The Goddess and the Cursed Prince

25. Found her

Anya stepped into the room with a protective wall.

The girl's eyes stared at a woman sitting in front of the window.

"His?" call the woman while turning her eyes towards Anya.

The curved lips imprinted on her pale lips, "You're coming? How Alchys is doing.

Anya pulled out a chair and sat in front of the magic protector that surrounded the woman.

"As usual he's good, I had a chance to see Alchys a week ago. Your son is so great, Ijima, he can beat the other higher-ups in the fight area."

Ijima Ryoika's. Yes, that woman Ijima, she deliberately lived in the sacred forest so that the humans could not find her, Ijima only gave Anya permission to meet her.

Ijima's body grew thinner, many black patches on his body and his hair which was originally pure white became gray. That monster is the cause of that change.

"Chriss must have educated him well, I miss my son" Ijima said.

"You shall meet him, Ijima," Anya replied, taking off her robe.

Ijima shook his head, "I can't go back there anymore, Anya. Isn't there a new queen?"

Anya laughed, remembering she had not told the woman that Chriss was still alone now.

"Ijima, listen to me. Do you think after you left the kingdom, she married her first love?"

"It should have been, he said it back then, Anya."

Anya shook her head, "No, she's devastated without you Ijima. You know he's looking for you until Asteria."

"Don't make up stories to comfort me, Maki must have occupied the queen's throne."

"Why am I lying? Maki will indeed occupy the queen's throne, but it's in Helios not in Neoma."

Ijima fused his brows not understandingly, "Has brother Sam become king of Neoma now?"

"If there's no wall I want to hit you, Ijima. Maki is getting married to Mr Sam!"

Ijima's eyeballs grew, "Really?"

"Yes, as I said, Chriss is still alone, he more often attends parties and meetings just to find your whereabouts, think again my words, Ijima. Chriss wants you back at him."

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Awldo approached Anya who had just come out of the portal, the two of them were now getting close. Awldo left his royal affairs to accompany the girl to meet Ijima.

"How are you doing, miss?" awldo asked as soon as their eyes met.

"Miss is stubborn, even though she can sacrifice one human, but Miss does not do that, Miss would rather be hurt than fulfill her dream" said Awldo.

They walked hand in hand out of the sacred forest, silence enveloping the two. Actually Awldo and Anya have the same feelings, but they also have high self-esteem that makes both reluctant to express feelings and choose silence. They prefer to appreciate moments of togetherness like this.

"Isn't that Alchlys?" Awldo pointed to a small man who was trying to split the crowd of sellers of ornamental stones.

"What did the boy do? It's not usual for him to leave without a bodyguard" Anya replied.

The two hunters looked at each other, "Didn't he run away?"

They rushed over to Alchys, putting away the hand that was clutching the boy's arm for splitting the queue.

Awldo and Anya take Alchys away from the crowd.

"What are you doing here, prince?" ask Anya.

Alchys snorted, "You can always recognize me."

Oh, look at how adorable Ijima's son is, how Anya is unaware of Alchyls, the boy's physique alone is similar to her friend's.

"You haven't answered my question" Anya said.

"I'm just looking for a precious stone."

Awldo looked in wonder, "For what? Can't you send His Majesty's subordinates?"

"If I do that, the thing I want is no longer valuable, King Awldo."

"What for, prince?" ask Anya.

"Mother, I just saw the painting of your mother's face, very beautiful. I want to buy a stone similar to the color of his bead."

"Your mother?"

"Come, you're a good friend of mother, you must know if I'm the son of Ijima Ryoika, Miss Anya."

Alchyls knew that because he always followed where Chriss went, Chriss always begged Anya to tell him where Ijima was. Of course Anya refused to say it because she had promised Ijima.

Anya nodded, "That's right."

"When you can directly bring your mother to the kingdom of Neoma, why don't you do it? My father even lowered his pride to prostrate himself to you, "sad Alchlys, Anya did not reply to the words because the Alchlys did not know what was really going on.

Awldo saw three soldiers walking towards them, "It seems you must return, Prince. Your father has sent his army."

Alchlys let out a disappointed sigh, he postponed the search for the stone and re-elected the kingdom, Alchlys unwilling Chriss to intervene only to force him home.