"What happened? Why this girl didn't get knocked out by the potion we put in the cake?" A burly man said looking at Erella. The potion they put in the cake was so strong that it can knock out a big elephant. So the five burly men who were looking at the little child in front of them could not believe that she was still awake. They thought about what was the reason why the kid was still awake, but they couldn't find any answer so they gave up thinking. Erella on the other hand rose to her feet as fast as she could.
'OH, SUGAR HONEY ICED TEA! So this is not the story of Hansel and Gretel.'She thought. Then looked at the burly men. On the instant, she realized the burly men were bandits.
'I think the witch would be better than being kidnapped by these bandits.' Fear slowly engulfing Erella's heart. But she became more frightened when she heard one of the burly men spoke.
"Hmmm... She has beauty. We can sell her to the pervert count for the highest price." He said while holding her chin tightly. Her face turned pale. Then she felt her chest was tightening but she ignored it. Her mind was kept repeating the words that the burly man said. She will be sold to someone that is a pervert! She didn't want it! She better off being tormented by her stepmother and stepsisters than being sold off to a pervert.
'OH MY GOD! Please let me back, I promise I will not wish to be far away from my stepmother and stepsisters until I meet my prince charming.' Erella prayed eagerly. But her prayer was unanswered, she was still in front of the bandits. The burly man's disgusting breath caused Erella to return to the present.
"Boss, can we taste her first before selling her to the count?" The disgusting burly man asked their leader with a lecherous gaze on her. Erella's eyes went wide in fear. The pain in her heart intensified. It felt like any second she will drop dead.
"No, you can't. For sure we will lose our income if you touch this girl." Their leader answered.
"No boss, I will be gentl------------------ The leader cut him off.
"You said that before too. But the girl died in your debauchery." The leader said unemotionally. Erella heard it. Just thinking about the poor little girl who suffered from these disgusting men made her fear turned to anger. She was really furious. She gave them a death stare while clenching her teeth and clasping her hands tightly. She loathed these men. They are not just selling the children, they also used those poor children for their pleasure. She could not take it. The word loathe kept on repeating in her mind. Then something broke inside her. A surge of powerful mana was felt in the area. The five burly men suddenly felt frightened. They looked around to see who it was, but they couldn't find any person around. They were the only people in that place. The bandits didn't mind Erella because they were thinking that it would be impossible for the skinny little girl to produce such powerful mana. So their attention was to find the person who was responsible for releasing the powerful mana. Then, a strong gust of wind came towards them. Because they were not prepared for the sudden strong wind, they fell to the ground. Cracks on the ground were made when they fell. Then their eyes went wide. The cake house they made to lure kids into the forest was destroyed instantly together with the trees near them. The wind was getting stronger and stronger. The five burly men were stupefied. If they didn't use their mana they will be flown away by the strong wind like what happened to the trees.
"What is happening?" One bandit yelled.
"Boss, did we get caught by the duke?" Another bandit asked in confusion. The leader knew that the only people who have powerful mana are the royal family and the duke. For sure the royal family won't go to this place. So the only person he could think of having this powerful mana that will go to this place is the duke. But this was not his style. Certainly, their head will be already on the ground if the duke is in the area. The duke doesn't need to release his powerful mana to kill them. The leader of the bandits decided to retreat.
"We need to get out fast from this place!"The leader commanded then he continued.
"Go get the girl!" He ordered one of his men. But they couldn't see Erella anywhere. And the strong wind suddenly stopped. All of them felt anxious.
"Where is she?"The lecherous bandit asked. The leader of the bandits came to a decision to let go of the girl. His life is more precious than having the money when he sells the kid.
'I can still get many kids in the future.' He thought and commanded his men to retreat once again. But his lecherous henchman didn't like to let go of Erella.
"NO! I want the gir-----------------He didn't finish what he said because a sudden slash of the wind hit his chest.
