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"What do you mean an adventurer did this? Tell us, is the warrior leader known for his loyalty conspiring with the enemy?!"
Upon Gazef's return to the royal castle, he was insistently asked to recount what he found there by the nobles, which caused him a huge headache. He explained the matter to them word for word, but they didn't believe him.
As he looked at the faces of the high-ranking nobles of the kingdom who ran it secretly from the people, he could not maintain his composure any longer.
No matter how much he explained to them and retelling the story, he only encountered disbelief and accusations. They even accused him of treason!
The only person who seemed to believe him even a little was the king himself.
In the midst of the bickering and complaining, the king who had been silent all this time spoke up to address Gazef,
"Is this adventurer Veldora, isn't he? Is he considered a threat to us? I want you to tell me your honest opinion."
The nobles fell silent at his words and turned to look at him with expressions of disbelief.
"Your Majesty! Don't tell us that you believe his claims?!"
"Yes! He obviously made a deal with the landowner to give him some kind of reward for deceiving us!"
"Yes, that's right! He might be seeking to take over the kingdom, so we need to muster an army and surround him as soon as possible!"
Their voices grew louder as they shouted accusations and possible plots.
If you heard them like this, you might think they were truly seeking the safety of the kingdom. But if you looked closely into his eyes, you would find greed seeping into them.
"Enough! He's the one who met him before so he knows him better than any of us so I want to know his opinion on whether this Veldora is a friend or an enemy."
The king's voice left no room for discussion. No matter how cowardly or controlling he was, he was still the king.
Knowing this fact, the nobles reluctantly remained silent. They could not argue with the king while the most powerful knight in the kingdom was in the room with them.
Seeing the situation, a clear sense of relief flooded Gazef's body. When he saw that the king believed him, a smile formed on his face from relief and also from the nobles who were silenced like children who were being scolded.
But he suppressed his smile and spoke with all seriousness in answer to the king's question.
"With all due respect and honesty, Your Majesty, I haven't spoken to him much to know what kind of person he really is. I haven't even seen his true face because he's wearing armor."
"You see, Your Majesty! He hasn't even shown his face, how can he expect us to trust him?!"
As he was about to continue, he was interrupted by a nobleman, Do Sharp, who pointed his finger at him, preventing him from speaking.
The king listened to his complaint but turned his attention back to gazef, ignoring the nobleman and signaling for gazef to continue.
Gazef, catching the signal, cast a grateful glance towards the king and then continued speaking.
"But... from the way he spoke and acted when we met, and from the fact that he hasn't done anything since he established that place, I think he doesn't mean any harm to this kingdom, quite the opposite! Perhaps he's a valuable asset to us, as he's currently a Mithril-rank adventurer and saved the city of Erantel from an attack by a small army of monsters. If it weren't for him, there would have been great casualties and losses."
He paused to see their reaction and then continued.
"And let's not forget that, according to the store owner, he is the originator of the healing potions that have now flooded the market."
A deathly silence fell over the room as they remembered that they had read the report about this adventurer.
The report included various matters such as his great strength, his achievements in defending the city from monsters and most importantly, the potions.
Yes, these potions were revolutionary! No one had seen anything like them, neither in the kingdom nor outside of it, and even they themselves benefited from them.
These potions were the main reason for the high percentage of merchants and adventurers who came to buy them, directly contributing to the rise in the status of the city of Erantel and also the kingdom as a whole since they were exported abroad.
The reason for their silence was that they weren't the only ones who knew this truth, but almost everyone did, since the store owner didn't hide its source. Thus, this person became very important to them.
In fact, this was one of the reasons they wanted to control or arrest him, in order to uncover the 'secret of manufacture'.
According to their belief, this adventurer had a secret recipe for producing these potions in large quantities.
But unfortunately their plan failed since Gazef hadn't caught this person, and with these facts mentioned to the king, there was nothing they could do.
The king, when he saw the faces of the nobles becoming ugly, a small smile crept onto his lips and he did not even try to hide it as he spoke.
"Taking Gazef's words into consideration and considering the importance of this person to our country's economy, I say we turn a blind eye to this issue and leave him alone since he does not pose a threat to the kingdom."
Even after they heard the king's words and saw his sarcastic smile, they reluctantly shut their mouths and agreed to leave the matter alone.
