Esmeralda had seen Nash and Agravain go to inspect the area around the Castle. Their purpose in doing that is nothing but observing what changes occur in the area around the Castle.

And Esmeralda understands what her current duty is, as a queen. Esmeralda looked at the knights, then began to descend the stairs.

Her steps were slow and graceful, exuding a powerful aura of glory. With Rhongomyniad in her hands, Esmeralda looks like a goddess who descended to earth.

However, Esmeralda made a thinking face, many things bothered her at this time. The feeling of reality she felt in this place, the aroma of roses scattered in the air, and the weight of Rhongomyniad she could feel.

Esmeralda accepts the fact that she is no longer in the virtual world. Maybe that can mean a lot of things, but for sure, her soul and mind are now entering the body of the 'Esmeralda' character in Yggdrasil.

'Then what is my goal in this world, and what should I do at this time. Do I have to play the role of queen again, and i also have Nash with me. What does he want ... those eyes ... '

Esmeralda recalled the gaze Nash had given her before, although it was very vague, but there was a feeling of hopelessness inside. And also, Esmeralda knew very well about Nash's character.

Nash George Faust, that's his game name, Esmeralda doesn't know who Nash's real name is because it's a little awkward to use real names in the game. When Esmeralda met Nash for the first time, he was very emo and quiet.

Nash is someone who prefers to hide his sorrow behind a smile, that kind of person is Nash George Faust.

And Esmeralda knows for herself how the condition of Nash's mom. Nash has rarely logged into Yggdrasil in the past few months. Esmeralda understood that, Nash told her that his mother was diagnosed with lung cancer which was very dangerous.

that's all Nash said about his mother's condition, and he was forced to say it because of FireisHot's insistence. If not, maybe the other Pillars won't know Nash's mother condition.

And when his mother was in need of attention from Nash, he wasn't there. Esmeralda felt that Nash must be in despair right now, only he was trying to deny it.

Esmeralda was a few years older than Nash, and she even considered Nash as her younger brother. And seeing her younger brother hiding such wounds made Esmeralda's heart break.

'Why are you smiling like that, Nash. Why are you still able to smile in your current state ... it just makes my heart hurt to see it. '

Esmeralda lives alone, she lost his father at the age of 4 years and her mother followed a few months later, she has no closest relatives besides her grandmother.

However, her grandmother also died when she stepped on into high school. Since then, she has lived alone and supported herself, so if she is truly transferred to another world, to this world ... she has no worries or regrets.

In fact, she felt happy because living by being a slave to a company in the modern world had disgusted her. It's too boring to live in a place like that. she gets up before dawn, goes to work at dawn, comes home at midnight, sleeps and returns to work again. That monotonous activity just continues to repeat without a sign of stopping.

Only the legend of King Arthur made her survive in such a disgusting world.

And here, in this world, in a world where her fantasies and dreams come true. A world where an idol and a symbol of her admiration live, how she doesn't like being in this world.

Even she wanted to shout with joy if it were not for her status as a queen, she must maintain her image so that her knights do not look at her weirdly.

But for Nash ...

'I'll talk to him later ...'

Esmeralda then reached the last stair, she then stopped a few meters in front of them all.

"I want to do a little experiment, therefore, aside from the floor guardian, all the other knights return to your respective posts."

A short order from Esmeralda was immediately answered firmly by everyone.

"" Yes, My Queen. ""

Then, as Esmeralda said, everyone moved according to her orders, apart from the floor guards namely Arthur, Gawain, Lancelot, and Merlin. All the knights stood up and came out of the throne room to return to their respective posts.

In total there are 32 posts scattered throughout the Camelot Castle neighborhood, 4 posts outside the Castle and 28 others are inside. 4 The outpost located outside is the North Post guarded by Sir Modred, the East Post guarded by Sir Tristan, the West Post guarded by Sir Galahad, and the South Post guarded by Bedivere.

Meanwhile, 28 other posts scattered in certain corners in the castle.

And now only Esmeralda and the floor guards besides Agravain were left in the throne room.

"Stand up all of you, we will go to the judgment floor and use the Underground Arena Facility."

"May I ask a question, my queen?"

Opening the voice was Arthur, as an NPC created directly by Esmeralda, he was much closer to Esmeralda than the other floor guardian.

"Sure. What do you want to ask, Arthur?"

"Why do you want to go to that place, my queen? There's nothing to see there."

"What do you mean by that, Sir Arthur?"

However, someone's voice interrupting Arthur's conversation, it was the voice of a woman from Arthur's side. The woman is a beautiful woman in her late 20s. Her face was goergeus with purplish white hair that extended to her back.

Her skin was smooth and her blue eyes with a seductive gaze stared at Arthur beside her. Unlike other knights, she does not use a sword but a large Staff that she holds using one of her hands.

