The Princess focused her Magic in her open palms and made two extremely concentrated Water Balls, that she offered to Rampage and Furnace, receiving a rub on her face from two smiling snouts.
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While the Unicorns were munching, a high-pitched voice came from the middle of the group of girls. “Oh, come on! What is so wonderful about two weird horses that have ugly horns on their foreheads? They are just two stupid animals because if they were at least a bit intelligent, they would be nowhere near two dumb commoners! “
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Both Unicorns frowned, and after swallowing the Princess’ Magic, they took one step forward, as the Princess shouted. “Who said that? Who was stupid enough to insult two Unicorns that could kill us all if they wanted?”
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Suddenly, Diana Olesk saw herself alone because all the surrounding Nobles rushed to get away. The moment she noticed, she tried to make up an excuse. “It… wasn’t me… I have no idea who spoke…”
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The Princess frowned and asked. “You know you have a very distinguishable voice, don’t you? Most of the time, I would rather not listen you than have your voice break my eardrums. Do you want to apologise for what you said, or would you rather face the consequences? “
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“I… don’t understand…”
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“Guards! Back away! Everyone, take cover!”
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The Princess dragged Nozomu to get away from the angry Unicorns when they snorted, and the moment Taisetsuna pulled Robert to the other side, Rampage ran at full speed against Diana Olesk, who kept on screaming in panic, unable to even move her legs to escape the imminent danger. She was pulled up by the collar of her dress that Rampage pierced with his pointy horn, with Furnace joining them and making a Fire Wall around them so that no one approached.
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Nozomu was looking, not knowing what to do, until he heard Taisetsuna shouting. “Go help her, Nozo!”
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“Okay, but she caused all this, why-“
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Taisetsuna interrupted with an even higher shout. “I wasn’t asking, Nozo! Now!”
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The Princess grabbed Nozomu’s arm and stuttered, “W-what are you going to do? Y-you can’t approach them! You will die!”
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Nozomu released his arm from the Princess’ grip with a quick snap, and ran to the Fire Wall, entering it without even thinking. The Princess screamed because she thought he was going to die, and shot a flush of Water Magic, trying to extinguish the Fire Wall while shouting. “Taisetsuna! Help me!”
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Taisetsuna shook her head and surprised the shocked Princess. “There is no need, Princess. Nozo got this, don’t worry.”
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“But the fire! He will die!”
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“No, he will not! Trust him, Princess, he knows what he is doing!”
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While the Princess was trying to put down the flames, Nozomu reached the two Unicorns while putting out the fire in his clothes. Furnace stood in his way, and Nozomu nuzzled her head to the side while walking around her and warning, “Don’t you get on my nerves, Furnace. Put the fire out before I slap you.”
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The red Unicorn snorted, and Nozomu pulled her tail and twisted it. “Do it, Furnace! We are guests here, no need to make the Princess angry at you!”
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Furnace snorted again and made the Fire Wall disappear. Then, everyone saw that the white Unicorn had Diana Olesk hanging by his horn and was electrifying her in bursts. She looked like a rag doll, moving her arms and legs as the electrical current travelled along her body, only to be still the moment Rampage stopped punishing her for a brief second, only to shock her again for another two seconds.
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Nozomu stood next to Rampage and asked him. “Can you release her now? I think she had enough. If you continue this, you might kill her, and her family will demand your head on a plate.”
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Rampage neighed with a frown, and Nozomu explained. “If she dies, they will want to kill you as well. You will die. It may take some time, but you will. Are you sure you want to die because of a stupid girl? At least think that Furnace will be sad, and she will probably try to help you, and she will die as well. Then Taisetsuna will be sad, and she will try to kill me. I kind of like being alive, but I don’t know about you.”
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Rampage neighed once more and lowered his head, putting Diana on the ground next to Nozomu. He shook his head to release his horn from her dress, and the moment he got loose, he went to stand next to Furnace, who kept on neighing and scratching her right front hoe on the ground while staring at Nozomu. She didn’t look very happy, but Nozomu had more urgent things to worry about than an angry Unicorn.
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He checked the girl’s neck for a pulse and sighed before calling for help. “Suna, she is alive, but I think she needs some Healing Magic, just to be sure!”
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Taisetsuna rushed to him and kneeled on the floor, pouring a huge amount of Healing Magic on the still fainted girl. While Taisetsuna was doing her best, the Princess ran to Nozomu, and before the surprised looks of her court, she hugged him with tears in her eyes.
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She then checked his body for wounds and asked, with a trembling voice. “Are you alright? You are not hurt? I thought you were going to be burned alive!”
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“I am okay, Princess. I am sorry for worrying you.”
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The moment Diana Olesk sat on the floor and looked around rather puzzled, the Princess jumped on her. She raised her from the ground while squeezing her neck and shouted with so much Magic in her voice that the entire floor around her trembled. “You stupid, annoying little bitch! How dare you insult such amazing Unicorns in my presence? You could have died, and I would have had to order my Guards to kill the Unicorn, and he would kill us all while fighting them! I don’t know what is wrong with you, but I will teach you how to behave in my presence! Guards, send a message to her parents! I want them here tomorrow morning! They have a lot to explain why she turned out this rotten and stupid!”
