19-3. The difference between a guard dog and a wolf.

***

In her room in the imperial palace, Fine Grancia sighed.

“How the hell did you know..?”

She tilted her head in question as she took off her helmet. How did Richth see through the Masterpiece?

“Are you sure you have good eyes like me?”

I put my hand on her chest and lifted the glass armor, her long white hair falling down to her waist, her wolf ears and tail sticking out.

She saw her reflection in the mirror. She shrunk in height and dwarfed her stature. She had only the wolf’s sad eyes, shining golden.

“Because it is a master piece. You wouldn’t have even known my gender….”

After Magic Hat’s attack, she hid that she was a woman. Since she had the identity of her younger brother, Lupus, she used it instead, preventing her demon king from getting involved as much as possible.

“…”

When she was young, she was powerless. She had to watch with her eyes open as she lost her mother and the people close to her were killed, and she did nothing.

“..Looks like he’s scared.”

Are you afraid of women? Or maybe the fact that she is a princess is something wrong. The man named Rich just now was asking himself about his gender too quickly.

Her ears and tail drooped. She must have already known that she was a member of the imperial family. I wonder if she mistook Lupus for herself and treated her innocently.

‘Come to think of it, she doesn’t seem to have anything to do with women except for what she is, that ‘nameless saint’.’

Every time Ariel and Kynell had a fresh romance flow, the man wearing the black knight helmet either took the lead or took a step back.

She called her aside and made her leave, as if she had no business intervening.

Maybe she hates hooking up with other women.

She said before that she has a crush on someone else. So if she was sensitive, it was understandable.

Fine also caused trouble by forcing her to hold her hand or giving her a hug. Such as placing her ear on her heart to see if she is alive or dead. Although in fact she had her own reasons.

‘The words at that time. It was the truth.’

The words she said when she asked herself to be her saint. It was a tone full of sincerity.

No matter who listens, she thinks that she can’t stay by her side, so she asks someone else. There is no one in the world who would be happy with it.

She was someone who always tried to do something alone. Even when she fell to the demon king, she changed into a knight in black armor, so if she is like a black knight, then I should say that she is like a black knight.

“..A bit envious.”

Where the heck do you live? I don’t know if it’s because the power and skills of a man named Rich are concentrated like that, but they don’t appear.

Uncharacteristic of her, I felt her jealousy. He is already at the level of a sword master who can create swordsmanship only with wind pressure, and he is the man who even defeated Magic Hat, which he and Kainel couldn’t repel even if they joined forces.

“..Because I got my mother back too. It is true that he fell into a trap.”

My eyes moved to the Queen of Hearts in the frame. Bringing that was proof that he had defeated the Demon King of Truth.

“Maybe a warrior from another world..?”

Fine remembered Licht from the previous year’s exam. He was seen coping with the blonde-haired warrior’s attack and making and using a new sword.

To overwhelm the warrior of light, Kainel, actually didn’t make sense. The gods of this world are divided into two classes.

“Although he is weak… Kynell must be a warrior who was ordained by the god of light, the highest among them.”

Fine has inherited the lineage of Emperor Locke, who is number one among the ten, and even her mother has the talent of an outstanding wizard.

She had plenty of reasons why she was stronger than Kynell. She also had help from Master Piece.

However, Licht is probably the only one who trains to the level of a sword master for someone he likes. Even if the teacher is Drake, one of the 10 girls.

“..With effort alone, that’s how it works.”

It is true that I tried hard without anything. Seen through her good eyes, the man named Rich was truly gifted.

“Less mana, twisted circuits…. He wields his sword excessively, so there is no sound anywhere.”

I remembered the rugged hand I held then. Traces of training with no calluses left. The scar on his arm was a wolf’s.

“..If you catch it, it’s safe.”

This was the reason why she kept clapping her hands. It was cold when I held it, but I felt relieved. She felt like her companions were there, as she didn’t seem to be insecure just trying to be strong herself.

“..In the grade exam, can I win?”

For about a month or so. The man returned more grown up. He needs to be strong himself too. And the power in one of his hands formed his fist.

“If it’s not first place, it’s meaningless….”

I have already lost once to Magic Hat and once to a man named Rich. She shouldn’t have had two defeats before her.

Fine thought that no more weakness would be tolerated. She will fight him with full force so she will win. The last time she fought Magic Hat, there were some things she couldn’t use because she was worried that the people around her would get involved.

