Reborn: I’m a Dragon Girl With An OP System Book 6

"Everyone stop!" I yelled out as we came to a set of large metal doors. They had two grim reaper looking things engraved on each side with a horned skull on the seam of the middle of the door where the doors would come together.

"This must be the boss room." Adel came to stand by my side. I nodded my head, agreeing with her. "We will need to be very careful. This is supposed to be the Goblin Chief."

I turned and looked at everyone. They were all now seasoned fighters. They could easily take on five hobgoblins each, even Adel. "I guess it is about time."

"About time?" Adel looked at me with a confused expression.

"I think it is time that I teach everyone new magic that will help them in the upcoming fights. Everyone should have enough mana by now." I had been planning to help everyone learn new spells appropriate to their own abilities. And now that everyone was well over level one hundred and able to cast many spells with ease, it was time to really make them powerful.

"Everyone, listen up!" I called out as I jumped into the air. "From this moment on, we will be doing magic training. I will be teaching you all new spells. Also, if you have ideas for spells, you can let me know as well. I will do what I can to create a magic circle for it."

"What!? Boss, you can make magic spells as well!?" Leo yelled out in surprise.

"Leo, you should know by now that Boss is a goddess. She can do anything!" Amanda yelled as she kicked Leo.

"Amanda, why did you kick me!?" Leo, during this time, had lost a lot of weight and was much more muscular than before. It turned out that under his pudgy face and body, he was actually quite handsome. I have noticed Amanda taking a liking to him. A love that had bloomed during the dive in a dungeon. Is it wrong for love to bloom in a dungeon?

All I can say is that the two would make a cute couple. And it was plain as day to see that Amanda did like him. I think a lot of it had to do when we came to an area with hobgoblins who could use bows, and Leo protected her by shielding her with his body. A hero saving a beauty kind of moment. The boys will tease Leo about it, and Amanda would stand next to him, blushing, making the teasing even worse for Leo. "Why did I kick you? Because you are questioning Faith's abilities!"

"Alright enough!" I yelled out with a laugh. "To answer your question, I can, for the most part. Whether you will be able to use them or not is another story. For now, I will be going by everyone's current main element for a higher tier spell. Blake, Hailey, You two are first since you are both fire users."

For these two, I planned to teach them fire pillar. For Hailey, it would be a good area of effect attack to use when there are too many monsters, and for Blake, the same as Hailey, but he can also use the pillars as a means to stage a sneak attack by using the pillars of flames as a means to closing in on someone and as cover.

I spent an hour with them going over each rune and drawing the magic circle in the air many times so that they could study it. With the both of them increasing their intelligence, it did not take much time for them to learn them.

After Blake and Hailey worked with Amanda on a mass water slicer spell. It took concepts of my Faithylon and reworked it to make a water slicer spell that could spawn around a group of targets and basically dice them all up.

For Leo, I worked with I'm on a spell that used his two specialties. Rock wall and rock spikes. I combined them into a spell I called Stone Maiden. He could create a large stone statue that opened up to reveal thousands of spikes. When it closed, it would pierce through all the targets captured inside. Funnily enough, the image he used for the statue was Amanda, and he ended up getting beaten up for it.

For Brad, we worked together to come up with a spell called chained lightning. It was basically something I stole from a game back on Earth. He could shoot a bolt of lightning out of his hand as he charged forward with his spear. It was a two pronged attack that dealt damage to the target but also paralyzed them as well. The best part was that it did not stop at just one target but arched out and hit the next target that was within fifty feet of it.

Rick and Steven were both tricky as they did not really have a main element. I ended up teaching them some wind magic that would spin around their bodies and attack their enemies with blades of wind.

With Tom, I came up with the idea of combining his wind element with arrows that he could fire from his bow. He could fire off as many arrows as he wanted at the same time into the air, and the wind would keep them together. Once it reached a certain point designated by his magic circle, the wind would then begin to rain the arrows down at incredible speeds.

"Master. Ummm… I have an idea for a spell." Grace came walking up to me as I was deciding who was next.

"Oh? Explain it to me and I will see if I can make it possible." This was a first. No one else had any ideas for their own spells until now.

Grace's eyes lit up as she hopped over to me and began explaining it to me."My Idea is like this…."

Chapter2 Legendary Grade Spells Part 1

"Oh? Hmmm…" What Grace explained was no simple task. She wanted a spell that could heal and shield at the same time. I originally planned to have her doing a different kind of spell, but maybe it would be best to have two area of effect heals. She had a great deal of mana, after all.

"So you want to mix barrier and healing as an area of effect heal…." I mumbled once more as I fell into thought. Such a spell would indeed be complex. With high heal, she can heal a single target, but this would require her to always keep on her toes. It could also be nerve racking as well. The stress builds up if you are even a second late on a heal while trying to save someone. One mistake could cost a life, so having multiple heals and barriers that can also heal is a really good idea. To be honest, I am slightly jealous that I did not think of this idea.

But besides my tiny bit of jealousy, this idea was very amazing. The idea of a barrier healing someone was not something that I have dealt with before, so I was thinking that it could be a combination of two spells, not fusion but two spells in one. Basically, my thought on this is that Grace can set the targets in a radius that she deems friendly and cast a barrier with a second cast of a high heal that appears above the head of the person in the barrier.

I sat down and began doodling on the ground with a rock. I could feel the presence of others around me, but I did not pay attention to them. This kind of magic circle was indeed complex, but for some reason, I feel like it was easier than I thought it would be. I am not sure if this is because my intelligence has skyrocketed the past few days or what, but I can say thank god for whatever is allowing me to complete this quickly.

Not even an hour went by, and I was already drawing the magic circle in the air. "Holy Shield!"

As soon as the activation words left my mouth, barriers began to appear around everyone, and a magic circle of high heal began casting heal onto them. I was so happy I jumped up and down in a circle. This kind of spell will change the way people can do dungeons or even fight in wars.

"Leave it to Boss to create something so amazing." I heard Amanda say in a hushed tone. She was not the only one, everyone else was whispering as well.

"Faith, I think you just created a spell that will go down in the history books as a legendary spell." Adel said while shaking her head. "This healing spell is on the same level as grand fall…."

"I think you are overexaggerating. This spell may seem complex, but once you figure out the inner workings…."

"Stop!" Adel cut me off while pushing her finger on my lips. "You are the only person in the entire kingdom who could so easily put together a spell that requires so many intricate runes and make it work on the first try. Let me ask this how much mana does this use?" Adel asked as she raised an eyebrow at me.

I pursed my lips and looked in the opposite direction as I said softly: "Just a mere 1500…."

"Yeah, I thought so! Only you and Grace can cast something like that multiple times!" Adel yelled out. It was true Grace now has over 35000 mana since her bloodline awakening and the system.

"Well, as long as Grace can cast it multiple times, it should be fine, right?" I replied in a semi whiny tone. I mean, come on! I was tailoring the spell for Grace, and I already reduced the amount of mana needed for it by its max amount!

"Alright, I will give you that, but what was the other spell?" I guess Adel noticed my second doodle.

"It is a pure area of effect heal with the power of high heal. This one is only 1000 mana…." I replied while looking away once more. The whole area became silent.

"Leave it to Boss…." Steven said, breaking the silence.

"Boss is really a boss…." Leo crossed his arms in front of his chest and said while nodding his head.

"Alright enough! I still have more spells to make. Grace, go practice the magic circle until you are able to cast it." I now had to work on Sophie, Sally, Sei, and Adel's spells. I was thinking of doing Adel's first.

"Yes, Master!" Grace happily ran off to go practice her new spell. Seeing her so happy made me smile. At least someone was appreciative of my hard work!

"Adel, you are next," I said while rubbing the scratches off the stone floor with some earth magic and sitting down. "Do you have any ideas for a spell? I know I mentioned the domain thing before, but I figured you might have some ideas by now."

"I do have a few. While I have stop, rewind, and resume, I need something that will actually kill my enemies, and I was thinking of making a spell called fast forward." Adel said as she sat down. "I was thinking that with my new abilities, I should be able to break some of the rules set with my cosmic magic."

"Hmmm… One that speeds up time… Well, let's see. Rewind works like this." I drew a magic circle in the air but did not activate it so I could study it more. I tapped my chin and looked it over and over until I finally spotted something that kind of stuck out to me. It was well hidden within the runic equation and seemed to be essential to the runic equation, but in fact, it was not. It was a limiter and something that, if removed would make cosmic magic a really deadly magic.

Chapter3 Legendary Grade Spells Part 2

Basically, the concept of time is targeting a person or thing and adjusting the time element around them. This is basically the basis of cosmic magic. And only those who have an affinity to it are able to use it, me being the exception. But that is mainly because of my amazing op system. But from what I am looking at, now that I am really picking this magic circle apart. The runic equation can be changed in many ways. Like, let's say you want to cast haste on someone to make them quicker only speed wise. You can do it without aging the person. If you want to slow a target to a crawl, you can do the same thing. And if you wish to kill someone, you can easily attack their age and fast forward it to the point that they die.

With this said, none of this would be possible if the limiter was still there. Only by removing the limiter can you do much more with this element. But what makes me curious is why such a limiter was pressed into the magic circle in the first place. Adel said he just knew how to cast it as if it came to her. If that is the case, then there might be another reason for it that we do not know, like maybe some form of a higher power. If this was Earth, I would laugh at such an idea, but this is a world of magic where everything is possible.

I once again rewrote the magic circle, this time without the limiter, and as I finished the spell, the entire thing turned golden in color. "Oh? Now, this is quite interesting…."

"Huh? Why is it gold!?" Adel asked as she looked at the magic circle in front of me in awe.

"Your time element is much more than we thought. After I removed the limiter, it returned back to its true form." Even I was surprised at what I was looking at. Without the limiter, the mana consumption is also reduced to like nothing. "One hundred mana per use. You can even replace a few things in the magic circle to allow them to do other things. Like buffing people to make them faster. Or as you asked. Kill someone by aging them."

"This…." I could tell by the look on Adel's face that she was finding it all hard to believe but in front of her was a carbon copy of her normal spell but unrestricted and seemed even omnipotent.

"Adel, see this here." I pointed to a section in the runic equation. Adel got close and nodded her head. "This is the key to deciding what you want to do with the spell. This is also up to your imagination as long as it has to do with time. Like, let's say I did this." I stood up and drew another magic circle, this time, I did plan to use it, but only one me. "Haste!"

As soon as I said that, I felt like every part of my body began to speed up. I took a step forward, and it was as if I had teleported because I ended up half away across the room in a single step. I then turned around and took another step forward, returning to where I stood before. I canceled the spell and sat back down. "As you can see, haste speeds up the actions of the body, nothing more. But you can do many things with it now. Just do not cast anything that will kill anyone. There will be plenty of goblins for that."

"Ri-Right…" Adel seemed still in a daze. I still want to make a time domain where she can freely control time within a certain distance around her, but I figured this was enough for the time being.

"Practice with haste for now and keep the output low. Once you get used to it, raise the output a bit." I figured it would be best for Adel to start slow since I do not know the adverse effects of this kind of spell. I feel fine now, but I am not sure Adel's body could take such speed.

"Mmm…" Adel nodded and stood up. She had already memorized the magic circle due to her now very high intelligence. I watched as she walked over to the side and sat down. She then proceeded to slowly draw the magic circle out.

I cleaned up the floor once more and sat there looking forward. Everyone was currently practicing their new magic, which was a good thing. "Sei and Sophie…."

These two I did not know what to make for them. Sophie already had a very op spell which allows her to phase in and out of reality. While Sei was already very strong. "I guess with Sophie, maybe a spell that will allow her to do more damage with her sword…."

"Mmm… A way to increase my attack ability would be nice."

"AhHH!" I yelled out. I was so lost in thought I never noticed Sophie sitting next to me, so when she spoke, it scared the crap out of me! I held my chest and blushed from ear to ear. Everyone had looked over and was giggling at me. I pouted my bottom lip and looked at Sophie with an aggrieved expression. But instead of her trying to make me feel better, she giggled along with everyone else. It must be pick on the dragon day, right?

Clearing my throat, I decided to ignore everyone else as I thought long and hard. A spell that could increase Sophie's abilities was not something that was easy to create. She was already using many body enhancing buffs. "Maybe a way to quicken her attack speed while enhancing her strength?"

Colossal strength, wind rush, and acceleration were all highly effective body buffs that most swordsmen used. But they could only do so much…. What if I configured acceleration to do more than just make someone run faster? What if I can make it apply to other parts of the body….

I was starting to get an idea of what would work. Whether or not it will or not is another story. The spell acceleration was supposed to be a movement speed spell but it is not exactly stated in the runic equation on what it affects. If i can create a spell that stacks with acceleration it would make her combat prowess soar.

Chapter4 Legendary Grade Spells Part 3

This spell took only a half hour to make but in the end, what I ended up creating was a whole new spell that took concepts from the current body buffing spells that I knew of. I even added a little something extra as a safety precaution. "Here you go. I call it Divine Tempest."

"You are not going to try it out yourself?" Sophie asked as he looked at me. I chuckled and shook my head. "Nope, you should test this one out yourself. Also, before you cast it, cut your hand."

"Huh?"Sophie looked at me with a confused expression, but I just motioned for her to do as I said. She reluctantly nodded, sliced her hand, and began casting the spell. The spell itself was actually quite simple, but it took a toll on the body, and only those used to speed would be able to handle it. "Divine Tempest!"

Sophie's body glowed with golden light, and at the same time, the cut on her hand instantly healed. Shocked as she was, she struck out with her sword in less than a second, she had already struck out over a thousand times. "This!?"

"Hehe… It is tough on the body, but it should be perfect for when you need to deal a lot of damage quickly. The healing effect is nothing more than minor heal that keeps recasting. I used minor heal to keep mana cost low. It should take some of the burned off the body and allow for longer stretches of use. The speed is the thing you will really need to get used to. Also…. And this is the most important part. It can stack with all the other spells increasing your damage output to an insane amount." I explained. When I first started creating the spell, I ran into an issue that caused too much strain on the body when using the acceleration portion of the spell on the arms only, which was why I added in the minor heal that would keep healing the body to reduce the strain.

"Yeah, I can feel a bit of strain, but it is nothing to worry about. This…. This is just simply amazing. Faith, thank you so much!" Sophie uncharacteristically threw her arms around me and hugged me tightly. I smiled and hugged her back. She is so fluffy. However, I could feel a set of eyes staring daggers at me. I did not even need to look up to see who it was.

Now I just had Sally and Sei left to deal with. I already had a good idea of what to do for Sally. Basically a rewrite of the spell I made for Sophie, but this one would be more focused on strength and movement speed, with strength taking up the main portion of the spell. As for Sei… "Sei, any ideas?"

"To be honest, I am not sure. I have always worked on the skills taught to me in the black knights. So I have never really thought about using other spells." Sei replied. Sei was a magic knight who was both good at sword and magic. Her specialty is barrier magic which is hard to work with in a sense.

I scratched my head and thought of the spell I made of Grace and figured if it was just a barrier, then maybe it would come in helpful, but a larger barrier works just as good. "Hmm… What if we used your skills with barriers to wrap your sword in one that is very thin and rotates? It should be able to slice through pretty much everything."

"A spell that is imbued on my sword…." I watched as Sei fell into thought. "If it rotates in a manner at the very edge of the blade, then if we were to make the barrier slightly jagged….. It should really cut through a lot…. Yes, let's do that!"

"Alright." I went right to work. As the spell was, in fact, quite simple, I was done in a short time. The only hard part was writing the equation for the barrier's shape to be more like saw blade teeth. But I found that because it was small and paper-thin, I was able to make the barrier even stronger by allowing a denser infusion of mana.

After I was done with Sei, I worked on Sally's spell, which was basically just restructuring the one from Sophie to fit her. I also made it so she could increase or decrease the strength amount as much as she wanted. I just told her to test it out so she would not go over her own limit.

With that all said and done, not only did I gain a lot of new spells, but so did everyone else. But I still needed to make one more spell that was something that only I could use. "What are you making now?" Steven came up to me and asked.

"A spell that only I can use." I replied while scratching on the stone ground with a rock. I was in full concentration mode. The spell I had in mind would allow the team to never have to worry about mana while we venture deeper into the dungeon. It will be very helpful for boss fights. Once I got a decent looking runic equation written, I stood up and walked over to Grace. "Grace, I want you to keep casting spells on me."

"Huh? Okay, Master." Grace looked at me confused but began casting high heal on me. My eyes glowed as I spoke out: "Mana Tethering!"

As I watched as Grace's mana bar kept going down and then back up with each cast. I couldn't help but smile. "Alright, start casting the new spell I made for you. Just keep casting it."

"Okay!' Grace seemed to be startled that her mana was not being drained at all. Fifty minutes later, she looked at me in shock. "Master, this is!?"

"I call it mana tethering. I basically connect a line of mana to you and replenish your mana with my own." I explained. "I can connect as many people as I want to the tether effectively giving everyone unlimited mana."

Chapter5 Boss! Goblin Chief Part 1

"But Master, wouldn't that mean you would run out of mana quicker?" Grace asked. I could tell she was concerned about my mana reserves.

"It's fine. You can say as a dragon I have no worries about mana." I replied with a smile. "Alright, You keep practicing. I am going to go rest. I used my brain too much today."

I walked over to the wall on the far side of the room and leaned against it. After opening my menu, I went to the follower section and tapped on Mr. Blobs. A small window appeared with a few slots next to it. This was how you fed slimes in the system. But this was also how I have been transferring supplies to the ones trapped on the first floor. I split it in two amounts, just enough for the teachers to survive and enough to keep the students' stomachs filled, especially the girls who went through hell.

Because of how the pet system worked, I could easily push my will onto Mr. Blobs even if he was nowhere around. He would then take the food in his food slots and spit it out. I knew it worked because of the signals I would get from Mr. Blobs. Luckily this can be done mentally, too, or they would have starved when I was helping Grace.

At first, I never thought about their food supply until two days into the dungeon dive. I was a bit panicky, so I went through all my menus trying to find a solution, and then I finally found one. I was skeptical that it would even work, but luckily it did. I do wonder, though. If Mr. Blobs spits out food, would it be covered in slime? Well.. if they are hungry, they will eat it.

I leaned against the wall and closed my eyes. I was actually quite tired. As my eyes grew heavy, I could only hope I would not have any strange dreams.

"Faith…" A voice entered my ears, disturbing my slumber. I woke up to see Adel poking me. "Hmmm? What's wrong?"

"You have been sleeping for almost an entire day. Are you okay?" Adel asked.

"Yeah, probably just exhausted," I replied as I yawned and rubbed my eyes. Luckily this was not a dream. "Has everyone gotten the hang of their new spells?"

"Yeah, pretty much everyone can cast them without issue. I made up a few spells of my own now that I understand the concept of them using the universal magic spell you gave me." Adel said with a proud smile.

"Mmm… I know you could. Don't worry about mana either for the time being. I will be using my new mana tethering spell to supply you all with mana." I replied as I stood up with Adel's help. I looked at everyone who were checking their equipment and getting ready.

I walked over to the large doors and stood in front of it before turning around to look at everyone present. "We will be taking on the second to last boss. Keep on your toes and watch for anything strange. We won't know how to deal with it until we get inside. I do not want to mess up like last time. So we will stay on the defensive until we understand the boss's abilities. So do not rush in. And…. Stay alive."

"""""""Yeah!!!""""""""

"Alright, I will open it!" I said as I turned around. My arms transformed into huge dragon arms as I pushed against the huge door. Dust fell from the top of it as it slowly creaked open as if it had not been opened in many many years. Darkness filled my eyes as I peered through the cracks. But this darkness only lasted a second before Grace, without me asking, created ten balls of light and sent them into the room. What was revealed was a sea of skeletons. Not human ones but goblins. Some big, some small. There were thousands of them. I pushed the door open wide enough for us to walk through and took my first step into the room. As I did and I looked around, I finally spotted someone on the other side of the room. A large bone house, and in front of it, sitting down chewing on something, was a large hobgoblin almost as big as the main boss I had seen before. He had huge muscles and was covered in many different kinds of bone jewelry.

Next to him, similar in size, were three other goblins, all warrior looking type goblins. There were at least one hundred other normal hobgoblins and some shamans roaming around the bone hut that looked to be two floors high.

I stepped to the side of the door to let everyone else through. I was not going to rush in like we did on the shaman. Once everyone gathered, I waved everyone together and looked around the room a bit more. "Alright, we will stick to this left wall. Expect the door to close behind us as soon as we get far enough away from it. We will need to keep an eye out for anything. There are mountains of bones here, so there is no telling what will be under them either."

