Early in the morning, before the sun had fully risen, inside the royal palace, His Majesty the King was still sound asleep in his bed.

Boom! Suddenly, a loud noise came from outside, breaking through the sound barrier set up by the palace's magic shield. It startled the King, causing him to flip over and fall off the bed, landing face-first on the floor. Luckily, there was a woolen blanket on the ground that prevented him from hitting his face, but he ended up with a mouthful of wool, which was quite uncomfortable.

"What's going on?" The King regained his senses and realized that the loud noise seemed to have originated from within the palace. This disturbance, could it be an attack by a city-level beast or a dragon? Dragons shouldn't have any reason to visit Gustebert, right? And the royal treasury is not located in the palace, so they wouldn't come to steal the princess... It would be a cause for celebration if his own daughter didn't attract the attention of a giant dragon.

Wait, the princess?

Suddenly, a look of consternation crossed the King's face. He didn't even bother changing into his robe; he ran barefoot to the floor-to-ceiling window in his bedroom and yanked open the tightly drawn curtains.

The King's bedroom was situated in the best location of the palace, offering a sweeping view of the entire complex. However, at this moment when the palace should have been peaceful and quiet, dust rose from a certain area, and the sounds of weapons clashing and explosions could be heard.

This commotion could only be caused by his own daughter, and no one else. The King's expression immediately turned into one of distress.

...

In the center of the unfolding battle, inside the palace arena, Aya and Xiaomo had moved their position to continue watching. However, their previous squabble had turned into a brawl.

Cold sweat dripped, shivering uncontrollably, and eyes nearly blinded by the spectacle. This was the true experience of the two onlookers.

Oh my goodness, it's no wonder that legendary-level experts are so extraordinary when they go all out. Even with the highest-level defense barrier activated, the thick magical shield trembles under the impact of the residual shockwaves, almost on the verge of collapse.

Another irrational point was that an Elf girl named Coco was able to hold her own against Tielan. In the arena, a fierce coldness and vibrant greenery occupied their respective halves. On one side, Tielan swung her longsword, unleashing waves of ferocious sword energy, while the Elf girl immediately summoned guardian tree spirits to defend against the attacks.

As for why they started fighting, the reason is quite simple. They couldn't have a civilized conversation, or rather, the two of them felt that arguing verbally was not satisfying enough, so they decided to settle things with a physical fight. After all, one of the customs of the Ellis Yun royal family was to solve problems with actions rather than words.

"So these people have very unusual ways of thinking. Why can't they just be pacifists? This could end up in a disaster if it continues like this." Aya trembled behind the railing, thinking that only when she wasn't sealed could she rely on dragon language magic to confront such a level of battle. But now, with no access to her magic, launching any spells was impossible.

"I have a feeling that the barrier will collapse sooner or later if they keep this up." Xiaomo nodded. "So since there's nothing urgent, I'll slip away first."

"Yeah, yeah, me too." Aya also wanted to make her escape.

But before she could lift her foot, a sword energy pierced through the barrier and slashed at the stands, directly cleaving off a large piece of corner stone.

"Stay put and wait until I finish, or else..." Tielan's voice echoed in Aya's mind through their master-servant contract.

Aya surrendered, hoping to be given a way out.

...

The dense vines that formed the barrier disintegrated under the unstoppable double-edged blade, and in the next second, Tielan, with her crystalline ice wings, was already upon Coco.

"Don't underestimate me!"

There was no panic for a regular mage being attacked at close range. Flying in the air with wings resembling cicadas, Coco used her staff like a spear to parry Tielan's strike.

"Although you're just an Elf, your strength is not bad at all." Tielan was somewhat surprised as she continued to apply pressure with her sword. Although she didn't employ higher-level power, being able to hold her own against a knight like Tielan was already quite an achievement.

Coco remained silent, gripping her staff tightly and glaring at Tielan. Despite the difference in their abilities becoming apparent, Tielan still appeared to be in control, while Coco's hands holding the staff were trembling.

...

"What exactly is going on? Who is fighting with His Highness?" The maid, Mimi, rushed to the scene as soon as she saw that it was Tielan battling in the arena. Her first sight fell on Aya, who had a distressed expression as she sat in the spectator seats.

Based on her intuition and past experiences, this situation was definitely not unrelated to this person.

"Hey hey, don't stare at me like that. It's really not my fault this time!" Aya quickly explained, feeling a chill down her spine from the intense gaze of the maid chief.

"I testify, it has nothing to do with her, oh." Xiaomo raised her hand calmly.

Mimi only noticed now that there was a short loli standing next to Aya. Tsk, looking down on short people, how annoying! But when she got a clear look at Xiaomo's appearance, Mimi froze for a moment. "Moros? Northern Wind? What are you doing here?"

"Huh? You recognize me... wait, you, you, you, you can't be the 'Calamity,' right?" Xiaomo was also not calm at this moment. She hadn't paid much attention when she saw the maid chief before, but now that she looked closely, it seemed that she really looked exactly like the famous 'Calamity' from their world.

"Do you two know each other?" Aya looked at the two with wide eyes, feeling puzzled.

"It's a bit complicated to explain." Xiaomo had black lines all over her head and waved her hand. "I fought against her during a mission before, but I never expected that a master with the title of 'Calamity' would become a maid after retiring..."

To be honest, you, someone who runs a rundown pub with no customers and is obsessed with the 2D world, have no right to say anything about her, right?

