Chapter 277 - The Result Of The Mock Battle

It looks like Tina got frustrated with the result and decided to use her strongest skill, which in the past timeline, only Queen Tanya possess.

The [Rainfall of Sirius]

It is one of the AOE skills that can easily wipe out clustered enemies in one skill cast. The only thing is that this skill is useless in this mock battle. As explained before, all attacks, including the skills will be reduced to 1 damage no matter how devastating it was while doing the mock battle. That is to prevent the two fighting to eventually kill each other.

Queen Tanya shook her head.

"Tina is easily overwhelmed in her emotions. I wanted her to at least be able to control her emotions, to at least keep her stable while fighting since she tends to lose on it. That's why I decided to let her learn the skill, [Rainfall of Sirius]. I told her that this skill is something that she should use only if she is threatened."

"I see. So, in this case, she felt "threatened by Lina?"

"Your battle maid has a serious look on her face and it seems she is capable of assessing the situation without faltering. And since her face is also unreadable by her, she felt threatened and decided to use the ability."

"I also felt something wrong with Princess Tina. According to the books and some info that I have read before about the Insect People, they have their own abilities that can allow them to be seen as regal insect people. However, all of the skill set that Princess Tina is using right now is just normal attacks of a sword user and of course, the skill you imparted to her, the [Rainfall of Sirius]. Can you please explain?"

Queen Tanya sighed and grabbed a piece of grape on the plate with grapes in it before she started explaining. "Tina is missing something as an Insect Person."

"Huh?"

"As far as I know, every insect person has a unique mark that is bestowed to them after birth. Not only nobles enjoy this, but also the commoners of the Insect Kingdom. And yet, Tina doesn't have this particular mark."

"Did you try asking her if she ever knows why she has no mark?"

"I did. I even explained it to her but it seems she doesn't know anything about it and even the usual skills that will be added to her after she obtains the mark seem to be not taught to her. And she just tilted her head like she didn't know after all of the explanation."

"That doesn't make much sense..."

"Right? It was like she was intentionally not given a mark."

We stopped talking and we continue to look at the battle. The [Rainfall of Sirius] is still happening as it was a 30-second attack. Lina on the other hand is defending using the small buckler shield she decided to bring along with her. From the looks of it, she used the skill, [Defender's Pride] where she can tank any attack for 10 seconds.

The [Rainfall of Sirius] continues to fall to Lina while the [Defender's Pride] ended. When the skill ended, Lina didn't use another defensive skill to continue tanking the attack, but she didn't do it and instead used the offensive skill of the Battle Maid class, Battle Maid of Iron, the [Shield Boomerang].

I didn't expect it but from the looks of her throw after the casting time of [Defender's Pride] is over, she is already charging the [Shield Boomerang] to increase its maximum speed after being thrown.

Tina who is still in the middle of casting the [Rainfall of Sirius] didn't expect the incoming attack since Lina just throw it without any second thoughts. She didn't even show any signs she will be throwing it either. So when the shield comes flying, it was all so sudden that she didn't have time to even dodge.

"URK!"

The shield heavily landed on her abdomen, causing her to cancel the casting time of the [Rainfall of Sirius] and fall to the ground with the shield. Lina didn't stop there and activated the exclusive skill of the Warmonger Battle Maid, [Song of Slaughter]. A skill that enhances their attack speed and movement speed in exchange for 30 seconds of uncontrolled rage against the target.

"RAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHHHHH! KILL!!"

Lina then pulls out her Morning Star prototype and in split second, she arrived where Tina fell. Lina then slams down the Morning Star and begins her rampage.

BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG

The repeated banging sound echoes in the area as Lina's aggression toward Tina increases. The speed of her attacks also increases too, and if the damage is not reduced to 1, Tina wouldn't be able to live and would be reduced to squash paste in the process.

Queen Tanya then snaps her fingers and Lina who was in a frenzy, returned to her senses.

"Huh?" Lina was in shock at what is happening when her skill stopped.

Queen Tanya stood up and announced the winner with a loud voice. "Battle Maid, Lina wins!"

Tina is not so injured due to the effect of the Prototype weapons but it was a complete takedown. Tina didn't even get to counterattack due to Lina's insane attack speed that she can only watch as her HP has been dwindling until the threshold of 100 reached.

Some of the soldiers in the arena immediately carried Tina out of the arena while Lina returned to the preparation area.

"You should also follow your Battle Maid, Bladeheart. As someone who has seen you fight during our last team-up, I can guarantee that the Battle Maid is indeed trained by you. She is a clear warmonger just like you."

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In the preparation room where Tina was carried...

Queen Tanya entered the room and Tina abruptly rose up from her bed and bowed her head.

"I apologize for not meeting your expectations, Your Majesty! I am sorry for not winning!"

"Raise your head, Tina. I am not here to scold you for not winning."

"Huh?"

"It is a minor mock battle and I already know who will win between the two of you anyway so why are you apologetic? It's not like I ordered you to win the mock battle, I said that you need to at least have a sparring partner in battle and a mock battle between that person and you are a good idea. It's not a good idea to just limit yourself fighting against me. You need a diverse amount of people to face to at least be able to judge correctly. I even saw your fighting style resembles so much on the tricks you used to counter a few of my skills."

"But it was the most efficient way to take down an enemy right?"

"It all depends on how you execute the matter, but it was pretty clear that it isn't the case. You thought brute force is the only way. I even told you that using the [Rainfall of Sirius] for casual fights is overkill. Also, it is clear you are no match against the Battle Maid due to your rush decisions. You didn't even think much about it and just continued with the fight with more brute force. You didn't calmly fight while fighting."

"...! I apologize for using the [Rainfall of Sirius] in that manner. I failed to uphold the rules you give!"

Queen Tanya shook her head.

"Tsk, tsk. It seems you don't even understand what I was trying to say. What I meant is that, you need to keep yourself level-headed while fighting. You easily lost your cool in just a matter of seconds. You still lack training."

"I apologize, I will train again under your guidance."

"No."

"What? Your Majesty?"

"I already teach you most of the fundamentals but it seems you still have something you didn't particularly understand."

"No, no... I understand it all, Your Majesty. However, I still needed more time..."

"Tina, I am going to be brutally honest with you."

"I will listen, Your Majesty."

"You don't have talent, Tina. You are pretty weak."

Tina stares in despair at Queen Tanya as the latter continues.

"You are good at fighting but that's it. You don't have the fundamentals easily imprinted into your mind and you don't have much ability that can be used for you to prove your worth to your father and defeat your siblings. It's not a wonder you are easily disposed of by your siblings and your father. They don't need a leader like you."

The tears on Tina's eyes started falling after she heard the brutal and honest words coming from Queen Tanya.

"But... but I did my best..."

"..." Queen Tanya coldly looked at Tina.

"I know I am lacking and I know I am just an insignificant being, but I have to do it! I needed to do it! I needed to reclaim what is rightfully mine!"

Queen Tanya shook her head and slowly walk out of the door while Tina looked at her back with an empty look in her eyes.

"Queen Tanya, aren't you just doing the same thing as my father?"

Queen Tanya sighed and looked back at her.

"In that case, prove it. Use the knowledge I imparted to you and use it to your advantage. Join Bladeheart and his companions in Aquagius.. Prove yourself that will allow me to say that "I didn't regret letting you learn the [Rainfall of Sirius]"  and stand proudly to others."