The Return of the Mad Witch
White and Shadow Portal

“Valencia, where have you been? Then how can you appear so suddenly?”

Leano dropped Valencia, they stormed Valencia with serious questions. Valencia tried to calm them down, but they didn't heed anything Valencia said. They were so noisy that Valencia wanted to close both ear holes themselves so that their voices would not penetrate his hearing.

“ENOUGH!” valencia shouted at last they were silent. “Can't you guys let me talk? You guys didn't even give me a chance to answer your questions.” Valencia ended up irritated by the commotion they made.

Valencia let out a rough breath, and he sat himself on the empty chair behind him.

“I was just kidnapped by a black shadow and entered into a white portal,” Valencia explained briefly.

To be honest at that time Valencia looked tired, he was tired not because of too much use of magic but because Valencia was thinking about various irregularities in his brain. Now all he wanted was a short break, but before that he had to explain to the three of them about the white portal.

“Black air and white portal? Is there a white portal?” ask Reibert.

“There is a very rare white portal because the portal is not as dangerous as other portals. The white portal was just an empty portal that was misused by the other party like what had just happened. I was stuck there but I was lucky to get out and the culprit who led me to the white portal was a black shadow.

The black shadow itself is one type of creature that comes from another world. They crossed the portal to enter the human world, didn't you see it yourself, Leano? Black shadow that suddenly attacks you and attacks another human, that shadow is what I mean.”

Leano thought for a moment, he traced his memory realm back, he just wanted about the shadow that had attacked him. It turned out that this time the black shadow came again attacking the humans like before.

“Ahh, right, I remember that! The black shadow that was shaped like a wisp of smoke, he once attacked me and in the end I was saved by Valencia,”.

Valencia nodded. “Yes, that shadow is what I mean, but the shadow I meet now has more of a clear shape. The shadow was shaped like a child, I was surprised but I am sure that it was the same shadow as the one that attacked you.”

Valencia was immersed in his own mind, it felt like there was really something behind the reason for his death first.

‘It's fair that the black shadow smells like black magic, who is the person behind all this? I can't think about it, maybe my death is also related to black magic. I have to find out from the beginning, otherwise, there might be something even more terrible going on,’ Valencia thought.

“Valencia!” Reibert patted the girl on the shoulder to make Valencia's daydreams go away for a moment. While looking at Valencia's face was confused, the three men realized something was troubling Valencia thought.

“Yes, what's up?” Valencia immediately changed his countenance subtly, he did not mean to show how heavy his mind was until it had to daydream like that.

“Valencia, are you okay?” ask Sammy.

“I'm fine, don't worry, this is because I'm still a little surprised,” the pretext Valencia was forced to lie.

The three of them looked at each other and sighed at once, they thought Valencia was sick or something. However, watching his face like this shows that Valencia is fine.

Valencia immediately focused his focus on Reibert. “See something? What are you gonna ask me?”

“Where did you know about the shadow? How did you know there was a white portal? It was all absent from the imperial notebook. So, how do you know that? Is it from the book or is there someone who tells you and explains to you about the shadows and the white portal?”

Valencia was astonished, it was unexpected that he did something stupid again, how careless he was not thinking of getting there.

“I read it from a book, there is a book you do not know,” Valencia replied.

“Is that? Can you borrow me the book later?”

Valencia wants to disappear from that place right now, he has been lying for the last few days to cover his real self.

“Alright, take it easy, I'll lend you later.”

***

The news of the successful clearing of Count Terano's territory was immediately caught by the hearing of the Emperor and Empress. They also received reports of Count Trano dying from the loss of both legs. Then the most surprising thing is that Valencia has a big role in revealing the problem of Count Trano torturing the villagers of Sanori.

“Does Valencia really do it?” tanya Linita – the Empress who still did not expect the ability of Valencia.

“That's how the report I received from my subordinates, isn't Valencia's name lately skyrocketed? Plus now she had a group of female knights under her command. If this news is known by our daughter, then she will do anything to join Valencia,” said Abraham – the Emperor.

Linita still harbors a great sense of worry about the influence that Valencia will reap when his name is increasingly known to the public.

“That's not the case, but you know for yourself the nobles how, ‘kan? I'm sure they won't just let Valencia go. Nobles always strongly oppose if a woman has a position equal to men. Moreover Valencia, the boy had just experienced something unpleasant.”

Abraham let out a long sigh, he understood the worry of the wife, he also had the same thought as Linita. The nobility of the Alegra Empire was a nobleman who held firm to the principle that women should not participate in the leadership unless the Empress who acted as the wife of the Emperor was considered to have almost equal rights with the Emperor.

“I understand what you're worried about, it's just that I think that Valencia might have a way through this. Do you know that? Reibert, Sammy and Leano are also on Valencia's side, the three of them are now with Valencia. At least this way they will also help Valencia. Trust me,” said Abraham trying to calm Linita's heart.

Linita's expression turned warm again, his worried look melted after hearing the names of the three men who were with Valencia.

“Is that so? If they are on Valencia's side, it will be more profitable. Who knows, among them there can replace the position of a potential fiance Valencia. I don't like it when Valencia is involved in Duke Nerio's family.”

“Hahaha, I hope so too, now how about we send an invitation to Valencia to meet us? That boy hasn't seen us in a long time.”