Chapter 128: Return Home

On another day, it was seen in the middle of the night a horse-drawn carriage passed through a very dark forest.

The horse-drawn carriage is seen running alone without a coachman with the small lanterns hanging at all four corners in a horse-drawn carriage.

The light emitted from the horse-drawn carriage even attracted some attention from the beasts hiding in the forest's darkness.

But strangely, not a single beast dared to approach; they even looked at the horse carriage with caution and fear.

Meanwhile, inside the horse-drawn carriage, the space that should have been narrow because the carriage was not too big was now surprisingly a room that could even accommodate more than 5 people at once.

It even contains a small kitchen, a small library, and a bed. There are lots of candles hanging on this room's walls, making it very bright and looking elegant.

Strangely, the light in this room is not affecting the outside environment. it doesn't even penetrate out

In a small seat near the bookshelf, a woman with long black hair is seen crossing her legs, reading a book.

That woman is also holding a glass filled with wine.

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While turning the book's page, the woman also sipped her drink, this time, her eyes look a little blurry. "Brr ..." the woman muttered while shaking her head.

"That's not good, honey, to continue drinking wine while reading. Instead of reading, you will be more focused on drinking." Hearing the male voice that sounded gentle and caring, the woman raised her head.

Seen across from the woman, a middle-aged man with brown hair neatly arranged is lying on the bed curled up while reading a book.

"Reading books while sleeping is also not healthy for the eyes." The woman countered; she also grinned as the man looked back at her.

They stared at each other before both of them finally chuckled.

"Finally, we can go home, honey." The woman looked at the man with a warm, affectionate gaze.

"Yeah ..." Seeing the gaze of this woman, the man replied with a gentle smile and a look that was also full of affection.

They both are Desmond's parents, Leona and Bastian. After going to great lengths to persuade Vesta to give them permission to go home, they finally succeeded, and they were also given horse-carriage to go home.

During the trip, nothing bothered them except for a few wild beasts that attacked their carriage and ended up unable to destroy it.

Yes, 'nothing bothered them,' even the assassins who always bothered them did not appear. They also heard that some beast was on the loose, but maybe by luck? They haven't seen a single beast yet.

This also proves that the carriage given by Vesta is the VIP carriage that Noel had previously talked about when they first arrived in this kingdom.

This carriage was said to withstand attacks from beasts, but for them to withstand the attacks of wild beasts was enough to relieve the stress of the journey.

Besides, this carriage is really comfortable. They just have to wait inside without having to come out. Even if they come out, it is only to take care of their identity requested by the soldiers guarding the border.

"Finally, we will meet Desmond and also-"

When Leona was thinking back to her children, her husband suddenly cut her words and shouted to her shock. "Alice!"

Bastian looked very shocked as if he had just realized that something was left behind. Panicked, Bastian held both his hands and put them in his mouth while circling the place.

"What's the matter, honey? Isn't Alice at academ- "Leona, who was initially surprised and worried about her husband's condition then realized her words." - oh my god, my dear princess ... "

Those who had just remembered that Alice had now studied at the academy, and the academy was located right where they had just arrived in this kingdom territory, namely Helmfirth.

"WE HAVE TO TURN AROUND !!" Bastian snapped; he was holding her arms while looking at her hopefully.

"No." but his wife rejected him as if it was normal. "We are so far away; maybe we can visit her another time," Leona answered with a frown.

"Ah ..." Bastian suddenly shouted hysterically. He leaned on the bottom of the bed while continuing to cover his face. "Why ... I'm so stupid ... of course your mother will not give permission ... after all, she does not love you, my dear princess .." Bastian muttered while continuing to make a sobbing sound.

But suddenly, he felt the atmosphere in this room turn cold. "What did you say?" Leona asked in a cold tone, causing Bastian to kneel in front of her and lower his head.

"No ... thing .." He replied nervously as he turned his face away.

"Hump," Leona snorted. She retracted her aura while sipping her wine again. "Besides, you rarely care our son; how will he be able to defend himself in the future?" snapped Leona.

'You said our son is genius, that's why!' Bastian retorted it in his mind. Even so, he still smiled wryly at his wife, "Ah, I forgot about that, hahaha." He laughed awkwardly as he rubbed his back head.

With a tedious journey, without any assassins, beasts, or robbers who were reported; Their carriage was running smoothly. Without realizing it, 2 months had passed since then, and their carriage had arrived in front of their house...

...

Seeing the familiar scenery, environment, and gate, Leona and Bastian were very happy. 'We are home !!' they thought together as they looked.

When the guards saw an unknown carriage heading their way, the guards immediately became alert and leveled their weapons.

"Halt, your identity; this is a private environment." Shout one of the guards.

When he said that, the guard realized that this horse-drawn carriage did not have a coachman moving it.

He told his friend to check the state of this horse-drawn carriage, but from the side, he saw that his friend was frozen, and his face was pale.

'Shit, another trap!' thought the guard, his young master already telling him to be careful with a newcomer. He never thought that the danger would come this fast.

Hurriedly the guard ran while activating all the body enchantments on his most important body part.

"STAY AWAY!" upon arrival, the guard immediately swung his weapon at the carriage only to find that his weapon had flown backward, causing him to tug on his friend's shoulder.

The guard's friend, who had been frozen, was immediately swept away; he was also affected. They both then fell backward.

"What are you doing?" snapped the guard's friend while glaring at the guard, who pulled him angrily.

"Eh ?!" Seeing nothing happened to his friend; made him wonder.

"Come on, get up. We must welcome the Lord and Lady." The guard's friend then stood up, dusting his clothes.

But then he saw his friend, who was still daydreaming. "Hey ?!" he snapped once more, bringing his friend to his senses and slowly getting to his feet.

Meanwhile, when Leona saw her guards' action, she chuckled, making the guards go back to daydreaming because they were amazed by the beauty of her master.

But this is different from Bastian. It could be seen that a black cloud was forming behind his head. He frowned and glared at the guards, "What do you see, hurry up and call the coachman." Snapped Bastian.

"Yes, My Lord!" the guards who had been amazed immediately became frightened when they heard Bastian's cold tone.

One of them quickly called the coachman, while the other guards returned to guard at the gate.

Bastian's shout also caught people's attention. They only know that those who live in this house are only the children of wealthy people.

Also, this house was visited by Master Grimm, which made this house a little famous among the people around it as the second home of Master Grimm.

When the guards being yelled at, they were all curious and tried to see nay too. But what they saw was a young woman with long black hair laughing seductively from the carriage windows window.

This made the crowd also amazed by her beauty.

"Master ... Witch ... Leona!" one person snapped and make the other people looked at him. "Yes, I'm not wrong. It's Master Witch Leona, only she's a beauty I admire !!" the man who is looked at by many people was now talking with great confidence.

"Does that mean this house is Master Witch Leona's house?" Another person asked, causing the people around him to glance back at the house in front of them.

"But a pity, she must marry that soldier." one of the crowd mumble while disdaining.

Other crowd saw the man and found that his appearance was quite handsome; the man added, "If only it was me, I would definitely suit her." The man then walked away proudly, even though he received scornful stares from people.

"What arrogant young man ..." one person, who was already very old, commented with a sigh. The other people also nodded in agreement.