On the Bourdonné Street in the town below the Tristain castle, a magnificent parade was being held in commemoration of their victory. The parade was led by Princess Henrietta's chariot, which was pulled along by the legendary beasts known as unicorns. Renowned nobles in their chariots followed after her. Around them, the magical defense squad served as their bodyguards.
The narrow road was filled with spectators. People cheered as they watched from the windows and roofs of the buildings as the chariots passed by.
"Long live Princess Henrietta!"
"Long live Tristain!"
The crowd was extremely enthusiastic. Princess Henrietta had led the Tristain forces to victory at the Plains of Tarbes the other day against the Albion forces who had broken their treaty. Princess Henrietta, who had defeated the enemy which outnumbered them, was praised as a 'saint' and was as popular as it was possible.
After the parade was over, a coronation was awaiting Henrietta, in which she was to assume the throne. Cardinal Mazarin proposed this, with most of the court's nobles and cabinet ministers agreeing.
The marriage of the prince of the neighboring country, Germania, with Henrietta, was canceled, much to their disappointment. After all, they could not afford to be unyielding to a country that defeated the invading forces of Albion.
Of course, the cancellation of the alliance was out of the question. Tristain was a strong country that Germania, who was frightened of the wrath of Albion, could not afford to be without.
In other words, Henrietta had gained her freedom through her own hands.
A party of the defeated Albion soldiers was watching the triumphant return in the corner of the plaza. They were the nobles of the Albion forces who were taken as prisoners. Even though they were prisoners, they were treated fairly well. Their wands were confiscated, but they were not tied up, and could freely stand. Guards were placed around them, but none of them were thinking of escaping. When nobles are captured as prisoners, they undergo an oath. If they were to break that oath, then their honor and name would turn into ashes. For nobles, who valued honor very highly, it was equivalent to death.
Within that party of people, there was a scorched man with a bold face. It was Sir Bowood, who was the captain of the Lexington warship, which Louise sank by engulfing it in flames with her Void magic. He nudged the noble beside him and spoke to him.
"Look Horatio, it's the 'saint' who defeated us"
The noble called Horatio turned his fat figure and replied.
"Hm... There hasn't been an enthronement of a princess in Halkeginia before. Even though they defeated us, the war still isn't over. Furthermore, isn't she a bit young?"
"Horatio, you should study some history. There's been one instance in Gallia and two in Tristain where the princess has been enthroned."
Horatio scratched his head.
"History you say? If so, we're just a ribbon decorating the first page of Saint Henrietta's brilliant history. That light! Not only did it annihilate my ship but yours as well!"
Bowood nodded. That ball of light that shone above the Lexington expanded to a huge size in just a matter of seconds. Not only did it cause the fleet to be engulfed in flames but it also destroyed the 'wind stones' on board the ships, causing them to sink towards the ground.
What was even more surprising, was that the light did not kill a single person. The light destroyed the fleet but did not affect the people. They managed to glide down onto the ground with what little control they had left. The flames did injure many people but there were no casualties.
"A miraculous light... I can't believe it. I haven't even heard or seen that kind of magic before. Our country has chosen a fearsome enemy." Bowood whispered.
He called out to a soldier who was holding a large halberd.
"You. Yes, you."
Raising his eyebrows, the soldier approached Bowood.
"Did you call for me, Your Excellency?"
No matter if the person was an enemy or ally, nobles were to be treated with respect. The soldier waited for Bowood's words politely.
"My subordinates aren't locked up, are they? Are they being fed properly?"
"The soldiers who were captured are being gathered and are being invited into the Tristain forces. There is compulsory labor imposed on them, but most of them should be aspiring to join our forces. After all, it was a big victory. Don't worry about their stomachs, Tristain is not such a poor country as to be considering whether or not to give prisoners food."
"Here's a cup to celebrate the 'saint's' victory."
The soldier laughed.
"Allow me to offer a cup to Your Excellency's health."
Feeling cheerful, Bowood whispered while he watched the soldier leave.
"If this annoying war ends and you go back home, what would you do, Horatio?"
"I'm going to retire from the army. I wouldn't even mind if I gave up my wand, after seeing that light."
Bowood laughed loudly.
"We think alike! I feel exactly the same"
A smile arose on Cardinal Mazarin's face while he sat next to Henrietta. It was a smile that he had not shown for ten years, a smile without worry. Opening the carriage windows, he waved his hands in response to the deafening cheer of the crowd. He was glad that the two weights on his shoulders were lightened. Internal administration and diplomacy. He was considering leaving them to Henrietta and acting as an advisor himself.
