Just Another Reincarnation

IMPORTANT!!! This was NOT written by Einlion. Enjoy. 
MC POV:
"Is this really alright?" said Latifa, looking at me worriedly.
"Yeah, there's absolutely no problem," I replied. "I asked Raku to cover for me. My parents think we are on a trip with his father, and since it's already the summer break, me being gone for two weeks won't matter," I added to stop her from worrying.
The two of us, her uncle Moffle and a decently sized group of the park's "true staff" are preparing to go to Mappleland. They say it's another world, but as far as I know, that should be impossible. This record is only level 4, and while Selen told me it has several planes of existence, Mapleland can't be big enough to be one of these planes.
The Mortal Plane we are currently in encompasses all the planets in this universe. With that being the case, I am sure that Mapleland is simply on another planet instead of a different dimension.
After gathering everyone in the proximity of the stage where Latifa previously announced the disappearance of her curse, we directed our steps towards Splash Ocean, an outdoor waterpark placed in Amagi Brilliant Park.
Once there, what greeted us was the appearance of a blue dolphin mascot wearing red samurai gear. He had small round eyebrows fitting with his round blue eyes that were a gradient of three different shades of blue and contained two white sparkles. His snout was very rounded, giving him a young and cutesy look, while his belly was a lighter shade of blue. His name was Genjūrō, the mascot in charge of the Splash Ocean and its attractions.
"Wellcome Latifa-sama, everyone. We have finished all the preparations on our side and are ready to travel any moment, degozaru," he said while bowing slightly.
"Good. Let's set out right away," Latifa replied.
We entered the employees-only area of the main building of the Splash Ocean and split everyone into smaller groups. After that, together with Latifa, Moffle, Genjūrō, and a few of his subordinates, we entered an elevator and selected the lowest floor.
It took quite a while before the elevator reached its destination, proving how deep underground we were.
Once we were out, we entered a long, dimly lighted corridor, at the end of which was a metal platform and a massive concrete room. The platform was more than fifteen meters above the floor of the enormous room, but it was still a far cry from the ceiling, which was so high it wasn't even visible. The concrete room was square shaped, with each side roughly sixty meters wide and a big twenty by twenty meters metal gate on one of the walls.
"Wow... This place is ginormous..." I muttered, slightly stunned, eliciting a giggle from Latifa.
"Please wait here while we open the gate, degozaru," said Genjūrō, and together with his subordinates, went down from the platform using a metal ladder.
After approaching the massive gate, they started opening it while regulating the amount of water entering the room. After the water reached an appropriate level, they completely opened the gate, revealing a giant sapphire-colored portal made out of the water, and a massive ship with the crest of Mapleland came out of it.
Latifa and the others described Mapleland as a magical realm existing between land and water, and as such, it's only natural that the portal leading there would be like this.
After the ship entered the room, Genjūrō and his subordinates boarded it, and not long after, we did the same. In the meantime, more and more people came out of the corridor leading to the elevator, and after half an hour, we were finally ready to go.
"I am glad to see you, princess," said a mascot resembling a blue whale. He wore a long dark blue coat with golden embroidery and a similar bicorne hat.
'I swear to god... Mapleland is a furry paradise...' I thought after realizing that the captain and half of the crew were sea-themed mascots.
"Captain Shironagasukujiro, it's nice to see you too," Latifa replied with a slight smile.
"This is?" he inquired towards Latifa while looking at me.
"This is Arthur, the person that lifted my curse," she said, her smile becoming slightly brighter.
"My apologize!" he exclaimed and bowed in my direction. "I acted rudely towards our beloved princess's savior," he added.
"Don't worry. I don't mind," I replied with a relaxed smile. "I will be in your care," I added while extending my hand.
"Leave it to me," he replied with a smile and shook my hand. "Now then. Please follow me," he added after taking a few steps back.
"Where to?" I asked.
"To our cabin, of course. Unless you can breathe underwater, moffu," Moffel replied while giving me a 'are you stupid?' look.
"What do you mean?" I asked again, unbothered by his attempt at annoying me.
"The gate on the other side is deep underwater," explained Latifa instead. "We made it there because the gate was formed from a large amount of water and to prevent unauthorized use. If someone opened it forcefully, water would fill up this room, and the pressure would send their ship flying through the roof, which is why Genjūrō and others had to be careful while opening it," she added.
"I see," I replied while nodding, showing I understood.
