The Demon King's Paladin Part 1 Vol 2.

Chapter 354. The Moris Arrive In Paradise

/Rumble.../

The tall gate made of a metal interior and wood on top of it was lifted into the air by the strong steel chains that were attached to it. The gates themselves are the same gates as when we first arrived here, however pretty much everything else is new, I thought that the rusted chains needed to be changed out almost immediately when I first saw them. With that and the strong walls that Gil and I had made to replace the old walls of Paradise, it gave the feeling of an almost impenetrable city surrounded by tall, thick strong walls. A completely different impression than what Sarah, Anna and I originally had. Add onto that the bustling town full of commerce and tourists and the transformation of only about a year ago is staggering. All of this was confirmed to me by the look on Liz's face as she peaked her head out of the carriage that her parents had brought her here in. It was like the look a kid gives when they're entering an amusement park for the first time.

" She's so big now!"

Anna couldn't believe her eyes as she saw just how much taller Liz had become as she stepped out of the carriage. Before she was only around my waist in terms of height, however now, after 2 years, she's probably already at my neck now in terms of height. Seriously, these Demons and their height are ridiculous. Liz is only 9 years old, after all. It wasn't too long until Liz made it in front of us.

" Anna!"

" Liz!"

With both of them calling each other's names, Anna and Liz gave each other a hug. Mr. and Mrs. Mori were both looking over at their daughters hugging happily. I can't blame them, I was looking as well, very few things make Anna come out of her somewhat stoic shell. My presence being one of them and even though she tries to keep it a secret, I know that she can't help but let her demeanor melt when I bring her new flavors of ice cream and other desserts. So far, the biggest reactions were from strawberry cheesecake and cookie dough ice cream. For the record, Sarah is a fan of red velvet cake, which was an absolute puzzle to make until both Jim and I were able to make something like cake flour from my world. Thankfully, Jim already how to make corn starch and I remember Victoria, Laura's Mother, telling me that a quick way to make cake flour is to sift regular flour and corns starch one or two times. We did that and we tried baking cakes and found that it worked. Red velvet cake was only a few steps away from that. As for ice cream, she's really shown no favorites, the only thing that she's been consistent on is having whipped cream with it when it's available. To the point where she doesn't even share the reserve whipped cream when we give out samples to people.

" All 3 of you look so much more like adults since the last time I've seen you all."

" Thank you, Mrs. Mori."

" Please, you've already married my daughter, you can call me Maria. If you're so formal all of the time, it'll make visiting more difficult in the future."

" Right... Okay, Maria."

I then took a glance at Mr. Mori.

" Just call me Les, it'll be weird to call my wife by her name and calling me Mr. Mori..."

Wow, Anna wasn't kidding when she said that her father had changed a bit. Anna and Maria have been messaging each other through letters, Anna keeps me updated of course, Maria has stated that while Les hasn't returned to how he was when they were newlyweds, he's apparently become " softer" recently. From what I can tell, he does seem more relaxed in his face, but he still has the look of a veteran solider.

" Okay, Les. With that out of the way, what should I call her?"

There was another person along with the 3 members of Anna's family that I recognize, but there was another Dodomeki, she looked like a younger version of Maria, so I assume this is the 4th sibling that I hadn't met yet. Her red eyes and long red hair matched Maria's perfectly.