Chapter 128

It truly, ended in an instant .

We were surrounded in an instant, and those who had surrounded us fell just as quickly .

It seems that we were overly cautious for nothing .

We didn’t do anything, and we weren’t needed here either .

「Saa, answer me . What are you guys trying to do? Where is Gram right now, and what is he scheming . 」

Amelia-san asked this, as she gradually lowered her hand .

Those eyes of hers darkened, and were extremely cold .

Even though I wasn’t the one being interrogated, I wanted to tell her anything she wanted to know .

Perhaps everyone in my party felt the same way I did, as their faces turned pale .

We had instantly assumed that Amelia-san was weak .

We’ve never seen her fight before, and furthermore, we couldn’t imagine her doing so .

The escort plan was based on the premise that Amelia-san was weak and was to be protected .

In other words, our plan was a failure from the very beginning .

Did Akira know that it would turn out like this?

「W, we don’t know any, anything! It’s, true!」

The committee chairman of the pageant answered her, with his face twisted in fear .

Even when she saw that face of his that could even invoke pity, Amelia-san was not only unfazed, she was also frowning in displeasure .

「Do you know what I hate the most in this world?」

That slender arm of hers lowered little by little .

There was no longer any light within those eyes .

What did those eyes look like to those who let out broken screams?

「Nothing but lies . Saying that you don’t know, you lie . I’ve lived several times longer than you . Do you think that you can lie to someone like me?」

In this world, it was common knowledge that elves generally lived long lives, and even our party, as ignorant as we are, knew this .

However, we just couldn’t imagine her fighting .

Looking at the men in black who were keeping their mouths shut, Kurou-san gloomily started speaking .

「I suggest that you start talking quickly . This princess isn’t playing around, you know?」

In other words, Amelia-san was prepared to kill them here .

If the girl we had to protect had those intentions, we would not be able to stop her .

No, in regards to actual strength, we wouldn’t be able to stop her .

We were watching them being crushed by something, as if it were somebody else’s problem .

「I, I got it!! I understand! I, I’ll tell you!」

As the sound of their bones creaking resounded, one of the men raised his voice .

If he were to be even a few seconds later, things may have ended up being irreversible .

Amelia-san raised her hand slightly, but did not undo the magic completely .

「Talk like this . If even one person does anything strange, all of you will be crushed to death . 」

As Amelia-san urged him to continue, the man in black talked about selling the internal organs of the pageant winners .

What he said completely coincided with the information that Tsuda had gotten .

The look on Amelia-san’s face rapidly grew grimmer and grimmer .

「I see . In other words, the thing about the prize was a lie as well, and you had planned to cut me up into pieces and sell me to some crazy people . 」

Perhaps she did it unconsciously .

Her hand that was casting the magic seemed to be gradually lowering .

「Alright, stooop!!」

Was she actually going to crush them to death, contrary to our thoughts, she was stopped by a person who stepped out from the shadows, just as her arm was about to fall down completely .

Knowing who that person was, we became even more cautious .

「Don’t do that, this is not your home country, you know? Your opponents are those from the underground, and you shouldn’t kill them!」

Rusty, real name, Latisneil .

She was a demon who participated in the pageant, and it seems that she had taken first place, just like Amelia-san .

I was in the male category, so I didn’t know, but the loud cheers could be heard even at the male category’s stage that was located a distance away .

「Ara, Rusty . In this country, as long as your opponent is a criminal, you can control their life and death, you know? To be exact, that’s after having a formal duel, but these people started it first, so if you counted that as a duel, it’ll be fine . 」

Amelia-san was saying dangerous things with a puzzled look on her face, but the demon did not let go of her hand .

「I thought that humans, even if they were criminals, all had their own stories, and it is something that can never be taken away by other people . That’s why I won’t let you kill people in front of me . 」

The violet eyes that could be seen from under the hood had become calm in an instant, and her tone of voice was also somewhat harsh .

Perhaps it was because she was surprised by this change, but the power coming from Amelia-san’s hand weakened . .

At the same time, the demon let go of Amelia-san as well, and gave an easygoing laugh like she usually did .

「Maa, if you really want to kill them, you’re welcome to do so when I’m not looking! I am a champion of justice, but it’s impossible for me to be able to save people in places I can’t see as well–!」

Perhaps they had been taken aback by the smiling demon, as the men in black who should’ve been able to run away were frozen stiff as well .

As I watched Kurou-san handing the men in black over to the government officials, I thought this .

…in the end, what did we come here to do?

It was so that we would be recognized by Akira, but in actuality, it ended with us simply tagging along for the ride .

In regards to the things that we did, we had only invited Akira to the festival, were unnecessarily on guard, and made unnecessary escort plans .

No, the me right now didn’t seem to be able to protect anything .

I fully realized my own powerlessness .