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-Town of Misaki.
Nero's POV*
Umu! As expected of master, he immediately gained a great idea just a few seconds of knowing the situation. I shouldn't be surprised by this, he is my master after all! It is natural that he is a great person who could do many things.
I watched in curiosity as master whispered something to Anastashia's ears. Kuh, lucky woman. I wish it was me! Nonetheless, it made me even more curious to what she will do. I already witnessed how strong this woman is and I have to admit, even if I use my items, I can't compare against her. If you think that I am already admitting defeat then buzz!!
You are definitely wrong! My weakness will just be temporary and with time, I will surely surpass that woman! That I swear. Besides master is already picking a hero to be merged with me, considering my greatness, there is no doubt that I will be compatible with a Legendary Hero that can make everyone kneel with its presence alone!
Oh? The show is starting. I would like to see what this plan is, if it is disappointing then I will end that bastard's life myself. I saw Anastashia standing firm while staring at the bastard with condescending eyes, she then raised her hand pointing at him still maintaining the arrogant air she has. With just one word, an amazing thing happened.
"Kneel"
THUD!
The sound of that bastard's knees kissing the floor was heard, it was far too loud to be unnoticed however that wasn't the thing that made us surprise. It was the fact that Anastashia controlled the chaotic bastard with just one word! That is like so cool! As an Emperor, I really envy that ability. Just imagining myself ordering the whole crowd to turn silent would be mesmerizing.
"Hoo" Master uttered a satisfied voice watching the scene. Tch, that woman managed to amazed master again. How lucky of her. It seems like I wasn't the only one sharing that thought considering that Shiki and Arcueid are glaring at her. Heh, they are fools. One should not be envious of such feat, I can do it easily myself!
Still, I had to admit that it is an astonishing ability, though I doubt it doesn't possess any kind of restriction. Only Lawrence could have skills like that. "Master, what is the con of this ability?" I asked in behalf of everyone who are also curious, Umu! They should be grateful to me right now. Anastashia raised her chest in pride from being stared with envy by others, that action just pissed me off.
"Well, it is not that big. First, she can only command Dead Apostles and not humans. Secondly, her orders are only available to those who has lower rank than her. Or lower in strength" Master explained as I nodded my head in understanding. That is a relieving news because this means that she won't be able to cheat against us.
Just thinking her ordering us to stay away from master while she monopolize him all by herself is exasperating. Though I doubt that Shiki would be able to hold herself from killing that bitch if she really dare to do it. "Heh, it doesn't even work on Arcueid, this means that she is stronger than you!" I couldn't help but snort at her successfully making her angry.
"Talk to yourself weakling! You don't even have the proper strength to keep up with us!" Ugh, that was a direct hit. Umu! She is wishing for an argument alright. "Hah?! At least my strength is not artificially given and was earned by myself! You faker!" I retorted back infuriating her even more. We were about to continue when Master suddenly appeared between us. I wonder what he wanted to say….
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3rd POV*
Shiki stared in interest when Lawrence intervened the two's bickering, he usually don't do this because he also find it amusing. This action of his certainly made Shiki curious, she waited and as expected she wasn't disappointed. "Stop right there. That is no way to talk to your companions. Nero, Anastashia's new strength came from me, are you opposing that? And Anastashia, Nero is actually not weak as you thought. Perhaps, she is the most strongest just under Shiki" Lawrence said.
He spoke calmly yet the content of his words shocked all of them. It was well known that Nero is currently the weakest member of their group, she can't handle anyone in the group even Bea who was just a maid. Now even the person herself is confuse to what Lawrence is talking about because as far as she remembered, her strength always stayed this way.
"What are you talking about master?" Nero asked as she is the most excited about this news, she hoped that Lawrence won't start talking about mental strength right now because that will really break the mood. Lawrence smiled mysteriously making them nervous about the suspense. "Proceed with it already" Shiki pushed Lawrence.
Lawrence scratched the back of his head while sighing, can't they at least bear with his antics? "Alright, alright. Nero's otherworldly strength came from her other identity" he said forcing Shiki to slap Lawrence's head, he was doing too much suspense!
"Sorry, sorry haha. Nero basically has a special identity that made her a force to be reckon with. She has the whole humanity within her grasps and it is not an exaggeration to say that she can kill all humans. That is how dangerous Nero is" Lawrence said hiding the important, he doesn't want the girls to become even more interested and attempt to try something stupid.
The others immediately turned towards Nero but when they saw the same silly face she has, they had no choice but to sigh. "Hm? That is rude, why did you react like that?" Nero grumbled not appreciating what they just did. "Well, they are probably sighing in relief that you are still the same and not the one I mentioned. It would be hard for them to cope with it" Lawrence said slightly alleviating the anger of Nero.
"Why stop there? Isn't there more to it?" Shiki asked tilting her head. She wanted to know more about the matter because it threatens the balance within the group. "Nope, it's decided that this topic will stop here. Understood?" he said raising his eyebrow at them. The others although dissatisfied still had to adhere his words.
Nero pouted since she wasn't able to uncover the real story about it. "Umu! I am indeed great. It will not be long before the caste system will change, prepare yourself!" Nero declared raising her chin high. She was pretty happy that she at least has the potential to grow into something horrifying, now she is getting excited just thinking about it.
"Wait, what do we do with this guy?" Arcueid mentioned reminding everyone that there is still another guest here kneeling on the ground. "Huh, so this guy still exist. Just hand her to Anastashia, she might be able to use him in experiments" Shiki suggested leading to them concluding the matter. However before they could talk again, Nrvnsqr finally moved.
No, it was not his body who moved but rather the creatures inside his body. It is impossible to regain control once ordered by Anastashia, the Dead Apostle could only wait for the order to be undone or perhaps when he die. The creatures scattered throughout the whole backyard painting it with black.
Perhaps proud of this achievement, Nrvnsqr started laughing in a way to show that he is mocking them. "Hahaha, how do you like that?" he asked, though everyone was weirded out because his voice was starting to get broken. His confidence rose to the top for his beasts were already released, now they won't have a chance to retaliate.
From what Nrvnsqr heard, the current Arcueid should be weakened by the Second Magician, this is a great chance for him to capture her. He doesn't take the others seriously and is only wary of Nero. Nero's strength was cemented on his mind after all. As for what Anastashia did just now, he considered it as a fluke. Because from his knowledge, True Ancestor don't have any authority to Dead Apostles, it is literally impossible.
"Fool, look at yourself" Shiki snickered reminding the guy to check himself. Nrvnsqr did just that as he froze in shock, his body which should have been free of any restriction is still kneeling on the ground without any hint of movement. He focused all of his concentration to order his body to move but to his bafflement, it was useless.
Not only it was following his mind but rather his mind was being contaminated right now. It is starting to treat the kneeling posture as natural thing when basked by the presence of Anastashia. "What is this?" he muttered glaring at Anastashia who just sneered at him. "Your foolishness" Lawrence spoke shaking his head while the atmosphere became even more solemn.
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