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Linilla watched out of the corner of her eye her deep wound on her shoulder, it was bleeding quite a lot, the girl grunted slightly as she tried to bandage it, then looking at her weapon which was full of blood, though it wasn't her blood.
"From what little I have learned these days... there are so far three official languages in this world, the language of humans, the language of demons and the language of spirits" Linilla commented to herself as she finishes bandaging herself.
"That of demons are generally used by the conscious demons themselves, the 4 existing witches and summoners to bind demonic beasts or Necromancer" once she finished tying the blindfold, she stood up while holding her swords and started to move.
Running at full speed, he observed some lesser demons which were growling at each other.
"I will have to ask Natsuru after this to allow me to study the various languages I don't know, for some reason I know the Winchester language, one of the sub languages of the human, which were Winchester, Menchester and Ankaknes" jumping high, Linilla began to move together with her short swords.
The demons didn't notice her, until one of them fell to the ground with severe wounds on his neck, deformed by the tip of the short sword she used to pierce him, Linilla quickly glanced sideways at the other demons who looked at her completely angry.
"I barely know Winchester, so the other languages are unknown to me... and lastly the language of spirits, used for pure spirits and gods" Linilla scrolled as she quickly moved her blades and cut the limbs of the demons that approached her.
Moving at full speed while stomping on the ground, she leapt, barely dodging a demon that came stampeding towards her, and swinging her blades she cut off the head of one.
"It was hard to adapt the semi-conscious movements to me, and remember them one by one... after all I never handled bladed weapons" falling on the ground, stepping hard on the ground, some small cracks became present.
And a large aura became present with Linilla, all the demons became alarmed and started to back away slightly, Linilla on her part with a smile on her face moved her hands wielding both short weapons to sweep against the demons.
"But..." commented the girl in her mind as she quickly moved one of the white weapons and moved it at full speed towards the head of a demon, piercing it and leaving all those parts of its head exploding into pieces.
"Now I'm used to it" Linilla's eyes were darkened as she swung the blade to end the life of the last of the demons present.
She tried to get up but a severe wound on her leg only left her to fall crawling to the ground, getting mud and blood all over herself, Linilla crawled a little further to lay down on a nearby stone so she could bandage her leg.
"Shit..." was all Linilla could think as she bandaged her leg, some would say how easy it was for Linilla to murder living beings, even if they were demons, they were still living beings.
But she could defend herself, after all, it was them or Linilla.
Linilla simply paused to think for just a moment as she rested from that battle, as she set out to check her level, she had certainly raised not only her personal level but of her skill, Kekkai Sense.
-Kekkai Sense increases my natural abilities, so it generally increases my intelligence, speed, reflexes, strength and other cases," Linilla commented while cleaning his short sword with part of his clothes.
-So if I increase my ability naturally, very naturally the Kekkai Sense would also increase those abilities by double... and if the same ability increases its level, it will no longer double my abilities but triple or quadruple them," with that in mind, Linilla clenched her fist seriously, little by little her power would be enough to deal with the Necromancer easily.
But her body is exhausted, full of wounds and at its limit.
It's only been two of the six months of training, and she's already almost at the limit of what would be considered normal.
Linilla simply started scratching her head, which was completely dirty and muddy with mud and blood, sighing one last time she took some nearby sticks that she cut from the trees, circled them and started to make a fire of her own.
Generating wounds on her hands, if someone saw the girl's palms, unfortunately she would not be able to do certain household chores normally in this world, let alone sewing or embroidery.
But it's not like it's interesting for Linilla right now.
Barely finishing lighting the fire, she starts preparing the meat of a nearby demon, in this place where almost everything is plagued by demons, it's almost impossible to get wildlife, let alone it's like Linilla has the skills of a survivor.
So she had to refrain from eating demon meat, also from treating the meat with her own hands, so sometimes she even had to eat the badly treated demon meat with her own mouth.
All to survive.
He honed his senses, his strategies and his strength to be able to fight against these demons.
Her spiritual power did not increase at all, showing in her state, but she had an aura that was exceptional.
Linilla's eyes glowed golden in a moment as she consumed the demon's flesh, unconsciously using life magic to heal her most severe wounds, but she didn't have the slightest idea about it.
Linilla sighed as she stabbed one of her weapons into the ground and finished consuming its flesh patiently, only leaving the light of the night as a witness.
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Natsuru Von Windey, Duke of Windey, was at his desk tracing all the important papers after the incident of Heroine Linilla Erder.
It wasn't too difficult to find the Heroine's record, although he couldn't get any history about her, she was now under his care so there was no problem at all.
He was seriously thinking of entrusting her with the whole procedure of a new battle suit for the girl, one that would suit her and not be easily destroyed, some advanced level enchantments would be a no-brainer.
