Royal Secret: I'm A Princess!

IT WAS a shame that Mona couldn't use Gale's most precious attack: Literally stealing the enemy's breath until they die. Gale could do it as a Wind Spirit. But of course, it only worked on people with human bodies. William was a Spirit so that attack wouldn't work on him.

[Moreover, that kind of attack don't work on humans or beings much stronger than Gale.]

"Roseanne," Mona said, summoning her Light Spirit. The rose mark on her wrist began to glow. "Activate Isolation Technique."

"Isolation Technique activated," Roseanne said in her usual sweet and calming voice. "We have now entered your Domain, Mona."

'Domain.'

It was a technique used to separate the space within their Domain from the real world. That meant everything and everyone under her Domain would temporarily be put in a different dimension. The scenery didn't change though. The only difference was the ground under her Domain was now covered with roses. Yes, even the river.

As long as her Domain was in effect, the real world wouldn't get damaged. Moreover, ordinary humans wouldn't see or hear anyone or anything under the Domain. Thus, they could fight freely without worrying about the damage it would cost.

[But of course, my Domain has a time limit.]

The stronger the attack the Domain receives, the faster it disappears. Since William was a strong opponent, she was already expecting the effect of her Domain to last for only fifteen minutes at max.

[That's enough though.]

"Rockwell," she called the stone golem calmly. "Knock him out."

"As you wish, Master," Rockwell answered cheerfully, then he ran toward William. The giant stone golem made the ground shake hard because of that. "William, I don't like you but I don't hate you either! I'm just going to beat you up because Master asked me to!"

[I told you to knock him out and not beat him up…]

Maybe it was the same thing for Rockwell.

William laughed like a lunatic when he saw Rockwell running to him with the stone golem's fist clenched tightly as if he was about to punch him. "As if you could beat me, stone bastard."

"I'm a golem, stupid William!"

William only laughed harder. Then, he expertly threw his greatsword at Rockwell. The stone golem caught the sword in his hands. But the blade was covered with William's aura. It began to melt Rockwell's stone hands.

In the end, Rockwell who shouldn't feel pain screamed in agony. His stone hands melted. And now that nothing was stopping the greatsword, it spun on its own before it pierced through Rockwell's torso. Just like that, the stone golem crumbled.

[William's aura is enough to melt a stone golem, huh?]

It also seemed like his greatsword had a life of its own. After destroying the stone golem, the sword went straight at her.

Mona could clearly see that the greatsword was aiming at her stomach.

[William, you bastard.]

"Marina," she said calmly. But even though her voice was calm, her emotions weren't. William was serious about killing her precious baby. "Break the sword."

Marina appeared in front of her. "That's the plan, Master," she said cheerfully. "I will stop William! For justice, love, and happy endings!"

[How cheerful.]

Marina created a thick 'Water Wall' in front of her to block William's greatsword. Then, the Water Wall collapsed only to be turned into a huge Water Sphere that trapped the sword inside. A moment later, the sword began to sizzle until the blade cracked.

Finally, the greatsword was broken into pieces.

But since the blade was also hot, the Water Sphere also broke. When the water poured onto the ground, it looked like it was turned into a warm stream.

The fight wasn't over yet though.

Mona could see that William was busy fighting with Gale and Blaze.

The Fire Spirit was trying to burn William to ashes while spitting vicious things. On the other hand, the Wind Spirit was using the wind to help the fire get bigger.

But because William had a strong water attribute, it was hard to burn him down.

[It's okay since the plan isn't to burn him down anyway.]

William had covered himself with Water Aura this time. Thus, even Gale's Wind Blades didn't work on him. Every time the Wind Blade touched his body, it looked like it was cutting through the water and not his flesh.

He didn't stop running toward Mona.

The fire in William's glowing deep blue eyes was clear– he was serious about killing her.

Mona could also tell that the Grand Spirit was already using his full strength when she noticed that his hair color changed. The top half of William's long hair was still pale blue. But the middle part down to the strands had turned pink.

It was the same exact shade of her hair– coral pink– and it was proof that William was a Roseheart just like her.

"William, you haven't changed at all since the first day we met," Mona said while shaking her head. "You're still crazy."

William, who was now covered with blue flame, laughed maniacally.

Then, his Mana exploded– extinguishing Blaze's blue flame and reducing Gale back to her white bunny form. It looked like the Wind Spirit had exhausted her power because her small animal body fell to the rose-covered ground with a soft thud.

"You're hurting your friends," she said with a frown. "Olive."

"I'm on it, Master!"

Olive, who hid in the ground earlier, had transformed from being a twig armlet into several thick roots. Then, the roots that emerged from the ground had wrapped themselves around William to restrain his movements.

The Grand Spirit had been successfully held down but she knew it wouldn't be enough to completely stop him.

She raised her hand and sent some of her Mana to the stone Golem. "Rise, Rockwell."

