Chapter 321 - Aftermath (1/2)
Mercury spoke to Julia in his arms once again
”Julia..? Julia!?”
Jey, one of the crusaders besides Mercury that was about to catch Julia before Mercury did sighed before she spoke
”She's just exhausted… Don't worry”
”Oh… Thank you, Jey”
Mercury picked up Julia in his arms before he asked Jey
”Where should I take her?”
The gem embedded on Jey's armor flashed for a moment before she showed a frown under the helmet and spoke
”Away from the prying eyes”
Mercury looked back towards the gates and saw a crowd of people had gathered there and was looking into the mansion, then he nodded before he spoke
”I'll take her to the shop”
”Okay, we'll head there at once… Ben let's go”
The other crusader looked at Mercury for a bit before he spoke briefly
”...Yes, lead the way”
Mercury ignored him and jumped over the sidewall of the mansion complex, the two crusaders and Marie nimbly followed after, and soon they returned to weapon shop Mercury where Mercury laid Julia on the couch inside the living room and breathed a sigh before he turned to Jey and the other crusader and spoke
”Thank you for your help”
Jay showed a smile as she removed her helmet as the gem in her armor shone once before she spoke
”We weren't much help… I am sorry…”
Mercury shook his head and spoke
”It's because I know the two of you are protecting Julia that I can be reckless like that”
The other crusader sighed loudly before he spoke
”The 33 almighty… Why did Julia have to fall for a man like this…”
Mercury narrowed his eyes slightly before he spoke
”Must be my handsome face and dashing personality”
The other crusader sighed before he remained silent, then Jay spoke again
”I hope that the king will be lenient with Julia's treatment after this…”
Mercury nodded before he quickly asked
”Wait there's a king?”
Jey blinked her unseeing eyes once before she spoke again
”Of course there's a king, who else would rule the nation of Juliantia”
”Is that the country we're currently in?”
Jey nodded
”Yeah… Juliantia stretches over 2 continents, or rather it sits in between the two continents, with a total of 232 islands in its borders, this is the east-most city of Juliantia”
”I see… Then what does the king of Juliantia have to do with anything?”
”Well Julia Judged a city lord that has been given his title by the king”
”Ah… I see”
Mercury considered it for a moment, if he was the king he sure would be pissed, then he muttered
”Maybe I should kill the king..?”
”Eh..?”
”Don't worry, I am kidding…”
'For now'
Mike sighed before he lifted Julia up and sat down before he laid her head in his lap, then he closed his eyes as he began humming a song as he stroked her hair, Marie looked at this with a slight frown before she sighed and walked over and sat down next to Mercury and held his hand and leaned her head on his shoulder as she closed her eyes and listened to his humming, The male crusader sighed and walked over and looked stood in the doorway into the shop while the gem in Jey's armor shined once before she showed a soft smile and sat down in a chair and closed her eyes
Time passed, eventually, half an hour passed, Mercury still sat and hummed when Julia softly grasped his hand he looked down and lifted her veil and saw Julia looking up at him with a soft smile on her face, Mercury smiled and stroked her cheek for a bit before she asked
”What song is that?”
”It's called 'Self esteem' It's from my memory”
”It's a lovely song…”
”That it is…”
Mercury lowered her head and gave Julia a kiss, then he felt a gaze from the side and quickly gave Marie a kiss too before he asked Julia
”How do you feel?”
”Like my body is made of stone…”
”...I see”
Mercury nodded, clearly the backlash from using [Judgment] was rather big, especially since she used it so many times in a row, Mercury felt a warmth spread in his heart as he tought about how she had saved him, the smile on his face got a little wider as he stroked her cheek