Without needing Pandora to send him off, Kaito left that white world through his own efforts.
When his consciousness returned to reality, he found himself sitting on a rock throne in the air, getting rained on.
Well, the main reason was that the rock throne hadn't descended to the ground yet, and the storm that had formed was still ongoing.
"Hehe, is this the Authority..."
Kaito suddenly smiled.
He hadn't drawn an Authority, but Pandora still compensated him. Besides that, Melqart's magical power and enhancements were also applied to Kaito.
Since Melqart was really weak, Kaito didn't improve much.
At most...
He rose a small stage within the SS-rank level?
Melqart was also a sky god, in charge of storms and lightning. Naturally, he had the [Sky] Authority.
Thus, Kaito gained two abilities: lightning and storms.
"Disperse. Let me enjoy some sunshine."
Kaito began to use this Authority, dispersing the ongoing storm. The weather really did as he thought and quickly cleared.
The dark clouds either vanished or automatically turned into white clouds.
The originally gloomy sky suddenly became bright and sunny.
Kaito dried his clothes using magic, dried his hair, and then combed it into a handsome style.
Returning to Lucretia Zola's luxurious mansion, Sephie and the others congratulated him. Kaito, in a good mood, nodded and then decided to have Lucretia follow him.
His excuse was that she had done very well this time, and he was very satisfied.
I've taken a liking to you. Be good and follow me, and I'll guarantee you a life of luxury.
After lunch, Kaito temporarily stayed at Lucretia's mansion. In the afternoon...
Since it's past three o'clock, time for tea first.
After his afternoon nap, Kaito woke up and came to the living room for tea. At the same time, Erica respectfully approached, looking somewhat surprised.
"What's the matter?"
"It's like this, Master. It seems King Luo Hao learned about your battle this morning, so just now, King Luo Hao indicated that she is currently on her way here to see you."
"Oh? This time, she's coming to me instead of me going there?"
Interesting.
Luo Hao taking the initiative to come to him was unexpected.
"Did she mention a time?"
"No, she just said she was on her way..."
"I see. Looks like she's flying or running here."
Come to think of it, she might actually do that.
Anyway, a plane's speed wouldn't be as fast as her travel speed.
"Then you should prepare. I want to entertain her properly."
"Yes, Master!"
Erica respectfully withdrew, then followed Liliana, who was waiting outside the door, to start preparing to welcome Luo Hao.
Regarding Luo Hao, Kaito was also quite interested in her.
Not to mention, in the Campione! anime, besides Athena, Luo Hao was the one who caught his attention.
Even Erica didn't make his heart race like this.
Her identity? Surname Luo, given name Cuilian, courtesy name Hao.
You could call her Luo Cuilian or Luo Hao.
Just think about it… Cuilian – what a simple and unadorned name.
Before becoming a Campione, she was the one who had reached the pinnacle of martial arts, the leader of the Five Mountains Sacred Sect, the Ruler of the Martial Realm in China.
From this, you can see how outstanding her martial arts were.
This was also what Kaito was interested in now. He wanted to see if he, as an all-around Archon, could have an advantage against her.
If Luo Hao turned out to be stronger than him, then he could learn from her.
In other aspects... her personality was a bit narcissistic, but she indeed had the capital for narcissism.
Absolute martial arts and beauty were her capital.
In the manga and anime, due to art style issues, she didn't look particularly beautiful. But in reality, when Kaito looked at Erica now, it was completely different from the original art style.
It was like the first time he saw Misaka Mikoto.
People were definitely more beautiful and outstanding than the art style showed!
Rather than saying they were three-dimensional like him, it might be more accurate to say they were 2.5-dimensional!
Just as Kaito was thinking this...
Something even more unexpected happened: Luo Hao had already arrived.
At this moment, Erica had just gone out, preparing to personally go to the vicinity to buy the best dishes and a series of other items.
The result, to her utter dismay, was that she ran into Luo Hao, who had descended from the sky...
Even though she had never seen her in person, she still knew about her through some means.
Wearing a white Hanfu, her jet-black hair, comparable to silk, was braided into three strands and tied up. Her fairy-like face and temperament made it hard to believe she was a Devil King...
Rather, she looked more like a refined young lady from a noble family who rarely went out!
"You are Erica, the one I spoke with on the communication, aren't you?"
Luo Hao saw Erica's figure in the sky, immediately paused, and appeared before her.
Due to Kaito's matters, Erica becoming Kaito's servant had already spread through major magic societies. Coupled with the planet destroyer outside the planet, photos of Erica and others had already circulated.
The purpose was not to provoke their group, and to help with any of their requests!
This was also why Luo Hao recognized Erica upon seeing her.
"Ye-yes! Hello, King Luo Hao!"
"Hmm. This morning, I witnessed the entire battle process of your master. I have to say, a Campione who can quickly slay that Melqart really surprised me."
Luo Hao revealed a smile and at the same time appreciated Kaito's battle process immensely, even feeling extremely curious about him.
Because whether in name or appearance, Kaito seemed to be from the same place as her.
That is, both from China.
But the problem was, Kaito was supposedly the overlord of another universe?
So the question arose, in other universes and worlds, could there also be China?
Even...
Was Kaito from a parallel world?
This also made Luo Hao have to ponder deeply, because her intuition told her that Kaito was Chinese.
"I have a question I want to ask you. Does your master speak our Chinese very fluently?"
"Ye-yes!"
"When he speaks, does he start with Chinese?"
"Ah yes!"
"When you first met, did he start with black hair and black pupils? What I saw later was just after he used his abilities?"
"Ah yes yes yes!!"
"Does he really like drinking tea, preferably the kind brewed from tea leaves?"
"Ah yes yes yes yes yes!!"
'So right!'
'Huh?'
'How did she know?'
"I see... I think I understand something."
Receiving the above answers, Luo Hao suddenly thought of something and became increasingly interested in Kaito!