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Interlude 2
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Rokuhara Ren and Goddess Aphrodite chased after the girls who sank into the sea, but……
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「They fell into the sea……」
「They completely sank down……」
Small goddess Stella aka the goddess of love Aphrodite was exasperated. Her partner who was one in soul and body with her, Rokuhara Ren was troubled.
They had come out of the barrier that Lu Yinghua put up and now they were at the main street of Sea King’s Capital.
They weren’t right beside the sea. However, Ren was connected to Toba Riona spiritually through the bond from his authority Oath of Wings.
His partner in body and soul wasn’t only Stella, but also Riona.
That was why, he was able to detect that the reincarnation of Yatagarasu had sunk into the sea together with Mononobe Yukino even though they were far apart from each other.
Stella was also sensing the same thing through her bond with her partner.
「For now, it looks like that bird girl has a long life.」
「Yeah. Let’s go to the harbor for the time being. If necessary we will need to charter a ship for the rescue.」
Ren put Stella on his left shoulder and started walking.
The townscape of this Sea King’s Capital really felt Asian with the low-rise wooden house, lofty high building, pagoda, and so on.
It was a vaguely nostalgic scene for Rokuhara Ren who came from Japan.
Stella spoke from his shoulder while he walked through such street.
「So, in the end we can consider that witch Luo Hao is number one when it come to simple force isn’t it?」
「Seems so. I think that Yukino, Ying-kun, and also Doni-san at the Capital of the Dead are about the same level. Luo Hao-oneesan is the only one who is a head above the rest.」
Ren spoke about his own analysis of each other’s combat strength.
「Someone like me had a really late start in that aspect, and for someone like Voban-san or Kusanagi-san, in the first place their impression toward combat sport or martial art is only something like 『What’s that, is it delicious?』 at best.」
「It’s eerie that we haven’t heard any rumor about that plain man at all……」
「I have been thinking this from some time ago but, despite speaking ill about Kusanagi-san by calling him plain or too plain──you are paying quite a lot of attention to him aren’t you Stella?」
Stella answered Ren’s question in displeasure.
「Yes. For some reason, I’m feeling something 『bad』 from him. Of course the like of godslayers are all 『bad news』 no matter who they are. But strangely he is the only one who is making my goddess instinct to tingle fiercely……. Perhaps it will be better if we don’t let him do as he please for too much. Keep that in mind Ren.」
「Roger. I’ll be careful as much as possible.」
「I also have the same bad feeling from that easygoing blondie at the Capital of the Dead.」
「Doni-san huh. But, that person is already our drinking buddy. We are getting along really well you know?」
Ren winked at his partner on his left shoulder.
「Well, sometimes he would say things like 『Show me your true strength already~』. He is tricky to handle.」
「Perhaps he is already vaguely suspecting about your 『eyes』 Ren.」
Stella frowned.
「That guy, he looks like a really unobservant person but he is unexpectedly observant with many things. He is eerie in his own way……」
「Oo──there are a lot of people gathering? It’s noisy, just what’s going on there?」
He had walked for quite some distance toward the sea.
When they arrived at the harbor area, there was a crowd formed there. There was an unfamiliar Earthian at the center of it.
In a sense, it was a fateful meeting that was waiting for them but──
Rokuhara Ren would only realize that slightly further in the future.