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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 38
Chapter Title: An Unwelcome Visitor
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Of course, it was infuriating that he’d wrapped me up tightly with a sacred object that had a paralyzing effect, but it was just the heart of a foolish brother worried I might get hurt struggling, so…
*Even I have to admit I'm far too merciful.*
Sighing, Jusi tapped her tail against the bed.
She believed Ijeten would be fine, as she had whined enough to Ritain earlier, appealing for him not to be punished.
*Honestly, the problem is that they're both so hot-headed.*
“Khwaaang.”
Yawning widely from the early morning sleepiness, Jusi thought of the divine beast Ganash, her brother in her past life.
The sight of her smacking her lips might have seemed cute to the waiting knights and maids, but inwardly, Jusi was serious.
*Ganash.*
A personality that charged in headfirst, heedless of the consequences.
When she had declared she was going to kill the Dark Divine Beast, he had bitten her leg and refused to let go, causing her immense trouble.
Jusi chuckled at the memory that had suddenly surfaced from her past life.
*…What is this?*
Is this why all the Golden Tigers blessed by the divine beast Ganash have this kind of personality?
Shaking her head, Jusi slowly replayed the incredible supernatural abilities of Ijeten and Ritain that she had witnessed today.
Yes.
Her own supernatural ability could be just as amazing as theirs.
No, she remembered using her ability on a much larger and more powerful scale when she was Anash.
But Jusi instinctively knew that in this body, it would be difficult to use her ability in the same way or on the same scale as when she was Anash.
It could be because her body was small and young.
Or perhaps it was because she was a ‘beastman,’ not a ‘divine beast.’
But as the reincarnation of Anash, she had to make the most of this power when she fought the Dark Divine Beast.
*What should I do?*
As Jusi racked her brain, her eyes grew heavy, and she blinked slowly. Unable to fight off the overwhelming sleepiness, she finally rested her head on the bed.
*But when is Dad coming back? Are the nobles protesting and demanding that Brother be sent to prison?!*
Worried, Jusi pushed herself up again, intending to ask the maids and knights waiting in the bedroom.
“?!”
But the sight before her eyes made Jusi recoil in horror, her tail shooting straight up.
The two maids and three knights, who had been standing guard just moments ago, were all frozen stiff, their eyes wide open.
*What is this?*
“Kyang!”
Startled, Jusi leaped toward them, but upon realizing the gravity of the situation, she backed away and scanned her surroundings.
Because as she got closer, she detected a strange smell.
A dangerous, ominous scent that was both familiar and yet one she hadn't smelled in a long time.
Jusi tensed up.
All three knights were elites, and even the maids were predators.
And yet they had been silently struck down as if by a potent poison, completely immobilized?
A chill ran down her spine. It seemed they didn't even know what was happening to them.
No, the one in the most danger right now…
*Is me!*
Jusi bared her fangs, preparing to use her supernatural ability.
“Grrrrr….”
“There’s no need to be on guard.”
The sweet voice coming from the ceiling made Jusi’s fur stand on end.
“I came because I was curious to see how much you’ve grown. He told me to come take a look, you know?”
“Kyarreung!”
“Huhu. The little white tiger cub is adorable, isn't she?”
Jusi growled at the unseen presence somewhere on the ceiling, drawing upon her supernatural ability.
“Oh my?”
A small blue flame flickered into existence in mid-air.
“Blue Flame? It’s been a while since I’ve seen that. It’s quite scary. Put it away, darling! I’m not going to touch you for now. Huhu!”
*Been a while?*
Jusi’s mood soured even more as the unfamiliar intruder spoke as if they knew her well.
Just as that thing on the ceiling said, in ancient times, the formal name for the flames of Anash’s supernatural ability was indeed Blue Flame.
*How disgusting!*
“Grrrr!”
Unable to pinpoint its location and thus unable to attack, Jusi could only threaten it with the Blue Flame floating in the air. The voice spoke to her again.
“You’re still too small.”
*What?*
“My master said the white tiger needs to grow a little more before we can play with her.”
*Master?*
Jusi, who had been growling warily, faltered in confusion.
