For You This World I'll Destroy

A Grandma's Banquet with Her Grandchildren

Today I should have gone to the Nameless District. But after learning what had happened in Arthur's dream, I found myself sitting in front of a round table, waiting anxiously for him in the VIP room of the restaurant.

The servant rabbits one by one came to bring snacks after another. Until in an instant, one table had been filled with various typical culinary Pei Jin. From the soft Gargantua soup to the sea horse-filled hakau, all the food from all over the world was in front of me.

"A-arara... Until what time should I wait? This is already the seventh banquet you serve me," I lamented withholding stomach contents so as not to spill in public.

A rabbit in neat clothes came up to me and looked down deeply, "I'm sorry, Ma Dame Clair. The great madam is on her way here soon."

"You've been saying that for the past six hours" I said, laughing awkwardly.

The rabbit looked guilty once and bowed many times, "I'm sorry Ma Dame Clair, the big madam is so busy."

I took a long breath and bit a small cane stick in my glass. Indeed, I should have known that meeting Ma Dame Fan was not easy.

He is the founder and ruler of Pei Jin. Possessing enormous wealth, Ma Dame Fan had been a rival of the Noctis Family since many centuries ago. Whether it was agriculture, shipping and so on, Ma Dame Fan was always a bit superior. That old rivalry makes our relationship, uh.

True he said, in Pei Jin the shadow can see and hear.  Shortly after Danius left me, the Hwarangs surrounded the house and took me to this fine restaurant. For inspection, he said, but for me, all of this was a tactic to drain my energy so that he could more easily take information from me.

"Heh, am I a small-scale trader?" mummify funny.

The door opened and the carpet was soon held. Slowly heard the sound of elegant shoe treads, stepping in with certainty. Jasmine sprinkles were smelled by my nose, a typical perfume that the old grandmother loved so much. It fits perfectly, I thought, coloring a witch too old to live.

"Because of that cunning of yours, I made you wait, Clairysviel," said the old granny knocking her walking stick on the floor, asking me to turn to her.

My eyes only glanced at the old grandmother and said, "Grandmother is well? Her hips don't poke anymore? Doesn't his knee hurt?"

Ma Dame Fan laughed out loud, "Koe ki from the child does not know the manners. Pantes until now is still single" he said who was sitting in front of me.

"Damn it," I said a little annoyed.

In fact, far from being old-fashioned, Ma Dame Fan still looked like a girl in her twenties. The mole at the end of his left eye became a sweet complement to his face. His tears were calm, reflecting the thousands of things he had gone through in his life. She used a black kebaya decorated with beautiful floral embroidery that blended perfectly with her fine black hair strands. The graceful woman's name was Amelia Sonata Noctis, my great-grandmother, before she married a pei Jin merchant millennia ago and left her name.

The secret of Ma Dame Fan's immortality was that he was a Dragon Daemon. Different from humans and other Daemons living with a beating heart, Ma Dame Fan lived from the Quartz core inside his chest. That great magic power was keeping his body from all diseases and aging. But that is also the limit. Because the more Ma Dame Fan used magic, the shorter his life would be. Thin, but I can feel the magic energy from the Quartz core inside his chest is already very dim.

“Since koe came here, there's been you. Whether it's making a highly addictive drug or other cunning schemes that make you rich. Heh, well, I can understand your love for money, because I do too. But now, let alone the thing that meh koe made to contact a black merchant, my brazen great-grandfather?" ask Ma Dame Fan.

Sucking out the sugar in the sugar cane, I replied, “This difficult question for your stupid great-grandfather answered. Especially coming from a snake that invited Fenrir to do research on his own people.”

Ma Dame Fan arched her trademark smile, covering her beautiful jade eyes, “As usual, your illusory magic is terrifying. Who is the magician in this world capable of simulating the future so accurately through dreams? Koe can be a very valuable asset but at the same time a terrible double-edged dagger,” he said who then sipped his favorite chrysant tea and continued, “Koe see until where?”

“Until Lifebane materializes and one dies because of it.”

Such cheap tricks will not work for me, who takes a hakau and devours it.

“The project failed like it did not deserve support,” finally Ma Dame Fan replied.

Oh so it seems. Ma Dame Fan is the most objective person I know. When he judged a person or a project to have a price, the old grandmother would be supportive. But just when a project failed, he coldly cut off his support. Never take sides and act quickly, whether it is arguably fair and wise, but with a style of leading like that, Ma Dame Fan was able to maintain this Pei jin city free from the influence of the two great countries that wanted to pounce on him.

“What if I told you that there is only one more step to perfecting the medicine?” askaku who thrust a test tube containing blood.

As Noctis, the old granny should have understood what it contained. Magebane, a fungus that can shut down a witch's magic forever.

“You have a poison that killed your own mother? Then what was your idea? Mixing that poison in Lifebane? Crazy bottom,” he said that rest the cheek on his hand, “In this era, both Daemons and humans are so dependent on ishir. Imagine, what would happen if a mother could no longer turn on her magic stove and cook for the family? Imagine magic rifles that have run rampant everywhere, now just useless iron pipes?” inexplicably.

Then the old witch pointed towards the window, at the transparent magic shield that encircled the entire city. Einhanjarr, a protective magic created by Ma Dame Fan to protect the entire city of Pei Jin from superadical snow. Magic that has taken up most of his life.

“When magic disappears from this world, then who can protect us all from Superadical Snow, hmm, Clairysviel?”

I shook my head and pointed to the sky, “If we can penetrate the sky, we no longer need Einhanjarr,” I said which then showed the old witch the Quartz stone I got from Danius.

So the witch laughed, “Koe meh to lift this city into the sky? Koe ki rodo bodo! Hahaha!” he said that he threw all his elegance into adorable children.

Smiling awkwardly I replied,” T-T-Not that stupid is it? This is the city of the world's largest merchant and magician.We have the resources to realize this idea no matter how crazy it sounds.”

Ma Dame Fan wiped off her witty tears and looked at me proudly, “That's right. I believe my people can do it,” he said.

Touched me with the confidence of Ma Dame Fan. Something I never had when I was the First Princess of Kinje. A great sense of pride and trust in the potential of its own people. Because of that belief, Daemons and humans who live in Pei Jin are very trusting and affectionate with Ma Dame Fan. Something I won't have.

Ma Dame Fan cleared his throat, calling his servant to provide a contract. He quickly wrote the magic contract and tasted it with blood.

“Alright, you win, Clairysviel. I will refinance Lumina's research, up to mass production and sale of the drug,” he said who handed the magic contract to me, “But with one condition.”

“U-Uh, isn't this Quartz enough to be the condition?” I said awkwardly, because the terms with someone you are more connected to often end up annoying.

Ma Dame Fan shook his head, “No, absolutely not. We're talking about the Ma Dame Fan helping a villain who would steal magic from the world. Of course one or two Quartz won't be enough,” he said, pointing at me.

“However, I am still your great-grandmother. Of course I'm worried about you always living alone without direction. Therefore, as a condition for my help.”.

I don't know why my hunch got so bad…

With a confident smile, the old Grandma said, “From today on, you will become the ruler of the human district. Ehem, the name of the nameless district is now.. Clariyastra!”.