My identity and revelation were completely forgotten, in this room there is only a loving couple hugging each other and crying. I feel happy for both of them, according to Nanly, her fiancé is a loving person, committed to society, and a very good man. Nanly is also someone very easy to love and I was able to see her great heart when she helped the other imprisoned women.
Will the girls welcome me the same way when I return? I imagine and hope they will, just thinking about seeing them again makes me happy. I think for a moment about my siblings, parents, and grandmother; they’ll definitely be happy to see me, though they are more or less used to these kinds of situations.
I don’t know how to feel about the fact that my immediate family doesn’t worry too much about my disappearance or become excessively emotional when I return. Do they think I’m immortal? I know they worry and feel happy, but those emotions become more muted each time.
The couple remains hugging for several minutes, I haven’t said a single word until now. “I’m so happy to see you again, Nanly, I spent entire nights without sleeping imagining where you could be or what might have happened to you.” Her fiancé speaks with a trembling voice.
“At times I lost all hope of seeing you again, but then my hope returned whenever I remembered how strong you are as a person and as a woman. It was a horrible mix of emotions… but now all that torment has ended after seeing you standing in front of me again.” They hug tightly once more.
The fiancé named Jhon has a fairly athletic body, dark hair, slightly tanned skin, and soft facial features that make him look younger than he truly is.
“I’m also very excited to see you again, there were moments when I lost all hope of escaping, all my thoughts turned gray… but seeing the people beside me gave me the strength I needed to keep myself from breaking.” Nanly looks directly into her fiancé’s eyes.
“My prayers and hopes were heard… in the end a miracle happened and now I can see you again. It’s time to continue building our future together, my love.” Nanly gives Jhon a deep kiss.
I turn my face away so I won’t make them uncomfortable, I’m even avoiding that area with my Personal World. I shift my gaze toward the door, where several curious heads are waiting, they didn’t want to interrupt the atmosphere.
It takes Nanly a few minutes to realize there are people waiting at the door. When she raises her head, her eyes begin watering again and a huge smile forms on her lips, she rushes forward to hug her parents.
I know they are her parents because of the description she gave me and their enormous physical resemblance, her uncle is also waiting there. They aren’t the only ones, there are several other people, who I can deduce are her fiancé’s family, meaning the family in charge of this territory.
Jhon smiles softly in the direction where Nanly reunited with her family. The fiancé’s family joins the hug and are warmly accepted.
I feel someone staring directly at me, I turn around and see Jhon. “Thank you.” His lips don’t produce any sound, I was only able to read them. I give him a broad smile in return.
I’m happy for all of them, but at the same time I feel a little uncomfortable. How can they trust me so easily? I could have brainwashed Nanly, tried to kill the entire family in this very room, or done thousands of things equally or even more horrible.
Aren’t they afraid? Everyone in this place is ruby rank, but they wouldn’t be a problem for me. There are only a few diamond ranks, among them the head of the guard and the governor, but neither of them is here right now.
Are they relying on enchantments? I can feel certain inactive restrictions around the room, maybe they activate automatically when they sense malice or perhaps they can control them freely.
Could there be another hidden reason? Well, I’ll discover it when the time comes, for now there are more important matters. They finally finished greeting and hugging each other after several minutes, now everyone is coming to sit on the couches.
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I feel the gaze of a woman directed straight at my eyes, she looks fairly young despite being close to fifty years old, she could easily pass for a twenty-five-year-old woman. She is the governor’s first wife and the mother of the heir.
This woman with glossy black hair, pale skin, and green eyes is very strong, she’s close to diamond rank. I wouldn’t be surprised if she breaks through in less than two years, I thought Nanly’s uncle was the strongest person in the room, but I was wrong.
“That woman is dangerous.” Glia also sensed how Mirtha’s Dominion spread throughout the room in an instant, nobody else seemed to notice.
“I know, but she doesn’t have bad intentions for now.” I release my Dominion as subtly as possible to create a dome around myself. Our Dominions clash softly until they neutralize each other, for a moment I thought my action could be taken as an offense, but it wasn’t.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Lady Mirtha.” I rise from my seat while speaking, giving her a formal noble greeting.
I can see her eyes narrowing slightly because of my bow, I did not present myself as beneath her in status, in theory I am because I’m the third son of a baronet, but in practice my status is complete chaos. I’m engaged to a kingdom’s princess, not even counting my other engagements and the people backing me.
“I am Maki Vichag, third son of a baronet.” My words make the atmosphere slightly tense.
Someone almost rises from his seat looking furious, I think this person is Jhon’s brother, though his mother stopped him with her Imra before he could cause trouble. Her reaction was extremely fast, this woman is definitely dangerous.
“It’s a pleasure to meet the savior of my daughter-in-law, our families would have been devastated for a long time if she hadn’t reappeared. I say this on behalf of all of us, thank you for rescuing her and bringing her back safely.” Her words are soft yet intense, accompanied by a deep bow.
“Before anything else, let me ask something more important. How did you appear in this territory? Many people are going crazy because of your disappearance, and I do not want to be the one who informs the Qolud family that Princess Brendu’s future husband has been hiding in my territory.” Her words cut through the tense atmosphere.
Everyone turns to look at me with shocked expressions, their eyes wide open. I can’t speak because Mirtha continues.
“And not only the Juka Kingdom. What exactly am I supposed to tell the empire? Marquis Timal and Duke Komil are equally tense because of the disappearance of their future son-in-law, and it would also be difficult to explain it to the rising star and future Viscount Camux Solar, his daughter is his greatest treasure.” A playful smile appears on her lips.
Even though Mirtha didn’t mention Susan or Eisty, I’m certain she knows the kind of relationship I have with those powerful women.
“I didn’t think I would be that well known in this region.” I reply with a mischievous smile.
“I should resign from my position in this territory if I didn’t know who you are, the anomaly Maki.” Her eyes stab into mine like daggers. “May I obtain more details before sending an emergency message? I need more information. I do not want Lady Susan appearing in the middle of my city without warning.” In the end, she did mention Susan.
“It’s a rather long story, if you allow me, I can explain some details until the point where I arrived in this city.” She nods softly, giving me permission. “I only ask that you do not send any messages yet, I would prefer to return without prior notice.” She hesitates for a moment, but eventually agrees.
Without going into many details, I explain my battle in the middle of the city, my journey through the dungeon, the incident with the villagers, how everything escalated quickly, my attack on the hideout, and the trip to this city.
Naturally, I avoided many details, I didn’t reveal anything important. The story had no inconsistencies because I managed to explain situations properly or simply stated that I couldn’t reveal certain information, nobody seems upset, everyone understands.
“And then we arrived in Snow City and eventually ended up sitting in this room.” I conclude the story, it’s more difficult when you have to omit details, it forced me to think at full speed the entire time.
“I understand… could we speak later in my personal office?” Mirtha asks me in a calm voice.
“Of course, I would be delighted.” I could have refused, but I don’t because I can feel it’s something important, my instincts tell me so.
The entire family rushed toward me as soon as they could, most of them to hug me and thank me for saving Nanly. Jhon’s younger brother apologized for his previous behavior, I was surprised by how mature this child is, most people his age would have simply ignored it.
The conversation became much more entertaining after that, everyone avoided asking how Nanly lived inside that cage. They simply focused on the happiness of seeing her again. Many embarrassing stories from the past surfaced, it became a very pleasant moment.
“Sister Nanly.” A voice echoed behind us. A girl around my age with red hair and enormous blue eyes entered the room, she has a perfect body. I’m left speechless for a moment, she is terrifyingly beautiful, she has nothing to envy from any model from my previous life or this one.