It was finally the day that (Y/n) have to depart from the Reim Empire to continue on her journey as she was standing on the docks that Lady Scheherazade had prepared a ship for her which nobody informs (Y/n) about it. However, it was a great surprise for (Y/n).

" Are you sure that I'm going to use this ship, Zade? " The female Magi stuttered as she was sweating with cold sweat while Lady Schehezarade nodded, " This is unbelievable. " (Y/n) facepalmed after she stopped from stuttering again.

The female Magi pondered for a bit and if she tries to argue with her old friend, she will be immediately be defeated by Lady Schehezarade.

(Y/n) sigh heavily when she heard Razol spoke, causing her to regain her composure, " Are you sure that you sure won't need any protection, (Y/n)? "

" I'm sure Razol and don't worry about me! " She gazed at him with grinned.

" Be safe and stay out from trouble okay (N/n)! " Yaqut ruffled her (H/c) lock as (Y/n) rolled her eyes, " I know. " (Y/n) playfully punches his shoulder and before she departed, she remembered something very important as she dug through her sling bag and took out five small boxes that have different colours on them.

" These gifts are from me, I hope you guys treasured it. " She stated as she handed them in order before she heard the captain of the ship was calling out for her.

" Lady (Y/n)! It's time to go! "

" It's the time already? " (Y/n) murmured sadly, giving out another sigh before she quickly gave all of them a hug, " I'm going to miss all of you. "

" We do too, " they sync.

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I sat on the bed with the gifts that Scheherazade had given to me on my lap as I was curious what was inside. I put the large gift with beside me as I opened the well-made box and inside the box contains a bottle that had glowing liquid inside while it has a crescent moon cork, laying on a red pillow.

I was awe by the view, " Where did Zade get this? This must cost a lot. " I murmured to myself before I closed the lid back and carefully put in my sling bag. I then glanced over the other gift.

" I wonder what's inside. " I grab the large gift and started to unwrapped the cloth, only to reveal a white lantern staff that has white flowers on it. It was breath-taking and at the same time, it looked familiar.

The lantern staff itself has a unique design and was made well. I slander my finger on the lantern staff and saw a carving on it which perk my interest.

" Mother's Merciful Judgement? " I mumbled the name and as soon as I mumbled out the name that was carved on the staff, it started to emit a bright glow.

' What's going on?! ' I thought as I had no idea what was happening before the glow died down and felt a presence in front of me. I looked up and saw a young man with black-brown hair along with animal ears and tail that was lit in faint flame along while beside him was a boy.

As I took a better look, both of them wore the same Egyptian clothing, glowing blue claws and their eyes looked like the Milky Way.

I blink my eyes from a few time as I unconsciously blurted out their name without a second thought, "...Athos? Yokino...? " The moment I said their names, the young man and the boy turned around and stared at me with a gentle smile.

" Yes, mistress? " The young man bowed with his hand over his chest and the boy didn't hesitate to jump on me which caught me off guard.

" I'm happy to see you again, milady! " The boy whose name Yokino sobbed as he buried his face on my neck while the young man whose name Athos came towards me.

" Yokino, I know we're both happy to see her well and healthy. However, please refrain from doing such a reckless act. " He slightly scolded at Yokino while I was dumbstruck about what just happened.

I spare a glanced at Yokino and Athos for a moment before another memory of them flooded in my mind. However, this time was a bit painful for some odd reason before a smile creeps up on my face.

" I never expect that Zade kept my belongings after my absence. Isn't that right, Athos? " I questioned while comforting Yokino as I gazed at Athos who nodded his head before Athos sat on the floor next to the bed and laid his head on my lap.

" While you were absent, many things have changed and I assume that Lady Scheherazade and Lord Yunan told you? "

" They did and unfortunately, I lost some of my memories. " I told him and explain to him about the situation while I caressing his soft black-brown hair after Yokino returned to the lamp as he was already satisfied.

" I see and where are we heading, milady? " Athos asks while purring quietly.

" We're going to another Empire. "

" Really? "

" Yup, it will take up for 4 weeks. For now, how about we catch up on our chats. " Smiling at him and he nodded and purring loudly as I continue to caress his hair.

