MERCIA
89. Demon Lady.

August opened his eyes he found himself in a room, he looked to the side Zelda seemed to fall asleep with one hand hugging her. he shifted Zelda's hand, but his movements had awakened her.

"You're sober?" ask Zelda.

"Yes.. What happened?"

"You suddenly fainted after slashing his hand."

"did you see it?"

"of course, but I'm supposed to be the one asking how can you see it?"

"I don't know, it all happened so fast."

"I've learned, I let that black hand, attack me, I've sent energy to strike back, but suddenly you cut off his hand, my energy collides and you finally pass out."

"I killed that man."

"Male?"

"the one sitting in the corner, he's the owner of the hand you cut."

August finally recalled the incident.

"Thank you, no one's ever done anything like that to me before" Zelda said.

"You mean?"

"Believe me."

"Because you're my friend, I don't want anyone to hurt my friend."

"So that's what a friend does?"

August looked at Zelda. "What did you say before, you don't have any friends?"

Zelda.

"do you still not want to be friends with me?"

"i want to."

August gets out of bed.

"Where are you going?"

"i haven't eaten in the morning, my stomach is hungry."

"I'll bring you food."

"Are you going to get angry and threaten to kill the owner of the diner?"

"Whatever it takes."

August just smiled. "No need. You know asking well sometimes you can get unexpected."

"It's too long."

"You rest."

"Are you coming back?"

"yes." yeah."

"alright."

August left the room. 'hmm. he suddenly changed.'

August went down the stairs, now he knew, the room was an inn and on the ground floor it was the same restaurant. August sees the place slightly destroyed, a middle-aged man and a female servant seem busy cleaning the place, some benches and tables are destroyed scattered.The female servant is surprised to see the appearance of August, who is, he immediately ran over, the middle-aged man who saw the female servant running he immediately followed, they both looked down full of fear.

"A.. is there a.. yang. bi. sa ku... tire... is it sir?"

9

"Is all this because of the actions of the woman I was with?" ask August.

the waiter glanced at the man beside him.

"Sir is fine, we're glad you two visited our place."

"How much does all this damage cost, I'll replace it."

"Sir, you don't have to replace it."

August just shook his head and took the money bag from under his cloak, he gave thirty pieces of gold to the man

.

"What's less?"

The man's hand trembled at August's money.

"Tu. tu. this master..it's too much."

"take it."

"Master I can't take it, this much money can build two inns bigger than this place."

"Then let's just say I gave you the capital to develop your business and to pay for my stay or that woman's stay maybe a day or two, ."

"Sir, you and him can stay the night whenever you want" said the man, his eyes sparkling, he was very happy.

"All right, do you have any food? I'm so hungry."

"we'll make it soon, please sit down sir I'll bring you a drink."

"Linda made this master's most special meal."

"Good, dad."

'hmm. so they're father and son.'

After a while the food was on August's table.he ate it voraciously.When August was busy eating his food, a man and a woman approached him.

"Can we sit here?" ask the man.

"If you want to see me eat please, if you want to eat the other table is still empty."

"We just want to talk to you."

"just talk, but I keep eating."

"Eat slowly, you look disgusting eating like that" said the woman.

August only looked at him for a moment, he went back to eating the same way.

"I'm hungry, I eat as I please, do you have no other activity in your life than observing the way people eat?"

"What did you say?"

"Jane..have it easy."

"Sorry we interrupted your mealtime, my name is Rheno and she is Jane, we are from Naeron."

"Naeron's? is it a kingdom? are you royal officers?"

"What do you want?"

"We'd like to ask you about your friend."

"My friend?"

"The woman you're with" Jane said.

'hmm. This woman is so haughty.'

"what's wrong with him?" ask August.

"When have you been friends with him?"

"I just met her this afternoon, and then I accidentally met her again here."

"It looks like you got it" Jane said.

"You mean?"