At that, the creature hiding on the ceiling laughed loudly.
“Kyahahaha! Goodness! Look at those round eyes. So cute. I’ll come see you again, darling!”
*Are you crazy?! Don't come back!*
Coming to her senses, Jusi glared murderously upward.
But the chillingly sweet laughter that had descended from the ceiling slowly faded into the distance as the creature truly disappeared.
*A spider?*
Just then, a faint fragment of memory surfaced, and Jusi’s breath caught in her throat.
*Oh, heavens.*
That bastard, the Dark Divine Beast.
Once the minion hiding on the ceiling had completely vanished, Jusi’s strength gave out, and she collapsed onto the floor.
At the same time, the maids and knights who had been poisoned and paralyzed regained their senses.
“Umm?”
“Oh.”
To their eyes, it looked as if the princess, who had just been lying on the bed, had come over to them and was now sitting dazedly on the floor.
Flustered, they all hurried over to her.
“Why are you over here?”
The knights and maids didn’t know what to do.
Jusi’s expression was that of someone who had just seen a ghost.
“Kyang….”
“Are you all right? Your complexion…”
“Kyahang.”
*I'm fine.*
Jusi waved her front paw.
Besides, explaining what had just happened to them would be complicated and difficult.
She was one hundred percent certain that ‘it’ had left no trace of its presence, not even a hint of the poison used on the maids and knights.
That’s how incredibly powerful a beastman with supernatural abilities it was.
Jusi staggered back to Ritain’s bed and buried her face in his pillow.
Then, she went limp, as if heartbroken.
“Your Highness, what’s wrong with her?”
“Perhaps she’s just tired?”
“Well, it is half past two in the morning!”
“That’s right. Our princess is just a baby. It seems she’s still waiting for His Majesty the Emperor.”
“How cute... hugging His Majesty’s pillow so tightly like that.”
Jusi could hear the emperor’s maids whispering, but she paid them no mind and snuggled deeper into Ritain’s pillow.
Inhaling her father’s unique scent brought her a sense of security.
Someone much stronger than me.
A protector.
Someone who loved her, whom she could trust to protect her no matter what hardships the world threw at her.
I am not alone.
Jusi took slow, deep breaths, inhaling Ritain’s scent, and gradually calmed down.
The faint, unpleasant smell from that creature earlier.
It was the smell of venom unique to that ‘creature’—a spider.
*Blue Flame? It’s been a while since I’ve seen that. It’s quite scary.*
The creature who spoke as if it were happy to see her supernatural ability after a long time.
As she mulled over its words, a fragment of memory from her past life emerged with clarity.
Jusi calmly confronted the piece of memory.
A thousand years ago.
When the Dark Divine Beast descended upon this world, destroying the continent and crushing all life.
Among its followers was a powerful beastman, a Black Widow Spider.
A cruel woman who had received a powerful blessing from the Dark Divine Beast, granting her a long life, and who used that power to lead the slaughter of many beastmen and humans.
*A thousand years ago, she was helping the Black Snake fight me when she fell into the Rosart River. I thought she died. Did she resurrect along with him this time?*
Jusi was both baffled and annoyed.
Even back then, the Dark Divine Beast’s minion, the spider beastman, had been vexingly strong.
And now she’s been resurrected and is helping the Black Snake again!
Her temper flaring, Jusi grabbed the blanket with her front paws, bit down on it with her mouth, and thrashed it about.
“Kyaaang!”
*So annoying!*
And honestly, she was scared.
As if it wasn't enough for that damned Black Snake, the Dark Divine Beast, to appear before her in her dreams.
Now, it had begun sending its minions to pressure her in reality.
And it had done so by infiltrating the Penterin Imperial Palace, renowned for its tight security, and entering the bedroom of her precious family.
*Vile bastard!*
Furious, Jusi pounded the pillow with her front paws.
The maids and knights held their breath at the sight of the princess, who had been rolling around, affectionately hugging the emperor’s pillow as if she missed him, suddenly flying into a rage and punching it.
“Shh.”
“…Let’s just stay quiet.”
It seems Her Highness is very tired.
