Looking at the bloody tomboy, Ritzy readied himself. Before while using Mana Presence, he sensed the older woman kill a group of men.
Not sure if he could ignore her or needed to deal with her, Ritzy stood still and analyzed her. Ready to counter-attack at a moment's notice.
The mother looking at Ritzy became worried. Ritzy was staring at her and she wasn't sure why. Half of her thoughts were filled with the thought of Ritzy knowing she killed the nobles, the other half is telling her that he is only staring out of curiosity.
Unable to handle the pressure anymore, she decided to silence Ritzy just in case. Rushing forward, she took out the short sword she hid under her clothes.
Seeing her charge at him, Ritzy realized he outmatched her easily just by the speed she charged forward and the way she held the weapon.
Not bothering to waste another second, Ritzy released his unrestricted killing intent and conjured a skinny longsword. Unlike before when fighting the princess's servants, Ritzy held back his killing intent only to hinder and scare them. If Ritzy used his killing intent without restriction, he was worried the princess would be too afraid to make a deal with him.
The killing intent Ritzy directed at the woman made her feel as if she was in a blizzard. The world felt dark and cold. Her muscles were barely responsive and she was terrified for her life. If any other person was here, they would've died by the mere pressure alone.
Using the sword, Ritzy casually swung for her neck. Just as the blade was about to chop her head off, the woman ducked and dodge Ritzy's blade almost entirely. Only a piece of her hair was cut off.
Not expecting her to even be able to move, her dodging caused Ritzy to hesitate from surprise. Not wasting a moment, she plunged her blade forward and her short sword reached Ritzy's shirt button but didn't move any further.
The woman then noticed Ritzy was holding her arm and she was unable to remove his grasp.
Ritzy,
"You were able to look at death in the eye and live".
Not sure what Ritzy was talking about, she tried escaping. She lifted her leg and kicked Ritzy in the stomach but Ritzy showed no reaction. He was completely unresponsive to her kick at full strength.
Ritzy,
"I can tell your need to escape but that'll be impossible. But luckily for you, I want you".
Hearing Ritzy's word of ' I want you' gave her great disgust and made her want to spit at his face. But when she saw Ritzy's face, it wasn't one of lust. Ritzy's eyes showed desire and dominance. It was as if she was standing in front of a king.
Calming down, she spoke.
"What do you want?"
Ritzy,
"What will it take for you to be mine?".
Mother,
"And why will you want me to be your servant".
Ritzy,
"Answer my question first and then I'll asnwer your question".
Looking at Ritzy skeptically, she responded,
"I want to kill Lord Ennis with my own hands".
Ritzy,
"I don't know who he is but I can help you with that. In exchange for your life to belonging to me, I'll give you the ability to kill nobles with your own hands".
Mother,
"Belong to you, I thought I was only gonna be your servant".
Ritzy didn't answer and only waited for her answer.
The mother started thinking and realized she would most likely not survive going after Lord Ennis alone. That what Ritzy offered was her best chance and she was willing to sacrifice anything for revenge.
Hesitating, she said softly.
"I-I'm willing to accept your terms... But If you-!".
Ritzy released his grasp and started walking away.
"Follow me".
Not sure what to do, she followed behind Ritzy closely. Going down the stairs and into the hallway that led from the banquet room to the lobby, many people saw her.
Walking past the nobles, she could hear many of them whispering about why there was a female dressed in male bloody clothes walking behind a powerful noble.
She was worried that someone would stop them and ask question but it didn't happen. Usually what she thought would've happened but since Ritzy is a blessed noble and friend of the Benedire family, nobody wasn't willing to disturb Ritzy's acquaintance.
Passing through all the nobles and leaving the auction hall, Ritzy continued leading her down the streets and heading to the Auction House Living Storage Wharehouse. Walking outside, they were met with many commoners and knights partying. Even though Grasso didn't give them a proper banquet of free food and alcohol, they were still willing to pay for their own party of surviving a war.
