Chapter 82 - Stronger Than I Look
Creige frowned, hearing someone call him a lolicon. But before he could say anything, a little figure stood in front of him and pointed at Ceilie. "Ceilie, don't be mean to my handsome husband. It is my fault that he is married to me. So no more picking on him."
Kana puffed out her cheeks as she said this. She didn't want someone picking on her handsome husband. He was very nice to her. Although she forced him to be bound to her, he did not complain and even cares enough about her safety that he made her a special weapon. So even if the person saying something was Ceilie, she would not let it slide.
Ceilie sighed and bowed her head. "I apologize. My words went too far." Ceilie was surprised at how protective Kana was of Creige, but when she thought about it, Kana was always protective of those she approved of. Also, what Kana had just said made sense as well. So in a way, Creige, who was stuck in a marriage with a little girl, was being good about his position of being her husband and actually checking in on her. Thinking about how Creige cared for Kana despite the situation he was in made Ceilie wonder if she would ever find a partner like that.
"Mmmm! Now let's go eat some lunch! Handsome husband, come eat with me. " Kana said, grabbing Creige's hand and pulling him along with her, with her sword out swaying back and forth in her other hand.
"Kana, put your sword away." Creige said. He didn't want her getting hurt with her swinging it around like that. He, of course, was only worried about Kana's safety and no one else's.
"Oh yeah! [Change]!" Kana spoke loudly, causing the sword in her hand to shake and begin to shrink. Creige took the necklace from Kana and put it around her neck. Ceilie, who was watching everything from the side, did find the two to be rather cute.
As they ate, Creige kept placing food on Kana's plate, which she ate happily. "Creige, how long do you plan to hang around for?" Ceilie asked.
"After lunch, I will be heading out. I do not want to disturb the things you have planned. Plus, if I am around too much, she will become too reliant on me. This will not be good for her growth. But Ceilie, I must ask you one favor. " Creige had heard many things about the movements of the humans and knew that they would not care for young or old. He did not want Kana to be caught up in it.
"A favor from me? If I am able to, I do not mind helping in any way." Ceilie asked.
"Thank you. It is not much. I just want you to take Kana to the Stone Hammer Kingdom if war breaks out here in the Rural Kingdom. Bring her right to the capital, and the two of you can stay in my residence. I really do not want to see her get caught up in war. War is an ugly thing." Creige explained as he wiped Kana's mouth with a napkin.
Ceilie could see how Kana would become reliant on Criege. He was very doting. He paid more attention to Kana than Kana did herself. "I will do my best, but I do not think I can promise anything. You see, one of our sisters is in the castle trying to help give an advantage to the Rural Kingdom. And I am sure you know what that means." Ceilie knew that if Tilia is going to be helping with the war, she would also be going to the front lines at some point. If Kana found out about this, Ceilie knew that Kana would rush to the front lines as well.
Creige thought for a moment before saying. "I will send you a sleeping potion tomorrow. It should be enough to knock her out. Keeping her safe is my top pri…"
Kana, who had been listening to the two the entire time, sighed, interrupting Creige."Handsome husband, I can hear what you are saying and am not dumb. No matter what happens, if war breaks out in this kingdom, Tilia will be caught up in it, and I will not abandon Tilia. No sleeping potion will work on me anyway. Plus…"
Kana stood up and took off her necklace. "[Change]!" The sword changed size, and Kana grabbed its hilt. She held the sword in her hand, walked to the window, and opened it. She then slashed down lightly, causing her hair to flutter softly.
*Bam!*
Creige and Ceilie looked at the large sword scar created from her single slash that split the bottom of the window and the ground inside in two, creating a long gash in the ground that was several meters deep and widened further out you went. With her current stats, such a simple swing of a sword was able to cause this much damage showed just how powerful Kana actually was. Kana turned and looked at Ceilie and Creige with a smile on her face as she said: "I am much stronger than I look."
The two were speechless. There was nothing they could say to refute what she said because they saw it with their own eyes. A simple swing of the sword was enough to do this much damage proved her words as fact. If she were to use all her strength, just how powerful would that attack have been just now?
Creige let out a sigh. "It does look like I was worrying too much. But no matter what, Kana, I want you to stay safe. If you feel your life is in danger, please run away if possible. "
"Mmmm. I promise." Kana said with a smile. She would not allow herself to lose her life, but she wanted to make sure her friends were safe.