Not bothering to look at the people sprawled on the ground again, Morien turned toward Subaru Natsuki a short distance behind him.
His expression looked rather unpleasant.
Most of the memories flooding his mind were of his own deaths, but he hadn't actually died, had he? Having them pour in all at once made him feel nauseated even without the pain.
Still, his body, modified by Loop, soon recovered.
What really made it hard to keep his expression under control now was Shaula clinging to him.
"Looks like Miss Natsumi doesn't need a 'knight' anymore." Morien teased Subaru Natsuki, whose expression was complicated.
"Of course Master doesn't!" Shaula raised a hand and answered immediately. "Master only needs Shaula!"
"All right, then Miss Shaula can be your 'knight' when you participate in the Royal Selection." Morien nodded, looking at the rather ridiculous sight Shaula made.
Her position was very strange. She clung to Subaru Natsuki like a sloth, her legs wrapped around his waist and her arms around his neck.
She had only found this perfect position after crawling all over Subaru Natsuki for ages.
After all, Loop had made Subaru Natsuki's front armor a little too large in his "Natsumi" form, which made it hard for Shaula to get any leverage.
"Shaula, get down. I can't walk properly like this," Subaru Natsuki said helplessly. "If you really need to, I can hold your hand while we walk."
"No way!" Shaula immediately shouted.
"I've already waited four whole centuries! I spent those four hundred years waiting for Master in the tower, and now that I've finally found you, I'm not letting go!"
"After all, Master is my everything! My whole being is made of my longing for Master!"
"Even another four hundred years wouldn't be enough to tell Master how much