Even when the brat is no longer visible, Nito continue to wave to him.
His eyes are full of dread, looking at the human who's disappearing from the view.
From on top of his head, I knock hard on it with my small fist.
"Ack-"
"How long are you planning to keep waving to them, I suppose~?" I take a mouthful munch of berries while addressing him.
"My apologies, but I'm just worried about Master Kevin going on a journey without us. What if something like that happens again?" Nito shares his worry with me.
It's not like I care, but...
"You really are a precious idiot, you know that~?" I flick my hair over my shoulder.
Not that I'm being inconsiderate, but is he being for real?
Nito looks so dumb right now.
"Oh honey, did you forget? You can call Kevin whenever he's outside the barrier so save the hustle for later, will ya~?" I said as I kept munching on the berries, spilling the juices on his head, but he didn't seem to be bothered by it.
"But still-"
"Enough. Just trust him with this, alright~?" I interrupt him.
"Yes, Ma'am..." Nito still looks unsatisfied, but worrying about it too much won't do him any good anyway~
"By the way, I wanna visit the Snarl Forest for a bit."
Nito is dumbfounded by my statement. Mm, I wonder why~?
"May I ask why?"
I hop off of his head, floating in front of his face while munching my berries.
"Mm, just wondering~"
Nito just nod it off and starts to walk away from the barrier.
I'm flying beside him with these delicious berries in my arms~
However, it is such a loooong walk from the barrier to the Snarl Forest.
I hate wasting my precious time, ya know~!
So...
"Zirac." I simply mutter the spell, which lifts Nito's feet off the ground unexpectedly by a spiral of wind circling his feet.
By resting on top of Nito's head, I don't need to fly often!
Fufufufu~ I'm soooo smart~!
"Woah-!" Nito is taken by surprise, but I don't blame him 'cuz I would too fufu~
Without any warning, Nito flies through the wind as fast as lightning with me on top of his head.
And with just a blink of an eye, we arrived at the wide area of the Snarl Forest where our previous battle took place.
The beetle landed on the ground with a loud sigh. Mm, I wonder why~?
"...will you warn me before you do something like that again, Miss Nadia?"
I hop off of his head, flying in front of him.
"Nu uh~" I can't help but giggle sinisterly while covering my mouth with my hand.
With that, Lil Beetle slouches his shoulders with a worried sigh.
"Relax, Lil Beetle~ It's just a simple Wind Magic. There's nothing to worry about~" I flick my hair over my shoulder at that statement.
Nito looks at me with his usual 'cute' expression.
"There's no doubt about it that you really are an expert when it comes to magic, Miss Nadia. If I may ask, what else can you do with magic?" Is he asking about me?
'Cuz if he is, then I will GLADLY talk about myself~!
"Fufufu...Of course I am~! I have mastered every Arts that this world has to offer." I flick my hair over my shoulder.
"Including all of the Elemental Arts and even Light Arts too?" He looks so amazed by me.
Who doesn't~?
"Of course~ I have a veeery high affinity towards magic even without the Divine Blessings from the gods." Who needs gods when I have a smart and gifted brain like mine? Am I right~?
Alright, to put it simply...
This world has magical techniques, or what we call Arts, that is used worldwide by everyone who has magical powers.
As you may know, it is pretty much rare to possess magical powers in this world. So not many people are able to use the Arts let alone to study it in schools.
I call them the normies, since they can only do basic things like Techniques.
Pfft-
Pathetic~
However, there's a catch to that~
This restriction, by nature, is only applicable to every other race except demons.
Yeah, we demons possess magical powers from the very moment we are born. In fact, we are able to use both Techniques and Arts naturally~
You may call us the gods' favorite, if you want~
But it is pretty much the opposite.
I'm too lazy to tell you the whole story right now, so maybe next time, I guess~
Oh you wanna know more about the Arts?
Hmm, I will entertain you just this once so listen carefully~
So first of all, we have the Dark Arts, which I have the most affinity for.
But don't get confused with Lil Frienna's Dark Arts, 'cuz hers wasn't created by nature. To be honest, I was also shocked at how a mere human can create his own Dark Arts on a whim.
Lil Frienna's version of Dark Arts contains the Corrupt Attribute that will make the souls of the people around her dissipate slowly, and just like the Dark Arts, it brings misfortune to them as well.
