"Ah, someone's been killed! Help!"
"Quick, call the guards! Run!"
"That woman's a demon!"
…
Under the watchful eyes of the passersby, Esdeath had sent a group of tainted brats to their graves, causing widespread panic. People screamed and fled in terror, but no brave hero stepped forward to stop this demon in the guise of a beautiful woman.
"Tch, what a bunch of cowards!"
Pouting, Esdeath had hoped for some interesting prey to come forward, but instead, it was just a group of spineless fools. Losing interest, she kicked the ground in boredom and turned to walk toward Sora and the dirty girl.
"Little girl, what's your name?"
Though Sora was certain this was the girl he'd been looking for, he thought it best to confirm. He patted her pink-haired head and smiled as he asked.
"M…Mine…"
As if she hadn't spoken to anyone in a long time, the girl's voice was stiff and hoarse from thirst, but she answered without hesitation.
Watching the group of children who had bullied her being cut into pieces by the beautiful woman under this man's command, the girl showed no fear of the bloodshed, nor any sense of vengeful satisfaction. Her eyes remained dull and lifeless, as if everything in the world was irrelevant to her.
Getting the answer he wanted, Sora's lips curled into a satisfied smile.
In truth, he and Esdeath had discovered the girl before the children arrived, but he hadn't revealed himself immediately. Instead, he had observed her from the shadows.
Clearly, the girl's behavior had earned Sora's approval.
Even though her eyes were filled with despair for the world, she still held an unyielding will to survive! No matter how others bullied her, she gritted her teeth and refused to submit!
Despite her young age, she possessed such a strong heart. Only someone like her was worth the time and effort he had spent searching.
"Listen well, dear Mine-chan. My name is Sora. From now on, you belong to me, and I am everything to you."
"Mm, from now on, call me brother."
Not caring about the girl's dirty appearance, Sora picked up the little Mine and stood, declaring his ownership with authority.
"Sora… brother…"
Without any resistance, the girl stared at Sora's face, murmuring his name repeatedly as if engraving his image and name deep into her soul.
A glimmer of light appeared in her dull eyes, growing brighter and brighter. Feeling the warmth radiating from Sora, the girl realized it had been so long since she had experienced such comfort.
Though they had just met, and though he had so domineeringly claimed ownership of her, the girl felt an unparalleled warmth from this man, as if he could melt her frozen heart.
She couldn't resist, nor did she want to.
On the contrary, her innate intuition told her that this man was the hope she had been waiting for.
"Darling, is this the little girl you've been looking for? She's certainly different from those useless trash. I can't help but want to train her a bit."
Walking over, Esdeath looked at the little Mine in Sora's arms, her icy blue eyes gleaming with a fiery light.
Even though she had remained unyielding in the face of bullies, Mine couldn't help but tremble under Esdeath's gaze, her eyes flickering with panic as she tightly gripped Sora's sleeve.
Even without witnessing Esdeath's cruel smile as she cut the bullying children into pieces, Mine's innate intuition told her that this woman was exceptionally terrifying and dangerous!
"Stupid girl, what are you thinking?"
Twitching his lips, Sora felt the girl's fear in his arms. Seeing Esdeath's current tendency to want to "train" any living being she encountered, he knocked her head lightly in exasperation.
"Her name is Mine. From now on, she's your little sister. You're not allowed to be mean to her; you must get along well."
"Well, training is fine, but no rough methods. We must be as cold as winter to our enemies, but as warm as spring to our own people, understand?"
Though the original Esdeath was gentle and kind to her own people, the current Esdeath had her sadistic tendencies fully unleashed by Sora. Whether she could still be that way was something he wasn't entirely sure of.
So, in order to prevent the little loli he had worked so hard to find from being "trained" away by this ultra-S queen one day, Sora felt it was necessary to warn her!
"As expected of my dear, I feel like I've learned a lot again!"
"Don't worry, Esdeath will definitely get along well with little Mine in the future, and will only use gentle methods to train her!"
With her hands clasped together, Esdeath looked at Sora with admiration, her ice-blue eyes sparkling with countless little stars.
"Ahem, that's the way."
Clearing his throat twice, Sora felt a bit embarrassed by Esdeath's adoration and continued:
"Someone should be coming soon, so let's not play around this time. We should leave here quickly."
After checking Mine's physical condition, although it wasn't too bad, it wasn't optimistic either. Frowning, Sora spoke.
"Mm, my dear, I'll listen to you!"
Holding onto one of Sora's arms, Esdeath replied with utmost obedience. Only in front of this man would this future ultra-S queen put away her dominance and show her softer side.
Nodding, without hesitation, and under the surprised gaze of Mine in his arms, Sora directly summoned the Demon Armor. The majestic and beautiful armor covered his entire body, and the cape behind him transformed into a pair of huge dragon-like wings. Holding both Mine and Esdeath, with a gentle flap, they soared into the sky.
Although her heart was stronger than many adults, Mine was still only seven or eight years old. Finding herself suddenly flying into the sky, she immediately felt a tightness in her heart and clung tightly to Sora's arm.
"An angel…"
Although very intelligent, the young girl didn't yet know about the existence of the mysterious and powerful weapons known as Teigu. She looked at the huge wings behind Sora with shock and amazement, murmuring to herself.
"That's right, I am an angel, an angel who has come to save Mine!"
While flapping his wings and heading towards a nearby town, Sora, under the armor, replied with a wicked smile.
No matter the time or place, as long as there was an opportunity, this scoundrel never missed a chance to brainwash the little loli!
The hearts of young girls are filled with purity and fairy tales. Indeed, upon hearing Sora's words, the little loli's pink eyes were filled with an unusual fascination. She would probably never forget the scene and words just now…
Esdeath had flown with Sora countless times, so she wasn't particularly surprised or curious. She just watched the still dazed little Mine with great interest, as if she had discovered something amusing, a strange curve forming at the corner of her mouth.
The young girl thought to herself, as expected of her dear, is this the so-called "gentle training"? Completely different from those brutal, bloody, painful, and fear-inducing methods, it actually uses this strange way to make people willingly and continuously sink!
Although she didn't fully understand it yet, it seemed quite interesting!
Esdeath was a very studious young girl and had already decided that she would definitely learn these gentle training methods from her dear later. Her dear had said that he would find many sisters for her in the future. If she learned these methods, wouldn't she be able to train them together with her dear?
Thinking of those scenes, a wicked curve formed at the corner of the young girl's mouth.
At this moment, some young girls on the continent simultaneously shivered. In the long river of fate, they didn't yet know that an evil man and an equally evil woman were waiting for them…