Subaru Natsuki, who returned from the new Three Kingdoms

"Master, something terrible has happened! Someone is breaking into the Sage's Tower!"

"That redhead among the intruders is even more unfair than that bastard Red. I tried to attack him a few times, but he blocked all of them."

"If this continues, it won't be long before they wipe out the entire monster horde!"

"How about Xia Wula goes all out and snipes them all..."

Xia Wula made a gun-wielding gesture with both hands.

"Don't go!"

Natsuki Subaru ordered fiercely.

The intruder has red hair and the strength to easily wipe out hordes of monsters.

He probably already guessed who the visitor was.

However, this only exacerbated Subaru Natsuki's anxiety!

The competitors are here!

But he still hasn't found Freugel.

If things continue like this, and Reinhard and the others discover Freugel first, wouldn't all his hard work these past two days to pass the trial be for nothing?

“Our family is not your master.”

Natsuki Subaru grabbed Shaura's arms, stared intently into her eyes, and asked, word by word:

"Shaula, where is your master, Friguel? We've already passed three trials, why hasn't he appeared yet?"

Xia Wula, who had just been looking anxious, froze upon hearing this. She looked up at the ceiling, her lips pursed into a small circle, and she whistled as if nothing had happened.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~"

Natsuki Subaru didn't speak, but his gaze towards her grew increasingly fierce.

The whistling stopped quickly.

Xia Wula's shoulders slumped down.

After Natsuki Subaru let go, she immediately knelt down on both knees. Her face, which had been trying to act stupid, was now scrunched up, and she clung tightly to Natsuki Subaru's thighs with both hands!

"I'm sorry, Master..." Xia Wula said softly, like a child who had made a mistake.

“I lied… There has never been a second Freugel. Chaura’s master has always been only you…”

"What?!" Natsuki Subaru roared in fury. "Insolence!"

"How dare you, woman, bully me like this? I'll chop you up..."

Natsuki Subaru was halfway through her roar when she suddenly noticed that the girl clinging to her legs was trembling, and tears were streaming down her emerald green eyes.

Xia Wula lowered her head and sobbed as she said:

"I just... I just can't bear to see Master leave. For four hundred years, Xia Wula has been the only person in this tower every day."

"Xia Wula waits every day. Every time she hears the slightest sound outside, she thinks it's her master returning, but her master never appears..."

"We finally waited for our master to return, but he turned around and was about to leave."

"Xia Wula really just wanted to spend a few more days with you. Even just one more day or one more night would have been enough for her to tell this lie."

"Only when Master is still in the tower will Xia Wula no longer have to worry that all of this is just a dream after waiting too long."

Natsuki Subaru sighed deeply; he still didn't consider himself Shaula's master.

But now that Xia Wula was crying like this, it was really hard for him to say the questions he had prepared.

That Friguel is a real scoundrel, he has no heroism whatsoever!

Whether Xia Wula was his disciple or servant, he should not have left Xia Wula alone in this tower for four hundred years.

She was forced to live by clinging to a few memories, which drove the young girl crazy. When she saw someone who might resemble her, she immediately poured all the reliance she had accumulated over the years onto them.

Subaru Natsuki sighed and reached out to pat Shaula's head.

Xia Wula, who was still crying, immediately raised her face.

She tentatively moved her forehead towards his palm, but Natsuki Subaru still didn't pull away.

"Master, you've forgiven me, right?" Xia Wula stared at Natsuki Subaru with her big, watery eyes, looking pitiful.

Natsuki Subaru sighed, closed his eyes, and remained silent.

The next moment, Xia Wula burst into laughter through her tears, suddenly pounced on the ground and hugged Natsuki Subaru, wishing she could squeeze all the softness of her chest into his arms.

"I love you, Master!"

Subaru Natsuki blushed instantly.

When Xia Wula noticed, her eyes immediately curved into two crescent moons. She leaned close to Natsuki Subaru's ear and deliberately lowered her voice to a soft whisper.

"Master, you look so cute when you're shy..."

"Xia Wula likes them all~"

The warm breath fell on his earlobe, and Natsuki Subaru's face flushed even more. He quickly pressed down on Xia'ula's shoulders, pushing away the woman who kept trying to squeeze into his arms.

Our family was tricked into wasting several days in the Sage's Tower.

Now they can't even bear to scold her!

Natsuki Subaru sighed for what felt like the umpteenth time today. He thought of Lü Bu and Diao Chan again and lamented:

"Even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman!"

