406 Days Dekan Was Away

The sky was a clear, bright blue.

The early summer sunshine was refreshing, and the gentle sound of the flowing canal was very pleasant.

The ancient Royal Capital of Norton offers a pleasant view even if you simply sit on a bench along the street.

In this season where the temperature feels just right when wearing casual clothes, it's easy to feel sleepy on a leisurely afternoon.

Of course, there are also people who become extremely excited during their leisure time.

"Wow, Cornelia, do you know how wicked Dekan was back then? He knew perfectly well that he was much better at card making than me, but he still pretended to be incredibly humble!"

Alice sat on the bench, disregarding the decorum expected of a princess, and recounted the story with great indignation.

She still can't forget the scene where Dekan tricked her at the Card Maker Association, and how she felt so ashamed that she wanted to escape from the world.

"Although... although you shouldn't laugh, but..."

Cornelia was sitting to the side listening to Alice speak, laughed incessantly in a silvery voice, while gently wiping away the tears that had seeped from the corners of her eyes with her fingertips.

Only someone with a good personality like Alice wouldn't get angry or hold grudges.

Other nobles might have hated Dekan to death long ago.

"By the way Cornelia, do you know Theresia?"

As Alice spoke, she recalled how she met Dekan. It was because she met her friend Theresia at the Card Maker Association, and after exchanging a few words, she noticed that Dekan was also there.

Now, recalling Theresia's worried expression, Alice understood that Theresia was doing it for her own good.

"Yes, when Dekan was trying to find Morion's whereabouts, he took Flora and me to see Theresia. That's when we met her."

Cornelia nodded.

Despite their limited interactions, Cornelia considered Theresia to be one of the few normal people in their circle of friends, a circle teeming with hidden talents.

She had heard Dekan mention that this noblewoman's goal was to revive her declining family.

However, Theresia never sought Dekan's help after Dekan became wealthy, and Dekan never interfered with Theresia's efforts to revitalize the family.

It's not that our friendship isn't deep enough, it's just that this gentlemanly relationship is fine as it is.

However, if Theresia has a card-making commission and needs to find a Card Crafter, Dekan will gladly accept the job according to the standard price list for a top- Card Crafter.

Although later some people approached Theresia with Magic Card made by Dekan from her, Theresia felt it was wrong to resell the cards her friend made for her for huge profits, so she introduced those people to Morion.

Whether those people are resellers or collectors, it's definitely the right thing to do to leave them to Morion to handle.

"It's been a long time since I've seen Morion."

Alice thought for a moment and then said.

As a princess, she had met Morion of the Count Hanover when she was a child. The next time she saw Morion was at the end of the Hero Festival in the Philoven Kingdom. After Dekan left with the Pope, Morion rushed to the mansion, panting, and immediately told them that Dekan was alright.

However, it was during their time in the Kingdom of Philovian that Alice and Cornelia often played together, and from then on, Alice and Cornelia forged a deep friendship.

"He and Alina will return to the Royal Capital quickly, after all, Hanover Territory Royal Capital than Kulan Territory, and there is a direct flight route."

Cornelia nodded.

Morion, the heir to the Earl's family, has taken Alina, who was originally the Bishop of Nightmare, back to his territory.

Dekan initially only Morion to help take over the affairs of the Happy Group, but did not force Morion to take the position, because he knew that Morion did not really care about fame and fortune, he just wanted a stable life.

Now that the Happy Group is fully on track, Morion no longer stays in the Royal Capital.

He prefers to stay in the territory where he grew up.

"Morion is going back to Hanover Territory... Then Croix will probably go back to Kulan Territory too, since they're both only sons. Cornelia, have you decided where you and Dekan will live in the future?"

Alice felt a little lonely at the thought that she would have fewer and fewer friends staying in the Royal Capital in the future.

After all, everyone has their own life. While Norton Royal Capital a good place, it may not be the optimal solution for everyone.

"He said he wanted to return with me to the Vihart Kingdom, that Holy Kingdom homeland."

Cornelia also experienced that dream.

She knew that the town where Delois had lived as a human for three years was now located within the territory of her home Vihart Kingdom.

As for the border town where Dekan originally lived, he was not worried.

The area is inherently very safe, and it is protected by the Grand Sage of Kulan Territory, the strongest being in the former Norton Kingdom. The future new lord of Kulan Territory, Croix, is also extremely reliable.

He can go wherever he wants without worry.

Cornelia and Alice chatted idly in the afternoon.

After Dekan completed the creation of the ninth-tier legend in the Devil King Tomb, the members of the Beautiful Soul Squad returned from the Devil King Tomb and made thorough preparations.

Once the Spatial Leap Gate had cooled down, Dekan took Croix and set off for the Chaos God Realm.

It has been half a year since we set off from Dekan and Croix.

It's late spring and early summer again.

Of the other friends still in the Royal Capital, only Cornelia and Alice are truly carefree.

Of course, the Cat Teacher is quite free, but it recently went to play with Morion.

It said it was going on a spontaneous cat trip, and then it left.

To this day, no one knows what the Cat Teacher actually teaches, or why it can skip classes.

"Sigh, when will you be back...?"

Cornelia sighed.

With Dekan away, she always felt like she was missing a playmate, which led to her having too much free time.

She seemed to have gotten used to waiting for Dekan.

Whether it was the year Dekan disappeared after the Hero Festival, or the two months he spent alone in the Ninth-Order Shadow World, it's been half a year now.

This time, however, she wasn't as worried as before.

Because Dekan didn't disappear suddenly; Dekan assured her that he would end all the threats posed by the Chaos God within six months at most, and then return to her side.

For the past six months, she has been Royal Capital for Dekan in Norton.

I occasionally teach classes at the Havenlit Academy.

In recent years, the Knight Academy has changed its curriculum and begun to place more emphasis on academic subjects.

This curriculum reform inevitably provoked resistance and complaints from the students of the Knight Academy.

Therefore, the Knight Academy hired Cornelia, hoping that Cornelia could teach them for a period of time.

Cornelia, who already lived in a cabin on the back mountain of the Havenlit Academy and had a deep affection for the school, readily agreed.

Then, ever since she took office...

No matter how noisy the classes at the Knight Academy were or how arrogant the freshmen were, the moment Cornelia stepped into the classroom, they all became as diligent and serious as the students at the Alchemy Academy.

This is an instinctive fear.

To the students in the second, third, and fourth grades, she seemed to be the embodiment of power.

Nobody knows how many lives they might owe if she threw the chalk at them!