Chapter 19
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"Pss, why is everyone staring at us like this," I whispered at Sara, looking around us at all the demons just stair at Sara and me walking on our horses.
"Hmm, maybe it's because my horse has a fucken black eye!! You can even see it, although she is a fucken black horse!!" Sara said, yelling the last part gesturing at Anna's right swollen eye.
"It's her own fault for biting me for no reason."
"… I don't care. Don't hit my Anna ever again!" Sara said, wrapping her arms around Anna's protectively.
"It's fine. I have mister white now. I won't come near that thing."
"That thing! Don't call Anna a thing."
"What should I call her lunch instead, then," I said, smiling while licking my lips and looking at Anna.
"Eeehh!!"
"And there they go," I said, laughing at Anna running away with Sara.
"Neigh!" White complained, giving me a sidelong glance.
"Hehe, don't worry, I won't eat horses. Anyways, let's catch up to them," I said, rubbing the back of my neck awkwardly.
"Neigh." White shook his head and started galloping after them.
"You think this speed will catch up?"
"Neigh." White humphed irritated.
"Okay, okay, I guess you will know your wife better," I mumbled, letting go of the rain.
"Neigh!!"
"She isn't your wife?"
"Neigh."
"Oh, sister then?"
"Neigh." White nods in confirmation.
"Wow, I guess you got all the good genes seeing how… oh, here they come," I said, seeing Sara coming towards us from the side.
"Kyaaaaa!! Anna, calm down!" Sara yelled, running past us with a panicked expression.
"Hahaha, Sara's face was hilarious," I said, laughing my gut out.
"Neigh."
"Oh, you agree?"
"Neigh."
"Well, let's leave them, then let's go to the market. I am hungry. You know the way, right?"
"Neigh."
"Then lead the way, mister," I said, patting his head.
While white was busy taking me to the market, I looked at what was around me and in the city.
Glass, glass and glass was the only thing I could see until the third store. At least after that, it was an electronic build board showing ads. But every building was made out of glass until the third story, and it doesn't look like it was glass panels. It looked like the entire wall of the three levels, and the whole width of the building was 20 meters at the minimum.
"These glass windows are huge," I said, amazed.
"Oh look, there are also bridges connecting the building," I said, amazed again looking at the bridge we were walking under on the street level. It wasn't like it was new to me, but the amount there was in one building was terrific. These things were very common in cities as that one business building was not enough to occupy all the workers, and having them need to walk over the streets was too dangerous. That's why they designed a bridge connecting buildings under the same company.
"Tch a country button." One of the demons walking past me said in an annoyed tone.
"Hmm, a fox demon, huh." I hummed, looking at the demon and noticing his fluffy tail
"That's right. You have a problem with that." The demon said, glaring at me.
"Hmm, no, I just haven't seen one before, well, in person," I said, a bit confused at his reaction.
"Hmph, whatever." He said, walking away.
"Got to ask Sara later. Hey, white, how far are we still at the market? I am ravenous right now." I asked, tapping her neck.
"Neigh!" White hummed, irritated.
"You will also get food, dumbass," I said, shaking my head.
"Woah!! You were a pegasus!!!" I shouted, surprised to see the wings on white appear.
"Neigh!"
"That's cool."
And just like that, white took flight, taking us as quickly as possible to the market.
[5 minutes later]
Well, apparently, the fastest way is illegal.
Just when white was about to get past the second building, 2 other people in silver and black armour with a white cape with a shield symbol on it appeared from the side on their own pegasus, telling us to land right away. Seeing as they have some particular job, I told white to land. Honestly, I could quickly get away, but I was intrigued by what the shield meant and all.
"Young miss, you aren't allowed to fly your pegasus in the city." The city guard said, looking down at me.
"Uh, sorry?" I said, tilting my head at him.
"Why is that a question?"
"I don't know."
"Sigh, so you are going to follow me or what?"
"I will follow, but where will we be going?"
"To the city guard station. What else?"
"I see. Okay, lead the way then?" I said, jumping on white again.
"Get off the pegasus and follow us on your feet." The guard behind me said.
"I am being very cooperative, and you want to force me to walk to the station while you guys are on yours?" I said, looking back at the guy.
"Jermy, it's true she is being very cooperative with us." The first guard said, trying to calm his partner down.
"And that's why you are still a private even after all these years, David. Get off the pegasus, girl." Jermy said, dismissing both of our words.
"Tch annoying," I mumbled, getting off.
"And another charge for slandering a city guard," Jermy said, looking disgusted.
"Oh no, I am so scared I might pee myself. Or call you a dumbass that will never reach anything in his life." I said in a frightened voice before twitching to a monotone one giving the guard goosebumps.
"You!!"
"Miss, please don't anger him even more," David said, trying to defuse the situation.
"Well, if mister Private stays quiet, then I won't," I said, annoyed.
'What is wrong about wanting to ride the pegasus? It isn't like you guys won't catch up having your own pegasus.' I thought, annoyed, while walking next to white.
"Tch children are so annoying."
"We can say the same thing about adults always thinking they know better." I retorted, glaring at him.
"Oh, you really don't know how to hold your mouth, brat."
"Ugh, you're so fucking annoying. I bet you are single as well with that personality of yours." I said, glaring at him.
"You!" Jermy yelled again, pulling out his sword this time.
"Oh, you know what it means pulling out your sword like that, right?" I said, intrigued. I might have been human all my life, but I knew some things about the demon culture when it came to pulling out their swords.
"Like a brat like you will able to kill me."
"I see," I mumbled, putting my hand on my sword.
"Hey, hey, don't start attacking each other now," David said, coming in between us.
"Oi Ren, what's going on here!" Sara yelled from above us.
I saw Sara looking down at us, sitting on top of Anna with her wing out.
"Oh, you with this brat. Get down to the ground right this instance." Jermy said, turning his sword towards Sara.
"Holy shit, this guy is dumb. Why are you wasting your time with this dumbass." Sara said, pointing at Jermy while looking at me.
"Badmouthing a city guard will land you in jail."
"I am underage. You are not allowed to arrest me, and that's not even taking in my noble house," Sara said, just staring at Jermy.
"Wait, that's. Hey, Jermy, that's princess-"
"I said come down here," Jermy said, ignoring Davids's words. He jumped off his pegasus towards Sara in the air.
Flop.
He didn't go far, not even reaching halfway towards Sara before his body flopped onto the ground.
"Sheesh, attacking royalty, what a dumbass," I said, seething my sword and making all three look my way.
"I didn't even see you move." David stuttered, looking at the head in my hand and back to the headless corpse.
"Of course, you didn't. You are way too slow for that," I said in a monotone voice.
"That's murder."
"He was about to attack a royal. Do you think he will live after that?" I said, staring at David with my hand on my sword.
"… right that is princess Sara," David said, nodding to himself.
"He might have attacked me, but you didn't have to kill him, ren," Sara said, landing on the ground and looking at me nervously.
"Hmm, you seem stressed."
"Well," Sara mumbled, looking away.
'Guess she didn't think I was that fast.' I thought, sighing.
"Sigh, if you thought that I went all out on your brother."
"Our," Sara mumbled, quite determined, surprising me.
"Our brother, then how did you think I killed that furry guy on earth? Well, I guess I am not that strong anymore because of this dumb body of mine." I said in a hushed tone, getting onto white.
"You got the point there. I was being too naive."