Chapter 1074: No Improvement Whatsoever
In the vast auditorium, no one dared to provoke Eiji's wrath.
The fairies who had been laughing heartily moments ago had now all turned into well-behaved children.
"This guy…"
Muirgen's heart tightened.
She, who had been happily watching the spectacle, suddenly noticed a problem.
A problem that seemed quite terrible in her view.
Anyone within her domain should have their trained strength reset to zero. To use a gaming analogy, it was like their level directly reverting to Level 1. Whether physical constitution, mental strength, or magical power, all would become as weak as when they first began their training.
But this Queen Consort was different.
Why was his magical power still so terrifyingly vast despite being within her domain?
Even though his magical power still couldn't compare to the Queen's, why did he seem able to ignore her domain suppression?
"Muirgen."
Muirgen suddenly started.
Because that Queen Consort had abruptly turned his focus toward her!
"What instructions do you have, Your Highness the Queen Consort?"
Muirgen maintained her composure, smiling brilliantly.
"I haven't insulted Fairy Tristan or spread rumors about the Queen like those other fairies, have I?"
Muramasa slightly raised an eyebrow, revealing a mocking smile.
"She's lowering her stance."
"How so?"
"With her personality, she would never explain her intentions when the situation favors her. Adding explanations like this is proof that she feels uneasy."
Just as Muramasa said.
Muirgen didn't want to offend this Queen Consort here.
She still maintained her neutral stance publicly, adhering to the principle of not taking sides with either the Queen or the Child of Prophecy.
At least until she achieved her goal, she didn't plan to tear apart the surface peace.
Especially with this Queen Consort, who seemed profound and unfathomable.
For some reason, whenever facing him, Muirgen always felt a faint apprehension in her heart.
As if she had suffered losses at his hands before.
"Where is Koyanskaya?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Muirgen inwardly cursed her misfortune.
"Lamb Four Teeth? What is Your Highness talking about?"
She showed a completely confused expression, as if she didn't know such a person at all.
"You don't know her?"
"Of course not. I've never heard of a fairy with that name. My Gloucester receives large numbers of fairies every day. Could Your Highness be mistaken?"
Muirgen was gambling.
She was betting that the Queen Consort didn't know about her relationship with Koyanskaya and had simply followed someone here.
Her actions had always been very discreet. Few people knew about her connection with Koyanskaya... Well, few people, no, wait a moment—
"I report!"
Suddenly, a loud declaration echoed through the auditorium.
Gudako raised her hand, speaking with a serious expression.
"Muirgen and Koyanskaya are cooperative partners! They've known each other for a long time and have some secret conspiracy!"
In an instant.
Muirgen desperately wanted to kill this talky foreign traveler!
That's right, Gudako was one of the few people who knew about her relationship with Koyanskaya.
Back when they bought Muramasa at the auction, they had encountered her, and at that time Koyanskaya had appeared as her business partner—and Chaldea's old rival!
Muryan glared fiercely at Gudako.
Gudako fearlessly glared back.
Muryan felt utterly helpless.
It was her own fault for previously intending to use them.
Who knew retribution would come so swiftly!
"Where is Koyanskaya?"
The Prince Consort asked once more.
His tone carried an aggressive edge.
Try deceiving me again, I dare you.
That was the clear implication in his voice.
"Fine, I admit it. I know Koyanskaya."
Muryan had no choice but to raise her hands in surrender.
"However, our partnership ended just yesterday. Where she's gone now, I have no idea! So, if Your Highness wishes to find her, I'm afraid I can't help!"
"I report!"
Muryan's heart nearly stopped.
Her face stiffened as she shot a venomous look toward Gudako and the others.
Artoria jumped out, speaking with a cheerful smile.
"Her partnership with Koyanskaya hasn't ended! She knows exactly where Koyanskaya went—she's lying to you again!"
"Hmph, such baseless slander. I'm sure the Prince Consort won't believe it, right?"
Muryan's expression darkened, though she struggled to maintain a smile.
"Every word I just said is true, without a single falsehood!"
She tentatively glanced toward Eiji.
Hmm.
She couldn't see his face, unable to discern his expression.
"Muryan."
The Prince Consort took a step forward.
He slowly descended from the highest seat of the audience chamber.
Every fairy along the path hurriedly made way, trembling with fear.
"The Child of Prophecy possesses Fairy Eyes that can see through falsehoods. Are you unaware of this? Or did you think I didn't know and tried to deceive me?"
Damn it!
Alarm bells screamed in Muryan's mind!
Having lived for many years and studied the history of the Fairy Kingdom extensively, she certainly knew about the Fairy Eyes of the Paradise Fairy. She had indeed assumed the Prince Consort was unaware and tried to exploit that.
She never expected him to know!
Wasn't he said to have only arrived in this Fairy Kingdom a month ago?
How could someone who just arrived a month ago know such a thing?
As Eiji's figure drew closer, Muryan instinctively gathered power before her, maximizing the reinforcement of the fairy domain's rules in this space!
No one, no matter who, could forcefully breach this domain—
"Boom!"
In the blink of an eye, a fierce gust of wind roared before her!
A large shoe sole appeared right in front of her, ignoring her domain entirely, and kicked her squarely.
As if struck head-on by a high-speed maglev train, an immense force surged through her. Muryan's petite body flew out like a kite, crashing into the hall's wall and embedding herself like a photograph, stuck so firmly she couldn't be pried out.
"After 2400 years, you've made no progress at all!"
Eiji sneered coldly.
"I'll ask one last time: where is Koyanskaya?"
Just as her scrambled brain began to recover, Muryan heard the deadly question echo in her ears.
"Uh..."
Excruciating pain wracked her entire body; she had no idea how many bones were broken.
This injury wouldn't heal quickly. Muryan knew she had reached a critical juncture where she had to make a choice.
Should she choose Koyanskaya, her cooperative ally?
Or her own life?
"I can't die yet... If I die, who will avenge the Wing Clan?"
Muryan struggled between the two choices for a moment.
She quickly made her decision.
After all, even her cooperation with Koyanskaya was ultimately for her own purposes!
Though there might be some camaraderie between them, under the principle of "a fairy's purpose," such feelings meant nothing!
"The Lake District..."
Muryan collapsed weakly.