Symphony for the Insect Princess

"This question may be a bit stupid, please forgive my ignorance, but...can a great secret treasure, and an ownerless one, be 'copied'?"

"Imitation...?"

Glory was stunned at first, then seemed to suddenly remember something.

"Come to think of it...yes! The wise craftsman of those days—"

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(What the hell is going on here?)

The dwarf Rijin stared intently at everything happening in the square, his breathing becoming increasingly rapid. Osam and his companions were hiding in a small tavern, and he was the only one wandering outside with a few of his brothers. Unexpectedly, they witnessed this scene.

Every dwarf is a natural-born craftsman and warrior. Conversely, they have an instinctive desire for rare treasures. Seeing the most precious treasure in front of them but not being able to reach it is more painful than death.

The guards have begun to disperse the crowd, but with little success because even the guards seem distracted.

The appearance of two ownerless secret treasures here was beyond anyone's imagination.

in case,

If Li Jin could get one of them—

"…………Um?"

Suddenly, he felt his foot hit something.

Small, hard, and seemingly spherical.

"What the hell……"

Li Jin bent down to pick up the object that had rolled to his feet, brought it to his eyes, and took a closer look—

"Eh?"

Li Jin was stunned after just one look.

His action attracted the attention of several people nearby. They took a quick look at the dwarf and could not take their eyes off him.

A ball the size of an egg.

Iridescent halo.

Strange magical fluctuations.

simply--

"Wait wait wait wait wait no no no no!"

Li Jin, who was completely unprepared, was suddenly in a panic. However, in the chaos, the dwarf's inherent greed prevailed. He almost subconsciously grasped the great secret treasure and put it into his pocket.

Click! ! ! ! !

"what……"

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"What's wrong!?"

Stella was the first to notice the commotion among the crowd of onlookers being driven away, and then everyone else noticed it too.

A powerful surge of magical energy suddenly erupted from the group closest to the square, definitely at the level of a wizard or war spirit! Screams rang out, a splash of bright red blood was particularly glaring, and then a shaggy head flew up, seemingly belonging to a dwarf—

"Got it, retreat!!!!"

A man who looked like a heavily armored mercenary shouted. He seemed to be holding something in his hand, and a rainbow light leaked from between his fingers! Several people in the crowd—the man's companions—were stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted and simultaneously produced something!

"--etc!!!"

Stella shouted, but it was too late. Those people used the teleportation scroll at the same time! Space was distorted, and they could only watch those people disappear into thin air.

"Arrogant brats!!!"

A shrill, aged voice suddenly rang out, and Glory erupted with powerful magic! The space within the crowd suddenly fluctuated, and the people who had just used the teleportation scrolls suddenly appeared! A biting cold air filled the air, and everyone—including the War Spirit-level man who had snatched something—had their hearts pierced by icicles!

The war spirit's strong constitution prevented him from dying instantly, but the object he had previously held still slipped from his fingers and fell to the ground! The man still refused to give up, his eyes wide and bloodshot, desperately reaching for the object that had fallen to the ground—the third great secret treasure that had suddenly appeared!

By now, everyone realizes it.

There are fakes.

Previously, the investigation team confirmed that there should be only one great treasure in the Kasolu area.

And now suddenly there were three.

Needless to say, among them - at most only one is true, and it is very likely that none of them is true.

even so,

As long as there is a chance that the great treasure obtained happens to be the real thing, people will go crazy for it!

"Get out of here!!"

“Get out of the way—!!”

"Give me--!!"

The people around them ignored the biting cold air released by the magic released by the great mage and rushed towards the great secret treasure that had fallen to the ground like crazy! One of the men who looked like a magician quickly opened his shield and spread out the others. With a flash of magic power, the great secret treasure appeared in his hand.

Poof! ! !

But before he could escape, his throat was cut by a pitch-black blade!

"Let go of your hands, you rat!"

A deep female voice echoed from his shadow, and the next moment, a woman dressed in black leaped out from the shadows—it was Ailian from the Tower of Babel! A pure black blade composed of pitch-black magic extended from her fingertips, and it was this blade that instantly killed the magician!

Several people nearby wanted to get closer, but Ailian, a rare shadow magician, released magic pressure at the level of a wizard, which immediately shocked everyone!

"Recycling completed..."

Ailian waved her hand, and her shadow immediately rose from the ground, wrapping the great secret treasure like a thin film.

"Ailian, be careful!"

Glory suddenly shouted, and Ailian looked at her in confusion.