Mazarin noticed that his new lord had a sad expression on her face. Tweaking his mustache, he asked her, "It seems that you are not feeling happy. I haven't seen you cheerful since you've stepped in this carriage."
"Why must I take the throne? Mother is here, isn't she?"
"She won't even respond if we call her 'Your Majesty the Queen.' She said that she is not a king, merely the king's wife and your mother, and she would definitely not accept the crown."
"Why did my mother refuse to accept?"
A sad expression came over Mazarin's face.
"The queen is still mourning. She still longs for your late father."
Henrietta sighed. "Then I'll just be like my mother. The throne can remain empty. The coronation won't proceed."
"Don't say such selfish things! Your coronation is something your mother has hoped for as well. Tristain cannot be a weak country right now. The nobles and citizens of Tristain, our allied countries as well, are hoping for you to take the throne."
Henrietta sighed again. She looked at the wind ruby on her left ring finger. It was the ring which Kai had brought back to her, a memento of Wales'. The victory that had ascended her to the throne... was in a sense Wales' victory. The ring had given Henrietta the courage to face the enemy.
If Mother left the throne empty because she was longing for Father... then I want to do the same. I don't want to become a queen.
But she could hear the crowd's cheers. As if admonishing, Mazarin quietly whispered.
"The citizens are all hoping for the coronation. Your Excellency's body is already something that is not yours."
With a cough, he continued.
"I'll explain the procedures of the coronation. So that you won't make any mistakes."
"It's only wearing a crown... Why is it such a big fuss?"
"Don't say such things. It's a holy ritual. It's a ritual where you bear the power bestowed by the founders and declare it to the world. The procedures are all a tradition."
In an air of importance, Mazarin explained the procedures.
"...Then, when the ritual is finished, your excellency will approach the queen at the altar. You will state the written vow to the founders and the gods, and your mother will place the crown on you. Then everyone in Halkeginia, including me, will be addressing you as 'Your Majesty'."
A vow...
Pledging something that she didn't hold true in her heart... isn't that blasphemy? Thought Henrietta.
I just can't think of myself as a queen. That victory... the victory at Tarbes that ascended me to the throne was not through my leadership but by the abundant experience and wit of the generals and Mazarin. I was only leading, I didn't do anything else. If Wales were alive right now, what would he say to me? Me, who's been given the duty of rising to the apex of power...
Wales.
My dear Wales.
The only person I have loved...
Before that or even after that, the only time I have truly vowed with the words ringing true with my heart has been that one time in the Ragdorian Lake. The great victory and the brilliance of the coronation did not lighten Henrietta's heart from such thoughts.
She blankly stared at the parchment in her hands.
It was the report that had been delivered to Henrietta the other day. Recorded there was the interrogation of the prisoners done by a guard. There was something written about Saito's Zero Fighter shooting down the dragoons. A prisoner who had been a dragoon said that it flew with great agility and used powerful magic-based attacks, shooting down his allies one by one. But, such a dragoon did not exist in the Tristain forces. Puzzled by this, the guard had investigated further in the matter further. A report from the village of Tarbes continued. The 'dragon' the dragoon was using was a magical item called the Dragon's Raiment belonging to the Village of Tarbes. But it seems like it wasn't a magical item, but instead an unknown machinery.
The one who was controlling it was the familiar of her friend, La Vallière. And... there was a slight hint of information regarding the light which destroyed the enemy fleet as well. Those lights had appeared near the flying machine. The guard had made quite a hypothesis, that La Vallière and her familiar were the source of those lights. However, the guard seemed troubled about whether to directly contact the two. The report ended with a request for further directions regarding the investigation.
The light which brought me victory.
The intense light that resembled the sun.
Even by thinking about the light, her body grew warm.
"Was it you, Louise?" Whispered Henrietta quietly.
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A few hours later Henrietta received a letter from Romalia. A letter sent by the Pope himself. It said that she had his congratulations for the victory against Albion in Tarbes.
It seemed that news traveled fast about this battle.
He further wrote that he would be giving some of his 'help' to Henrietta. There would probably be traitors all across Tristain in the foreseeable future, so he had sent one of his personal guard to the Academy of Magic to see if there were traitors. He said that she would be there in the following days. She wasn't there just for that though, she had wanted to meet someone in particular at the Academy. She didn't know who he was but knew his title.
