Kiana POV
That makes sense, knowing from what I learn for the past time.
Bronya: (yuuto, is that all.)
Yuuto: "ah?" *Mutter* "Hm, that should hold it for a short period of time."
Hm? What did he say? Is someone else here?
Not sensing anything yuuto spoke so I focused on him.
Yuuto: "so I have some plans. I won't be in the party but use
Alice: "I don't like how you put it that way. And what do you mean you won't be there... Even though I don't like you. You need to be in that party."
Yuuto: *sigh* "and this is why I hate royalty and all."
Alice: "what did you say!"
Lilia: "c-calm down Alice?"
Feeling her sharp coldly eye, yuuto didn't care, he just stare at her coldly.
Even though both look like 13 years old, their age are completely different.
Feeling the intense between them, yuuto shrugged his shoulders and continued speaking.
Yuuto: "anyways, I won't and would be there like I said. Using omnipresent, there's also on your dresses just in case if the curse interferes. Which honestly would."
Curse? What curse?
Ah, I remember now...
She remembers the day she was training with everyone, where shiro and shino explains timeline for the first time.
It was the day after training, they were resting wanting to know more about the timeline and dimensions.
But before explaining she spoke about something that they didn't know fully.
Shino: "curse, there are many type of curse, whether it from power, object or the entities."
About the curse they bare.
Shino: "There are uncountable of them that are use in different ways. Curse are like timeline. And just like timeline there's uncountable of them in Different paradoxes like "inconsistent casual loop" also know as "grandfather paradox" were you go back in time, do something, but that repeat itself. There's another time that does effect the present if you did change something, and there's time where there would create a new timeline."
Stop for a moment.
Shino: "...Another one call "absolute time" where every and anywhere time are the same wherever they are, but it independently of any events or processes in the universe, absolute space is its own nature, without relation to anything external, remains always similar and immovable. And there "Time dilation" in 1 seconds here, 1 year over there. What I'm saying is that everyone has there own timeline. All the things I meation and mention before does exist and those that does it does not exist whether it's is philosophy, mathematic, scientific, or even imagination and unimaginable will exist. Which is why I said "everyone has there own timeline." And there are "uncountable" of them. In this Universe's has the timeline I mention-"
Shiro: "-Which is why in the [time realm] are equal to the other 5 realms in every and any single way and aspect. Sorry about that shino. I was bored."
Shino: *sigh* "it's okay. Well, we would talk about those 6 realm later on. They may call realms but they are completely different than the one's we know."
Completely different? Different then the ones we know?
I heard a bit about them?
Shino: "anyways, we are curse by Abaddon. This curse is different, it may sound simple but it actually not. For short, it a compilation of all curse like timeline."
Lillywood: "I got a question. can't you do something about it? Like unleashing it?"
Shino: "we can't since he's way above us. An unmeasurable being. If we talking about like system, he breaks the system itself. This Universe's of yours won't be able to withstand it's present."
Remembering her words her spine shivers...
Yuuto: "the plan is that shiro and shino would kill the monster that would come here Tomorrow night. Sophia, you would be joining them."
-"Eh?"-she raised her voice.
Kiana: "um, yuuto. why are you putting her with them?"
Yuuto: "don't worry Sophia. It may be scary but you can rely on them "
He Ignoring her, and continues speaking.
Being ignore by him, she click her tongue.
-*pam*-
Yuuto: "easy there."
After clicking her tongue, she took out her pistol and try to shoot him.
But Yuuto instantly grab her hands moving her aim shooting upwards.
Kiana: "tsk, then don't ignore me."
Yuuto: "huh? Ignore you? I thought your would be happy if I didn't say anything?"
He let go of her hands and walked back to the door while saying that.
Kiana: "haa? It's not about that. I just need the information as to why your saying this and about tomorrow."
Yuuto: "no thanks, it's more interesting to just do what I say."
Kiana: "what kind of leader are you? Do you not care about us."
Yuuto: "that's for you to know."
What is wrong with him?! Why is he doing this to us!!
A leader like this shouldn't take the leadership.
I thought he would care for us.
But it seems he doesn't even care, even though we spent sometimes together, he still doesn't care for us.
Yuuto: "Anyways, you Kiana would be there. You would be the guardian for them. So good luck."
He pointed at Alice, Lillywood and Lilia.
Huh, a babysitter job?
