, was it little Glacia, gosh, she's such a good artist…ACK!"

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"Boo hooo, this is sibling abuse I tell you SIBLING ABUSE!"

"Abuse my ass, it's fucking training, because we all know mom never beat you as a kid," Taking a deep breath and pinching the brim of his nose, Aoni lifted Clara to her feet, dusted her coat off and pushed her forward toward the front door.

"It's time to meet my summons, so will you FUCKING BEHAVE!"

'Either all the fucking martial arts training damaged your brain, or dad dropped you one too many times as a baby,' Aoni complained mentally, only to receive a cheeky response from his Attribute Notice.

| There are no detected abnormalities with Clarissa Thurston's Brain or mental health; she is perfectly normal, albeit a bit hyper. It is best if the host observes her in the same manner as Summon Glacia |

'So she's intellectually stunted…'

| Pretty much |

'Doesn't that strike you as…I don't know, an abnormality?'

| There is a difference between personality and abnormality. Clarissa Thurston is merely a happy-go-lucky individual who doesn't take most things seriously and lives life day by day |

'You forgot to mention being a simpleton battle addict and work-out-a-holic.'

| … |

| Okay, maybe Clarissa Thurston is a bit strange; further observation may be required |

'Well, do that on your own time, because there aint no fucking way ima do it.' Looking away from his AN and noticing that Clara had forgotten about being bapped and was practically vibrating with excitement, Aoni's shoulders drooped before he gave her one last warning.

"Sigh, listen, some of my summons are rather shy, so don't just go out there and get in their faces."

"Tsk, what do you think I am? Dumb?"

"Really want me to answer that…"

*Blink Blink*

"I will be good, but I expect cuddle time with the puppies."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever, let's just get this over with already."

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Opening the door with a flourish and stepping outside of his Manor, Aoni looked down the man-made hill a bit toward where he could see a small crowd lined up and waiting for him.

"Uh…Aoni question…"

Stepping down the stoop and onto the paved walkway, Aoni looked over his shoulder while walking toward his summons, which was some 200 feet away.

"Hm?"

"I've been meaning to ask, but why the heck is the Energia content so high here? Like I noticed it when I stepped out of the flume, but now, even though we are in a big cavern, the air is so crisp, and the Ambient Energia is off the charts." She asked with curiosity.

"I mean, apart from having a shit ton of special cave moss and a ton of naturally formed Energia crystals growing all over the place, I really have no clue. It's the same outside, on the mountain, the content is just….really high…" Shrugging his shoulders, because even after all this time, he had no clear-cut answer, Aoni did the best he could to give a reason that seemed suitable.

After hearing what he said and seeing the tens of thousands of naturally formed Crystals adorning the ceiling and walls as far as the eye could see, Clara, too, found it to be a suitable explanation.

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Covering the short walk in less than a minute, Aoni looked at each of his summons with a warm smile, and even noticed that had it not been for Faelar sitting on her back, Glacia would have been the first to rush forward and say hi.

"Everyone, I would like you to meet my eldest sister, Clarissa," Aoni said while sidestepping and ruthlessly pushing Clara into the spotlight, allowing her to be inundated with hellos and greetings.