The Demon King and Her Attendant
Author: Unicoon
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n8138gc/13/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA
Meanwhile, Lady Ulrika and Olivia.
The two of them walked along through the forest.
“Hmm… not a single monster…”
“That’s strange… there should be quite a few living here.”
“It’s an exam, and it’s dull…”
Since the exam started, Lady Ulrika had not defeated a single monster.
In fact, sensing the Demon King’s presence, the monsters were running for their lives.
As a result, not one appeared before her.
Lady Ulrika, of course, had no way of knowing that.
The two kept walking, peering around.
They pushed deeper into the forest with nothing to show for it.
“We’ve come quite far in, but we still haven’t found any monsters.”
“There’s no end to this. It can’t be helped…”
Lady Ulrika’s patience ran out.
She pointed an index finger at the sky.
“Lady Ulrika, what are you doing?”
“I can’t find them no matter how I search, so I’ll find them by force.”
“By force?”
“Here we go… detection magic!”
Lady Ulrika’s magic activated.
A wave of mana spread from her fingertip.
“It’s magic that can search out the presence of living things. With this I’ll grasp where the monsters in the forest are… hm?”
“Did you find something?”
“The monsters all fainted at once…”
“Fainted? What do you mean?”
“Muu. I don’t really understand.”
Lady Ulrika and Olivia tilted their heads.
In fact, the cause of the fainting was Lady Ulrika’s detection magic.
Touched by the Demon King’s magic, the monsters had passed out from sheer terror.
Lady Ulrika, of course, had no way of knowing that.
She kept her finger raised and kept the detection magic going.
“No good. I searched as far as I could, and they’re all out… oh?”
“What is it this time?”
“There’s one lively monster. Quite a bit stronger than the others.”
“A strong monster? Only weak ones are supposed to live in Parateno Forest.”
“It’s definitely there. This is… a lesser dragon.”
“A lesser dragon!? That’s a dangerous rank C monster. Why would one be here…”
Olivia panicked at the name.
Lady Ulrika kept probing with detection magic.
“Hm? Charlotte seems to be nearby as well.”
“The princess? Why in the world…?”
“She appears to be fighting the lesser dragon. But Charlotte is having a hard time.”
“That’s—fighting a lesser dragon is reckless! What about her team?”
“They don’t seem to be nearby. They all ran, I suppose.”
“Then she’s fighting alone!?”
“So it seems.”
Lady Ulrika was matter-of-fact, expressionless. Olivia had gone pale.
“Lady Ulrika, let’s go help her!”
“I don’t mind, but are you sure, Livi?”
“The princess is in danger. We have to help!”
“But Charlotte laughed at you, didn’t she? You’ll still help her?”
“Eh?” Olivia let out.
“Lady Ulrika, I thought you were always absorbed in cookies… but you were paying attention…”
“I don’t care at all. I have the strength to ignore anyone who laughs at me. But you’re different, aren’t you? Being laughed at should hurt you.”
“That’s…”
“To me, Livi matters more than Charlotte. So if it would be painful for you, I don’t want to go help.”
“I matter…”
Olivia looked down, thinking hard.
“It’s true… it’s true that Lady Charlotte’s words hurt me. I still find it hard…”
“I thought so.”
“But that’s a separate matter. It isn’t a reason not to help Lady Charlotte here! If I don’t go help now, I’ll surely regret it. That would be the painful thing!!”
Olivia lifted her face and stated her thoughts clearly.
Lady Ulrika answered with a smile.
“Mm! Livi is a good girl!! Nothing about your thinking is wrong.”
“Then…!”
“That’s right. Let’s go help Charlotte!”
“Yes!”
And so the two decided to help Princess Charlotte.
To the princess in dire straits, the strongest Demon King would rush!