Hefting the final box onto the wagon, James turned to Diana. “You got anything else you want to bring? I’ve got the luggage you left downstairs and a few samples I can use to entice buyers along the way.” Howard slapped James’s back, winking at Diana. “Such a strong, responsible man! Don’t worry though, Diana can handle herself.” Nodding at …

James rushed toward the last official’s station to finalize the necessary documents for him to legally leave the city. So far, he’d had to travel all over the city to purchase some of the final ingredients and complete the last few trade negotiations he’d arranged before his trip. While most citizens could travel around Natusha Kingdom without notifying the Queen, …

Diana startled awake, immediately noticing the fireballs exploding in the black sky like supernovas blessing the world. She instinctively reached for a weapon only to accidentally pat James who sat awake on the blanket they shared, his head craned toward the display. Seeing him with his distinct lack of fear made her realize that this was a show, not an …

Things settled down rather quickly once the Kingdom got involved, and the case was relatively hushed up, although the priests were banned from preaching in the markets. James suspected it was just one small part of wide-ranging concessions the Church had granted the Queen. Howard had convinced Diana despite James’s denials that the best way for Diana to repay James …

Report no. 2: Day: 1080 You know that feeling you get when you know something bad is about to happen, but you don’t yet know what? While she was a mere a sweet young girl who was at that budding age, I got that feeling the second Howard’s granddaughter, Diana, stepped into my home. At first, things had seemed fine. …

Kira yawned, stretching out her long arms. Kicking aside her blankets, she froze. Hadn’t she been about to die? How was she here? She’d flared her |Berserk| and |Ancestral Linkage| Skills, which would have exacted a great toll on her immediately after combat ended… The memories came rushing back to her: fighting madly for their lives in that dark place, …

“Welcome, we’re glad you could make it, Lillia!” James greeted the [Baroness] and her [Butler] as they entered his home. Looking around, the [Baroness] commented, “Dear Gods, Howard. Has this been where you’ve been staying? How have you managed without servants?” Concealing his face by covering it with his sleeve, Howard coughed dryly. After all, he was a [Knight], not …

Kneeling over the fallen Hersha, James hurriedly glanced back at Diana and seemed to remember something while seeing her actions. Hesitating, he turned away and put a small mask over his mouth. Feeling for Kira’s pulse, he panicked and used an HP reader to find Kira was dangling past the point of survival at a bare two HP points. At …

Before stepping out of the more brightly circle, Diana took a final gulp of air: she would be unable to breathe after this moment because the potentially lethal red mist remaining in the area. The two injured Mimics, a Bruin and a lion, noticed her exiting Combat and followed her to prevent her from escaping. Holding her breath, Diana |Sprint|ed …

James found himself in a dark chapel, complete with pews and an altar. Tapping the belt around him, a slight hum materialized around him as his shield formed. Scanning around, he tried to figure out where the kidnappers were keeping the missing pair. Then, a figure emerged from the darkness, clapping his hands. “Welcome, James. So, you’ve found our hideout. …