'Ah...as expected...'Drip_ Drip_ Drip_Blood fell on the floor from Alden's lips.He was beating his lips very hard...He was on the verge of splitting his lips in two with his teeth.His whole body trembled as he glared at Aita.If not for the Emperor and Empress' presence, he would have ripped apart Aita's body.Never had he felt so humiliated in his life.It was true that he didn't find them in the forest but he wasn't picking flowers!He didn't even sleep as he searched for them day and night!So, when Aita said all these things plus, with what he said before, he eventually reached his limits."Your Majesty I-""Shut up. You didn't hear me ?"Aita cut off Alden coldly."Hey Aita-"As expected, even Selena found Aita very harsh towards Alden.Well, Alden acted like that first towards Aita, but still...But before she spoke, Aita removed the armband clasped on his left arm.All eyes opened wide upon seeing the object Aita raised with his hand."I'm not lying. That old man gave me
"Gravity Cannon."The moment the Emperor said that, the nobles' faces turned pale.They immediately channeled all their mana to protect themselves.Still, they were shocked by the Emperor's ruthlessness toward the youth.Boooom!A white light blinded everyone in the hall."Shield of Njord."""""!!!""""A terrific aura spread right after someone's mutter of words .The people in the hall froze at the unique mana.It was so unique that it was scary.Swooooooooosh!Buuuuuuuzzz!"Wh-What the hell is this sound?!""Don't know! But shield yourself!""What is happening?!"The people were all panicked by the strange atmosphere."Brace yourselves!"BOOOOOM!BAM!Crash!Smash!Chairs, tables, books and other objects flew away in the hall.Only the people were nailed on the ground thanks to their mana.A few meters away, Selena was hugging Narvi."Mo-Mother ?"Selena muttered as she saw her mother in front of her.She was using her mana to shield them."M-Mother why father is-""Don't you want t
[Lunarstella Imperial Palace]Clank!Wooden doors slowly opened inside a fairly large room.From the door, a brown-haired man entered.He glanced inside the room.A large rectangular room was set in the middle of the room.Around the table, six people were seated."Sigh...I am the last."Isaac scratched his head awkwardly."Like always!"The blue-haired beauty, Lynda, replied to him angrily."Ah sorry! I slept late!"Saying this, he walked toward his seat."You should be more aware of your status, Isaac."A black-haired, middle-aged man shook his head."You shouldn't talk when you were late yesterday, Jerry."Another man wearing glasses mocked Jerry."Shut up Robert! The kiddy, Lord Commander, told me to bring him something to eat! That's why I-""Sigh...stop it you two..."A blond-haired woman intervened to stop their quarrel.She had a soothing atmosphere around her.The two calmed down after hearing the woman's voice."Zara."Suddenly, Alden called out to the woman."Yes, Vice-Comm
"I called you here to talk about the Ankouna Empire."Aita's words froze the people inside the room instantly.It was the Ankouna Empire after all."Ankouna Empire...?"Alden asked again to be sure."Yeah."Thud_Putting his legs on the table right in front of Alden's face, Aita let out an annoyed voice."These bastards chose to move now that the old man is dead.""I see..."Alden was happy that Aita didn't hold Ankouna in his heart, but he wasn't happy to see the black soles in front of his face."Aita!""Hm ?"Aita turned his face toward the voice and saw an angry Zara.No, it was more like she acted like she was angry...In fact, it was just cute from anyone's perspective."What ?""You can't do this to your senior, Aita. He is still our Vice-Commander."Zara scolded Aita like a mother would.Aita stared at her for a few seconds.He felt uncomfortable with Zara as she was acting too caring towards him.He removed his legs from the table before Alden's shocked eyes.Isaac smirked at
"And that person seemed to be in connivance with a high-ranking noble in Solaria.""W-What?!"Selena couldn't believe what her father said."It's the truth, Selena, that and the fact that the assassins knew exactly the road you would take in the Prosae forest."Selena lowered her head.Now that she thought about it, the assassins were too informed about them..."T-There is something I don't understand. The heroes of Solaria are famous for being strong and protected, right ? So how could a hero have been kidnapped and killed so easily ?"Selena asked, finding something strange."There is a reason for that. It seems that the Hero Orion didn't have any offensive attributes, so he was quickly shunned by his comrades and the nobles there. He did have a good relationship with the princess there but he gathered even more hostility because of that. He was harassed by both nobles and other heroes."Linus explained what he learned from one of their spies in Solaria."Then they let him be kidnap
After the meeting between them, Aita left the room.He had to get ready himself to leave for the Niveis Kingdom.He didn't even start and he was already annoyed by that, but he was somewhat used now after a month as the Lord Commander.Though it will be the first time he will enter the Niveis Kingdom.During the last month, he spent almost all his entire days presenting himself to the people of this empire as he was the new Lord Commander of the Empire.Well, they soon understood that Aita wasn't that happy to be the new Lord Commander.It didn't help with his threatening gaze and black mask.Truthfully, the people were still skeptical about the Emperor's decision, but it was not like they could do anything about it.Zack, the former Lord Commander and the Emperor himself, acknowledged Aita after all.Zack's death took quite a toll on the Empire, but Aita's presence was surprisingly reassuring to them.He was a young prodigy and chosen by the Lord Commander himself, so they had little
Clip Clop! Clip Clop! Clip Clop!The sound of horses' hooves stamping on the ground echoed.The carriage driven by the horses attracted numerous stares, or rather it attracted everyone's gaze.The horses were white and looked very healthy.The carriage was in a beautiful silver color with the emblem of the Lunarstella Imperial family engraved on it.Inside the large carriage were two people.A beautiful blond-haired woman in her twenties was reading a file on one side.On the other side was a black-haired youth sleeping on the other bench.Zara, who was reading a file, glanced at the sleeping Aita.A smile emerged on her face upon seeing his innocent face.Since he was inside the carriage, he took off his mask, thus showing his face.He always looked on guard and wary of everyone awake that Zara found his current defenseless appearance adorable.'Theo…'Looking at Aita, she remembered her dead younger brother.He was her only family member and he died five years ago alone.At that tim
"When faring on journeys, ward yourself well. Take not harbor near the highway for thereby dwell many ill wights for men's bewilderment."Volsunga Saga Chap-21Be careful when you travel and take care of yourself. ****"Wow! The woman is gorgeous!""Right?! I wonder who she is ?""Surely a high-ranking noble, otherwise she wouldn't walk in the palace.""However, the guy near is scary...""You said it. I feel like he wants to kill everyone around him.""What is his relation with the woman though ? They seem close...""It's more like they are siblings, no ?"A man said, looking at Zara scolding Aita with his stern gaze toward everyone around him."Hey! Look, it's the prime minister Martin!""Oh! Yeah! What is he doing here ?"The knights and maids were curious about Martin's presence outside of the throne room."Eh ?"A knight let out a confused voice, seeing Martin stopping before the gorgeous woman and the young man.***