Ethan naturally knew about the situation in the South District.
However, today's events have indeed surpassed his expectations.
Unexpected incidents happened one after another.
He didn't expect that West would actually make a move against him and even cut off his connection with Vasini.
It was only after he completely stopped acting that he could receive Vasini's pleas again.
Fortunately, Vasini was not dead.
But that western gang leader named Travis was indeed not a simple character; in fact, if only talking about destructiveness, even Kaster can't compare to him.
As expected, a place like the Royal Capital is full of hidden talents.
After defeating one Kaster, there are even more strong opponents.
Wanting to spread the belief of the Dark Savior here is not a simple task.
At this moment, Ethan was accompanying Ainebez, eating some street-side western snacks.
No choice, once you leave the slums, it's the territory of the western gangs. Most of the area is filled with western buildings and western styles, so the snacks are naturally western too.
Ethan didn't want to eat at first, but Ainebez seemed to like this raw bull blood drink and raw beef salad.
So, Ethan had no choice but to order a serving for her.
"Aren't you going to eat?"
Ainebez curiously flipped over the raw beef salad that looked like a pool of blood and glanced at Ethan, realizing he didn't order any.
"I don't have much of an appetite."
Ethan could handle raw food fairly well, often eating sashimi back in Wenster, but this raw beef was another story.
"No way, you have to eat, have a bite."
Ainebez was unreasonable, using a fork to pick up a large piece of raw beef with vegetables, trying to feed it to Ethan.
"I'll do it myself…"
Ethan immediately refused.
"No, I want to feed you!"
The Princess whipped out her royal demeanor.
Ethan was about to say something.
But suddenly, a few loud whistles echoed nearby.
"Yo, girl, your man seems unwilling to pay attention to you; why not come feed me instead? I love beef, and you'd do even better feeding it, though it's better if you use your mouth."
The source of the whistle was a clearly styled western bar next door, where a bunch of cowboy-dressed guys just came out. They saw Ethan and the others, and one bearded man spoke while subconsciously rubbing his crotch.
This action made Ainebez lose her appetite.
"Let's go, Ethan."
She threw down the fork and got up to leave.
"Hey? Are you leaving already? This won't do. We haven't officially met, girl. Brothers, come see, it's a miracle that such a pretty girl visits our ghost place."
The bearded cowboy gave a whistle, and several more guys with bulging waists, clearly armed, rushed out of the bar.
Seeing Ainebez, their eyes lit up with malicious intent, and they surrounded her.
Ethan sighed: "You better not mess around, this lady is…"
"Do not mention my name."
Ainebez immediately cut off Ethan and then resumed sitting, looking like she was watching a show.
"What kind of person is she? Come on, kid, your wife? Or fiancée? But it seems she prefers spending time with us."
The bearded cowboy was already standing in front of Ethan.
"How about this: you can leave first, or else you're in for a world of pain, the kind you wouldn't want to experience in your life."
"Actually, the kid looks pretty good too…"
Someone laughed sinisterly.
Ethan could only satisfy the Princess's sudden playfulness, quickly striking and knocking the bearded cowboy to the ground.
With his current true name strength, even without weapons, he could not be opposed by ordinary true name bearers, let alone regular people.
The other cowboys, seeing this, immediately pulled out their revolvers, ready to shoot him.
But, naturally, not a single bullet could be fired.
The ability to desecrate the Holy Sanctuary was fully deployed, rendering firearms completely ineffective.
In the blink of an eye, Ethan had completely knocked down this group of cowboys.
Then, he swiftly pulled up Ainebez, who was still watching the show, and they ran towards a stable nearby.
"What… what are you doing?"
Ainebez was initially enjoying the show when suddenly pulled up, she got a bit flustered.
"Taking you to escape, your Highness, they are not alone."
Sure enough, as soon as Ethan finished speaking, the fallen cowboys shouted again, and more of their comrades rushed out from various corners, searching for Ethan and the others.
By then, Ethan had already mounted a random horse from the stable, took Ainebez with him, and started galloping away.
"Quick, they stole the horse, over here!"
The cowboys also mounted their horses and began the chase.
And Ainebez, from the initial slight panic, became excited as the wind blew past.
She held onto Ethan's waist and watched the pursuers behind, shouting: "Faster, faster, they are catching up."
They galloped furiously all the way and only stopped when reaching the art district of the West District, beyond the range of the western gang, leaving those cowboys far behind.
Both Ethan and Ainebez burst into laughter, laughing for a long time.
"So, your Highness, satisfied now?"
"No, I don't want to go back yet, take me to the seaside, I haven't been on a boat before."
Ainebez still didn't want to go back.
Ethan had no choice but to get off the horse with her and board a public tram heading towards the East District.
On the way, they saw many people searching for Ainebez.
Not wanting to be discovered, Ainebez squeezed into Ethan's arms.
"Don't move… just for today, let me be willful, is that okay?"
Her voice was very soft, so much so that Ethan didn't want to reject her request.
The tram continued eastward and finally reached the seaside.
Looking at the vast ocean, Ethan rented a small boat at the dock.
When boarding the boat, Ethan asked Ainebez a question.
"Why did you appear in the trunk?"
Indeed, this was a question that puzzled Ethan; Ainebez didn't seem to have much strength, perhaps not even the power of a true name?
Hearing this, Ainebez showed a mischievous smile, intentionally leaned close to Ethan's ear, and whispered lightly: "I won't tell you, it's a secret."
After speaking, she ran to the bow of the boat, opened her arms to the sea breeze, her loose dress flaring, enjoying herself as if transforming into a bird in that moment.
That moment, this holiday that belonged to her alone, was infinitely prolonged.
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