Ch 35 - The Worst Situation

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While holding Ryno in my arms, I used my head to gesture at the gryphon to Lecht. That was an indication for him to do something about it.

But Lecht, however, had a carefree expression on his face, as if he was asking me why I was doing this. On the contrary, he shot a glare at Ryno.

When I averted my gaze slightly, Tanma, who was next to me, also had a smile on his face, no different from how he usually would.

No, why are you all so relaxe...

That was when I suddenly remembered what Lecht had told me before.

[Lecht] "All demonic creatures hide their appearance with illusion magic when they leave the Grand Duchy. It just doesn't work on you, since you're the Saintess of the Moon God."

[Ara] "No way."

I turned my head and looked at the gryphon. When its eyes met mine, the gryphon approached me cautiously and rubbed its beak against my cheek, its red eyes shining. Perhaps because it was in a good mood as it continued to rub against me even more, its large size gradually shrunk as it did so. When it spread its wings after being chased away from me by Kelber in a fit of temper, it had already shrunk to the average size of an eagle, its wingspan spanning around one metre.

I heard the sound of Linden muttering as he absorbed the barrier magic he had cast earlier.

[Linden] "This is the first time I've seen a size manipulation spell being cast on an animal. I knew that theoretically, it was possible, but I never did it since it was too dangerous..."

At his muttering, I gulped, swallowing dryly before replying back.

[Ara] "R-Right? That's just an ordinary animal."

[Linden] "To think of enlarging an eagle and riding it, how incredible."

[Ara] "An eagle... haha."

I see. So it looks like an ordinary eagle to Linden. And he thinks it was enlarged by a spell!

As I breathed a sigh of relief, I suddenly heard a muffled voice from within my arms.

[Ryno] "Y-Your Majesty...! I love you, and I'm really thrilled to be in your arms as well, Your Majesty, but... I can sense His Majesty's bloodthirst...!"

I turned my head slightly at the words of Ryno, who was grabbing onto my collar while his shoulders trembled. Lecht was indeed looking at Ryno, who was still in my arms, with a ferocious light in his eyes. But I couldn't just let go of him right away.

[Ara] "Ryno, your horns...! You said you couldn't humanise yourself."

The cold temperature around Lecht dropped even lower at my whisper that was so soft it couldn't be heard by Linden.

Ryno's voice trembled as he spoke.

[Ryno] "I have an illusion spell on me, just like other demonic creatures..."

[Ara] "Oh."

So, unlike the butler Tanma and Lecht, who were able to humanise themselves, illusion magic had been cast over Ryno, just like other demonic creatures. So it meant that his horns were only visible to me, and not anyone else.

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