'Of course, only publicly, because they would still send spies.'
"As you wish, Your Majesty, then I take my leave," said Gazef, bowing again and leaving the room.
After closing the door, he sighed and continued on his way, thinking, 'I hope you will be an ally, Veldora. I want to fight beside you one day.'
And so he continued on his way to complete the training of the new knights.
In the Ice Castle
While Velzard was watching Milim's training, she suddenly sneezed, causing her to get hit by a blade on her arm from Milim's blade-transformed arm, only to recover immediately.
When she saw that she had hit her for the first time ever, Milim jumped for joy and screamed with excitement.
"Yaayy!! I finally got you! I'm the best hahahaha!"
She can't be blamed. In all their friendly fights so far, she hasn't even suffered a scratch on her clothes, let alone an injury.
"Hey! That doesn't count! I just sneezed suddenly, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to hit me!"
Velzard said impatiently,She didn't let her think that she really hurt her, of course not! Her dignity as the strongest was at stake!
"Hmph! It doesn't matter why, the important thing is that I hurt you so you have to keep your promise!"
Milim didn't listen, her back to him folding her arms and puffing out her cheek in a cute gesture, thinking she looked serious.
"Why you!–*Sigh*...Okay, I'll make you a strawberry cake"
Velzard said with resignation in her voice,
"Yaayyii!"Milim jumped with joy and then hugged Velzard who hugged her back.
Then when they were leaving the training room and heading to the kitchen, Milim asked Velzard curiously,
"By the way, why did you sneeze Back then? I thought you don't get sick."
She asked as she tilted her head and looked at Velzard.
"Yes, I don't get sick , but as for the reason for my sneezing, I think that someone is talking about me."
She said, not entirely sure what she was saying.
"Do you sneeze if someone talks about you?"
Milim asked in surprise, she had never heard of anything like this before.
"To be honest, I don't know. I'm only saying that because there's no logical explanation for my sneezing."
At this, Milim nodded and asked no further questions.
When they arrived at the kitchen, Milim sat at the table, excited about the cake Velzard had promised her.
As for this situation, it all went back to their first day of training.
Two months ago.
A day after Milim woke up, Velzard took her to the training room to acclimate her body.
"Well, from now on, you will train here under my supervision until you get used to your new body and power, so are you ready? Oh, and let's have a proof, if you can hit me once, I will give you whatever you want,"
Velzard said with a confident smile, placing her hands on her hips.
"Whatever I want?"She said with dreamy and excited eyes
" whatever you want,"
Velzard confirmed this with a nod, curious what Milim would ask.
"T-Then I want a…" She said in a whisper
Velzard moved closer to her to hear better. 'For dramatic effect.'
"..the strawberry cake you made yesterday!"
She said that out loud while closing her eyes and clenching her hands.
"....,Is that it?" Velzard asked unsure of what she has heard
"Yes! Ever since I tasted it yesterday when you made it to celebrate my waking up, I haven't been able to stop thinking about it."
Then when she remembered the taste of the pink and white cake filled with strawberries, her mouth involuntarily dripped with saliva.
"...you know I would make it if you just asked me to."Velzard said with a strange expression
Hearing this caused Milim to stop daydreaming, and she stiffened as if struck by lightning. She turned to Velzard and said,
"truly?"
"Yes."
Velzard was standing there with a blank expression on her face, causing Milim to tense up.
"O-oh, umm well, it's okay, I won't change my mind."
With a sigh, Velzard agreed and didn't discuss further. Instead, she formed a sword of ice and pointed it at Milim.
"If that's what you're asking for, then work hard for it because I won't be lenient with you."
She said defiantly, causing a small smile to form on Milim's face.
"Me too, so don't expect me to be lenient."
Milim said as she transformed her arms into blades that were larger, sharper, and more durable than before.
Then, as if by unspoken agreement, the two of them advanced at the same time, drawing their weapons in each other's faces.
And so with that, the Training began.
Current time
After twenty minutes of baking, the cake came out of the oven, then after it was magically cooled and then decorated and creamed, a delicious looking and smelling floral cake was created.
After taking the first bite, Milim almost jumped off her chair. Being someone with a skill specific to cooking was no joke.
