
"Is this just my feeling or are they deliberately avoiding us?"
"Do we make mistakes?"
Fila and Charlmilia don't understand why they can't meet the person they're looking for, Alva and Alvi.
With the result of the satisfying fight, Kuro and the others intend to congratulate, but both disappear without a trace from the battleground.
"I don't think it's. They avoid us not because we make mistakes. I don't know anything else. hehe.." Kuro replied with a small laugh. "It's simpler than that. They just don't want to see us."
"Well, I understand why they're doing this."
"They consider Kuro a rival. This is not the right place to meet. Besides, there's gotta be another reason why they can't do it."
"Oh.. Jinn, tumben you said something like that." Kuro Syndicate. "The point is if they don't want to meet, we can't force them. How about we go back to school?"
Charlmilia and the others nodded in agreement.
Then, they walked together while chatting about something less important.
When they arrive in front of the school, they meet someone they did not expect. A white-haired little boy with red eyes.
"Lic..."
Kuro was a little surprised when he saw Lic walking alone from the direction of the school. Unlike Kuro, Charlmilia and Fila just ran to where Lic couldn't stand to meet.
"Lic... What are you doing here?"
"Lic, do you want some hot tea? I'll get it ready at the dorm."
The two quickly use seduction to get Lic to be around them.
Lic had gotten used to this because every time he met the two of them, they would definitely try to take his heart.
Lic understood this was probably one of their attempts to get close to Kuro. He felt he had to keep a distance from them and was wary if the two planned something bad to separate Kuro and Laila. As a child, he could not let that happen.
Unfortunately, Lic's thinking was all wrong. Both of them continue to do that because they can not stand the cuteness of Lic.
"I was just delivering a message to the principal from Scarlet's grandmother. I'm happy with your offer, too bad I had to turn it down."
"You always refuse it. Don't worry, we won't do anything bad. We just want to have tea with you..."
"Then I bought some good tea. It's a great opportunity to taste it together."
The two did not give up even though Lic refused. For Kuro this is the only moment where both of them do not want to get his attention.
"Despite that, I still refused. I have business to finish. I have an appointment to accompany Clara to play."
After hearing the name of Laila's sister called, Fila and Charmilia's expressions changed. Both of them realize that it is currently useless to seduce Lic further.
Or don't.
"But if you want, you can accompany us in the capital."
Lic's next words left the two shocked. This was the first time the two had been invited by Lic.
(Why do I feel something is odd)
The change in Lic's nature to Kuro is a strange one. There's only one reason he could be like that. The problem is -
(What is Laila planning?)
Kuro was curious about this. But for now he can't do anything.
"Capital? Why do we have to go there?" Fila asked with a big question mark over her head.
Kuro and Laila did not tell others that they slept in the capital almost every day. In addition, the door that connects their home to the capital is not always active.
"It'll be easier if you just go there. It's okay, Dad?"
"I don't think it's a problem."
"thank you. I'm going to the capital soon because Clara's waiting. Both of you, so come?"
"Of course."
"Did Kuro not come?"
"No. I still have business here. I'll catch up with you guys later."
Since it was useless to ask Kuro's business, no one asked him further. It also concerns his privacy.
Fila and Charlmilia then followed Lic by walking together beside him. The direction to go is of course Kuro's house.
But before that, Lic ran back to Kuro.
"Dad, I remember Mama telling me to say that my father's sentence is not over. He said that I have no business coming home soon. He said he wanted to give you a surprise." Say Lic with a sincere smile.
After saying that, Lic quickly returned to his original place leaving Kuro whose face was now turning blue as if recalling a nightmare.
"Kuro, I don't know what a 'punishment' is called Lic, but I understand why you look so unwell."
Knox pressed Kuro's shoulder with a look of pity. He understood Laila who would not let Kuro off after leaving together with the female servant for a few days.
Knox doesn't know the details of Kuro's punishment, but if you look at Kuro's current condition, it's definitely not a good one.
"I understand now too. It seems that starting a relationship with a woman has a lot of problems." Added Jinn.
Although he actually does not understand because he has never been in love even to have a wife, but if you look at the condition of Kuro, you could say what he imagined is quite appropriate.
"Siscon like you will never understand the relationship between a man and a woman. Why haven't you been single your whole life?"
"Why do you always call me siscon? Are you jealous because I have a younger brother who is no less sweet than Lic? Ah... Don't tell me you're after my sister?"
Knox unhesitatingly hit Jinn at full force.
"What the fuck are you? Wanna fight?"
"If yes? This might be a good time to cure your siscon disease!!"