"ARGHHH!"He groaned painfully. He looked everywhere but he could not find who did it to him. Then another slash of the wind hit him. This time it hit on his back. A really deep wound cut his rough skin. The lecherous bandit cried painfully and he fell to the ground. The remaining bandits' blood ran cold when they saw their comrade's bloody body on the ground. When they woke up from the daze, they tried to run. But their legs were cruelly slashed by the wind. Piercing cries were heard in the forest.
"Sh--sh--show yourself! You COWARD!" The leader shrieked. All of a sudden, Erella showed herself in front of the leader.
"Y---Y--YOU?!" All of them exclaimed astoundedly. Erella just looked at them unemotionally. Then she swiftly moved again slashing all of them. She tortured them slowly.
"Pl----pl--please ha----ve mercy." The lecherous bandit said weakly. Erella stopped her slashing spree. The bandits thought Erella felt mercy on them.
"Did you stop when those children cried for mercy?" She asked threateningly. The bandits' faces turned ghastly.
"Then just kill us!" The lecherous bandit said in anger. Suddenly the atmosphere around them dropped to a negative degree. Erella with her angelic face grinned evilly.
"Killing you is already giving you mercy. So why should I do that?"
The bandits were scared out of their wits. Erella started her slashing spree but she didn't continue it because the bandits killed themselves. She looked at them apathetically. Then after a while, she walked away and looked for their hideout. She didn't look for it for too long. She found it immediately. She scouted the entire hideout if there are still bandits guarding their hideout. She found a few of them. She killed them immediately. Then she saw the sleeping kids inside the hideout. She checked them. They seemed, those bandits didn't touch them yet. She sighed in relief. All of a sudden, she fell to the ground. Her body was extremely exhausted. Then she fell unconscious.
Erella groaned in her sleep. She was having a nightmare. In her dream, she was chased by an old pervert. She was about to be caught then suddenly she woke up from her sleep. She gasped. Sweat on her forehead was dripping down her face. She was still catching her breath when she felt her body was aching. Her eyes went wide and she felt nervous. She looked around. She was all alone in the closed room.'Don't tell me, someone sold me to an old pervert?' She murmured. Then an unthinkable scene came to her mind. She felt horrified and disgusted."NO! NO! NO! It can't be!" She exclaimed. The whole manor suddenly trembled. The air was gushing out from her and her magical powers went out of control.KABOOOOOOOM! An explosion happened because of Erella's magical power that went out of control. Half of the manor was destroyed. She slumped against the floor still feeling humiliated. Then a young man with
"What are you talking about Aunt Camille?" Maxwell asked the Marchioness. "That would be impossible for this little girl to have that magical powers Milady." A well-built servant spoke. "Don't judge the book by its cover." Marchioness Camille quoted. Maxwell wanted to refute his Aunt but he remembered his Aunt to have an ability of clairvoyance. She can perceive some of the past of the person she touches. He looked at Erella astonishingly, who was looking on the ground nervously. Then he recalled when they did their mission to find the bandits who were kidnapping kids to sell as slaves in the forest, he found the little girl lying on the ground with a trace of powerful mana. He thought she was just glazed by the mana of the person who helped the kids so he ignored it. Then now, his aunt was telling him that the skinny little girl was the one who destroyed half of his manor? He couldn't believe that the skinny littl
"KYAAAAAA!!!!!" Erella shouted in surprise and some of her mana went out of control causing a light destructive wave that threw the person who blindfolded her. She turned around to look who she sent flying away. She saw the young Duke groaning in pain while holding his behind. 'OH EM GEE! I'm dead!' She nervously bit her lips. She looked around to see if there were people around. When she saw no one, she sighed a great relief. Only the two of them in the garden. Staying in Von Heinlein's estate for a day, she uncovered how well love the young duke by all the people in the estate. Especially the Marchioness his aunt. When a messenger from the academy delivered a message to the young duke yesterday, he accidentally fell on the young duke and it caused his arm to have a small scratch. At that moment, the atmosphere of the room turned dark. Then she saw the bloody stare of all the servants and the Marchioness gave the messenger. It was like they wan
