Nozumo exited the castle in secrecy, his cloak worn all the way to his head. It is time he goes to a sorcerer who can tell him what happened to his loyal mage, Kira.
It has been an exhausting week, always attending to the needs of an incompetent fake King. The king in throne is not as powerful as the rightful king but he is deceiving enough to be the first to stain the throne.
On the busy street of the city, the mage disguised as the king's eunuch walks his way inside a narrow alley. With a token from the sorcerer, he is transported inside a shop, the one he used to visit with his young master.
"It has been quite the time, Nozumo."
He looks ahead and saw the woman who once deceived him into giving a precious crystal.
"Where is your mas
When Mizuko woke up from a nap, she abruptly sits up, looking around for Kenshi. She sits up and rubs her eyes. It looks like he had tricked her into taking a nap but then again she said she would guard him."Good. You're finally awake!"Mizuko turned around and saw a beautiful woman with raven hair. She has beautiful purple eyes, long lashes and perfect full lips. The only thing that bothered Mizuko was how revealing the woman's outfit was."D-do I know you?" Mizuko asked, her brows slightly drawn together."Didn't my— the young Kenshi told you about an escort?""You are the witch? But I thought—"
Mizuko spent the day helping out with Miranda at the shop. While she helps, her thoughts wandered off to Kenshi. The day ended without her seeing him and it is kind of new.Earlier, when Miranda brought her to the town, the witch told her their town is found in the middle of Hikari. It is said to be the heart of the Kingdom. Miranda also told her not to be deceived for some demons disguised themselves as human around here. But not every demon's transformation is stable and so some transform in crowds most often."There must be good demons out there, right? There should be...""I am demon myself," Roya tells her. "Am I good, my lady?""Oh yes, you are!" She said and then stretches her arms as she yawns. "I didn't know witches could be that busy. Miss Miranda isn't as bad after all.""Are you sleepy, my lady?"&n
After they eat, Kenshi showed her around the town. Like he was the first time he successfully sneaked in the land of Hikari, Mizuko kept jumping and her smiles were almost as bright as the sun.It could be that she is not listening to him and she just keeps nodding when he tells her about path ways and short cuts. Well it isn't a problem, he can just buy her a map and show her the way."Is there a historical library here? I wonder what kind of books you guys have!""Do you like reading books?""Sometimes," she beams. "I mostly read science fiction and adventure books! Now look at this! I feel like I am dreaming!""Aren't women most interested in romance? Knight saves a damsel in distress? A forbidden love? Star crossed lo
Yushiro finally made it back inside the castle. In the throne room, he bends one knee, lowered his head down in front of the king who is sitting on the throne."Father, my guard had failed me in executing the crown prince of Yami." It hurts his ego to say it but he has to admit to his defeat. "I deserve to be punished for my carelessness.""I do not expect anything from you, my son. But I acknowledge how you work hard just to lose," says the King.Yushiro secretly glares at his father's remarks. Before raising his head, he dismissed the scorn on his face and pretends to be sorry."Forgive me, father." He has gone tired of this act but it is the only door for him to sit on that throne. It is not to be called king that he wishes for but for an army and authority.
It was an off day for Mizuko and so Miranda told her that she can go wherever she pleases today but she has to be back before the dark. The witch had given her some silver and gold coins in case there was something she wanted to buy.The sky was not so blue for the sun and the sky are hiding behinds layers of clouds. It doesn't look all too bad, you can say it is just cloudy.First things first, she should go to the library and research about the Kingdom. Then she should go and see how she can enter the castle and speak to the King himself. With that decided for her day, she walk herself towards the library.It is like a common library that has a librarian who wears glasses with thin eyebrows and excess makeup. Well, at least that is one thing alike from their world.
Mizuki continues to run hysterically towards nowhere when suddenly she felt her heart skip a beat and she began to feel weak, falling on her knees as she held her heart. She catches her breath, coughing from the sudden pain in her chest.When her breathing calmed, she swallowed hard. She was about to stand to continue running away when she notices the markings on her hands. She tries to wipe it away, but it just spread up to her arms."No! What is this?!" she cries, hysterically rubbing them off of her.When it wouldn't go off, she highs herself, crying helplessly. Then suddenly she remembers that lady who told her not to make a promise with a demon. With her lips trembling, she sobs further. Is this why her mother died? Is it because she trusted a demon too?
