Chapter: 16. Guess (4K)
Livra has fallen asleep.
The symptoms of magic deficiency are like this; it’s easy to feel dizzy, weak, and lacking in spirit.
Magic is not only a capital for defense or attack but is also closely related to the owner’s mental strength. For her to insist on communicating in a state where her magic is almost depleted is somewhat unreasonable.
Xue Fei led everyone out of the room, quietly and slowly closing the door of Livra’s resting room…
—Bang!
The door frame fell off with a pull.
The entire door panel crashed heavily to the ground, stirring up dust.
“What a broken door?!”
“Calm down, Queen Sister… Most of the doors in Demon King’s Castle are old and dilapidated, there’s nothing we can do,” Belis shrugged helplessly and said, “Look, the Demon King’s Castle is so big, usually it’s just the two of us living here with Father King and Mother Queen, and most of the items have aged terribly. The maids did a temporary cleaning yesterday and didn’t have time to reinforce it. It’s actually impressive that the door frame lasted to this point.”
“Ha… that’s true. Thankfully, Livra has a good quality of sleep; this didn’t wake her up. Uh… wait, you mentioned the items aging… that can’t just be the door, what about the bed…?”
—Bang!
“……”
The bed also collapsed.
But please do not underestimate Livra’s comfort while sleeping; even after crashing down onto a pile of broken bed boards, she showed pain for a moment but soon began mumbling in her sleep and turned over to continue snoring, still murmuring something about “punishing evil and promoting good.”
With such a sleep quality, it’s hard to judge whether she is sleeping soundly or just dead.
After confirming once again that Livra was fine, Xue Fei used what could be called a miraculous restoration spell to restore the door frame and the bed to their original state. The room in the Demon King’s Castle, which hadn’t been repaired in decades, was finally given a hasty reinforcement.
Sleep well, Livra, if the wall collapses, give me some sign, and I’ll come help you fix it.
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“Pervert, did this kind of magic I just mentioned exist a thousand years ago?”
“If Lady Xue Fei strokes our head, we will tell you~”
In a sense, the scene before us is pleasing and enviable.
Xue Fei casually sat in the center of the Council Chamber of Demon King’s Castle, with Xial, who was slightly shorter than her, sitting on her lap, swinging her bare little feet as Xue Fei stroked her head.
Even though the method was somewhat rough, Xial still smiled happily.
Loli on top of loli, double the cuteness.
But…
Timani shrank back into the dark obsidian chair in the corner.
This empty Council Chamber of the Demon Race has a spacious area.
But she felt cramped.
The jealousy and sourness of women had already filled this grand hall, and it was hard to find a comfortable spot!
What happened to the Hero and Princess Belis all of a sudden! Why do they both look like they’re ready to fight? Is there a war about to break out?
Timani didn’t know, but she understood the principle of self-preservation and chose to remain silent.
Everyone gathered in the temporarily idle but imposing Council Chamber of the Demon Race to conveniently discuss the recent tragic death of the Wind Dragon Fish… cough, discuss Livra’s magical nature.
It wasn’t something too serious; it could be discussed somewhere else, but in the Demon King’s Castle, the only suitable place to discuss matters was here. Xue Fei’s room’s bed collapsed, and the window broke, leaving them with no place to sit, which was rather shabby.
Moreover, this grand place had no one else around now, so why not take advantage of it!
By the way, Ailer had already left to the Third Legion’s base; she was quite curious about what just happened, but she didn’t have much interest in staying with this group of kids to discuss it, only telling Xue Fei to send a carrier pigeon to inform her after they come to a conclusion to satisfy her curiosity.
Alright, come to a conclusion, I won’t tell you.
Xial had taken the “VIP seat” on Xue Fei’s lap because she had the advantage of knowledge.
Anyone who wasn’t familiar with magic should ask this little Holy Sword, who had existed in the world for over a thousand years. Although she might look unreliable, she was knowledgeable enough.
Xial, undaunted by the pressure coming from all around, fully enjoyed the head pats from Xue Fei before…
The little Holy Sword raised her hands high, ready to present her own views.
“I’m satisfied!”
“Oh oh…! Finally planning to work? Quickly tell us, a thousand years ago, did any ‘Word Spirit Users’ have situations like Livra’s?”
“No! Absolutely not! I just wanted to earn a free head pat from Lady Xue Fei, in reality, I’m completely at a loss!”
