Vaerion chugged the contents of his glass down and exhaled. "There is a chance. However, I'm sure they won't miss this one and only opportunity to kill me".

Indeed, it was risky; however, precisely because it was so risky that it held so much temptation for both sides.

For demons, they wouldn't miss this chance where they can deal a significant blow to humanity. This would be their one and only chance to kill the Dark Knight when his guard would be at its lowest, and with so many people to protect, he would be too weak.

For humans, this was their chance to lure out an ancient demon or a Heavenly King who usually do not show their face outside of when a war breaks out. If they can kill one, it would also significantly weaken the Forces of Darkness.

"I see, it looked like I had no business meddling here."

The dark knight seemed like he got this in his pocket. Nevertheless, as a sign of goodwill and also a knight sworn to protect the people of the realm, he told the other everything that he knew, starting from what he encountered in the remote village to the underwater talks.

"I see, so something like that happened, huh. Dammit, if only I had gotten wind of this sooner."

Vaerion clenched his hands, furious at the devious plans of the demons. If not the Divine Paladin arriving there at the nick of time, he simply feared what would be the fate of those innocent people and children of that village.

"Don't worry about it too much. Those villagers are safe and sound now. They might call us heroes and whatnot, but knights are at the end humans too," Reinhardt consoled. Even a level 10 hero cannot predict what is going on in a remote, small village.

"I will kill every last one of these vile creatures," The dark knight swore, his determination burning like fire. "By the way, do you think I can hire your services on that fateful day?"

Reinahrdt smiled, knowing exactly what the other party was thinking. "I will be present there during the event. When the demons appear, my order and I will obviously have to fight to protect the king and queen and the people of Aetherion. Besides, it would be an honor fighting alongside the Dark Knight and the Hell Marshal".

"Haha, the honor will be ours".

Despite making all the preparations, one cannot be overly prepared, especially when it comes to demons. With so many influential and royal bloodlines gathering for this event, it would be a disaster if something were to happen to them.

Having additional help eased a lot of tension and gave the Dark Knight more leeway to plan his actions.

Clink… the two heroes toasted. A mood was a peaceful and quiet one.

"Ah, by the way, from the Kingdom of Nocturnium, Erza Crimsonstar will be escorting the crown from her kingdom".

The former had to ruin it.

Days remaining for the wedding, five.

The next day, despite the fact that something big almost happened yesterday, the Queen got ready to go out again. This time, she made sure to bring the escorts assigned by the kingdom with her.

On the side note, the king was also present today, with Reinhardt escorting them. The squad, as usual also tagged along. However, this time he also brought the three Holy knights with him. As such, it was impossible for any incident to occur today.

However, Reinahrdt's naïve misconception would soon be broken when they arrived near a certain sightseeing place of Aetherion.

"This is the waterfall point, you can see the humongous waterfalls that drop in the basin from here?"

The escorts led them to their fourth viewpoint of the day. After climbing the stairs, the group arrived on top of the viewing spot and were awestruck by the marvellous scene that lay in front of them.

The gigantic waterfalls that surrounded the city and fell into the basin, it was a scene so breathtaking that it would remain within those gazing, forever.

Of course, they had seen this scene while arriving here from the Air Engine. However, seeing the scene from this viewpoint and the thousands of meters above the sky was like two different experiences.

The group was having fun, enjoying the scenic view, when a new group of people appeared from the other side of this viewing spot. Just like them, the latter was also escorted by groups of knight, both from Aetherion and their own.

In the centre walked two people, a man and a woman with slightly greying hair and exquisite clothes. They exuded such natural regalness and authority that just a single glance was enough to tell everyone that they were royalty.

And it indeed was the case. The group that appeared from the other side of the viewpoint was the King and Queen of the kingdom of Nocturnium and their escorts.

When Solaris' entourage spotted the other, the former also spotted them.

"Oh no!" Suddenly, Reinhardt made an ominous face. Before the group could even ask what he meant by that, he moved from his place at an extreme speed.

"You bastard!!"

Be that may, the other party was more than capable of matching his speed. BOOM… a muffled rumbling of thunder so loud and impactful that it made ripples in the air, sounded out.

A side kick came smashing at Reinhardt's chest who blocked it with his arms. Nevertheless, the force behind that kick was so great that he was still sent flying towards the basin where all the waters from the waterfall met.

Of course, as someone who had stepped into the realm of the divine, if he wanted to, he could still endure the attack without moving from his place. However, doing that would cause the impact from that kick to spread in the surroundings and harm the people around.

After all, the one to kick him was no ordinary person but a knight who had stepped into the realm of heroes.

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