If Hugo doesn’t look at the situation and proceeds with the challenge, there wouldn’t be a single knight in the Artina Knight Order who could withstand it.
“Ahh….”
About five minutes had passed since Alec left, dragging his feet after Hugo.
Argh!! Lord!! Ahhh!!
With a cheerful striking sound, Alec’s miserable scream resonated widely from the small training ground next to the large training ground.
There was no one to sympathize with him.
He brought it on himself.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]Just like the ducal residence, new buds were sprouting in the secret base, and flowers were budding here and there, making the scenery colorful and beautiful.
The mountain breeze, still a bit chilly, blew in, making the trees and grass sway leisurely in the wind.
Against such a peaceful scenery, Evelia stood in the middle of the field with a face that looked like she could even chew the wind, holding a wooden sword tightly in her hand.
“I promise, Babara. I’ll make you unable to stand unless you call me the grand lady.”
A strong will could be felt from her tight lips.
Practice is all you need! You can do it well!
She had kept Eden’s posture firmly in her eyes. It was very vivid in her mind.
As she chewed over what she had taken in with her eyes, her hands holding the wooden sword handle raised it high above her head and then struck down, tens of times. Just when her arms started to hurt.
“Wow, you’re really bad.”
A faint assessment was heard on the wind from behind Evelia.
Along with the sound, a cool mint scent drifted in subtly.
You’re dead, food thief.
“You fiend!!”
Evelia shouted sharply. Pour a bucket of water on that villain!!
“Woah, you almost reverse summoned me. That was dangerous.”
Evelia, who had thought that the only visitor to the secret base would be the food thief, turned around to identify the person when she realized that the voice was much lower than the food thief’s and closer to an adult’s voice.
The person who was flicking Undine’s head with his index finger seemed strangely familiar.
It was an unforgettable face once seen.
As Evelia widened her eyes, the eyes containing golden pupils squinted.
The lips, as if soaked in blood, drew an attractive curve. The black hair fluttered in the wind.
“Do you remember me?”
“Rabbit!! Baby rabbit!!”
Evelia nodded vigorously and shouted. The baby rabbit I saw at Cassis Duke’s residence last time!
“Huh? Aren’t demons not allowed here?”
Evelia soon tilted her head and expressed her doubt.
That baby rabbit was definitely a devil. The devil is also a demon. Daddy had definitely said that monsters, demons, and other wrong things couldn’t enter.
“I’m not a demon, but a devil. And for someone like me, this kind of barrier is quite insufficient.”
Agaress shrugged his shoulders as if it was ridiculous, and lifted his chin slightly.
“One more thing. It hurts my pride quite a bit to be called a baby rabbit. Change the way you address me.”
As Agaress tilted his head as if he didn’t like the nickname, his fluttering black hair slightly fell.
“Then, baby!”
“……Don’t you have anything else?”
“Rabbit?”
“……Another one?”
“Um, goat?”
Look kid, you keep listing animals that eat grass, but I’m really far from those species. Seriously.
“Fine. Just call me ‘As’.”
Although he was called ‘the ruler of the East Underworld’ by other demons or humans, he didn’t want to be called by such a gloomy nickname even by this short kid.
He had taught her sincerely, but Evelia didn’t even pretend to listen.
“This is my secret base. It’d be great if you could leave now. How on earth did you find this place?”
I’m not particularly interested in your name, and wherever you rule, why don’t you go and play there.
If this goes on, this secret base will become a regular meeting place. Evelia was curious about how Agares found this place.
On the other hand, Agares laughed silently.
You, of all people. This tiny creature can’t even sort out the names properly. Even when I carefully controlled my power during the reverse summoning, worrying that the little one might get hurt.
“Spirit smells are not common, you know. I just happened to pass by and came up because I was curious about someone.”
It was not a lie. Agares, who was loafing around the human world out of boredom, had smelled a faint spirit scent in the passing wind.
A smell that was a bit stronger than the average spirit and too weak to be considered a highlevel spirit.
‘It must be that little one from before.’
I’ve been thinking about the little one who threatened me with a growl like a ground puppy.
I’ve never seen such a trivial threat. And it was quite fun to see it even knowing it was a demon, its nails tightly clenched.
I had no particular emotion, but I wanted to see it again at least once.
In a life where it would be desirable to perish the next day if there was no amusement, Agares was desperate to find fun.
The laughter that had been pushed deep into the abyss behind the Duke’s residence that day was quite addictive.
So much so, I wanted to feel it once more.
Where I headed with anticipation, I saw the little one wildly swinging the sword.
It’s simple enough to just lift your arm and drop it, but for some reason, when your arm goes up, your leg stretches out, and when your arm goes down, your leg bends.
Even the direction of the strike was not straight but diagonal. A skewed diagonal.
…I’ve never seen such a mess of swordsmanship.
Evelia’s determined expression and her messy swordsmanship were too opposite, dressed in her stylish martial outfit.
A deep smile was hanging on her beautiful lips.
After watching for a while, Agares suddenly realized that at least when he was watching that little one, he wasn’t bored.
Just like always, after seeing the little one, the emotion that had settled down once again surged with interest.
He took a step towards Evelia.
What would be appropriate to say to a child? As he was pondering.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