It wasn't like Henrietta could refuse this gift, so she wrote two letters. One to the Pope to thank him for his help. And another to Louise to ask for her presence, and that someone was coming to visit the Academy from Romalia. Unfortunately, Henrietta knew that it would take a fair bit of time for the letter to arrive for Louise to read. She just hoped that the letter to Louise would arrive sooner rather than later.
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Meanwhile, it was the same old boring days at the Academy. Osmond had praised the victory at Tarbes, but other than that nothing exciting happened.
But then again, they were in a school, an environment that had no place for things like politics. Even amid the war, the students were off somewhere doing their own things. For the nobles of Halkeginia, war was something that occurred every year. There was always some fight somewhere in the world. And when things got more serious, there would be an uproar, but when the battles had settled, things would be like always.
Though, not a war perse, but reconnaissance was being done in the small courtyard of Vestri.
On the bench under the warm sun, Saito opened a package in his hands. Seeing what it was, his face lit up. "Wow! That's great! A muffler!"
A blushing Siesta sat next to him. "Well, um, what was it called... an airplane? It's cold when you're up there, right?"
It was about three o'clock. Since Siesta had something to give him, she had told him to go to Vestri courtyard. And the present was a scarf. A scarf as white as snow. It was warm, like her skin.
"Yeah! It does get cold when I open the windshield."
Saito wrapped it around his neck to try it on. It was the start of summer, but the skies were cold and it was chilly when the windshield was open. During takeoff and landing, he needed to stretch his head outside the windshield to check below him.
On the white scarf, words were written with black knitted wool. At first, they looked like letters from the alphabet, but on closer inspection, they were Halkeginian characters, quite different from the alphabet.
"What does it say?"
"Hm? Ah, you can't read our words since you're from another world. Um, your name is written there."
"I see." Saito was moved. "So that's how my name is written in this world."
Four characters were grouped together, which was probably pronounced like his name. Next to that group of characters was a group of six characters.
"What about this?"
"Eheh... that's my name. Sorry, I couldn't help myself. You don't like it?"
"N-No, that's not it!" Saito frantically shook his head. "I'm really happy that you knit a muffler for me."
It was the first time he had recieved a present from a girl that wasn't his mother. His birthday was on a national holiday, so school was out.
"But is it really okay to give this to me? It must have taken a lot to knit this." Saito's voice was quiet.
"It's okay. You know, when the Albion forces attacked, I was so scared. But when I heard the battle had ended... you had helped with that airplane, right?"
Saito nodded.
"I was really, really happy. Which is why I..."
The two of them were blushing harshly. Siesta hugged Saito and kissed him on the cheek back then.
Soon after that, the village people came out of the forest. Many of them had been intently watching the battle, all the way from Saito coming onto the scene, to Kai transforming into a Super Saiyan, to Louise's explosion. They had praised the trio as heroes for crushing the enemies. Celebrations were held for three days and three nights, and they had received treatment as fine as royalty.
During the feast, Siesta bonded with Saito more, getting closer to him.
At that moment, she was leaning against him.
Confused, Saito messed with the muffler around his neck.
"Uh?" He noticed something. "Siesta, this muffler is quite long..."
"Hehe... that's because it's made for doing this." Siesta took one end of the muffler and wrapped it around her neck. With that, it seemed like the muffler's length was just right.
"I-It's made for two people?"
"Yep. You don't like it?"
Saito felt his heart racing the fastest it had ever been.
Siesta closed her eyes and started leaning close to Saito's face.
He gulped. His instinct made him want to kiss her, but... her father's words rang in his mind. Before they had all left, he approached Saito. Saito was praised at first, but the man's smile faded into a glare.
"You may be the savior of this village, but..."
"But?"
"If you make my daughter cry, I will kill you."
Saito couldn't forget that face when he said that. It was the most terrifying thing he had ever seen.
He couldn't carelessly make a move. He had to go home after all... If he kissed her, then he would make Siesta sad when he went home. If that happened, Siesta's father would probably find a way to Earth and hunt him down.
About 30 feet behind the bench where those two were seated, there was a gaping hole in the ground. In that hole, there were two people. Kai and Louise. The two of them were spying on Saito and Siesta.
