Son of the Hero King

Chapter 752: Angel?

While Milia was busying herself and making sure that the wedding would proceed without any interruption, one of the uninvited guests, whom she was worrying so much about that she felt like pulling her hair out in frustration, was busy leisurely strolling through the streets of Lustburg with an air of reminiscence and nostalgia.

She was a tall woman. Tall enough that most men would have to look up to see her ethereal visage. Her long golden hair was tied in a ponytail that swayed under the breeze, and her shining cerulean blue eyes were sparkling in wonder and unbridled nostalgia as she approached the different stores that the capital had to offer.

Her clothes were expensive and otherworldly at a glance. A white skintight body suit that seemed to do little outside of accentuating her full, voluptuous figure, and a somewhat futuristic-themed armor that looked extremely out of place among the medieval feel that the whole city of Lustburg and its people were exuding.

Above her head were three concentric circles forming a triple halo of sorts.

It went without saying that the woman was an angel— anyone with even half a mind could easily identify her from the halo itself.

On her back was a half-retracted mounting lance. The lance looked ordinary at first glance, like the standard military gear that the soldiers guarding the city wielded. However, anyone below a certain power level who would bother focusing on it would find themselves unconsciously looking away from it as if by some sudden compulsion that they could not identify the cause of.

It emanated a certain holiness and divinity that made lesser people feel inferior. [1]

“My, oh my! I remember this place! To think it's still standing twenty years later!”

Next to the angelic beauty was a young golden-haired woman clad in white and gold paladin armor. The armor she was wearing was much more in line with the aesthetic feel of the city of Lustburg and its people. It was the official armor of the Paladin order after all, very standard in the Mortal Realm and something that most Paladin orders wielded, so it did not clash with the medieval vibe.

“I remember there was a candy shop next to this. You should have tasted them! So delicious. It was like they would melt in an instant. If I weren't using mana to burn the calories, I would have gained so much weight from them.”

Despite her rather extraordinary and imposing appearance, the woman gave a scatterbrained and sheltered impression from the way she acted and spoke. The exasperated expression of the shorter Paladin was all it took for one to understand that this was a daily occurrence that the young woman had to put up with while escorting the angel.

One thing to take notice of was that, despite their antics and the distinctive color of their hair and eyes, no one seemed to take notice of their presence in the slightest.

“Your Holiness! Please behave yourself in public!” The shorter of the two hissed quietly.

“Little Cloclo! I always told you to call me mom when we are not under prying eyes, didn’t I?” The taller woman whined while hugging her daughter.

As for Cloclo, or rather, Chloe, she found herself unable to pry her mom away, no matter how much she wanted to do it then and there.

Not because she was too gentle and soft-hearted to do something like that to her own mother, no.

Rather, it was because the daughter of the angel knew that behind the seemingly clumsy and airheaded appearance was someone with a grip of steel, so strong that no matter how much strength she used, she could do nothing. There was no physical means available that she could use to push her mother away.

“Also, you don't need to worry. Your mother may look like this, but I am not stupid, you know? I already activated the camouflage function of my suit. At the moment, we only look like two ordinary humans taking a stroll through the festivities!”

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The way she placed her hand on her hips with a proud look made Chloe facepalm… hard. She wished for nothing more than to throw a punch at the smug face of hers that was quite literally the incarnation of insufferable. Sadly, however, she was way too slow to even land a single punch on this whimsical and shameless mother of hers. What could she do? Strength ruled above all.

“This is not why I am angry!” Chloe hissed once again while looking at her surroundings. She knew a little about the Crown Shadow, and she had not a shadow of a doubt that they were being tailed right this instant.

However, that was not really the problem at hand. In fact, this was extremely normal in Lustburg.

The thing that was out of the definition of normalcy was that—

“Why the hell are you here!?”

“Oh!!!... Teehee~!”

“Don't play cute, act your age already!”

“This is discrimination. I am eternally young and cute.”

Chloe felt like she was about to go mad from humiliation and embarrassment.

For weeks now, she had been struggling between her allegiance to her friend and her kingdom, as well as the knowledge of how destructive a full-on war between the two kingdoms could be for the people.

Then her stress level reached another level when they suddenly told her about her mother’s visit.

But still, she did her best to think of the good sides…

“You are the Supreme Daughter for goddess’ sake. What if something happens to the kingdom?”

“Slothein is strong, you know? We even have dimensional barriers, you know? Not even Tiamat could infiltrate Slothein.”

She stopped herself for a second as if in deep thought.

“Well, she could smash our barrier. But that is different from infiltration, right? So, I am not wrong~”

Chloe was starting to wonder if she was actually the one lacking common sense in this crazy conversation.

Massaging her forehead because of the growing headache, she continued.

“You do know that a foreign powerhouse sneaking into another territory is grounds for war, right?

“Meh. Lilith and Camelia are my friends. I am sure I will get a pass. They are still the true rulers of Lustburg after all.”

Chloe was speechless.

“What about you? Aren’t you worried about getting attacked on sight or kidnapped?”

“I doubt there is anyone who can hurt me in Lustburg outside of Lady Ambrosia. But from our data, Lady Ambrosia is a pure neutral force who avoids all forms of confrontation.

“Also, your mom is incredibly strong, you know? Don't be surprised, but I am nearly a demigod, hehe?” She showed her slightly muscular biceps with a proud grin on her angelic face.

Then with a more conspiratorial tone, she muttered.

“The truth is, the mana density of the realm has been continuously growing. I am sure many people who were stuck in their realm are going to have minor and major breakthroughs pretty soon.”

After giving such news to her daughter, she expected to be astonished.

After all, reaching the threshold of demigod was no small feat.

But…

“Mom…”

Chloe sighed and pinched her brows after giving a look of pity at her ignorant mother.

The conclusions she reached based on the information she had were technically not wrong.

The only problem was that all the information she had was extremely outdated!!

What could she say? This sight reminded her so much of Pandora from not too long ago.

Should she tell her mom that Sol technically already had a score of 4-0 when it comes to facing demigods?

That he, in fact, even ended up killing one?

Should she mention the fact that Lilith and Wukong were already on the verge of becoming demigods and that soon, perhaps four more would be added?

What about the fact that Sol could now attack people via Karma retribution?

The more she thought about all the things that her mother was not aware of, the more desperate she felt inside.

It was even more so because she knew that she could, in fact, say nothing about all the information that she had at her disposal.

She was lucky enough to have gotten Sol’s friendship while he was still very weak. Perhaps this was Fate or perhaps just luck.

However, she could not afford to break this precious trust. This might be the only thing standing between peace and all-out war between the two kingdoms.

Let’s fight on!

This was perhaps a good opportunity. Convincing the royal family would be hard, but if she were able to bring her mother to her side, then not all hope would be lost, and a war could be avoided.

She looked around once again before looking up. Her eyes could see nothing in particular. But she did not need to.

It might have been different on any other day, but she knew how important today was for him.

This was why she was 100% certain of one thing.

Sol definitely already noticed them. Camouflage devices or not, it was impossible to hide from him in his range.

“Please… Don’t attack yet.”

She only mouthed the words, knowing well that her mother would hear if she muttered them.

The small tremors she felt were more than enough as an answer.

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[1]: Imagine Atoria Lancer from Fate