“Sorry for the dey!” Elizabeth said as she opehe double doors into the meeting room, both Albert and Lizbeth were already sitting there waiting for them. her seemed bothered by the wait, and they were eveing snacks while drinking Tea as if it was their break.

  “Oh, it’s okay, your Maid did tell us that you may arrive te.” Lizbeth smiled her way as she eyed her from top to bottom. “You could have taken some extra time if you wanted you know?”

  Elizabeth felt herself blush at the implications behind the tone. She had rushed dressing since she wasn’t sure if Rossie’s Mother could pierce her shift, if she could and she was naked under… Well, she didn’t mind Rossie or Rena seeing her like that, hell. She could even tolerate it if it was one of her [Minions]. But her Mother-in-w?

  Yeah no, as a result of that, she was dressed as fast and with as many loose clothes as she could find. All in an attempt to disguise her haggard appearance, she had even used Magic to accelerate the drying!

  Heat and Wind magic weren’t fortable to dry! Also, they may damage her skin and hair!

  But she withstood them both!

  And no, the fact that Rossie could cast very good [Healing] magic wasn’t taken into sideration! The matter at hand was how many sacrifices she had made to arrive in time! And they said she could take her time?!? If she took her time, it would be nighttime by the time she was done!

  She couldn’t even enjoy the bath time with Rossie & Rena! It was a double surprise! And she couldn't enjoy it!

  “No, it’s okay. We don’t want to impose.” Elizabeth answered while motioning both Rena and Rossie to take a seat, she sat the red-haired girl at the left of the table and the pink-haired o the right.

  Leaving the middle seat for herself, oher side of the table was Albert Singh, with his wife to his right.

  “So? What have you summoned us for?” Asked Lizbeth, it seemed that the patriarch of the Singh was once agaiing his wife deal with these matters.

  Elizabeth could somewhat uand him, if she could do the same, she would do it too! But if she left it to Rossie…Either Rossie would sell herself to Elizabeth or would try to take everything that the Singh owned. her was an acceptable ao Elizabeth, so she would do it!

  She wasn’t a bimbo! She could do iations too!

  … with some luck.

  “We have finished cheg the papers and we are willing to sign them.” Elizabeth started, she summohe tracts already signed with her name and Rossie on them. She would check ter on her financial dition and see if she could pass some of the new properties her way. Not that the girl would accept them…

  “Oh, splendid. And I see you amended some cuses…” Lizbeth said without even reading them, was it her [Skill] at work? “Darling, sign them.”

  The assed the papers without giving it too much thought.

  “Sure, what did they remove?” Asked Albert after signing the papers and giving them to one of his maids. “Get a few copies, one for our archives, one for my personal file, and the inal for Elizabeth and Rossaline.”

  “It will be done, Master.” The Maid answered and promptly left.

  Just like that? No haggling? No questions?

  “Oh, don’t look so dour Elizabeth, I did check it you know?” Lizbeth smiled at her, “Your wyer only removed the usual stuff, was it Engine? He always takes away those cuses even though they rarely are applicable.”

  …so, she already knew who they went to check with?

  “He told us that they were best removed.” Elizabeth said back, “But didn’t expin, what was the point of them?”

  “They are a guarahat if you decide to renouhe plots of nd then you will take full responsibility for the problems that made you discard them. You know that we will not be held atable if the plot were cursed and you didn’t ask. Or that they are not iate the photos imply…” Lizbeth said with a shrug, “The usual stuff that is your responsibility to check the state of what you accept.”

  …What was this woman even speaking about? Didn’t the dots state what ditions the plot was in? Elizabeth had checked that, they reted that they were in good dition. The dates were even of…the same day she arrived here…

  “Oh, they are fihat is why I told you that they were mostly useless stuff. Engine worries too much, but make this a lesson. Always check the goods you accept with a tract like this. If the date had been…I don’t know…Dated a year ago. And a meteorite hit the plot a week before, then you would be held responsible for the damages on the plot if you tried te the tract.” Lizbeth said with a dangerous glint in her eye, “Not that it will be the case on this one. We sent a runner with the proper skills to make sure the state was in order, and he sent updated files on all the plots…Minus your former home, sino one was able to verify it.”

  And the date of the file for her house was almost two years ago, the same day she left for the MPI. Had her parents been prepared for this from that moment?

  “That’s fine, I will not return to my home no matter what,” Elizabeth said as the same maid returned with a folder with the dots for her. Elizabeth checked them ahem to the spire in her [Soulscape].

  Well, most of them, the dots for all the other properties went to the shared [Garage], but the dots for her home? Those went to the spire.

  “Was that all? I assume you didn’t call us only for this.” Lizbeth said taking a se from the table. “I would be disappointed if that was all, I assume there is a reason why you only moved from [Magical Hero] to [Magical Girl - Shadow Attuoo.”

  oh?

