Magic Chronicles : Fallen Race

"No, I'm just an ordinary foreign student at the Royal Academy, my name is Vielsia. It's an honor to meet you, Count Vedler. I hold you and your Five Flowers Alliance in high regard."

Vielsia was actually not lying.

Although she found the appearance of this fat noble somewhat unlikable, she knew better than to judge a book by its cover. The deeds of these nobles and their kindness had indeed made a good impression on Vielsia.

"Oh, I see! So you're a top student from the Royal Academy, haha, what a coincidence!"

Count Vedler slapped his thigh, but due to his portliness and short arms, he ended up hitting his stomach instead.

But that didn't matter.

The count, smiling warmly at Vielsia, said:

"My good-for-nothing daughter is about your age and also attends the Royal Academy. You might even be classmates. Miss Vielsia, if you have time, you must visit our estate. I'll introduce you to Ariel; I'm sure you'll get along well."

The countess, with her striking makeup, immediately chimed in:

"Yes, Ariel loves making friends from people outside the Kingdome! In this respect, she's quite famous throughout the Five Flowers Alliance."

'Liking to make friends with outsiders?'

'Perhaps I could use this opportunity to establish more connections with humans and even lead the elves to interact with excellent human forces like the Five Flowers Alliance?'

Vielsia analyzed silently, about to nod in agreement when the princess, who had been quiet until then, suddenly spoke up.

"Sorry, you all continue chatting. I have another appointment coming up, so I'll take my leave now."

After saying this, Princess Yuffie gestured to everyone briefly and headed towards the exit of the venue.

With the princess gone, Vedler seemed to lose interest in chatting with Vielsia. After a few perfunctory words, he also left.

Finally alone again, Vielsia sighed deeply in the corner of the banquet.

'It always feels...So stressful to interact with humans'

Vielsia couldn't help but miss the days of her childhood when the elders and her people took care of everything for her. All she needed to do was focus on her training and study of magic.

'I... really liked being taken care of.'

'But I had grown up'

'I will not act willfully or be spoiled anymore'

'As a princess, I bore the responsibility of the elves and the mission of the entire world to fight against the demon race. I needed to be independent and strong, not always thinking about relying on others!'

This was why she had proactively requested the elders to allow her to come to the human royal city first.

This was her way of challenging herself.

'You can do it, Vielsia!'

'Defeat the demon race!'

'Revitalize the elves!'

Under the disguise spell, the elf princess clenched her fists and quietly waved them in front of her chest, cheering herself on.

The charity fundraising dinner ended smoothly.

Various factions and upper-class individuals from the kingdom left in their carriages.

Except for the nobles under the Five Flowers Alliance.

As the organizer, Count Vedler saw off the last guest, and the smile on his face quickly faded. He turned to one of his subordinates, who had been waiting behind for a long time, and asked:

"Did you follow them? Who is the guest Princess Yuffie went to see?"

"Sir, it has been clarified, it was someone from the Eagle Mercenary Group."

Hearing this name, Count Vedler scoffed, showing a 'just as I thought' expression, and crushed the cigarette in his hand under his foot.

"It seems our esteemed princess is really being pushed into a corner, even trying to enlist the help of these riffraff from the Adventurer's Association."

"My Lord, we must not be careless. Although most adventurers are insignificant, the Eagle Mercenary Group... I've heard of their many deeds. They have successfully completed numerous 'lord-level' monster hunts.

Their captain, 'Sea Tiger,' is rumored to have reached the fourth-tier warrior level, and he has several second-tier magicians under his command, making them very famous and respected within the entire Adventurer's Association."

A fourth-tier warrior is considered among the elite in the Ilinor Kingdom, definitely not to be underestimated, capable of leading the royal elite knight squadron.

And second-tier magicians... Since magicians are inherently considered a class above warriors and more noble, even a second-tier magician is not much inferior to a third-tier warrior, and in some situations, even more useful.

On paper, the Eagle Mercenary Group indeed appears strong. If Princess Yuffie really convinces them, it would indeed be a significant concern for them, which explains the subordinate's worry.

But.

"A few days ago, I indeed would have been concerned, but now... hehe, do you know why our Five Flowers Alliance dares to openly hold this fundraising event now?"

"My Lord, you mean..."

"The empire's envoy is about to visit Ilinor for a diplomatic mission soon. The last time the envoy visited, he expressed his fondness for our Princess Yuffie, unfortunately, she turned him down. But this time, the envoy contacted us first."

'The empire's envoy contacted the Five Flowers Alliance?'

'Could it be!'

The subordinate immediately realized something as he got excited.

'In this world, the term "Empire" is only allowed for one absolute hegemonic vast nation'

Nox Empire.

"Hmph, right, what does it matter if Yuffie is the grand princess? In front of the empire's envoy, she's just a plaything. The envoy, due to concerns about face, finds it inconvenient to act personally, so he handed this responsibility to us."

Count Vedler's eyes were filled with disdain,as he smirked.

"Come, I'll take you to see the summoning scroll granted to our Five Flowers Alliance by the envoy. Let you all have a look and see the strength of the Empire, witness what is called... the undead!"

'The... undead!?'

'Aren't those the undying beings that exist only in legends?'

The undead are not a race but more like a branch of summoning magic, similar to elemental beings.

Though summoned by magic, they possess extremely high magic resistance; low-level spells are almost ineffective against the undead, making them the bane of all magicians.

Moreover, they have an even more perverse "undying body" trait. As long as the core of the undead is not destroyed, they can endlessly resurrect and stand up again, making them perfect soldiers.

Furthermore, it is said that high-level undead can even have "class" distinctions.

But that would probably require fifth-tier, or even sixth-tier magic to summon, beyond what the subordinate could even dare to imagine, too far-fetched.

But regardless,

'Listening to the count, does that mean the Five Flowers Alliance truly possess the magic to summon the undead?'

Even the lowest-tier undead soldiers, merely with the trait of undying bodies, would be enough to make them invincible in a "coup" battle!

The Five Flowers Alliance has been preparing for so many years.

The awaited day finally came.

To seize control of the long-coveted Ilinor Kingdom and take it completely into their hands!