“..I look forward to it.”

Her heart skipped a beat when she imagined being able to fight Licht. He’s probably the kind of person he doesn’t have the power masses to be. Fine put her hand on his chest to put her glass armor back on.

“I had a lot of trouble making this for the first time.”

Looking at himself in the mirror, wearing large heavy gloves, he muttered briefly. How the hell did a man named Rich see through himself in this armor?

“But can I get caught?”

She closed her eyes and began to reminisce. Fine needed a check to see if there was anything he missed.

***

Fine Grancia’s glass armor is an item that is slightly modified every year. The reason why the heavy armor did not fit her body type.

“The armor that Princess Fine wants! I can’t make it!”

“Why..?”

It was because of the opinions exchanged between the dwarves who made her armor in the beginning. Dwarfs with multi-colored beards have been telling stories to Phine of her childhood.

“Shouldn’t you create a master piece-class equipment that nullifies all magic and has high durability?”

“I wonder if it’s heavy armor! Light gloves are not enough!”

“Then do it. With heavy gloves.”

“Okay!”

If the armor was enough to nullify the magic of the demon lord called Magic Hat, it was because she couldn’t make it thin enough to fit her body.

So, a full plate armor was made that covered her whole body. The dwarf who said strangely that defensive power increases only when armor is exposed a lot was imprisoned for several days.

And, the reason why her height and size increase significantly every time she puts on her armor over time.

“Your chest is so big, it’s out of proportion!”

“We make these things! An act that tarnishes the name ‘Masterpiece’!”

“…”

Because of Phinegrancia’s chest, which has grown larger than other parts, all the proportions of her armor collapsed, and her dwarves locked up the furnace and demanded one thing.

“Let me make the equipment bigger! Your Majesty the Emperor!”

“Right! That’s right! This is not it!”

“Too ferocious! The proportions don’t fit!”

Because of his eccentric and stubborn mind, even Emperor Locke had no choice but to accept it. He was even tripped over by the fact that he could make the armor safer.

For this reason, the moment he put on the armor, his height grew to a level similar to that of Licht, and his size increased like a huge crystal.

“The Princess. How would you like to pitch?”

“..As you like.”

“Did you say that the demon king Magic Hat did that before? Is it a problem because you’re a woman?”

“Oh, right.”

The content of what the demon king of truth said while killing the maids. The face of Magic Hat, who laughed horribly while saying incomprehensible words, was good in my eyes.

“Unknown! Voice! Let’s hide!”

“I will make it separately from the armor!”

“..Yes.”

“Children! So the order came in! Get ready!”

The reason why the glass helmet’s voice hummed and made it impossible to identify it was because of the Demon King of Truth’s behavior when she was attacked.

“With this you will be safe! I swear by the name of the immovable mountain!!”

As all the details to be considered were decided, the sound of her hammers and whetstones resounded, and the crafting of her armor began.

These three elements combined, no matter how detective they were or how they used other magic, it was normal if they didn’t know Fine’s gender or face.

***

A glass-like armor that shines white. It is like a walking crystal, and if anyone sees it, it can be said that it is a glass knight or a white knight.

Fine opened her eyes slowly. There shouldn’t have been a problem with the dwarves’ design, but it’s no wonder they contacted Lupus and realized his true identity.

Hey, I knew that her mother was Belin Grancia. That was the only case left for her, and if she had mistaken herself for her younger brother, she would naturally have reacted that way.

“Mmm.”

It was then. Fine held her breath slightly, complaining of her tightness. Taking off her armor again, she looked in her mirror and examined her own body.

“.. Her chest area is so tight these days.”

She tried hard to ignore the pressure on her tight chest, which was evident in her armor, but she failed. It seems to be getting bigger and bigger lately.

“Wouldn’t it be annoying when fighting Licht..?”

After the coming-of-age ceremony last year, it was a mistake to think that he would not grow any further. This is the moment when you hate the lump of fat that continues to swell as if the delicious flesh is ripening.

Enchanting streamlined curves. If other males in the academy see it, there will surely be some who flirt with them. She prayed for one of the reasons she hides her gender.

‘How long are you going to grow up..’

She bit her lip. She was taller than Ariel, a race of elves famous for their beauty, and in her academy she hadn’t seen anyone taller than her.

She sighed, worried that anyone who saw this would think it vulgar, and put on the glass helmet that had been set down beside her.