Two more weeks passed, and Alon arrived at the Marquis’ estate.
“We’re here!”
As soon as the estate ca into view, Seolrang shouted excitedly.
Alon, who was watching the estate while absentmindedly playing with her ears, said,
“Wow! The statue of Master has changed!”
“Hmph.”
Seolrang admired the statue with two horns, and Alon felt a little embarrassed for no reason.
At that mont.
“Ah!”
As if she had just rembered sothing, Seolrang clapped her hands.
“Master! Co to think of it, I heard a rumor—do you really use lightning!?”
They had already spent a month together, yet she was only now asking.
Alon chuckled but nodded.
“Not for long, but I can use it.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
“That’s great~”
Seolrang grinned and hugged Alon tightly.
“What exactly is so great about it?”
He was puzzled.
Why would Seolrang be happy about him using lightning?
“Because it’s the sa power as mine!”
A pure and innocent exclamation.
‘…Is that so?’
Well, if he looked into it deeply, it wasn’t exactly the sa power.
But in broad categories, it was similar enough, so Alon nodded.
“I see.”
“That’s why I like it! It feels like we’re a bit closer now!”
“I suppose that’s one way to see it.”
“Right!?”
“Yes.”
As he continued responding to Seolrang’s delighted questions, before he knew it, they had entered the Palatio Marquis’ estate.
“?”
Soon, he encountered an unexpected sight.
“Where is he… Ah!”
A beastman rushed toward the carriage as soon as she saw it.
Sothing about her seed quite familiar.
‘…Seolrang’s secretary?’
Alon quickly recognized her.
At the sa ti, the other beastn, who had been searching for soone, all turned their eyes toward the carriage.
‘Her na was Li, wasn’t it?’ Alon tried to recall their past encounter in the colony.
“Lady Seolrang! How could you just run away like that!?”
A voice pierced into the carriage.
Alon glanced down at Seolrang.
Just monts ago, she had been burying herself in his chest, peeking up at him.
But now— She slowly turned her head away, avoiding eye contact.
Then, she rolled her eyes, gauging whether she was about to be scolded.
Alon couldn’t help but chuckle at the sight.
###
After briefly confirming that over thirty beastn were present,
Alon sat in the office and heard the truth from Li, Seolrang’s secretary.
“So, originally, you were traveling to establish diplomatic relations with the Ashtalon Kingdom, and you were part of the escort team, but then you suddenly disappeared midway?”
“Yes, that’s correct, Marquis.”
At Li’s words, Alon glanced at Seolrang.
She was still looking away, pretending to be distracted.
Glance.
Even so, she must have been worried about whether Alon was angry, as her eyes flickered nervously between her drooping ears.
Alon turned back to Li and said,
“But how did you manage to find her here?”
“It wasn’t hard to predict where Lady Seolrang would go.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, besides, Lady Seolrang disappeared right after hearing that you were in Caliban, Marquis.”
When he looked at Seolrang again, she was now whistling for no reason.
—Not that she could actually whistle; only a weak breath of air ca out.
“If you knew I was in Caliban, shouldn’t you have just gone there?”
“If we had gone and found you there, it wouldn’t have been a problem. But if you left before we arrived, it would’ve taken even longer to track you down.”
“…”
“So you figured I’d eventually return to the Marquis’ estate and waited here?”
“Yes, exactly.”
Li nodded weakly.
Alon offered so words of comfort to her, who seed exhausted.
“You must have had a hard ti.”
“Thank you…”
Li looked as if she might burst into tears at any mont.
She had likely suffered a lot because of Seolrang’s unpredictable nature.
Just as she was trying to compose herself—
“Alright, now let’s go, Lady Seolrang!”
“No way~”
“At the very least, you need to be there when we return…”
“We’re returning anyway, so what difference does it make if I go or not~”
As Li tried to drag her away, Seolrang whined and showed her reluctance.
“But we already accepted their goodwill… We have to do at least this much. If we cause unnecessary trouble now, it’ll only make things harder for us.”
“It’s fine. If they make a fuss, I’ll just fight them.”
“Well, they might let it slide, but still, that’s a bit…”
As Alon watched Li’s desperate attempts to convince Seolrang, he finally spoke.
“Seolrang.”
“Ah, Master…”
She had been blatantly showing her annoyance, but at Alon’s call, her ears imdiately drooped.
Her expression turned anxious, as if she had completely forgotten he was there.
“For now, follow Li.”
“But—”
“I’ll co find you soon anyway, so we can et there.”
“Hmm, that’s true~”
At Alon’s words, Seolrang nodded.
However, she still looked oddly dissatisfied.
Seeing her sulky expression, Alon thought for a mont and then said,
“…Next ti, let’s go on a trip together.”
“A trip?”
“Yes, if you have ti.”
He offered her a carrot.
Seolrang’s tail started wagging happily again.
“Alright!”
With a cheerful response, she imdiately stood up.
“Then, Master! See you at the colony!?”
“Yes.”
“Let’s go, Li.”
“Huh? Wait, wait—Kyaaah—!”
She grabbed Li around the waist and leaped out the window.
