Chapter 186 The Tense Atmosphere Between Two Giants.
"A lie, you say? In this case, why didn't you, who knows the truth tell him about him, Dark lord?" Sabrina was not disturbed by the information Dalvine had just revealed. Instead, she had a smile when she asked Dalvine this question.
Smirk...
"Kuku, I see that you know some of my secrets. But how much information sure do you know about me?" Even if Dalvine seemed nonchalant, monstrous pressure emanated from his body after hearing Sabrina call him this name.
"Sigh, fighting with you will only be a waste of energy for me. Instead, tell me, what do you want when you came to meet me?" Sabrina laid her quill with a boring sigh. She was not disturbed by Dalvine's sudden change.
"What do I want? It doesn't matter. But I am here to prevent you from intervening in what is about to happen."
"What do you mean by that?" Sabrina frowned with a bad presentiment.
-Kuku~
"I prefer to show it to you to spare incessant explanations." He snap one’s his fingers just after he finished pronouncing these words.
-Instantly...
A dimensional tunnel appeared in front of Sabrina showing the four divine beasts making their way through a forest to an obvious destination.
She frowned slightly when she saw a middle-aged man with two long horns on his head and was dressed in a black kimono. The monarch walked nonchalantly at a slow pace in front of the magic beasts.
'So in the end, this old man is still alive, isn't it?' She commented under her tongue.
Dalvine mysteriously nodded as if he had just understood something. "If you want explanations, let me tell you that...
"No need. From what I see, they are all low-level divine beasts heading towards the kingdom where the master resides. According to your salacious expression, I can already guess that you plan to let them face the master. The presence of Alvinos is probably to prevent Sylvia from getting involved in the battle; am I wrong?" Sabrina instantly guessed Dalvine's plan with more disconcerting ease that made Dalvine's eyebrows frown.
"Ho? So you can show me another facial expression that is not a smile? So I guess I'm right. But in this case, why do you do all this? To threaten me? No, bastards like you won't waste their time in this kind of thing. So if it's not for me, it's surely for the master. But you're not crazy enough to the point of wanting to kill him. So if it's not for this purpose, it's sure, u do to push him to progress, isn't it?" Sabrina spoke reading Dalvine's facial expressions while trying to guess his intentions while her lips had a bright smile.
Dalvine sighed with disappointment before his expression became inexpressive. "It seems that I had underestimated the intelligence of the children of this flower. In short, you perfectly guessed my intentions; finally, almost perfectly." He said, getting up on his chair while turning his back on Sabrina, with his arms crossed behind his back while he was walking in Sabrina's office, like an old sage, but his mischievous smile spoiled the scene.
"You are right, what I can't understand is why you want to show me a duel whose winner is already known in advance. If you wanted to put pressure on him, you had to send intermediate divine beasts; am I wrong?" Sabrina asked, tilting her head sideways on her hands while keeping her carefree mood.
Dalvine's eyes wavered with a mysterious glow when they heard Sabrina's question. "What makes you so confident thinking he will win this duel?" He asked with a touch of curiosity.
"Well, the master has always been a mysterious person who exceeds our expectations. But it is not because of this characteristic that I allow myself to say that he will win the battle. It is because of his skill [rage] that turns him into a demonic monster. During my duel against him, he had managed to hurt me, as I exercised the power of a low-level divine mage against him. The scariest thing was that at that time, he was only a mage of spiritual rank! I know he will win because if it were a low-level divine beast he faced at that time, his attack that had hurt me would be able to instantly kill a low-ranking divine beast."
She continued her work while speaking as if nothing had happened while Dalvine was listening to her without interrupting her.
"As a reward for visiting me and showing me something interesting, I will give you the reasons that push me to trust his victory. First, I trust him, secondly, he is no longer a spiritual mage but a holy magus. And finally, he had his awakening! If you want to put it to the test, remember to use your head next time, instead of coming to disturb me for nothing. I have nothing against you, at least, as long as you don't try to hurt him." She ended her little speech with this threat to Dalvine.
"Kuku, how funny it is, and I who thought it was the other girl who had a sharp tongue. In short, let's hope that the other idiot will be as understandable as you." He said with a mocking smile.
Sabrina acted as if Dalvine was no longer with her, she continued her work as if nothing was after hearing Dalvine's last words.
As for Dalvine, he dragged nonchalantly into her office and looked with interest at everything that piqued his curiosity inside Sabrina's office.
After about thirty seconds, Sabrina began by storing the last documents she had just processed in the cabinet behind her. "Well, what if we take a ride on this famous planet?!" She says with a satisfying smile.
"Hmm? I thought I told you my goal when I came here. Won't you move from here!" Dalvine replied with a frown.
"Haha, who do you think you are to impose your rules on me? Not only do you not have the power to arrest me, but you have no legitimacy that gives you the right to command me. If you want to stop me, try to show me if you have the power." Sabrina replied with a malicious smile while a black rapier appeared from nowhere in her hand. She pointed the rapier to Dalvine who was between her and the door.