Kai had been walking around when he spotted the two of them. Curious, and also panicking, he made a quick hole behind them and started to watch on. Not long after, Louise found him in the hole, and before she could ask what was going on, Kai pulled her in. He motioned for her to be quiet, and pointed to Saito and Siesta. Louise quickly understood and started watching with him.
In a whisper, Kai said, "Will they actually kiss?"
On Kai's back, Derflinger answered. "Doubt it."
Popping their heads back out, they saw that Saito and Siesta were looking awkwardly away from each other.
"Damn it... We didn't see..."
Louise started to get out of the hole. "This was a waste of time."
Kai let out a sigh. "You're tellin' me."
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Later that day, Kai found himself bored out of his mind. He needed something new in his training other than working out. Weighted clothing was making it much faster to train, but still, it was monotonous.
While jogging around the academy, that's when an idea sprouted up in his mind. He saw Guiche walking around, and since classes had been over for a while, he walked up to him.
"Yo, Guiche, what's up?"
Hearing Kai's casual greeting, Guiche was confused. "N-Nothing? Why?"
"Great, so why don't ya help me out with something?"
"That would be?"
Kai simply said, "Sparring."
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Their sparring wasn't completely one-sided. The only reason was that Kai had made his clothes heavy enough so that he was about as strong and fast as Guiche.
Guiche had been using a combination of his magic, Valkyries, and swordplay, while Kai had been limited to a sword that Guiche had made and his fists.
Taking a breath in, Kai looked at what was in front of him. Two Valkyries to his right, one to his left, and Guiche was in front of him.
Instantly turning to his left, Kai swung the sword at the Valkyrie, but Guiche quickly cast a spell, and a chain connected Kai's left hand to the ground. Both Valkyries behind him tried to attack with their spears, but Kai jumped up, dodging.
Using the momentum, and the opening, Kai wrapped the chain around one of the Valkyries, completely immobilizing it. Using his other hand, he sliced clean through the other one next to him.
Guiche ran up to him, getting ready to strike, but Kai maneuvered the Valkyrie so it took the hit. The Valkyrie crumbled to pieces from Guiche's blow.
While Guiche was momentarily stunned, Kai threw the sword straight at the last Valkyrie, slicing it clean in half.
Backing away, Guiche fell flat onto the ground. "Can we be done now? We've been at this for hours."
Kai yanked his hand out of the chain. "Yeesh, ya big baby, it hasn't been that long." Kai looked toward the sky. "Okay, maybe it has."
"I'm going to bed..."
"Alright, see ya later Guiche." Kai waved him off and looked toward the sky. "Well, there's still daylight to burn..."
Don't overwork yourself.
"Yeah yeah..." Thinking for a moment, Kai decided that he'd pay Mr. Colbert a visit. He should personally thank him for helping with the plane.
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Knocking on the shack that was Colbert's laboratory, Kai heard shuffling come from inside. It sounded a little panicked as if whoever was inside either just woke up, or wasn't supposed to be there... Maybe both since Colbert was a teacher.
The door opened, and Colbert's groggy face was seen. "Hello?" Colbert quickly adjusted his glasses. "Ah, Kai! Please come in."
As Kai walked in, he pinched his nose. He hadn't actually been in the lab yet, so he didn't expect the smell.
Seeing the boy's reaction, Colbert gave a small laugh. "You get used to the smell after a while... So Kai, what can I help you with tonight?"
"Well, I just really wanted to say thanks for helping out with the Zero Fighter. The battle in Tarbes wouldn't have been won without your help."
Hearing of the battle, Colbert's face turned somewhat grim. "Yes... I suppose it was due to my help. Tell me, do you know how many casualties there were? How many were caused by that plane?"
Kai was a little surprised, but thinking about it... "Uh, I don't think anyone was killed-"
Colbert looked surprised. "But... how? I examined the machinery, and it seemed like it could kill quite easily."
"Well, when I knocked someone out, I grabbed them, put them on the ground, and went straight back up. When Saito shot a dragon, I had to grab the dragoon real quick so that they wouldn't die."
"But, why save them?"
Kai shrugged. He himself didn't really know why he did it at the time. "I guess... it's cause they're people too. And... I ain't a soldier, an executioner, or anything like that. I'll fight people, but I won't kill them."
Hearing Kai's response, Colbert felt somewhat confused. This boy in front of him was supposed to be a ruthless being, right? Then how? How did the demon in front of him have more of a heart than a person like himself?
