“Ja, dear Vater. That is all. However, I do suspect they will e to request yht again soon… Of course! I shan’t disappoint you! Yes, dear Vater. Guten Nacht!”

  Pandora’s Actor, still ad his form of the tall, massive figure of the Supreme Magic Caster – that in his opinion, barely captured the greatness and majesty that his father had – bowed grandiosely into thin air, with a hand in his chest and the other spread opened, as the message ended.

  The soft moonlight illumihe darkened room through the windows. But any one or thing that would attempt to see into the room, physically or through magical means, would be disrupted. The caster would suffer from psychic damage, and Pandora’s Actor, the caster of the protective array, would be informed.

  The scrolls Demiurge had been able to produce, with the resources given to him by Yuuji-sama, were truly potent and useful. They’ve beeremely helpful during missions.

  Pandora’s Actor walked towards the windows and looked out into the courtyard of the castle and the cityscape that beheld him. A peaceful night of tranquility.

  ‘No attempted assassinations… yet. No one askio help overthrow the King or solig me into a fa. The golden princess did an excellent job.’

  He praised his colleagues, Albedo and Demiurge, for finding such a useful tools for the adva of his Vater and the Supreme Beings’ goals.

  Though perhaps this too was all acc to the Supreme Beings’ pns. He heard from Albedo that Yuuji-sama was the one who informed her of the golden princess’s usefulness.

  Truly, what incredible minds. Their wisdom was truly beyond prehension.

  He thought to himself, until the tranquil silence of the evening was disturbed by a kno the door.

  “Yes?”

  “Ah, it is Climb. I am Princess Renner’s bodyguard. Please… my lord, may I e in?”

  The broken voice of a boy nearing manhood carried through the thick wood.

  The expected visitation came, and so he rose, went to the tch, and opehe door.

  The boy entered, but not alone.

  There was a sed figure, hooded and cloaked, and stooped over like an old woman, held over the bad at one arm by the young blone knight.

  “Thank you, Lown. Thank you.”

  Climb said with his eyes down at the stooped figure he held onto.

  The master of disguise himself, Pandora’s Amediately saw through the disguise, blinked, aured to the table.

  “You are wele. And please, King Ramposa. Take a seat and make yourself fortable.”

  The stooped figure rose up straight aured to his ‘escort’ to let him go.

  Then, the old king threw back the hood that cealed his face, revealing an astounded expression with a helpless smile to the magic caster.

  “ell did you use to tell who I was, Lown? I sider myself well versed in magic, at least as non-magic casters go. But I’ve never heard of a spell that gave a man’s name.”

  The King had dropped all formality in that moment, and Pandora’s Actor felt like he was seeing another man altogether. For an instant, he could see what he must’ve been like in his youth.

  A powerful leader who anded great respect from his warriors. A king who led not from the rear, but at the very front, personally leading the charge. May it be in the field or in the castle.

  The Ever ging Faceless Phantom simply chuckled and she lock shut over the closed door.

  “No magic, King Ramposa. Just a simple go young Climb here who looked very much like he was holding a tighter by the tail, and closer look to the figure beh the loose and heavy clothing.”

  “Five me, your majesty. I iently revealed your disguise without meaning to.”

  Climb immediately bowed in embarrassment and apologized.

  Ramposa took the magic caster’s invitation to sit and sat down in the chair with a heavy grunt.

  “No. Anyone else I would have fooled pletely. We made it past plenty of nobles without more than a gnce when you said you were taking a servant to be healed by the new caster. It is just this one is more clever than most.”

  King Ramposa raised a respectful towards his guest and smiled at the young knight.

  “Thank you, your majesty.”

  CLimb expressed his gratitude for the fiveness. However, the King immediately went to the main objective of his visit.

  “I have no time fames, Lown. How powerful are you? Are you on par with Fluder Paradyne?”

  “I am more. More than you even imagine.”

  “I see… Then I wish to hire you. Knowing my Gazef, he must’ve already beeo beg for your help on my behalf. I promise I did not put him up to it. He’s simply… very enthusiasti his defense of the nation. A trait I wished upon every single minister and nobles within these walls. Though, perhaps he could do with less of his bluntness. I hope we didn’t offend you.”

