Just like in movies and TV shows, the police always show up after everything is over, so Warrior-Captain Gazef was basically just there to make a cameo, and Lakyus sent him away with a few words.
I remember Lakyus's status in the Kingdom wasn't low; she was a second-generation official, so it was quite easy for her to dismiss a Warrior Captain who didn't have much status.
Thus, under the prestige of Lakyus's second-generation official status, Iri was forcibly pulled into the Royal Capital's castle by Lakyus.
Although Iri could have refused, it would have been impossible for them to stop her with their abilities. However, there was no harm in meeting Golden Princess Lana now, so she decided to go, thinking it might even lead to more interesting plot developments.
Then Iri entered the city with the members of Blue Rose, though not all of them. Lakyus only brought Irubyue and one of the Twin Ninjas.
Who was it? Iri couldn't tell the two apart anyway. Klem also followed, and Iri had Arshe trailing behind her. Everyone mistakenly thought Arshe was Iri's attendant or something.
While walking through the corridor, Iri noticed something: the entrance was heavily guarded, but after entering the inner city, she barely saw any guards.
Aren't they going to war? Is your defense not strict enough? But with Nazarick as the opponent, more guards would be useless anyway.
After many twists and turns, which left Iri disoriented, Lakyus, who was leading the way, finally stopped. Was it necessary for Golden Princess Lana to live in such a remote place? Was it to show she was low-key?
"Ah... Lakyus, Klem, and...?" Lakyus knocked on the door and pushed it open without waiting for a response. Golden Princess Lana, who had been waiting, stood up and said.
This was probably her first direct meeting with Golden Princess Lana! She was indeed very beautiful, appearing on the surface to be a gentle and well-behaved girl.
Of course... that was only on the surface.
Iri, who knew Golden Princess Lana's true 'nature,' wasn't fooled by this act.
Hmm? There were already eight empty teacups on the table. By headcount, that was one too many, wasn't it?
Iri immediately became alert and activated her senses, instantly discovering the other Twin Ninja who had used a skill to hide her presence and form.
Given Golden Princess Lana's preparedness, it seemed one of the Twin Ninjas had come ahead to inform her. However, Golden Princess Lana had directly placed eight teacups on the table, was she trying to warn her?
You really went to a lot of trouble. Since you've given such a kind warning, I'll make a little use of it!
"Nice to meet you, I am Elizabeth Ooal Gown, Princess of Nazarick. Please just call me Iri." Iri greeted first. After all, she was also a princess. In return for her warning, Iri decided to give her some face!
"Hello, I am Lana Theal Chardolunr Vaiself. Please just call me Lana. It's a pleasure to meet you, a member of Nazarick." Lana naturally introduced herself and returned the greeting.
What a long name! But this shouldn't be a formal meeting, so I probably don't have to call her by her full name every time, right?
"Then, Princess Lana, do you usually have a habit of arranging hidden sentries in your room?" Iri asked.
"Eh? No, I don't." Princess Lana looked surprised, then feigned a scared expression and glanced towards the corner where the Twin Ninja was hidden. Although it was just a glance, it was clearly meant to alert Iri to the ninja's position.
"Is that so... Deep Freeze!" Iri didn't need Lana's warning at all. She immediately activated her level three Ice Aura, freezing the corner where the ninja was hiding.
"Wait..." By the time Lakyus reacted, one of the Twin Ninjas had already been frozen into an ice sculpture.
"You bastard!!" The other Twin Ninja who had accompanied Lakyus, seeing her sister treated this way by Iri, angrily drew the short sword from her waist and directly slashed at Iri.
The next second, Iri was seen calmly catching the ninja's short sword between her middle and index fingers, a slight smile on her face.
"Oh? So it was one of your own? My apologies... I was too sensitive. I acted without confirming. I didn't expect you to ambush me!" Iri said.
"Tina! Put your weapon away!" Lakyus seemed to be holding back something as she ordered the ninja to put away her weapon. Oh... so the remaining one was Tina, which meant the one frozen was Tia?
"Leader!" Tina once again ignored Lakyus's command, intending to continue attacking Iri.
"Sister Tina, I suggest you put your weapon away first, otherwise I won't be able to dispel the magic to save that sister. Or do you want to cool down a bit too?" Iri said with a smile, though her eyes weren't smiling.
"Your Highness Elizabeth! Please show mercy!" Lakyus stepped forward and pulled Tina back, hugging her. After all, Iri had directly warned them; if they caused more trouble, everyone present would likely not survive.
