The Ultimate Magic Elizabeth was chanting was not fake; it was indeed a genuine Ultimate Magic. As for its effect, it wasn't resurrection, but rather the Ultimate Magic Sky Transformation, which could change the weather.
Elizabeth didn't know any Ultimate Magic that could resurrect people; in fact, she couldn't even perform ordinary resurrections. She was only doing this for the special effects of Ultimate Magic.
"Ultimate Magic! Raise Dead!" Elizabeth shouted, and the white magic circle on her body instantly dissipated. Everyone's gaze was fixed on Elizabeth, completely oblivious to the short staff in her left hand that was also glowing.
"Ah..." At this moment, Tia, who was in Tia's arms, reacted. Tia quickly leaned down, pressing her ear to Tia's chest, and was immediately overjoyed to the point of tears.
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Elizabeth picked up the tea that Golden Princess Lana had personally poured for her with great satisfaction, took an elegant sip, and boasted with feigned delight.
"This tea is truly delicious. It would be wonderful if I could drink Princess Lana's tea in Nazarick." Elizabeth said this, thinking that with Golden Princess Lana's intelligence, she should understand the hidden meaning in her words!
"Hehe! If Princess Elizabeth likes it, I can come to Nazarick anytime to brew it for you." Princess Lana also laughed. As expected of the Golden Princess, she indeed understood, Elizabeth thought.
The others sat around the tea table, none of them able to smile... After all, they had just witnessed the terrifying power of Princess Elizabeth, who was now chatting and laughing with Golden Princess Lana. Who could still smile? Only the pure and gentle Golden Princess Lana could.
"Let's all pretend that the incident just now didn't happen, okay? Miss Tia had no intention of harming Princess Elizabeth; it was merely a misunderstanding." Lana said after Elizabeth put down her teacup.
"Mm, it was my mistake to begin with. It would be great if Sister Lakyus and Sister Tia could forgive me." Elizabeth said with a smile, glancing at Tia, who was still lying on Princess Lana's bed.
Anyway, you deserved it. Basically, Lakyus shouldn't have made such a decision to have Tia ambush her.
"We are the ones at fault..." Lakyus wanted to say more, but then she saw Elizabeth raise her index finger to her lips, signaling her to stop talking. Lakyus immediately fell silent.
"Although she's been resurrected, Sister Tia still needs to rest well. While there will be the side effect of losing levels, she will recover after a period of rest, so you can rest assured. Now then... what exactly did you trick me into coming here for?" Elizabeth said with a smile.
"I apologize, this is all my fault, Princess Elizabeth. It was I who asked Lakyus to investigate the rumored Saintess of E-Rantel, which led to your misunderstanding." Lana spoke before Lakyus. To the others, it looked like Princess Lana wanted to take the blame upon herself, but Elizabeth, who knew Lana's true nature, wouldn't fall for it.
So, it was Lana's idea for Lakyus to trick her into coming to the capital. She basically understood Lana's scheme. She must have intentionally or unintentionally revealed information about Elizabeth's existence, then induced Lakyus to cause trouble for her. But what was Lana's intention in doing so?
What Elizabeth said while drinking tea earlier was a test, and Lana's answer was also telling Elizabeth that she was still a servant of Nazarick. So what exactly did the Golden Princess want to do?
"It's fine, it was all a misunderstanding. I didn't take it to heart... It's not bad to have an opportunity to visit the capital. Besides, being able to drink such delicious black tea makes the trip worthwhile." Elizabeth glanced at Lana, saying meaningfully.
...Lana didn't reply, merely lowering her head with a troubled expression. Princess Lana was speechless, and the others said nothing, just sitting quietly.
After a long silence, Elizabeth, feigning a leisurely demeanor, finished her black tea and put down the teacup.
"Well then... it's getting late, I should take my leave." In truth, Elizabeth had wanted to leave for a while. Although she had indeed planned to cause trouble in the capital before, it was just a plan.
If she hadn't seen Lakyus's request, she wouldn't have come so quickly. Now, after being tricked here by Lana, everything had become dull. She wasn't really here to drink tea. Lakyus insisted she come to see Lana, and Lana said nothing. What kind of situation was this?
"Princess Elizabeth, that..." Lana saw Elizabeth about to leave and, quite flustered, called out to Elizabeth.
"Hm?" Elizabeth forced a small smile in response, though she was already quite annoyed internally.
"Although this request is rude, but... could you? Please give us a little more time, Nazarick!" Princess Lana spoke with concern.
"I don't quite understand what Princess Lana means." Elizabeth, who had stood up, sat back down. What was Lana talking about? Give them some time? Give time for what?