Anyway, let's continue~
Next, we have the Elemental Arts; containing fire, water, earth and wind. There's also an evolved version of that such as lightning and ice, but I'm too lazy to explain it to you~
The spell Zirac that I used just now is one of the Wind Magic from the Elemental Arts. It allows the caster to fly as fast as they want with the help of the wind, depending on the amount of magical powers you put in the spell of course~
Oh me? Fufufu~
I am an exceptional, ya know~
Even if I simply use the spell, it will for sure produce a very large effect.
You can put it in an average human perception as a single cast from me equals to an output of power to light up a whole city.
Shocking?
Figures~
I am indeed very powerful!
I told you all before, ya know~
"You really are a prodigy in magic, Miss Nadia. I'm sure the other Ancient Death's pawns will have a hard time defeating you." Nito is so in awe right now, but I can't blame him.
By flipping my hair over my shoulder, I fly towards the piled-up soil that resulted from my finishing spell.
"Why was he here out of all places?"
"Who was here? You mean the Battle Ogre?" Nito walked up to me from behind.
"He wasn't suppose to be here as one of the Ancient Death's pawn."
I fly towards Nito's head, landing on it and snap my fingers, in command.
"Rise~"
The landfill opens up, as the earth is throwing up its content: the Battle Ogre.
Nito is getting ready for any surprise attacks as he reach his golden axe on his back.
"Don't worry, he won't be able to do anything. In fact, he can never will~"
"What do you mean, Miss Nadia?" He's loosening up.
"This dead vermin here is nothing more than a lifeless puppet~"
"Puppet??" Nito is shocked by my statement.
"Mm~" I flick my hair as I respond.
The beetle is looking so confused by my statement just now, so he's staring at the lifeless Battle Ogre.
From a wave of my hand on top of his head, I flip the dead vermin using magic.
"See~? Dead as a cockroach~"
The body of the Battle Ogre is now looking very much non-living from my spell last time, but what can I say~?
I'm fabulous~!
"So what you're saying right now is that the Battle Ogre's real body is in another place, controlling this Puppet Ogre?" Nito look at me with a curious gaze.
I fly down from his head, floating in front of him.
"Mm, exactly~! He was probably watching everything from afar."
"Since he knows about Master Kevin now, won't he be a huge trouble for us later, Miss Nadia?" Lil Beetle's worries is valid but what is soooo scary about the Battle Ogre~?
I know the Puppet Ogre is faaaar weaker than the real deal, but "There's no need to worry about it for now~"
I flick my hair over my shoulder after my confident statement.
"He saw a glimpse of my power didn't he? That should be enough to warn him off~"
"Understood." Nito let out a relief sigh.
"Besides, we still have a looot of danger coming straight at us in the future~ So boring life is not really in our book." I accidentally let out a devilish grin.
Whoopsie~
"Huh? What do you mean by that, Miss Nadia?"
"Your precious Master is a danger magnet created by nature, ya know~" I said as I fly towards his head, sitting on it like always.
Nito just tilt his head slightly to the left out of confusion.
Cute~!
"Anyways, just know that we won't get bored easily around him for now~"
Nito's still looking confused as always.
"Now, let's go back home~!" I clap my tiny little hands together.
"Burn off, vermin."
With that, the Puppet Ogre is burned to ashes from my magical powers.
"I don't want to use my magic now, so carry me to the castle, will ya~?" I lie down to the side, on top of his head.
"Yes, Ma'am."
By concentrating a massive amount of mana on his feet with ease, he subconsciously influence the law of nature itself by moving faster than the speed of sound, allowing us to reach the castle within seconds.
I knew this kid is capable of doing insane things like this~
It is somehow, fascinating~~
——— ——— ———
As the maid of the castle, we have to be very precise and thorough with every tasks we are given to.
Mister Sebastian is very strict when it comes to the castle daily routines.
As for this morning, we have to prepare breakfast for only Her Majesty and Sir Nito.
With the absence of Master Kevin and Lady Frienna, we only have to prepare a smaller portion of food than usual. Even though I said smaller, it is in fact only a quarter smaller than normal.
We start off by organizing the plates and utensils on the dining table.
Then, we proceed with the meal; Sir Nito's diet consists of leafy greens, colorful flowers, and nectar as dressings together with different kinds of sliced fruits while we serve a whole feast for our beloved Queen.
The sun is up.
Now, it is time for breakfast.
——— ——— ———
Another happy morning, waking up with a pretty face like this~!