That was it. The 'demon' in front of him was just a boy.
"Haha... You know Kai, I thought that you were the Golden Demon until not long ago. When Saito told me that you both were from a different world..."
Kai winced a little. "Well, I am from a different world, buuuut..."
Colbert looked confused as Kai closed his eyes. A soft wind started blowing through the shack as Kai's hair started to spike up. It flashed gold once, twice, three times. Once it started to stay golden, the bottles and other various items started to shake.
After a moment, it stopped.
Kai was standing in front of Colbert with spiked-up golden hair and teal eyes. "I am the Golden Demon." Kai's voice was a little deeper. "Though... it's more of just a title than anything."
Instead of fear, Colbert looked at Kai with curiosity. "Amazing...! So, the Golden Demon is a transformation instead of an actual demon. Golden hair that flies up... An eye color change... A noticeable muscle increase as well as a deeper voice... It's all so interesting!"
Kai was taken aback. Colbert was looking him all over. "Haha... Well, the form is actually called Super Saiyan, and it's pretty strong. If I had to give it a number, I'd say the form multiplies my power by about 30 times."
Colbert's eyes widened. "That's incredible!"
Kai let out a breath as his hair fell back down, turning back to black. "Yeah, but it's a serious drain on my energy."
"Your energy?"
"Yeah, Ki. Life force and whatnot..." Kai began to explain how exactly it worked. Seeing that Colbert was invested in what he was talking about, Kai started to veer and talk about the techniques he had.
"I understand flight, and the... Kaioken?" Seeing Kai's nod, Colbert continued, "But, how are you able to teleport with it?"
"Well, I sense the person, and using their energy as a sort of... point to latch onto, I practically force my own energy to be next to theirs."
Colbert put a hand to his chin. "That's truly unbelievable... Could you demonstrate it?"
Kai nodded as he walked out of the shack. Not a moment later he was standing next to Colbert.
"Amazing..." Colbert nodded to himself. "Kai, if you wouldn't mind, could you come back more often? I'm quite curious about how your powers work."
Kai nodded. "Yeah, course I can."
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When Kai got back to Louise's room, he let out a big yawn as he stretched. He spotted her sitting cross-legged on the bed, staring out into the night sky.
The room was dim. Sure, it was evening already, but it was too dim. There was an ominous feeling in the air.
"Phew, it's been quite a day."
Louise didn't reply.
"Quite a day."
She still didn't respond. What did Kai do to make her mad?
"It's late, isn't it?"
Hearing her question, Kai understood. Ah.
"Y-Y'know, just out tr-" He cut himself off. "Out and about..."
"Really now?"
"Y-Yup! Just uh... wandering around... haha..." Kai had no clue why he felt so scared.
"By the way, I have something to say to you... so sit down. Dog."
"Oh goodie, back to dog~" Kai started inching toward the door. The person in front of him was like the devil... No. She was much worse than the devil.
As Kai tried to open the door, Louise flicked her wand.
"Huh, that's weird..." The knob wouldn't turn.
"It's strange... it seems like I can do simple magic with ease now." Louise was still staring out the window.
"A-are you okay?" This was the most fear he had ever felt... He would rather be fighting Wardes right now.
"I've always failed on the spells of the four major branches of magic up until now... perhaps I really am the one chosen to bear Void. And then day after day there'll be growth. What do you think, dog?"
Kai was now at the door desperately trying to turn the doorknob, but it wouldn't budge.
"It's useless. I cast a 'Lock' spell on it. By the way, dog, your master has been very uneasy. I might even be the one chosen to bear the void magic, but I can't even find anyone to talk over something with..."
"Well, we can talk all you want about it! Just please don't hurt me!"
As she was about to say something. A pelican flew towards the window.
"Ah. My sister was quick."
"Oh, you have a sister?" Kai's voice was a little higher pitched than normal.
"I've come to realize that you aren't affected by your tail as much. You overplay it."
Kai's face stiffened and he was about ready to rip the door off its hinges. "HELP! HELP ME!"
"I told you, it's useless."
Near the window, Derflinger's voice was heard. "I'm sorry partner."
Kai turned around, just to see Louise's foot going straight for his crotch. Kai was able to react fast enough to fly straight to the ceiling. He saw something like leather ropes and a lock in her hands.
"What the hell is that!?"