"Let her try that baby pink dress with lacy ribbons." Marchioness Camille said to the shopkeeper. Erella showed an unamused face to the Marchioness. It's already the tenth dress that she tried on and she was already exhausted. It seemed all her energy that she had earlier was dropped down to zero. The staff around her suddenly felt a cold chill ran down their spine when they saw the Marchioness staring at Erella coldly. They knew the Marchioness very well. She just looked like an angel but when she's angry, she could kill a person mercilessly. So whoever talked to her was always careful."Holy cow! What's wrong with you kid? Are you seeking death?""Mama mia! Is this my last day?""Beg on your knees kid!" The staff whispered to her in fright. She rolled her eyes to them.'I understand you guys. I felt that too before but that's just her normal stare when she wants something.' Erella tho
"Aunt Camille, can you put me down now? I am not a kid." Erella told the Marchioness. They were already out of the boutique but Marchioness Camille was still holding her in her arms. She felt ashamed because her mind is already twenty-six years old. She couldn't take it if they will still treat her like a kid."Aunt Camille------- Maxwell called his Aunt. Erella thought he will also agree with her but she raised her eyebrows when Maxwell spoke again."Give her to me, It's not good for you to hold her for too long," Maxwell said while blushing with his straight face. He also wanted to hold Erella but the Marchioness didn't listen to him."You talk gibberish, my dear nephew. I can still hold her even a day." The Marchioness said confidently. Maxwell wanted to refute his Aunt but Marchioness Camille let out a dangerous aura. So he who was scared of his aunt's anger stopped competing to hold
"Max, you need to take care of Erella."Marchioness Camille reminded her nephew. Today is the day she will return home but she felt unhappy. Because she didn't want to return home and see those three evil witches' faces. If not the reason she needed the consent of her stepmother for her engagement with the young duke, she will never see those evil witches' faces anymore. She will just sneak back home to take her little friends with her. But the Marchioness already informed her stepmother through the letter. So she didn't have any choice but to return home.'Tsk! For sure those suckers will give me trouble first before giving me consent with the engagement.' Erella thought nibbling her fingernail.'What should I do? Do I need to use my magic on them? Hmmm...' She thought. Then she shook her head.'I can't use my magic on them. Surely, I'll kill them accidentally because I can't still fully control how much ma
BOOM!A sudden blast came in the carriage where Erella and Max were. The carriage was burst into splinter. Then Max flew to the bushes while Erella was just standing where the carriage was before and emitting strong mana. Everyone was astounded while looking at the little girl who destroyed the carriage. They already heard about how strong Erella was but, experiencing it firsthand was really unbelievable! The monsters who were fighting the knight stopped for a moment. They greatly felt intimidated at Erella's exuding power. The monsters kept on looking at one another with fear in their faces, then decided to back down and retreat. Max's groan made Erella return to a normal state. Afterward, she ran towards Max and checked if he was alright."MAX!? Are you alright? Where did you get hurt? I'm really sorry Max! I can't still control my powers." She said apologetically while worrying about him. Max warmly smiled at her. The knights who were wit
"Our young lady was really awesome!" "You are right! I still can't believe that she executed mostly the monsters with her bare hands." "And to think she killed the strongest monster that our young duke had difficulty in fighting within seconds. She was really amazing!" "Now I'm afraid to make our young lady mad." "Yeah, you are right man!" Erella heard the knights talking to each other outside the carriage. They were traveling again with a new carriage that they bought on the nearby village that they passed when she woke up after an hour of sleep. "From now on, I will devote myself to milady!" A knight declared. Then everybody agreed on what he said. Erella's face turned red because she felt embarrassed hearing those praises coming from the knights. Max saw it thought that she was feeling unwell. "Are you sure