Blessing Of Yuri Goddess-Chapter 254 - 83 - Duchess Cape Invitation

"You're going to keep me waiting for a long time, Lily," the Duchess replied with a gentle smile that enjoyed this casual conversation.

The Duchess snapped her fingers again to take out the rapier, a symbol of the highest power able to hold all the control of the Duke's power into her magical storage.

After the Duke died and the power of the Duke's territory was under the Duchess's control, I now understood why the Duchess offered a marriage proposal to her son.

As a normal noblewoman who understood the political situation in the Aurora Kingdom, marriage to one of the Duchess' sons would give the bride's family great influence in the political world.

With the second largest military power and jurisdiction after the royal family, the Duchess's family was the second most powerful force that could put several noble families of the Aurora Kingdom in danger.

By rejecting the offer given by the Duchess, I had brought another path of cooperation that did not involve the political marriage status that had happened in my childhood. A sense of disgust for the existence of men who looked like losers in my eyes, especially if it came from a noble who could do nothing and only relied on their parents' achievements.

"Isn't that going to happen in a few months?" I replied with a smile to the Duchess.

"How about we hostile each other in this noble war season that happens once every ten years, wouldn't it be fun when we meet each other on the battlefield but... just show-off?" I continued, making the Duchess laugh.

"Hahaha!! What kind of war is that? We'll be in an awkward situation when the war season is over, Lily," replied the Duchess.

"It can't be helped, I also want to at least relax after Marquess Rommel's territory is surrounded by noble families who have defected as opposition. You know about this, right?"

"Of course I know, that's why I volunteered to keep Earl Timoti's family out of the upcoming war season. They will focus on securing one of the neutral noble families that doesn't follow the two factions in the Aurora Kingdom. I'm also sure that Marquess Rommel's family doesn't want to get disturbed by Earl Timoti's family either, right?"

As if reading the good relationship between Marquess Rommel and Earl Timoti correctly, I felt a strong pressure given by the Duchess in terms of reading future tactics.

The accurate and precise prediction technique seemed to direct her gaze at me to be free to do anything when the war season between nobles took place.

"I think my father will be happy to hear this," I replied, without being able to find another answer that could avoid the Duchess' prediction.

"Fufu... I'm good at doing this, you know. You can have fun in silencing those naive opposition noble families, especially with one of the families that has recently been associated with that disgusting group."

The flow of the conversation returned to the heretical sect that had deceived the Duke's family until he died on the battlefield.

"If only I had another power that could move to hunt them down, it would be very helpful," continued the Duchess with a small murmur.

Hearing the Duchess's babble that muttered like that, I gave a smile that answered her wish.

"I think that's happening right now," I replied with a smile towards the Duchess.

By pouring out my magical energy that came from the Goddess of Destruction, I began to show a small part of the Monarch's power and showed a cherry blossom crown that began to float above my head.

"One of the people I trust is hunting them down, you don't have to worry about this heretical sect anymore," I said while showing a cherry blossom crown filled with magical energy that came from the Goddess of Destruction.

Drrrtttt...

Bzzzzttt...

As the cherry blossom petals floated above my head, the cursed Odachi beside me vibrated as if receiving a call from me.

That made some of the Duchess's guards hesitate to remain vigilant or remain calm.

"Ah, so I see. It seems we have the same enemy and goal," the Duchess replied in a tone that sounded happy.

"With the same enemy and goal as this. I can be relieved to wait patiently for your presence in my territory, Lily."

"Make sure you bring some people you can trust in my territory because the law of the jungle of the strong who rule still adheres there."

I seemed to get a confession that my words were in line with the enemy that the Duchess was facing.

Snap...

With a snap of her fingers once again, I could see a cape with the symbol of the Duchess family in front of me.

"I will hand this over to you first. Don't forget to wear this when you are in my territory. This is a trump card that can be used to escape the law's clutches in killing someone legally," said the Duchess with a creepy smile on her face.

While handing the cape from her hand to me, a creepy smile made me hesitate a little in accepting the cape that was in the Duchess's hand.

However, my body did not seem to reject the cape given by the Duchess until it wear tightly to my body, which was in Monarch of Holy Destruction mode like this.

Swaapprrr...

Syyuuttt...

