Chapter 6

Back in the fight between Beatrix and the people in black at the gates of Duke Hazell's residence, a huge explosion suddenly occurred in that place.

Booooooooooooooommmmmmmm!

The stone prison that locked Beatrix was destroyed after Ifrit hit it a dozen times. A burst of fire from Ifrit's punch was directed at one of the Magic Masters who made the spell.

"Aaaahhhh!" The magic master who was hit by a burst of flames instantly scorched.

"I must quickly clean you up and help my cute disciple. Ifrit, kill them all!" Beatrix shows her wand and orders Ifrit.

Gruaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!

Ifrit spits fire from his mouth towards the remaining two Magic Masters. The two men in black intended to dodge the attack after seeing one of their friends scorched by the flames. But they suddenly couldn't move because Beatrix's magic froze their legs, and they ended up being burned by Ifrit's fire.

"Aaaarrrgggghhh!"

"Aaah! Help me!!"

"As expected of the dual element Magic King Beatrix Artvika. It looks like we won't be able to defeat you. But our goal is to keep you here. Hahaha..." The sword grandmaster laughed and charged towards Beatrix. Six tigers claw-patterned aura seals formed on his body.

"Do you think you can keep me here with just a grandmaster and a few masters?" Beatrix sneered at the Sword Grandmaster after seeing him attack her from the front. Then Beatrix opened her seven magic circles.

[Dual Element Sword]

Two magic circles formed under Beatrix's feet. From each magic circle formed one sword. The first was a fire sword that could burn everything, and the other was an ice sword that emitted a mist that froze the surroundings.

Beatrix and Sword Grandmaster both slashed their swords. Beatrix's ice sword met the sword of the Sword Grandmaster. When their swords collided, a shockwave with cold mist spread out in the area.

"Amazing! Even though you are a mage, you can withstand a sword slash from a knight with your brute strength. Your swordsmanship also looks very sharp and not half-hearted." The Sword Grandmaster was dumbfounded after clashing swords with Beatrix.

"Looks like you forgot something..." Beatrix slashed the fire sword she held in her left hand.

Beatrix's two swords collided with that person's sword, and Sword Grandmaster was blown away several meters from the attack's impact.

"Ugh! What kind of power is that!? Even though you're a mage!?" The Sword Grandmaster felt his hands numb after clashing swords with Beatrix.

"It's still not over!" Beatrix charged forward at the person in black at high speed, and their swords clashed again. They clashed swords for a short time, but the sword Grandmaster was slowly pushed back. Not long after, they kept their distance from each other.

Beatrix raised her ice sword then swung it towards Sword Grandmaster. The trajectory of his slash froze the space around him and sprouted ice spikes from the ground. The sword grandmaster sensed the danger after seeing Beatrix's attack. He tried to dodge it, but his right leg was pierced by an ice spike and interfered with his movement causing him to fall while dodging. Not long after, another slash from Beatrix had arrived before his eyes. It was Beatrix's fiery sword strike that scorched the ground and anything in the slash's trajectory.

"Aarrrgggghh!" The Sword Grandmaster was split in half, and every part of his body was scorched in flames.

"Haa...Troublesome. Well, it's time to help my cute disciple." Beatrix removes her magic. Ifrit and the two swords in her hands turned into particles and disappeared.

"Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!" Beatrix heard Clara's scream from the direction of the mansion.

"Damn!" Beatrix ran towards the mansion at full speed.

***

The Dagger Grandmaster swung his blade at Clara's neck. On the other hand, Clara can only surrender and close her eyes to accept her death.

(Someone, please help me!)

She begged in her heart, and tears streamed down her cheeks. But the dagger stopped when it almost touched Clara's neck. The Dagger Grandmaster was shocked by what he saw. Someone suddenly appeared without a Grandmaster noticing his presence and pinched the dagger between his fingers. After Clara realized that the pain she had been waiting for had not come, she slowly opened her eyes and saw a boy who had just become her butler today.

"Ken!" Clara shouted the boy's name loudly.

Ziel pinched the dagger between his fingers and smashed it into pieces. Then he flicked one of the dagger pieces into the black-clothed man's forehead. Before flicking it, Ziel had filled the piece of the dagger with an aura that he compressed to the extreme. The piece of the dagger shot out at a speed that a Grandmaster couldn't see and pierced through his head. The person in black died instantly without having a chance to defend or dodge.

