Ellie had just seen Uncle Schoonheim off. Bell, who had been lurking nearby the entire time, only dared to cautiously approach after he left.
Ellie had just been wondering why Bell hadn't come over. She had to wait for Uncle Schoonheim to leave before daring to approach. After Bell came over, she glanced around before quietly speaking to Ellie.
"Clementine-sama, just now... it seems something was watching you."
Upon hearing this, Ellie immediately became alert and fully activated her senses. Although the nearby mist significantly reduced her sensory range, it still had some effect.
However, she didn't detect anyone watching her as Bell described. But Ellie wouldn't let her guard down because of this. Leaving aside other things, Bell alone could eavesdrop on her without her noticing, so it was normal for others to use different, unknown methods to monitor her.
"Bell, do you have any idea? Could it be Astrology Thousand Miles watching me?" Ellie had searched for a long time with her senses but found nothing strange. The only person she could think of was Astrology Thousand Miles, so she asked Bell, who was, after all, an expert in this area.
"Astrology Thousand Miles-sama's ability cannot see through this mist, so it shouldn't be her. Besides, I wouldn't be able to detect her remote viewing ability. I think it should be those fairies watching you," Bell offered her opinion.
"Those fairies?" This puzzled Ellie. If the fairies still locked in the house were using magic to watch her, she would detect it immediately even without activating her senses. Did they have some other method she didn't know about?
"Yes, near here, because of the mist, I can't use my detection magic. But when I used it in the military camp, where the mist is thinner, I detected something. However, when I came to search, I found nothing. So I suspect that among the fairies rescued by Clementine-sama, there is a Fairy User, and she is controlling forest fairies to watch you," Bell was quite skilled in this area.
"Hmm... a Fairy User, huh? I didn't expect there to be one here too." This title wasn't too unfamiliar to Ellie, who often played various RPG games when she was alive. She just hadn't expected it to exist in this world as well.
"Eh? You know about that too?" Bell looked at Ellie with a surprised expression. She probably didn't expect this Princess to know about Fairy Users, which were extremely rare even among fairies themselves.
"I only know such a profession exists; I don't know much else about it. So, do you know about this profession? Also, what made you conclude that a Fairy User is watching me?"
After all, the settings in games and novels are not always the same, so the Fairy User settings from other games couldn't be applied here, right? Besides, this was not mentioned in the original work, so it was better to humbly learn!
"I don't know much about it specifically. I only know that a Fairy User can communicate with and control forest fairies in the forest. The characteristic of those forest fairies is that their presence is very faint. If they don't want you to see them, even if they are perched on your shoulder, you won't be able to see them. When I activated my detection magic in the military camp just now, I noticed something was watching you, but I couldn't accurately determine what it was. So... I suspect it's forest fairies," Bell said very seriously.
"Is that so? Hearing you say that, if they can be controlled and communicated with by a Fairy User, then those forest fairies should also be a type of creature, right?" Ellie thought of those small fairies with tiny wings, only the size of a human palm. If they were intelligent creatures, then dealing with them would be simple.
"I suppose so? Although I heard that forest fairies are made of magic, if they can communicate with a Fairy User, they should be considered creatures, right?" Bell was also ambiguous about this.
"Then, since they are unkind to me, don't blame me for teaching those fairies and forest fairies a lesson," Ellie said with a very "sunny" smile.
"Eh? Clementine-sama... you? What are you going to do?" Bell saw Ellie's incredibly sunny smile and knew it meant trouble.
"Bell, things might get a little uncomfortable next. I'll lend you this!" Ellie took off the ring that Ainz had given her, which could alleviate the effects of abnormal statuses, and handed it to Bell, gesturing for her to put it on.
Bell, utterly confused, put on the ring, but she had no idea what Ellie was going to do next. She just looked at her with a panicked expression.
"Magic Range Enhance and Expand Activate!" Ellie first used the magic scroll hidden in her cloak. It activated without any hindrance, which showed that this mist was nothing special. This basically confirmed that the mist could at most suppress magic below the third tier. However, for the natives, who mainly used first and second-tier magic, this was already sufficient.
However, although it activated smoothly, the expanded range effect was much weaker than the original. Although it couldn't prevent magic above the third tier from activating, it could still weaken the effect! No wonder the Slane Theocracy had been blocked by this mist for so many years.
"Next... Despair Aura Level Two! Activate!"
This time, Ellie was truly a bit angry. If this move wasn't an indiscriminate attack, Ellie would probably have directly used Despair Aura Level Three or higher, letting the forest fairies truly experience her terror.
It should be known that Despair Aura Level One is Fear, Level Two is Panic, Level Three is Confusion, Level Four is Frenzy, and Level Five is Instant Death.
If she had directly used Level Three or Four, then all living creatures nearby without extremely strong magic resistance or above Level Sixty would fall into a state of madness or frenzy.
There were so many Theocracy soldiers stationed in the military camp here. Once everyone fell into a state of not distinguishing friend from foe, the consequences would be unimaginable. So, this time, she just intended to scare them.
Sure enough, as soon as Ellie's Despair Aura activated, Bell, who was closest to Ellie, immediately became unwell. Even with the ring Ellie had temporarily lent her to alleviate abnormal status effects,
Bell was still affected by the Despair Aura. She was seen clenching her hands, adopting her usual prayer posture, muttering incessantly, and trembling all over.
"No... don't kill me, so scary... so scary... C-Clementine-sama, don't kill me... I... I'll be good, don't... don't freeze me again."
Ellie, quite interested, leaned closer and finally heard what Bell was muttering. So, this is what a panic state is like?
Even with that ring, Bell still fell victim. Of course, she could also lend her the immunity ring, but that was her life-saving item, so she would never let it leave her hand.
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