A spark is seen between the two. Both showed an aura of hostility and a lust for battle.
"..the training ground number seven."
"I understand."
Without caring about Kuro, the two walked into the school with a strong aura of hostility. The other students who felt the fighting spirit both chose to step aside and not get involved.
"..."
Meanwhile, Kuro who was left alone could only stare at the overcast sky by the cold clouds.
He then smiled as if he was not having a serious problem.
(What gift should I buy for Laila?)
Although that doesn't solve the problem, at least it can make Laila's heart better. With that he hoped his sentence would be lighter than usual.
♦♦♦
The mirror image reflected her face that was so beautiful as an angel. With a thin make up and a reddish lipstick makes her more perfect. Not only charming, every man will immediately fall in love if he sees his current appearance.
But all of that could not compare to the special clothes he had specially prepared.
It was nothing more than a weapon he used to attract the heart of someone he loved. No, he tied it up. It's just that keeping it bound is harder than it is during the process of binding it.
"I learned all the lessons from my mother. Everything up until now has been so effective that Kuro has never escaped me."
He is a winner. She is a wife and a mother that Kuro loves the most. He knows that and no one can argue.
If anyone asks 'who does Kuro love the most?'. Everyone will mention his name.
But even though he knew that reality and believed it, in the depths of his heart came a feeling of fear if one day Kuro would leave him.
That's something hard to imagine. And he didn't want to imagine it.
But Laila also did not think naively that one's feelings would always be the same. It was this reason that he would do anything to keep Kuro by his side.
Does he doubt Kuro's love and loyalty and so the thought arises?
No. gabe. Fear of losing the one you love and fear that he will leave you is natural. Especially when Kuro was with him.
If there is a meeting, one day there will definitely be a farewell. I don't know when it happened, but Laila didn't want it to happen.
"....I guessed it. My life as Alice has influenced my thinking a lot."
All the dreams he had since childhood are now clearly visible. He remembers meeting the figure of Shiroyasha. Adventure and eventually fall in love with him. And of course when we parted with him.
But before all that happened, her life as a princess who lost it all was so painful. The two most painful moments of her life as Alice have left Laila feeling afraid to lose her precious person for the third time.
(I won't let that happen again. Unlike the old days, I have the power now)
When speaking to Otome, Laila was not just aiming to awaken her power. He thought with that power it would make him succeed in preventing tragedies like the Lic case.
Now he knows that not only Lic can be a target, but Riku also has the potential to be a target for people. As a mother, she couldn't let that happen again.
"This is not the time to think about something that has not happened." Laila patted her cheek twice to get rid of the negative thoughts that now often arise. "Right now I have to focus on giving Kuro punishment."
She calls it a 'punishment', but the punishment Laila gives is just a punishment where Kuro has to indulge her and of course make out like any other couple. Unfortunately, these punishments often lead to something more because they are too passionate. And once they get into that mode, nothing can stop them until one of them says enough.
The problem is, there is no intention both of them to do it. One can stop both of them if the appointed time has arrived.
"Thu...? Kuro has come. I have to be ready."
Feeling the presence of Kuro approaching. Laila quickly prepared and picked up additional tools to make everything perfect.
♦♦♦
Kuro returns home to the capital. He was greeted by the waiter well.
"Mr Shiro, is that a gift for Madame Laila?"
The servant smiled as he saw what kind of thing Kuro had brought in his hand. It was a transparent white rose named Ice Rose.
The flower is quite rare because it grows and blooms at a certain time as it is today.
"so. I'll go to my usual place. Please don't bother us unless there's some important business."
The waiter nodded in understanding.
The usual place called Kuro is a dimensional space with a different flow of time with functions that can be arranged at will. At first glance it was similar to the training ground that Laila and Yui used, but the room was used to make out for the two.
The room was installed because Laila and Kuro now have Lic and Riku. If they want to have fun like they used to, they can't do it. This way they can keep making out while still looking after their child.
Kuro knocked on the door as a sign he had arrived.
There was no answer and Kuro went straight in. But he again closed the door with a surprised expression as if looking at an illusion.
(Hm... ?)
Did he enter the room wrong?
Kuro is sure he's not wrong. But right now something is bothering him.
(Laila seems to have a new hobby that I don't know about)
Kuro once again tried to enter. It was at that moment that a ball of fire flew straight towards him. Of course he avoided it.
"Is that a welcome you gave your husband?"
"Guguguu!!!"
Laila ignored Kuro with a pouting face. He seemed annoyed at not getting the reaction he was thinking of.
