Chapter 185

Near the palace, inside the carriage.

Shion and Hanette were leaving the palace and returning to the Duke of Adelaira.

The wedding of Juter and Barhen was scheduled fairly quickly, and numerous royals and nobles gathered just in time.

Shion was the son-in-law of the royal family, and Hanette was the daughter of a duke, so she was able to sit at the head of the table and watch the wedding.

“… sister.”

“Why are you calling me?”

“Aren’t you angry?”

“You always said that.”

“Not always.”

“I guess I only do it when I feel like I’m going to get angry.”

“So are you mad?”

“Oh really! Why are you angry?”

Harnette turned her head away in irritation.

Shion quietly looked at Hanette and answered instead.

“Oh, what? Why are you looking at me like that?”

“You said you weren’t angry?”

“You are making me angry.”

“You weren’t angry before I said that, were you?”

“Sigh… do you want to fight me?”

“What’s the point of fighting your future wife?”

“under! Who knows that you are doing this with your future husband for good?”

The two fell into silence as they met eyes.

He seemed to keep looking at me for a while, then smiled at the same time.

“The tone is a bit unfamiliar. You’re my future husband… … .”

“You said you were my future wife first.”

“Then can I just call you Mrs.?”

“… You are not married yet.”

“Can I call you that after we get married?”

“And I don’t want to hear Mrs. You look too old.”

“Then shall I call you what you always call me?”

“Should I be called sister because of the 3-year age difference?”

Harnett responds bluntly and reveals her regret.

Until now, I was able to hear the name of sister.

But I didn’t want to be called honorifics until after I got married.

“Well… It seems a bit late, but… Shall I call you sister?”

“Hmmm… give it a try I’ll listen.”

Hannette looks out the window casually, quietly expecting.

Shion seemed to hesitate for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth.

“Sister, are you relieved of your anger now?”

“uh… I feel angry all of a sudden.”

“Why?”

“It’s strange to hear that from you.”

“after… This is a whim, right?”

“I’m just saying what I feel, how can you be capricious?”

The feeling was very different from what I expected.

Shion’s voice touched me when I was called older sister, but after changing to older sister, a strange feeling of rejection arose.

Perhaps it was because she was being called an older sister by her own younger brother, so it was unfamiliar to her.

“You mean your sister is better?”

“No, I need something else.”

“What do you want me to do?”

“Well… Well. What should I do?”

“… … .”

Shion is embarrassed but laughs.

Fortunately, Hannette was not uncomfortable with Juter and Barchen marrying first.

He probably didn’t even mention it because he knew what was more important in the current situation.

“Hanet… Oh, is this the first time you’ve called me by name?”

“… … ?”

Hannette stunned and opened her eyes wide.

I always thought that one day I would hear the name in that voice.

However, once I faced that reality, I was just a bit embarrassed.

“Is this enough? You are calling me by name too.”

“That… that… go?”

Harnette managed to catch up on the misplaced pronunciation and cautiously turned her head.

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Just hearing his name made his whole body tremble.

Maybe I haven’t been waiting for this moment to come for a long time.

“I was polite because he was 3 years older than me… After marriage, they become equals to each other. You have to let go anyway.”

“mind… Are your words a little shorter?”

“Because now you will be my wife, not my older sister. I’ll treat you with respect if you want, but don’t you hate that?”

“uh… … .”

Hannette just stutters in embarrassment.

As soon as his name came out, even his tone of voice and tone changed.

It felt awkward, but not to the point that I couldn’t hear it.

“When I think about it, I have been too rigid all this time. You could have called me by name.”

“Then why didn’t you call me by name before then?”

“… I think it was that far. I just saw you as my fiancé.”

“Um… I see what you mean.”

Had they not been engaged, it would have been impossible for them to even meet, let alone get close to each other.

I wonder if it was unconsciously keeping a distance because it was on the premise of engagement.

“Have you confirmed your feelings for each other now? I love you equally, should I be concerned about manners?”

Of course, royalty and nobles value courtesy.

Even between husband and wife, there are many times when they use respect, and they rarely say anything that is disrespectful.

However, it was also an old custom and old-fashioned rule, so there was no need to be bound by it.

It was just changing the way he lived to suit Hannette.

“When did we ever ask for manners? I just noticed.”

“That’s right. I mean, we do whatever we want, but we just hit each other.”

“You don’t see that kind of stuff these days.”

“Because there is no reason to fight.”

“It’s not too much of a joke.”

“It’s because we know each other enough.”

“Love is… It’s no fun.”

“It’s not for fun.”

Harnette slowly reached out and tried to grab something.

Zion feels the touch and holds it the same way.

“It’s not bad even if it’s not fun.”

“right. Fun is fleeting, love lasts a long time.”

“You know what? They say love will cool down someday Married couples are transactions that lead to affection.”

“I don’t know. We may not cool down.”

“Can I still love you when I’m old? If only wrinkles were stretched, it would make an ugly face.”

