Growl! Growl!
In the dark forest, 2 Asena wolves are ready to pounce on each other, these wolf-like monsters are growling in hostile, long golden chain covered by black aura is floating and encircled their 5 meters bodies like a scarf, the bloodshot red eyes emitting wild killing intent.
Asena wolf is known to have both close and middle long-range attacks, it charges directly to the prey with the sharp fangs and claws, or launch a distant magic attack by controlling the golden chain, moreover, the jet black fur is as hard as steel, a mere low physical attack or magic won't leave a scratch to it, to subjugate this monster at least 1 balanced party consist of 10 awakeners are needed, typical monster avoided by humans.
Fighting and killing between monsters is the only way to survive in this place, this kind of scene is a natural occurrence in the Forest of Demise, the den of monsters.
Slash!
Thud! Thud!
Along with the cutting sound, 2 heads of Asena wolves are fell to the ground. A black hooded kid walks silently to the monster corpses, the forest in the night is dark pitch and only a slight moonlight becomes her guidance, she cuts the flesh around its chest and took out a shining crystal-like yellow stone.
The little girl smiles while staring at the air.
'Status'
She said inwardly before a transparent screen appears for the second time in front of her.
As usual, along with the level up, her status bar increase as well, even though she couldn't customize the status bar growth she was satisfied by today's hunting, and now preparing to leave the forest.
'Master, that was quite a nasty surprise attack'
The black hooded girl, Grizel, scoffed at the annoying voice in her head, ever since 5 years ago she awakened her power, somehow it was also effected on Athena.
Athena's voice was upgraded from a monotone Siri to a chatty high schooler girl.
'I see, despite being a knowledgeable system, in truth you are quite a dunce'
Grizel thought what kind of dumb assassin to reveal themselves only to fight fair and square in one on one combat. Clear everything stealthily and quickly is the assassin specialty, they screwed up once discovered by the target because of their low HP and defense are a disadvantage in direct combat.
'Woah! Master, that's rude. Your awakened class and personality are perfectly in sync, of course, in the vicious way'
Quarreling over trivial things with Athena is Grizel's daily basis, ignoring her, Grizel puts the monster corpses and mana stones into her spatial ring, she needs to erase the trace of her illegal monster-hunting because of the Imperial Knights who guard around this forest.
Even though the spatial ring is only 50 meters square and it almost full, she can't help but save the huge monster corpses in this limited storage, it will cause a ruckus if they found out intruders in a restricted forest under the empire's authority.
'Tch. this is already the 189th ring I've bought'
Grizel cursed inwardly, since awakened her power 5 years ago and go to the Forest of Demise every single night to leveling up, she had bought a lot of storage rings, unfortunately, 50 meters square storage rings are the biggest capacity she could find at the black market.
Well, compared to the subjugation squad who choose to hunt for slime, goblins, orcs, etc in the outer area of the forest, Grizel hunted the giant monsters in the deeper place, that is why her storage rings are always full in only a few hunting.
Based on the novel, she has the information about how to obtain unlimited spatial storage, but this object will only appear at a specific time and place, unfortunately, it wasn't the time yet.
'Master, do you know something called Illegal Trespassing?'
'Pfft, Do you wish me to be a righteous thief and ask for permission before steal others belonging?'
Grizel can't help but sneer in sarcasm at Athena's stupid question, then she started to rush through the forest stealthy because the illusion she placed in her bedroom to cover her disappearance will vanish at dawn.
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"Miss, how is the tea?"
An old lady in her fifties is talking to Grizel, the nanny who had taken care of her ever since she was born is smiling at her Miss.
"It's perfect Nanny, I am sorry because I didn't choose a personal maid you have to take care of me even in your old days"
Grizel looks down at her cup of tea, acting sad.
The nanny is supposed to be back to her village due to her end of the contract as Grizel's nanny when she reached the age of 5, but Grizel didn't choose any personal maid because of her wariness in the possibility of a spy and ask her nanny to stay for another year instead, since Grizel has checked her background and it's clear.
"It's a blessing to serve you, Miss"
The nanny knows that thinking of her Miss as her own family is unacceptable as a mere servant, yet the old lady can't help but adore this kind-hearted little Miss, she treats her servants warmly without any prejudice against commoners.
In truth, the fact of an elder from the nearby small village like her to serve the young Miss as her nanny is already unbelievable.
As the firstborn lady of Archdukedom household, the nanny and maids who serve her are supposed to be from the lower noble, but knowing Grizel is unfavored by her parents, no lower nobles are willing to be her attendants, and that is why the commoner old lady become her Nanny.
"Please bear with me for another couple of months, I have a feeling that I will meet my fated personal maid"
Grizel said in a playful tone while giggling and soon followed by her nanny laughs, she has perfected the way to act as a cheerful kind-hearted girl in her former life.
"Miss, are you choosing a maid or your charming prince?"
A charming prince is like every little girl's dream, nobles or commoners, fairytales about prince exists in the innocent little girl's world before being stomped by reality in their adulthood.
Grizel only laughs at her nanny's question, she couldn't say that in a couple of months there will be an uninvited guest in her room.
The nanny didn't see the wicked smile on Grizel's face because she went back to the kitchen, Grizel is grinned evilly recalling the unexpected guest mentioned in the novel a week after her 6th birthday.
A normal person won't be able to handle her true nature, thus she is pending the selection of her personal maid, she intends to take this special guest as her servant.
To be continued...