Boom! ! !

The ground beneath her feet suddenly collapsed, and a pair of hands stretched out from the pit and grabbed her ankles fiercely, as fast as thunder!

As soon as Ailian lowered her head, she came into eye contact with the thing that had grabbed her—even she was startled! Those were eight scarlet eyes, flashing with a cold, inorganic light, extremely terrifying!

"Is it it!?"

Although it was so far away, Stella still recognized those claw-like arms!

Bug Man!!!

“████!!!!!!”

The insect man screamed, and his arms erupted with astonishing strength, dragging Ailian into the pit! Strength was Ailian's weakness, but she also had quick reactions. At the moment the insect man exerted his strength, her spell also completed its weaving, and the shadows formed into dense, thin threads that wrapped around its body!

However, the insect-man reacted just as quickly! It pulled back its body first, its long scorpion tail slicing through the air, shattering the shadow enveloping the great secret treasure! The great secret treasure fell out, caught in its pincer-like mouthparts!

"presumptuous!!!!"

Ailian's eyes were filled with murderous intent. Her shadow merged with and manipulated the shadows of the pit, forming hundreds of spears that stabbed the insect man. Although it left obvious cracks in the armor, it did not hurt the flesh! The insect man let out a triumphant cry and was about to retreat back into the cave -

Clang!!!!!!!!!

The earth was split open.

Starting from Saenris in the square and ending in front of Ailian, a straight crack appeared on the ground. The crack was bottomless and the edges were extremely neat.

Saenris still maintained the posture of swinging the sword. In his hand was a huge machete-shaped blade condensed by materialized magic power.

His eyes stared coldly at the insect man, the small half of whose body still lay underground had been cut in half lengthwise, and smelly body fluids gushed out.

"A mere reptile, yet so arrogant..."

Although the insect man is extremely agile, its strength is ultimately only at the level of a war spirit or a magician. Facing a serious attack from a war spirit, it has no ability to fight back.

“█……███……”

The insect man struggled, in agony, but still refused to loosen his grip on the great secret treasure. He twisted the remaining half of his body, trying to burrow back into the ground.

boom! ! ! !

A brilliant starlight descended from the sky. It was Stella's astrological magic! Ailian retreated in time, concentrating all her immense energy on the insect man!

“████████████!!!!!!!!!”

The extremely high-decibel screams almost tore the eardrums. Ailian, who was closest to it, had to immediately cover her ears with her shadow. In the dazzling light, the insect man, with only half of his body left, gradually broke apart and eventually turned into ashes.

"Damn monster..."

Ailian cursed softly and picked up the small round ball.

Big secret treasure.

But I can't be happy at all.

She raised her head, looked into the distance over the wall of people ready to move.

Everyone felt it.

Fierce magical fluctuations, domineering fighting spirit, explosions, loud noises, and other such chaos appeared almost simultaneously throughout the city.

Fierce battles broke out simultaneously in many places in the same city.

no doubt.

The news of the discovery of several great secret treasures has been spread immediately.

And great secret treasures have also appeared in other parts of the city.

The undercurrent under the water turned into raging waves on the surface.

From then on, Kasol was plunged into the largest riot in its history.

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And no one noticed—

At the top of the city lord's mansion, on the top of a spire, a girl in a maid outfit was sitting there.

Her eyes split into compound eyes like an insect's, looking into the distance.

From time to time, I write something down in the notebook in my hand.

Her expression was always so peaceful, as if she had nothing to do with the impending super-large-scale riot.

Chapter 46 Next Action

"Don't be lazy!"

"How lax... haven't you finished your new assignment yet?!"

"You are the seed of a sage!"

"Don't bring shame to the family!"

"Let's lock him up for a month first."

“Don’t disappoint anyone.”

"You have your responsibilities, your obligations, and things you must accomplish!"

"Don't make excuses!"

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"……damn it!"

The first words that Sedroon heard after waking up were curses coming from his own mouth.

She rubbed her sleepy eyes, tidied her messy hair, and sat up from the bed. The slightly cool air in the early morning was a little damp, and it felt like there were a lot of tiny water droplets sticking to her body, which was really uncomfortable.

She stretched, the morning light filtering through the window illuminating her naked body. Her snow-white skin was bathed in a bluish halo, appearing both beautiful and dangerous. She had long been accustomed to sleeping naked, not because it was good for her health, but simply because sleeping in clothes was annoying.

"Oh no, Sedraon!!!!"