In the game [Princess And Dragon], there were several Main Characters.

There were three games so 3 [Main Protagonist].

In each game, there were also plenty of [Heroines] and [Pretenders].

Putting aside the Pretenders, there were different kinds of Heroines.

-[Main Heroine]

-[Sub-Heroine]

-[Hidden Heroine]

-[Legendary Heroine]

Legendary Heroine.

There was only one Legendary Heroine per Game just like the Hidden Heroines.

They were also extremely rare Heroine whose probability of appearance was very low. Mainly because they weren't in the Academy. They would appear only on rare occasions during some [Events] and if you don't attract their attention or indirectly create a bond with them, you will lose any chance of getting them.

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"What a cute couple."

I can't believe it.

That girl with white hair was the [Legendary Heroine] of the Second Game, Myrcella.

She was also a [Monarch], in other words..a freak.

But she was also..

"It has been a while.." Myrcella glanced at the scarred man. "Pyres."

An experiment of the Iris Project.

"Myrcella.." Pyres groaned when he saw his fellow mate.

"I would have never thought that you would remain in that place willingly, Pyres." Myrcella tapped her finger on her mask rhythmically as she said that in an amused tone.

""...""

A silence lingered before a tremendous amount of mana leaked out from Myrcella's and Pyres' bodies.

Sh*t!

I raised my palm and used my remaining mana to summon a giant mirror.

"Nyr!"

"Stay behind Mary!"

"No!" Mary shook her head and put her hand on my shoulder.

Cracking sound echoed as my mirror cracked slowly because of the mana of the two monsters.

That guy was sure holding back against me..

Was that because he needed me alive?

I gritted my teeth and summoned other mirrors.

"Arghh!" I groaned as I felt my whole body screaming pain. I really couldn't handle the pain anymore.

"I-I will help you!" Mary transferred all her mana into me and vanished in her dimension.

"B-Brother!"

Elona joined me and used her mana to shield us and the entire train but even so we were barely able to stop the shockwaves resulting from the fight between Myrcella and Pyres. I could only see their two blurry figures fighting in the sky.

"Anathemas Fire!"

A wall of purple fire appeared and protected us. It was without doubt more efficient.

"B-Brother! You are b-bleeding!"

"You-cough!...are noisy..Elona."

"I-I'm just worried!" Elona replied upset.

"Worried? You are worried about me?" I stared at Elona.

Elona's mouth opened and closed repeatedly before she bit her lips. "W-Why do you hate me, brother? I-I agree that I haven't been there for you when mother died..b-but I tried my best..I really couldn't bear mother's loss..but I-I thought as long I-I was with you..sniff.."

"Okay, okay, don't cry for Eden's sake.." I felt awkward when Elona started crying.

"B-Brother!" Elona suddenly hugged me from the front when the barrier of fire vanished.

"Relax," I patted her hair and looked in front of me.

"What a cute brother and sister," Coming out of the smoke was Myrcella without any injuries, completely unscathed.

"You took your time," I said with a fake smile.

"B-Brother? She is a Monarch.." Elona was dumbfounded when I spoke without respect to Myrcella who was a well-known Monarch.

Myrcella was the Legendary Heroine of the Second Game, she shouldn't have appeared before the start of the Second Game. Again my intrusion changed a lot of things.

"Is he dead?" I asked curiously. I didn't see the fight between her and Pyres but since she is here, does that mean that she won?

"You speak a lot, kid but I didn't really won since he left." Myrcella giggled beneath her mask.

"I'm pretty sure we have not more than two years of difference though?"

"..." Elona squeezed my hand to stop me from speaking further but I wasn't in a good mood.

"Indeed," Myrcella nodded before vanishing and appearing behind me.

"!"

Grabbing my shirt she brought me on the last wagon's roof. I didn't do anything to struggle and let her do what she wanted.

"You are rather calm, son of Thomen," Myrcella said as she approached my face. Thankfully she was hiding her face so I could properly look at her.

"May I know why a Monarch took her time to save people in danger?" I asked politely but there was an obvious tinge of annoyance in my words.

"I think you might have a guess, son of Thomen," Myrcella said and traced my cheek with her gloved finger.

"Indeed. I think you have fallen in love with my face and thus got lost in daydreaming while staring at my beautiful face," I scoffed at her words.

"...I don't like you, son of Thomen." Myrcella said still in an amused tone.

