Chapter 2 – She who had betrayed -Part 1

That woman has always been a greedy person, with a strong jealous personality. But her body have always been lacking in abilities.

She have always been jealous of the adults who are showered with opportunities and hating the adults who bribe their way to the top.

Thinking about it, she has always felt jealousy and scorn towards other people. In this place where that woman was raised and nurtured, all she was taught about is how to rise in power and how to gather more strength. If she did those things well, she would then be praised.

As a result of those teachings, coupled by her determination to be praised, her magical prowess achieved a great improvement. Her intellect has increased as well. All the things that other women could only dream of are all available to her now.

Hoping to achieve a bright future where everyone can live happily and in peace, that woman had no regrets in choosing this path.

The bright future she had hoped to achieve with her own hands, everything; everything has shattered, all because of that person’s mistakes.

That woman had risen to the top, being second to only one, but still, she didn’t think much of it. She didn’t think she could surpass her elders.

She believed that no matter how much decades  of experience she accumulates, she would never be on par when it comes to actual battle with her seniors, much less her father, who had accumulated far more battle experience that she will ever have.

Therefore she instead lived as someone who had a bright and promising future, and in turn, was treasured by her clan—But when an emergency comes, she would need to give up her existence to keep them alive.

Not caring about how her master has treated her, not caring about what others see her as, not caring about what happens to her in the end. Not one of her thoughts about it were expressed and brought to light.

Yes. If something really was to go wrong in the future, that woman’s future will become nothing but dark.

Not even one of her desires will be fulfilled when that time comes.

That woman had no choice but to wear the mantle of a traitor—To abandon the master who had weaken and strive to achieve a new kind of power.

And only by doing so, will one be able to fulfill one’s dreams.

So as much as possible, even if one uses a horse to reach the end of the road, that person must keep going and continue to gather information.

Even from the start, the position she wanted was plagued by loneliness and cruelty. By the time she gained the said position, every time she made a move, it will always lure in judging and scheming eyes, so it has always been tedious getting a job done.

But still, she didn’t give up. No matter if she were to run around endlessly, no matter if she lowered her head everywhere, she would still go ahead and gather information.

And when she finally reached that place, it was actually so close to her like her own home. Sometimes, it truly is hard to see what’s already in front of you.

The place she had found was actually just a few hours from the royal capital if you were to ride a horse. Inside a dense forest, you will see a small residence hidden by the lush overgrowth and a solitary mansion stands in the center.

Inside that mansion—No, Surrounding that mansion is a mysterious power that can be felt to the brim.

Even though you can see that the mana flow is quietly and gently surrounding the mansion like a warm blanket, the actual amount of mana is actually very vast compared to what the eye can see.

No one is actually generating such force on purpose, it’s just felt all throughout the forest.

It’s not like that person can’t control and hide the power inside his body, it’s just that the power inside him is immeasurable beyond scale that it can’t be helped if some poured out from her.

As if that body is a holy land that came out from a fairy tale.

Anyway, that residence is the perfect place to practice and hone one’s fire magic due to the climate and the surroundings to burn. If it was water magic on the other hand, it would be difficult to release it in its full potential because of the abundance of wood elements.

But even if that’s the case, any kind of elemental magus can battle in this place———.

In that place, the woman is quietly shaking her head, as if trying to think of something else to distract herself from something.

Even if this place has overflowing traces of mana, it would be a terrible place to use as a home base; as this place is close to the royal capital but far from the battlefield.

But this place is best to use if you’re going to create some sort of medical facility since this place is hidden behind the forest and transporting medical supplies from the capital will be easier.

Aside from that, the land is privately owned as indicated in the seal engraved in the old mansion doors. The said seal is an emblem that can only be used by those belonging to the royal family. But this seal is a curious one as it is the one used for the deceased royal members.

This residence is probably one of her former master’s belongings from a long time ago. Perhaps, she would even inherit this piece land after her former master passes away.

But there was no such residence indicated in the inventory records in the clan master’s library.

Hidden as it may be, the various magnificent engravings on the mansion is further proof that the owner has no intention of hiding his identity nor the value of the residence.

In the first place, the condition of the residence is in perfect shape. So even if a common member of the family were to use this as a hiding place, they could not be blamed.

Lowering her strength and approaching the mansion, the woman began to knock on the door, waiting for a response from the other side. Despite not hearing anything, her belief that someone is inside increased.

After using a bit of force to knock on the door, there was no reply heard from the other side. So she opened the door after confirming that nothing will attack from beyond it.

Upon taking a step inside the dim lighted mansion, she saw the person she had been looking for and lowered her voice to speak:

“I finally found you”

The candles in the room suddenly lighted up, with a man sitting on a chair, the lights illuminating his features. As if trying to look at the woman in front of him, his eyes slowly open up, showing his brown tinted eyes.

“Your persistence in finding me may be admirable, but the reasoning behind it is absurd.  Speak. What business do you have with this one?”

It was rare for him to speak in that kind of tone. It could be said that the number of times he spoke like that can be counted on both fingers.

It could also be said that for the longest time, this is the first time he used that tone towards her. With that being said, she had always felt fear towards the man in front of her because of the absolute difference in their powers as well as the guilty conscience that man has been carrying.

Even now, she couldn’t stop her body from trembling from fear. Still, she dropped her hood to the floor and knelt to the man in front of her and bowed her head.

“I dare ask a request from you.”

TN: I wonder who the guy is 😉
I have some free time (FINALLY TTATT) so I translated this while my friend skimmed through it and OKed it :v Kids, don’t follow my examples. Please study as much as you can to prevent a Yuu moment where she almost failed rip