From the very start, my search was destined to be fruitless. That is because I misjudged the appearance of my target from the very start.
Glina Caso, a descendant of the Mist, the future Queen of Sleuweir. She is 15 years old this year, but if one were to look at her appearance, she is far from her actual age.
She is about 1.4 meters tall, her short blonde hair is combed neatly into a doll's hairstyle. Her slender limbs aren't suitable for wielding swords. If one were to see her true appearance for the first time, one would think that she is only around 10 years old.
The reason for the huge difference between her true age and her physical age? The faint yellow demonic pupils beneath her right eyepatch are the answer. 13 years ago, when she was being hunted to death, her demonic bloodline awakened. Although it saved her, she has since become inhuman. The most direct manifestation of this is that her growth speed has slowed down.
Completely different from Füml who is unable to resist the summoning of his bloodline, Glina who has lived in the underground world has seen many fallen demonic descendants. How could she not know that there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world? The price to pay for using demonic powers is usually her own soul. After an accident that was destined to be engraved in her life, she made up her mind to seal her demonic powers.
"Magic Seal Armor Grimm No.1"
That is the name of the armor-type magic machinery. The armor that Grimm never takes off isn't the tattered heavy armor that it looks like on the surface. Instead, it is an extremely exquisite armor shaped mechanical armor. The real Glina has always been operating her mechanical body within this armor.
This armor isn't just a weapon. On the contrary, it is equipped with all kinds of magic restraints and chains that lock her down tightly. Not to mention allowing her demonic powers to leak out, even moving her physical body is difficult for her. She uses both physical and magical restraints to seal herself, completely sealing her demonic powers.
Furthermore, since she has already decided to seal her abilities from the very core, as a master engineer, Glina gave up on her close-combat style of fighting and chose to use explosives, gunpowder, and dwarven firearms as the main source of her fighting style. However, this is also the reason why there is the super explosive demon Grimm that strikes fear in the hearts of others.
Apart from living in an environment where the flames of war were incessant, her abnormal vigilance was mostly due to her uncle's assassins and spies.
To this day, she still couldn't accept that the person she trusted the most was actually an assassin who tried to kill her. And after she grew up, the demon's power made her more inclined towards self-exile.
When facing the outside world, the young girl used her own method to erect a mental barrier. She placed her young and tender body in a rotten metal container, using small windows and sensors to replace her eyes and ears, and using cold metal plates to replace the temperature of human skin. Perhaps she was still alive, but her soul had been exiled.
"As long as I don't touch you, I won't get hurt. As long as I don't trust you, I won't be betrayed. I've had enough."
I don't mean to comment on other people's lifestyles, but this girl with an eye patch was clearly very tired.
At this moment, looking at the expressionless and silent girl who was tied up tightly, I didn't know how to deal with her.
"You must have your own plans for coming back here with me. Don't you want to say anything? You knew we were looking for you, so why didn't you come out? "
"It's not Glina …"
"Hmm?"
"I'm Grimm, not Glina."
While saying this, the young girl's single eye had a resolute expression. She truly believed this to be the case.
"… Are you really that resistant to your royal status? Do you think that they'll treat you differently because of your royal status? "
"They're already treating me differently."
When I turned around, I saw that the gentlemen behind me were all staring at me with their eyes popping out. The fact that Grimm was a girl was probably the most shocking to these gentlemen who were always together with him.
"Impossible! How could Grimm possibly be a little girl!? Yesterday, we even discussed male topics together! He's the leader of the blonde beauty faction! How could he possibly be a washboard loli!? "
"Yeah, it's fine even if we take a bath together … By the way, has no one ever stopped him from wearing armor in the past?"
"Everyone's probably used to it by now. Isn't there a saying that armor is the real thing!?"
The moment she said this, the uniform nodding of their heads made me even more speechless … Although I had always thought that, at least I shouldn't say it in front of them.
"Yeah, the last time I saw him wearing an oversized teddy bear pajamas on top of his armor, it felt very normal."
"Yeah, the last time I saw him holding a wine barrel and pouring wine down his throat."
Alright, in the face of the gentlemen's sudden astonishment, Glina smiled gleefully.