"Boss, how should we play out this fight?" Steven asked.

"I am not sure. I may just go full dragon mode at the start and take them all on at once. There are too many adds for us to really work out a decent plan. So I will be tanking the large guys. You all will deal with ads. Don't worry. My dragon form is much more powerful than my humanoid form. " I could see the worried looks in their eyes. But it was true.

[Dragon Form]

[Name]: Faith Cyrilia

[Age] 12

[Level] 176

[Race] Dragonic

[HP] 600000/600000

[MP] ∞

[Attack Power] 581500

[Magic Power] 581500

[Status Points] 1160

[Strength] 58150

[Vitality] 60000

[Intelligence] 58150

[Mind] ∞

[Agility] 58150

[Skill Points] 135

[Skills]

{Appraisal (LVL 10(MAX))} {Military Command (LVL 10(MAX))} {Military Tactics (LVL 10(MAX))} {Business Tycoon (LVL 10(MAX))} {Acting (LVL 1(MAX))}

Chapter6 Boss! Goblin Chief Part 2

"Alright, Sophie, Sally, Sei, Steven, you four will be on the front line against the adds. I want Leo on the back side of the line. You are to make sure no goblins grab any of the girls. You have seen what they will do. I will hold off the boss type mobs. Grace is on heals. And lastly…. Do not worry about mana. I have you all covered. So go all out from the start and do not let up for any reason. Protect each other. And do your best not to die." I gave my last instructions as I casted mana tethering connecting everyone to my mana supply.

"Wait, boss… You will supply us with mana?" Steve was confused.

"Don't question her just do as you are told." Adel yelled out, covering for me. I looked at her with a grateful gaze before saying: "Everyone, stay back from me. Otherwise, you might get stepped on."

After saying this, I ran forward. My body slowly started changing, my line of sight growing higher. Within a matter of seconds, I was fully in my dragon form. I took a deep breath and let out my mightiest roar!

*RooooooooooooooooooAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!*

"Grahhh!" My roar seemed to be the key to gaining the boss's attention. It quickly stood up and looked at me along with the other monsters.

That's right, look at me and only me! I wanted the boss to be fully focused on me. "Appraisal!"

[Boss Goblin Chief]

[Level: 275]

[Health: 5000000/5000000]

[Mana: 3789000/3789000]

[Sub Boss Goblin Champion]

[Level: 250]

[Health: 2000000/2000000]

[Mana: 69000/69000]

[Sub Boss Goblin Champion]

[Level: 250]

[Health: 2000000/2000000]

[Mana: 69000/69000]

[Sub Boss Goblin Champion]

[Level: 250]

[Health: 2000000/2000000]

[Mana: 69000/69000]

Seeing the health of the boss and these sub bosses made my heart sink. But even so, since they had already noticed me, there was no going back now. I took a deep breath and let out a stream of dragon breath sprayed forth towards the bosses. It was hard to tell what I was looking at with the flames spread out in front of me, But I do not think my flame breath was even hitting them. There were no sounds of pain or the like. It was quite as if they were just waiting for the flames to end.

As I continued forward, I finally saw that I was indeed not hitting any of them. One of the goblin champions had set up a barrier. The four bosses within were all staring at me with beady eyes and mocking smiles on their faces. Just seeing their gazes of contempt as if I could do nothing to them made me want to smack them with my claws!

I released my breath and raised my claw up high before slamming it down onto the barrier. When I did, and the cracks began to appear, I finally saw the changes in their expressions. I grinned my toothy dragon grin and pushed harder on the barrier. What followed was the sound of shattering as the barrier collapsed. It seems my strength was much stronger than their flimsy barrier!

"Roar!" I yelled out in intimidation, but this only caused the goblin bosses to yell back and draw their weapons made of bones. The three sub bosses charged at me while the chief stayed back and watched. I was not going to allow him to sit idly back there either. "Gates of Faithylon!"

My magic was much more powerful in this form. Thousands of fiery circles appeared around the goblin chief. Each one with a flaming sword sticking out of it. "Go!"

"Graaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The Goblin Chief yelled out as he suddenly stomped the ground hard. As he did, a very familiar figure suddenly popped climbed up from underground.

"What!? But how!?" I looked at the figure that should be dead and did not know what to make of this.

[Undead Boss Goblin Shaman]

[Level: 125]

[Health: 1000000/1000000]

[Mana: 900000/900000]

It was dead… but this was just too much! Now I was not only facing four bosses but also a boss who could use strong barriers and magic! I watched as a multi layer barrier formed around the boss while the three goblin champions slashed down at me. I quickly spun my body around and slammed my tail into them, sending them flying back towards the barrier the undead shaman created.

"Roar!" I yelled out in anger. At least my bombardment on the barrier was keeping the undead shaman busy, but this was still out of my scope of understanding unless the goblin chief was a necromancer. If that was the case..... I began having a bad feeling. Without even trying to guess whether I was correct or not in my assumption, I yelled out: "Watch out for the skeletons! They might come alive!"

I sent my detection magic out around me to keep an eye on the situation. Currently, the rest were being encircled by goblins. It was actually a tough battle because the shamans mixed in were shielding the other goblins while showering the team with magic attacks. Their fight was probably no easier than my own.

"I just need to kill these three, but I will need to make sure there is nothing left of them. But what I do not understand is how did he get the body?" Gritting my dragon teeth, I once more set out a flame of magic toward the goblin champions, but this time I was able to connect.

"Gawwwarrrararaaaaaaa!!" Screams of pain came from the three goblin champions. This only lasted a few seconds before the one who could finally put up a barrier.

"They are smarter than they look!" I thought for a moment, trying to figure out the best course of action, and that was when I remembered something about the goblin shaman. It could easily attack you from the ground. And if I recall, correctly, there was a powerful spell on the same bar as grand fall that was called hell's gate.

Chapter7 Boss! Goblin Chief Part 3

"Hells Gate!" I watched as the ground under the goblins began to turn a bright red. The stone that made up the room's floor began to bubble like lava. The goblins began to cry out in pain. The goblin chief quickly had the shaman remove the barrier so that it could escape, but this only resulted in it being bombarded by my Gates of Faithylon. I quickly reacted as well and formed a barrier around the goblin bosses to keep them locked into the zone of damage. I could see their health slowly dropping down. But even without the barriers, their defenses were really high.

The goblin chief turned and looked at me with murderous eyes. I guess it was no longer taking me as some insignificant dragon. It was now taking me seriously, at least I think. If my internal voice that was monologuing the goblin chief's inner thoughts were correct, that is….

I watched as it raised its hand, causing a huge bone staff to appear out of nowhere. A bone armor suddenly appeared on its body. I can only guess that this is the goblin chief's second form. It raised its staff and slammed it down onto the ground. As soon as it hit the ground, the huge bone piles that filled the room exploded in all directions. I wasted no time and created a barrier around the others to block the sudden attack. I even cut off many of the goblins who ended up being instantly killed.

The bones didn't do any damage to me. They hit my scales and fell to the ground. I have a hard body, after all! But as I watched the area around me, I saw the bones begin to stack together and form into large bony goblins. One after the other, they began to form and stood in formation like some big bone army. But a few did stick out to me. They were human bones, some shorter than the others. I can only guess that these were the students and teachers from the first floor because there was no way anyone had made it this far down. It would require many lives to make it this far if they did not have someone with infinite mana to keep things going.

I ignored the raging gaze from the boss and turned towards the huge undead army. My dragon eyes lit up, and thousands of magic circles appeared in the air. Fireballs began to rain down from them. I was using the gatling effect to keep a continuous flow of fireballs attacking the undead. I had to keep them down, so I did not need to worry about them attacking the others or myself while I tried to deal with the boss.

"Garaahhh!!!!" The goblin chief stomped the ground in anger and pain. Its feet were starting to burn, which was a good sign. As for the goblin shaman, it had already turned to ash. It had no defense after all, and as an undead, it was already weak against fire. The goblin chief could not keep spawning it after it turned to ash.

I expanded the barrier that was blocking the other boss goblins from escaping hells gate so that it now locked me inside as well. I also expanded hells gate so that it would encompass the entire resized barrier. I then took a deep breath and sent a stream of pure dragon fire out of my mouth, filling the entire area with my flames.

The goblin champions lit on fire and began running around like crazy. Their health quickly dropped as they turned to ash. All that was left now was the goblin chief. Its health has dropped by half, but I do have to say that I am very impressed with its durability.

"Grahhhh!" The goblin chief yelled out in anger and pain, and once more, it waved its staff, causing a large black fog to begin to fill the area. I frowned seeing this because I felt danger coming from this fog. Luckily my fire breath was currently keeping it at bay. So now this was a fight between my fire breath and the goblin chiefs mana pool which was steadily dropping. I am not sure if this was its last desperate attack or if it was just betting everything on this attack, but it did not seem to want to give up easily.

I have no idea how long my fire breath would last for but I did not feel anything off as I continued to spray it towards the goblin chief. Almost five minutes passed since the start of our standoff, and the goblin chiefs mana was now only at twenty five percent, but it still kept trying to break through my flames. I can only guess the different attacks from the air, its sides, and below its feet were just too much for it to handle. But I can say that I want this battle to end quickly.

As I continued to release my dragon breath, my eyes glowed, and six spears of ice the size of one of my dragon arms appeared. They began to rotate around at an incredible speed, and with the wave of my claw, I sent it flying forward.

I watched as the spears of ice flew straight through my flames and through the black fog and pierced through the goblin chief in different places. The goblin chief's staff fell to the ground stopping the black fog and allowing my flames to pass through and engulf the goblin chief. As the goblin chief's heath finally reached zero, I canceled all my spells.

I turned to look to see everyone else collapsed on the ground under the protection of my barrier, breathing heavily but with big smiles on their faces. It was only now that I realized that I just soloed five bosses all by myself. Dragons are really OP! I quickly transformed back into my humanoid form and began walking over to where the bosses died. There was a pile of loot and quite a few shiny objects, two of which I seemed to remember seeing before.

Chapter8 Random Skills Part 1

Besides system stones, there were two stones that I had only seen once and have used once. They were evolution stones. While I wanted to covet them, I was actually quite curious about how they would work if I handed one to someone else. For this reason, I called Adel over to me and handed her the stone.

"This is?" Adel looked at the stone in her hand curiously. She flipped it over a few times, but it seemed nothing had happened.

"You see nothing strange about this stone? Your system is not reacting to it?" I asked. I was curious as to why. But I guess that is an answer I will never get.

"No, this looks like a normal stone. Faith, remember, just because it is shiny doesn't mean it is worth something." Adel said with a teasing grin, making me purse my lips. Did she really have to go after my shiny obsession!? I reached out and snatched the stone back, and put it into my inventory. Humph! My shinies!

"Haha, you never change! But this is a lot of items…." Adel looked at the pile of items in front of us and sighed in amazement.

"Yes, it is. Wait, what is this ...." I walked over and picked up an item that was not an evolution stone nor a system stone. As soon as I picked it up, a window popped up.

[Skill Randomizer]

[Consumable]

[Will grant one skill upon consumption.]

[Would you like to consume?]

"Oh? Now, this is interesting." I said as I read the information that popped up.

"Faith, there are five more here." Adel said as she picked up five more similar objects that were hidden under some items.

"I will try it first, just to be safe. Adel, get ready to rewind me back if something happens." Just to be safe, it was better for me to try it to see what it did. With Adel at my side, I had no worries if something went wrong.

"Right. Don't worry, I will watch over you." Adel replied. Her aura changed as if she was about to go into battle, which made me chuckle slightly. I looked at the menu before taking a deep breath and hitting the yes button.

[Acquired New Skill: Summon Demon]

"Err…." I looked at the new skill that I just got and wanted to facepalm. Was it because of my demon blood?

"Did it work? Did you get a skill?" Adel asked, her eyes shining with interest. How was I supposed to tell her I suddenly got the ability to summon demons? But really, I am quite interested in said demon.

"I am now able to summon demons…." I said slowly.

"Summon demons?" Adel tilted her head to the side.

"I am not sure I will not know until I try it out. For now, let's collect all the items and separate them based on type. Systems stone will go to you. But I want two of them for Gesel and Fred. I have a feeling they will dive into dungeons at some point." I wanted to repay Gesel for her kindness, and as she is someone who would definitely hunt in a dungeon, I wanted to make sure she was prepared to do so.

"Here are two then. Faith, can I use one of these skill stones?" Adel asked. I could tell she really wanted to get a new skill. I helplessly nodded my head. She quickly hit the yes button, and not even a second later, she yelled out: "Ah! I can now control nature!"

"Nature?" I was curious if this was the same thing as what the spirit race could do.

"It just says I can now control plants and other nature related things." Adel explained. It was probably another one of those skills that needed to be used to really know how it works.

"Alright. I will let you hand out the rest. You can decide who you think should get it or not. After I finish separating items, I will test out this summoning thing. But I will do it in a contained space." I really wanted to test this out.

"Well, there are four left, and I plan to give Sei, Grace, Sophie, and Sally one as they will always be around you. Don't worry, I will explain things to the others, so they do not think you are being biased." Adel said with a smile after she picked up all the stones.

"Then I will leave it to you." I replied as I began inspecting things. There was so much stuff that it almost took me an hour to make two piles. All the items here were the same as before but with higher stats.

When I was done, I walked back over to the ground to see a very strange sight. An army of skeletons stood behind Grace in an orderly fashion. "This is? Necromancy?"

"Mmm… It was the skill I received." Grace replied while her upper lip kept twitching.

But to be honest, it was not a bad skill to have. Such a skill could come in handy during a war. While it maybe frowned upon to use the lives of the dead, any power that may be able to turn the tides that is not sacrificing the living could come in handy. But of course, this should only be used on the enemy soldiers and not your fallen allies. It still may sound bad but…. In this world that I live in now, some morals must be overlooked if the odds are against you. But it is actually a perfect spell for a dungeon like this. "Grace, this will come in handy, so do not look so down."

While I said that to cheer Grace up, she still looked quite down about it. She only nodded her head and sulked. I could only reach out and pat her head. I looked at the others with a curious gaze, and for some reason, Sei turned her head away when my eyes fell on her while blushing. Just seeing her reaction made me very curious as to what skill she got.

Chapter9 Random Skills Part 2

"Sei…. What was the skill you got?" I asked with a wide smile as I walked over to her with my hands behind my back.

"Not telling!" Sei yelled out, her face growing redder. This only made me that much more curious.

With every step I took, Sei took a step back until finally she turned and ran! I, of course, would not let her escape, so I quickly buffed my body and appeared in front of her, and caught her hand. "Ahhh! Leave me alone. I don't want such a shameful skill!"

"Shameful?" My lips curled. "Sei, dear, what was your skill?"

Sei looked at me with a pleading look, but I only smiled back at her. "Fine! Just stop smiling! I will show you, but don't let anyone know!"

I nodded. This much I can do. I just wanted to know since my curiosity was taking over. I watched as Sei opened her screen and showed me the skill she had under her status, and then even I couldn't help but blush.

"Ahem… I see… It's good that you didn't tell anyone." I said, coughing lightly. I never thought such a skill would exist. It is a good thing that Sei got it since it is definitely something that would only be useful in a r-18 scene. "I do hope when you do use it, you will use it wisely. Remember to cherish your b…."

"Enough! I don't even want to think about it!" Sei yelled out. I chuckled and let her go. She ran over to Adel and began complaining about me.

I also returned to the group and was about to ask Sophie what her skill was when Amanda suddenly jumped on me. "Boss! What are you walking around for like you didn't do something amazing just now!?"

"Hmmm?" I looked at Amanda with a confused expression, with my head tilted to the side. I knew what she was talking about, but I was not really too concerned about it. I was just happy that we all survived.

"What, hmm!? You soloed the bosses all by yourself! Not to mention your dragon form! Quickly turn me into a dragon!" Amanda was starting to scare me. The look in her eyes was almost fanatical.

"Enough!" Grace yelled out while a bunch of skeleton soldiers suddenly came over and grabbed Amanda.

"No, wait! Make me a dragon girl!" Amanda yelled out while kicking her legs up and down as she was dragged away.

"What was that all about?" I asked while looking at Grace.

"Amanda has always had a thing for dragons from stories she read. While she didn't act this way before your transformation, it is because she is used to seeing images of dragons in their dragon form. So when she saw your true dragon form, she kinda went nuts." Grace replied. "But Master, you were quite amazing. Multicasting so many spells while fighting multiple bosses. You are basically a goddess to us."

I pursed my lips and rubbed my nose. It was slightly embarrassing to hear such things. "It's just because I had no choice. My dragon form is much stronger than my current form by a lot. You saw how powerful the boss was. And he was a necromancer. Your necromancy skill can be just as powerful. But only use it against the enemy forces ...."

"I know, Master. Even now, I feel uncomfortable with using it, but with the next floor ahead plus the final boss, I figured it would be best to get used to it." Grace replied.

"Mm… I just do not want you to somehow become corrupt or be seen as an enemy." I did not want people to look down on Grace because of a simple skill.

"Even if the whole world hated me, it would be fine as long as Master still needs me at your side." Grace's eyes were firm. I guess that is true. Even if the world hated her or scorned her, I would not push Grace away because I know who she is and what she is like.

"Don't worry. You are my friend, and I will not let you be alone." I said with a smile while patting Grace's head. Maybe this is why in my dream Grace was the only one at my side….

Grace seemed to be feeling better after getting her head pat. I went over to Sally and Sophie, who were both standing together talking. "Faith." "Young Miss."

"Did you two get anything good?" I asked with a questioning gaze.

"I have gained the ability to use lightning at will." Sally replied as she held out her hand to show me streaks of lightning flowing over her arm like snakes. That is quite the skill to have for someone who was a front liner. She could easily stun and add extra damage to her enemies with each attack.

"I got control over shadows…." Sophie replied as she stepped into Sally's shadow and disappeared. For some reason, I feel this skill really suited her.

"Speaking of skills, Young Miss, what skill did you get?" Sally asked.

"Ah, right. Well, mine might be a bit special, so I will need to use it far away from everyone." I replied. I mean, if I were to summon a demon in the middle of everyone here, there is no telling if the demon would instantly kill everyone or not. I do not want to risk such a thing, so I figured it would be best to summon it away from everyone.

"A bit special?" Sophie asked. She seemed confused by why I would say such a thing.

"Well, it's more of the skill I have is called summon demon, which makes me unsure if it is safe to allow others to be around while summoning it. I do not want someone to get hurt because of my skill. Anyway, I planned to do it before we moved on. I was just curious about everyone else's skills. Hopefully we can get everyone else some skills as well before we leave the dungeon."

Chapter10 Demon Summoning

Since I knew everyone wanted to see what I was about to do, I made sure everyone stood back while I covered them in a five layered barrier just in case. I walked to the far side of the boss room to get as far away as possible before taking a deep breath and opening my skill menu.

{Summon Demon(LVL 1)}

"Hmm? So it's not maxed out?" I pondered for a moment and looked at the upgrade requirements. "Ten points per…. Currently, I have 135 Skill Points…. I wonder if the level of the summon relates to how strong the demon is?"

If I were to think of it like this. If I were to summon a demon now, it would probably be some kind of small imp with a frail body. But if I were to max it out, would I be able to handle what came? This was a bit of a problem. I did not wish to end up summoning something I could not handle. But…. "Appraisal…." I decided to try to use appraisal on the skill to see if it would give me more information.

[Summon Demon: Skill Level 1]

[When summoning a demon, one must have the proper supply of mana available. While mana is important, the level of a demon summoned will be locked based on skill level.]

[Skill Level 1: demon level 1-10]

[Skill Level 2: demon level 10-30]

[Skill Level 3: demon level 30-70]

[Skill Level 4: demon level 70-120]

[Skill Level 5: demon level 120-250]

[Skill Level 6: demon level 250-470]

[Skill Level 7: demon level 470-780]

[Skill Level 8: demon level 780-1500]

[Skill Level 9: demon level 1500-6000]

[Skill Level 10: demon level 6000-???????]

My eyes almost popped out of my head. What the hell are the levels!? Level 10 even had a bunch of question marks! I knew for sure it would be bad to summon such a demon. So I decided to only up my skill to level 5. It was basically the same level range as me. At least, I hope….

Taking a deep breath, I stood with my hand stretched out and said: "Summon Demon!" A large purple magic circle formed in front of me. Small bands of light rose up off of it. I stood there and waited for the demon to appear. And waited…. And waited….

