Two Queens

As Mikahil and the girls walked through the kingdom toward the castle, they noticed gazes coming from all directions. Even though all the women in the area weren't directly looking at them, they were talking and behaving as if they were waiting for the right moment to pounce, in stark contrast to the disgust or contempt in the Kyūketsuki kingdom.

'My god... It's like I've been thrown into a den of beasts,' Mikahil thought, putting his hands in his pockets and starting to walk more slowly.

"Seeing the whole thing is nice, but don't you find it too beautiful?" Lize asked, gesturing with her hands, causing a crackling sound that made all the glances disappear.

'Those two even said not to be so obvious... Another variant messed up my calculation,' Lize thought.

"It's still as beautiful as I remember," Pinna said, looking around.

Before any of the girls could say anything, Mikahil asked, "So, have you been here before?"