Dora shook her head and turned her gaze to a living object hidden behind the tree.“Well, it doesn’t matter, I’m not here for this anyway.”“Oh really? Because I feel like you’re going to backstab me after my fight with the prince.”Dora’s eyes widened as he realized that he had put his feet in the eye of the storm."Prince? Who’s the prince?! Don’t tell me…”He looked at the frail boy, devastated to see his toad hiding an ox, but this misunderstanding triggered Moonra, who stepped forward.“Are you for real… You don’t know your own prince? Are you living under a rock?!”“To be honest, I spent most of my life in the countryside… My apologies, my glorious prince, God bless you.”He curtsied to the little boy, who flinched in response while Moonra burned with rage. For the first time, Freya showed a different expression and stifled a slight laugh while coughing."Okay, change of rules, I'll take you first, and then I'll take care of the other idiot!"“Why are you angry, man? Don't act l
Dora shook his head and turned his gaze to a living object hidden behind the tree."Well, it doesn't matter, I'm not here for this anyway.""Oh really? Because I feel like you're going to backstab me after my fight with the prince."Dora's eyes widened as he realized that he had put his feet in the eye of the storm."Prince? Who's the prince?! Don't tell me…"He looked at the frail boy, devastated to see his toad hiding an ox, but this misunderstanding triggered Moonra, who stepped forward."Are you for real… You don't know your own prince? Are you living under a rock?!""To be honest, I spent most of my life in the countryside… My apologies, my glorious prince, God bless you."He curtsied to the little boy, who flinched in response while Moonra burned with rage. For the first time, Freya showed a different expression and stifled a slight laugh while coughing."Okay, change of rules, I'll take you first, and then I'll take care of the other idiot!""Why are you angry, man? Don't act l
Freya gazed at Gersey for a moment, her face betraying her lack of emotion."People in the other one?" she asked.Gersey hesitated before responding, his voice filled with uncertainty."Yeah... I can't explain it, but this one isn't normal, emissary-like normal. He was looking at me like he was trying to dominate me, so I looked back... But when I met his gaze, I felt like his eyes were no longer his own... I felt 'their' gaze"He shuddered and wrapped his arms around himself. Freya regarded him coldly before turning to look down the corridor."Your intuition has always been accurate. Who was he?" she inquired."I don't know. He never said his name." Gersey replied, his voice strained.She bit her lip and pivoted to face Hope and Moonra, who were engaged in a heated argument."What now? Are you ready to fight or will you run again?" Hope, looking forlorn, replied,"I've never fled from a battle, my prince. I'm just feeling a bit fatigued right now.""You're lying! You ran when that m
Dora gained more and more confidence and readjusted the hair falling on his forehead. She looked straight into the eyes of a young girl who was trying to avoid his gaze. "My Lady, I apologize for my rudeness. I was so amazed by your presence that I forgot to ask for your name. Mine is Anesidora… Carper? Yes, Carper, and if you could kindly tell me your name, it would make me the happiest person in the world.""Is this really not a joke?... Are you...Are you f-f-f-flirting?"His smile widened again, she was an easy target."God, am I flirting? I have to say no, flirting is for the player who wants to have fun, but here I'm not playing, it's a job interview, a fight, a test, me, in the name of the moon, I am ready to fight a thousand wars just to your liking.""… I know! You look like a girl, you are a girl, right? Your friends are spying on us and will make fun of me if I agree."Midgard's giggle could be heard, much to his displeasure."Is that the voice of a girl, my lovely, wonderf
The two faced each other in the corridor of all dangers. Dora, suspicious, took a look at the surroundings.“Don’t worry, there’s no one else here, it’s only us.”"Oh, really? What happened to your vanguard?"He asked, never looking directly at the girl but only scrutinizing the surroundings, expecting to get jumped on, much to the amusement of Freya.“They had other businesses, speaking of which, have you found the toad you were looking for?”"... Maybe? Why the interrogation thought? Is there a problem? Is this because I joked a little with the prince?""I'm telling you not to worry, I'm here on my own terms, for myself." She knows with a serious tone, "You've picked my interest, so I would like to confirm a few things about you."Her voice and facial expression didn't show any malice, she wasn't just a beautiful girl, her grace, tone, and antic were of the level of a sovereign. Maybe because his senses were getting sharper, Dora understood that it was better to behave for now.“Wha
Marie's POV***It's been a month since we officially joined the Southern Guild. I remember how the first day was a total blast.Several minutes after our registration, Leon and the others managed to join us. They were infuriated, Leon wanted to go right away to the capital to find Idiora and make him pay. We tried to convince him that it wasn't necessary but then Erick labeled us as traitors.But eventually, after a little while, their anger had subsided. We officially became an E-ranked team from the Guild and were dispatched to more missions than we were used to, of course, we weren't beginners, so we accomplished many achievements in a very short time period.The salary was a little short for a whole party, but we knew that things would get better as time passed. But it actually tends to be the opposite.During the very same week, we noticed a considerable increase in our power, and after the guild re-evaluated our level, we were promoted to D-rank. It was honestly our peak.But s
Freya's entrance caused an uproar in the room, no one remained silent."L-Lady Freya?" "What is she doing here? Will she also participate in the ceremony?"She walked forward, accompanied by the strange gentleman, observing the students with indifference."What is she doing here?""It looks like she's looking for something... Oh! Could it be that she still doesn't have a knight?Voices rose again and the agitation resumed. Suddenly, to everyone's surprise, a person showed up.With short black hair and his pair of glasses, Thomas crosses the room until he stands right in front of Freya, then puts one knee on the ground."Lady Freya, it's an honor to be graced by your presence, even though I didn't expect to see you so quickly."Thomas, although he was second in rank in the academy, prostrated himself before the Duke's daughter, testifying to the superiority of Saint Nova's students.However, Freya didn't look at him, continuing to look around and eventually responding in her graceful
A week had passed since the St. Nova ceremony. According to the exchange program, the students involved had to temporarily leave the academy and live with the noble affiliated with them.It was an interesting and funny experience, funny when you think about some of Nebula's students who might come from a higher social rank but will end up in a lower domain, due to their inability to be a true heir.In my case, it was a nice breath of fresh air. Zuri's family lived on a small plot of land surrounded by a vast forest where weak monsters could be found, making this place my favorite playground.The Baron's financial situation was delicate and he could not afford to call on knights to protect his own lands, making my presence very welcomed and I could get absolutely everything, non-financial, that I wanted.I was sitting on a huge stone next to a swamp, while Zuri was in the swamp, collecting disgusting toads.She stood still for a moment then, with a sudden movement, grabbed a blue toad