Chapter: 31. Just Right
“Um… Lord Xialet? What’s happening right now?”
“It’s obvious, Princess Livra, you can see for yourself that Xue Fei and Miss Timani are about to fight.”
“I see that, but what I want to ask isn’t about the surface. I want to know the essence—why are they fighting?”
At noon, after everyone had finished lunch, they saw Xue Fei and Timani walking outside the Demon King’s Castle with dark expressions, not uttering a word.
Clearly, everyone was going to follow them in this unusual state.
Of course, before leaving the Demon King’s Castle, Xialet transformed into her silver-haired state to prevent any demon nobility from noticing her presence.
Then.
At this very moment.
The place they arrived at was the open wilderness outside the Demon King’s Castle, where the wind demon dragon fish had fallen yesterday.
The body of the wind demon dragon fish had already been cleared by the robust and competent maid team of the Demon King’s Castle, and the area had returned to its previous state.
As far as the eye could see, it was barren, like a natural training ground.
And Xue Fei and Timani stood inexplicably at opposite sides, stretching their wrists and ankles, clearly preparing for a big fight.
Princess Livra had always been oblivious to the situation.
She looked at Lord Xialet, whose expression was serious and contemplative, thinking she must know some details!
However, when Livra asked her question, the answer was so decisive.
“I don’t know either, I have no clue.”
“You didn’t know?!”
So what’s with that pensive look as you touch your chin, are you trying to be cool?
No, no, no… Your Highness, the reason you’re touching your chin and thinking is because you don’t understand the situation; if I did, I’d just say it outright!
There was nothing to be done; everyone’s expectations had to be placed on the wise Princess Belis.
Princess Belis sat elegantly on a large rock, mirroring Xialet’s thoughtful posture.
But what was different was the spark of realization in her eyes.
She truly guessed the whole story just from the surface appearance.
But they shouldn’t expect to hear an explanation from her that would lead to full understanding.
After all, Princess Belis was too lazy to elaborate, and when she sighed and reflected, she turned into a riddle.
“Ah… each of you… Does Queen Sister really care so much about you? You two are like this, the Holy Sword is like this, and now you’re still indulging and caring for this fire lizard… What kind of mesmerizing potion did you give Queen Sister… damn it… how ruthless!”
Livra retracted her brave smile that had been gathering courage to ask.
And she hid behind Xialet.
Ugh… I actually thought about talking to Princess Belis normally. The look in her eyes clearly wants to tear me apart!
Regardless of understanding or not, everyone’s gaze naturally concentrated on the “battlefield.”
Xue Fei held her right wrist with her left hand, bending over and stretching as if preparing for a jump into a pool like an arrogant swimmer ready to dive.
Timani didn’t need to be flashy like her.
She was anxious, and her focus wavered, so she could only symbolically move her body by twisting her wrist.
Was Xue Fei really ready… uh?
When Timani looked up, she saw that while Xue Fei twisted her waist, her expression seemed to suddenly freeze, and her movements were stuck like a gear that had jammed!
“Uh… what’s wrong with you?”
“Nothing…! Just a little weird with my waist… tsk, what a joke… my waist is fine! I’m still young!”
Don’t forget, Xue Fei’s little waist bore a lot of pressure from difficult postures last night.
It was all because of Princess Belis’s malice and her many tricks! Xue Fei didn’t even understand how her waist ended up arching like a bridge. With that wide-angle movement, how could it not hurt?
Timani gazed at Xue Fei supporting her waist, administering her own Healing Magic, unsure of what to say.
Are you sure… you want to fight?
You’re already in this state before the battle, won’t you cry out loud if you get hit?
Is it… okay?
“Alright! Ha, look at my waist, it really still has potential. Good, good… that fire lizard.”
The glow of healing magic dissipated from Xue Fei’s hand, and she stood tall, looking directly.
“Are you ready?”
“?!”
The winds changed suddenly.
The wind, clouds, and sun were still hanging high above with no change.
What changed was the scene and feeling in Timani’s eyes.
Just a moment ago it was calm, but in the blink of an eye, the magical particles in front of her surged violently like boiling water, fleeing from some “danger.”
If it weren’t for those with a strong sense of magic, they wouldn’t feel it.
This pressing sensation hit like a sudden wave…
It was quite exaggerated.
And tracing it back to its source, there was only one explanation.
—Xue Fei had spread her wings.
The six wings shone brightly, and the demon princess stood with one hand on her waist, smiling half-heartedly in the shadow of her wings, like a deity.
