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-My abilities? -Linilla asked a bit puzzled while observing Natsuru's unusually serious look.
-That's right... it looks like that "semi-conscious ability" we talked about has fully awakened," commented Natsuru while showing a magic screen in front of Linilla, who could see that indeed, the [Kekkai Sense] ability was there.
-Was it this ability then, and moreover, how is it possible for her to have this ability? -It seemed more and more like an RPG to her, nothing made sense anymore and she received few answers.
-You see Linilla," said Natsuru without further ado to get the girl's attention, which he did, "in this world generally at birth you are given an innate ability, with that ability you will carve out your whole life, with heroes however they do not receive innate abilities since they are not from this world, instead they receive sub abilities that are assigned to their work as a hero.
-I see, so this is a subskill," Linilla thought calmly but nothing prepared her for what the Duke was about to tell her.
-Let me finish... this ability is an innate ability," answered Natsuru at the end, leaving the girl in shock.
-But I'm not from this..." stammered Linilla without understanding how she could have an innate ability if she wasn't born in this world.
-I think I have a theory... but I want you to confirm something," said Natsuru with a serious look on her face while Linilla slightly nodded, "You died in your original world?
Linilla was alarmed to hear that question, because indeed she did, she died before coming to this world, so seeing Linilla's expression, Natsuru simply sighed and then looked at her again.
-You may have been chosen as a heroine for this world... but it wasn't all of you... it was your soul that they took to create a heroine, so we could say it was..." said Natsuru with a serious look.
-A reincarnation or a regression in this world," Linilla answered the duke's conjectures as she pondered how this whole ruse worked in this world to bring her and the words she had heard about the beloved daughter of the god from another world were running through her mind.
Natsuru was also pondering because it was something unbelievable that should not have happened.
-So I'm practically an anomaly? -Linilla asked lightly, while observing the Duke of Windey seriously.
-Not necessarily, you're a reincarnated Hero... maybe more than an anomaly, you're a miracle of god," said Natsuru bluntly, though it felt like an indirect compliment that made Linilla blush just a little.
- I-I see," Linilla replied nervously trying not to have her face completely red at the girl's indirect compliment.
-Well, rest for the moments while I have something to attend to with the king," Natsuru spoke calmly as she stood up, and dropped a book on the blonde's head comically, "This book has the basics of this world, and some basic spells to learn the writing of this world.
Linilla only nods slightly observing out of the corner of her eye the Duke who was only adjusting his suit, to then retire, the girl who was simply silent for a while took the book with her slightly injured but bandaged hands.
-I should learn many things of this world... moment... he said I should learn the words of this world," stammered Linilla with thoughts that quickly crossed her mind, with only one question in her mind that was formulated at that moment, "How is it that I can communicate with them...? Is it more, how can I speak their language?
Without her realizing it her babbling was heard by Natsuru who stood outside the room with a neutral look on her face.
"She realized... this girl realized how deeply strange her situation was" said the Duke with a small smile on his face, he knew perfectly well that Linilla's situation was even deeper and stranger than all that was said.
At the act he simply took his way to solve and uproot a problem.
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The king was furious, the rumor that a heroine on trial swept a too difficult mission in one night spread throughout the capital.
Damn Duke of Windey, the bastard took it upon himself to spread the rumors of what happened two days ago.
He's cornering him with this, dammit.
-That damned duke and his faction! -They're cornering me with everything?! Shameless, they depend on the royal family anyway! -said the king while throwing more books, not far away was Alex with a neutral look on his face.
But at that moment, a person came through the door making both the king and Alex sweat.
-Good afternoon, gentlemen..." Natsuru introduced himself with a sarcastic smile on his face, "I thought you were excited about my arrival because of all that noise, but it seems I was mistaken.
-You..." said the king slightly fearful of everything, there was the being that could easily compete with the entire royal family.
-What's the matter, your highness? I seem to see you nervous," said Natsuru walking around the room, "by the way, I think they already know that I took an apprentice, and what a potential she has, capable of wiping out a Necromancer.
The king's teeth clenched at such an insult literally to his face.
