Outside the teleportation center of the Eden Academy, stood a vast mass of crowd with similar kinds of expressions on their faces.

In these faces, the prominent ones were the Emperor of Gram himself along with some other officials, The Headmaster of the Eden Academy along with every professor standing side by side, and along with other students stood the three fairies who had been dying to see a certain someone.

Just like the three beauties, every other on the ground had been waiting for a person's arrival for an hour now.

**DHAK** 

Finally, the center door, which had two nervous-looking guards standing on either side, parted steadily before the image of a raven-haired handsome youth emerged.

Kyouki, with his eyes, narrowed, signifying the difficulty he was having adjusting to the blinding natural light, walked just two steps out of the gate when he heard the loud roar of cheers reverberating.

""WELCOME BACK! HERO-SAMAAAAAAA""

Kyouki nearly fell back on his butt when suddenly the scream reached up to his senses, but when he finally looked down at the vast crowd, he became a little calm at the same time touched too.

Tears of joy, cheers of victory, and cries of relief resonated among the people as they finally caught a glimpse that faded along with the hero more than a week ago. 

The three who were standing at the front rushed toward Kyouki in an instant, without minding the shame of being seen before they lunged on the hero, without holding back at all.

"Kyouki-kun!"

"Kyou~"

"Kyouki-san!"

"Woah...easy there."

The three called for him as they hugged him dearly like Kyouki would disappear once they let go. 

Bringing his hand on top of their heads, turn by turn, Kyouki said in a very gentle tone as he tried to soothe their anxiety.

"There~there. I know I have made you guys worried, but I swear this would be the last time I would ever leave you all like this."

"You better *sniff*."

The one who replied with her voice slightly hoarse because of the tears was the red-haired warrior as she finally was able to feel the warmth of the person she had ever fallen in love with.

The people around them felt awe and admiration toward the group who were showcasing such a beautiful bond of their love and friendship. 

Everyone entirely ignored the fact of Venessa's engagement as they saw the warrior fawning her love openly toward the Greatest Human of the century.

……. 

Away from the pleasant atmosphere, which was centered on the reunited group of Hero, stood two figures in the shadows as they gawked at the scene with varying expressions.

"Oof. How touching. I might cry like this."

Mutter, under her breath, as she wiped her non-existing tears in exaggeration, was the silver-haired saint as she looked down at the crowd while standing beside her beloved.

"Don't make fun of them, Luna. Kyouki is someone equivalent to god for them."

Standing beside him was the blond ex-Nobel youth who was looking at the scene with a dry smile as he held Luna's hand lovingly.

The duo also left just behind Kyouki, but as one could expect, the protagonist's halo made the duo shadowed, much to their relief.

"Should we go?"

Austin squeezed Luna's hand as he whispered in a suggestive tone, on which the lady raised her brows before responding.

"And where will master Austin take me~."

Luna was very well aware of Austin's mood, and even though she sounded so calm, her mind had been racing since the time she felt his gentle hand peculiarly pressing her.

"Umm...to my room...if it's okay?"

Austin slightly became nervous as the sudden consciousness of taking Luna to his room to do something unspoken made him a little flustered.

The beautiful Saint saw right through his anxiety as a sly smirk formed on her lips before she brought her lips toward his ear and coquettishly whispered her thoughts.

"If master Austin wants to take me to his room, then shouldn't he be a bit more forceful~."

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**THUD** 

Just after stepping inside his room Austin pressed Luna on the closed door as he continuously kissed her in the process.

Luna's legs were locked on Austin's back as she violently responded to her beloved's greed in her own way.

The two love birds played with each others' tongues as they fought for dominance.

"Mm~"

Suddenly Austin's attack went on Luna's pale neck as he sucked hard on the smooth texture of her jawline further down near her nape.

Luna subconsciously dug her nails into Austin's back as she threw her head back on the door, giving her lover easy access to her weak spots.

The places where Austin's tongue went, a deep red mark was left behind, signifying how wild a kind of lover he becomes once he gets into the heat.

"Your skin is just like mochi.."

Whispering lovingly in between his kisses, Austin made Luna perplexed by comparing her skin to something she wasn't aware of.

"Mochi? What-ahn~"

Her words broke down with a moan as she felt a big warm hand gliding inside her dress and pressing down her firm butt quite harshly.

"I can't get enough of this ..."

Deliberately signifying the love Austin carries for Luna's specific part, Austin began to knead her smooth and elastic ass, much to Luna's ecstasy as she enjoyed the rough treatment. 

