[Lunarstella Imperial Palace] “What…?” Aita’s confused voice rang out in the throne hall of the palace. Currently, there were only the Emperor and the Empress in the hall with Aita. One week had passed since Aita returned to the capital of Lunaria. He was welcomed like a hero and nearly like a god. After what he accomplished, his name spread everywhere on the continent as a genius. The new Lord Commander of Lunarstella became that famous. No one on the continent could be unaware of Aita anymore. He was the first one who defeated a pure-blooded prince of Ankouna and his army after all. More importantly, it was thanks to him that the war ended. All the people of Lunarstella and Niveis thanked him wholeheartedly. He put an end to the war that killed lots of people and could kill thousands of people again. As for the younger ones, the boys started to admire Aita, while girls sent letters to him every day, which Aita accepted gratefully, as he was too lazy to ask wood to light
Swooooooosh A soothing breeze blew. Petals of different colors from various flowers danced in the air. The ground was filled with beautiful flowers. That sight was unending. The sky was blue without clouds. The scenery was breathtaking. Strangely, no sun could be seen in the beautiful sky. Amidst that sublime garden of flowers, a young boy was seated on the ground. "Sniff…sniff…ah…" The young boy who couldn’t be more than four years old was crying. His shoulder-length platinum white hair floated because of the cool breeze. "Aita." "!" The boy flinched after hearing a voice behind him. He hurriedly wiped away his tears and turned around. A divine beauty in golden armor was there. Without doubt she was not human. Her beauty was flawless and ethereal. She could only be a higher being. In her right hand was a shining golden lance. Upon seeing Aita's swollen eyes, a smile appeared on her expressionless face. "Did you cry ?" She asked as she approached Aita. "N-No…some
After several minutes of Aita complaining, they were finally ready to depart. “Be careful, Selena, and take care of Narvi.” Diana, the Empress said before hugging Selena and Narvi. “I know mother.” Selena nodded with a smile. “Selena, we are forming a truce, but don’t let them get the upper hand in the conversation. Otherwise, they will ask unreasonable things.” “Yes father.” Selena nodded seriously at her father. “And Aita, please take care of Selena. It is your duty as Lord Commander, but now she is your fiancee. You have to support and assist her.” “F-Father?!” Selena blushed in embarrassment at her father’s words. She didn’t expect Linus to say that to Aita. “I know.” But Aita unexpectedly nodded without extra words. Though he was lazy, he knew it was an important meeting. “Oh my, you are so beautiful dear with that dress!” Diana praised Selena in a loud voice. Aita turned toward Selena and, indeed, she was breathtaking. She was wearing a sublime navy blue dress w
Swooooooosh!A bright light engulfed a large room.THUD!And several people appeared.“We arrived.”Koln said.“Where are we?”Aita, separating from the reluctant Selena, Karen and Nea, asked.The room was large and nothing was inside.Only the white wall could be seen and a door probably leading outside.“We are in a building in the capital of Solas. Carriages are waiting outside to take you to the palace.”Koln replied.After checking that everyone was there, they all walked out of the building and entered the carriage.No one seemed around except the coachman.It looked like a private house.Well, they were important guests, so they had to choose the place wisely.Clip Clop! Clip Clop! Clip Clop!After entering the carriages, they quickly joined the main road.BUSTLE!And as expected, it was very lively and animated.“...”Aita looked outside the window blankly.He could recognize several places.‘Nothing seems to have changed.’He had already gone to most of the places with Liana
The dark brown-haired beauty froze when Aita turned toward her. The woman’s, or Laika’s light brown eyes stared at Aita’s figure. Putting aside his not-bad face and unique eyes, currently with his glistening eyes and the tear falling from his right eye, he looked special. Aita's current figure would tickle any woman's maternal instinct. Thump! Her heart melted upon seeing his lonely face and sad face. “W-Who are you…?” She asked with a stutter. Laika had never seen Orion since she first appeared at the banquet right after Orion was kidnapped. The same was for Aita, who didn't recognize her. But he could tell that she was someone important. Her armor was more refined and unique compared to the other random knights. Aita frowned at her reaction. “!” Noticing that he wasn't wearing his mask, he quickly channeled his mana, and his mask reappeared on his face. Wiping the tear, his expression turned cold and calm again. The same face he would show to people he didn’t care at
A large room.Two rectangular tables facing each other.The tables were in golden color with Solaria’s emblem engraved on them.A golden sun with rays.At one table were the people of Solaria.Albert Solaria had the main seat in the middle, with his sister Liana on his right and his uncle Salazar Solaria on his left.Andrew, Aura, and Claire were in seats on Liana’s right.Duke Baino and the other important nobles were next to Salazar’s Solaria.Before them, were Selena and the others.Selena obviously had the main seat in the middle.On her right was her younger brother, Narvi Lunarstella, and on her left was an empty seat.Karen Niveis was on Narvi’s right as they were engaged.Nea was behind Karen as a maid.Kyra, Isaac, Jerry, Lynda, Robert and Zara were standing behind.Finally, the nobles of Lunarstella were on the left of the empty seat.““...””Two people were looking with mouths agape at Selena Lunarstella.The first was Andrew, who was shocked to see such beauty.He found th
Smoke was covering the entrance.The Knights of Solaria were warily looking at the entrance.The person who crashed into the wall was heavily injured and it was a knight of Solaria.It was one of the guards who were outside.Salazar glanced at Lunarstella’s side.They all had calm faces.Most of them had big smiles on their faces.Selena smiled a little, seeing that.“He took his time, right Luna?”Karen pouted.“Yeah, but he could have held back a little, sigh…”Selena shook her head.“Had the Lord Commander really held back one day ?”“Yeah, you are true Nea.”Karen nodded.“What?!”Baino was confused.They were the only ones who stood up and panicked. “Damn! With young boss here, it's gonna be interesting.”Isaac let out with a grin.“If you mean Solaria’s humiliation by interesting, I guess yes.”Lynda nodded her head.“Who?”Salazar asked as golden flames slowly shrouded his sword.Thud Thud Thud ThudThe smoke receded and footsteps resounded.And a young man came out.Shoulder-
“So can you repeat?”“I-I said you all, from Lunarstella are the cause of the Hero Orion’s death.”Baino replied.Aita put his arms behind his back and closed his eyes.They all waited for him to speak as if he was the leader of the meeting.“Why did he leave the palace?”Aita asked.They all turned their gaze toward a golden-haired girl.The Solaria Princess.“I-It’s because of m-me…”Liana answered with a pale face.“So you were in that plan of ‘ours’ to kill that guy?”“N-No! I ca-cared about him!”Liana denied it vehemently.“...”Selena looked at Aita and Liana with a conflicted expression.“So how could we predict something like that? How could we have been aware that Orion was going to leave the palace that day?”“...”Nobody answered.“Use your shitty brains a minute and think about who would lose to the end of the truce between Solaria and Lunarstella.”“I-It’s Lunarstella, of course!”Baino replied.“The idiot bald man should close his mouth.”“Wha-!”“You.”Aita ignored Bai