Above the clouds, an airplane was flying alone. Although the sky was clear and there were no obstacles ahead, the cautious and dedicated pilot still stared intently at the view ahead.
"Hmm?!!!"
Suddenly, in the pilot's field of vision, a golden streak of light flashed by, but it disappeared into the sky in the blink of an eye. To the pilot's astonishment, he thought he had seen the figures of two young girls!
"How strange, did I just have a hallucination..."
Shaking his head and looking at the empty clouds and sky, the pilot muttered to himself.
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In the sky, a golden cloud was flying at a speed exceeding the speed of sound. Erica's eyes were slightly narrowed, and she was lying leisurely on the golden cloud, seemingly still thinking about what had just happened.
The maid Arianna was lying nervously on the edge of the golden cloud, looking at the mountains and rivers that were constantly retreating and disappearing below. Her pure and lovely little face was a little pale.
A layer of divine power barrier was spread around the golden cloud. Although the air outside was almost burning due to friction, the two women inside did not feel any abnormality. On the contrary, it was very stable and comfortable.
Perhaps it was worthy of being the Great Sage's Authority. In at most half an hour, they would be able to cross half the globe and return to Milan.
"Um... Lady Erica, why did you say those things to Miss Kaoru?"
Seemingly having adapted a little and no longer so afraid, and remembering what had just happened, the maid Arianna couldn't help but ask Erica, her curiosity getting the better of her.
With Arianna's understanding of Erica, the proud Lady Erica was definitely not that kind of narrow-minded and insidious woman.
"Heh... does Arianna want to know?"
Opening her eyes and looking at the maid on the side, Erica had a wicked smile on her face.
"Mhm..."
Nodding her little head continuously, Arianna looked like a curious baby.
"I've said it before, that Miss Sayanomiya and I, Erica Blandelli, are the same kind of woman, stubborn and proud."
For this cute and considerate maid of hers, Erica had no intention of deliberately hiding anything and spoke slowly.
A look of great agreement appeared on her face. In the maid's memory, Lady Erica often treated Lady Liliana as a toy and bullied and "played with" her, and Miss Kaoru also often treated Yuri-san as a toy and bullied and "played with" her. The two of them were indeed very similar, both very bad!
"How can women like us obediently accept unfair treatment? How can we obediently endure the threats of others? How can we admit that we have lost to someone we hate? I'm sure that right now, that young lady has abandoned all her confusion and hesitation and is desperately trying to prove herself to me!"
A strange light flashed in her golden pupils, and a proud and confident arc appeared on Erica's lips, as if everything was under her control.
"So Lady Erica did it on purpose..."
With a look of realization, the maid kept nodding her head. Although her somewhat confused little head still didn't understand many things, doing this kind of thing was indeed Lady Erica's style!
Smiling without saying a word, Erica took a slight breath and looked at the endless blue sky, lost in thought.
As Arianna said, she had indeed deliberately gone to provoke Miss Kaoru before she left. That woman was bound by her family, and her pride and stubbornness also made her hesitate and unable to take that step.
In that case, she would add a fire to her and let her make up her mind!
The two of them were the same kind of woman, and it was for this reason that they understood the value of the other. Although she had now become the King's knight and woman, and had even become a high and mighty Campione, Erica had never underestimated Miss Kaoru, her fellow of the same kind.
Wisdom, beauty, strength, and ambition, once she took that step, she would soar rapidly like she once did!
Although Sora had given her the godhead of the strongest Great Sage, allowing her to gather all the conditions to become his first queen, Erica was not so arrogant as to think that she could achieve her ambition just like that.
Whether it was the Cult Leader, Athena, Metis, or Lily, Ena, Yuri... even that unscrupulous great witch Zola, all the women around her King were the top darlings of heaven in this world. They had that innate pride, and it would not be so easy for her to subdue them and become the so-called master of the harem!
So, she needed a helper, a powerful helper! And Miss Kaoru was the one Erica had chosen to be her powerful helper.
Erica would help Miss Kaoru become Sora's woman, and even help her transform and soar rapidly.
If the two of them had started at the same time, Erica would not have dared to do this. In that case, Miss Kaoru would definitely become her biggest rival. But who told her to miss the opportunity and be left far behind by her? Erica had absolute confidence that she could subdue her and make her, Sayanomiya Kaoru, a powerful assistant like her little sister!
"Phew..."
Letting out a long breath, Erica calmed her inner anticipation and excitement.
She was actually not a woman who was obsessed with power and vanity. She wanted to become Sora's first queen, the master of the harem in this world, not to get anything.
As she had said to Miss Kaoru, women like them were proud and stubborn. She just wanted to prove that she would not lose to anyone!
Having made a contract with Sora, she also knew about the other women in the other worlds that Sora had conquered and dominated.
The Sekirei Queen who reigned supreme, the domineering and invincible Super S Queen, the peerless Sword Princess Queen... among these so-called senior sisters, there were really many amazing people!
Faced with these true darlings of heaven, perfect goddess-like existences, Erica not only did not feel inferior or retreat, but on the contrary, her heart was filled with endless anticipation and excitement.
One day, she, Erica Blandelli, would stand before them and prove that she would definitely not lose to them!
"Um... Lady Erica?"
Seeing Erica's excited expression, lost in her own world, the maid Arianna on the side called out weakly.
"Hmm? What's wrong, Arianna, is there anything else you want to ask?"
Recovering, Erica showed a gentle smile and said to the maid.
"Mhm..."
Nodding her head with a blush, it seemed to be something difficult to talk about, but in the end, Arianna couldn't help but ask, her curiosity getting the better of her.
"Actually... actually, I want to know, why is Lord Sora so... so well-behaved with Miss Kaoru, when he's so..."
The pure maid couldn't continue, feeling too embarrassed. Her whole face was flushed red, and her little head was almost buried in the chest of her maid outfit.
If she wasn't really too curious, Arianna would not have asked such an embarrassing question. In her impression, Lord Sora was so bad to Lady Erica and the others, why was he so well-behaved and never crossed the line with Miss Kaoru?
So curious... so very curious!
A strange light flashed in her eyes. Erica didn't expect her little maid to ask such a question. She immediately showed a charming and wicked smile and, parting her pink lips, gave the maid the answer she wanted—
"Because, our King is very bad..."