It gives you all the methods and information to make perfect meals from every dish you have seen or tasted in your life.
While Milim was enjoying her cake, Velzard was standing there watching her from the side with a motherly smile that even she herself didn't realize she was making.
Velzard pov
It's been about three months since I've been incarnated into this world, and I actually like it.
Being a girl is... I don't know how to explain it but I think I'm getting used to it, maybe one day I'll have the confidence to go out in the streets without my armor
Well that's for the future.
Anyway, the fact that I have superhuman skills and physical abilities is truly amazing. Only someone who was once an ordinary person and then acquired them would understand me (not you, reader).
My strength has increased exponentially compared to when I first came here. My rigorous training efforts have paid off. Even I'm surprised that I've been training with such seriousness and determination.
Don't get me wrong, I wasn't lazy in my previous life, but I wasn't the type to really put in the work.
As I looked at Milim who was eating happily, a kind of warmth came to my chest. Is this what a loving family is like? It's not that I was deprived of my family's love, no, my parents were kind-hearted, but our family was average at best.
I had four other siblings, and yes, as you might expect, I am the third, meaning I am the middle sibling among three boys and a girl.
So I didn't really get a lot of attention as a kid.
But look at me now, one of the most powerful people in the world with wealth to rival the nobility and strength that ensures no one will underestimate me.
'Oh, speaking of strength, I haven't checked my status for a while, probably because I've been super busy hehe'
she thought amusedly as she opened her stats screen
And what appeared before her was...
Name: Velzard
Age (Looks in twenties)
race: true ice and frost dragon
Hp: 974690!
Ep: 902059!
Mp: 849792 !
Racial Abilities: True Dragon Haki, True Dragon Magic, Universal Sense(weakened)+++,Infinite Regeneration، Creating and manipulating ice, Creation of matter(weakened)+
Resistances and Neutralization: Physical Damage Neutralization, Magical Damage Neutralization, Holy Demonic Attack Resistance, Pain Neutralization, Abnormal Status Neutralization, Poison Neutralization, Thermal Effect Neutralization (Weakened)+++
Ultimate Skills: Patience King Gabriel (sealed, 3.01 of the seal was broken)، Skills creating(onlay S+ and less)
Unique Skills:???
Skills: Instant Healing, Copy, rot, Soul Reaper! , Elemental Formation, Chef
Souls: 2657!
Magic: True Dragon Magic, Ice and Frost Magic +(Increased speed and power of magic), fireball, lightning , Electrosphere, Thunderball, Acid Arrow
Techniques:
Frost Rain: Hundreds of ice shards fall from the sky at high speed.
Ice Age: Fires a large amount of ice in all directions.
Absolute Zero: Drastically lowers the temperature. If I add a large amount of mana can reach 0 Kelvin.+(Mana required to activate has been reduced.)
Frost Dragons: Three ice dragons that attack and defend.
Iceman: A four-meter-tall human-like creature made of ice whose size and hardness can be increased with mana.+(Increased the strength and durability of snowmen.)
Ice Army: A legion of powerful soldiers made of ice, who can receive skills and information from the caster to adapt to battle. can create about 100000 soldier by consensus . As long as the user has mana, they will not stop or disappear.
Ice Beasts: Monstrous creatures that take any form the caster desires. They possess great strength and agility and have the same characteristics as the Ice Army.can create about 15000 Beast. As long as the user has mana, they will not stop or disappear.
Ice magicians : Creates a group of Sorcerers with high Magic Attack power, but weak physical abilities. Approximately 20,000 magicians can be created. As long as the user has mana, they will not stop or disappear.
Ice Healer: A group of semi-human forms that use healing magic.can create about 5000 Healer . As long as the user has mana, they will not stop or disappear.
Ice Dome: A solid ball of ice that surrounds the caster from all directions and blocks most physical and magical attacks.
Equipment: Unique Rank Full Armor, Dress Resistant to Physical and Magical Attacks, Indestructible, The Great Blessing Necklace., Sword of Destiny.
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The scene left her unresponsive for a few moments before she took in what she had just read and then...
"What The F*ck!!"
She screamed loudly, causing poor Milim to surprise and drop the last piece of cake on the floor..
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(Tell me, is the story good so far?, and Do I have to complete it?. )