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The evening sun cast long shadows on the ground. The slanting rays of the setting sun gave a warm orange tinge to the sky. Lights in the city begins to shine one after another…..

[Ethan: Well, I will tell it to you…]

Continuing where they left off. Ethan is about to say something unpredictable to Lucas who's looking intensely to him.

[Ethan: What's with the serious face???? You look like a monkey HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!]

[Lucas: YOU!!! BASTARDDD IDIOTTT!!!]

[Ethan: Whoops catch me if you cannnn.]

Ethan started sprinting away from Lucas. The girls at the back of them get startle as Lucas followed him.

[Charlotte: Wha- What happened???]

[Lily: Looks like they're having fun. Come on! Let's join them!!]

Olivia sighs for not being able to stop the 4 girls. They advance while trying to avoid people in their way. On the contrary, Charlotte begins to slow down, heavily panting while holding on her knees.

[Olivia: Hey Charlotte, you alright?..]

Olivia, who's at the very last earlier, asks Charlotte. Looking at her trembling legs, she collapses right in the middle of the street. Olivia carried her as if it was nothing. Such a reliable big sister for the 4 of them. Charlotte thank Olivia for being with her.

[Micaela: …. Lily.. Olivia and Charlotte missing.]

[Lily: Don't worry about it! Olivia will easily handle that situation.]

[Hazel: Yepp!!]

[Micaela: I see… But… TO THINK LUCAS AND ETHAN ARE SO FASTT?!]

[Lily: HELL YEAHH!!! THIS IS GETTING MORE EXCITING!!]

Fired up, Lily began to accelerate her movement to match the two's pace. Although she slowly but surely is getting close to them, the two gets further away from her, causing a ruckus to the surroundings.

[What are you doing playing around like a kid!??]

[Lily: I'm sorry for causing so much trouble!!!(Why am I the one apologizing?! The culprit was the two of them!!)]

Micaela and Hazel were finally be able to caught up to Lily. Seeing Lily sigh, Micaela holds her left hand, knowing what happened before. She told her not to worry about it, as long as no one got hurt, then it's alright!..

[Lucas: Ethan!! Come here!! You little!]

[Ethan: Ehhh, why would I? Your face is scary right now.]

Lucas makes a forceful smile for Ethan to take the bait…

[Ethan: HWUAYHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! That's even more hilarious!!!]

Or so he thought, giving him more reasons to speed up.

[Ethan: Whoops lez go outside the city then!]

Lucas's frustration can't be measured. The way the things are going smoothly, Ethan decided to take him outside the gate.

[Ethan: (I'll use my shadow first to tell something to the guards.)]

Without wasting time, he directly told the guards that are on duty, that there will be 1 man, 4 woman, and 1 little girl, whose chasing after him. Thus nodding to Ethan, showing acceptance without any questions. He swiftly gets out of the gate waiting for Lucas to arrive.

[Lucas: ETHAN!!! (wait, am I still allowed to go out without any mission?)]

[Ethan: Don't stick your butt there! You and the girls have the permission to get the hell out, LOL!]

[Lucas: Ohhhh I see.. I mean YOU'RE DEAD MEAT!!!]

[Ethan: YIKESSS! MOTHER HELP ME HEREE LUCAS IS GONNA DEVOUR MEEE!!]

After resting for a moment, They started to run again…

[Lily: OYYY!!! They went outside!!]

Before Lily, Micaela, and Hazel went outside, the guards confirm first if they are the one Ethan was talking about. After confirming that they were Ethan's acquaintances, they were finally allowed to go outside. Unfortunately, the two is nowhere to be found. It seems they already use their magic to enhance their movement speed, making them even more difficult to find.

From a far away to the East, a familiar voice echoes throughout the place.

[TO THE NORTH!!! AT THE MOUNTAIN!]

[Micaela: Alright! Lily, Hazel, Let's follow them!]

