Chapter 45

"What are you guys doing next?" Seal asked the three women who were putting on clothes.

"We have to attend a business meeting with a kingdom," Yukina said.

"I'm accompanying mom," Elenor said

"Me too," Alice said after Elenor.

"Will it be fine?" Seal asked worriedly.

The reason for his anxiousness was because of this morning. After waking up, they decided to 'exercise' until the afternoon.

"We'll be fine, Seal," Yukina said.

"But, you can help us by 'taking care of us again next time~." Yukina continued in a playful tone.

"Haiii..." Seal agreed with a tired sigh. He did not dislike it, but he worries about what will happen in the future if he does it too much with them.

"Mhm, see you~!" Yukina said as she kissed Seal. Then Elenor and Alice followed after Yukina.

"Bye," Seal waved goodbye to them as they exited the room.

...

"ARG!! It's them?! Them?!?!" Rena yelled out in anger when she saw three women exit from Seal's room with her clairvoyance.

She was not dumb and immediately knew the reason behind the locked door.

"Why is it always them?! Ever since they've shown up, they've taken my spotlight! Furthermore, they even took my chance to make Seal mine away!!!" Rena said angrily while stomping on the ground. Her current facial expression was not something that people would expect the most beautiful goddess to make.

"Rena-sama, is there anything bothering you?" A voice asked with concern.

"Ah? Oh, Nier. It's nothing." Rena immediately changed her facial expression when she noticed that it was one of her most trusted aides.

"Understood." Nier nodded, although she was curious who could make her master be in such a bad mood.

"Anyway, did you manage to find out about that man's identity?" Rena proceeded to ask.

"I apologize, but I could not find out any information about the man called Seal. It was as if he appeared out of nowhere."

"...Sigh. Thank you, Nier. You're dismissed now," Rena said.

"Yes, Rena-sama." Nier bowed before leaving the room.

"...Seems like I have to visit those heroes after all..." Rena muttered to herself after Nier left the room.

If she could, she didn't want to see those people again.

"I can only blame myself for my misfortune..." Rena sighed.

...

"Onii-sama, how are you feeling?" Kyouka asked her brother.

"I'm fine, Kyouka. More importantly, we should rescue those women from the Dark Knight!" Reiji said with justice. The people he was talking about were none other than Yukina, Elenor, and Alice. Alongside that, he also included Mona.

"This isn't the time to worry about other people (girls)! You should be resting and taking care of yourself first!" Sahoko suddenly appeared and reprimanded Reiji, who was about to get up from his bed.

"But..."

"No."

"...Okay." Although reluctant to comply, it was the only option Reiji had to appease Sahoko.

Chiyuki, standing at the side, saw his reluctance and could only sigh.

"Huh?" A sudden voice transmission surprised Chiyuki.

"Yes?" Chiyuki answered.

"Chiyuki! Goddess Rena is calling for us." A girl's voice sounded.

"Shirone, is that true?!"

"Yes! A messenger from Goddess Rena's temple came and told me."

"Understood, we'll be there soon," Chiyuki said before closing the sound transmission.

"Who was that?" Kyouka asked curiously.

"It was Shirone. It seems like Goddess Rena summoned us."

"Rena summoned us? Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Reiji said excitedly when he heard the name of his beloved goddess.

"No, you stay here," Sahoko said sternly.

"She's right; you should stay here until you fully recover. I am sure Goddess Rena will certainly forgive you for not coming due to your injuries." Chiyuki said to Reiji. Then she turned to Sahoko.

"Can I ask you to watch over him, Sahoko?" Chiyuki asked.

"Yes," Sahoko answered.

"W-Wait-"

"Alright, make sure he doesn't do anything rash. Contact me if you need anything." Chiyuki left while ignoring the complaining Reiji.

"Kaya, let's go as well," Kyouka said to her maid.

"Yes, Milady," Kaya said before bowing to Sahoko and leaving.

They hurriedly followed Chiyuki towards Goddess Rena's temple.

...

"I will get to the point of calling you here. Have you seen this masked person?" Rena showed them a picture of Seal. Where she got it from was a mystery, though.

"Hm... We don't know, Goddess Rena." Chiyuki and Shirone shook their heads helplessly.

"Is that so...?" Rena said with a tinge of disappointment.

"Wait, Kaya, haven't we seen him before?" Kyouka asked.

"Yes, Milady. He's the man we bumped into yesterday." Kaya nodded and told Kyouka.

"Oh! You know him?" Rena suddenly said to Kyouka with excitement.

"Y-Yes! We bumped into each other when we were going to check up on Onii-sama." Kyouka was startled as she hurriedly said.

"Good... Good! Come tell me everything you know." Rena grabbed Kyouka shoulders while looking into her eyes intensely.

Kyouka nervously told Rena every little thing that she knew.

"Um, Goddess Rena. Excuse me, but why do you want to know about him?" Chiyuki couldn't help but ask.

"...That person... He's an unknown god. So, he has become a person of interest," Rena said.

"What?! That person was an unknown god?" The voice didn't come from Chiyuki, but rather Kyouka.

"Then doesn't that mean that Kaya and I bumped into a god?"

"But he seems to be a nice person, Milady," Kaya said to comfort the nervous Kyouka.

"You're right," Kyouka recalled his gentle voice when she accidentally bumped into him.

"Is that all...?" Rena said with disappointment in her voice, and her hold on Kyouka loosened

"Well, anyway. Thank you for the information." She continued to say.

"O-Oh, no problem!" Kyouka replied.

After their discussion, Rena dismissed the heroes and went back to her house in Elios.

...

"Kyouka-san, how come we didn't know about this?" Shirone asked after they left Goddess Rena's temple.

The 'this' that Shirone was talking about was the incident with the unknown god.

"I thought it was nothing of importance, so I didn't say anything," Kyouka said apologetically.

"..."

They went back with an awkward atmosphere.

On their way back, Kyouka saw something that caused her eyes to widen in shock.

"Huh?" Kyouka suddenly said. She noticed a person. He... seems to be really familiar!

"It's him! It's the masked person!" Kyouka suddenly said and pointed towards where she was looking.

Her sudden yell caused everyone to look in the direction that she was pointing to.

"That's him? He looks ordinary..." Shirone said while observing the masked person from afar.

"No... He's not ordinary at all!" Nao said with a surprised voice.

"What did you find, Nao?" Chiyuki asked.

"I can't see him... Although he's in front of us, he doesn't show on my detection magic!"

"How is that possible?! Isn't your detection magic the best?" Shirone asked in shock.

"Yeah... That's the weird thing."

"Ah! He's leaving!" Kyouka said before running after the masked man when she saw him turn the corner and into an alleyway.

"Milady!" Kaya yelled out before running after her. At the same time, she sighed at her impulsiveness.

The others were speechless, and they look at each other. They nodded silently and followed after Kyouka and Kaya.