“When that time comes, I will be just as ugly. Because we are equal… Could I love you?”

“Oops… You speak well.”

“Isn’t that better than not being able to?”

“You can just answer, ‘I can still love you.’”

“If I said that, they would say, ‘Don’t lie to me.’ Or would you rather not say something like, would you be interested in my face if it were ugly?”

“… … .”

Hannette kept her mouth shut and said nothing.

For some reason, I thought that I might not have answered that way.

Rather, he brought out his personality so well that he couldn’t even refute it.

“Did I guess too well?”

“What do you guess? I can’t even understand the atmosphere… … .”

“Ah, did you confess at the gymnasium? Can you listen to me if I do it again?”

“Would you like to do it again?”

“I don’t want to do it again what I did once. Then, as an apology, I’ll try first.”

Shion lightly clears his neck and straightens his collar.

Hannette tried to stop her first, but she couldn’t come out because the excitement was ahead of her.

“I love you. This mindset will never change.”

Shion was shy, but continued to speak calmly.

Then Hannette unknowingly covered her mouth and hurriedly turned her head.

“Why? Do you think something isn’t right?”

“no… It’s not… … .”

His face heated up and turned red.

The hand that covered her mouth trembled slightly, and even her eyes lost their way.

My heart was pounding and I could hear my pulse clearly.

I couldn’t bear to ignore this overwhelming feeling.

“Didn’t I just say I love you?”

“I just heard… … .”

“yes? What did you say?”

“I didn’t say anything.”

“Now, it is your turn. Isn’t it very difficult?”

“ah… I will not. can not.”

Harnette waved her hands and pulled herself as far as she could.

I couldn’t even look into Zion’s eyes properly.

Did he know that he would react so violently after hearing just one word?

“I did it twice, but you won’t do it once? Isn’t this a bit much?”

“Oh, I don’t know. It’s all because of you!”

“What did I do?”

“you really… … .”

Hannette frowned and glared at Shion.

Even my body trembled in shame, but how can I put it into words?

If he had said that, it wouldn’t have ended like this.

‘Is he doing that because he likes it?’

If he didn’t like it, he would have scrunched up his face and shot him fiercely.

Unlike him, Hannette was slightly blushing, and continued to avoid her gaze.

If it was embarrassing to say that, it could have been understood to some extent.

‘If he didn’t love me, he wouldn’t react like that.’

Shion leans in leisurely with a smile on his face.

If nothing happened like this, he would be able to enjoy the life he wanted.

However, because it was so peaceful, it seemed that anxiety was rising.

‘… would you not have given up? He might be dead.’

So I had to be a little more patient.

Because you can’t ignore the danger of being a demon.

I shouldn’t have been vigilant until the demon disappeared.

‘If it comes again, then it must be destroyed.’

* * *

The eastern area of the Kingdom of Allain, the Eldran Supply Base.

Upon receiving the call, the Sillays Knights were dispatched in a hurry.

Several knights and wizards had already stepped forward, but had to retreat without being able to block their approach.

Most of all, since this airflow started from the point where the slime dragon disappeared, there was no choice but to doubt the existence of the Demon God.

‘Where is the drinker?’

Shion was looking for the demon while standing on top of the castle wall.

The method of invading the kingdom of Alain and the magic that embodied this air current were no problem.

It was to find out the location as soon as possible because everything would be over once the Demon God was removed.

‘At this scale, I have no choice but to use a lot of mana… … .’

The gray airflow contained the magical power of the Demon God.

In addition, it expanded widely and was approaching the Eldran supply base.

Wherever the gray air flow touched, it quickly decayed, and the beasts immediately rotted away and left no corpses.

He must have made up his mind to completely destroy the kingdom of Alain.

‘There is no place where mana is gathered. What happened?’

Usually, when magic is used, magic is condensed around the wizard.

Since the magician is the subject and the basis of manipulating magic, it is inevitable that it will be the source of magic.

However, the demon god was nowhere to be seen, and rather, the gray airflow itself had magical energy evenly distributed.

‘The magical powers of the four major disasters are also mixed in. What have you done?’

Since the subject of magic cannot be killed, the magic cannot be dispelled.

If magic power was limited, magic would disappear quickly, but there was no way the Demon God didn’t know that.

Couldn’t it be that he was radiating infinite magical power while erasing his own body?

‘If the demon god’s life were added to the 4 major disasters… … .’

“Can’t you find it too?”

“I don’t think it was there from the beginning.”

“Wouldn’t it be possible if you threw away your life and used magic?”

“It could be because the four major catastrophes have been combined.”

“Can you get rid of it with acid rain?”

“I think it’s a little difficult because I don’t have darkness.”

“Then I will have to step in.”

Harnette radiates magical power and is enveloped in golden flames.

You won’t have to finish it on your own.

As long as the Demon God is subdued, you will be able to have what you so longed for.

‘Once this is done, we can have a wedding. The one who gets in the way… I won’t let you go.’