
“U-uh, glare once,” my murmur rejects the sun that burns my skin when stepping into the slum Clariyastra district, “True also during the simulation of Sucubian Dream, the sunlight cannot hurt me. But in this real world. Light is an enemy to a creature of darkness like me.”.
Not to mention the unpleasant scent that dyed every corner of this district, wanting to make me vomit. Between the smell of rat carcasses mixed with dirt and all kinds of things that irritate the nose, all mixed together to shake my hull. They were many times more rotten than the dream world. When my feet stepped on the mud and stained my white dress, it was light on my head that I wanted to faint.
Why... a rich Witch like me should go to a disgusting place like this?
Lumina giggled and opened the umbrella for me, “Lebaynya Princess Noctis from the past until now, never changed yes,” he said that accompanied my footsteps.
“Who are you…? Isn't the Lumina I know a shy woman with a soft voice soothing the heart?” my lips.
“Living six months in Pei Jin city will turn you a little harder, Princess,” said Lumina who drove me to a house that had been surrounded by Hwarangs. Subjecting respect, Lumina also let me,
“Please enter first and start your first job, Ma Dame Clair.”
Araraa, have you plugged yourself into what problem am I in?
Like other prediction magic, Sucubian Dream was not a perfect future prophecy. There are many factors that cannot be predicted by him. One is the nature of Lumina, who is now brighter and more confident than the woman I met two years ago. And also.the surprise that awaited me in that house.
The smell of fresh blood immediately greeted me, along with charcoal powder that was being broken from the fireplace. In front of him, a male corpse with three giant claw wounds tore through his neck and chest. Not far from her, was the corpse of a mother who hugged her dead child, with burns mixed with a bundle resembling tree branches around their skin. Aborescent marks that only appeared on dead bodies struck by lightning.
Faint in the air I can find, the familiar scent of Arthur's body. All over the messy kitchen I can smell its fresh aroma. He just came here.
“Cracked and careless once,” my murmur put up a black hand sarum and checked the corpse one by one, “Ma Dame Fan told what?”
Lumina approached me and cleared her throat mimicking the old grandmother's style of speech, “Prove that the perpetrator of this murder was not a Daemon, my brash grandson.”
“You can do it, Lumina,” I said smiling amusedly.
“Yeah, suddenly stopped funding for my research, but now come saying my medicine will fail. Who wouldn't be upset with that old witch?” replied Lumina who then put her hands together and held back her anger,
“But.. whoever did all this to Verrel. I can't wait to throw it into hungry dog food,” he continued.
“... Does a Doctor deserve to speak so?” I asked as I opened the mouth of one of the bodies and took a piece of paper from the child's throat.
“Call me as an overprotective doctor with a patient,” said Lumina who looked down wanted to peek at the contents of the letter, “Omong-by the way, how can the Princess guess there is a letter on the neck Verrel?”
I also snorted, “Klassik. When people used to exchange letters through pigeons, we Noctis Family, exchange letters through corpses.”
“Aglorious.. but effective as well,” comments Lumina smiling eccut.
I laughed a little and saw his behavior. Honestly, I became more relaxed with her plain and frank manner like this. I carefully opened the contents of the letter, but found nothing written on it. It was as if the culprit was mocking me and laughing at me who was late in saving Verrel's life.
Classic humiliation by a Noctis. If I imagine my dispute with Arthur is a big chessboard, he is currently charging my King with his arrogant knights. He underestimated me by not bothering to cover his tracks killing the key characters in my plan.
“Bby also the boy.”
Lumina claps her hand, “Means we guess the same huh Princess? The savage killer was none other than Matrovska who attacked me last night, Arthur Arpeggio Noctis,” he said who then called a magma fireball in his smoldering hand equal to his emotions, “Wait for what else Princess. Come on, let's burn that rancid boy!”
“Araraaa, patient, my emotional assistant. What can two witches do against a specialist knight witch hunter?” my many.
"Eh? Isn't Princess the Moon Daemon, one of the seven strongest witches in Kinje? A match against a Matrovska to lose?”
Laugh amused me, “U-uhh, how ya clearinnya,” said I then tried to imitate the magic Lumina but what appeared was just a sad twitch of fire, “Truly, Lumines. I was able to get my position, ummm, with a lot of maneuvering and dark treaties. In essence, Ma Dame Clair is just a title.”
Directly glared at Lumina and shook both of my shoulders, “S-S-Seriously, Princess? W-Then the story of the greatness of the Princess defeating the witch in Hilfheim? The resurrection of the Princess after her execution was... all just a lie?”
“Yups. You're Danius' son, you should understand dong, why do I get along with him? To spread rumors about me of course,” said I then sat on the dining table chair and crossed my legs, “On the day of my execution, we created a doll that looked a lot like me. Created by the most tenacious craftsmen, driven by magic ropes, funded with enormous money. Anyone would not believe that the one who died on that day was not me, but an ordinary doll.”
Smothering her face in disbelief, Lumina said,”So the point.. Princess Noctis wants to say that Princess magic is money?”.
“Have you seen me fight?”
“No. Even on that night, the Princess almost ran away in droves,” said Lumina recalling the night of my meeting with ‘Fenrir’ which was the Necromancer's undead collection.
This woman is far more deadly than her sweet looks. No sane person would plunge himself into the Darkness of Necromancy. Only those who are damned to lose their loved ones will try the dark arts and find disappointment. Perhaps that is what explains how folded nature Lumina.be a Witch with a cold heart, who does not even blink to see the violence in this house. If it's Lumina I know, she's passed out from there.
“Well, your job now is to protect me, my assistant, Lumina the Necromancer,” said I who reassembled my robe and went to the doorstep.
A cynical smile that did not match that gentle face was also on its back, as it said, “If the Princess dies, can I make you one of my collections?"
Grunting amusedly, I went and replied, “Do not attack me while sleeping, okay?”
“Hihihi, who will know? Princess Noctis is a very interesting specimen,” reply Lumina caught up and walked by my side.
“Hey, your real nature out to know.”
“Hihihih!”
This Haaah. Having an assistant who will somehow make me his favorite zombie, or a sister who will hunt my life for ‘save the world’, why does it seem like fate always leads me in complicated situations? Well, fortunately, Lumina was plain enough to lie to me easily.
But Arthur has taken his first steps. Stuck in this deadly game, inevitably I have to take a step. Just as I also know what the future holds, Arthur also knows. That's why Arthur broke my chance to perfect the Lifebane cure.
And like a good hunter, he was waiting for me to make a mistake before he ambushed me.
“Interesting as hell, Artie,” my murmur smothered my mouth, hiding a fang-filled smile that was impatient to see Arthur's desperate face, after all his plans had failed.