YLTESCIA: A Reincarnator's Tale in the Lands of Merusia (3)

Chapter 419: One-Sided Negotiations (pt. III)

Heavy and overbearing, the Captain of the Royal Guard's aura spread throughout the throne room, the man standing firm and tall as he directed the pressure towards Grey and Yuna, his eyes gleaming sharp and serious, his breath silent as the wind.

It was heavy enough that even the King felt uncomfortable under it. The aura wasn't even directed at him, yet he felt quite repressed, his body stiffening a little. Had he been a normal person, he would have already been crawling on the ground.

Well that is usually the case. However, don't mention crawling, Grey and Yuna didn't even flinch at the sudden burst of intimidation thrown towards them, they stood still, eyes unfazed, and unaffected by the crushing waves of mana.

『Hmm... It's been quite some time since we were last greeted like this, hasn't it? Has been been a few months already?』 ［Grey］

『Fufufu! That's right! I think it was back when we were still at Avalon.』 ［Yuna］

『Was it? Did no one try to intimidate us at Xeros?』 ［Grey］

They were so unaffected, in fact, that they were just casually chatting telepathically as if it was the most normal thing in the world. After all, it wasn't the first time they were subjected to such. Only Gaston was able to surprise them the first time.

Of course, Grey and Yuna knew full well what was going on before them. The King was not threatening, rather, he was testing them. Tests Grey and Yuna had already read in quite a lot of novels. It was fun from time to time.

『Then, should we respond in kind, Milady?』 ［Grey］

A sweet yet scary smile on his face, Grey coaxed Yuna into a little mischief and in response to the Captain of the Royal Guard's provocation, they too, released their own aura, sweeping forth towards the room like a silent flood.

It was several magnitudes heavier and more domineering than the latter's, a wave of suffocating pressure bearing down on his shoulder. His face quickly turned pale and his body started quivering, the King also feeling a slight heaviness in his heart.

Without a single doubt, the two of them passed the King's test with flying colors, all the doubts now swept away as he looked carefully at the two youths before them. He soon raised his hands and asked them to rein in their auras.

"I apologize for that, Archduke Grey, Archduchess Yuna. Please be merciful to my knight. He was only following my command." ［Philip］

"Fufufu! Did we pass the test, Your Majesty?" ［Yuna］

"Of course. There's no doubt about it." ［Philip］

With his words clearly resonating throughout the halls, the power balance was then firmly established, two parties standing before one another at equal footing, not one greater or lesser than the other.

The King had initially doubted Grey and Yuna's identities, but having a taste of their powers first hand, there's no way could still remain suspicious of them. However, he was still on his toes, probing to see which side of the bridge they stood on.

"Are you alright, Douglas?" ［Philip］

"I am more than fine, Your Majesty. Just... A little out of breath." ［Douglas］

However, the same couldn't be said for Douglas. He who has been directly subjected to the aura of Grey and Yuna now knew how big the difference between he and the two are, his body still trembling from the taste of their power.

He could only recall a single time where he felt such a sensation. It was when he was with the General in the battlefields of the Civil War. She is an S-ranker and also one of their honorable allies who overturned the war. He relived such a memory.