"You may be strong, but you have no idea what I went through to stand where I am. Your goal had never been to prevent me from going where I wanted, it was to prevent me from intervening in the test of the master against the beasts. But if it turns out that your goal is to prevent me from going to the planet where the master and Sylvia currently reside, all I have to do is shoot you down right here. Even if it doesn't motivate me to fight you when you're not even at your maximum power; I wouldn't have a choice if you get involved in my business." She continued as the atmosphere of the room became suffocating by the amount of murderous intention she released.
Dalvine was imperturbable as if nothing had happened. But unlike before, he did not ridicule Sabrina's aura as he had always done with others. Instead, he slightly raised his eyebrows when he heard Sabrina's words.
"As if I were going to take your word for it."
"It's up to you to see if you believe me or not, I don't care about your thoughts. But know one thing, unlike last time, I wouldn't hold back this time; you no longer have my master's body. Taking care of a clone like you won't take me any longer. Think about finding you a worthy envelope that will be able to help you bring out all your power the next time you try to threaten me." She gave this advice with a solemn air while her eyes shone with malice.
"Kuku, how fun it is. You seem to have an interesting power. It seems that your magic power is slightly stronger than my servant." While he was saying these words, his eyes were bright red as he gauged Sabrina's power. When he said servant, he spoke of the monarch of death.
"In short, you are right. This clone has almost reached its limits. But I doubt you're so confident if I were at the top of my power, little girl." He said, realizing that Sabrina had discovered his ride. For now, the only place where he could exercise all his powers was in the dimension. Otherwise even Alvine's current body could only bear a tiny part of its real power.
And it seems that Sabrina was able to exploit this weakness from him.
Smirk...
"It's when you want. I'm also looking forward to competing against an opponent as interesting as you. Come and see me when you find a solution to exercise your powers to the fullest." She said, putting away her rapier.
"The reason I want to go to the planet is because of the unexpected that could happen. Garyth will probably act soon. And even if he is one of the weakest among the Leaders, he still remains a vicious being who will not hesitate to use vicious strategies to achieve his goals. Even a one-second delay can be fatal for the master." She finally explained to Dalvine, the reason that pushes him to go to the planet of the Kelspies after seeing Dalvine calm down
Dalvine frowned when he heard Sabrina's reasons. But for some reason, he felt provoked by her as if she wanted to fight against him at all costs. "Kuku, if you want to have a chance to face me, start by defeating little Alvinos. Then you will have the qualification to measure yourself against me."
"Ho? This old man has never been stronger than me. You just said it yourself, didn't you? I am stronger than him. But you, you are strong, but to what level? I'm curious to know." She says with curiosity.
"It seems that this flower could have created an interesting girl. You misinterpreted my words, I said that your magical power is superior to that of my servant, but I never said that you can defeat him. He is no longer the weak and insignificant person you had known. Not to mention that to dream of defeating me, you must at least be able to defeat him in less than a minute. I'll just give you a reasonable estimate, I'm not exaggerating."
"I know, that's why I don't want to fight you anymore. So I hope I will receive your invitation letter in a short time." Sabrina continued insistently.
Subsequently, she began to write in the void with her index finger which shone with a bloody glow followed by the magic runes floating behind her finger. And soon, a dimensional portal appeared in front of her. Before crossing the portal, she took out a black parchment into her space bag and incanted a mysterious mantra that activated the parchment and burned it in ashes.
Dalvine who watched the scene understood at a glance what she was doing. But didn't stop her. "Do you intend to go to the planet of the Kelspies by sealing your powers?" He asked.
"Yes, as I had just announced, my mission is to track down Garyth. But if I cross the portal in this state, it will identify my primordial energy and probably no longer show up." She says, wearing a fox mask on her face before crossing the portal.
Dalvine followed her closely by crossing Sabrina's portal without the slightest hesitation.
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On the planet of the Kelspies, Alvine and the others had just returned from the battlefield. While the soldiers joyfully celebrated their victories, he was in a meeting with the leaders to decide on the future steps to follow. But suddenly, a dimensional flaw manifested itself in the middle of the round table.
"!!!" Whether it was Sylvia, Alvine, not counting the others... they were all on their guard, ready to fight the invader if he is an enemy.
But soon, a female silhouette with white snow hair dressed in a pure white dress and transparent heels as if they were made of translucent glass crossed the portal while her face was camouflaged by a fox mask. Behind her, Dalvine went out into the gate with a satisfying smile when he saw the aura of confusion that surrounded Sabrina.
"Kuku, did you like my gift? I have brought you an acquaintance. Applaud your most devoted maid of all, I have appointed, Sabrina Fox." Dalvine said with a smile at Alvine.
'The bastard, he changed the destination of my dimensional flaw.' She swore in her thoughts while cursing Dalvine. As she had not even expected Dalvine to follow her closely in her portal with so carelessness, then playing her such a farce was beyond her expectations.
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The chapters will be published regularly now that I have recovered my health.