Chapter 433 - Aftermath
Chapter 433 – Aftermath
"Beloved Master?" Lawrend repeated her words in confusion as he embraced her.
In the time he spent with her, he never heard her call him that way. It felt odd for him.
"I-I just thought to call you that…" Aleshia replied with a red face.
She was so worried about him that she called him differently.
"Big Sister," Ella called out.
She hugged her from behind.
"Are you okay, Ella??"
Aleshia turned around and looked at the exhausted Ella. She used up a lot of her space mana earlier to contain the plant mage.
"Big Sister, I feel very tired…" Ella muttered.
Aleshia embraced her tightly.
Lawrend suddenly remembered something and looked up at the sky. He saw the previous king sneakily flying away.
"Aezel, we forgot someone. Take care of him," Lawrend ordered solemnly.
"Yes, Master!" Aezel responded.
She flew to the sky and quickly caught up to the previous king. Her hand glowed with powerful lightning, and she touched the previous king's back.
Without any suspense, he glowed brightly before exploding into a large explosion. His flesh turned to burnt meat that looked like black rocks as they scattered at the surface below.
Humility watched all of it with her eyes wide open and looked away without any change of emotion on her face.
"Master!"
Amene and Grape took this chance. They ran up to him and embraced him together.
"Amene and Grape…"
Lawrend was happy that they were okay. The fight happened directly above the Royal Castle. There was a high chance that the fight might have hit them.
"Thanks to the defensive spell set up around the Royal Castle, we were able to stay safe," Amene said.
"I'm glad all of you are safe."
Lawrend released them after they embraced for a while.
"Master… Thank you for freeing me," Humility said and embraced him from behind.
Lawrend was surprised by her, and he placed his hand over her hands.
"Aren't you… hurt that I killed your Father and Grandfather?" Lawrend asked with a heart filled with worry.
"I… Master, ever since I met you, I envied that you have freedom. Then before I knew it, I fell in love with you… Right now, you and my sisters are the only ones that matter to me," Humility whispered.
She was relieved, but at the same time, she wasn't sure if it was the correct outcome.
Lawrend gripped her hands tightly to ease her worries.
"Don't worry. I will not waste this opportunity you gave me. I will make this kingdom better than ever," Lawrend replied to her.
"Master… That will indeed make me happy."
She leaned on his back and pecked his right cheek. She then ran away and entered the castle.
"Hehehehe."
"…"
Lawrend watched her leave with a slight smile on his face. As long as she was happy, he was happy.
"Master, I'm glad you are okay," Nao said.
She stood in front of him with a face full of worry.
"Come here," Lawrend beckoned her with his hand.
Nao shyly came over and allowed herself to be embraced by him. His warmth calmed down her rapidly beating heart.
"Were you worried?" Lawrend asked.
Although he already knew the answer, asking her would make her ease her nerves.
"Yes… I thought I was going to lose my Master that accepted me…" Nao muttered sadly.
Lawrend rubbed her back and comforted her.
Nao might look like a cool butler, but deep inside her heart, she was a frail woman. The more she felt comfortable with Lawrend, the more she let out her true self.
"I won't die so easily, okay?"
Lawrend stared her in the eyes.
"Y-Yes, Master." Nao nodded her head.
She felt embarrassed staring at him so closely. It was as if they were going to kiss again.
To further reassure her, Lawrend went and kissed her on the lips, causing Nao to widen her eyes in shock. She only thought about it, but he really kissed her.
It sent euphoria into her mind. She craved the feeling she felt when they had sex for the first time. She was about to wrap her arms around him tightly when he pushed her away.
"That's enough for now," Lawrend said with a smile on his face.
Disappointment filled Nao's face. Just as she was about to enjoy it more, he pushed her away.
"I will give you more later. At least, I removed the worry in your heart, right?"
"Yes, Master. You got me there…" Nao replied unhappily.
"Hahahaha. Alright, let's go inside."
Lawrend put his arms around her back and pushed her inside.
The others followed behind them, and they entered inside the Royal Palace.
As Lawrend was walking in with them, he looked back and saw the tired Ella.
"Ella, you did a good job earlier."
He smiled at her. If it weren't for her, he would have struggled to win against those mages.
"Thank you, Master!"
The tiredness in Ella's face quickly disappeared. Lawrend's words were like spring water that rejuvenated the energy in her body.
"I have never seen you use a space spell before. I want to see more later," Lawrend said.
He was very interested in the spell she used. It was the first time he saw folded space. The plant mage could only brute force it before he was able to escape it.
He also wanted to experience it. If there was a time that he encountered a space mage in the future, he would know what to do. After all, Ella might not be the only space mage in existence.
"It's all thanks to Teacher Verkoli. He taught me how to see my mistakes. If he didn't, I would still be stumbling my way forward," Ella replied.
"Verkoli, huh…"
Lawrend felt guilty when he heard her say that. He tried to kill Verkoli earlier. Later, he would thank him for teaching Ella so well.
Soon, they arrived at the Royal Chamber. Basically, it was the room Lawrend was in before.
He turned around and pulled Ramiela inside with him.