"It's a magical restraining device used to tame wild creatures. Now come down so I can put it on you!"
"Oh sure, let me think about that real quick... NO!"
"Get down here!"
Kai quickly grabbed the device and ripped it apart. "What is your problem?!"
"I won't tell!"
Kai glanced over to Derf. "Hey, Derf, wanna gimme a rundown?"
"She's been getting quite-" Derflinger stopped himself when Louise pulled out her wand.
"Louise, come on... We already had this talk about me going to train-"
"It isn't just that!"
"Well then, what is it? You aren't trying to explain at all!"
"You idiot! You lied about what you were doing! You went off and trained when you said that you were still looking for treasure! Besides, I wanted someone to talk to about this!" She gestured to herself. "Void!"
"W-We talked about it-"
"No, we didn't! We didn't in the slightest!"
"Well, we can talk about it now, right?"
The two of them took a deep breath and calmed themselves.
Derflinger muttered quietly, "Those two are complete idiots."
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The next week had passed without much of anything happening. A sense of normality started to settle in... even though there was a war brewing in the background.
"Mnm..." Kai started to mumble to himself. The dream he was having was nice...
Suddenly the sounds of someone yelling woke Kai up. He jolted up, but he still felt a little groggy. He had gone a little overboard last night with his training.
He looked to his left and saw his master cuddling next to him. It was cute and made his heart beat faster every time he saw it, which made this next part hard for him.
"Louise, time to wake up," Kai said while shaking her.
"Mmn five more minutes," Louise mumbled.
"Alrighty then, I'll head out then." Kai quickly got changed. He started tracing his finger over the spot over his chest that Louise had stitched.
"Wait for me..." Louise's groggy voice was drowned out by the yelling.
Kai quickly exited, while Louise started to get changed. When she finished, she was about to run after him, but she spotted a letter on the windowsill. Curious, she started to read it.
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While walking to the entrance, he started to make out what the person was saying. It sounded feminine, and... familiar.
"GANDALFR! I KNOW YOU'RE HERE! GANDALFR COME OUT HERE!"
Kai pinched the bridge of his nose. "Every other day with this stuff..."
Nearby, he saw Saito also walking out.
"Yo, Saito."
"Hey, Kai."
"Rock paper scissors for who goes deal with it?"
That voice was heard again. "GANDALFR!"
Saito nodded. "Deal."
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Letting out a groan, Kai walked outside. He saw a crowd of students and academy staff. The staff looked as though they were trying to calm down the person, but were hesitant to.
Taking a moment to breathe, the overwhelming yelling finally stopped.
Mr. Colbert was in between the crowd and the girl. He was telling them that there wasn't anything he could do, since she was here under the Pope's orders. A few of the students and teachers went back to their rooms.
Guiche had appeared and seen the girl. She was wearing a white corset with a long flowing blue cape along with a white skirt. She looked similar to someone he knew. He went up past Mr. Colbert and offered the girl a rose.
"My sweet darling, you need not that cretin. I am perfectly suitable to aid you," Guiche was back on his antics.
"Get lost creep," The girl said as she kicked him. The force of the kick sent Guiche soaring into the sky. Before he could gain some true speed on his descent, Kai jumped up and caught him.
"You deserve that, ya dumbass."
"Ow..." Guiche let out a groan as he was set on the ground.
The crowd started to disperse since the girl seemed to be quick to anger. The only people that were still there were Mr. Colbert and Guiche.
Kai started walking up to the girl. An odd feeling was welling up inside of him. "Hey, I wanna apologize on that dumbass' behalf. Anywho, if you're looking for Gandalfr, I'm your man."
The girl didn't look up as she cleaned her boot off after kicking Guiche. "Finally, traveling here took a long ti... K-K-Ka..." The girl finally saw Kai's face.
Seeing her face, Kai was completely stunned. "Na-Na-Na-Na..."
The two of them stared dumbfounded at each other.
Just then, Saito walked out, just in case this was a bad situation. "Is... everything-"
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE!?" The two of them pointed at each other in shock.
Saito walked up to Guiche and whispered, "Do you know what's going on?"
"Ow..."
Kai and the girl took a moment to get over their shared shock, and with tears in their eyes, they hugged each other. They didn't want to let go. They didn't want to be separated again.
Saito walked up to them. "Kai?"
Taking a moment, Kai let go of the girl and turned to Saito with a wide grin. "Saito, this is my sister, Naomi."