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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 39
Chapter Title: An Unexpected Trip
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I wish His Majesty the Emperor would return soon…
Those watching the princess's dual nature were united in their wish for Ritain's return.
After a long bout of punching, Jusy finally burst one of Ritain's pillows.
“Kyahang.”
As soft feathers floated above Jusy's head, two maids rushed over to remove the pillow and clean up the area.
Seeing the burst pillow, Jusy decided to handle the situation rationally.
‘Hmph.’
That damn brat.
‘What did he say to me? That I should grow up a bit more?’
It was absurd.
The Dark Divine Beast was a black snake.
And not just any snake—it was the most malicious and foul-tempered of them all, wielding both a deadly venom and a paralytic poison. A truly irritating creature with two separate poison glands.
One of its vile habits…
It would corner its favorite, prettiest prey, paralyze it with its paralytic poison, then torment and play with it before finally using its deadly venom to devour it at the very end.
‘He’s trying to get revenge for what I did to him in our past life, isn’t he?’
He could take me now, so is he saying he’ll wait?
Jusy narrowed her eyes.
No, this was a psychological game, a wicked ploy by the black snake to make me tremble in anxiety and torment me.
‘I must not grow impatient.’
Honestly, as sinister as his habits were, wouldn't it be better for him to eliminate me, the reincarnation of Anash, as quickly as possible?
Yet, he still hadn't killed me. Perhaps he couldn't.
‘If my thinking is correct, then perhaps… the black snake can’t move freely right now either.’
For example.
‘He could have become a beastman, just like me.’
The black snake and the White Tiger Anash were originally Divine Beasts.
But now, Jusy was reincarnated not as a Divine Beast, but as a ‘beastman.’
Just as she couldn't freely wield the same immense power she had as a Divine Beast in her beastman form, it was highly likely that the black snake was also currently a ‘beastman’ rather than a ‘Divine Beast.’
Otherwise, there was no way he would remain so quiet, not using the immense power the Dark Divine Beast possessed.
Jusy nodded, confident her deduction was correct.
‘That would explain why he’s dragging his feet and stalling like this. He must think he’s powerless in his current state.’
But she couldn't let her guard down.
Just like her, the black snake was originally not an ordinary beastman, but a ‘Divine Beast.’
So she had to be thoroughly on guard.
Besides, he had subordinates. The same ones he’d been using since ancient times.
He likely had a few more powerful beastmen with him, aside from the black widow spider.
Just how strong was he now? If he even had his subordinates, what was the extent of his power?
When would I be able to get stronger?
I need to come up with a plan, fast!
‘First, I need to be able to humanize so I can communicate…’
“Jusy.”
As Jusy was tearing at her ears with her front paws, the bedroom door opened, and Ritain returned.
“Kyahang!” (Daddy!)
Seeing Ritain, for whom she had waited so long, enter the room, Jusy leaped off the bed.
Finally, the person who could provide a solution to her worries had arrived.
Pleased to see him, Jusy scampered over to Ritain, latched onto his leg, and looked up with sparkling eyes.
“Ugh.”
The princess's deadly charm made Ritain and those standing nearby feel faint, and they clutched the left side of their chests.
“Kyahang-kyahang!” (Daddy, Daddy!)
“Y-Yes, my daughter.”
Jusy wanted to ask Ritain at once.
About the humanization of the Penterin royal family.
If there was anyone who knew a way to speed up the process, even through a shortcut, wouldn't it be the Emperor?
Jusy planned to tell him about the black widow spider's attack if he refused.
She had to somehow make him understand that her humanization was necessary to prepare for the next attack.
“Kyahang, kyahang!” (I have something, to ask you!)
“Daughter. Why are you so happy to see me today? Sigh.”
Ritan, looking down at Jusy clinging to his leg, suddenly covered his face and let out a deep sigh.
“Truly, this is difficult… Agonizing.”
The hand covering his face lowered, and Ritain looked down at Jusy with what seemed to be pained eyes.
“I know exactly whose bloodline Ijeten comes from. He’s my son.”
“Kyang?”
“What I mean is, if I were not the Emperor, I would have done the same thing, my daughter.”
