NOVPUBThe scenery outside the car window kept changing.
Lanci and Cat boss were very familiar with Ichrite in the summer.
Even during the hottest two or three weeks, the temperature was not too high because of the significant difference between day and night. Thus, no matter how hot the noon sun was, it would be very cool at night.
To Grand demons like Antanas, this city full of order and harmony was a wondrous novelty.
From Ichrite Central Station and the home base of the Goddess of Destiny Church, St. Buriang Cathedral, both old establishments of Ichrite, to the modern, magic glass-wall buildings like the Hutton Pedestrian Squares where the Cardmaker’s Association is located, and the scholar’s hub of Erica Magic Tower, the variety of architectural styles greatly accentuated Ichrite’s cityscape.
Antanas had planned where he would take Sinola along the way.
Of course, they also wanted to go with Hyperion.
Confronted with the hopeful gaze of the two Grand demons,
"No problem, I’ve never had a special tour of the sights in Ichrite with friends." Hyperion nodded, answering somewhat shyly.
For some reason, locals rarely tour local attractions unless they have visitors from out of town and take them along for sightseeing.
"I love you, I can’t believe I’m a friend of the Duchess."
Antanas found the Second Princess increasingly adorable, unable to resist hugging her.
"There used to be some noble young master from Kington who dared to bully you, you just watch, the next time we meet, we’ll see whether Sinola and I would let it happen."
"No, no, no!"
Hyperion immediately waved her hands in disapproval.
These two purebred Grand demons had only recently arrived in human society. They didn’t know their strength, and any conflict among demons in Purgatory Corridor Academy was dealt with by killing off the opposition.
Her reputation in Ichrite had already taken a hit as a villainous Duchess; things could not get any worse!
"Why not?"
Sinola looked confused, as if she didn’t understand why garbage couldn’t simply be thrown into the dump.
"Anyway, you guys can’t just use brute force!"
Hyperion found it difficult to explain to them.
She cared deeply about her already precarious reputation.
"Lanci, you should say something."
Hyperion immediately looked toward Lanci in the front row. Only Lanci could persuade these two grand demons.
Lanci was reading the "Hutton Times".
"You two, just temper your responses if you encounter anyone bullying Hyperion, otherwise, I can’t help you out afterwards."
He spoke while lifting the newspaper.
"!?"
Hyperion thought the first two sentences were normal, but the last one was off!
"Understood, don’t worry."
Sinola nodded in response.
"No no no, you guys don’t understand!"
Hyperion was close to tears. She felt surrounded by eighth-order demon bodyguards, like a true villainous Duchess.
Perhaps she had been misjudged in the past.
Now it was proving to be true.
She didn’t know how Duke Migaya would react when he returned and found the Duke’s house turned into a demon palace.
"Boss, any interesting news?"
Antanas suddenly looked at Lanci and asked.
He had been reading the newspaper since a while ago.
"It’s reported that the Destruction Branch started a massive attack on the Church of the Goddess of Destiny in the Hutton Kingdom, but they were all handled by High Priest Loren. It seems they thought Loren wouldn’t be there, so they launched an attack. They were scared as hell when Loren showed up."
Lanci started to speak slowly.
"What exactly happened?" 𝚗ovp𝚞b.𝚌om
Antanas grew interested upon hearing this.
Although he had not yet met the legendary High Priest Loren, he always heard stories about Loren.
The demons he knew were all somewhat related to Loren.
"I’m not sure, most of the published part is media speculation, but according to expert analysis, it’s possible the Dimensional Bishop brought severely misleading misinformation to the Bishop of Destruction."
Lanci looked at the newspaper in his hand and mumbled.
Of course, it could also be that the Dimensional Bishop, after recovering from his injury for half a year, got bored and started seeking troubles again.
Half a year ago, when the Dimensional Bishop declared a bounty on Lanci due to the unexpected accident of the Goddess of Destruction, he promised to donate 20000 pounds to the Ichrite Academy if Lanci could also kill the Saint of Destruction. This led to a series of bishop wars in the South Continent and magical tsunami across the North and South Continent.
"And recently, the Kingdom Joint Council has issued a warning that a mysterious Cardinal Bishop is heading south. His final destination may be the Hutton Kingdom or through the Hutton Kingdom to the Cerryti Empire. The council warns the residents of Hutton Kingdom to be safe."
Lanci turned over the page and continued reading.
"Cardinal Bishop, do you mean the one like Bishop of Nirvana, Asksan?"
Sinola asked nervously.
An unfilled, wounded cardinal bishop with a wrong counter card caused them, the three eighth-order demons, to spend a decent amount of effort to win against. This made them deeply understand the strength of the resurrection church’s cardinal bishop after the war.
"Yes, well, we just need to be a bit careful, Capital City Ekrite, guarded by High Priest Loren, is very safe."
Lanci nodded in confirmation.
He looked back at Hyperion and noticed that her face had gone a lot paler.
It seemed that she was wondering if that Cardinal Bishop was coming for her.
"Don’t worry, Hyperion."
Lanci put down the newspaper, looked at her with a smile, and said.
That look was like saying no matter how many dangers there are, I will always protect you.
"Mm."
Hyperion nodded, clenching her fists.
Although it was rare to find situations where she needed to protect Lanci, she quietly swore that she would protect Lanci no matter the consequences as long as Lanci was in danger.
"By the way, as reported in the news, due to the failure of the Destruction Branch’s surprise attack, the movement of the Bishop of Destruction is also moving away from the Hutton Kingdom, so the defensive pressure on this side of the Hutton Kingdom is not so great. As a result, many scheduled activities between Hutton Kingdom and Arolan Kingdom as well as other Eastern Kingdoms are going to resume."
Lanci started talking about more relaxed matters.
Upon hearing this, Hyperion lifted her head in confusion.
She still remembered the academic delegation from Arolan Kingdom. With their student council’s efforts, it nearly turned into a tragedy where no one survived.
Even though it was good news, coming from Lanci’s mouth, it always made her feel scared!
The "date" between Dean Loren and Knight Juliana, which was completely arranged by Lanci, probably hasn’t seen a conclusion yet.
"There are quite a few summer events and activities in Ichrite..."
In the car, Lanci started reading news to them, and before they knew it, it was afternoon.
The vehicle was slowly passing by Ichrite Academy.
