Actually, calling it a surprise isn’t quite right, because Fei’ouna recognized that the human currently thrown aside by her daughter was one of her favorite students from the past.
Moreover, Ka Xiya had indeed struck hard.
If not for her good memory, it would have been difficult to identify Linka, who was battered and unconscious from severe injuries.
This could only be described as the whims of fate.
She never expected that they, as master and apprentice, would meet again in such a lamentable opposing scene.
And her brief pause naturally caught Yilisi’s attention.
“How so? You wouldn’t happen to know the two of them, would you?”
Since it was in front of her daughter, Fei’ouna found it hard to explain.
After all, she couldn’t tell Ka Xiya that she had just beaten up her mother’s student.
“No… I… I don’t recognize them.”
Although Fei’ouna didn’t admit it, the Demon King knew her beloved wife too well.
Whether she was lying or not, Yilisi could confirm with just a glance.
But Yilisi didn’t expose her.
The reason was simple, the same as Fei’ouna’s concern—she didn’t want their daughter to come into contact with the cruel truth too early.
But Ka Xiya wasn’t stupid.
She could read the room.
From her mother’s stammering behavior, it was clear she was hiding something, and she immediately thought of a possibility.
“Mom, they aren’t the humans who once caused you pain, are they?”
This was going too far off track…
So to prevent the topic from straying too seriously, Fei’ouna redirected the focus back to the humans who had invaded the old demon city.
“No, no, you’re thinking too wildly. I just recognized the emblem engraved on this badge—it’s the totem of the Boshikin Family of the Holmud Empire.”
“And you haven’t answered my question yet.”
“What exactly happened in the old demon city?”
‘The Boshikin Family?’
Although Ka Xiya had not studied the huge noble system of the Human Empire in detail, she had heard of the name Boshikin.
No helping it, because it was too famous.
Not only had it produced a Sword Hero, but the Boshikin Family had also been responsible for guarding and securing the Imperial Palace.
‘But Mom was really amazing, even recognizing the totem on the badge.’
Now the pressure was back on Ka Xiya.
Faced with Fei’ouna’s inquiry, how should she answer?
Lie, or tell the truth and confess all her embarrassing mistakes?
Without a doubt, she could only choose the latter, because this wasn’t a child’s game of house; it was a brutal war.
“I understand… Mom…”
Having said this, after pausing for a moment, Ka Xiya went to Yilisi, knelt on one knee, and assumed a posture of admitting fault.
“Old demon city—looking at the current situation, it can basically be confirmed that the humans launched a long-planned prison break operation.”
“Although they didn’t achieve their goal, I also failed the Demon King’s expectations and let two of them escape.”
“Because of the mission failure, Ka Xiya is willing to accept punishment.”
Although Yilisi was very displeased with her daughter’s failure—after all, in her view, unless Ka Xiya lost her head or encountered a strong enemy in a low-probability event, there was no way an accident would happen.
But this time, she was very restrained.
She neither put pressure on her daughter nor formulated any punishment.
Because the Demon King had already discussed it with Fei’ouna—this time, she would “step back behind the scenes.”
Though not the kind of hands-off manager who wouldn’t hold court for decades, she had truly allocated part of the decision-making power to her.
Besides, was it really necessary for her to step in for a trivial matter like educating their daughter?
So Yilisi just continued holding Ailini in her arms on the soft and comfortable throne, playing with her, and didn’t bother with the serious-faced Ka Xiya.
“Go ask your beloved mother.”
“She is now the governor of the old demon city. All matters related to the old demon city are to be handled exclusively by the Queen.”
‘Let Mom be the person in charge?’
Although Ka Xiya had realized her mother’s strength today, wasn’t the Demon King acting too recklessly?
‘Even if she wanted Mom to take the position, shouldn’t she at least give some time to adjust?’
Although Ka Xiya remained silent, Fei’ouna had already read the subtext in this cub’s eyes.
‘She thinks I’m unreliable?’ That’s right—at first, she also thought she was unreliable, but since Yilisi trusted her so much, Fei’ouna wouldn’t back out easily.
“Are you thinking Mom isn’t qualified to be this governor?”
“Or are you questioning the Demon King’s decision?”
With Fei’ouna using a skill called “Hat Trick,” the pressure that Yilisi didn’t give, Ka Xiya ultimately got from her mother.
‘What’s going on… Why did Mom suddenly seem to change? She was a bit cold, very unfamiliar, completely different from the warm and caring image she had just shown.’
However, the girl didn’t dare to ask and could only honestly and quickly admit her mistake.
“No! No! Your daughter is just a little worried, but I absolutely don’t have that kind of thought!”
“And regarding the mission failure, please order the punishment, Queen.”
Fei’ouna was still too soft-hearted.
She only used words to intimidate Ka Xiya, but when it came time to actually punish her daughter, she still couldn’t bring herself to do it.
Moreover, from the other’s description, this mistake was not small.
Even if for some reasons, the enemy’s infiltration had gained many conveniences.
But with her daughter’s combat level, unless she encountered a Hero-class adventurer in the dungeon, after a quick fight, she wouldn’t end up like this.
Most likely, she was careless.
Of course, Fei’ouna was much more reasonable than Yilisi.
Even after reaching a conclusion, she would still listen to her daughter’s explanation first.
“Don’t mention punishment yet. Now I want to know what kind of opponent you actually faced.”
‘What kind of opponent…’
Ka Xiya didn’t need any thought to blurt it out to Fei’ouna.
“A very strong mage. Among all the humans I’ve encountered, she is the strongest.”
There was nothing to deny, because she didn’t lose unjustly at all.
Besides possessing powerful ice magic talent, she also used a spell that Ka Xiya had never seen before—one that could forcibly accelerate the end of the magic circuit fuse period.
‘A human mage stronger than Ka Xiya?’
This was truly a low-probability event occurring~
So much so that Yilisi, who was coaxing Ailini to sleep quickly, now began to think seriously.
Although the eldest daughter had the same nasty personality as herself, there was one good thing about her: she was very straightforward and didn’t lie.
Moreover, verification was simple—just inspect the scene and the result would be clear.
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