"You managed to fuck her, just by buying her food, much cheaper than you going to the brothel, you don't have any money, do you? until they kick you out."

"You.."

"Why? surprised? I see you even everyone sees it."

"Jane..!" call Rheno.

"Hahaha.so that's why you're acting this way, hmm.. Are you jealous of me fucking her?"

"ASSHOOK..!" Jane drew her sword.

"JANE...! Enough..!"

"Do you know who he really is?" ask Rheno.

"She is Zelda the demonic woman, she has killed hundreds of people, people from the black and white world are hunting her."

"Including you?" ask August.

Rheno and Jane did not answer.

"Have our conversation finished, I want to rest, but especially for you Jane, my bedroom door is always open I can buy my rest time just for you" August said, walking slowly away from the two of them.

"Nakedown..!" Jane wants to attack August, but Rheno holds him back.

August stopped for a moment.

"You need to know, the person you call the demonic woman saved my life this afternoon, and you two, aren't you both members of the Gavarian kingdom?"

Rheno and Jane were stunned.

"Why? surprised? I saw the royal coat of arms of Gavaria in the bracelet hidden under her shirt when I had just entered this place."

Jane jerks.

"Can we know what your name is?" ask Rheno.

"Ask Drake, who taught him a lesson not long ago" August said, leaving them without looking back.

"Damn..what should we do now? I can't believe he could see the emblem on my bracelet, it's so tiny it's impossible for him to see" Jane said.

"We're back, we're going to report to queen Janessa, the appearance of the demonic woman is indeed true."

August re-entered his room, and Zelda fell back asleep with a blanket covering her body. August walked up to the sofa by the window and sat looking at Zelda's sideways sleeping face.

August recalled the incident earlier this afternoon, people ran screaming about the appearance of the demonic woman, now two Gavarians said the same.

'Is it true what they said, has Zelda killed hundreds of people?' August scrunched his forehead.

"What are you doing there? you're not sleeping?" zelda asked, seeing August sitting with his head bowed.

"I'm just getting ready to go to bed" August said, laying down on the couch.

"This bed is still spacious, why are you sleeping there?"

"Emm. It's okay, I didn't want to wake you up earlier."

"I'm awake, so sleep here, you said friends should take care of each other, I can't take care of you if you sleep there, come quickly."

"aa. ba. alright." August got up and went to bed and laid himself beside Zelda.

"What are you doing?" ask Zelda.

"Well, didn't you ask me to sleep here?"

"Then why are you still wearing your clothes?"

"what do you mean?"

"You're a forest man, you deserve to be a fool."

"Why are you mocking me?"

"Those sleepers don't wear clothes. It's appropriate that you can't tell which fruits are poisonous and which aren't."

"What connection?"

"Before I slept in a dress, you saw it yourself."

"You fainted, not slept."

"Are you not?"

Zelda got up and opened the blanket.

"you see this evidence."

Glug.

August's eyes did not blink at the beautiful sight before him. He had to take off all his clothes and they both slept in a blanket. It was very hard for August to close his eyes, especially the position of Zelda docked to him and hugged him.

"What are you doing?" ask August.

"Keeping my friend" said Zelda who was closing in on him, one leg now on top of August's body, overlapping the most dangerous part.

"Stop your hand don't pat my thigh."

"I. i. That's not my hand."

Zelda didn't bully him.

'Damn how can I sleep in this state? think of others. think of others..'

'He closed his eyes, think politics.He then thought of a political figure, his big belly, walking past him suddenly he pointed at him, then the police arrested him, he caught him, his head was covered in black cloth, when it was opened August was in a special holding room and Valery was there.'

'Hah..why turned into Valery? no. no. think of the others. think of the wrinkled peyot grandmothers, but the same thing happened the grandmothers turned into the spoiled Helena.'

'Damn. shit.."

For more than two hours he struggled with his thoughts, and finally with great difficulty he fell asleep.