Fallen Chronicles

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"Suthia!!"

"You... you little—bitch!"

Lena, who was previously enjoying the sight of the two women fighting, now jumps up from her bed in a rage, her pink and white feet stomping nonstop on the bed.

"Despicable! Sleazy! Shameless! Talking about monitoring and encouraging each other, and protecting Master's purity, my ass! Even I as a succubus, wouldn't do such a low act! Disgusting! So disgusting!"

Lena feels like she was just watching a show at home and suddenly became a character in it.

Not only did Suthia not clash with Nova, but she also managed to persuade and align with the foolish empress, even specifically targeting her!

''Eating alone and then stopping others from even having a sip – that's one thing, but convincing this fool to block us from drinking too ''

''I advise you to be kind as old time Suthia!''

Lena's outraged voice in her chamber immediately prompts her assistant succubus, with a neat ponytail, to knock and enter the room. The assistant, looking worriedly at her queen, asks:

"Lady Lena, are you... okay?"

"Do I look okay to you? I'm so angry! So damn angry!"

'That probably means she's fine…'

Seeing her master hopping madly on the bed, then rolling around in what seems like an artistic performance, the assistant sighs in relief.

But she quickly adjusts her glasses and tentatively asks, "Lady Lena, about the long-distance teleportation circle you asked us to prepare for rescuing, do we still need to keep charging it?"

"Charge my ass! Turn it off!"

"Okay."

"And the healing potions you prepared for Nova and Suthia? Should we continue to deliver them?"

"Deliver my ass! Keep them!"

"Okay."

"What about the anonymous donation you planned for the reconstruction of the Sealed City?"

"Donate my ass! I'd rather burn all that money than give a penny to that dumb Nova!"

"Okay."

"And for—"

"Caroline! Aren't you done yet? Are you trying to pick a fight?!"

Lena, seeing her assistant about to continue, sharply interrupts her.

The pink-haired succubus can't stand hearing any more of this. The more she hears, the more she feels like a clown.

Assistant Caroline, seeing the long, unfinished list titled "Emergency Plan" that Lena had previously given her, sighs heavily. It's like a subcontractor who rushed to produce numerous plans on the client's demand, only to have them all rejected the next day.

But then,

"Should we send out the press release we prepared? The one praising Lady Lena's wisdom and intelligence, effortlessly resolving the conflict between the Dragon Nation and the Holy Kingdom, preventing the world from descending into chaos?"

As expected, Lena, who was just rolling on the bed like a furious little cat, suddenly perks up with energy.

"Send it!"

"Of course, we must send it! I want to see this news headline in Sin City tonight! Let the people of the Dragon Nation and the Holy Kingdom know who saved them!"

"As you wish my lady"

….

…..

[Shocking! Miasma Crisis Erupts in the Sealed City? Suspected Super A-level Pollution Engulfs the Entire City? The Savior Who Resolved the Disaster was Sin City Lord Lena !?]

[Shocking! Dragon Nation Ends Declaration of War? World Returns to Peace? All Thanks to Sin City Lord]

[Shocking! Holy Kingdom's Saintess Crosses Borders? Dragon Empress Mysteriously Disappears? Sin City Lord Claims Responsibility!]

[Shocking news…]

Sin City, the center of the continent and its largest city, also known as the "Permanently Neutral" independent city.

It's the hub where information from around the world converges and is also capable of spreading news globally. Every resident of Sin City views the city as the beacon of the continent.

With the release of this hurriedly prepared news tonight, many legislators, previously worried about the Dragon Nation's sudden declaration of war and fearing global chaos, can finally sleep peacefully. The citizens of Sin City also fall into a wave of joy, expressing their admiration for their city lord.

"Manipulating two supreme beings, Lady Lena truly deserves admiration!"

"Although we didn't see the process, it must have been a thrilling game, each step dancing on the edge of a knife. Only our city lord could achieve such a feat!"

"It doesn't matter, our city lord will take action!"

