Battle War; Magic, Sword and Dragon

Return to Capital

"Umm. once again a great success."

With a big smile, Charlmilia took the cake from the oven.

A chocolate cake with a heart shape that looks sweet and describes how she feels. Its delicacy has even been smelled from a tempting aroma. Undoubtedly, it was the most delicious cake he had ever made.

While waiting for the cold, he prepared a cake wrap.

"I hope Kuro will be happy to eat it. I can't wait to see what kind of reaction he makes when he tastes it. Fu fufu.."

He observed outside the window of his dorm room in the form of a beautiful garden. Flowers bloom beautifully coupled with sunny weather like a sign from God that today will be the happiest day of his life.

(With this cake, I will win Kuro's heart from Laila.)

"Ehehe imagined it had made me drool. Oh naw. I have to wrap this cake immediately."

Charlmilia continued her work with a happy atmosphere. She falls in love, and that's why she fights for her love even though Kuro didn't choose her. At least there is no rule to limit the number of wives. In other words, Charmilia could still be second or third.

He still hasn't given up hope. It's too early to give up.

When he arrived at the class, the other students could already guess that something good had happened to Charlmilia. It could be seen by his smile and the aura coming out of his body. Besides the fact that he also liked Kuro was already an open secret.

Charlmilia sat down and waited quietly. He intended to give the chocolate cake at lunchtime.

Everything went well according to what he expected.

Until the time comes

Lesson time came, but he didn't see Laila and Kuro in class. There was only Otome who was getting pale like a zombie.

"..."

All his plans failed. Now what should he do with the cake?

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"Riana hasn't seen each other in a long time."

"Have not seen each other in a long time, Laila, Kuro"

Kuro returned Riana's greeting with a friendly little smile.

Riana and Laila then hugged each other to get rid of their longing. Of course Kuro wouldn't do it because it would roast him.

"... Are you healthy?"

"so. You also seem to be healthy."

"Yes as you saw yourself. But I didn't expect that even if it was only a few days without seeing each other, but you've changed a lot. Major changes. Too big."

Riana glanced towards Laila's chest which was bigger than hers. He remembered last met, he still won in terms of size.

Laila's face flushed.

"Where did you look? Do you want to squeeze my chest like Kuro used to?"

"...huh?"

Riana glanced at Kuro, and of course Kuro turned her gaze the other way.

"Well, there's no point in talking about my chest. If I keep doing it, I might have nightmares later tonight.....you understand?"

"....?"

How could he understand.

After the stale bases, they set their feet on the stairs leading up.

Kuro and Laila realized they were in a place that was not only an underground hall, but an old building as well. It could be clearly seen from the weathered stone and had cracks in various places.

The unpleasant and humid aroma makes them uncomfortable. Even more astonishingly, Riana seemed to be used to it. Coupled with the desolate atmosphere, it made it seem as if they were in a ghost town.

"...Raina, seb-"

"You must want to ask where we really are and why I wear this kind of clothes, right? Fufu take it easy, your question will soon be answered."

"Moo.. Why are you such a mysterious pretent? Is it hard to answer my question?"

"Laila, stop. You better follow her request."

"You also follow me. All right, but-"

Kuro kept his distance from Riana. He walked a distance of two meters from the two of them.

With a single glance, Kuro knew Laila was still angry with the events of the past. Riana and herself kiss on the day they first met.

"Aha ha. Don't worry Laila. Things like before I don't think they'll happen many times. And why are you so jealous of even your best friend?"

"What are you talking about?"

Kuro and Riana finally could only smile wryly.

The three finally got to the top. A warm bright light greeted them and expelled the coldness that enveloped their skin. The three were finally able to breathe more freely because they could smell the fresh aroma. It might be more appropriate if the smell is urban.

"Eh?"

Laila was surprised by the sight she saw.

Not only the light, but also the crowd of the city was now in front of him. People passed by in front of them as if they did not care about the three and were only busy with their respective activities.

But what surprised him was that as long as the eye could see, what was visible was an old building that had now turned into a bustling store with visitors and shoppers. The old building they entered was not the only one.

Laila turned towards Kuro with curious eyes.

"Maybe you've never come to this region?"

Laila nodded.

"Yes, you know that my father was too protective of me, so I rarely get out of the house. Even if I'm out, I need to be escorted."

"Hm. but as I remember when we first met, you were alone right?"

"No-no. Although I was alone, but someone was watching me from afar. Similar to their treatment of Riana"

"That's what it looks like."

"You shouldn't be relieved, Kuro. Leon's uncle-like nature makes him very angry when he finds out you're in a relationship with Laila."

".....I can imagine that."

Despite saying so, Kuro's face showed the opposite.

"Already have. Don't worry. Let me face my father. Now we get back to the topic. What are we doing now?"

Kuro immediately put his hand on his chin as if recalling something.

"I think we should just go home. Honestly, without a clue, finding Lic in the capital is like looking for a needle in a haystack. The problem is that our princess didn't come here just to welcome us, right?"

".....That's how kira is. Although I'm actually now in charge of handling all matters related to the two of you, but as Kuro said. I happened to have some business not far from here, and I ended up in charge of activating the teleportation magic below."

"Ugh, I don't know why you're saying we're trouble makers to keep an eye on. But what business do you mean?"

"You'll know if you follow me." Riana replied with a mysterious smile.

"But how can you activate teleportation magic?" kuro asked "Wouldn't your powers obliterate magic?"

"It's normal, but as long as I don't use my powers, I won't affect the magic around me. Didn't you know that?"

".....hm?"

"Fufu, besides, that telepostation magic wasn't too complicated, but to activate it, you had to enter the code in the secret panel. In other words, as long as you know the code, anyone can activate it."

They put their feet out of place.

They walked together through the crowded streets of the city.

Although they were princesses, one of the princesses of the strongest Paladin and one who had the same blood as the Demon King, yet they could blend in easily. Perhaps it is more appropriate that most do not care about them.

This is the difference between a big city and a small town. The treatment they receive makes them not too anxious about the circumstances around, but will not criminals get the same treatment as them?

They are currently in the suburbs of Phoenix. It was once an old city destroyed by war. Although most of it has undergone renewal, but the original construction is still maintained so as to make the view of the old city in the middle of the city advanced. That's one of the attractions in the region.

"Oh yeah, you said we'd know if we were following you, but where? Does it have anything to do with the clothes?"

Although the autumn cold wind started to blow, wearing a robe in the middle of the city was still an unusual sight. If because she is actually a princess, then that is also not appropriate.

There's only one possibility why he's wearing a cape, i.e

"He must have run away again. I used to meet him like this."

"Eh, is that true? I've heard you sneak out a lot, but this is the first time I've seen it with my own eyes. You really have a unique hobby."

"Kuro, don't say anything that makes Laila misunderstand. I used to go out quietly to play, but that was it."

"That's progress, isn't it Laila?"

Laila nodded her head in agreement. As for Riana it was like a big sword thrust.

Riana sighed.

"The point is now that I'm out not just to play, but to do something. Something I should have done a long time ago as a princess of this country."

Shortly after, the three of them turned to the corner and entered a small alley. Laila and Kuro still don't know where they're going. All they did was follow Riana.

They traced the alley and finally arrived at a large garden. The park is surrounded by tall old buildings. It looks like a secret garden.

The park was crowded with small children and a few adults watching them play.

"It looks like our greedy princess has undergone many changes as long as we don't meet. Honestly, I'm a little impressed."

Hearing that, Riana's face reddened. In contrast to Laila, her face was also flushed red with a faint, frightening smile.

"Kuro, what do you mean?"

"If you don't look at me with such a creepy look, I'll have an easier time explaining."

"Heh.. What do you mean by that creepy look?"

"It's nothing." Kuro surrendered. He knew Laila was jealous. "You should have guessed what place this is? Have we not been to the same place several times in the city of Areshia?"

After trying to remember what Kuro meant and observing the surrounding area and the atmosphere that felt familiar, Laila finally realized what place it was.

"This place is possible.."

"Yes. The orphanage." Kuro continued.

Riana nodded in confirming.

Riana glanced at one of the buildings that were on the edge of the park. There's an orphanage sign attached to the wall.

After that Riana stepped her feet onto a long bench that was under a large tree. Laila and Kuro followed her back.

Laila and Riana sat side by side while Kuro preferred to lean his back against the tree. The three observed what was happening in the park like a supervisor.

"The orphanage here is an orphanage dedicated to raising orphaned witches. Most of the children here are left behind because their parents died on a mission. Of course there are many other reasons, but the majority of the children here are like that."

"Why are there only child witches in this place? Could it be intentional?"

"I asked the same thing, Laila. But not because the orphanage forbids it, but because the child here hates ordinary people enough."

"....what do you mean?"

"In short, a child of a witch would be hostile to an ordinary child who was in this orphanage. That's why there used to be fights. To prevent unwanted events, ordinary children are transferred to other orphanages. Is this weird? Witches should protect the weak, not antagonize them. If this happens since childhood, what will happen in the future?"

A cold wind blew flying the leaves. The leaves landed on Riana's gloomy-looking lap.

Children are the future. If since childhood they have hated each other. The future will never be a peaceful future.

Strong and weak differences are still the main cause of disputes between witches and ordinary people. Unfortunately, this is inevitable. It took a long time to understand each other, and the current system is one of those efforts.

But even though this system has been running for more than hundreds of years, but the sign to understand each other is still from a dream.

"I want to find out why ordinary people hate witches. And certainly the opposite. You must be aware that incidents in recent years have involved more ordinary people than witches. I don't think it was all a coincidence. What if someone or something that wants peace never happens?"

"....."

"...."

Kuro and Laila understood what Riana meant. That's why they can't answer.

The two of them often experienced fights involving ordinary people. And although both managed to win, but that does not mean they won easily. Ordinary people had a strong determination, and that determination was what made both of them difficult to win.

It's like a sign. Whether it's a good sign or a bad one, only time can tell.

"But wouldn't it be inappropriate to find out from this place? As far as I know the difference has also been going on for thousands of years, so this is not too big of a problem."

"You may be right, Kuro, but you must also know that there are times of change. With current technology, I think that change is going to happen faster. Change happens because someone wants it. In that case, I don't think it's just ordinary people who want it."

Kuro smiled slightly. He did not try to add or subtract from Riana's words.

The green leaf flew towards him and Kuro caught it.

"Change.I hope not a bad change."

"I expected the same, Laila. That's why I want to start here. Starting from those who are the future of this country. By understanding each other, a better change will come."

"Aha ha. You really changed, Riana."

"It's a good change too, right?"

"Stop it.."

The two laughed together.

It was at that moment that a melodious voice sounded along with a gentle wind blowing.

The two search for the source of the sound and finally find out that the sound came from the leaves Kuro was blowing.

The song was so soothing. And because of that, many children stop playing for a moment just to hear the sound.

(Hm... Where have I heard that song before?)

Laila didn't know, but the song was so familiar to her.

(Ah.. I don't think that's all.... Another talent I know, but I wonder if he can play another instrument?)

Laila never saw Kuro playing music, so she didn't know.

Why didn't I tell her to sing a love song for me? Laila thought with pleasure.

***

Lunch break hours. There was a big commotion in the 1-2 class.

The furore was not due to a quarrel between students, but a quarrel started by a grumpy girl who was venting her anger to their teacher.

"Master, .. Can you tell me where Kuro went? You must know why the two of them didn't come in today, right?"

Otome could only tremble and not dare to answer. In addition to Charmilia's sinister face that was like a demon, the Byaktura in the form of Thunder God Form also stared at her sharply.

Even though he was a teacher, facing an SSS ranked disciple was an almost impossible matter to deal with. In addition Otome in a condition not maximal. He still received the devastating effects of the nightmares he had always experienced.

No one dared to approach even calm Charlmilia down. The graceful Charmilia, was now like a monster in the eyes of her friend.

"Sure I know, but if you ask where they're going, you're asking the wrong person."

"What mak-"

Suddenly, Charmilia's shoulders were held from behind. The incident that arrived made Charlmilia reflexively almost attack the person behind her. Thankfully Charlmilia stopped before the Byakura dagger touched her neck.

"Oh my goodness, Delia. Don't surprise me like that. I almost beheaded you."

A figure known to be quiet and graceful was now at the forefront.

"...."

Delia showed a calm face as if she knew she would not be hurt. He may have great courage, or he may have believed in Charlmilia.

Slowly Charlmilia began to think clearly.

"Uh. sorry. But don't repeat it."

The turtle slowly disappeared, but the tension still did not go away. The main problem is not yet resolved.

Charlmilia returned to focus on Otome.

"All right, Miss teacher, now tell me or I'll be serious times i- eh?'

Charlmilia and the others were taken aback as Otome's eyes emitted the light of a magic circle. After a while the magic circle disappeared, but Otome's face grew pale.

"Ah.. I'm happy to kill you, Charl."

"Eh?"

Of course all confused because Otome suddenly acted strange. No. gabe. If you think about it again, this late Otome is indeed acting strange and looks like a sick person.

And now he says he wants to die. The otome they knew had already disappeared.

"Mother teacher don't say such a disgusting thing? It just makes me lose my lust."

Otome was crying out loud. He even bent his knees and acted like the girl his girlfriend had cut off.

"Ha... I .I don't mean that either. Huua.. You're not the only one who wants to see Kuro. But I don't know where he is..."

Hearing that, everyone thought the same thing. What did you do to Kuro to make Otome like that?

"Geez, I really can't stand to see this."

"Knox?"

"Can anyone think clearly here? I didn't expect this class to be full of weirdos."

"I don't want to be called a freak by a freak like you."

Knox ignored Charlmilia's sarcasm. He even smiled happily.

"Listen, if Kuro and Laila go unnoticed. There are only two possible reasons why they left."

"..."

"First, they go somewhere to make out until they're satisfied."

Charlmilia's face flushed. Blushing in anger was mixed with embarrassment from imagining what the stupid couple was doing in a deserted place.

"But I doubt this."

"Why?"

"They almost every day play in front of us. Honestly, I wanted to kill Kuro for doing that. Well, the point is they don't need a lonely place to make out. Besides, their time off was weird."

"What do you mean?"

"Second, with all their strange actions. Coupled with the time of the assault and the loss of one of the families, it can be concluded ka-"

"If they're looking for Lic, right?" cut Charlmilia. "And where is it?"

"Eitherway. Where do I know that detail."

"...."

Boom!! After which, the 1-2 classroom violently exploded into hundreds of pieces. Smoke billowed and alarms sounded loudly.

From the puff of smoke came Charlmilia with a red face in anger.

"Tch."

Charlmilia went and left school. No one wants to know where he's going, but one thing's for sure.

Don't upset a tiger that's in love. Especially a tiger that has been heartbroken.

From the ruins, Knox appeared with a body full of dust and dirt. All the same fate. But most importantly, they survived Charlmilia's rampage.

"...fuh..he is really scary today."

"Do you want to get us killed, motherfucker. I know you're good at analyzing, but can you read the atmosphere around you."

Jinn protests with Knox's reckless actions. No. gabe. Knox was indeed more often fixated on logic, so he was less concerned with his surroundings.