In my Dumb Form, I fly away and get ready about my day.
I leave my room, flying through the corridors driven by the smell of food, heading to the dining room~
"Good morning, Miss Nadia." Nito who's standing beside the dining table bow and greet me politely.
While flying towards the table, heading to my spot, I greet him back.
"Morning-morning~ Come sit."
We both sit at the table on my command.
"You know you can just sit and get comfy without waiting for me, right~?"
I'm siting on the table since the chair is too low for me in my Dumb Form.
"Yes, but it doesn't sit right to me doing things too casual with someone that has a higher status than me." Nito laughed nervously.
I get him.
My presence is divine~
"Well, I don't mind as long as you're comfortable~" I gobble the food in front of me.
"Yes, Miss Nadia."
Hmm, I don't really enjoy the sound of that...
"I feel like we're not going to get closer if you keep calling me that, ya know~?"
Nito look at me with confusion, while chewing his salad cutely.
Even though he acts cutely, his appearance is not to be messed with~
A very fit-athletic body type, not too big and not too small. Just nice~
I can know how curious he is by looking into his yellowish-golden eyes.
Oh, how perfect to be my pet~
But I promised the brat that I won't do stuff like that anymore.
A queen must keep her promises, ya know~
"In fact, I have always wanted siblings of my own~ How about you call me 'Big sis' from now on~?" I said as I gobble the food in front of me again.
"Is that alright with you, Miss Nadia?"
"Mm, of course~! I don't mind one bit! In fact, I recommend it~!"
"I would love to, but it just doesn't sit right with me to address you like that...My apologies, Miss Nadia-"
I sighed internally.
"Of course I don't wanna force you, so you can call me however you like~"
Well, I have Lil Frienna as my backup plan~!
"Mm, when you think about it, Lil Frienna is also quite a mouthful to pronounce. How about we create a new nickname for her~?"
Fufufu~
Nito is thinking deeply about this.
I'm glad he's taking this seriously~
"Uhm, how about Frey-?"
Without any hesitations, I jump upwards from the table in excitement with a fried rockbird wing in my hand~!
"Perrrrfect~!!"
I fly down, sitting back on the dining table to continue our breakfast.
"We'll tell the brat and Lil Frienna about this later when they contact us first~"
Lil Beetle nod his head in response.
I can't wait to see their faces~
Fufufuuu~
I'm sure our Lil Frienna won't argue with it, but that brat on the other hand...
I need to make him accept my proposal at all cost!
Gotta do whatchu gotta do, am I right~?!
"My apologies for intrusion, your Majesty."
Ahh, if it isn't my most trusted butler; Sebastian Hollow.
"Get on with it, Seb~" I said without looking at him and continue munching my food in front of me.
"I would like your presence to be at the gate of the forest after your breakfast, My Queen."
"Gate? For what?"
"It seems like we have a long problem to be solved."
Long problem? Like what?
"Can't you handle it yourself like you always do~?" I point at him using the fried rockbird drumstick that's half eaten.
"I wish I can, My Queen..." He lowered his head at that statement.
So, I'm guessing it's really out of his power, huh~?
"Fine, I'll go take a look~"
"Thank you, your Majesty." He bow down to me and proceed to leave the room.
After we finished our delicious breakfast, we headed straight to the gate.
It is located at the faaaar end of the IllusionForest.
The gate is a wooden branches all tangled up together, creating a pathway in the middle.
"What are we looking for, Miss Nadia?" Nito asked me while touching the lower part of the gate, crouching.
"Check for something unusual~"
"I see. I will keep my eye out for it." Nito walk over to the other side of the gate and examine the wall surrounding the forest; made out of tall thick trees all woven with each other.
It seems like the creatures in this continent have forgotten the influence of a Ruler~
"Miss Nadia, come take a look at this!" Nito called my name out loud from the other side of the forest.
I fly towards him and lands on his head.
"Mm~?"
Hmm.
He is holding an arrow made out of red wood, and a note tied around it.
The beetle unfold the note and read the content out loud.
"Hand 'over de forest or we will claym yer blood."
"How can the creature in this continent able to write and read?"
"Nito dear, this continent is vast. There are lots of other creatures that you've never seen before that lived here~"
"Ah, I apologize for my ignorance." He knocked his head gently once.
"Anyways, no need to be so scared~ You alone is enough to handle them~"
With that, Nito tilt his head out of confusion, letting me slip off of his head.
"GUH-!"