Wrath Brand?

Aleister took Selene with her and followed Prince Siya Erduo into the car.

At first, she had instinctively assumed they would be taking a carriage.

But when Prince Siya Erduo led the two of them to the roadside, Aleister finally noticed his vehicle.

—It was a genuine "automobile," one clearly engraved in Aleister's memories.

Aleister's eyes suddenly lit up.

And it was not merely an automobile. It was even a sports car—

Its bright-red, streamlined body gleamed beneath the lights. The top was open, and a driver wearing strange sunglasses sat in the driver's seat. The middle-aged driver wore glasses similar to Master Nobel's—strange spectacles fitted with seven microscope lenses—and all of them were currently shining with a bright green light.

The driver turned his head slightly, clearly somewhat surprised that Prince Siya Erduo had brought two ladies into the car.

"Home."

Prince Siya Erduo took the passenger seat and gave the order at the same time.

Aleister opened the door with practiced ease and sat behind him. She then reached out to help Selene get settled.

She instinctively felt around near the seat for a while, but failed to find a seat belt and could only give up.

Through the rearview mirror, Siya Erduo saw all this. But he said nothing, simply watching the road ahead in silence.

As the engine's hum gradually grew louder, the car moved forward with remarkable steadiness. The tires appeared to be of excellent quality, and the asphalt-concrete road beneath them was also quite well maintained.

As the car's speed gradually increased, the scenery around them rapidly fell behind.

"—Ah!"

A sudden force slammed Selene back against the seat, startling her. "Why—why is it so fast?!"

She immediately reached out and grabbed Aleister's arm, only then barely escaping that intense unease.

But the increasingly