"Are the repairs finished?" (Lily)
Having teleportation restored was the reason why the Empire's princess was so angry.
This type of reaction was quite unreasonable even though she was a princess, but given the current situation it was understandable to everyone.
This was the city Robin, it was one of the frontier cities of the empire.
This city was a key city to the empire even though it was very far from the capital.
However, she was able to instantly teleport from Rotsgard, which was exactly the same distance Robin was from the empire.
If she was able to teleport in such a way again then she would have made to the capital already.
This was one of the reasons for the anger in her voice.
Another reason was because of the situation currently happening in the empire.
The demons launched a surprise attack.
The demons, who were supposed to be holed up in Fort Stella, have launched a simultaneous surprise attack on both the Kingdom of Limia and the Empire of Gritonia while the leaders of both parties were at the Rotsgard school festival.
Princess Lily who received such a report was both shocked and worried.
She did not know if it was a coincidence or not, but thanks to the Kuzunoha Company being in Rotsgard, she was able to teleport to Robin in an instant.
This was obviously good luck that she had received, to be able escape from the situation happening in Rotsgard and come to Robin, but this luck did not extend to the attack that was going on in the capital right now.
She had to return to the capital quickly.
This was the only thought she had in her mind.
The princess of Gritonia was returning to the capital even though all the other nobles and people related to the royal family have evacuated from the city.
The reason she had to return was simple.
The capital had several things that she could not let go of right now.
The hero of the empire, Tomoki Iwahashi.
A partner for Lily in her war against the demons.
There were also a number of research studies that were being conducted in order to enhance his power.
This tool of her could not be broken right now. It also could not be taken away by the demons.
Thus Princess Lily must return to the capital.
She has already thought of the words and voices that would protest this, but she must secure the city by herself.
The Princess knows that the hero was fighting on the frontlines to protect the capital and would not try to escape.
"(I have to use Tomoki to eliminate the demons….. but I cannot let him die though, that is why even 1 second is precious)"(Lily)
Lily paced around the room, burning with impatience.
Suddenly a figure appeared in her head, it was the representative of the Kuzunoha Company.
Even though that person looked unreliable at first, that group itself had an immense power that posed a clear threat to them if it were to become an enemy.
That was the view of Princess Lily for the group called the Kuzunoha Company.
The leader was a man named Raidou, he was a person that looked plain at first glance.
But he and his follower took out most of the mutants in the attack that happened in Rotsgard and was clearly both a top-class magician and had top-class equipment that would not lose to any nation.
Rotsgard was fine now, with those people handling it, but now the situation turned for the worse.
Nevertheless.
The Kuzunoha Company did not show any anxiety or impatience.
Even though the entire city was in panic, their employees did not show any signs fear or despair and moved like this was a picnic.
Furthermore, in this disastrous situation, they gave both the Kingdom and Empire their extremely advanced technique of teleportation for aid.
The power of the students Raidou had taught were all incredible.
They had surprised Lily many times .
The simple level raising system Tomoki had created for the soldiers in the empire was working very well.
They were increasing their level at a high rate and were able to become a large war potential. They were even willing to die for Tomoki, if need be, too.
But the students Raidou had taught were far above those soldiers.
Even though it was for educational purposes, students gaining that much power was excellent for the hyumans side.
She felt both happy and worried.
The many achievements and abilities of Raidou….. she could not see the end even now.
The existence that was known as the Kuzunoha Company left a deep impression on her.
"(If he was our hero instead of Tomoki….I wonder what would have happened?)"(Lily)
If.
A possibility.
A word that she rarely ever spoke of.
Nevertheless, Lily imagined such a scenario.
She did not know why though.
Lily quickly shook her head and drove out such weird ideas.
She could say this for sure though, the Abnormalities that were Raidou and the Kuzunoha Company were something that she would encounter in the future a lot.
"Princess, the path is ready!"
"Good! I will hurry to the capital. Have you gotten hold of the current situation?"(Lily)
"No Ma'am. Demon attacks of magic have disrupted our communications so no clear information has been able to come through!"
"How is the hero! Report to me immediately about the hero's situation!"(Lily)
"Yes, I understand!"
Lily was currently transferring from relay city to relay city. All of the cities were fixed to do this and were warping her to the capital as fast as possible.
That is why the soldier in Robin had said the route had been fixed.