Three days later and like what Master Kaja told her, Kenshi didn't really visit her anymore. And so today, she is hoping to see him at a puppet show Miranda told her about.Mizuko was told that Kenshi likes the puppet shows that are being held at the plaza every Saturday. She would not assume a demon would be fond of something like that. Well, this will be the first time she will see for real what those shows are all about.As she walks to the plaza, she suddenly bumped into someone. She quickly apologizes but when she raised her head, her eyes widened. It was that man who introduced himself to her as Rex!She was about to run away when Rex grabbed her wrist. This had her heart pounding.&ldquo
After the puppet show, Mizuko walked awkwardly besides Kenshi, nibbling her lip as she wants to say something but just can't bring herself to say things. She is about to go damn crazy.Before meeting Kenshi, she used to always think when watching a movie how leading girls just suddenly act like someone else around the guys they like. Leading girls would act shy, sweet and vulnerable when they find out they have feelings for the leading guy. Mizuko never understood those until now that she is with Kenshi. She has that shyness and she's embarrassed for reasons she can't understand. Was it for crying last night? For hurting him or for being afraid of him?"Are you heading straight back to the shop or are you out to find more about the King?" Kenshi asked her. This makes her a little less awkward since he started the talk."I-uh
Back in the world of Souzou, three months after the battle, the liveliness of the Kingdom came back. The children would run freely. Demons and humans are free to cross borders now.They have come to understand that each is alike each other. That the Demonic rule will be honored and respected by the humans as their thanks for helping them free their kingdom from the devils.Today, they celebrate the crowning of the new king and everyone is present. Demon and humans came, the King and Queen together with the crown princess had also attended. Well, some human were still scared of the king and Queen as they appear too powerful but as soon as they saw the smiles they felt relieved.The ceremony was perfect, the crowds cheer and when they saw their new King, the roarin
Their enemies were captured as they surrender and Kozuko announced their win against the devil. It was time to take their Kingdom back.Hannock decided to disappear out of their sight. After all, all of his magic were taken by Kenshi and all he can do now is live a life in the shadows.It was like Hanabi had spoken to him once more while his feet were reached by the golden water. For the first time in a while he felt warm and he felt the embrace of his sister. He longed to feel it again and Kenshi made him feel it again.Now Hannock finally accepts the fact that only someone who didn't need the crystals could control it. Someone like Kenshi is most suitable for those crystals.As Hannock roams Pinress,
The moment finally came when all of the warriors needed to say their good byes to their loved ones and their homes. Those who go to war either comes back or stays in the battlefield.As everyone marches to cross the border and enter the borderland Pinress, Mizuko glances side by side. She has been into war a couple of times already. This shouldn't make her feel overwhelmed but it does. The fact that, her family and friends was there, that she could lose them terrifies her.The stressing part is, she can't get a hold of Kenshi. He is supposed to be with them in this war but he is nowhere to be found. Though she is secured by any harm here, she isn't safe from the promise she made with Pixie. Hannock could target only Kenshi but she is relieved that Kenshi wasn't here."I hope h
In the middle of training, Blue had excused herself when Keisuke showed up at their training site. They've really not talk so much about them these days."I know this is a bit sudden but, I would like to ask for your time tonight."Keisuke couldn't look straight in Blue's eyes. He has not really asked a girl before so naturally he is not so confident to ask."I-I can't," Blue replied that actually made Keisuke abruptly look at her."Why? Are you doing something later? Training?""No, it's just... my brother. We agreed to have dinner together later. You see, we are going to war tomorrow and I might not be able to spend time with him anymore so we decided to have that dinner."Now he understands why. He should have asked her yesterday but
For her third and fourth day, Mizuko spent it all with Kenshi. They went swimming on the river, the other one camping. They stargazed and wish on shooting stars. In all those days, Mizuko wished she could do those again with Kenshi. She wished she wasn’t blinded by revenge then.“Mermaids here are very terrible. They drown people they do not like,” Mizuko told Kenshi.One time when she decided to come along with her father’s mission, they needed to cross the sea. She heard a beautiful melody and she didn’t notice she was under a spell until her brother covered her ears.“They are not all bad. They are actually fond of things in the land,” Kenshi retorts.“You a
I am in love with you. Those words are spiraling inside of Mizuko's head. They don't seem to disappear no matter what she does, his voice was everywhere.Kenshi looked too serious to even take it back and he didn't take it back. It made everything worse for Mizuko. That when they came back to Souzou, she ran away from him. It was like a dejavu from when one of them confessed and she ran away. She herself barely even remember that embarrassing moment."Ugh! Why did I have to run away from him again? It's embarrassing!" She groans, her hands on her face and pulling them down."Love problems?" Kozuko who was wiping his blade asked her. She then nodded. "So he finally admitted to you his feelings. Good thing. I don't see why you have to groan like that.""I ra
After the announcement, Mizuko decided to stay away from the crowd and went her way to the training section. But then Pixie had followed and called her which she turn around to."Your highness," she calls and lowered her head for some moment and raised it."I saw the way my brother looked at you," Pixie said. It made her gulped. "You must remember our promise.""I am very well aware, your highness.""Good. Stay away from my brother as it is good for the both of you." Before Pixie leaves, he wanted to remind Mizuko of their promise. "You are not to tell brother about you and him. Nor is anybody allowed to tell him. If he knows, it's your life's cost.""What?" Mizuko was surprised to hear the rest of it. Did she mishear it or she really just forgot? "But I only promised not to tell you
A week. How can she decide in a week? How will she make a week count? Will she really be able to tell him? But how can she betray him too?Mizuko released a heavy sigh, her head down. She has all the ingredients now but she feels like it has no use anymore. There's no way she'd let Kenshi hear the truth from someone else but her. It's better to do it herself than let Hannock have Kenshi."Ah! I'm doomed!" Mizuko shouts in despair, grabbing her hair. "What do I do?""Are you alright, Mizuko?" Blue who is done hitting all her target came to sit with her under the shade. "I thought you had gotten all the ingredients?""I have but like I said, my uncle has threatened me to telling Kenshi. I have a week.""Let him do it than betray Kenshi or die.""It would be better
Mariposas is like another world really bright, Mizuko's dream place when she was so much younger. It was a pixie place but much bigger and so much magical. It was breathtaking there until the mariposas saw Kenshi. One flew in an unprecedented speed towards Kenshi then another and then another and almost all of them that she wasn't even entertained.Mizuko was being pushed over to the side. She can't even see Kenshi anymore with all those mariposas surrounding him. Now this is what she hated the most. Now she is wishing she had just did a little briefing with Kenshi.She is a damn extra in this world of beautiful people with gorgeous butterfly wings. Her eyes drooped in boredom as she sits down on a rock frustratingly watching Kenshi with all those females.