“Thank youuuuuu!”
Li’s voice echoed in the distance.
Alon sat down, thinking once again that she had quite the cheerful personality.
“She disappeared in an instant.”
As soon as Alon sat down, Evan spoke as if he had been waiting.
“I see.”
The mont Alon nodded—
[ow?]
With a swoosh, Blackie, who had been practically erasing his presence until just now, suddenly erged from Alon’s chest.
[Phew, I thought I was going to die!]
At the sa ti, Basiliora, who had been inside the ring, also burst out as if he had been waiting.
[That girl—! Staying away for over a month, I thought I was going to die from frustration!]
[ow-w]
[Next ti, please take with you within a week!]
[owww-!]
[If not that, at least stay apart only one out of every three days!]
[owwwww-!!!!]
Blackie and Basiliora started complaining in perfect harmony.
Usually, they were always fighting—no, it was mostly Basiliora getting beaten up.
But today, seeing the two chattering nonstop like lifelong friends was quite a fresh sight.
Perhaps this was what people ant by “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.”
After indulging their complaints, the next day—
‘As expected, this is comfortable.’
Having finished processing the neatly organized docunts prepared by Alexion, Alon once again visited Penia to continue their magic research.
“Oh! I was actually going to visit and greet you, Marquis!”
“For soone saying that, you didn’t even show your face.”
“Well, the thing is… I recently got caught up in a magic research that required a lot of ti… hehe.”
Penia scratched her head awkwardly as they exchanged greetings.
A little later, as he was observing his internal energy for an experint,
‘…It’s grown again.’
He confird that the newly erged Ashen Divinity had expanded, similar to the other divinities.
Of course, gaining new divinities was a great thing for him.
However, he still couldn’t understand why this Ashen Divinity kept forming.
For a while, he wore a puzzled expression.
Then, as he refocused and examined his other divinities one by one,
his gaze landed on Kalannon’s divinity, and he showed a slightly surprised expression.
It had grown even larger than before.
‘Seems like Sili has been working diligently… Wait a mont—shouldn’t she still be in the North by now?’
His curiosity lasted only a mont before Alon simply shrugged and surrounded himself with Kalannon’s divinity.
“You haven’t been practicing during this ti?”
“No, I’ve been practicing steadily.”
“But it feels different from when you used your power before.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes.”
Penia stroked her chin while carefully observing Alon’s divine power.
“With this much, we might be able to go beyond our current research and even experint with the nature of magical power itself.”
“You an synchronization assimilation?”
“Yes, that. We couldn’t proceed before due to a lack of divine energy.”
With her characteristic curiosity-filled expression, Penia quickly approached him.
She leaned in close, her face right in front of him, exclaiming, “Ooooh~.”
Then—step—step—
As if realizing sothing, she suddenly took a few steps back.
“…Why are you suddenly backing away?”
Alon tilted his head in confusion.
But Penia only said,
“No… I just suddenly… felt like I should… hahaha.”
She gave an awkward laugh, like a creaking wooden puppet.
Her gaze seed to keep drifting towards his chest.
“Just, ahaha—hiccup!”
Alon thought, ‘If she says so, then that must be it.’ and let it slide without much concern.
###
The next day.
After finishing his usual magic training with Penia, Alon headed to his office to handle the reduced workload Alexion had organized.
“Marquis.”
“What is it?”
“I heard an interesting rumor, and I got curious. May I ask?”
“What is it?”
“Is Kalannon, the lightning receiver, also a god of knights?”
Evan’s sudden question made Alon raise an eyebrow in puzzlent.
“…What do you an by that? A god of knights?”
“Normally, gods have a single attribute, but there are also gods with multiple attributes. That’s why I asked.”
“Hmm~”
Evan had a point.
So gods didn’t just have one attribute but multiple ones.
Even the Moon God Sironia wasn’t only a god of the moon but also symbolized life.
However, as far as Alon knew, Kalannon’s divinity was strictly limited to lightning.
“Kalannon’s divinity is solely lightning. But why are you asking?”
He questioned Evan.
“Well, there’s a rumor circulating in Caliban that Kalannon isn’t just the lightning receiver but is actually being revered as the god of knights.”
“…What?”
He had just received so completely unexpected news.
“A god of knights?”
“Yes.”
He had no idea how such a rumor had started.
###
That evening.
–Wooong
Hidan infused his mana into the magical sphere twenty minutes earlier than usual to participate in the Blue Moon’s regular eting.
As he watched the gradually forming screen, he looked slightly surprised.
Unlike usual, Yutia and Seolrang were already inside.
Feeling a small sense of curiosity, Hidan prepared to greet them as he normally would.
“Hello th—”
Or rather, he tried.
[Let see too!]
[No!]
[Let see too!!]
[Seolrang? As I’ve told you many tis, that was sothing given to protect the Great Moon, and it was not ant to be used so frivolously.]
[…Then I’ll tell Master.]
[…Three tis a month.]
[Ten tis.]
[Seven tis.]
[Ten tis!]
“..?”
If not for the bizarre conversation flowing between Yutia and Seolrang, which made absolutely no sense—
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