Elizabeth completely didn't understand what Lana wanted to express? But on the surface, she still maintained a composed demeanor, responding to Princess Lana.
Now Elizabeth somewhat understood Ainz Ooal Gown's feelings when facing Xiao Di. Even though he didn't understand, he had to pretend to know everything. Elizabeth felt a little flustered.
After sitting down, Elizabeth reached out to pick up her teacup to hide her inner turmoil, but as soon as she touched it, she remembered the cup was empty.
Seeing this, Princess Lana said "just a moment" and left her seat to pour tea for Elizabeth. Although it was an informal occasion, it was already inappropriate for a princess of one country to serve tea to a princess of another.
"I want to ask you to give me more time, to convince my father to cede E-Rantel to you, thus directly avoiding war!" Princess Lana said after pouring tea for Elizabeth and returning to her seat.
"Avoid war? If I could, I would very much like to help you, but... I cannot." Elizabeth sighed in response.
"Why is that? You can gain territory without fighting, which would avoid casualties on both sides, and you wouldn't suffer any losses. Why must there be a war?" Princess Lana said, looking as if she was about to cry.
Wow... as expected of a professional, her acting is superb!
Although she didn't know why Lana brought this up, putting everything else aside, if this Battle of Katz Heigen didn't happen, then how would Ainz Ooal Gown become famous? How would Nazarick become famous? For this reason alone, Elizabeth would absolutely not allow it!
"I apologize! I am powerless to grant this request. To be honest, I really want to help you, and I also don't want to see war break out, but... like you, my authority is limited, and I don't have a say in many matters." Elizabeth said, feigning regret.
"How can this be..." Princess Lana immediately burst into tears. Truly a professional actress, she could cry on command... Elizabeth couldn't even do that herself, she thought to herself.
"Well then, thank you for Princess Lana's hospitality, I must go." Elizabeth stood up and walked towards the door. As she was about to reach the door, Elizabeth noticed a presence outside, and it was two people. Eavesdropping?
Given what had just happened, it was impossible that after she refused Lana's proposal, people would come to ambush her again, right?
Leaving aside whether Lana was that foolish, from Lana's current position, she would absolutely not make an enemy of herself. So these two shouldn't be assassins or anything... Hmm? In that case, who exactly were the two eavesdroppers?
As Elizabeth walked towards the door with this question, a flash of insight struck her, like a Newtype in a giant robot anime.
She was tricked by Princess Lana, and Princess Lana's method of tricking her was to induce Lakyus. After tricking her into coming here, the result was merely these inexplicable words.
Wait a minute! These inexplicable words? From an outsider's perspective, her conversation with Princess Lana just now looked like Princess Lana, concerned for her country and people, lowering herself to plead with the enemy princess to avoid war, and then the enemy princess expressed helplessness, stating that she also didn't want to see war but her words didn't count.
Uh... Looking at it this way, not only did the Golden Princess gain popularity for herself, but she also boosted the popularity of the enemy princess. However, inside the room were only the Adventurers' team Blue Rose and Klem, who couldn't interfere with politics. Gaining prestige in front of these people was meaningless.
If that's the deduction, then the two people eavesdropping outside the door should be the two most prestigious people in the Kingdom whom Princess Lana induced to eavesdrop!
Elizabeth deduced this, then lowered her guard and confidently opened the door to confirm if her judgment was accurate.
Indeed... After Elizabeth opened the door, she saw the two people eavesdropping outside, and Elizabeth also feigned a surprised expression.
Outside the door were none other than the Old King of the Yestijia Kingdom and the combat power measuring unit Warrior-Captain Gazef. Elizabeth's judgment was indeed correct.
"I apologize, guest from Nazarick, I am King Ramposa of the Yestijia Kingdom, and I was not intentionally eavesdropping on your conversation." The Old King said, looking at Elizabeth.
Of course you weren't intentional, you were clearly tricked by your daughter Lana, weren't you!
"Oh, it's Your Majesty, forgive my rudeness. I am Princess Elizabeth Ooal Gown of Nazarick." Elizabeth bowed respectfully to the Old King.
"You are of Ooal Gown?" Gazef, behind the Old King, was very surprised to hear Elizabeth's full name.
"Yes, Ainz Ooal Gown is my father." Elizabeth replied, she had no need to hide her identity.
"That Lord Ooal Gown? I haven't properly thanked Lord Ooal Gown for helping our citizens at that time." The Old King nodded to Elizabeth.
"It was only right to help in that situation; there's nothing to thank me for." Elizabeth politely returned the sentiment. Elizabeth was very annoyed by this kind of back-and-forth politeness.
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