Naturally, the special preparations he prepared turned out to be free.
"Alright, I'm sorry if I offended you. Look, I brought you a present."
Kuro thrust out the Ice Rose flower. And though slightly embarrassed, yet Laila accepted it with a flushed face.
Really sweet. Kuro never felt enough when he saw Laila like that. Moreover, it made him unable to bear to tease her.
Laila smiled and then put the flower in a vase.
The room is like a room in general. It's just that the bed is bigger and with red lights mixed with pink to add a romantic atmosphere. Do not forget a sofa and some cooking tools because the room has a different flow of time.
Kuro glanced around and noticed that there were no significant problems.
But the problem is...
"Why are you wearing clothes like that?"
"Hehe. You realize it. Whatchu think? Doesn't this make you satisfied? This is a service from me after consulting with my mother. Hehe.. does this make you excited and impatient to attack me? Yepya!!!"
Although Kuro looked calm, his heart was so wild as a wild beast. Is correct. As Laila had said, Kuro was currently barely able to resist attacking Laila.
How not? Usually Laila wears a sexy dress with a certain part that looks so tempting. Not only does it emit an adult aura, but it is also so erotic.
Usually they will start by joking around while doing less important things as long as they do both.
Then the peak is when their passion is unstoppable and finally they do it until their passion is fulfilled.
But the clothes Laila was wearing right now made Kuro go straight to the peak stage and wanted to attack her without holding back.
Maid clothes with sexy and minimal design that makes some parts exposed. Then the most important of all is that the clothes sometimes look transparent when viewed from a certain angle.
The sensation that Kuro had never felt at this moment overflowed making him almost lose his mind. At the same time, Kuro realizes how much Laila is doing for him.
"really. If I could, I'd just take you to bed and eat your meal, but may I ask you one thing?"
"My life was really not in vain . I'm really happy. What do you want to ask?"
"..why did you bring the whip?"
Unfortunately, there is something that makes Kuro surprised. The thing Laila brought made her think of something strange.
"Mother says every man needs torture sometimes. With whips men will also obey you. He said it was a secret why you never denied me."
"DO YOU THINK I'M A MASOCHIST!!!"
Kuro could not help but shout out in protest.
But at the same time a strange thought appeared.
is the strongest paladin a masochist?
Suddenly a large lion who was submissive after being trained to use a whip instantly appeared on his head.
"Ehh? You ain't?"
Somehow Kuro's passion instantly disappears after learning what Laila thinks of him. Could he have been thinking like that all along?
"If the man who tries hard to the last point of blood you call a masochist, every man in the world means a masochist. I don't know where you got the idea, but thank you. I'm not that kind of person."
"Hm.. Then this tool is useless." Laila threw her whip into the corner in annoyance. "Rather than thinking about it, how about we do the usual thing."
"That's better than an obscure game. But what do you want to do is more than-"
"I want a thigh pillow!!"
Laila seemed to be looking forward to it. It was during this time that Kuro kept asking for a thigh pillow.
"Well, you're always spoiled."
"Yeah!!"
Kuro just carried Laila to the bed and laid her down like a princess.
"..."
"..."
The two looked at each other with love and passion. The two then kissed affectionately before finally Kuro thrust his lap.
Laila smiled and finally enjoyed the thigh pillow of her beloved one.
"Uahitjehe..."
"You're really spoiled."
Kuro stroked Laila's head and gently untangled Laila's hair. The fragrance from the shampoo smelled every time Kuro did.
"...can't you?"
"Of course you can be spoiled whenever you want."
Both of them were so calm and romantic. Laila really enjoyed this moment.
"Kurus..."
"Is there a problem?"
"No. I just thought time passed so quickly. Although it was only a few months, yet many things happened. I became a mother."
"Well..."
The silence returned as if the two were holding back from saying further.
"Kurus..."
"Yes?"
"Who was your first love?"
"!?"
Kuro was surprised to not expect Laila to ask that. Although it was no mean matter, Kuro felt awkward when questioned by his own wife.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything bad. It's just that I used to think that I was cheating. I took the chance and ended up tying you up. Sometimes I ask, if I didn't do it, would I be going through all this right now?"
"Why do you think that? Do you regret it?"
"I never regretted any of this. I was happy. But what about the other people who are also trying hard for your love? Are you just going to ignore them?"
Laila talked about Charmilia's hard work and others who never gave up even though Kuro was already hers. The empire allowed polygamy, but was that all that got them that far?
Their efforts can be said to be completely abnormal.
"Could that be the reason why you asked me who my first love was?"