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Diana begged for mercy the moment the Princess let her drop, and as soon as she grabbed the Princess’ leg to ask for forgiveness, she got such a powerful slap on her face from a furious Princess that she got knocked out immediately. “How dare this stupid touch me? How dare any of you let her say such a thing to the Unicorns? Weren’t you supposed to help and support me? We were almost killed because this stupid bitch couldn’t keep her mouth shut!”
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One young Noble took one step forward and tried to explain. “Princess, even if Diana was out of line, it was still Nozomu’s fault for not being able to control his Unicorn.”
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Taisetsuna shouted, and every eye was on her. “It was not Nozo’s fault! The Unicorns don’t belong to us, they are our friends! Do you order your friends around? She insulted them. What did you expect to happen? That they stood still, considering that they understood everything she said? Would you like it if I insulted you in front of everyone?”
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“You wouldn’t dare insult me, commoner! Unlike you, I come from a Noble bloodline! “
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Before anyone could say anything, Robert Keskula kicked him in the groins. As the young man was bending and grabbing his family jewels, Robert pulled him up by his ears and shouted while looking at the group of young Nobles that only seconds ago were nodding, supporting the one he was punishing, and he spoke. “It doesn’t matter if Taisetsuna is a commoner or not! She is a woman, and you should give her the respect she deserves! Diana was stupid, and she almost caused the deaths of all of us, and instead of telling her to apologise to the Princess for what happened, you dare to accuse Nozomu and the Unicorns? You all know how dangerous and rare those Magical Beings are. We have two right in front of us! How many people do you know that were this close to a Unicorn and survived to tell the story? They were peaceful before Diana insulted them! In God Raluth’s name, they were eating the Magic the Princess gave them! Do any of you know how hard it is for a Unicorn to accept being fed like that? You saw something that most people never see! Unicorns using their Magic! And we survived! And this dumbass blamed them for reacting like they did to such a great insult? If any of you said something similar to me, I would kill you in a heartbeat!”
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He let go of the young man and went to see Taisetsuna, who was fuming in anger. He stood in front of her, blocking her view of the group of Nobles, and spoke in a low voice. “Don’t mind them, Taisetsuna. Most of them have never heard of what Unicorns are capable of, let alone seen one. Not every Noble studied the Magical Beings that exist. I did because I have always been fascinated with Unicorns and Dragons ever since I was very little, and I saw a Unicorn in the forest behind my parents’ mansion. He made a slight nod at me and went deep into the forest, but I will never forget his gentle eyes and the way his horn was shining with Magic.”
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“You are full of surprises, aren’t you? I think you need to find better friends because the ones you have are not good.”
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The Princess called her older servant to approach and told him to guide the Nobles to the dining room because it was almost dinnertime, and to find someone to heal Diana Olesk because she wanted to keep her under close watch.
As the group of Nobles were going to the Castle, the Princess made a deep bow to the Unicorns, apologised for the stupid girl that insulted them, and thanked them for their compassion.
As the Unicorns were walking to the stable again, Rampage caressed Nozomu’s head with his snout and made a low neigh, as if he was apologising for his reaction and received a hug on his head. As for Furnace, she frowned at Nozomu, and as she turned to the stable, she hit him in the face with her tail and looked back to show she didn’t forgive him for the twisting.
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Taisetsuna approached the Princess with Robert Keskula right next to her, and the Princess raised an eyebrow and pointed out the strange sight. “It was surprising to see you defend Taisetsuna so quickly, especially knowing you and your reputation. You never cared much if a woman was insulted or if something offended her, so what happened for you to have such a powerful reaction regarding Taisetsuna?”
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“I am also a bit surprised myself, but something snapped inside me. I was about to slap Diana for insulting the Unicorns, but the white one was faster than me, and Taisetsuna pushed me away as soon as you shouted, Princess.”
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“I see… And why are you still near her, and you don’t go with the others to the dining room and wait for me there? “
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“I don’t think they want my presence after my reaction. My parents won’t be pleased after knowing who I kicked. I kind of lost it for a moment, and I will have a lot of trouble explaining what happened to my parents, especially to my father.”
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The Princess nodded and squeezed Nozomu’s arm as she walked to another entrance of her Castle. “You also have something to explain, Nozomu. Mostly, why are you not hurt after going through that Fire Wall? Anyone else would not survive that, but you just have your clothes a bit burned.”
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“I am sorry, but I can’t, Princess. Please forgive me, but that is something I wish to keep to myself. It would be better for all of us and this country if my secret remained a secret. Unless you don’t mind some spy from the Empire kidnapping me and taking me away.”
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“Yes… If this is a rare ability that you have or a Magical Item you are using, I see your point. But that also makes me worry. Can I really trust you, Nozomu?”
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