[AYE]

The two of them replied, as much as they hate it, they couldn't follow their movements now that they're using their magic. Although Lily has a chance with her lightning. She can't abandon the two behind, relying on her.

(Then)

While chasing after him, Ethan suggests that they should add some spice to it..

[Ethan: Let's use our magic. But before that.. How about telling them the location where going to? Let's race! Whoever lose shall have to obey the winner!]

[Lucas: Alright!]

(Now)

After telling the location, it wasn't exact.. But at least they won't get astray.

[Lucas: I'll go first!!]

Lucas uses his lightning magic to surpass Ethan… But it wasn't enough.. Despite using full speed of his lightning.. It's still not enough to maintain the pace.. Ethan gallantly uses his shadow dagger to pierce through trees and teleports to it.

[Lucas: Wha!? Using your imbued weapon in such manner??! Just how desperate you are!!]

[Ethan: Whatever do you mean? You have multiple copied magics you can use however you want.]

Unable to speak, Lucas uses his original magic which is wind to fly while lightning is still active. Now the tables have turned. Lucas is flying rapidly towards the rendezvous.

Suddenly, Ethan throws a dagger to him. Lucas narrowly evaded it…. But it Ethan's plan isn't to slow him down…. The reason why he threw that dagger is…

[Lucas: WHAT?!??]

He's at the back of Lucas, riding him like some sort of dragon.

[Ethan: GO MY PETT!!]

[Lucas: PET MY ASS!!]

Lucas tried to shake him off, that said, Ethan is cautious. He uses his shadow magic to connect it to Lucas's….

[Lucas: ARRRGHHH!!! MY ASS!! YOU IDIOTTTT!!!]

[Ethan: Ohh I thought you want an ass whooping. My bad hehehe.]

With a smirk on his face, Ethan creates a rope using his shadow, wrapping it against Lucas.

Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.

Lucas gave up on the sky, thus rapidly falling… But with the help of Ethan's shadow, they somehow survived..

[Lucas: Heck are we?]

[Ethan: The mountains, before we start falling below, I threw a dagger here.]

Ethan shows a boulder that has a sign to it.. It says here..

[Lucas: ….. Open-air Mountain Hot spring?.. What the heck? This is kinda familiar to me for some reason…]

Whistling while trying to avoid eye contact.. Ethan seems to know something… They were waiting for the girls to show up. After waiting for more than 10 minutes, They finally arrived… But it was only the 3 of them. They waited for Charlotte and Olivia, but no one came..

[Lucas: Ethan, it was your shadow magic all along, That's why you knew the status of our mission.]

[Ethan: BINGO! Took long enough to figure it out.]

[Lucas: Yeah, so now find where's their location.]

[Ethan: Yeah yeah.]

In the process of finding the two girls. Someone approaches them, A woman with long hair, her eyes gives a blue tint under the moon… And above all else, her curvy figure stands even more in her bathrobe…

[Lucas: Wait what? Bathrobe??? Why are you here Arien? You mean…]

[Arien: Princess Vivian is waiting for you to come sir Lucas, sir Ethan.]

Arien is the right hand of princess Vivian. Knowing that the princess is here, Lucas gulps out while letting the other 3 to come inside first.

[Michael: What about the 2?]

[Lucas: It's fine, I'll take care of it so go have some fun.]

[Hazel: YAYYYY!! OUTDOOR HOT SPRING!!]

[Lily: Not so loud, the princess is here you know.]

The 3 quietly went inside a huge building, silence filled the entire room when they saw the princess, also wearing her bathrobe…

[Vivian: I'm sorry for what I have done to Lucas. Please forgive me doing such thing to your master. For now, I'm only Vivian, not a princess. So can we have some fun here?..]

Vivian felt sorry for the inconvenience she brought upon them. The girls accepted it, although there's still a bit of hesitation, Micaela tried to call Vivian by her first name. Vivian's eyes sparkles while holding Micaela's both hands. Thankful, Vivian cuddles Micaela as she rubs her face against her.

[Vivian: Where are the rest?]

