Chapter 40

"I-I'..m very ssorry. P...leass for..gove meh." The man said with barely understandable words. It was obvious how many injuries he had suffered.

"Take him away." Rena coldly said.

The knights obeyed and dragged the bloodied man away from the area. Of course, there were still some knights to protect her. But they had increased their alertness.

Seal naturally did not care and proceeded to walk past them.

As Seal was close to entering the hot spring, one of the knights blocked him.

"Hey, you! Stop right there! Who allowed you to pass?" One of Rena's knights asked in a commanding tone.

"May I ask what I have done?" Rather than answering the question, Seal countered with another question.

"You disrespected the Goddess Rena!" The knight yelled.

"And...? Why do I need to give her respect? I'm sure she has done nothing that deserves my respect."

"You! How dare you act so arrogantly?!" The knights unsheathed their swords and pointed them at Seal.

"Stop! If you touch him, you will die. Don't you see that he is calm even though facing a Goddess and numerous knights?" Rena's sweet voice sounded.

The knights, hearing what their Goddess said, froze.

"Heh, at least she isn't as stupid as you guys." Seal scoffed as he walked.

"...Forgive me for asking, why did you let him leave after disrespecting you?"

"Even if I did something, I probably wouldn't have made it out unscathed."

"What?! Someone that can fight against Goddess Rena?"

"Yes... He's most likely a god just like myself. Though I have never met or seen him in Elios." As Rena said that, a strange light flickered in her eyes.

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'Now, I'm finally alone.' Seal sighed to himself while going to take off his clothes.

Since this was a luxurious hot spring that required a large sum of money to enter, it naturally had to be the best quality. And, of course, he had already paid the expenses before entering.

Next to him were a few maids to hold his clothes. They were not shy to look at anyone's body since they were trained in that aspect by the Royal Family. It was natural that they were resilient against handsome men and beautiful women.

But when they saw Seal's appearance, they couldn't help but become dazed. That was because he was much more attractive than Reiji, the Hero of Light, and Alphos, Rena's older twin brother.

Seal also took off his mask because it was uncomfortable to soak in a hot spring with a mask on his face.

This made the maids that were currently still in a daze begin fantasizing about him.

Seal, of course, noticed this but decided to let them do whatever they want. Even he knew how attractive he was.

Without saying anything else, he handed his clothes to the maids and entered the mixed bathing area.

And the reason why he chose the mixed bathing area was because before he left, his family told him to be here at this time. For what reasons, he did not know, but he still agreed nonetheless.

Inside the area, there was surprisingly no one present. Though he actually preferred a quiet environment as he waited.

Only after a few minutes of waiting, three beautiful women entered the mixed bathing area with towels wrapped around their bodies.

(A/N

Azur Lane: Yes/No

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