Laila nodded sweetly and seriously.
"First love is very special. Since I have Alice's memories, I currently feel in love with the same person even though you guys are different. Perhaps part of the reason why I love you so much is Alice's great love for Shiroyasha. Em.. You're not mad, are you?"
Kuro just smiled and stroked Laila's head back as if it wasn't a big deal.
"...that means you're only in love a second time. Honestly, we both have a lot in common in this. So you must know how I feel about my love for you."
"Ehehe. You were right. But I'm still wondering who you love the first time."
"I'm warning you, this isn't a fun story."
Kuro begins to tell her first love story.
In the past, when he was searching for the truth of this world, he met a very special girl. Not only was she beautiful, but she was so kind and so sincere.
Because Kuro was interested, Kuro finally decided to approach the girl and get to know her even further.
Slowly he began to know the truth of who the girl was. Although it looks ordinary, but the girl turned out to have special powers that only certain descendants have.
He had a power that made him heal in seconds. In other words, the ability to regenerate. This also made him known as a monster.
Of course Kuro never thought about that and kept approaching him. Eventually, the two fell in love and entered into a love affair.
Their love affair is very special because it is the first love for both of them. Their great love finally made them unable to hold back and they broke the line.
That broken boundary line is the beginning of a relationship that is arguably a little extreme.
Then time passed. Kuro and the girl were like a pair of extremely happy newlyweds.
Unfortunately, happiness does not last long because a problem arises. There was a group that was after the girl, more precisely the power she had.
Kuro doesn't understand. Why is the power of regeneration in demand? It was at that moment that Kuro came to know a more shocking truth.
Not only did the girl possess regeneration abilities, but she was the last descendant of a tribe that had once sealed an extremely powerful evil being. His blood had the power to remove the seal, so he was extremely precious.
After learning that reality, Kuro decides to protect her. After all, he is the one he loves.
But each time it managed to defeat the enemy, new, stronger people kept coming as if nonstop. If this continues, Kuro will fail.
Aware of the difference in strength, Kuro and the girl decided to run away. But it is useless because the enemy always knows where they are.
Then one day they met a very strong enemy. He could be said to be one of the leaders of the enemy forces.
Kuro fights and continues to fight using everything he has. But it's not enough. The difference in their strength was too great.
The enemy defeated Kuro and intended to finish him off with a devastating final attack.
Kuro thinks this is the end of his life. He lost and failed to protect the people he loved.
But at that moment the girl confronted the enemy's attack with her strength. But it was not enough and destroyed the girl's entire body.
The enemy's objective failed because they needed the girl alive. At the same time Kuro fails and loses the person he loves.
As his anger and hatred reaches the top, Kuro awakens his power as King and kills the man who has taken everything from him.
Despite winning, Kuro is not at all happy. He can't change the past where he lost the one he loved.
But he remembered, before the girl's body was wiped out, he smiled at Kuro and advised;
'Even without me, you have to live. Don't make me an excuse not to love others'
Since then Kuro has vowed to do anything for the people he loves. And that oath is what makes Kuro today.
"I told you it wasn't a fun story."
Tears dripped from Laila's eyes. She was so sad when she imagined all of that happening to Kuro's loved ones.
"I was sad when I lost her, but at the same time I realized I was so weak that I couldn't protect the people I loved. But unlike before, right now I don't hesitate to use everything I have to make you happy."
Laila wiped her tears. He realized that there was no point in regretting what had happened. And like him, Kuro also thinks that right now they don't want to repeat the tragedy for the umpteenth time.
But he also understands. Making Kuro happy also meant realizing the girl's wish.
"She's a really strong girl."
"Yes. If I think about it, I think he's already planned everything. He knows he can't keep running. At the expense of himself, he ended up closing the enemy's path to resurrect the creature."
"I also think like that. But what creature is meant?"
"Eitherway. Maybe some kind of monster that was sealed before the days of Shiroyasha. I don't know much either."
More precisely Kuro doesn't care. All of that was unimportant because he was concerned with protecting the girl rather than getting to know the enemy. It was a fatal mistake that made Kuro change to always look for enemy information before fighting.
"I think we should look for a history book when."
Kuro nodded his head in agreement.
"Oh yeah, I didn't hear the girl's name. If you can tell, what's his name?"
"Why?"
"It's not what. I just thought maybe we'd be familiar if we met."
Kuro smiled back thinking it was bound to happen.
Then Kuropun mentioned one of the names of people he would never forget in his entire life.
"The girl's name is.... Arissa. Arisa Himegami."