Erella was really upset. It's already been two days that Max kept on avoiding her. He was not eating together with her and if she saw him watching her from afar, he will disappear immediately in her sight. They were supposed to go back to the Von Heinlein estate after the knights were feeling better but because Max kept on avoiding her, they have no choice but to stay in her home the Astley estate. She didn't want to go back to his estate feeling awkward with each other. She knew Max still felt embarrassed about that day when Audrey stabbed her in the chest. Even she was still embarrassed about it but she just swallowed her embarrassment because she knew he was just worried about her at that time.
"For goodness sake! He only saw the skin under my collarbone. It is not yet the important part of my body!" Erella rolled her eyes and hardly exhaled her breath.
"I am supposed to be the one who is embarrassed in that situation! Because he as m
Your gift is the motivation for my creation. Give me more motivation! Thank you for reading. See you in the next chapter. :)
Erella could almost see the Von Heinlein estate. So she leaned against the window of the carriage because she thought maybe she could see Aunt Camille's silhouette. She was really excited to see her. She wanted to give her right away the present she bought on one of the towns they passed when going back to the Von Heinlein duchy. " Erella, be careful you might fall on the carriage." Max cautiously told her. Then he gently grabbed her and put her back in her seat where his little friends and Flynn slept together. Erella looked at Max's face. He was beaming at her with a bright smile. Erella looked at him with a raised eyebrow. Because it was just yesterday after they made a promise that no more running away, but Max still tried to do it because he was still feeling a little awkward with her. It was her hand and look that was stopping him from running away from her. But then she noticed his attitude changed a hundred eighty degrees when they were already going b
"Father's diary?" Erella uttered. "Wait... Wait... Wait... Maybe I got it wrong, maybe it was mother's diary." Erella murmured to herself then rubbed her eyes to make sure that the name she read was not wrong. Because typically women were the ones who were writing diaries of their life in the olden days, not men. Even in her past life. After rubbing her eyes, she looked again at the name of the diary. It was still her father's name written on it in all capital letters. JAMES ROBERT ASTLEY diary. "This diary really belonged to father." Erella was amazed. "Maybe he didn't write about his life here on the diary, maybe he wrote his inheritance for Erella."She said with her eyes twinkled like gemstones. She was still hoping that the diary was all about the inheritance she gets from her father. Then she excitedly flipped the first page of the diary but once again to her dismay, the diary of E
Not long after the physician went out of his tent, James heard a bustling sound outside his tent. They were the young noble ladies who stayed in the camp. They were dying of curiosity about who he brought in his tent because they saw him coming back to the camp with someone on his arm. And they heard from the physician it was a beautiful commoner. They wanted to know what was the relationship between him and the commoner lady. James who was calmed most of the time felt annoyed by the people outside his tent. Because he didn't want his fairy to be disturbed when she was still recuperating in his tent. He stood up from the side of his fairy and went out of his tent to tell the people to keep quiet but before he could do it, he heard a groan from his fairy. He quickly returned to her side and checked her. He saw the pained expression from his fairy so he tried to comfort her by patting her shiny pale yellow hair. "It's alright. You are going to be fine."He
The next few hours on the royal hunting grounds the bad rumor about James spread like wildfire around the camp. The young ladies and young men were looking at James strangely while murmuring when he came out from his tent. At first, he was wondering why they were looking at him strangely but later he just shrugged his shoulder. He thought people were looking at him that way because he brought an injured lady into his tent. He thought they were just curious who was the person he helped. He never thought that they were already rumors about him that he was just pretending to be a virtuous man but actually he was a wolf in sheep's clothing that sexually harassed a commoner. Especially when he stayed for few hours with the two of them only in the tent. "Tsk! Pretending to be cold and distant just to get the young ladies' attention. But actually, he is a beast!" Murmured of those men who were jealous of his beauty. "I don't mind if he is a bea
The next day, James was worried to leave Kaida by herself in the camp because he knew young noble ladies in the high society will not leave her be. He was aware of what they will do to a lady with no social status, especially a lady that made them feel uncomfortable. They will bully her and ignore her so no ladies will talk to the poor lady with no social status. But he had no choice but to leave her in the camp because he could not bring her when he is hunting. Since ladies of the empire should only wait in the camp while the men are hunting. So before he left her, he told her to stay in his tent. But he knew his fairy will not stay in his tent for a couple of hours so he ordered his knight to take care of his fairy. 'I need to hunt a big animal as fast as I can so I can return to my fairy soon.' He murmured then he used his magic to detect big animals in his surroundings. It took him long to capture a big deer. When he returned to the
