Divine Luck: SSS-Rank Battle Maid Harem-Chapter 502 : Haven

Patient Zero looked at Zach with a soft gaze. By that, he meant he was going to look for a way out. It would be lonely inside the tiny world again, but it wasn't like she wasn't used to it. At least this time, she was free from the Blight. She could train or something.

"I'll miss these talks of ours," she said.

Zach did not needlessly retort, asking if she wasn't going to miss having a punching bag. Instead, he nodded.

"Me too."

"Two, no three things before you go," Patient Zero said.

"Mm?"

"First. My name."

"What about it?" Zach asked.

"Technically, I don't have one. I don't remember my original one, and even if I did, I wouldn't want to use it. Patient Zero…I'm no longer infected by the Blight, so that one doesn't fit either. I need advice."

"You want me to give you a name?" Zach asked with concern. Didn't she know him pretty well by now? Did she really trust him with something like that?

"Well…yeah." She nodded decisively after a moment's hesitation.

"Okay." Zach returned the nod. Since she wanted to entrust something like that to him, he had to take it seriously. He crossed his arms, and his head leaned forward as he sank into deep thought.

And after several minutes of silent contemplation, Zach finally had a suggestion.

"Ra?" He asked. Patient Zero looked up, a light gleaming deep in her eyes. She nodded instinctively. She had responded to that name.

"It sounds powerful. It's similar to the name of your people, and if you ask me, it fits you," Zach explained his reasoning. It was also simple, but he had a feeling she would misunderstand that, even if he tried to explain that while she wasn't simple in the least, she was also pretty simple.

It was also a tribute to her people, the Ka. She was the last of them. It was a way to remember her origins and the legacy she carried.

"I like it," Ra said after a while, tasting the name on her tongue.

As if in response to her acknowledgement of the name, her slightly illusory, faintly glowing figure solidified and glowed brighter for a moment. Her essence had strengthened in response to the name.

Even Ra looked surprised.

"Feel any different?" Zach asked curiously. Ra closed her eyes for a second before shaking her head.

"Maybe a little more solid but…"

"What does that even feel like?"

"Exactly."

"Alright. That was thing one. What's thing two?" Zach asked, moving on.

"Another name. It feels weird calling this place Vidur or the remnants of the Labyrinth of Vidur or whatever. It also seems appropriate to baptize this place to recognize you as the new official owner."

"Was this world originally called Vidur?" Zach looked around the plain and the mountain.

Ra shook her head.

"Nope. I have no idea where Blizzard got that name from. Granted, I don't remember what the world was called before, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't Vidur."

"Haven, I guess." Zach didn't need to think long. This world had been his safe haven when he was dealing with Nora's passing and the initial shock and trauma. And it would continue to be a safe haven going forward.

It was a world that belonged exclusively to him. Ra lived in it as well, but that was just an added bonus.

He could waste time to think of something less on the nose, but there was no need to.

Ra nodded.

"And the third thing?" Zach asked.

"How are you going to return? I don't see a door anywhere."

Zach stiffened.

That was a very good question. Why hadn't he thought of it sooner?

However, as if responding to him asking that question himself, Zach could feel it deep in his core. He just had to mobilize his world essence energy and seek the outside world. With that settled, he went to the highest mountain peak.

Ra followed him silently.

Zach hadn't wanted to put Nora's body on the snowy mountain since he didn't want her to be cold. But it wasn't very cold on the mountain. She was also protected by the most secure barrier he had ever made. Not even the sands of time would get through it. She wouldn't be cold.

Besides, she was dead and gone. The weather was the least of her worries.

But still…Zach wanted to treat her body with respect. That was why he put it at the highest peak. It was both a pedestal and a point where she could look down on everything around her. It was the best location in Haven.

It was much better than the barren plain.

That was why Ra had chosen the second best location, the second highest peak, as her place. She had flattened it and borrowed a cushion from the fortress to sit on and meditate.

Zach stroked Nora's face.

"I'll be back," he said before hopping over to Ra's peak.

He didn't know what would happen when he returned, after all. He didn't want to accidentally do something to Nora's resting place.

"Look after her for me, will you?" He looked at Ra.

If possible, he would have wanted to bring her with him. She had been an incredible source of comfort and a pillar for him to lean on when dealing with Nora's passing. She was also strong. Zach would not have minded bringing her with him to the Labyrinth for added safety.

But Ra had declined for multiple reasons.

Zach would need to learn how to carry the stone on his own. He could not have Ra carry it with him. He would grow disillusioned and sooner or later forget how heavy it was. Then, for whatever reason, Ra wouldn't be able to carry it with him, and the weight would hit him all at once, sending him crashing to rock bottom.

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She also wasn't certain if she could last outside Haven. She did not have a body, after all.

In a way, she was barely more than a ghost, right now.

She didn't want to take that risk, and Zach didn't want to expose her to it once he realized it was a thing.

With a lump in his stomach, Zach mustered his resolve, shooting Nora a final glance before letting his and Haven's world essence energy swallow him.