-It's funny how even before the eye of the powerful and intelligent royal family, such a talent could escape him... I'd want to gouge my eyes out to imagine the faces of the other royal heroes," said Natsuru as his arrogant grin only made the king's fury grow.
-Natsuru Windey! -The king shouted slightly enraged, but watched as Natsuru unsheathed his black sword, which exhaled a monstrous dark aura full of calamity.
Both the king and Alex as a spectator were completely frightened, deeply filled with dread of what the Duke of Windey might do.
-Let's stop beating around the bush... they know perfectly well the unique existence of that girl and they were trying to avoid what is inevitable, old man," Natsuru protested with a cold look on his face that made the king take a few steps back.
-The daughter beloved by god..." the king stammered, completely cornered.
-Indeed, it seems they studied as they should... the daughter beloved of god, the goddess of life and souls," said Natsuru with a cold look on his face as he dragged the weapon that seemed to want to satiate his desire with the blood of those present. -That girl is his receptacle, his reincarnation.
-The god who wanted to reincarnate his beloved daughter was wrong and reincarnated in the wrong world... and when we were going to invoke her together with the other aspirants, her soul that seemed to abandon this world was rescued and reincarnated here as a heroine with a body that adapts to this world," stammered the king cowardly, it seems that he investigated a lot about Linilla, well, as much as he could.
-Thank you for the information, but your highness... What on earth were you planning to do with that girl? -Natsuru questioned with a wicked smile on his face making the king contort his eyebrows with the same fury.
-You know perfectly well how dangerous it is to attempt against a receptacle of the goddess... especially not only for the duchy of Windey, but also with the bad relations we have with the Menchester empire," mentioned Natsuru in a serious way while the sweat ran down the king's forehead.
-That damn Empi...! -but the king could not finish his reply when he saw how serious Natsuru was.
-Our kingdom of Winchester cannot stand against the Empire of Menchester, which maintains its eternal belief in the queen of life and the Multiversal God, the Monarch, the god who loves his daughter," Natsuru mentioned seriously while stressing the obviousness of the matter.
Alex, in spite of everything, had to agree with the Young Duke, it was so obvious that it only showed how useless his father is nowadays.
Natsuru just looked sideways at Alex and then turned around and walked away - the royal family will owe another compensation to the Duchy of Windey, I hope the compensation will be good this time.
The king was left completely helpless as he gnashed his teeth at the sight of that damned Duke's successful departure.
-DAMN DUKE!!! -shouted the king in complete anger.
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A whole week had passed since that day, and a completely healed Linilla watched as the two walked through a forest, Natsuru was simply going completely calm making Linilla feel uncomfortable and totally alert.
Suddenly Natsuru stopped completely drawing the girl's attention.
-Well, my dear Linilla," commented Natsuru completely calm and collected, with a bit of mange, making Linilla completely alarmed, "Here will begin your training... in matter of explaining something to you, it's silly because of your strange ability... so what we must do is to sharpen your spiritual energy and senses.
-Wait, what are you...? -He tried to clarify his doubts, but all Linilla received was a smile full of scabies and malice from the Duke.
And then Natsuru pressed a magical artifact that released a strong current of wind, which made Linilla disoriented for a moment.
By the time she fully regained consciousness, Natsuru was gone, causing the girl to growl under her breath.
-Damn Duke...! -Linilla exclaimed nervously and angrily, as growls came from behind her, alarming the girl who quickly turned around.
Watching as several strange wolves and demonic gargoyles appeared before the girl, who was sweating slightly and smiling nervously.
"I no longer have the semi-unconscious ability because Kekkai Sense woke up completely" Linilla thought to herself as she tried to analyze and keep calm, slowly picking up her short blades.
"I could activate Kekkai Sense but it consumes too much energy and that doesn't suit me yet" placing herself in an awkward battle stance she stood her ground against those hellish beings.
"First I have to adapt to this world... be that as it may, with my own abilities!" shouted inwardly Linilla as she threw herself against everything towards the monsters, with determination, while the demons threw themselves towards her.
Natsuru who was watching from afar just smiled sideways, the real training had begun, we'll see if this girl will make it through.