Chapter 36 Part6 (2/2)

Although she'd ripped Lloyd (his words) to shreds yesterday, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was well aware of how powerful love was. While he wanted to root for her, he couldn't help but be worried about the distance between Prince and Lloyd.

”Mm, I think she's changed her mind because of you, s.h.i.+n Woo.”

”But I warned her so that she wouldn't change her mind?”

”...I think I get it. You're saying this is all your fault, right?”

”Yeah.”

”Yeah!?”

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo tilted his head, as he couldn't understand what she was saying. Jin, who was quietly listening to the side, spoke quietly and nodded his head. He despaired, as Jin understood Kratia better than he did.

When they were about finished, Lloyd woke up, followed by the other heroes. It seems like Prince was the only one still sleeping.

”s.h.i.+n Woo, are you really ok!? I didn't think you'd be up all night. I appreciate you looking out for us, but you need to take care of yourself a bit better!”

”I know this place quite well. I can easily find a place to rest, so please don't worry about me.”

”Ugh...”

”You were thinking of us, I see. ...Thank you. I'll make breakfast. Ruparte, could you please help me?”

”Mm, alright...”

As they had starved yesterday, breakfast was quite fancy. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was able to excuse himself from the meal since he needed to keep watch and watched on as the heroes ravenously ate their meals. There was no men or women here. They were all pigs.

”Prince, that idiot. Is he not hungry? I'll go wake him up.”

”Prince is awake and getting ready.”

”Getting ready...?”

Because Lloyd was finished first, he decided to wake up Prince, but Kratia quickly told him not to. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had a feeling he knew what was going on, and when the tent opened, they could see Prince. Seeing her, Lloyd dropped the chicken drumstick in his hand.

”You... Wait... What...?”

”It's me.”

Prince curtly replied and walked out of the tent. Although she was wearing the same old robes, the curvature of her body underneath them had changed. It was as Lee s.h.i.+n Woo expected.

Her face had become softer and her l.u.s.trous silver hair hung below her shoulders. Only her red eyes remained the same, but because they fit with her other physical features, they only made her look more beautiful than before. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had hypothesized that 'heroes were picked by their looks' and this just further proved his point.

Then, Lloyd blushed and yelled.

”Are you into cross-dressing as a girl!?”

”I'm not cross-dressing as a girl. I was cross-dressing as a guy, you idiot!”

”What!?”

Lloyd had known her the longest and hadn't figured it out all this time, so he really was an idiot. Whereas, Retadane looked disinterested, not caring whether she was originally a man or a woman, and Erian looked as though she understood.

”So that's why you were...”

”Wait a sec. I'm the only one who's surprised? What's going on!?”

”It's not one of his abilities, but whenever I see that kind of reaction from him, he seems like a true hero.”

”s.h.i.+n Woo, you're saying 'hero' like it's a bad thing.”

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo asked Kratia, who was beside him eating corn, how things had turned out this way, and she explained that 'they would be fixing the root of her innate spell'. After her simple explanation, she went back to eating her corn. So, that's why Prince didn't need to maintain her spell any longer.

”You dimwit. You hadn't noticed?”

”Ah... My bad. I didn't think there could be a woman with a personality like yours...”

”Kratia, tie this guy up for me. I want to burn him.”

”Why!?”

”Ok, since it's my student's request.”

”What!?”

There was a commotion in the morning, but it ended with Lloyd being burned at the stake. It was almost time for them to go their separate ways. Erian enthusiastically carried Lloyd, who was unable to say anything, while Prince looked much livelier than before, as though she were relieved of a burden and stood behind Kratia.

”I hope the next time we meet, we're all a lot stronger than before. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, I may contact you often in the future regarding the Heaven Defying General. I'll be counting on you.”

”Of course.”

”I'll be level 7 the next time we meet. No matter what. And Prince... Are you really ok with sending the two of us off alone?”

”Hmph, I found what's most important to me right now, so it can't be helped.”

”What a splendid expression... I'll be rooting for you.”

Retadane left first. Erian departed in the opposite direction while carrying Lloyd. Kratia and Prince looked disappointed, but ultimately said their farewells and left.

As the last one there, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo briefly closed his eyes and stayed still. He sighed and then spoke. He knew what he needed to do. But first...

”I need to go visit the secret shop.”

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