Chapter 90: Eyes That See Through Everything

「Eh, could it be… Aria-chan?」

「… Eh!? Could it be that you… remember me, Alisha-san?」

Aria asked with a surprised look on her face, as the other party remembered her name even after more than ten years had passed.

The Sword Saint that was always her goal still—

She still remembered her.

「Yes, I remember you. Even the time when you had said, 〝Someday, I’ll definitely become a powerful ally of justice like you?, with a resolute look on your face. Aria-chan, I remember how noble your expression was at that time…」

It was a one-sided vow Aria had taken years ago after being saved by the Sword Saint Alisha, when her village, the elven village Lumirus, was raided by demons.

And Alisha still remembered the noble look on the face of Aria, the little girl who made such a promise.

「That tag, I see! You’ve been working hard to achieve your vow. Your efforts even led you reach all the way to become an A rank adventurer…」

「Alisha-sama… Fueee~…!」

In normal situations, Aria would never do something like grumbling or crying in front of others.

But at this moment… the moment when Sword Saint Alisha, her lifelong goal, recognized her and praised her achievement… she couldn’t hold back her tears.

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Alisha, who saw that, hugged the crying girl and smiled wryly. 「Oh my! You’re such a crybaby…」 She said the same words that she had muttered in the past after saving Aria.

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「I see. So Your Highness Julius is requesting me to become Aria-chan’s training partner.」

「Yeah! Since I heard that Aria is a user of dual knives, it came to my mind that you’ll be the most suitable training partner for her.」

After pacifying the crying Aria, Alisha and Prince Julius discussed the latter’s request.

In short, not only had she never expected to meet her lifelong goal… but Aria also never considered the possibilities of receiving personal training from her savior.

The girl couldn’t hide her excitement.

「By the way, that girl over there, Stella, will be my training partner, and the two fairies will train with Beelzebub.」

「Beelzebub-chan will be training, is it? Let’s do this then. I’ll be Aria-chan’s training partner. Their current strength isn’t enough to fight the Demon Dukes after all. Besides, I can’t just give a cold shoulder to Julius-sama, my master’s bosom friend…」

「Thank you very much.」

Prince Julius expressed his gratitude after Alisha agreed to train Aria.

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（But… just what kind of relationship these three have…）

Tama pondered.

Currently, the three of them were inside a luxurious room, sitting on a sofa that was surrounding a table.

Alisha was sitting right in front of Prince Julius.

As for Beelzebub, she was sitting on Alisha’s lap, already wandering in the dreamland.

It seemed even Aria wondered about the three’s relationship.

So, she tried to ask about their relationship while thanking Alisha for her willingness to train her.

「Come to think of it, I forgot to explain. Alisha is my bosom friend―Maiya’s 1st wife.」

「… EH!? Alisha-sama is the Archmage’s wife!?」

「NYAA（WUUUT）!?」

Both Aria and Tama were extremely surprised when Julius dropped that bomb.

The Archmage and Prince Julius, both were well known in the world as best friends and comrades in arms.

But, the fact that the Archmage and the Sword Saint were a married couple was…

「Fufuffu, the truth is, Beelzebub-chan is my master Maiya-sama’s wife too, you know?」

「WHA………!?」

Alisha dropped another bombshell.

The revelation of Alisha being the Archmage’s wife was enough to surprise Aria, and she never expected the Holy Demonic King, Beelzebub, to be his wife too…

（Archmage-dono is not only powerful… but he’s also a man amongst men…）

Tama had that impression toward the Archmage after hearing that shocking truth.

「We normally live together in a certain place. But when Beelzebub-chan felt the signs of the revival of the Four Demon Dukes, we came to the Imperial Palace to make a report to His Highness Julius.」

When she saw Aria’s reaction, Alisha explained the situation while giggling.

It seemed they rarely used this mansion in the Imperial Capital.

Based on her story so far, Tama guessed that Alisha had only come to the Imperial Capital as Beelzebub’s escort. She had no intention of getting herself involved with the matter of the Four Demon Dukes, nor did she know anything about Aria and co’s summoning to the Imperial Capital.

（I see! So the reason I rarely hear rumors about Alisha-sama is that she finally found a place to call home…）

Aria was really glad to know about that news since whenever Alisha spoke about her husband, the Archmage, she always had a gentle expression on her face.

The young girl was glad her idol could marry the man she loved.

Besides,

She also thought that it was about time for Alisha to retreat from the frontline.

Because her, Aria’s, era to enter the front line had arrived―

「Come to think of it, I forgot to tell you before that I also invited Vulcan here. Let’s greet her later.」

「Eh, Vulcan-san too?」

「Yeah, she is currently in a party with Aria and co.」

「To think the girl I saved in the past is in a party with our former comrade-in-arms… Fufufu, destiny is sure the most mysterious and amusing.」

Alisha chuckled as she muttered those words.

Naturally, she was also a former comrade of Vulcan.

After all, the Archmage Maiya might also have been Vulcan’s former patron a long time ago.

「Now that I think about it, the kitten in your embrace is also rather ‘interesting’. Don’t you think so?」

Alisha asked Aria a peculiar question as soon as she finished her conversation with Prince Julius.

Her eyes were locked on to Tama, who was sandwiched in between Aria’s giant melons.

「Ah, I almost forgot to introduce him. This cutie’s name is Tama. He’s my familiar. He’s an elemental cat and my knight (pet) too! He’s super smart and strong?. We’ve been adventuring together ever since I picked him up.」

Aria pridefully introduced Tama at Alisha’s question.

Tama raised a 「Nya~n（Nice to meet you, miss Alisha）!」

「Elemental… Cat? Hu~hm… Truly an interesting child, fufufu.」

Alisha flashed a meaningful smile upon hearing Aria’s reply.

Tama was attacked by the sudden incongruity. It felt as Alisha’s icy blue eyes could see through everything.