Chapter 786 - Mysterious innate eye skill
"Seraphina, why are you presenting to people as if I were so kind of monster? You'll make everyone look at as so kind of freak, girl."
A voice as pleasant as Seraphina's but more mature and softer sounded from a few ters ahead, and when Bai Zemin raised his head he noticed that the first princess of the Gales Kingdom had already co close enough that even a normal human could see with clarity of detail every feature of her appearance.
Just like the second princess Seraphina, Ellis Di Gales had golden hair that glistened in the sun's splendor; obviously inherited from Queen Helena, their mother. However, unlike the erald eyes of Seraphina and King Philip, Ellis had inherited the queen's eyes, those violet eyes shone charmingly and the gentle glance of the first princess made people could not help but have a very good opinion of her.
The first princess currently wore a light plate armor of deep violet almost black color that sohow matched the color of her eyes and contrasted strongly with the color of her hair. Despite being covered like a brave warrior, the curves with which the armor had been forged exposed that the upper body of the first princess was undoubtedly better shaped than that of the second princess, which was only natural considering the age difference between the two.
However, leaving aside her undoubtedly elegant and beautiful appearance, what caught Bai Zemin's attention the most was the huge black diamond-shaped shield on the first princess' left hand. Bai Zemin wasn't sure what material that shield was made of, but seeing that it even had a Soul Stone in the center, he estimated that it should weigh at least 2-3 tons. The fact that she could lift it so easily was proof that Seraphina's words were no joke when she spoke about her sister.
Seraphina stuck out her tongue in Bai Zemin's direction at the sound of Ellis' voice, and to his surprise, the girl trotted with soft steps. Catching up to her sister, Seraphina clung to her arm and smiled sweetly.
"Sister Ellis, how are the preparations for the competition?"
Bai Zemin felt her legs weaken and for a second he thought he was going to fall on his butt.
This... Who was this person...? Soone must have changed the original Seraphina, mm, that should be the case. Bai Zemin refused to believe that the rude and rough girl he t before suddenly turned into an obedient kitten.
The first princess used the index finger of her right hand to lightly tap Seraphina's forehead, and as the latter covered herself with pitiful puppy eyes, she said with a sigh, "Girl, you'll be the death of one of these days."
While still fronting her forehead with both hands, Seraphina looked at Bai Zemin with fierce eyes and snorted, " It's okay, what's wrong with making this orc feel a little scared? Besides, what I said is all true!"
"You..." The first princess shook her head, finally giving up on her little sister. She looked at Bai Zemin and extended her right hand forward as she said with a bittersweet smile, "Hello, you can call Ellis, I'm the older sister of this troubled girl over here. Although I don't know why she calls you an orc, it's nice to et you, mister stranger."
Unlike what Bai Zemin expected to find, Ellis Di Gales gave him a very good first impression. He looked at her outstretched hand covered in battle gloves before extending his own also covered in battle gloves, giving it a light handshake.
"Nice to et you, Ellis. My na is Bai Zemin.... As for why this pony-tailed princess calls an orc, I'm afraid she's probably the only one who knows." Bai Zemin shrugged and after introducing himself he let go of the girl's hand calmly.
Or at least he tried to since the first princess was still holding his hand.
Bai Zemin looked at her curiously, and Ellis quickly let go of his hand as she apologized with an awkward smile: "Sorry, Bai Zemin. It's just that you surprised a little hehe."
"I did?"
"Well, I always tell people to call by my na without honorifics, but other than Liam you're the only person who really did. Besides, it looks like you found a nickna to get back at my dear sister, that's really cool."
"Sister Ellis! Why are you suddenly siding with this orc?!"
"By the way, your na really is Bai Zemin?"
"Well, that's what the civil registry says."
"Civil registry? That's the first ti I've heard of a corporation like that."
"... Let's just say that's the na my parents gave ."
"Hey, why are you two ignoring ! Orc, you traitor! I'm the one who brought you here!.... Don't leave behind!"
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When Bai Zemin crossed the arena gates in the company of the two princesses of the Gales Kingdom, he finally understood that the noise outside was nothing compared to the noise inside.
Looking up from the side, Bai Zemin could not help but be amazed to see the grandstands crowded with people. There were so many people there that they literally looked like ants congregated and squeezed together, not seeming at all bothered by the discomfort as they shouted with bright eyes and fervor the na of the kingdom they belonged to or the na of the competitor they were supporting.
