People are at the border, but they become the incarnation of the sun

"All right...."

Since Brother Wolf said so, he had no intention of shirking his responsibility. He turned back to the room, put on the replacement Kalia Knight armor, and followed Blaze.

But his eyes were always fixed on the royal giant sword carried by Brother Wolf.

If his memory served him correctly, it seemed that Brother Wolf would carry this royal giant sword wherever he went, as if he had rented it for 40 runes a day and had to carry it with him wherever he went.

In Blaze's words—

This is a proof of loyalty to Lani.

Following Blaze's footsteps, he was taken out of the Kalia Castle and arrived at a nearby inconspicuous rocky mountain.

The wind was strong and noisy, but the scenery was beautiful. On the right side were cliffs interwoven with lush green forests, and below the cliffs was the boundless sea that stretched as far as the eye could see.

On the left is the shore of Lake Lienia, and from here you can even clearly see the magnificent castle of the Rhea Lukalia Magic Academy built on a protruding mountain.

On the rocky mountain ahead, sat a beautiful girl. Her long, wavy fiery red hair was blown by the breeze, causing the wide brim of her hat to sway slightly, and the seemingly heavy fur cloak on her body also swayed slowly.

Just as he was stunned, Blaze jumped off the rock without a word and turned around to walk towards the castle not far away.

Seeing this, Reinhardt couldn't help but slowly type a few question marks.

what does it mean?

Just left him and ran away?

"You came."

As if she had noticed Reinhardt's arrival, Lani, who was sitting on the edge of the rock admiring the distant scenery, suddenly spoke.

But she never turned her head.

"Greetings, Her Highness Lani." Reinhardt instinctively knelt on one knee and performed the knight's salute.

"Don't be so polite, come and sit down."

The girl shifted slightly and patted the empty space.

"Then...I have overstepped my bounds."

Reinhardt didn't show any intention of being polite. He stood up and walked forward, sitting next to Lani, watching the scenery in the distance together.

"Reinhardt, what do you think of the scenery here?"

"It's beautiful."

Looking at the shore of Lake Lienya in the distance, he could even see people working hard even though it was almost night. He nodded seriously.

"right."

His answer made Lani smile slightly.

Her smile is beautiful.

With both hands supporting the rocks, his calves dangling in the air swayed slightly.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the girl today is different from before. It’s as if she has lost her dignity, leaving only the innocence that should be her age.

And he seems to be very happy.

"In the past, General Lakad, Latan, and I often came here. When I was little, they often took me out of the city to see the scenery here."

Sitting on the rock, Lani seemed to blend in with the glow cast by the full moon behind her, but when she talked about Latarn, her expression became a little lost and her tone became sighing.

She is completely different from the witch Lani we saw in the game, who was as lonely as the dark moon and always had a smile that said "keep away from strangers".

"Look, how beautiful this starry sky is... Although He can no longer circulate, His light is always there, always protecting this land."

Lani pointed at the brilliant starry sky above their heads and spoke happily, revealing a hint of happiness.

It seems like I am reminiscing about the happy times in the past.

She was indeed very happy at that time.

When he was younger than he is now, he knew nothing and followed his second brother Lakkad and his eldest brother Latan around carefree every day, playing around with Blaze by their side.

When you are tired of playing, your mother Lenara's arms are open to you.

Occasionally, you can also find your teacher, the Snow Witch, to learn magic.

But as I grow older, I gradually feel that everything has changed, as if the passing of time has changed everything.

His parents were no longer as happy as he remembered. His father, Radagan, often went out and only came back occasionally.

But every time he came back, he kept a serious face.

The deity of the golden tree, the Eternal Queen Marika, separated the three siblings as if to show her mercy.

He assigned his second brother, Larcade, to Mount Miguel, where he built a volcano mansion and served as a judge to judge criminals.

As for the eldest brother Latan, it seems that because he admired the power of the first king Gefulei, he was assigned to the borderland of Galid to protect that land and conquer all forces that did not obey the Golden Law, so that everything in the border area would be under the name of gold.

As for herself, because of her identity as a god, she stayed in Kalia. As a candidate for god, she also became the successor of Queen Kalia.

Whenever she thought of this, Lani felt a little emotional.

Such a noble status and a life that had already been predetermined were not what she wanted. What she wanted was the carefree freedom.

However, all this seems difficult to achieve.

At least as long as the Elden Circle is still there, the Golden Rule is still there, and the Everqueen is still there, it cannot be achieved.

A look of loss appeared on Lani's face.

Reinhardt was looking at Lani's slightly immature profile from beginning to end, watching her expression change constantly until she was discovered by the girl.

"Why are you looking at me? Isn't this scenery beautiful?" Lani asked puzzledly, tilting her head slightly.

"No," Reinhardt replied, shaking his head. "Both the starry sky above us and Lienia are beautiful, but their beauty cannot compare to yours, Her Highness Lani. It is like sweet wine, captivating and captivating."

These words came out completely subconsciously, without any thought at all.

He didn't know what was wrong with him, he just wanted to say that.

