Maria sat in the carriage right across from her mother; Shirone and Kuroka were outside steering the griffons. Some time had passed since it was announced that her mother was taking her to go visit her grandparents. At first, Maria thought her mother was just kidding around, but then Spring Break arrived and Diamond Academy allowed the students a week of vacation.
Now here she was in the carriage with her mother sitting across from her, humming happily. Maria was getting restless from the trip, seeing how her grandparents lived in the West Region of Astral, outside the capital. "Maa, it's been a long time since I last visited home. The last time your grandparents saw you was when you were a baby~!" There was a large smile on her mother's face as it was easy to see how eager and excited her mother felt about a visit to her old home again.
'Houston, we have a problem...' Maria thought to herself, face a little green as her small six-year-old body was constantly being thrown in the air only to be caught by her grandfather. Who fondly kept saying, "My little Maria is the most adorable being in the world~! No one can hold a candle to her cuteness~! How about you come and live with your grandpa? I will spoil you with pretty dresses and play with you every day!" Her grandpa wore a sappy goofy smile on his face, engrossed with the idea of seeing his precious granddaughter every day of the week.Immediately Maria found herself caught by a different pair of hands, a set of emerald eyes glaring in the direction of her grandfather. "Hey, Maria is my darling sweet little cub! She is not allowed to leave her Momma and Papa’s side just yet!" childishly yelled Maria's mother
Maria never expected that right after her grandfather's bold announcement that minutes later a low-level, {Class-Pawn: Water Horn Ram} would make its appearance. Without hesitation, her grandfather pushed her out in front, and immediately the Water Horn Ram locked its eyes on her. "Go get 'em, Maria!" shouted her grandfather, followed by a cheerful shout that came from her mother."Maria, mommy is here cheering you on!" Sitting down at a small table, which Maria couldn't help but question just where on earth it came from, sipping on tea, her grandmother shot her an airy smile. "Good luck, my adorable granddaughter. "'They clearly have no intention of helping me,' Maria thought with a blank expression, turning her head back to the Water Ram. Only to scream once she saw the
Right after the headmaster made his announcement, exams went underway and names were randomly called out in groups or pairs. The stage of the arena was massive enough to hold multiple matches. Once the students descended onto the stage, a magic spell would activate itself, summoning forth a caged magical beast; once released, the battle began. Throughout the process, there were those who were struggling and others who easily took out their assigned magical beast.There were a few matches that caught Maria's attention, such as the 4S Beauties of Diamond Academy. Despite their primadonna attitude, it was clear that they had talent, such as Natsumi who excelled in fire magic, ending her match with a large powerful fireball attack, earning herself a few compliments from the teachers.Lily was proficient with earth-typ
After Julian made his way down and stepped onto the stage, he found himself facing off against a {Class-Pawn: Snake Earthworm}, a large worm type creature that could crush its opponent with its long heavy body. It slithered on the ground, charging straight towards Julian, who immediately made a break for it. The Earthworm Snake began chasing him. Meanwhile, other battles were also taking place.Just like Julian, the other children were struggling, only one stood out from the others. "Hey, isn't that Four-Eyes, the annoying sidekick that is always hanging around that stupid prince?" inquired Mai, directing her eyes towards where she was pointing her finger. Maria's eyes widened once she noticed that the person was indeed Gilbert."Yep, that's him," confirmed Maria, watching the boy perform some type of lightning spell th
When Maria called out to Ruby, rings of red luminance fire covered her body as her mind briefly flashed back to that week of training she underwent. How she was caught by surprise when she and Ruby first performed a convergence together, though she was unaware of what it was called at the time before Ruby explained it to her.Celestial Convergence was when a Celestial Summon and its master merged together, granting that magician the same abilities as the Celestial Summon. Though, not all Celestial Magicians could successfully perform this spell as sometimes the magician's body was unable to handle the strain of merging with a celestial being. Those who could were noted to be some of the lucky few, even though those who could, sometimes experienced difficulty maintaining the merge.'Master, your current limit in this
"Mai, on your left!" yelled Maria. "Julian, look out behind you!" shouted Mai after taking out {Class-Pawn: Barbarian Yellow Tiger} with a Light Magic Spell. The purple-haired boy used his Bloodline Magic to defeat the {Class-Pawn: Fire Horn Zubron} he was up against. "Maria, above you!" said Julian. Maria dodged the attack from the beast she was up against and moved in to attack with her crimson dual fire fans. Once all three beasts were taken out, the three friends happily congratulated each other. They were in the middle of their Confrontation Against Magical Creatures class, which took place in a forest located outside the academy's grounds. Confrontation Against Magical Creatures w
"You don't have to worry about that; no woman should have to suffer what you just went through," said Maria. Her words caused the woman to smile."Even if you say that, I still feel that I must compensate you somehow. Oh, how's this? I heard news of this popular bakery shop that just opened up in town. How about I treat you to some delicious desserts?" offered the woman. Maria's ears perked up once she realized both her and this woman were heading towards the same place."We were just heading there. How about we go together, Ms...?""You can just call me Cordelia.""Okay, Miss Cordelia!""Now..." Cordelia hooked arms with Maria, shooting the y
"Now that was a lovely shopping trip; don't you agree, my adorable Maria?" This sweet cheerful voice was none other than the countess. Maria was strolling down the street with her mother, walking side-by-side while Kuroka and Shirone trailed behind them. For two hours Maria watched as her mother picked out a variety of outfits and dresses to try on for themselves. If she liked them, her mother ordered for them to be delivered to the Rosendrey manor.They had gotten up early this morning, Shirone and Kuroka dressing Maria in a simple pastel yellow turtleneck top with puffy sleeves and in a plaid pastel yellow and pink short pleated skirt. Silk pink ribbons were used to tie her hair into pigtails; around her neck was the necklace that Mai had won during the Love-Me Carnival.Her mother's choice of attire matched the
