Coerced Request

The following morning and the days of travel after their little endeavor, the smile would not leave Kurayami's face. The two had inevitably become closer than ever before, and now their little display was even more apparent. The two held hands almost the entire way back to the kingdom's capital.

However, when Hikari got back to the capital, she quickly hid behind a stack of hay. She gestured her comrades to keep silent and waved them over to the hiding spot.

"Master, what's wrong?" Kurayami whispered.

"That pervert is here. See, she's walking with her little band over there. Let's wait for them to pass."

It had been a while since Hikari had seen Kyra and her friends, but she was very reluctant to meet them again, especially since the face of that priestess was already turning strange colors. It was as if the girl could sense the divine energy of Hikari through some perverse skill.