The Return of the Mad Witch
The Festival's Commencement

The atmosphere that night at the Grand Duke Allerick residence was quite tense. The reason, Helen's body weakened due to the wound she received from Guilla's anger was quite severe. The family's personal doctor couldn't suppress the endless gushing of blood from his wound.

"Then there is no other choice, now go grab one bottle of healing potion! Only then how to stop the bleeding and close the wound!" exclaim Adarian gave the order.

Adarian always accompanied Helen in the midst of pain against the wounds that took away her consciousness. A knight hurriedly brought a bottle of potion to Helen.

Adarian directly helped to drink the potion to Helen. The wound in Helen's stomach healed perfectly. Now Adarian can breathe more freely.

"Please get me a pen and paper, I want to write a letter."

Adarian reported the whole problem to Valencia. However, he could not execute Guilla without the permission of Valencia.

The letter arrived at the Archduke Calestine residence in a short time. Valencia looked satisfied when it received the report letter.

"This woman is trapped in a hole she dug herself. He can't die until I allow him to die."

***

There was only one more day before the anniversary festival of the Alegra Empire began. Reibert and others, except Leano, conducted periodic checks around the Alegra region because there was a possibility that the enemy would disrupt the festival.

"Hows it? You guys find anything?" ask Reibert.

"No, everything's safe. However, I was still worried that there would be a surprise attack" Frintz replied.

"At least you should provide more potions for tomorrow, Sammy. We don't know when the knights will raise their swords" Rexid told Sammy.

"Just calm down, me and Valencia have prepared everything from the beginning. The potion stock is safe and the weaponry remains" Sammy said.

"I checked the weapon and Valencia asked to hand out some magic weapons. Everything is safely under control" Ivanov said.

"Then the preparations have been completed, we just have to give orders for the knights to stand guard on every side of the empire because representatives from various kingdoms and empires have arrived at the palace" Xeros said.

"Then, we disperse now. At least in this way we have ensured the safety of the people" Reibert concluded their meeting.

Meanwhile, Leano was lying on the bed. His body temperature was extremely high, his body was unceasingly trembling. Then shortly after, Valencia came to the Leano residence and brought the porridge made by the chef at the Archduke Calestine residence.

"His body is very hot, it looks like he has a fever" Valencia muttered touching Leano's forehead.

Valencia checked the rest of Leano's body, except his head was all cold.

"It's a good thing I came straight here after getting reports that Leano has a fever. Plus, he lives alone in a mansion this big."

Valencia was momentarily astonished, Leano seemed to be deliberately avoiding a lot of people. In addition to her allergies to women, Leano is so wary of others that it makes it difficult for her to trust people.

Unbeknownst to Valencia, the real reason Leano avoids others is because he has a childhood trauma. The trauma he brought along himself to grow up so that due to the trauma he became allergic to female touch.

"Basic useless child! Why did you have to be born into this world?!"

"Did you just spill the food? I told you not to throw food away!"

"You're going home without any more money? Then, you can't eat and sleep today!"

"I don't want to raise an unlucky child like you. Because of you I have to go through a life full of poverty!"

The voices are buzzing in Leano's head, he is haunted by a memory where the mother always torments him incessantly. Little Leano endured all the wounds her mother had inflicted without resisting in the slightest. However, unfortunately, his mother was too cruel and often his life was in danger.

"Huh? Is he having a nightmare?"

Leano was very anxious to find the memory of his dark time re-emerged after a long time. Though the memory had been buried deep, but instead appeared for a moment his body was wracked with fever.

Valencia took out a bottle of potion that he formulated specifically to reduce Leano fever.

"How can he drink his potion when he's unconscious like this?"

Suddenly an idea came to mind in Valencia.

"Then I help you drink it mouth to mouth."

Valencia sipped the potion and then he made contact from lips to lips. It's like a kiss, but a kiss used to help Leano drink her potion. Valencia had no thoughts but to think of Leano's recovery. However, when their lips touched, Leano's consciousness returned.

'Whose lips touched me? Eh? Valencia?!'

Once aware of the existence of Valencia, immediately Leano push Valencia's body to stay away.

"Valencia, what are you doing?!"

Leano's face was burning hot, his entire face was blushing red from the kiss.

"Ah you're conscious. What else am I doing? Of course kiss you," replied Valencia smiling innocently innocently.

"M-kiss me? I don't, I-I mean why did you kiss me? Didn't you know it was my first kiss?!"

