Gorgeous Jewel
Chapter IV Chapter 153

Selena was astonished and amazed to see the little girl did not flinch at him. Even he had the strength to withstand his two attacks without being injured in the slightest.

"Is he really human? I'm sure, he must have spent a lot of Mana to withstand my attack earlier."

Selena then swung her claws, but when her hand wanted to hit the little girl before her, her attack stopped in midair as if blocked by a sturdy wall.

"Kuh!" Selena slips. How strong is this human child? Askthemind.

Seeing the expression of the little girl who looked lazy like she had no time to serve him, Selena was upset. "good. Hmph! If you're strong, try to hold on to this one."

Dozens of magic circles instantly appeared in the air. Selena was also ready to fire from her mouth.

Echidna chuckled, she threw a smile that humbled her opponent. "Try to act arrogant before this Queen! Are you senile to the point of not realizing who exactly is standing before you?." Her speech.

With a single flick of a finger, those magic circles broke apart and then disappeared just like that. Selena was surprised, she stopped firing fire because of it.

"What's going on?! Magic cancellation?! How could he undo my magic that of a superior dragon?"

As queen and king of the dragons, Echidna had will over them. Just like the last time he subdued a wyvern while in the land of the deemons. The command or word of Echidna can be absolute for dragons. This also happened because of the mana heart he had as well as the blood from the descendants of the ancient dragon that flowed within him. That is why she is dubbed as the queen of the monsters.

Slowly Echidna's legs lifted, he floated. As if there was a foothold in the air, Echidna casually stepped closer to the dragon. He walked until he was standing right in front between Selena's eyes.

Echidna looked at Selena sharply. "Are you blind to the point of not being able to see this Queen." Said cold.

Just like Selena, the people who saw her from below were mainly Helian and Asiya, they were looking at her questioningly.

"Don't look too high at yourself as a human being. The queen? In front of us dragons, you are just little insects. You may be strong enough to withstand my attack, but I'm sure you must be exhausted, right? Stop pretending."

"That's right. He must have run out of steam, just finish him." Add Asiya from below.

"Oh... Is that right?" Echidna tilted her head and grinned.

Her face was indeed a cute look plus a smile on her sweet face but her voice gave Selena goosebumps. Instantly, his instinct was to say that little girls were dangerous

He suddenly trembled after those two blood-red eyeballs stared at him intently.

"What feeling is this? Afraid? How could I tremble in front of a little girl like her."

Echidna shook her head. "You might need a little lesson to wake you up." He moved closer and closer to Selena.

Selena narrowed her eyes, wondering what the little girl would do next. As he blinked, in an instant his gaze turned abruptly in the other direction. He also felt pain on the left side of his face.

"W-What's going on?"

"How's it?" Ask Echidna.

"What did you just do?" Selena did not see and did not know the reason why she was getting the pain. He growled, revealing his sharp teeth. Did I just get on...slap? Her thought.

"Less aj-"

PAAAKKK!

Again he turned to the other with pain on his cheek.

"More or less?"

Echidna chuckled softly, she threw a smug smile at Selena.

"Kuh's...YOU.....!" As her anger intensifies, Selena slightly wants to open her mouth and plans to swallow the little girl alive, but when she looks closely. The shadow of someone he knew appeared on the little girl.

Selena blinked her eyes. He wondered if he had seen it wrong. But when he looked carefully, the smile full of arrogance and the pressure he felt from his gaze as well as his magic that was canceled just like that made him sure that his eyes did not look wrong.

"Y-Your Majesty Echidna?!!"

"I... didn't hear wrong, did you? He called the girl His Majesty. Eh? B-but she is Alice's daughter" muttered Helian wondering.

"What does this mean? Huh!" Asiya was confused. It seemed that he had almost lost his consciousness. With the last remaining force, in order to see Echidna suffer, Asiya forced herself against the magic formation in order to remain conscious.

"Mrs? Is that really you?" Ask Selena.

"Do you still doubt this Queen? Do I have to show you how much power I have to have both of your eyes wide open?"

His shoulders and entire back to his tail suddenly goosebumps. Selena shuddered as a piercing coldness appeared out of nowhere.

"No-no, Your Majesty. I hope you forgive me."

Selena down. His once mighty voice boomed now became slow and stammering.

What the hell is going on? That's the mind of people today.

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"Mother~~" Call spoiled a silver-haired young girl after she opens the door.

The little girl who always follows Alice has now grown into a charming teenager. Alice's judgment is not wrong, if one day she will be a goddess who can melt the heart of anyone who looks at her.

The silver-colored hair along his waist waved gently as he walked and the pink eyes that looked sweet like sugar gave off a beautiful impression. Her cheerful personality made people feel comfortable to talk to her. The eyebrows were quite thick, the nose was sharp, the little lips were pink, even the voice was so dazzling. Her appearance was like that of an elven girl who came out from within a rare painting of a legendary artist. She was a masterpiece, her petal-like smile blooming in spring made people wish they could see her at all times. Yes, that was the current Elysia.

But they had no idea what the girl was going through.

Elysia ran over cheerfully hugging Alice from behind.

"Mom~ I'm home. What do you want to cook for dinner tonight?" He said as he peeked out from behind Alice's shoulders.

Alice who was cutting stopped her hand, she turned around. Alice knocked on Elysia's head with the bottom side of her palm. "I'm holding a knife. Danger if you do that again."

Elysia let out a small laugh then she stuck out her tongue slightly.

"I'll cook from the rest of the chicken yesterday. We can't waste food."

"Eehh~ Nothing else huh? Besides, it's not chicken. In any case Cockatrice is a monster not a cattle or game. It's just the mother who sees them like that. Even the Wild Boar Hornet monster said it was boar meat. Haaaah~" He complained.

After sighing while shaking her head, Elysia let go of her embrace and then passed into her room. "I've been here, ma'am."

"The kid." Alice looked at Elysia's small back. He smiled thinly. The memories of little Elysia were still imprinted on his head as if it had happened yesterday.

Time and again Elysia is haunted by bitter memories and guilt. Every single important event was resolved, Alice would always stand guard next to the girl when she fell asleep at night.

Often Elysia was delirious until she woke up.

Alice remembers when it first happened. That night Elysia suddenly shouted to her mother, so Alice who was sitting in the living room immediately ran towards Elysia's room. He panicked because he thought something was happening to him.

Alice's heart was racing like she was in a fierce fight. As she opened the door and found little Elysia sitting crying tears in her bed, Alice anxiously approached her and calmed her down.

"Mother..huhuhu...mom where...?"

Tears made his gaze blurry, he had not even been fully conscious from his sleep.

Alice held Elysia tightly. He stroked his head and shoulders slowly. "Already, already, already, mother is here, mother is not everywhere. Calm down." Alice's whispers were gentle to Elysia.

Since then that has happened several times. Elysia finally realized that Alice was the figure who always calmed her every night.

Slowly, Elysia who felt warmth and calmness when in Alice's arms, began to accept her figure as a mother. Elysia who longs for a place to shelter and let go of her anxiety decides to call Alice by the name of mother.