The portal. It's cold. It's dark. It's long. I'm starving. I could have ordered Ranjō to make me some meals, but then again, I don't trust any food made in a demon household. Not to mention that household might eat any kind of poison like it was nothing.

Man~ did that purple lady have to go through this portal like this? (Yawn) I'm tired. I better get some sleep now.

Just when I'm about to get a good night's rest, my whole body is being sucked. What's worst is that I'm tumbling up and down until I get caught in a spiral pattern. It's like I'm in a tempest or something. I feel like that damn Demon Princess has put a spell inside this portal; because it's been giving me body aches and making me yelling "Ouch" throughout the journey.

Before I can cuss her again, I see the night sky. No. More like I see many bright lights below me. Come to think of it, am I falling down?...

"Wait, wait, wait! THIS ISN'T WHAT I'M EXPECTING!! AH~~~~~"

Great! I'm about to die from falling! Quick, Francis! Is there any landing skill you can use?

"Ah ha! Luckily for this spell, I won't die from your tricks, Demon Princess! Take this! Levitation Shield!"

To summarize, a glass-looking shield appears under my feet where I'm able to stand on top of it. Whew~ I'm safe for I'm able to levitate in mid-air.

"Alright! Now, if only I can see what kind of country Japan is...huh? What's that noise?"

As I turn around, my eyes identify a silhouette. It's still a cloudy night, but luckily the moon shows up...or so I thought. Because when the moonlight gives me enough lighting to see what the thing is, I'm not safe from death yet.

It's a big, metal bird-like creature heading straight towards me. I panic too much that I lost my balance, making me fall off from my Levitation Shield. Once again I'm falling down in spiral form.

Just when I've thought I'm about to die for real, I'm saved by landing roughly into a river. Despite the coldness is killing any sensation I've in my body, I'm glad I'm able to swim towards the sidelands.

Thank goodness I'm still in one piece but I'm soaking wet. I glance around to notice I'm under a tall bridge that looks more advanced than any bridges in Branshire. I take off everything I've on me to dry myself. You must be thinking I'm crazy to let myself being naked in a vast area. I can assure you it's better than freezing to death in the middle of the night with any excess water clinging on me.

Regardless of it, I'm finding a bush to protect my dignity. I finally find one next to the bridge's pillar when I hear a woman's voice crying for help.

"Why can't you understand, you fool?! I got tired of you so it's good you've got a secure future! So just leave me, okay?!"

Is her voice coming from my right side? Her cry for help. Now that I can't ignore no matter what.

I grab my sword and rush to where her voice is coming from. Then, I hear a man's voice. He sounds like he's a persistent guy saying these words...

"Wait, Kana! This isn't like you! Did someone threaten you with my future to be ruined? Is it my dad? Tell me the truth!"

Alas, I get a good look at them behind another bush I'm hiding at. She, or Kana as the man calls her, is a cute, petite black-haired woman dressed in a pretty dark blue uniform that looks almost similar to Branshire's military uniform. The black-haired, average-looking man, who's harassing her, looks like he's the same age as me, wearing black-and-white clothes with some sort of black string around his neck. He's around two heads taller than the girl. His right hand is grabbing her left wrist that she keeps on saying it hurts her.

"It's not, Ryuji! Let go of me! It hurts!"

It's now or never. I jump out of the bush, swinging my sword at the wretched man. Surprisingly he's able to dodge it. With the shocking look on his face, he demands to know who the heck I am and why I'm attacking him.

"Because you shameless beast must be slayed! For I, Francis Goodlight, am the one and ONLY HERO to save people from men like you! Now let go of the la..."

"AH!!! SOMEBODY HELP! A NAKED PERVERT IS HERE!!"

That's out of the blue. Just when I'm explaining to Kana that I'm not crazy or whatever terms they're referring to me, things are about to get worst.

"Hey! You there! Stop right there!"

I turn around to see a bright light blinding my sight that I lift my sword to give my eyes some shade protection. Now that's my worst mistake that creates the worst humiliation I've ever feel.

"My gosh! He's about to attack! Stun him, Satou!"

Before I can reply to whoever is behind the light, my body gets striked by some string that produces a powerful lightning. As predicted..again, I yell "YEEEEOWWWW!!" pathetically with so much lightning flowing through my veins As I fall backwards, I mutter, "Damn you, Purple...", before my mind turn black again.

[Part I END]