The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 245: Two Jealous Girls
POV: Eve Veilmist
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"What-what?!" Eve, who was watching Kaizo from the shadows, gaped.
"Why Viona..."
Kaizo and Viona seemed to be chatting in the middle of the square. Moreover, Viona was not wearing her usual military uniform, instead wearing adorable clothes that even charmed Eve even though they were both female.
Looking at the situation, it was undoubtedly a date. No, Eve had no idea what dating was really like, but long ago, she had read one of the books that had been confiscated from Victoria under knight authority.
"My curse, Kaizo, you have even touched the leader of the enemy!" He bit his lips together as his shoulders lifted.
He had admitted that Kaizo was an unavoidable mortal demon king, but he did not think his integrity was this low.
"I, that's unforgivable!"
After making up her mind, Eve came out of the shadows. Yet at that moment, their figure had fused with the crowd.
"Hm, where are they going?"
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POV: Tiana Von
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Meanwhile, someone else happened to be present.
"Haa, that's exhausting."
Beautiful black hair that fell on her hips. The dark eyes pale. She was the second Princess of the empire, Tiana Von Eldant.
Last night, he stayed at the highest-class hotel, «Royal Palace», and informed the emperor of their progress to the final.
He usually kept a graceful and calm demeanor in front of his teammates, but at the moment, he was in a very bad mood.
A very unpleasant memory surfaced in his mind as he relayed his report.
The Eldant Emperor, as well as the high-ranking nobles, had greeted him with shallow manners. However, it was only because the empire gained a huge advantage from their representative victory in «Sword Style Festival.
Four years ago, when Tiana became the «Queen of Lost», they were cold towards her who was very young.
The rough treatment used to leave scars that remain until now. They continued to look down on Tiana who had been expelled from the «Divine Obsession» Ritual.
(Well, I don't really care about that.)
The reason he put on a grim expression was not because of that. He had checked out this morning and visited «Babellion» to search for books related to a particular problem.
The words that Sefira Blum expressed as she held Tiana back. Information related to «King of the Dark Spirit».
Dark Spirit King, Rei Shadow.
According to the books he had investigated, a portion of the Alphen Territory believed that it was the name of the sixth «King Roh».
(Sephira says that Kaizo is the reincarnation of «King of the Dark Spirit».)
If that's true, then he wonders what exactly the «Queen of Darkness» is.
(Moreover, another Rei Assar, Brother Monica also seemed glued to Kaizo.)
He really wondered what was going on around Kaizo. In any case, there is no doubt that there is something wriggling behind this «Sword Style Festival.
(Kaezo.).
The worries are endless. He had considered discussing this with his team-mates, but then he needed to tell Victoria about Monica.
(If he knows the truth, he might not be able to handle it. I can't talk about this yet.)
And as he sighed heavily, he found Kaizo in the middle of the crowd.
"Kaizo?"
(What is he doing here actually, is he waiting for someone?)
Kaizo seemed to be waiting for someone in front of the statue of the Holy Sizuan Knight.
(But who is it?)
If it was someone from their team, there was no need to wait here. With doubt filling his mind, as he took a step and was about to call out to her, Tiana's movements came to a halt.
A girl in a sweet dress appears in front of Kaizo.
(Viona Spellister of «Knight Dragon Emperor »!? Why did Kaizo have to meet the enemy team ace?) Tiana tilted her head.
Tiana was fixated on that point for a few seconds to understand what she had just seen.
"Fu-fufuu, is that how he is." His expression stiffened a little.
"Even though I'm here to worry about him, as usual, he will become the Midday Demon King."
His pale dark eyes became emotionless and a black aura enveloped his body. Appearance of it like «Queen Darkness».
"Y-Your Majesty?"
The voice that suddenly called out came from behind him.
"Eve?" Tiana Turned around, the knight captain stood there.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing in a place like this?"
"You too, why are you here?"
Tiana replied to the question and Eve's face flushed red as she tried to explain it.
"Mm, i-it's..."
It was rare for him who was always calm to behave in such a panic.
(Oh, I get it.)
The wise Tiana immediately understood the reason for her behavior. He might as well find Kaizo in the crowd. And then he must have followed them this time.
(What to do?)
For Tiana, Eve is also a strong rival in love. In fact, in a sense, he might be the strongest challenger in the group.
(But now, we must unite.)
After thinking about it, Tiana came to that conclusion. After all, the threat that Viona posed in that regard was unknown.
"Say, that was Kaizo, right?"
"Y-yes, it seems so."
Perhaps because she felt uncomfortable following him, Eve seemed to be trying even harder to fool him.
"You followed Kaizo, right? I'll come with you too."
"Your highness?"
"Come on, come on, it's too late. Kaizo is already the Midday Demon King."
"Mm, i-it's right. I'm worried about Viona's safety." Eve cleared her throat and nodded.
The two who had understood each other and ran looking for the two who had disappeared into the crowd.
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POV: Kirigaya Kaizo
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The people they passed looked suspiciously at them. It was completely natural. He is with the ace of the team who will also attend the final.
Walking beside Viona, Kaizo scratched his head, (This somehow became very strange. I also don't quite understand how I could have been the cause of his slump)
First of all, the abilities of Spirit Contractors were greatly affected by the imbalance in their minds and bodies.
A slightly wounded heart can prevent one from summoning their spirit, and conversely, if one's mind is strengthened, its strength can increase explosively.
Therefore, Viona's attitude towards Kaizo which she thought was the cause, was a little inexplicable. In any case, he felt that he should be grateful that he did not call him for a duel.
(It's a date, isn't it? In addition, her partner is an extraordinarily cute beautiful girl.)
Realizing that, Kaizo cleared his throat, "So, doing things together is fine, but do you have any idea where to go?"
"The idea?" Viona put a hand to her chin and pondered for a moment then replied, "I didn't think about that. I don't mind where we go if I'm with you."
"What-what?!"
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*Connected.....
*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intentionality.