After that, we were led to our cabins. To Moffels dismay, we had to occupy the same room, but once I pointed out that Latifa would undoubtedly let me sleep in her room, he shut up, and the rest of the voyage passed uneventfully.
***
After two days of the voyage, we finally saw our destination. It was a grand port city extending as far as the eye could see. At the center stood a marvelous white castle with many tall towers covered in cone-shaped orange roofs and surrounded by a tall wall.
From what I have heard, the whole city is surrounded by another wall, excluding the port area, for obvious reasons. That shows how much the royalty of this world, or at least Latifa's family, cares about their citizens' safety.
The view of this city truly made me realize I was no longer on earth. That and a few other things, like the color of the sky being turquoise and many unusual-looking fish and birds that I saw on my way here.
"Finally, the capital of Mapleland, Fleuranz," murmured one of the park staff standing next to me.
Hearing that, I instinctively looked at Latifa standing next to me. Thanks to my help, she stopped losing memories, so it has been around five years since she last saw her father and home. She must be feeling overjoyed at the prospect of meeting him again.
As if reading my mind, she looked at me and smiled brightly.
'I will protect this smile,' I thought to myself. 'And to do so, I will find that damn wizard and deal with him,' I added.
An hour later, the ship finally reached the port and was met with loud cheers. I guess that the return of the princess wasn't a secret.
The crew quickly created a makeshift wooden bridge for us and the other passengers to disembark the ship and officially set foot in Fleuranz. Soon after, the crowd parted in the middle, and a group of knights approached us.
"Welcome back, your majesty, Latifa-sama!!!" exclaimed the man at the front. He wore a scarlet uniform with black and golden accents, resembling the British Army's Infantry, gold aigrettes worn on the right shoulder, and a pair of white trousers.
"""Welcome back, your majesty, Latifa-sama!!!""" parroted the group of knights in similar uniforms behind him. That included a girl around my age with thigh-length golden brown hair tied into a ponytail by a black and white ribbon and a pair of golden eyes. In addition to the scarlet uniform and gold aigrettes, she wore a white ribbon at the center of her collar, a black skirt, and white thigh-high stockings.
Our eyes met for a moment, but I decided to ignore it for the time being. As a wise man once said, "if her age is on the clock, she's not ready for the cock". Although... In that case, the clock should have sixteen hours...
"Captain Lawrence. It's nice to see you again," Latifa said while performing a small curtsy.
"The pleasure is mine, princess," Lawrence replied. "It's good to see you as well, Moffle. You didn't change at all," he added.
"I see you got a bit stronger. Good work, mofu," Moffle replied.
"Thank you," Lawrence said, then looked at me. "And you must be Arthur. I am sure you have already heard this many times, but thank you for saving our princess," he said while bowing, followed by his subordinates.
"Yeah, I already lost count of how many people thanked me, haha," I said with a slight chuckle. "I just did the right thing, so you have nothing to thank me for," I added.
Hearing that, Lawrence smiled lightly. "Please, follow me. We have prepared a carriage that will take us straight to the castle," he said after looking again at Latifa and turned around afterward, leading the way.
The other passengers of the ship went their separate ways as well since they went back to meet their own families.
As for how would they return to Amagi Brilliant Park? We agreed upon a return voyage in two weeks. If they can't get back by then, it's their problem.
We entered the carriage, and soon after, it departed towards the castle.

IMPORTANT!!! This was NOT written by Einlion. Enjoy. 
MC POV:
"Latifa-sama, we have arrived!" exclaimed the couch as the carriage stopped. Soon after, the carriage's door opened, and what greeted us was the sight of an expansive courtyard filled with flowers and some taller greenery, like decorative bushes, closer to the walls and a fountain in the center.
It was also full of maids, butlers, knights, and other servants.
"""Welcome back, Latifa-sama!!!""" they exclaimed in unison upon witnessing Latifa exit the carriage.
'This is just like when we arrived at the port... just different clothes...' I thought to myself, slightly tired of experiencing this again and again.
Fortunately, we didn't have to stay there for long.
After entering through the main gate consisting of two four-meter-tall wooden doors and passing a few hallways decorated with paintings depicting the history of Mapleland, its kings, and other art pieces, we arrived in front of another large pair of doors with gold ornaments and the kingdom's crest.
