"I'M APPALLED that two grown-ass men are willing to work together just to take down a pretty, charismatic, and witty almost-ten-year-old girl boss. William, Delwyn, both of you are at least a century older than me, right?

" Neoma said while laughing in disbelief.

"I guess I'm a threat, so I'll take it as a compliment. But you know what?

"

She opened her right hand and summoned Skewer, aka the Death's Scythe. As soon as the scythe materialized in the air, she grabbed the pink staff tight. Now that she wasn't in the Holy Land, and Jeno was here to conceal her movements, she was free to go on a rampage using her full strength.

At the end of the day, despite having her mother's Roseheart Blood and her father's Moonglow, she was still more comfortable in fighting using her so-called demonic power.

"I guess criticizing you would be a hypocrite of me, though,

" she said, then she smiled at the two fossils in front of her.

"After all, I never planned to play fair in the first place.

"

She wasn't that arrogant to think she'd win a fight against two oldies on her own.

Even if Lewis was with her, the odds of them winning was low. Thus, she borrowed her Papa Boss's Soul Beast.

Plus…

"Come out,

" she said firmly, then she hit the snow-covered ground with the end of the scythe's staff.

"Queen Lisica, Lord Rustin, come out and play with us!

"

The ground shook.

Then, soon enough, a black hole opened in the space between her and the two powerful oldies. After that, Lisica and Rustin came out of the hole as if they were standing on an elevated platform. Well, it was more like they were spat out by the black hole since they shot up the sky.

But Lisica and Rustin landed on the ground gracefully.

"Spirit Foxes,

" William said, scoffing.

"What a cheap trick.

"

She ignored her Uncle Scumbag and faced Lisica and Rustin instead. The two Spirit Foxes got down on one knee and bowed their heads to her as a greeting.

"We'll talk later,

" Neoma said to the Spirit Foxes.

"For now, I want you to hold back William and stop him from attacking me. You can ** him up as much as you can, but don't kill him. I need my Uncle Scumbag alive.

"

"As you wish, Your Royal Highness,

" Lisica said, then she licked her lips seductively while checking out William from head to toe. The queen looked a little pervy at the moment.

"It's been so long since I got to meet a worthy enemy. I'm so excited it's making me wet–

"

Rustin covered Lisica's mouth with his hand.

"We'll do as Your Royal Highness said.

"

"Thank you,

" she said, then she waved them goodbye.

"I'm busy, so I'll go ahead,

" she said, then she turned to Lewis.

"Just do as what we've planned, Lewis.

"

It was a plan they created with Paige Avery.

We're really lucky to have a very reliable mage on our side.

"I will follow our plan,

" Lewis said, then he let out a frustrated sigh.

"But call me if you need my help, Princess Neoma.

"

"Yep,

" she said, then she looked up when a huge shadow cast over her.

It was William, and he was swinging his big greatsword in her direction.

Yep, only Uncle Scumbag would come at a child with the intention of killing her.

Thankfully, the three foxes all jumped in front of her to protect her.

She knew she could trust Lewis, Lisica, and Rustin. So she didn't hesitate to turn her back on William. Plus, she just realized Delwyn already escaped.

But she already expected that.

It's not like Delwyn can escape anyway.

"Kimchi,

" she said cheerfully while swinging Skewer.

"Lend me your flame.

"

Kimchi materialized on top of the Death Scythe's curved blade, then her whole body turned into red fire. The flame then licked the blade of the scythe, and Kimchi became one with her flame, which meant Kimchi's physical body had lost its form.

Now Skewer's blade was covered with red flame.

"Delwyn, come out,

" Neoma sang while hopping (and ignoring the fighting noises behind her). Well, to be precise, her steps while climbing the snowy mountain was light because Mochi was using flight magic on her.

"Come out wherever you are~

"

***

XION?

Juri was worried when Xion sent a distress signal to her.

If she received that signal, then Princess Neoma and the rest of their group had received it, too. Lady Paige Avery designed their communication device so they could ask for help if their life was put in danger.

Xion is a prideful man– he wouldn't send a distress signal if his life wasn't in serious danger.

"Paige noona, what should we do?

" Greko, who also received the distress signal from Xion, asked worriedly.

"Xion hyung sent a distress signal. That means he's in grave danger, right? Shouldn't we look for him?

"

Princess Neoma and Lewis weren't here at the moment.

She also couldn't contact the princess and the fox boy, since the two were probably busy fighting. That meant the responsibility to save Xion was on her shoulders now.

"Yes, we should go,

" Juri said seriously.

"My mother and my aunt are working together with this kingdom's first princess, anyway. Moreover, the Paladins are here to keep an eye on the Royal Family and their knights.