Timani’s attention became even more focused as she swallowed hard.
But she also clarified the purpose of this battle.
But even so, it wasn’t enough.
Flames coiled around her, and Timani’s crimson eyes turned into golden vertical pupils, with flames swirling around her, seemingly trying to scorch the dark night sky and oppose the oppressive undercurrent.
The confrontation of dragon wings and black wings compressed the air in this vast space to a thinness.
Xialet and Belis were able to see the situation clearly at this point; they instinctively deployed a defense barrier to isolate this area from the battlefield.
—Mainly to protect the weaker Livra from the magical pressure.
In any case, if they didn’t do this, Xue Fei would deploy a defensive magic to protect Livra.
Xue Fei protecting Livra…
That phrase was quite frustrating.
As long as we completed the defense barrier first, we wouldn’t need Xue Fei to intervene, and thus we wouldn’t have to feel jealous!
What a genius idea!
Particles of flame drifted towards Xue Fei; flame settled on her fingertips, and she raised her finger, looking at the flames like fiery snow.
She lightly lifted it to her lips and blew it away.
Xue Fei looked up and noticed
that Timani’s expression had finally tensed.
“What’s wrong, fire lizard? Do you realize I’m not as weak as you thought?”
“I’ve never thought you were weak… In the Demon Race, those with six wings aren’t weaklings. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a need for high-level races to jointly drive them to the edge of the continent.”
Timani continued to channel magic within her, forming a circulation of power, not taking it lightly at all.
Xue Fei was quite satisfied with this attitude.
“Yes, yes, just don’t get distracted; if you’re not careful, you might lose, huh?”
“I know you’re strong… but…” Timani’s steps began to press forward slowly, with every step igniting waves of flames beneath her feet, “With just this level, you can’t survive in the Northern Region Flame Land… Xue Fei, you haven’t been there, right? You don’t know what kind of monsters the elders of the Fire Dragon Clan are.”
“If I don’t know now, I’ll understand when I see them.”
“Don’t say it so casually…! You really don’t know…!”
“Ah, I get it, I get it! How about this!”
Before Timani could lose control of her emotions again, Xue Fei clapped her hands.
The crisp sound of clapping interrupted Timani’s statement.
Xue Fei made a suggestion.
“I can see that you’re determined not to let me go. So how about this: if you can knock me down here, I won’t go, but if I knock you down, you must stop saying whether I can or cannot go. This solution should be acceptable to you, right?”
“I understand.”
“Are you understanding this quickly?”
“I won’t let you go, definitely not.”
“!”
A storm of flames struck without warning; Xue Fei sidestepped to dodge, ready to shout “sneak attack!”
But…
When she turned her head, she faced Timani’s resolute and determined eyes, showing no intention of backing down.
This was the first time Timani fought for such an inexplicable reason.
—To make the other side stop.
To be honest… Xue Fei felt quite warm inside.
Waaah… Father King, Mother Queen, your daughter is impressive! Look, I have friends outside of my family caring for me—this is the first time!
However…
While grateful to her friends.
This time, she might have to beat up her friend.
The surging magic of the night collided with the heat of the flames, and the momentum surged steadily.
Even with the protection of the defense barrier, Livra felt the rising temperature of the atmosphere, and her heart tightened.
Eh, eh, eh?! Is it really about to start a fight?!
“Miss Xialet! Are there any donuts left?”
“Yes, why?”
“Quick, bring them out to eat! Miss Shaya said that the highest etiquette for watching a battle is to eat while watching! We can’t disrespect Teacher Shaya’s battle!”
“……”
You really are a good student taught by Xue Fei!
Xue Fei actively removed all defensive magic.
And merely tapped her fingertip in front of her.
Creating a “black hole” the size of a grain of rice.
Not knowing what that was, Xue Fei chuckled lightly, as if being modest.
“Come on, fire lizard, you can make the first move. We both have to go all out to reach a conclusion; don’t hold back. If you don’t use all your might, I might just head to the Northern Region Flame Land!”
“‘Scarlet’.”
“Hm?”
Xue Fei’s provocation hadn’t finished.
She glanced around and was immediately surrounded by surging flames; in an instant, it was as if the entire world had transformed into a sea of flowing fire.
From the observer’s perspective…
It was a crimson domain released by Timani at the center.
She’s opening domain magic right from the start?! You really don’t intend to hold back at all?!
But…
That’s just right.
