V3.C14 Punishment, Bize’s request

Clang! Clunk! Clang! Clank!

Leo swiftly parried the attacks coming from both sides. He raised the giant sword above his head.

Clang!

A giant warhammer came from above, he blocked it with his sword. The sword might have cracked if he didn't cover it in diamond protection.

"DORYAAAAAA!!!"

Shea let out a war cry and put more strength in her arms. A light blue light enveloped her body with her using body strengthening to limits. In the end, she was just buying some time for her friend.

Seeing her plan getting some success, she leaped backward. At the same time, a chilly sensation passed through Leo's body. He kicked the ground and sprang up in the air.

Boom! Boom!

Waves of heavy explosions erupted in the area and space shrunk and expanded violently, resulting in massive shockwaves.

He caught sight of Yue smiling sadistically a few hundred meters away. He might not have reacted to the attack if not for the rift walk skill, a sadistic grin also floated on his face as he moved toward her leaving afterimages.

Hearst intercepted him in her limit break state, her lips arced upward in a delicate smile.

"Master… you shall not pass."

"Dear Hearst, you really want to defy me, your master? How about you give way and I'll reward you with a slap wherever you want?"

Just hearing it turned her breath erratic. She took a deep breath to calm herself.

'N-No, I can't betray Yue-san and Shea-san... but a slap from the master, that too anywhere, even on my...'

Seeing her having a deep dilemma, his grin grew wider. "Got you."

He appeared in front of Hearst, the giant 4m great sword cloaked in wrath aura crashed against her crossed great swords which were imbued with disintegration element. His attack sent Hearst backward like a bullet, he felt a little guilty for fooling her.

'Might as well give a slap on that soft ass.'

Her requests were getting a little too much lately, her masochist tendencies were growing at a faster rate than he expected. Little did he know someone was corrupting her pure soul.

Remia was becoming bolder in seducing him. She used the excuse of washing his back to rub her boobs against him. She laughed mischievously seeing the bulge in his towel. He would be a hypocrite if he said he wasn't attracted to her.

While thinking about some random stuff, he narrowly dodged the attacks from Shea and clad his fingers in lightning. Shea expression turned a little fearful before a sense of anticipation rose in her heart.

Seeing her in a bit of a daze, he used the supersonic step to appear behind her. His fingers roamed around her upper body.

"Ahhhmhhm!"

Shea covered her mouth with one hand to restrain the moans leaking unconsciously.

"You perverted Rabbit, look at your sensitive body, I bet you are soaked wet just from this, aren't you?"

Like a devil, he whispered in her ears.

Her body lost all the strength from all his teasing, he hurriedly caught her and landed on the ground and gently put her down. She looked at him with slightly moist eyes. He patted her head and headed for the final opponent.

He stood in front of Yue and said, "So Yue, are you ready for your punishment?"

Yue crossed her hands in front of her chest with a smug smile. "...No, I didn't do anything. I said it was Remia or Hearst."

"Then why did I find one of them in your treasure ring?"

She averted her gaze from him and said, "T-That, Shea gave me to keep it."

He deadpanned at her straight lie. "Shea also has her own ring to store things."

"I-I…"

"I know all of you are sexually frustrated, but you can't just steal my clothes and blame it on someone else."

Yue growled at his words, "Whose fault do you think it is?"

It was his turn to look away, a smile of victor appeared on Yue's face. "So let's do it here."

She licked her lips and prepared to undress her frilly white shirt.

"You know…"

He stopped hearing a voice inside his head.

"Leo-san... Is this Leo-san? It's Baiz from Ankaji."

"What happened?" Yue asked, seeing his sudden change in expression.

"Baiz from Ankaji is calling," he said and poured mana inside the necklace. "Baiz, any reason to interrupt my training?"

"We got an emergency… I need some help..."

"Cut all the crap and tell me what happened?"

"...The caravan with children heading to Sea of Trees was attacked…"

"Who was it?"

"...Imperial soldiers."

"The Empire? I'll reach there in an hour. But if anything happened to the children, don't expect me that I'll forgive you easily."

His voice turned cold, Bize on the other sweated profusely hearing this.

