"Hand over the monster." After Tiona had let him go, Bell's luck ran out when Ais appeared before him. Bell had positioned himself in front of the Dragon Girl; otherwise, Ais would have dealt with her the moment she appeared. Ais would never show mercy to a monster that had invaded the city.
"Miss Ais." Bell's expression immediately turned grim when he saw Ais blocking his path. As Orario's renowned Sword Princess, there was no way Bell did not recognize her, though Ais did not know him. Because of Shen Fei's intervention, Bell had still been attacked by the Minotaur, but it had nothing to do with Ais or the Loki Familia. It had been a matter of destiny between him and the Minotaur.
Although Bell knew Tiona, Lefiya, and the others, he had never met Ais. After obtaining the method to train Haki, Ais had devoted herself to grueling training. It was a method that visibly improved one's strength; in the past, Ais had felt lost because she could not see herself getting stronger.
"I'm sorry, Miss Ais." Even when facing the city's first-class adventurer, Bell had no intention of giving up the Dragon Girl. Ais promptly kicked him away, though she had held back. After all, Bell was not a member of the Dark Faction.
"Don't hurt Bell!" The Dragon Girl did not know Ais had held back. Seeing Bell kicked away, she immediately ran in front of him, spread her wings, and tried to stop Ais.
"You..." Ais's expression suddenly became incomparably ugly, and she could not help taking several steps back.
"Bell didn't do anything bad."
"Don't talk to me with that face!"
When the Dragon Girl spoke again, Ais suddenly shouted. At the same time, she raised the Sword of Despair. After hesitating for quite