Fear

The garden of Anthos Castle became noisy as soon as everyone started their breakfast talking about how the mission report of the premature training team was completed.

The mission was a very average success and Duchess Dalia, who had heard about it, expressed satisfaction with how Raimon handled the final problems with the Kingdom of Austria.

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Meanwhile in the Capital of the Duchy Cailleach.

The other Flower family captains waiting in their homes looked simply amazing.

"What, Reineza won the battle against a tainted beast of the 9-star abysmal aura! "

"That's ridiculous."

"How can a 9-star knight kill a tainted beast of the same level?"

The rapid response corps captains of Cailleach Castle, Mu Lon, and Anne Travis. Each of them is fifteen or nine years older than Reineza, and both of them were nine-star knights.

The prominent 9-star enemy with its tainted aura of the abyss is not an easy opponent even for those new to the Semi-God rank. It was only natural that Mu and Anne did not believe in Reineza's accomplishments.

"Even if Reineza is particularly skilled and her bloodline is strong, it doesn't make sense being 9 stars she can win."

"Okay then. So she entered the Semi-God rank?"

While the two women shook their heads as if they couldn't understand, other Captains were forced to turn white.

They were the siblings Flona and Heiton. Captains of Squads 8 and 9.

To their siblings, Reineza was not a human, but a monster, because of the bad relations that started when she arrived with the Duchess.

"Wow, Reineza ... really did that?"

Heiton said, grabbing Flona by the shoulder. His grip trembled finely.

"No matter how much of a monster she is, 9-star beasts are still too much."

"Is that so?"

As soon as a relieved smile was about to hang on Heiton's mouth, Flona looked her in the eyes and stabbed them from behind.

"But whether or not he killed the beast. That's not what matters, Heiton. Now that it reaches the Semi-God level we're screwed!"

A desperate light grazed the brothers' eyes. They should never have bothered Reineza the first few days.

Her brothers hoped she would forget about their existence. That way, they wouldn't have to worry about being attacked by her.

But now everything is wrong. Reineza even took down the abyssal beasts not only by rescuing Young Master Raimon. Even among the novice captains, there is the feeling of being a hero.

"Damn it, shit, shit, shit! Even Heiton and I were on the same level when we entered Cailleach Castle."

"I shouldn't have touched her when I was in the beginner's class...!"

Flona sighed as she remembered the past.

When the siblings were in their second year of the beginner class, they had a history of hard work with Reineza for a while. When they came to the castle two years before Reineza, he had the opportunity to learn to use the sword first, so there was a time when he was stronger than Reineza.

The first few months were simply days like honey.

He beat all the soldiers and apprentices in the family without a hiccup and beat them under the pretext of a duel. It was no exaggeration to say that it was the greatest joy of the brothers' lives.

The sweet days were short. As soon as Reineza entered the training camp a few months later, the brothers had to be beaten by Reineza in front of the cadets every day.

And after a few days!

The brothers have to confront their Young Master's maid to show respect for the family's new Semi-God swordswoman.

"It's depressing..."

Said Heiton, who remembered the same past as Flona. It was a light voice as if the soul had escaped.

"No! No, maybe it's okay. We could hide, right?"

"As long as she doesn't remember us everything will be fine."

Heiton raised his head and said again.

"... No, we can't. Honestly, I can't believe she beat the abyssal beast. I don't think that's the kind of thing that came about because of any of that."

"Even though she didn't rise to the Semi-God rank because of her bloodline, she's still a Superior class swordswoman."

"Ah."

Again the brothers bowed their heads side by side. The brothers knew they were clearly "down" on the food chain. However, they were safe as long as Reineza did not remember them.

Amid a melancholy mood in Flona's brother, Mu, and Ann, who were watching, snorted. He felt ridiculous.

"Oh, there were some of our classmates like that, by the way."

"Are you afraid of Reineza coming back, now? Hahahahaha."

"No!"

The brothers were furious, but about two seconds was the limit. The brothers, who have only reached half of the 9 stars, don't dare to rub up against their teammates who had 9 full stars.

"Flona. did you just make a noise? Huh?"

"Should I break your arm and put it in the barn?"

"That's... No!"

"Heiton? You're a short talker."

"Excuse me..."

The two female captains who had the highest status within the castle other than Duchess Dalia burst out laughing at the sight of the siblings. Soon, Mu and Anne grabbed the siblings one by one and slapped them on the forehead.

"Oh, I'm kidding, I'm kidding! You guys are so cute, you're just killing me."

"I know! Sometimes they are so silly, I want to punch them all and crush them."

While the brothers were shaking and dealing with their companions' excessive expression of power, Anne suddenly smacked her lips and smiled.

"Yes, my Companions. You're afraid of Reineza, aren't you?"

"No way, Reineza doesn't belong to the Flower family she's just the companion of her highness Dalia. Haha, no way can she hit them."

"Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! This Captain hates the tongue that tells lies."

"Scary."

This time Anne nodded with a wicked grin. Mu and Ann were also as good warriors as Reineza they just needed a chance and they would enter the Semi-God rank.

99% of the people in Thunder Continent stay in this bottleneck and only luck and talent help.

"So, can these Companions help you?"

"How?"

"There is a way. At best they just have to place themselves in a distant position the day I return, don't they?"

A welcoming team has always been the family tradition, and also manages to avoid the hostility of the other families by directly announcing their combat power honestly.

"You don't have to see Reineza, she is taking care of Young Master."

"You will be assigned to the two younger brothers as her guards."

"Don't worry, just don't forget your place and generate unnecessary disputes."

Mu and Anne were orphans recruited from the Duchy's orphanage and rose to squadron captains on their own merits. The siblings were sons of lowly nobles so in their youth they committed many foolish acts.

The most important was their foolish sense of superiority over Raimon's mother's escort.