It's been a month since the hunting competition ended and Kaida decided to live in James's estate. At first, his father was against Kaida living in their home especially making her his fiance. But after Kaida talked to his father, his father's attitude suddenly changed three hundred eighty degrees. He had no idea why his father became really kind to Kaida. He just found it out later. Also, he was afraid that the ladies will keep on harassing Kaida because she became her fiance. But it was only his thinking because, in contrast, most of the ladies started to love her ever since they saw how strong she was battling the monsters. Especially the lady who she helped when one of the harpies took her. And the lady she helped was the young wife of the young duke, Duchess Maxeen Von Heinlein. Because of that Kaida kept on receiving invitations from different ladies but she was only going to Duchess Maxeen's invitation. Kaida was not really interested in the other ladies besides Duchess Maxee
A month after the incident with the crown prince, James and Kaida got married. It was just a simple wedding that James's relatives and only close friends got invited to. They had had a happy life together. Their happiness became doubled when Kaida became pregnant. But when Kaida was already on her second term, she felt something was amiss. Every time she was hungry, her baby was absorbing her mana. It will just stop when she felt full. But when she became seven months pregnant, the baby was absorbing her mana more. She just disregarded it because she thought that maybe it was normal for her race. But when she thought about the people in their village, she never heard the pregnant woman complain about the child absorbing mana in their womb. "Dear, are you alright?"James asked worriedly. He noticed Kaida was exhausted even though she didn't do anything. Every day, she felt exhausted. Sometimes, she could not get out of bed. He thought it was norma
"Y--You know him?"James asked flabbergasted. "Yes," Kaida answered looking guiltily. James's eyes widened by the reaction he saw on his wife's face. The atmosphere suddenly became tense. 'Is he her first love or lover in the past?' He thought. Suddenly, he felt his world crumbled when he remembered how adamant she was first when he told her to meet Fafnir. "Please tell me the truth, Kaida," James said. Kaida flinched when she heard her name. James didn't use endearment to call her. Since they married James never called her name. It was always dear. She felt nervous. She thought James already knew her secret. "Can we talk about it inside?" She asked nervously while looking at the knights and the young physician who was curious what was happening to them. She didn't want to let them know about her secret yet. She wanted to tell James first before them. When James saw how
“Welcome back!” Erella’s bright smile greeted them. Then she dashed towards Marchioness Camille, who had just descended the carriage. The frightening air that surrounded Marchioness Camille vanished when Erella embraced her. Then a lovely radiance replaced it. "Oh, my adorable sweetie! I really do miss you! With great excitement, the Marchioness hugged Erella firmly after saying this. After a while, she gently moved Erella away from herself. Erella assumed Marchioness Camille would let her go, so she was prepared to go to Max and hug him too. However, Marchioness Camille did not let her go, and she was still holding her arms gently. After that, Marchioness Camille thoroughly examined her from head to foot. The servants stood proudly in front of the three. Because, looking at the little lady, they knew the marchioness and the young duke would really love her more. But they had no idea that their masters would think differently. "How are you doing, my baby?! Are they treating you prope
Marchioness Camille's eyebrows knitted together when she noticed her nephew Max, who was sitting quietly in front of her and deep thought. It had already been three hours since they were travelling from the palace back to the Von Heinlein estate, but she never heard Max utter even a word. He just kept taking a deep breath and knitting his eyebrows the entire time. Well, Max is usually quiet, especially if there is nothing to talk about. However, the incident that happened three days ago would surely make him talk excitedly. Even in the palace, he was also quiet. Marchioness Camille thought that he was simply keeping quiet in the palace because he did not want the royals to discover who had captured and severely damaged the cores of the infamous bandits who had been sent in front of the palace's entrance. However, Max was still quiet for the three hours they were in the carriage. It was pretty strange. Especially the person who captured and damaged the cores of the bandits was none othe
When the warm sunlight touched Erella's eyes, she grimaced while her eyes were still shut, and then she covered them with a blanket. She still did not want to wake up yet because she was still sleepy. She slept late last night because she waited for a certain person under the table to put her present under the Christmas tree that Aunt Camille said would come and give her the present that she wished for. She wasn't interested in the gift because Aunt Camille and Max would give her what she wanted. But she was quite interested in seeing what the individual looked like. If he was the jolly fat man she knew or if he looked differently, Because where she was from before, the jolly fat man that the adults were talking about was just them disguising as the jolly fat man. However, she did not see that person because, while waiting under the table, she fell asleep. She just woke up for a little while because she felt someone carry her, bring her to her room, and gently lay her down on her bed.