“I’ll smack you!”
A heavy punch landed on Xial’s empty head. Although it was a heavy blow, Xial’s expression was even more joyful and excited than when she received head pats, even her little feet straightened up; the sudden tremor she caused annoyed Princess Xue Fei considerably.
No way, if I knock her out, she’d profit instead.
The slightly bigger loli lifted the smaller loli by her armpit and placed her onto the empty obsidian seat beside her.
Xiya, since she sat down, hadn’t been thinking about anything other than feeling jealous.
She awkwardly raised her left hand, seemingly wanting to present her own opinion.
“Xue Fei, can I say something?”
“Of course, even the comments of silly Xiya can be brought to the table for listening; this is the free discussion time now.”
“What do you mean silly…! I occasionally can… um… that what… can I… just… sigh, forget it!”
“？”
What are you suddenly getting wrapped up in?
Xiya just lowered her head and almost let that slip out.
—Just like sister Xial, Xue Fei, pat my head, only then will I speak.
But that is clearly not fitting for me! If I do that, then wouldn’t the dignity of being an elder sister vanish!
So jealousy is a terrible thing; it can easily drive one to lose their rationality. I should learn from Belis’ demeanor of patience and calmness.
In fact, from the angle that Xiya couldn’t see, the so-called indestructible obsidian corner of the table in front of Belis had already been pinched into a long crack by her bare hands; the fallen bits were trampled underfoot and ground to powder.
Patience—venting in a physical sense.
Xiya shook her head to adjust her mentality, bringing the topic back on track.
“I think… Princess Livra’s inherent magic might not be ‘Word Spirit Technique’ but a kind of ‘Enhancement Magic’? Because on the surface, the enhancement the Wind Dragon Fish received was more than just a little bit; such a breakthrough… would typically require an entire army of human auxiliary enhancement magic to achieve. So… this indicates that Princess Livra’s total amount of magic exceeds expectations?”
Xiya wasn’t just making wild guesses.
Because Livra’s performance when casting magic did resemble the operation method of an auxiliary enhancement caster.
An auxiliary enhancement caster maximizes their value by enhancing others.
They transfer their own magic to the one being enhanced, meaning they have no attack nature of magic but instead convert their magic into support for attacks, making it a relatively rare category of magic, with separate teams formed in the military.
However.
Just as Xiya finished speaking, a dismissive snicker was heard.
No need to guess; the one who made such a scornful sound could only be Belis, known for her attitude towards people rather than issues.
“Hah… a foolish and shallow thought. Hero, didn’t Queen Sister’s words just now sink in at all? The Third Princess of Olus can communicate with animals, and she hasn’t intentionally released any auxiliary enhancement magic; all changes occur within ‘Word Spirit’, manifesting naturally after she speaks. Your guess is as foolish as a brainless mountain goat…”
Belis was quite cool when she retorted.
If only she hadn’t accidentally bitten her tongue while saying that; it would have been even more perfect.
Hearing her say this, Xiya felt a bit angry and instinctively wanted to retort a few words, but she knew it was better to stay quiet like Timani.
She really wasn’t a clever person… she just thought, if only she could help Xue Fei, that would be great.
Xue Fei picked up on their intentions.
Clearly, this seat belonged exclusively to the Demon King.
Since there was no one else here, and standing all morning was a bit tiring, Xue Fei casually relaxed her posture, placing her legs crossed up on the table.
It wasn’t about being rude; it was just the kind of casual assertiveness characteristic of the Demon Race Princess.
However, when Belis shot a subtly positive glance crazily towards Xue Fei’s skirt direction, Xue Fei quickly lowered her legs.
Damn it… wearing a skirt still requires some modesty; not a moment can be careless.
“Belis, what do you think?”
“The white bear is cute, Queen Sister.”
“Shut up!”
No more asking anyone’s opinions.
Xue Fei’s judgment was sufficient, but she wasn’t arrogant, always thinking about listening to more opinions to patch any gaps.
But it was obvious! Their thoughts were completely not focused on solving the problem, what was up with the white bear!
Xue Fei closed her legs, and under the expectant gaze of the girls, wiggled her fingers to present the conclusions she had observed so far.
