"As if answering Serein’s internal question, one of the three heads called out to her once more, the expression displayed a mix of puzzlement and irritation. {Human.} An unexpected voice boomed inside her head, startling the young adventurer with its loudness. She flinched and instinctively covered her ears, squinting her eyes as if it would do her any favor. ‘What the hell?!’ Her eyes shook a little once they reopened. Serein realized that the burning gaze the Lion aimed at her had become even more intense. It was not difficult for her to figure out that the owner of the voice was, in fact, the Lion head, which looked as if it was about to shoot lasers with its stare alone. However, once the adventurer realized that it was Aidou and not any other enemy’s doing, she did her best to compose herself. And, to be honest, she was quite successful, as barely a second later she heard that voice speak again. {Human, tell me your identity now if you still wish to live.} “...ugh.” A whi
The Lion took control over the body, and it was evident in how Aidou's movements shifted from erratic to graceful. The Wolf and the Eagle growled and glared at her, but the Lion, who was merely stating a fact, exuded a thick aura of a ruler. Eyes akin to those of an emperor bore into her, containing flames of wrath, and if one looked closely, a sliver of curiosity. Trying not to shiver at the abrupt increase in pressure, Serein focused on another thing instead. 'The hell does it mean that it's not my name?' There's a chance that the mutant was referring to her actual name— but could that really be the case? 'Never once have characters in my stories acknowledged my existence before, though?' As soon as she became the character she 'possessed', her name would be Min Suhyun no more. This is why she was doubtful of that possibility. But then, what could this mutant possibly mean? 'Whatever it means, I don't think it's wise to mention my name.' Who knows what sort of chaos she wou
- Booooom! Boooom!! {Are you not going to tell us who you are, puny human?} There was a pause before then the next words comes with a switch of tone, {No, actually, do you even know what you’ve become?} Aidou shot question after question, relentless in their pursuit of a proper answer. Meanwhile, Serein barely caught onto the rumbling voice’s words as she thought of something that was definitely more urgent than the Lion Head’s mysterious rants. The ground continued to cave in, craters now decorating the vicinity like the surface of the moon. “Damn it!” She swore out loud. ‘I need to control this!’ Both the situation as a whole, and unsurprisingly, her Mili, which is nowlashing out frantically, very likely in response to her own frantic mind. Afterall, It's not uncommon for Mili to react independently if the person subconsciously feels the need to protect or attack. And with how this was the first time for Serein to ever be successful in summoning her own Mili, well, her Mili is a
A bit spooked, Serein knew she couldn’t just idle around. That's why she immediately scooted away from the loudness she could hear in the distance. Though, she wasn't expecting to hear Aidou and Cevahir bickering like an old married couple or something. Serein could almost swear she heard the sound of her common sense shattering at this banter. However, not long after, she heard something else."Aiyya yaaa! Adults really don't hold back, even against children! so bad, so bad!"The young adventurer was startled beyond belief as another voice came very close to her ear— no, something was sitting on her shoulder. The added weight wasn't significant, but she doubted it was felt due to her dislocated joints.‘Not to mention this voice…’ She had just heard it not long ago.“...Pam?”Or is it Sam? Well, either way, it’s one of the Wyrms.“Yes, yes~! Pam is here! Ready to report!”The bubbly hatchling chirped cheerfully despite the loud explosions in the background. Nonetheless, the corner
While the young Pam provided enthusiastic live commentary, the compromised adventurer and the disguised princess sought the hidden entrance. ‘I thought finding the cave would be easy??’ Well, it would have been if they didn't have to dodge incoming fireballs while avoiding the menacing flings targeting them. They were mere feet away from the main battle, yet the aftermath posed a continuous threat. “Serein-shi, is that it? The nest that you were talking about?” Cherry raised her voice slightly to be heard over the deafening noises surrounding them. "Princess, unfortunately, I am currently visually impaired right now… still. So no, I don’t know if it was it with you pointing at the place alone,” the young adventurer sarcastically remarked, her deadpan tone mitigating the disrespectful sense of her words. “Oh right.” The pink-haired girl chuckled sheepishly before providing a more descriptive report to Serein. “There's a part of the forest where the branches form a circular shape
"I read quite a lot as a child," Serein said. However, the deafening silence from the mage was enough indication that her bluff didn't push through."Yeah, so there’s that. Now, we should hurry," Serein cut in, stepping forward and urging the disguised princess to move quickly before Aidou caught on and stopped them."Serein-shi,” Eyes sharpened in accusation, the pink-haired royalty called out to her with a stern voice, “I would love some further chat regarding this matter.”However, that pair of magenta eyes soon filled with confusion as her guide's lips curled upward in reply."Sure. Yeah, we can do that," Serein replied casually. Cherry was slightly taken aback by the response. She had anticipated lies or outright denial. Yet, instead, Serein easily answered, almost as if she had planned it or had no issue with addressing Cherry's suspicions."I wouldn't mind some talk along with a hearty meal, a cup of hot drink, and my 20 gold coins~" Serein summarized once they were safely out
[The Ancient Hero party consisted of six members.The main hero was charming and amiable, while his twin brother was the exact opposite— cold and distant, yet quite liked by the other party members.Their journey began with the encounter of a water Elementalist who eventually became the group's healer.There was also a dwarf warrior who bravely departed from his village to join the Heroes in their noble mission.An archer hailed from the Forest Elven tribe, accompanied by a Tamer, reportedly not older than 10 years old when they joined.Lastly, a runaway teenager emerged as one of the Mages who had left her academy in search of better field experience…]However, that mage, a couple of years later, after the last infamous journey of the said Hero party, became the first Queen of Amaranth Kingdom.“The first Queen, your Ancestor, was one of three people who ever returned to their homeland and lived in prosperity."As she tried to recall the backstory of the said Hero Party, Serein kept
Unmistakably, the magenta-eyed princess was suspicious of her, very likely thinking that Serein was making things up.Which, ironically, that wasn't entirely wrong.However, appearing confident as if she were telling the truth, Serein crossed her arms and leaned against the wall adorned with glowing pink crystals.“You still don’t trust me,” she stated bluntly, an observation that was pretty evident. The princess shot back, “There’s no evidence to support anything you just said. I fail to see the correlation between this story and your supposed knowledge of this place.”From her perspective, that logic made sense.It's been centuries since the Academy of Magic had any significant scandals, let alone anything that needs to be resolved by blaming someone and sweeping it under the rug.'And supposedly, it’s been around thirty-ish centuries since this skeleton got tossed into the deepest part of the cupboard.'A total of 3,400 years since the Academy had hidden a literal genocide with onl