Mᴇʀʀɪʟʏ ᴡᴇ ғᴀʟʟ Oᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʟɪɴᴇ, ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʟɪɴᴇ

I'ᴅ ғᴀʟʟ ᴀɴʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ

I'ᴍ ʙʏ ʏᴏᴜʀ sɪᴅᴇ

Soon, the crew of the ship had stopped on the docks of an Empire as (Y/n) thanked the Captain of the ship

" Thank you very much for sending me here. " She bowed as she holds her lantern staff in her grasp.

" Your welcome, Lady (Y/n). It's our pleasure to help a Magi such as yourself. " The Captain smiled kindly towards her.

Straightening her position, she waves them a goodbye towards the Captain as well as the crews as she got off from the ship, hearing the crews in the ship cries.

" BYE (Y/N)-CHAN!! " She turned around and wave.

" Goodbye guys! " (Y/n) watched the ship sail away. (Y/n) gave out a sigh as she kept a smile on her face as she glanced at the various shaded rukhs around her.

They told her.

Sᴡɪɴɢɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɪɴ

Hᴜᴍᴍɪɴɢ ᴍᴇʟᴏᴅɪᴇs

Wᴇ·ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴡᴇ ғʀᴇᴇᴢᴇ

Then, another memory started to flood in her head, "...Judar..." She mumbled his name while recalling old memories about him while he was still a child and with the thought about it made (Y/n) chuckled, " I wonder what he's doing while I was away. "

She entered the territory of the Kou Empire while recalling her time with Judar while he was a child, " When I first met him, he's quite rude and can be egoistic but I'm curious if he still kept that unique characteristic of his once I see him. " (Y/n) giggled as she wanted to pinch his cheeks.

I'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀғʀᴀɪᴅ, ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ

I'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀғʀᴀɪᴅ

Fᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪs ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ

Bᴜᴛ I ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ·ᴛ ᴍɪɴᴅ sᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ʙʏ ʏᴏᴜʀ sɪᴅᴇ

As I was walking through the town, there were people were heading in my direction as they gave me different flowers.

" Here you go, miss. "

" Onee-chan, here you go! "

" Someone special is waiting for you. "

They gave me the flowers and I thanked them as walk to the palace that looks like a Chinese Imperial Palace, " This is very sudden. " I murmured but I shooked it off as I continued to move forward.

Cᴀʀᴇғᴜʟʟʏ ᴡᴇ·ʀᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇsᴛɪɴʏ

Yᴏᴜ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜɪs ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴛ ɪᴛ ғʀᴇᴇ

Eᴠᴇʀʏ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ᴏʀ sɪɴɢ ɪs sᴏ ᴡᴀʀᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ, sᴏ ᴡᴀʀᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ

I'ᴍ ᴛᴏʀɴ, I'ᴍ ᴛᴏʀɴ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ

I'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ Aғʀᴀɪᴅ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ

I'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀғʀᴀɪᴅ

Once I reached the front gates of the Imperial Palace, the guards gave me a warm welcoming smile as they pushed the gates for me. It was weird at first when a servant gestured me to follow her as I looked around me, seeing the rest were bowing their head.

' This is getting weirder and weirder...'

' Agree. '

Fᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪs ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ

Bᴜᴛ I ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ·ᴛ ᴍɪɴᴅ sᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ʙʏ ʏᴏᴜʀ sɪᴅᴇ

Tᴇʟʟ ᴍᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴅᴀʏ I ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴍɪʟᴇ

I ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ·ᴛ ᴍɪɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ

I ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ·ᴛ ᴍɪɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ

I thanked the lady when I saw a glimpse of a familiar long raven hair that was tied into a braid. He turned around as our gaze locked to each other, shiny red orbs were glimmered, perfecting the beautiful dawn of a new tomorrow. My eyes were starting to get blurry.

"...Ju-Judar...I'm -"

Yᴏᴜ sᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴍᴇ

Pɪɴᴄʜ ᴍᴇ ɢᴇɴᴛʟʏ

I ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴀʀᴅʟʏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜᴇ

However, I was cut off when everything slowly went into slow motion as the wind caught up as the wind blew the flower petals and without saying a single word. Both of us were already hugging each other as we dropped on the ground.

Fᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪs ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ,

ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ Bᴜᴛ I ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ·ᴛ ᴍɪɴᴅ sᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ʙʏ ʏᴏᴜʀ sɪᴅᴇ

Tᴇʟʟ ᴍᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴅᴀʏ I ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴍɪʟᴇ

I ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ·ᴛ ᴍɪɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ

I ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ·ᴛ ᴍɪɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ

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