“Everyone, for taking care of me during these past few days, I deeply and sincerely thank all of you.” Hein said with some regret.

Hein was expressing his heartfelt gratitude to all those who came to see them off.

Although he still wanted to stay with Marie and the others, however Hein received a very important message that he, especially his alternate could never ignored.

His foster mother; Leviana Vilestone was finally pregnant.

After a very long time of painful waiting, the gods have finally answered her wish. She might be dancing in utter joy right now.

Although the current Hein don’t have any direct memories towards his foster mother, the feelings of the other him still affected him and influenced him greatly.

Memories can be separated but the feelings behind them would never disappear.

That is why, even though he haven’t met his foster mother; Leviana yet, he can still feel endless love and affection towards her.

When Marie heard his words, her expression immediately darkened.

“A, are you… no, a, anyway, please take care of yourself.” Marie wanted to stop him but she knew it was just her own selfishness and it’s not like this is the last time they were going to see each other.

Hein thought for a while and said, “Oh right, Marie can I ask you to do something?”

“What is it? If I can then I will do it”

“Thanks~ there is this tailor shop called [ Dream’s House of Fashion ]. I ordered some clothes there because I thought that I can still stay here for a few days, but who would have thought that my departure is slightly earlier than planned. Can I ask you to take them in my place?”

“Clothes? [ Dream’s House of Fashion ], right? No problem, leave it to me.”

“Great! From what I remember it should be finished after a few days. Find the girl named Saaya and tell her that you want to take the clothes Sol ordered.”

“Sol? What a weird name~ You really do come up with these weird names~” Hearing what Hein named himself, Marie burst in laughter.

“I can’t help it. It just popped up in my head all of a sudden~”

With the winter seemingly coming in full swing, the temperature had dropped and the world turned cold.

However, it was being warmed by a cheerful, warm atmosphere that exceeds that of a burning flame.

Then, it was finally time for Hein’s party to leave.

Marie, Froline, Angela and the other girls were gathered at the Beven city’s entrance to see them off.

This time, Hein’s journey won’t be short as they could only ride on a carriage towards Berona kingdom where his beloved mother was waiting.

Though Hein had [Long-range Teleportation] he can use.

However, Hein couldn’t use it to teleport directly towards another kingdom because of the distance. And even though he can fly but with the addition of Fale who wanted to come with them, it’s impossible to do so.

“Good bye Hero~!” Regretful of his departure, Froline persistently clung onto Hein.

Marie, Fale and Ashley reprimanded her but she still stuck herself to Hein like super glue.

“Since we won’t be able to meet for a while, I need to replenish as much Hero-nergy as I can right now!”

These past few days, Froline’s advances have become more aggressive.

Hein really didn’t know what to do. If seen by his perspective, Froline is a stranger.

He doesn’t know her until this ‘Hero saving damsel in distress’ event. He’s not the other Hero who already met her in the school.

However, for some reason, he just can’t brush her away. Who wouldn’t like to receive a girl’s advances?

… only idiots and homos would do that.

“Anyway, just don’t cling to him that much!”

Having heard Marie, Froline finally separated herself from Hein.

“Fu~nn. Even though you also wanted to do it~”

“Wha- I, -it’s not like I also want to hug him!” Marie vehemently denied Froline’s claim with a flushed red face.

“Well, even if you don’t, they will.” Froline sent a fleeting glance at where Hein was standing.

“Eh?”

In the midst of her hesitation, Marie noticed Angela and the other girls had already approached Hein.

“Please take care of yourself Hero. Just make sure not to overdo some things and be reckless.”

Smiling sweetly, Angela gave him her blessings and lightly embraced him.

“So, you’re really going without saying anything to those girls back in the guild?”

“No, I’m not. There’s no need to disturb them. I don’t like a farewell scene with too many people.” Hein shook his head while smiling wryly.

“After I leave, I will leave them in your care. If once again something else happened, don’t hesitate to contact me. No matter where I am, I will certainly rush wherever you are. No matter what the problem is, I will do my best to help you.”

Can you promise?

‘Un!’ With a nod, Angela once again embraced him while muttering close to Hein’s ear a small yet very affectionate ‘Thank you’ with a very red and bashful face.

When Angela released her embrace, it was Loise’s turn to bid him farewell.

“Please take care of yourself. I pray that no harm befalls you on your journey. Right, If we have some free time in the future, you must teach me some moves okay~”

Having said her farewell, Loise lightly embraced Hein with a reddened face.