"..." Perhaps because of her past experience of fighting Xiaomo, Mimi remained silent and took out her silver whip, which served as her weapon. She stared at Xiaomo intently, her eyes shifting to a fiery demon state, as if she was a tightly stretched bow ready to launch.

"Stop stop stop!" Xiaomo quickly backed away. "I didn't intend to fight here. I retired a long time ago. That battle was purely because of a mission. I have no ill intentions towards you!"

"Is that so?" Mimi frowned and only put down her doubts when she saw Aya nodding repeatedly. She half bowed to Xiaomo and said, "Well then, please excuse me."

"Rather than that, let's find a way to stop those two above. I don't think this barrier can hold much longer." Xiaomo said.

Indeed, not long ago, the shaking barrier had already revealed several openings, and surges of energy would occasionally burst out and shatter some bricks. If the barrier exploded, considering the scale of the battle inside, the Royal Palace Grand Arena would probably need to be rebuilt.

"You're right." Mimi agreed when she saw the deteriorating barrier. "Aya, can you contact the Princess?"

"I'll try." Aya attempted to make a contract call, but after a moment, she made a face of frustration and banged her head against the railing. "No luck."

"Wait, let the Princess handle this little brat in three minutes, and then I'll marry you and take you home." Those were the exact words of the Princess.

...

Tilan was feeling great at the moment. The blood in her body and her battle spirit seemed to boil and burn along with the swinging blade.

It had been a long time since she had fought with such excitement. Ever since receiving the title of "Great Knight," she rarely encountered opponents that allowed her to fight with all her might, especially someone as formidable in both melee and ranged combat as Coco.

Although her power was still limited to the normal level, the full power of a Great Knight was already quite frightening.

Compared to the increasingly courageous Tilan, the Elf girl seemed to be at a disadvantage. Under normal circumstances, the Elves had a significant advantage over humans due to their talents. Almost every Elf possessed the talent for both Magic and martial arts. Even Coco, who was already an outstanding talent in the Elf Kingdom, should have no problem walking horizontally on the continent.

Unfortunately, she encountered Tilan, this oddity, instead of the ancient monsters.

At the beginning of the battle, Coco only had a playful mindset and wanted to stand up for the newly met Aya. However, even after using all her techniques, she couldn't defeat her opponent. Tilan's strength was always one step higher than her own, which made the Elf girl feel a strange sense of inferiority.

It was like a rising water surface and a small boat floating on it.

Even though continuously using a series of Elf Magic was quite a burden for Coco, especially summoning the guardian tree spirit at the end, which clearly consumed half of her magic power, it was easily cut down by Tilan with a single sword strike.

This woman's strength was simply extraordinary, and she wouldn't be much weaker than those legendary heroes, right?

At this moment, spectators started to gather in the arena - of course, ordinary maids and servants would avoid this side because of the explosions and bright light. However, the warriors in the palace, such as the Cross Knights and the Palace Guards, immediately rushed over with great enthusiasm.

This level of confrontation is not easy to come by in ordinary times, even if we can learn something from it, it will be beneficial to the knights present... Wait a minute! Weren't you here to observe and learn? What's with those few Crusaders sitting there with popcorn and small stools, looking like they're watching a show?

Tilan's peripheral vision caught a glimpse of the audience below and felt a bit speechless.

"I mean, it's almost enough, they don't have any malicious intent, and besides, if they continue like this, more and more people will gather to watch. Don't you want to be watched?" Aya's voice rang in her mind through the contract, revealing a helpless meaning.

Tilan also knew that it was rare to have a full-on fight and was a bit reluctant to stop.

"...Hey!" In the midst of hesitation, Tilan shouted at the elf girl, "How about we stop here?"

"No! Today we must determine the winner!" Coco stubbornly stared at Tilan, her eyes filled with refusal to lose.

"Then, how about one move to decide the outcome?" Tilan also couldn't resist the urge to fight, and the sword she had planned to put away was clenched again.

"Okay!" The elf girl agreed readily. She didn't have much magic power left, so using a powerful move to determine victory was the most advantageous choice for her.

The two of them almost simultaneously began to gather power. Coco's spear, with a sharp moonstone at the tip, gradually formed the pattern of a magical cannon in the air.

Influenced by the gentle nature of the elves who are close to nature, elf magic is more inclined towards support, healing, and summoning. There are very few types of magic that focus on violent output. But that doesn't mean there are no spells like that.

And as for Tilan... With ice crystal wings floating in the air, she closed her eyes and held her twin swords in front of her chest. The scattered blue glimmers gathered on the blade like insects drawn to light.

Finally, she raised both swords above her head, and her knight's long sword became dazzling like a torch.

"Why does it feel strangely familiar? With her strength, she doesn't need to gather power for so long with such a simple move..." Aya's mind seemed to conjure up an image of a knight king with spiky hair standing at 1.54 meters tall.

Isn't this Teemo's mushroom curry stick?! Aren't you afraid of being accused of plagiarism?!

"Hey hey, Your Highness, this can't be..." Mimi's expression was a bit grim. The already battered barrier wouldn't be able to withstand such a clash, and at that time, the entire palace would probably be in ruins.

No, I must interrupt them!

But at a time like this, who else could do such a thing?

"I mean, why are you suddenly looking at me like that?" Aya suddenly felt the maid's gaze full of ill intentions.