Death... and me

As Rean, Roan, and Kentucky talked, a few hours went by. Suddenly, the door of the room where the four of them were gathered opened. Quickly, a young lady entered in a hurry. "Ancestor! Why did you call me so suddenly? What's the emergency?"

Rean, Roan, and Kentucky were taken aback. That's because the woman who had just entered the room was the living copy of Malaka! She was truly identical in various aspects. It's just that there were a few differences, like the color of her eyes, which she probably inherited from her father's side of the family.

Rean's group then looked at Malo, perplexed. "This girl..."

Malo smiled as he nodded. He then looked at the girl before saying, "Come here. I called you so that you could meet them."

The woman was still puzzled. However, she respected Malo deeply, so she simply followed his orders. "I feel like... I've seen these two sirs before. Have we met before?"

Rean smiled in response. "Not exactly."

Malo laughed. "Hahaha! I knew you would be surprised. Her name is Lisia Drumed, and she is the great-granddaughter of Malaka. To be honest, even I was surprised at how similar she looked to Malaka from back then. Her grandmother and mother did have similar traces to Malaka, obviously, but they definitely didn't look so similar as this Great-Granddaughter here. I even wondered if Malaka had reincarnated in her."

Rean and Roan shook their heads. As similar as she might be, her aura was different from Malaka's. It did carry a familiar feeling, but it wasn't the same. 

Lisia, on the other hand, was shocked after what she heard. Malo was one of the oldest people on the planet at the moment. The number of experts he could call as equal was already very limited, let alone older than him to be called ancestor. Yet, the two youngsters in front of her happened to be some of them. However, she knew all of those people, so how come she couldn't remember seeing Rean, Roan, and Kentucky before.

"Ah! I remember now!" Only then did she think even further ahead, trying to remember where she could possibly have seen those two, even though Lisia was sure she didn't. "You are Great Ancestors Rean and Roan!"

Kentucky looked at her as well while pointing his finger at himself. "What about me?"

"Sorry, I have no idea who you are," Lisia answered straight away.

Kentucky's head dropped in sadness. Why did everyone remember Rean and Roan but not him? Wasn't it a little unfair?

"Hahahaha!" Rean patted Kentucky's shoulder. "Of course, she can't remember you. Have you checked your statues already?"

"My... statues?" Kentucky was taken aback. Immediately, his Divine Sense covered the entire continent. Only then did he see the statues of himself. He completely forgot he was in his human form at the moment. The statues depicting him were all in his true Minikawa form. "Oh, that's why!" Kentucky quickly regained his confidence. 

Malo nodded. "Your true form is just too big, so you don't fit here. That's why no one recognized you so far, Kentucky."

As soon as Lisia heard it, she remembered the many statues of Kentucky. "The fat bird that followed the Great Ancestors!"

Kentucky felt like crying right there and then. "Who are you calling fat?!"

Seeing Kentucky's anger, Lisia quickly apologized in fear. "S-Sorry, sir. I... I meant no disrespect."

Rean and Malo laughed to no end. Even Roan gave a slight chuckle. What could be done? Back then, Kentucky was indeed quite chubby in its real form.

"Hmph!" Kentucky turned his head away and pretended he didn't hear anything.

Rean then looked at Lisia with warm eyes. "Have you met your great-grandmother before she died? She was Roan and mine's little sister. Obviously, also Kentucky's friend."

Lisia shook her head. "Sorry, I haven't. When I was born, she had already passed away." Lisia seemed very polite now that she had calmed down a little, so she answered earnestly.

"I see..." Rean nodded. "Seems like your appearance was the only thing you inherited. You seem a lot composed compared to her."

Malo agreed with Rean. "Indeed. Little Lisia here is quite famous in the sect as a reliable member. Every time the sect has any mission for her, she completes it with perfection. Everyone in her generation and those below sees her as an example."

"She is indeed the polar opposite of Malaka," Roan couldn't help but comment.

"This was a nice surprise, Malo. Thank you," Rean was quite happy to see Malaka's descendants. When he checked the planet first, he primarily looked out for Malaka's aura. After all, so much time had passed, her appearance was bound to be much different. That's why he didn't notice her before.

Rean then got up from his chair and patted Lisia's head. "As you already noticed, my name is Rean. I was your ancestor's ancestor back then. Those two there are Roan and Kentucky. We have come here expecting to pay a visit to Malaka, your great-grandmother, but unfortunately, she is not here anymore. Nonetheless, we are happy to see you at least."

Lisia felt somewhat weird with Rean's treatment. After all, Rean didn't look to be any older than her. Of course, she understood how cultivation worked, so she could only imagine how far Rean and Roan's cultivation was for them to still have pretty much the same appearance from back then. "T-Thank you. It is also my honor to finally meet great ancestors."

She continued. "Sir Rean, sir Roan, if you wish, I can call my grandmother to come here. She obviously remembers her mother, Malaka."

Roan shook his head straight away. "There is no need. Truth be told, we have never met her. We would be nothing but strangers. Malo only called you here due to your striking semblance to Malaka. That was all."

Rean agreed with him. If anything, he would feel weird instead. "I'm glad for the offer, but it is fine."

Finally, Rean and Rona looked back at Malo. "In any case, our stay is limited. We will be returning to the Realm of Gods after here. Do you wish to come as well?"

Malo was taken aback. However, he didn't need to think twice after hearing it. "Yes, please!"