The Author's POV

"Shit!"

Maylin's eyes widened the moment she witnessed the hand come down to crush the human's body.

Although she didn't want to believe it, Maylin knew that it was impossible for the human to dodge the attack, and in the last moment, she saw him give up and sit down cross-legged on the bridge of the Princess's nose.

Then…

As if swatting a bug, the Princess's large hand came smacking down against her face.

Smack—!

Shockwaves spread across the land as a result of that smack, sending all the nearby people scattering into the distance.

Maylin included as her body flung into the air several times. When she stabilized herself, a curse slipped from her mouth.

"Shit. Damn it!"

'Damn it, I had already warned him before hand that this was dangerous… why did he have to go ahead and kill himself like that?!'

Maylin was understandably angry at the situation.

It was never easy to see such a talented individual die, and the fact that this could've all been avoided made her even angrier.

'What am I going to do when he comes and finds out that his comrade has died?'

Staring at the Princess who towered over her, Maylin felt helpless by the enormous power gap between the two of them, but she could only grit her teeth and channel all of the mana inside of her body.

Knowing of just how wide the gap between the two of them was, Maylin could only use her most powerful move.

One after another, green magic circles appeared behind her.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The land beneath started to tremble, and out of nowhere, thick vines that numbered in the hundreds sprouted out and made their way toward Maylin.

The speed at which the vines were moving was extremely fast, and upon reaching her, they twisted and bent around her body.

Glowing with a yellow light, power started to filtrate Maylin's body as her silver hair fluttered forward and runes appeared all over her body.

Power that was unlike any other surface within every corner of her body. Letting go of Maylin, the vines around her turned around and pointed directly at the Princess whose attention was now focused on her.

"What powerful energy."

Princess Adephagia muttered, her deep voice rumbling throughout the rotten land.

She seemed rather impressed… perhaps even salivating at the power as she brought her arm to her mouth to wipe the saliva that leaked down from the corner of her mouth.

appeared at the tips of the vines that were pointed at the Princess, who once again swallowed a mouthful of saliva

"A lot of energy…"

her thirsting after her attack made Maylin frown, but she didn't let that get into her head, and within the span of

flowers germinated all over the land, and the once dry world seemed to come

hair fluttered upward, and she pointed her hand

"Go."

soft voice echoed throughout the land for a brief moment, and the power she had gathered burst forth and headed

to come to a sudden stop at her attack, and even the Princess seemed to be rather taken aback

than I

fact, she seemed even more excited as

Ooom—!

forth from her mouth, and Maylin's attack started to twist in the air before directing itself toward

it did so, the Princess was forced to take several steps

Thump! Thump!

every step that she took, the terrain beneath her began to crumble, and all of a sudden, her

extent that she resembled a hamster that had overindulged

"Haaa.. haaa…"

Maylins's figure gradually descended toward the ground as she struggled to maintain her breath. Her expression was

"I… I…"

could barely formulate a single word, and when she looked in the distance, her gaze seemed to

distance, and that was when, to her horror, she witnessed the Princess slowly coming to a halt and closing her mouth as

power

"I,impossible…"

world had crumbled before her very eyes, and something sweet lingered at the back

"Pftt."

a mouthful of blood, and her already pale face paled even

"Damn…"

stronger over the past five years… strong enough to perhaps fight against one of the seven heads of the demons—but how wrong she

amongst monsters, and they weren't something

"Cough. Cough."

raised her head in resignation, but just as

"W.. what? H,how?"

directed at

so fast that she barely had time to process it, but she didn't need

the scene, black blood spurted into the

"Mhhhhhh!"

left to right as the figure that stood atop her eyes clung onto the bridge of her nose with

of her mouth once again became wild, and

herself staring at the scene in the

how is he still

***

works too,

his vision blocked by his hair, which fluttered in front of him and hindered his