Divine Luck: SSS-Rank Battle Maid Harem

Rienned stared at Zach's face for several moments, trying to figure out Zach's intentions. He clearly wasn't interested in her the way that her grandmother wanted. He had also gotten what he wanted from the Imperial Palace and then some now that he had summoned his familiar and entered a partnership with the imperial alchemists.

He clearly wasn't lusting after her appearance, either. He had no interest in her status. He wasn't in any need of money.

None of the reasons outsiders approached her applied to Zach.

'There's no way, right?' Rienne doubted the possibility of Zach inviting her to come with him without ulterior motives. Why would he do that?

Rienne sighed.

"Alright," she said, telling herself that she was only following him out of curiosity. She wanted to know what he had planned or why he invited her to leave the party with him and his familiars.

Zach grinned and turned around without another word, making Rienne jog a little to catch up to him.

With various expressions, mostly ones with narrowed eyes and pursed lips, Zach's familiars and Nora looked at the backs of the two young elites while following them at a safe distance.

Zach had originally planned to go back to his hotel and relax like a madman with Nora and his familiars until it was time to return to the Academy. Naturally, he couldn't drag Rienne into those plans. But that meant he didn't have a specific destination in mind.
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So, they ended up wandering through the streets of Spiros, the capital city of the Kiantier Empire. Zach's barriers and Mandra's magic kept people from noticing or caring about them. Zach, Rienned, and the maids were free to roam the city without any pesky interferences.

Zach figured Rienned needed a distraction, so he took it upon himself to chat, blab, and yap. He talked about himself a little and had Rienne talk about herself a bunch.

He soon learned that she was homeschooled. Since only the members of the imperial family learned spirit magic, there was no academy or institution to teach it. The only teachers that existed were older members of the family.

That meant Rienned hadn't experienced an ordinary school life. Her teenage years had been a direct sequel to the standard education most nobles received when they were kids. Private tutor after private tutor.

She hadn't shared the results of exams with her classmates or found comrades in failure on important exams. She still had 'friends' since she socialized as a member of the Empire's nobility since she was young. But they were acquaintances—connections. No one she could open her heart to.

Her upbringing was almost the complete opposite of Zach's. It was strict, a lot of people, a lot of studying, and a lot of socializing.

Zach's first few years had been similar without the strictness. But after that dreadful fifth birthday, he had been left to his own devices mostly. Then, he went to the Academy while Rienne continued with her private lessons.

They had fun comparing their different memories of childhood, each one pitying and envying the other occasionally.

Zach also told Rienne a lot about his friends at the Academy and everything they had gone through the past three years and what they would spend their final year doing. It left Rienned speechless. She couldn't understand how such a curriculum was even supposed to be possible.

Naturally, she had heard about the Underworld. She even knew more about it than Zach. If getting rid of the Underworld could be done in four years, it would have already happened. But for some reason, she didn't think Zach was lying or exaggerating. She had heard enough rumors about the principal to know that, while it was unlikely, it wasn't impossible for him to do something like this.

However, all she could do was wish Zach good luck and hope for his safe return. Then, she glanced at Zach's familiars.

Maybe it wasn't an impossible task, after all. Zach had a deity and someone on the same level as a deity on his team.

The Underworld did not have that kind of power. It was strong, but deities? Archons? No way.

The only problem was that Zach and his familiars had not accessed their full potential yet while the Underworld had spent centuries honing itself and refining its power. The Great Ugor had an advantage, even after Zach summoned an SSS-rank familiar.

Rienne was almost a little envious as Zach told her he was getting ready to leave to fight the Underworld again now that his break was almost up. He would spend the next year on a continuous adventure. It would be life-threatening and dangerous, but it would be exciting.

She, on the other hand, would spend it cooped up in the Imperial Palace, honing her spirit magic, tending to palace affairs, and entertaining nobles. The only kind of excitement she might experience was the bad and troublesome kind that didn't threaten her directly but was just a pain.

She hadn't realized before talking to Zach how much she craved a carefree life. She was thankful for the world his words had shown her, even if it was a world she couldn't reach.

She sighed and gazed at the starry sky.

"Can you drink?" Zach suddenly asked.

Rienne glanced at him.

"I am older than you."

"I'll take that as a yes then." Zach grinned and glanced at Nora, who understood the hint and found the nearest restaurant, where she purchased a few bottles of different kinds of alcoholic beverages.

While she did that, Zach and Rienne found a park on the outskirts of the city where they wouldn't be disturbed.

Nora caught up to them before long and presented her collection to Zach and Rienne with a worried expression. Zach had only recently hit eighteen years of age and still hadn't even tried alcohol. She was worried about him.

Seeing that, Zach grinned and patted on the ground next to him, inviting Nora to join them. She tried to refuse, but Zach wouldn't allow it. He also invited his familiars.

Yanael and Mandra were the only ones who refrained.

Just like that, the afterparty started.