Chapter 130: Chapter 130: Aria''s True Talent (III)


    Anastasia was both horrified and awed hearing her daughter''s exnation.


    At first, she was horrified, since that curse sounded extremely powerful. It was basically a neverending torture that can be used for various reasons by the witch, be it for investigation, or even worse, for pleasure.


    At the same time, she was awed when Aria gave her idea. They could use this curse on their soldiers, so their soldiers would never die no matter how severe their injuries were.


    Aria raised her brow seeing her mother''s reaction, "Don''t you think that idea is great, Mom? Holy Achate can be the strongest in the world, because nobody-not even the Beast King, could kill our soldiers."


    Anastasia''s lips began to curl as she slowly threw away her morality.


    "I could see that, Aria. Undying soldiers would be amazing for our kingdom. But you know we have ''Holy'' in our name for a reason, right? Do you think they would be willing to get cursed?" Anastasia asked.


    "Why is that a problem, Mom? You can just tell them that I''m the Saintess or something, and what I use is a blessing to protect them from death, that way they can serve God forever. Isn''t that neat?" Aria chuckled. "And if the church suspects me as a witch, then you can just dispatch a few of our loyal guards to assassinate the pope. He''s not even fully guarded most of the time."


    Queen Anastasia began to feel at ease again. She was scared of what her daughter would be at first, but when she saw the extreme growth that Aria showed in just a month, she realized she had to support her daughter''s studies no matter what.


    "Is this just one of the curses? Is it not the strongest?"


    "There are many curses in this book, and I can only use one curse right now, and only to humans. I cannot curse or charm someone with a higher power just yet," Aria replied, implying to one person. "For that beastman, I would need even more human sacrifice until I''m strong enough to learn love charm, and possibly use it on him."


    "Then, can you do something to the people outside of the gate? They have been protesting every day, I get a headache thinking about them," Anastasia frowned.


    "I cannot do that, Mom. Cursing one person already takes a toll on my mind, I cannot possibly curse all of them," Aria said. "Besides, I''ve seen their numbers. They seem to be growing every day."


    "They are hungry. It''s been a month since the Beast King banned any travel in and out of Holy Achate. We cannot do anything, and people are starving, especially the peasants," Queen Anastasia added. "That''s why I''m wondering if you can do something about it."


    "Hmm... rather than doing something about those masses. Why don''t we head to the Kingdom of Beastmen instead?" Aria suggested.


    "I thought you''re the one who''s against it. Do you want to kiss that cripple''s feet?"


    "No, of course not!" Aria denied it vehemently. She felt nauseous just thinking about it. "What I mean is, why don''t we go there and see if can dosomething to her? Maybe I can curse her to get a random heart attack, or maybe I can charm her servants to put poison inside her drink, so she would die, but the one who''d get punished is her maid. Sounds good, right?"


    "That''s... a good idea," Anastasia nodded. "It seems that studying witchcraft makes you smarter, Aria. I should''ve told you to learn witchcraft since you were young instead, so you don''t need to waste your time and simply charm that Beast King to be your ve."


    "It''s never toote, Mom," Aria chuckled. "As long as I have Necronomicon in my hand, I''m sure I will catch up to Swan in no time. She must''ve been practicing her witchcraft secretly in her room. No wonder the Beast King falls in love immediately with her."


    "Right, it just doesn''t make sense if she doesn''t use a charm spell," Anastasia agreed on that theory. She looked at the ominous book floating in front of Aria and asked, "Where did you get that book? I''ve never seen that kind of book my entire life."


    "Hmm... it''s rather strange. I got it from a strange witch who came to my dream. She told me that she left her a book called Necronomicon for me because I have a great talent to be a dark witch who wouldy devastation in thisnd," Aria said. "When I woke up, the book was already in my hand."


    "Then, don''t you need a teacher for that book? Do you need me to find that


    woman who came to your dream?" Anastasia offered.


    "You seem to be eager, Mom. Do you need my power to solve the current problem, or do you need it to conquer other kingdoms?" Aria teased even though she already knew the answer.


    "Y-you know what I want, Aria. Just tell me what I should do."


    "Hmm, the witch in my dream said she wille to me personally once I''ve sacrificed at least fifty people."


    "Fifty?!" Anastasia''s eyes widened. "Since you''ve only sacrificed five, does that mean I need to find forty-five more?"


    "Yup, so gather up those prisoners,


    kidnap a few more from the city, and give it all to me. I''ll make sure toé sacrifice them," Aria said. "This is the only way I can get my teacher foe, and we need to do it within a month because I don''t think the people in Holy Achate will be able to survive through the long winter. You know our winter is harsh and canst up to four months. Once I''ve sacrificed fifty, I think we can finally go to the Kingdom of Beastman. I''ll have enough confidence to kill Swan and charm the Beast King."


    Queen Anastasia sighed in relief as she finally found a way out of this problem. "Alright then, I will fully support you this time. Remember to give me a good result, Aria. Don''t disappoint me."


    "Oh, worry not, Mom. Didn''t you see how amazing I am with only four human sacrifices? Imagine fifty!" Aria beamed, but this time, it sounded malicious as if she couldn''t wait to get her hands on those sacrifices.