Chapter 259 - Return To Ishgar {35} Paradise Island, Part VI (1/2)

As soon as he had closed the portal in the garden, Amell took Valerie to his bedroom and put her to bed. Sebas who was always no more than a few metres away from his Lord and he had never seen him be this careful before. Amell wouldn't even allow Nabe, one of the maids to carry Valerie for him. This little girl meant a lot to him. ”Sebas, go prepare our best tea. She is waking up.” Amell wouldn't take his eyes of his daughter. Even Sebas who was pretty detached and unconcerned of others that weren't Amell felt a quite strong connection to the girl. He didn't know the origin of this feeling, but it wasn't unpleasant.

”Are you sure we should use the best tea? We don't have a lot of it left.”

”Are you making me repeat myself, Sebas?”

”Of course not, Lord Amell. I shall be back with the tea in but a moment.” Sebas walked out of the ginormous room with a little sweat running down his back. That was another thing he learned now. His master had no patience when it came to this little girl, who he still did not know the identity of.

Valerie started waking up and her eyes began opening. The room was very bright thanks to the many windows along the walls. So, she couldn't fully open her eyes yet, she had to let them adjust to the brightness. But, someone with Amell's genes won't stay down for long. Even though her body was aching and her eyes wouldn't open fully, she still sat up on the bed, she was a fighter just like her father.

”Where am I? And, what's with this huge bed?!” She looked straight away and she was amazed by the sheer size of this room. She thought it would go on forever. ”It's like ten times bigger than my room.” She rubbed her eyes and then looked down at her body. ”At least I'm still alive. Or, maybe not. Where is this? Am I dead? I'm surprisingly calmer than I thought I would be about dying.” She glanced to the side of the massive bed, and that's when she saw the smiling giant sitting there looking at her.

”DAD!!?” Valerie sat up properly and rubbed her eyes again. He was still there. Just then, Sebas walking into the room again with a tray on which stood a pot of tea and one teacup. He placed it down on the nightstand beside the bed and then walked over to stand behind Amell.

”DAD!! Is that you?” Valerie still felt her body ache a lot, but she didn't care. She crawled over the bed on all four toward Amell. Seba's eyes went wide in surprise. 'So, that's it.' He chuckled to himself as he watched Valerie slowly make her way across the bed.

”It's not a dream and you are not dead either. Come here, Valerie, hug your old man.” He opened his arms and when she was close enough she jumped right into his embrace. ”I missed you, dad! This is not the Zero division, where are we?” He forced her back on the bed again, even though she tried her hardest to keep her grip around his neck.

”No fair! More snuggle, dad! You're so comfortable to snuggle against.” She made a pout, but Amell managed to resist even though it took all he had.

”Later! Sebas, pour the tea. Valerie, you need to get something to drink, and this tea will help your body recover.”

Sebas poured the tea carefully then walked over to the bed and offered it to Valerie with a respectful bow. ”Young Lady Valerie. Here's your tea!” She took it while looking Sebas up and down. She had never seen him before and the only ones who ever addressed her formally like that were the commanders of the Gotei. No one else was allowed to interact with her, Amell's orders. Wherever she went, she always had at least two commanders with her, same for her brother. This was why Amell found it so scary and strange that she had come here alone.

”Dad, what's going on here? Who is that? Where are we?”

”Valerie, what is the last thing you remember?”

”I was in my room with Robin. We were waiting for uncle Zoro to come, today he was gonna teach me the ways of the sword.” Valerie took a sip of the tea and her whole face lit up in ecstasy. ”WOW! This is incredible! You're amazing... Eh, Sebas, right?”

”That's right, Young Lady Valerie. It pleases me greatly that you found it acceptable.” He bowed.

”So, that brat thinks he is good enough to be my daughter's teacher. Just because his captain is a big deal now doesn't mean he can do whatever he wants.” Slowly but surely his aura started to rise and the kids out on the arena practising their magic felt everything shaking. ”Who does he think he is? I'll go back right now and end the era of the Straw hat pirates!”

”DAD!! It's okay, uncle Zoro is nice to me. He and big sis Robin spends a lot of time with me. Don't hurt him, please!”

”Don't worry, baby. I won't. When I get back, I will just have a nice and long chat with him, to make sure he is properly equipped to deal with such a heavy task.” Amell patted her on the head. If she could read his thoughts, maybe she would run ahead and warn Zoro for the storm that was about to arrive.

”Dad, promise me you won't hurt him! I like him!”

”Ooh, you like him? Has he been around a lot?” The clouds outside darkened, and heavy storms started appearing all over the Island. It went so far that the Overlord thought maybe their God was fighting someone.

”Allow me to stop this before it goes any further. Lord Amell, I ask that you calm yourself or this island might not last much longer.”

”You're right, Sebas. I went too far. I apologize.” Amell took a deep breath and the storms started dying down. ”When it comes to my children, I'm weak. They are the centre of my lift, after all.” Valerie smiled brightly at that and jumped in for another hug.

”That's why I love you, Dad!” She said and kissed him on the cheek. ”Now, continue telling me about this place. I still don't know where we are!”

”Well, currently we're located on the highest mountain in the world. On an island called, Paradise Island. But, that's not what's important. Do you remember when we talked about the special ability that lies within our bloodline?”

”Yeah, world travel or whatever it was. If YOU remember, you said we didn't need to know more until we were older.”

”That has become clear to me that I was wrong in holding back. I should have trained you and your brother in that much earlier, then this wouldn't have happened.”

”This? Wait! Are we in another world? No way! How did I get here?” This explained why she didn't recognize Sebas.

”Yes, we are! And, how you got here. I am not sure. You must have unconsciously activated the ability, and we are very lucky it went this smoothly. You could have easily been picked up by the Universal stream and thrown into an unknown world. Or, you could have teleported yourself into the realm between worlds and died.”

”I'm gonna be honest. I understood one part of that. I'm not you, dad. Make it simple for me to understand.”