Then Ziel moved forward at high speed and strangled the two men in black behind the dead Dagger Grandmaster. Ziel broke their necks and threw their bodies on the floor. After that, he approached the frightened Clara.

"Ken!" Clara screamed and jumped into Ziel's arms while crying.

"I'm sorry for being late, my lady. Everything is fine now." Ziel patted Clara on the back to calm her down.

"Sob...Sob...I'm scared...Ken." Clara was still crying until she wet Ziel's shoulder with tears.

"You don't have to be afraid anymore. It's all over." Ziel rubbed Clara's head, and it took a while for her to calm down.

"Thanks, Ken. Good thing you're on time." Clara separated herself from Ziel. Her face blushed because she was embarrassed after realizing that she had been crying for quite a while in Ziel's arms.

"It's my job, after all." Ziel bowed his head to Clara and then cleaned up the corpses in her room.

"Aah! How are my parents, Ken!? I worry about them. Come on, let's check it out!" Clara wiped the tears from her face and grabbed Ziel's hand. She pulled him out of her room and headed over to where Duke Hazell was.

"Yes, my lady." Ziel nodded slightly and followed Clara towards the mansion's living room.

***

Duke Hazell and his wife were bound by magic chains by the Magic Grandmaster and were trying to break free. Eleanor casts a spell in the form of a mini water dragon and makes her magic attack the chains that bind them. Dozens of mini water dragons collided with the magic chain, and the two of them shattered at the same time as they collided.

"Honey, I'll hold them off with Raven. You go to Clara's room!" Duke Hazell was holding a short wand with a black crystal on it. He opened four magic circles from his body then charged towards the Magic Grandmaster.

[Thunder Clap]

A bolt of lightning struck towards the Magic Grandmaster. But the Magic Grandmaster kept quiet and a thin magic barrier formed before him. That bolt of lightning couldn't even scratch the barrier.

"Don't think you can get out of here!" The Magic Grandmaster raised his wand, and dozens of fireballs formed above his head. Then he threw the fireball at Duke Hazell and his wife, who were about to head to Clara's room.

Duke Hazell, his wife, and Raven are standing frozen and watching the dozens of fireballs heading towards them at high speed.

[Glacier Breath]

Before the fireball hit Duke Hazell and the others, the dozens of fireballs disappeared instantly in the gust of cold air.

"What!?" The magic Grandmaster was shocked as his fireball was suddenly dispelled.

"Beatrix!" When Eleanor saw Beatrix, she smiled widely. With Beatrix, they can easily defeat the enemy in front of them and help Clara.

"Eleanor, Duke Hazell, are you guys all right? We must defeat them immediately!" Beatrix went over to Duke Hazell and the others to check their condition.

"We're fine. Let's finish them off and help Clara right away." Duke Hazell, Eleanor, and Raven attack two of the Magic Grandmaster's subordinates. On the other hand, Beatrix attacked with full force to not waste time. Seven magic circles appeared on her body, and she instantly cast one of her strongest magic spells at the people in black.

[Frozen World]

The entire area of the room froze, and the center was the Magic Grandmaster, who was instantly frozen by Beatrix's magic.

Beatrix then saw that Duke Hazell and the others had also defeated their enemy. After that, they ran towards Beatrix.

"Beatrix, please help Clara!" Eleanor grabbed Beatrix's hand and pulled her to Clara's room. But before they left the place, they saw two people walking towards them.

"Mom! Dad!" Clara jogged and hugged her parents.

"Clara! Are you okay? You're not hurt, are you?" Eleanor examined Clara's body from top to bottom.

"I'm okay, mom! Luckily Ken was on time!" Clara said as she glanced at Ziel and her face reddened, remembering what happened earlier. Eleanor couldn't help but smile when she saw her daughter's blushing face.

"Ken, thanks for saving Clara!" Duke Hazell slightly lowered his head to Ziel.

"You don't need to thank me because it's my duty as her butler." Ziel nodded slightly.

"Hahaha...it's not wrong then you become Clara's butler. Well, we have to clean up the mess here." Duke Hazell laughed happily because he felt that his decision to accept Ziel was not wrong and looked around the state of his mansion.

"Yes, my lord!" Ziel and Raven nodded at Duke Hazell's words. They started to clean up the mess inside the mansion. As Ziel was cleaning the room, he felt a sharp glare directed at him from Beatrix.