She wore a white scholar's robe that covered almost her entire body, her red lips smiling strangely as she looked at Arthur.

The fragrant rose that rose from her body, that woman was touted as the Camelot Great Magician, Merlin.

"Ah, I didn't mean to offend you or anything, Ms. Merlin."

"Then what do you mean by what you say as if the floor I guarded contains disgusting things so that Esmeralda-sama can't see it. Isn't that the same as insulting my creator, FireisHot-sama?"

Merlin's smiling face was not soft and warm, but it was scary. Her smile is like a psychopath who can kill in unexpected ways.

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This was not free from the view of Esmeralda, and as a queen she did not like to see disputes between her knights.

"That's enough, Arthur, Merlin!"

Hearing orders from their queen, both Merlin and Arthur immediately fell silent and did not continue their conversation.

"The Judgment Floor still belongs to the Camelot Sacred Castle structure, so it doesn't matter if i go to go there right? Do you mind if I go there, Arthur? If you object, I will listen to it ..."

Esmeralda glared at Arthur, he thought.

'This is strange, do Arthur and Merlin really have a disputing arrangement like this? I don't remember adding it to Arthur's character settings, did Fire-san add that information? '

However, Esmeralda shook her head, denying her thoughts.

'No-no, I can no longer consider them merely NPCs, I must regard them as other living beings who have intelligence and act according to the response of their environment, rather than the program arranged for them. '

"No, my queen ... Sorry for the impudence of your servant, please punish me with as much punishment as possible."

Arthur seemed sorry for what he said, because he thought he had offended his creator and master.

"No, I forgive you Arthur, but I hope you do not repeat your bad intentions."

"Thank you for your kindness, my queen."

Esmeralda only nodded, then glanced at Merlin and said.

"Then Merlin ... lead us to the Arena on the Judgment Floor ..."

"Yes, My Queen."

Then, Merlin and the other knights stood up, Esmeralda then walked behind Merlin followed by Arthur, Gawain, and Lancelot.

***

In the wide hallway and minimal lighting, about 5 people were seen walking slowly. The strong smell of blood and fishy filled the room, the right and left sides of the hall were hundreds of giant prisons.

Although it cannot be seen clearly because it is dark, but in those prisons there are monsters of various types and races.

They were all wild monsters that lacked intelligence and only acted on their animal instincts. In addition, there are also many mixed specimens whose form is very disgusting even to the point of making people vomit.

This hallway is one of the few places on the Judgment Floor. Esmeralda wanted to vomit when she breathed in the scent in this hallway, but she held it back as hard as she could in order to maintain her dignity before her knights.

The lighting they used came from the Merlin staff, it was only a simple Tier 1 magic namely Luminous Light, a simple light magic that could be used as lighting.

Lancelot's face looked as expressionless as usual, Lancelot was a knight with a face that was quite normal compared to his other colleagues. He is not very handsome, but his figure carries feelings that can make others speechless.

His hair is purple and hus eyes look like dead fish. Under his eyes was a black bag that made him look like someone who stayed up all night. The color of his armor was in harmony with the color of his hair with some gold engravings on the edges.

The contrasting Black Robe flowed from his shoulders. He looks like someone who is quiet and awkward socializing.

"Your floor is 'Amazing' as usual, Ms. Merlin."

Gawain's words sounded mocking and sarcastic, he even said it with his usual smile.

Gawain is a pale blond man, with a very handsome face and a smile. He was even seen smiling at every opportunity. His body is bigger than Arthur and even Agravain.

He looks more mature and wears silver armor and a dark green robe. A very large sword hung on his waist. Its size is much longer and bigger than the other two-eye swords.

"Of course, Sir Gawain, I have taken care of them with all my heart, they are all very adorable, aren't they?"

Merlin said with a smile, without stopping leading the way.

As if responding to Merlin's words, one of the prisons next door was heard with a loud bang and very annoying snoring.

"GROWL!"

Everyone glanced slightly at the prison, but they did not stop to walk and Merlin also continued to explain.

"Ah, that is Durahurander, he is a monkey-shaped creature with the wings of a bat, it has indeed become his habit to whimper and growl very loudly, no need to worry."

Gawain was speechless when he heard the response from Merlin, and he stopped talking. The atmosphere became quiet again before they finally arrived at the Arena.

"We've arrived, my queen."

Esmeralda then entered the Arena as well as the others, when she entered the Battle Arena on the Judgment Floor.

"Welcome to the Iron and Blood Arena ..."

Arthur observed Merlin's attitude, who welcomed Esmeralda politely. The arena was circular in shape, around which there were stones arranged similar to the Colosseum in Rome.

Actually, the Arena of Blood and Iron is not the only Arena that can be used to fight on Camelot Castle, there are several other Arenas that are seen in terms of facilities and Arena conditions are far more suitable for use.

