The next morning, Kai felt something soft on his right. He slowly opened his eyes and noticed that Ao was hugging him while she was still naked.

He smiled at the sight and caressed her hair softly. After a week of living without a wink of sleep, this was the much-needed sleep he and Ao had. Maybe it didn't look strange if he slept for a long time from exhaustion that accumulated slowly over the week.

Waking up beside a woman he loved felt wonderful. And his body felt lighter after the sleep, perfectly mastering control over his Spirit Power.

Today, he would return to the surface. Finally, he would reunite with Amber and Ibaraki. Not gonna lie; he missed them quite a lot. And while he loved the food in the Dragon King Castle, he also wanted to cook in his restaurant again.

At that time, Ao's body squirmed around, noticing Kai's touch. She hugged him a bit tighter while pressing her breasts against his chest.

"Hnn.." She slowly awakened and opened her eyes. She looked up at Kai, a bit confused because she had just woken up. But she smiled and leaned closer to him, giving him a light kiss on the lips. "Morning, dear husband."

"Morning, Ao." He replied with a smile. "How's your condition?"

Last night, or rather last day, they had been doing it again after resting. The bed was all stained with their bodily liquid and became a bit uncomfortable, but they still stayed on it because they slept right after getting exhausted.

And Kai was a bit worried that Ao would feel a bit exhausted after all of that. He knew that she was the Dragon King, but still..

"This lady is fine, dear husband." She replied sweetly as she raised her body and swept her hair back. Showing her naked body to Kai wasn't embarrassing at all.

"Only my dress is ruined now. But no worries, this lady has prepared another one." She tilted her head, letting her hair fall again as she looked at Kai.

"I see. That's good, then." He also raised his body and sat beside her. "Shall we prepare ourselves then?"

"Yes."

The schedule for today was already planned. They went to the bathroom to take a bath. Obviously, they went together, but they didn't do anything except for taking a bath.

After finishing their morning business, including breakfast which was sent to their bedroom, they got dressed and prepared to go to the surface.

Ao got dressed in a strapless blue dress with the skirt extended to her feet and a slit to the side extending to her knees to ease her movement. Her hair was still done in a childish high twin-tail with black ribbons.

Unlike the halter dress she used yesterday, it was way more modest and covered a lot of part of her chest area.

"How is it, dear husband?" She spun around in front of Kai to see his reaction.

"That looks good on you." He nodded, admiring his woman. He wouldn't call them his contracted Mythical beast anymore. They were his friends, his lovers, and his beloved ones.

"Fufufu, that's great. Now, shall we go?"

Ao approached Kai and held his hands. She was happy. Her wide smile that plastered over her face expressed her happiness easily.

Kai took her hands and held her close, holding her waist with his free hand. They looked like they had a waltz. And this bedroom was their stage.

They needed to do this as only a few individuals could leave the Dragon King Castle by teleporting out.

This Castle was located deep inside the Pacific Ocean.

Due to the nature of the dragons, they seldom left the Castle unless they really needed to, just like Ao. Usually, they just holed up all the years without even leaving the Castle even once.

And this Castle also worked as a jail at the same time, holding the powerful dragons from rampaging all over the world. It housed almost every dragon in the world, except for those who didn't work under Ao.

There was a layer below the Castle where the Dragon City was located. Kai hadn't visited yet, but that was for the future. Anyway, only Ao, Qianlong, and Panlong had the authority to teleport out of the Castle easily. The other dragons needed their permission if they wanted to go to the outside world.

"I am ready," Kai replied to her and nodded.

"Well then, let's go. We will stop by the US first to get the Phoenix and Ibaraki Douji. Ah, the Phoenix's name is Amber, no? This lady should remember it so she wouldn't embarrass herself."

"Hahaha, she won't mind if you call her Phoenix or so. But, I think she will be happy if you remember her name too."

"I see. This lady will call her Amber then."

As they talked together, they got closer and closer. Ao also prepared the spell to teleport them as her sea blue Spirit Power covered their bodies.

"Let's go."

With those last words from the Dragon King, they disappeared and only left a puddle of water.

***

Back in Chinatown, the restaurant was as crowded as usual.

Marcus dealt with the kitchen alone while Ibaraki and Amber served the customers. They were clearly overwhelmed by the order, especially Marcus, who needed to do all of this alone.

"Fuck! When will that brat arrive?!" He grumbled while tossing the wok around. Gozu was unable to infiltrate the Dragon King Castle, and Marcus asked his familiar to return.

There was no need to make it stay in that place any longer. Gozu could be identified as an enemy and eliminated by those crazily powerful dragons.

"I thought it would take a week, but it has already been 8 days! What was that brat doing?! I need to whip his ass with my training later. Fucking brat! If my promise to Suzuka didn't bind me, I would have trained him to be the strongest already!"

For some reason, Marcus' efficiency in cooking increased as he kept talking loudly. Due to the restaurant's situation, his voice was drowned out, and nobody heard him besides two people who suddenly appeared in the kitchen.

"I am already here, grandpa."

Marcus turned around and saw Kai and a woman that he had met once 10 years ago standing side by side.

"Hey, grandpa, are you there?" Kai greeted Marcus as he looked at the frozen Marcus. He was expecting some welcome or a hug from his grandpa, but he certainly didn't expect what he said next.

"Brat! What took you so long?" Marcus shouted at him while still moving his hand. "Go get an apron and fucking help me! Lady, I am sorry, but can you wait outside? This kitchen is a sterile place!"

Ao looked a bit displeased while Kai chuckled wryly. His grandfather didn't change at all; he was still the same one he knew. Even though he knew that his grandfather may have realized that his memories had returned, it was good that the daily lives he had were still the same.

Without trying to talk back to his grandfather, as he knew that would be useless, he wore the apron that was hanging on the side. He also took a rubber band that was on the table and tied his hair while turning to Ao.

"I am sorry, Ao. Can you wait outside? We will talk later after I finish this."

"There is no choice. We will talk later, dear husband. I will wait upstairs." Ao said with a nod, heading out of the kitchen.historical

After looking at Ao leaving, he turned to his grandpa and shouted, getting into his work mode as his eyes narrowed. "What do we need, old man?!"

"Hah! Do something simple, brat! I bet your skill is rusty after not cooking for a week!"

"Don't underestimate me!" Kai spat back as he looked at the order list near Marcus. "3 Mapo Tofu and special big Fried Rice? Let me handle the tofu." He rolled his sleeves and began to work.

It was a rather nostalgic feeling. Although it was only over a week since he stepped inside the kitchen, he was still a chef in the end.

As Kai got to work, Amber and Ibaraki noticed him through the small window in the kitchen. They exchanged a look of happiness before continuing to serve the customers. Surely, they had realized through their connection that he had returned.

Despite the chaos, Marcus and Kai worked together seamlessly, quickly fulfilling orders and ensuring the dishes were up to the restaurant's high standards.

Kai was also able to work faster and without any errors, thanks to his fighting training with Panlong. There was no wasted movement, and everything went perfectly.

Finally, the last customer left, and they were able to take a breather.

"Hah! That was easy," Marcus said, patting his grandson on the back. "Glad to have you back, brat. Did you remember everything?"

"Yeah." Kai nodded as he looked at his grandpa. "I need some explanation, though. And I need to say something too."

Marcus narrowed his eyes slightly before letting out a sigh, "I guess so. I've already explained it to your chicks. What do you want to know?"

"About the Ashiya Family." Kai immediately replied, his voice mixed with hate. "Tell me the reason why I shouldn't hate them for letting my mother die 10 years ago. And maybe a little bit of tale why my mother died."