[Lily: Uhm some sort happens so..]

[Vivian: Okay! Let's go take a dip in the hot spring while waiting for them!! Don't worry though I got this all reserved just for tonight. You ready Hazel? I heard your loud voice echoing here hahaha.]

[Hazel: I was too excited tehee.]

(To Lucas)

[Lucas: Did you find them?]

[Ethan: Yeah come on let's go.]

Due to some circumstances, Olivia and Charlotte are in the alley, together with some dudes.

[Hey miss, Let's have some fun together.]

[Olivia: I'm sorry but we're busy.]

Covering Charlotte, Olivia tries to decline their invitation. The person next to him can't take it anymore, eventually taking Charlotte's left forearm, whose cowering in fear. Olivia tried to stop him…

[Oh no you don't. You can't hurt a civilian with your magic here in this kingdom HAHAHAHAHAHA]

Olivia clicks her tongue in dismay. Only despair awaits them at that moment…

[???: What are you doing?]

[Olivia: You…]

It was none other than Lucas. Filled with rage, the shadows emits inside him. Causing the dude to step back.

[You can't hurt a civilian!!]

Saying it again, they want to avoid backing down. Lucas showed them his fist.. It wasn't his hand that they focused on, but the approval ring that he's wearing now. With this, The wearer can do anything, even go with rampage, and no one has the right to blame him.

[H- hey. We have this one woman here you can't easily harm us!]

[Lucas: I see, Then let's test it out!]

[KIEEE I'M SORRY]

Those dudes piss their pants out while running far away from them. Thereafter, Charlotte approaches Lucas's back. He can feel her trembling hands…. To reduce her anxiety, Lucas holds her hands while smiling back at her telling it's fine now.

[Lucas: Olivia… Uhmm… I..]

[Olivia: Well if you were a bit late, probably I already killed them.]

Olivia sighs as she scratches her head. Now the things are going to a good spot, Lucas asks them to follow him. Ethan was standing against the wall, waiting for them at the corner to finish their little conversation. After being calmed for a moment, they returned to the hot spring using Ethan's shadow dagger that he planted beforehand.

Proceeding towards the hot spring inside the building, they see Vivian, Lily, Hazel, and Micaela chitchatting with each other. It seems they're very close now.

[Lucas: …. Huh? (The last time I saw them was being dog and cat fighting each other… and now..???)]

[Vivian: Took long enough, Lucas. Ethan, what were you doing. I told you to go here early after sunset together with them.]

She pouts as she lectures Ethan, who seems to create a nonsense excuse yet again.

[Ethan: Ehe I'm sorry Vivian, Lucas got excited when I told your name and ran off towards the South gate, without even knowing the exact location.]

[Lucas: (Excited, you damn liar. No one will buy that.)]

Andd yeah, Ethan created an excuse where Lucas is its center. He is determined that no one will believe to that story…

[Vivian: I.. I see..]

[Lucas: ….. Never mind.]

Seeing Vivian blushes as she hides her face in embarrassment, Lucas didn't say anything else.

[Vivian: A.. Anyway, Let's all take a bath!]

Excitement burst throughout the building. Cloudless night under the sky, all they can see are the beautiful star. Woman and man are in separated sides, there's a 3-meter bamboo wall that obstruct in the middle. Preventing perverts to go to the other side.

[Vivian: Haaaaf… So relaxing…]

[Lily: Wow…. I didn't see it clearly earlier, but.. You really have a nice figure.. Together with Arien..]

Lily observes Vivian's and Arien's body as she likes. Touching their lovely slim and supple waist. Lily ceases to continue to Arien's and decided to focus on Vivian alone.

[Vivian: Please stop Lily… I'm getting weird…]

Vivian makes a pleading face as she begs to stop Lily… But because of that Lily can't resist much any longer, thus touching every nook and cranny of her body.

[Lily: This big bosom of yours.. With the right amount of force, it can jiggle on its own. Well Micaela's has the biggest here!!! With that inverted nipple of hers, if you touch it gently.. It will ARISEEE!!]

