Neither Xuan Yu nor I slept much after that. Even after the sun rose, neither of us moved from the bed, too awkward to do anything. I think both of us tried to pretend to be asleep so the other wouldn't notice the awkward tension in the air, but really, both of us failed miserably.

In the end, I gave up, and decided to just get up. Morning was here, and I had things to do. Xuan Yu waited after I headed for the shower before getting up herself, since talking with me was going to be awkward.

I had wanted to take a break after all that stuff with the Chaos Realm and whatnot since really, I deserved one, but unfortunately I just can't catch any rest these days. It's not like I blamed Sylvoir, though—this was a matter of whether the world was going to be destroyed or not. I had to contribute.

But even so… man, this kind of sucked.

After showering, I went downstairs to find breakfast already made by none other than the numerous top-tier chefs around me, namely Ling Xin, Axilia, and Qing Yue. It was delicious as per usual, but my heart wasn't in it. Instead, I was busy trying to figure out how I'm going to explain to the girls where I'm going to go today.

'Why not just use the Chaos Realm as an excuse, Master?' Lorelei whispered in my head, and I sighed mentally. Lorelei naturally saw through all my secrets, as she was literally living in my soul.

I could, but I want to bring some of the other girls along for this mission is the problem… they need to get stronger as well.

'… Hm. What if the Chaos Realm prophesied about the invasion to you…?'

Hm… that could work. Yeah, I'll say something along those lines, I guess…

Once everyone gathered around the table to have breakfast, I made the announcement. My parents had already gone out exploring the island and having fun on the beach way before everyone else even woke up, so it was just me and the girls.

"By the way, guys… there's somewhere I have to go today, and I need three of you to come with me.

"

"Why only three?

" Feng Mian asked, voicing the thoughts of many of the other girls.

"The place I'm planning on going to will be guarded,

" I said.

"We can't have too many of us there, or it'll make us easy to detect. I want to progress through this smoothly, discretely if possible, so…

"

"I see… well, where is it?

" Yu An Yan inquired, and I shook my head.

"Honestly? Right now, I'm not sure. I'll have to find out with this tracker…

" I held up the device Hephestus made me, and sure enough, it was here in the real world despite receiving it inside my dream world in the Infinite Realm.

"Yesterday, in the Chaos Realm, I was informed of an upcoming invasion on this planet, from an alien race known as the Hex. I received this device, and well… basically, I need to track down whatever this thing is leading me to, and destroy it. That will prevent the Hex from coming here.

"

"The Hex… are they that dangerous?

" Lin Luo asked, arching an eyebrow.

"I have never heard of an 'alien' race before.

"

"They are,

" Xuan Yu said in confirmation.

"Not many know of their existence, but there has been some records about them in history. It was a very, very long time ago, but they once invaded Xenith. It nearly destroyed the entire world, and it would have, if not for a few mysterious heroes standing up against them. No one knows who these heroes were, but now that the Hex have returned after so many thousand years… it would be wise to assume those same heroes are not here anymore to protect this planet again.

"

*Well, about that. Actually…

"Ahem… anyway, she's right. This isn't about being heroes or anything, though—I don't want to fight the Hex at all. This is just to prevent them from even coming in the first place.

"

"All of us are willing to go, I'm pretty sure,

" Ling Xin said with a smile.

"It's just a matter of who you pick.

"

"Hm… well, let's go with… Feng Mian, Axilia, and Qing Yue,

" I said after some thought.

"Oh? Any particular reason why you picked us, Big Brother Xuan Kai?

" Qing Yue asked curiously, and I nodded.

"Feng Mian's stealth will prove to be useful, and Axilia's area of effect abilities will be a great help if we get surrounded or anything of the sort. And as for you… well, you're the best support there is for healing.

"

"Fair, fair,

" Ling Xin said with a giggle.

"A bit sad I can't come along, but… oh well.

"

"You still can,

" Feng Mian said.

"The rest of you can be on standby in case anything happens, like if we need help or anything.

"

"True,

" Yu An Yan said, clapping her hands together.

"Then it's decided. We'll head out after eating.

"

We nodded, and finished up our breakfast soon after that.

*****

Once we were done eating, the group of us set out. The tracking device given to me by Hephestus was pointing towards the southwest direction, where there were quite a few mountains and hills closely knit together. It wasn't too strange of a place to hide a stone obelisk in—after all, there were many secrets and hidden caves and caverns in that region.

Unfortunately, none of us have been in that area before, and thus couldn't simply teleport there. Fortunately, though… my father had a private jet. And we… had a pilot.

"Sit tight,

" Lin Luo said from the pilot's chamber, performing last minute checks on the plane's various components.

"If you die, it's not my problem.

"

… Yeah, she was our pilot. Since she could fly on her own, I didn't think she would be able to fly a plane as well, but…

… I guess we all had our hidden sides.