20 years had passed when I woke up! ~ The villain's daughter’s thereafter and after that ~ - Chapter 12

Translator: Darling | Editor: Nebosuke

 

A little extra story.

 

Miriri, a novice adventurer, didn’t know what to do.

 

“Hey sweetheart, are you a newcomer from some countryside? We’ll take you around and show you interesting things.”

“Let us take care of you, yeah?”

“We seniors are kindly offering to help you. You wouldn’t say no, right?”

 

She had just finished her registration to be an adventurer at the guild office, and she thought she was going to hunt slimes nearby, but these mean-looking guys surrounded her. 

“What should I do?” she thought in her mind.

She wanted to reject and say no because these guys were giving her nasty and filthy looks. They seemed to be plotting something bad.

If she went along with them, she would be in trouble.

However, if she refused, she would be in trouble too. 

 

She looked around the lobby of the guild office to get some help, but people just ignored her and these guys. Heartless! She thought people in the royal capital were despicable.

 

It happened as she pulled herself and gripped her blood-like red magic wand tightly in order to blow these guys away with her uncontrollable flame magic. 

 

“Hey, you guys. I’m a newcomer too. Can you show me around?”

 

A tall woman appeared, trying to get Miriri out of trouble.

She had long golden hair and wore a jade-colored dress.

She didn’t look like an adventurer. “Is she a noble? She may be from the royal family!” Miriri thought.

The tall woman was releasing a distinctive aura. 

Her presence was overwhelming, and all eyes in the lobby were fixed on her. 

 

“Heh … “

“Oh, no, no, no, we’ve been adventurers for just three years.”

 

Their overbearing attitude was gone.

The guys completely cowered and shrank in terror. 

 

“Three years of career. That’s long enough. Fioria de Florence asks you to serve me today.”

 

“Well…”

“Um…”

“We… we… we’ve got something urgent.”

 

“Do you want me to say that again? You guys are brave.”

 

“Yes, dame. We are happy to serve you!”

 

The guys said that together while they stood upright. 

 

“Wow, she is so cool,” Miriri whispered. 

 

Miriri’s hands were actually shaking.

She was about to drop her magic wand.

It was so shocking to her.

She never expected to meet Fioria in such a place.

Fioria de Florence.

She was a very well-known figure. Even Miriri who grew up in the countryside knew her well. 

Miriri heard her nickname as the Blizzard Empress, but she thought it was just hype.

 

No.

Rather, her nickname underestimated her.

Because that woman was so dazzling.

Like the sun.

With her overwhelming sunshine, she made any foes keeling down. 

 

“Wow, you have a nice wand.”

 

“Yeee… yes!”

 

She didn’t expect that Fioria was going to talk to her, and so she spoke in a weird voice.

 

She was embarrassed.

 

Miriri wore a triangular hat with a wide brim. Underneath, her ears and face blushed. 

 

“Is the jewel a dragon ruby? But you seem to have a little issue in controlling your magic power.”

 

Fioria’s white fingers reached out and gently touched the jewel on Miriri’s magic wand.

 

The jewel emitted a pale red light for a few seconds.

 

“This will do. We are both novices. Let’s do our best to kickstart our career.”

 

Fioria headed to the guild counter with her three companions.

 

Miriri zoned out and kept watching Fioria as if she was daydreaming. 

 

***

 

“Well, first of all, let me measure your magical power. Can you put your hand on this crystal ball and hold it gently?”

 

The guild receptionist was really frightened from the bottom of her heart.

After all, this person belonged to the Duke family, and that was the Fioria de Florence.

Everyone knew that she merely destroyed the Kingdom of Isolute alone. As rumours were often exaggerated, that story was quite extremely amplified.

 

It said that the people of the Isolute family were repeatedly mashed by “Wand of Divine Punishment” and got vaporized altogether.

It said that she threatened King Brasia, saying, “If you do not surrender, I will erase one town every single minute from your kingdom.”

It said that when King Vincent scolded her for her brutally forceful tactics, she replied, “Do you want to disappear just like the Kingdom of Isolute?”

 

The trembling receptionist right in front, Fioria slowly put her hand on the crystal ball.

When she held it, the ball cracked!

“Oops, sorry, I broke it.”

 

The crystal ball was more brittle than Fioria expected.

She thought she held it gently, but she shattered it. 

 

The guild receptionist fainted in shock.

Another receptionist appeared from the back office.

 

“I have a spare. Please don’t put too much power on it.”

 

“Okay, I won’t repeat the same mistake.”

 

She touched the crystal ball with great care.

Measurement of magical power began and the crystal started tinkling.

 

Cracked again! 

 

“I haven’t done anything this time.”