Honestly, though I know your sisterly bond is deep, could you please not get in my way? Iri thought to herself, and then dispelled the Ice Aura.
Although it was dispelled, Tia, who had been frozen into an ice sculpture, remained in her frozen state. This was probably a drawback of Ice Aura!
After all, it wasn't official magic, and it didn't have the convenient function of shattering ice after being dispelled. Once frozen, it remained frozen. She would either have to wait for it to melt naturally or shatter it directly.
Although it was inconvenient, Iri still had a way to help Tia, otherwise why would she have frozen her in the first place!
Iri smiled as she glanced at Tina, who was still struggling in Lakyus's arms, then walked towards Tia and placed her right hand on her.
"Holy Healing..." Iri softly uttered the skill name she had 'randomly' given Holy Healing back then. A golden 'colored' light then enveloped Tia, accompanied by the ethereal descent of golden 'colored' feather 'phantoms'.
The ice on Tia gradually receded, and at the same time, Iri secretly reached her left hand into her small satchel.
Tia was frozen, which counted as an abnormal status, so Holy Healing should be able to remove the frozen state. Iri was quite confident in this; she had tested it on Shalltear's familiars in Nazarick before.
Seeing the ice on Tia gradually melt, Tia, who had been frozen solid and standing there, suddenly collapsed to the ground. Tina immediately broke free from Lakyus, ran over, picked up Tia, and called out her name, but Tia did not respond, as she was dead.
Tina, confirming Tia's death, held Tia's corpse and looked at Iri with a sorrowful and indignant expression, looking like she was ready to leap up and bite someone at any moment.
"I apologize, Your Highness Elizabeth, we didn't do it on purpose. Please forgive my subordinate's mistake." Lakyus quickly stepped forward to mediate. Although she was dead, Lakyus had resurrection magic, and the body was preserved so well, so resurrection would be fine.
"I can understand your feelings, but I acted without confirming, so I am also at fault. As compensation, how about I resurrect Sister Tia for you?" Iri said.
"Eh?" At Iri's words, Tina froze. She probably hadn't expected anyone other than her leader to be able to use resurrection magic.
"There's no need to trouble Your Highness Elizabeth. This is our mistake, so..."
Lakyus was already panicking. This princess was too abnormal—formidable physical abilities, capable of summoning and controlling legendary undead beasts.
Just now, she had used a healing spell that could almost be called a miracle right before her eyes. But she still couldn't guarantee what this princess would do next. They had already offended her like this; she had no reason to help them anymore.
Actually... what Lakyus was more worried about was whether this princess would directly use some unknown magic to destroy Tia's corpse... for example, turning her into a zombie beast or something. In some sense, that could also be considered resurrection!
"Sister Lakyus, your resurrection of the dead consumes life force, doesn't it? The Deep Freeze I used just now is a magic that can freeze a person's life and soul together. Although I have dispelled the surface freezing, Sister Tia's life is still in a frozen state. Your resurrection magic won't work, you know." Iri said with a smile. Of course... everything above was pure fabrication, just an excuse to deter Lakyus.
"...Then I beg you." Lakyus could only bow to Iri. Not to mention how this princess knew she could use fifth-tier divine magic, Resurrection of the Dead, just the Deep Freeze she mentioned earlier... a magic that could freeze even life and soul. As expected of the Abyss! How cool!!
No, no... this isn't the time to be thinking about such things! Now, she could only pray that this princess truly intended to resurrect Tia!
"Then... let's begin!" As soon as Iri's words fell, her entire body was enveloped by a pure white 'colored' magic circle. Everyone present, having never seen such a sight, was stunned.
"This... this is, Ult... Ultimate Magic..." Irubyue said tremblingly. Yes... many, many, many years ago, not long after she became a vampire... she had been fortunate enough to witness it once.
This pure white magic circle, and the overwhelming pressure that assailed them, were exactly like what she had witnessed with her own eyes back then.
"Irubyue... what is Ultimate Magic?" Lakyus heard Irubyue's muttering and asked in a low voice.
Although she had never seen such an astonishing sight before her, the oppressive feeling truly brought her considerable shock.
"Magic that only exists in legends, its power and effects far exceed tenth-tier magic..." Irubyue slowly replied.
"Wh..." Lakyus was speechless. It seemed she had provoked the most unprovokable person!!
Of course, Iri naturally heard the conversation between Irubyue and Lakyus. Heh heh! How about that, impressive, right? Scared, aren't you! Though it's fake, Iri secretly chuckled to herself.
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