[Mana Disturbance Detected…]

[Skill Summon Demon: Forcefully upgraded to Level 10]

[Restriction countermeasures implemented….]

[Skill: Summon Demon, forcefully changed to Skill: Enslave Demon.]

[No matter the level of demon to appear, it will now be enslaved by host….]

The purple magic circle that was now summoning a demon beyond anything I could ever imagine suddenly began to pulsate, and long purple chains shot forward as a cloud of black smoke formed in the center of the magic circle. "Haha! I am finally fre…. Wait! What the hell is this!? Get off me!? Damnit!"

A voice came from within the black smoke. It slowly began to dissipate before finally revealing a young man that looked around twenty years of age. He had short black hair cut neatly, wearing a black suit. He had two horns growing out of the top of his head and a long thin black pointy tail coming out of his backside. A set of the black bat like wings sprouted from his back.

But the look on his face said one thing. And that was that he was not a happy demon. He turned his red eyes towards me with a sullen face before slowly bowing his head towards me. "Master…."

"Umm…" I scratched my head. "I have to ask, but did you try to force your way through the summoning?"

The demon in front of me's body stiffened as he nodded his head. "I felt a source of mana that was irresistible and followed it…. But now…. I did not really think Master would be so strong."

"I see… Then can I at least know your name? Mine is Faith Cyrilia." I asked as I introduced myself.

"I am Diablo. One of the seven kings of hell, The First King of Hell." Diablo replied as he bowed. "It is an honor to serve such a powerful master…."

"Ummm…" I bit my lip. He would figure it out sooner rather than later, but I figure it would be best to just lay it out there. "I am not as strong as you."

"What? Nonsense!? How else would you…. No, you are right but…. This is impossible!" Diablo's eyes went wide with shock as he looked at me. He walked out of the magic circle and began looking me over while holding his chin. "You… I see…. I see… Hahahahah! How lucky can I be! While it is strange that you were able to enslave me, I do find you quite interesting. Not a single drip of mana that I am consuming seems to affect you at all. Hahahaha! I have found a very interesting Master! I have decided!"

I watched as Diablo suddenly knelt down on one knee before me with one hand on the ground and the other on his chest as he bowed to me. "I, Diablo, one of the Seven Kings of Hell from this day forth, will bind myself to Master, Faith Cyrilia and will listen to her orders unconditionally."

As soon as Diablo finished saying these words, a large magic circle spread out under the both of us.

[Servant System Now Unlocked]

[Diablo has become your loyal servant.]

I stared at the message in front of me. With a blank expression, I mean, come on! Why is everything being forced!? I sighed as I looked up at Diablo. "Why are you doing this?"

"Why? Because to us demons, mana is our food and source of power. You have an unlimited supply. While weak, you are worth following in order to grow stronger. Do not worry. With the master servant contract, I can not disobey your words or risk being erased from existence, and I do not wish for that to happen. The enslavement you put upon me before still allowed me to go against some of your commands but now…. Now I am one hundred percent under your command."

Chapter11 Diablo

I frowned. I mean, I already did not like the idea of servants and whatnot, but it seems I keep getting them, and they are steadily growing more insane watch time. I say this because just looking at Diablo's stats was making me sweat.

[Servant]: Diablo

[Level]: 67028

[Title]: First King of Hell

[Loyalty]: 200%

[Command]: Total Submission

[Health]: 100000000000/100000000000

[Mana]: ∞ (Mana linked to Master's mana source)

These stats are just…. I wanted to faint. But the only thing that made me feel safe was the loyalty and command section. And this made me feel like I was a walking contradiction… I let out a sigh as Diablo stayed kneeling while observing me. "First, please stand up. I don't like formalities like this. Second, since you want my mana and are going this far to get it, my guess is that you do not wish to be sent back. Am I correct in my assumption?"

"Yes, Master, I do not wish to return to hell now that I have a chance to grow stronger once again. But I must say, Master, you are very observant to understand this without me telling you." Diablo praised. But I was not at all happy about this praise. I mean, it was basically written on his face!

"Then let's do this. I do not mind you if you want to stay in this world, but you have to follow a few rules of mine. If you can agree with this, then I will not send you back." I could actually just command him, but I do not like this idea too much. So while this was a roundabout way of doing things, I wanted him to know I do not like the idea of slavery.

"Whatever you command, I will follow, Master." Diablo replied with a respectful bow. To be honest, he reminded me of a butler. Even his current attire resembles that of a butler.

"Then, first, no killing anyone without my orders. Second, no harming anyone without my orders. Third, if anything were to happen in the near future, I want you to head to my hometown and protect my family." The last order was the main thing I wished for the most. If war broke out and I was sent to the frontlines, I would not feel right if I did not know my family was safe.

"Master's orders are easy to follow." Diablo replied respectfully. I had no idea what this demon was thinking, but I do know now that I had an ace up my sleeve, and we could now actually finish this dungeon without loss of life. The only problem was that… Diablo was very good looking. A bit too eye catching. I am sure I will get many more haters now.

"Then the two of us will be working together from now on." I said while holding my hand out. Diablo stared at it, unsure of what to do. I chuckled and reached out and grabbed his hand and shook it. "This is called a handshake. It is a means of greeting or sealing a deal."

"I see." Diablo looked at our hands that were now clasped together and shook it. I smiled and pulled him along, causing him to almost trip over himself. I am not sure if he was used to this kind of treatment, but the bewildered expression on his face was definitely amusing.

I walked back over to the group, where everyone stared at me in disbelief once again. "This here is Diablo. He is ummm…. A demon, and he will be helping us finish the dungeon."

Diablo bowed politely as he said: "Master was gracious enough to allow me to come to this mortal world. I will do my best to assist you all in completing your task."'

"Ahem…. Well, I think I speak for all of us that anyone that is willing to Help Faith is a friend of ours. Welcome to the team Diablo." Adel was the first to speak up, causing Diablo to look up at her with a shocked expression. I guess this was not the reaction he was expecting. I could understand this. After all, not everyone would probably be willing to be nice to a demon in such a manner. Or at least this is what I think anyway. I am not sure since I have not heard about demons other than myself. So I guess in a way, the two of us would be related?

At any rate, as long as things stay as they are and Diablo does not act up, I will not desummon him. This is the least I can do after he willingly became my servant. But I also would not limit his actions to venture out into the world either, as long as he did not break my three rules. "Alright. Steven, hand out items to everyone. They are much more powerful than the items we have gained so far. Remember to prioritize tanks over dps first but be fair."

"You got it, boss! Those are the words we have been waiting for!" Steven yelled out as he charged forward, only to smack his face on the barrier I had set up.

"Ah! Oops…. Hehe…" I rubbed my nose while canceling the barrier. Steven looked at me with an aggrieved expression causing me to turn my head and whistle. This resulted in everyone else laughing at him.

"You have an interesting group of people surrounding you, Master." Diablo commented.

I turned to him and smiled as I said: "Out of the people I know in this world besides my family and a few others, they do not discriminate against me. By the way, Diablo, I am sure you have noticed, but I would like to ask you some questions later about demons. "

Diablo looked at me and nodded his head. "Although I am not one hundred percent certain about your race, but I will try my best to answer what I can."

"That is more than enough. Thank you." I finally could get some understanding of demons thanks to Diablo. I wonder if this is a blessing in disguise.

Chapter12 Power Leveling

While it might seem strange for me to think that summoning a demon was a blessing in disguise, it was a fact that I was also part demon myself, and I now might have a chance to maybe figure out a way to keep my ancient will under control.

"Master…." A voice came from my side, making me turn my head to see Grace standing there fiddling with her fingers as if she was nervous about something.

"What's wrong, Grace?" I asked while tilting my head to the side.

"Am…. Am I not needed anymore?" Grace asked as she looked from me to Diablo.

I chuckled and reached out to pat her head. "Why are you asking silly questions? Didn't I already say earlier that I would never abandon you?"

"Ah? Mmm…." Grace's lips curled up into a soft smile as she closed her eyes, enjoying the head pat I was giving her.

"Oh? Now, this is a strange combination. Angel blood mixed with demon blood. No, wait…. Your Angel blood is not pure enough to call you a proper angel. I guess it's a cross between human and angel." Diablo said while looking Grace up and down in great interest.

"She is part of the angelic race, and her horns come from me due to a mishap when doing a blood seal contract. Or at least we think anyway. " I explained.

"I see… Hmmm… This is interesting. I would like to learn more about this world's history." I guess Diablo comes from a realm not connected to this world, or at least this is what I assume. I guess only by asking him later when we have more time to sit and talk normally about things would be best.

"Umm… Boss…." Amanda called out as she walked up to me with her head lowered. I almost took a step back in case she jumped at me like a crazy fan girl again, but I noticed she didn't seem as crazed as she was before. "I apologize for my actions earlier. I have always loved real dragons, and when I saw you transform, I kind of lost it."

"It's fine. Everyone has a thing that they are crazy about." I won't say what I am crazy about that causes my instincts to take over. That is something I will keep a secret forever!

With everyone rested, well equipped, and ready to go. We began our dungeon dive once more. This time the experience was much higher. And just like before when the system stones dropped. So did the skill stones. Although they were much rarer, we ended up with enough for the whole team as well as two extra, which I decided to save. I did ask if everyone wanted to roll on them, but they just told me to take them. Sei ended up getting a second skill stone due to her first one being very questionable.

In the end, she got the ability to use earth magic at will. Mostly everyone got different elemental skills which allowed full manipulation over the elements. In a way, it was much better than magic because it had a small mana consumption based on what you were trying to do without the need of writing out the magic circle, so in a sense, it was instant casting. A magic circle would still appear, but it was all done mentally on what you were trying to achieve.

I have a feeling these kinds of spells will eventually end up being the new norm for this world. It kind of scared me in a way. But other than that, Diablo was absolutely amazing. With a wave of his hand, he could kill hordes of monsters. And because I was teamed with everyone, we were all able to gain the experience from his attacks, so in a way, we were being power leveled. I did try to give Diablo a system stone, but it would not work, nor would the skill stones. He felt a little depressed about not being able to gain anything for his hard work, but I told him once we leave this place, he could have some snacks that seemed to make him perk right up. Diablo turned out to be quite the foody. While he did not need to eat, once he tried some of Annie's cooking, he fell in love with it instantly and now joined everyone for our daily meals.

But currently, we were now standing in front of another set of doors. These ones were made of gold with less than appealing carvings engraved into them. It looked like thousands of souls reaching out, trying to escape. It was a bit disturbing. But luckily, now I was level 258.

[Humanoid Form]

[Name]: Faith Cyrilia

[Age] 12

[Level] 258

[Race] Dragonic

[HP] 85800/85800

[MP] ∞

[Attack Power] 83950

[Magic Power] 83950

[Status Points] 1570

[Strength] 8395

[Vitality] 8580

[Intelligence] 8395

[Mind] ∞

[Agility] 8395

[Skill Points] 171

[Skills]

{Appraisal (LVL 10(MAX))} {Military Command (LVL 10(MAX))} {Military Tactics (LVL 10(MAX))} {Business Tycoon (LVL 10(MAX))} {Acting (LVL 1(MAX))} {Enslave Demon (LVL 10)}

The number of levels I got was quite a lot. And now, my normal health was almost at the one hundred thousand mark. I also had 1570 status points which I planned to use now to finally break that barrier.

[Humanoid Form]

[Name]: Faith Cyrilia

[Age] 12

[Level] 258

[Race] Dragonic

[HP] 101500/101500

[MP] ∞

[Attack Power] 83950

[Magic Power] 83950

[Status Points] 0

[Strength] 8395

[Vitality] 10150

[Intelligence] 8395

[Mind] ∞

[Agility] 8395

[Skill Points] 171

[Skills]

{Appraisal (LVL 10(MAX))} {Military Command (LVL 10(MAX))} {Military Tactics (LVL 10(MAX))} {Business Tycoon (LVL 10(MAX))} {Acting (LVL 1(MAX))} {Enslave Demon (LVL 10)}

With this, my health has now broken the one hundred thousand mark. I noticed that my passive status points also are almost instant now. As soon as I level up, I get like fitten in ten minutes. So it only takes twenty minutes per level to actually gain an extra thirty status points in my attributes. All in all, I think with Diablo around, my team and I could run many dungeons in a few days and be able to level up quite quickly.

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Chapter13 The Boss Who Met A Real Boss

"Diablo, we are ready when you are." I was ready to see this boss once more. I was originally unsure of what would happen if we came down here as this room was full of monsters, but now with Diablo, I know we will all leave this place. This team is now more like a small knitted family. We can act ourselves without worrying about status or race. If only the rest of the world could act the same.

"Then let's get this show on the road. I really wish to meet this Annie person…." Diablo was more interested in food than anything, it seems.

I chuckled as I watched Diablo push the door open to the boss room with little effort, as if he was opening a normal sized door. He pushed so hard that the door banged on the sides of the stone wall, causing a loud echo to reverberate throughout the dungeon. This instantly caught the attention of the thousands of monsters sitting inside the boss room along with the boss itself.

"Another visitor?" The boss turned and looked at Diablo with squinted eyes. "You small and squishy too…. I let the other small and squishy ones deal with…."

The boss had no chance to even finish its words as Diablo waved his hand and killed them all. I could only stand behind him, feeling useless. At the same time, I was glad Diablo was on our side!

"Squishies turned into bloody mess…. Maybe you can last longer than one pinch." The boss was not angered at all by the fact that Diablo killed all its minions. But then again, when I remembered that he had been killing them as they spawned, I guess it was only natural.

"Last more than one pinch? I should be saying the same about you. Can you even last a single flick of my fingers?" I watched as Diablo's lips curled up into a smile. He then raised his hand and flicked his finger.

"AhhH! You! You hurt me! You must die!" The boss yelled out. I couldn't help but wonder just how bad this boss's intelligence was. While it could speak, unlike the other goblins, this one seemed to be a bit special in more ways than one. "Appraisal"

[Goblin Ancient]

[Level]: 350

[HP]: 3450000/80000000

[MP]: 4000000040000000

Ah yes, so this was why I could not see his stats before. But still, this much health was a bit unfair. Was anyone normal supposed to be able to kill this thing? I mean, if we had come down here without Diablo, there would be no way to kill this guy alone with all these ads. Especially if I did not have infinity mana, they were just asking for people to die in the boss room.

"Master, I will finish him off. He talks too much." Diablo said while flicking his finger. The boss, who was charging at Diablo, head exploded while its body moved forward a few more steps before falling to the ground.

[Goblin Ancient Corpse]

"It seems to be dead…. Two hits from you, and it was killed instantly. I feel… weak…." I really did feel weak. I know I would have struggled for a long time, and even then, I might not have been able to live long enough to kill the boss, never mind those around me. I sighed as I went to walk past Diablo to check out the loot. But Diablo quickly grabbed my arm and pulled me back. "It's not over yet."

"Huh?" I looked up at Diablo with a confused expression. I had just used appraisal on the body, and it said it was a corpse.

"Keke…." A sickening laughter was heard echoing throughout the room. "To think someone was able to truly beat that big brute….."

Everyone's eyes, including my own, turned towards the sound of the voice. There was a man standing there by the dungeon core in a black cloak with purple lines all over his face. The hood made it hard to see anything but his face, but besides the purple lines, he also had purple eyes. He looked human, but for some reason, I do not think he was human at all. You could just say it was a six sense that was telling me this. But those lines…. I think I remember seeing them in my dream.

"It is quite interesting to see someone come this far so soon. Although this dungeon is quite special, as I wanted to get a few test subjects so I made it so that as soon as the first boss dies, the entire dungeon would be blocked off until the dungeon was cleared. But it seems I will not be able to this time around. Very good beings of this torn planet. My name is Azengrade. I hope you will give me more entertainment in the future." Azengrade bowed slightly before disappearing. Both I and Diablo stared at the spot he disappeared in with complex expressions. I didn't even get to use appraisal on him.

"Diablo, that man's strength?" I asked, hoping he could fill me in.

"Equal or above my own. Master, it seems this world is more interesting than I thought. But If I am to protect you and your family, then I will need to grow stronger. Much stronger." Hearing Diablo, who was already insanely powerful, say that that man was just as powerful or more powerful than him caused me to feel a bit of dread. But I agreed with one thing that Diablo said: "I also need to get stronger…."

"I will do everything in my power to support you and your friends. This kind of threat is not something we can handle at this time. He also did not make a move. It is more like he wants you to grow stronger. People like him are people you should fear the most and work hard to take down." Diablo slowly let out a long breath as he spoke. I think he was masking it, but I think he also felt fear from that man.

"For now, let's gather the items and everything else." I said as I walked over to the pile of loot. As soon as I walked over there I saw another shiny object this one was much bigger and red. I quickly picked it up and used Aprrasial on it.

[Limit Breaker]

[Consumable]

[Will grant one Limit Break Ability upon consumption.]

[Would you like to consume?]

Chapter14 Limit Break

"Limit Break?" I looked at the stone in my hand for a few seconds before looking around to see if I could find more, but this seemed to be the only one.

"Faith that is?" Adel walked up to me. She always seemed to be first after me when it came to treasure. Maybe she had a shiny obsession too?

"It is a Limit Break Stone. There only seems to be one, so to be on the safe side, I will use it first. Then we can report to the others. I am not sure if this is a rare drop or not but we will see what happens." I was kinda being selfish, but with everything that happened, I needed as much strength as possible. While I had Diablo, this was only when he was around. What if something big happens like in my dreams? If war really does break out and it has something to do with that man. Then The enemy will definitely become very strong. I not only want to protect my family but everyone else around me.

"Don't worry, if anything happens, I will be here." Adel said as she once again got into battle mode. I chuckled and closed my eyes, and took a deep breath. I then hit the yes button.

[Limit Breaks Slots Available 3/3]

[By consuming this Limit Break Stone you will take up one Limit Break Slot.]

[Limit Break: Total Domination]

[Would you like to consume?]

As soon as I hit the yes button, another notification suddenly popped up in front of me.

[Limit Break Abilities are now available and can be seen in the status window.]

Sure enough, as soon as I opened my status window, I had a new section above my skills. "Let's see…. Appraisal!"

"I see…." I pursed my lips while reading the description.

"So?" Adel spoke up while giving me a questioning gaze.

"I got a limit break called: Total Domination. Basically, it is an instant movement skill that raises my attack power by one thousand times its original value. For each strike I make on my opponent, it will build up the final attack, which is supposed to be an overhead strike. This strike is basically every attack I make on the target built up into a single attack that is infused with gravity. The only downside is that it puts a huge burden on the body, making it a skill you only want to use when you absolutely have to. I have no real way of testing it out unless I go and fight a strong monster someplace." I guess this was kind of a final trump card that should only be used when necessary. But I still wished to test it, not now, but at a later time. "Ah, also, It seems we can only have three of them at any given time. I am not sure what happens when you reach your max amount of limit breaks."

"Well, when we get back, we will try to test it out on a dummy or something that can withstand such attacks. We will need to make sure it is in a secure environment where you will not come under attack from outside sources in case something goes wrong." Adel's words made sense. It would be bad to just run out and fight some random monster to test the skill out without knowing its ins and outs.

"Alright, let's do that. For now, let's gather all the stones here. There seems to be plenty of system and skill stones. Save them and give them to your father. I am sure he will use them wisely." I already had enough for my family, so I was not worried about skill stones and such. And while I could get more skills, I would rather beef up the kingdom's forces first.

"Boss! This one is yours! We can't lift it." I turned to see a sword sticking in the ground. Steven was pulling it to the point that his face was turning red. It was not a big sword by any means. It was a normal sword like the one I was used to using. It had a black hilt with a black blade, only the guard was a dark shade of red. I walked over and looked it over. "Appraisal!"

[Athena's Promise]

[Rarity: Legendary]

[Sword Spirit Athena]

[Attack Power: 30000]

[Defense: 10000]

{Growth Item}

"Hmmm…" I reached out and gripped the handle. As I did, I felt a warmth coming from the sword that made it seem like I had wielded it forever. I pulled on it, and the sword pulled out of the ground effortlessly. {You have been deemed worthy. I accept you as my Master….} "Huh?"

I was confused when I heard the voice in my head. "Is this the sword spirit?" I pursed my lips and held the sword up. It reflected the dim lighting of the room well. But after a few swings and trying to say hello to it in my mind, I got no reply.

"How is it?" Sophie asked as she stared at the sword with a hint of jealousy in her eyes.