"beauty?"

Xia Wula had just been pushed away, but upon hearing those two words, she excitedly pressed herself against him again.

"Master just called me a beauty? Does that mean Master is finally ready and willing to accept Xia Wula?"

Natsuki Subaru rolled his eyes at her.

"You've kept our family waiting for too long; we have to leave now."

After saying that, Natsuki Subaru turned around and prepared to take advantage of the starry night to gather the others and leave.

"Master!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Wula's expression instantly fell apart. She desperately chased after Subaru, grabbing his sleeve again and putting on that pitiful expression from before.

"Don't leave Xiawula here alone... stay with Xiawula for a few more years..."

Xia Wula noticed Subaru's gaze and quickly changed her words:

"A few months!"

"A few weeks!"

"Even a few days would be fine!"

Natsuki Subaru pondered silently.

Anyway, Flügel left Chaula alone here, so he probably isn't a good person.

Besides, he hasn't returned for four hundred years, so his fate is probably unknown by now.

Their fate is unknown, that means...

From this perspective, it seems pointless for Shaula to continue guarding this empty tower.

Why don't we just take Rem away from Roswaal like we did back then?

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, Subaru Natsuki reached out his hand to Shaula, palm up, and said:

"Xia Wula, do you want to come with us?"

Xia Wula was stunned.

"Master...My lord..."

She stared at the hand extended in front of her; the hand had already been raised.

But just before she was about to grasp Natsuki Subaru, something buried deep underground flashed through her mind.

The hand trembled in mid-air for a long time before she finally forced it back to her chest.

"No, Master. I am already very grateful that you are willing to come back to see me during the journey. I cannot continue to selfishly possess you like this."

"Xiawula has its own mission..."

She tried to smile, but tears still clung to her eyelashes.

It was as if every word she spoke was a knife cutting into her own heart.

"Shaula is willing to wait here until Master completes his journey. Then, Shaula can be with Master forever..."

"But Shaula has one last request. I know I'm greedy, but I really can't control myself..."

"Please, Master... Just one more day, Master, please stay with Xia Wula, okay? Just one day."

"On this day, Master was only with Xia Wula and only spoke to Xia Wula."

“As long as this day comes, Shaula can keep waiting. No matter how long it takes, Shaula will continue to wait.”

The last few words became increasingly faint.

Natsuki Subaru looked at her hands gripping the cloak tightly and remained silent for a moment.

He wasn't cold-blooded enough to trample on this waiting.

Oh well, so many days have already been wasted.

Anyway, the team from the royal capital that came to the Sage's Tower definitely won't be able to find Frugal, so there's no need to worry about them stealing the credit.

It wouldn't matter if we stayed one more day.

"Okay, I'll stay with you for one more day."

Xia Wula stared at him blankly for a moment, then suddenly loosened her grip on her cloak.

Tears still clung to her eyelashes, but she couldn't suppress the smile that appeared on her lips.

Just as she was about to open her arms and rush towards Subaru Natsuki, hurried footsteps came from the other end of the corridor.

"father!"

Before she finished speaking, Clarissa rushed over from the direction of the Great Library of Gitte, clutching a book of the dead tightly in her arms.

"Dad, I found a book about the dead in the library, and I feel like you might need to know about it..."

"The Book of the Dead? Whose?"

Natsuki Subaru took the Book of the Dead and glanced at it.

The characters on the spine were all unfamiliar, and I couldn't understand a single one.

Although Natsuki Subaru had already resolved to learn the language of this world while he was in Anna's camp.

Unfortunately, learning to read wasn't so easy for him.

Only by using fine wine to defy fate can one acquire sufficient learning ability.

Including his ever-increasing capacity for alcohol.

If he wants to learn the commonly used words in this world, he will probably have to consume a huge amount of alcohol.

He would have accepted this expense if Clarissa hadn't been there.

Now he has this good brother who will carry his sword and lead his horse for him.

Then this fine wine should naturally be saved if possible!

Clarissa pointed to the spine of the book, her voice slightly tense.

"The name of this Book of the Dead is... Roswaal L. Mezas."

He had previously heard Subaru Natsuki mention supporting Emilia as the chosen one of the kings.

Therefore, Clarissa naturally assumed that everyone else in Emilia's camp was her father's subordinate.

This Lord of Roswald was quite famous throughout the kingdom.

His passing will definitely have some impact on Dad's plans.

So Clarissa immediately handed the book to her father.