"Yes, it can increase attributes such as magic power, strength, and speed."

"This looks... more like a 'fairy'."

"Fairy?"

Hearing Ella's low murmur, Camisia's tone sounded very curious.

"No, nothing..."

If it's a fairy, it should be able to do it.

The "fairies" Ella mentioned are a special creature in F.Wing, available for purchase directly from the store or captured by hunters. Most fairies are fragile creatures without direct combat capabilities, with only a few special types employing limited auxiliary skills to aid in combat. Because fairies only follow commands, they are also used as additional "skills" by players. Based on Camisia's description of the characteristics, aside from the questionable intelligence, the rest of the characteristics appear to be fairies.

While the two were talking, Lotte and Nina finished washing and came out from behind the curtain. Perhaps because they saw Camisia and Ella with their hair tied up, they also tied up their long hair.

Walking up to Ella, who was sprawled on the floor, Lotte half-crouched, looking at her curiously, her expression as if to say, "Why is Miss Ella lying on the floor?" Seeing a figure appear in her field of vision, Ella looked up and caught Lotte's eye.

"Don't ask, just let me stay here..."

"Is that so... Miss Ella's interests are always different from everyone else's. Uh, so hot?"

As soon as Lotte stepped into the bathtub, she immediately withdrew her feet.

"Is it hot?"

Camisia looked completely fine, so Lotte tried again.

"It's still very hot, what do you think, Nina?"

"Yeah, I feel like I'll be cooked if I go in there."

"Is that so? Looks like we really should lower the water temperature a bit."

Camisia stood up from the water and looked around the bathing area.

"Speaking of which, where did Menea go? She was just here."

"Um... seems to have fainted."

Pointing at a humanoid figure with white eyes floating in the pool, Nina said with some concern.

Following the direction Nina pointed, the four people, including Ella, looked in the direction—and as expected, they had fainted.

There was silence for a second.

"Hurry up and pick her up!"

"That's right, Princess. Leave this mission to me!"

……

When investigating the cause of the incident afterwards, it was discovered that when the servants heard that the person they were serving was the most noble princess, they worked hard and injected magic power into the pool, causing a magic overload and increasing the temperature of the entire pool, resulting in a rapid rise in temperature.

After hearing this report, Ella's reaction was to put her hands on the table and cover her face.

"So, are all demons idiots..."

As for whether Ella included herself in it, even the Loli God might not know.

Chapter 35 Mistydin

* August 7, 6186, at 8:9.34 AM, Demon King Mistydin

"Misttin" is the capital of the western demon clan and the most prosperous place since the founding of the demon clan. Its area, which is about the size of Hokkaido Island and its location by the sea, makes the climate very suitable. Coupled with the advantages of the underground maze industry and the port within Mistintin, it has become a bustling city with a variety of races.

Although it is summer and the scorching sun makes people sweat profusely, the buildings in Misttin are arranged very neatly and the sea breeze can pass through the streets, so it feels very cool.

Of course, all this was not a big problem for Ella. The constant temperature effect brought about by the "healing miracle" could make all external temperature influences ineffective. All she could feel was the salty and humid sea air.

Looking all the way to the end along the blue stone slabs that looked quite old, what appeared in her vision was a bustling crowd and the faintly visible blue sea. Ella let out an exclamation of "Oh".

"Camisia, was it your idea to build Mistydin like this? With such a square building layout, what if a tsunami hits? Wouldn't it be completely defenseless?"

"Princess, Mistin was originally built by the Demon King. I am merely managing it on his behalf. As for the tsunami, Mistin is protected by a magical barrier, so it poses no threat. If a tsunami were to strike, it would actually be a beautiful sight. Standing on the shores of Mistin, watching the huge waves crashing towards you, only to be stopped by the barrier and scatter in all directions, no matter how many times you see it, you will only marvel at the Demon King's wisdom."

Considering that bringing Camisia out directly would be too conspicuous, Ella had Camisia use an invisibility scroll for sneaking in. Of course, the scroll couldn't achieve complete invisibility like Ella's strongest state, so Camisia could still be physically contacted.

"Yeah... I never get tired of seeing miracles like that."

This time, it was Menea, who was walking beside Camisia, who spoke.

It looked like Menea had seen a spectacle that looked wonderful.

Of the group, only Nina, the youngest, seemed unresponsive. She simply glanced around at the surrounding buildings, as if searching for something. Noticing Nina's uniqueness, Lotte, dressed in what looked like an elf's attire, dropped a half-step behind the others and placed her hand on Nina.

