(A huge thanks to 'Bing Yue Ying,' 'Waiting,' 'Xian Miaoyan,' 'Tenkuu no Sensesu,' 'Long Lian Qingxue,' 'Hopeless Third Dimension,' 'One Rider, Ten Thousand Strong,' 'Little Snake of Zero,' 'Crazy for You [x],' 'Fleeting Years,' 'Yan Ai Ai,' 'Doubidada,' 'Chikorita,' 'You Bi Ji Yue,' 'Zhun Dong Man Zhai Yi Zhi,' 'Lei Xiang,' 'Yi Ai Yinwei Zai Xinzhong,' and 'Enregistrer' for their rewards!)
As though she no longer wished to remain entangled with Noah, Your Highness looked at him with an unprecedentedly cold gaze. Although her aura was gradually fading, her hostility only grew stronger.
"Although reviving that game here could very well awaken that thing sealed within this place and even break the seal, it wouldn't suit my nature to leave a chess piece I've obtained unused. Let's begin right away!"
After saying that, Your Highness gave Noah no time to react and looked directly beside her.
There, a figure suddenly appeared without any warning.
It was a playful, adorable girl.
Just as when he had faced Your Highness, Noah identified the girl's aura almost immediately through his senses.
That aura was exactly the same as that of the other Black Robed Figure who had appeared beside Your Highness on the night she fought Noah to the end at No Name's base, then took her away through something similar to spatial movement.
That girl was Ling.
However, another girl lay in Ling's arms, seemingly unconscious, her entire body hanging limply against Ling as she was held by her.
The girl had dazzling golden hair like brilliant sunlight and wore a black-and-white maid outfit.
It was none other than Leticia.
Watching Leticia lie limply in Ling's arms, Noah's expression gradually darkened, and his gaze toward Ling became astonishingly frigid.
"Whoa... that's scary..." Ling stepped back a few paces, as though Noah's icy