CHAPTER 762: 599 BOSS, YOU ARE SO NICE

"————!"

Feeling the enormous magic power rising from Liz’s body, Reiger’s expression changed once again.

"This magic power..."

This magic power did not resemble that of a swordsman at all but rather that of a magician born with immense magic power.

"In Liz’s bloodline, is there really such immense magic power hidden?"

Reiger was truly astonished.

Such immense magic power, even when compared to Yuri, would probably not be inferior, right?

And who was Yuri?

A strategic-level magician!

And not just any strategic-level magician, but an indisputable leader in terms of magic power even among magicians of the same rank!

Now, on Liz’s body, such immense magic power had appeared, so immense that if it were all used to refine her physical body and enhance her swordsmanship, how strong would it make her?

It was simply unimaginable!

"Boom!"

Just as Reiger was shocked by the immense magic power appearing on Liz’s body, another burst of light exploded.

This time, the burst of light appeared on the sword of Moslo, not on Liz’s body.

The sword of Moslo also emitted a burst of light, and the mysterious runes on its blade gradually disappeared one by one in the light until they were completely gone.

And when the last rune disappeared from the blade of the sword of Moslo, the halo that had been flowing along the blade suddenly turned into a vast radiance, illuminating the entire annex.

"Hum!"

The sword of Moslo trembled all over, issuing an exhilarated, joyful, and comfortable humming sound.

It was as if it had escaped some kind of shackles and regained its freedom, the sword of Moslo kept vibrating and finally broke free from the groove and flew up.

It turned into a streak of light, passing repeatedly through the air at an astonishing speed and leaving trails of light behind.

Such speed made Reiger feel a chill in his heart as he had to open his transparent world vision to keep up.

"Hum!"

As a streak of light, the sword of Moslo passed in front of Reiger and in front of Yuloli; when Yuloli’s gaze fell on it, it paused slightly before shooting up into the sky, flying towards Liz.

At that moment, Liz had absorbed all the light from the altar, and the flame on her body was drilling into her body, allowing the continuously climbing immense magic power to finally reach its peak and slowly retract back into her body.

"Clang!"

The sword of Moslo perfectly flew back to Liz’s side and returned to its sheath with a crisp sound.

Holding the sword of Moslo, Liz fell from mid-air under such circumstances.

Seeing this, Reiger could not stand still any longer; he broke free from Yuloli’s hand and flashed towards the altar.

Liz had just dropped from mid-air, caught by Reiger, who appeared on the altar and embraced her.

"Liz! Liz!"

Reiger hurriedly knelt on one knee, freeing one hand to gently pat Liz’s delicate face.

"Mm..."

Liz let out a soft moan and slowly opened her eyes.

"Master..."

Upon seeing Reiger first, the young girl called out softly as though she had just awoken from a dream.

"How are you? Are you all right?"

As Reiger looked at Liz, his voice carried a trace of nervousness that even he hadn’t noticed.

"I..."

The young princess was still somewhat dazed, seemingly unable to grasp what had happened.

After a while, the young princess seemed to recall the events she was experiencing, and her eyes suddenly widened.

"Eh?"

Upon widening her eyes, Liz immediately noticed something unusual.

The first change the young girl felt was the magic power flowing within her body.

"This, this is my magic power?"

The girl murmured in disbelief.

She could clearly feel that at this moment, an incredibly immense magic power was flowing within her.

It was tens, hundreds, or even thousands of times more powerful than her past self.

Such unimaginable magic power flowed through every blood vessel, every cell, every part of her body, making Liz almost unable to believe this was her own body.

Additionally, Liz could feel that her physique had also changed compared to before.

If she had to say what was special about her past self, it would probably just be that she was stronger than others.

For some reason, she had always been much stronger than her peers of the same age, even stronger than swordsmen of the same level, which was the only difference Liz felt between herself and others in the past.

But now, Liz could feel that, aside from her strength, it seemed all her abilities had become special.

Exactly how, Liz could not yet describe with words, but she was certain it was very different from before, which was the only certain thing.

"Master, what’s happening to me...?"

Liz looked toward Reiger somewhat anxiously, instinctively seeking help from her master.

However, Liz noticed that for some reason, her master suddenly turned his face away with an awkward expression.

This made the young princess even more panicked.

What happened?

Why is my master avoiding looking at me?

