RUMBLE…
“Shun, would you handle those four bodyguards for me? There are quite a few things I need to ask Hera. Fufu… I’m going to enjoy this very much.”
“Y-yes, ma’am!”
An overwhelming killing intent was pouring off Emilia-sama. Her beautifully refined features had twisted into an expression of fury so intense it was almost hard to believe it belonged to the same person. Even Shiro and the others, standing beside me, shrank behind my back and watched Emilia-sama with visible fear.
“Hmph. Emilia, you’re still the same muscle-brained fool as ever. To think you’d dare oppose someone as beautiful as me.”
Hera-san, on the other hand, merely sneered at Emilia-sama with open contempt.
Seriously?
She was standing directly in the path of that terrifying aura and still had the nerve to act so arrogantly. No matter how I looked at it, the two of them were rivals. Though, judging from the situation, it might be more accurate to say that Hera was the one who unilaterally saw Emilia-sama as her rival.
Rumble…
“I’ve had enough as well.”
Sue’s voice was quiet, but it trembled with restrained anger.
“You’ve hurt so many people… What is it that you’re trying to accomplish?”
Uh-oh.
Sue was absolutely furious. There was no doubt what had pushed her over the edge. Casey-san and Telma-san had been driven to the point of throwing themselves over those explosive magic devices just to protect the wedding ceremony.
“R-Right… Shiro and Ao, you two work together. Fran and Horn, stay here and—”
“““Hyaa!”””
“““Gah!”””
Before I could finish giving instructions, Shiro and the others had already leapt off the stage. In the blink of an eye, three of Hera-san’s four bodyguards had been knocked unconscious.
“Sue, I know you’re angry too, but let’s try to stay cal—”
Whoosh.
“Hah!”
“Waaah!”
BOOM!
Before I could even finish my sentence, Sue had already made her move. A deafening crash echoed through the square. I tried calling out to Sue as well, but she was far beyond listening.
Using holy magic to reinforce her body, she closed the distance to the last bodyguard in an instant, grabbed him with a perfect shoulder throw, and slammed him into the ground with enough force to shake the earth.
The four bodyguards were unconscious before anyone knew it.
The castle guards quickly rushed in and bound them.
…Well, there went my job.
Just to be safe, I decided to stay close behind Emilia-sama.
“Hera… would you care to explain why you did this?”
Still seething with rage, Emilia-sama slowly advanced toward her.
Even Hera-san, who had been acting so arrogant until now, finally began to sweat.
Her bodyguards had been defeated in the blink of an eye, and Emilia-sama was closing in.
“Hmph! Isn’t it obvious? My own marriage still hasn’t been arranged, while you went and got married first! Why should a muscle-brained idiot like you get to be happy?! The teachings of the Human Supremacy Cult may have played their part, but more than anything… I’m going to destroy every bit of happiness you have!”
…Wait.
Could it be that all the turmoil involving the Church of the Human Supremacy Cult in the border province had been fueled, at least in part, by Hera-san’s twisted grudge against Emilia-sama?
Hera-san screamed at the top of her lungs, her face flushed scarlet as spittle flew from her mouth. And yet, when you stripped away all the shouting, her motive was unbelievably petty….
She was undeniably beautiful on the outside. But after seeing the mountain of vanity, jealousy, and selfishness hiding underneath, I couldn’t imagine wanting anything to do with a woman like her.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeneijiworks.com
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