After talking amongst themselves a little, Adam asked for a little time alone with Milly. Though she seemed anxious, her father said he would beat Adam up if he were to do something to her. To that she said she trusted Adam which made Victor spit blood. Although the girls wanted to say 'Stop adding more women..!' they know that it was both because of his carelessness and lack of knowledge. But understanding his feelings when he was petting her, they couldn't really scold him.
Walking side by side, Adam was accompanying Milly to a date. She was wearing a one piece dress with white color and pink stripes. She was nervous that she sometimes almost lost her balance. If it wasn't for Adam, she would have some bulges on her head. As he didn't want to be accused of hurting her, he held her hand which made the young cat-girl suddenly overload her brain.
Seating her on a bench he kneeled on the ground and looked directly at her eyes. She seems to be worrying about his clothes. However he ignored it and said in a gentle tone, "Milly, you don't have to try so much. I will wait for you. You are too nervous and anxious about our relationship. Even though I only met you today, I know that you are a kind hearted girl. I am not forcing you to forget me. How about this..? After our date, I want to hear what you think about me. You have to be honest. Of course I will do the same. It doesn't have to be love. Just what you feel is more than enough. So, can you do it..?"
She listened to him and nodded. Though she too doesn't know what she feels about Adam, she knows one thing that, being near him is so comfortable. Not because of his handsome face. She instantly could tell that he is one of the most handsome males in this world just by looking once. However his air, the atmosphere around seems to be elevating her mood second by second.
She could sometimes feel that he is a free man. Sometimes she feels that he is a man shouldering a heavy burden, so heavy that she can't even lift it even if she tries her best. Sometimes it is like he cared for her even though he does not love her yet.
Even though she could see anything, when she is near him, she could understand that her own body is trying to help him unknowingly. It's like she wanted to ease his burden even if she can't do much.
"Umm..."
"Hm..?"
Hearing her low voice, he asked silently, "What's wrong Milly...?"
She flinched suddenly, but smiled suddenly before saying, "I am forcing you right-nya...?"
Her words made him stop thinking for a while. Thinking he was affirming it by staying silent, Milly kept her face down and began to feel guilty. However she uttered a stupid 'Eh..?' when he suddenly cupped her face and said looking straight into her eyes,
"You are wrong Milly. If I were to be honest, I really never expected something like contact being a reason to marry someone. However you are of another race and your rules are also different, I can understand. So it was indeed a little hard to accept something like marriage. However, after hearing from your parents, I can tell that I've been selfish as well. Although I didn't know about your customs, I still shouldn't have touched someone of the opposite sex without their permission if I never wanted something like this to happen."
His words were like a heavy mountain falling towards her. Being able to do nothing, she could only hear what he wanted to say. He continued,
"You may think that I am accepting you because of your parents or your customs. That is where you are wrong Milly."
"What do you..." Without giving her a chance to ask what he meant by that, he suddenly pulled her to a hug. Although he wanted her to think about herself and her feelings more, since he already promised to her parents he will marry her, he decided to let her do what she wanted. If she wants to marry him after spending some time with him, he will accept her. If she wants to move forward by herself, he will accept and respect her decisions. Here he hugged her not to make her think of him, but to give her a little time to think about herself.
"If I say I will accept you, that means I already see you as someone I pursue. Of course your feelings matter as well. That is why, I want you to think about your feelings before thinking about trying to accept me or console me."
She stood there silently while clinging to his tunic. However as if understanding every word he said, she pushed him a little gently before saying, "I... I don't know how I feel towards you yet.. I can tell you that I feel very warm and happy by your side-nya. But..." She wanted to say that she doesn't have anything to give for his love. However seeing the sad look on her face, Adam pushed her hand before pulling her along through the streets.
Though she was startled, his next words made her smile and blush, "You think too much Milly. Just think about it for a long time. I am not much in a hurry. At least we have three-four years for you to think about till we can be married. For now let's just enjoy this date..!"
His first words were truly words of happiness. She never thought someone would tell her, she could take however much time she wants until her answer. His second words made her think that it was indeed a date. It was her first time going on a date. And with a boy.
Though she was embarrassed, her blushing face changed to a smiling one as she began following him without breaking their hand to hand-hold forgetting every negative thought.
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For the next few hours, they enjoyed everything and had as much fun as they could. Though there were some embarrassing situations, which made them both blush and smile awkwardly, it was still very fun. Eating something new, talking, buying things for both, they were happy.
When evening was near them, they both were sitting on the edge of a big building. It was a building with only four square pillars, there was a ladder on its back side. On top, there was a huge bell with an elongated wire falling towards the centre of the building.
'An emergency alarm bell...?' He thought. Milly however was opening her mouth wide and enjoying the view.
"Nya..!? I've never thought I would see something so beautiful-nya..!"
The scenery from the top of the building was very beautiful. Upon standing on top, you could see all and everything that's inside the wall clearly except for the luxurious looking building. He understood that it was most likely the Royal Palace.
Using his divine eyes, he peered into the palace, and saw so many people moving around and doing their works. Upon a closer look, he saw a middle aged man together with a young man he had interacted with in the past. It was Raiser. The crown prince of Grania. The other must be his father, the king, he thought. As he continued to watch, he saw a shadow. Looking closely he saw a room. Peering inside it, he saw something he wished he had never seen.
'I should apologize to Rubelia once it is time... Still to think such a cold beauty is actually doing such a...' He couldn't think anymore as he heard Milly calling him.
"Adam...?"
"Hmm? Yes?"
"What are you looking for at the palace for-nya..?"
"It's nothing. I was just mesmerized by its luxuriousness..."
She nodded before turning towards the direction where she saw the sun is descending. Upon more concentration, she could see two moons, one a small one and a big one on top of it.