Leano was shocked by what Valencia had done. Instead, Valencia felt it was no problem at all.

"I didn't know that, but I kissed you because I helped to drink the fever potion. So, how's your body doing now? The potion should have started working."

Leano began to feel a coolness in his body. The potion worked faster, Leano's fever was slowly decreasing.

Valencia rested his palm on Leano's forehead. No he felt the hot sensation like before.

"It's not a fever, I'm just hot so my face is red. Don't misunderstand me!" elak Leano blushed in embarrassment.

"Greetings understand what? Yeah, I'm leaving first. I brought you some porridge, don't forget to eat. No exclamation if you have a fever when the festival is held tomorrow."

Valencia soon disappeared from Leano's presence, the girl was in a hurry to say goodbye leaving the Leano residence. The man was stunned to see Valencia, somehow his heart did not stop pounding.

Leano touched her lips, her feelings becoming unsettled.

'Based on plain girls! He could have just kissed me. Did she not realize that she was going to make me fall in love? Damnit damnit! My mind's fucked up.'

Leano tried to control his feelings, Valencia made him go crazy. A girl who doesn't understand anything about love attracts other men to love her. It is something unique about Valencia.

"How should I respond when I meet him tomorrow? Should I forget what happened today? Yes, I have to forget it because I don't want to be awkward in front of him" muttered Leano unable to take his mind off Valencia.

On the next day, more precisely at the time of the festival, the opening of the event began with a party at the imperial palace. Inviting several important people and representatives from a number of governments and empires makes this evening party feel more crowded than usual.

Ahead of the party, Valencia took a short walk around the palace area to check security as well as check whether there are hidden traps or not. Fortunately, everything is safely under control.

As Valencia walks on one of the lakes that will be the venue for the show tomorrow, Valencia's vision accidentally captures the sight of a young boy trapped in a tree.

"What did the boy do on the tree?"

Valencia quickly approached the tree, just as the boy's body had fallen. Valencia immediately greeted his body downstairs.

"Hey boy, are you okay?" ask Valencia.

The boy looked shocked, he was almost seriously injured due to his own stupidity.

"Well, angel. Are you an angel?"

The boy was amazed to see Valencia, his eyes twinkling with Valencia.

"Angel? Your brain hit, huh? I'm a human being" as Valencia lowered the boy's body.

"really? But I see you as an angel. You're so beautiful and you even came to my rescue. Is this destiny?"

Valencia did not understand the head of the boy he had just saved. Valencia's pupils moved to scan the boy's appearance. When viewed from his clothes, it seems that he is not the son of an ordinary person.

"What destiny? Don't talk weird. You're just a little kid who's a long way below me" Valencia replied.

"No problem, love doesn't look at age."

Valencia could not bear to face the boy, he disappeared in an instant from before him. At that moment, a man approached the boy.

"Your Majesty, where have you been? I'm afraid something bad happened to you" said the man.

"I went to play for a while because I was bored. Come now we go, I must get ready for the palace."

When the feast began, the nobles brought their best performances. The noble girls who are still unmarried make this place as a place where they can find the dream man for them to pursue.

Valencia made Henzo his companion at the party this time. Valencia's shining appearance became a major highlight in the view of all men.

"Valencia!" rachel approaches Valencia.

"It turns out you've come" Valencia said.

"Yes, I've been here since. Well, I'm focusing wrongly on your dress. I'm sure it must be very expensive."

"I don't know, the Archduke bought it for me."

In between their conversations, a conversation between the nobles in the party hall seized the attention of Valencia.

"I heard the seven Princes will be present today."

"Huh? Are you kidding me? Seven Princes who never appeared before the public will be present at the party? I find it hard to believe."

"Yes, but I heard it from the palace knights. I hope it's not a rumor."

Valencia almost forgot about the seven princes who were rumored never to introduce themselves in real front of the people. Quite curious, he wished they had actually come.

"To my knowledge, the seven Princes were not the Emperor's biological children" Rachel said suddenly.

"Are they the Emperor's adopted children?" ask Valencia.

Rachel nodded. "Right, they adopted the Emperor in an orphanage that was destroyed by monsters coming out of the portal."

Then at the same time, the entrance leaves towards the hall opened wide.

"The seven Princes entered the room."

The entire room focused their eyes towards the entrance. Likewise with Valencia who are very curious about the appearance of the Princes.

"Huh? Is that true?! Those seven are Princes?!"