  “That is what I look like?” Elizabeth smiled at the woman, this made her eyes narrow, and the purple glint shone in her eyes for a sed. Elizabeth felt the woman try to pee her defenses. But uhe previous time, this time they stood strong.

  “[Gaxidae Reader]” And with those words, the whole presence of Lizbeth ged, instead of the scary Mother-in-w she had seen, this time before she stood … [Something else]. “[Audit]”

  Elizabeth almost doubled over as the first line of defense of her status was being battered over and over, with each pulse of purple light she felt as if something was trying to enter. She noticed how her girlfriends were tensing and with a message through their shared [Link], she reassured them to not move.

  “[I see you]” Lizbeth, no…The [Gaxidae Archiver] spoke, “[Both a Magical Girl and a Viliness. Iing…it shall be recorded as such.]”

  And as if it was a mere illusion, the presence of the woman ged once more from extremely scary, to…only scary. Not an improvement overall, but Elizabeth liked merely scary to [WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?!?!?]. So she could work with this.

  “So, from a dual awakening to a dual job huh? I see why you would decide to take this route. I wonder if you will be able to tinue like this, having two sets of skills be useful, especially since you seem to be able to keep multiple high-level [Shift] spells going.” Lizbeth smiled as she ed some blood from her nose.

  “.... you shouldn’t overstrain yourself like that. Think of the baby.” Albert said with worry in his eyes.

  “It’s okay, besides. We have Rossy here. She finally got the right title to match her talent.” Lizbeth said with a bloody smile towards Rossie.

  “ *Sigh* Don’t overstrain yourself…Mama.” Rossie said in a small tone while weaving a plex series of magical circles that she sent towards her Mother. “[Blessing] + [Divine] + [Heal] + [Boundary] + [Perpetual] = [Blessings from the Goddess, Mk 2]”

  And followed by a golden halo of light the spell formed into a halo of light that healed Lizbeth Singh, her plexiouro a healthier tone, and she seemed to even rejuvenate a few years.

  “See…I told you she would make it.” Lizbeth smiled at Rossie, “She is rec…Y sister is finally rec…”

  And after saying that, as if Lizbeth Singh's biggest worry had vanished, she fell unscious with a smile on her face, if this was a story. This would probably be a good moment to make a time skip or a ge of se.

  “Get my wife to her room, send for her physi and the [Skill Iy Checker] and [Soul Iy Checker]. I want to make sure everything is in order.” As, this was reality, and Albert Singh was a man who would make sure everything was in order. “Not that I doubt yic Rossy, but you ’t bme me for making sure.”

  “No problem there…Papa.” Rossie said in a small voice as she sat bad moved her chair just a little, as if staying closer to Elizabeth would keep her safe (SO CUTE!!!!)

  “So, was there anything else you needed Elizabeth? I would like for my wife to tinue being here, as she is the one who wao make sure I wouldn’t try to extort you from anything.” Albert said turning his attention toward a group of maids that was transp Lizbeth using [Force Ptform] spells away. “But she will be shown the rest of the iations. You rest assured that anything that we iate be ame a ter date.”

  “That’s fine, I just want to inform you that we will be leaving. I want to chey house, and I want to know how many specialists I will need in case the [Ward] doesn’t reize me.” Elizabeth was sure the wards around her house would pi her, but…this wasn’t the same body she had two years ago. Even if it had been her Mother the ohat stuck her in it. She wasn’t quite sure if the [Ward] had been updated after she asded or not.

  “Do you want to use the private jet? Or will you travel using the teleportation station?” Albert said fishing out his holo tablet. “If you use our private jet, revent anyone from knowing your route. But if you use the teleportation station…The MPI and the other fas will know where you are.”

  And that was the question, wasn’t it?

  Agatha had implied that she had been proteg her while at the MPI, and that she wouldn’t be able to do so after the fallout from Akira’s…shenanigans. So… Did Elizabeth want to risk it? To go boldly forward?

  To maybe have to fight the powers to be?

  Yes, she did.

  “We will use the Teleportation station. If needed I always teleport away, be it using magic, skills, or…. otherwise.” Elizabeth smiled at the idea, besides. Who could even stop her if she wao run away?

  Unless someone from the inal [Twelve] came? No one should have those levels of powers, besides, if they did indeed e… wouldn’t they be good [Exp] sources? She should have around the same level of power as an average level 60. And if she cashed in all her skills and powers? Well, she would be very dangerous.

  Worst e to worst? She would drop all her mana into the [Shadow Minion] skill and summon as many shadons as she could. Surely an unending horde of shadons could stop a few S-ranks…right?

  “So long you are sure. We do know that you seem to have a way to bypass our wards…and they are on the expensive side. Only the [ars] have more sturdy wards than us.” Albert sighed and turo Rossie, “Do return home before your baby sister is born.”

