"Daddy! Daddy's over there!"
In the stands, the little girl's childish voice was quickly drowned out by the surrounding clamor, unable to carry far.
The veiled woman holding the little girl froze. She had been by the child's side ever since her birth. Due to a mutation in some kind of power, the little girl looked two or three years old, though she had actually only just turned one. Yet her intelligence and state of mind were far beyond the ordinary.
Though she often saw the little girl act spoiled before that Majesty, crying that she wanted her daddy, this was the first time she had ever pointed somewhere and called out "Daddy" of her own accord. Could it be... Thoughts racing, the veiled woman hurriedly coaxed her, "Be good, Dodo. Shall Auntie Lilith take you to buy some red rice cakes?"
"I don't want red rice cakes! I want Daddy!" Little Dodo struggled to leave Lilith's arms. Lilith was startled and hastily held her tighter. This little princess's identity was far too special. Before His Majesty made a certain decision, they absolutely could not allow unnecessary trouble to trigger the danger of exposure.
Dodo possessed remarkable strength. Red light flared all over her body, and the air around them abruptly turned scorching hot. In the blink of an eye, Lilith felt herself unable to restrain that power of flame. Fortunately, Terdira behind them noticed something was wrong. With a motion of his hand, he released a special power—the Asmodeus Royal Family's innate gift, Elemental Weakening—swiftly dissipating the fire elemental power Dodo had gathered.
Having lost her elemental power, Dodo could not break free from Lilith's hands and burst into tears. "Auntie Lilith is a bad person! I hate Auntie Lilith! I want Daddy!"
"I'm sorry, Dodo..." Lilith sighed and