"Damn! I just bought bonds from the Alliance of Machinery, Laine Technology, and the Medical Squad! Now the value has dropped so much I can't even recognize it!"

"Hmph, serves you right! I always said, with our city lord around, the world won't be dragged into war!"

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

For both Sin City and the Holy Kingdom.

…

-At the borders of the Holy Kingdom, on the walls of Michelle.

Normally, the Holy Kingdom doesn't pay much attention to foreign affairs, but tonight is different. Many soldiers of the Holy Cross Army and the Knights stationed there are grumbling.

They just watched a video from the "Sin City Times" shown by their captain, Clausius. The video features their Saintess, rising high above the Sealed City, her majestic figure spreading holy light over the city plagued by Miasma and chaos. She soothes the polluted masses, calms the rioters, and the eerie, mad red fog dissipates under the power of the Goddess Suthia.

Many soldiers of the Holy Cross Army were tearfully joyful, swelling with pride. The Dragon Nation declared war on them, yet their Goddess personally descended to help with the Miasma disaster within the Dragon Nation.

'What a clear demonstration of superiority! What a damn clear demonstration!'

Of course, in their excitement, these church followers, upon seeing the subsequent report in the video, are infuriated. Those damn people of Sin City actually took all the credit for themselves! Claiming the whole achievement was due to the behind-the-scenes operation of their city lord! How could they not curse? The walls of Michelle are filled with 'affectionate greetings' for the lord of Sin City.

As for Clausius and his Catgirl companion, Azhu, who know all the ins and outs and even participated in the "inside plan", Azhu tugs at the Crusade Captain's sleeve, wondering if they should stop everyone from cursing the city lord.

But Clausius just smiles carelessly.

"It's okay, city lord won't mind it. Otherwise, she wouldn't have intentionally included the video of Goddess Suthia purifying the city. This is actually just a way of promoting her Holiness. Letting everyone know that the two supreme begins have reconciled, and war is now an impossibility. It also makes us in the Holy Kingdom proud and the Dragon Nation feel guilty. Combining these two emotions, any seeds of hatred sown by the declaration of war from above are now gone."

"Is that really city lord's intention?" After listening to Clausius's explanation, Azhu seems to understand and admires the city lord even more, her eyes sparkling with admiration.

"I've realized the longer I follow her, city lord Lena always does this. She does a good deed but wraps it up as if it were bad. Sigh..."

Clausius sighs. The Holy Kingdom is cursing the Sin City lord for her shamelessness, and probably the Dragon Nation is doing the same. The report's sarcasm is too strong, implying that the supremacies of both countries were played by Lady Lena alone.

Oh, not to forget, probably the Alliance of Machinery too. As the biggest arms supplier, they must be cursing as well since the war is off, except for the oblivious Forest Alliance...

Today, once again, the world's "focus" is on the Sin City Lord.

But in any case,

"Azhu, now you believe me, right? The city lord always does what she says. So the day your Dragon Nation truly succeeds in its revolution, overthrowing that tyrant Empress..."

"I have a feeling it's very close!"

….

....

- Sin City, in the city lord's bedroom.

Lena returns to her chessboard beside her bed.

She first picks the "Queen" chess piece from among many "Soldier" pieces and places it next to the only black piece on the board.

Then, with a flick of her wrist, Lena takes out a new "Damaged" piece and places it among the many inferior pieces guarded by an Elf piece, becoming one of them.

And finally,

Lena's gaze shifts to the two mechanical pieces, one large and one small.

Meanwhile, the knocking sounds again, and Caroline, her assistant, appears before Lena. But this time,

"Lady Lena, the impact rate of this event is estimated at 1.65, a significant peak. We expect sixty-five 'Observers' from the Alliance of Machinery to awaken from 'The Dream' We've detected forty-one 'Awakened' Observers so far, but our manpower might be insufficient."

Lena: "…"

"I understand. Leave the coordinates there. I'll handle the 'destruction' of the rest."