"We brought her here along with that man," Oliver announced as soon as we entered their hideout. I gripped my right hand on his clothes when I felt the glare from the other people who were waiting for us. 

I flustered when I felt a hand patting my head, it's not like I am complaining, but he'd been patting my head since he carried me. 

Hehe~

He's even smiling at me, he looks like a Prince Charming---.

Err no! 

I'm not Y/N anymore! 

I admit that I had a crush on Oliver when I was Y/N. 

I mean-- who wouldn't? and it's pretty normal because I was a 17-year-old anime lover who likes a lot of fictional boys, but now that I am Conny, I can't let that Y/N instinct to overcome my 6-year-old self. 

That would be illegal and sooo awkward.

Such a sad reality.

I guess we'll be brothers and sisters in this life...

Or maybe not...

I took a deep sigh when their intimidating aura became intense. Unlike Oliver, Violet, and Gillian, they are still probably suspicious of me since I haven't explained what I needed from this place, 

But truth to be told, I'm actually suspicious of Oliver's kindness to me. 

I know that he is a good person, but his hatred of those Demons is a different matter. The fact that I am still working along with Demons despite my circumstances is enough to be doubtful of me. 

Maybe that kindness is true, maybe he truly pities me, but in their perspective, I am not someone whom they could trust that easily. 

There are still barriers between them and me.

What was it in tagalog? Di ako belong.

If I were them, I will never trust myself either. Always remember that trust issues are sometimes important. It saves people from being betrayed. 

(Ray's circumstances are still different tho, always trust the protagonist).

I am not naive, but I'll play along.

But I'm still hoping that their pity for me will let their wariness down. 

It's not like I really needed to gain their trust or to make them close to me, tho it will be beneficial to me if I could, but my purpose in coming here is to acquire the Golden Water.

My objective is to meet Him.

I also need to obtain the information that Minerva left in this place. If I am not qualified to meet or failed to make a promise with Him, then having that information will be helpful. It's like hitting birds with one stone.

In the end, I only need to negotiate with that one person.

Lucas.

"Don't mind them, we will explain the situation later," Oliver told me before glancing at his comrades. "I'll introduce you to my comrades," he said as if announcing it to them.

"Ehem, Why do we need to introduce ourselves to an enemy?"  a fairly tall teenager with a tiny two-leaf seedling growing on the top of his head said. My eyes went to his rectangular goggles as I recognized him. "She almost put Violet into danger."

Ara ara, the leaf on his head is adorable.

If it wasn't for the scary gun in his hand, he'll look approachable to me.

I know him, his name is Nigel.

Well, they don't have to introduce themselves to me. I already know them, although the other characters from Goldy pond are not yet here. Everyone is familiar with me, the only thing that is unfamiliar here is their glares.

Well, I think it's still necessary to introduce myself.

I smiled at the teenager as I waved my hand. "Hello, my name is Conny, I am six years old," I stated with a cheerful voice. "I'm sorry about what happened earlier, and you don't have to introduce yourself to me."

Nigel stared at me with a shock in his eyes. 

Somehow, his expression looked pained...

"You're so young," he uttered with a slow and meek voice. His expression a while ago suddenly vanished and was replaced with a haughty look. His hand tightened his grip on his gun. "What are you doing in this place?"

A scene suddenly appeared in my mind. It's from the TPN manga.

Oh...

I recalled that Nigel had this little girl, I don't know if she's his little sister, but that girl is small and young...

Very young... 

And she died in the hands of Demons. 

If I am not wrong, the Demon who killed her is Luce...

Did I remind him of her?

My eyes went to the girl beside Nigel. She staring intently at me, but unlike earlier, I can't see any wariness in her eyes. Instead, she's looking at me with pity.

Ah, I remember... 

The same thing happened to Gillian, she lost her older sister... just like Nigel.

"Don't worry, I don't intend any harm," I told them using my soft tone. "I am looking for something, and I am hoping that I could find it from here."

"What are you looking for?" A tall boy with dark skin and a scar across his face asked me. I glanced at his spiked hair and the bandana on his head. His name is Zack, the medics of the team.

A small smile appeared on my face when I remembered Don because of Zack's skin.

"A golden pond," I replied to him. "I want to collect Golden water," I told them.

"Golden Pond? Golden Water? What do you mean?" Violet, who was standing before Oliver asked me. "There is nothing like that in this place."

I took a deep breath, I could feel Oliver's eyes staring at me. He's also curious.

"Well..." I mumbled.

My ears perked when I suddenly heard footsteps. I unconsciously directed my eyes in a certain direction which is where I heard those footseps. From the shadow, an image of a man suddenly appeared.

That posture... I don't need any other seconds to recognize who is this man.

He had three large scars on the right-hand side of his face. He also seemed to have a brownish skin color. The man has a cane on his hand which helps him to stabilize his movement. The man stared at me with anticipation in his eyes.

"Child," he said, referring to me.

At last.

I finally meet you...

"Hey... why are you crying?" A voice suddenly asked. I suddenly felt a warm hand rubbing the water from my eyes. My eyes went wide when Violet forced my face to stare at her. "Are you crying?" She asked.

"Eh? Crying?" I asked while tilting my head. 

I unconsciously touched my cheeks and felt that there is something wet on it.

Oh, I won't deny that I cried.

It's still painful whenever I remember their Deaths...

It makes me want to offer Andrew to Leuvis as his food.

"Why the heck are you crying?" Violet asked me with wrinkles on her forehead. 

"I guess going in this place is not wrong after all," I told her before glancing at the man with a cane. "Hello, I am Conny, I am looking for something," I said as I placed my hand in the pocket of my uniform.

"My name... is Lucas," He said while introducing himself to me. His expression is telling me that he'd been waiting for this opportunity.

"You are... A Pen Holder..." He stated.

"You are sharp, Mr. Lucas," A soft smile appeared on my face before taking off the 'Promised Pen' in my pocket. 

"Yes, I have a Pen."

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I finally made an update, Yey! (It's kinda crappy thooo...)

By the way... I got bored and decided to draw something. 🤣

TPN in another Universe: