
"We follow them" Denis said later.
Jensen agreed.
The two men eventually followed Eva and her entourage. Their goal also changed from traveling around the city to stalking a little girl.
They try to disguise themselves like other pedestrians, trying not to be conspicuous. But somehow Denis feels besides them there's another group following Eva. It's all the more suspicious when the two men behind Eva start disappearing somewhere.
The theory was evident when they arrived at the fairly deserted streets. A group of black-robed people suddenly attacked Eva. They even spread sleeping gas to paralyze people around. Those in disguise are pedestrians pretending to be paralyzed.
Then, two men in black robes began to attack Eva. It seems they want to steal something from Eva. They did not know what something was because neither side mentioned it directly.
"Miss..." Jensen tries to save Eva when the girl is attacked.
But Denis stopped him. "Wait a minute."
"But Your Majesty..."
Denis looked at Jensen earnestly "Trust me"
Jensen finally complied.
Actually Denis was just waiting for the right time. When the two black robes appeared, Denis knew instantly that they were very strong. They were veteran fighters, and it was impossible for them to fight fairly. If they move now, they will be the losing side. The only way is to wait. He needed to wait for the right time to save the girl and escape. That's why they have to be patient!
And that exact moment appeared! Denis told Jensen to follow his instructions. They act quickly to distract the enemy and save the girl. They instantly teleported out of the city wall, making secret runes to hide within. They need to think about their next plan.
Jensen stared at Eva's face which was currently asleep. "I haven't seen Miss in a long time" he said longing. But he suddenly felt a cold aura that gave him goosebumps. He looked over and saw Denis looking at him sharply. 'It looks like I said the wrong thing this time!' thought Jensen was panicking. "Miss has helped me in the past, so she's been like my savior. I'm afraid he's forgotten about me because we haven't seen each other in a long time." she added. And Denis' cold aura slowly faded.
After seeing Denis calm down again, Jensen heaved a sigh of relief.
"Is Miss alright, Your Majesty?" he shifted the topic.
"He's fine. Let him rest" Denis said gently. He stretched out his hand and stroked the cheek of the girl. "I haven't touched her in a long time" she said sadly.
Uhuk! Jensen coughed at hearing that.
'What a long time ago! They were only a few days apart, not even a month!' pekik Jensen in heart. But he still did not open his mouth.
"What's really going on? Why are those black robes after Miss? And they are also very strong, even as strong as the elders in the kingdom" Jensen said with goosebumps at the thought of the enemy's strength.
"I don't know" Denis replied simply. Denis was very curious about what happened. But he won't investigate it secretly. He would rather the girl tell him her own problems.
After a while, Eva finally woke up.
Denis and Jensen smiled. Jensen was excited to say hello to Eva. Denis was nervous. She was afraid that the girl would recognize her. Actually, he was very happy to meet the girl. He was also very happy to reveal his identity so that he could get along together from now on. But he was afraid of the consequences that would happen if he did. He was afraid that his identity as a noble would be exposed. And he was afraid of bringing unnecessary trouble to the girl. So Denis prefers to hide his identity so he won't involve the crowd if unexpected problems occur.
Denis even changed his voice slightly to lower. And choose not to talk too much so that the girl does not know it.
When Eva wakes up and urges to get out, they stop her. That's pretty dangerous. They have to wait for the right time. Luckily, Eva listened to the advice.
The awaited night arrived. They came out of the hiding runes and teleported to the Magic City with teleportation circles. They want to go to the inn. But it turns out everything is not that smooth. They arrived at a foreign place due to the deviation of mana. They suddenly teleported to an uninhabited settlement in the Magic City.
Then the black robes appeared and surrounded them. This time there were four. Denis frowned with a complicated feeling. Two enemies are very hard to defeat. But now there are four. He felt a strong sense of helplessness at this moment. He was trying to strengthen himself to protect her. But there are still differences in power between generations. He felt very useless at this moment.
But he tried his best to protect the girl. Although his emotions were spurred when the enemy said "Eva has a lot of men behind her". He could not control himself when he heard that sentence and ended up losing miserably.
He tried to fight and fight, but it was free. Because he was too emotional at the beginning, he could not think clearly to set the strategy. That was a fatal mistake. They don't even see that Eva's dying. The little girl tried to fight back by taking out some amazing magic attacks. The two of them were used to this because they already knew how strong Eva was at that time. A time when Eva exploded, the event that triggered Denis to train became strong.
But still this was the first time they knew the girl could use so many elements. This is a pretty surprising fact for them.
"Miss is really strong!" jensen said amazed.
Denis smiled happily as well. He felt happy and at the same time sad. If the girl gets stronger maybe the girl won't need it anymore and throw it away. This is his biggest fear. Denis knows that Eva is strong. But he didn't expect Eva to be this strong in a few years.
Eva's desperate now! They want to help. But it's useless. They could not defeat the black robe that was blocking their path. They even ended up pitifully. The body was full of wounds and coughed up blood several times due to being hit by a fatal blow.
"Your Majesty are you okay?" ask Jensen worried. Denis' condition is really not good at the moment. The man could even lose consciousness at any moment.
"I'm doing fine. We have to save him" Denis insisted as he continued to attack. Jensen nodded and followed.
But everything is useless. They still could not run away from this black robe. Eva's dying.
"I'll use it!" denis said strengthen the resolve. He will use his royal heirloom to save the girl. But after this he will have to bear the risk, because everyone will know that he is a noble from the Kingdom of Well.
"But Your Majesty..."
But all that was not the case, it was fortunate that they felt some strong people heading towards them.
"Magic Tower..." Denis frowned while observing the horde in the distance.
The black robe that was blocking them suddenly disappeared. Same with the other black robes. They survived. They also see Robert approaching Eva and saving the girl.
Denis sees in the distance how the girl was saved by someone else. There is a sense of annoyance to yourself. But he also felt relieved that the person saved him in time. He could only endure everything by clenching his hands tightly.
"Let's go" Denis said while hiding the sourness in his heart.
"Eh? But we're not saying goodbye to Miss?" jensen asked in disbelief.
Denis looked at him coldly. "Our focus to this place is on a mission" he reminded.
"Are you sure Your Majesty?"
Denis once again looked at Eva with sad eyes. "We'll meet again. We can protect him in the shadows while on a mission. For now, that's enough. Don't get him involved..."
The two men disappeared from where they were standing...