Science/Magic

"Mou. I can't believe that my hero is going to leave us behind." A honey-haired girl pouted displeased while walking through the streets of Academy City.

Her name was Gina. She was a fifteen-year-old girl with silver eyes and a petite body. At a glance, she seemed like an innocent girl unable to harm a fly, but in truth, she was a mischievous girl who liked to see the world in flames.

Beside her, another girl shook her head with a wry smile. She was Liu Ying, a beautiful girl with black hair and a horn on her forehead indicating her identity as a demon. Unlike Gina, she gave a carefree and positive vibe and her well-toned body showed that she was not weak.

Liu Ying's true identity was that of a princess. A demon princess. However, for certain reasons, she needed to keep her identity hidden. Due to that, she hid her distinctive red hair and amber eyes and disguised herself as a black-haired and black-eyed demon beauty.

Right now, the two of them were walking towards a certain shop in Academy City. It was a shop that sold a unique kind of delicious snack that both girls loved.

As for the reason why the honey-haired girl was pouting, it was due to the news that a certain blue-haired boy told them a few hours ago.

He was leaving Academy City and he was not going to bring them along.

"… I already miss my hero, and he has not left yet."

"You are exaggerating, little Gina." Liu Ying shook her head with an amused expression.

"I'm not. Sigh, Academy City without my hero is not going to be the same. Just seeing his beautiful blue eyes makes my day much brighter."

Liu Ying coughed and barely managed to contain her laughter.

She could imagine the expression of her lover if he heard the words of the little girl beside her.

'I guess that Regina and little Gina are similar in a certain sense. Thinking about it, even their names are similar.'

Even though Liu Ying loved Bloed, it was not at the point where she could not endure a few days without him. She was going to miss him, though.

Mm, she should ask for a date before he leaves. Perhaps after the date, they would kiss… And then…

Liu Ying's face became completely red. She hurriedly shook her head to shake off these thoughts of her mind and took a deep breath to calm down.

But at that moment, she realized that a pair of silver eyes were staring at her suspiciously.

"Sister Liu Ying, you were thinking about something naughty, right?"

"… Of course not."

"You stiffened, you know?"

Liu Ying's cheeks became redder. She hurriedly coughed to hide her embarrassment, but when Gina saw her like that, her mischievous side was spurred.

"… By the way, Sister Liu Ying, what kind of stuff do you and my hero do when you are alone?"

"Gina!?"

"Do you kiss?"

"T-That is… W-Well, we do… Sometimes…"

"Really!? Then… How does it feel!?"

"H-Hey!"

"What else do you do? Have you sat you on his lap? That must be nice…"

Liu Ying was completely red of embarrassment, but her face carried a bashful expression.

She remembered the few times that Bloed had carried her on his lap. It certainly felt nice.

Mm, perhaps she should ask for it during their date.

Anyway, he would leave for a while. She could be a bit selfish.

At that moment, she felt Gina's pulling her hand.

Startled, she looked at Gina only to notice that the little girl had an embarrassed expression.

"H-Hey, Sister Liu Ying, have you and my hero d-done t-that?"

"That?" Liu Ying tilted her head.

"Y-You know, making children."

Liu Ying felt her mind blanking.

Her entire body stiffened and her eyes opened wide in astonishment.

"W-What!? We don't! And why are you asking about that!?"

"W-Well, I-I'm a bit curious… I-I'm going to be my hero's lover as well, so…"

"Y-You…"

"… But you have not done that, huh. What a shame, I thought I could ask you how it felt." Gina put on a disappointed expression. "Should I ask Sister Regina? But Sister Regina is scary…"

Liu Ying did not know whether to laugh or to cry.

Although… She knew that Bloed and Regina slept together regularly and they did naughty things a couple of times every week… Should she ask Regina about it?

I-It was not as though she was planning to do that with Bloed yet. S-She wanted to, but not now.

Right then, she felt that Gina stopped walking.

Liu Ying was startled. She looked at Gina only to see that she had a complicated expression.

"… Sister Liu Ying, you know that my hero will be in danger in this trip, right?"

Liu Ying's expression changed. The demon girl narrowed her eyes and stared at the honey-haired girl solemnly.

"Did you see anything?" She asked with a serious expression.

Liu Ying knew about the honey-haired girl's gift. She, Gina, could occasionally get glimpses of the future through visions.

If she saw something bad about Bloed, then–

Fortunately, the honey-haired girl shook her head. Even so, her answer was not very positive.

"I can't see anything. Every time I try to see my hero's future, the future becomes hazy. Then, my head starts to hurt, and I'm forced to stop my visions."

A grave expression appeared on Liu Ying's face. She understood the meaning of Gina's words.

If Gina could see nothing, it meant that something very powerful was interfering with her visions.

In the best of cases, it was just a demigod. But in the worst of the cases–

'Gods.'

That term appeared in Liu Ying's mind.

She knew that this trip to the Boerner Forest was related to something that many gods coveted.

What if they attacked Bloed?

For an instant, she could not help but feel worried. Just imagining the thought of something happening to him made her breath quicken.

She did not know if she could continue living in a world without him.

'… Should I insist to him to bring me along?' Liu Ying asked herself.

Just when she was considering that option seriously, she felt someone approaching them.

Liu Ying immediately snapped out of her thoughts. She looked in the direction of the person approaching them, only to see someone familiar.

A male demon in his twenties with an intimidating aura and profound eyes.

Liu Ying recognized him immediately. He was the publicly recognized strongest student in the city.

Mu Quan.

"What do you want?" She asked him with a vigilant expression, not welcoming him in the slightest.

But the young man did not mind it. He just looked straight into her eyes with a calm expression.

"Miss Liu Ying. Can I talk with you privately?"

"I don't want to–"

"It's important."

Liu Ying frowned. Little Gina was about to step out and scold the man who dared to hit on her hero's girlfriend, but to her surprise, Liu Ying stopped her.

She then hesitated slightly before nodding.

"Okay."

The two of them then walked slightly away as Liu Ying looked apologetically at a displeased Gina.

As soon as they were far enough that Gina could not listen to their conversation, Liu Ying glared at Mu Quan brusquely.

"Tell me what do you want. I don't have much time."

Mu Quan did not speak. Instead, he waved his hand. Instantly, a circle of fire appeared around them, blocking the surrounding eyes.

Then, Mu Quan kneeled on the ground respectfully, shocking Liu Ying greatly.

"Mu Quan pays his respect to Her Highness Princess Liu Ying."

At that moment, Liu Ying's mind blanked in shock.