Coming out of the summoning circle, a giant wolf with his blood-red fur, appeared.
*(ROOAAARRR)
*(Fwooosh)
"Whew! Fenrir!" I said.
"Hahaha! You're dead now!!!"
Maan, it's just a wolf with it's abnormally huge size.
*(Glance)
"What? My enemy is just a mere human? It's not even worth to be called a fight!" said the Fenrir.
"You sure talk a lot for some pet of a weak demon" I said.
*(Snap)
"YOU HUMAN!!!!!"
As soon as Fenrir is provoked, he released his killing intent to the whole arena.
*(Shaking)
Is this really the power of the legendary Fenrir? How disappointing.
*(Step)
"Let me show you what a killing intent is"
*(DOOOM)
Just like that, the whole arena are trembling.
*(Shiver)
Not only the Fenrir and the demons, even my allies shivering.
"Grrr....stop...stop it!!" shouted the Fenrir.
*(Sudder)
"Aaagggghhh?!!?!!"
Directed all my killing intent towards Fenrir, he no longer showed his hostility.
"I beg you! Please stop!!"
Wow! The mighty 'Fenrir' is begging for his life!
*(Calm calm)
As soon as I heard that, I ceased my killing intent.
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"Pwaah?!! What was that killing intent?" said Dineshcara.
"Whew! I never knew she could be that terrifying" said Yozita.
"D-do you know her?"
*(Smile)
"Yes, I know her...really well" said Yozita, with a beautiful smile on her face.
"Huh?"
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"Go back" I said.
*(Shudder)
"U-understood!"
*(Poof)
That Fenrir, I'm sure he won't be able to bring himself up in their realm, hahaha.
"Now, what should I do about this demon here?" I said as I glanced toward
*(Glance)
"Hiiek?!"
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"Lavani, what do you want me to do about it?" I asked, looking at Lavani.
"Cut his head off, and send back his subordinates with it" she said, with her eyes full of determination.
"Well, you heard that? She told me to give you a death sentence. Don't you think you should be grateful for that luxury?"
"How the fuck am I supposed to be grateful for that?!!" shouted Asmarils.
*(Sriing)
"Sometimes, death becomes a luxury"
*(SLASH)
Just like that, Asmarils's head fell to the floor.
"You two" I said as I glanced at two demons that accompanied him.
*(Shudder)
"Bring his head, and deliver my message to the priestess"
*(Flinch)
"Itina's grave, full moon" I said as I kicked Asmarils's head.
"H-how-!?"
*(Glare)
"Go. Before I change my mind" I said.
"Hhiieek!!!"
*(Vanish)
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"I don't know how do you know about me but, thank...you"
*(Catch)
"You're really exhausted, huh? Hansa" I said as I catches the fallen Lavani.
"I am here, My Lady" said her, behind me.
"Bring her to the mansion, and treat her wound"
"As you wish, My Lady!"
*(Vanish)
Somehow her moves are faster than before. I see that she honed those skill seriously.
"Maids! You can lift up the barrier now!" I shouted.
"Yes, My Lady!"
*(Swiish)
"Go back to your position!"
*(Fwoosh)
Just like that, all the maids gone.
*(Clak clak clak)
"Thank you, Miss Llie. If it wasn't for you, and your maids, there would have been casualties" said Dinesh, approaching me.
*(Kneel)
"Huh? Miss Llie?" said Dinesh, confused.
"The fifth princess, Princess Dineshcara Elakshi von Ludwic. I, Denallie Nayanika Isvara, the first lady of Isvara, greets you wholeheartedly" I said as I kneeled in front of her.
*(Surprised)
"L-lady Denallie? You mean the first lady of Isvara Dukedom?!"
Of course Dinesh will be surprised by this.
"A-are you sure, Llie?" asked Yozita.
"Yes, Zita. The time is up. I can't hide my identity anymore"
Yozita, understand what I meant, she glanced at Dinesh.
"Stand up, Lady Denallie. I have got quite a bit of the reason why you need to hide your existence. It must be because of your element, right?"
I think I know why those southern nobles chose to assassinate her. She's sharp.
"Yes, Your Highness"
Darkness element. The main reason 'I' chose to hide my existence. This element can give you a powerful magic. And of course, there's a price for it. The wielder of this element can corrupt any living beings around them that contains mana. Especially humans. The corruption will have a more severe impact to the opposite genders of the wielders.
That's why the old Denallie chose to exclude herself. Even though her parents don't mind it at all, her decision was determined when the second heir is a boy. This makes her wary that the effect of the corruption would have a severe impact on her brother.
The old Denallie would gladly chose to suppress, even sealed this power. But, not with me. Rather than doing that, I finally managed to control this power. Despite that, I need to stay low until the right time. Yes, the assassination. If my first appearance as Denallie Nayanika Isvara is when I saves her, that would left a big impact on the balance of power between the 'current' Crown Prince, and the First Prince.
