"o,Okay. I will call you by 'Flora'…"
After a few hours of a heated a conversation, I happily relented. What? You thought I was gay?
"yay!"
She smiled innocently, happiness brimming in her voice. I looked at the empty door. The gay guards had been shunned off by our heated conversation somehow. Since we were in the Royal Palace, they left without much festering.
" But, you have to call me by my name too. You have to call me 'Zero' if you really want me to call you back 'Flora' "
I said with a smug yet happy tone.
" o,Okay… Zero "
"Oh! Well done! " I said, clasping her hands in excitement.
"B, but… where did Sarah and Kaiser go? I didn't see them today…" She said, looking around a bit flustered from my sudden skinship.
" oh them? They left. They said they wanted to travel alone "
I said with a smile. I was really happy, sending off a potential threat to my life.
" i-is that So? T,then… are you okay with that? "
She said, he face darkened a bit. She was worried about me probably. After all 'my first crush' just left me for another guy. Too bad, I am not the real 'Zero'…
" No! I am so sad! I could cry my eyes out! " I was clearly exaggerating.
" z-Zero! " Flora spoke, a bit concerned. Did my poor joke fool her?
" But, if its you! If Flora consoles me, while pampering me over her breasts, I just might…"
I turned back sheepishly to see the fruits of my hardwork. Too bad!
" Is that So?"- Flora said with a menacing smile. A few nerves popped at her temples. Where did her Lovely face disappear?
" I-I Am Sorrry! " I respectfully bowed an apology.
"Hmmp!"
Thamp-!
"Ack-!" She punched me in my flank. God! She was only 5 feet tall. Just where did hide such brutal strength.
" S,Since you hit me now, let me feel your boobs a bit- "
" Now you have done it! "
'Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa'
For a few hours the hero's desperate voice was heard echoing along the corridors of the palace.
[A few more hours later]
"S,So what did you come to say ?"
I rubbed my left shoulder that was sore from her constant punching and sat back on a visitor's chair slowly. I turned the other chair to face her, so that she could sit down too.
She sat down gracefully, regaining her composure in the meanwhile. Suddenly the air around the room turned serious... But her face was as cute as ever!
" Demons have been sighted along the Northern Border "
" Where ? " I asked, my body became straight and my voice was serious.
" Along the territory of the Asmond Dukedom in the North. They are under attack right now, and the situation seems a bit dire "
" Its no longer as casual to be called 'sighted'. Shouldn't we prepare our troops for war? What about evacuation? Have the residents been evacuated? "
" The Duke has declined all requests for reinforcements, and evacuation. He has strictly lock down the entire city to prevent anybody from escaping"
" Did he give any reason?" it was unreasonable to hold onto so many lives inside a closed cage when he is uncertain of their victory. If he rejects the arrival of reinforcements, even in such a dire situation, we can only rule out him to be…
" The court suspects the Duke to be a Demon God Worshipper… "
Again silence lingered in the office. Somehow Flora's face turned a bit dark. Was she sad?
" What do 'you' think? " I asked looking straight at her eyes. She looked up a bit confused, but seeing my determined face and realizing my question, her face turned grim and serious.
" I-I don't know "
"…" I didn't speak, but waited for her to continue.
" I have met their family before on different occasions. They were kind and graceful like true nobles~"
" We will see about that, anything else? "
" Hmm.. According to the messenger, the Duke has been behaving a strangely since the demons got sighted. He ordered the Knights to close down the gates to prevent anybody from escaping. He even tasked a few knights to collect the bodies of their fallen comrades instead of burning their bodies "
" Hmmm… So it has been pretty much confirmed…. And? Who is this messenger that you speak of ?"
I asked while crossing my legs. I was intrigued how they got hold of such information about the Dukedom.
" Vale Asmond, the youngest son of the Asmond family. He escaped with with the help of his trusted knights and managed to deliver us the message somehow"
" What did you say the name was?" I got up from my seat, genuinely surprise to hear the name so soon.
" v,Vale Asmond "- Flora was said the name stuttering, curious of my reaction.
Hearing the name again, the gears of my brain started moving at a fast pace as I decided my future course of actions. When I had pondered enough, which took probably few minutes of time, A smile formed on my face.
" I know where to start now " I smiled, staring outside the window to the sky. A beautiful moon had emerged from behind the dark clouds that had been filing the sky until now. The moonlight illuminated the streets and glistened, twirling on the water that had formed puddles along the roads.
The houses built in medieval France architectural style, filled my horizon. It looked –
"So peaceful "
" ..yeah" unknown to me, Flora was standing by my side admiring the beauty after a Storm.
Seeing her beautiful yet delicate face, I felt my heart burn in passion. In my previous life, I never had the opportunity to interact with a 'girl' so up close. They chose to avoid me calling me an "Otaku".
Was dreaming about fantasy all that bad? If I knew that before, I would have avoided talking about fantasy in real life. I could have avoided being called an [otaku]. I just needed a chance. A new and fresh start.
And here I was standing on a fresh page of my life. The Path may be treacherous, but the start was undoubtedly fresh.
Thinking so much, my hands moved subconsciously, trying to hug the warmth, that I had found with a new life.
"…w,We can hug each other as much as we want after we get married…"
Flora said as her voice trailed off, but she didn't push me away. Instead, she leaned in closer to embrace. Awwww! I am dying of this cuteness!
In a moonlit night, our bodies embraced each other, as we enjoyed the view from the balcony.
[ Author's note: For those who didn't understand, mc got reincarnated into this body just a few days back and got the memories of the body after he reincarnated. ]