Muttering incomprehensibly, Ritain placed his hands under Jusy’s front legs and lifted her high into the air.
Then, he met her gaze and gave a light, gentle smile.
“My daughter.”
“Kyang.”
“Shall we study abroad?”
…What, what’s this nonsense about studying abroad?
Jusy thought Ritain was making a ridiculous joke and snorted. Then she remembered Ijeten, who had been prepared to die as he stole a sacred object and tried to run away with her.
Jusy’s expression hardened.
This father of mine… he’s serious.
Ritan’s eyes curved into a deeper smile as he continued shamelessly.
“You’re a genius, my daughter.”
What’s that got to do with anything?
Flustered, Jusy forgot what she had originally intended to ask and growled in protest.
“Grrrr!” (What does that have to do with anything!)
“I hear early study abroad is all the rage.”
He sighed as he checked each of his daughter’s soft, pink paws.
“Of course, it pains my heart to send you so far away when you’re this young.”
“Kraaang!” (So why are you sending me away! And where!)
Jusy struggled and thrashed wildly in Ritain’s grasp, but due to the difference in strength, she couldn't budge an inch.
Ritan could now roughly understand what his daughter was saying, but he deliberately pretended not to.
He had to be strong to protect his daughter.
Even now, it was happening.
His heart ached watching her struggle in protest.
Ritan soothed Jusy in a firm yet gentle tone.
“So let’s have a good trip. Daddy will be cheering for you.”
“Kyang?!”
“The sooner, the better.”
Whispering sweetly, Ritain held Jusy tightly in his arms, then stared intently toward the bedroom ceiling.
His golden eyes glinted menacingly.
‘To dare, to come this far.’
He could feel the traces of an intruder.
“Let’s leave tomorrow, right away.”
In contrast to his fierce gaze, his voice toward his daughter was sweet.
‘What did he say?!’
Aghast, Jusy lifted her head from where it was buried in Ritain’s chest and protested.
“Grrrrrrr?!!?!”
My brother was right. This really was grounds for running away from home.
Why is he suddenly going on about studying abroad?
There’s a subordinate of the Dark Divine Beast, that evil black snake bastard, roaming this very palace!
Daddy is an idiot!
“Kyang! Kyang!”
As Jusy batted at Ritain with her front paws, he hugged his daughter gently and patted her.
“You’ll be studying in the Rilberg Empire.”
‘…What?!’
Why is the Rilberg Empire suddenly coming up?!
Jusy was about to get angry, but Ritain gently stroked the inside of her ear, calming her.
“So don’t worry.”
“Kyang…?”
“Sleep well, my daughter.”
His words began to sound slow, and her eyelids grew irresistibly heavy.
I need to ask for more details.
I need to protest more…
But at her father's touch, which lulled her to sleep with a gentle smile, Jusy couldn't help but drift off.
‘Damn it, this is so frustrating!’
“Krrr-kool.”
“Huhu.”
Deciding to deal with it tomorrow after she woke up, Jusy fell fast asleep.
On Ritain’s hand, as he watched his sleeping daughter, was a dusting of special sleeping powder for feline predators.
He had been deliberately stroking the inside of her ear to administer the powder.
It was potent enough to affect a member of the Penterin royal family.
But just the right amount, enough for his precious daughter to have sweet dreams.
He laid Jusy down next to his bed and stayed up all night, lying on his side.
He really… didn’t want to send her away.
***
‘What is that!’
Contrary to Jusy’s resolve, things moved much faster.
Waking up in a plush basket, Jusy’s jaw dropped.
‘Why is it so big?!’
She had been moved to a spire and had fallen asleep outdoors. As soon as she opened her eyes, she spotted ‘it’ floating high in the sky near the spire.
“Did you sleep well, Princess?”
Ekiel, the Emperor of Rilberg, was the first to notice the newly awakened Jusy and offered a polite greeting.
Then, he glanced around before slyly approaching Jusy and whispering.
“Want some candy?”
Jusy, who had been half-asleep, was now wide awake.
This little mage, really!
Jusy smacked the hand of Ekiel, the Emperor of Rilberg who was treating her like a child, away with her tail.
