Chapter 70: The Princess Has Been Kidnapped!!

Chapter 70: The Princess Has Been Kidnapped!!

Hearing Kevra's question, Gwen remained silent.

It seemed that after Viktor's audience with His Majesty, Gwen's Heart of Justice had become intermittent, gradually losing its effectiveness.

Although Gwen could still occasionally use the Heart of Justice to probe others' words, its effect was far from what it used to be.

For instance, she could still sometimes detect when others were lying.

But the sometimes effective, sometimes ineffective Heart of Justice seemed to be constantly telling her something.

Could it be that just because she couldn't stand the way those mages targeted Viktor,

And the one lie she told in front of His Majesty for Viktor's sake,

The Heart of Justice no longer considered her righteous?

Gwen looked pained, her expression as if she was about to cry.

"This might be for the best," Kevra said, patting Gwen's head and comforting her with a smile.

"Such a useless ability, it's fine if it disappears."

She looked at Gwen, her eyes filled with sympathy.

Gwen was a child who couldn't adapt.

Perhaps due to the Heart of Justice that had existed since her childhood, Gwen had an extremely strong sense of justice.

She couldn't stand any bullying behavior.

However, in this era, people were divided into different classes.

Commoners, as the lowest class, were meant to be oppressed by nobles like leeks to be harvested.

But Gwen, with such a strong sense of justice, was born a noble.

Her actions were misunderstood by everyone, and she was treated as an oddity.

So Gwen had no friends, because no one liked her since childhood.

Not even her own family.

Perhaps due to the Heart of Justice, she not only couldn't lie but would also straightforwardly point out everyone's lies.

This sense of justice was indeed admirable, but...

As mentioned before, Gwen was a noble.

Among the hypocritical nobles, Gwen's behavior was considered wrong.

Even when nobles were engaged in hypocritical conversations, she would point out whether the other party was lying.

This wasn't a good thing among nobles, especially since her father held significant military power.

Because of this, her father didn't like Gwen.

He greatly disliked Gwen's inability to lie, or perhaps he disliked the absolute sense of justice that had existed in her heart since childhood, rather than her own interests.

He needed an obedient, sensible child, and in this aspect, Kevra's brother did very well.

Gwen, possessing this ability, was like an annoying fly in the house. Adults would always avoid her in their conversations, fearing her presence.

Even the servants had to be cautious when chatting around Gwen.

Only Kevra, as the eldest sister in the family, loved and protected her.

As time passed, Gwen grew older.

The family didn't need useless children, and Gwen's absolute justice couldn't bring more benefits to the family.

So, Gwen was sent by her father to train as a knight.

As a girl who could have lived a beautiful life, she instead became a knight.

It was also because of this that Gwen was betrothed to Viktor.

At that time, the former head of the Clayvenna family and her father had a very good relationship, and he often brought his children to visit her father.

It was also then that Kevra first met Viktor.

As a child, Viktor was very arrogant, always wearing a cold, sullen face, not speaking a word to anyone.

So, her father arranged Gwen's betrothal to Viktor as a family alliance.

This was Gwen's childhood experience.

Therefore, the experiences brought by the Heart of Justice weren't particularly good for Gwen.

Kevra felt that if this ability disappeared, it might actually be better for Gwen.

She wouldn't have to constantly pay attention to others' hypocrisy anymore.

Kevra comforted Gwen, but Gwen could only respond with prolonged silence, lost in her thoughts.

......

Viktor sat in the carriage, feeling the bumps as it traveled over the cobblestone road, passing by shop after shop. He just stared blankly.

Vega was napping on Viktor's leg, too tired and constantly looking for opportunities to catch up on sleep.

"We're here," Viktor reminded.

Vega perked up and looked out the window.

This was the imperial palace.

A servant opened the carriage door, and Viktor placed Vega on his shoulder before getting out.

As soon as he alighted, Viktor saw a group of servants standing in front of the carriage.

