บท 35: Empire

The silence surrounded them, but there were still people gathering. Chatting cheerfully made the atmosphere lively. Even Takeuchi's classmates, especially Yoshihama, Uchimura, and Nakahara, still gathered.

But Takeuchi doesn't see some of them. He assumes they are going to sleep earlier.

"Leon," Takeuchi said, breaking the silence. He looked up, preparing what he would say next.

"What?" Asaka said, sounding a little annoyed by how he paused.

"Azuvell kingdom was this kingdom, right?" Takeuchi asked finally.

Laughing cheerfully, Leon said with a tone like he said something obvious. "Yeah, of course."

"But in the old times, it was part of the empire. How did they separate from each other then?" Takeuchi continued.