Symphony for the Insect Princess

For Mullien, for Psyche, and for myself!

A decision must be made now!

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"My daughter Kapachiya."

"See? This beautiful flame, it is the treasure of our clan."

“No matter who it belonged to in the past, it belongs to us now, in the future, and in the distant future.”

"It is a symbol of strength and a symbol of rights engraved in our blood."

"It will be sealed here forever."

"Only those who have inherited my bloodline are qualified to touch it—"

Those were the words his father said to him a long time ago when he was still a young dragon.

There are kind words hidden in the majesty.

My father would never treat me like that now.

Thinking of this, a feeling of melancholy welled up in my heart.

But Kapachiya quickly shook off the melancholy.

I want my father to return to his former self.

I want to stop letting my friends get hurt.

I want to be with my lover forever.

to this end,

The root causes of conflict must be eliminated forever.

Stepping into the large underground cave, it transformed into a human form and quietly peeked inside. Its father's mountain-like body was inside.

As usual, it coiled its body around Levatin, who was sealed in the center of the cave, breathing rhythmically, and was sleeping.

Recently, my father has been sleeping longer and longer every day, and he must stay with Levatin.

The appearance of this person who was obsessed with demonic things had completely lost his former majesty, which broke Kapachiya's heart.

But only until tonight.

Kapachiya restrained all her breath, completely suppressed the fluctuations of magic power, and quietly, quietly, quietly bypassed Ankara's huge body and approached Levatin.

Tonight, Levatin was still entangled in countless chains, lying there quietly.

“…(Don’t make any noise…)”

Kapachiya kept reminding herself in her heart that she was very careful with every step, for fear of waking up the sleeping Ankara.

“… (Just a little bit more…)”

At this moment, Ankara suddenly moved. Kapachiya was startled and her whole body stiffened, not daring to move.

But Ankara just moved his body slightly and turned his head to the other side, and then there was no movement.

Kapachiya remained in the same position for several minutes, and finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that her father was still sleeping soundly.

……

……

finally reached.

Levatin.

It was the first time that Kapachia had observed it at such a close distance.

The cross-shaped blade, from hilt to tip, transitioned from black, red, and white. It was so beautiful, so powerful, that even Carpathia couldn't help but be mesmerized. If it hadn't come to its senses in time, it would have spent the entire night there.

Too dangerous.

Kapachiya began to understand why her father was so obsessed with Levatin.

For the dragon clan, the temptation of the great treasure is too hard to resist.

"Iron shackles, as the great dragon of fire, I command you to offer your purest blood..."

Kapachiya cut her fingertips and a drop of blood dripped onto the chains, instantly staining all the chains with a rich red color.

"...Loosen the bonds, remove the shackles, and free the god of fire!"

Blood on the line, breaking the barrier.

Now comes the real gamble.

If Levatin unleashes its true power the moment the barrier is broken, his father will be awakened immediately, and all his efforts will be wasted!

"…………"

It closed its eyes tightly and waited for one second, two seconds... half a minute... one minute...

Nothing happened.

Open your eyes.

All the chains had disappeared.

Lying on the ground at its feet, Levatin reminded one of a docile pet.

...success?

Whether it was unlocking such a high-level seal or touching such a great secret treasure, it was the first time for Kapachiya, and how could it be so smooth?

Very good!

Kapachiya quickly picked up Levatin and moved quickly and silently around her father's body.

Before leaving the Big Grotto, it looked back one last time.

After confirming that his father was still asleep, he stretched out his legs and ran out.

Can't relax yet.

Be sure to bypass all patrolling dragons! Be alert!

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The boundary between the two tribes' territories.

Under the Dividing Tree——

Three figures are waiting here today as well.

Like three ghosts floating under the tree.

"...Hey, Big Sister Ni, that guy hasn't come yet."

"hold on."

"Are you sure it'll come, Nell?"

“Basically confirmed.”

"What does 'basically confirmed' mean?"

"It's basically confirmed."

"Speaking of which, are you really going to hand Levatin over to the Zoroastrians? I'm really annoyed with them!"

"Who knows?"

"And... we still can't confirm whether you are really here for Levatin?"

"Who knows?"

""...""

At this time-

"coming."

A black shadow swooped down from the night sky and in the blink of an eye transformed into a beautiful girl with long golden-red hair, walking quickly towards them.

After seeing what the girl was holding in her arms, the leader, Nelris, smiled and opened her arms.

"A wise move, Miss Kapachiya. I know you will make the right choice."

"Stop...stop talking nonsense!"

Kapachiya was panting, obviously having ridden all the way here at full speed.

In its arms, the divine sword Levatin glowed beautifully.

"One last confirmation... you will take your swords and flee far away, right? You will never let this scourge appear in Bufenia again!"

"Of course. We will definitely do what we promised."

"Then, I..."

She wanted to say something more, but she knew that time did not allow it.

It was only a matter of time before Levatin's theft was discovered. Before being suspected, it had to rush back as soon as possible to create an alibi. It had no time to play word games with these three people!

"...I hope you will keep your promise."

The hesitation was only a moment.

Kapachiya took a deep breath, as if to completely sever the connection with Levatin, and closed her eyes.

With these hands, he handed over the divine sword that had been sealed by the clan for ten thousand years.

From now on, I am a sinner who has betrayed the Ankara clan.

But if it can end the dispute, it doesn't matter if I bear this sin.

"Greedy people who crave the great secret treasure, leave now... Never, never, never, never, never come back!"

Leaving the last words, Kapachiya jumped up, transformed into a dragon, rose into the sky, and flew away with its wings.

The moonlight shines on it.

A cool breeze brushed across my body.

The scenery on the ground flew by.

Passing through one cloud after another.

The palpitations finally disappeared.

After finally making the choice and going through the most tense, fearful and desperate moment, a sense of peace and liberation that I hadn't felt in a long time surged over me like a tide.

Great.

Great.

Great.

Finally, the root cause of the disaster was dealt with.

Finally, the stagnant time began to flow.

Finally, I can be with her, my beloved Mullien,

Together, towards the future——

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Kapachiya has already left, probably in a hurry to return to the Lava Pit.

You can rest assured for now.

I looked carefully at the sword in my hand and confirmed that it was indeed Levatin, not a fake.

"It's really beautiful, this thing called the Excalibur Levatin."

Sedroon stretched out her hand and gently brushed the sword, and even she, who was so picky, was impressed at the moment.

"I really want to study it. Levatin is also a great secret treasure, right? How come it can still maintain its sword posture even though its owner has been dead for tens of thousands of years?"

Asia asked.

why?