Aaron's Side
Elda stood beside Aaron, thinking deeply.
Elda: "I think that unknown person is familiar with the guards."
"Otherwise, how could she enter and leave so easily?" 🤔
Aaron: "Hmm..." ☹️
Elda looked at him.
Elda (thinking): What happened to him? 😶
Aaron looked away.
Aaron (thinking): I shouldn't have scolded her for such a small thing... ☹️
Just then—
Guard 3: "Your Majesty!!" 😱
A guard suddenly rushed into the study room.
Elda: "How dare you enter like—" 😡
Guard 3: "Sorry, my Queen!"
"But I have an urgent message from the training ground!" 😱
Elda stopped.
Elda: "What happened?"
"Did she cause any proble—"
Guard 3: "No!"
"She completed all the tests and passed them."
"But..." 😨
Aaron smirked.
Aaron: "I knew it." 😏
Elda: "What?!" 😱
The guard hesitated.
Guard 3: "As a reward from the puzzle assessment..."
"She received the Sword of King Asmodius." 😨
Aaron & Elda: "WHAT?!" 😱
Training Ground
Aaron immediately raised his hand.
Using his power, he teleported straight to the training ground.
When he arrived...
He froze. 😶
Everyone was staring at the sword in Noel's hand.
But Noel...
She wasn't even looking at the sword.
She was sitting on the stone, staring at the wall peacefully. 🙂
Everyone: "Your Majesty..." 😐
Noel looked up.
Her eyes met Aaron's.
Noel (thinking): ❤️❤️❤️
What is this feeling...?
Aaron walked forward.
Aaron: "Give me the sword." 🙂
Noel silently handed it over.
Aaron held the sword.
Then...
A single tear fell from his eye.
🥲
Noel's expression changed.
Noel (thinking): 💔💔💔
Why does seeing him like this hurt...?
She stood up.
Noel: "What happened, Your Majesty?" 😤
The commander, who had just arrived, looked at the sword.
His expression changed.
Commander: "This sword..."
"This sword belongs to King Aaron's father." 😱
Noel: "WHAT?!" 😱
Elda arrived at the scene.
She looked at the sword.
(Is this really that sword...?)
She placed a hand on Aaron's shoulder.
Suddenly—
Noel: "🔥🔥🔥"
She quickly removed Elda's hand from Aaron's shoulder.
Everyone froze.
Everyone: "😱"
Noel noticed their shocked faces.
She tilted her head.
Noel: "Sis... what's happening here?" 🙂
Elda stared at her, completely confused.
Elda: "It's..."
She didn't know how to explain.
"...Come with me." 😶
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