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"Lord, where should we go?" the knights asked.
"The world tree forms one formation with me, the others are guarding around the capital. Don't forget to spread Elly's portrait to facilitate the search," Ken replied in detail.
"Hiyaaa..." the horse spurred on
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Switching positions to the knights guarding the capital led by Rei
"This is the first time we've seen Lord Kenrich worried, so far he's always hidden his emotions" said one of the knights.
"That woman isn't Miss Vere, is she? Why is Lord Kenrich in such a hurry?" replied the other knight.
"Hey" Rei patted the shoulders of the two knights
"Focus on what you're told instead of gossiping like ladies, that's not the attitude of an imperial knight, is it?" said Rei while squeezing their shoulders.
"An... you're right sir, forgive us" said the two knights while bowing in shame.
"Even though we just got to know each other, why did something like this happen to Elly" Rei muttered.
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"The preparations are complete, let's go Mr. and Miss" En said while creating a magic portal and En began to tear the coordinate paper in a second the three of them had moved to another place.
"Wow... That was what we moved so fast. That must be new technology? Where did you learn it?" Elly asked curiously.
"Technology?" asked En in astonishment
"The thing that made us move earlier used what technology?" Elly started to explain again
"I don't understand what you mean but, if you asked me what we used to move I would answer that it was your magic" En explained.
"Enough of this talk between you two, come here" Kei was annoyed.
"Look this tree isn't shining like last time, there seems to be a problem with the portal"
"Be... Is it true that I can't return to my world?" asked Elly anxiously.
"Don't worry, we'll find an alternative, but it will take years to create a portal to your world," Kei replied, calming Elly down.
"Miss Mr. Sttt... I seem to hear the sound of horse treads heading this way" En said warningly.
"Hide first, come here and duck" Kei replied.
"I... That's the guy who saved me, Duke Kenrichen," Elly said excitedly.
Elly stood up and almost said hello, Kei swiftly pulled her and covered her mouth
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"There seems to be something strange about those bushes I'll check it out" said Ken who started to move away from the troops and approached the bushes in question.
"What's there?" Ken got closer.
"Hingggg,..." Slove (the animal made of mana) suddenly appeared from the bush earlier
"Oh it's a wild Slove" Kei said, as he returned to the group.
"Sir, what's going on over there?" asked the Knight in astonishment.
"There's nothing, I just found a wild Slove
The group of knights and the duke found nothing at the location so they decided to return to the residence.
Flashback
"It's bad that he's getting closer here, there's no other way but to distract him with the wild Slove around here" En muttered while casting a spell.
"Hinggg,..." The voice of Slove who was trapped by magic, En then released it as if the one who moved the bushes was Slove
"Oh it's a wild Slove" Kei said, as he returned to the group.
"That was close" En said gratefully
"Why are we hiding? Wouldn't it be better if we were with their group?" Asked Elly annoyed with their actions that hid her
"Look we're hiding from them because..."
"Shut up En just let it go if he wants to be with them after all we've been trying to get this human back to his roots" Kei said cutting in.
"It depends on you humans whether you come with us on a one-year contract to return you or with those who will return you to your home world who knows when," Kei explained.
"Aaaaa... The choice is complicated if with them I can only eat soup in contrast to Mr. Ken I can eat whatever I want and live comfortably, but if I think logically the two of them are more favorable to me" Elly muttered to herself.
"How human, why are you taking so long to think" Kei said.
"Alright let's be together for one year, you have to guarantee my life is safe with you" Elly said seriously.
"Yes I agree" replied Kei
"Alright here, the letter of agreement between the two parties please sign" " En said while giving a pen and paper contract
"All preparations have been completed, let's go back" En said while preparing the teleport portal and coordinate paper
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Since they had been searching for a long time in the World Tree area and its surroundings, Kei finally took out the Mana stone to communicate with Rei who was in the capital.
"Rei how are things over there, did you find anything?" Kei asked curiously
"We've searched various places in the capital, but to no avail," Rei replied.
"Oh... I see..." Ken said somewhat disappointed.
"But there is one thing that is odd, when we asked the residents about Elly, they linked the Human a*******n with the return of the Reapers" Rei explained.
"Reapers? This is the first time I've heard of them" Ken asked confused.
"I can't explain it now, we should go back first" Rei said.
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"The contract has been completed, now what?" asked Elly curiously.
"Now you just have to wait for the portal to your world to open again," Kei replied.
"When will the portal open again?" Elly asked back.
"I don't know for sure, maybe a year or so" Kei replied.
"Huh... isn't that too long?" said Elly.
"The time difference here is much different from your world, if it is estimated that a year here is only a day in your world. You just need to be patient" Kei explained while sitting on a chair
"Wow... The difference is so long" Elly was surprised that her eyes lit up as if she still had a chance to return to the original world.
"While we're waiting what if we go on an adventure, isn't it very boring to stay here all the time" said Elly in an excited tone.
"Where are you going?" asked Kei, whose blue sapphire eyes stared at Elly as if to pounce on an enemy.
"Cake shop, let's go there together" replied Elly, who did not understand the situation.
"Out there the security is tight and it's hard for us to move, sir," said En with a serious look.
"No problem, let's go out, we haven't entertained ourselves much since we ran away from the empire. We just need to disguise ourselves anyway" replied Kei as he stood up and searched for a robe in the wardrobe.
"Alright sir" En replied resignedly, again he had to write down the coordinates on the teleport paper in case of an unexpected situation if they were outside later.
"Humans remember our purpose for going out is just for the cake and nothing more. I'm already tired enough just by us going out to the world tree" Kei said making sure Elly didn't make too many requests here and there.
"Good" Elly replied excitedly
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On the other hand there was a conversation between Duke Kenrichen and Marquess Reihart
"So what do you mean Reapers?" asked Ken curious about the conversation that had been delayed earlier, his eyes said as if they were getting closer to catching the culprit who had kidn*pped Elly.
"They say Reapers are tough warriors and great mages they are said to be, as Reapers because of their excellence on the battlefield and help to the people in difficult times. It is said that just the two of them can solve short-term critical problems, they even have fans from the lower to the upper classes" Rei said frankly explaining the rumors said by the people in the capital.
"People must think of them as heroes. I'm looking forward to meeting them, as well as the reason they kidn*pped Irely at my residence" Ken replied while drinking a cup of warm tea, with a faint smile adorning his face. This indicated that his head was full of 101 ways to catch the Reapers in question
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