Level 99 Villainous Daughter-Vol 1 Chapter 4
After a black hole appeared above the campus, the next day, I come to the Royal Castle to have an audience with His Majesty the King .
Many people seemed to witness the black sphere that floated yesterday, even though it vanished immediately, it causes an uproar in the royal capital .
A knight dispatched to investigate at the academy, and I was questioned . Of course, I emphasize that Prince Edwin is the one who was responsible .
Not only the prince and the principal, but the teacher and the students who see that also get questioned .
Wearing school uniforms seems an acceptable dress code for an audience . It appears to get the same treatment as formal wear like a military uniform .
When the heavy door of the audience chamber opened, the guide knight was urging me to enter .
In the back of the chamber, paved with red carpet and decorated with luxurious furniture, sat a good-looking middle-aged man . The Queen sat next to the King, and around them were the leaders of the country .
I know information about major noble, but I don’t know who they are because I can’t match the name with their face .
I went inside the audience chamber and gave a courtesy; His Majesty calls out .
「Yumiela Dolknes, raise your head . 」
When I raised my head, his Majesty continued to speak .
「I know what happened at the academy . It seems that my foolish son and the academy teachers have behaved impolitely . Please forgive me, Lady Yumiela . 」
His Majesty apologizes with a slight bow that caused the audience chamber in an uproar . I never thought I would receive an apology from his Majesty .
「N-no . His Majesty shouldn’t apologize。
I did something outlandish and caused trouble for those around me . I’m sincerely sorry . 」
When I apologized in a hurry, his Majesty said in a gentle voice .
「Please raise your head, Lady Yumiela . At the entrance ceremony, there were many ways to check your level, whether using physical strength or magic .
I think it’s unfair to denounce it with a one-sided decision . 」
「But, it’s hard to believe that such a delicate young lady is level 99 . Some of my men are suspicious .
Therefore, I’m going to let Adolf make the judgment . Everyone will have to accept his words . 」
Declared his Majesty, a big man as old as his Majesty step forward .
He is Adolf, the Commander of the Knights, praised as the strongest in the kingdom . If I’m not mistaken, he’s level 60 . Considering the suitable level to fight Demon King in the game is 60-70, he is strong .
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He pulls his sword in silence as he stands in front of me, and swing the sword sideways aiming at my neck . Eh, suddenly?
Is it okay to fight back? I feel bad using magic in front of the king without permission . His Majesty never told me to fight back or defend against the attack .
I should’ve moved out of the way, but I must not jump backward . And I should avoid running out of the allowed movement range at the audience chamber .
At that moment, I thought quickly and bowed deeply to evade Commander Adolf’s attack . The sword sweeps over above my head .
「No one in the Knights can deal with the blow . Moreover, you can maintain your composure to think quickly and evade it . I have no doubt her level is real . 」
Said Commander Adolf, he didn’t notice the loud surrounding when he swings the sword .
「Please forgive me, Lady Yumiela . It’s shameful to launch a surprise attack as a knight, but I can’t go against his Majesty’s order . 」
I can only hear Commander Adolf apologized .
It seemed like he acts on his Majesty order .
His Majesty was scheming to lull me in a sense of security, and his men will do the dirty work . He’s using the apology at the start to make me more receptive to the conversation .
「Forgive me for the unexpected, Lady Yumiela . I’m glad you didn’t get injured .
Then, can you show me your magic? I don’t mind if you use these small things . 」
After Commander Adolf returning to his Majesty’s side, he asked her to demonstrate her dark magic .
「Hai, excuse me . 」
Contemplating what kind of magic that didn’t affect the surrounding area, I cast Shadow Lance .
When several shadow lances jumped out of my shadow, the surroundings began kicking up a fuss .
「Woah, it’s the rare dark magic . Is the dark attribute dangerous? 」
An older man in a robe answered his Majesty’s question .
「Dark attribute is an attribute similar to the other four basic attributes or light attributes .
It is unusually strong . It’s weak against the light attribute, but it’s formidable against the basic four attributes .
It’s all depending on how you used it . 」
「Dark magic also used by high ranking monsters . Isn’t that bad? 」
「There are monsters who able to manipulate the four basic attributes, even light attributes mentioned in the existing literature . But I’m not sure about the authenticity .
It seems like many people have lousy prejudice against dark attribute users because they’re rare . 」
「Well, people are afraid of unusual and unknown things . Maybe it’s the same reason why they seemed to despise black hair . 」
We could hear His Majesty and the Grand Wizard talking to each other . I wonder if they are having this conversation for my sake .
