Death’s Daughter Chapter 76

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Author: “FoodLovingPanda”


CHAPTER 76: SLEEPLESS NIGHT

Going back to my mansion, I noticed that several streets along the way were already decorated in preparation for tomorrow. All these people really live for celebrations. Compared to the people living in Orzak, the commoners here seem much more relaxed and carefree. Maybe I should learn a bit more from them in the future and not get into so much mess as I usually do.

Upon reaching the mansion, almost everyone from my little band of merry men were awake and greeted me with such loud cheer I thought they would wake all the neighbors. For starters, I dumped Ichi and Ni to them and told them to take good care of them which they obliged and then I left them alone. I still have no idea just what did Thanatos-sama do to make them so obedient, but one day I will find out and hopefully, I will be able to break it so that none of them feel pressured being my underling.

“Honorable Boss, please, it has already been days, you must give our group a name. For one as fierce as yourself you need a proper name of the group. Do not delay any longer, I beg of you.”

I didn’t have any time to think about it so I just told him to name it Dragon’s something and call it even. It’s not like I plan on actively participating in the management of the group. At most I can give them a place to stay, maybe some food. Besides, I am leaving Kapitalia soon and after I am gone things will turn back to how they were before I arrived here. No need to think about anything further regarding the group.

“To be tasked with such an important job; don’t worry Honorable Boss, you will not be disappointed in your servants.”

“Yeah, yeah… work hard. Oh and while you’re at it, make sure you do everything that needs to be done including the emblem, flag, seal and badge. Go all out; just don’t bother me with such things. If you need money to make it, feel free to ask me, otherwise leave me alone, I need to focus.”

With a deep bow the person left and I was finally alone. Sitting atop my bed I began organizing my thoughts and trying to come up with a solution that will allow me to win tomorrow. However, things were not looking good for me. The Crown Prince is simply way too much of a cheat to go against. Triple elemental mage and Instant cast ability on top of that. With him around, summoning heroes almost seems futile to me.

My only hope to beat him lies with Space magic, sadly the very moment I appear anywhere near him, that would be countered. This is not a life or death match, but a simple duel which means I cannot use killing attacks, for example using [Blink] and appearing with a sword through his body. Instead of victory, it would grant me a death sentence.

I thought about using Spirit magic to counter his elemental advantage over me, but I do not know if the elementals would be able to react faster than his instant cast. And if they can do it, I have a feeling it would turn into an endurance game where the loser will be the person that runs out of mana first. Something I am sure to lose. Considering his talent and skills I am pretty sure he spent all his level up points to raise INT and WIS that directly have an effect on the amount of mana and its regeneration rate.

Another option is to use the unsealed version of Amethyst, but sadly no matter how many times I try, there is no way to break the seal on the sword. I don’t know if there is some specific case that will make the sword unseal itself, or I am simply too weak right now to break it. Either way, that plan is no good either.

In the end I gave up brainstorming and decided to take a midnight walk around the streets. I would have thought that everyone had gone to sleep, but upon leaving I could hear all the members of the group arguing about something. Since it didn’t look like anything serious, I decided to let them be and sneaked out.

I reached the nearest park and sat down under a tree once again beginning to think about my match tomorrow. If only I could attack the Crown Prince without him being able to see the attack. That way he can’t counter me. I opened my status and looked through all my skills hoping to come up with something new tonight.

“A girl like you shouldn’t be outside so late at night. You might run into some shady and unpleasant people.”

I jumped at the sudden voice that appeared above me. Turning around and looking up I saw a familiar figure, a slender body clad in dark clothes, that black hair and perfect face, there was no mistaking it; it is my mystery man.

“It’s you! How come you are here?”

“The wind was whispering to me that interesting things are happening in the capital so I decided to drop by. I think I will be able to earn some profit this time around. Didn’t expect to see you. You’ve grown stronger Naoko-chan, but you’re still careless and keep on opening your status in public. You need to be more careful in the future.”

Hehe, he praised me. It really feels good that he acknowledges that I am stronger. Sadly, I still can perceive just how strong he is. Also he should give me his name, calling him my mystery man is weird, we already met several times.

“I worked hard, you know. So what do you think, can learn your name now or do I keep referring you as mystery man?”

“Oh, I like that nickname, I’ll have you stick with it for a while longer.”

I pouted; he was totally being unfair to me. I wanted to call him by his name. I am sure that he has a cool name just like his image.

“So unfair!”

“Heh… once you’ve lived for a while you’ll understand. Now tell what is bothering you that you are frowning so much. I’ve been watching you for a while and you look far more than a bit frustrated.”

Without a bit of hesitation, I told him everything about tomorrow’s battle and he immediately frowned upon mentioning the Crown Prince. I decided to trust my gut that told me he and the Crown Prince crossed paths before and it was not a very friendly interaction. But I knew better than to ask more.

“Since you are bothered so much why don’t you use your summon to go against him two to one?”

“I can’t reach Daphira at all, she has been busy with something the past few days. She is after all a divine beast. Who knows what kind of job she has to do when she is not here?”

“Then, couldn’t you just summon something else?”

I stared at him in wonder, such an obvious answer and I could not think of it. I am ashamed. It seems that taking a midnight stroll really helped me clear my mind and find a solution.


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