I don't mind-never mind, it at least better then him giving me something that I don't even want to do.
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Yuuto: "as you imagine. Just protect them and that's it. As for you three... just do your job."
Alice: "you-!"
Yuuto: "-well, that's all. I have plans so don't disturb me."
He open the door, walked out while saying that to them.
When he left, shiro walked towards the door and shut it.
Bronya: (wow, he sure has done it. Anyways, the atmosphere here feels heavy.)
Of course it's heavy, Alice is really mad, you can feel her anger towards him.
Bronya: (okay, so that's the plan.)
Alice: "wait? Are we really going to do what he say? This guy... did you guys know his plan?"
When she asked in a hoarse voice, the shiro, shino and bronya nodded firmly.
Shiro: "Of course. I knew their fate and followed through with it."
Alice: "That's..."
That look.
That voice.
She seems upset.
Alice looked at us wondering if we are going to follow.
Even though I hated and didn't understand his plan I nodded to her saying-"I have no choice."-seeing that she just look down.
Bronya: (yes we are. Alice I know you hate him but you have to bare with him until the demon king is defeated.)
Alice: *sigh* "fine. I'll just go with it."
Bronya: (there your go-Wait? Now that I think about you coming with us right. Well, let's have fun.)
-"!!"-she froze.
Lillywood: "bronya, why did you have to mention that."
Bronya: (Well, you can just ignore him. So it's not a problem. It's not like she would fall in love and marry him. She could just talked to us and ignore him. So simple and easy.)
Lillywood: "I understand that, but uhh I don't know."
Kiana: "it's just tomorrow, after that she doesn't have to interact with him anymore anyways."
She nodded in agreement.
It's true that after tomorrow she doesn't have to interact with him or anything.
She can just go with her life after that.
As for me, I don't like going with him... Well, I don't know what I want to do.
I could just stay, but that would be boring.
Or I could go on my own path and be alone... No, I didn't like that feels.
I hate that feeling.
Sigh, I don't know what to do.
Lilia: "hey Kiana. Are you okay?"
Kiana: "hm...? Ah, did others left?"
Look around after Lilia brought her back to reality.
Lilia: "yes, everyone left a minute ago. I call you a bunch of time but you haven't reacted."
Kiana: "ah, I'm sorry about that."
Lilia: "n-no no, please don't worry. We are friends after all."
She waves her hands.
But friends... huh?
Kiana: "hey, what do you like about him."
Lilia: "huh? Like? Who?"
Sigh, I forgot she act like this.
Kiana: "y'know, yuuto. What do you see of him."
I'm actually curious, I did date him because I didn't know about the feeling I had, even to now I don't know.
But I do know that a warm feeling like I use to feel is warming my heart, my feelings and body.
but other than that why does she like him.
Lilia: "um, um I don't know what you are talking about."
She said with a red face holding her cheeks in embarrassed.
Kiana: "I heard A marriage you don't want to do is a bad act that goes against love. Is that true. I never experienced love."
Lilia: "But, I don't have a crush on anyone, you know? Huh, I haven't even had my first love yet. Well, um."
Kiana: "In that case, isn't, it's all the more important. I mean, If you know love and still choose a house, you can respect it as it's your own choice, but I think it's a betrayal of love to get married without knowing anything. I think that's what love is about? Right?"
-"..."-being quiet for a bit, Lilia spoke break the silence.
Lilia: "I think Kiana way of thinking is heretical. A belief of thinking of our Marriage among nobles in such a world would be done not by individuals but by families."
Stop for a moment, thinking for a bit then continue speaking.
Lilia: "that why if thinking is for nobles and royalty. But to love someone that you truly love is about free will, a choice that you want to do. "Tried it, love it, lost it." Those words I heard from yuuto that he wrote in his previous life. I didn't understand it at first. But as i learned and be with everyone else I started to understand."
Smile in embarrassed.
Lilia: "so I think it like this, "you tried something that you don't know about, but later on you love it, but as time past the things you love and thought it was right to do lost it."
Kiana: "So aristocrats often use marriage for political things."
Lilia: "mmh, to gain fame, military power, and connections. In the case of aristocrats, there are many cases where superiority and inferiority are determined first by rank, then by title, then by financial strength. But they are not easily reversed."
I get it now, For this reason, this kind of love is bad.
Many nobles attend various meetings and salons to build connections and increase their reputation as nobles.
