An alchemical war beast and two subspecies frost dragons, such a combination appearing grandly on the street, was bound to cause a sensation.
If it weren’t for the alchemical war beast and the subspecies frost dragons pulling a carriage, clearly in a steed’s guise, soone might have truly started to doubt whether monsters had entered the city, preparing to feast here.
Thus, the dragon carriage proceeded along, amidst the pointing and talking of townsfolk, causing an ever-growing commotion.
"See?"
Just returning from obtaining traffic permits, Ivy complained as soon as she got back into the carriage.
"I just knew this dragon carriage was too conspicuous, totally unnecessary to drive it into the city."
Hearing Ivy’s complaint, Liz whispered anxiously.
"It feels like a lot of people are watching us, it’s a bit scary..."
In response, Reiger patted Liz’s head and laughed.
"It’s a bit high-profile, but what’s the problem?" Reiger said: "Even if we sneaked in, those sending people to attack us would still know we arrived in Uruwashi. Since that’s the case, we might as well co in openly and see what kind of rogues and monsters will co out."
Yanifet agreed wholeheartedly with Reiger’s perspective.
"If it were in the past, upon my return to the capital, the highest ceremonial reception would have to begin at the city gates. Although no such treatnt exists now, I refuse to sneak in like a thief."
Her Majesty’s overpowering presence slightly stunned both Liz and Ivy.
"I don’t like sneaking in either, it’s fine this way." Leo nonchalantly said: "Anyway, we’re in the carriage; people outside can’t see us, and we can’t see them. Just ignore them."
"This ti you’re taking it rather easy, huh?" Reiger glanced at Leo and said: "Well, that’s how it is. I don’t believe anyone would dare make a move on us here."
While Reiger was speaking, Yanifet had already lifted the curtain, looking outside.
"Uruwashi..."
Seeing this city, which seed both familiar and strange, Yanifet, for the first ti, murmured with a complicated expression.
"It’s been so long..."
After hundreds of years, this city, once built under her guidance, seed to have completely changed, yet also unchanged.
The residents had changed.
The buildings still vaguely held shadows of the past.
There was no snow on the roads, nor on the rooftops of the buildings; even the ubiquitous blizzards outside the city did not exist here.
Thanks to the White Burning Stone, although Uruwashi was called the ice and snow city, it was the only city in the north where there were no blizzards, no cold, and no one suffered from the cold.
At first glance, it seed more like a special chalk city, with no hints of its location in a country of perpetual winter.
"The Queen’s Palace has arrived."
Lilith, who had been accompanying Reiger, suddenly spoke up, prompting everyone, including Yanifet, to look towards the front through the carriage door.
Soon, they all saw an ice palace.
It closely resembled the icy structures in the Tistis tribe territory, each brick seemingly made of ice, the surface sparkling and translucent, its form elegant and refined, much like the snow castles where fairy tale princesses would reside, giving a dreamlike impression.
"...Was this your idea too?"
Reiger glanced at Yanifet and said this.
"I rely referenced the architectural designs from the tribe grounds." Yanifet replied faintly: "It’s nothing extraordinary, nor is the technology used particularly advanced. While there is a defensive magic system set up inside, it doesn’t compare to the strategic-level magic barrier in the Yelufu Palace of the Kingdom of Ginas."
"The original concept of the Queen’s Palace was not for defense, but as a place of secluded practice for the queen."
"Now, after several hundred years, it seems to have beco the palace of the queen’s kingdom, serving as the headquarters for the royal family and the nation."
As she spoke, the dragon carriage continued toward the ice castle and eventually reached its entrance.
...
On top of a conspicuous palace within the ice castle.
In an open-air garden, a figure clad in ice-blue court attire, with a mysterious ancient white sword at her waist, silently stood against the wind.
She had the sa ice-blue long hair as Yanifet, but her eyes were not gold; they were also ice-blue, and with her ice-blue attire, she appeared like a piece of unlting ice of millennia, exuding a chilling aura.
This was a woman even colder than Yanifet.
She seed like a valkyrie, rged into the ice and snow, ruling over the ice world.
At a certain mont, as if sensing sothing, this valkyrie turned her gaze toward the gate of the ice castle.
Even though she couldn’t see the circumstances there, the valkyrie knew that person... had arrived.
"Has he finally co?"
Her cold soliloquy couldn’t overshadow the burning battle intent in the valkyrie’s eyes.
"I’ve waited for you a long ti, Reiger Brillhaut."
The valkyrie’s soliloquy, a few seconds later, was t with a response.
"Has that man finally co?"
With a playful, teasing voice, a man who had silently appeared behind the valkyrie spoke up.
"To make my ’Ice Maiden’ sister think of him constantly, it’s truly jealousy-inducing."
To the casual observer, these words seed like a tease, but the subtle dark nuance within revealed the speaker’s true feelings.
To this, the valkyrie didn’t say a word. She turned and drew her sword, delivering a fierce slash.
"Clang!"
The blade cut through the air, emitting a cold, crisp hum.
"Wai-...?!"
The man behind the valkyrie panicked, ducking his head to avoid the slash coming straight at him.
The sharp strike grazed past the man’s scalp. Although it didn’t remove his head, it took off a significant amount of hair, and the cold emanating from the blade froze his strands, forming frost upon his head.
"Spare , my ’Ice Maiden’ sister!"
The man felt the chill atop his head and cried out in alarm.
"Shut up." The valkyrie coldly said: "I should have already told you, if you dare intrude into my palace without my consent again, I’ll cut you down."
"And, stop calling ’Ice Maiden’ here; I’m not yours."
"Next ti you offend again, even if ’Fire Princess’ pleads for you, I’ll cut you down."
The valkyrie’s rciless words made the man quickly apologize with a smile, saying: "I was just trying to show so closeness."
"Not needed." The valkyrie coldly responded: "I’m not close to you."
"Wh-what?!" The man complained at once, exclaiming: "No matter, didn’t we grow up together? Technically, we could count as childhood sweethearts, right?! If it were soone else, maybe by now they would have... Ahhhh...!"
Before he could finish speaking, he panicked and rolled aside.
"Swish!"
The chilling slash once again swept over where the man had been a mont ago, nearly decapitating him.
"If you dare speak nonsense again, I will truly cut you down."
The valkyrie exuded an almost tangible killing intent.
"Fine! I won’t say anymore! I surrender!┗(´・∧・｀)┛"
The man imdiately raised his hands, readily conceding.
"Hm."
Only then did the valkyrie sheath her sword, not sparing the man a glance, and walked outside.
"...Where are you going?"
The man, putting away his smile, asked.
"None of your business."
The valkyrie tossed a sentence back without turning her head.
"Rember, he is mine."
"Before I defeat him, no one is allowed to touch him."
After saying this, the valkyrie’s figure disappeared from the open-air garden.
Only the man with a frivolous deanor remained there, his face darkening, fists tightly clenched.
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