He cut off the connection and returned to the Remia house. Myu, Remia, Shea, Yue, and Hearst all gathered inside the living room. He slowly explained the situation.

"Looks like our vacation will end a week earlier."

"Papa… Can I come?" asked Myu.

He shook his head. "It'll be a little dangerous," he looked at mother and daughter trying to stop him with puppy eyes. "I can come here in moments if you miss me too much. We can also talk anytime with telepathy."

Remia smiled gently. "Ufufu, dear, go and do your job and come back."

He nodded at her. "Yue, we'll teach the great Emperor to keep their hands off kids. Shea you up for it?"

"...Fufu, after that... we'll do that~" said Yue while smiling ear brightly.

"I also need to repay the Empire for what they did to my family~" Shea said with a cheery smile but the chilly glint in her eyes told her true feelings.

His lips curled in a mischievous smile, like a kid trying to prank someone.

"It's about time for our debut in the bigger picture."

He gave a long hug to Remia and Myu and gave them a ring enchanted with his barrier spells. He gave a normal pistol with a magic gun to Remia for protection.

After looking at the mother and daughter one last time, he opened a gate to Ankaji Dukedom and stepped inside. Shea, Yue, and Hearst followed him.

Remia slumped on the sofa, some sadness hid deep inside her eyes. Myu buried her face in her chest.

"It's fine. Papa will come back~"

Remia chuckled at her daughter. "Ara, Myu, Mama is fine. Just a little worried about your Papa."

Leo set the destination of Gate inside the dining room of Ankaji Royal Palace. He asked Bize to come here.

Just a minute later, he sensed several presences coming toward him.He moved out of the room and found Baiz coming with some guards behind him.

"Tell me all the details."

Butler Mervyn came forward with the help of Baiz. His body was covered in wounds and bandages.

"It was my fault, I take full responsibility for what happened," he bowed deeply. "Please save the children, they did nothing wrong."

Leo nodded his head. "That I will do, but are you completely sure it was Imperial soldiers that attacked you?"

A hateful look flashed across Mervyn's face. "How can I forget them? They nearly crippled my comrades while laughing like lunatics."

Leo tossed a diluted HP potion at him. "Drink it, your wounds will heal quicker," he looked at Bize. "This ends the favor you had with me."

Bize clenched his fists, still, his eyes were burning with fire. "Okay. I don't owe you anymore."

Seeing Bize fired up, an amused smile appeared on his face. "You can still get my help only if you can pay enough, I even deal with souls, so call me if you want any help~"

The deal really felt something along the lines of 'Deal with a devil' in Bize's eyes. He shook his head as his eyes fell on Hearst, who just stood there silently. A dejected sigh left his mouth as he lamented his own luck for women when someone was adding beautiful women here and there.

Leo opened the gate to the outside of Heiligh Kingdom. He smiled in nostalgia seeing the familiar sight, but the atmosphere here didn't feel right, it was too silent.

'Is something happening here? Whatever, I'll check it later.'

Shea also flashed a thin smile. "Leo-san, we can go meet her if you want."

He shook his head left to right. "The children take priority for now. I can't let my selfishness harm them. If only I could open the portal directly there."

The only weakness of [Cosmic RIft] was that it didn't allow him to open a gate to a place he never visited. Some more training might overcome that limitation but he doesn't have time now.

"Hearst, time for some aerial training. You carry Shea, I'll help Yue."

"Okay, Master…"

He picked up Yue in a princess carry and used the skill enchanted on his shoes.

[Fly] (Active skill)Allows the user to float and move in the air. Speed and altitude depend on the amount of mana used.

"Wait, Leo-san! Why am I stuck with this M? Carry me too!"

A faint smile appeared on Hearst's face. "Accept your fate, Shea-san."

"My speed will be reduced if I carry you too. We'll change midway, okay?"

A smug smile appeared on Yue's face as she looked at Shea sobbing. "...Loser Rabbit."

He ignored them and leaped high in the air, while in midair, he imbued his boots with mana. A pair of black wings formed from mana appeared around both boots.

'Don't they look really fascinating.'