There are those who are good at business even though they have no status or power.
Such people can also take measures to increase their private armies and increase their military strength.
There are even those who deviate from the laws of the kingdom in order to stand out from other nobles by one step.
Even so, it is common sense that the balance of power among the nobles and royalty will not change unless they are blessed with very great luck.
And Due to the change in the king as time past, the kingdom has become more meritocratic.
It's good for the kingdom for those with ability to rise, but that depends on whose point of view.
And depending on it, it could lead to it's fall.
Since the number of seats in the upper ranks is fixed, if someone goes up, it is inevitable that someone will go down.
And once they think they had everything, or had found something, that won't last long.
Not just by loosing it like you lost your key, but loosing it when the thing doesn't go the right way you expect, the things you work hard for won't matter in the end.
Lilia opened her mouth as I wondered just what was wrong with love.
Talking while being embarrassed.
Lilia: "so, um... Y-yuuto is, a very charming young man. I'm fine even if he have some concubines-No, it's better for him to have them. I realized it once more from the time we spent, yuuto is surely someone who will do amazing things in the future. So um... Knowing him. He must, have a lot of heirs."
Kiana: "???... Wha?"
W-what in the world was she talking about?
My confusion was reaching the peak when Lilia finally said her point.
Heirs!? Child?
Whaa~?
Then, I started to think.
It's no surprising that she knows about this stuff.
Royalty and nobles study alot of things, and probably around 10 or even 13 years old they would learn about this by the female teachers or even by their mother.
So it's not surprising.
And If she wants him in the future, what happens if he gets more?
Won't she feel something else? I mean, she won't be the only one to be with him, there's shiro and shino.
As for bronya, she just plays around.
I should test her.
Making up my minds, I spoke out.
Kiana: "But, yuuto. He's selfish. So no matter how many concubines yuuto get, I'll still have to be, his number one. You don't mind. Right?"
Ugh, this is embarrassing to even say.
As kiana felt embarrassed, Lilia, who was confused by her sudden words, finally realized kiana true thinking
Seeing her, Kiana continue speaking.
Kiana: "Lilia, Take care of yourself better, take care of your injuries and physical condition. Also, if you find a strong man, don't let him escape. First of all, get along with him, and if you think he's a good person, attack him."
Lilia: "k-kiana, are you okay? Why are you saying this all of a sudden? This isn't like you?"
I wonder why myself? I honestly can't tell why.
And from what I learn from both Alice and Lilia mother, their mother thinks I'm going to find a husband, and after that she continues to explain how to interact with men.
However, that is also a story that cannot be helped.
Their mother's is also a very beautiful and kind women, and she is a carnivorous person to the point where she likes someone.
Which surprised me no matter how many times I heard it.
Even shiro and shino who's older were taking notes.
Yeah, am I weird?
In addition, they have a strong desire, their love is so heavy that if it comes to their turn, they will spend their lives together.
Because of that, I've heard that the father, who was their childhood friend, complained that he had a hard time since he was young.
Lilia: *mutter* "I'll do my best"
That's what I heard at that time since her age is completely different.
Kiana: *sigh* "I'm sorry, but do your best. Be a Full-time housewives for him."
Lilia: "gy, t-thank-no, this isn't the time to think about this. We have to get ready for tomorrow. So it's time to sleep."
She stood up in a hurry and try to leave.
Kiana: "goodnight then."
Lilia: "y-yeah, goodnight. See you tomorrow."
Open the door and left as the door close.
-*pum*-She lay on her bed on her back.
Sigh, well today was horrible.
Today we was supposed to sleep together to talk about tomorrow.
But as you can see, things went wrong way and the atmosphere became bad and we all went back to our own rooms.
No, this shouldn't have happened at all.
Kiana: "bronya, are you there."
Ask nobody in a empty room.
-(yes, what is it?)-after sometime, she responded.
Now that I think about it, I wonder how her humanoid form would look like.
I'm just want to talked to her normal, not in my mind.
Isn't she breaking my private privacy now that I think about it?
Kiana: "are everyone awake?"
Bronya: "yes, Alice can't sleep because of yuuto. Lillywood is doing her research. Lilia is praying to go to sleep, she just finished doing her homework. As for Sophia she can't sleep because tomorrow, feeling extremely nervous and scared. As for shiro and shino-"
Huh? Eh? I have a bad feeling about this.