Passing through the party people, Ritzy suddenly took a left into an empty alleyway and she followed into the alleyway as well. Going far inside enough for anybody passing by wouldn't notice them, Ritzy suddenly stopped and went to lay his back on a wall.
Slouching on the wall, he was looking at the entrance of the alleyway.
Confused by his reaction, she spoke,
"What happening, why are we here".
Ritzy pointed and looking where he was pointing, she noticed an older chubby noble enter the alleyway as well while being escorted by a large muscular male. His guard had ceremonial clothes with no armor but he was holding a long ax hammer.
Fat noble,
"Why the hell are you wearing my son's clothes and why are they bloody! I demand answers!".
Not sure how to respond, she looked at Ritzy.
Slouching on the wall, Ritzy spoke to the noble.
"She clearly murdered your son. Don't worry, I won't interfere so kill her at your pleasure".
The only reason he didn't attack earlier was that he thought Ritzy a blessed noble was involved but Ritzy confirming that she killed his son and he's not involved. He didn't need to follow proper noble precautions.
Furious and relived, he ordered his guard.
"Paralyze that bitch and bring her to me! But if you kill her, that's fine".
The guard being given permission to kill brought him joy. Walking closer while smiling and holding his long ax hammer, she turned to look at Ritzy for help. Looking at Ritzy, she noticed he showed no interest in helping.
Her thoughts,
'That fucking bastard. I knew I shouldn't have trusted him. I can only rely on my self".
Pulling the hidden short sword from her clothes, she charged at the noble's guard.
The guard could easily tell she was inexperience but there was something odd he sensed from her. Not taking any precaution, he swung his long ax hammer at her from above.
Smashing his weapon into the ground, large dust and stone pieces flew into the air. The noble smile from the thought of her dead but the guard didn't stop there. He didn't feel the same sensation as when he crushed bones so he stepped back out of fear from the unknown.
Luckily for him, that was the right choice. As he was stepping back, he saw a blade almost reach his eyes. He realized if he was a second late at moving back, he would've lost his sight.
Knowing he couldn't play around, he readied his weapon and analyzed her. She had dodged a sure-kill move so she was more dangerous than he thought initially.
Her on the other hand, she had a small wound on her calf. She had completely dodged the guard's weapon but the smash to the ground caused a piece of stone to shoot straight to her calf and tear a piece of her muscle.
Injured, she didn't dare charge again. She wasn't sure what to do and was filled with the desire to scream at Ritzy for betraying her but she knew she had to survive before doing anything else.
The guard seeing no movement from her, he decided to attack first. This time he swung for her side and so she couldn't dodge.
Trying to move, she felt great pain but she didn't relent. Knowing she couldn't jump back, she decided to crouch all the way down. Causing the guard's ax hammer to go right over her head.
Not stopping there, she used her good leg and leaped forward. But as she was about to stab the short sword into his stomach, the guard struck again and this time cut her left leg off.
Even though he took her leg, she didn't stop and plunged her blade into his stomach. With the blade inside him, she placed her only and injured leg on the ground to balance herself and then twisted the blade to critically injuring the guard.
Her seeing the guard stop resisting and see hopelessness in his eyes, she smiled while crying and then fell onto the floor. She was happy that she killed another filthy ingrate but sad she was gonna die and not be able to take revenge.
Saying her final prayers and apologizing in her mind to her family. She suddenly felt a sense of warmth around her and especially in her missing leg. Looking around her, she noticed her body was glowing a bright green and Ritzy was standing above her.
Before she could say anything, the noble yelled at Ritzy.
"What the hell are you doing! That filthy b#tch killed my son and my guard! You should bring her to me so I can personally send her to damnation!".
Ritzy ignored him and continued healing her. Finished using healing magic to restore her leg and fix any broken bones, Ritzy then looked at the noble for a second. The noble was furious and Ritzy knew he needed to silence him.
Ritzy conjured an arrow tip and threw it into the noble's neck. The arrow tip penetrated through the noble's throat and left a gaping hole. Blood was spurting from the hole the arrow tip left and the noble fell onto the ground.