"What's wrong?"

"Hmm—I just heard that Mistyting has a lot of monster materials that are unique to the dungeon, so I wanted to take a look."

"Materials? If you like, we'll have plenty when we get back to the Royal City. Most of the magic cores the adventurers got were sold directly to us, so we can have as many materials as you want."

Although I couldn't see Camisia's appearance, I could hear her pride just from her tone.

Well, that's only natural, after all, Camisia manages the Royal City. But is it really okay to just give it away like that? After all, those things should be state property, right? But even if I asked, I felt like Camisia would say something like, "It's okay because she's the princess," so I decided not to ask.

Ella wisely closed her mouth when she wanted to ask the question and continued walking forward pretending not to care.

"By the way, regarding the maze competition prizes we mentioned earlier, how did Camisia arrange it?"

"As for the prizes... Based on past experience, the first place winner is usually a magic caster, so this time the prize is a magic book from the Demon Clan's underground library. Since there's only one original copy, it's quite valuable."

As if the magic book had piqued her interest, Lotte, who had been following silently behind, took a step forward and walked next to Camisia.

"Grimoire? The kind that comes with heroic epics?"

"Yes, that's right. But generally speaking, those things are just accessories to the magic book. For the user, the spells and knowledge recorded in the magic book are more important, right?"

When they reached a crossroads, Ella stopped by the roadside because she didn't know the way to the royal capital.

"I didn't see how many people there were just now, but now it seems that there are really a lot of people in the royal capital."

"Those are adventurers who signed up for this labyrinth event and those who want to improve their strength. There seem to be more people than usual during this period, and this is largely due to this."

The direction Ella pointed to was one of only two underground labyrinths on the continent, where adventurers of all races gathered. While some were well-equipped and clearly skilled, many appeared completely unserious—some simply sewed pieces of wood onto their clothing as armor, others tied sharpened stones to the tops of branches as weapons. Regardless of how you looked at it, it gave off a primitive vibe. What was a bit odd was that even with such equipment, those people queued with a serious look, waiting for their turn.

"Princess, are you looking at their equipment?"

"Hmm, do they usually use this kind of equipment when adventuring in the maze?"

"Yes, while they may seem sympathetic, it's best not to help them. Lacking sufficient equipment and levels, they'll naturally choose to hunt at the edge of the maze. Slow growth is part of an adventurer's life. If you, princess, give them equipment out of pity, they'll become complacent and challenge areas they currently can't enter. You should understand the consequences, princess, right? So all we need to do is wait and see."

"Uh... I'm not so kind as to give gifts to strangers. Okay, okay, let's go check out the maze."

Waving at the air, Ella walked towards the maze surrounded by people. Just as Camisia was about to follow, Lotte walked in front of her.

"Um... Miss Camisia, are there any restrictions on signing up for the labyrinth event?"

"As for restrictions, aside from the fact that the purpose of the event is to increase the survival rate of dungeon adventurers, those who are too high-level and no longer need to earn a living through adventures are not allowed to participate. There are no other restrictions on race or magical weapons. Even using items like poison is fine, as long as you don't cause permanent damage to your opponent."

After hearing Camisia's answer, Luti lowered her head and muttered something. Thinking that Luti might have some ideas about the game, Camisia asked.

"What's wrong? Are you interested in the competition? Don't worry about the level, Lotte-chan. It's only restricted to those above level 25. Lotte-chan, you're currently level 13, so it won't be a problem. Today is the last day to register, so if you don't go now, it'll be too late, okay?"

"But... Miss Ella..."

"No problem, no problem. Don't worry about me. Lotte, just do what you want to do."

As if she was very confident in herself, Ella patted her chest, and her long golden hair swayed.

At Ella's urging, Lotte, who had been hesitant, finally made up her mind and nodded.

"Well—then I'll sign up."

"But why did Lotte suddenly want to participate in the labyrinth event?"

"Well... I wanted to see how strong I am, so I decided to join."

Lotte responded to Ella with a smile. That gentle smile that seemed to encompass everything made time around them pause for a second.

Coming back to her senses from that smile, Ella scratched her hair awkwardly.

"Eh? Is that so... But didn't Camisia say that Lotte's strength is now comparable to that of a second-level magic caster? With Hela's help."

