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    Chapter 106

    The first reinforcements to arrive at the Viltre Fortress were Princess Violet.

    "Are all of them harpies?"

    Seeing the sky filled with harpies, Violet was momentarily stunned by their numbers.

    "I don''t need to control my strength."

    Glacia quickly expanded her power, transforming Violet''s entire body into ice.

    "Ice Blast."

    As Violet extended her hand toward the sky, a massive ice sphere appeared in the air.

    Soon,

    Boom!

    With a tremendous explosion, ice shards were sent flying in all directions.

    The harpies that were struck by the ice shards were instantly torn apart and frozen, crashing to the ground.

    "Kiieee!"

    The harpies that survived attempted to charge at Violet, but before they could even get close, they were instantly frozen.

    Boom! Boom!

    With each gesture Violet made, the air exploded.

    The flying monsters fell one after another, and the situation rapidly shifted in their favor.

    "Hehe. This is the perfect target to vent my frustrations."

    Violet, who had joined the Second Prince’s reinforcements, couldn’t help but feel displeased after seeing the nobles and the Mage Tower forces quickly switch their allegiance to the Second Prince. While she pretended not to care...

    She was still human, and it was unavoidable to feel upset.

    However, it was somewhat better that the nobles, who had quickly changed sides, were too embarrassed to face her directly.

    Oh? Is the Princess joining as well? You acknowledge that Prince Bellos is the rightful heir, don’t you?

    A wise choice. As a Bormian Kingdom citizen, it’s only right to support Prince Bellos.

    When she saw her former subordinates approach Prince Bellos in front of her, enthusiastically declaring their support for him, she couldn’t help but feel frustrated.

    Although she knew the King had reinstated Violet,

    No one expected that the lazy King, uninterested in politics, would create a faction and build power again.

    Her former subordinates, trusting only in the sure power of the Second Prince Bellos, competed in showing their loyalty, further irritating Violet.

    ‘Right now, I have no justification to argue, so I can only listen...’

    Violet’s eyes darkened as she watched the harpies being torn apart.

    Even the Second Prince Bellos didn’t intervene, simply allowing her former subordinates to act.

    Hahaha! Violet. Everyone is praising your choice. Let’s all forget the past and move toward the future, just like these people.

    Isn’t that exactly what you’re doing, Second Prince?

    Hehehe. You still call me the Second Prince? Even though we’re half-siblings, that stings. I’m hurt. I’m worried about when our dear sister will freeze up.

    If you look at it this way, you and Lioness make a perfect pair. How about an official engagement? For the sake of royal unity and to stop Glacia’s rampage, of course.

    He suggested an engagement between Violet and Lioness.

    An engagement with the family she despised the most, the Oblaine Dukedom.

    "If I must die, then so be it. Should I marry into the Oblaine family?"

    Boom! Boom! Boom!

    Violet, in her spirit form, unleashed her full power, causing the harpies to fall from the sky like hail.

    The people inside the fortress were now more concerned with avoiding the frozen harpy corpses than with the harpy attacks themselves.

    "Truly an S-rank mana suit... The difference is on another level."

    "Princess, when you decide to use your power, it’s truly amazing."

    After Violet swept across the castle walls, the main force of the second prince arrived, but they had little to do. They merely stood by, watching blankly as Princess Violet slaughtered the aerial troops.

    ‘Wow... How can one person wield such power?’

    ‘Ugh. Did I really pledge loyalty to the second prince? I should’ve stayed quiet.’

    Those who had irritated Violet now regretted their actions in the face of her overwhelming power. Even Bellos, the second prince, looked somewhat stiffened.

    “The S-rank mana suit is truly powerful...”

    After Guntrian praised Stein, he approached Kaylen. Instinctively, Guntrian bowed to Kaylen with the same deep respect, bending at 90 degrees.

    “I also bow in gratitude to Sir Kaylen.”

    It was understandable that he would bow to Sword Master Stein, but it was unusual for Guntrian, the commander, to show such a high level of courtesy toward Kaylen, whom he had treated casually as his younger sibling during the battle.

    Sir Kaylen?

    Was that not a title given to knights?

    “Huh, Brother?”

    Lioness spoke in surprise, and only then did Guntrian snap out of his daze.

    ‘Huh? Why...?’

    This is strange. I didn’t feel this way when Kaylen was in his spirit form, exterminating the monsters. But now, seeing Kaylen next to Stein, I feel compelled to bow in respect.

    “Guntrian, thank you for showing me such courtesy.”

    “Ah...”

    “But Sir Kaylen? Haha, I think you may have mistaken me for someone else, since I’m standing next to Sir Stein.”

    “Ah. Hahaha! I guess that’s what happened. Whenever I see Sir Stein, my heart starts to race. I must have addressed you like a knight as well.”

    With the esteemed Sword Master, Sir Stein, standing next to him, Guntrian must have momentarily mistaken Kaylen for someone else.

    People brushed the incident off as a joke, but...

    Kaylen knew otherwise.

    ‘Knights with exceptional skill instinctively feel that I am the true master of the sword seat. That’s why their attention is drawn to me as well.’

    The image Kaylen had shown during the defense battle was that of a perfect Water Meister, so logically, everyone knew that the sword seat had no connection to him.

    However, their instincts were different.

    Aura was telling them that the real person they should be showing respect to was Kaylen.

    ‘Still, there must be some excellent sword experts around. I need to erase the presence of the aura.’

    Kaylen decided to suppress the aura and reveal more of his identity as a magician, as "Kaylen."

    As he controlled the flow of mana in his body, the gazes of several excellent knights once again focused on Stein.

    ‘Somehow...’

    ‘It was just a misunderstanding.’

    ‘The Meister was next to Sir Stein, so the presence of the great warrior was also revealed along with it.’

    Later on, Prince Bellos came forward to commend the defense forces and prepare a small banquet.

    “It’s been so long since I’ve had a rest like this.”

    “Do you think they’ll attack right away?”

    “Surely not. If they were, they would’ve retreated, right?”

    The soldiers, though not relaxing their guard, enjoyed the long-awaited break.

    “Prince Kaylen, I heard you played a major role this time.”

    “Sir Stein, we truly owe you so much.”

    As people gathered around Stein and Kaylen, who had shown outstanding achievements during the defense battle...

    Suddenly.

    A golden portal appeared atop the castle walls.

    “Th-That’s...”

    People’s gazes were drawn to the portal.

    Click. Click.

    One by one, knights in pure white armor began to emerge from it.

    “It’s the Holy Legion...”

    “Ah, back there...”

    “It’s the Saintess!”

    And at the very end, Saintess Theresia walked toward them in a pure white clergy robe.

    With a compassionate expression, the Saintess warmly gazed at the people on the walls. Her gaze stopped at Kaylen. And then...

    Her expression went blank.

    “Ern... Sir Stein?”

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