"Ahaha, I'm a combat expert, a master of disguise, trained as an assassin and anti-assassin. I'm proficient in the study of men's psychology and can use 16 different languages to chat with people about dirty jokes. My Grimm No.1 is flawless. Not only can I imitate a normal person's eating and drinking, it even comes with its own water circulation function. I can hide in it for a year without needing to come out. As for those that I shouldn't see, do you think that I want to see a bunch of gays and idiots showing off their muscles? When facing those blind things, I've already turned off my sensors. "
This cold-faced loli's laughter really made one speechless. She was really proud of her ability to hide her identity. As expected, there was a problem with the Mist Bloodline? Just what kind of people were all these?
But obviously, this wasn't the time to waste with her, so I directly laid my cards on the table.
"Glina … Alright, I know that you're dissatisfied with this title, but Grimm it is, Grimm it is. You should know the current situation, I need your help. Your uncle should be your enemy. Since he's dead, it can be considered as me avenging you. Now that I'm asking you to help stabilize the situation, it should be fine, right? "
"No."
"… Why not? There must be a reason."
"That fellow has nothing to do with me. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have returned."
Glina had no intention of avenging her family. She left home at the age of two, and after experiencing multiple betrayals and the impact of her awakening as a demon, the current her didn't even have any impression of her hometown, nor did she have any memories of her parents.
In Glina's memories, the deepest impression of her hometown was probably the cold glint of an assassin's dagger. When a person has no memories of their hometown and all that was left was negative, she indeed didn't have any desire to return.
Her only relative was probably the old city lord of Black Iron City who raised her as his son. After experiencing war, slaughter, and betrayal, she had even less desire for power.
However, even though Glina seemed to have no desire for anything, it wasn't a problem for me. Glina might be difficult to deal with, but the Grimm that I was familiar with wasn't difficult to deal with.
"Cough, I have the newest explosive formula here. I swindled it from the Ottoman Empire. Are you interested? They are really skilled in alchemy and engineering. This formula is completely out of the ordinary. He actually considered using high pressure to replace high temperature … Aiyo, this explosive formula is too difficult. Are there any experts who can help me research it? "
Glina's ears twitched and her mouth trembled. She seemed to be tempted, but when she thought about the troubles that would come from agreeing, she fell silent once more.
"… Perhaps this Grimm mecha of yours isn't bad, but it's technology from several years ago. Don't you want the engineers to help you upgrade and evolve it? Such a tattered armor is too ugly. Even if a girl's clothes can't be made beautiful, they should at least be clean. "
"Not mentioning anything else, Sulfur Mountain City and Black Iron City have already become staunch allies. Your adopted father even has a seat in the Alliance Parliament. We've treated you quite well, haven't we?"
Finally, a hint of wavering appeared in her single eye.
"Every day, you only need to appear for half a day and put on an act. You can do whatever you want during the rest of the time. If you agree, you'll have priority to use all new equipment in the future. I can also give you the new explosive formula that Olivia researched last time. "
"… Including the Roland series of Titan robots and Timlad's new toys?"
I immediately nodded, but I was overjoyed in my heart. I wasn't afraid of her asking for anything. I was afraid that she wouldn't ask for anything. I wasn't afraid of her asking for too much. I was afraid that she wouldn't say anything. Since she said something, I was naturally tempted.
"Sure, if you're willing, you can become a test pilot at any time. Since you're able to control this small mecha like it's a living person, I believe that there shouldn't be too many people who can compare to your piloting skills."
"No, no one can surpass me in this area. I'm an expert!"
Her dark green eyes were filled with confidence. Based on her countless experiences, Glina never believed that anyone's piloting skills were better than hers.
"Deal."
When the two hands, one big and one small, shook hands, a system notification suddenly sounded.
[Ding! Congratulations for finding the last descendant of the Mist. The Sacred Sword Roland has completed its first stage of evolution. Please continue working hard to make it stronger. System Notification: Do you dare to tell Elisa that you've always dragged Grimm to bathe with you?]
Hearing this, I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. As one of the few normal people in the Gentlemen Alliance (whom I could communicate with), and in consideration of my professor's junior, I had indeed always dragged Grimm to do work and chatted with him. Seeing that he was trustworthy and strong, I would always have him help me scrub my back. If this were to spread, I would be in serious trouble.