Seeing who it was, the guards at the entrance didn't dare to delay us for even a second longer and promptly opened the door revealing the throne room. It was a rectangular-shaped room with columns supporting the ceiling, around twenty meters above the ground, and galleries on each side of the room. Above them were stained-glass-filled windows filling the room with bright colors. On the wall opposite the entrance was a similar, albeit much bigger stained-glass-filled window under which stood the throne on an elevated section of the floor and steps in front.
On the throne sat a middle-aged man in a crown. He had slightly long blonde hair, just like Latifa, but his eyes were green instead. He exuded a dignified presence, and his beard and the occasional white strands of hair and wrinkles only seemed to add to it. He wore a blue robe and clothes with golden embroidery while a scepter rested in his right hand.
The guards led us halfway through the room when Latifa, seemingly unable to hold back any longer, darted towards the throne.
"Father!" she exclaimed with teary eyes and nearly jumped at her father, disregarding the proper etiquette.
"My child," Feran Fleuranza replied while catching Latifa in his arms.
They stayed like that for a moment, after which he released her and waited for us to get closer.
"I see you are well, Moffle," The king said, looking at the mascot standing next to me.
"I am, your Majesty," he replied. "I see that the same stands for your Majesty," he added, with nearly unnoticeable disappointment in his voice.
'Is this siscon still holding a grudge after so many years...?' I thought, amazed by Moffle's pettiness.
"And you must be Arthur," the king said after turning in my direction. "I can't express how much what you did means to me. Is there something you desire as a reward?" he asked after scrutinizing me.
"You are flattering me, your majesty," I replied and bowed slightly. "I just did as I pleased. There is no need for a reward," I added.
"It's good to be humble, but my pride as a king won't allow me to leave you without a reward. How about marrying my daughter?" Feran said and glanced at Latifa.
"F-father!?" exclaimed Latifa, her face red as a tomato.
"Mofu!?!" exclaimed Moffle, nearly spitting blood from the shock.
"I can tell she has feelings for you, so I am sure she will agree," he added, ignoring Latifa's and Moffle's reactions.
"Your Majesty, with all due respect, I don't think it's a good idea," I responded with a strained smile.
"And why is that so?" he asked calmly.
"Your Majesty, I am still too young, and more importantly, there is already someone I promised to marry," I answered.
'It's not a lie. It's just that I don't plan to honor that promise since the girl in question will forget about it,' I thought.
"That's not a problem," the king said, unaffected. "We can wait with the marriage until you are older. As for the promise, you will be able to keep it. I have no son, so once you marry Latifa, you will be the future king of Mapleland. It's not unusual for a king to have more than one wife," he added.
'Why is he so persistent?! He offended a sorcerer capable of killing a dragon to save her from an arranged marriage! I thought she was his treasure!' I thought to myself.
Honestly, I am not against marrying Latifa. She is kind, supportive, empathetic, and utterly adorable. Marrying such a woman can be said to be a great fortune. Once she matures, she will become an astonishing beauty, making the offer even more tempting.
If she can accept sharing me with other women, I would be a fool not to marry her.
The fact she doesn't know I am a reincarnator makes me feel guilty, but it's not something I can influence. Unless I decide to live without getting into a relationship, I have to accept the mental age gap between me and other people my age. It's not like I would mind being with a woman older than me, even by hundreds of years, as long as she was my type. I shouldn't assume she will change her mind before even asking.
Then, there is only one more problem.
"Your Majesty," I started again. "The king has to sit on a throne and rule the country, whereas I want to travel to many places once I am older," I said. "Even if I marry Latifa, I can't be the king of Mapleland. Not to mention that my family and friends are on Earth," I added.
"Don't worry. You won't have to be the king unless I die or abdicate the throne. We, Maplelanders, have a lot longer lifespans than Earthlings. You will have enough time to travel around. As for your family, they can come here as well, and if they don't want to, you can always visit them from time to time," he said with a slight, triumphant smile.
I glanced toward Latifa once again. She turned her eyes away in embarrassment, and her face became even redder, but I could tell she wasn't against it. In contrast, she seemed happy at the prospect.
'If I refuse after all this, I will break her heart...' I thought.
"In that case, I can only accept," I said with an exasperated smile.
"Splendid!" the king exclaimed, visibly pleased. "You must be tired after the journey. The servants will lead you to your room. Rest well. Tonight, we will hold a banquet to celebrate my daughter's return and the engagement," he continued.
After that, a maid approached me, and we left the throne room.
***
Third-person POV:
"Do you have something to say?" asked Feran while looking back.
"Why?" asked Moffle coldly, his fists slightly clenched.
