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47 – The End of the Night

47 – The End of the Night

Before awakening her Blessing, Selenia was not a magician to be underestimated.

However, after awakening the Blessing of the Goddess of the Sun, Selenia was truly on a different level.

The support she received from the magicians was largely due to the potential power guaranteed by the Magic Tower Lord of the Golden Tower, rather than her magical skills.

That potential power had now been unleashed.

“Se… Selenia-nim…”

“Princess… what on earth is this…”

Lumiel and Zeras could not hide their astonishment at the unknown appearance of the princess.

She radiated the power of the sun like a sun god, illuminating the dark night, and her presence was nothing short of awe-inspiring.

However, all of this was from a human perspective.

“Kir-nim… that’s…”

“Yeah… Yan, that seems to be it.”

Kir recalled his training sessions.

The Blessing bestowed upon a life loved by the gods; among them, the most feared Blessing for the Blood Clan was the ‘Blessing of the Sun God.’

While the ‘Power of the Moon’ could neutralize the Blood Clan’s strength due to its similar nature, the ‘Power of the Sun’ could utterly destroy the Blood Clan’s power without question.

The fortunate aspect was that very few people received the Blessing of the Sun God.

Only legendary heroes and a few members of the royal family barely possessed it.

And in reality, Kir had never encountered the Blessing of the Sun God nor heard of his compatriots meeting it during his missions until now.

Yet, at this very moment, he had encountered it.

That princess who had received the Blessing of the Sun God.

Buuuuum—

“…Why are you standing still? Aren’t you going to attack?”

“Ugh…”

Selenia, glowing with golden light and floating in the air, simply gazed down at the Blood Clan.

There was no hatred or anger in her gaze.

Only pity for the pitiful beings who would soon meet their end.

Pity for those who would perish upon encountering her…

And to the Blood Clan, she resembled a demon king who had suddenly descended upon them.

Radiating the sun’s magical power, she was literally destroying the black magic barrier that their compatriots had erected at the cost of their lives.

“I feel like my body is getting lighter.”

“Indeed. This must be Selenia-nim’s power.”

Lumiel and Lana could distinctly feel their bodies becoming lighter.

At the same time, the Blood Clan present felt their skin gradually burning.

To the Blood Clan, she was a living disaster that rendered all their efforts futile.

“Ugh… Aaaah!!”

“Stop! Kagh!!”

One of the Blood Clan, feeling terror from her magical power, lost his sanity and charged at her recklessly.

Seeing this, their leader Kir tried to stop him, but… it was already too late.

“Get lost.”

Buuuuum—

Selenia merely waved her hand.

Without using any magic, she lightly swung her hand to stop the charging Blood Clan member while releasing her magical power.

Then…

“Graaah!!!”

Like being struck by a high-level fire spell, the Blood Clan assassin hit directly by Selenia’s magical power was reduced to ashes on the spot.

Seeing this, Kir made a quick decision.

“Everyone… retreat!”

“Kir-nim! That’s!!”

“Hurry! That is not something we can face!!”

At Kir’s command, the Blood Clan began to flee.

Since their retreat could be a ruse, everyone remained on guard and did not lower their weapons.

And a few minutes later, when their energy completely dissipated, everyone present could finally lower their weapons in relief.

Selenia could also withdraw her magical power.

Selenia, panting heavily, looked at her hands and the traces of the Blood Clan that had turned to ashes.

The damage from the Blood Clan’s attack was surprisingly minimal.

Perhaps because the assassins moved solely for their target, there were almost no casualties except for a few guards who had died.

And the reason for such little damage was largely due to her power.

“Lord! Are you safe!!”

“Azel! Are you alright?”

It was Azel.

Azel had fought against over ten Blood Clan assassins, taking down six of them alone and holding off the rest until they retreated.

However, she had fought fiercely and was covered in wounds, which made me worry for her.

“I’m fine. I did get stabbed in the back twice… but as a knight, this is nothing! Hahaha!”

“Azel, please turn around.”

“Yes! Understood, Magician!”

Receiving healing magic from the healer of the Shira family, Azel responded cheerfully.

Fortunately, from her words, it seemed her life was not in danger.

As I was treating the injured from the attack and cleaning up, Selenia approached.

“Calix.”

“Yes, Princess… Selenia-nim.”

“Shall we talk for a moment?”

“Yes… let’s do that.”

I followed Selenia.

She walked up to the now deserted castle wall.

On the castle wall, the long night was ending, and the dawn sun was rising.