"Um, from a certain standpoint, we're related by blood. Are you willing to become my adopted daughter? Relax, it won't involve your father. It's only in name. It's a political necessity. "
Alright, I lied. While there was indeed a political necessity, it was more of a personal goal. It shouldn't be a problem for my adopted father and young adopted daughter to bathe together.
"As long as you give me an allowance regularly, it's fine."
Alright, judging from my glowing left eye, this wasn't a small amount, but it was worth it!
"Deal."
…
In the plaza, the young princess put on a purple and gold crown. The new Queen of the Sleuweir Kingdom was born. The moment she received the Golden Scepter of the King, her first words were destined to shock the entire world.
"I, Glina the First, in the name of the Queen of the Sleuweir Kingdom, declare that the Sleuweir Kingdom will treat the Donglan Principality as a brotherly country and build the homeland of the Mist together. The God of Law will be the national religion. From now on, the Sleuweir Kingdom will abide by the vow of 'no war' and will not initiate any war, but … "
The newly crowned Queen raised the Golden Scepter and slammed it into the ground. Her childish voice was filled with thunderous rage as she declared.
"Our land is being ravaged by the flames of war and our people are being massacred. The current situation isn't up to us to make a choice. If we don't want our country to be destroyed, we have no choice but to fight!"
At this point, Glina paused for a moment as a sad expression flashed across her beautiful face.
"The People of the Mist have never surrendered in the two thousand years of history. However, my uncle, Füml Caso, for the sake of his own safety and power, he actually did such evil and shameful things. It's truly heartbreaking. However, I've already investigated and found out that the reason why he became so corrupted was all because of the demons' scheme. The Chaos Evil Gods and Great Demons corrupted his originally noble and firm will, causing the originally valiant prince to become an unpardonable villain. "
The citizens in the plaza were in heated discussion. The news of Füml revealing his demonic form had already spread throughout the entirety of Antoon. More and more of his crimes were being exposed to the light of day. This was also the reason why I was able to rise to power so quickly.
"All of this was a demon's scheme! We, the People of the Mist, have never surrendered to invaders before, and we will never do so in the future! In the name of Queen Sleuweir, I declare that Füml's surrender order is invalid. We are still in a state of war. We are grateful for the support from our neighboring countries, but we are the main force in resisting the invasion. We must chase the invaders out of our homeland! "
This declaration seemed ordinary, but it was actually very important. Due to Füml's surrender announcement, it was equivalent to the invaders becoming the masters, and the reinforcements becoming the invaders. If this relationship wasn't reversed, the political upheaval would cause a series of crises.
"We, the People of the Mist, have never liked war, but we have never feared war either. Since they have chosen to attack us, we may be at a disadvantage now, but just like it has been for thousands of years, the final victor will still be us!"
Glina paused for a moment, raised her scepter, and made the declaration that had been repeated countless times.
"The Mist's will will never surrender!"
"The Mist's war flag will never fall!"
The citizens below raised their fists once more. When the descendants of the Mist waved that familiar war flag once more, their suppressed passion was finally ignited.
"The People of the Mist will never be slaves! We haven't lost yet, our country hasn't perished yet! As long as that flag hasn't fallen, we will rise again. "
At this moment, I stood silently on the platform. When Glina raised her golden scepter, I also raised my Roland Sacred Sword. At this moment, it was quietly flashing with silver light.
"Wuuuuu!"
Under the accompaniment of the horn that represented our counterattack, the ancient sacred sword that seemed to have walked out of an epic story turned into a pillar of light that pierced through the clouds in my palm.
Under its might, the dark clouds in the sky were directly torn apart, revealing the truth hidden within.
Floating Space City and Floating Space Fleet were gliding through the clouds, but the most eye-catching thing was the huge drifting Storm Element. At this moment, the owner of the Storm Element had finally fulfilled his promise, leading his people to attack his mortal enemy.
"Knight, our reinforcements have finally arrived. It is time to reclaim our territory! Open the door and charge with me! "
The Queen, who leaped onto the Ice Lion King, immediately began to advance. Behind her was the Knight squadron that had been prepared for a long time. Countless war flags were raised, and sharp spears and halberds were emitting a lethal cold light.
Today was the inauguration ceremony for Glina the First, and at the same time, it was Sleuweir's declaration of war.
"Finally, it is time to reclaim everything."
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