The Forbidden Magic Laws of a Fallen Princess

Even after my arms started to ache and stiffen, the black-haired girl remained unmoved.

Based on my years of experience watching anime and playing visual novels, we should at least be friends, so why does it seem like you don't understand anything?

In that case, you're not even as sensible as my cute little white dog (〃＞皿＜)!

A short while later, she seemed to realize something and reached out her hand.

That's more like it. Grab my hand, and then I'll pull you into my arms.

Even if there is resistance, it can be considered an accident.

I am truly incredibly intelligent!

However, something unexpected happened.

With a loud "smack," she not only didn't shake my hand, but instead slapped it away.

"Well……"

Instantly, a wave of pain spread throughout my body.

And her sudden move completely stunned me.

"Who...who asked for your help? Mind your own business."

She couldn't help but grumble, then put her hands on the ground, patted the dust off her bottom, and turned to leave.

I'm so angry! How can there be such a child in this world who takes kindness for granted?

Of course, it's absolutely impossible for me to let her go.

"Hey... you brat."

With an angry expression, I grabbed her wrist, which was swinging in the air.

My anger is surging uncontrollably right now. If he doesn't do anything, I'm really going to eat her alive.

Of course, it's the kind of forced or domineering approach.

"I... let go, it hurts so much, what's wrong with you, woman?"

I could tell she was angry with me, and she seemed to back down a bit, but she was still so stubborn.

"Hurry up and thank me, I saved you!"

"No, I didn't ask you to save me at all."

"Quickly say thank you!"

"I won't!"

I'm truly speechless now. Not only did I save her for nothing, but I also got hit with a stick, and my arm is still killing me.

So, you're not leaving today without giving me something in return!

In a fit of anger, I grabbed her arm.

Because I was half a head taller than her and three or four times stronger than a normal child of the same age, I quickly managed to lift her up by one arm.

"Let me go, you woman!"

"Who the hell are you calling a woman?!"

If it weren't for the fact that she's a girl, I would have given her a good beating long ago.

"Father, it's her, the white-haired monster who just attacked us!"

Just then, I seemed to hear several footsteps, and then instantly four or five middle-aged burly men appeared directly behind me and the girl with long black hair.

"Oh no, big sister, we have to run, or we're doomed!"

In an instant, the stubborn girl with long black hair turned into a pushover and gave up the struggle.

Based on my perception from afar, I sensed that someone with extremely powerful magic had infiltrated this group of adults.

If I'm not mistaken... that person should be a mercenary, right?

Why? Even if they just wanted to teach a lesson to a kid like me, they actually used mercenaries...

It's simple, they want to kill them to silence them.

"Indeed, let's run!"

In my mind, mercenaries are basically ruthless by nature. They will do anything, even murder, arson, and looting, as long as the employer pays them.

In that case, we absolutely cannot let this guy catch us; if we do, we're definitely in big trouble.

So I put the black-haired girl down, grabbed her hand which was smaller than mine, and tried to run desperately toward the market gate.

As long as we escape to a crowded market, even these mercenaries would never dare to kill openly.

In that case, I would have the opportunity to take her to the castle in the royal city to hide for a while, and then I could let her go when the black-haired girl's family came looking for her.

However, reality is often somewhat despairing. To our surprise, a very strong, fat man was already waiting at the entrance of the market, holding a huge axe, as if he had been waiting for our arrival.

"Hehehe, little girls, this road is blocked."

A sinister and terrifying smile appeared on the strong, fat man's face, as if he were a lamb about to be devoured by a tiger, and he seemed extremely excited.

"hateful……"

However, this guy was exceptionally ugly, with a big nose, small eyes, and a huge mouth missing a front tooth. He was wearing a suit of chainmail, typical of mercenaries, so he was clearly a formidable opponent.

However, there were still six or seven people chasing us at full speed behind us, so we couldn't stop and let them catch us, and we didn't have time to fight this strong fat man either.

"Fireball!"

Without saying a word, I picked up the magic staff at my waist, and instantly a powerful fireball was launched from the staff, hitting him precisely.

With a deafening roar, my magic fireball struck the burly, fat mercenary's chainmail, causing a violent explosion that engulfed the surrounding area in a thick plume of black smoke.

"Go this way."

My attack couldn't possibly have seriously injured or knocked unconscious this strong, fat man, so of course he wouldn't have chosen the road to the market.

Left with no other option, we continued our escape to the left of the market gate.

"I never knew... that you could use magic, sister..."

The black-haired girl looked at the thick black smoke in the distance, then at me, and exclaimed incredulously with wide eyes.

"Fortunately, magic is just something I do all the time."

Honestly, there's no time to worry about anything else right now. The most important thing is to find a secluded place to hide, and once they can't find us and have left, we'll hurry towards the market and the castle.

The sky began to darken, which had both advantages and disadvantages for us.

The advantage is that we are both very small now, and it's easier to hide ourselves after dark.

However, we didn't know the road conditions around us, and it was difficult to find any obstacles to hide us both, so we could only keep running for our lives.

Unfortunately, fate always loves to play tricks on people. In the midst of this chase, which lasted for who knows how long, we accidentally ended up in a small alley, and in front of us was a very wide and tall stone wall.

This time, our escape route has been completely cut off.

Chapter Eighteen: Hiring the Magician Truk

Oh no, this is the start of my demise.

My heart suddenly skipped a beat because this feeling was just too suffocating.

That being said, if I were given the chance for a 1v1, I wouldn't be afraid at all; I'd just go for it.

Even if magic can't win, my swordsmanship skills honed over the past three years haven't been wasted. I should be able to fight to the death.

However, this time there were several burly men, including a mercenary mage. Even the strong, fat mercenary I had injured earlier had chased after us. It seems this is truly the end.

"These two brats, they can run really fast! They're almost killing me!"

At this moment, a middle-aged man dressed in very formal gentlemanly attire, with a mustache on his face, stood there, panting heavily, his hands on his knees.

It's clear they were completely exhausted.

"Big brother, this white-haired girl actually knows magic! We really underestimated her. Even our family's heirloom chainmail couldn't withstand her attack. It really hurts!"

Sure enough, even a heavily armored orc wouldn't necessarily be unharmed after taking my full-force fireball.

Moreover, they are ordinary people who have no magical defenses and are just physically strong.

"Oh? Is that so? That's interesting. It seems like it's time for your older brother to step up."

At this moment, a tall, thin man in blue leather clothes, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, holding a long wooden staff about half his height, slowly walked forward with a smile on his face.

Sure enough, that powerful magic was emanating from his body.

"Sister, can you do it...?"

Perhaps the long-haired girl also realized that this person was by no means simple, and she couldn't help but tug at my clothes with some concern and ask.

"It's okay, I'm very strong."

"Um……"

Even though I said that, I felt incredibly guilty inside...

"You lot are really useless. You can't even catch two little girls. It's such a waste of all the years you've been eating here."