 

“Um, maybe it couldn’t stand your magical power…”

 

“Shall I try again?”

 

“No, it’s okay! I will record it as impossible to measure.”

 

“Sounds good. Thanks. Please send the repair bill for these smashed crystals to the Florence family. So, what should I do next?”

 

“It… it will be the ability measurement. Would you mind moving onto the underground arena?”

 

“Thank you. You are brilliant.”

 

“……eh?”

 

“Immediately after the first girl fainted, you came out right away. Other staff members were turning their eyes away. I remember your name. Come to my place if you resign from the guild. Clerical staff are always short, so I’ll welcome you with a good pay-package.”

 

Fioria gave the receptionist such words and gracefully walked away.

 

“Oh, boss!”

 

It was Saar, one of her companions.

 

“Well, what’s the reward for us …? We are going to accompany you due to your request …”

 

“Hey Saar, don’t you think it’s wonderful to be alive? Life alone is worthy. What do you reckon?”

 

Saying that, Fioria pointed to the shattered crystal balls.

 

It was as if she was saying that Saar would be like these smashed crystals within 3 seconds.

 

Not only Saar but the other two… Kiji and Nooy also trembled.

 

“I’m just joking. I’ll pay the reward properly. Look forward to it.”

 

Fioria couldn’t help laughing out. 

 

She achieved extraordinary results in the ability test too.

 

It started testing her physical combat ability without magic.

 

“Can I do it seriously?”

 

“Of course! Otherwise, there is no point in testing!”

 

The examiner ended up in hell due to this word.

 

Just as Fioria held her sword, other fledgling adventurers were knocked out one after another.

 

The moment she stood up in the ring and got ready to fight, the examiner got horrified and fell to the floor. He said that her murderous intent alone almost ceased his heartbeat.

 

In the end, this test too became “unmeasurable”.

 

“Boss, isn’t it meaningless to have all these tests?”

 

“Oh, Saar, you’re saying something weird. All the novice adventurers first have to get through the entrance test. I shouldn’t be treated differently just because I’m a noble.”

 

“Your aristocratic status is irrelevant in this.”

 

“I know I know.” 

 

Fioria then softly whispered so that no one could hear, “… but I wanted to find out a little more about myself.” 

 

She thought she was getting stronger than she was 20 years ago. Even though she was just sleeping throughout.

 

Next was the magic practice test. It was easy to guess what her result would be. 

After all, Fioria was the fourth person who controlled “Wand of Divine Punishment”.

 

“Test is a test, right? I wonder where I can demonstrate it. I may burn an area as large as a whole town to the ground.”

 

“Please stop it! Really!”

 

“Then, shall I do it with my minimal power?”

 

Fioria picked up one of the swords hanging on the wall.

It was a secret that no one knew, but it was a devil sword with its own evil soul.

This devil sword once awakened, infiltrated the owner’s mind, and turned them into a cold-blooded murderer.

 

(Who the heck is this woman …?)

 

The devil sword was about to begin its mind infiltration into Fioria.

 

“Wand of Divine Punishment!”

 

(Ahhhhhhh!)

 

Her magic was activated before that.

Covered by the golden destructive light, the soul of the devil sword was terminated forever.

The devil sword that no one knew closed its life before anyone knew about it.

Even Fioria didn’t realize that the thing she erased was a devil sword.

How pitiful it was.

 

Anyways, the test was over.

If your ability was too low, you might be refused to register to be an adventurer, but there was no upper limit when your ability was too good.

A new E-rank adventurer, Fioria de Florence, was born here. There was no way for her to be put on E rank though!

 

The Master of the guild said, “As a special treatment, you may get a higher rank,” but Fioria declined.

Regarding the qualification of tamers, there was already a track record of supporting Mofumofu and his family.

 

Only an easy written test remained.

She passed it as a piece of cake, and immediately obtained the tamer qualification.

 

“I’m tired.”

 

“I think people around you got tired even more.”

 

What Saar said was true.

 

Fioria was way over powerful compared to other guild’s adventurers, and so the guild became crazily chaotic on the day.

In addition, the guild’s medical squad got full of the injured. 

Many adventurers remained fainted due to the murderous intent that Fioria released in the practical test.

 

“Saar, Kiji, Nooy. You three didn’t faint. That’s great.”

 

“…….”

“…….”

“……”

 

“Why don’t you say anything?”

 

“I didn’t expect you to praise me … I’m crying!”

“Oh, me too …”

“I’m so happy, I’m so glad … I think I’m falling in love with you, boss ………”

 

Saar started crying, perhaps because it was a reaction after he went through a tone of pressure to hang around with Fioria. 

In a nutshell, the guys felt so relieved. They knew they were safe now, after having a series of frightening experiences. They were losing sensible judgment.

