Mystery Paradise: Wishing Power Demon

Chapter 304: Chapter 303: Judge of Destiny Chapter 304: Chapter 303: Judge of Destiny Unfortunately, I am not a person of the Royal Capital, nor do I have a fixed residence. Shandela gazed at the city surrounded by mountains while following her escort into a great hall wrapped in snow.

With the heavy iron door slowly closing, the cold wind and falling snow were all shut out.

“I’ll take her the rest of the way,” another tall man with a scar on his face took over the prison guard’s duty.

“Thank you for the trouble.”

Shandela gave him a glance and found something oddly familiar about him.

“Are you… a member of the Royal Guards?”

“Yes, my name is Mekefa,” he nodded, “Do you know me?”

‘Blooming Excalibur’ Mekefa, the name made Shandela instantly recall—he was a famous warrior in the Royal Guards. When she was still in the military academy, he had already passed the master’s evaluation and could be considered a senior figure. Unlike Ryan, who wielded heavy blows like a raging bull, he took a more agile approach, with sword moves as splendid as blooming flowers. Together with his flowing long hair, he was the object of many female cadets’ admiration.

But the memory of him in her mind should have had fine brows and handsome eyes, with not a single flaw on his face. Now, however, a thin scar stretched from his brow to the side of his left ear, adding a slight imperfection to his features.

Seeing she didn’t respond, Mekefa seemed to guess her thoughts. He touched his cheek and said with a light laugh, “I got this on the western battlefield, from an Executive Priest of the Mechanical Sect, who was also a first-rate expert. But in the end, I won. Come on… we are short on time; let’s not delay here.”

The western battlefield… that was the territory of the Longjiu Family.

Although he had won, the army had lost, and lost disastrously.

However, this seemed to also verify what Dute had said—the defeated Kingdom Army had indeed not given up resisting completely but had gathered at a new stronghold and continued the resistance.

Shandela followed his steps, “Do you know whom I am going to meet?”

“Of course.”

“The person who brought me here earlier… said it was to see divinities. Sounds quite intimidating, doesn’t it?” she said with self-mocking laughter, “Even if divinities are willing to appear and contact their followers, it has nothing to do with me. I stopped believing in the Goddess of Abundance a long time ago.”

“Then, who do you think is waiting for you?”

“It doesn’t matter who it is, I just want to end this boring test quickly and see Miss Elise as soon as possible.”

“General Ben’s daughter? I see…” Mekefa appeared unsurprised, “If you pass the test, and Elise Ben is willing to see you, then your wish indeed isn’t difficult to fulfill.”

Shandela felt her heart skip a beat, “Have you met her too?”

“Of course, she has now become the symbol of the existence of the Kingdom Army.” He smiled, not wholly unlike a smirk, “We are here, just in this place.”

The two stopped outside a room that seemed unremarkable.

There were no extra guards in the hallway, and the door was just an ordinary wooden one, not looking like an important place at all. This put Shandela on high alert—if the examiner possessed the power to determine her fate, they would at least have to be one of the rebellion’s leaders, but how could a leader make contact with someone they suspected without proper protection?

“Don’t be nervous.” Mekefa immediately sensed the change in her aura, “You are not assessed here out of disrespect or contempt, it’s just that she likes this place.”

She?

Before she could ask more, the door quietly opened.

“Go in,” Mekefa nodded.

“If… I don’t get her approval, what then?”

“We will bury you in the cemetery on the snow mountain,” said Blooming Excalibur indifferently.

Not a supporter, then an enemy that must be eliminated? This kind of arrogant attitude aroused a trace of disgust in Shandela, but she did not show it. Instead, she stepped confidently over the threshold.

Because, in any case, she had a clear conscience.

The door creaked shut, and the space inside the room was much larger than expected, resembling a storeroom at first glance. That was because both the floor and the walls were stripped of any decorative wooden panels, exposing the raw stone underneath. There were no furnishings to be seen inside the room, only large and small piles of sand making it awkward to either stand or sit. Even stranger were the numerous tree branches inserted into these sand piles, as if to simulate a forest. Between the various sand piles, miniature railways were laid out, with a station and a few simple shacks visible in a slightly distant area.

Shandela couldn’t help but be reminded of the beaches at Magnificent Castle—where the children liked to build all sorts of strange things in the sand, and sandcastles were among the most popular.

“Welcome to Yu’s playground,” suddenly a voice came from above, “Be careful not to step on it, or else you’ll have to accept Yu’s punishment.”

Shandela looked up to see a petite figure standing on the ceiling beams—judging by the figure, it was no different from a child!

This person could be no older than ten, right?

A surge of irritation at being toyed with rose fiercely from the depths of her heart. She had crossed the sea, braving the risk of capture by the Longjiu Family, rushed to the Royal Capital, and then had been knocked unconscious with a blunt force, delivered to the mountains in the northeast, only for them to arrange a little girl to test her!?

What kind of joke was the rebellion playing at!?

“Don’t rush, Yu will ask you now,” the girl leaped down from the ceiling beam and landed in front of her.

Shandela’s expression froze.

Because she saw, with eyes wide open, that the other person didn’t land with a thud but was floating in midair! Her legs were crossed, about a meter and a half off the ground, with nothing in between for support!

Was this some kind of martial technique, or a bizarre construction she had never seen before?

No… Martial techniques that float were too exaggerated! She had seen flying constructions at Magnificent Castle, but those things were noisy, vibrated a lot, and were nothing like the girl in front of her who floated so effortlessly…
“How did you do that?” she couldn’t help but ask.

“Are you referring to this? Of course, it’s magic…” the girl replied with some boredom, “In the past, there were quite a few people who knew magic… Now Yu can hardly find anyone who is knowledgeable about it.”

Magic, magic?

What is that? The miraculous ability from legend stories?

“Never mind, just answer my questions,” the other party continued without much fuss, pointing a finger at her, “What’s your name? Are you loyal to the Kingdom Army? Have you obeyed the orders from the Longjiu Family? And what’s your purpose in coming here? Speak.”

She didn’t even know my basic circumstances…
Shandela was silent for a moment before finally speaking, “My name is Shandela Allen, I used to serve under General Fales Ben’s command, and I have never obeyed Duke Longjiu. I came here to find a friend who has disappeared; her name is Elise Ben, the general’s daughter…”
For some reason, she purposefully ignored the question about her loyalty to the Kingdom Army.

If it had been ten years ago, she definitely would not have skipped this question.

The girl in front of her didn’t seem to care at all, “Are you a servant of the Mechanical Sect?”

“Of course not!” Shandela frowned, not understanding why she would be asked such a question.

“What about the God of All Machines? Has it whispered to you at all?”

“Certainly not!”

Just as she was getting somewhat impatient, the girl suddenly clapped her hands, a satisfied smile appearing on her face, “The interrogation is over, you have no issues. Mekefa, take her out.”

“Wait, that’s it?” Shandela couldn’t help but be stunned, were such superficial questions all it took?

“Magic is just that mysterious,” the girl said matter-of-factly.

The door opened, and Mekefa gestured for her to proceed.

She hesitated, then directly asked the girl, “Who exactly are you?”

“Eh, didn’t the people outside introduce Yu to you? They must have been remiss,” the girl flicked her hair nonchalantly, “It doesn’t matter, Yu will tell you the same… Remember well, Yu’s name is Kokomoqi, the Magic Goddess born from the Realm of Void, now nine hundred and six years of age.”