"So many people..." Bai Zemin muttered and a flash of sadness crossed his eyes, but it quickly disappeared and so neither Seraphina nor Ellis noticed it.
The arena was very huge, so huge that there should be at least 600,000 to 700,000 people in the stands. Despite the exaggerated size, however, Bai Zemin could not help but rember the past, when Earth was normal and families attended all kinds of crowded events with cheerful smiles and bright eyes just like the people of this world; Bai Zemin himself had sotis visited sports and musical entertainnt arenas with his parents and younger sister.
However, the old warriors of Eventide World had managed to successfully build places of peace where the new generations could have fun and enjoy life without worries while Planet Earth was in constant war and it was still a mystery whether mankind would survive or not.
Seeing this today made Bai Zemin's resolve grow exponentially. He was determined to build a kingdom of peace even if he had to slaughter countless others and be tagged as a tyrant a million tis over!
Lilith smiled warmly from the side, and seeing Bai Zemin's back straighter and his shoulders firr, she couldn't help but nod proudly. That was the way it was supposed to be after all.
"Over here are this ti's participants- Ah, by the way." Ellis was about to lead them sowhere when she suddenly rembered sothing and stopped.
She looked at Bai Zemin and asked curiously, "I still don't quite understand who you are, but since you're standing next to my proud little sister I assu you must be so important figure to h-"
"What?!" Seraphina imdiately jumped up and cut off whatever Ellis was about to say. She blushed and shouted loudly, "Big sister, what are you saying?! How could I with this... With this orc..."
Bai Zemin inwardly thanked the noisy grandstand or else everyone would have heard the bestial shriek of the noble second princess of Gales.
On the other hand, Ellis looked confused at her younger sister, "Seraphina? Why you-"
As if thinking of sothing, her eyes suddenly lit up and a peculiar smile appeared at the corner of her lips, "I see.... You saw it didn't you?"
"Saw it? What did I see?" Seraphina asked gasping, still blushing because of earlier.
"Hehe... The na, you saw it didn't you?" Ellis grinned like a little fox.
"N- No... I'm telling you, I didn't!"
Seraphina imdiately beca agitated for so reason and before Bai Zemin had ti to say or do anything she jumped at him and started trying to bite him.
"You- Get off!"
"I'll bite you to death!"
"You idiot, my armor!"
"Ouch, my tooth..."
"You see? I warned you!"
Ellis smiled and shook her head as she watched Bai Zemin trying to push away Seraphina, who was clinging to him with her four limbs like an octopus. She inwardly thanked the fact that the grandstand had no way of seeing them thanks to the huge column covering the view or else there would soon be several gossips about the second Princess of Gales.
Out of re curiosity, Ellis used an innate skill that only belonged to the royal family of the Gales Kingdom. Her violet eyes lighted up for a mont as she looked at Bai Zemin, a second later, a small sound of surprise that was inaudible due to the uproar of the crowd and the shouts of the two people next to her ca out of her mouth.
Her expression changed slightly but quickly returned to normal. She smiled and used her right hand to slam her shield, successfully attracting the attention of the fighting duo.
"All right, you two. We'd better be on our way." Saying those words, Ellis turned and began to lead again.
"Hmph! I'll settle up with you later!" Seraphina growled at Bai Zemin like a dog before running off after her big sister.
Bai Zemin fixed his hair and cursed under his breath as he followed behind the two princesses, "Two princesses my ass, it's clearly a princess and a rabid dog."
"Zemin, that first princess used so ocular skill on you just now."
"Mm?" Bai Zemin paused for a second upon hearing Lilith's words.
He resud his steps as she continued, "It's not a harmful skill at all, that's for sure. However, it seems that these two princesses can see sothing about you. The girl nad Seraphina did seem to do the sa thing the day she found you in the forest, but I have no idea what the function of that skill is."
"Now that you ntion it..." Bai Zemin frowned as he recalled the words King Philip had said in the throne room shortly after Bai Zemin had received the Gales Earring.
The king had ntioned sothing about 'natural eyes' and now it seed that the first Princess, Ellis Di Wales, had used those 'natural eyes' on Bai Zemin as well.
However, no matter how much he thought about it he could not co to any conclusion. It was the sa for Lilith.
"Forget it, since it's nothing harmful or malicious then let's not think about it too much. We'll find out in the future what this is all about." Bai Zemin shook his head and focused on the present, following in the princesses' footsteps quickly.
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