[Nightmare]

"Hey. Monsters suck, and there's a lot of water here suddenly."

Helix pointed his thumb back behind him.

"I'm new to castles, but… do you guys want a moat?" Helix asked casually.

Confused cheers rang out here and there.

"Hey, General Masov. There's already an awkward lake here." He clarified in a puzzled voice.

"We can turn it into a moat for you if you want.

It won't cover the whole perimeter, but it'll be one less area to worry about.

The commercial loading section won't affect it since it'll be from that hilltop to that scorch line.

It'd also be prettier than this mess."

General Masov was stunned, speechless.

He couldn't believe the casual offer he was receiving.

He looked from the hilltop where Marie was to the 200-foot scorched line from Riley's saving them.

General Masov walked back to his amplification circle.

"Do you mean… now?" He asked in confusion.

Helix shrugged with a casual smile.

"Yeah. We're already here, it's great for defense, so I don't see why not." He confirmed.

"This entire area got destroyed anyway, and the only thing you got from it was a depressing lake."

The soldiers, otakus, and weebs erupted into laughter.

General Masov turned from left to right.

He could see soldiers' faces brimming with excitement.

Oakley walked up to the general.

"Uhhhhh. Give me a minute." Masov said with bewildered eyes.

The soldiers burst into laughter when they heard their decisive leader fumbling.

"Sure thing." Helix said with a slight smile.

Masov turned to Oakley.

"What is it?" He asked.

"Sir. I think Sir Helix is trying to downplay the event and calm them down." Oakley replied.

"Knowing Sir Helix, he could be leading a masterful harangue.

However, many people almost died, which was pretty disturbing.

If you look over there, many of the Earthians are still shaking and crying.

I think he's making it seem easy and trying to give people a sense of protection they've lost.

It's insane, but perhaps you should play along. Just a suggestion."

General Masov's eyes widened in shock and understanding.

Everyone was confused by the situation that was so intense just moments before.

He looked at Helix, who was giving him a genuine expression.

"Ahem!" General Masov coughed.

"I think a moat would look mighty fine on this side of the wall, don't you soldiers think?"

After a stunned moment, a massive battle cry rocked the nighttime sky.

"YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAH!"

"Hey! Marie!" Helix called out.

"Do you want some flowers too!?"

"I'll make the moat, but I'm getting some damn flowers regardless!" Marie huffed.

The wall's perimeter burst into laughter and cheers.

"Will a romantic dinner night do?" Helix sighed.

"May~be. But I want you to take off that~coat for it." Marie replied sassily.

The otakus and weebs burst into laughter, causing a rippling effect of roars and cheers.

Helix turned back to the soldiers with puppy eyes that showed he felt betrayed.

More roaring laughter followed.

Helix took a deep breath and sighed.

"Fine. I'll wear an Earthian suit, and you three can wear fancy dresses." He pledged with a wearied voice.

"Is that acceptable?"

"I accept." Marie replied in the affirmative.

"Charlotte?" Helix called out.

"I~accept. But you're dead if you think you're getting out of flowers." Charlotte huffed with her hands on her hips.

The married soldiers burst into laughter.

No one could see her in the darkness, but everyone knew her pose.

Helix took a deep breath.

"Riley?" He asked with a pleading voice.

Laughter rang out because everyone could hear how desperate he was.

"I think dinner sounds lovely." Riley replied with a warm tone.

"Thank you, Riley." He whispered.

It was barely loud enough for the military personnel, otakus, and weebs to hear.

The wall erupted into laughter.

"Okay. Epic date night and deadly flowers it is." Helix chuckled bitterly.

"Charlotte. I'll drop the [Fault Line Guards] because they're your favorite color."

"Awwwww. You're so~cute when you're sucking up!" Charlotte replied mockingly.

Helix chuckled bitterly.

The sitcom had devolved into a [genuine] roast fest, and he was self-conscious.

He wished he could just give an amazing speech and call it a night.

However, they agreed on this charade, so he'd have to suck it up, grin, and bear it.

Helix casually pulled out two dozen Level 5 fortifying spells he made while doing endurance training with Tilo.

He lazily started throwing them on the ground in a melancholy state.

Every time he activated one, it glowed with a radiant pink light that covered a circle with a fifty-foot radius.