"

To be honest, she and Greko were only in the room next to the room where the king and the Crown Prince were locked up in case someone needed some medical help. Greko was a Healer, and she was assigned to protect their youngest.

Her mother and her aunt were in a meeting with Princess Brigitte, and she heard the three ladies were also having a video meeting with His Majesty. The Paladins, on the other hand, were busy apprehending the nobles and other uninvited guests trying to save the Royal Family.

"But where do we find Xion hyung?

" Greko asked worriedly.

"He didn't send us his location, noona.

"

"Xion and Jeno followed Princess Neoma to the snowy mountain, so let's begin there,

" she said while gently patting the child's head.

"What's going on?

"

She almost had a heart attack when she heard a voice coming from behind her.

Even Greko flinched from surprise.

When she turned around, she saw the Fletcher Twins coming in the room from the window. And wow, she couldn't feel the two's presence even when they were already inside.

"Is there a problem?

" Wyatt, the calmer twin, asked.

"Sorry, but we overheard you saying you're going to save a friend of yours.

"

She nodded in response.

"Xion, the assassin of our team, sent us a distress signal and we can't contact him again. We're extra worried because Xion escorted Princess Neoma to the snowy mountain.

"

"Hyung wouldn't send us a distress signal if his life wasn't in danger,

" Greko added worriedly.

"Unnie and I will go and look for him.

"

"If your colleague who escorted Princess Neoma to the snowy mountain is in danger, then we can't let you two come and save him,

" Wyatt said sternly.

"It's not like we don't trust you. But this is a job for the adults.

"

"Let us tag along,

" she insisted.

"Xion asked for our help, so it's only right if we–

"

"No,

" Warren, the

"wilder

" twin, said firmly. He looked impatient, and he also looked like he was about to scold them.

"To be honest, we're also on our way to the snowy mountain to fetch an important guest who just arrived there. But her existence is a secret, and even though you are Princess Neoma's so-called

"children,

" we can't let you see her.

"

An important guest that we're not allowed to see? Who is she, then?

"It's a royal decree from His Majesty himself that we protect this person's identity at all cost,

" Wyatt said seriously.

"Thus, I'm afraid we need to ask you to step back and entrust your colleague's life to us.

"

How could she argue when the Fletcher Twins already said it was the emperor's order?

She and her

"siblings

" worked for Princess Neoma, but Princess Neoma often told them to cooperate with the emperor's people when she wasn't around. Moreover, it looked like the Fletcher Twins wouldn't hesitate to knock them out if they needed to.

"Alright,

" she said, giving in while letting out a frustrated sigh.

"But if you fail to save Xion, we will never forgive you.

"

The Fletcher Twins just nodded as a response.

"H-Hyungs, c-can you at least b-bring the m-medicine I made just in case my Xion hyung needs them?

" Greko asked shyly.

"I made a lot of medicine meant for healing different types of injuries with Paige noona.

"

Juri smiled and patted Greko's head affectionately, then she turned to the Fletcher Twins.

"You heard our youngest, kind sirs.

"

***

HE'S HERE.

Neoma stopped in the middle of the plain field covered with snow. There was not a single tree in sight, and she felt like the space around her was separated from reality. Her gut feel was almost always correct, so she didn't hesitate to trust her instincts this time as well.

"`Found you,

" Neoma said, then she swung her flaming Death's Scythe.

"Skewer, burn the whole area– argh!

"

She trailed off when suddenly, hundreds of ice daggers emerged from the ground.

And yes, those daggers pierced through her body.

Now the plain white snow she was standing on was covered by her dripping blood. She even coughed up a huge chunk of blood, but thankfully, her vital organs were spared. Her injuries just looked bad because of the blood. She wasn't hurt badly, though.

"Sorry,

" Delwyn, who materialized in front of her, said coldly.

"I don't want to be your slave, so I had to be aggressive.

"

"I'm not going to make you a slave,

" Neoma said while using her scythe as a crane because she could barely stand at the moment. Still, she felt excited so she couldn't hide her grin.

"But I also don't want to lose this battle.

"

The Ice Spirit knitted his eyebrows as if he was confused, then he looked around when he realized she was creating a Dome.

Yes, she was creating a Dome to trap her and Delwyn inside.

"What are you doing, Little Mona?

" Delwyn asked while looking at her as if she had just grown another head.

"You'll be at a disadvantage if you trapped us here.

"

"My name is Neoma Roseheart de Moonasterio.

"

"I don't care–

"

"You should– because you should remember the name of your new master,

" Neoma said, then she looked up at the night sky.

"South, come out.

"

Yes, she just summoned her Papa Boss's Soul Beast.

South, the flaming Vermillion Bird appeared and soared up the sky while lighting up the darkness with its blinding red flame.

Now, things are about to get lit.

***

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