"There is one thing that I need to ask. Why would you reveal yourself to me, the powerless princess?" said Dinesh with a serious face.
"There is no particular reason. But, I wish to take your side in this empire" I said, looking into her eyes directly.
"Let me tell you this beforehand, I do not wish to inherit the throne. Even so, do you still wish to take my side?"
I know. That's one thing I like about you.
"I do, Your Highness..."
"So, you bett-"
"...and I don't think that has anything to do with my decision" I said, interrupting her.
*(Flinch)
"...what?"
"I hope you understand that the one who decide to take your side is myself, not the Isvara Dukedom"
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"B-but, why?" asked Dinesh.
"I do know you prioritize your people more than the empire itself. But, you can't always do everything you want because you have no power. That's why, I will become your power, and connect you to more people, until those on the imperial borders recognized your name" I said.
*(Blush)
Huh? She's blushing over that?
"T-T-thank you s-so much, Lady Denallie" she said, with a blushed cheeks.
"There's no need to be so formal with me, Dinesh"
"E-eh? Dinesh?"
Shit! I accidentally called her that.
"I-I'm sorry for my rudeness" I said.
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Hm? What in the world with this silence?
"N-no, it's okay....L-Llie" said Dinesh, covering her blushed face with her hands.
"Fufu.....okay, Dinesh"
*(Step)
"Are you injured somewhere, Llie?" asked Zita.
Oh? Somehow she looks a little upset at me. Don't tell me she's jealous? Ahahaha.
*(Stand)
"You do know that I can restore my body, right?" I said as I approached her.
*(Grab)
"W-what?"
"Don't worry, okay?" I said, smiling.
*(Badump)
"Ugh...that's cheating"
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"Well then, everything is cleared up. Should we report this to the knights?" asked Dinesh, who just regained her composure.
"There's no need. My mother is already on her way here"
"What? That fast?"
"Yesterday, Mother and I were predicting this would happen. When the prediction turned out to be true, I immediately sent one of my maids to convey a message to her. So that she can quickly go to our current location"
*(Whoosh)
Again?
"I'm sorry, Dinesh"
"Huh-?!"
*(Hug)
I immediately hugged Dinesh and covered her.
*(BOOM)
"Llie! Are you okay?!" asked Mother, trying to unsheathe her sword.
"I'm okay, Mother. You don't need to worry. I've cleaned it up already"
She didn't even bother to ask about Dinesh. What matters the most for her is me, her daughter. I don't I should be glad about it or not, haha...
*(Sheathe)
"Is Princess Dineshcara okay?" asked her.
That's right! How's Dinesh?
*(Blush)
As soon as I checked how Dinesh is, she was buried in my chest, with a full-blushed face.
"Oops, are you okay, Dinesh?"
"Pwah-!? I-I-I'm okay!" said her.
*(Realize)
"It seems like you've decided to take sides?" asked Mother.
Just like that, the atmosphere somehow changed.
"Yes, Mother"
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"To become the third power in this empire?"
*(Flinch)
Mother really is terrifying.
"That's the plan, Mother. We will proceed as soon as the banquet is over" I said.
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"That's good then. Your Highness, Dineshcara Elakshi von Ludwic"
"Y-yes, Duchess Glara?"
"It seems like everything will changed with you and my daughter in the center. There's no reason for me to not follow my daughter's wish. From today on, I declare that the Isvara Dukedom will wholeheartedly support Her Highness, Princess Dineshcara Elakshi von Ludwic!!" said Mother as she pointed her sword to the soaring sky.
This...this is unexpectedly good?
*(Fwooosh)
From today, the balance of power in the empire will be able to occur starting with the movement of this new powers.
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Mother decided to move Dinesh to my mansion for a while. She will noticed the others that Dinesh is safe.
"We can't go in a carriage, can we?" asked Yozita.
"Don't worry, I have another plan. Please, excuse me, Dinesh" I said as I carried Dinesh in my arms.
*(Carrying)
"E-e-eh?!?!"
"Bear with it, okay?"
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After moving in such a speed, we finally arrived in front of the wild forest.
"We're here, Dinesh" I said.
*(Confused)
"But, there's nothing here, Llie?" asked Dinesh.
*(Snap)
"Huh?"
With just one snap, the barrier surrounding my mansion was lifted.
"Wow, it's so beautiful! I think it's even better than every mansion in the capital!" said Dinesh.
Of course. I redesigned this mansion after all.
"Shall we go in, Dinesh?"
"Yes, Llie"
*.*.*.*
To Be Continued...
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Hello, everyone. After I update this chapter, I'll focus on my assignment. It's almost the end of the year but they gave me quite a troublesome assignment :)
So yeah, it'll probably take a long time for this series to update again.
I might be able to speed this up when I get my vacation :)
Sorry and stay safe, guys!