"Miss Leah, could you tell us how you met Aizel?" While everyone was looking at Leah, Alisha inquired about their relationship.
"Oh my, how should I explain this? I was trapped in a herd of monsters with no way out. There I met Aizel, who came across as a hero and saved me from all the evil monkeys. That's when I realized fairytale princes really exist." Leah explained as she blushed like a little girl and quickly covered her face with her hands.
They glance at Aizel with surprised expressions, and Aizel looks at Leah with disbelief.
"You're a master at exaggerating things," Aizel said while Leah laughed her ass off.
"Well, you could say he assisted me in killing the monkey king," Leah said.
"What! "You helped Miss Leah kill that beast?" Alisha asked with a surprised look on her face. She knew Aizel was strong but didn't know that he could even fight against a Grade II monster.
"Not helped, he killed the beast while I was assisting him." While everyone was looking at Aizel in a new light, Leah revealed the truth about yesterday.
"Can't you keep some things to yourself?" Aizel stated that he was clearly dissatisfied with the attention.
"Why don't you want fame, girls, and money? The achievements will assist you in obtaining whatever you desire."
Aizel didn't answer Leah this time. He didn't want to get involved in all these stupid things.
"Don't you need money to look after the kids? The blind girl and her child, too. Don't you want to back them up?" Aizel's spirit sword, Sekki, was already inches away from cutting Leah's head off as those words left her mouth.
"Let me tell you something: if you or anyone else gets near them or stalks them from now on, I will not hesitate to uproot your entire family from the Xelgar." Aizel threatened Leah as his sharp, dark black eyes stared into her blue eyes like he was going to consume her in the depths of his abyss.
"You misunderstood what I said. Aizel, I was just wondering what you were up to and where you lived in town. I'm not going to do anything like that. I, too, want to help you take care of those children. I've already decided that as a reward for today's mission, I'll give you and the kids a house where you and the kids can live without paying for the inn."
While storing Sekki in his ring, Aizel quickly calmed down.
"Sorry," Aizel said as he began to ponder why he suddenly acted like that. Except for Irene and Dr. Shelly, this was the first time he had cared for anyone.
"It's fine; I like how you look after them. It's a good thing, and don't worry, I'll make certain that nothing bad happens to them in this town." Leah smiled and said, while Aizel simply nodded his head while closing his eyes to take a quick nap.
For the time being, the trio felt awkward. They had no idea Aizel would be capable of killing or giving death threats to the noble family so easily.
They simply hoped that Miss Leah would not take it seriously and include them in the punishment. After a few minutes of silence, everyone began to take a nap.
The royal carriage traveled through forests, lakes, and mountains before arriving at the nearest hill area around the village after 2 hours.
The carriage came to a halt as everyone awoke from their slumber.
Aizel yawns and stretches his hand. "Are we close to the village?"
"Yes, this is the closest hill near the village," Leah answered as everyone exited the carriage while surveying their surroundings. The village seems to be just a few minutes walk from here.
"So, what's the game plan?" Lucas inquired as everyone huddled together to discuss their next course of action.
"We will strike them in the night like assassins. According to the investigation report, there is three Grade I mages here, with the remaining bandits numbering around ten." Leah explained the details.
"Three mages—why are they even helping those bandits? Is any other town involved in this?" Harry asked, clearly he didn't expect that there would be three mages.
"We'll only find out after we beat the crap out of them. Don't be concerned about the mages; leave them to me and Aizel while you deal with the rest of the scum." Leah spoke while everyone nodded.
They have already come this far; the only thing they need to think about now is completing this mission as soon as possible.
"In the evening, we should send someone to scout the village while we head towards the hill to camp." Aizel proposed to the group the next step.
"It's a good idea. How about I and Aizel go scout them while you guys set up camp? Even if we were discovered, we could both easily escape." Leah spoke while Aizel pondered for a few seconds before nodding in agreement. They were both mages, so it will be easy for both of them to handle the scouting.
The three of them went to the hill to set up camp, while Aizel and Leah went to the village.
"It's unfortunate that the villagers are involved in this and must wait and carry out the plan. If not, me and you would have raided the village from the front gate and dealt with them all at once." Leah said this with a cruel smile at the end.
Aizel locked his gaze on her for a few moments before curling his lips upward and saying, "You are right, a straight fight with all of them—the trill of that would be insane."
"I knew it. You are just like me, a battle maniac." Leah said while giggling.
Aizel simply nodded while thinking in his mind. "This world is really changing me, but I like it."