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Death’s Daughter Chapter 33

Author: “FoodLovingPanda”

CHAPTER 33 – SOARING FLAME PRINCESS VS THE QUEEN

“I-Irina-sama, as in the oldest granddaughter of Duke Loren?”

“Soaring Flame Princess? I thought she died”

This evening kept going from one shock to another. Irina-sama is alive and well but why would she have a grudge against Naoko-san? Could it be Anika-sama’s request? This is all so troublesome, Naoko-san is strong but Irina-sama is B-rank after all and one that is hailed a magic genius with both fire and wind magic gaining her the title as Soaring Flame Princess.

“A duel? You wish to wager you life and fight against me? You are truly suicidal. Very well, I accept your challenge. I will once again prove that my title as Calamity of Crown Colosseum is not for naught.

EH? EEH? Naoko-san why on earth did you accept? This is too dangerous; Irina-sama is really strong you can’t go against her. I must inform uncle about this.

“An official fight, I must inform everyone. It is still early, they should be awake.”

“Quickly to the arena we must get the best seats possible.”

Running to the guild master’s room my mind was a mess. Was that really Irina-sama? Why didn’t she come back sooner if she was alive and well? Why was she trying to kill Naoko-san?

“Uncle big trouble, it’s terrible!”

“Calm down Nino-bou, I hear quite the commotion downstairs, what is going on there?”

“It’s Irina-sama! She came back and challenged Naoko-san to a death match. Moreover, she is the one that we were chasing all day long. That toxic green aura is unmistakable.”

Uncle dropped the pen and papers he was holding. This was too much to take even for
him.

“Nino, we’re going to the arena immediately, no matter what we must prevent Irina-sama from dying.”

We ran and luckily they still haven’t begun. Fioran seemed rather uneasy about this match, but since it was an official challenge accepted by both parties he couldn’t do much. The stands were filling up, and more and more people were coming. It has turned into a spectacle.

“Naoko today your life will end. A dark/spirit magician can never beat me. From the day you were born you were doomed to remain powerless unlike me who also had fire and wind aptitude, you with only dark can never win.”

“A triple attribute, truly you are a foolish person. Today I will show you the power of spirit magic. You were chosen and decided to cast away your strongest weapon.”

What was that, three attributes, since when did Irina-sama have them? But what did Naoko-san mean by strongest magic. I still don’t know a single person that could use pure spirit magic to attack someone in any way.

“I want to see a fair fight from both of you. No outside interference is allowed. There is no restriction on type of attacks. A barrier will be put up to protect the viewers and you won’t be able to leave until the match is over. The guild master and I will both act as referees. Get ready!”

I was nervous. No matter what I felt like Naoko-san will lose. Uncle said he would stop Irina-sama from dying but he didn’t mention anything about Naoko-san. I don’t want her to die. She really is a good person and always cheerful. I consider her my friend, even if I hadn’t known her for a long time.

“Nino-kun you shouldn’t worry so much about her. That girl is much stronger than you give her credit for. She may be foolish and oblivious at times, but she will not throw her life away for nothing, well not like she can in the first place. Just calm down, she won’t lose to a weakling like that.”

The man that was with Naoko-san earlier spoke up from behind me.

“Umm… how can you be so sure? How can you be so relaxed when she is about the have a death match against one of the geniuses of the guild? Isn’t she your lover?”

“Lover… no she isn’t, I don’t see her like that. What I did earlier was an act to get this girl to act. If anything I would say she was my little sister, but don’t tell her that. I don’t want her to know that just yet. And as for how I can be sure, it is because that girl had spent quite some time in a chasm between worlds unwilling to give up and lose her essence. Only those that are truly strong can hope to survive there. Don’t worry and see with your own eyes. Also once she returns to her daytime self pass this note to her.”

With that he shoved a paper folded in two and left. Who is that man, no way a normal human could act like this in such a situation, in fact he seems a bit familiar somehow. Moreover, just being next to him made me feel like I could die at any moment. But looking at his receding shape I really did have a feeling that Naoko-san would win in a grand manner.

“On my mark…BEGIN!”

“Behold my power: Fire, Wind, bend to my will and burn down my enemy: FIRE
DRAGON”

There it is, the most famous magic Irina-sama holds, a fire dragon that soars into the sky. This combination of fire and wind magic burns extremely hot and looks almost lifelike. She became a C-rank adventurer just by showing this magic in a test.

“A mere flame, I will show you the power of spirit magic; before me you are nothing but
an ant. Come elementals… I am the one that calls upon you and seeks your might. I offer you my mana in exchange for the power to rule the elements. Show your strength to the one that cast you away and thought of you as weak. Make her regret looking down on the one that gives you mana and power.”

The air trembled as she spoke… I could sense that there was a storm around her but I couldn’t see anything. Even with my aura I couldn’t understand what she did. I could hear the rumbling of thunder and shaking of an earthquake. Then all around Naoko-san elements began appearing: fire, water, earth, air, light, darkness, ice, thunder, lava, clouds… I could see and feel every element and she was currently the absolute ruler of them.

I couldn’t believe my own senses. Is this really the power of spirit magic? A magic that nobody thought much of could bring out such terrifying power. And Naoko-san realized that power herself and was wielding it successfully. How terrifyingly beautiful.

“I-Impossible! How can you be so strong? Aren’t you only a D-rank?”

“Strike her down!”

The might of the elements came crashing down on Irina-sama. Nobody moved and in the next moment Irina-sama collapsed on the floor unmoving. It was Naoko-sama’s complete win.