However, his queen's wish was absolute, he ordered to come here meaning there was a purpose and purpose behind it.

Then, Esmeralda stopped and she turned towards Arthur and the others.

"Well, I invite all of you to be here other than because while waiting for Sir Nash and Sir Agravain to return from their observation, is because I want to test something."

"What kind of test, my queen?" Arthur asked politely.

"Well, rather than testing, it's like practicing if I can say."

"Practicing? What kind of training."

Esmeralda then glanced at Merlin who was there.

"Merlin, can you release one of the monsters held in prison, and bring it here?"

Merlin was a little surprised by her queen's request.

"E-eh, ah, of course you can, my queen ... but what is that for? Do you want to kill them?"

"No, of course not, I have absolutely no such intention, it's just that nothing else is more fitting than them as 'guinea pigs'"

"Then, I will carry it out wholeheartedly."

Merlin nodded because she understood this, she then bowed slightly respectfully before walking to release one of the monsters sealed in the Hallway Prison.

"My queen, what would you like to do with those monsters if I may ask."

"I just want to test my limits right now ..."

"Eh, your limit? Wouldn't this place be destroyed if you did?"

"Of course not, I'll just check what differences have happened ..."

Esmeralda stopped talking and her gaze turned serious. That's right, Esmeralda realized that there might be differences in the activation of magic and skills in Yggdrasil which is more real.

Or maybe it can be called a New world.

Not for a long time, there was a deafening roar coming from the dark alley.

* KUAAAK *

The sound sounded like the roar of a bear and bird at the same time, very strange.

Then, the figure of Merlin who came out of the aisle carrying a Big Monster using a chain that she pulled with her right hand attracted everyone's attention.

The monster brought by Merlin is like a combination of snakes and wild animals like tigers and bears, his head is terrible with 3 pairs of eyes on each side. His body was covered in brown hair that was dirty with mud, and his gaze was very angry when he saw the presence of humans.

The monster tried to rebel and untie his neck, but he had absolutely no intention to attack Merlin who incidentally was the one who bound and pulled him.

That was because even mindless monsters like him seemed to know what kind of frightening figure hid behind Merlin's human skin.

* KUA- *

The monster roared again, but Merlin's sharp gaze immediately swept over the monster, which immediately made him speechless.

"Oi, Take care of your attitude in front of Esmeralda-sama!"

The monster then obediently stayed in the middle of the Arena, Merlin then walked and made an attitude in front of Esmeralda.

"I have brought the Monster as you ordered, Esmeralda-sama."

"Good job, thank you, Ms. Merlin"

"It is an honor to receive your praise, my queen."

After that, Esmeralda brandished Rhongomyniad towards the monster, but Esmeralda did not use it, she released it into the air and Rhongomyniad floated without falling.

"Dimension Inventory ..."

After Esmeralda said that, a black hole appeared in the air, its diameter was only about 1 meter.

As Esmeralda had expected, it seemed to activate the skill and magic only need to think about it and the skill or series of magic that you want to use will appear automatically.

'As expected of Nash, he has understood the skill system and is faster than me, he even used it while I was still putting together the pieces of the incident in order to draw a conclusion, a genius is still a genius huh ...'

Esmeralda thought while remembering how Nash could immediately use his Embodiment of Shadow when she hadn't even thought about what changes would occur in magic activation.

" In that case... "

She then pulled a spear from the hole, but it was just an ordinary iron spear, a Middle Class Item commonly encountered in New World.

Gawain who saw that squinted slightly with a smile, and put his hand on his chin as he spoke.

"Hmm ... just an ordinary spear huh, does Esmeralda-sama intend to test her pure fighting abilities ...? What do you think, Lancelot?"

However, Lancelot only responded with a lethargic tone and was not interested.

" I don't know... "

"Hey, aren't you interested in seeing Esmeralda-sama's battle without her World Items and skills?"

"Um, after all ..."

Lancelot glanced with his bored gaze towards Esmeralda and the Snake Monster facing each other in the middle of the Arena.

"... This will still be a one-sided fight for the victory of Esmeralda-sama."

Hearing Lancelot's words to Esmeralda, Gawain only smiled wryly and raised his eyebrows, while Arthur smiled softly at Lancelot, and for Merlin, she was just silent and still quiet.

"Hey monster-kun, I hope you put all of your strength into facing me, fight me with the intention of killing."

Said Esmeralda, taking off her robe and throwing it in the air, although Arthur caught it before it could touch the ground.

Meanwhile, hearing the challenge from Esmeralda, the snake monster made a vicious smile from its snake's mouth, this was its chance to kill and avenge this human in front of him.

* KUAK !!! *

With the roar of the Monster marked, the battle between the ruler and the prisoner began.