The stones that crumbled earlier instantly floated in the air. Then, the stones moved and began to arrange themselves until the stone golem was completed again. But since it was done in a hurry, the stone golem had to let go of some of its parts. Thus, it was reduced to the same height as William now.

"Now," she said in a serious voice. "I need you all to restrain William for a few minutes."

"Yes, Master," all her Spirit Guardians, except for Roseanne, said solemnly.

Rockwell arm locked William's neck from behind.

Gale turned into a wind whip while Marina had turned into a water whip. On the other hand, Blaze had created a floating ring of fire. It seemed like the Fire Spirit didn't touch the ground in fear of burning Olive, the Wood Spirit.

"You're all annoying," William said with a bitter smirk. "Don't blame me if you get hurt!"

The Grand Spirit's Mana spiked as his body got surrounded by a mix of pale blue and coral pink aura.

[Mana Bomb.]

As its name suggested, it was the type of technique that uses Mana to create a bomb. The stronger the Mana was, the stronger the bomb's explosion would be. Since it was William, his Mana Bomb would surely be enough to successfully break her Domain and damage the real world.

She let out a deep and sorrowful sigh.

"Roseanne," she said in a sad voice. "Give me an Ice Rose."

The smirk on William's face disappeared.

She also heard the Spirit Guardians' collective gasp.

Roseanne's soft and sad voice broke the silence. "As you wish, Mona."

The rose tattoo on her wrist had materialized.

It was no ordinary rose and the petals were made of ice. The long stem and the single leaf were both as white as snow. Hence, the name 'Ice Rose.'

For the first time since William arrived, she saw panic and fear in his eyes.

"Draki!" William yelled for his Familiar, the veins in his neck popping out. "Come out!"

The ground once again shook.

Then, a blue snake emerged on the ground where the river was supposed to be in the real world. The snake this time was half the size of William's Blue Serpent form.

She ran toward William at the same time the blue snake moved toward its master.

"I'm sorry," she said when she grabbed Draki by the snake. "But you're not needed here."

She squeezed Draki's neck, making the blue snake hiss in pain. Or perhaps, anger. It didn't matter though since Draki already turned into hundreds of blue roses that fell on the ground.

Of course, she didn't kill the Familiar.

She simply sent Draki back to the Spirit World.

William seemed to be frozen after witnessing the blue snake disappear. Then, his eyes glowed as his Mana began to fluctuate. It seemed like he was speeding up the release of his Mana Bomb to escape from there.

[I won't let you.]

Mona grabbed the surprised William by the collar. Then, without breaking their eye contact, she stabbed the stem of the Ice Rose in his heart. The stem, which was made of ice and covered with an Ancient Mana, easily pierced through his chest. "I'm sorry, William," she whispered to him. "I'm forbidding you from getting out of your territory."

The moment William's feet began to be covered with ice, her Domain finally collapsed.

Just like that, they were back in the real world.

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"MONA!"

[Nikolai?]

Mona turned around to see Nikolai running toward her.

She was surprised to see that he wasn't alone when he didn't have his Paladins when she left her in the carriage earlier. But this time, Glenn and the Fletcher Twins (Wyatt and Warren) were with His Majesty. Even Rufus Quinzel was there.

[Did Rufus come with Nikolai because of what happened to Gavin?]

Moreover, she was shocked to see Gavin who was supposed to be unconscious. But she was glad to see that the commander had woken up already.

[His Majesty probably called his Paladins and Duke Quinzel to help him find me.]

Come to think of it, his villa was nearby. Since Nikolai and the others were strong people, they must have noticed her Domain right away.

"I'm fine, Your Majesty," Mona assured Nikolai who stood in front of her while checking if she was injured, addressing him formally because they were surrounded by his subordinates. "Don't worry too much."

Nikolai let out a deep sigh, then he glared at William. "You–"

William, whose lower part of his body was already covered with ice while his chest area was still bleeding because of the Ice Rose skewered in his heart, hissed at Nikolai. "You're going to kill her, Nikolai de Moonasterio!"

She heard the collective gasp behind her.

The Quinzel Brothers and the Paladins were probably shocked to hear William address the emperor that casually.

"You should have been contented in being with Mona," William said bitterly. "The child in her womb will kill her. Do you know that?"

Nikolai looked shocked by what William said.

She could already hear what was going through the emperor's mind. It was already hard for her to convince him that their daughter wouldn't be a risk to her. And now, this stupid William had to say all of that nonsense to Nikolai.

But deep down in her heart, she knew that the Grand Spirit's concern was valid.

She just refused to accept it because as a mother, she would never blame her child for the grim future awaiting her. When she decided that she wanted to be a mother, she had already embraced all the risks and responsibilities that came with it.

[I hope Nikolai learns what it means to be a parent soon.]

"Don't listen to him, Your Majesty," Mona said even though she was also quite shocked by William's declaration. Out of irritation, she closed her hand. As soon as she did that, the Ice Rose broke into tiny pieces. "Sleep well, William."

And William disappeared along with the broken pieces of the Ice Rose.

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