Bronya: (-they are Trying to sneak in. You know who. Room.)
Figures.
Kiana: "could you call them into my room. I would want them to know that we there for each other."
Bronya: (sure.)
After sometimes-*knock*-someone knock her door.
Kiana: "come in."
The door open then
Girls: "whaa!" *Thump*
Kiana: "are you okay?"
Alice: "why did it happen like this."
Said Alice who's underneath them, reaching her hands out asking for help.
Sighing, Kiana help them get up one by one.
Lillywood: "thank you."
Kiana: "no problem."
After calming down, everyone went on the bed sleeping together.
Bronya: (so as you can guess. She call everyone to sleep together and make everyone at ease.)
Kiana: "and to make our own plans for tomorrow."
Sophia: "plan? I-uhh I don't know about that?"
Shiro: "wow, I'm surprised that you got use to us already."
Sophia: "n-um."
Shino: "stop that. Don't make her sad."
Sophia: "n-no, it's okay. I'm actually happy that you guys acknowledge me into your group."
Smile happily, seeing her smile the room atmosphere became brighter and softer.
Kiana: (Yesh, it work the way I wanted.)
Do a small fist bump.
Lillywood: "for the plan. What are we going to do?"
Kiana: "ah, that's for you guys to decide."
Alice: "...but if we make our own plans. What about yuuto one."
Shino: "don't worry about that. Me and shiro would still follow him. Plus he also doesn't mind that you guys plan. He already knows this would happen."
Lilia: "ah, now that I think about it. I saw him grin a bit."
Bronya: (you sure pay attention to him. Oh my.)
Lilia: "no, it's not what you think."
Bronya: (yeah yeah, but here's a tip. If you keep doing this. It actually bad. If this was a normal world or any kind. You just breaking their hearts and feelings. Then you would regret it later on. You should already know by now even when you taught Kiana about that quote.)
Lilia: "n-no, i-it's just."
Bronya: (we know your nervous and all. But you gotta have to face him at some point. The good thing is that he knows already how you feel. He isn't naive. If he was and didn't know about you or your feelings. He would be heart broken the way you act. Even though you don't mean it.)
Lilia: "okay, I'll keep that in mind."
Shiro: "as we said. He doesn't mind that you make your own plan. So us 2 would follow both plans. Yuuto and your guys. This also a good time to see how your hard work and training. So do you guys best."
Lillywood: "does that mean this is our final test?"
Shino: (yes, because if you can face this then you can face more dangerous higher-dimensions events.)
Alice: "well, let's get started."
They Got up, walked towards the balcony and sat on the desk.
When they sat around the table looking at the night view, they brought out tea out of thin air and drank it.
Seeing Alice serving herself.
Although she knows that her family is royalty enough to hire a maid and that her parents are busy, she does things by herself.
She glanced at me, then lowered her gaze and spoke.
Alice: "Actually, as you can remember, I'm doing this for my family. But as to how I made this choice is because of my parents, who surpose to be living separately from each other. But since I was born talent. They stay together, not as husband or wives, but for me only."
Lilia: "my parents as well. Both of them don't have any real feelings for each other. They seem to be doing great but they just doing it for royalty stuff. We were supposed to leave or stay since we weren't born as the first child. But now that the demon king has resurrection and war. Things change. Now with Alice talent she is the guardian of this kingdom."
Lillywood: "let me talk the rest for you guys."
She stops them from talking any further.
Lillywood: "just to be clear, I know that you three already know about this. But you two don't know yet."
She looks at Kiana and Sophia.
Lillywood: "so in simple terms, both of their parents doesn't love each anymore. Both plan to leave when Alice and Lilia were born or at least when they're 5 years old. But when they discover Alice talent and found out about the demon king. They stay. Her mother stay to support her. While her father the king decided to keep her here not to use her power but to keep her safe from other countries and any danger."
Sophia: "wow, you are having so much trouble."
She said, as she hug her.
They felt pity for her.
Lillywood: "now that we met you guys. They decided to entrust us to you."
Kiana: "that what my problem come in. Isn't it way more dangerous for you to come?"
Lilia: "our parents also thought about it. But seeing how you guys don't react nor see things that the Royalty and nobles wants. It's safe to assume that the other entities doesn't care as well."
Bronya: (that's correct. We don't see things such as talent or anything like that. If you don't or do have talent and such, it the same in our view. It all about the will. The things you choose.)