“You know I have a lot of questions I want to ask right now, right?”

“Yes, I understand.”

From her perspective, there must be many things she wanted to say.

From the marriage issue we had been discussing earlier to what I knew about her Blessing, there was too much to cover.

She began with the biggest secret.

“How did you find out about my power?”

“Well… that’s a secret.”

“A secret?”

I couldn’t say that I was a reincarnator who had seen her event in a game in my past life.

So, I simply referred to the source of her power as a secret.

“Don’t you have information about me that I don’t know? You can think of it as something similar to what I have.”

“Hmm… suspicious…”

She looked at me with a suspicious gaze.

But at the same time, she seemed to understand to some extent.

In this era, each family operated at least one information-gathering guild.

Surely, there would be things about me that she knew, just as I had mentioned.

After looking at me for a moment, she relaxed her expression and said.

“But I’ll forgive you. I’m merciful to my people.”

She spoke to me with a smile that was not playful but rather like a comfortable friend.

“Can we say that this incident means we’re in the same boat now?”

“I think that might be a bit premature.”

“Why!? They say that experiencing something like this together creates bonds and friendships!”

I flatly rejected her subtle attempt to bring me into her fold.

She pouted playfully and then looked at me with a sorrowful gaze, like a abandoned puppy.

“…Do you dislike me, Calix?”

“No, it’s not that. I actually like you.”

“Well, that’s great! Let’s be together; I’ll treat you really well.”

Yes, I felt a fondness for her.

But because of that, I couldn’t join her team right now.

“Please consider the situation from a broader perspective, Selenia-nim. If I join you now, it could worsen the situation.”

If I joined the Princess Faction now, the balance of power could collapse rapidly.

The Prince Faction was the largest force in the empire, but that also meant they were fighting numerous problems and were entangled in the intrigues of other factions.

But what would happen if I joined the faction of the princess who had awakened her Blessing?

The balance of power would collapse, and the target of restraint would become the Princess Faction, potentially weakening their influence.

“How much attack has the prince faced because of the title of the largest force? Right now, it would actually benefit you more if I didn’t join, Selenia-nim.”

“Hmmm… that makes sense.”

At my words, she nodded as if she understood.

It was quite amusing.

At times, she was a playful girl, and at other times, she showed judgment as the leader of a faction.

Just when I thought I was curious about her true self, she spoke.

“Then what will our relationship be until then? Enemies, allies, or perhaps something else?”

“Rather than that… how about ‘friends’?”

“Friends?”

“Yes, friends who think of and acknowledge each other.”

At my words, she was taken aback.

This was also my honest desire.

I wanted to have more friends than factions.

“Friends… friends… that sounds good. Friends.”

She began to murmur to herself, seeming pleased.

What could be so good about that?

“Selenia-nim?”

“Lily…”

“Yes?”

“Since we’re friends, those close to me all call me ‘Lily,’ and you’ve already called me that.”

I recalled when I awakened her earlier.

I had become so immersed in the event that I had even spoken informally to her, calling her Lily like the protagonist of the event, the Magic Tower Lord.

Of course, if you speak informally to royalty without permission, you can get caught.

“That’s! I… I’m sorry. It was an urgent situation.”

“Hahaha! It’s fine. I’ll forgive you since it was an urgent situation.”

She seemed to have relaxed, smiling as she approached me.

Then, looking into my eyes, she said.

“Now that we’re friends, I’ll tell you one thing.”

“Yes?”

What was she about to say?

Just as I was trying to focus on her words, she suddenly looked behind me and said.

“Oh! Lana.”

“Lana?”

Why is Lana here all of a sudden?

Turning my head to where she was looking, I found that Lana was not there.

Huh?

“Where is Lana, um!?”

I looked at Lily.

Her face was suddenly right in front of mine.

Then she grabbed my face and leaned in toward my lips.

And…

Smooch-!

It happened in an instant.

Her lips, felt with the rising morning sun, were soft and smelled like sunflowers, reminiscent of the sun.

After a brief yet long kiss, she smiled with a flushed face and said.

“You see, I’ve always gotten what I wanted.”

Facing the rising sun, she was truly the Goddess of the Sun.

That goddess looked directly into my eyes and said.

“Don’t forget, Calix. You’re mine.”

It seemed I had caught the attention of the Goddess of the Sun.

A word from the author (Author’s note)

The Princess arc has ended.

I think the content got longer because the princess was too cute.

Now, I will start the story of the protagonist again!