Epic Of Caterpillar

Chapter 2727 - 2728: Meeting The Family Again

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”W-Why would you even do that? itʼs not like you need more power right now…” Andromeda sighed. ”And master, you have plenty of other alternate ways to grow!”

”…I know, I know, sorry, I was just a little curious,” I said. ”I am definitely not going to mess with it…”

”Sheʼs going to do it, donʼt believe her!” Mammon said.

”Shut it!” I cried, grabbing his tail.

”Eek!” Mammon let out a cute cry.

”Alright then, I think weʼre done for now…” I said, sighing in relief. ”Letʼs get going!”

We quickly moved back to the surface, walking through the towerʼs stairs into the middle of the Grand Forest. Beautiful blue skies, white clouds, and the bright sun… suns, greeted us nicely. The forest sound was nice, birds and other creatures crying and singing, it was relaxing to just sit down and feel the nostalgia consume my soul…

”Damn, weʼve come a long way huh? Back then I was wandering around here, as a little caterpillar,” I said, caressing the forestʼs trees. ”I was fighting for my life… in my first day I almost died against a normal bird. Can you imagine it? Thatʼs so dumb.”

”Yeah…” Andromeda smiled. ”I was not born yet, but I know, Iʼve seen the oldest records thanks to Astraea…”

”Indeed,” Astraea said with a smile. ”I was there back then as well! I was always there… or well, my several pieces, when I was dozens of gods at once, each System God in charge of something.”

”Oh yeah, so you saw me since I was a baby caterpillar?” I giggled.

”Yes, because my father gave you a special blessing, remember?” she asked. ”It granted you special benefits and privileges within the system, so I started… or well, we started watching over you much more than usual.”

”I see… thatʼs nice,” I smiled. ”Who would have thought we would end up together now? And we even got a wonderful little daughter with us.”

”Yes… Iʼm so happy,” Astraea smiled. ”Since we merged as one into our current form, and we joined you, that Iʼve been very happy, despite all the things weʼve gone through and more…! Iʼm happy.”

”Iʼm glad. Iʼll make sure to always make you happy, Astraea,” I said, looking into the distance. ”Ah, there it is… Well, is it my idea or does this city get bigger every time I come to visit it?”

We walked out of the forest and into the giant city, walking through the road as we saw several flying car-like constructs, which were actually golems.

The buildings were tall and large, and resembled futuristic skyscrapers, and normal houses here and there, mixing into a really nice and unique looking neighborhood.

Back then, this was only a small cave, and then it turned into a little village, and later into a small city, and slowly, over time, it evolved into a metropolis, a cradle of civilization, endlessly flourishing.

Huge skyscrapers showed large screens with ads and more, tv shows, interviews with popular actors and other famous people… despite this not being Earth, it really copied that really well, huh?

There were people of all shapes and sizes walking around the streets, humans, elves, dwarves, and also dark humans, beast people, harpies, trolls, oni, and more… it was a huge city, a huge society. All of this wasnʼt exactly built by me, although I started…

This was built by the people at the end, I just gave them a push, and they built everything else, all of this beauty. These were mostly people I received from other kingdoms, or that I brought along from wars I won. Some were unwilling and others were happy to finally have their own home.

Most of those that joined me initially must be pretty famous people by now, perhaps some already passed away… most of the population are their descendants, and theyʼre millions now.

”Woah, check it out!”

”Is that a Queen Kireina cosplay or something?”

”She looks good though, she really does!”

”H a h a h a, hey can we take a selfie?”

A group of people started chatting as we moved, some naturally noticing my appearance…

So they think I am wearing a cosplay of their queen and could never guess Iʼm actually her.

I guess thatʼs happening in such big societies, rulers become more and more disconnected with their subjects.

To the point we end up becoming figures they can only see in things such as TVs, for example.

”Sure thing~!” I said, as the blonde, red-skinned oni girl walked to my side with her friends, a goblin girl and a tall Mershark boy.

After taking a selfie with them, they thanked me and quickly made their way to wherever they were going, unaware they just took a photo with the real deal.

”Was that necessary?” Mammon asked while walking by my side. ”Itʼs not like youʼll gain anything from letting them take pictures.”

”Itʼs fine, itʼs not something that could ever affect me~” I shrugged. ”Right?”

”Hm! Most people here would never believe youʼre their queen,” laughed Andromeda.

”Perhaps you would have to show a great deal of power and abilities for them to finally believe you,” said Astraea. ”But… I thought this would make you upset, however, you seem quite happy?”

”I am! I mean, who wouldnʼt be happy to be recognized in public?” I giggled. ”Itʼs a nice feeling altogether~ And I am not going to complain about it being a bad thing either. I like attention… I admit it.”

”You sure do~” Mammon rolled his eyes. ”We can all tell that! And- Eek!”

I quickly pulled his tail a little so he would stop being such a disrespectful little devil.

”See? Youʼre mean! T-This is domestic violence!” he cried, rubbing his little tail.

I patted his head, healing him instantly.

”Okay, sorry… but you should watch your tongue then~” I said. ”Now, shall we skip through? This city is way too big.”

”Yeah, letʼs go!” Astraea said.

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