"So do I have to call you my empress as well like what Estrella does?" Helion asked with a laugh as Shiro rolled her eyes.
"Donāt do that. I think Iām fine with you just calling me Shiro." Shiro chuckled.
"Fair enough. Though I must say, your STR value is pretty high for a mage." Helion raised his eyebrow after seeing his STR stat jump up by quite a bit.
"Well perks of being one of the queens, I guess. Anyways, Iāll wait for Yin to wake up then Iāll send a message to the party, asking where they are right now." Shiro said as Helion agreed.
"In the meantime do you want me to do any maintenance on your equipment?" He offered.
"You know what? Sure. Eena might be a little beat up after all the fights Iāve been in but it shouldnāt be too bad." Shiro smiled as she revealed her armour.
All armours have an option to hide their appearance so that you can wear anything without looking like an armoured beast so thatās what Shiro normally went with. Therefore, she did not know the condition of her armour.
However, seen as though she could still use its abilities, she presumed that it was in relatively good condition seeing as though it had survived a fight against the tier 6 Guardian.
But just as she revealed the armour, they saw how battered up it was. Parts of it were torn and ripped to shreds while other parts were concaved. It was a miracle for the armour to actually work in this state.
". . ."
". . ."
"What did you even fight for it to be like this???? Itās supposed to be something thatās bordering on the boundaries of a Black grade equipment!" Helion widened his eyes in shock.
"Well.... Letās just say I was fighting a tier 6 being and I had to use more than 10 full health recovery skills to even buy some time." Shiro scratched her cheek in embarrassment.
"Urg... my heart hurts seeing how nonchalant you can be about fighting a tier 6 being. And for your information, I didnāt even know one f*cking existed. However, I am thankful that my armour helped out." Helion sighed as Shiro grinned.
"Well I suppose your first commission as the Court Blacksmith is to repair this armour." Shiro laughed.
"Sure, pass it over and Iāll start fixing it again." Helion cracked his neck and fired up the forge.
Suddenly, a brilliant flame erupted out of the forge, forcing Helion back a few steps since he didnāt expect the fire to be this potent.
". . ." Looking at the fire, Helion took a moment to understand what was happening before looking at Shiro.
"You were originally an ice based user right?" He questioned with uncertainty.
"Yes...?"
"Then the f*ck is that?" He asked, pointing at the fire.
Shrugging her shoulders, Shiro placed the armour on the workbench.
"Good luck and hopefully you donāt turn the armour to ash." Shiro smiled before quickly leaving the premises.
Sighing softly, Helion looked back and forth from the fire and the broken armour, wondering about what heās gotten himself into. Worst part was that it was permanent.
"F*ck it letās do this." He muttered as he grabbed the armour.
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{So why have you not given Lilā Tian a court role yet?} Nimue asked curiously since she knew that Shiro had 5 slots available initially.
Aarim, Keomi, Keiko and now Helion all had one of the slots. So there was one slot left.
Hearing this, Shiro coughed lightly as Nimue immediately felt like something was wrong.
āWell I mean... if I gave it to him, there might be a chance that he gets Celestial Court consort or some crap.ā Shiro replied with embarrassment.
{. . . What? First of all, shouldnāt it be the other way around? Are you an emperor making a harem or something? And second of all, care to explain why you think that?} Nimue asked as she could see Shiro glance away with a small blush on her face.
āWell itās just embarrassing ok? Iāll save it for now in case thereās something important.ā Shiro shook her head.
{Arenāt you worried about the same when you give it to Lyrica then?}
āYes but Nan Tian is more dangerous right now since heās quite forward.ā
{. . . I donāt understand how your brain works sometimes.} Nimue sighed.
āJust let me do my thing ok?ā Shiro pouted as Nimue only shrugged.
{Fine my empress, this spirit shall not interfere with thou love life.}
*Puchi
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It took Helion about 8 hours for Shiroās armour to be repaired to working standard. Unlike her sword Athera, which had the self repair perk, Eena wasnāt the same so everything had to be done manually.
Looking at the now repaired armour, Shiro nodded with satisfaction.
"Youāve really improved in the time Iāve known you huh? Whatās your secret?" Shiro asked with a smile.
"That should be what I ask you and not you ask me." Helion laughed.
"True but you pretty much already know about my ridiculous levelling speed thanks to my titles."
"I do and I wonder everyday where common sense has run off too. I miss him."
"Heās long gone haha."
Joking around with Helion a little more, Shiro checked up on Yin who was still sleeping in the guest room.
Opening the door lightly, Shiro saw Yinās peaceful sleeping face and smiled softly.
She had been by Yinās side during the entire 8 hours that Helion took to repair her armour but during this entire time, she had made no movement and slept peacefully.
Worry started to fill her mind as Shiro brushed Yinās hair to the side.
{Donāt worry too much. If itās something that Fei Ling left behind, itāll be good for Yin.} Nimue said with a smile.
āI know but the fact that sheās not been as energetic is a bit worrying for me.ā Shiro shook her head.
{Iām sure sheāll recover soon.}
Nodding her head, Shiro decided to message the rest of the party to inform them that she was going to look for them now.
[Shiro: Where are you girls right now? Iāve pretty much finished with my task and Iāll be regrouping with you now. Helionās also coming along.]
[Lyrica: Weāre just in a raid right now. Also Shiro, did you almost die again?]
[Shiro: Yes. But Iām alive so it worked out fine no? Plus, Lilā Tianās even got an upgrade that can help us in the new age.]
[Lyrica: Please just be more mindful of your own safety ok?]
[Shiro: Mn, I understand. Donāt worry, Iām going to be more careful from now on. Also, weāll be probably be going to meet my parents now since Iām sorted with everything. With my enemy from the past life dead, thereās not much to worry about anymore until the new age.]
[Lyrica: Thatās good then.]
[Aarim: Shiro what the hell is your INT right now? Do you know how much bonus Iām getting from you?]
[Shiro: Should be 10% right?]
[Aarim: YES! But the valueās too f*cking high ok!? Who the f*ck has more than 10 million points in INT at this stage??? I got a million point bonus from you!]
[Shiro: I do and itās only going to keep getting higher so get used to it haha.]
[Silvia: Getting stronger is fine and all but please, like Lyrica said, just be mindful of your safety please.]
[Shiro: Thanks for your concern. Howās Lilā Chen and Madi by the way?]
[Madison: Iām doing good thanks for asking. Again, sorry for last time.]
[Shiro: Donāt worry about it, I understand what you were worried about but after we meet my family, our next expedition should give everyone an overall strength boost. When that happens, we can probably go on the front lines and farm for some levels. Itāll also be good for me to do some class up requirements.]
[Lyrica: Where are we going after we meet your family?]
[Shiro: Weāll be going to Greece where weāll do the trials on Mount Olympus. There we can get a Godās insignia depending on the trial we do. Theyāre all based on Greek mythology so you might have to do some history research. Lilā Tian told me that someone did the Zeusā one and got his insignia which allowed him to control lightning at will so all of you can definitely get something good from it.]
[Lyrica: Oh my, that would be pretty handy. What God Trial are you planning to choose?]
[Shiro: I donāt know, depends on what I see when I get there. Anyways, what city are you girls in right now?]
[Lyrica: Weāre in Vatican City. It should be pretty easy for you to get here.]
[Shiro: Why are you in Vatican City?]
[Lyrica: Well... youāll understand once you get here.]
Furrowing her brows, Shiro glanced at Yin for a moment before sighing.
"Seems like my second daughter needs some help." She muttered.