SIZZLE.
Oh, wow.
Neoma was half-amused and half-pissed when the Impure Mana that hit her Dome made a sizzling sound upon contact.
[Gosh, this horrible thing is trying to melt my Dome, huh? The audacity!]
Of course, her Dome didn't melt.
[If my Dome could withstand Ruto's arrow, there's no way it would crumble because of Impure Mana.]
"Princess Neoma, may I get out of the Dome?" Lewis asked politely. "I'd like to fight the Kraken if I may."
"I can help, too," Maan offered. "Most Krakens feed on mermaids, so I'm used to fighting them. I can show you how to defeat one."
Neoma was about to tell Maan and Lewis to stay put, but then she noticed something strange.
[What is that?]
The Kraken's head, that was as twice as big as a hot air balloon, was bulging– and throbbing. At first, it seemed like the sea monster's huge heart was thumping hard against the top of its head.
But that didn't seem to be the case as the Kraken continued to advance, riding the big waves at an alarmingly quick rate while releasing Impure Mana everywhere.
[I'm worried about Mama Boss and Dahlia. Are they still underwater?]
"Stay there," Neoma said to Maan and Lewis. "That Kraken is strange."
Soon, the Kraken completely stopped moving– the waves carrying it collapsing in an instant. Of course, the impact of the tsunami suddenly
However, the bulge in the head didn't stop throbbing. Then it burst.
Yes, the bulge burst– and it was a disgusting sight.
Green blood exploded everywhere, and it looked like slime.
[I haaate sliiime.]
Her disgust soon turned into curiosity when she remembered that that Kraken's head burst because something came out of it.
And that something was a…
Neoma gasped out loud. "A unicorn!"
Did that damned Kraken just try to eat a cutie patootie unicorn? The unicorn in question looked smaller than the one she had met recently, suggesting that it might just be a baby unicorn!
And that damned sea monster tried to kill the poor baby?!
[Unforgivable!]
Neoma clasped her hands together, the Dome quickly turning into a semi-transparent sphere that "captured" the Impure Mana. Then she turned around to face Maan and Lewis. "Sorry, I need to touch you."
Before either Maan or Lewis could react, she already tapped the two on the shoulder gently. Then a thin layer of barrier covered Maan and Lewis, molding into their bodies perfectly.
"It's Coat– the first form of my barrier," Neoma explained while her own body was getting covered with Coat. Lewis already knew what it was, hence only Maan looked bewildered. "The Kraken released Impure Mana everywhere, so you need protection. But the Coat is the weakest among my barriers, so avoid contact with the Impure Mana as much as you can."
After saying that, she took off.
She kicked the sand and released her rose wings, shooting up the sky like a rocket.
Yes, she was in a hurry.
After all, she saw the baby unicorn falling quickly as if it lost consciousness.
[Can I carry it in my arms?!]
Of course, she couldn't. She might be tall, but her frame wasn't big enough to carry a baby unicorn in her arms. Moreover, it was dangerous since the baby unicorn might be covered in Impure Mana.
Hence, she did the next thing she thought of.
"Mochi!" Neoma said, summoning her Wind Spirit. "Catch the baby unicorn!"
Mochi didn't appear in her white rabbit form. This time, the Wind Spirit took the form of a cold breeze. Since it was an old and powerful Spirit, it didn't appear invisible in that form. Anyone could see the glittering silver lights around.
<"As you wish, Princess Neoma,"> Mochi said, giggling. <"But that unicorn isn't a baby– it's at least fifty years old in human years.">
Huh???
She couldn't ask for an explanation since Mochi already took off to catch the falling baby unicorn.
The Wind Spirit was faster than Neoma, so she was left alone suspended in the air.
She looked down, trying to decide whether to kill the Kraken if it hadn't died yet. But she quickly realized that she didn't have to do anything.
The dead Kraken was already sinking into the bottom of the sea.
[Argh.]
She was forced to create a Dome when the water splashed on her. Since the Kraken was a giant sea monster, the water that splashed when it sank would have drowned her to death. But since her Dome was sturdy, it wasn't pushed down.
[Well, my Dome is more like a sphere.]
It took a while for the water to calm down before the Kraken sunk deeper.
She was relieved, but also worried.
After all, she could spot the Impure Mana that fell on the water earlier. It was noticeable since blobs of Impure Mana were floating on the surface, like oil that couldn't be mixed with water. She was worried that it might kill the marine life like how Maan's clan members were killed when the fucking crows threw Impure Mana bombs at their underwater kingdom.