"It's a good sword." I replied. It truly is a good sword. It felt like an extension of my own body. I was not sure what a Growth Item was, but I guess I will figure it out in time. Other than that, this was a pretty amazing sword.

"You are so lucky. I tried picking it up too, but it wouldn't budge!" Sophie whined. During this trip, she has opened up a lot more. She was still quiet, but she let her true feelings out naturally now. It was a good sign for her.

"Hehe… There are a lot of good weapons here. Let's see if we can find you something suitable." With this, I helped begin dishing out items. The last boss dropped a lot of items, and when I say a lot, I mean it. There are a ton of items here. Complete sets of armor, weapons, potions, even I got a full set of leather armor. I did not like metal armor, so I went with something lighter as it was easier to move in. But the boys dived right into the plate armor. All leftovers were stashed in my inventory to give to the kingdom. The only thing left now was to destroy the dungeon core.

Chapter15 Returning Home

After getting changed in a makeshift dressing room, one for boys and one for the girls, I walked over to the dungeon core and looked at it. "Appraisal!"

[Dungeon Core]

[Goblin Dungeon Number: XRTDS72651]

[First Boss: Orc Bruiser]: Defeated

[Second Boss: Goblin Shaman]: Defeated

[Third Boss: Goblin Chief] Defeated

[Final Boss: Goblin Ancient] Defeated

[Break core to clear dungeon….]

Seeing the instructions, I raised my hand that had transformed into a dragon's claw and thrust it down onto the core.

*Bang!*

*Crack!*

I watched as the core began to break into large and small shards. I was not going to just leave them around either. I quickly gathered them up. "Boss a magic circle!"

I turned to see Hailey pointing to the center of the room. I quickly stored away all the shards and walked over to the magic circle, and sighed in relief when I saw it was a normal teleport circle. "It will teleport us to the first floor. We can finally go home!"

"We are going home, everyone!!" Steven yelled out. This was followed by more cheers. I lost track of time a long time ago. I have forgotten how many days we have been down here, a month, maybe more. But I can say this. It was definitely worth it.

We all gathered into the magic circle, and after applying a bit of magic to it, our surroundings changed, and we found ourselves back at the main entrance and surrounded by knights. "Who goes there!?"

"Hold it!" A familiar voice rang out. "Adel! Faith! You are all safe!"

I watched as Lance pushed his way through the knights with tears in his eyes. "You are safe…."

"We have returned, Brother," Adel replied with a smile as she stepped forward and hugged Lance. They may bicker and fight every now and then, but they were still brother and sister and cared about each other.

"Spluurgie!" A small blue object suddenly slammed into my chest. I looked at the familiar blue blob and smiled while hugging it. "Good work Mr. Blobs. Go and have a rest with your companions." I recalled all my slimes, including Mr. Blobs, to allow him to have a rest.

"It is good you are all safe…." Instructor Telive made his way over. He was slightly skinnier than before. But he was alive and well.

"It's good that you are still safe. I hope I gave you all enough food." I said with a smile.

"Yes. The girls and boys you saved are also doing well. You have my thanks. It is only because of you sending food to us through Honorable Mr. Blobs did we have a chance of survival. The instructor you stopped time for has already been arrested along with the female instructor who hid." Telive reported. I nodded my head. I could understand. Neglecting your duties and hiding instead of trying to protect the examinees and making the right call during a crisis deserved some form of punishment. These things should have been done without an examinee stepping in to fill in their roles.

"As long as things are okay now." I replied with a smile. But then Lance cut in with a serious expression.

"The students you trapped in the barrier all died. They were all from higher nobles, and now their families are looking for an explanation. Father has held them off, but we do not know how long we can hold them off for." Lance explained.

"Huh? What does it matter if they died or not!? Those bastards were here to harass my friends and me, those I find important to me. They beat up Grace for no reason! Plus, it's not like I meant for them to die in there. I have no idea how long I have been down in that dungeon, but I originally only wanted them to fail the test. But since we got locked in, I couldn't release the barrier spell. Circumstances did not allow it. If they wish to cause trouble, let them try. I will destroy everything they hold dear!" I did feel bad for them dying. But at the same time, they were following in their parents' footsteps and becoming nobles who thought they could do whatever they wanted because of their status. I may be only a lowly Barron, but that did not matter to me. What mattered was the fact that I only cared about the people close to me and the kingdom itself. Not the people who sit upon their throne looking down on the lower class because of a so called title.

"I suddenly want to go get lost in a dungeon again," I said with a long sigh. I had forgotten about the stupid politics and the crap I was dealing with before I dove into the dungeon.

"Boss, we will go with you!" Steven held up his sword and shouted with confidence. I chuckled and shook my head. "More than anything right now, I wish to have a nice hot bath and sink into a soft bed." I turned my gaze back to Lance and said: "So for now, tell His Majesty that I will report to him tomorrow with Adel. Let us have a day's rest first…." I then yawned as my eyes became heavy. My body began to teeter left and right. I could feel myself about to fall over, but I soon found myself in a warm embrace. I looked up to see Diablo standing behind me, holding my shoulders.

"Master. Rest well. I will follow Lady Adel to your home while carrying you." Diablo's voice was soft and soothing. I nodded weakly and let the voice of slumber consume me.

When I opened my eyes next, I found myself in a hot, warm bath. And to be honest, I was a bit confused as to how I ended up here. I only remember falling asleep in Diablo's arms, and now I woke up in a hot bath. "Master, are you awake?" I turned to see Grace standing there in a maid outfit with a towel in her hand.

"Did you bring me here?" I asked in confusion.

"Yes. I washed and scrubbed you from head to toe before placing you in the bath. You are now squeaky clean, Master!"

Chapter16 Seven Sins Part 1

I could feel my face heating up. I mean, who wouldn't? The last time someone else washed me was when I was small, and my mother washed me. But when I looked at the nonchalant face that Grace had on, I began to wonder if I was just overthinking things. But I can say that this was my first time waking up in a bath, and it felt kinda nice.

After washing up and drying off, I was subjected to Grace's forceful dressing. I kinda feel like I have gone through this before. Ah! That's right, in my dream, Grace also dressed me. I guess I should probably get used to this kind of thing from now on since It does not seem like she will relent anytime soon.

After getting dressed, I walked to my room with Grace slowly following behind me. Once I entered my room, Grace also followed behind. She prepared a glass of water and shut the curtains. Once she was done, she turned to me and bowed respectfully as she said: "Have a good night, Master. Oh right! Before I forget. The Dean at the academy has asked you to go see him tomorrow after you speak with the King. It seems everyone has passed the test and will be attending the academy from now on, starting the day after tomorrow. But tomorrow, he just wants a detailed account of our dungeon experiences."

"Mmm… I will be sure to go. Have a good night, Grace, and thank you…." While I had just slept for who knows how long, I was still quite tired. Not as tired as I was before but close to it. I reflected back on everything that happened and knew I would need to go to the academy tomorrow top get some answers.

"It was my pleasure to be of assistance to Master." Grace replied back before turning on her heel and leaving the room.

It felt strange in a way. The dreams that I have been having are starting to come true. The lives of those around me were slowly starting to fall into place. I have never had such dreams before. And they all started when I went to the fortune teller with Sophie. I wonder if that was some kind of trigger for an inborn power that I did not know I had. Whatever the case, from this moment on, I will need to be more careful. If Sophie truly dies or gets seriously hurt because of my ignorance, then I will have to be sure to make sure that that never happens.

But I wonder…. Does this kingdom fall? Is that why I built a kingdom of my own? And were the two wars the same? If I recall correctly, they seemed to be slightly different… Whatever the case, maybe I will need to try to make the best of it all and avoid any bad endings.

When I woke up next, I was greeted by Grace doing the same things she did in my dream. "Grace, you know you do not need to do all of this…."

"Master speaks strange things. As your servant, I must see to my Master's daily life. Now Master, please get up so I can wash your face and dress you. We need to get going to see the King." Grace set a bowl of water next to the bed and then sat on the edge next to me with a cloth in her hand. Seeing her determined face, I wondered if I should really just get used to this already. I sighed and just let her do her thing.

After I was ready, I went downstairs to eat breakfast to see Sophie digging into the food on the table and a sulking Adel, who was pouting for some reason. "Good morning. I hope everyone slept well."

"Goof mofuing." Sophie tried to talk through her stuffed cheeks, causing me to chuckle. Adel, on the other hand, seemed to still be sulking. I walked over to her and poked her cheek.

"What is wrong?" I asked.

"Ask her!" Adel said with a pout as she pointed to Grace. I turned and looked at Grace with a questioning gaze.

"Master, she is just mad because I refused to let her take advantage of you while you slept in the bath." Grace answered honestly, making me turn my head towards Adel with a raised eyebrow.

Adel quickly averted her eyes as she replied: "I had no such intentions. I just wanted to watch your sleeping face."

"I see…. Well… Anyway!" I will just pretend nothing happened. "Let's eat. We need to head to the castle and then to the academy afterward."

"Fine…." Adel pursed her lips and began eating.

I chuckled and looked at Sophie, whose cheeks were still puffed out. "Sophie, slow down…."

"Cough! Gulp! Ahh! Faith, I do not know why but I am really hungry this morning." Sophie replied with a wry smile.

"Hmmm? Sophie, I am going to use appraisal on you, okay?" I was not going to just use it without saying anything so let her know first. But I had to use it now because I felt something was off.

"It's fine." Sophie replied with a nod. "Appraisal."

"Let's see…. Hmmm? What is this?" I was confused because Sophie seemed to have a curse placed on her that was not there before. "Curse of the Seven Sins. Gluttony…."

"Yeah, I have no idea how it came to be. I woke up like this." Sophie replied. Her smile turning into a frown. "Since I woke up, I can't help but want to eat everything I see.."

"Follow us today. We will ask the King and the Dean to see if we can figure something out." I have never heard of curses being used before. So I was unsure of what exactly they were or how to get rid of them. I looked at Adel, who seemed to know a lot, but she only shrugged, which means we can only look and ask those with more knowledge. "Wait, where is Sei? I don't see her."

Chapter17 Seven Sins Part 2

"Master Sei has yet to wake up," Grace replied, causing me to be a bit worried. By the time I finished my breakfast, Sei still had not come down from her room. Feeling even more worried, I decided to go check on her.

When I arrived at her room, I heard nothing from inside. I knocked softly only to hear a grunt in return. Puzzled as to what was going on, I knocked once more. "Stop knocking. Let me sleep!"

"Sei, we need to head to the castle," I replied while opening the door. When I walked in, the room was still pitch black. Only the faint light of the sun that found its way around the edges of the curtain illuminated the room. I walked over to the large bed that was in total disarray to see Sei sprawled out in her nightgown. Her eyes closed, and her breathing steady.

"Sei?" I softly called out, only for Sei's brow to furrow as she turned over and ignored me. Thinking about what has happened to Sophie, I decided to check Sei's status as well. "Sei, I am going to use appraisal on you. Appraisal!" I used it without waiting for her to answer. And sure enough, Sei also had a curse similar to Sophie's.

[Curse Of The Seven Sins: Sloth]

I frowned, seeing the status effect. That was when a thought came to mind. "Diablo?"

"You called Master?" In a puff of black smoke, Diablo appeared next to me with his hand on his chest, bowing slightly.

"Have you ever heard of curses before? Ummm, the Curse of the Seven Sins?" I asked. As Diablo was a demon, who was long lived, I figured if I was going to ask anyone about it, it would be Diablo.

"Curse, hmmm? Curses are pretty tricky to deal with and need a dispel magic that is tuned to the type of curse that the person has. As this is the curse of the seven sins, it would be even harder to get rid of as it would need a lot of mana to remove…. Haha. I guess I shouldn't worry about such a thing with Master here. Master, I can teach you how to dispel it, but as the name suggests, the curse of the seven sins means there are seven types of sin. Sloth, Wrath, Pride, Greed, Envy. Gluttony, and lastly Lust." Diablo explained before asking: "Is Lady Sei the only one with this curse?"

"No, Sophie has the sin of gluttony. These two are nothing compared to some of the others." I pondered for a moment before turning to Grace. "Grace, go out and gather the others from our dungeon team here. Even if they were in the middle of explicit things, drag them here. Hopefully, I am not too late."

Grace quickly left to do as I said. I went downstairs and had Annie send a message to the King that I would be late due to an incident and that I would explain it to him later. Now I am currently listening to Diablo's lecture on curse dispelling magic. It was unlike a normal dispel. It had to be written to target that specific curse. This means I would need seven different magic circles for each type of the seven sins.

It also costs an absurd amount of mana to cast just a single spell. It was definitely not something that one could cast easily. One cast cost almost two thousand mana. After spending an hour learning the ins and outs of targeted dispel magic, Diablo and I came up with a magic circle for each sin and were now about to test it out. Sophie sat in front of us with a pastry in her hand and stuffed cheeks.

"Here I go. Dispel Gluttony." I called out the activation word. Sophie's body glowed with a golden light before black smoke began to rise off her body and turn into balls of golden light. Seconds later, Sophie suddenly hunched over and held her stomach. "I will be right back!"

With these words, Sophie ran off towards the bathroom. I quickly cast appraisal on her to see that she was no longer cursed. I let out a sigh of relief before standing up and stretching. "Seems like it worked. Thank you, Diablo."

"It was a pleasure to teach a genius like Master." Diablo responded, making me scratch my nose in embarrassment. I headed upstairs and cast the dispel for Sloth on Sei, who still refused to get out of bed even though she was no longer cursed. So I had Annie do what she normally did to wake Sei up.

"Ahhh! Annie, stop pouring water on me every morning!" Sei yelled out. She now looked like a drenched cat. I chuckled and gave Annie a thumbs up. Annie gave me a wide smile. It seemed she enjoyed dumping water on Sei.

A few hours later, Grace came back with everyone in tow. Although a few were hog tied and flopping around on the floor. And Amanda seemed to be kept quiet with Leo's finger in her mouth. I quickly checked her first to see if she was the one who got stuck with lust. And sadly for her, she was. I didn't waste any time removing her curse.

Steven ended up with Wrath. Hailey had Pride. Blake was Envy, and lastly, Rick had Greed. After removing each of their curses, they all had embarrassed faces. But just getting rid of the curses was not enough. We still needed to figure out what caused all of this. "Everyone should stay here for today. I will be back after going to the castle and the academy. Try to think of how you all ended up with these curses."

"Umm… Boss I think I speak for all of us when I say this but thank you for acting so quickly." Steven spoke up first while everyone who was cursed bowed to me.

"It's nothing, I just figured it had something to do with the dungeon. We still do not know alot about the dungeons or what can happen while in the dungeon. So we need to be more careful from now on. I will be back soon. Make yourselves at home."

Chapter18 Meeting With The King Part 1

Currently, I was standing in front of the king, King Gravos. He had a complicated look on his face as he stared at me. "I understand what happened and that there is also a danger to this kingdom that we do not know how to deal with yet, but I am still stuck in a rough spot. You have killed the heirs of quite a few noble clans, some of which rank as high as marquess. Whether it was by accident or not, it was still you who had trapped them within the barrier."

"And?" I asked. I could care less about this now. While I do feel bad for what happened, things at the time were out of my control. "You want me to apologize to people who were targeting not only me but my friends? While it is unfortunate that they have died, circumstances also have to be taken into account. If you wish to imprison me, then fine, I will do my time as I am the cause of their deaths, but once I leave the dungeon, I will leave this kingdom altogether. "

"No! I won't allow it!" Adel yelled out as she suddenly ran and stood in front of me. "Father, I owe Faith my life. She saved the lives of many more nobles than those who had died. If you plan to imprison her, then I will denounce my status and join her in prison."

I watched as King Gravos held his head and raised his other hand. "Stop! Who said I was going to imprison anyone!? Stop jumping to conclusions! While what happened is truly unfortunate, it was, in the end, an accident that could not be avoided. Not to mention Faith saved many more lives than what was lost. Sometimes the situation needs some sacrifices in order to be able to save many. While they may not have been in harm's way, it is also the incompetence of those around who could not break Faith's barrier.

"But the fact still lies with Faith being the one who killed them, which makes this situation tricky. I called you here not only to get a report about what had happened but also to ask if you have any ideas to handle the nobles." King Gravos explained slowly.

"I see. I do apologize I overreacted." I had indeed overreacted. I thought he was planning to punish me for what had happened. While I do think I deserve some form of punishment, if I was imprisoned for a certain amount of time, I would have left the kingdom. Well, more of I would have hidden somewhere and watched over everyone from afar.

"It's fine. I did not explain it clearly at first. So do you have any ideas?" King Gravos asked.

"Since it is not good to just wipe them all out without them doing anything wrong, why don't we hold a trial? You can place me under house arrest with only the ability to visit the academy during the trial. We have plenty of witnesses that can stand by my side. This might also be able to find out who was behind the instigation of attacking me and those close to me." Luckily this meeting today was just between Adel, myself, and the king. The Prime Minister was not here, at least I think...

"Hmmm… You do make a good point. And if you are proven innocent, then things will look better on your behalf while making the nobles who wish to make a fuss lose some credibility. This means I can even lower some of the higher status houses down a notch. " I could see that King Gravos's brain was turning.

After a few moments, he began to speak again. "If we do this, you will be confined to your estate and the academy only. You will be escorted by knights to make sure you do not run off."

"That is fine. As you now know, I do have a few people I can send out to handle my business affairs for me." I was speaking mainly about Annie. She knew Thurul well and also understood what I was trying to do.

"Speaking about people… Grace Dollen seems to be acting as your servant now?" King Gravos asked while raising an eyebrow. I have not yet explained this part to him since I did keep some things from him.

"That is something I can not talk about as it has to do with Grace's personal matters. If her parents would like to speak to me, please have them come to my house. But more importantly, Your Majesty, We need to talk about this man named Azengrade and the dungeons. Along with the person who okayed a bunch of kids to enter the one we entered." I tried to change the subject. There were more important things than digging into Grace and my relations at this time.

"Hmmm… The man you say is more powerful than anyone you have ever met?" At King Gravos's question, I nodded my head. "He is someone who seems to be able to alter dungeons. This was why we were locked in. He even said so himself."

"I am not sure about this Azengrade since I have never heard of him or a race with the markings you described. I will have my own people look into it. As for the person who reported to the academy that the dungeon was a safe enough for young kids to train, they seem to have disappeared. Myself and also the Dean have sent people to investigate. The Dean will speak about this matter when you meet him later on. Also…. I must tell you that the dungeon, even after you destroyed its core, has seemed to heal itself and has turned into a goblin dungeon again.

"Of course, we now have signs posted warning those who wish to enter that they should not be females. It gives a pretty graphic description of goblins outside of the entrance, so hopefully, it will stop unfortunate incidents from happening again. I have also decided to use it as a means to train the kingdom knights as it is the second closest dungeon to the capital." Hmmm, so destroying the core did not destroy the dungeon.

After thinking for a moment, I reached into my inventory and pulled out a shard from the dungeon core. "Your Majesty, can you have someone look into this shard for me? It is a shard of the core I destroyed."

Chapter19 Meeting With The King Part 2

"A shard from the dungeon core? Sure I can have people look into it." King Gravos replied while nodding his head. I was actually thankful for this help. While I did plan to give some to Thurul to see if he could craft it into something. Giving some to the kingdom would allow them to test it and see if it could be of any use in the future.

"Now then, Your Majesty, since the main topics have been discussed, may I approach you?" I asked. I now wished to give him a system stone. While I know he will not be able to level up due to his status, he could at least use the accumulated status points to extend his life and raise his health.

"Haha! I hate this stiff stuff!" King Gravos let out a loud laugh. Adel, on the other hand, looked back and forth between them. She seemed very confused.

"Adel, everything that was said earlier was for the ears that were listening in," I explained lightly as I went to walk over to King Gravos.

"What!? So earlier when you said all those things….." Adel cried out, unsure of what to make of the situation.

"If I was really imprisoned. I would have left the kingdom on the surface. But I would have just hidden myself to keep those I care about safe.." I replied with a smile as I turned to look at her.

"Adel, what Faith said is right. If she were to stick around after being imprisoned, it would have caused more of a mess. Her choice in saying all that and her thoughts are actually quite smart. While you might not get to talk with her much, she could still visit you ever so often." King Gravos added, but Adel began to sulk.

"No!" Adel suddenly shouted. "Even if it is all a ruse, I do not agree! Faith did nothing wrong. Those people were horrible and beat up Grace when she stood up for Sophie and Sei. Their actions were not right! Plus, it's not like Faith wanted them to die. She beat them up and locked them in the barrier because we all believed that we would be done soon."