An intelligent, hyper active and boyish girl who would constantly try to exceed her limits and loves to fight, that was Hein’s impression of Loise.

And yet there existed a discrepancy in her character.

Maybe as a result of being pampered too much, she occasionally lowered her guards towards the other party. Nevertheless, Hein was sure that she was certainly a very loyal, kind and good girl.

When Loise finished bidding him farewell, one by one, the girls too followed their leader’s example as they said some words before embracing him.

If some men saw him like this, they will surely die in jealousy!

Seeing that the other girls already did their own farewells, Froline pushed Marie towards Hein.

“Wah! Hey, lin. Ah, um, Hero. ..” Marie was frozen stiff from embarrassment in front of Hein.

Although they were more than friends and less than lovers, and although they were very closed and were always together in the past, this is after all the first time she encountered such situation.

Feeling nostalgic when he saw her like that, Hein could not help but smile.

He took the initiative and took her in his arms and just like that held her tightly in silence.

Hein could feel that Marie’s body momentarily stiffened but then it slowly soften as her soft body fit snugly into his embrace.

…Two pure hearts having an ephemeral rendezvous that not even Gods can interfere.

They listened to each other’s rapid heartbeats. Enjoying the warmth their bodies’ shared, especially Marie who’s obediently closed her eyes seemingly enjoying the wonderful sensation she waited for countless days and nights.

Hein lightly stroked her long black hair and smiled.

“Take care of yourself Marie. Don’t do something reckless again okay? If something bad happened, be sure to contact me immediately.”

“… I don’t want to hear that from you … you too, be careful.”

A beautiful smile appeared on Marie’s face as she gently nodded.

She looked like a pear blossom bathed in the rain making the other girls around found themselves enamored with the scene.

And then came Ashley and Fale who was patiently waiting for Marie and the other girls to wrap up their farewells.

“Young master, the carriage is now ready to depart anytime.”

“Well then, I guess we should depart soon. Prolonging this any longer would make it increasingly difficult for me.

Truly, I am greatly indebted to the [Iron Maiden Guild] so allow me to say it once more, Thank you very much and please take care of those cheeky girls again. Although they might be annoying sometimes but I will leave them to all of you~”

Hein bowed deeply like a real aristocrat and royalty do, causing Angela and the others slightly embarrassed.

Bidding his final farewell, Hein entered the back of an elegant carriage while lightly waving his hand as the horse in front began to neigh and run, vanishing into the distance.

The [Iron Maiden Guild] core members continued waving until they could no longer see their figure.

“He’s gone isn’t he?” No longer being able to see them, Angela murmured in a daze.

“He’s a very wonderful young man. Better than what I’ve heard.”

“Student Council President, I definitely won’t lose.” Froline suddenly spoke up while still gazing onto the direction Hein and the others went.

“EH? Wha-!?” Marie responded in bewilderment to Froline’s abrupt claim.

“I know, there exist a person who has already occupied in his heart. That person is certainly not me or anyone of us. Nevertheless, someday I will have him notice me. So I wanted to let you and the others know that I won’t back down even if any of you are also aiming for his heart.”

Froline sent Marie a fearless grin.

She turned her blazing, strong gaze towards her.

That was definitely a declaration of war.

A path of carnage that the world has never seen before.

“Wha-! I, It’s not like I particularly care!” With her face redder than a tomato, Marie said some vague words that couldn’t be clearly interpreted with a flustered face.

“Fufu you’re not being honest Marie and you too Froline. You’re aiming such a high place~” Angela poked some fun at Marie and Froline while smiling mischievously.

“What? The greater the heights, the more worth to climb it for~” Froline replied with unwavering gaze.

“Honestly~ well shall I also enter this interesting fight?” Angela muttered something that shocked the girls present in the vicinity while laughing.

Whether she was serious or not, no one knows. However, what is certain is that Marie and Froline felt a huge storm wailing in the near future~

With that, the rivalry between countless girls began to heat up.

If Hein was present, he would have amusingly watched them from the side with a smile.

More than a year of game time had already passed since Hein and the others came into this world.

A storm, different from what the girls are feeling was coming slowly but surely.

The historical moment that changed the whole entire world of [Pandora] was drawing near.

Ready to brandish its fangs and claws, tearing up that which is known as [ History ].

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