  “It is fine. As for hiring me… Just what do you wish for me to do?”

  “Help me win the war abroad. I shall not withhold my generosity if you’ll just turn yi the Baharuth Empire. Land, goods, produce, , I shall offer it all to you for every knight killed, with extra for a promise to use yic for no other kingdom. I shall grant you a title of Court Magus and even arrange a suitable marriage to ensure you are properly pensated for your service.”

  Pandora’s Actor looked at the king deeply.

  “You seemed very fident in a magic caster whos e skills you have never seen.”

  At this point, he didn’t know if his estimation of the King should go down, or if his estimation of the Re-Estize Kingdom’s dire situation should go up.

  Perhaps… It was both. Albedo’s scheme in using her succubi and agents to stir up the corruption within this kingdom seemed to be more than effective.

  “I am aware. But this is simply how grave matters are. I am very old. Zanac would have no one following him if I were to pass the to him. Barbro… He will destroy the loyalty given to him. My daughter… My dear Renner’s only value politically is for marriage, despite how much wiser she was than anyone credits her.”

  From the er of his eyes, he could see Climb losing trol of his fad his mouth formed a sudden O shape, surprised, before he forced it to close again.

  “A man should know his children, regardless of their sex. And a father should believed in them more than anyone else. I did believe her, but perhaps… it was still not enough. She is far more clever than most, and I only came to fully uand it once Baharuth began adopting some of her ideas that we ourselves rejected, and beed from doing so.”

  “... If I use my magic for your cause, you won’t eveo raise an army. But that won’t ge anything inside your borders.”

  Pandora’s Actor tio probe, to gain insight on the King’s pn. To firm if he would move as his father, Yuuji-sama, and Lelouch-sama expected.

  “Wouldn’t you be weaker? This war seems to be a good opportunity for you to proof your leader and provide unity and power under your banner. What good would it do if you have me win it for you?”

  King Ramposa looked at him for a long, good while.

  “A true genius beyond even my imaginations. To see so deeply into the subject.”

  He smiled. A tired, helpless smile that came with the realization that he must show his cards to gain his assistance.

  “I already have a pn for that in the works, Lown. I ’t ask for your help in that affair, but I already pnned on turning to another for help. For now… you tell me your answer?”

  Pandora’s Actor folded his hands together and closed his eyes as if in thought. His words, though vague, firmed everything. And he could not praise the Supreme Beings once again.

  “You are asking more of me than you know. However, your proposal is tempting. Let me sider it deeply. I shall give you an a the clusion of the feast. Will that be acceptable, your Majesty?”

  “A few days is nothing. It is more hope than I had this m. I look forward to your response.”

  For the first time since he had seen him, King Ramposa smiled brightly, as if a bit of the weight weighing down his shoulders a had been lifted.

  He raised from his chair, dohe hood, aed along with Climb, and acted just like how they came.

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  M the day.

  Yuuji, Aika, Momon, and Lupu made their way to the pa their horses. The now familiar stant clip clop noise of hooves against the ground apanying the peaceful m.

  Soon, they arrived at the pace of the King a down from their horses with practiced ease and unity.

  Yuuji, adorned in his draic holy knight full pte armor, appeared like a warrior of the heavens, the gleaming white and gold armor shining brilliantly uhe m light. He kept As on the side of his waist to Est’s annoyance. She was grumbling through the mental e she shared with Yuuji, demanding expnations and pensation for the emotional damage he had caused by wielding another sword despite having the best sword in all universes; her.

  Standing to his side, Aika had chosen to wear a white dress with crimson red embroideries under her mage’s robes in pce of the practical traveling outfit she normally wore during adventures. A crimson red ribbon was tied under her breasts and around her arms, and a long slit to the left of her dress revealed the length of her long, slender legs up to her milky white thighs, giving a glimpse of heaven hidden underh her robes.

