Seiwa, Royal Capital District.
The entire Seiwa region was divided into ten vast plains, with the Royal Capital District at the heart of it all. This was probably the place every young person in the world dreamed of reaching.
Nearly the entire Royal Capital District was home to all kinds of academies, gathering the most outstanding boys and girls from across the world.
As Felyn gazed at the approaching city walls of the capital district, a faint thrill rose in his chest.
If he could study Divine Arts here and join a Divine Church, then maybe—just maybe—he wouldn’t have to serve noble ladies anymore.
Passing through the towering soldiers clad in Mithril armor, Felyn stepped onto Royal Capital territory for the first time.
Architecture from all around the world converged here like a blooming garden of styles.
Unlike the narrow and crowded Mist District, the main avenue here had wide lanes, complete with green belts on both sides.
Leaning against the car window, Felyn felt like even the sky over the Royal Capital was a shade bluer.
They didn’t go straight to the palace, instead stopping at a luxury inn designed specifically for VIP guests.
Felyn didn’t share a room with Daiyi, either—they were each given private rooms.
On a business trip, staying in a five-star hotel, with free gourmet meals and a daily stipend on top of it all—treatment like this was rare even in his previous world before he crossed over.
Felyn was in a pretty good mood.
It just so happened that all his contracts with clients like Adeline were delayed this week due to various reasons, so coming here wouldn’t disrupt his other services.
Aside from possibly having to join Daiyi’s father for a meal, he had no other obligations.
A rare bit of peace.
After lunch, Daiyi had something to take care of and left first. Bernice had also vanished without a trace.
Free time had officially begun.
Felyn put on his coat and left the inn, ready to explore the capital district properly.
But first, he needed to get a map at the front desk. This place was huge—easy to get lost.
“Sir, we have fairy guides available. Would you like one to assist you?”
The receptionist, clad in black stockings, opened a drawer. Inside, Felyn saw a set of tiny furniture.
A tiny fairy stirred on a mini bed, rubbed her sleepy eyes, flapped her wings, and floated up into the air.
“These little fairies can help guide your way and chat with you during your journey,” the receptionist explained.
The fairy looked like she still hadn’t fully woken up. She blinked sleepily at the receptionist.
As Felyn talked, the floating fairy tilted her head and let out a discreet yawn.
He watched curiously as the tiny girl fluttered in the air. Her light purple dress made her look incredibly cute.
A tiny fairy girl.
Loli… loli… Rent!
“How much?”
“Just 2,000 crowns.”
“For a month?”
“For a day.”
“Goodbye.”
Yeah, no thanks.
Too expensive!
Felyn declined firmly. Instead of renting a fairy, he’d rather save up and hire a few more maids in the future.
He requested a free map instead. As he watched the floating fairy drift back into the drawer to sleep, he sat down on the lobby sofa and began reading it carefully.
But… How was he supposed to read this thing again?
Whether before or after he crossed worlds, Felyn had never been good with maps—geography wasn’t exactly his strength.
Which was also why he always got lost in dungeons.
“Go to Skarland Street first, then head to Orchid Lake, then take the carriage to Skart Academy…”
He murmured to himself, quietly tracing the route in his mind.
“You’ve got it backward. From Orchid Lake to Skart Academy, you need to take this route.”
Felyn turned his head at the familiar voice and saw a girl crouching behind him, one hand on her knee, peeking at the notebook in his hands.
Long silver-white hair draped over her shoulders, carrying a soft floral scent.
Her face was completely hidden beneath a mask and a hat.
She wore a slightly oversized jacket, a plaid mini skirt, frilly socks, and brown leather shoes.
That’s Zervanie.
“Felyn? What are you doing here?”
Zervanie had just finished rehearsals and returned to the inn for a break, only to stumble upon the one person she’d been dying to see.
Seeing Felyn frown while working on his plan, she couldn’t help but peek—only to find he was completely hopeless at directions and had marked the wrong route.
“Accompanying a client. Otherwise, there’s no way I’d get in here.”
Felyn folded up the map and tucked it into his bag.
Last time, Zervanie had misunderstood his outing with Viloti at Homhot as a date and even gave him two limited dessert coupons.
That pretty much confirmed to Felyn that she’d completely let go of her feelings for him.
Since she had already moved on, there was no point in keeping up the act.
Behind her mask, Zervanie’s mouth twitched slightly.
Hearing what Felyn said, she felt a little conflicted inside.
On one hand, she was happy—because Felyn was being honest with her now, openly sharing his daily life instead of saying, “It’s my private business, Miss Zervanie. Please don’t interfere.”
She felt like their relationship had improved, but somehow in a weird direction.
He could casually say “accompanying a client” in front of her now? Was this how people treated a friend?
Well, friend or not, it was better than being total strangers.
Still, the idea of Felyn spending time with another girl—just like he would with her—made Zervanie feel incredibly uncomfortable.
She wanted to ask who this client was—her height, figure, looks, and whether she’d ask Felyn to do… weird things.
“So that’s why. Will you be really busy during your stay here, Felyn?”
But she couldn’t ask. She was afraid that asking would shatter even the friendship they now had.
More importantly, they weren’t even friends yet. She had to treasure every interaction and build the relationship slowly.
“Surprisingly easy job. Feels like I can finally play the salted fish.”
Zervanie didn’t quite understand what “salted fish” meant.
Was Felyn planning to catch fish in the river?
That would be great! I’ll carefully pick out a swimsuit, go to the river with him, pretend I get a cramp, and he’ll come rescue me.
Then when he swims over, I’ll secretly undo the swimsuit, pretend it was swept away…
Then I can cling to him and never let go.
Hehe…
Zervanie was already fantasizing in her head about a full-blown strategy to win Felyn’s heart.
“And you? I thought you were performing—must be busy with rehearsals, right?”
The moment she heard Felyn express concern for her, Zervanie immediately sat down beside him, gently rubbing her foot as she replied in a soft, delicate voice, “Yeah, the exams are coming up soon, so I wanted to cheer the students on a little.”
She subtly exposed the back of her heel, red and swollen from rubbing raw, but said nothing—trusting that Felyn would notice.
“But if there’s a concert before exams, won’t students be even less motivated to study?”
“Hahaha, true…”
She responded awkwardly. She couldn’t exactly admit that it was for money and fame that she came here.
“Well, get some good rest. I’m gonna head out and take a walk. It’s my first time in the capital—I want to look around.”
As Felyn stood up, Zervanie instinctively wanted to reach out and stop him.
She finally got a chance to spend time with Felyn—was it ending already?
But luck was on Zervanie’s side today.
Because Felyn soon returned to her side.
“Felyn, what’s wrong?”
Before she could even finish her sentence, she saw several armored guards in ornate uniforms enter the inn, followed by a petite figure.
She looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, her height reaching just to Felyn’s shoulder.
She had a head of luxuriously fluffy long hair, a dreamy pink-purple gradient from root to tip, like the sky at dawn. It framed her delicate and graceful face.
A few strands of hair fell casually across her cheek, making her features all the more enchanting.
She wore a vintage white lace corset dress, the layered skirt blooming like a flower. Her gloved hands held a white handbag in front of her.
Around her slender neck hung a light-purple magical crystal pendant, mirroring the color of her eyes.
Zervanie, along with everyone else in the inn’s lobby, recognized her immediately.
Princess Dorothy Siveshus—of the Siveshus Empire.
(End of Chapter)