“You all make good points; first, this is definitely a kind of ‘Word Spirit Technique’, there’s no doubt about it. Uh… Xiya, don’t feel so down; there’s merit in what you said too. ‘Word Spirit Technique’ shouldn’t originally have enhancement capabilities, but Livra managed to do it. I still can’t say what the specifics are, but looking from the surface ability, we can draw this conclusion.”
Her purple eyes gleamed.
Each word from Xue Fei was strong and continued to lay out her conclusions.
“She can ‘turn words into the power of reality’.”
“…?”
That sounded very abstract.
Everyone except Belis should not have understood.
That statement was not entirely wrong; Xial’s tiny head was quite sharp, but she was too busy reaching for the donuts on the table and didn’t care about all this.
Seeing everyone still clueless, Xue Fei could only explain in detail.
“Let’s say, for example, if Livra tells a certain aquatic magical beast, ‘You can fly freely,’ then this command would turn that ‘unrealistic fantasy’ into ‘a tangible reality’; the fish could fly, but Livra would have to provide the corresponding magic to enable the beast to complete the required changes or enhance its abilities in order to achieve the goal she set with her command.”
“Turning word spirit… into reality? Queen Sister, such an ability is quite frightening.”
“Yeah…”
When the two sisters spoke normally, it was like they were playing a mental game. Xiya generally understood, but she did not know where this “frightening” aspect lies?
And when she asked.
Belis provided her with a more precise example.
“Think for a moment… making a big fish fly is to that degree, and there’s really nothing frightening about it. But if her command to the magical beast is ‘You can destroy a kingdom’, do you think such a situation would be realized?”
“!”
That really is frightening!
The magical beast would gain magical power, guided by the word spirit, thus turning unrealistic thoughts into reality.
“She can’t do that,” Timani had been unable to interject, mainly because she was too eager to eat donuts she saw on the table.
Mouth full and speaking was a bit difficult.
“That’s true, but her magic must be sufficient to support the magical beast to achieve the goal… um, so tasty. In any case, the magic she provided to make that big fish fly has already led to her magic running low, isn’t this evident? It indicates she can’t perform overly exaggerated word spirit techniques. Mmm… but this magic is indeed quite interesting.”
The discussion was like drawing water with a bucket, ups and downs.
Xiya just heard Belis say this magic was pretty dangerous.
But after hearing Timani, she seemed to feel that maybe there wasn’t such a high limit?
Until Xial added a comment, this “bucket” had been proposed again.
“I don’t think so; the Wind Dragon Fish is originally a low-tier magical beast, even if enhanced, it could only reach that level. However… if this unfortunate princess issues commands to a high-tier magical beast, wouldn’t the upper limit be raised a lot…? Lady Xue Fei, what do you think?”
“I think you all should leave me some donuts.”
Xue Fei opened her palm towards the surface of the table, and the scattered donut plate came together towards her as if attracted.
You all… discussing so fervently yet not taking a bite of the donuts with each sentence? Aren’t you worried I’ll finish them all?!
With a strawberry donut in her mouth, Xue Fei still softened her heart and rearranged the donuts back in front of them.
—Of course, she had already stored a few away in her *storage* magic in advance.
Xue Fei supported her chin with her hand, took a bite of the donut, swayed her arms, and continued to speak.
“Who knows, first, we still can’t be sure if Livra’s magic nature aligns with my guess. Second, whether Livra’s future magic limit can grow to provide enhancements to magical beasts, and to what extent it can grow, is still uncertain. Third, just because she can manipulate low-tier magical beasts with word spirit doesn’t mean she can manipulate high-tier magical beasts; this also needs verification.”
“It seems Queen Sister is quite mindful of that princess…” Belis pouted and muttered.
“Don’t think too much; I just promised to be her teacher, so I must fulfill the responsibilities of a teacher. By the way, Belis.”
“Hmm?”
“If you’re free, come with me to the Demon Race Forbidden Library. There are plenty of lost and recorded spells there; it would be good to see if there are any records of magic matching Livra’s nature. Uh… why are your eyes wide open?”
“N-no! Queen Sister… are we really going to the Forbidden Library?”
“What’s wrong? Can’t I go? Uh, why are you panicking?”
“Not at all! Wherever Queen Sister wants to go is all fine! Everything in the Demon King’s Castle, including Belis, belongs to Queen Sister!”
“Just say the Demon King’s Castle, don’t try to bring yourself into it!”