  “Of course, I will make sure she is borhy. That was what I promised.” Rossie said back.

  “No, not because of that. Your sister will need a role model to follow, and you make us proud. Nothing would make me prouder than her learning from you.” Albert Singh said smiling at her daughter, not the cilman, not the future president of Camelot. Nor the ing man who wanted shadow assassins to work for him, ihis was the father of a daughter. “You will always have a pce here. I don’t care what your Mother says, if Elizabeth ever mistreats you, you e to us. We will make sure she regrets it okay?”

  …Well, Elizabeth could appreciate the gesture if nothing else. Not like they could stop her, or that she would ever mistreat Rossie.

  “...Thank you…Papa.” Rossie said in a small voice as she teleported away.

  “...That one is new, did you teleport her away?” Albert said turning to Elizabeth.

  “...No, but that was my skill,” Elizabeth said as she looked at the spot where Rossie had been before, that was her new favorite skill in use, [Shadow Step]. “...ht, Rossie has access to some of my skills…Sihey never use it, I had fotten about it.”

  “...I see, those werey words Elizabeth Starbright.” Albert said fog on Elizabeth once more, “I know everything Lizbeth knows about you. But even if I must pull down [Framework] from his lofty throne in the sky. I will make sure yret it if you ever make Rossy cry.”

  “Aye, sir!” Elizabeth said saluting at the man, one must alay respects to suoble feelings. “But it will be okay. So long Rossie wants to stay with me, she will be as pampered as I do without hurting someone else!”

  …Well, she wouldn’t mind hurting a few if it would make Rossie happier.

  “And her?” Albert said turning to Rena. “If you had to choose between Rossy or Watanabe Rena?”

  Rena turned her eyes to her in a fra of a sed. Watanabe Rena is using puppy eyes! It’s super effective!

  “Well, that’s easy,” Elizabeth said with a reassuring smile to Rena, then turning to Albert Singh her eyes turned draid bzed in azure fire. “I will kill and roast the soul of the ohat would dare to even put me in such a situation for a thousand years, making sure they ’t move either to Hell, Heaven, or the abyss. For they should know better than to bother those I love.”

  Was her mana fring? Perhaps.

  Was her draic side surfag? Probably.

  Did she care? No.

  “But it will be okay, no one is dumb enough to do something like that,” Elizabeth said as her eyes returo normal and her maled down. “Right, cilman Albert Singh?”

  “...Yeah, who would even attempt to do something as stupid as that.” Albert Singh said with a small smile on his face as his back was drenched i. Elizabeth had trolled his mana outburst so that the man wouldn’t bck out again.

  But he could still perceive the differen mana levels and the density of the mana that Elizbeth was able to pump out.

  “Rena, go ach Aura. Tell her that all the Shadons must return to our [Haven].” Elizabeth said to the red-haired girl.

  “Sure thing Elizabeth,” Rena answered standing up from her spot. “cilman, pleasure meeting you.”

  And like that the red-haired girl left them, leaving Elizabeth aloh Rossie’s Father and a few Maids.

  “The only reason your [Assassins] are alive is that they never moved to strike at Rena. Do not be mistaken, I know everything my [Minions] known. I let them have free reign so long they are reasonable, but they also known to report me important stuff, like how some assassins tried to encroach upon Rena while we were sleeping.” Elizabeth said in an icy tone. “And the only reason you have that head upon your shoulders is that Rossie is finally rec, all so that she enjoy having a Father.”

  Her tone had shifted, no longer her usual carefree tone. But closer to a cold frosty one, “Heed your Wife's warnings, Albert Singh.” Elizabeth said as shadows started moving around the room as each shadouro Elizabeth’s shadow. “Let the [Dragon sleep]. Because if you wake up my [Wrath]...Even if [The World] wants to keep you alive…you will die.”

  Albert Singh could only nod, his body refused to do anything else, for he was mere prey in front of a [Dragon].

  “Happy that we have an uanding then. I will send a [Minion] to help you with some of your campaign problems as soon as I .” Elizabeth said as the st of her miniouro her, “As an apology for this small…outburst.”

  Really, she was willing to ig, since most of her minions had been making sure all the Singh employees stayed away from them. But to hear such a btant attempt to make her pick between Rossie and Rena?

  Yeah, she could only imagine what kind of plot they would do if she had answered what they wanted her to pick. Why would she even pily one? Pig betweeions that got sent her way? Why would she settle for so little?

  Elizabeth was the daughter of the [Father of Superpowers] and [The Mother of Magic]. She was [The Ior], she was Elizabeth Starbright. She wouldn’t settle for what they wanted for her.

  No, she would get what she wanted. She would protect what was hers, and she would return home. If someone wao get in her way…She wouldn’t miing some of her pent-up frustration into them. Be it with a [Dragoh] or a [Railgun].

  Annou