Nanoda, who was in the middle of a meal, suddenly felt a wave of restlessness.
For some reason, that small figure with green braids floated into her mind again.
Years had passed; Yuna must have grown taller and older by now. She wondered if Yuna was doing well living alone out there.
"What is wrong?"
Seeing Nanoda's hand pause with the spoon, Linie asked aloud.
"No, it is nothing... Speaking of which, where is Aura?"
"Lady Aura went to the town to find some entertainment," Linie replied.
Although the Demon Association of Mutual Love and Peace currently had almost zero progress, at least the few members of the Demon Race following Nanoda were maintaining peaceful coexistence with Humans.
This was all thanks to the people of Gaderia having far less prejudice against the Demon Race than in other places, as well as the efforts Nanoda had put into protecting Gaderia.
Just as the Fortified City Weise would be able to accept Macht in the future, the people of this region seemed to be relatively tolerant.
Nanoda was now certain that Macht of the Golden Land was currently in Weise. She estimated that it wouldn't be long before Glück brought Macht out into the open, making Weise the first city where Humans and Demons coexisted.
When that time came, Weise would bear the brunt of public opinion. Once the concept of "Human-Demon Coexistence" gained recognition, Gaderia would follow suit and promote it.
The prospects were bound to be excellent.
Nanoda had already thought it through. Weise had Macht as a spokesperson, and Gaderia had Aura, who was also one of the Seven Sages of Destruction. When the time came, she would sell... ah, no, she would present Aura on stage as proof of Human-Demon coexistence.
The current Aura was no longer seeking to stage a comeback. Under Nanoda's restraint, she would not cause any slaughter in the coming decades, putting her on the same starting line as Macht.
All she had to do was prevent Macht from turning Weise into a Golden Land decades later and ensure public sentiment didn't flip.
As for cooperation with Weise, having Aaron there to handle things saved her a lot of trouble.
Without any stimulating events, Nanoda had somewhat fallen into a state of cyclical slacking off.
*
By the streets of Gaderia, a little girl stared with wide, round eyes at the two large horns on Aura's head, drooling slightly.
"Brat, what do you want?"
Aura, who had gone out due to boredom, had originally intended to find a few foolish Humans, provoke them, and then cast the Magic of Obedience at the critical moment when their lives were in danger.
As a result, she hadn't walked far before she was entangled by a human cub from who-knows-where.
"Your horns are so pretty!"
"Hmph, naturally."
"Can I touch them?"
"What kind of status do I, Aura, have? Are these horns something you can touch at will?"
Aura swatted away the little girl's hand tugging at her dress and prepared to leave.
She wasn't looking for this kind of weak human cub.
She wanted to find a gloomy alley, preferably one where she would be surrounded by several vicious and arrogant human men. Then, when her life fell into crisis, she would use the Magic of Obedience to capture them and humiliate them to her heart's content.
"I'll exchange this with you! This is my most precious thing!"
Seeing Aura about to leave, the girl became anxious. She didn't want to miss the chance to touch the beautiful horns, so she took a copper coin from her pocket, attempting to make Aura stay.
This was the money her mother gave her to buy candy. For someone wearing clothes covered in patches, it indeed counted as the most precious thing on her person.
Hearing "most precious thing," Aura stopped in her tracks.
She reached out and snatched the copper coin from the little girl's hand, looking at her with an expressionless face.
The little girl thought Aura had agreed and happily reached out, wanting to touch the horns, but being so small, she couldn't reach them no matter what.
After trying a few more times, the little girl's hands drooped down, and her expression gradually became dejected.
"I can't reach..."
Her eyes became moist and trembling. She looked up at Aura, her face full of grievance.
Aura remained expressionless, clutching the copper coin in her hand, completely unmoved.
A moment later.
"Waaaaah..."
The little girl finally couldn't hold it back anymore, and bean-sized tears fell.
She finally realized she seemed to have been tricked by the Demon Race big sister in front of her.
The expressionless Aura was blooming with joy inside. Toying with this foolish human cub was also quite interesting.
Snatching away her most precious thing and leaving her helpless.
Aura loved seeing Humans in despair and submission.
Passersby around them saw this scene and began to whisper in low voices.
Just then, a flustered woman ran over, crouched down, and hugged the crying girl.
She looked up at Aura with some embarrassment.
"You must be Lady Aura who serves by Lady Nanoda's side, right? My naughty child offended you; I apologize to you on her behalf."
The mother, who had discovered her child was missing halfway, had chased her back here.
When she saw her child crying, she subconsciously assumed her child had offended this Lady Aura and had been scolded to tears by her.
Aura felt it was very strange. Clearly, she was the one bullying this human cub.
Why did this woman apologize to her for the thing in her arms called a child?
Humans were truly strange creatures.
For the sake of this woman respecting her so much, Aura decided to show mercy this once.
She crouched down as well and offered the horns on her head.
"Here, I'll let you touch them once. Feel honored, brat."
The teary-eyed little girl reached out, grabbed Aura's horns, and stroked them back and forth. She actually broke into a smile through her tears.
"Woo... Hehe... So pretty, and very... smooth."
Feeling somewhat uncomfortable being touched, Aura quickly pulled her horns away, stood up, and left. Before leaving, she said:
"Hurry up and take her away. Don't lose her next time."
Without waiting for the woman to reply, Aura strode away with large steps.
Memories of the past surged up. When Aura was still a small Demon, she too had been bullied by Humans.
At that time, Aura didn't know how to shed tears and didn't know what sadness was; she only knew how to flee in all directions.
As for the Humans who bullied her back then, only vague silhouettes remained. It was also from that moment that an unnamed feeling urged her to become strong.
Later, Aura learned from the mouths of Humans that the feeling at that time was called hatred.
Under the superposition of instinct and hatred, Aura pioneered the Magic of Obedience and even became a member of the Seven Sages of Destruction.
Even after being defeated, she did not give up on revenge. She formulated a revenge plan to outlive the Hero!
That was until she met a certain kin who claimed to have survived from the Mythical Era.
Walking a lap around Gaderia, Aura discovered that the Humans here were truly all soft persimmons.
She didn't find a single villain.
Perhaps because she basked in Nanoda's light, there were even people who greeted her respectfully.
Under Aaron's governance, Gaderia's public security had always been very good, which was also one of the reasons for Gaderia's rapid development over these years.
***
Continental Magic Association.
Yuna, lying in the flower field, let out a soft murmur and slowly opened her eyes.
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