  She had the appearance of a Goddess of Magie that would bewitch all who id their eyes upon her if she hadn’t kept her fox’s mask to hide her visage.

  Meanwhile, Momon was adorned in a dark velvety purple, double-breasted military suit that matched the dark and purplish robe he wore above it and long dark pants.

  And stly, Lupu wore a variation on her battlemaid outfit, wearing a bd white dress slit at the thighs that was tight at the belly and up, emphasizing her figure but granting her full freedom of movement.

  At her side was an ented mace, while on her face was the deadliest on a beautiful girl could wield against the unwary; a smile.

  Aika’s supreme, jaw-droppiy that shohrough her bewitg figure and grace, and Lupu’s beautiful smile disarmed the guards with but a gnce.

  They were both entranced, first in awe from Yuuji’s armor, theched by the two beautiful Goddesses.

  “Alexander, Lilith, Momon, and Lupu of Providence, here to present ourselves to His Majesty, King Rampossa III.”

  Yuuji said, and the guards snapped out of their daze, almost falling over themselves, before rushing to the door for them to enter.

  “Yes! P-Please enter! We have been expeg you. We shall lead you to where his Majesty would be!”

  They strode through, following after the royal guards, down the long stone hall leading to the throne room.

  Yuuji and Aika looked around. This was the first time they would be in a true, genuine castle, like those from fantasy stories.

  They were regur students just a few months ago. But now, they wielded otherworldly powers and were now striding through a real castle for an audieh a genuine ruler.

  But… perhaps because they’ve been desensitized by the much more luxurious dispys of grandeur ay within Nazarick that they could only sider their first trip to a genuine pace as a y.

  Soon, they reached the door to the throne room where a herald stood before it and asked them for their names.

  Yuuji gave their names (alias) to him, and after a short bow, the herald pushed open the door.

  “Announg! Alexander, Lilith, Momon, and Lupu, Adamantite adventurer party Providence!”

  All eyes went to the four, and awed gasp and whispered amazement filled the chamber.

  Adamantite ranked adventurers were rare. Extremely so. They were the pinnacle of adventurers, with strength capable of defeating catastrophes. Heroes and legends of the geion. And the ones before them embodied the very notion in both achievements and appearanbsp;

  Yuuji and Aika, though aced to attention, could feel the deep scrutiny of the nobles around them. However, they did not falter in their posure, and walked forward, leading Momon and Lupu, towards the throne.

  Momon, oher hand, felt the gamer inside him being middy by the sed.

  ‘We’re on the cusp of a fg! An audieh a king, hought I’d experienething so fantastical!’

  Momon followed after the two and kneeled in unison to the King.

  Lupu at his side did the same. She wore a radiant smile, her bright yellow shining brilliantly iement.

  Though, hiddeh the sparkling surface, was a dark thought that lived within the depths of the bck heart.

  ‘I ’t wait to get the ce to kill everyone here who expects or sees the Supreme Beings to kneel…’

  The daydream of their screams, the warmth of their blood in her cws, and the look of pain and terror on their faces were a pleasant fort. At the very least, pleasant enough to hold herself back from actually doing so after her sharp nose was filled with pheromones of desires the males emanated as they raked their eyes over her and her mistress’s body. Bodies that belonged solely to her beloved master.

  “Greetings, your majesty.”

  “Alexander, Lilith, Momon, and Lupu. Wele to the capital. lease with your arrival, and with your steadfast, brave, and impressive efforts at the prote of our people.”

  The king bore a noble voice that rebounded from the far stone walls. A voice that belied his old, tired appearahat Yuuji could easily see through despite his forced bravado.

  “We permit you to rise. In gratitude to your efforts, as per our invitation, we shall be holding a feast for you and your panions beginning this evening. Your quarters have been provided, so please indulge yourself to your heart’s tent.”

  The king finished his words then cpped his hands. A young boy, red and gold clothing stepped forward from his spot at the wall.

  “See them in their rooms. Give them a tour of the pace if they so desire. The feast shall begin at Su.

  “Yes your majesty! Dear heroes, please this way.”

  VergsX