Chapter 337: Emilia Justina

"Damn it, he got away!"

On a road with traffic lights, a red-haired girl did not look pleased.

She was none other than the Hero Emilia, who had come to chase down the Demon King.

After arriving here, she not only failed to catch the Demon King but also lost her supply of holy mana.

Now, she couldn't even maintain the battle form of her Holy Sword. To be safe, she withdrew from her combat stance, reserving that last sliver of holy mana for emergencies.

"Which way should I go?"

Everything here felt unfamiliar to her.

Whether it was the towering buildings stretching endlessly in the east or the dazzling neon lights, everything she saw made her head spin.

With no sense of direction, Emilia could only take a step forward, right onto the crosswalk—even though the light was still red.

"Beep, beep, beep!!!"

As she walked, a sudden urgent sound rang out in her ears.

Turning her head, she saw a steel contraption with lights blazing, barreling straight toward her.

"!!!"

A sense of danger made Emilia instinctively draw her Holy Sword.

"Hey, get out of the way!!!"

The truck driver was horrified to see someone right in front of him.

A sudden pedestrian out of nowhere!

He was practically scared stiff.

He slammed on the brakes in a panic, but the truck refused to stop in time.

And that person—neither too close nor too far—was just standing there holding a sword, like some statue.

"Crap!"

The truck driver felt his future life flashing before his eyes.

One second, it looked like the truck's front end was about to hit Emilia.

The next, Emilia seemed about to slash the truck with her sword.

And then—emptiness!

In the span of a heartbeat, time and space seemed to freeze.

The truck halted right before the Holy Sword came down.

"Guh."

The sharp intake of breath echoed in the silence.

Rei Ao stepped casually onto the sidewalk, walking right up to Emilia.

He glanced at the sword that could slice a bus in half with one strike and shook his head in exasperation. "Do all of you from the Holy Cross Continent love causing trouble?"

One was trying to conquer the world; the other not only ran a red light but also nearly sliced both vehicle and driver in half.

He wrapped his right arm around her waist, lifted her off the ground, and carried her toward the roadside.

The moment his foot left the crosswalk, time started moving again.

"Ah!!!"

An earsplitting screech of brakes pierced the air at the intersection.

The truck skidded for quite a while, leaving black tire marks on the road before finally stopping.

The driver scrambled out to check, but after inspecting the front, back, left, right—everywhere—he saw no sign of a person being hit.

No damage to the truck either.

Already prepared to end up in jail, the driver scratched his head in bewilderment.

"That's strange. Did I imagine it?"

But he definitely hadn't imagined it.

Far away, Rei Ao was already striding off with Emilia in tow.

At that moment, Emilia, who had been in a daze, suddenly realized she was being carried.

"???"

"Put me down!!!"

She flailed her arms and legs in an attempt to break free of Rei Ao's hold, but no matter what she did, it was useless.

It was like being caught by a giant; she couldn't escape.

"Are you sure you want me to let go?"

Rei Ao paused and asked.

"Let me go!"

Emilia glared fiercely at him.

"Alright then."

Rei Ao shrugged and promptly let go of her waist.

"Wah!!!"

Emilia toppled straight to the ground, face-planting.

Ignoring the pain, she sprang up and pointed her sword at Rei Ao. "Who are you?!"

"You people from the Holy Cross Continent always want to question someone else first? Ever heard of introducing yourself?"

Seeing her serious expression, Rei Ao guessed there was no chance she would go first with a proper introduction.

"Rei Ao. That's my name. I'm from this world."

"Almost everyone in this world is an ordinary human being. One slash of that sword of yours could kill someone."

"By the way, I should remind you: if you go around like this, people will think you're a total weirdo."

He gestured to the onlookers who had gathered around, pointing and whispering.

"Huh?"

Emilia then noticed that she was surrounded, and her mind began processing Rei Ao's words swiftly.

First, this place was not some land outside the Holy Cross Continent.

Second, most people here were indeed ordinary.

She scanned the crowd.

None of them showed any signs of having been in brutal fights before.

After a moment's standoff, Rei Ao made no move, and there didn't seem to be any immediate threat.

So Emilia chose to put away her Holy Sword and asked in a low voice, "Did something just happen?"

"Yeah, a little incident. But this isn't the best place to talk. Why don't we go somewhere else and take our time?"

"N—guh..."

Emilia, worried it might be a trap, was about to refuse when her growling stomach interrupted her…

"See? You're hungry. We can talk over a meal. My treat."

Rei Ao pointed to a nearby ramen shop. "That place serves pretty good noodles."

"… …"

Emilia wasn't sure what "ramen" was, but one thing was clear—without her holy mana, her body was weak, and she was starving.

She pursed her pink lips, hesitating. "Fine."

…

Thirty minutes later, in a late-night ramen shop that was otherwise empty, slurp—glug glug—glug glug!

Emilia truly was famished.

Hunched over a bowl of ramen, she slurped it down in big mouthfuls, not caring about appearances at all.

To be honest, seeing a pretty girl devouring food so heartily was somehow quite appetizing,

to the point that Rei Ao—who hadn't been hungry—felt tempted to get a bowl for himself.

But Emilia ate even faster than he did.

After draining her soup, she slammed her bowl onto the table with a loud "thunk," and shouted, "Another one!!!"

"…"

Rei Ao glanced at the stack of empty bowls towering to one side, his eyelid twitching.

"Ahem, food is food, but let's talk about business."

"Oh, right!"

Only then did Emilia remember her purpose.

Her cheeks flushed with embarrassment.

She had never tasted anything so delicious before and had lost control of her appetite.

At the same time, she now thought of this person—who treated her to food—as a good person.

But remembering how she had just been pointing her sword at him made her feel guilty.

Grabbing a napkin to wipe her mouth, she quickly composed herself.

"Rei Ao-san, my name is Emilia. I'm a Hero from the Holy Cross Continent's Ente Isla, here to pursue the Demon King Satan!"

"Oh."

"Oh?"

Emilia blinked her lovely eyes.

That was all he had to say?

Rei Ao indicated he already knew about the Demon King. He had even met him. Beyond that, what else could he say?

Giving an "oh" was already polite enough, in his view.

"Rather than that, let me tell you what just happened, and also explain a few things about this world."

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