Departure

That night, Selina didn’t know how she got through it.

She only knew that in the hazy darkness, illuminated by the faint moonlight, her sister Philicia’s rich affection seemed to melt her.

Her sensitive body was completely surrendered into Philicia’s hands. Her trembling soul, accompanied by the pervasive tingling sensation across her skin, made the girl’s body almost soften into a puddle of mud.

It wasn’t until the latter half of the night that her familiar sister’s scent, carrying her exhausted consciousness, finally made her drift into a deep sleep…

Waking up the next morning, inside the room.

Philicia finally smoothed out the wrinkles in Selina’s skirt with her hand, then nodded in satisfaction. But seeing the dark circles under the girl’s eyes from fatigue, a hint of shame appeared in Philicia’s expression.

“I’m sorry, Selina, last night Big Sister was too…”

“No, Big Sister doesn’t need to apologize.”

Selina’s slender finger rested against Philicia’s lips. Philicia looked at the girl before her with slight surprise, light flickering in her emerald eyes.

“I know that’s Big Sister’s love for me, so I accept it. No matter what, I love the time I spend with Big Sister. As long as this journey goes smoothly, I will reveal my identity to others when I return to school, and also, Big Sister’s room seems to be missing someone too…”

At this, the girl’s cheeks couldn’t help but flush with shyness.

Philicia froze for a moment, then her eyes lit up with joy.

She tightly embraced the girl before her, her closed eyes filled with happiness. The scent of jasmine from her sister’s body. How she longed to keep her sister by her side forever…

But people eventually grow up, and Elves are no different.

Releasing her, Philicia looked at the neatly dressed Selina and finally instructed.

“Remember, the initial intention to help others is good, but the prerequisite for all of this is to protect yourself. No matter what, you must remember that you have family who care about you behind you. When encountering danger, do not act recklessly. Your safety is always the first priority.”

Selina listened carefully to every word Philicia said and nodded, making a promise.

“Big Sister, rest assured, Selina will return safely no matter what.”

“Mhm, Big Sister believes in you.”

Philicia nodded. After last night’s confirmation, she still trusted her family sister’s strength. A High-tier Elf mage was formidable wherever she went. Moreover, her sister was not an ordinary Elf…

Elves were best known for guerrilla warfare, archery, and magic.

To put it simply, they were long-range fire support platforms. But once such a platform was approached, it could easily fall into a disadvantage. However, Selina was not a pure Elf.

Conde’s title of Thief Saint was not undeserved. Elves were already known for their lightness and agility. In that battle five years ago, the result of her decisive fight with Conde was really hard to say who won or lost…

Sometimes, looking at her sister’s incredible talent, Philicia would even wonder, if she had faced Conde at his peak that night, could she truly have achieved victory as she did then?

Or perhaps Conde didn’t use his absolute full strength as he claimed. In any case, her sister’s combat prowess was absolutely reassuring. Her biggest fear was that her sister didn’t take her princess identity seriously.

The identity of a princess, in the eyes of those lecherous scoundrels with ulterior motives, was a windfall from heaven.

Noble status and peerless beauty would drive those perverts, whose brains were dominated by their lower halves, to take risks and commit their so-called acts of conquest.

Outside the window, the once serene and peaceful campus was suddenly shattered by a long, drawn-out dragon roar.

Everyone looked towards the distant direction in horror, but saw only two streaks, one white and one red, soaring across the sky.

The giant dragons’ bodies swiftly maneuvered across the heavens, powerful air currents carrying their forms to even greater distances.

Some students shielded their eyes with their hands, standing on tiptoe, trying to see more clearly.

‘Who exactly are those seniors or juniors leaving the school to handle matters?’

Although there were Dragon Tribe students in the Academy of Revelation, according to Academy regulations, under special circumstances, all races needed to maintain their primate forms for social life.

Therefore, the true forms of dragons were rarely seen by Academy of Revelation students.

Philicia turned her head to look out the window, sighing inwardly as she watched the two white cloud trails left by their flight across the sky.

She reached out and gently patted her sister’s shoulder, finally saying.

“Go. Do what you want to do. And Big Sister will always be here waiting for you!”

“Mhm.”

Selina nodded, broke free from her sister’s embrace, pushed open the glass window, and stepped onto the balcony of the private dormitory. She looked up at the white trails left in the sky and, no longer hesitating, activated the magic tool she carried.

[Flying Magic Tool: Wings of Freedom]

Magic wings, condensed from pure wind elements, unfurled behind the girl. This was a personal item Philicia had specially given Selina long ago. Since she was to pursue the soaring dragons, her mode of travel naturally had to be flying.

Ordinary magic tools were luxury items that normal families couldn’t afford, let alone a flying magic tool that allowed the user to fly directly. Philicia truly doted on her sister. This gift, once given, was on the level of spending a fortune.

Selina adapted to the Wings of Freedom on her back. She finally turned her head and gazed deeply at her sister behind her, then nodded. With a flap of her wings, she took flight, chasing in Aurelia’s direction.

Philicia, reluctant to see her go, chased to the balcony. Watching her sister’s figure grow smaller and smaller in the sky, she finally sighed with lingering reluctance.

At some unknown point, Virantha, the maidservant, appeared behind her.

Sensing her Highness’s not-so-good mood, Virantha couldn’t help but ask.

“Your Majesty, since you are so reluctant, why didn’t you keep the Second Princess here?”

‘Going to the Great Dragon Divine Dynasty alone is not something a princess should be doing.’ Virantha was surprised that the usually rational Grand Princess had actually agreed to the Second Princess’s seemingly absurd proposition.

However, this was a decision between mistresses. As a mere maidservant, she truly couldn’t interject.

Now that the Second Princess had left, and the Grand Princess sighed, she stepped forward to say a few words.

“How I wish I could keep her by my side forever. But she is my sister, not my possession. I want her to live a safe and happy life as a princess, but the premise is that she must be happy…”

“Everyone has their own path. I should not, and cannot, choose my sister’s life path for her. As long as the path she walks is not crooked or wrong, I have no reason to change her direction.”

“She ultimately possesses an independent and free soul. A caged canary is not her destiny, and I will never imprison her in a birdcage. I am merely her sister. As long as she is safe and sound, everything else can be as she pleases, free…”

Virantha listened silently from the side, without a word.

“Oh, right, did the secret message I gave you last night get sent out?”

“It has already been sent. If all goes well, that letter should now be in Her Majesty the Empress’s hands.”

“That’s good. For these next few days, keep a close watch on the situation within the Great Dragon Divine Dynasty. Once the situation changes, the Elven Rangers on the border will act immediately. Even if it means facing public criticism, I will absolutely not allow outsiders to bully my sister!”

Philicia’s voice was serious and firm. Virantha quietly bowed.

“Yes.”