Ascension of the Monster Queen

Liya brought them breakfast, and they smiled before taking their portion and thanking her. She then joined them, and their guest took food to eat as well, since she was hungry.

"This is delicious," The girl said as they began eating.

"It sure is, see, they are not that different from humans now are they?" Nessa asked and the girl looked at them before smiling.

"Yeah, I guess, you are their leader, right?" The girl asked.

"Yes, I am," She responded.

She said with a gentle smile as she lowered her head and her cheeks flushed, "Lady Nessa, well, he mentioned you a lot of times, when I asked who you were, he kept saying the leader of a fascinating nation, a place which will be known to all soon enough, but he never mentioned what type of place no matter how many times I asked after I saw him trying to send money your way as well, he is so confusing."

Nessa looked at her as she spoke, realizing the girl saw Kurson as more than a master, or at least desired to see him that way.

"In a way, I understand why he didn\'t say anything; you really admire him, don\'t you?" Nessa asked, and the girl\'s eyes widened as she looked up at Nessa, who smiled at her, and she nervously swallowed.

"W- What makes you think that?" Nessa chuckled when she asked.

"That look on your face is exactly why I said that; you can hide it well, but you didn\'t just now because he isn\'t here," She responded and the girl sighed.

"Our positions are strange, life isn\'t always as you want it to be, it always finds a way to make things more difficult for us, I\'m not fond of the position I\'m currently in but..." She said.

"But you get to stay with the people you care about, so it doesn\'t matter to you as long as they\'re happy, am I right?" Nessa inquired, and she nodded after which Nessa sighed.

"Kurson is a complete moron at times," Nessa mumbled.

"Where are you guys from anyway? Far from here?" Dalia asked and the girl looked at her.

"Not far from here, but I can\'t say where exactly because master forbid me from saying anything about it," She responded and Dalia\'s eyes narrowed.

"Why would he do that?" Riki asked.

"I don\'t know, but I assure you that my master is not a bad person, he just has a lot going on in his life, too much pressure, he wants to be in a different place, but in his position, he can\'t make such a decision," She responded, and Nessa sighed.

"I take it because the position he has which is a high one is the reason you cannot mention anything about where he is from?" Nessa asked and the girl smiled before nodding.

"That makes sense, but did he get into trouble this time, or did you?" Nessa inquired.

"I got into trouble, he didn\'t have time to help me, so he sent me to you, someone he knew could help me, he stayed to take care of the enemy, which was a monster, a demon of that," She responded as they exchanged glances.

"A demon?" Nessa asked.

"Yes, it had four legs, a white head plate, was muscular and ugly looking, it was huge, I got hurt because of it, while I was trying to defend some innocent people, there wasn\'t much time, you know what happened after that, he is strong but I still worry, he got into that situation because of me," She responded and Nessa sighed.

"I understand, so he stayed behind to defeat the monster and protect the people, but are you certain it was your fault or was it he who was being targeted?" Nessa asked, and the girl\'s eyes widened before she turned to face Nessa.

"It\'s possible for a variety of reasons, but I don\'t think so, not in that way..." She responded and Nessa exhaled deeply.

"It could have been a random attack, you can\'t be certain though," Nessa said.

"I don\'t think demons attack randomly, not like that, unless they\'re on a rampage, one that doesn\'t follow orders," Riki replied, and Nessa looked at him.

"If it\'s one who doesn\'t follow orders, that will be a problem; I know Kurson is strong, but how strong is the demon?" Nessa inquired, her gaze fixed on the girl.

"The demon is strong and normal fire cannot kill it, it won\'t go down easily, I tried, but all I made was a scratch, types like that are strong and are not for people like me to handle, not without a proper weapon," She replied, and Nessa sighed.

"I see your point, but do you believe Kurson will be able to get rid of it on his own?" Nessa asked.

"I believe so, yes, he previously defeated one of those," She responded.

"Was he previously attacked by one of those, or was it a coincidence?" Liya asked.

"Uh... He claims it was a coincidence, but I\'m not sure because I wasn\'t with him at the time," Nessa sighed after hearing the girl\'s response.

"That\'s strange, really strange," Nessa said, and they all looked at her.

"You think he was attacked, not a coincidence?" Riki asked.

"Exactly, this is too weird to be one of those," She responded and he sighed.

"She is right, this is strange, I am with lady Nessa on this, well, if he comes here to check up on you or to take care of himself, even take you back, we will talk to him about it, this is serious, he cannot just drop it just like that, that\'s irresponsible, since you said that he defeated one before, then he can do it again, he is not weak," Riki said and Nessa nodded along with the girl.