Chapter 164: Mindless Assault ; Eve of Total War

Shocked, the girl is unable to react as I place my hand on her head and use Eyes of Judgement before asking her,

"Who are you and how did you come here?"

Surprisingly, the girl regains her clarity of mind rather quickly as she steps back a few times before glaring at me.

Well, I did go easy on her, so, understandably, she would be capable of such a feat despite being a human.

Now then, I wonder what she will attempt. I'm sure that she has a backup plan of sorts.

As I suspected, she does have a backup plan as she glances at the balcony, which I assume is where she came in from.

Does she want to run away? Or…

Using Clairvoyance, I check outside the castle, only to find a blonde-haired guy jumping from one part of the castle to the other to reach the room we're in.

So, that's their plan, huh? Even so, these two are sure confident if they think that they can take me down like this.

Anyway, I will wait for that guy to reach this room as well.

After a few seconds, the guy enters the room just in time to hear me ask the girl once again,

"Who are you?"

The girl does her best to not look at the guy slowly approaching me from behind as she says neutrally,

"I'm Jeanette, and have been sent here to neutralize you."

Oh? She honestly responded? Is this her confidence affecting her?

"Jeanette, huh?" I say while smirking, "Let me tell you something."

Jeanette's body becomes tense as she peers into my eyes, awaiting my next words.

"Everyone that has successfully managed to hurt me in any manner either dies or becomes mine."

Then, I point my finger at her and say,

"Which one do you suppose is your fate?"

Jeanette squints her eyes and says in a cold tone,

"None of them."

The next moment, the guy who has gotten close enough pulls a sword out of nowhere and attempts to pierce my heart from behind.

Before it can reach me, however, I telekinetically pull the sword out of his hand before turning around and kicking his guts.

This results in the guy to get hurled at the room's wall with enough force to crack it.

"Leuleu!" Jeanette exclaims as his body limply falls to the ground.

While still smirking, I create a chair behind me and take a seat on it before saying in a casual tone,

"You see, I did indeed eliminate an army all on my own."

"Monster," she mutters while scowling at me.

"Come on, Jeanette," I say, "This is boring."

All of a sudden, a notion appears in my mind as I glance at the guy who's passed out on the ground.

I get from the seat and make my way to where he is under the anxious eyes of Jeanette before crouching and placing my hand on the guy's right arm.

Then, I directly channel Destruction into his body before getting back on my feet and saying,

"If you fail to kill me, he will die."

Jeanette is unsure of what to do as she glances at the guy's body, most likely wondering what I just did to him.

So, I show her.

Raising my right hand, I snap my fingers while making use of Destruction to obliterate his arm.

Unexpectedly, the guy wakes up and begins shouting as if he is experiencing the most painful sensation in the world.

Anyway, this seems to work out the way I wanted to as Jeanette has a wrathful expression on her face while pulling an umbrella out of nowhere and pointing the tip at me.

"Die!" she exclaims as wind blades escape from the tip of the umbrella and move toward me.

I simply wave my hand to disperse the wind blades before saying in a mocking tone,

"Is this all you've got?"

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"Your Highness!" two men call out in sync as they step into my room.

I nod my head once before glancing at the two intruders who are now tied up and say,

"Take them to jail. As for the girl, you know which cell to place her in."

"Yes, Your Highness!" the two salute before doing what I instructed them to.

I will deal with them later. For now, I should check on Tiffania and see how much progress she has made with the Grimoire.

And so, I begin to make my way toward the room in which Tiffania is currently in.

Once, I'm in front of the door, I knock on it twice before entering and walking toward Tiffania.

Matilda who was reading a book on the side looks up at me with suspicion and anxiety apparent in her eyes.

"Don't worry," I say without looking at her, "I won't do anything to you as long as you don't misbehave."

Even without me mentioning her name or looking at her, Matilda knows that my words were directed at her as she lets out a sigh and asks,

"Why are you keeping me here?"

I take a seat beside Tiffania who is sitting on the bed and examining the Grimoire using magic and say,

"Because I'm not sure that I want you outside just yet."

"What do you mean?" she says as a frown forms on her face.

"Well, you know too much. I don't trust you, so I can't have you leave this castle."

Fortunately, she seems to get my point as she sets this matter aside and gets back to reading her book.

"So, Tiffania," I say while observing the Grimoire in her hands, "How is it going?"

"Good!" she replies, "However, I can't understand some parts."

She takes a moment to think of something before looking me in the eyes and asking,

"Is there another version of this book?"

Another version? What is she talking about? This is the only- Hold on…

"You mean another Grimoire?" I inquire.

"Yes," she replies.

So, the two Grimoires are related? Nothing is certain until I get my hands on the Grimoire of Loss.

"Good work," I say while patting her head.

Tiffania's ears twitch in accordance to the way I rub her head, which is quite the intriguing sight to behold.

I take this chance to move my hand toward her left ear and gently rub it, which earns me a yelp from Tiffania.

Her face gets covered in a red hue as her ears turn bright red.

"Sorry," I say, "Did that make you feel uncomfortable?"

Tiffania quickly shakes her head and says,

"I was just surprised."

Hearing the words I wanted to hear, I say while smirking,

"So it's fine for me to continue, right?"

"Eh?"

Before Tiffania can react, I begin rubbing both of her ears, earning me a series of yelps from Tiffania as she attempts to move away from me.

On the side, Matilda has a deadpan expression on her face as she watches all of this unfold.

A few minutes later, I stop teasing Tiffania and say in a serious tone,

"There indeed is another Grimoire. I will soon be visiting someone to retrieve it."

"Okay," she responds before her expression shifts to that of worry as she asks,

"What about the townspeople? Did you find anything about them yet?"

Sensing the anxiety in her voice, I gently pat her head and say soothingly,

"Don't worry. They're safe. Soon, we will be heading over to rescue them."

That's right, the Kingdom of Gallia has been rounding up everyone they've captured in the fort located at the south-west.

They're most likely being used to do manual labor, so their lives aren't at risk.

They will be able to escape as soon as we begin with the first phase of the plan, which is due tomorrow.

It's about damn time that I took down Gallia once and for all.