In the divine kingdom.
Lu Xing arrived before another castle.
At first glance, he thought he had returned to Anne's home. But after looking a few more times, he realized it was not—until a closer look revealed that it really was Anne's family castle!
"Welcome, Lu Xing-sensei."
A beautiful blonde woman walked gracefully out of the castle and smiled at him.
"...Vizes?"
Lu Xing was somewhat surprised. He had not expected the first person he found to be Anne's ancestor.
Her appearance here meant, in other words... that she was willing to become his lover?
Lu Xing's feelings were somewhat complicated. Although he knew Vizes was not Anne's true ancestor, she was still blood-related to Anne. Anne was one of her descendants.
"Are you surprised?"
A trace of shyness appeared on beautiful Lady Vizes's face. She lowered her head uncertainly and looked herself over. She had carefully dressed up, displaying her most beautiful side, yet Lu Xing-sensei seemed to regard her as an elder.
She had let the Goddess down. The Goddess had arranged for her to be the first to meet Lu Xing.
"To be honest, a little." Lu Xing smiled and looked around. "I didn't expect you to be here."
"This is the castle my younger brother and I built when we first came to the northern region. It was the Swinton family's original form."
Vizes had clearly misunderstood him.
Lu Xing nodded. "No wonder it feels familiar. Could you tell me about what happened back then?"
"Of course. Please come in. There is no one else in the castle, so just tell me if you need anything."
Lu Xing went inside with her. For various reasons, neither of them mentioned becoming lovers, treating it only as an ordinary conversation.
Vizes was extremely familiar with the place. She