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"Whatever man… Hic…! Master, do you get more of that booze?" Surtr asked.
"The bottle it's empty, gahahaha! We drank it all! Oops," I laughed. "Can't really make this with creation magic, too complex."
"Haaa…" Emerald sighed, looking rather restless.
I patted his shoulders with a smile on my face.
"You're a good kid, Emerald, and you've grown plenty… I know you might not even see me as a dad but… I kind of see you as a son in a way," I said. "And you kind of make me proud."
"…Master," he muttered, feeling moved. "Thank you… I do see you as a… fatherly figure…"
"Now, now, how about we make sure those demons inside of you stay obedient?" I asked him with a cocky smile. "Maybe before I wouldn't have been able to help you get too strong without the system and leveling and stuff, which I guess you've been doing plentifully already… But now that you got so many goddamn demons inside, I think I can help."
"…Really?" he asked. "But how?"