The girl occupying the female lead’s seat held extraordinary beauty with violet ombre hair styled in a complicated hairdo and skin fair and smooth like a doll. The mystery girl's face was shaped into an adorable oval with flawless features. Her coquettish silver eyes gave off a feel of loftiness mixed with innocence.'A peerless beauty has made her arrival, but why... does this girl feel somewhat familiar? No, better question! Who is this girl?!'"So I see the rumors regarding Duke Lancaster's daughter are true." Having finished her dance with Michael, Isis rejoined the group, eyes staring at the dazzling young girl who seemed close with the heroine's future suitors."There's a rumor go
Maria saw how Isis was still following the path the story set for her and recalled a crucial point in the story. 'Everything begins at this banquet.' Maria began recalling the intro of A Fairytale Romance.'Today will be the heroine's first time attending the banquet, which the academy hosts for new and returning students. Unable to blend in with the other daughters of high society, the heroine somehow wandered into the garden where she tripped and fell. A cliche set-up as the person she fell on top of was Alan, the male lead.'Maria remembered this was how the author wrote the female and male lead’s first meeting. In the
Walking into the dazzling lit ballroom, a now twelve-year-old Maria calmly took in the view that she, over the years, had grown used to seeing. She held the hand of her brother, Micheal. The young heir of House Rosendrey had grown into a splendid and handsome young man, standing taller and broader now that he was a high school student.However, Micheal's gentle smile directed towards his little sister had earned him many infatuated shy smiles from his female peers, not that he noticed.Micheal wasn't the only one who had changed; Maria did as well. No longer a chubby-faced elementary student, she had undergone somewhat of a growth spurt.Her round face now showed a bit of maturity wi
Earlier, right when Luna and Maria escaped with the captives and encountered an orc, Suzy cursed when she saw that the two girls were losing the battle. Deciding to trust herself, Suzy, when no one was looking, ran off. Not realizing the stupidity of her actions as she did not know the cave’s layout, she firmly believed that her decision was correct.'I'm way smarter than those little idiots! I'll get myself to safety!'Suzy regretted listening to the two young girls, blindly running until she found herself surrounded by goblins. 'No! Not again!' Suzy paled, recalling the day when the Murky Mountain residents attacked the city and kidnapped her.
Right after the goblin muttered these words, the door to his chambers was thrown open. A series of footsteps marched inside the room. "Hello~! Sorry for barging in unannounced, but you have someone that I need. So kindly step aside, and you just may avoid bloodshed!" Evelyn spoke in a merry tune. Feeling a hand tap her shoulder, she saw her lieutenant, the attractive stoic woman standing at her side, signal for her to move towards their right. Chained to a lame attempt at a makeshift bed, that was barely standing and draped with dirty rags, were four women, all weeping. Their clothes were ripped in many sections; their bodies were covered in cuts and bruises. Instantly there was a shif
The heart-wrenching sight of the sobbing woman drowned Maria's heart in sorrow. Walking over to the woman, she asked, "What is your daughter's name? What does she look like?"Noting the interest and pity laced in Maria’s tone, the woman wasted no time answering these questions. The woman grasped Maria's hands and pleaded. "She has dark brown hair and eyes; the last time I saw her she was wearing brown trousers and a green top! Does this mean you'll find my daughter? Please, rescue her!"Looking into this woman's eyes, Maria thought of her own mother, given to her when she transmigrated to this world, and pondered how her mother would react if she was in this woman's shoes.'Just like a hurricane, she would turn all the regions upside down search
Bracing her feet on the ground, Maria took off and kicked the orc right in his face. The force of her kick caused the orc’s feet to slide back against the dirt and almost toppled over. After regaining its balance, the orc came charging, clutching its club before swinging it down as Maria managed to block it with her arms."Oh no you don't, big guy! I'm not going down that easy!" said Maria as she leaped up and placed her hand on the ground."Earth Pillar!" A green spell circle glowed beneath her feet when a pillar from the ground shot straight towards the orc. The orc could do nothing to stop the attack as he flew straight out of the cave entrance before falling to his doom."As I said, I knew that bonehead would be perfect for a job like this!" Rub
The battle was fierce. Fighting on the forefront were the trolls and orcs, leaving the ambushing to the goblins. "These are Mountain Trolls, so they carry twice the strength of orcs!" yelled Rina, the female elf warrior, gliding gracefully through the battlefield with her sword.The female elf warrior severed the heads of goblins and trolls who came rampaging across the field. A little over three meters tall, body made out of rocks and dirt, a troll was ready to bash Rina with his fist, only for the woman to vanish and appear behind it in the air, severing its head."Mountain Trolls are strong but lack speed and fighting abilities!" The woman stood victorious over the defeated Mountain Troll’s body.Riding majestically into battle, seated upon a {Class-Ro
After rescuing all of the captives, Maria and Luna ran into a problem when one of the captives showed just how little faith she had in the two young girls. "Ha? You girls the same age as my younger sister trying to play hero? Don't overestimate yourself!" The girl spoke to them in an arrogant tone, tossing her dirty brown hair aside."You have courage, I'll give you that, but my Papa has definitely dispatched people to come and rescue me!" Suzy said in utter confidence, knowing just how much her father treasured her as his beloved daughter.'Knowing Papa, he dispatched the best knights available to come and bring me home!' Thinking of the Ritz's family mansion, she imagined the soft comfort of her bed and the sil