Brother seemed to see right through her thoughts. He immediately said that as long as the girl was willing to give him a kiss on the cheek, he would give her one of his gold mines. The girl was utterly grossed out by how childish he was being. She never expected daddy to refuse to be outdone either. Seeing these two idiots looking at her with such hopeful faces, the girl was at a loss for words.
However, rather than taking things from her own family, she much preferred seizing things from her enemies, especially from the Bellon Grand Duke's family. Just as the girl was immersed in her beautiful fantasies, daddy and brother suddenly seized an opportunity and attacked her from both sides. The two of them had actually learned how to launch sneak attacks. It was simply unforgivable.
A few days later, the Principality of Nazca submitted a request to visit the empire. The Principality of Nazca was one of the few families that did not need to rely on solar mana to survive. They had even gone so far as to revere the black dragon as their ancestor in order to avoid the sun. In the end, this evolved into the present-day Nazca family, which bore the blood of the black dragon.
However, because their principality had always been closed off, daddy found it a bit strange that they suddenly requested a visit. But then he thought that perhaps they had run into some sort of trouble. In the end, daddy still agreed to their request.
Unexpectedly, the noble Nazca family arrived carrying a crystal coffin. And lying inside the crystal coffin was none other than their principality's sole heir, Ahr.
Everyone was shocked when they saw this display. How could the proud heir of a principality be lying in a crystal coffin?
When the girl clearly saw Ahr's face, her expression instantly darkened. In her previous life, the girl had been the undisputed strongest S-rank hunter. There were three other people whose strength rivalled hers. They were her brother, the saint and the demon king. And now this boy lying in the crystal coffin actually had the exact same face as the demon king.
What on earth was going on? Was this reincarnation, or just a coincidence?
Suddenly, a hand reached over and touched her forehead. "Little sister, are you feeling unwell somewhere? You don't have a fever."
It turned out her brother was worried about her. Daddy also wore a worried look. "Sweetheart, you look like you've been badly frightened."
Seeing this, the girl hurriedly shook her head to say she was fine.
On the other side, an elder of the Principality of Nazca had already fallen to his knees with a loud thud. "Please, you must help us. We beg you to purify the curse that binds Lord Ahr."
Very soon, news of Ahr spread throughout the entire empire. Even the young ladies' tea parties among the nobility were abuzz discussing this matter. Rumour had it that the heir of the Principality of Nazca had been cursed. Now his life was being sustained only by the crystal coffin made of mana stones, and their visit to the empire was to seek a way to purify the curse.
The Grand Duke's daughter immediately began explaining to everyone. "In our empire, all mana comes from the sun. Most people have fire or light attributes, and purification attribute mana is extremely rare. Not even the king, prince or princess possess it."
At this point, the Grand Duke's daughter suddenly told Ruth beside her to put away the parasol. The moment Ruth heard this, she quickly folded up the parasol, afraid that even a second's delay would anger the Grand Duke's daughter.
That woman's temperament was truly unpredictable. At the last tea party, just because someone said that once the princess grew up she would replace her in their social circle, she burned that young lady's hand with magic. She even drenched the young lady from head to toe with a flower vase. In the end, she forced that young lady to apologize publicly. So Ruth didn't dare defy her in the slightest.
At that moment, the Grand Duke's daughter suddenly ordered Ruth to lift her skirt and show her legs. At first, faced with such a humiliating order, Ruth clutched her skirt and did not move for a long time. It was only when the Grand Duke's daughter began to grow impatient that Ruth finally lifted her skirt with trembling hands.
The next second, Ruth's legs, which looked as though they were made of stone, were exposed to everyone. And as soon as they saw those legs, people began pointing and whispering about Ruth. In truth, Ruth had merely been afflicted by a petrification curse in the past.
The Grand Duke's daughter then cast magic on Ruth's legs. Miraculously, the moment the magic fell, the petrification curse on Ruth's legs seemed to faintly recede. This immediately excited everyone present. Could it be that the Grand Duke's daughter possessed the legendarily rare purification mana? It looked like the Grand Duke's daughter was about to become a great benefactor of the Principality of Nazca.
Meanwhile, taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, the girl secretly slipped off to where the crystal coffin was being kept. She saw the boy lying there quietly asleep inside the crystal coffin. She couldn't help grumbling. It's not like he's some sleeping beauty.
But that aside, she'd heard that the boy was a descendant of the black dragon. As expected of that man's reincarnation, he truly had an inexplicable connection with black dragons.
The girl then used her skill on the boy. However, the system could only recognize his name. All the other information returned as errors. But that information was enough for the girl to confirm that the boy was indeed the demon king reborn.
With this in mind, she leaned over the crystal coffin and carefully studied the boy's face again, muttering that she did not want to repeat the same mistakes. She then prepared to carry out the eliminate the traitor quest.
In the next second, an icicle formed in the girl's hand. She gripped the icicle tightly, about to stab it toward the boy. Killing him now, when he was completely defenceless, should have been the easiest thing in the world. And in her previous life, it was precisely because she had slain the demon king without hesitation that she was granted this life and this reunion with her family. Now, as long as she dealt with the demon king once more, she could secure peace in this life.
But at the very instant she was about to strike, she suddenly hesitated. She found that she could no longer bring herself to act decisively against the demon king. Unable to accept this, the girl fled from the crystal coffin in a panic.
And just as she left, Ahr inside the crystal coffin slowly opened his golden eyes. He stared blankly at the girl's departing back. Then he shut his eyes in pain and murmured, "Why, Senna?"
Because she had failed to eliminate the demon king, the girl suffered from insomnia that night. So when she appeared at the breakfast table the next day with heavy dark circles under her eyes, daddy and brother were both shocked.
Daddy assumed the girl had been annoyed by the people from the Principality of Nazca and immediately started shouting about driving them away, while the girl just felt they were making a fuss over nothing. She simply stretched lazily and said in a flat tone, "I feel so tired. I really wish someone would hold me all day today."
Daddy and brother instantly rushed to fight over who got to hug her when they heard this. Seeing her family showering her with such boundless affection, the girl finally showed a long-lost smile.
In any case, the demon king had not affected her daily life yet, so she might as well spare his life for now. If he dared cause trouble in the future, she would definitely be the first to run over and kill him.
With that thought, the girl spread her arms toward daddy and brother. "Then hurry up and come hug me."
In the afternoon, Aunt Fiona came to visit with her son. Seeing that soft, squishy little dumpling, the girl's heart nearly melted from the cuteness. The maid sisters, seeing this world-class scene, couldn't help but shed tears of excitement as well. They had never imagined they would live to see two divine beings of cuteness together.