"Adel…." King Gravos let out a sigh. He could see the tears welling up in his daughter's eyes.

I walked over and hugged her. "Adel, I know you care about me. You are my best friend and the first friend I have ever made outside my family. But you also have to put personal feelings aside for the kingdom with your status as a princess. You have people who rely on you. Plus, it was not like I was going to disappear, and I don't plan to either. What was said was said because of those who were listening in on our conversation." And I think it was a certain Prime Minister who was trying to listen in as well.

"But…." Adel looked up at me with teary eyes. I swear, with how pretty she is, it was a crime for her to look at me like that.

"No buts. Let's not talk about this anymore. For now, you need to be a witness in case your father turns into a monster after he takes the blue pill." I said jokingly. But I heard a dry cough from behind me. I turned to see the King looking at me with a suspicious gaze. I smiled and stuck my tongue out at him. With a faint nod from Adel, I walked over to King Gravos and presented him with a system stone.

"Your Majesty, this here is called a system stone. Adel and everyone else in my team who dived deep into the dungeon were able to gain a system. Systems allow people to level up and use their status points to raise their strength. While I know you will not be able to level up like others, I figure it would still be useful for you to have a system stone to gain the extra stats." I explained.

"A system…." King Gravos looked at the rock in my hand, then at Adel, who nodded her head before taking it. Just like the others, a menu popped up in front of him. "Oh! This…. Do I just hit the yes button?"

"Yes," I answered with a smile and nod.

I watched as he hit the yes button. As he did, his body glowed with a golden light that enveloped his body. "Oh ho! Now, this is quite interesting. Is this my current status?"

"Yes. Let's see…. You have 630 status points. As Your Majesty will not be able to go out and level much. May I suggest that you split your points between Vitality and Mind? Vitality will raise your health while Mind will increase your mana pool and lifespan." I wanted Adel's father to live as long as possible. He was a good man and loved his kingdom.

"Mm… This is a good idea. I will do that." King Gavos replied with a nod.

"Also." I sent out a team request to him.

"This is?" King Gravos cried out in surprise when a new menu popped up.

"This is a team request. I am not sure if it will work or not, but I do plan to level up more than I already am. If you are in my team, you may gain experience. But I am not sure about this yet. I would need to kill a monster to test it." I was unsure if this would work at all, but if it does, then that means King Gravos can level up possibly by being teamed with me. I can only hope that it will work.

"Hmmm… we can have a monster brought to the training grounds in an hour. We will test it then." King Gravos was quick to come up with a way of testing things. But then again, I was unsure if normal monsters would even work for dungeons systems.

"I am not sure if a monster outside the dungeon will work, but we can test it. If anything, I can just head back to the dungeon and kill a few goblins since you said it reset." We needed to test it either way so going to the first room to kill a goblin was not out of the question.

"Mm… We will do that before we announce your house arrest." King Gravos readily agreed.

With that settled, I finally presented him with another stone.

Chapter20 The Silly King

King Gravos looked at my hand with great interest. I couldn't help but want to tease him when I saw his expression. I quickly retracted my hand and held it to my chest as I said: "Your Majesty, I know I have beautiful hands, but if you look at me like that…. I am still so young…."

"What!? Father, are you hitting on my Faith!?" Adel suddenly screamed at the top of her lungs.

"Huh!? What!? What is going on!?" King Gravos was flustered. His cheeks turned red. I couldn't hold it anymore as I burst out laughing. "You! You naughty girl! Are you trying to get me killed!?"

"Hahaha! I am sorry, I just couldn't…. Hahaha!" I was laughing so hard I was even snorting, which caused everyone else to laugh along with me.

Wiping away the tears I just spilled, I finally presented the ability stone to King Gravos. This time Adel was standing at my side, hugging my arm while glaring at her father. I guess Adel will never change. As time goes on, she will probably grow out of this as she interacts with more and more people. But for now, I guess it is fine to indulge her once and a while as long as it does not cross the line too much.

The more I think about my last dream where I was alone in such a huge mansion with only a few servants going about their daily tasks, I wonder if I will truly lead such a lonely life. But I guess I should really not worry so much about such things as my life has only just started. I am still young, and I can only wait to see what the future holds. But still…. As my dreams seem to be coming true, I can't help but worry just a little.

"This is called an ability or skill stone. It will give you an ability outside the normal magic we use. It's kind of hard to explain, so it is best to just use it and find out for yourself." I said as I placed the stone in King Gravos's hand. Another menu popped up in front of him, and he quickly pressed the yes button. "Hmm? Aegis Return?"

My ears perked up. "Oh? What does it say?" I asked.

"Hmm, it says that it is a passive skill. It will activate anytime a hostile action is taken against me and reflect the damage back at the attacker." King Gravos explained. I couldn't help but purse my lips. That was better than my mana shield! "There doesn't seem to be a mana cost either…."

"Well, it seems Your Majesty will live a long, long life. But we should test it." I said with a bright smile. I wanted to see the magic circle as it forms!

"Test it? How are you goin…..! Ahhh! Faith, are you trying to rebel!?" King Gravos yelled out as he quickly dodged my fireball.

"Tch!" I clicked my tongue and shot a few more at him. Adel, who was next to me, was dying from laughter. She was actually rolling around on the ground, holding her stomach. But sure enough, one of the attacks really did hit King Gravos, and a magic circle with a sci fi looking barrier suddenly appeared instantly. I imprinted the magic circle into my mind. It was very complex, but I know I can recreate it. The fireball that came flying back at me, which I waved off with a water ball, canceling it out.

It was just that. I was currently being glared at by a certain king whose clothes were now in disarray. "Faith, do you know what you did is a crime against the crown?"

"No, I was testing your new defensive passive. I was helping the crown. Would you rather wait for an assassin to come to kill you and at that time only hope your passive will work? With myself or Adel here, we can at least rewind your damage from a simple fireball. So please do not put this and that into the same category. Also, tell your shadow guards to stop glaring at me." I could feel their eyes on me, but they did not dare make a move. They couldn't. After all, I have the best backing in the entire kingdom! My little and wonderfully amazing Bell!

King Gravos stood there staring at me in disbelief. What did he expect from a magic freak!? When a new spell was right in front of my eyes, I had to see it! Anyway…. "Aegis!"

A blue shield appeared around me that looked just like the one that formed around King Gravos seconds ago. "Oh? Quite a bit of mana needed to maintain such a barrier."

"Hah, Fireball!" King Gravos suddenly yelled out.

"Wait, don't!" Ah, it was already too late. I was unable to react in time, and his spell hit the barrier.

"Ahhh!" King Gravos yelled out once more. This time he was patting his robes which caught on fire. He turned and looked at me with an aggrieved expression. The King, who normally had an oppressive air about him, now looked like a vagabond. But I must say this was kind of a childish move on his part. Was he trying to get revenge against me?

"I copied the spell exactly so it, of course, would have the reflection portion of the runic equation as well…." I explained. Adel was currently hugging my leg dry heaving from laughing so hard. I really did not know what to make of this situation.

"You could have said something earlier!" King Gravos said while pouting as he sat back in his seat.

"You didn't even give me time! You just cast the fireball before I even had a chance to realize what was going on!" It was true. I was still studying my new spell when he suddenly cast a fireball at me. How was I supposed to react in time?

Chapter21 Getting Down To Business

"Ahem… Anyway, do you have any more topics you wish to talk about?" King Gravos asked.

"I do, but may I stick a barrier up beforehand? Although the person who was listening in is now gone, I still wish to ask you about a few things. That should not be heard by others." I wanted to talk to him about the Prime Minister. The things that happened before diving deep into the dungeon were not something that could easily be instigated without pressure from the outside.

"You can." King Gravos replied while waving his hand. Five people in black suddenly appeared in a puff of smoke. "All of you wait outside."

"But your Majesty...." One of the shadow guards seemed reluctant to let him be alone with me and Adel.

"Are you not going to listen to my order? Adel is also here, so why are you worried about such nonsense? Faith is like my daughter as well. While she is naughty, she would never truly hurt me. Plus, if she wanted to, she could easily take over this kingdom. You all are underestimating this little girl." King Gravos's words made me purse my lips. I did have a lot of power, but to be honest, at this moment and time, I do not have any wish to rule some country. I just want to be me and do what I had planned from the start.

Politics are not my cup of tea, nor do I wish to get involved in what goes on in politics as well. While I know I am currently being dragged into it, I still do not wish for any of it either. But Adel, Lance, and even the silly King in front of me have become important people in my life. Not to mention this kingdom that has so many good people in it. I can not and will not allow this place to disappear.

"I understand, Your Majesty…." I could swear the shadow guard glared at me from under his mask. I do not understand why he is so hostile toward me. It makes me wonder. Is he truly loyal to the king?

Once the shadow guards left, I put up a three layered isolation barrier. It would even block detection from entering the room. "There…." I said while letting out a sigh.

"Was it wise?" King Gravos asked while looking at me. Adel was currently rewinding his clothes, so they were back to normal now.

"The information we gave should keep them busy for a while. The system stones and ability stones are not easy to come by. After all, they didn't drop until after the second boss, as for the plans with the trial. It works out better for us if they do cause more of a ruckus. I actually hope they do because it will only shine more light on the nobles who are not on the royal family's side. I hate to say it. But, this kingdom has become split between two factions." It was easy to see. It seemed that two sides were forming, and the more time that passed, the more the sides would split and eventually…

"A civil war will come if things continue as they are. I understand this." King Gravos said as if reading my mind. "My problem is that if I make a move against any of them, it will cause a stir, and it might set things in motion before we can even do anything about it. The people of the kingdom are innocent and should not be pulled into a war within the government. I have been working on trying to stop all of this, but it is not an easy task. It was thanks to you that I investigated deeper into things, and I now know the Prime Minister is the head of this faction. And because of your help, some of his plans have been ruined. But it is hard to keep track of his movements… He has his own guards that follow him everywhere, so my people can not get close to him."

"I may have a solution to this." After thinking for a moment. I couldn't help but wonder if many Diablo would have some kind of low level demons who could hide in the shadows to keep watch over him.

"Oh? Let's hear it. Anything that can give me solid evidence will allow me to finally make a move." King Gravos was looking at me like I was some kind of ray of hope for him. But sadly, it was all up to if Diablo was able to do what I was thinking.

"Diablo," I called out, and not even a second later, a puff of black smoke appeared behind me. A great pressure also fell over the hall. "Release your pressure. There are no enemies here."

"Yes, Master." The pressure suddenly lifted. I looked up at King Gravos, who was staring at Diablo with a hint of fear in his eyes.

"This is Diablo. He is a summoned demon and also someone who has made a vow to follow me. Diablo, this is the King Gravos of the Gravos Kingdom. Someone who has taken very good care of me as if I was his own daughter." I introduced the two.

Diablo smiled and bowed toward King Gravos. "It is a pleasure to meet the human king of the homeland of my master. I am glad to hear you treat her kindly." Oi! Diablo, did you just sneak in some kind of threat in there? Or am I just reading between the lines a little too much?

"It's a pleasure. A summoned demon, huh?" King Gravos's expression was a tad tense. I think he was still nervous.

"Yes, it was one of the skills I got from the dungeon. Anyway, to get on topic as to why I called you here, Diablo. Do you have the ability to send some kind of demon that is able to hide in the shadows to watch and report back what they see and hear about a certain individual?" I looked up at him with expectant eyes. I could only hope that he would.

"I can send a few shadow demons to watch over him. Can you give me an image of the person and his current location?" Diablo asked as he waved his hand. Three summon circles formed and from them, three shadowy figures suddenly appeared.

Chapter22 Do You Want To Take My Position?

I used detection magic and illusion magic to give Diablo the details he needed. He then relayed that information to the shadow demons, who then disappeared into the shadows. "They are now hiding in his shadow," Diablo announced.

"Thank you, Diablo. Sorry for calling you out of the blue like this." I felt kind of bad. I hope one day I do not end up calling him while he is in the middle of a bath. While it might be good for eye candy, I am sure Diablo will not like it.

"It is my pleasure to be of assistance to Master. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave. I still have many things to finish at the estate. I am currently setting up new defenses to go with Master's current defense system." I smiled at Diablo and nodded. He then bowed and disappeared.

"That man…." King Gravos finally spoke after being silent all this time.

"He is a very powerful demon. And don't worry, he is bound to me by two different contracts. He will not hurt those I deem friendly." I answered without needing for him to fully ask his question.

"I see…" King Gravos tapped his chin before giving me a deep look. "Faith, do you want to take my position? I could really use a vacation. I am sure with all your abilities, not a single person would dare try anything funny."

I held my head. It was not just me, even Adel held her head. However, she didn't seem to mind her father trying to abdicate the throne to me. "Your Majesty, I just want to study magic and become a knight….."

"I see… That is too bad…. If you ever decide you want the throne, please let me know. I will be happy…."

"Stop!" I yelled out, interrupting him. "Your role as king is very safe for many more generations to come. So please do a good job."

"Tch!" Why did he click his tongue!? Shouldn't he be happy that I have no willingness to be the ruler of this kingdom!?

"Father, stop teasing Faith," Adel spoke up, causing King Gravos to shrug his shoulders as if what he had said never happened.

"Anyway. If we can get solid evidence that the Prime Minister is up to something, we can now use it against him to quell any kind of rebellion. And if there is still a rebellion. I will stand on the front lines to protect this kingdom because people like the Prime Minister should not rule. This kingdom would end up no different than the others, and people like me will be ousted or enslaved due to being a demi human." I did not want this to happen. While I was pretty sure no one could enslave me at this point, this did not mean I would want other demi humans to suffer.

"With you around, I can sleep soundly at night, knowing the kingdom will not fall. Faith before you arrived and showed just how powerful you truly are, this kingdom would have turned into a mess. I fear that even my son and Adel would have died during that assassination attempt. You have become this kingdom's guardian. I thank you for everything." King Gravos bowed his head to me.

"Please don't bow to me, you are the king, and I do the things I do because I want to. Adel and Lance are my friends. I will protect them no matter what. This kingdom has done a lot for me, so I will also make sure it does not fall. But do not treat me like some kind of guardian. I just want to be me. A young girl who is almost thirteen who still has a lot of years ahead of her." I do not want to be seen as some guardian. I just want to live my current life the way I want.

"Mmm… This sounds just like you." King Gravos nodded his head in approval. "I will work on the things we talked about. I think you should head to the academy and speak with the Dean."

"Then I will take my leave. Your Majesty, please do take care, especially around that one shadow guard just now." I wanted to give him a fair warning. That shadow guard's actions earlier seemed out of place.

"I know." King Gravos answered while waving me off. I turned and got rid of the barrier before leaving the throne room with Adel at my side. Whether or not the times to come will stay as peaceful as they have been or if war will break out, I can only hope that whatever happens in the end, that those I care about stay safe.

"Faith…." Adel's voice came from my side. Her eyes seemed to be filled with a tinge of worry. I turned and looked at her. "Hmmm? What's wrong, Adel?"

"Faith, if something happens to my father and my brother…. Can you take the throne?" Adel kept her voice low so no one could hear her but me, but her question caused me to look at her in surprise. I do not understand why she would ask me to take the throne when she was also an heir to the throne.

"Wouldn't the person to be taking the throne be you if that did happen? Although I do not think a single person can harm your father now. That skill he got was perfect." I replied after composing myself.

"But…. Just as a big if. If something does happen like that, would you please? I do not think I am really able to rule…." Adel lowered her head. But I see now, she is unsure of herself. She is unsure how good of a ruler she could actually be, which I can understand. She is still young. She has not really learned much about the ways of a ruler and I was really no different from her.

I guess she doesn't realize that she herself has what it takes to be a good ruler. She is compassionate and dedicated. She just needs to learn the ins and outs of everything else.

Chapter23 Trouble At The Gates Of The Academy

"Adel, if things really did turn out badly. And you were the only one able to inherit the throne. I will stand by your side and assist you in any way possible. You can then slowly learn the kind of ruler you wish to be and do the things you need to do to get the kingdom back on track." I said softly. Adel lowered her head and then hugged my arm. She seemed to be very emotional right now. I guess all this talk about civil war was getting to her.

"No…" After a few minutes, I heard Adel softly speak. "If things do go in a bad way and we somehow do push back the enemy. I want you to take my place. You can do this job much better than me."

Hearing Adel's words, I could only sigh. For now, I will just take it as her being over emotional. But I will also not give her a proper answer either. To be honest, I really hate all this political stuff. I hate it so much I just want to blow up all the nobles I think are taking part in this conspiracy, including the Prime Minister. I want to just clean house now instead of dealing with all the troubles. But I guess this also makes me more of a tyrant than anything.

Ruling with an iron fist is not a good thing. Especially if you suppress the people, but at the same time, ruling in a too lenient manner will also cause problems too. You need to find a mix of the two that will give citizens the freedom to do as they please but at the same time keep law and order strict so no one tries to stir up trouble.

I am not sure if there is any way such a thing is possible. Even back on Earth, no matter the country you lived in, there were always problems. People were never happy, and greed ran rampant. This world was no different. It seems to be ingrained in all living beings, whether they are beast or man.

The two of us walked in silence. I am sure Adel had a lot to think over. But her question bothered me a lot as I remember back to my fortune telling and the dreams I have been having. I myself couldn't help but feel a tad worried.

I do not know what exactly the Prime Minister is up to. I can only hope that with Diablo's help, I will be able to get the information needed to make plans for the future to prevent anything serious from happening.

An hour later, I was standing outside the gates of the academy. Two guards were standing in front of me. Both were students of the academy, upperclassmen, I guess. "What is a demi human doing here? The Royal Magic Academy does not accept demi humans. Turn around now and leave."

"Since when does the academy not let in demi humans!? From what I understand, my father and the Dean have long said that as long as they are qualified to enter, they can enter. Do you really wish to go against the royal family and the Dean? Faith is one hundred percent a student of this academy. If you want to stop her from entering, then I will make sure you and your family lose all your status." Adel was very angry. But these young men did not seem to care for a single word she said.

"Princess Adel, you may be the princess of this kingdom, but our Royal Magic Academy does not let dirty demi's into it. We have been told that no demi humans are allowed to enter at any time by our head instructor." One of the young men replied.

"Oh, so your instructor is now in a higher position than the Dean?" I asked in a mocking tone. I crossed my hands in front of my chest and tapped my foot off the ground as I continued. "You do know that I was called here by the Dean himself. I am sure you know that Faith Cyrilia is to be allowed in. And Adel is right, I am a member of this academy. I just finished my test the other day. But if you insist on not allowing me in, I do not mind showing you my qualifications."

I didn't wait for them to answer before my eyes lit up, and they found themselves stuffed in the ground up to their necks with only their heads above ground. I knelt down in front of them and gave them a sweet smile. "Who is the instructor that told you to block all demi's from entering?"

"You! Do you think you can get away with this!? Ouch!" One of the young men yelled out but ended up getting kicked in the face by Adel.

"She can get away with it. Even if she killed you now it would be no problem since I will say I did it. What can you do about it!? I mean, I am standing right here with her, and yet you want to go against the royal family. Since that is the case, you and your families will have to suffer the consequences," Adel sneered as she turned to me with a smile and asked: "Do you have any more of those pastries with the fillings in them?"

I looked at her a bit confused, but with that smile that did not seem to reach her eyes, I understood that whatever she was about to do, it was not going to be good for them. I took out a few pastries and watched as Adel squeezed out the filling on her hands before kneeling down and smearing it all over their two young men's faces. Once they were both coated well, she stood back up and held her handouts to me. I chuckled and used water magic to clean them. "Thank you!"

Adel spun around and looked back at the two young men and, with a bright smile, said: "Enjoy having your face covered with red pepper ants. This area is filled with them, and they like to lay their eggs in human flesh. It is a strange thing if you ask me because they never do it to demi humans, only humans, and they really like sugar. That filling has a lot of sugar in it which makes your faces the perfect breeding ground."

Ah… Adel is a devil. It has been confirmed. Even I am not that evil! But I like it! Adel really knew how to dish out punishment.

Chapter24 Talking With The Dean Part 1

"Wait! I will talk!" One of the young men yelled out. Adel had an angelic like smile on her face as she knelt back down and looked at the young man.

"Then tell me which instructor told you that demi humans were not allowed to enter the academy?" Adel asked. But I swear that I can see horns on her head and a pointy tail coming off her backside. Her smile seemed beautiful, but it also seemed quite evil. At least to the two young men, that is.