By tying some cute knots, I felt like I was being made up by the Duchess herself until this cape was attached to my body, which was sitting relaxed in front of her.

"Ah, it suits you, Lily."

"If only my daughter dared to learn some sword technique like you, maybe all my daughters would look like this."

After the Duchess put a cape on my body, I immediately stood up and looked at my reflection in one of the mirrors. The purplish black cape was decorated with a large Duke family crest as if giving a threat to those who saw it.

Somehow, this felt right with the black military uniform that I was wearing. A fitting combination to show my position, which was much higher than the low-ranking military in the Duke's territory.

"Not bad either," I commented after seeing myself looking good in this cape.

"Yes, it does suit you. It's a good thing I prepared this beforehand after finding out that Lily has light brown skin like this," the Duchess replied with a compliment that made me smile a little when I heard it.

I then began to remove the cape that the Duchess had given me and folded it neatly before handing it to Mio.

Just as I was tidying up the cape that the Duchess had given me, the door of my room was opened by Mio and several other Maids who were helping Mio bring in some small cake snacks.

Without a knock and a respectful greeting from Mio, I felt like I was getting a cold attitude from Mio, who seemed to still be sulking at me.

Takataka...

Trreett...

While pushing the trolley filled with food and a teapot that was emitting white smoke at the end, I felt like I was getting pressure from Mio, who was sulking at me.

"Lily-sama, I have brought warm tea according to your request," said Mio while staring at the small table filled with newspapers about what had happened in the Duke's territory.

While Mio was reading one of the news headlines that showed the current condition of the Duke's territory, the Duchess suddenly snapped her fingers to tidy up the small table in front of me neatly.

"It seems like a good time to relax for a moment, doesn't it, Lily?" said the Duchess with a gentle smile.

Mio, who was still sulking, suddenly felt that she was being impolite to the Duchess, which made Mio immediately show her respect to the Duchess by bowing and calming down her sulking attitude towards me.

With the help given by the Duchess, I seemed to be helped by her because she had made Mio act more respectfully towards her without tarnishing the good name of the Marquess Rommel family.

With a calm attitude and providing the best service, Mio began to place two cups of tea on the small table and poured warm tea from her teapot.

Pyyuurr...

While pouring tea from her teapot elegantly and gracefully, I could see Mio's seriousness as she tried to stay calm after she sulked at me.

I self who was still in the Monarch of Holy Destruction mode, returned to my usual form, which was too relaxed in judging the situation. By suppressing my magic energy as a Monarch of Holy Destruction, I began to enjoy the aroma of the warm tea that Mio was pouring into my teacup.

Pyuurrr...

Several Maids also provided services according to their respective duties, although they were still trembling with fear after what the Duchess had done earlier.

Some of them worked skillfully without making any mistakes, considering the Duchess's noble title, which was much higher than the civilians in the Aurora Kingdom.

In between this free time, I also received a report from Aiko, who seemed to have obtained some information from her infiltration.

[ Supreme Commander, it seems like the situation has gone haywire. Especially with the royal family suddenly getting involved in the hunt for the secret sect that worships the Goddess of Destruction. ]

[ Does that mean the newly formed sect will also be hunted? ]

[ Don't they worship the Goddess of Destruction, too? ]

Hearing the report given by Aiko, it seems like I should speak in the Soul Tame communication channel to avoid the suspicion of the Duchess, who is in front of me.

[ It seems so, Aiko. Is there any other information that you managed to obtain? ]

[ There is some information related to the Earl Timoti family, who will be present as witnesses in the war between nobles. ]

[ Why does a war between nobles like this involve witnesses from the faction supporting the noble family? ]

[ I don't understand that either, Commander. Especially with Earl Timoti's family status as a military family in the Aurora Kingdom. It seems like they did this so that there would be no cheating between the opposition faction and the faction supporting the royal family. ]

[ It's a stupid-sounding rule, especially after several opposition noble families have surrounded the neutral noble faction. ]

[ About that, it seems like several neutral noble families have received invitations to join the opposition faction or the royal family faction before the noble war season started, Commander. ]

When I got Aiko's answer, several threads connected.

Now I realized why there were so many noble families joining the opposition faction around us. It was because they clearly wouldn't get any additional military support when acting as neutral noble families.

Compared to working alone, they would be better off joining the safer opposition faction.