But, much to her relief, she could see that the sea creatures swimming below weren't affected by the blobs of Impure Mana.
[How…?]
Trevor didn't directly touch the Impure Mana with his body. He only made contact with it when he used his Mana to move the Impure Mana to his domain. And yet, he was quickly poisoned by the Impure Mana.
[This is strange… should I touch it?]
She had always been curious about the Impure Mana. Of course, she was aware that she couldn't purify it. But that was what made her more curious.
After all, she had this crazy idea that she could "fix" the Impure Mana.
Unfortunately, because of her arrogance, Trevor's life was put at risk.
Even so…
[I really want to touch it to see if my theory is right.]
And her curiosity won the better of her.
Neoma slowly descended, her arm extended to grab the blob of Impure Mana just below her. But just when she was about to reach it…
"Neoma Roseheart de Moonasterio!"
She flinched when she heard her Mama Boss' loud and slightly angry voice.
Oops.
[Most people probably know that if your mother called you by your full name, you're dead.]
Hence, Neoma was scared.
Why didn't she notice that Mama Boss (and Dahlia) already emerged from the water while inside a semi-transparent round fish tank?
[Mama Boss looks really upset…]
"Mama Boss, I'm sorry for making you worry. My intrusive thoughts won for a moment," Neoma said in a hurry, withdrawing her hand and flying away from the surface of the water. "But I can explain."
***
NEOMA had to delay her explanation to Mama Boss.
When they arrived back to the island where Maan and Lewis were waiting, the first thing they did was to make sure that the baby unicorn was alive.
Fortunately, it seemed like the baby unicorn just fainted.
"The unicorn doesn't have external injuries, but it seemed like its energy was drained from fighting the Kraken," Mama Boss said while examining the baby unicorn lying on the sand. They put a clean blanket underneath. "We just have to replenish its Mana."
"I brewed some potions before we left the empire. It works on Spirits," Dahlia said while pulling out a vial with a blue liquid in it. "This might help the unicorn recover its strength quickly."
Then the Black Witch carefully fed the potion to the baby unicorn.
Dahlia must really be a genius because it only took a few seconds before the baby unicorn stirred to life.
[No wonder I asked Dahlia to tie my soul with Nero in the first timeline.]
"Oh, an angel…"
Hmm?
The unicorn what the one who said that cringe-y line while looking at Neoma's face. Obviously, the unicorn was smitten by her beauty.
"Did I already die and reach the heavens?"
"You don't need to die and go to heaven just to see a face as beautiful as mine," Neoma said bluntly as if she was merely stating a fact. "I'm prettier than the angels anyway."
Not that she had personally seen one.
[But even the Goddess of Beauty herself was jealous of my face…]
The baby unicorn blinked while staring at her face in disbelief. "White hair, ash-gray eyes, pale skin… and, oh. Your hair strands are pink. You must be Lady Roseheart's daughter with the cold-blooded emperor."
"Yep," she said while Mama Boss "coughed" beside her. "That's me."
"Thank goodness! I was actually looking for you for the past five years, Princess Neoma. I'm relieved– really!"
It seemed like the baby unicorn had gotten too excited because its body suddenly glowed.
Dahlia, Lewis, and Maan were forced to shut their eyes because of the blinding light.
Only Neoma and Mama Boss kept their eyes open and watched the baby unicorn's transformation.
It only took a second.
[So cuuute!]
The baby unicorn had turned into its human form: a girl who looked like she was around ten years old, wearing an apron dress that commoners in the empire would usually wear. She had lovely platinum blonde hair, round blue eyes, and a mini PINK glass-like horn on her forehead.
"It's an honor to meet you, Princess Neoma," the baby unicorn said in a warm voice, bowing her head towards her. "My name is Charlotte, and I am Master Novak's disciple."
"Lord Novak's disciple?" Mama Boss asked, surprised. "I didn't know Lord Novak had a disciple…"
"I met Master Novak while you were stuck under the Black Ocean, Lady Roseheart," Charlotte said. As expected, the baby unicorn already knew Neoma's famous mother. "And we're both unicorns. Hence, it was easy for us to work together."
Neoma was shocked.
[Lord Novak was a unicorn?!]
Oh, god.
What kind of bastard would kill a unicorn?!
An ancient unicorn, at that!
[It's definitely the crows.]
"Lord Novak asked me to wait until Princess Neoma becomes an adult," Charlotte said, turning to Neoma. "The successor of the Goddess of Life."
Neoma almost choked on her saliva. "When did I become the Goddess of Life's successor?"
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