The light din of the indoor seatings of the Blue Danube restaurant was starting to get replaced by the sounds of violence. Today, the entirety of the indoor floor was booked, not letting anyone come in.

All booked, because the Reinvelt Knight Order had requested for a large table. It was a rare event. After a long day of work, during it, actually, the Reinvelt Knights who did not even have their vice-captain on duty today, hit a new level of annoyance with the CEF.

They had had enough. But little they could do against the very group of people that had some level of authority over them. The Knight Order was loved by the Duke, and the Duke too would likely help them out with any issue, the CEF still held a different degree of power.

In matters related to the Corduil Corruption, their word was the absolute. Backed by the Church and the Prime Minister of the Empire at the same time, the knights of the Reinvelt Order had no choice but to purse their lips and let the CEF do what they want.

The only thing they could do to get rid of the frustration, for now, was to come here to the Blue Danube and eat and drink their annoyance away.

But...!

"Hah... even this is being intervened with," Keith, a member of the Reinvelt Knights and a direct adjutant to the Vice Captain said. "There has to be a brawl outside, right?"

It sounded like a brawl.

It only sounded like a brawl so far.

"Just leave it be, Keith." Sir Dumas said, waving his hand. "Whatever the case, can’t be more than a scuffle. The city guards can handle things like that."

"Yes! Just get another drink. Come here." Keith’s friend and subordinates grabbed him by the neck and shoved more alcohol down his throat. Lady Juna was the fiercest one when it came to getting people drunk. "Fuck, ah. Ronnie! Get some more alcohol."

"Who’ll wait for the waiter, I’ll fetch it!"

They were all enjoying. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

—THUM! THAM!

The sounds only got louder, though. Louder and louder.

And louder some more.

Eventually, screams and breaking walls, spells started reaching them. Their instincts took over and the knights got up, looking around. The mood of the party was all gone, entirely. The knights of Reinvelt made their way out of the indoor seatings, it was now in their drunkenness that they realized many of the staff and waiters had ran away. No one was even attending them.

The knights stepped out. Sir Dumas at the front. The captain of the Knight Order of Reinvelt, and one of the strongest people in the city of Serenia, if not the entire territory of the Duke.

They left the indoor seatings behind them and outside, only to see chaos.

Jazz players had stopped. Tables and chairs were all on the ground. Walls had broken, fish were dead, and many many bodies were sprawled on the ground. The fighters, all of them, had stopped.

The Reinvelt knights saw, it was the CEF. Most definitely. And what seemed like another group of Mafioso. Keith knew them, Torville gang, they didn’t operate here but rather closer to the Duke’s Capital City of Reinal.

And... following the gaze of everyone standing, they saw. Broken walls, a giant, seven-foot-tall monster, running. They saw it run, and run, and it quickly turned behind the broken walls and behind...

Behind a very familiar face for each of the Reinvelt Knights. Standing there, with her hair in a mess and her clothes in a mess, with a man—a charming black-haired man who held her back with just as much passion—was the Vice Captain of the Reinvelt Knights and their very important friend and ’bro,’ Lady Nea Alba.

"D-don’t let it go!"

"Allies? We should have known!"

"Fucking hell, it had more."

The Knights saw it clearly. The CEF pointing straight ahead at the two lovers and the monster behind them, and saying god knew what.

"Go children, kill that evil spawn."

"M-me?"

The man who was holding Nea pointed at himself, confused. Behind him, the seven foot tall monster stood. It’s arms ready to swoop them up.

And the CEF and the Mafia members all ran in.

A string snapped in the head of the Reinvelt Knights. The men and the women of the order stood up, Sir Dumas first and foremost.

"Boys and Girls!" His voice reverberated through the entire restaurant, his words the last thing one would expect knights to be called. For all the Reinvelt Knights, what they had seen was the truth.

They had seen it clearly. Their sister and brother in arms, one of their best friends, Nea was with her secret boyfriend. And the CEF and Mafia members were both pointing at Nea and her secret lover and calling them evil spawn? EVIL SPAWN!?

"These CEF bastards... They have crossed the last line."

The knights pulled out their swords.

"Don’t forgive any of them. We’ll break a few bones at least."

***

John was running at me, there were all kinds of people in front, and suddenly, a chilling scary voice surrounded us.

"Axel..." Nea murmured again, she looked around once, and then held me tighter, her nails were now definitely drawing blood out of my neck! Fucking hell girl! I was just as shocked! You don’t see me resorting to violence!

First things first, there was no way I was acknowledging John. I moved my eyes to the other side, signalling at him to get the fuck lost. John jumped behind me.

"What in the world is happening? Who are you people—"

A hand took over as right then, John swooped both me and Nea in his arms, and started running away.

"Damn it! It has taken it’s fellow criminals!" A CEF member, someone who seemed liked a Bishop, screamed.

"Don’t let that fucker go! And absolutely don’t let these CEF fuckers go." Another voice from behind followed. Who the hell were those?

"Kill these bastards! Knights of Reinvelt!"

AND WHO WERE YOU??

"...!"

John ran, and smashed through another wall. The Blue Danube behind us.

"KYAAAA!" I screamed out loud just for the effect. "I don’t know this thing! This thing is kidnapping meeee!!"

John was about to turn back, I kicked him. Run motherfucker, run! Before anyone could know we knew each other!

"A-axel...!" Nea yelped too, her eyes teary. "What is going onnn?"

Hell if I knew lady!