The noble carriage was very spacious, comfortably accommodating three people.
Reji and Shern sat side by side on one side, with the lively and curious Miss Ariel, having taken off her sun hat, sitting opposite them.
"So... Mr. Reji, where are you from?"
"A small village on the eastern side of the Royal City."
"I see."
Seeing that Reji did not intend to elaborate, Ariel did not pursue further questions but instead turned her inquisitive gaze towards Shern.
"And what about the person next to Mr. Reji? Are you childhood friends? Master and servant?
Or... lovers!!"
The noble miss appeared very keen on gossip, especially at the last part, her eyes shining brightly, seemingly looking forward to hearing so love story.
Unfortunately, Reji shook his head.
"Just a fellow villager."
"Oh..."
Ariel nodded, clearly a bit disappointed, but she quickly perked up, showing a hopeful and coquettish attitude, this ti addressing Shern:
"Sister, why are you always wearing a cloak? Can Ariel see Sister's face?"
Shern remained silent.
More accurately, she completely ignored, not even glancing at the miss.
This was often how the Shadow Demon Apostle behaved.
Not just with humans, even among the apostles, Shern was mostly the most silent.
The way she acted around Reji was exclusively "Demon King limited".
Seeing this mysterious "cloak-wearing female adventurer" completely disregarding her, Ariel felt sowhat awkward. The smile on her cute face stiffened a bit, evidently encountering this situation for the first ti.
Fortunately, Reji quickly spoke up, easing the atmosphere in the carriage.
"Sorry, Miss Ariel, my companion, she's just like this, a bit shy, which is why she's always draped in a cloak."
"Oh, I see, it's okay, it's okay, it's all Ariel's fault. Lawrence always tells off for not understanding people's boundaries, always assuming too much, and in the end, causing trouble for others"
Lawrence is the old butler driving the carriage.
Ariel waved her hands in a dismissing gesture, indicating she didn't mind, but in reality, she keenly observed an interesting detail.
Just now, when Reji stepped in to defuse the awkward atmosphere, Ariel noticed that this seemingly cold and mysterious female adventurer clearly showed so emotion. Although it was very slight, she still caught it.
And how to describe this emotion?
It was as if...
She was angry at her?
Ariel wasn't wrong; Shern indeed felt anger towards her, for a simple reason, daring to make her king say "sorry."
If Shern weren't worried about disrupting her king's plan, she would have taken action long ago.
But Ariel was unaware of these details.
Instead, it was as if she had discovered sothing fun and interesting, and the excitent she felt when the topic of "love" ca up resurfaced.
The next mont, the miss with a slight smile on her lips, suddenly left her seat and moved to sit next to Reji on the other side.
Now, instead of Reji and Shern sitting side by side with Ariel opposite them, Reji was seated with Shern on his left and Ariel on his right.
Shern imdiately clenched her fists tighter.
Her body tensed even more.
And these subtle movents, observed in secret by Ariel, were all noted, making her feel as if she had confird sothing. The noble miss's smile grew a bit wider.
"Brother Reji... Ah! Sorry!~ Ariel did it again, being too familiar. But..."
"Brother Reji, can, can I call you that?"
While saying this, Ariel moved a bit closer to Reji.
Her slender hands, covered in white lace gloves, even rested directly on Reji's leg.
The faint scent of jasmine perfu from the noble miss was now drifting to Reji's nose.
The girl displayed a pitiful look, blinking her watery eyes, looking very hopeful at Reji.
Any adventurer from outside, no, not just those from outside, even those gold or platinum level adventurers, under her intentionally close, coquettish attitude, would all succumb.
Ariel's tactic was tried and true.
Bringing her countless monts of enjoynt left to be desired.
She was very much looking forward to seeing what kind of "jealous" expression that pretentiously aloof, drama-loving female adventurer would make after Reji agreed.
'This felling of conquest Ah~'
Ariel involuntarily tightened her legs.
The heat in her lower abdon seed to stir up a warm current at just the thought of that scene, stimulating her nerves and making her cheeks even redder, utterly adorable.
Until
"Thank you for your affection, Miss Ariel."
"But I must refuse"
Reji, with a smile, gracefully refused the noble miss.
And all of Ariel's recent actions, the flushed cheeks, the excited body, the tightened legs, seed to co to an abrupt halt.
Turning into a sowhat revealing, 'incredulous, how could you refuse'
"Ahhhh?"
Realizing her voice had cracked.
That "ah" was harsh and piercing, and Ariel quickly ca to her senses.
She hurriedly adjusted, reverting to her previous cute tone of voice, stamring to Reji, "Yes, yes, I'm sorry, Mr. Reji, Ariel was rude."
After speaking, the noble miss lowered her head slightly, her hair covering part of her face, making it hard to see her expression under the shadow of her hair strands.
However, Ariel silently moved away from Reji's side and returned to her original seat opposite him.
Afterward, the atmosphere inside the carriage beca completely frozen.
It was silent.
Ariel was no longer as actively engaging, no longer lively and curious.
And on Reji's part, he naturally wouldn't initiate conversation. After all, he wasn't following Ariel for a chat. Now that the noble miss had quieted down, it gave Reji so peace.
In this way, the journey continued without words for about a quarter of an hour until the carriage gradually slowed down and eventually stopped in front of a manor estate.
The old butler stepped down from the horse, walked around to the back, and opened the carriage for them. Seeing the silent atmosphere inside the carriage, the old butler seed sowhat surprised.
It was a first for him to escort the miss and a foreign adventurer like this "many tis."
Ariel didn't say much, taking the lead in getting out of the carriage, with Reji and Shern following behind.
However, they hadn't even entered the manor's gate when they were stopped again.
"Stop!"
"Take off your cloak and submit to inspection."
A straightforward young guard drew his sword, pointing the blade directly at Shern.
Ariel remained silent, and it was the old butler who first intervened to stop the guard, "Do not be rude; these are Miss Ariel's guests."
Yet, the young guard seed stubborn and did not give an inch.
"I serve Lord Vedler. My duty is to ensure the safety of the estate, especially during the lord's absence. Every guest must undergo a security check before entering."
Seeing this, the old butler cast a helpless and apologetic glance at Reji.
And Ariel, the miss who had been "protecting" Reji all this while, remained silent at this mont, not saying a word.
"It's okay, as guests, it's expected. Shern, take it off."
Reji nodded in understanding.
With Reji's command, Shern didn't hesitate much longer, quickly reaching up to the hood of her cloak and pulling it back.
As the hood fell back, Shern revealed her appearance.
A head of eye-catching, rare purple short hair, a coldly beautiful loli face, and lastly, skin as white and delicate as the first snow, that seed almost translucent.
For a mont, everyone around, including the young guard, was stunned.
As if everyone was amazed by Shern, the beautiful little girl with a strong "exotic charm," including Ariel.
The noble miss stared intensely at Shern's purple hair, at her skin which was even whiter and more delicate than hers, her gaze like that of a beast ready to devour its prey.
But in the next mont, Ariel seed to revert back to the innocent, lively, unassuming noble miss she was when she first t Reji.
"Alright, alright! That should do, right? Such a beautiful sister, how could she possibly be a bad person? I'll explain to Daddy latter,Mr.
Reji, and... and this beautiful sister, let's go inside, Ariel is starving!"
Just like that, it was as if all the awkwardness and displeasure in the carriage had never happened.
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