The two of them were alone in one of the rooms only known to the royal family.
"You have to be more precise," replied the king.
"Why were you so insistent on a marriage? You could have offered him gold, a title, or land. What are you scheming?" Moffle asked again.
"I only want what's best for my daughter and the country," Feran replied. "That boy removed the curse no one else could, and I couldn't see through him even with royal magic. If his children inherit that potential, combined with the royal magic, they will be able to lead Mapleland into an even brighter future," he explained. "Is that not enough of a reason?" the king asked.
At that, Moffle fell silent. He had no choice but to admit Arthur's talent. He used their usual bickering to test the boy's strength himself. Every time he used more force, Arthur would respond in kind. As a warrior, he instinctively knew the boy was holding back a lot.
It was also a lot better for his beloved niece to get married to someone she liked rather than get forced into a political marriage.
The Dark Wizard was powerful, but in contrast to some of the oldest noble families of Mapleland, he held little to no political power. When the king refused to keep his end of the bargain with the Dark Wizard, all the influential noble houses spread a rumor that the wizard had summoned the dragon in the first place. They wanted the future king to come from one of their families, not some fallen wizard house. Soon, the wizard turned from a hero into the devil himself in the eyes of the public, while the king was able to keep his popularity.
Now that the curse got lifted, they would soon start sending marriage proposals until one of them got chosen.
Suddenly Moffle realized something.
"The banquet tonight will be a mess..." he said.

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MC POV:
Finally! Today I will be able to get rid of Latifa's curse!
It's been a few months since the day I awakened my second innate. During that time, I focused on increasing my base stats, mastering the sloth transformation and the [Indomitable Will]. I also trained in [Swordsmanship] and [Curse Arts], while researching demons and their abilities.
It turns out that the names of the demons representing the seven sins and their form vary from one record to another. However, one of the things shared by most, if not all, is the ability to form contracts, place curses and turn others into demons or create subordinates.
As a result of this research, I obtained a new ability called [Demon's Promise]. With my blood, while transformed, and Origin energy as a medium, I can form a contract with another person. This contract allows me to share knowledge, part of my energy, or skill with another person, with the price up to me.
With my proficiency in [Curse Arts] and the newly acquired [Demon's Promise], I came up with a method of getting rid of Latifa's curse.
"So, please form a contract with me," I told Latifa after some explaining.
"Let me confirm it for the last time," she replied. "You want me to accept a magical contract in which you will 'take' my curse as a price for giving me a shoulder massage?" she continued.
"Yep," I nodded.
"How is such a ridiculous contract even possible?" she asked incredulously.
"Let's just say I am that special," I replied, shrugging my shoulders.
In truth, that was the case. Thanks to the contract being formed with Origin as one of the mediums, its existential level, and grade far exceed anything a demon on my level should be able to do.
"Ok, let's do it. I trust you," Latifa said with a bright smile.
Following her consent, I promptly transformed into my sloth form, eliciting a slight glimmer in her eyes. My apparent age of a ten-year-old boy combined with tiger-like ears and tail made me look, Latifa's words, incredibly cute.
'She is barely holding it in...' I thought to myself while using one of my claws to draw some blood, and using [Telekinesis], in the air, I formed a magic circle containing the details of the contract. Then, I imbued it with my will and the Origin.
Once I was done, I activated [Demon's Promise], and the circle expanded with the two of us at its center, filling the room with a rainbow-reddish glow.
"Do you accept?" I asked and extended my hand toward Latifa, the trigger I set for the contract to activate.
"I do!" she replied while grabbing my hand, and the magic circle disappeared, followed by a final flash of light.
"Did it work...?" Latifa asked with a worried but hopeful voice.
"There is only one way to find out," I stood up and walked behind her, after which I started rubbing her shoulders.
After a moment, I felt energy full of resentment enter my body, but as soon as it did, my [Negative Status Effect Immunity] got rid of it.
*Ping*
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Hidden Quest: Importance of Memory
Status: Fully Completed
Completion Grade: S
Rewards: 100,000 positive karma
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"It's gone," I said and hugged her from behind after transforming back.
Hearing me, she hung her head and started sobbing.
"Thank you*sob*" she started repeating in a quiet voice.
"No problem," I said with a smile.
We stayed like that until she calmed down, after which we gathered the Park staff and spread the good news.
***
Third Person POV:
At the same time, somewhere in Sainan City, in a high-class apartment.
