Everyone turned to look at Karl as he finished speaking.
"How exactly would you send a potion to the leader of the Golden Dragon Nation?" Tessa asked, breaking the silence.
"Well, I do have a Portal spell, and I'm a Totem, with a massive mana pool. It shouldn't be hard for to open a small portal back to the Capital.
Then I just pass the potion to soone trustworthy, and send him a System ssage to co get it."
Dana flicked him on the forehead. "And you don't think that a random Totem showing up in the Capital will cause absolute chaos?"
Karl smiled, and Ophelia began to laugh.
"How does that saying go? It's not a bug, it's a feature?" The berserker joked.
Cara nodded happily. It would be hilarious to go back and make them panic. Actually, they could send Rae, and she could check on her Baby Rogue, and visit Niall as well.
"We could send Dana in disguise. If there is a spy present, they might report that one of the exiles showed up again, and that could cause troubles for the people in charge." Tessa suggested.
Dana smiled and activated [Beast Form], then paused as the expected furry stripes didn't appear on her hands.
Instead, she was bright white, and had longer fur than she rembered.
{Ooh! See, I knew that she would be pretty.} Tian cheered.
Tessa chuckled and took out a mirror from her inventory to show Dana her transford appearance.
Under the effects of [Beast Form], she was no longer a Cat Demon, and she was nearly identical to Karl in pattern. This ti, the spell had turned her into a Fox Demon, complete with long fluffy ears and a fox shaped head. She no longer got larger with the spell, and thought she might have actually gotten more slender.
But it was her voice that startled her the most.
"Well, that is unexpected. I thought that the spell was set after you used it the first ti." She began, then paused as her musical tone reached her sensitive ears.
{Fox Charm is powerful.} Tian bragged.
"And how am I supposed to interact with people when my voice has beco a magical seduction technique?" Dana asked.
The little fox shrugged. {Just threaten them with the Karl if they get handsy.}
"You think this is funny, don't you? I was actually happy with how I looked." Dana snarled, but it ca out as a gentle pout.
Tian held up his paws in defeat. {Got it. Not funny. You still make a beautiful fox, though. I wonder if you can go all the way with a stronger skill, and beco an actual fox? I bet your tail would be super fluffy.}
Dana shook her head in dismay. She was wearing robes still, so her tail was trapped underneath.
And it was super fluffy.
Once she swapped outfits, they would adapt to her form having a tail. But for now, she could keep that information to herself.
"Well, if we're not doing anything else, why don't I take Ophelia with ? She can do the job of bodyguard without needing to call Golems." Dana suggested.
Ophelia laughed. "I think that you've forgotten one vital fact. A Werebear and a Fox Demon would attract way more attention than just showing up as ourselves.
After all, it was Karl that was actually banished, we just chose to join him in his exile. So, technically, we're not breaking any rules by going back for a visit."
Remi quietly handed the berserker a basket full of potions, along with a notebook, and Ophelia put it in her inventory for safekeeping.
Both Dana and Ophelia changed back to their human forms, and Ophelia stretched her body, unused to being in this shape.
"Karl, you might as well open the portal. We've got ten minutes before breakfast. In and out." She insisted.
"Alright, I know the perfect place to send you to." Karl agreed.
Karl focused on the first place that he had t Niall, the Inquisitor's office in the Capital. Then he opened the portal, and laughed as an irate Overlord Ranked Rogue hurled a dagger at him.
"Good morning, old friend. We have a present for Totem Ahmad, and we were hoping that you could pass it to him." Karl began as Niall glared at him.
"You damned near gave a heart attack. Do you know what it's like to have a Totem Ranked monster open a portal into your office? Especially when the office in question is supposed to be warded against travel skills."
"Technically, I have never had an office. But I get your point. Good reflexes though, the skill hit right on the throat." Karl replied.
Niall sighed and stepped through the portal, then looked around the main room of the replica Guild House in the Tiny World.
"Where are we?" He asked.
"A separate space I learned to make with a skill. But currently I am travelling with these lovely ladies through the Dragon Isles. We just so happened to co up with a potion that will help trigger breakthroughs if you're at a bottleneck, and thought it should be shared." Karl explained.
{I can demonstrate if you want. Do you want to be a Totem?} Remi asked hopefully.
Niall smiled at the Naga's best pleading face. "Why does that sound like a threat? No, I would rather not be a Totem at the mont with all the chaos that's happening at ho."
Lotus brought over a stack of pancakes and a coffee for their visitor, then recruited Ophelia to bring the platter to the table they had set up in what was the store in the real world.
"Let's sit and talk. Have things gotten bad since we left?" Karl asked.
Niall sighed as he sipped the coffee. "You could say yes. But also no. There have been four more unexpected Totem Rank advancents in other nations since you left. But there has also been another in the Golden Dragon Nation.
Worse, from a political standpoint anyhow, it's another Elite from the younger generations. I think that you know her, actually. Lady Othello. Now there's a huge argunt over whether she should be the next head of the Church, as she's a Paladin and not a Cleric, but she's the most powerful mber of the clergy.
However, every ti soone tries to force her, they get zapped by that damnable sword she carries everywhere. I don't know what spell is on it, but you can't try to physically force her to go anywhere."
Karl chuckled. "It's supposed to punish perverts who attempt to grab her with lustful thoughts. It might be a side effect, misinterpreting their desire for her to be in charge as desire for her."
Niall nodded, then frowned. "How do you know about the sword?"
Dana smirked at the Rogue. "He made it."
Ophelia stacked her plate as the last of the food ca out, and gestured with her fork.
"Are you sure you don't want to be a Totem? It would make your job easier. And then you could try using Remi's potions on one of the clerics. If they don't die, they can take over the leadership role." She suggested.
Niall sighed and stuffed his face with pancake to give himself a mont to think before answering.
"These are excellent, by the way. But no, I will stay at Overlord as the head Inquisitor for now, and then advance later.
The power level on the whole continent is slowly increasing, and within a few years, I suspect that I might break through to Totem Rank naturally." He sighed.
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