Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The march was easy for the Maho army, and they did not run into any obstacles . The army was able to occupy the province of Moro within a week . The province was Marquis Legoya's territory, but by the time the army arrived, Marquis had already fled . Marquis' departure was what made the occupation of the province simple .
The League created a rumor that the Shansa Empire had lost to the necromancers . Everyone, including Edward the Eighth himself, had bent the knee to the necromancers and Scarlet's revival was proof . Both Stan, a Priest of Light, and Fernando, a Knight of Light, began criticizing Edward the Eighth's behavior . The Church was the authority when it came to necromancers . Stan and Fernando's ties with the Church made the rumor more believable .
Most of the Knights of Light did not join the initial battle but quickly joined forces with the League after the major victory . Both Fernando and Stan were siding with Yolanther, but the Church was still split on the matter . Even the pope himself did not show a clear stance . One side believed that Yolanther was poised to unite the entire world and siding with him would be the right move . The opposition believed that if Yolanther took over the Shansa and Ellisen Empires, the Church would not survive any longer .
After the Shansa Empire's loss, however, it was made clear that there was no one standing between Yolanther and global unification . The druids joined the war and the Church should not lag behind .
Alice made her first appearance in front of the people of the Shansa Empire . She was well loved and well respected among the commoners . A lot of people would have chosen Alice over her father, Edward the Eighth .
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A dark figure approached a stately building in the Province of Moro's capital city, Moonlight City . It was close to midnight, but the building was still heavily patrolled .
The dark figure watched the building for a while, then chanted a spell quietly and disappeared into the night .
A few minutes later, the door opened by itself on the third floor of the building . Inside the room, Suzanna's eyes flickered open . She sat up in her bed, inspecting her room with a frown . She felt someone come into her room but could not see anyone . Then she yawned with a shrug and lied down on the bed again .
After more than half an hour, the door opened and closed again . A few moments later, another door down the hall opened and closed . The person was clearly searching for something and did not want any attention . By the time he finished searching the four buildings, dawn was breaking .
Another door opened by itself . A person was sleeping inside, and their face was concealed by the blanket . As if the person heard the door opening, they rolled over, revealing Shinbella . She did not wake up and kept sleeping .
The person quietly turned to leave the room . Before he could close the door, he heard a soft thud . He turned and inspected the room, realizing there was another, smaller room hidden in the first . He hurried over and pushed open the door, peering into the smaller room . To his surprise and joy, he saw Alice sleeping inside . The person stepped into the room and hurried towards her bed .
Before he could reach the bed, however, he suddenly ran into something . Before he could react, he was blinded by a sudden burst of light and the effects of the invisibility spell disappeared . A tall and thin man appeared in the room .
The man frowned . As soon as he regained his mobility, a dagger appeared in his hand and he lunged towards Alice .
A shrill howl broke the silence . An arrow flew through the window towards the man . The man raised his dagger and blocked the arrow but was struck by the wind blade attached to the arrow .
The man's armor bursted into a light and he was unharmed by the wind blade . A few seconds later, Anfey broke through the window and swung his fist at the man .
Shinbella hurried into the room . Seeing that Anfey was already there, she quietly left . Alice was lying in her bed and did not say anything . She trusted Anfey to protect her and she knew that running and screaming would have only distracted him .
The man narrowed his eyes . He had heard of Anfey and what he was capable of, but he had a mission .
The man's body began contorting in a strange way . He jumped back and fled towards the window .
Anfey swung his fist, the loose elements that had gathered around him surged forward and broke a hole in the wall . The man hesitated for a second but did not slow down .
Anfey chased after the assassin . He did not want to fight in Alice's room because she could have become collateral damage . He needed to drive the assassin out .
The man suddenly disappeared and reappeared next to Alice's bed . He swung his dagger at Alice, who was sitting in her bed .
Anfey spat angrily . He waved his hand, summoning a firebird . The firebird flew towards the assassin . He, however, did not stop . Anfey disappeared and reappeared next to Alice's bed . A moment later, he kicked her bed out of the way . The assassin's dagger narrowly missed her . He jumped out of the way of the firebird but was too late and it grazed his side .
The assassin grunted in pain . He chanted a spell and disappeared .
Anfey waved his hand and summoned a column of water . He slammed a fist into the water, sending droplets flying . The droplets allowed him to detect the location of the man . Then he summoned three firebirds quickly, sending the birds flying towards the invisible assassin . The three firebirds struck their target, turning a corner of the room into an inferno .
Suddenly, Anfey heard a cry from Alice . He turned and saw her bed and nightgown had caught fire and she was stuck .
Chapter end
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