He was throwing them on the earth like he was feeding pigeons.

Everyone was far too shocked by the beautiful neon landscape to think of anything else.

It was a truly gorgeous experience that captured everyone's attention.

Using Level 5 spells without permission was a Capital offense in Alzeria.

However, he was saving their wall from destruction after saving this city—from himself.

More importantly, he was about to create a massive 300 meters wide [moat] with an earthquake next to a wall.

He couldn't casually do that without announcing he had top fortification spells.

So he casually pretended not to know Alzerian law, causing the people in the know to laugh with shock.

After all, he was an official Alzerian Circle Master.

"Wheeeeeew!" Charlotte whistled.

"Be~U~T~ful. You're already halfway to not sleeping on the couch tonight. So keep it up."

The otakus and weebs burst into raging laughter.

Meridians didn't understand the Earthian culture, but they still understood the sentiment, so they joined in the laughter merrily.

Helix was [walking], but his speed was absurd.

So it didn't take long to cover the entire wall.

He took a deep breath and sighed.

"Marie?"

"Hmmm? Did you say something? Sorry, I was napping."

The laughter became hysterical, and many started cackling.

Many had doubled over and were holding their sides.

The roast fest was heating up, causing Helix to give the hilltop a wry smile.

He was doing this on purpose, but it wasn't like the group had a script.

It wasn't meant to turn into a roast session, but his partners were having a ball now.

The experience was bitter-sweet.

"Hey, honey? I just want you to know that you're extremely beautiful, your personality is dazzling, and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with—"

"Much~better. [Chasm]!"

The crowd started roaring with laughter, but when they started.

Rubbbbulerrrrublerrrublerrruble….CRRRAAAAACCCCKKKKKKK!

Everyone watched in shocked silence as a massive chasm split the earth.

The fortifying spells stonewalled the earthshaking.

As a result, it was a surreal sight watching the earth split without their earth trembling.

It was biblical.

The water from the lake flowed into the chasm.

Helix walked past the neon pink perimeter as casually as he was speaking.

He stepped to the edge of the chasm with an impressed face.

"Amazing as always, sweetheart." Helix chuckled nervously.

"That thing was forty feet tall and couldn't jump.

There's no way in hell another could get close to the Capital now."

General Masov's eyes widened in astonishment.

When Helix casually offered him a moat, he wasn't expecting something with massive defense capabilities.

He looked to his left and right and could see a sense of security returning to his soldier.

His announcement sent ripples of excitement through the crowd.

After a spark, the entire wall erupted into gratitude-filled cheers.

Otakus and weebs that were crying perked up at the announcement.

The people comforting them could explain the amazing security Helix and his partners had restored.

It gave them genuine comfort.

Helix looked around and smiled at the happy faces.

He was glad things were working out.

Unfortunately, the charade—aka vicious roast session—was still in effect.

So he sighed inwardly and continued.

"See the excitement, Marie?" Helix asked with a nervous smile.

"Everyone thinks you're amazing. You're incredible, gorgeous, and I love you."

"If you think you're getting out of dinner, forget it." Marie replied with a stern tone.

"We're going out and staying until we're satisfied."

Marie and Charlotte were having a ball with the [housewives] act.

Helix wasn't, but he was genuinely glad they were having fun.

"Why do you make it sound like I don't like leaving my room?" Helix sighed.

The otakus and weebs exploded with laughter, confusing the rest of the soldiers.

The groups started keeling over, causing many to laugh at them.

Whispers like [it must be an Earthian thing] or [I think it's a sex joke] started spreading, causing the otakus to laugh harder.

"Mhmm. I'll believe it when I see it." Marie sassed.

"You say it's like it's a bad~thing." Charlotte chimed.

"Oooooooooh~"

The men started going wild and sending out whistles.

Helix touched his crimson sun tattoo and pulled out a magic circle.

"I wish at least one male would support me." Helix grumbled under his breath as he threw them

The wall burst into laughter again.

"Hmmm? Did I hear that the couch sounds com~fy?" Marie asked with a mocking tone.

"I said I wish at least one male would support me in my love for you three gorgeous women."

The men started howling from the wall.

"Ah. I must have heard wrong. Forgive me." Marie replied sweetly.

Helix shivered and casually lit up the magic circle.

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