 

Fiora thought, “They just need to calm down. The guys are becoming nuts a little.”

 

“You guys should be more confident. All of you have something to look forward to, or else I wouldn’t order you to come with me.”

 

“Eh……?”

“You took us just because we happened to step right in front of you. Isn’t that true?”

“I thought this was punishment because we were teasing a novice girl?”

 

“There was that, but more than that, I felt some possibility in you guys. Well, it was my gut feeling.”

 

She was right. 

Saar, Kiji, and Nooy were born in the same countryside and came to the royal capital with their dream to be hero-adventurers.

However, three years after starting out the adventurers, their rank didn’t move up beyond the D-rank. They were losing motivation.

They only performed some minimum quests and then drank at a bar.

They bullied new adventurers in the guild just like they did to Miriri. 

 

…… If Fioria did not appear at that time, we might have been pieces of junk.

 

Saar, the leader of the trio, thought about their past.

Once, they were also bullied by older adventurers when they were novice adventurers. The guys somehow put up with it though.

Saar vowed that he wouldn’t be a rotten adventurer like them who got fun out of harassing the newly-enlisted. “Look what I’m doing now. Such a shame!” he thought. 

 

“Your rewards will be delivered to your home. Buy some new tools and eat nutritious food. Then, I’m sure you guys all are going to be great. Apologies if you have annoyed someone before.”

 

Fioria smiled at them.

She showed a sweet facial expression and her generosity.

 

Not only Saar but also Kiji and Nooy looked up to Fioria with their admiration.

They swore in their heart to put all their effort to be heroic adventurers. 

Let’s do our best.

Fioria, the goddess of fortune, reached out to us.

She told us we would be great. 

 

They were determined, “Since she told us so, we should live up to her expectations!”

 

The three guys nodded to each other without saying anything. 

Their eyes showed that their once-lost passion had returned. 

 

“Good eyes. They are sparkling. You guys look awesome now.”

 

Fioria nodded with satisfaction.

 

“I’m always watching over you. When you feel frustrated or despaired, remember today.”

 

Then she dashingly left the adventurer’s guild.

 

As she was just stepping out of the building, one of the receptionists screamed and announced a critical situation.

 

“An emergency! There are a lot of Wyverns in the nearby mountain! The Kingdom Army alone can’t extinguish them! As long as you can move, please head to the mountain immediately and exterminate them!”

 

“… Oh, well.” 

 

Fioria stopped.

She couldn’t overlook the situation.

It was a crisis to the royal capital. The adventurer’s guild was now in dire straits too.

A few adventurers were able to move (due to Fioria).

 

“Shall I take care of what I have done here? …… Hey receptionist, I’m just E-ranked, but can I carry out that order?”

 

“Ah, yes, of course!”

 

“Okay, I’ll sort everything out in an hour, so you’ll be waiting here for my return.”

 

Wyverns were in a weaker class among the dragon species, but it became a serious threat if they bunched up in a mass.

It seemed a little crazy that she was going to challenge them alone, especially in this large outbreak. But common sense did not apply to Fioria.

 

She was about to leave the guild office again.

 

“Wait for us boss.”

“We will come too.”

“It’s our time to fight too. This is the reason why we became adventurers.”

 

“Sure,” Fioria grinned.

Really, she alone was good enough, but she happily accepted their help. She didn’t want to spoil their motivation.

 

“Oh, yes. It’s a great opportunity to try that magic.”

“<< Golden Blessing >>”

 

She stretched her arm towards the trio. 

Her fingertips touched the forehead of each of the three guys.

The divine radiance spread from the touched point and wrapped them up.

 

In-game terminology, this was auxiliary magic, also known as a buff.

Recently, she created it based on hints from an RPG that she played in her previous life.

 

However, since it was her first time properly using it, she was looking forward to seeing its effectiveness.

 

“Let’s go. Stay with me boys.”

 

“We’ll happily accompany you!”

 

The three guys fought like lions.

Ordinary D-ranked adventurers would get quickly killed before they killed even one Wyvern.

However, the guys joined their forces and slaughtered about 20 Wyverns.

 

Fioria had all the rest … close to 300 Wyverns in no time, but she couldn’t be compared with the three guys.

 

(Anyways.)

 

After the battle, Fioria thought for a while.

 

(Lately, monster outbreaks have increased… Is this a sign of a disastrous event?)

 

As the legend says, the Demon King might come back.

She imagined that moment and mumbled, “That sounds exciting.”

 

 

 

Demon King: “Hey, I deserve to revive and reappear in the story.”

*The appearance of Demon King has not been decided, nor has his story or setting been plotted.

 

Next episode, it’ll be about Mofumofu or Pofupofu.