Chapter 175 - Chapter 35: Battle #2 (2/2)
“Did something happen?”
At In-gong’s question, Anastasia turned her gaze toward Felicia.
“It is due to Felicia’s urging. Didn’t you say there should be a reward for saving me at the central fortress?”
She had said that clearly. Rather than giving a further explanation, Chandra handed Anastasia a small box with a small necklace inside it.
“Here.”
Anastasia handed the necklace to In-gong. In-gong was already wearing the Tears of a Dark Elf, which meant he would be wearing two necklaces, but it still looked presentable because both were very thin.
“Succubus… Tears?”
In-gong muttered the name of the item which popped up, and Anastasia nodded.
“It is similar to the Tears of a Dark Elf, but it’s different. By default, it has a strong resistance against mental attacks, but it also contains attraction…”
‘It is like a strong attraction drug. The effect is remarkable.’
The last part was sent through message magic. In-gong nodded automatically. The Succubus Tears was one of the so-called ‘tear series’, a great item which contained Anastasia’s attraction ability and defensive ability against mental attacks.
‘Wah, Anastasia is actually giving this to me.’
In Knight Saga, he had no choice but to defeat Anastasia. In order to do that, he had to defeat the succubus’ territory and take down the 2nd Queen Titania Nekrion.
‘Is this an item that can create a bizarre play?’
It was literally a love potion. In-gong touched the purple jewel at the end of the necklace and smiled. However, unlike In-gong, Felicia frowned as though she disliked it.
“Unni, the effect will overlap with the Tears of a Dark Elf. Isn’t there anything more helpful?”
“Don’t you think it is helpful enough?”
It seemed that Felicia wasn’t interested in the attraction effect. Then at that moment…
“Hoh, everyone is gathered here.”
A familiar voice was heard from the terrace. The first to react was surprisingly Anastasia.
“Sword Duke?!”
The sword duke, who had appeared out of nowhere, laughed instead of answering and opened the door to the terrace. He had appeared so suddenly that everyone was perplexed. In particular, Chris and Silvan were so surprised that they were almost frozen.
Anastasia was the first one to recover. She hurried to cover her armpits, but it was too late. The sword duke took one step and was already right in front of her nose.
“Kuk!”
The sword duke’s big hands went underneath Anastasia’s armpits. Anastasia struggled desperately and shouted,
“S-stop!”
However, he didn’t listen. The sword duke laughed and raised Anastasia up high.
“Higher! Higher!”
“S-stop it!”
Anastasia, who had always been graceful, shouted with a grouchy expression. She was spun round and round toward the ceiling as the hem of her dress spread out wide. After several rounds, the sword duke set Anastasia down, and she staggered. The sword duke clicked his tongue.
“You liked this when you were a child… You’ve changed, Princess.”
“I didn’t like it when I was a child!”
There was no elegance this time. The sword duke clicked his tongue again before moving his gaze. Felicia noticed where he was looking and shouted urgently,
“W-wait a minute!”
Felicia wasn’t much different from Anastasia. She was grabbed by the waist and spun round and round in the air.
“Put me down! I’m telling you to put me down!”
Felicia struggled like how Anastasia had done, but the sword duke didn’t budge. After a while, Felicia landed on the ground was in a similar manner to Anastasia earlier. Felicia then sat down on the ground and muttered complaints about the sword duke.
The sword duke laughed at the two princesses and turned to Caitlin. Unlike the previous two, Caitlin actually welcomed the sword duke.
“More!”
The laughing Caitlin exclaimed as soon as she was put on the ground. It was a pleasurable response, but the sword duke’s expression only changed subtly.
“Well, I’m glad that you are happy, but… I feel like it is less exciting.”
The sword duke finished patting Caitlin’s head and turned toward the princes this time. Silvan opened his arms in anticipation, while Chris watched the sword duke. Fortunately or unfortunately, the sword duke only greeted the two princes.
“It is nice to see you. I’m glad that both of you seem healthy.”
“I greet the sword duke.”
“M-me too.”
Chris and Silvan responded hurriedly. After finishing the very brief greeting, especially in comparison to the greeting with the princesses, the sword duke finally looked at In-gong.
“Sword Duke, did something happen?”
There had to be a reason for his sudden appearance. The sword duke took a deep breath and looked at In-gongwith his unique and penetrating gaze.
“I heard about Curtis. So, I was wondering how much you’ve grown.”
After finishing his test, the sword duke crossed his arms and laughed at Anastasia.
“It wasn’t in the direction I expected, but… you have definitely become stronger. Additionally, your performance in the military was quite good. I am looking forward to the court gathering.”
“The court gathering?”
They had heard that the court gathering would occur three days later, at the earliest. He felt a strange feeling after hearing that the sword duke was looking forward to the court gathering. However, the sword duke didn’t reply. He glanced at the panting Anastasia and Felicia on the floor and moved toward the terrace in the blink of an eye.
“It is great to see you with Princess Anastasia. Then I will see you at the court gathering.”
The sword duke disappeared like the wind. In-gong opened the mini-map reflexively, but he couldn’t find the battlefield. Indeed, the sword duke was a true hero of the Demon World. The reception room was silent, like the sea calming down after a storm had passed.
“Annoying.”
Anastasia, who still hadn’t regained her elegance, muttered, and Felicia nodded in agreement. It was a moment when the relationship between the sisters became stronger.
“Um.”
Carack closed the terrace door and muttered in a low voice as he approached In-gong. Then Carack scratched his head and said,
“Prince, it is obvious that something is going to happen on the day of the court gathering.”
“Yes.”
In-gong leaned back on the couch and agreed. He couldn’t help laughing.
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“My appearance isn’t a surprise.”
“The appearance of the 4th Queen is within the expected range.”