"Instructor Freedman! He is Count Freedman's younger brother." The young man yelled out.

"Hey! You traitor! Ahhh!" The other young man yelled out. My tail accidentally smacked him in the face. I swear it was an accident. A really big giant accident. "Ouch! Stop hitting me with your tail, you dirty demi! Do you know who I am!? I am David Sullivan!"

"You talk big for a head sticking out of the ground. If I want to hit you, I will. What can you do to me? You couldn't even resist when I stuffed you into the ground. Even if I were to walk a scaled horse over here to use you as a bathroom, there is nothing you can do about it. Wait…. Sullivan… Are you Viscount Sullivan's son? Do you have a brother named Harold?" I asked. If it is who I think it is, then he deserves a punch as well.

"Yes, I am. Why scared now!? Now let me out and kneel before me, and maybe I will…. Ooofff!" Ahh, that feels so much better.

I looked over to see Adel giving me a thumbs up, causing me to grin as I dusted my hands off. "Now then. So It seems Count Freedman and Viscount Sullivan need me to visit them. But first, we need to talk with the Dean. I also wish to meet with this Instructor Freedman as well."

"Faith, you don't plan to beat him up, do you?" Adel asked. I could tell she was expecting a big fat yes from me.

"You think the Dean will get mad?" I do wonder, if I am taking out the trash, if he would be angry about me beating and dragging the instructor to Count Freedman's house.

"I am not sure. He might want to settle things internally." Adel answered, causing me to feel a bit dispirited. Well, I guess it doesn't matter. I only have this one day to really run around for a while because I will be put under house arrest here soon. So I do not think anyone will mind if I bend the rules just a tiny bit.

"Doesn't matter. I will just politely invite Instructor Freedman to his brother's house." I said with a big smile. Adel looked at me and laughed. With a shrug, I pushed the gates of the academy open and entered.

The Dean's building was deep in the academy, so it took almost thirty minutes to reach there by foot. The tall buildings that we passed were all of gothic style construction, with many different monsters carved here and there on the outer parts of the building. It was not exactly what I was expecting, but to be honest, it was very well made. The intricate sculpting of the monsters made them almost seem life like. If they were painted and not a faded white stone color, they would have looked very much alive.

When we walked into the Dean's building, the door to his office was guarded by an old man standing outside. "You are Faith Cyrilia and Princess Adel, correct?"

"Yes, we are," I replied with a slight bow. I was showing this man respect because his eyes did not show any signs of hostility or discrimination. He looked at me with the same eyes as he did toward Adel.

"Then please enter. The Dean is expecting you." The old man said with a nod as he smiled at me.

As I walked by him, I paused and looked at him. "Oh, by the way. The front gates to the academy needs two more guards. I can't explain in detail, but I do not think the academy should go unguarded."

"Hmm?" The old man looked at me with a questioning gaze before nodding his head. "I will send someone to deal with it but make sure you explain everything to the Dean."

"I will," I replied with a bow before entering the Dean's office.

"You are here." The Dean looked at me with a meaningful look. "So, what did you do at the gates?"

"I shoved two idiots into the ground so that only their heads were showing," I answered honestly.

"Haha! I figured as much. I knew that they could not stop you." The Dean answered with a smile.

"So you knew they were going to stop me, huh? Did you also know who ordered them to do such a thing?" I asked.

"Yes. And don't worry. I already have him waiting in the side room. With everything that has been going on, I am sure you wish to deal with this little issue yourself. But for now, I have two things I wish to talk to you about. First is what happened in the dungeon, and second I want to know if you are willing to become an instructor as well as a student." The Dean paused and raised his hand at me. "Before you answer. I have my reasons for asking this, and the students who will be under your care have all been carefully selected.

"As you know, this kingdom is about to undergo a great change. I have been watching the flow of changes here and there between the two sides. So in order to prepare, I plan to make a small group of people who will be put personally under your command. Of course, I will also pay you for your troubles."

--AN: Hello all, I would like to announce that I have started a new Female Lead novel called: Reborn With A Demon or Goddess System. If you like this novel, I am sure you will like the new novel I am writing. As of now, you will need to search for it since Webnovel has not approved it yet, which won't be until Monday. Please give it a read and leave a comment letting me know what you think.

Synopsis:

A girl who lived two lives before being reborn...

She was called both a Saintess and a Demoness in her previous lives...

A chess piece to be used by the gods and demons...

Bella, reborn for the third time, must understand the so-called Demon or Goddess system and uncover its mysteries while dealing with the political strife that is happening within her kingdom. All while trying to grasp the split personalities caused by the system.

Will she be able to win this game of chess against the gods and demons and take control of her own life?

Chapter25 Talking with The Dean Part 2

"Why do you want me to command a small group of people? Just so you know, I am on King Gravos's side. He is a good ruler and has taken good care of me. I will not side with anyone else." I replied in a flat tone. I did not know where this old man was going with his train of thought.

"Don't worry. I am not asking you to go against the king. In fact, I am also on the king's side, which is why I am making this small group. You led your fellow teammates into a dungeon and destroyed its core on top of supplying hurt students with food and water who were trapped on the first floor. You have shown that you have the proper leadership skills to lead a group of specially trained students. I want you to train a group that will be able to jump into action outside the influence of either side. Each student will sign a blood seal contract with you making it so that they will only ever follow your orders.

"You can think of this as a way to gain the title of Magic Knight upon graduation. Only the most exceptional students will ever gain this title and gain the rights to a higher noble title. Faith, I am offering you this chance here and now. If you do not take it now, you will only be a normal student." Ah… this old man is crude. He is hanging a juicy steak in front of me and giving me no time to think about it.

"I will accept under one condition. The team I went into the dungeon with, each and every member, has already signed a blood seal contract with me. I want them all in this new team. We have fought countless battles together and are in sync with one another. I have been wanting to actually train them to become stronger, so this will give me the chance to do so." If I were to have a team of my own, I want them to all be in it. Our time together has made us a single family, and I would hate it if they were pushed aside for no reason when they are all excellent warriors.

"I agree with this. But I have a few I will be adding. Come in!" The Dean yelled out. A door to the side opened up, and Instructor Telive walked out along with four other people, two girls and two boys.

"It's good to see you again, Faith." Instructor Telive said as he bowed his head to me slightly.

"It has only been a day. You don't need to act like it has been years." I said with a chuckle, making Telive smile.

"When I heard you were called to the castle, I was a bit nervous. I am glad you were not detained for what happened." I see he was worried about me being imprisoned for killing the students.

"Ahhh... I will be put on trial and will be under house arrest soon." I replied. I mean, there was no hiding it as it would soon be announced.

"I see. At least you are only on house arrest." Instructor Telive let out a relieved sigh. I don't know why he was so worried. Or maybe he was just grateful that I was able to send them food during the time they were locked up. Either way, he was a good person.

"Instructor Telive will be your cover aid. He will also be under your command as well and will be training under you. If you need anything just ask him. As for the other four, they are the kids you rescued. They wished to lend you their aid and swear allegiance to you under the blood seal contract." The Dean cut in. I turned and looked at the others and remembered that they were indeed some of the people I saved on the first floor. The two girls were even….

I smiled and walked forward and looked all four of them in the eye. They all seemed to be very nervous but did not seem to have any kind of malice. "Names?"

"Frank!" "Jessica!" "Becky!" "Johan!"

They all answered in unison. I nodded as I said: "I will be using appraisal on you all now. I am just checking your current status."

They all looked at me in confusion, but I did not explain further as I cast appraisal on all of them. They were rather weak, but they seemed to have decent abilities in both sword and magic. It seems they did train at least a little.

"Well?" The Dean asked.

"They will need to move into my estate after they sign a blood seal contract with me. They will be trained in the mornings before classes at the academy and then after classes. They will first be undergoing basic physical training to get their bodies up to par.

" Then I will begin training them in magic and swordsmanship. The others had just come out of a long dive into a dungeon, so while these five train, it will give them a small break. In one month's time, we will begin proper training." I turned and looked at the five people. I was including instructor Telive as well. "You will all begin a training cycle of waking up at six am and training until eight am. You will go to classes and then back to training from as soon as you return to the estate up until the third bell. It will not be easy, so be prepared."

I really didn't have time to just train them easily. Even giving them a month is a bit too long since anything could happen between now and then. I just wanted to be able to get them prepared for what was to come even if it was only by a little.

"We are willing to endure!" Frank yelled out and saluted me. "You saved us. We felt hopeless. We thought we would die in that dungeon. But you came to our aide, healed us, fed us, and even freed us. We are completely in your debt. A life debt that we can never repay."

Chapter26 Talking with The Dean Part 3

"Alright, go back to the room. There we will do the blood seal contract after I finish talking with the Dean." I still had things to do, so I had to move things along.

Instructor Telive brought the other four back into the side room, leaving Adel, myself, and the Dean to be the only ones left in the room. I then cast a soundproofing barrier around us since what we were going to talk about next should not be heard. I turned and looked at the Dean, my expression much more serious this time around. "Tell me, who told you that the dungeon was safe? Those two girls you saw, although they do not remember now, were put through experiences no girl should suffer through. Some monsters like orcs and goblins are not the kind of monsters you can let young girls, who had no idea how to properly fight, go up against."

The Dean looked at me and folded his hands in front of him on top of his desk, and leaned forward. "It was one of the Prime Minister's people. I never thought he would go so far, but he sees you as a rock that is blocking his path and wants to get rid of you. My people were able to dig up this much, but there is no direct evidence that the Prime Minister was the one to order the man to lie. He is also in the next room over. He was abandoned just like how Count Freedman abandoned his brother to cause trouble for you."

"Hmmm… I want you to do me a favor. You should be powerful enough to do this. Change that bastard who lied into a young girl and toss him into that dungeon." My eyes were cold. Magic that can make someone a girl or boy did exist. It was called morphing magic, a type of illusion magic, but it cost a lot of mana to use, so there were very few who could use it.

"I will make sure it is done. I had planned to do so myself." I watched as the Dean's aura changed. At least he knew how to be angry about the situation.

"Leaving the Prime Minister aside, I will be dealing with Count Freedman myself. I think it is time he lost his title." I paused and looked at Adel. "Adel, I will need you to play along with this one as well."

"Whatever Faith needs me to do, I will do," Adel answered back without any hesitation. I was not going to make her do anything she could not do. I was just planning on making it seem like the Count had kidnapped the kingdom's princess. Just enough to get rid of the Count once and for all. It might seem scheming and whatnot, but I am sick of it all. The people of this kingdom do not need people like the Count being in the upper echelon of the kingdom. And I know if he was just stripped of his title, he would only try to come back and attack me even more. So to get rid of him once and for all to make sure that no one I love is harmed, I will need to harden my heart and finish him off for good. But for this, I will need Adel's help.

"Ahem…. What you do is what you do. As of now, we need to discuss a more important matter. What was it that you found in the dungeon." The Dean asked. I guess we were the first to ever make it to the end of a dungeon.

I did not hold anything back and explained everything that had happened. I went through all the aspects of the dungeon I knew about and explained things as best I could. After hearing my explanation, the Dean sat back in his seat and let out a sigh. "This Azengrade person concerns me. If he is powerful enough to tamper with dungeons which some of the greatest mages of this kingdom can not, then he is in a league of his own. We will need to be more cautious. But I have a question for you, Baroness Cyrilia."

Calling me by my title made me a little nervous about what he was about to ask. "Tell me, how do you know so much about the monsters in the dungeons?"

I frowned. I knew this was going to come up at some point. But I also knew I had no obligation to answer his questions. "That is something I can not answer."

"Hmmm…." The Dean looked me up and down, but I did not waver in the slightest as our eyes met. I hate to tell this old man, but he is no longer on the same level as me anymore. Before I dived into the dungeon, maybe I would have been forced to tell him, but now I no longer need to worry about anything.

"Dean, Faith's secrets are not something that will jeopardize our kingdom. She is someone who loves this kingdom more than anything. So I would appreciate it if you stopped and let things be." I heard Adel suddenly speak up. As soon as she did, the Dean lowered his eyes. "Then I will leave it at that. But I expect if I need information on certain monsters that appear in dungeons from now on, that you will assist me in letting us know what their habits might be so we can avoid such situations as this."

I smiled and bowed my head: "I will be happy to assist at any time."

"Good. Let's get your blood seal contracts finished. Then I will take care of the Prime Ministers man while you deal with count Freedman." The Dean finally said as he stood up.

In no time at all, I was finished with the blood seal contracts and sent Telive and the others to my estate to wait there for me while I finished up things with the Count. Looking at the Dean, I bowed my head once more as I said: "I thank you for your assistance. I will be here tomorrow for the opening ceremony."

"Yes, I expect a lot from you in the years ahead." The Dean replied while seeing us off. Adel and I walked to the gates with a certain Instructor being dragged behind us. This did gain a lot of attention from those around us but I did not care.

Chapter27 Setting Up Count Freedman

After we exited the gates of the Academy, Adel and I took a carriage to a certain Count's estate. Of course, we did not stop right outside his gates as we had to make preparations. "So Faith, what did you need me to do?"

I smiled and walked over to Adel. I reached down and grabbed the hem of her dress, causing her to blush and... with a bit of strength.

*Tear!*

"Faith! We are still too young." Adel cried out, causing my eyebrow to twitch as I flicked her forehead.

"What is going on in that head of yours? We need to make it seem like you were captured and imprisoned. So I am tearing parts of your dress. But only enough to make it look like you put up a fight and not to make people think something else happened. We still have to keep your reputation intact after all." I replied as I watched Adel's eyes water up as she held her forehead.

She looked up at me with rosy cheeks and said: "I knew that!"

"Okay, the tears are done now. We just need some dirt. One second." I said as I jumped out of the carriage and scooped up some dirt. I then re-entered the carriage and began smearing it all over Adel's dress. She could only sit there and pout. But she did as I asked, even as I asked her to stand up so I could get her backside as well. After smearing her arms and legs as well as her face, we were ready to go after I ruffled her hair with some dirt as well. "Now you look like someone who has been stuck in a dungeon for a while."

"I wish you had told me this all beforehand." Adel was still pouting.

"Ah yeah, I guess I should have…." I really should have. But her reactions were quite amusing, so I didn't. "So what I plan to do is phase you through the wall to the room that Sophie was locked up in. I plan to put piles of dirt around you to make it look like the Count was abusing you by throwing dirt all over you. Adel, I will also need you to turn on the waterworks as well."

"I can do that." Adel nodded her head. While she still seemed pretty upset with being suddenly turned into a ragged person, she still seemed more than willing to help.

The two of us flew out from the carriage, and using the trees as a means to hide our presence, I carried Adel in my arms, which seemed to have made her happy once more, and flew to the side of the building where the room Sophie was kept in was located. After using detection magic, I was able to make sure the room was clear. After wrapping Adel in my phase spell, we moved through the wall, where we began to place dirt all over the room, throwing it against the walls and floor to make it look like the Count had been going to town on the place.

Only after it looked sufficient enough to match Adel's current appearance did I tie her up with some rope by her hands and feet and cast a locking spell on the door to keep it from being opened. I, of course, did not want anything to happen to Adel in the process of all of this. But just to be sure, I had Mr. Blobs hide in Adel's hair to protect her just in case anything happened.

After everything was set, I phased back through the wall and went back to the carriage to grab my gift for the Count. Instructor Freedman was bound by both hands and feet and had a blindfold on as well as a gag in his mouth.

From there, I walked right up to the entrance of the estate, where two guards were standing guard. "Halt! What is the meaning of this!?"

"Meaning? I am just here to return the Count's brother to him. Move or get hurt, you pick." I replied while ignoring their presence.

"Stop right there!" One of the guards pointed their spear at me. I looked at it, reached out, and grabbed its tip, and with a squeeze, a crunching sound was heard as the metal spear tip crushed under my grip, leaving an imprint on my hand.

"I think I said to move or get hurt. Last warning, what will you do?" These words and my cold frosty expression were all it took for the two guards to drop their weapons and run away. This was to be expected as these people were just normal folk. Their pay was not enough to risk their lives.

I walked right through the gates and made my way towards the main house. The estate was big, and the road was slightly bumpy, so a lot of noise came from behind me as I dragged the Count's brother by a rope that was attached to his foot.

It took me almost thirty minutes to reach the main house, which I kindly let myself in by kicking the door down. This quickly caught everyone's attention. "Who are you!? Do you know whose house this is!?"

Always the same lines. You would think the Count would have told people to be on the lookout for me. Luckily the Count was quick to see what was going on and when he saw me, his face paled. "Faith Cyrilia! What do you think you are doing!?"

"What am I doing? Returning some trash to you." I said as I threw his brother at him. A grunt was heard as the body hit the floor. Count Freedman looked at the man on the floor and frowned as he turned to look back at me. "What is the meaning of this? What has my brother done wrong to be treated in such a way? You better give me a good answer or…."

"Help! Someone save me!"

Chapter28 David Part 1

I was having a hard time not laughing. I mean, Adel's timing was perfect. The sound of desperation in her voice and the way she screamed out made it all seem too real. And Count Freedman's face was perfect as well. The shocked, confused expression that said: "I have no idea what is going on!" Made it hard not to laugh.

Of course, I know that Adel is perfectly fine. Mr. Blobs is keeping me up to date on things. But I must say those two work well together. There was no barrier to their understanding of each other's intentions. "Someone save me!"

I guess it was now my turn to act as well. I raised an eyebrow and looked at Count Freedman with cold eyes. "Why do I hear Adel's voice? Count Freedman, what have you done to this kingdom's Princess!?"

"What!? No! I have no idea what is going on! I haven't kidnapped anyone since that damn fox demi!" Count Freedman yelled out. I sneered and waved my hand as my eyes lit up, using wind magic to blow all the guards away. "You! What are you doing!?"

"Rescuing the Princess from the hands of the evil mastermind!" With that, a giant magic circle formed on the floor, and a large pillar of flame shot up through the ceiling of the estate. I had to make a big show out of it after all since I needed the guards to show up.

"You! Stop this instant!" Count Freedman began writing a magic circle in front of him, which I kindly waited for him to do since I needed to make it seem like he was trying to stop me from saving Adel. If it wasn't for the fact that this was real life, I would have to say that Count Freedman's acting ability of being a stupid noble was Grade A. No, wait, he is just a stupid noble.

"Halt! What is going on here!?" I heard a loud yell from behind me. A bunch of knights rushed right into the manor, one of which, is on a monster I have never seen before. It was like a lion but not. It was very fluffy and pretty with its white fur coat and long droopy ears. I suddenly want to have one. "What is going on he…."

"Someone, please! Anyone! Save me!" Adel's plea for help was right on cue!

"Sir knight, Princess Adel is being held captive by Count Freedman!" I yelled out, causing the knight's eyes to grow wide. He raised his hand and yelled out: "Capture the Count and everyone else in the estate! And you!" The Knight looked at me with a suspicious gaze as he said: "You come with me."

I nodded and watched as the knight climbed off the fluff and walked past me. He had an aura about him that made it hard to say no to his orders. It made me wonder which knight order he was from.

I followed behind him as we made our way to the room Adel was held in. I quickly undid my barrier as the knight slashed the door to pieces with his sword, revealing a dirt covered room and Adel, who was in disarray. When Adel saw me, tears streamed from her eyes as she yelled out: "Faith!"

"Adel!" I called back and rushed past the knight. I ran over and hugged Adel. "Are you okay!? Did he do anything weird to you!? I am sorry I was late."

"I'm fine. He just kept throwing dirt at me. I do not know why. But he kept screaming: You filthy royal, this is where you belong in the dirt. When my forces are big enough, I will take you all down." Adel cried out as she sobbed. I quickly undid her ropes and began wiping her face clean while sneakily de-summoning Mr. Blobs. The Knight behind me had been quiet this entire time. So I was unsure of what he was thinking.

"But still, you have been put through such a horrible event. I will be sure to ask His Majesty to give the Count the harshest punishment possible. No one is allowed to touch my best friend." I said coldly while wiping Adel's tears.

"Ahem…" The knight behind me coughed, causing me to turn my head. "We will need you both to come to the Knights station and make a statement. But I will escort you back first to allow Her Highness to get changed and cleaned up.."

I nodded my head at the Knight. Now that I was looking at him, he was quite handsome. Dirty blond hair, deep blue eyes with a chiseled jawline. I guess she would make many girls swoon. "Thank you. With you around, we will feel much safer."