Three days ago in Underworld... Odeus was playing with Graciella on the bed when he abruptly came to a halt. Then he roughly pushed Graciella out of bed and sat with a serious expression on his face. “KYAAA! "Graciella cried out when Odeus pushed her out of bed. "Babe!" she exclaimed flirtatiously to Odeus, who was perplexed by what had happened. Then she thought of complaining to him about how he shoved her roughly out of bed, but when she rose up to complain, her face suddenly turned pale. Because Odeus, who was always cheerful, even in a serious meeting of the pillars that she had already attended, suddenly was exuding an extremely murderous aura. She thought she had made a mistake by making him angry. So, she thought of apologising to him, but before she could do that, the pressure she felt from him caused her to fall to her knees. When Odeus got out of bed, she flinched because she could feel him staring at her. She was not really mistaken because Odeus was staring at her when
"Now it is your turn," Erella remarked coldly, and she pulled Danica's hair towards her. "ARGHHHHH!" In agony, Danica yelled. Then she attempted to remove Erella's hand from her hair, but she was unable to do so. Instead, each time she attempted to remove Erella's hand from her hair, she only felt greater pain. "Milady!" As soon as they noticed she was buckling under Erella's hold, Glaiza and Rita called her out. "H---Help me!" Danica cried out for help. Glaiza and Rita were about to help her, but they stopped themselves because they remembered Erella's uncontrolled power. Then they thought if they would help Danica, maybe their lives would be the first to perish before hers. So, they looked at each other and then looked at Erella. They flinched when they saw Erella move a little. "What do we need to do now? Obviously, we could not fight against that monstrous power of the brat; however, we could not ignore our lady's plea. If we do that, you know what will happen to us." Glai
Glaiza and Rita were pacing back and forth in the parlour while Danica drank her tea calmly. "They still couldn't find the brat, Milady." Glaiza expressed her concern. "What are we going to say to his grace and her grace when they come back?" Rita inquired anxiously because Erella hadn't returned home from her walk in the forest for the last three days. Glaize and Rita were concerned because Erella had not yet been found; however, Danica's mind was finally at ease because the thorn in her side had already been removed. Danica ignored their concerns; instead, she gave her tea another swirl while humming happily. She then sniffed it and delicately sipped it. After sipping it, she placed it on the saucer before calling her two lackeys. "Girls, don't be concerned about her. Take a seat next to me. Look at your tea; it's getting cold," Danica replied as she sipped her tea once more. She was unconcerned because she was aware of what had happened to Erella. She witnessed Erella with her
ARGHHHH!!! Vin's wailing cry echoed through the dense forests. The other bandits who saw what Erella did to Vin closed their eyes and, for the first time in their lives, prayed to God that someone would save them from Erella's hands or that Erella would pity them. But their prayers were not answered because after Erella pulled out all of Vin's nails from his fingers and toes, which made him fall unconscious, Erella looked at each of them and decided who would be the next target of her wrath. They were terrified! They were completely powerless against her. She was like a psychopath, ready for her next target. Looking at her, their terrified hearts liked to burst out of their ribs because they were anxious that they would be Erella's next target. But they felt a little relieved when Erella's gaze drifted to Khan. "NO! NO! NO! NO!" P---Please be merciful to me! I'll give you everything I've got. Please s--s--spare me!" Khan begged in vain. Erella, on the other hand, ignored his plea. An
"Boss!" Khan's subordinates anxiously called him. They were worried about him because they could only see the top of his head on the ground. His underlings rushed over to assist him, but before they could, the ground rocked severely. Then, in an instant, he appeared out of the dirt. His body was caked with dirt. The surrounding air immediately descended. Khan was furious at being humiliated in front of his underlings. "Where have those bitches gone?" Khan screamed angrily. He then looked for the little girl who had trodden on his head, but she was nowhere to be seen. "Curse you, little wen."------------- A tremendous gust of wind came toward them before he could finish his curse. WHOOOSHHH...…. Only their silhouettes could be seen since a massive dust cloud blanketed the entire area. Then they noticed a silhouette of a young girl. Khan didn't need to clarify who the silhouette belonged to because he was certain it was the little girl who had stepped o
"W—What are we going to do now, Flynn?" Eddie inquired, his voice trembling. "A---Are we going to die right now?" Tubby, who was hidden behind Eddie, also inquired. "D—Don't say anything sinister, Tubby. Flynn is still capable of fighting them." Suzie claimed to have persuaded both Tubby and herself. She needed to convince herself since the bandits who had been beaten up by Flynn earlier were tremendously powerful after drinking something from the small bottle. Suzie knew deep down that Flynn would lose to them. Flynn may still have a shot if there was only one of them. But if there were more than 10 of them, the little fox, and possibly even Erella, would be unable to do so. "F---Flynn, please say something." Eddie summoned the small fox that was guarding them in front. "Y—Yeah, Flynn, say something." In his beefy voice, Tubby echoed what Eddie said. However, Flynn did not respond; instead, he growled even louder at their enemies. "HA! HA! HA! HA!" Khan laughed hysterically. "What