106 – Reunion
A separate building in the early morning.
Ophelia, the maid who claimed to be Siron’s faithful servant, looked at Siron and clenched her fists.
“Are you ready?”
“okay.”
“Toiletries, towels… you brought all the preserved food you can eat in an emergency, right?”
“Yuma must have prepared the little things carefully.”
Siron, who answered the worried maid, glanced back. There were younger brothers there, holding large duffel bags in both hands.
Since they were not going out to play, they were not wearing school uniforms or dresses, but rather tough-looking leather jumpers and comfortable pants.
and,
Next to them was Seira holding a staff.
The road to Dawn Castle was complicated and long enough to require multiple means of transportation, but with the help of Ophelia and Seira, they were able to get there in the blink of an eye.
Not to mention Seira, who is a teleport user, and Ophelia was able to use Phase Escape without having to deal with a couple of people, even though she was only in one place, the Castle of Dawn.
“then…”
Ophelia nodded and stood in front of Lucia and Siriel. Since it was announced in advance that teleportation would be used, the two closed their eyes without any disagreement and prepared for motion sickness.
Ophelia extends her hand towards the two. The two new models disappeared in an instant. Siron supported Ofelia’s body, which was staggering due to the recoil of the ability.
“It’s a shame. Ophelia would have wanted to watch the master’s coming-of-age ceremony.”
Encia approached with her blond hair and said as she handed Ophelia over to her.
“If I had known this would happen, I probably wouldn’t have signed a contract with you.”
“…What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
Siron looked at Encia as if he were dumbfounded.
“When did you not feel like you could finally get out of the stuffy castle again?”
“Oh, that’s different from that. Aren’t special experiences precious no matter what they are? Your coming-of-age ceremony only happens once in your life, and you’re special.”
“Thank you for the compliment, but I won’t take you with me.”
“My kid is very popular.”
Seira suddenly approached Shiron’s side. Holding the purple staff, she looked a little tired.
“What’s wrong with you? Did you lose sleep?”
“It’s because of your brother.”
“…Lucia?”
“Not the red one. Did you say that you were the one who sent you letters every day… Siriel?”
Seira, who pressed her forehead as if she was in pain, finally let out a deep sigh.
“You’ve been glancing at me since before, but I’m not the one who can’t notice the intent of that gaze.”
“Why. It’s just cute.”
Shiron smiled happily and shrugged his shoulders.
“Take it in a good way. If you were an ugly girl, you wouldn’t have given me that look, right? We will be spending a lot of time together in the future, so try to get along well.”
“…”
Seira looked at Shiron and held her staff in silence. Kid… Shiron was unaware of the complicated gaze that was poured on Seira just a moment ago. Although he specifically mentioned Siriel, Lucia’s attention was not lessened by any means.
‘If I do that, I’ll be in big trouble.’
Seira recalled the image of Siron being torn to pieces. Over the past 500 years, Seira has seen many people destroyed due to political conflict.
The good news was that the devils’ gaze was pure worship without even shame.
As Siron rested in peace, Seira gathered mana and calculated the coordinates where the teleport would arrive. Because the distance was long, I had to be cautious.
The destination is the training hall of Dawn Castle.
Seira felt the mana in her Danjeon disappear.
*
After feeling floating for a moment, Lucia immediately opened her eyes.
A gray castle wall covered in snow. The place we arrived was definitely the dawn castle in our memories. Soon, Lucia made eye contact with the short-haired black maid.
“long time no see.”
“…Dorothy?”
“I’m honored you remember me.”
The black-haired devil approached Lucia with a gentle smile.
Even with the unexpected appearance of girls. Dorothy was right in front of them, as if she had predicted where they would arrive.
“Please eat inside. The maid is waiting for you. Will you allow me to carry your luggage?”
“Please.”
“Excuse me.”
Dorothy took the lead, lifting not only Lucia’s luggage but also Siriel’s luggage.
‘Demons?’
Siriel thought as she was guided by Dorothy. I didn’t know it when I was a child attending the succession ceremony, but now that I look at it, I can vaguely sense the identity of the maid.
They are also quite strong high-ranking demons.
The tightening magic, as if tacks had been poured into not only her skin but also her lungs, forced Siriel to realize just how strong a demon Dorothy was.
They must be demons like the maid in the annex.
Unlike those who hid their demonic energy, it was difficult to find any intention to hide their demonic energy from the demon called Dorothy.
‘Are you saying that consideration is no longer necessary?’
It was his will to no longer treat Siriel as a child prior to the coming-of-age ceremony. So I have no choice but to respond.
“…Whew.”