"What?"(Lily)
As she was walking to the next circle of teleportation, Lily stopped and looked out the window.
She had seen a light in the corner of her eye, which was unusual at this time.
After a while, she felt an incredible heat and vibration pass through her body.
"…..What is the situation now?"(Lily)
A unpleasant premonition crept up on her.
She felt that Tomoki had used one of the secret weapons she had ordered him not to use without her permission.
The words she spoke were not directed towards anyone, thus everyone was slightly concerned.
"Yes Ma'am! Reporting, we have confirmed a large explosion in the direction of the light….. We have no other information."
"Shit!"(Lily)
The princess knew the meaning of the light. Instead of saying that kind of report was useless, she had already understood what had happened.
She quickly got on to the next teleport circle and her followers quickly chased her there as well.
"(Tomoki! I told you not to use the Nuke without my permission! That is still too dangerous and too important of a weapon to reveal! You have exposed one of our greatest secrets to the world in this state of events!)"(Lily)
She had returned to the capital.
The princess had finally come back home.
Only to find a mountain of the worst-case scenario reports coming like it wanted to crush her.
Her nightmare had begun.
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"Ginebia, Mora, Yukinastsu…"
Lily looked at the 3 women that were dying.
Lily, who had just come back, was first told of the situation regarding these 3 women.
They were the women who protected the Hero from serious injury.
There was no mistake in this report.
The words "serious injuries" were lukewarm compared to what those 3 people suffered.
Rather than saying that the three of them did well in not dying, she would rather say that the Hero did well in surviving by using them.
"Princess we will treat them to the our best of our abilities. We believe that they can make a full recovery even now, but I will say some scars will….."(Doctor)
"I will not forgive anything other than a full recovery There will be no scars or injuries. They are all important lovers of the Hero, so please do your best before saying such foolish things"(Lily)
Lily dismissed the opinion of the royal doctors.
"Of course Princess, we will do our best, but even then we cannot restore them to perfect condition. I know I said I believe they can make full recovery, but I mean in time, not instantly….."(Doctor)
"….Are you seriously spouting such nonsense in front of me? Doing you best? Use the tear of Luca that is in stock for me and the hero."(Lily)
As the doctor was giving her opinion as pro in this field, the princess said something impossible to cut her off.
"But Princess that is the secret medicine used only on the royal family and the hero in case of emergencies, even if they are close to the hero…"(Doctor)
"Heal them. No excuses. Use my part of the tears of Luca. I will not allow anyone of them to die. If anyone of them is not in perfect health, then everyone here, including all their families, will be sentenced to death ."(Lily)
"Ah!"
"Now, quickly get to the treatment because your life depends on it."(Lily)
"...…"
"Now."(Lily)
Lily said that last part in a low voice.
The woman, who was the leader of the medical unit, started preparations to use the finest magical drug they possessed.
The team started the procedure in an incredible rush.
"(You three will be saved, you will return to the Hero's side, and protect him again. As you have protected him, I have the duty of protecting you three. I want you three to continue to protect him to increase your hatred towards the demons and die in place of hero again."(Lily)
The unprecedented use of the secret medicine, the princess was not concerned with that right now.
The medicine was just another tool to the princess .
She had judged that their three lives were more valuable to her right now.
But by flipping this coin, you could also able to say if she saw no value in saving their lives at this moment, than she would not have cared a single bit.
However, few people think like this, thus many of the people in the room were moved by this action and wanted to serve the princess even more.
Lily knew this type of misunderstanding would happen, but did not try to correct it.
Because even this type of thinking is beneficial to her. This would allow people to be used more easily.
"Princess, the hero's whereabouts are still unknown…. I am sorry."
"The light from before."(Lily)
"What?" (Knight)
While the medical unit was treating the women, a knight walked up to lily and reported about the hero.
But this answer, Lily already knew it.
She stopped the words of the knight and told him where the hero was.
"Was there a strong burst of light a while ago?"(Lily)
"Yes, Princess." (Knight)
"There should be a crater there now. In the center should be the Hero, Tomoki-sama."(Lily)
"Yes, Princess." (Knight)
"Hurry up and go fetch him . Send a rescue team and bring Tomoki-sama here quickly. I am expecting great things from you, Earl."(Lily) [Earl as in his name, not the title.]
"Yes Princess. We will, for sure, save the Hero." (Earl)
Lily gave support to the man and called out his name, to indicate that she knew him and she would tell his deeds to the Hero.
