The demon invasion happened just before Elestia could make a public debut and that is become a significant event for her. It was soon used by Carmila to destroy her reputation that nearly gone. A child bearing a curse yet no one remember her hardwork in leading the war between the demon. She become the symbol misfortune and people hated her for that. Whoever lost their loved one in the war will loathe her more.
"This should be enough to hold the invasion during the evacuation" Elestia manage to make a double wooden wall. It takes 10,000 trees to cover the whole town. That's for the first layer with a shape of 'C' since the town is facing the sea and for the next layers consist of 100,000 trees since Elestia choose to make a big gaps between the two layers of wooden wall defense.
"Sirene...let's go home" Sirene is actually a wind spirit but a dyrad type which can heal a minor injuries. How did Sirene become Elestia's fairy spirit is something unbelievableable. To make a pact with a spirit, someone needs a mana stone but for Elestia, it's not the case. Sirene just come to her and asked for a name. Why or how it must be because of her identities as one of the saintess.
"My lady?" Mina was shocked when she saw her master is standing behind her.
"What are you doing?" Elestia remembered this situation. soon her stepmother will come to her room and accused her for being a thief.
"N-nothing" A red ruby necklace was shoved into Elestia closet as Mina tried to stall time for Duchess Martha to arrive.
"Get out" Elestia used a wind magic to drag Mina out her room and took the ruby necklace out from her closet.
"....stupid" With no sense of guilt, Elestia deatroy the necklace into dust.
"You thief!" A slap landed on Elestia right cheek as she just stared at them without saying anything.
"What do you mean a thief?" Elestia said in a pissed tone. Now that she realized how hateful her stepmother, she actually feel annoyed.
"Before punishing people, find a proof. If there is no proof, be prepared to accept the consequences of accusing someone. You may the current duchess but This great Duchy is a family that standing by their law" Elestia outburst shocked Martha but then she become confident about her scheme but something just don't feel right, they cannot find the necklace. Even when the duke arrived, the necklace was nowehere to be found.
"What's the meaning of this Martha?" Duke Ronin asked in annoyance.
"Duchess Martha, you called the duke just for a false accusations? seems like you really looked down the Ronin's law. Did you even do your duties as a Duchess? You dare to slap a descendant of Ronin with a fake accusations and now you're trying to get away from your wrongdoing? Nice try. Did the money that you took from my pocket money is not enough anymore that a certain necklace enough for you to make an uproar? What is your intentions? if you don't want me here, just say it. I am more than glad to get out from here, you don't need to prepare any evil scheme to taint my reputation that never existed in the first place" Elestia said without even batting an eyes.
"What? No wonder there is a rumor among the aristocrat that a certain noble daughter was bullied to the extent that she stitch her own dress....you said she spend so much money but where? look at her closet. Do you even see any dress there? It's all a long pants and a shirt for training. It as if she is a soldier?! Someone take the Duchess to her chamber. She is grounded for three months. no one shall visit her except for servants that in charge of her meal" The Duke feel so angry when Elestia mentioned that Martha is looking down on his great bloodline.
"Wait Duke. I believe that someone need to be kicked out of this mansion. She doesn't deserve to be one of Ronin's servants" Mina face turn pale and she kneeled in front of Elestia.
" I am sorry, m-my lady. I was forced" Elestia looked down at her ugly crying face.
"Yes. you're forced to do it while enjoying the money you get from my suffering" Mina was thrown out as Ronin servants. She can't even become a noble maid anymore that her doings has been spead and what ever happen to her, no one know. The day passed by so quickly and the Demon invasion arrived a day earlier than Elestia remembered.
"Let's go" Elestia become the leader of the demon extermination. It's a revenge from Carmila. On the day when Elestia and her subordinates was sent out, Carmila awoken her powers as a saintess. In the near future, the heroin im this story will be awaken as the third saintess but in this time, she become the second because Elestia does not need her power to be awakened because of her past life.
"Don't worry, I will use Sirene's support hymns to enhance your physical endurance but that doesn't mean you guys are immortal. Don't overuse your spirit mana" Elestia gave her first command as the knight nods.
"Wow...this wall is so cool" The soldier is currently on the wooden wall. On the last day, Elestia made another layer of the wall that enable them to stand on it. It a little like a stone wall design.
"Barrier" Elestia used her magic Barrier around the town. With a help of the stone mana that she buried deep under the town wall, it help the possibility of covering the town.
"Woahhh...." The knight was impressed of Elestia Barrier.
"They're coming! Everyone standby and attack!" Elestia currently sitting on top of her own barrier. It's the best place to maintain her barrier but her back is defenseless. Sirene is currently asleep as she keep her mana consumption on check.