The palace servants had already come to welcome him.

Viktor nodded to them and walked into the crowd.

"[Second-tier Magic: Meteor Fragment]"

A purple rock fragment gradually rose from the air, whooshed out, and violently pierced into the palace floor.

The surrounding space was instantly distorted slightly, merely sucking the surrounding silver curtains into the center, pinned to the ground by the fragment.

After watching, the princess gradually began to imitate Viktor's construction of the formation.

But this time, it was much slower than before.

She tried very hard to construct it, and finally, she built the same magic as Viktor had cast in her hand.

The moment the purple meteor came out, the experienced Vega narrowed its eyes.

'A first-tier mage can use second-tier magic? There's something wrong with her mana quantity.'

'There's nothing strange about it,' Viktor responded to Vega in his heart.

The talent of the Eternal Witch had already taken shape at this moment.

In the game, she would perfectly copy magic used by others, and because of her own strong mana, the magic would become even more powerful.

Moreover, the reason she was called the Eternal Witch,

Was because Aurelian had an incredibly overpowered innate passive ability.

Eternal Furnace.

The mana she consumed when casting spells would recover 80% of her health. If her health was full, the excess would turn back into mana recovery.

Similarly, after being injured, 80% of her lost health would recover mana. If her mana was full, the excess would turn into health recovery.

This was a passive ability that could be seen as Aurelian only needing to consume 20% of the mana other mages would use to cast spells when she was at full health.

This overpowered talent made Aurelian extremely tough and terrifyingly regenerative in battle.

Not only that, but the power of her magic was also frightening.

In gaming terms, she was tanky while also dealing high damage.

Although her mana was still scarce now, being able to cast second-tier magic with a first-tier body was already quite outrageous.

But it wasn't hard to see that the emperor's words were correct.

Aurelian was indeed a terrifying genius, and the reason those mages couldn't teach her after three days was also obvious.

It was too outrageous; they couldn't teach anymore.

Learning magic after just one look, if they continued teaching, even their most secret spells would be learned.

Viktor applauded, and unlike other mages who would be afraid to continue teaching due to Aurelian's terrifying talent, Viktor quite liked such an effortless student.

He didn't even need to have Vega explain the principles of magic and then relay it to her.

Viktor asked:

"Aurelian, how many spells do you know?"

Aurelian thought carefully, and quickly gave Viktor an answer:

"Um... probably? Countless."

Over the years, there had been quite a few mages who became Aurelian's teachers, and basically all the spells they taught had been copied by Aurelian.

Viktor nodded:

"Then, in terms of magic, I have nothing more to teach you."

Aurelian was somewhat surprised. She looked up at Viktor, unable to believe it.

"But, Father said you were the youngest genius mage in the empire. If even you can't teach me..."

Aurelian didn't continue the rest of her words.

Whenever she thought of those mages looking at her,

That incredulous look, as if saying she was a monster.

Aurelian would feel very sad.

And now, Viktor also didn't plan to teach her?

She felt a slight tightness in her chest.

But then, Viktor's voice sounded:

"Next, we'll switch directly to practical combat."

Aurelian looked up in confusion, seemingly not yet understanding Viktor's meaning.

But before she could think too much, a blue magic formation had already formed under her feet without her noticing.

The terrifying magical power shook the surrounding air, making it tremble frantically. Gusts of wind filled the entire palace.

Pendants and curtains were blown about wildly, as if in a frenzied dance.

The strong wind pressure naturally also blew Aurelian's beautiful hair, and the guard beside Aurelian was blown out of the magic formation by a gust of wind, slamming heavily against the golden wall.

"Princess!"

Just as she shouted these words, the magic formation instantly lit up, enveloping everything.

The next second—

Whoosh!

After the light dissipated, the guards and servants stood up and looked around, but there was no trace of the two within the palace.

What the hell!?

Where's the princess?

"The princess! She's been kidnapped by Viktor!"