The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Although Tristine City was the second most familiar town to them besides the capital.

The previous winter, both the snow park and the fireworks festival left them with many wonderful memories.

But it didn't immediately understand why Dekan would choose to take a spontaneous trip.

—Of course, it's because I can cause a ruckus there. No matter how surreal the event I plan, Lord Viscount Lampard will not only not get angry, but will also give me all the help I need.

Dekan instinctively wanted to answer in that way.

But then he met Cornelia's gaze.

For some reason, Dekan felt he should tell the truth.

at last.

"Because I'm afraid of Clay."

Dekan stopped being stubborn and frankly admitted his fear.

If you go on a date in the capital.

The more meticulously planned a date is, the more likely it is to go wrong unexpectedly.

Who knows, Clay might suddenly pop up with something huge, causing everything to take a sharp turn for the worse!

All past experiences have taught Dekan a lesson.

Some things are indeed unpredictable and unavoidable.

So this time, Dekan chose to run away! Dude, if I can't afford to mess with them, can't I at least avoid them?

"Aren't you afraid of Clay in Tristan City?"

Cornelia turned her head and asked.

"Absolutely impossible."

Dekan immediately pointed to the floor with certainty and said.

He also answered Cornelia's questions about the reliable information and current situation Chloex had given him—

Clay went to the Southern Kingdom to investigate Adair early this morning, and he might not be able to return to Norton until early this morning.

So there's absolutely no need to worry that Clay will teleport to Tristine City in the north before them!

"We'll be safe once we escape from King Norton tonight."

Although escaping is shameful, it can also be useful.

"I actually felt like I was on the run."

Cornelia was surprisingly engrossed in Dekan's analysis.

"Actually, back when I was waiting for you in the Kingdom of Vihart for a year, I wondered if one day you would suddenly appear and take me away."

The breeze that brushed against her cheeks brought coolness, and Cornelia couldn't help but squint her eyes contentedly.

However, she was just fantasizing at the time.

In reality, it is known that Dekan will never be the knight who rescues the princess from the castle, but rather the demon king who will wipe out all enemies for the princess.

I never thought even the Demon King needed to run away.

Cornelia leaned out boldly, bracing herself against the railing of the deck, seemingly unable to resist wanting to experience this feeling of freedom further.

"You'll fall."

This casual warning is also evidence that he cares about himself.

Don't worry!

Cornelia responded, then turned around.

She still braced herself against the railing with both hands, leaning back and facing the sky.

Her long hair, which had been tied up, was now loosened, dancing and flowing smoothly in the air.

The magic airship seemed to be rising higher and higher, while a patch of dark clouds loomed faintly in the distance from the capital.

It might get unusually cold and rainy on the deck later.

"My Duke, where shall we go next?"

Upon realizing this, Cornelia quickly moved away from the railing and slid to his side.

"..."

Dekan paused for a second to think.

Indeed, the journey to Tristine is still more than two hours—under normal driving conditions.

This journey is a bit long for a typical date.

Of course, if Dekan were to consider hijacking the plane now...

The journey can be shortened by about an hour.

However, he is no longer young and impetuous.

It's impossible for them to do something so outrageous.

Besides, he never hijacked a plane; back then, he only hijacked the ruthless bandits who were trying to hijack the plane.

"Then please follow me."

Dekan wasn't sure if there was anything interesting on the magic airship that would keep Cornelia entertained for two hours.

But if you want to kill time.

He knew of a good place.

……

A few minutes later.

A hall that looks incredibly luxurious.

A huge golden chandelier hangs from the top, illuminating the gold and brown classic floor tiles that cover the entire floor.

The warm-toned decor and gentle brown window sills in the lobby make it impossible to feel that the outside world is a cold, foggy place.

The wind howled outside the magic airship, and the waves made the cabin rock slightly, but it did not affect the melody inside the hall at all.

It is this melody that makes the journey less boring.

"You melt into the sunset"

I disappeared at dawn.

"If our paths never cross again in the future"

That is fate.

Only Dekan was playing the grand piano, his eyes lowered and his voice soft.

In the spacious and magnificent golden hall, only Cornelia was listening while holding her cat teacher.

"The wound is still painful."

That thirst remains unquenched.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

"Let the wind blow them all away..."

that's it.

Dekan and Cornelia were like two teenagers who secretly pried open the doors of the grand theater in the dead of night.

They held their own concert in this now-closed concert hall.

They still have the spell card "Witch's Grace" to break the barrier, which allows them to open the hall, which is normally only open to VIPs during the day, without anyone noticing or damaging public property.

Dekan had originally planned to sell the card.

Later, they still kept the commemorative card they obtained in the desolate old house.

It makes Cornelia's unlocking skills look more ladylike.

Until Dekan's performance ended.

Finally, Cornelia's hands clapping rang out.

"Although the melody of this song is clearly melancholic, it also gives a sense of relief and letting go of everything."

Just listening to this melody evokes the image of a thin, brittle, withered leaf, drifting helplessly and bewildered in the wind, only to be mercilessly swept up from time to time.

But at the end of its journey, it finally received timely rain, which nourished it and allowed it to return to its roots.

"Actually, I've also learned a lot of songs."

Dekan closed the keyboard cover, shrugged, and smiled.

In his previous life, when the goddess Tike was sent to that magical world for further studies, he also learned many of his favorite tunes.

However, he doesn't plan to continue playing.

There are other interesting places on this magic airship, like a demon academy, waiting for them to explore.

"You're so good at playing, why do you always like to ruin it, meow?"

The cat teacher jumped onto Dekan's head, puzzled, and asked.

"What do you mean by destruction? I have never destroyed any musical instruments!"

Dekan snorted and shook his collar as he spoke.

"Is that so, meow?"

Teacher Cat lowered his head until his entire face was almost touching Dekan's eyes.

It remembers clearly.

They had just arrived in the hall and discovered this valuable piano.

A sign on the piano reads: "This is a magical instrument-grade piano, known as indestructible."

This immediately caught Dekan's attention!