"And this is the so-called spacious place?" Iri was a bit surprised, because the place Gaguran took her to was actually within the training ground of a nearby military camp.
And when they entered, many Kingdom soldiers greeted Gaguran with great respect, which made Iri very curious. Irubyue, who was beside her, explained that Gaguran often came to train soldiers, so they became familiar.
Looking at the venue, it was indeed quite spacious, and there were quite high protective walls all around. It probably wouldn't matter if she accidentally made a hole in them, right?
With Blue Rose's reputation, those people surely wouldn't trouble them. So, what level of power should she use to deal with Gaguran? Just as Iri was considering this question...
"Lady Gaguran, you're here." At this moment, a young man in silver-white armor with a righteous face came over to greet her.
Iri looked up. Oh! Wasn't that Klem? Not only Klem, but Brian was also there. It seemed they were also here to train. Were they still in the Royal Capital at this time?
"Oh! Virgin boy, are you here to exercise today too? Unfortunately, I don't have time to look after you today." Gaguran responded cheerfully. It seemed Gaguran had often trained Klem in the past.
"Lady Gaguran? Who is this?" Klem also noticed Iri's unfamiliar face.
"Iri-meimei, she's a prospective new member for Blue Rose. Hmm, just prospective," Gaguran said.
"Hello, Iri-meimei, my name is Klem, it's a pleasure to meet you." Klem was quite surprised that someone so young would be a new member of Blue Rose.
"Hello, Klem-gege, I'm Elizabeth, a new member of Blue Rose. You can just call me Iri." Iri naturally put on her obedient act and even got back at Gaguran with a playful jab.
However, as soon as she finished speaking, Iri immediately regretted it. Didn't that mean that once she knocked Gaguran down, she would definitely have to join Blue Rose?
Uh... she messed up.
"Ho..." Gaguran naturally heard it and looked at Iri with some delight. Perhaps Iri's strong competitive spirit made Gaguran feel good about her!
"A new member of Blue Rose?" Brian, on the other hand, looked Iri up and down with considerable interest. Iri noticed this and inwardly cried out that it was bad.
She wasn't disguised at all right now. Her appearance was inherited from Shalltear. What if Brian, who "loved" Shalltear so deeply, recognized her?! Thinking of this, Iri involuntarily shrank her body and turned her face away.
"Hey, hey! Brian, no matter how cute Iri-meimei is, it's not right for you to stare at her like that, is it? Could it be that you like this type?" Gaguran noticed Brian's intense gaze on Iri and asked.
"Ah! My apologies, I didn't mean that. Iri-meimei, I've scared you. I have no ill intentions. I just felt that you resemble someone. I'm truly sorry." Brian came back to his senses and immediately apologized to Iri.
"It's... it's fine." Iri was still a bit worried. After all, in Kingdom Hero Chapter, Brian could even recognize a disguised Shalltear. She was just afraid that he might see through something.
"Then, Lady Gaguran, what are you doing here today?" Klem changed the subject to ease the awkward atmosphere.
"Oh! We're here for an entry test this time." Gaguran looked at Iri and said.
Gaguran's words shifted everyone's attention to Iri. The appearance of all Blue Rose members was already eye-catching enough, and they had brought an exceptionally beautiful girl. Now that Gaguran had said such a thing, Iri's level of attention instantly doubled.
This was troublesome... but Iri couldn't be happy at all. Since gaining her new body, Iri would usually feel happy when being noticed by others, but among those who were noticing her, Brian was present.
Other people didn't matter, but Brian was troublesome. After all, he had personally witnessed Shalltear's power and had transformed quite a bit because of it. If Iri didn't properly control the display of her power here and he saw through something, it would be a problem.
If she looked like Shalltear and was as strong as Shalltear, wouldn't that clearly tell him that she was related to Shalltear?
In Kingdom Hero Chapter, Shalltear was allied with Xiao Di, who was disguised as the Demon King Jaldabaoth. This would expose everything at once.
"Then, Iri-meimei, are you ready?" Gaguran looked at Iri, who was standing still and struggling, and asked curiously.
"Oh... um... I'm ready." Iri responded distractedly. After all, the focus now wasn't on Gaguran, but on Brian. She could deal with Gaguran however she wanted... If she was annoyed with her, she could just instantly kill her and then revive her. Anyway, she had the Resurrection Staff given by Ainz-papa, so she could do whatever she wanted.
"Is this what you mean by ready? Where's your weapon?" Gaguran said, a bit displeased. Gaguran also noticed that Iri was distracted.
Weapon? Hmm?? I have an idea! Iri immediately had an idea after Gaguran reminded her about weapons.
"I don't use weapons." With an idea, Iri instantly gained confidence.
"A magic caster who doesn't use weapons?" Gaguran's expression was a bit subtle. She probably didn't expect Iri to be so confident.
At this moment, everyone present, except Arshe who had witnessed Iri's strength, almost no one thought highly of Iri.
After all, in the eyes of others, looking at the sturdy Lady Gaguran... and then looking at this frail-looking little sister, the difference was obvious.
Furthermore, Gaguran said that this little sister was also a magic caster. For a magic caster to fight Lady Gaguran, who specialized in close combat, without a weapon, the outcome was already self-evident.
"Underestimating me will lead to suffering!" Iri closed her eyes, clenched her right fist, placed it at her waist, and said.
As soon as Iri finished speaking, the atmosphere of the entire training ground immediately changed. Everyone present felt a surge of killing intent washing over them, and the source of this killing intent was Iri, standing in the center of the training ground.
At this moment, Iri had opened her eyes and was staring intently at Gaguran...
"Brian... This... this..." Klem was very familiar with the various indescribable pressures that this killing intent brought him.
"That's right... This feeling is the same as when Sebas-san was like that." Brian was also startled by Iri.
"Hey, hey..." Gaguran, facing Iri's killing intent directly, nervously gripped her hammer. Only then did she realize that her palms were already sweating. Gaguran, who had initially been skeptical of the rumors, now no longer doubted them at all.
This was Iri's tactic. It was actually very simple... In Klem and Brian's eyes, Sebas was a good person!
If that's the case, she would use Sebas's fighting style and techniques to make them misunderstand that she was related to Sebas. Then, she would find an opportunity to say that she was Sebas's disciple. That way, Brian wouldn't suspect that she had any connection to the Demon King Jaldabaoth!
"Aura Burst..." Iri silently chanted in her mind, and then unrestrainedly released her killing aura outwards, which resulted in more than half of the soldiers watching from the side being scared to the point of wetting themselves.
Lakyus and Irubyue, who were watching from outside the arena, were also startled by Iri's killing intent. They already knew that Iri shouldn't be an ordinary person. As for rumors, if you don't have any real ability, no one would spread them for you, right?
If there was no credibility, such outrageous rumors wouldn't be believed. So, they had some expectations for Iri's strength, but they didn't expect it to be so terrifying.
"Then! I'm coming!" Seeing Gaguran stunned by her aura, Iri revealed a subtle, almost imperceptible, cunning smile and declared.
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