Did I become ugly? Or did I get fat?

Liz panicked and stood up from Reiger’s embrace.

Upon standing, Liz realized something was amiss.

"...Why does it feel chilly?"

At that moment, Liz had a bad premonition.

Following this ominous premonition, Liz lowered her head to look at her body.

Time stood still at this moment.

"...Huh?"

The little princess let out a dazed sound.

"Eeek———!"

Seconds later, the little princess’s scream echoed throughout the entire side hall.

...

After an unknown amount of time, tranquility returned to the side hall.

"Ahem..."

Reiger coughed a few times, as if deliberately shifting the topic, and addressed Liz.

"How are you feeling? Is there any discomfort?"

Reiger’s question did not immediately elicit a response from the little princess.

The little princess, with tears welling up, clutched the coat draped over her, while holding Moslo’s sword, muttering under her breath.

"It’s okay... It’s okay... No one else saw... It was only the master who saw..."

"Since it’s the master... then it’s okay..."

"Didn’t Marilyn sister also say? Everything about us belongs to the master... yes... all belongs to the master..."

"So... being seen by the master... it’s completely fine... right?"

As she muttered, the little princess tearfully bowed in apology to Reiger.

"I’m so very sorry! For letting you see such filthy thing!"

Upon hearing this, Reiger almost blurted out...

"No, that is the most beautiful scenery in this world."

This phrase, Reiger barely managed to choke back, stopping himself from uttering it.

However, the little princess fell into a chaotic state on her own, continuously bowing and apologizing.

"I really am... even though I finally had the chance to become stronger and be of help to the master, I dirtied the master’s eyes!"

"No... I didn’t..."

"Someone like me, even if looked upon by the master, would only be an eyesore, I’m really very sorry!"

"That’s not... I didn’t think that..."

"Please forgive me! I will find a way to apologize!"

"Wait, please listen to me first..."

"Or maybe I should just disappear now! Yes! Now! Disappear from the master’s sight! Never to appear again!"

"..."

As Liz continued to bow and apologize, with her words growing more and more incoherent, and Reiger’s attempts to stop her repeatedly failing, Reiger suddenly felt utterly overwhelmed.

It was only now that Reiger remembered, whenever the little princess slipped into intense nervousness, she would become incredibly self-conscious and unable to listen to anyone else.

Thinking back to the beginning, when this girl was sent by the royal family to the Fransel residence to vie to become Reiger’s attendant, she had fallen into the same state due to nerves and even declared in front of everyone her wish to become Reiger’s slave.

Reiger had been somewhat startled then, and seeing Liz like this again; he felt almost as if he were back in those days.

What to say? A bit nostalgic...?

Reiger then smiled wryly.

"Alright, calm down a bit."

At that, Reiger held Liz down, meeting her teary eyes with his gaze.

"I did not feel that I saw anything filthy, and you are not filthy at all, you understand?"

Reiger said this very seriously.

"Master..."

Liz’s tears in the corner of her eyes increased.

Only, this time, it was not because of self-pity and panic but because of being moved.

"Really? Master wouldn’t feel that he saw anything troublesome?"

Liz asked pitifully.

"Of course not."

Reiger felt his mood was quite peculiar, extremely complex.

What exactly is this conversation?

Isn’t this a bit strange?

"Trust me, I don’t feel that way at all, so calm down, okay?"

Reiger could only reassure Liz with a complex mood looming over him.

"Master, you are so kind."

Under Reiger’s repeated assurances, the little princess finally regained her composure, but the words that came out made Reiger once again feel his emotions very peculiar and intricate.

What’s all this about?

Reiger found himself caught between laughter and tears.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, the little princess let out a startled cry, making Reiger hastily look over.

"..."

Only to see, Yuloli appeared beside Liz without notice, sniffing around her like a puppy.

The vampire girl’s face even buried itself into the princess’s coat, causing the princess to cry out in alarm.

"That, that... Please stop nuzzling me, okay?"

Liz looked at Yuloli with a mix of confusion and distress.

Yuloli, however, seemed deaf to these appeals, apparently enamored with the scent on Liz, and just hugged Liz without letting go.

The two girls, who looked very much alike, ended up embracing each other in front of Reiger, creating a scene exceptionally pleasing to the eye.

"...What’s all this about?"

Reiger sighed again, speechless for a long while.