"It's beautiful isn't it...?" His words caused her to nod. She then turned to him before saying, "It was very fun-nya..! If possible-nya... I want to go again with you-nya..?" Hearing her words he smiled before saying, "Of course! Whenever you want."
She smiled too. Then she nervously asked, "Can I ask you something-nya...?"
He nodded before she asked, "Do you not feel anything when talking to me-nya..?"
"What do you mean..?"
"Umm... You know, nobles never liked our kind-nya..They use our kind as slaves or servants, so I was wondering why you were not like others-nya.." Towards the end of her words, her voice turned low, she began to think that she was disrespecting his feelings even after he said everything. However contrary to her expectations, he said,
"I don't really care about what race of others. In fact I kind of like to meet each and all other races. If I were being honest, I can tell shamelessly that, it was my desire to pet or cuddle a cat girl.."
"Nya..!? Not a man but a girl-nya..!?" Her words made him smile a little. He wanted to say that, her kind was always a dream for men in his previous world. However he cannot. So he said, "Let's just say that, I like your kind regardless of your gender. It's just that I do not swing the direction of males...."
"Swing-nya..?" He knows she doesn't understand what he is saying. So he plopped his head on her head before saying, "I am saying, I only like girls in a romantic sense. I like everyone equally. However it is different for men when it comes to love romantically."
Though she never understood his words, she understood his meaning. So she nodded. He sighed helplessly before smiling and saying, "Let's return Milly..."
"Mm.."
She took his hand before smiling and exiting the building with a great mood. He could only follow her lead. However his eyes stared into the distance high in the air.
'It seems someone is planning something....Hmm...Why don't you show me what you can do...'
He wasn't born to be a hero. So he won't help just anyone. There were actually powerhouses in the kingdom. He wanted to see how the king was going to react. If they are in a bad situation, he wouldn't mind helping them....
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In the sky, there were two people, flying in the air and talking to themselves. However their whole body shivered suddenly.
"What was that...!?"
"You felt it too..? I don't know what it is. I felt like my whole body was skinned that second. It was only for a split second...."
Hearing her companion's words, she asked, "Could it be that the king of Grania knew about our plans...?" Her face paled when thinking about one of the few monstrosities in the world. After all, the king of Grania was a Magic King level being..!
"No i don't think so... This was a plan given to us only. Even if there's someone betraying us, then, it is still impossible to know our plans since the only people who know about it are we two and him. Besides, we are doing our best to not stand out. It's probably something else....."
His words made the woman release a sigh of relief. Then, her partner, the man looked at the Royal Capital of Grania and smiled wickedly before saying, "We will start our plans that day and by the end of it, we will target the heart of the kingdom..."
"The Royal Academy..." The woman nodded before her face changed to that of a sadist. Then their two pairs of eyes glanced at the Royal Academy.....
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Inside the Royal Palace...
In a room deep down, the secret path only royalty are aware of, a young man with non-similiar hair color to that of a royalty was laughing like a mad man.
"Finally..! It's time for me to ascend to the throne..! Just wait for me, bastards king..!"
His words were something that would have made it so that he can only die mercifully at the hands of royalty. However no one was near him, other than a man wearing black luxurious robes and a hat. He was looking calmly at this person. Near him were five people dressed and hidden in their faces with a lot of scratches and clothes, waiting for an order.
"Prince... You shouldn't be like this. The result is yet to be achieved. If your father is aware of anything, not just you, even everyone involved in this plan would have to die pitifully..."
The young man who he called the prince was, the son of the king who was born from a concubine. He replied, "Don't worry Cen. If my father were aware of it from the beginning, he wouldn't let them play with his people's lives. So that problem is fixed. Then again, the rate of success is already 100% since we have 'that'. I will turn every bastard who treated me like that, suffer...! Hahaha....!"
The man who is called Cen didn't reply. He only stood there emotionlessly. Then the prince, said, "When the plan is finished, let everyone know that no one can kill Rubelia...! She is mine...! I will make sure I humiliate her and make her my slave..! As for the stupid older brother, just kill him when you see him. Also his, the king's young and beautiful concubines and wives are to be captured and brought to my room..!"
Cen nodded. After all he knows what kind shit is the prince.
'Well, I expected nothing less from you... After all you are some kind of evil creature. After born he was loved by his family. Even the prince, princess and the king. However when he reached his youth, he brought maids to his room and began raping them, even impregnated some. He even assassinated some who were pregnant. When his mother came to him asking why he did all this, he didn't answer. Rather no one saw his mother after that. Wanting to see his wife, the king opened the door to his room before regretting birthing him...'
Cen was thinking back when that happened. 'When he opened the door, what he saw disgusted him. However more than that, he was angry. Well even I would get angry if I was in the same boat as him. Who would have thought, he did something to his mother like raping her. Her body wasn't even in a good situation to look at her. He raped his blood mother and killed her. The relationship between families was normal. However that was only in the worst case scenario. Here however he did that to relieve his lust....'
'Though the king was about to kill him, I don't know how, everyone who was near him, just believed him when he said, he didn't do it. They didn't even ask how that was possible. That is why I think he is an evil creature. He could possibly have something like the charm of a lust demon or something more powerful to affect even the king. But i don't think it is strong enough to control the king. If not,this kingdom would have become a fucking ground.'
Cen was really surprised by how wicked the prince was. The prince however was an idiot to control. 'He is thinking that this charm of his is affecting even me. He doesn't know I've magical resistance against every element. That's why when I heard their plan, i decided to control him. Though it was a little risky, I will successfully complete my aim...!'
As the prince had his dreams, Cen who was manipulating him, had different motives.
'Well let's see what will happen....'