Siriel raised the mana of her Danjeon and shook off the stabbing magic energy.
As we entered the castle, the concentration of demon energy became even stronger. Lucia clearly felt him too.
‘It feels like a completely different world. Is it because it’s been such a long time since I’ve been here? or not…’
Sharp gazes poured in from all over the castle walls.
However, I don’t sense any hostility from them. They were simply curious about the guests who visited the quiet castle.
Lucia ignored their gaze and looked straight ahead.
A red-haired man was sitting in front of the road leading into the castle. He looked at Lucia and Siriel who had come somewhat closer and stood up, patting his butt.
Both Lucia and Siriel had a vague guess about his identity.
Glenn Frien.
The head of Prien and Hugo’s younger brother. and…
‘Strong. Now that I see it, I know for sure.’
As the golden gaze that resembled hers poured in, Lucia glanced at her slowly drying lips. Even if I receive a gaze that is not hostile, my whole body becomes tense.
Even in my past life, I have never met someone as strong as this.
Except for the Demon God, no one could be said to be clearly weaker than him in his previous life when he reached godhood, so he had never felt this much intimidation.
It was an arrogant thought, but Lucia thought that that man was probably strong enough to be compared to her previous life.
“You’ve grown a lot.”
It was a greeting from the man’s mouth. A faint line was already drawn at the corner of Glenn’s mouth.
“5 years… no, 7 years? You’ve really grown up a lot.”
“…Children grow up quickly.”
Lucia answered a little bluntly.
“I’m sorry.”
Glenn smiled awkwardly and apologized. Both Lucia and Siriel relaxed at the simple behavior that could not be considered someone with great power.
“…”
However, even though the tension was relieved, the conversation did not continue. Both Glenn and Lucia just looked at the other person in silence.
Glenn didn’t know how to deal with a girl he hadn’t seen in a long time, and who he heard was at a very sensitive age.
Lucia was just very shy.
Siriel, who was watching such a frustrating scene, couldn’t help but intervene between the two.
“Nice to meet you, uncle. Do you know me?”
“…ah.”
Glenn blushed and turned his head.
“I know. Siriel. You are your brother’s only daughter. You have grown up a lot. You have become a lady.”
“Your uncle looks neater than I imagined.”
“…What’s the story?”
Glenn looked at Siriel with a slightly puzzled expression. Siriel narrowed her eyes and smiled.
“He was lazy to wash, always wore only a mat, didn’t brush his teeth on time, and even though he was an adult, he was a picky eater… um… according to what my father said, he was a person you wouldn’t want to get close to.”
“Did your brother say that?”
“yes!”
Siriel smiled mischievously and held Lucia’s hand.
“But what? I was wondering where Siron’s blood came from, and it came from my uncle? My uncle is very handsome, just like my brother.”
“…Thank you.”
Glenn decided to nod his head at the words, not sure if they were insults or compliments.
“Did you eat?”
“no.”
“…no.”
“Then let’s hurry and come into the castle. It’s cold so I made some warm stew.”
Glenn led two girls and a maid through the frozen corridors. His tall footsteps seemed to hit forward hook-hook- even though he hadn’t taken a step forward.
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“however…”
Glenn, who was walking down the corridor, cast his gaze back.
“Are you the only two here?”
“…yes?”
“I can’t see Shiron.”
Glenn’s expression turned serious.
She was able to meet her because she saw the future that Lucia and Siriel would come here, but that wasn’t the case with Chiron.
Glen couldn’t see Chiron’s future.
Shiron’s future was darker than a dark cave, and it was difficult to guess because it was so wide that you couldn’t even touch the walls.
“Really? I was supposed to follow you soon.”
“no way.”
Lucia lifted her head.
“Did it jump?”
“…Huh? What do you mean?”
Siriel looked down at Lucia at the sound that seemed to come out of nowhere. I wanted to make a joke to lighten the heavy atmosphere, but my friend, who was very shy, looked very serious.
Lucia distorted her face and clenched her fists.
“That guy. Maybe he sent us here and got away.”
“Oh no way.”
“No way. He has a record.”
“What do you mean? Standing out? Coming-of-age ceremony?”
Glenn tilted his head and looked ahead again.
In the distance, I could see a restaurant where food would be served.
“Let’s eat first. There may be some mistake.”
Glenn smiled brightly and opened the heavy door.
I tried to open it.
The door opened by itself without me having to touch it.
Glenn was startled. This future did not exist in Glenn’s mind.
A young man with black hair came into view.
“…You came first.”
“Matriarch. You are late.”
The head seat at the end of the table.
A one-horned devil was attending to the young man.