Snake's Hut

With only a few days left until the royal banquet will begin, Mae has been taught lessons about aristocratic behavior by Grayce. But it seems like this made her so stressed that she went to Drakenberg for a walk.

Mae sat at the fountain in the square, sighing continuously.

'It's so stressful. About to step into the territory of powerful people makes me feel so tired'- Mae thought

It's been a while since she checked her condition.

Her status screen seemed to have updated a lot, which was true, because she had received a lot of grace from three Archdemons. The Eri system is trying to extract and decompose the Archdemon's graces one by one.

Remember what Grayce said to her.

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Mae lay down on the ground and breathed heavily. She didn't expect that a noble's class would be so difficult. From gestures to communication, everything increased to another level of difficulty. Seeing that, the butler could only sigh.

"Madam Mae, I think you are feeling stressed, so I advise you to rest until you calm down" - Grayce

"No, I don't need to rest, we can continue" - Mae

"Madam Mae, I don't think that's a good idea. Right now I know that you possess the three graces of the Archdemons, because you don't often use magic, so emotions will be the factor that affects the magic." . This is the housekeeper's advice, and also the advice of a teacher. Please rest, because rest is very important, so rest" - Grayce

"The key sentence you mentioned three times" - Mae

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She held out her hand and a small flame appeared. Although it was only a small flame like a candle, she intuitively knew that inside this flame contained a very terrible magic power.

It reminded her of how she almost started a fire in the forest.

So Mae went to an alchemy shop that sold potions and magic books in her village. Although the store is not very large, it provides everything needed.

"So you came here because you wanted to find a potion that could restrain the magic in your body" - Maxim

"Yes, a potion or something would be fine. It's almost the royal party and I can't control my magic" - Mae

"What do you think, senior Lincale?" - Maxim

Behind the potion shelves, a lizard dressed like a cleric with a very knowledgeable looking pair of glasses walked out. Lincale is an adventurer who is passionate about alchemy. During her trading days, he is very interested in the items and potions that she sells. So I wanted to find out, so I asked him to apply for a job at this store and become Maxim's senior.

"I don't think that's a good idea, Madam Mae. You see, species always differ in rank, potions only work on rank A and below" - Lincale

"But I'm a rank A monster" - Mae

"In my opinion, you are not an ordinary A rank monster, but equivalent to S rank" - Lincale

"So what should I do?"- Mae

Lincale thought about the solution for a while before his tail slapped the floor. He took a piece of paper, wrote something on it, and gave it to Mae.

"I know an acquaintance, she works in Drakenberg. Go there, she will tell you the answer. Please watch your words because she can see into your heart" - Lincale

"Is something wrong?" - Mae

"Just remember my warning" - Lincale

After saying that, he ran into the store to the confusion of the two people.

Based on the address written on the paper, Mae didn't take too long to see the place. It was a large tent, decorated like the magical tents in her old world, but this was another world, so magic is real. Suddenly the paper in Mae's hand moved, the paper slipped from her palm and flew through the slight opening of the tent.

The curtain opened in two as if calling her to come inside. Mae stepped inside when a light scent entered her nose, this smell was like the smell of fresh flowers and was a bit enchanting.

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[Illusion Fragrance: When inhaled, it will smell like the flower the opponent likes, but it will also cause the enemy to fall into an illusion and lose their way. When inhaled long enough, it will form a poison that will cause the opponent to die slowly]

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Realizing how dangerous this scent was, Mae used the wind to blow the scent away. The surrounding dark space had disappeared and was replaced by a room decorated with many gems, along with magical items that were not sold in outside stores.

"I didn't expect it to be so large inside" - Mae

"Welcome"

A woman's voice attracted her attention. The walking mushroom turned around and saw a snake, or more accurately, a young woman whose upper body was human and whose lower body was a snake. Quite similar to the mythical medusa, but without the ends of her hair, it's just a snake. The girl's eyes are always closed but not open.

Could it be the ability for gaze to turn into stone?!

"I guess you are the guest that Lincale introduced, right? I'm sorry for doing that to you, I just wanted to check to see if you were someone who threatened Lincale to force him to reveal my address." Are not"

"Is Lincale threatened?" - Mae was surprised

"That's because I'm a person with the ability to see the future. That's why there are many people who want to kidnap him and threaten me. I almost forgot to introduce myself, my name is Rani "- Rani

Rani's snake tail wrapped around Mae's body and gently placed her on a chair across from Rani.