I could hear the screams and yelling downstairs as Count Freedman and his family were being dragged out. But when I saw kids also being dragged away, I looked over at Adel for her to only shake her head at me, telling me not to say anything. I just hoped nothing bad would happen to them. They were still young, after all…

The knights had already gotten a carriage from the estate for us to use. I helped Adel onto the carriage and sat down next to her. But just when I thought we would not get a chance to be alone to talk about what had just happened, the Knight from before also boarded with us. He looked at us and asked: "So care to explain?"

Adel pursed her lips and turned her head away, not wanting to answer his question. Her reaction kind of made me confused as Adel was acting strangely in front of this knight. I looked between the two with a confused expression, only to receive a chuckle from the knight.

"You have every right to be confused as my existence is a secret. In the public's eye, I am the leader of the Royal White Knights, but in truth, I am Adel's Uncle. My name is David now with no last name." David explained, causing me to widen my eyes. I still did not completely understand what was going on, but it seemed that there was much more to all of this than I should know. So I do not understand why he was telling me of all people.

Chapter29 David Part 2

"I am not understanding. So why are you telling me all of this if this is all supposed to be a secret?" I asked while holding my head. I could feel the headache forming.

"You are Adel's friend. And before she moved in with you, you were all she talked about, Faith this Faith that. Even her secret room has nothing but… Ooooff!" I sat there stunned as I watched Adel do a beautiful punch to David's stomach. I mean, it was so quick and powerful that it even dented his armor! I guess this is proof of Adel's level rising.

"You have grown stronger, I see…." David's brow twitched as he tried to compose himself.

"Don't say unnecessary things, Uncle," Adel said with a snort.

"Ahem… Anyway… Now tell me what that was all about. I know for a fact that no one can kidnap you, so why are you suddenly like this?" David asked.

"Ahh, that was my idea. I was taking down Count Freedman. He has messed with me so much that I finally had to deal with him. Plus, he is part of a faction that I can not forgive." I replied.

"Hmmm? Well, you sure did make it so that he will never be able to talk himself out of this one." David replied with a sigh. "But now what do you plan to do? His whole family will be executed along with him."

"About that. Can you do something about the children?" I asked. I did not wish to see kids die for no reason. "Like erase their memories or something?"

"If that is what you wish, I can do that. But they will be the only ones able to get a pardon like that. They will be able to live lives as commoners, but they will be orphans." David answered.

"Well, about that. They can do odd jobs around my factory to better their lives, and there are quite a few single childless women who work for me that I might be able to have them take a few of them in. This way, they can grow up to have a loving family." I just did not want to see the young kids who were younger than me end up in a worse situation. Yes, I know this is my fault that they will end up like this, but at the same time, I had to deal with Count Freedman. I just never thought about what would happen after, so before they are sent to die with their family, I wanted to do what I could to keep them alive and help them out if possible.

"Alright, we will contact you once they have been processed. Should I send them to your estate afterward?" David asked.

"Yes, please. I will contact Thurul and see if he can set them up at the factory. The older ones can make a living, and I will see what I can do for the younger kids who can not work." I was not sure if everything would pan out, but I could try. I could even add a few incentives to those willing to take in some of the kids, like higher pay. There were not many, just six kids. Two of which were very young.

"Okay, I will do that then. To be honest, it also did not sit well with me to have the kids killed with the rest of the family." David replied as he let out a sigh of relief.

The carriage came to a stop at the front door of my estate's manor. With Adel in tow, I walked through the doors where Annie was waiting for me. "Young Miss, you have many people waiting for you out in the garden."

"I know. Please offer them some snacks and drinks while they wait. I still have a few things to finish up." I answered as I motioned to Annie to look behind me. When she saw Adel and then the knight, she bowed her head and went to do what I asked. She didn't even flinch at seeing Adel covered in dirt with a torn dress. "Adel, go get changed. I will talk with Sir David."

"Okay…. But…." She turned to David and narrowed her eyes: "Say anything you shouldn't, and I will…." She shook her fist at him before turning around and walking upstairs.

Watching her leave, I chuckled and looked back at David: "So you are her uncle, huh?"

"Yeah, it may be hard to believe, but most think I am dead. Luckily I was not seen by many in my younger days." David replied.

"So the Prime Minister?"

"He has no idea who I am. In fact, he still tries to order me around to this day. Not long ago, he even tried to pull me to his side. But sadly for him, I have never had an interest in power. My duty and my only love in life is my lifestyle as a knight. So you can feel reassured that I will not be doing anything that will go against my brother. I wouldn't dare do so, or my cute niece and nephew might get angry with me." I can see that David was the type to hold family bonds close. I just never thought that I would be told a secret like this, to begin with. I mean, why me of all people?

"You do not need to feel confused as to why I am telling you all of this. My brother has asked me if anything were to happen that I support you at all costs. I am actually here to be your guard to make sure you do not run away during your house arrest as well." David replied, causing me to hold my head. Was this king still trying to stick me with the role of an heir to the throne!? I could only sigh. From the moment I met him he kept mentioning things about me taking the throne.

"That man is just…" I let out another long sigh.

"Haha! He is just like that. He sees talent and wants to nurture them. But from what I have heard and seen, you do have what it takes."

Chapter30 Knights Barracks And The Mustache Part 1

I puffed out my cheeks and crossed my arms across my chest. "Either way, I don't want it. I do not mind helping out Adel or Lance when they need it, but they can keep the crown. I want nothing to do with it."

"Oh? So you are willing to help either or, huh?" David's lips curled up into a wide grin. I think he might be misunderstanding something, but I can not put my finger on what he was misunderstanding. I could be wrong, but my senses towards these kinds of things are pretty good… I think… maybe…

"I'm back!" Adel yelled out. I turned to see her running over with her face red and sweat forming on her brow. It made me wonder just how fast she had to move to work up such a sweat.

"Eh? What's this? Were you afraid I would say a bunch of embarrassing things about you? Like how you used to shout: I'm marrying brother Lance when I grow up!" David said in a teasing tone.

"Uncle!" Adel yelled out, her cheeks puffed out and her fist balling up. I am sure if he said one more thing, he was going to get punched again.

"Alright. Since we are all ready, let's go make our statements and then come back. I am supposed to be under house arrest after all." I said, trying to stop anything from happening before it happened.

"Okay, let's do that then." With that, we were led back out into the carriage and taken to the white knights' barracks, where we had our statements taken. Adel recounted her 'horrifying experience' of being tormented by Count Freedman. Count Freedman kept yelling: "She's lying!" But no one would think the girl full of snot and tears was lying, especially when it was the kingdom's most favored princess. As he was dragged out of the room, I could have sworn I saw a few knights getting in some sneaky pop shots at him.

Even though we had finished here, I was not about to let this visit just be all about making a statement either. "Sir David, can I look around?"

"Hmmm? You want to look at this stinky place?" David asked. He seemed to be confused as to why a girl my age would want to look around a knight's barracks.

"Faith is an aspiring knight. She wants to work her way up through the ranks and command her own troops." Adel answered for me. I sometimes feel Adel knows all my secrets.

"Ahh! Then look away. Take this pass here. It will let you see the ends and outs of the entire facility." David handed me a wooden token with magic imbued in it. I guess it was sort of a pass to walk around restricted areas, or at least some of them anyway.

I thanked David and walked out of the office, and made my way over to the training area that I spotted earlier. I wanted to see just how the knights here trained. What surprised me was the number of female knights that were actually running around. They ran around in high ponytails that bobbed up and down. Their swords clanged against the rest of their armor. The male knights paid them no mind either, which was far from what I was expecting. I figured there would be some jeering from the male knights, but they all took things very seriously. But now that I think about it, Sei was also a knight.

When I got to the training ground, the scent of blood and sweat filled my nose. I walked in to see knights in different areas all battling one another honing their kills. I was very surprised at how violent they were. There were even a few covered in blood. But as I looked around, I saw quite a few mages nearby healing some of the other knights. It seemed they were not afraid of dying when battling since they had people to heal them close by.

While it may seem like a bunch of barbarians trying to kill each other, I noticed they never aimed for vitals. But even if they were not aiming for them, that did not mean they could not. So this training was indeed very good as it hardened people against taking damage as well as honed their senses when fighting. I highly doubt you could find this training anywhere else outside facilities like this.

But…. "I want to try…." I said, pursing my lips. I really wanted to test myself against knights who were battling it out with everything they had.

"You want to fight them?" Adel asked. I nodded my head as I clenched my fist. This was, after all, one of my goals, to become a full pledged knight. While I was a provisional knight now, I still wanted to become a full fledged knight in the future, and my highest goal was magic knight. Adel grabbed my arm and pulled me off towards a group of knights not far from us. "Sir Tomas, can my friend here join for a round?"

"Hmmm? Oh, if it isn't little Adel! Long time no see!" A man with a curly mustache called out excitedly. He looked around his mid thirties and was handsome in his own right but that mustache…. First of all, how do you even get it to curl like that? It was like two loops, and then it came to sharp points aiming at his eyes. And why? Why would you even grow a mustache like that!? I mean, it ruined his good looks and made him look like a weirdo. If I saw him on the street, I would definitely call the police on him! That is just how much it made him look like some pervert. What's more, is that he even reached up and stroked it! He pulled on it, and it sprang back in place!

I couldn't take it. I had to avert my eyes. I might just end up laughing too hard and end up causing him to be angry at me. "Captain, you're making the little lady over there break down. I keep telling you that your mustache looks foolish." One of the knights next to him teased. But at least I now know I was not the only one who thought this way!

Chapter31 Knights Barracks And The Mustache Part 2

"What the hell do you mean my mustache is causing her to break down!? My mustache breathes elegance!" Sir Tomas snapped back. He even pulled on it again. Oh god, this was getting to be too much. I could see that Adel had already turned around and was giggling away.

"Captain, look, even the princess can't hold it in anymore. Just shave it off already!" The knight shot back. He had a huge grin on his face causing Sir Tomas to snort in dissatisfaction.

"You are just jealous! They are just shaking in reverence of my handsome stature. My Muna is a symbol of pride and my elegance as a knight that will always save a lady in need." Sit Tomas retorted while once again making his mustache spring back into place.

"Pfft…. I can't! It's too much!" I couldn't help it! He had actually named it! I burst out laughing right there on the spot. Adel had leaned into me, holding her stomach. She was already in tears.

"See, I told you!" The knight began laughing as well, causing Sir Tomas to snort in anger. "None of you understand!"

A few minutes later….

"So you wish to spar against one of my knights? You know this is no game, right? While we do have healers, you can still be run through or even have a limb chopped off." Sir Tomas explained. But I still nodded my head. I wasn't really worried about being hurt.

"If you wish to, then I do not mind. But you will need to sign a waiver. I do not want to be held responsible for whatever happens after." Sir Tomas said as he waved his hand at one of the mages. They quickly presented a scroll that had words engraved with magic on it.

I read it through, and it only stated that any injuries that could not be healed through magic would not be the fault of the white knights and that my little life was my own, yaddi yadda, etc etc, blah blah…. In other words, I signed it without hesitation.

That was how I found myself standing in front of a big burly knight with a large sword in his hand. "Missy, are you sure you want to do this?" The big burly knight named Stan asked.

"Yep! I want to see just how strong a knight is. I won't be using any magic either. I will only be using my natural strength." Although I say this, my strength was a bit off the charts. I am more worried about me hurting him than him hurting me.

"If that is what you want…." Sir Stan looked very conflicted about fighting me. But this just means I need to make it so he can't feel conflicted at all.

Adel was at the side and looked at the two of us before shouting out: "Begin!"

As soon as those words were said, I shot forth and swung my sword at Sir Stan's side. He was quick to go for the block, but I was putting my all into this attack, so as soon as our swords collided, I heard a yelp from in front of me, and a large body suddenly went flying off into the distance…. A loud crashing sound was heard, and screams coming from the other knights soon followed after. "Stan!"

I froze in place, and as if my neck was mechanical, it slowly turned to look at the figure now embedded into the wall. I then turned to look at Adel, who only shrugged at me. Then I looked at Sir Tomas, who was pulling on his mustache. Really!? In a time like this, does he really need to be doing the springy dance!?

"He's okay!" I heard a knight yell out. But I still felt kind of nervous as I have just damaged a wall at the knights' barracks. I mean, I swung with quite a bit of strength because he looked strong!

"That's good." Sir Tomas replied while clapping his hands. He then turned to me and asked: " I would like for you to train my knights?"

"Wait! Why are you asking me to train your knights?" I asked in confusion. All I did was swing my sword and wack one of his men into a wall. I was not anywhere close to being as good with a sword as these knights.

"Because we don't have anyone who can spar with your strength. With your strength, we can be taught how to deal with suddenly being smashed across the battlefield like a rag doll. We need to be able to train ourselves to be able to control our balance even in such situations as this." Now I understand but still.

"I would love to help, but I will be under house arrest soon and will be training my academy team as well before and after my classes," I explained.

"No problem, give us your address, and we will come to you." Sir Tomas replied before turning to everyone and shouting: "Everyone, listen up, get in line so you can get smashed like Stan did. I will not hear no for an answer. If you do not get smashed today, I will make sure you lose a month's pay!"

Wait!? What!? What is he doing!? Oi! Why are you all lining up with big smiles on your faces!? Is this really a knights' barracks and not some kind of masochist farm!? I was starting to have my doubts about knights. I am starting to think they were all big Ms who loved to be punished more than anything. But I, of course, kept this thought to myself since this was also a good chance for me as well. "I do not mind, but I want one of your best swordsmen to train my team and me as well! Give and take, right?"

"Ah! Right! Give and take." Hey Sir Tomas, the way your brow is twitching is not really making your words seem sincere. Did he expect me to do this all for free?

"Tomas, Faith is not making such a heavy demand. You were not just thinking of just taking advantage of her since she was little, right? I would suggest that you do not do that because you might die." I heard David's voice coming from behind us. I turned to see him walking over with a stern look on his face. His gaze slowly moved to Adel, who was somehow now standing behind Sir Tomas with her foot brought back. Is she secretly a ninja!? She was right next to me moments ago! My mouth went into an O shape as I watched her bring it straight up between Sir Tomas's legs. And then David's voice filled the air before a loud high, pitched scream was heard. "Ah... I was too late…."

"HiyaaahhhIii!"

Chapter32 Knowledge Is Also Power

"Humph! How dare you try to take advantage of my Faith!" Adel snorted with a satisfied look on her face as she watched Sir Tomas holding a certain area on his body as he lay on the ground frothing from the mouth.

"Well, I guess we can call him Tammy from now on…." David joked as he let out a long sigh. "Adel, can you not incapacitate my men with your jealous rage?"

"What jealous rage!? He was trying to make use of his status to push things on to Faith! Who does he think he is!?" Adel yelled out in anger.

"Adel, it's fine. All it is is whacking people. " I cut in, trying to calm her down. But Adel still seemed unconvinced.

"No! If he is not willing to even offer to pay upfront, then he is just trying to take advantage of you. There is no free ride in this world. If he wants your help, he has to pay you at least ten gold per lesson!" Adel shot back, causing me to chuckle. I wonder if she realizes that even her uncle probably can't offer ten gold per lesson to someone.

"Adel… Ten gold is a little." David's voice quivered slightly at Adel's words. See, I was right! He can't!

"What!? Is my Faith not worth ten gold? Is she not worth that much money just because she is young and a demihuman? Is my Faith not young, pretty, and amazing!? I mean, she is so perfect that…." Adel somehow went into a rant, causing me to wave my hand to put a mute spell on her. She was still flailing her arms about as her mouth opened and closed. She was pointing and furrowing her brow at David as if she was scolding him. In fact, I think she was scolding him.

I walked over to her and placed my finger on her lips as I removed the mute spell from her. "Enough."

"Mmm…" Adel nodded obediently as she lowered her head.

"I will help because I want to. I do not care about money, but the way he went about it was a bit forceful. But I think he was thinking only about the benefit of the knights' order, so I will let it slide. I think one of your kicks was enough punishment for the time being." I said softly. Adel nodded her head in agreement, to which I smiled and turned back around. "So for now, just have your people go to my house early mornings and in the evenings. I will do what I can to help."

"Huh? Ah…. yes… I will do that." David seemed to be confused as to what was going on, but I did not care to clarify things.

"Now then, let's head back home. I am under house arrest from this day forward. At least until my trial is over." I said as I took Adel by the hand and began walking out of the training area. David quickly came out of his stupor and followed after us. He was, after all, in charge of watching over me.

Luckily everything was settled quite easily. I know Count Freedman's punishment will soon cause a stir amongst the other nobles, and the Prime Minister might even try to intervene, but sadly for him, the target this time was not someone he could just sweep under the rug. After all, the one he 'kidnapped' was the only princess of the kingdom. He would not be able to cover up for the Count and would probably have to throw his chess piece away.

As for Count Freedman trying to get himself out of this on his own, that was basically impossible unless he took his own life or had someone break him out of the dungeon. There would be no way of him getting out of this without dying. And I do not think someone like him can live out on the lamb. He was too used to his rich lifestyle. But then again, anyone who wished to keep their life would be able to adjust and suffer if it meant keeping their lives. So I guess we can only wait and see.

When we got home, I finally got to stand in front of everyone. With the new additions to the team, I also passed out some system stones and ability stones I had set aside for just in case situations. A lot dropped after all, and luckily I did, or else I would have to make another trip to the castle to get some. "Alright, I am sure everyone has become acquainted since I have been gone. So I will get straight to the point. You five are to be up at first light tomorrow. No one is to be late, or you will have to do double the routine at night."

"Boss, you are a demon!" Steven, of all people, was the first to yell out in protest. I guess he wasn't a morning person.

"I wasn't talking about you unless you want to join them. This was only for Frank, Jessica, Becky and Johan, and Instructor Telive." I said with a small smirk causing Steven to blush.

"Everyone else gets a month's break. You all suffered greatly during our dungeon dive and worked very hard, so rest up. We will be doing it again in the future. But in one month more training will be held. I will also be having a knight from the white knights come and train us all in swordsmanship. I will try to get some other trainers as well for the other schools of weaponry."

"Boss, what is our goal now?" Amanda asked.

"To grow as strong as possible. So make sure you take classes seriously. If you have issues in a subject that you are taking, ask for help. Remember, we will not only be training our bodies but our minds as well. Knowledge is also another form of power." I replied with a smile. While it may not sound like power at all but knowledge was a key thing to have when doing anything, from daily tasks to battle.

Chapter33 First Day At The Academy

Morning songbirds filled the air as I looked up at the clear blue skies with a few white puffy clouds overhead. I was getting stared at left and right, but that is to be expected with the six knights standing behind me and the metal shackles on my wrist. Not to mention I was surrounded by a large group of students as well.

I could hear the murmurs of those we passed, trying to figure out who I was. I could only shed a silent tear since my school life now seemed to be over. But this was all for the greater good, and I already had a large group of friends. More than I could ever ask for. Luckily David stationed himself outside the academy gates with no intention of entering the grounds. He took my cuffs off, allowing me to walk unimpeded into the academy as a free girl.

"Boss, was all this fanfare really necessary?" Hailey asked. She did not seem to understand why I was inflicting this self punishment on myself. But it was all necessary to show that I was truly under house arrest, with going to the academy as the only exception.

"Yes, it is. If I wish to keep those nobles at bay, they will need to believe that I am under house arrest. This should also give me some peace during this time. So I plan to make the best of the situation. After my classes, I will head straight to the library!" The time had finally come to get back to my roots and lose myself in the wonderful world of books. I have been waiting for this day for a long time now.

"Well, if you say so. But I am surprised that they held off on the opening ceremony until now." Hailey was right, they did hold off on it, but that was only because of the incident in the dungeon. Otherwise, it would have been a few days ago.

"Ummm!" A nervous cry came out from the side, causing me to turn to see a young man with blushing cheeks standing there.

"Yes?" I have no idea why he was so nervous. It's not like I did anything to him.

But to my surprise, he suddenly bowed his head to me deeply as he yelled out: "Thank you for saving my baby sister!"

"Umm, your welcome?" I was unsure of how to answer, so I answered in more of a question than anything. I can only guess that his sister was amongst the girls who had suffered greatly in the dungeon. Luckily they will never know the truth as they have had those memories washed away and their bodies returned to new. They only know that they barely escaped death.

"You may not think much of it, and I respect you for this but truly thank you." The young man bowed once more before turning around and leaving. I guess I am not seen as bad as I thought I would be. Although I could still feel a few hostile gazes on me, but I do not care. They were probably all the Prime Minister's people.