Earl, who understood such things from the princess, left much more quickly than when he arrived.
"(It should not take much effort in rescuing Tomoki-sama since he has used the Nuke. I do not believe that they will have any sort of trouble in rescuing him….. but I am worried since thought transmission is still not connecting to him. The enemy was that much of a threat that he had to use a Nuke, so the enemy should have died as well.)"(Lily)
Tomoki had to use a Nuke on the enemy, his trump card, so the enemy must have been incredibly strong.
He had let Ginebia, who had suffered a serious injury, escape and used the Nuke outside the capital's territory.
If the enemy was still alive after that, then they would have invaded the city is what the princess had judged.
She knew how powerful a Nuke truly was.
She also knew the price of that power.
"(It is alright right now since Tomoki cannot be killed at night. He seems to be hiding, but that is pointless, really. Being a hero is plainly how much you received the goddess's blessings.)"(Lily)
The princess mouth started to form a smile.
(In any case, to deal with the Hero of Limia, Hibiki, it will be quite a troublesome matter. If Tomoki's eyes work, then I believe there should be no problems, but as it was with the Kuzunoha Company's Tomoe, he is still weak in terms of that power.)"(Lily)
The princess was thinking of how to proceed after finishing the war with the demons. Her next step was a war with the other hyumans.
No, Tomoki would start this war.
The most troublesome obstacle would be the other hero in the kingdom of Limia, Otonashi Hibiki.
How to dispose of this woman still eluded Lily.
"Princess. A new report has come in. A suspicious explosion, near the southern section of the city, has occurred. There is a possibility that the demons have already invaded this far. Please retreat."
"What? An explosion…..tell me more."(Lily)
"It was in an area where the demons have yet to reach. It seems that one of the mansions has suddenly exploded. The people of that area have already been evacuated, thus we have no casualties. Princess please hurry and retreat"
"Ha…."
"Princess, please hurry!"
"….No, there is no need to retreat. Investigate the owner of that mansion and all surrounding people. Also investigate the nobles and royal family members who left right before the attack and all the people who evacuated early."(Lily)
"Princess?"
"Tomoki-sama will soon arrive here, thus I cannot leave this place. Please do what I asked, as soon as possible."(Lily)
"But, Princess the demons are still attacking. They may quickly attack the capital as well!"
"No, that will not happen if the reports and my predictions are correct."(Lily)
"...Princess?"
"The demons will soon retreat…. No, they have already started to retreat."(Lily)
Lily, in a serious expression, answered the man who escorted her to the imperial capital. Her expression showed confidence in her predictions.
"Yes, conducted those investigations in secret and try to be as fast as possible."(Lily)
"Yes, Princess."
She ordered the man again. This time the man did not object and quickly left the room.
Having turned away from him leaving and looking back at the three women. Lily bit her lip in frustration.
"(Yes, the demon's true target is the kingdom..... You sure have underestimated my empire by a lot. I will find all those who are linked with you people and make sure to not leave a single relative left.)"(Lily)
A deep and cold hatred had taken root in her heart.
The existence of such an intruder was just her conjecture from all the available information.
She believed the real goal of the demons was the Kingdom.
Her hatred wanted to let Tomoki loose to kill all the demons immediately, but this could not happen.
The essential hero and party of the hers were missing and injured. The rebuilding of the capital also must happen too.
A red streak of blood flowed down from her lips and the princess continued to receive reports.
"Princess"
"Princess"
"Princess"
Voices wishing to report their findings, one after another reached Lily.
The princess wiped the blood from her lips and looked back at the servants that came.
She continued to give instructions to them as if nothing was wrong with her.
Her heart was completely dyed in darkness.
A report that indicated the retreat of the demon forces came in and the entire castle shouted in relief.
Lily, this entire time, had smiled once.
The unconscious Hero, Tomoki arrived at the castle.
Right before putting on the act of reunion, Lily looked at the down Tomoki coldly.
"(What a miserable sight, you are useless even at such an important time. This will be the last time you will be useless though. My empire being used as a decoy is unacceptable, though I do hope the demons succeed in killing the hero of the kingdom. The ideal situation would be that the hero takes down the demons two generals with her.)"(Lily)
The madness of the Princess of Gritonia was increasing, as she further went down this path of hatred, her strength would also increase.