"So you were introduced here by Lincale, is it something about yourself?" - Rani

Hearing that, Mae became sad, so she told the snake girl about what she had experienced. It seemed that Rani understood Mae's problem, she gently rubbed the glass ball in front of her.

"So it's like that, I understand you. What a noble grace the stars bestow upon you"- Rani

"What does that mean?"- Mae

"Madam Mae, the magic power inside you is not serious yet and I guarantee it. Until then, you don't need to worry about the magic power leaking out. Even if If it leaks outside, there will still be people to prevent it" - Rani

"That's good. My butler said that emotions will greatly affect magic so I'm very afraid of that happening" - Mae

"To prevent magic leakage, bring this with you. These are stones that help restrain magic power, no matter how big it is, it can hide magic power" - Rani

Rani's snake tail took a box from a high shelf, inside was a bracelet with lots of sparkling crystal stones. Mae's face wrinkled at the purity of the jewelry. Even though she didn't want to, she had to wear it just in case. When she put the bracelet on her wrist, Mae could feel the magic around her disappear. She happily paid Rani and left.

Watching the shadow of the walking mushroom leave, Rani raised the glass ball in her hand towards Mae. The glowing glass ball shows the image of a woman's back silhouette.

"I can see a near future, you don't need to worry about this too much. Because there will be not just one but many rays of hope coming, those rays of light surrounding you. You will get what you deserve in this new life" - Rani

Rani knows that she is not of this world. And will bring a great storm to this world.

Mae looked at the bracelet as she walked, although it was a bit odd that if a monster wore valuable jewelry, this bracelet would be enchanted with a disguise magic so outsiders would look at it like a normal bracelet. usually worthless.

Suddenly Mae saw a familiar figure sitting under the shade of a large old tree. They hadn't seen each other since the merchant's social party, so Mae came forward to say hello.

"Rava!"- Mae

Hearing the voice of the walking mushroom, he turned towards the voice, seeing Mae waving at him. Without hesitation, he walked forward and hugged the walking mushroom.

Mae was stunned for a moment by this action, but felt the hug was a bit tight so she sighed and patted Rava's head.

"Do you miss me that much?"- Mae

"..."- Rava nodded

"There, it's okay. I'm here" - Mae

After hugging each other for a long time, the two sat under the shade of a tree enjoying ice cream cones in their hands.

"So after that party, your parents let you stay in the house and didn't let you go outside?" - Mae

"They said they did it to protect me. But I think it was more like house arrest" - Rava

"It's not quite right to say that, your parents are just worried about you. I'm a mother myself and I'm also afraid for the safety of my two children" - Mae

"Do you have two children?"- Rava

"My son got married and moved out, and my daughter is on an expedition with the academy" - Mae

"What about your husband?" - Rava

Hearing the word "husband" startled Mae, she really didn't want to mention that ex-husband. The terrible things he did to her and her two children were truly unforgivable. But Rava, being a child, couldn't understand this matter so she could only lie.

"My husband...He didn't love me anymore. So he...left and didn't want to live with me anymore. But that doesn't mean I abandoned my children, I still love them. So whether I have a husband or not, I still have someone to care for" - Mae

Rava suddenly burst out laughing.

"You're such an interesting single mother. I like your optimistic personality. Really, how could anyone be so stupid as to abandon someone like you? What an uneducated, stupid person"- Rava

Mae was a bit surprised, for such a child to say those cold words, the family environment must have influenced Rava.

Suddenly he moved closer to Mae, causing her to freeze, the distance between them was only 10cm apart. Rava whispered softly with some hidden meaning.

"Mae, you are a mother with children, but do you know that your kindness and words will make many people fall in love? After all, you are a woman. So be careful. You see, predators really like innocent prey, because that prey will be more delicious than regular prey" - Rava

"Huh? You..."- Mae

Rava then jumped away and smiled like an innocent child.

"Thank you for coming out here to confide in me. When fate comes, we will meet again" - Rava

Without letting Mae speak, he disappeared.

What was that just now?

Are those the words of a twelve year old?

Mae felt her face heating up, she seemed to have just been teased by a child.