A large white wolf slept peacefully under the afternoon sun. Gently, her body moved up and down as her breathing stabilised. The previous night had been an arduous one, not to mention the days before. That no-good general that Hinotori had chosen, Arisu, was a complete menace. She had started mobilising all of Hinotori’s minions to go out and attack horned rabbits.At first, everyone simply assumed it was her own way of saying they should hunt those for food supplies, so they decided to do it in their own time.Unbeknownst to everyone, Arisu was really adamant on the topic of hunting down the rabbits. She punished those who refused to go by using the special skill [Absolute Command] on them and forcing them to do as she bid. As someone who has experienced the pain caused by the skill first-hand, Shiroi couldn’t help but feel infuriated by Arisu’s wickedness. She would have tried to attack Arisu on her own. The power gap between the two wasn’t as big as it was before her evolution, so
NANEK TOX DEN ANON YORUL POVIt wasn’t supposed to turn out this way.Nothing was supposed to turn out this way at all. His plan looked so full-proof. He had even consorted his advisors and they agreed with him. The best for everyone would be if the princess got taken out of the picture.However, what happened was way worse. He had gotten word that his sister had been kidnapped by bandits from the SharkFang crew. He could never acknowledge that band of misfits as an actual kingdom. They even had the audacity to publicly request a ransom for the princess. The prices valued depending on what exactly they wanted back.1 million Atlantean silver for one hand. 2 million Atlantean silver for her neck. 5 million Atlantean silver for her tail. 10 million Atlantean silver for her head. The entirety of Atlantis for her body intact. Her life could not be assured in the last deal. Several times, it had been pounded into him how sly the Queen of the Bloody Sea was, but for her to be this smart was
“Lunar blade.”The fishman yelled out his attack. A blue blade of water came rushing at me, but with my [Elemental Barrier], this attack was completely nullified. Apparently, inside the dome, I wouldn’t be able to use magic like I did outside. Normally, it would be a problem, but as I was now, I saw no issue with it.With [Vector Control], I closed the distance between myself and the fishman in the blink of an eye, leaving only a mere foot of distance between us. Using [Slime Body], I increased the size of my hand to twice as large as my body. It was instantly covered in [Sinuous King Adamas Armour]. Snakes made of diamond wrapped themselves around my arm and twoBringing it down mercilessly, my plan was to activate [High Force Impact] on the point of contact, but the fishman was fast. Somehow, he managed to twirl around and the water followed him, grabbing my arm. It swung me around like some sort of merry-go-round.For some reason, I was unable to break free till he directly grabbed
After the whole fiasco, the princess arranged for me to have sleeping quarters in the castle. She announced she would personally lead me to the room after it was prepared. I assumed she was going to be alone once the guards left, but unfortunately for me, the wolf fishman I fought had [Auto Regeneration] and was back to full health in no time.We were currently swimming through the hallways. They were large spaces that could felt a bit too big to be mere hallways. All around, there were corals erupt with glowing orbs fixed on them, acting as some sort of lightbulb all the while acting as surveillance cameras. The magic tool Magic Orb. A multi-functional tool that served various purposes depending on the situation.In this situation, it was security detail as well as an aesthetic. A nice way to monitor everyone without their knowledge. Maybe this was why the princess wasn’t really scared about escorting me to the room without any more security detail. There were no guards on standby an
Day 53The princess left me alone in the room to go speak to her brother. It didn’t take long for Kawaii to come back to normal. When she did, she wrapped herself around me while screaming. She explained to me what happened which led to me pampering her. After, I explained the situation to her and she reluctantly agreed to my plan. Kawaii really was not a fan of the princess.She later explained that she was actually capable of using magic, unlike me. I felt that was very odd, so I would have to inquire further from the princess later. In the end, I had Kawaii sneak out of the room to go investigate further for me, leaving me alone in the room with my other minds.We simulated the fight with Osveta over and over again, coming up with better and easier ways to beat up someone on his level. It ended up developing the skill [Battle Simulation], where we created an imaginary battlefield with a set list of abilities. It would normally take in-real-world-time to complete a simulation, but w
The princess summoned me from the quarters I had been given. I wasn’t really psyched to be working for her, but I reminded myself that it was only till after we stopped the invasion. I had managed to get a decent amount of information from Kawaii till this point, but she was still out scouting for more information.The princess had led me to a part of the palace where I could sense incredibly dense mana. There were several people with large quantities of mana practicing magic or doing research. The agent theorised that this was the source of the leylines. It said this generated the basic magic structure, but them powering it at all times was unlikely, meaning there was another source that powered their magic circle and allowed for the leylines to be active at all times.‘Why are we here?’I asked the princess, but she ignored me and kept swimming. Her mind was completely blank, meaning she was still on-guard around me. Although, I hadn’t seen the guard from the day before around. He q
“Come now, lady Hinotori.”He directed me towards a crystal-clear orb that sat on a pedestal in the centre of the room.[Item name: Mana Appraisal Orb][Item Rank: High Rare][Item Description: An orb made out of appraisal crystal. With it, one’s magic power can be measured into numerical values]Effect #1 – Changes colour based on mana densityEffect #2 – Records magic power as a number][Value: 20 gold coins | 5 store points]‘A mana appraisal orb?’‘That’s what he meant by testing our magical output?’‘T-this should be a breeze then.’‘I thought he was going to make me fight some monster or something. Phew.’“Please put your hand on the orb.”He gently requested of me.‘Hmm, if she’s the same as Vermillion, then this should shatter.’I honestly had no idea who this Vermillion person was and I had the urge to ask, but I would push that to later. I put my hand on the orb, but nothing happened.‘Am… I supposed to do something?’>‘Oh, I see.’‘Dumbass.’‘Sh
In a dark alleyway on the streets of Yorul, a person wrapped in a cloak moved silently.It was very hard to find a place as dark and filthy as this in Yorul, which was the capital city of Atlantis, named after its founder. Since it is the chosen ground of the highly exalted founder, the residents try their best to ensure that it was safely and cleanly kept. It was seen as a sort of Holy Land that the purest and wisest of the 3 original merfolk, Yorul had decided to set up his kingdom to ensure his people flourished.Eventually his followers became so numerous, they had to create additional cities chosen by Yorul himself, which began the five nations of Atlantis. Since his death, the residents refused to create an additional city since they assumed it would be an offense the first king.So, they ensured that their cities were clean to the best of their abilities. They monitored the increase in size population and came up with magic for that problem. The monitored the increase in crime