[Micaela: KYAHH LILYY!!!! DON'T SHOUT IT!!!]

Micaela hides her body underwater. They can see her crimson reddish face as she clumsily covers up her upper body.

[Olivia: Hey Lily, stop it and just relax.]

[Lily: Okay, hmmm..]

(On the other side)

[Lucas: What are they doing…. Shouting something embarrassing!]

Lucas's nose is bleeding while he keeps listening unintentionally to the other side's conversation. Despite wiping it out under his nose, the bleeding won't stop as long as he keeps picturing what he hears.

[Ethan: Hey hey hey, you alright? Mr. pervert.]

[Lucas: Oh shut up!]

Holding his nose while looking up to help him reduce the bleeding. Ethan threw a bucket of hot water to Lucas's face.

[Lucas: KAHHHH!!!! IT HURTTSS.]

[Ethan: Don't worry, it will stop bleeding.]

[Lucas: WHAT KIND OF LOGIC IS THAT?!?]

Lucas shouted in annoyance. After for a second, his nose stops bleeding.. Keeping quiet for being rowdy, Lucas turned away and faces to the kingdom.

[Lucas: Ahhh. What a beautiful scene alright.]

(On the other side)

[Charlotte: W- We could.. See the kingdom from up here…]

[Hazel: Yes! The lights sparkle to the point we could see tiny people below!]

Charlotte and Hazel were at the corner, observing the view while chatting with each other.

[Vivian: Hey everyone, come here for a moment. I'll tell you a story.]

(Lucas side)

[Lucas: It got so quiet.. What do you think happen.]

[Ethan: Who knows.. Hypothetically saying, they might be in dangerr.]

[Lucas: Tch! Don't raise that freaking flag.(But I don't even hear any noise though…)]

Lucas begins to worry while preparing for combat.

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[???: KYAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!]

[Lucas: Who's that??! Ethan let's go!]

Lucas abruptly uses his wind to go to the other side. When he went there, things can't get any worse.

[Vivian: ?!?! LUCAS? WHY ARE YOU HERE?!?]

They all shouted after seeing Lucas's junior…. He tried to explain why he did that, but no one is in the right mind to listen to him. His last resort was Ethan, but he wasn't there at his side.

[Olivia: Oh my, that thing is ready to the battle.]

Olivia teases Lucas before giving him a towel. Lucas knows it's no use for making an excuse…

[Lucas: Anyway, now that you've let me see the heavenly realm, I'm going to rate you accordingly(before I taste some punch). Hazel, You're still developing so (A)cceptable enough. Charlotte, even though you're behind Hazel, That's (B)ouncy goods!. Olivia, I never thought that you are (F)ruitfully grown. Arien, that (C)ould fit in my hands perfectly! Vivian… (G)oodness is that even real? And lastly, Micaela.. I didn't really mean to see it last time but it really is… (J)UMMMBBOOO!!!]

Based on what he saw, he rated their boobs by sizes. Of course, they had been covering it for a long time since Lucas was there, but his imagination is unstoppable, even the thick steam that covers the entire hot spring is no use, so there's no helping it.

[Lily: Lucas.. You forgot mine…]

Lucas touched Lily's shoulder, shaking his head in disappointment. Thus she unconsciously activated her lightning magic and punch Lucas's guts. After feeling the intense pain, Ethan finally took an action and uses his shadow magic for Lucas to return to his side.

[Lucas: You should have done that much early.]

Still suffering with the after effect, he blames Ethan for not backing up.

[Ethan: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Really, when I'm with you, hilarious things happen.]

[Lucas: Yeahh, when I'm with you, I keep suffering.]

Ethan leaves the hot spring, bringing Lucas with him and telling the girls that they're returning back to the city. Changing clothes, He asked Ethan where will they go, he said it's something important so he won't tell it directly.

[Lucas: (I have a bad feeling about this.)]

To be continued…