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So while Sayaka Kirasaka continued showering in the bathroom, Bokue Keikain and La Folia sat together at the tea table by the window in the bedroom outside.
Wisps of white steam rose from the teapot lid, a delicate floral fragrance permeating the air.
Bokue lifted the teapot filled with flower tea, filling both their cups.
"This is..."
La Folia watched in amazement.
She was certain the teapot had been empty until she'd sat down, but the moment the youth's hand touched it, tea seemed to materialize inside from nowhere.
Was this... some kind of wish-fulfillment ability?
Though considering he could conjure an entire mansion on a deserted island beach, a simple pot of flower tea seemed trivial by comparison.
Still, it made her incredibly curious. How exactly did he do it?
The silver-haired princess wondered.
"Let me reintroduce myself."
Bokue raised his teacup in a gesture reminiscent of Eastern etiquette.
"I'm Bokue Keikain, current acting head of the Keikain family—an Onmyoji clan from Kyoto, Japan. Feel free to just call me Bokue if you'd like. As for why I'm on this island... like I mentioned before, I was basically dragged here by a certain War Dancer."
"An Onmyoji, huh..."
La Folia was still processing the shock of watching the youth materialize objects from thin air, clicking her tongue in admiration.
"So conjuring tea from nothing in a teapot—is that an Onmyoji ability?"
"Hmm? Not exactly."
Bokue shook his head.
"Technically it's my personal ability, unrelated to being an Onmyoji. It doesn't fall under the category of Onmyodo techniques."
"Well, I figured as much~"
La Folia narrowed her eyes with a slight smile.
"Then let me reintroduce myself as well. I'm La Folia Rihavein, First Princess of the Aldegyr Kingdom. I came to Japan primarily to tour the Demon District of Itogami Island, but unexpectedly encountered a demon attack en route..."
"Demon attack... why would that happen?"
Bokue found this strange.
Though demon-related incidents occurred almost weekly since the establishment of Demon Districts opening passages between the human and demon realms, most were no different from drunken human brawls.
After all, demons could eat the same food as humans, and humans weren't particularly appetizing to demons anyway. So the relationship was more like different species rather than predator and prey.
That's why, in the forty-plus years since the Demon Districts were established, actual murders by demons for killing's sake had become extremely rare.
Even less common than human-on-human homicides.
"Well... I'm not entirely sure either."
La Folia shook her head, then smiled again.
"But fortunately, Bokue-san, you found me in time. Otherwise, even if I'd escaped the demons' clutches, I might not have survived long on this deserted island."
"..."
True enough. A noble girl stranded on an uninhabited island without survival equipment—lasting even a week on just coconuts would show remarkable will to survive.
"Oh right, speaking of which, could you show me that conjuring trick again, Bokue-san?"
La Folia suddenly asked with fresh curiosity.
"Since you can create houses and tea, could you even create a diamond ring?"
"Diamond? What would you need that for?"
Bokue automatically simplified this to wanting the diamond from a diamond ring.
"I heard diamonds actually aren't rare at all. What's truly rare is gold... probably."
After all, from the periodic table, gold couldn't be synthesized through any means. All the gold currently on Earth existed from the planet's formation—there was only so much.
To get more gold, one would have to search other planets in the universe.
Though with Bokue's current power level, he could easily traverse space physically and drag back a small asteroid made entirely of gold.
But that would be troublesome when there was a simpler method.
Using [Matter Reconstruction] to create gold directly.
"I don't want the diamond itself~"
La Folia raised her index finger, waving it elegantly.
"Bokue-san really doesn't understand girls' hearts. Every girl hopes the boy she likes will suddenly produce a diamond ring from nowhere at an unexpected moment and slip it onto her finger. That's very romantic!"
"...Where'd you get that from?"
"TV dramas."
The silver-haired princess looked proud.
"Isn't that how all your Japanese and Korean dramas portray it?"
"I think that's a money-making conspiracy by diamond companies..."
Bokue shook his head but still pinched his right thumb and index finger together lightly.
An exquisite, delicate diamond ring appeared at his fingertips, its naturally formed, uncut diamond surface reflecting brilliant light under the overhead illumination.
"Like this?"
"Oh~!"
La Folia clapped her hands together softly in front of her.
"I can't believe you actually created one! Say, could I have this ring as a keepsake?"
"Sure."
Bokue casually handed the ring over.
Not that it meant anything special. Wedding rings typically came in pairs—matching bands that shouldn't be given away casually.
But a single ring was no big deal. Giving it away wouldn't cause misunderstandings.
"Thank you, I'll gratefully accept it~"
Carefully tucking the ring into her milk-scented valley, the silver-haired princess looked up at the youth across from her with a slight smile.
Bokue: "..."
Storing it there—wouldn't that be uncomfortable?
But La Folia's gaze had already shifted toward the bathroom.
"Miss Sayaka certainly takes her time showering. Still not done... eh?"
A soft exclamation interrupted their conversation as a light from outside the window caught La Folia's attention.
This was highly abnormal. They were on an uninhabited island—the only light source should be their location. Outside the window faced the ocean and beach.
If there was light... it could only be at sea!
"Wait! Could that be—!"
As if realizing something, La Folia shot up from her chair, looking toward the ocean.
At the dark shoreline, an armored hovercraft was preparing to land on the beach.
On the hovercraft stood rows of heavily armed magical mechanical soldiers in perfect formation.
Seeing this, the silver-haired princess's face went pale.
"They actually tracked us here—those despicable demons who attacked our ship!"
"Oh, is that so."
Bokue still held his teacup. Hearing this, he came to the window and glanced outside indifferently.
Then the youth opened the window. Facing the sea breeze and La Folia's astonished gaze, he formed a loose fist, condensing a chopstick-sized light spear in his palm and casually tossed it out.
The next second, a towering white pillar of light engulfed the armored transport ship far away on the shore.
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