I've Turned Into A Fox Girl? - Chapter 117 Freja

[A/N: everything will be told through the Princess Shaman’s POV so the Shaman who is watching won’t be talking during this chapter.]

Princess Shaman had a king-sized bedroom, which was decorated to her liking from head to toe with all the things she liked.

The walls were a dark purple and were decorated with many many framed paintings depicting what looked like different family members as well childhood memories. Shelves had also occupied the walls, holding the many trophies from fighting tournaments she had won. However they were never in her name and every time she participated, her mother Cecilia would dye Shaman’s hair a different colour.

In the corner of the room was a desk with a mirror. All along it were scattered books, writing utensils and pieces of paper. There were also drawers under the desk for easy access and storage. Next to the desk was a massive bookshelf that went across the entire wall, filled with books about swords, fantasy novels and random books Shaman thought were interesting.

The bed had Black framing and dark purple sheets just like the walls and on it currently resided Shaman, rolling around bored out of her mind.

‘Hmmm Mother said to stay out of sight since she has an important guest over but it’s meant to be me and Stein’s training day.’

“Grrrr I am so close to mastering the new move set but I’m not allowed to practice in my room!!” Shaman was annoyed as her training day had been interrupted by her mother hosting a meeting.

“Hehe~ I’m sure she won’t mind if I sneak out, she didn’t say I have to stay in my room.” Shaman felt like taking a peek of the meeting as she was dying to know who it was. She knew her mother had always made sure no one sees her, especially the fire lady. Shaman never got a proper look at her face before, only getting glimpses of the leftover flames right as she left.

“Let’s see if I can get a glimpse, surely I won’t get spotted this time, my illusion magic has improved quite a lot lately hehe~.” Shaman jumped up from her bed in excitement and headed out of her room.

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Shaman was met with the same long tall hallway going to the right and left with a small courtyard in front of her. The hallways were rather bare as Shaman’s family never was keen on decorating the palace.

Maids have requested to decorate the place since it’s so boring to look at but nothing has been done about it. Thankfully, Shaman decided to put up her own art creations which she made during her spare time. The new cute paintings hung in the hallway, which earned her the adoration of the maids.

Shaman took a right towards the usual meeting room where Cecilia hangs out with the guests. Before Shaman reached the room she conjured up a light blue dust and shrouded herself with it. The dust gave a form of invisibility as no one could actually see the blue dust aside from the person who cast the skill.

‘Let’s see how easy mother can spot me.’ Shaman was testing her limits to see how far she could go without getting caught.

Shaman reached the end of the hallway and arrived at a small door leading to one of the many rooms used by the maids to hangout. Inside were a kitchen and a comfortable sitting space for the maids, but this time instead of maids, Cecilia had occupied it.

The reason she was there? Well that’s because it was closer to her room than the palace’s main kitchen. Cecilia was inherently lazy when it came to doing small things and would rather not have the meeting place in the main kitchen.

‘Why the hell does my training need to be cancelled for just one person, does Stein have something to do with this meeting?’ Shaman knew by the fact her mother was using a small room that it was someone close but it did not explain why she couldn’t train.

Shaman approached the door and could hear her mother laughing as well as another female whose voice sounded different from the fire lady’s voice.

‘Oh? It is someone different’ Shaman was intrigued by the new person as she has never heard her before.

‘Now let’s hope they don’t notice the door.’ Shaman slowly pushed open the door and thankfully it made no sound. Shaman peeked into the room and saw that her mother and the mystery woman were not facing the door which made getting in easier. The mystery woman and Cecilia were both sitting on the couch with the woman facing away and Cecilia infront of her.

Shaman slowly entered without making a sound and silently made her way over to get a better look at who her mother was talking to.

“So Cecilia, how would you feel if I cleaned up some of the rats in this place?” The woman proposed an idea that confused Shaman as it did not look like the woman was a maid. This was further supported by the fact the woman had a cold aura making her very unapproachable.

“Fufu~ you can but don’t be too rough.” Cecilia had a grin on her face which went unnoticed by Shaman as she was too focused on trying to get a look at the woman.

Shaman was just about to walk around the couch when her waist was suddenly grabbed by a red string substance.

Shaman screamed out of fear and was pulled up into the air by whatever grabbed her. After being pulled along losing her invisibility, Shaman found herself right in front of the woman she had been so curious to see.

The woman had beautiful long blonde hair and a pair of grey eyes that seemed to stare right through Shaman’s soul. Just like Shaman and Cecila, she had a pair of ears, but her tail resembled that of a wolf rather than a fox, making her not from the family. Although the woman did wear what looked like the attire of an emperor which intimidated Shaman as she was unsure who the woman could be. Despite Shaman being intimidated by her she could not help being a little bewitched by her beauty.

Shaman was still suspended in the air by the red substance that looked like hardened blood which grossed Shaman out a little.

“Oyaa~ look at this fine catch, she looks delicious.” The woman grabbed a hold of Shaman’s chin and licked her lips.

Shaman’s face paled and looked over to her mother for help but all she got was a smile in response.

“Pfffhahaha, you’re a rather cute fox, maybe I should keep you.” The woman bursted out laughing but her statement caused Cecilia to frown.

“Frejaaaa, she is my daughter, get your dirty hands off her.” Cecilia crossed her hands and suddenly the hardened blood vanished, releasing Shaman.

Freja did not give up though as she went to grab a hold of Shaman but before she could get closer Shaman was pulled away by a gale of vibrant blue dust and landed next to her mother, leaving Freja to grab air instead.

“Tch, ruining my hunt.” Freja gave Cecilia a cold stare as she ruined her fun.

“My daughter is not suited for your games, she is too young.” Cecilia then hugged Shaman as if trying to protect her. Shaman on the other hand was too scared to say a word as she went through a roller coaster of emotions.

Shaman had also not stopped staring at Freja which she noticed, winking at her. Cecilia squinted at her telling Freja through her eyes to stop playing.

“Sigh, I guess I just have to wait for another time.” Freja sat back down, crossing her legs and staring directly at Shaman.

“Aha, all jokes aside, Shaman, this is Freja, a very close friend of mine and basically the second ruler of the fox realm.” Cecilia gave a short intro which left Shaman shocked.

“Wait what? She is just like you, mother?” Shaman still had many questions and Freja, hearing this could not help smirk.

“You could say that but just know she is one of the closest people to the family, so I don’t mind you seeing her unlike the other guests. However this one is a little too playful so maybe I should still keep you away from her.” Cecilia glared at Freja trying to fend her off from attacking her daughter.

“Oho~ is that a challenge I hear?” Freja leaned in staring intently waiting for a response.

“Oh shut up you she-wolf.” Cecilia retorted and after a short moment burst out in laughter. Even Shaman who was initially afraid started getting more comfortable around Freja despite her very intimidating introduction.

“On a serious note though, Shaman, if you ever need help and neither me or your father are around, Freja here will also be willing to help but just be careful not to play into her traps.” Cecilia held Shaman tighter.

“Pffhaha, I will take very gooood care of her don’t worry.” Freja smiled slightly and the dream finally ended.