30 Difficult Journey (2/2)
And all because of a misunderstanding. She thought he must be insane... But did he do everything for the girl he loved? So he should love her a lot... But he made her promise to go on a date with him... The more Jeanne thought about him, the more she got confused.
She kept giving him strange looks, thinking he didn't notice. But Lucien saw it every time she looked at him. He knew nothing about Jeanne except her sweet voice and her gray eyes. Then he also looked at her several times, wondering what was under that heavy armor and elegant helmet.
Jeanne talked a lot with Marie and Anne; almost everything she asked was about Lucien, and what was not about him was clearly just to cover her great curiosity about the beautiful devil.
Marie and Anne thought that Jeanne was very angry with Lucien and wanted to know something that could help screw him. But they're women and recognized the looks Jeanne gave Lucien.
It was not a look of anger or disapproval, but curiosity and perhaps admiration. Marie and Anne did not realize that they were looking at Jeanne angrily and were not looks of criticism but jealous.
Jeanne couldn't help but be curious about Lucien. Although he seemed cruel and exaggerated, he's firm and decisive. They attacked him for no reason, so maybe it would be reasonable for him to be very angry...
He went too far but not for the one who attacked him but for his wife... Jeanne started to think that it seemed somehow very romantic...
”Ahhhh... What am I thinking? He killed cruelly, and I think it's romantic? It's all his fault that I'm having these bizarre thoughts! I won't let him get away with it!!”
Anne saw Jeanne's flushed face and became more jealous. She didn't know how to approach Lucien even though she had promised her body to him. She became less and less confident, seeing how he and Mia got along better and better.
Now, Jeanne came out of the blue and agreed to go on a date with him so quickly... Not only that, but she seemed eager for it... Anne couldn't deny that she had conflicting feelings towards Lucien, but now she couldn't help envying Mia and feeling angry at Jeanne.
Marie would always be grateful that Lucien saved her... and twice. But she couldn't deny that she was afraid of him... Not only did he kill easily, but he tortured some victims cruelly... She wanted to give him anything but not to be with him...
That was what she thought or wanted to believe. But feelings were not that simple. Fear, not only of him, but also of what people would think of him, clouded her thoughts, preventing her from seeing that he would be cruel and brutal, but not without reason, but to protect those close to him.
Marie thought she was very unlucky to meet the mercenaries, soldiers of the Light Empire, and Lucien. But now, seeing Jeanne's flushed expression, she started to feel that maybe she didn't see something that the others did... Something that Anne seemed to see too...
She wanted to believe that the girls would be excited by his divine body, but after getting to know him better, they would be afraid... But she started to wonder if she knew him well. After all, they only met a day ago. And Mia already looked like a cute kitten in his arms...
”He must be a demon and seduced her! I can't let myself fall into that enchantment... He's just a cruel devil!”
Marie was starting to have dangerous thoughts about Lucien and tried to shake her head to forget those thoughts but ended up talking loud enough for Jeanne and Anne to hear.
The three flushed girls realized that they were staring at Lucien and paid no attention to where they were walking. He was kissing and caressing Mia, so he didn't notice their looks, but Mia did. And she was looking at them with a serious look as if facing her enemies.
Some people notice the embarrassment of girls. Some adventurers thought that Jeanne was going crazy if she was interested in the devil.
Others were sure he brainwashed Marie and Anne. They were so afraid of Lucien that they didn't even realize that he didn't need much to charm girls just by his handsome looking.
But a person was angry. Very angry at Lucien for humiliating him and forcing his aunt to go on a date with him. Mason never felt as much hatred for someone as he did for Lucien.
He already had a wonderful woman in his arms, but Marie and Anne were still looking at him, and they probably would be in his arms soon. Mason felt angry and jealous of Lucien... but then he saw Jeanne making the same flushed expression as the girls while looking at him.
He was furious and started cursing Lucien in his mind. ”You will do nothing to my aunt! I'll make you pay for humiliating me, you bastard!”
The group continues walking along the road and soon arrived in a long line full of people who were waiting to enter the city. Lucien could see a large open iron gate and several guards around it.
Everyone who tried to enter the city had to pass an inspection to explain the reasons for wanting to enter the city and what they bring.
The guards checked everything, and the masters of mystic formations made a type of identification card quickly for new visitors. Those who already had their ID card just needed to show it and enter.
The ID cards showed the person's name, profession, and other characteristics. The adventurers have ID cards of the guild. Mia has a freelance mercenary ID card.
When it came time for Lucien's group to go through the inspection, everyone showed their Id cards, but Lucien had to make a new one.
The master of mystic formation started asking several questions, which Lucien did not want to answer, so Jeanne tried to help him. ”He'll probably join the guild, so give him a special ID card for now.”
The guards didn't do that kind of thing easily, but Jeanne is very famous in the city, so they gave Lucien a special ID card, which only has his name and a few more information.
Lucien entered the city together with the group and cannot help but be impressed. He always lived in seclusion in the mountains with his sisters, and even though he read a lot about the cities, he didn't expect it to be so big and full of so many people.