Skadi, returning to infinity

After Skadi left, Kotori Itsuka seemed to regain some of her calm and rationality.

She looked at Tokisaki Kurumi, still bothered by Skadi's earlier call of "San-san".

I don't want to explain.

"Because I still have to go and save the remaining elves."

"Even if it takes a long time and the chances are slim, I will not give up."

After finishing her sentence, Kurumi Tokisaki turned and left.

"Wait."

Kotori Itsuka suddenly called out.

"Um?"

Looking back at her, Kurumi Tokisaki's eyes were filled with curiosity.

What do you want to do?

Because of Skadi's affectionate nickname, Kotori Itsuka already had some doubts about Kurumi Tokisaki.

"What are you doing?"

Kurumi Tokisaki turned her head and said, "I told you."

"Resurrect the other spirits."

"This is what I'm going to do now."

Muttering something to herself, Kurumi Tokisaki's body slowly disappeared from the rooftop.

"If you dare to lay a hand on Mom again, I'll kill you."

After Kurumi Tokisaki left, Kotori Itsuka stayed on the rooftop, deep in thought.

Suddenly a sweet, coquettish voice came from behind her, threatening her in her ear.

"Who are you?"

Looking up, I saw a little girl who was about 1.4 meters tall.

It's very beautiful, as delicate as a doll.

But for some reason, she felt extremely threatened by herself.

"Who I am is not important. What is important is that you can no longer say anything bad about my mother."

With a snort, the girl vanished from her spot, leaving Kotori Itsuka bewildered yet seemingly understanding something.

"Mom...that person...has become someone else's mother?"

"But it doesn't look like it..."

Their homeland was destroyed, and everything became a thing of the past.

The person who destroyed her home is now living a peaceful and prosperous life, and even has children...

This feeling caused her a sharp, throbbing pain in her heart.

That is...

A mix of resentment, envy, and other overlapping emotions...

Chapter Thirteen: Your Majesty, what are your thoughts?

On the continent of Terra, within the territory of the Great Yan Kingdom, in the capital city of Yan, inside the True Dragon Palace.

It is now dawn, and the true dragon has already gone to sleep.

But a familiar presence appeared in the palace, causing the true dragon to open its eyes.

"If you come in like this and someone finds out, you'll be in trouble."

After putting on a robe, the real dragon stood in front of the curtain.

Through a semi-transparent gauze curtain, Skadi sat in a chair and poured herself some tea.

"It's okay, they're used to it anyway."

Upon hearing her words, Zhenlong couldn't help but shake his head.

Why do you think they're used to it?

"You need to understand that you've been asleep for the past month."

“Even if you woke up more than a day ago, you didn’t appear in their sight; they just left.”

"They know who you are, but that doesn't mean they'll easily accept you barging in here."

"Because this is a failure of the entire palace security system, if anything happens to me, they will all be punished."

"Besides, even if I'm fine, the fact that I neglected my duty and allowed others to enter this place at will is enough to cost some people their heads and their official hats."

That's a matter now.

Zhenlong's tone was very serious; this was definitely not a joke.

"Okay, I'll be more careful next time and won't barge in by myself."

Skadi nodded, accepting her reminder.

"...So what exactly are you thinking?"

"Don't tell me you came over late at night just to tell me you're awake."

Zhenlong sighed, stood behind the curtain for a moment, then returned to his bedside and sat down.

"Actually, I didn't realize the time difference issue at first."

"It was afternoon when I was on the island, but it was late at night when I arrived here."

"be mine.

Actually, it's already four or five o'clock now, and there's a time difference of almost ten hours with the island.

Skadi said she didn't realize it, which is possible, but more likely it was just an excuse.

But with her explanation, at least there would be an explanation for the true dragon, so I didn't press the matter further.

"What have you been doing this past month?"

The dragon wanted to know what Skadi had been doing and why she hadn't shown up for a month.

"Go and become stronger."

After saying that, he activated his telekinesis, and all the surrounding objects floated up.

"Is this... manipulating air? Or manipulating power?"

The true dragon noticed this and sensed that there were no Originium Arts or other energy fluctuations in the air. This meant that Skadi was here...

Did he not use any special powers?

If that's the case, then it can only be said that her ability is very special.

"No, it's materialized spiritual power."

As soon as he finished speaking, an invisible hand lifted the curtain, as if someone had walked in.

"Hmm? Materialized mental power?"

"If it gets contaminated, will you be affected?"

The dragon became curious. If this ability wasn't subject to significant limitations, perhaps it was worth learning?

"It won't be contaminated."

“The materialized spiritual power has detached itself from its own spirit and is no longer connected to the soul.”

"You can understand it as doing tangible things in an intangible way."

"I can make myself fly into the sky, and I can make a group of people fly into the sky together."

"This will only consume my energy and mental strength, but it will not affect me personally."

Skadi gave an explanation, which made the dragon nod repeatedly.

"Then, can you teach me?"

Suddenly, the dragon asked a question.

"Your Majesty, this is tuition money."

Skadi, upon hearing this, didn't refuse, but instead asked for "tuition fees."

What tuition fees?

"Or is it that after a month of rest here with me, it wasn't enough to pay your tuition?"

The dragon didn't refuse Skadi's request, but was just a little curious.

“This is different, Your Majesty. This is the content of our previous transaction.”

"It's written into the cooperation agreement."

"And to teach you this skill, we need something new."

"With His Majesty's wealth and the Great Yan's vast resources, he should be able to easily give me what I want."

Skadi seemed to have a plan, but she didn't say it outright.

"I can give you the entire Great Yan Empire, do you dare to accept it?"

After a moment of silence, Zhenlong suddenly asked a question.

"I want it, but I don't want it."

Her answer made Zhenlong frown.

What do you mean?

"If Your Majesty wishes to give me the Great Yan, I will accept it without any conditions."

"But if Your Majesty wants to ask me to do something I can't do, then I won't."