"If you do it again. I'll kill you first. I don't want to die for silly reasons, anyway."

"Technically you're not hurt. It's impossible for you to die."

"Kh..."

Jinn wanted so badly to beat Knox, but she held him back.

"Ha.. how do we explain all this to the principal? I'm sure he'll be furious. You know he's one of the paladins in this country."

"....Um.."

Knox's face turned blue.

"Y-yeah you're right. B-but this is not our fault. So we can't get punished. But who is that little girl beside you? Possibly acquaintance?"

"Huh?"

Jinn was confused. But after glancing beside him, he found the pink-haired girl standing beside him without him noticing.

She is a beautiful and sweet girl. For a moment Jinn was tempted, but she was aware of the strangeness she felt.

Jinn jumped away from the girl.

(How did I not realize his arrival?)

Jinn and Knox were instantly in a standby position to fight. They didn't know whether the young girl was an enemy or a friend, but they knew that girl was no ordinary girl.

The other disciple students were also in a standby position. They had even summoned their magic arm and magic beast.

"He.."

The girl smiled slightly as she glanced in all directions. He seemed satisfied with the sight he saw.

"You guys are pretty good, but compared to Kuro, you're really weak. Just so you know, I can't even sneak up behind him."

"....Uh?"

They were confused, but one thing was certain, the girl knew Kuro.

The girl glanced at the debris not far from her and in the blink of an eye, the debris was shattered by lightning that was almost invisible to the eyes. Even so, it did not mean that they did not feel the tremendous pressure of mana.

(Who is this guy? Magic is not ordinary magic.)

Knox immediately grew more alert. At the same time he realized what could happen if the girl was an enemy.

"Don't look at me like that. Don't you have any respect for your principal?"

Now they know who the real girl is. People they admire and respect. But at the same time they are afraid. The paladin, Electra.

"What's? We got a loli principal?"

"Fuck you Jinn. I know you're a siscon, but can you see who you call a loli? Do you want to be charcoal? Don't involve me with your problems."

"But he's a loli."

"...."

Knox doesn't know what else he's saying. Besides, what Jinn said was true.

He was already preparing to die, but strangely Electra just laughed a little at the comments or rather ridicule from her school students.

"Ha ha. You guys really reminded me of the first time I met Kuro. Too bad it doesn't change the fact you disrespected me, so now choose. You guys run around the Limph lake or I train you personally? I'll be happy to give you special training if you want."

Needless to say, all the students of grade 1-2 instantly disappeared from the ruined classroom.

The bid will be trained by one of the paladins might sound like getting a lottery prize. There is no second chance to receive the same offer. Unfortunately, being trained by a paladin is a sign to be ready to live life like hell.

"...yeah. I was kind."

Electra refocused on the remaining figure.

Unlike his disciple, Otome was still clean and did not even suffer a scratch despite being buried in ruins. There was an aura protecting him from all those calamities.

"As usual, your automatic defense magic is indeed awesome Otome. But looking at you now, to be honest I feel sorry."

Broken doll. That was the right condition to describe Otome's current state.

Unfortunately, even though he was one of the paladins, he could do nothing. This is one proof that paladins are still ordinary humans.

(Kuro, how far have you been swallowed by darkness?)

Everything had nothing to do with the fact that Kuro was the heir of the Demon King blood. Everyone has darkness in their hearts. Unfortunately, Electra never saw someone who was swallowed by darkness like Kuro.

More surprisingly, Kuro was still able to show a sincere smile.

***

After being quite satisfied to see the orphanage, the three of them left.

Their current destination was a restaurant not far from the orphanage they had come to. The reason why they went to that place was not because it was a five-star restaurant or because the food was famous.

They're just hungry. That'sthat's all.

They entered without attracting too much attention. Due to the lunch hour, the restaurant is quite crowded by visitors.

As the three sat down, a servant immediately greeted them.

"Prepare the most special food in this restaurant. 3 yes. For drinks, I'd like to order an Ice Chocomilkshake. What are you drinking?"

"I want lemon tea. Oh yeah, I want the best ice cream here, right?"

The waiter nodded in understanding.

The last one is Riana.

He seemed a little doubtful. Indeed he often went out, but eating in a small restaurant was an experience that he rarely experienced.

"Emm. Just like Kuro."

The waiter left after recording all their orders. Now all they do is wait.

"I know you like ice cream, but are you willing to spend it?"

"There's always a place for dessert. But you didn't think of anything strange, did you?"

"I'm just worried. We don't want you to have a stomachache here."

"Are you seriously worried about me? If you remember, you used to ignore me when I was in trouble."

"When I did that. I do look indifferent, but that's because I believe you can solve your own problems without my help. When will you be independent?"

"Ah. stupid fool."

"Eh?"

As the two were cool in chatting and talking about their lives, Riana could only go silent to be a listener.

He is indeed Laila's best friend, but when Kuro and Laila are in their world, then no one can get them out.

The two continued to talk, sometimes even mocking each other for a few minutes. The only thing stopping them was their order now in front of them.

Kuro and Laila prepare to eat foods that have tempted the tongue to taste immediately. But the two did not immediately eat food because they were interested in Riana.

"......"

Unlike the two, Riana looks hesitant to touch her food. Even though he was already holding a spoon and fork, but that was all he did.

"Oh. right, when eating Riana will always be fed food that has been checked first."

"Don't say it like that. You consider what your friend is."

"Aha ha sorry, but that's the truth."

Riana smiled wryly.

Although the food they ordered was guaranteed to be safe, but for Riana who had eaten safe food every day there would still be fear. Moreover, they did not know the restaurant well, so there was a possibility that the enemy was using the gap to poison Riana.

"Have been. But that's why I order the same food.we can exchange, or at least taste it first."

What Kuro said was true, so no one dared to refute the idea.

Kuro then took a small portion of Riana and Laila's to check whether it was safe or not. He was well versed in poison matters and since he was immune to poison, then he would be fine.

Once safe, the three ate voraciously. The special food they ordered was more delicious than they had previously thought. Although the price could be said to be quite draining on the wallet, but it was not a problem for Kuro.

One thing that makes Kuro anxious is Laila who casually spends a large portion of ice cream alone. Aren't you afraid of fat? Her thought.

The stomach was filled and they went back around the crowded city streets. The weather is quite hot mixed with cold air makes it comfortable while walking the road enjoying the old building.

Every now and then they stop to buy some interesting items like accessories or clothes. For some reason, Laila bought a new bando. New bando like Kuro once gave. The old bando was already destroyed by the battle. But Laila still keeps it as a memento in her relationship with Kuro.

The one who brought their groceries, was certainly none other than Kuro.

"It's fun. I haven't been shopping like this for a long time."

"I'm glad you enjoyed it, but you haven't forgotten what we're here for, have you?"

"Don't misunderstand me! I enjoyed it, but I couldn't possibly forget about Lic. Didn't you yourself say to find Lic, I should at least be within 1 kilometer of him. A road like this is also an effort. You know that, right?"

Kuro only let out a small sigh and then smiled.

Rather than walking, flying or running would be faster, but they couldn't do it because of Riana.

Although they found the location of Lic in Phoenix city, but they did not know the exact location. That's where the magic in Laila's bracelet plays an important role because it is the intermediary between Lic and Laila.

Unfortunately, only Laila could do it. With the Phoenix city area being dozens of times larger than the Areshia city, it would take a long time to find Lic. This is the reason why they take a long holiday.

"I know that the Lic you're talking about is Izriva. He is now in the hands of an unknown enemy. For the peace of this country, I will help you as best I can."

(In addition, if the location of Izriva is in this city, it means that this city will soon become a battleground.)

Riana was aware of the many things she had to prepare for in order to deal with the worst.

The enemy knew for sure that if the capital was in danger, the five paladins would soon come to fight for their country.

(Enemies are not stupid. What scares me is that they still dare to do everything even though they will face death.)

A strong enemy is not a terrifying enemy, but an enemy that is not afraid of death, it is an enemy that is more troublesome than a strong enemy.

"Riana, why are you daydreaming?"

"Ah no. I was just thinking how to find Lic as fast as possible."

"thank you. I don't want to involve anyone, but that doesn't mean I won't accept help. Especially the help of my best friend."

Riana replied with a beautiful smile.

Then he remembered something.

"Oh yeah, are you going home? Isn't this a good opportunity because you're in town?"

"Well, I miss my dad, mom, grandma and Clara. But I want my return to be a secret for a while. You know my family's bad habits, right?"

"...uh..right. But where are you guys gonna live?"

"We'll stay at my house. I happen to have a home here. Although not too big. I think that's enough."

"So it seems..."

For a moment, Riana showed a sad expression.

At that moment arrived two burly men approached the three. From their looks like bad people, but Kuro knows who they really are.

(Holy Knight.... )

Not only the two, but Kuro realized there were 10 other people who had the same aura. If you think about it again, there was no way a princess would go alone in such a dangerous city.

"Sorry, I can only accompany you here. It's fun, I hope we can do it when. As for your arrival, don't worry, I'll keep it a secret from Uncle Leon."

Riana lowered her head and left with two bodyguards. The other Holy Knights also slowly left and Kuro could feel the air of their existence slowly leaving.

"Well, how about we go home?"

"yeah. I can't wait to be alone with you, Kuro."

Kuro quickly summoned a carriage that happened to be not far from them. The distance of the house is quite far coupled with a sense of fatigue, renting a car is the right choice.

About half an hour later, they came down. Not that they have arrived, but the place they came to could not be entered carelessly, because that's why any train can only deliver to the limit of the gate.

As Laila descended, she was shocked.

"Isn't this the entrance of the elite territory. When you said little house I didn't believe it right away, so my gut feeling was right.."

"For me this is a small house."

"Yes yes.. but we won't be found out soon, will we?"

"Don't worry, I'm sure your parents won't know."

Upon entering the gate, they were inspected strictly. There was no problem with Laila as she did live in an elite and famous territory. But because of the secret, then he asked the guards to keep him a secret.

For Kuro, everyone already knew that he was a descendant of the Demon King, so the moment he entered would definitely cause a commotion or trouble. But none of that happened. The guard even paid respect to him.

Bizarrely. That was what came to Laila's mind.

"You didn't threaten them, did you?"

"Can you not think that I can only commit crimes?"

They made it in. I don't know why the train greeted them.

The coachman was an old man wearing a maid outfit. It made Laila remember Hyura.

"Thank you for picking us up, Boris."

"It is my duty to serve you, Young Master. Come on in, I'll put your stuff in. Miss, as the butler, I welcome your presence."

Laila nodded her head softly giving a salute. Kuro just smiled happily.

Kuro and Laila without hesitation entered. When entering, Laila showed a sense of admiration and wonder.

"Who are you really? Is that what you think?"

"Y-Yeah.."

"Laila, you know I used to be a Shadow Knight, but I've explained that when I take a mission, I will definitely ask for a time lag. Why do you think I did it?"

"Isn't it because the Cursed Blade Art weighs down on your body? You won't be able to fight at full strength if you don't get enough rest."

"Yes. That's one of the reasons."

"Eh, there's more."

"I can't fight, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna sleep all day like a slacker. It was at rest that I took care of other things, like business."

"What?"

"I have capital from the time I travel the world, so what's wrong with me investing. The result is as you can see, even though this is how I have enough money to buy a small country. Yep. I'm rich. Probably richer than your family. Aren't you wrong to look for a husband?"

".......eh?"