The kingdom of Ankak, a realm of descendants of the mythical elves, set to one of the sons of Winchester, they are the most versed in the magic of the continent, even their language, contains magic.
For them, the ones versed in magic, commissioning them a battle set would be simple with many seals for protection and defense, some for agility and optimal performance, and that above all....
-Huh? -Natsuru stopped the train of thought, realizing the important detail, that he's overthinking Linilla and how beautiful she looked in a battle set.
Really... what's happening to her?
"-That was amazing! -said 00000 excited about that final fight scene with stars in her eyes."
"-Natsuru, what's this Reality Mable thing? -asked Linilla looking at Natsuru, remembering from a moment ago as he simply watched her."
"-Hmm come closer and I'll tell you," replied Natsuru calmly making Linilla come closer to his face."
"-Let's go a little closer -at Natsuru's insistence, Linilla strangely moved a little closer, very close to his face."
"-And then capi...? Hmm! -she was surprised because Natsuru came closer to Linilla's face at full speed and then sealed her lips in a kiss, Linilla simply didn't know
What to say, he didn't separate either, he just slowly closes his eyes and reciprocates the kiss".
Natsuru at that flash, simply held his temples, honestly something between him and Linilla seems very far away, as if it happened before, and the pounding in his heart didn't do much help in the face of his current state.
A maid was entering the room carrying the tea his master always takes when he is busy with paperwork.
But she saw him too thoughtful so she decided not to distract him.
But suddenly her master's lips began to move.
-oh, you were here... perfect, I need you to consult me about something -commented Natsuru observing the maid who only nodded, she is not even aware of her name, but that he notices her is already quite an achievement.
After all, she is not only the youngest Duke in the history of this duchy, but also the one who has the social circle in her hands.
It is no surprise that everyone wants to curry favor with him.
-Tell me, my lord," answered the maid affirmatively as she finished filling the tea cup.
-What would be the best gift for a girl? -The duke's unusual question made the maid with all the sincerity in the world be surprised, a gift for a girl? The duke is not well known for socializing with girls.
Despite having many suitors he takes none, and no one dares to propose to the duke.
But let him right now ask about a gift for a lady.
"Has he finally decided who will occupy the duchess's seat?" the maid asked herself, observing her master.
-"It's usually the gems, like rings or necklaces... but I don't think such an ostentatious gift is necessary for the first time," the maid recommended as politely as possible, but she watched her master's expression out of the corner of her eye.
And it surprised her too much to see how her master, almost always inexpressive or serious, tried to cover his face with a hand, but the giant blush he had on his face was noticeable.
The seat of the Duchess of Windey...
Being the duchess is not only having power over the decisions of the duchy and being the powerful wife of the duke, it is also a tradition that if the duke has control of the outer duchy and the finances, also being the leader over the control of the laws of the kingdom as the second most powerful in the kingdom.
The duchess is the one who has the internal control and is the first one who will be given the opinion about the duke's decisions, she also has the control of the social circles and the administration of the main house and all its extensions as lands.
And the current duke has total control of the aristocratic circles.
All the nobles and aristocrats are under the influence of the Duke of Windey, it is not surprising to think that since the last king ascended, the influence of the royal family totally declined, and that the current duke is the youngest and most capable in history is to be admired.
And the deficiency of the royal vault is an important factor, it is no exaggeration to say that most of the kingdom's finances depend entirely on the duchy.
That the seat of the duchess is empty was a reason for many debates among the aristocrats and nobles of the kingdom.
Every woman wanted to become the most noble and powerful lady in the kingdom.
That the duke should have his eye on a lady, even if she was a noblewoman or a commoner, was a cause for much uproar.
Finally the seat of the duchess can be filled.
Who will be Windey's future lady?
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Linilla, walking with most of her wounds completely untreated, her weapons were bathed in blood and her face appeared to be dazed or beside herself.
6 months of arduous training, and the injuries were not long in coming.
She had to do too many things to survive.
Her sky blue eyes watched something with mild anticipation, ready to fight if it was another demon.
She felt warmth, one very familiar to her.
Her nose became intoxicated with that familiar scent, the Duke of Windey was embracing the battered girl, her beauty was covered in mud and blood, wounds all over her arms and legs, her face had a small scar under her right eye.
"Maybe... 6 months was too much for her" Natsuru's worried thoughts were only increasing by the minute as he observed how devastated the girl looked in his arms.
Linilla was slowly slipping into unconsciousness, but she heard some words in her ear, words full of affection.
-Thank you... for keeping you alive in this time... you won't have to wear yourself out like this anymore," were the duke's confident words that made Linilla finally close her eyes.
And in the distance a girl with long black hair and purple eyes looked like a certain shadow, but definitely by the height, she was not the said shadow, much less by her appearance and the giant shackle on her neck.
-Everything is going so differently, just as you expect my lord," the girl mentioned to herself as she withdrew.