As he kissed her at different places and changed the shape of her heavy cushions with his rough hands, Luna became compassionate before whispering...

"Austin takes me~ I can't wait any longer..."

Practically begging at the point since her ruthless lover had made her quite excited with his attacks, Luna pleaded with hot steams leaving her moist lips.

Austin saw his e*rotic partner's current condition, which made his reasoning numb for a second before he complied with her request. 

But all of a second, his movement halted as his vision grew distant. 

"Austin?"

Luna, who was impatiently waiting to be taken by her man to the bed, saw his change in temperament as she also promptly sobered up a little.

"Alex is coming here, and he is quite anxious for some reason."

Austin, who sensed the mana leakage from the incoming presence due to the instability of the person's emotions, felt a slight sense of anxiety himself as Alex was the last person Austin could see getting serious about something. 

Luna, who saw every thought of her not so considered lover, pouted before she got down from his embrace, snatching Austin's attention in the process.

"And, of course, this talk would be more important than your woman, right young master?"

Before Austin could have said anything, Luna grumpily went to his bed and covered herself with the blanket while pouting all the time.

Austin raised his hand to stop her, but since he actually wanted to hear Alex first, he didn't say anything and only smiled in the end.

"I will make sure to compensate."

"You better."

Saying so, Luna cast an invisibility spell over herself as the knock on the door resonated. 

**KNOCK**KNOCK**

Opening the door, Austin saw the bespectacled court magician who had his all-time toothy grin spread across his face. But unlike usual, he was visibly forcing himself to smile.

"I hope I didn't disturb you at a bad time."

Austin felt a chilly sensation from the side of his bed before he replied with a dry smile.

"No...um... it's okay. Come in."

Austin invited the court magician, and unlike with Venessa, Alex wasn't blasted away. 

'Oh, right. I forgot to ask her about it.'

Making a mental note, Austin gestured on the chair, which was placed beside the tea table as the two men seated while facing each other.

"I don't have tea prepared, but if you want-"

Interrupting Austin's hospitality, Alex spoke with a brush of his hand as he spoke slightly hurriedly.

"Ah, don't worry about it. Instead, I want you to see something."

Austin nodded as he also wanted to know what made Alex so anxious when everyone in the Gram was practically celebrating the hero's comeback.

As Alex snapped his fingers, a brownish gray map appeared on the tea table, which had drawings of the national boundaries and demographic features of neighboring countries. 

Austin just glanced at the map for once before he heard the massive revelation of something he had no idea about.

"You see these boundaries of the South-Western perimeter which have been ink marked?"

On his remark, Austin turned his head and saw that, indeed, there was a thin, dark marking on the national boundaries of Gram. 

"That's a horde of demons."

Austin's eyes went slightly wide as, in context to the size of the map, the dark line was almost covering the whole South-Western like it was plaguing the boundaries.

"How many?"

"More than three hundred thousand, and each one of them above Rare rank."

Austin raised his brows with his eyes at their broadest reach. 

"T-that many demons...?"

Austin's astonishment was genuine as a single unique rank demon could massacre a whole low-class battalion. Not to talk about that considerable amounts of monsters which undoubtedly must have been led by Terror classes too.

Luna, who was sitting hidden on the bed, was also shocked since this occurrence wasn't something that had happened anytime in the past since she was born.

"Yes, that many. The reason why sir Charles isn't getting any breather in current times is this. He is continuously handling the borders with the help of high-ranking mages and supporters. Since the high-ranking demons were just staying idle, Captain Charles was managing the battlefield somehow. Until..."

The long sigh that Alex released didn't give Austin a good vibe as he waited impatiently for the court magician to continue.

Alex, after adjusting his spectacle, began to speak about the event which had made him more anxious than the war at the border itself.

"It seems someone is working as a spy in the Gram as just when Captain Charles left the battlefield and went to North; the high-ranking demon infiltrated the perimeter in a way which seemed that they were getting directed from someone. The defense fell apart by the enemy forces, and soon before Captain Charles could have taken the reins back in hand, a considerable chunk of the demon army entered the inner perimeter. And now, they are moving at an unstoppable pace in a specific direction."

Hearing the load of information, a strong gulp passed Austin's dry throat as he registered each word thoroughly before a basic query erupted in his mind.

"Alex...where are those demons heading to...?"

Austin had a hunch about what was coming, but upon hearing Alex's confirmation, Austin became sure someone was pulling the strings from a very close proximity. 

With a defeated smirk, Alex leaned back before he revealed the most fortunate battlefield.

"Of course. It's the Eden Academy."

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