"But that's probably just Miss Camisia's way of comforting me. Besides, the most I can compare to a second-level magic caster is the power of my magic. As for the healing magic and acceleration magic that assist in combat, I can't use them, so there will definitely be a big gap in real combat."

As Lotte spoke, she looked at Camisia, as if trying to confirm something. Camisia, as if sensing Lotte's desire to confirm, replied.

"I was referring to her combat level, right? Based on my experience, Lotte-chan's combat abilities are already at the level of a second-tier magic caster. As for destructive power alone, since the princess didn't allow Lotte-chan to fully activate the magic device during the test, her true destructive power is likely to exceed that of a second-tier magic caster."

The test was when Ella was practicing attack magic. Because she wanted to be lazy, she used the excuse of wanting to see Lotte's strength. It was at that time that Camisia tested Lotte's ability.

"Level 3?"

Lotte lowered her head, muttering softly, whether out of happiness or for some other reason.

Among the group, Menea's reaction was the biggest.

"Wow, even I've never been recognized to this degree by Camisia-sama!"

"Isn't that because you're special, Menea?"

"Tsk, you don't need to comfort me. I know I'm far behind you guys, huh."

Facing Menia's blunt words, Ella could only smile wryly. During this time, Ella noticed that Menia had always been gentle with everyone else, except for her. However, considering Menia's personality, she could only accept it. It's worth mentioning that Menia didn't seem to remember fainting in the bathtub last night.

"Seeing the good relationship between the princess and the saint, I feel relieved. Such frank communication is rare among other races."

"Lady Camisia, why do you say that?"

"That... Menea doesn't need to know."

She nodded in deep agreement at Camisia's words. This alone was clear to Ella, even without her explanation. After all, the existence of something like a Saint, a religious figure, was a thorn in the side of the imperial power. The reason they were so open and honest with each other was simply because the demons were unique, and because neither she nor Menea cared about power. If it were a human nation, they would probably have been on opposing sides from birth.

Soon the group arrived at the end of the team.

Looking at the long queue at the registration point next to the castle, Camisia frowned, lifted the effect of the invisibility scroll, and led the other four people around the long queue and walked directly to the front of the line. She took out two copper coins from the hair ribbon that served as a storage prop and slapped them in front of the staff who were registering with their heads down.

"Please help me register."

The staff member just raised his head slightly, glanced at Camisia's hands slapping on the table, and said impatiently.

"Let's get in line first. This is the royal capital of Mistydin, under the jurisdiction of the Acting Demon Lord Camisia. If you cause any trouble, I'll call the guards."

Perhaps influenced by the words "call the guards" that the staff had said earlier, the human adventurers who were originally shocked by the appearance of Ella and her group also protested.

"That's right, I should be the next one."

"So, I am the acting Demon Lord Camisia herself. Any objections?"

“Pretending to be Camisia-sama is—Ka, Camisia-sama!”

After hearing Camisia say that she was the acting Demon King, the staff member raised his head angrily, until he saw Camisia's crimson twintails, he immediately changed his words, stood up and bowed.

The staff's reaction made Camisia feel a little embarrassed. Camisia nodded and spoke to the staff in a low voice that was difficult for people around to hear.

"Today I'm here to show the princess around the labyrinth. Her friends want to participate in the labyrinth activities, so I'm here to help with the arrangements."

"Yes, yes! I will do it! All for the sake of Princess-sama!"

Snapped.

Hearing the guard's loud shouts that seemed to be heard by the entire street, Ella lowered her head and covered her face with her hands.

"Idiot..."

Sure enough, there was an immediate reaction from the team.

"Princess? The future Demon King?"

"Isn't Princess-sama in the fortress city? How did you get to the capital so soon?"

"That girl with the red twintails in a wedding dress is the acting Demon King of your Western Demon Tribe, right? Isn't it normal for the princess to be brought to the capital by the acting Demon King using a teleportation scroll? How come you demons can't even recognize this?"

"You can't blame us for this. Many people in the clan who worship the Deputy Demon King have their hair styled like this, so we just mistook her for a Camisia-sama admirer."

"Then that short blonde standing behind the acting Demon King must be your princess, right? I have a feeling all the women in your demon tribe will dye their hair blonde in the future."

"I can't... deny it."

"No, I think it's possible for men as well, not just women."

For some reason, after the last demon finished speaking, the originally noisy team suddenly quieted down, and the whole world seemed to become so quiet that even the sound of the sea breeze could be clearly heard.

Since they didn't pay much attention to the volume of the conversation, Ella naturally heard everything.

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