In this world, dark magic and black hair are having the worst image . So, I feel grateful .
「Lady Yumiela has reached the world’s remarkable height . How splendid .
I want to ask about the process that brought you to this achievement . 」
His Majesty seemed interested in the method that I use for leveling up . Maybe it might affect national power . I don’t think it’s a useful reference because I did nothing special?
「I’m not doing anything special . I just keep defeating the monsters .
I had been fortunate enough to deal with magic since level 1 . 」
「Was there a teacher?」
「No, I taught myself . At first, I went to the forest in our territory to defeat monsters . When I’ve grown accustomed to the forest, I continued to dive into the dungeon . 」
「Dungeon? Was there a dungeon in the Dolknes territory? 」
「There is a dungeon where many dark attribute monsters appear . It’s not popular because it puts the four basic attributes at a disadvantage . 」
I’ve never seen someone inside the dungeon .
It was a bonus stage for the heroine in the game .
「There is no teacher? Don’t you have combat training? 」
「Yes . I thought that raising my level and defeating monsters would be better than doing combat training . 」
「A-ah, really?」
For some reason, the mood plummet . There’s a theory in this country if you train enough, you will be able to fight monsters .
「Did no one ever stops you because it’s dangerous?」
「Ah, I’m afraid I was sneaking out of the residence without permission…
They didn’t realize it because I’m always home when my private tutor came . 」
「Your parents… ah, forgive me . 」
He remembered my parents never leave the capital, and I can see his pitiful gaze . But it was enjoyable and fun .
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「There’s something particular that I did… oh, I wear growth charm . 」
Charms are equipment that can have various effects . Growth charm has the effect of doubling experience .
You can buy this item after you defeated the demon king in the game but was sold generally in stores .
「You didn’t bring protection charm?!」
Charms can affect each other, and sometimes it won’t work if you have more than two .
A protection charm has the effect of preventing a single, fatal attack . It’s useful but rarely used in the game .
It was the most expensive thing in the store .
「O-oh, and I also used a monster summoning flute . 」
Monster summoning flute is an item that forces the monster to encounter .
It was different from the game because the monster didn’t always appear when you walked around, it’s handy .
「Adolf, can you follow that method?」
「I’m not willing to part with my protection charm when I’m alone blowing the monster summoning flute, it’s terrifying . 」
His Majesty and Commander Adolf are looking at my way .
That’s regrettable that you can only level up with average efficiency . I rarely brush with death .
Clearing his throat in a stuffy atmosphere, his Majesty opened his mouth .
「Yumiela Dolknes . I want you to wield your strength as this kingdom’s sword . 」
「Yes, your Majesty . As one of your Majesty’s faithful subjects, I will serve as this kingdom’s shield . 」
I nodded my head in acceptance of his Majesty’s order, but I slightly changed my words .
It’s my declaration of intent that I won’t be a human weapon that will invade the foreign kingdom .
「Let’s working together exerting our power in case of national danger . 」
I had the peace of mind that his Majesty acknowledged and accepted my intention .
「I would like to reward you for your unprecedented achievement . You may freely speak if you wish .
I will prepare the peerage, territory, and national grade treasure . And a proof the royal family welcoming you . 」
The audience chamber descent into chaos over his Majesty generosity .
I’m probably being tested . Is the thing I want money, prestige, or marriage to the prince?
「I’m grateful for the unexpected rewards .
I wish for a peaceful life . If the kingdom and the people around me are living in peace and had enough food, clothing and shelter… there’s nothing I wished more than that . 」
「I’ll do my best in my endeavor for your peace .
But you have no desire . You can say if you have something else you want, I’ll make the arrangements . 」
His Majesty seemed happy with my answer and oozed this small bitter atmosphere .
He probably worried that no chain ties me to the kingdom .
That’s right if there’s something unpleasant happened I’m planning to run out of the kingdom .
I left the audience chamber when my audience with the King finished .
The tension is no joke . But I was relieved that I was able to speak to your Majesty .
I had the assumption that his Majesty would one-sidedly decide whether I join the war or not . If that happens, I will run away with all my might .
The knight still guides me on my way back, but it seemed we took a different path from where I came .
I asked the knight who was going farther and farther into the palace .
「Ano, it looks like we’re going in a different direction from the exit…」
「Yes, Her Majesty invited Lady Yumiela to the royal tea ceremony . 」
It seems that I cant get back from the palace yet .
