Chapter 186 The Western Kingdom and Farewell
A beautiful face suddenly came into view, and Aoki's eyes regained focus.
Leone raised her glass, a bright smile on her face.
Aoki picked up the glass beside him and clinked it with hers.
Leone gulped down half a bottle of wine, then wiped her mouth.
"Ha! Refreshing!"
Aoki only took a small sip.
"Take it easy, drinking is bad for your liver, it can easily lead to fatty liver, which may develop into cirrhosis, and it may also cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases."
Leone stared at him blankly.
"Cirrhosis? Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases? What are those?"
Aoki smiled and shook his head: "No, it's nothing."
Leone has a strong physique and an extremely high metabolism, and with the Lion King, alcohol has no effect on her.
Although supernatural power can bring disaster, it also has many benefits.
Leone quickly put the matter out of her mind, stretched, revealing her beautiful body, and suddenly looked at Aoki, smiling ambiguously.
"How is it? Does it look good?"
Aoki glanced at her but didn't speak.
Leone said dejectedly, "You're so strange. Are you really not interested in women? Or do you like..."
"Stop talking nonsense," Aoki interrupted her with a laugh.
Was it that he wasn't interested?
However, to be fair, Leone was a hypocrite.
She was all talk and no action, seemingly very open-minded, but actually still a virgin.
"Hehehe!" Leone lay down beside him: "What are your plans next?"
"I plan to travel to the Western Kingdoms," Aoki said.
His "World Travel" mark was full of energy; he could sense that the extreme point was in the west, and based on the approximate distance, he could tell that they had already exceeded the territory of the Empire.
"The Western Kingdom?"
Leone was taken aback.
Even the silent, dark-eyed woman couldn't help but look at him.
"We're still fighting the Western alien races!" Leone said.
There were three major alien races surrounding the Empire.
The southern alien races were weak, and the northern alien races had been crippled by Esdeath.
The western alien races were the strongest, constantly at war with the Empire.
Aoki said, "That's your business, what does it have to do with me?"
Leone was speechless for a moment, then grabbed his shoulder tightly, complaining, "Hey, you're so heartless! I thought we were already on the same side."
"What do you mean, 'on the same side'? Don't you know how to use your words!" Aoki laughed and scolded.
Leone asked curiously, "What are you going to the Western Kingdom for?"
"Just looking around," Aoki mumbled.
Although he had already decided to leave
, there was no need to say anything that would spoil the mood on such a happy day.
As night deepened, everyone rested, gradually quieting down, leaving only the crackling of the campfire.
Nothing more was said that night.
The next day, everyone enthusiastically explored the surrounding area.
It was indeed an island, albeit a rather large one. Furthermore, no humans lived on it, and no trace of human civilization was found.
After a day of fun, Aoki led everyone back to the capital.
"We're off!"
"Goodbye!"
"Come visit us sometime!"
With the nation newly established, Najenda and the others had a lot of work to do, so they hurriedly left after returning to the capital.
Soon, only Aoki, Kurome, and Akame remained.
The three strolled through the streets of the capital.
Kurome asked, "Aoki, when are we setting off for the Western Kingdom?"
"The Western Kingdom?" Akame was taken aback, looking at the two of them.
"Aoki said he wants to visit the Western Kingdom," Kurome said.
Akame nodded, a hint of envy in her heart.
She wanted to go too.
However, she still had work to do and didn't have free time for the time being.
Hei Tong smiled and said, "When you're not busy, let's go out and play together! I want to go sailing, we can buy a boat..."
"Hei Tong," Aoki said, "You stay here, I can go by myself!"
Hei Tong was taken aback and said, "Sister often has to go out to work, it'll be boring if I stay!
It'll be safer if we go together, after all, it's the territory of the Western alien races!"
Aoki said, "Stay here!"
Hei Tong realized something, and the smile on her face slowly disappeared.
"Aren't you planning to come back?"
"Of course not."
Aoki shook his head and said frankly, "However, it might take some time."
He planned to leave directly after finding the extreme point.
Of course, he had already memorized the coordinates of this world, and he would definitely come back if he had the chance.
He still missed the bloodline of the four-winged dragon.
However,
traveling between worlds was not easy. "World travel" was not like "space travel" which could be used at will.
Although there were three silver beads that could quickly replenish energy, they were prepared for extreme situations and could not be squandered.
Hei Tong was silent for a while, then raised her head again and smiled.
"Alright, I'll wait for you in the capital! When are you planning to leave?"
Looking at her expectant eyes, Aoki thought for a moment and said, "Three days from now."
He wasn't short of a couple of days.
It would be just enough time for his "Ultimate Form" to fully charge.
Over the next few days, Kurome, along with Akame, and Aoki, explored the entire capital.
Three days later.
Aoki looked at the two girls in front of him.
"Then I'm leaving!"
"Take care," Akame said.
"Come back soon!" Kurome smiled slightly.
Aoki smiled, waved to the two of them, and his figure vanished instantly.
The smile on Kurome's face froze little by little.
She knew very well that Aoki's identity was not simple.
He didn't have a Teigu, yet he possessed many amazing abilities, and his strength was even greater than that of a Teigu user.
He could also grant her such powerful abilities.
There were too many unusual things about Aoki.
In fact, she had long suspected that one day Aoki might leave.
But she didn't expect it to be so soon.
"Kurome, let's go back!" Akame took her hand.
They had a courtyard in the capital that belonged to just the two of them, instead of living in the palace.
Those whose identities hadn't been exposed were alright, but her identity was already common knowledge—or rather, infamous—and she couldn't have any open contact with the new country.
Similarly, Kurohime's identity made it unsuitable for her to live in the palace.
For them, this was actually better.
Having a home for the two of them was something they had never dared to dream of before.
"Hmm!"
Kurohime took a deep breath, trying to stay alert.
Although she didn't know when Aoki would return, she had enough time to wait.
However,
Kurohime looked to the side.
She realized something.
She had enough lifespan, but her sister didn't.
A hundred years later, her sister would turn to dust, leaving her alone in this world.
"What's wrong?" Akame asked.
"No, nothing."
Kurohime shook her head. (
End of Volume Two
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