But after saying that, he felt something was amiss and quickly added, "But the most important thing is that Her Highness Lani is different today than she used to be. She's no longer so majestic and aloof, but has become more real."

"...Yeah?"

Lani simply replied and then fell silent.

This silence made Reinhardt wonder if he had said something wrong, or if he really shouldn't have said those words before...

Just as he was thinking about how to explain, the girl who had remained silent suddenly spoke:

"From now on, just call me Lani in private, and don't use the title of Your Highness anymore... Well, it's just that calling me that always makes me feel like you're teasing me."

As if to emphasize something, he explained it deliberately.

As expected of the tsundere Princess Lani.

"Yes, Your Highness, Lani.

Okay, Your Highness Lani.

No problem, Your Highness Lani."

"..."

The girl turned away expressionlessly after hearing His Highness's three words. "...Reinhardt, are you trying to embarrass me?"

"Of course I do, I really do!"

He wanted to reply like that, but swallowed it back under the other woman's gaze. Instead, he put on a righteous and awe-inspiring look and said perfunctorily, "How could that be possible? The great Princess Lani is the one I swore my eternal loyalty to."

"...Oh, that's wonderful, my dear knight—Reinhardt."

Lani glanced at him with disdain, then turned her head to look at the scenery ahead and said softly:

"...But I still want to thank you for helping me protect Kalia and these memories.

If it weren't for you, I'm afraid we wouldn't have won this war so easily."

Lani's voice was very soft, like the flickering candlelight, drowned out by the sea breeze that could blow at any time, but it was also very sincere, so sincere that it made people doubt whether this person was still the usually majestic princess.

"This is what I should do, Your Highness...Oh no, Lani."

He quickly changed his words when the petite witch stared at him.

But after saying that, he changed the subject and said, "But this time, I want some rewards. I hope to take Tops to Kalia's study for further study, and have Master Iggy forge me a weapon of my own."

The former was one of the purposes of his coming to Kalia. Since he hadn't found Biddy yet, he would go to Kalia's study first. There was no rush to kill that old man Servais anyway.

As for the latter, there is really no way.

The ritual axe was fine and quite handy, but the Kalia Knight Sword was too small after he awakened the power of the sun. It was like a toothpick dagger and was uncomfortable to use.

"Yeah... no problem, it looks like you're ready."

Lani agreed to his request, but then asked doubtfully, "But why bring Tops along...? Is it because you want to complete his magic?"

"You actually knew that?!" Reinhardt exclaimed.

Lani just smiled slightly at his surprise.

Although she usually stayed in her magic tower, she knew exactly what happened in Kalia Castle.

The man brought by Reinhardt - Tops, his magic is indeed interesting and does not belong to any of the existing magic systems.

Even more interesting than the magic developed independently by Knight Loretta, it seems to possess the power to reverse the power of the gods.

If it could be accomplished, she even wanted to appoint this man as a magic professor serving the royal family of Kalia.

But that’s all for later.

The world is still uncertain and everything is still unknown.

Then, Lani slightly raised her wide witch hat and looked at the brilliant starry sky. Then she looked at the golden tree that had retracted its light. Her star-like eyes were full of wisdom.

"Reinhardt, what do you think of Lienia now, the current border area?"

"Of course I'll just lie down and watch it."

This was what he really thought, but he couldn't say it that way. After sorting out the poor words in his mind, he gave a very standard answer.

"In a time of great storm."

"Oh?"

This answer surprised Lani a little. She turned her head to look at him, but as if she saw something on his face, she turned her head back and murmured softly, "...Really?"

Then the girl fell silent again, as if she was thinking about something. After a moment, she slowly said:

"...Let's go back, the celebration party is about to begin."

65. Carnival of Kalia (3K)

At night, the bright moonlight shines from the sky, but it does not reflect tranquility and peace.

At this time, the Kalia Castle was extremely lively.

Located on the central avenue, there are rows of wooden tables, surrounded by crowded people, and on the tables are placed all kinds of exquisite delicacies, including meat from various wild animals, freshly caught lobster meat and crab eggs, and even strong liquor that is not usually consumed.

Tonight is a carnival for them, and even more so for Kalia.

Just to celebrate the victory in the battle between the moon and the stars.

Originally, Lani meant to arrange the venue at the royal moon-viewing spot, where the scenery was more beautiful.

But everyone refused.

After all, they were just a bunch of rough guys who didn't understand romance. If they soiled the place for viewing the moon, they would be scolded by the old guys in the royal family.

So I just moved here.

Not only is the scenery beautiful and accompanied by stars, but it is also easy to clean up.

The most important thing is that mountain goblins, humans, and the Son of Platinum can actually gather together and drink at the same table, which is simply the rarest thing in the border area.

It is estimated that it is difficult to see it anywhere else except here.

However, what Reinhardt cared about was not this, but the delicious food and wine on the table.

"I didn't expect Her Highness Lani to be so generous, even taking out her own treasures..."

"Of course! This is a special gift from Her Royal Highness the Princess to celebrate today's victory! We have to get drunk today!"