We all gathered in an auditorium, where we sat and waited for the Dean to finish his long boring speech. Something about making sure we take our time here seriously and make sure we do everything we can for the kingdom. In other words, pure brainwashing. It wouldn't be so bad if it was not for the fact that it had been going on and on for twenty minutes now, and my eyelids were starting to go heavy.

"I will now call our entrance exam's top student up here to say a few words. Faith Cyrilia, please come up!" I could have sworn I heard my name called as I slowly opened my eyes and yawned. I looked around to see many eyes on me. "Hmm?"

"Faith, you are being called up," Adel said while nudging me from the side.

"Oh?" I stood up and stretched lazily as I made my way to the stage. I had no idea why I was being called up, so when I got up on stage, I stood there staring at the Dean to tell me what was going on. But a few seconds passed, and the Dean had not said anything. "Ummm…. You called me up here?"

I could hear some chuckling from down below. I didn't even need to turn to see who it was. It was definitely Steven. The Dean suddenly let out a drawn out sigh as he said: "Say a few words. You are the top student in this year's entrance exam."

"Oh!" I suddenly realized what was going on. I wondered why he stepped aside. I guess falling asleep during someone's boring speech is not always the best of ideas. I could feel my cheeks heat up as I turned and looked out at the students down below. "Well… I had no idea I was supposed to give some sort of speech, so I will just say this. Life is hard. No matter what your birth is or your status, life will always be hard but remember this, it is precious, and this is why you should make good use of your time and better yourselves. Dealing with things that do not allow you to reach the goals you set for yourself are just useless distractions that might stop you on your path. So before you act and do something that might ruin your future, always make sure you ask yourself. Is this the right course of action to reach my goals? Where do I see myself in the near future if I do this or that? Never give up on the dreams you have had since you were young. Work hard and make use of this time to reach those goals. Besides that, never forget those who helped you achieve those goals."

With my small speech over, I turned and bowed to the Dean before leaving the stage. I once more stretched. I had no idea what I just spat out, but it sounded good. Maybe it will make those who the prime minister is using as a puppet think twice before acting out of line. But all in all, life truly was precious. I knew that more than anyone. Yet I still keep throwing myself into dangerous situations. Me, someone who used to be nothing more than a simple high school student, has turned into a strange being that was nowhere near her old self. Well, in some aspects. But for the first time in my two lives, I will finish my schooling and make something of myself and meet the goals I have set since young.

Chapter34 The Royal Academy Library

After the opening ceremony, it was now time to choose classes. It was just that I had a group of people standing behind me while I looked at my registration form. "Ummm… Why are you all not picking your classes?"

"Boss, you are joking, right? Why would we just pick random classes? We will pick the classes you are in so we can stand by your side and protect you from all evil!" Steven spat out some embarrassing lines like it was nothing causing everyone else to turn and giggle.

"Steven, are you hitting on me?" I asked in a teasing manner. My words instantly made Steven's face go red as he started to panic.

"What!? No! While you are definitely as pretty as a goddess, I am just a mere mortal. How could I ever be someone who is compatible with you? I can only gaze upon you from afar and worship…."

"Stop!" I was starting to get embarrassed by his words. I mean, what the hell? Who the hell spits out such cringy lines!? But it seemed that everyone else found it very funny…. Even Adel, who would normally get mad about such things, was laughing. "Anyways….. All of you can not take the same classes as me. I am taking both mage and knight classes. Some of you only passed the magic exam, and some of you only passed the knights exam. So you can only take some of the same classes as me. But you might find them boring as I am taking a lot of military-related classes."

"It's fine. We will take turns watching over you!" Amanda chimed in. I do not understand why everyone needs to watch over me but well, whatever. Having some friends around was also not so bad.

I mainly took classes that would allow me to learn more about commanding. After all, that is also one of my goals. The dungeon dive also confirmed my new love for commanding. The process of analyzing and trying to figure out your enemy's strategies is really fun to me. While I know that the dungeon was not the best of places for that, but having a group of people steadily grow stronger under your watch really made me want to command a large group of soldiers on my own.

In the end, I took magic theory, magic practice, magic creation, battle practice, battlefield theory, and knight particle. These six classes were each an hour and a half long. This left a few hours for my library time, and then I could go home to train everyone. While it may look like I am doing nothing but work, in fact, the library time is my free time. I just wanted to do the one thing I loved most in my past life, and that was read!

I do not know what kinds of books I will find in the library, but I can say that I will try to read them all before I graduate. Or at least attempt to. I have no idea how big the library is. But one of the things I wanted to research was a way to fully complete my fusion magic. While currently, I could fuse magic together, it was a long process and took forever to cast. It was not even close to being battle ready.

I am sure when it is fully finished, I will be able to do many different things with it. Like, let's say fusing my Gates of Faithylon with Grand Fall. Of course, I will change the element on Gates of Faithylon so that the fusion could get its maximum effect. However, I think such a spell might be more of a world ender and would then be considered forbidden magic. But I will still create it!

With my classes now set, it was time for me to head to the library, which everyone tried to follow, but I quickly shooed them away. Right now, I only have Adel, Sally, Sei, Grace, and Sophie with me. I couldn't escape them. Not that I was really trying to in the first place. But I can say that I was very excited. I had an entire day to sink into the wonderful smell of books and read as much as I wanted.

The library was on the left side of the academy grounds. It was a very large building. At least three floors from the outside. I do not know who designed the buildings or not, but for some reason, they decided that the doors must be two floors tall and extremely wide. But as I got to the doors, I noticed that there were two smaller doors built into the two larger ones, which made me even more confused as to why it was designed this way. Was this supposed to be some kind of gateway of knowledge? Either way, it just looked strange to me, but it did make finding the library easier.

But I was not truly surprised until I walked into the library itself. It was a building that had space magic imprinted into the inside, making the inside a whole world of its own. It was truly majestic. Floating islands with large bookcases on them, a waterfall that rained down into the endless cloudy abyss below. And currently, I was standing on a small glass platform that jutted out over this abyss. If I were scared of heights, this would be hell. Even the stairs connecting to the closest floating island had no railings and were made of glass as well. It was really testing people's limits.

"This place is kind of crazy," I muttered as I looked around. It was truly surprising and nowhere near what I was expecting.

"I heard stories about the grand library of the academy, but this is my first time seeing it, and it seems that all those stories that stated that it was a fantastical world filled with books were true." Adel whispered. We could not speak too loudly or would be kicked out. There was evena sign on my right that said if you talked loudly you would be instantly kicked out and banned for a week. Which I thought was fair, I mean this was a library after all.

Chapter35 The Girl Behind The Desk

I walked up to the only desk with what looked to be a middle aged woman with thick rimmed glasses and blonde hair draped over her face, reading a book sitting behind it. Even as we stood there in front of her desk, the woman did not look up once from her book. In a way, she reminded me of myself back on Earth. Jen used to stand at my side yelling my name, but I would not even so much as flinch or raise my head until she pinched my side.

I stood there with the others as time ticked by, and the woman only turned page after page. I was starting to get impatient as the sign said I had to check in first before I could even start to read any books. "Umm, excuse me!" Adel seemed to have gotten tired of waiting and began trying to get her attention.

But even as Adel raised her voice, the woman only turned another page. This was very much like my old self. But this only seemed to annoy Adel even more as she slammed her hands off the woman's desk but still got no response. I can now see how annoying I must have been to Jen all those years that she knew me. I sighed and walked around to the other side of the desk. I looked for the part just above her hip bone that had the most amount of fat and gave it a good pinch.

"Oyio!" The woman yelled out in a strange voice as she looked up at me, teary eyed and with an aggrieved expression as she rubbed her side. "That was mean!" When I saw her upturned eyes, I realized under the hair that was hanging down over her face this woman was not middle aged at all but in her early twenties. It was hard to tell with her hair over her face, but she was actually quite pretty. It was so surprising that I couldn't help but stare.

"Umm…. Did you need something?" The young woman asked as she stared at me nervously. I don't know why but I felt close to this woman. She had long blonde hair and big blue eyes. But what made me feel close to her was she reminded me of my time with Jen.

"Sorry, we wanted to register so we could look at the books." I smiled and gave an apology. I mean, I felt bad. I did just pinch her.

"Huh? Oh! I am so sorry! When I get caught up in a book, I lose track of everything around me." The young woman replied in a panic as she began trying to find the right papers. I could hear her mumble under her breath: "Oh no, I will get yelled at again."

"No, you won't because we won't tell anyone," I replied with a smile. The young woman's actions froze as she turned and looked at me. "Are you an angel?"

I chuckled and shook my head: "Far from it. I just do not see a reason to complain about someone being lost in a book when I do such things myself. Books are a window to another world. It allows you to lose yourself and become the characters of that book. You can feel anger, sadness, and joy at the same time as the main character, all because the book will draw a reader in and allow them to experience such emotions. I know this all too well."

I smiled warmly at the young woman. Her cheeks went flush as she lowered her head and mumbled something. She then quickly took out a ledger and laid it in front of us. "P-Please sign here. On your way out, you must sign it again. No books are allowed to be brought out of the library. Even if you do try to sneak them out, they will just teleport back, and your name will turn red in the ledger. If it turns red, you will be punished by the academy."

Oh? Now, this was very interesting. To think such a system would be put into place. I did as I was told and signed the ledger, and when I did, a symbol appeared on the back of my hand. It looked like a crown with the letter S in the middle of it. "This is?"

"Oh, that is like a pass that allows you to roam around the library to certain areas. But I am quite surprised to think you would have full access…. Only a select few have such access. I feel kind of jealous now…." The young woman pouted as she looked at my hand with a bit of yearning. I felt bad, but I do not think I can bring anyone with me to these secret areas. But I wonder why I was given full access? Was this the Deans doing?

After I registered, only I was allowed full access. Even Adel could not gain full access to the library. She looked at her hand and frowned, and muttered something about needing to teach the Dean a lesson. I pretended that I did not hear anything. But mainly right now since today was going to be a full rest day for me. I decided I wanted to read a normal story like the ones I used to read back on Earth. And since there was a story fanatic right in front of me, I decided to ask her what would be a good choice. "Excuse me. Can you recommend any good books?"

As soon as I asked this, I realized I might have made a mistake. Because the young woman's eyes lit up, and she nodded her head like a little chick as she answered: "A good book, right? Well, it depends on the genre you are going for, but I would suggest Abby Smith's collection of tales of a Knight and his Princess. The forbidden love of the two is so romantic. Oh, and then there is Darrely Fentrens collection of fantasy tales of a world without magic that uses machines to do everything. Even flying through the sky in large metal boats with wings! It is truly one of the best fantasy stories!"

Why is she talking about Earth!?

Chapter36 Transmigration: I Will Rule This World! Part 1

"Flying metal boats without magic!? That's crazy!" And here, Adel was eating it up. Although I must admit, I am curious as to see how they envision how things would be on Earth. It has piqued my curiosity.

"Now then, which one interests you the most? If you want a mix of romance and fantasy, I recommend this one novel about a fluffy beastkin and a Domineering CEO. Although…." The young woman's cheeks flushed red as she leaned over and whispered into my ear. "It might be a bit too much for girls your age."

My cheeks began heating up. Why was she suggesting such a book!? "We don't need that kind of book!" I yelled out.

The young woman pursed her lips as she looked at me. "But it's a good…."

"We are too young!" I interrupted her. "Let's go with the PURE fantasy novels for now." I made sure I emphasized the word pure. I mean, I do not need Adel reading some skankily written book about adult things right now. I might wake up to something I am not ready for.

"Okay! Okay… But if you are interested, just let me know." The young woman replied with a strange smile. I just shook my head and looked up at Adel and the others, who all had confused faces on their faces.

"Umm, Faith, what were…" Adel seemed to want to ask what I was just told, but I quickly began speaking again, ignoring the question she was about to ask so that she would hopefully forget about it. "Where can we find the fantasy section?"

"Take the left staircase. It will bring you to the floors with only fantasy books." The young woman replied with a smile.

"Thank you." I gave a slight bow before taking the lead and walking up the stairs. I figured I would be interacting with her a lot from now on. Although I did forget to get her name, but that can come later.

The stairs leading to the floating island were really strange. While they seemed skinny at first before you stepped on them, when you did, they seemed to expand left and right to kind of give you the security that you will not fall off if you take the wrong step, which was nice because I was slightly nervous as to what would happen if I did fall off. I mean, the area below was just a thick, dense layer of clouds, after all, with no way of finding out what lay beneath them.

It took a few minutes to reach the island. When I looked around, I saw many different kinds of flora and fauna growing out of the stone ground amongst the tall wooden bookcases. Now to me, this was truly fantasy like. It was a very pretty sight and gave off a nice calming feeling.

There was even a small stream trickling by that flowed into a small pond that had a pavilion on it for people to sit and read in peace. It was definitely a serene place, and to be honest, I really liked it. "Let's split up and find something to read."

"You seem excited," Sei whispered.

"Of course, I love books. Reading is something I do not have much time to do, but it is one of my favorite things to do." I replied in a hushed tone.

"Then we shouldn't keep you from doing it," Adel said while pushing me from behind. I smiled and ran off. I really wanted to read the stories of this world. I wonder if they could meet my expectations.

There was row upon row of books all lined up on their shelves neatly. There was no dust to be seen, as if someone took very good care of the books here. For some reason, I could envision the young woman downstairs diligently cleaning the books here every day. I do not know why I think this, but I just get the feeling that she was just that kind of person.

I scanned the books and read the titles, and to be honest, many of them reminded me of the Japanese novels with the unnecessarily long names back on Earth. It made me chuckle because I used to read such novels myself. I really loved those days when I would sit back on my bed and read a novel until I was dragged out of my room by my mother. I used to long for the fantasy worlds where I could use magic and fight monsters. It was just a fantasy lover's dream, but now here I am in such a world. I wonder if some god decided to give me what I longed for? At any rate, I do wonder how the fantasy novels of this world read.

After scanning the books for a while, I finally found one that seemed interesting. I, of course, was one of those who read the novel title before even looking at the synopsis. If the novel title is bad, I won't even try to read the rest. "Transmigration, I will rule this world!"

I really wondered just how they were going to rule a planet like Earth. I mean, it is a world of machines with no magic whatsoever. Unless they come up with a way for them to use magic, at any rate, I will give it a read.

I took the book and walked back to the pavilion with my tail wagging back and forth. I was really in a good mood. I sat down and opened the book, and began reading the synopsis. 'My name is Telnos. I was once a magic knight who worked day in and day out. I once had a dream of rising through the ranks and making a name for myself to gain my own land and rule over it like a king. But sadly, to rise in the ranks takes a long time. But one day, that all changed. While on a mission, one day, I was transported to another world. A world where no magic could be found.

'Just looking around at the awe inspiring buildings, I couldn't help but have one thing flash across my mind. And that was….. I will rule this world!'

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I chuckled to myself after reading the synopsis. I really wondered where this person got the idea for such a stupid novel. But nevertheless, I still began reading it.

'I lived a life of hardships of training every day, wanting to better myself and make a name for myself. I wanted to live a life of luxury and have many wives at my side. But the hardships of reality were different from what I expected. No matter how hard I worked, to gain the merit points needed to rise through the ranks was not easy. I was not even close to becoming a baron just yet.

'But all that changed on that fated day…. I woke up in a dark place with a small window where I could see hooded people. They were screaming something about how it worked. But what shocked me the most was that I seemed to be in some kind of container. A loud mechanical sound was heard as the container I was in suddenly split in half, and the part with the window lifted up. I was in a bit of a daze because I felt no magic coming from the device.

'As I slowly stepped, the men in cloaks began to tremble under my god like presence….'

"Pfft! Hahahahahahaha! What is this!?" I couldn't help but burst out laughing. It was so stupid that I couldn't help myself, but at the same time, I still wanted to read more!

'It was then and there that I realized. If they were trembling from my presence like this, couldn't I easily take this world over!? My eyes shined with this thought. And right then and there, I decided I would become the ruler of this world. To hell with lording over a small plot of land when I can have an entire world!

' I ignored the men in cloaks and made my way outside. Each person I passed dropped to their knees in reverence…..'

"Hahahaha! I can't! This book is too much." I wiped the tears from my eyes. This was just…. I could tell the person was male who wrote this. Furthermore, they seemed to have some hidden passion for wanting to rule the world. But since they are weak and without merit, they can only write about it in a fantasy story. But still… this kind of book.

"Ahem…. You looked like you were having fun…." Adel's voice entered my ears as I raised my head and looked at the five girls that were looking back at me with big grins on their faces causing me to blush. Trying to hide my embarrassment, I asked: "What!? ...."

"Nothing. It is just the first time I saw you act in such a way on something other than magic. It makes my Faith look very cute." Adel replied teasingly. I couldn't help but purse my lips and close the book in my hands. I stood up and walked off while hugging the book. I could hear giggling coming from behind me. "Such bullies!"

I went back and put the novel back on its shelf. I then grabbed another book. This one was titled: "The beauty and the robot." My brow suddenly wrinkled. What kind of name is that!? Did this person come from Earth? Sighing, I began reading the synopsis but soon blushed and put the book back on the shelf. "Naughty…."

I scanned the books and found a few that seemed interesting. I brought them back under the watchful eyes of my companions. I am unsure if they were having more fun watching me or reading the books that looked to still be closed in their hands. In the end, I just ignored them and giggled and laughed as I read these supposed fantasy novels.

To tell the truth, only one of them was quite good. It was more of a science fiction style novel than anything and portrayed a more advanced civilization from Earth. It was only that book that I really got into and began reading quietly.

I had no idea how many hours passed, but I slowly closed the book in my hands, feeling refreshed. How long has it been since I read a good book? I don't know, but I do know now that this book was very enjoyable. I hope I can find more of them as time passes. Because I am determined to read everything here, or at least try to read them.

"Done?" Sophie asked. I looked up at her and gave her a satisfied smile as I nodded my head. "Mmm… Let's go."

We all walked back down the stairs and to the desk where the young woman was still sitting there reading. I did not wish to disturb her, so I reached over and grabbed the ledger from her so that we could all sign out. After signing my name, I waved goodbye to her and turned, and walked out of the library.

When we reached the academy gates, David was waiting for the other knights. I held out my hands to him, and he put them in cuffs once more. "You were in there longer than I expected," David spoke up as we climbed into the carriage.

"I got caught up in reading a book. I do apologize. I will be sure to let you know these things from now on." I felt bad because he had to stand outside the academy and wait for me.

"It's fine. Grace came out and kept me updated." David replied, causing me to look at Grace.

"It is my duty to help you without being asked. I would not be able to call myself your servant if I was unable to do such a simple task." Grace explained. Although grateful, I couldn't help but frown slightly at her words. She was so adamant about this servant-master thing.

I sighed and smiled at her as I said: "Thank you. When I read books I lose myself within the story and lose track of time."

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Reborn: I’m a Dragon Girl With An OP System Book 6

Table of Contents

Chapter1 New Spells For Everyone

Chapter2 Legendary Grade Spells Part 1

Chapter3 Legendary Grade Spells Part 2

Chapter4 Legendary Grade Spells Part 3

Chapter5 Boss! Goblin Chief Part 1

Chapter6 Boss! Goblin Chief Part 2

Chapter7 Boss! Goblin Chief Part 3

Chapter8 Random Skills Part 1

Chapter9 Random Skills Part 2

Chapter10 Demon Summoning

Chapter11 Diablo

Chapter12 Power Leveling

Chapter13 The Boss Who Met A Real Boss

Chapter14 Limit Break

Chapter15 Returning Home

Chapter16 Seven Sins Part 1

Chapter17 Seven Sins Part 2

Chapter18 Meeting With The King Part 1

Chapter19 Meeting With The King Part 2

Chapter20 The Silly King

Chapter21 Getting Down To Business

Chapter22 Do You Want To Take My Position?

Chapter23 Trouble At The Gates Of The Academy

Chapter24 Talking With The Dean Part 1

Chapter25 Talking with The Dean Part 2

Chapter26 Talking with The Dean Part 3

Chapter27 Setting Up Count Freedman

Chapter28 David Part 1

Chapter29 David Part 2

Chapter30 Knights Barracks And The Mustache Part 1

Chapter31 Knights Barracks And The Mustache Part 2

Chapter32 Knowledge Is Also Power

Chapter33 First Day At The Academy

Chapter34 The Royal Academy Library

Chapter35 The Girl Behind The Desk

Chapter36 Transmigration: I Will Rule This World! Part 1

Chapter37 Transmigration: I Will Rule This World! Part 2