Three months had passed since Liana faked her death.

The Lisat Kingdom hadn’t changed much because of her death.

Everything continued as usual, with the biggest impact being the chaos caused by Princess Mephilia giving up her position as heir.

However, this chaos gradually subsided with Mephilia’s appearances.

They also clearly realized that Princess Mephilia wasn’t as perfect as they had imagined.

She would also lose her ability to think calmly because of certain things. Now, Princess Mephilia just wanted to be an ordinary person free from royal conflicts.

This version of Princess Mephilia became more authentic and appeared more frequently among the people.

However, even though Princess Mephilia had given up her status as heir, her original identity as a princess «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» of the Lisat Kingdom still made some people hesitant to approach her.

But after interacting with her during this period, they discovered that Princess Mephilia was still the same Princess Mephilia as before. Even though she wasn’t the heir anymore and didn’t need to canvass for support, she didn’t maintain an arrogant attitude toward these ordinary people.

Like before, she was a very kind and gentle princess.

Except now, Mephilia’s eyes occasionally revealed a trace of sadness, and sometimes she would stare absently at the ring on the ring finger of her left hand.

Even without Princess Mephilia saying anything, they understood these behaviors clearly.

The ring was definitely given to Princess Mephilia by Princess Liana, and their relationship was certainly very special.

The occasional expression of sadness was probably just her missing Princess Liana.

“As expected, Princess Liana has been blessed by my mother, so naturally you can use elf magic.” Sephirena came to Liana’s side.

A flower appeared in Liana’s hand, created using elf magic. It looked no different from an ordinary flower.

Liana then threw the flower toward the sky, and the vibrant blossom transformed into a small spirit, flying in midair.

“Elf magic?” During these three months, Liana had barely gone out, immersing herself in the world of magic.

Sephirena had taught Liana several simple elf spells, though these elf spells appeared to have effects not much different from human magic.

But Sephirena said that what seemed similar was actually very obvious in the eyes of elves, and the elf magic Liana was using now had barely reached the beginner level.

She might be exposed, but in most cases, others would just think she was an elf who had just started using magic and wasn’t very proficient yet.

During this time, Sephirena had helped Liana a lot, teaching her many types of magic from the human world as well.

Liana’s mage rank had now risen to Archmage.

Although the gap between her and Mephilia and the others was still quite large, Liana herself was already quite satisfied.

However, Liana still had an obvious defect—her mana storage was always only half of others’, and her recovery speed was the same.

Even Mephilia and Minoga weren’t clear about why this was happening.

Liana herself didn’t care much about this matter. Being able to use magic in another world was already a very satisfying thing for her.

Besides, the original story didn’t really need her existence, so her mana didn’t matter. With Mephilia around, she would definitely be safe, so it wasn’t a problem if she wasn’t very powerful as long as it was sufficient.

However, Mephilia took this matter very seriously and had been researching related information during this period.

She suspected that this might be a side effect of taking the forbidden drug for too long.

But it wasn’t appropriate to ask others now. After all, regarding the forbidden drug, and the fact that she cared so much, people would only think of one reason.

“It’s been a long time since I went out for a walk.” Liana stretched lazily. During this period, to avoid unnecessary trouble, Liana hadn’t gone out at all.

The only sources of contact with the outside world were her occasional communications with Mephilia and when Mephilia came to see her.

“You mentioned before that you could disguise me as an elf, making it difficult even for the other elves to discover.” Liana looked at Sephirena.

“Yes.” Sephirena nodded, then two elongated objects appeared out of thin air.

Liana saw they were fake elf ears.

Was she supposed to cosplay?

“Because you, Princess Liana, have received my mother’s blessing, humans might not notice, but my people can recognize the unique magical aura on you. They will see you as one of their own, so you just need to look somewhat similar to elves, especially since you can already use some simple elf magic,” Sephirena said.

So it was that simple...

Liana had thought she would need to use illusion magic or something, but she didn’t expect it to be this easy.

But it couldn’t really be called simple, after all, being recognized by the Tree of Life was already a very difficult condition to meet.

Sephirena helped Liana attach the ears, and Liana also wore a mask. Combined with the elf magic Liana was using, no one should suspect she was Liana.

“Is Princess Liana planning to go out?” Sephirena asked.

“Yes, just going out for a little walk. Staying here all the time is making me moldy.” Although Liana was a relatively homebody person, staying in this place all the time was still somewhat depressing.

Moreover, she and Sephirena didn’t have much in common, so they barely talked except during training.

“Let me prepare a bit.” As Liana’s guard, Sephirena naturally needed to stay by Liana’s side.

“You don’t need to come with me.”

“But I’m responsible for Princess Liana’s safety. If I’m not by your side and something happens to you, what should I do?” Sephirena asked.

“I’m not ‘Liana’ anymore, so there won’t be so many people looking to cause me trouble. Besides, I’m not the little weakling I used to be. I can defend myself now. Moreover, my current identity is an elf. As long as the other person doesn’t have some mental issues, I’ll be very safe,” Liana said.

“Also, you’ve shown your face at Venus Manor before. If you follow me, you might arouse suspicion and bring unnecessary trouble. So, just stay here and wait for me to come back, understand?” Liana instructed.

“All right.” Sephirena nodded.

Liana walked toward the barrier. At a certain point, Liana could clearly feel the existence of the barrier.

When she looked back, she saw only a forest behind her, with no house in sight.

It was probably magic similar to elven illusion magic.

“Phew.” Liana took a deep breath, feeling that these things outside were somewhat unfamiliar.

The village where Loraviel lived seemed to be just ahead. Should she go and take a look? Perhaps she might even see Loraviel’s mother?

“...Why am I nervous?” When thinking about the possibility of meeting Loraviel’s mother, Liana didn’t know why, but she suddenly became a bit nervous.

Calm down! The other person won’t recognize her. No, even if they did recognize her as herself, she shouldn’t be nervous.

Take a deep breath, Liana, calm down, you’ll expose yourself like this. Yes, that’s right, just maintain a normal mindset.

Liana comforted herself in her heart, trying not to be so nervous.

Afterward, Liana walked toward Gran Town.

After Liana left, a shadow appeared behind her, following her.

For Sephirena, who could perfectly blend her aura with nature, secretly following Liana was not a difficult task at all.