*Crack*
"The curse!" exclaimed &nbsp;a blonde-haired, violet-eyed man(whom many would consider handsome), his face twisted in anger and shock.
His name, at least on earth, was Takaya Kurisu, a member of the management of Amagi Development. It was a group representing the shareholders and beneficiaries of Amagi Brilliant Park. However, his real name was Idena, a powerful wizard and descendant of a fallen magical bloodline, better known in his homeland, Mapleland, for cursing Princess Latifa.
Rising to his feet with a start, Takuya muttered, "Who... Just who could have done it..." while pacing around his apartment.
'Everything was going according to the plan. What could have happened?' he thought, moving fingers through his slicked-back hair. 'The only abnormality so far was the rapid increase in her body's animus every time the reset function of the curse was about to activate or when I drained too much. In both cases, that brat was with her, but my curse couldn't have been broken by a ten-year-old.' Takaya concluded. 'I would be a laughing stock, and even my best analytic spells concluded that he is just a human,' he added.
Takaya Kurisu took a deep breath and sat again in his expensive chair while interlocking his fingers.
'Someone must be behind that brat. The amount of animus he provided to Latifa can't come just from his emotions. He must have had an item with him that I couldn't detect, which allowed him to store and transfer animus. They can't come from Mapleland since the Princess is still here. There would be no need for her to stay here to break the curse.' he thought with a frown. 'The only silver lining is that thanks to these increases, I gathered enough animus to take my revenge on the Mapleland. I will get my hands on the Royal Magic once I deal with that old fart.' he added with a smirk.
Then, he stood up, and, with a single spell, a dark robe enveloped his figure. "It's time to go," he said while a magic circle appeared under his feet. It glowed with a mysterious light, and with a flash, it disappeared together with the wizard.
***
MC POV:
Right now, we are on the platform used by Latifa and the management of Amagi Brilliant Park to make announcements towards the 'true staff', these being people originating from Mapleland, as the park also employs quite a few humans from earth.
In front of the scene stood all the aforementioned 'true staff', gathered there by Latifa. They had curiosity written all over their faces, awaiting the announcement.
"Everyone, thank you for gathering here on such short notice," Latifa started. "I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the hard work you put into taking care of the guests and making our park the place it is today." she continued with a warm smile. Her melodious voice and sincerity put similar expressions on the face of all the listeners. "Thanks to your effort, I could avoid dying due to the curse draining my animus. I owe you all my life," she added with tears, then she looked at me and extended a hand. "Today, thanks to Arthur, my curse was finally lifted!" she said with a bright smile, tears still flowing from her eyes.
Silence. Everyone was stunned, unable to utter a single word, as if what they heard was just a dream and any action would cause them to wake up.
"I am so glad, mofu!!!" exclaimed Moffle, Latifas maternal uncle, while hugging her tightly.
Shortly after his words, everyone present started cheering and hugging each other due to overwhelming happiness. All of them loved their princess. She was kind and treated everyone with respect despite belonging to the royal family. She was their idol, as even while cursed, she still kept her smile for the sake of others.
There was also the fact they finally will be able to go back home and see their families and friends. Many of them worked here due to their loyalty toward the country and love for Latifa.
'Though, most will stay. Latifa explained to me that if not for her, the animus gathered here would form crystals and becomes a source of income for her country. Soon, it will become a profitable job, not to mention all of them love to entertain people.' I thought while looking at the heartwarming scene.
After a few minutes, Moffle calmed down. Then after releasing Latifa from his embrace, he directed his steps toward me.
"Are you approaching me?" I asked with a haughty smile.
"I can't beat the shit out of you without getting closer, mofu," he replied in kind.
In contrast to our usual exchange, he stopped a few steps away and bowed deeply toward me.
"Truly, thank you. I won't be able to pay you back no matter what I do, so just remember that if you ever need my help, I will do anything I can," Moffle said.
"Don't mind it," I replied dismissively. "Someone as kind as Latifa doesn't deserve to suffer such a nasty curse. We also got rather close over the years so it's only natural I will help her," I continued.
"No. I am honor bound to repay this favor," he said, patting himself on the chest.
"What if I want her to join my future harem, will you help me convince her and her father~?" I asked while smirking.
"You!" he exclaimed while instantly straightening his back. The imaginary fire appeared in his eyes while a vein popped on his face. "I will beat that perverted ass of yours, mofu!!!" he shouted.
What followed was our usual 'conversation' with fists.

Chapter 22: Another planet?