Chapter 1.18
Soon, his red eyes turned toward Gillian, who wore a meaningful smile.
‘Why is that man targetting the Young Lady who has a crush on Frid?’
No matter how much the House of Heron was a family that didn’t lean toward either the 1st or 2nd Prince, that was strictly a story at the family level.
The incident where Levi, the heir of Heron, had such a crush on Frid that she collapsed from the ecstasy of just making eye contact was quite famous.
The motive for Gillian attacking her by picking her out of all these people instead of trying to recruit her using that point was unknown, but one thing was certain.
Levi Heron’s utility would be decided right here, in this spot.
Because if the heir of Heron, who had the heavy duty of dealing with demons and protecting the people and the Imperial family, couldn’t even kill a demon of that size, it would surely decorate the front page of tomorrow’s newspaper.
Saying her qualities were lacking.
Saying she was unqualified.
Since Demian had also encountered such newspaper articles belittling him to the point of being sick of them, he didn’t feel comfortable at all.
‘Of course, the duty of Heron is heavy, but…….’
Hadn’t she just begun to recover after suffering from a long illness? It wouldn’t be too late to test her after her body had recovered a bit more, so Gillian’s treatment was cruel.
Perhaps it was because Levi, who was coughing as if she were about to collapse about a week ago, mentioned his mother who was similarly weak that he felt more pity for her.
Just as Demian was about to release mana and knock down the demon inside the cage while pretending it was a mistake—
“I understand, Duke Roas.”
Levi replied concisely and carefully stood up from her seat.
She wasn’t wearing particularly high heels or a dress that tightened her body to an uncomfortable degree, but Levi’s steps were precarious.
‘At that rate, far from subduing a demon, it looks like she won’t even be able to swing a sword properly.’
‘Does she even have the mana to summon a sword? Why does she cough so often?’
‘Her face is so pale…… as expected, was enrolling in the Academy a reckless move made just to build connections?’
Eyes filled with disregard, contempt, and concern followed her all at once.
Even Gillian, who didn’t show his expressions well, seemed relieved by the sight of Levi, who was the epitome of sickly, and gave a short sneer as if thinking, ‘as I expected.’
There was no one who thought all of this was Levi’s performance.
It was exactly as she wanted.
Levi stood looking at the small cage where the demon was trapped.
‘I never imagined a figure of Gillian Roas’s stature would move so predictably.’
There was a reason why she judged that the opportunity to utilize the situation would come soon.
It was because Gillian Roas didn’t know that she knew the identity of the bat’s owner.
‘It would be stranger if I didn’t know Gillian was the owner of that bat. In the original, he uses bats every time he tries to separate Frid and Ayla.’
Gillian had a high nose since he was a direct descendant of the Empire’s greatest family.
That meant he was relentless in striking down those he didn’t acknowledge or disliked.
How much had he harassed Ayla in the original before she manifested her holy power?
“Lady Heron. If it seems difficult to subdue the demon, you may return to your seat.”
Just as he was doing to her now, there were countless instances where he made someone a laughingstock in front of people with a calm tone.
However, Gillian made a mistake.
By keeping the green-eyed bat too close, he had given her time to prepare.
“It is fine, Duke.”
Levi offered her respects politely as well.
Then, she concentrated the mana she had been gathering bit by bit for a week all at once.
Wring—
“……?”
A strange light dwelled in Gillian’s eyes as he realized that the mana concentrated in Levi’s hand was larger than expected.
‘What? With this much mana…….’
Before Gillian could even calculate, time and space distorted, and a single ivory-white longsword—from its hilt to its blade—popped out.
Simultaneously, even those with no interest in martial arts naturally realized one fact.
That summoning and wielding that massive sword bearing the Heron crest was not something just anyone could do.
‘No, I heard she couldn’t even come out for social activities because she was sick all this time?’
‘She was stumbling earlier. How can she summon something like that even while being ill?’
‘Even when our family’s mage is in peak condition, they wouldn’t be able to use a summoning magic like that.’
Feeling the contempt in the eyes fixed on her turn into bewilderment and surprise, Levi thought.
The fact that they only heard of her sickliness through rumors and hadn’t confirmed it with their own eyes meant that even if she inflated and showed off her abilities, no one would notice it was a lie.
Levi decided to use that point.
Knowing a situation where her strength would be tested would come, she had spent a week reducing her sleep to learn how to summon and control the sword.
Even now, she was drawing upon her strength to the point where she would have to suffer from a severe body ache for about two weeks afterward, but—
‘It’s a play worth that much.’
Levi suppressed the corner of her mouth that was trying to curl up and moved her fingertips.
Shring—
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