"Your feelings are reciprocated, Monarch Myrcella of the Iris Project," When I said that, her grip on my neck tightened.

"I hope you won't dare to kill me, Monarch Myrcella?"

"Dare? I can kill you and can get scot-free if I wanted," Myrcella laughed at my threat.

"Scot-free? My shitty father and my shitty-grandfather would be glad to get rid of a Monarch to put another Falkrona Monarch on the table," I whispered to her.

"Interesting~" I could nearly see a wide smile through Myrcella's golden mask. "You are the first person aside from the Monarchs, having the guts to speak to me like that." Myrcella leaned closed as if trying to see through my soul.

I tried to crawl back but Myrcella was really holding me well thus her soft scent and body put me at edge.

"I-I see.."

[<Your toughness didn't last more than two minutes.>]

Shut up!

"Your eyes..and way of talking really remind me of her.." Myrcella muttered a little lost.

"Enough, Myrcella."

I sighed when I heard the familiar voice. Glancing on my right, I put on an irritated expression. "You took your time, old man."

The headmaster was there, floating on the air, with his hands behind his back, looking at me and Myrcella with suspicious eyes.

"You first tainted my little daughters and now..you took the next step..a Monarch?"

A vein popped out on my forehead when I heard his words.

"Tainted?" Myrcella tilted her head. "He impregnated both of the saintesses' candidates?"

"C-Can we please stop speaking about that!" I intervened before the situation the Myrcella's misunderstandings evolved further. "And please, Monarch Myrcella, could you leave me?" I said in a pleading tone. She was really too close to me.

"Oh, of course, son of Thomen," Myrcella nodded and caressed my whole body before standing up.

That wasn't necessary!

"..." I took several breaths before calming down my raging hormones.

"You took your time, old geezer! I was going to die!" I let out my frustrations to him.

"You wouldn't have died. I sent Myrcella for that," the old man shook his head.

I scoffed at his words. "You sent her? She sure took her time."

"I have been there since long ago, son of Thomen." Myrcella interjected. "I wouldn't have let you die."

Wow.

Myrcella is at his orders now?

"I didn't know that Monarch Myrcella worked for the old geezer? Such a disappointment.." I said in a disappointed tone.

"Do you have something against me, Edward Falkrona?"

I ignored him and waited for Myrcella's answer.

"I'm not at the 'old geezer' orders." Myrcella giggled and slapped my cheek gently. "I had a debt toward him. That's all, son of Thomen."

"How about Edward? It's simple and short." Hearing the name of my shitty father was really reminding me of my shitty memories.

"No."

"Okay, Myrcella of the Iris Project."

"Geoffrey. Now that I paid back my debt, I can surely do whatever I want with him? He seems to know a little too much about us, don't you agree?"

"Myrcella, enough." The old geezer stopped Myrcella's hand from reaching me.

"...he is protected even by you now, Geoffrey? I don't trust him. He is hiding a lot... A lot of secrets." Myrcella stared at me before disappearing.

That girl is dangerous..

I should be wary of her.

"You are attracting a lot of trouble like your family, Edward. I already told you to not wander around without a proper reason." Geoffrey sighed in exasperation.

"Say old man."

"Hm?"

I hesitated a little before speaking. "Will you kill me if I am brainwashed?"

"..." The old man was surprised at my question but he didn't hesitate to answer. "Yes. If you become an enemy of the world, I wouldn't hesitate. It's my responsibility as your headmaster."

historical

"What about your granddaughters? Will you kill them if they become enemies of the world?" I asked seriously.

"Yes." His answer was again fast. "I am their family so I will try to stop them but in case, I deemed they were..not the ones I knew. I will do the necessary to stop them to keep the agreable memories of them untainted..because I am their family."

"You speak a lot, old geezer."

"Why did you ask then?"

I smiled at his annoyed reply.

"Can you get me back to the-"

"Big Brother!"

"Ouch!"

Before I could finish, Elona jumped to me and hugged me tightly. Then she wept and wept while mumbling incomprehensible words. Her tears wetting my ripped shirt.

I glanced down at her.

She grew up a lot but she was still one head shorter than me.

("No matter what happens, help each other, Edward, Elona.")

("Yes mommy! I will stop big brother from doing bad things!")

"..."

I sighed and patted her hair.

Elona looked up with teary eyes.

"...you..really look like mom, Elona," I said with a sad smile.

"!" Elona opened her eyes wide before crying again and burying her face on my chest.