Ryan thought that by defeating Poseidon, the old Femradiel would return, but he was wrong. At that point in time, wishing for that was a waste of time, so Ryan decided to move on. As long as she doesn't cause problems, he had no reason to change Femradiel.
Ryan trusted that Femradiel's familiars would warn her in case some enemies attack the domain. Still, in the end, that never happened, which was weird. Ryan's new defensive strategy wasn't used. Still, he felt like improving a little bit since he couldn't understand why the dungeon masters were being so cautious. So, after doing that for the whole day, he left after sunset. This time, he headed to Japan to buy his dragon hearts from Yahiko.
"We will start from this region today," Ryan said. "Alert me if you find any traces of my parent's presence."
"Got it," Femradiel said.
Since they didn't stop anywhere, both of them managed to search around many continents. Still, in the end, Femradiel didn't find Isaac and Martha's presence anywhere aside from Romania.
"What is the meaning of this?" Ryan asked.
"It seems… that Thanatos isn't using all the copies he made using the souls of your parents," Femradiel explained. "I didn't mention it, but I also felt the presence of a domain in that direction. Most likely, he is planning to lure him to his world before tiring you out."
"... Nah, he is trying to piss me off as well," Ryan said. "He knew that I would come for my parents and that is why he used only a few of their fragments. I would bet that he already knows that I was the one who defeated Poseidon after I showed Chronos Ring. So, he must be aware that a domain and a guardian or a fallen won't stop me."
Femradiel wanted to provide a better alternative, but in the end, nothing came to mind. Ryan was going to dash into the enemy's domain in Romania and then open a path to the next world. The world of the Greek god of death… Femradiel couldn't imagine anything good coming out of it.
"At this point in time, it won't be weird that we know all this by ourselves," Femradiel said. "So, if you ask for help from Isis and Athena, no one will suspect and you can at least learn a few things from Thanatos and come up with some sort of strategy to face him."
Ryan considered that option, but in the end, his pride talked louder. He had to defeat Thanatos by himself through and through. He needed not only the experience of surviving the surprise that an elder god can throw at him, but he also needed the power to show that all those who want to stand on his path won't have a quick death.
"Why do you have to be stubborn like a bull?" Femradiel asked once she realized what Ryan was thinking. "Asking you to come up with some plans for countermeasures will be asking too much?"
"No, but I already have a few countermeasures, even though I have no idea what I am going to face," Ryan replied.
"Since that is the case, increase your number of countermeasures by three times," Femradiel said. "I will be able to keep some enemies in check, but ultimately, I am not at the level where I can defeat those who work directly under the elder gods."
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