That night, it was not only the Caledohart Empire Garrison Zone that was alarmed by the Dark Relief Society's actions. People from several nearby garrison zones were also stirred up and arrived at the scene one after another afterward.
By then, however, Riezel was no longer at the scene. He had returned to his room.
Just as he had expected, Merlot and Naisha lectured him for a long time that night. With how resentful they looked, anyone unaware of the situation might have thought Riezel was some scumbag who had abandoned two high-born young women.
If Merlot and Naisha merely looked as though they had been abandoned, then Jelinae and Silune genuinely believed they had been abandoned.
After all, in order to sneak out, Riezel had used Sleep Magic on the two Nymph Maidens.
That left Jelinae and Silune staring at Riezel the entire time, their eyes misting up now and then. They looked so aggrieved that they seemed ready to burst into tears at any moment, giving Riezel a massive headache.
What Riezel had least expected was for Malfa's Sword to start sulking as well.
Perhaps it was resentful that Riezel had not taken it with him. All night long, Malfa's Sword circled above Riezel's head, flying over there one moment and whooshing back over here the next. It darted around so much that it left Riezel dizzy.
"Alright, alright. I'll take you with me next time, wherever I go. Happy?"
Left with no choice, Riezel could only compromise with the sulking Holy Sword. Only then did Malfa's Sword return to his waist in satisfaction and stop flying everywhere.
Later, Belti actually came to visit him. Right in front of Riezel, she once again sincerely apologized for asking him out alone and causing him to encounter danger.
Naturally, Riezel