The Sekirei’s Covenant

"Please jump in like this. With your strength, it shouldn't be difficult, right?"

Standing under a tall courtyard wall, Sora listened to the girl's voice in his mind and felt a wave of exasperation.

"Hey, mysterious young lady, who invites guests like this?!"

Though speechless, Sora didn't hesitate. With a light push from his feet, he leapt like a swallow, flipping over the wall and jumping inside.

Steadying himself and looking around, he saw pavilions, flower beds, water pavilions, small bridges, and flowing water—beautiful and natural. Just one glance made him feel extremely comfortable.

In such a precious place, there was such a mansion and garden. Sora couldn't help but curse the extravagance. Thinking of his own old house, he pouted, feeling a twinge of jealousy.

"Welcome, interesting guest from afar. I am Alice Louise. You can call me Miss Alice. Of course, I'd be even happier if you called me Princess Alice!"

At that moment, the girl's voice came again, but this time not mentally but clearly audible beside his ear.

Turning toward the voice, Sora saw a graceful white girl with shining golden hair, calm yet with a hint of playfulness, and a perfume-like aura. She wore a fine white coat paired with black long boots, and underneath was a short knitted dress and leggings.

Alright, Sora admitted, he had seen the cuteness of Yuri, the elegance of Kaoru, and the beauty of Ena, but never had he seen such elegance and nobility as this girl before!

"Princess Alice…"

Sora murmured absentmindedly.

Indeed, if there were a girl who could best represent the meaning and beauty of the word "princess" in this world, Sora would have no hesitation in choosing the girl before him!

"Hey… Kusanagi Sora, that's my name. Thanks for the treat, I'll start eating now!"

Coming back to his senses, Sora grinned at the girl, introducing himself.

His natural shamelessness made him feel no embarrassment at all. Looking at the steaming food on the table, he jumped over and started eating ravenously.

Tsk tsk, such manners were not very elegant, but it was impressive that he could be so carefree in front of such an extraordinarily beautiful young lady!

Well, actually, you can't really blame Sora. That brat was just starving, sweat…

"Mr. Sora? Hehehe…"

A strange gleam flashed through the emerald eyes. Princess Alice smiled lightly, feeling increasingly amused by the boy in front of her.

One after another, information about world-famous geniuses flashed through her mind: Erica of the Copper-Black Cross, Liliana of the Bronze-Black Cross, Lu Yinghua of the Mount Lu Shrine…

In the end, the princess was surprised to find that there was absolutely no information in her memory about this boy who called himself "Kusanagi Sora"!

Thanks to her special ability, Princess Alice could easily tell if someone was lying, and she never doubted the intelligence or memories she had obtained. In other words, this was a boy who had remained completely unknown and without much fame until now.

However, just from the powerful magical energy radiating from him, Princess Alice was convinced that he was in no way inferior to those world-class top genius boys and girls!

"Mr. Sora, may I take a look at that magic tome behind you?"

Feeling that things were getting more and more interesting, Princess Alice sat back gracefully and politely asked Sora.

"Uh… you mean this old stone tablet? If you want to see it, go ahead. Just give it back when you're done."

"Oh, and don't call me 'Mr.' anymore. Just call me by my name."

Still stuffing his face, Sora tossed the stone tablet to Princess Alice.

"Hehehe…"

After a while of conversation, Princess Alice was completely sure that Sora didn't recognize her. A strange sense of anticipation and excitement rose in her heart as she took the stone tablet and began examining it.

"So it really is the Prometheus' Grimoire…"

The knowledgeable Princess Alice clearly recognized the magic tome and murmured in surprise.

"May I ask you a few questions, Sora?"

Returning the Prometheus' Grimoire to Sora, Princess Alice spoke with a tone that was neither forceful nor demanding, but casual, mixed with curiosity and expectation.

"Uh… sure, ask away!"

Sora casually stuffed the stone tablet into the bag on his back while devouring delicious food.

"Well then, let's start with your identity. Alice is very curious, so please tell me…"

Seeing Sora so straightforward, Princess Alice didn't hold back. A mysterious boy with talent rivaling the world's top magic prodigies, the Prometheus' Grimoire sealing a powerful demon—these things all appeared in London. As the former chairman and now special advisor of the Greenwich Assembly, Princess Alice had the responsibility and duty to investigate. So she asked everything: Sora's identity, his purpose here, and questions about the Prometheus' Grimoire.

Sora, carefree as ever, didn't mind. If people wanted to ask, they could ask. As long as they didn't ask about his underwear or other absolute secrets, he had nothing to hide, sweat…

One had to admit, even though his memories were temporarily sealed, that wicked nature of his hadn't changed one bit!

"It's incredible! Sora has reached this level just through self-training!"

"The Prometheus' Grimoire was originally returned to the great magician Lucretia Zola, known as the 'Witch of Sardinia.' In that case, there's nothing to worry about."

After hearing Sora's answers, Princess Alice murmured to herself, a trace of disbelief still lingering on her beautiful face.

Of course, there was also a bit of speechless amusement at the ridiculous idea of this brat trying to swim from Tokyo to Italy just because he couldn't pass security!

"Hey, Princess Ask-a-Lot, do you have any more questions? If so, ask quickly!"

Having almost finished eating, Sora wiped his hands and spoke to Princess Alice.

This princess seemed quite interesting. If it were just about being a chatterbox, she might even rival Yuri!

"Sora, how can you casually give a lady such a nickname? That's not gentlemanly at all!"

Blushing, Princess Alice, who had been adored and supported by countless people, had never been called such a strange nickname before. She felt both embarrassed and strangely excited, but as a lady, her instinct was to puff up her cute cheeks and protest.

"Tch, gentleman or not, who told you to ask so many questions?"

"Well, if you don't have any questions, then it's my turn."

Standing up, Sora answered with a clueless expression. His annoying look made even the refined Princess Alice want to bite him!

"Hmph, if you have questions, ask. But if you want to ask about my identity or other secrets, I won't answer."

Though feeling a bit strange, Princess Alice found herself in an unusually good mood today. No one she had met before had ever spoken to her so naturally and casually. This made her subconsciously relax her royal composure and even show a bit of girlish coquettishness.

Alice thought to herself, "This annoying guy finally wants to know my identity, huh? Hmph, although my identity isn't a secret, I just won't tell you, you bad nickname-giver!"

Actually, Princess Alice didn't even realize the real reason: she was afraid that if Sora knew her identity, he might no longer speak to her so casually and naturally…

"Hey, hey, I think you're overthinking it. I already know your name, so I don't care about your identity!"

"Well, actually, you don't have to answer my questions. I can figure it out myself."

Looking speechless at the overthinking princess, Sora walked up to Alice. To the girl's shocked expression, his two mischievous hands suddenly reached toward her beautiful, cute face…