The Water Magician

"Wonderful"

Ryo's voice echoed from atop the castle wall.

Since the moment Abel defeated Dainan, everyone had remained silent, but Ryo's words triggered a flood of exclamations.

"Woohooo!"

"We did it!"

"Awesome..."

"Just as expected from Lord Abel!"

Hearing the voices from atop the wall, Ryo jumped down.

Of course, he activated the water jet thruster only at the moment of landing to avoid injury.

He thought it best to get closer to Abel as quickly as possible.

In case the demon attempted to strike Abel, he wanted to be able to defend him.

However, the demon Raja was...

Clap clap clap...

He slowly walked forward, applauding.

"What a splendid battle."

He nodded as he said this.

His destination was Dainan's severed head.

He picked it up slowly.

"You look so pleased."

Indeed, the expression on Dainan's face was one of complete joy.

"You are called Raja, the demon?"

"Yeah?"

Abel called out to Raja.

"Please revive that kin, Dainan, elsewhere."

"Hmm? Are you satisfied now that you've fought?"

"No... There’s a girl whose father was killed by him, who was watching the battle. By severing Dainan's head, I think she has found some closure. However, if he were to revive right in front of her..."

"Abel, you're quite the softie."

Raja smirked, raising the corners of his mouth in mockery.

"I don't deny that."

"What if I said I would revive him right here?"

"I would kill you, demon Raja."

Abel locked eyes with him.

"That sounds amusing, but..."

Raja chuckled.

"That's not acceptable."

A voice interrupted their conversation.

Of course, it was Ryo.

"Abel is tired. I'll take it from here. And demon Raja, I will seal you for thousands of years."

"What?"

"I had the opportunity to study sealed alchemy when I witnessed the revival of another demon. Also, thanks to my acquaintance with Ms. Marlin from the Western Nations, I fought Garwin as well. When it comes to fighting demons, I have considerable experience."

Ryo declared confidently.

Raja’s laughter faded, and he frowned clearly.

"Are you acquainted with the 'red robe' and the fool?"

"The red robe is Ms. Marlin, right? Garwin... he really is a fool."

Ryo shook his head slightly at Raja's words.

Putting aside Marlin, Garwin... it’s a pity.

After looking at Dainan's limbs scattered on the ground, Raja shrugged and opened his mouth.

"Well, that's fine. I have no interest in humans. However, I did enjoy the battle. As a reward, I will grant you one wish."

"What an upper-handed stance."

"If you accept, that’s all that matters."

Ryo frowned, while Abel chuckled wryly.

"However..."

Raja, saying this, looked Ryo up and down.

He examined him several times.

"I have a bad feeling about this."

Ryo muttered.

Abel shrugged silently.

"You are a water attribute mage, aren’t you?"

"Robe... you mean me, right?"

"Yes."

"My name is Ryo."

"I see, water attribute mage Ryo, you are loved by the Fairy King, aren't you?"

His tone was not particularly strong.

For Raja, it was probably just a confirmation.

However, Ryo's reaction was excessive.

"Abel, everything has been exposed! We must seal her mouth and bury everything in darkness!"

"Why?"

"Because if we don’t, Abel will be accused, right? It would be revealed that Abel has done something wrong."

"I haven't done anything. It’s just that Ryo's true identity has been exposed, right?"

"Abel, you’re not giving up, are you?!"

"Why am I being blamed...?"

There are situations in the world where whoever speaks first wins.

However, because the party involved, demon Raja, was left out, it became no longer a first-come, first-served situation.

"The child of the Fairy King and, presumably, a descendant of Richard. Quite an interesting combination."

"Abel, all sorts of things are being exposed after all."

"Ryo, there are many things in this world that cannot be helped."

Raja’s words made both Ryo and Abel understand that they had no choice but to surrender to various matters.

Raja turned to Abel and spoke.

"Abel, you are quite strong."

"Thank you."

"But you still cannot defeat me."

"I see..."

"Rest assured, I won’t fight you here. Dainan will want to train again and will ask to fight you."