Chapter 188 – Underground Forces (1/2)

Chapter 188 – Underground Forces

“Princess.”

Calron greeted the girl in front of him after a momentary surprise. It took him a while to register who it was since he had only seen her once on the day he fought with Zarvel.

“You know me!”

Vivian bounced with excitement, her eyes shining like pearls.

“I’ve wanted to meet you for so long, but every time I asked big sister Linda, she would tell me that you were busy with something. You did cause quite a storm with the freeing of the slaves so I guessed it was true.”

Vivian chatted with enthusiasm while Breta leaned against the wall to catch her breath.

“Yes… ”

Calron was confused by his current situation, not expecting the princess to be this interested in him and moreover, taken aback by the bizarre sight of a teen girl babbling before him and an older woman panting out of breath behind her.

What was going on?

“I heard that you are one of the most talented youths of our generation and that you were actually able to fight against a Heavenly stage expert for a brief while! Is that true!? I wish I could have seen it, but the royal guards escorted me away when the battle started.”

Vivan continued talking, oblivious to the dazed look on Calron’s face.

That’s right, I never saw her and the other nobles from the stage once the battle started. I thought they had left for the palace, but they were not there when we arrived inside.

Calron recalled now not encountering the princess and the other nobles inside the palace.

“Isn’t it pitiful? While the rest of the people were fighting to protect us, the nobles and me were hiding for our safety… ”

Vivian said with a self-deprecating smile, turning her glance away from Calron.

“Why don’t you train to fight then?”

Calron detected a subtle melancholy from the traces of her voice which roused a slight curiosity within him. Sensing her meager seventh rank Spirit stage cultivation, it was a given that she would have been slaughtered in the battle with Zarvel against all those Saint stage cultivators.

“I want to, but my father doesn’t allow it. I hate feeling so helpless and having to run away while others fight.”

Vivian looked down at the floor, memories of her father rejecting her every request to start training martial arts.

Is it to protect her from the harsh training, or does the King not want his daughter to fight at all?

Calron could not understand why the King would not allow his daughter to train in martial arts. Throughout the whole kingdom, almost everyone trained in the arts regardless of whether they were a male or female.

“Young lady… ”

Breta whispered with sadness at seeing the lonely look on the girl.

“That should not s- “

Just as Calron was about to respond, he felt his communication crystal vibrate inside his spatial bracelet.

Big brother, you need to rush to the shop right now! There are a few dangerous men who took over, and both me and Avor cannot restrain them. Ellie is here as well.

Calron’s eyes flared with anger, causing Vivian to gasp at the sudden dangerous aura emitting from him.

“I need to leave, princess.”

He turned around to swiftly depart the palace grounds.