The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 18: The Queen's sister Disaster
(Somehow, another new type of spirit is born.)
"You're really the worst. Of all things, you stole my favorite underwear number one!"
"I said it, it wasn't on purpose!"
"What's? Are you challenging?" Victoria glares.
"N-no, sorry." Kaizo lowered his head in embarrassment. Well, no matter how much he thought about it, this time it was his own fault.
While Victoria stuffed the tuna potato salad into her mouth, she glanced at him.
"Well, at least I forgive you after recognizing your cooking skills. It's very delicious. If you make food for me every day, I'll promote you into a cooking spirit."
"I'm grateful for that. By the way, it was almost like the words proposed."
After showing that. Victoria's face turned crimson and said frantically, "Don't be stupid! Do you want to be turned into ashes? Come on, say it again, do you want to be turned into ashes?"
"I-I understand, so stop pointing the fork at me."
"Hm. Hn, the next time you say such a stupid thing, I'll really burn you!" Victoria pouted her lips and turned around.
Kaizo heaved a sigh of relief as he cut and split the salmon's gratin, "If only there was soy sauce, this would be much better, but...."
"Whatis that? Food?"
"That's the spice circulating in my hometown. Well, you can't get it here." Kaizo shrugged his shoulders and said that.
"Hour hometown, yes." Victoria muttered with her slightly lowered eyelashes. Somehow he had a very lonely expression.
After that, for a while, there was only the sound of cutlery being used. After that satisfying dinner, Victoria's mood also got a little better. Somehow, there was a calm atmosphere.
Kaizo suddenly lifted her head and looked at Victoria. He felt it could be asked now. He had wanted to ask her, ever since meeting her this morning in the forest, but had no chance of it.
"By the way, you...."
"What?" Victoria frowned putting down her black tea cup.
"Why do you want such a powerful spirit?"
That's a simple question. Despite using a spirit like Salamander, he still took the risk of injuring his body to reach the sealed spirit. He wants to know the reason.
Victoria lowered her slightly puzzled eyes and muttered, "There's someone I want to meet at any cost."
"Someone you want to meet?"
Kaizo dropped his gaze onto his left hand, hidden inside his black leather glove. What he lost three years ago, the irreplaceable important bond that is there.
(So, he's the same as me.)
The scar that was engraved on the back of his hand was painful.
Victoria sighed and put her hand into the neckband of her uniform, "Yes, I'll say it. Something I can't hide."
What he took out from his chest was a small pendant with silver chains. At the very center, a shiny red spirit crystal was inserted into it.
Kaizo looked at the emblem engraved there and raised his voice in surprise, "Lion of fire, the coat of arms of the Lionstein noble family!?"
Victoria silently nodded.
The Dukes of Lionstein. The great nobles who had served the royal family for generations since the founding of the Eldant Empire.
It was the noblest of the nobles, being one of the five princess girls, who stood on top among all the elementalists.
The Queen, who served directly under the five great Elemental Lords. No, it should be. But until four years ago, when the incident happened.
Monica Lionstein's. The one who brought an unprecedented great disaster to the Eldant Empire, the Queen of Disasters. She was also just like the girl in front of her, having red hair like burning.
"Don't tell me, you...."
"Yes, I am the sister of the Queen of Disasters, the younger sister of Monica Lionstein." Victoria looked straight into Kaizo's eyes and nodded.
(Victoria Blade's. I thought it was an alias. But, that doesn't mean it's like this. So I see, what he threw away is the surname Lionstein.)
In this great continent, there was no one who did not know about the incident. Four years ago, the Queen who served under the Fire Elemental Lord, Monica Lionstein suddenly snatched the strongest fire spirit, Laguel from the temple and disappeared.
Upon learning of the Queen's betrayal, the fiery Elemental Lord became enraged and became frenzied. It burned everything related to the duchy of Lionstein, including the lands of the Eldant Empire, the empire also suffered great damage.
And it did not make the anger of the Elemental Lord peaceful, about a year after, no matter what method was used, not a single flame could be ignited within the Eldant Empire.
No one knows why the Queen of fire disappeared. The citizens of Eldant angrily cursed her, and filled with hatred, they called her, the Queen of Disaster.
"I want to meet my sister. When I met him, I wanted to hear the truth."
For that, he must be strong. He must obtain the strongest spirit. With the prize awarded to the winner of the Sword Style Festival, in order to obtain the right to grant only one 'Wish' desired.
"Ohukk, uhuk...." As soon as the name came out of Victoria's mouth, Kaizo reflexively coughed.
"Is something wrong?"
"Well, that's bad."
Rei Assar was the winner of the Sword Style Festival last time. He suddenly appeared three years ago as the Strongest Sword Style Holder.
His sword style back then was very lively. In the final, even with the candidate Elementalist Sevens, he defeated them. Due to his dedicated sword style, the fire God Elemental rage was finally assuaged.
"Three years ago, I saw his sword dancing in the meeting hall. I also feel like being like that, a noble and powerful elementalist." Victoria blushed and looked down a little embarrassed.
"Since that day, I've always admired him."
"I understand." Kaizo looked at Victoria with a complicated expression and clasped her fists tightly.
After that, it was strangely quiet. They tried to talk about anything a few times, but none of that lasted long. Victoria yawned sweetly after eating the dish on the table.
After filling his stomach, he looked sleepy. Well, he did use a Salamander-level spirit twice in a day, so that was natural.
"Wake me up when it's time. If you do something funny, ash."
"wait. Does that mean I have to stay awake all the time?" Kaizo complained, and in front of her, Victoria made a sleeping breath. He has an amazing ability to fall asleep.
"God, you're gonna catch a cold!"
Kaizo carried Victoria's tiny body upwards like a princess. He took her to a bed in the corner of the room. The salamander walked up and jumped into bed.
(Although so, the sleeping face of this girl is really like an angel.) While looking at his face, making a soft sleeping sound, Kaizo smiled bitterly.
As she put Victoria to bed, her lips moved slightly by muttering, "Sister. Daddyh. Mommy."
(Laughing, huh?)
He seemed to have somewhat heard something that he should not have heard. Of course, after the disappearance of the Queen of Disasters, the duchy of Lionstein was supposed to be confiscated and the duke and his wife were imprisoned in the Alsash prison.
"Hn, Kaizo."
Kaizo was shocked when his name was called out all of a sudden.
"Ahh, what are you doing, pervert, idiot."
"What kind of dream is she having!?" Kaizo muttered as he sighed by staring at his sleeping face.
After that day three years ago, he hid his left hand with leather gloves.
(You and I are the same, Victoria. These three years, I've been living to get back the people who are so important to me.)
Because of his mistake, Kaizo has lost him, his former contracted spirit.
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POV: Alicia
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At the same time, in every female dorm room where Victoria lived, a small incident occurred. The spirits used in the spirit devices in the kitchen, bathroom, and others suddenly started to get out of control.
After the spirit investigation party investigated the dormitory, it ended it with weak words that the incident was from an unknown cause.
In the darkness illuminated by the blue moon, the black-winged angel gently alighted in the academy tower.
It was a black haired girl, wearing a jet black dress. The girl landed gently on the roof of the female dormitory and smiled pitifully.
"I want to see you, Kaizo."
In the palm of the girl, a wiggling wisp of darkness floated.
"But you're still not the real you."
He extended his hand to the empty sky and a dark-colored sphere floated up and disappeared in the night sky.
"That's why, I'll offer you my memory."
The girl chuckled, like a cruel little girl, like a pure demon.
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*Connected.....
*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intentionality.