With Axel flying through the air, he covered a distance of roughly 125 kilometers in just a few minutes. But that wasn't the problem.
The girls, who had seen Axel leave in a rush earlier, gathered together to welcome him, worry etched on their faces. But as he landed, all their gazes shifted to the foreign object on his shoulder.
"Sir Axel, that is...?"
"No way! Is she the empire's princess...?!"
"Oh no... Husband is into kidnapping princesses now?"
They reacted with a mix of shock and curiosity. Concerned they might misunderstand the situation, Axel quickly tossed the woman off his shoulder onto the grass. A pained groan, oddly mixed with pleasure, escaped her.
"Ahh! Being manhandled like this... I like it~!" the foreigner gasped between bated breaths.
Her face was pale, primarily because, after flying at such high speeds, she had been deprived of oxygen for a while. It wasn't enough to knock her out, but it made her feel lightheaded.
