
"tap, tap, tap, tap"
For a moment, no other sound was heard.
The guards froze in their steps, the lightning snakes stopped moving, and even the insects stopped making a sound.
It was as if there was nothing but the sound of my footsteps.
An inexplicable feeling of fear filled the guards. Their frozen bodies trembled violently as if afraid I was walking towards them.
It was only one second, only one moment, but to them, it felt like forever.
When the world finally recovered its movements, I was in front of Daisy with my back to the guards.
"Your majesty!"
"sister!"
Daisy and Lena exclaimed in excitement. Lena was unable to contain her excitement and rushed towards me, jumping into my arms.
I accepted it with a pampering smile. “Devil is small, you really have the guts to scold practitioners of tier eight.”
“But my brother, they accuse you of stealing! Hmph, I want to hit them!”
“Hahaha, so my little Lena defended her brother, yes. I'm so happy." I smiled.
Lena blushed and hid her face in my chest.
I then looked at Daisy and nodded. "Good, I'm proud of you."
Daisy's expression turned bright. He bowed short and spoke humbly. "This is my duty, Your Majesty."
I nodded and said nothing more.
Lastly, I saw the wounded Elene. Actually, I was a little surprised he was siding with me this time. Besides, I think he hates me after the last time.
The fact that she sided with me even against her husband was pleasing to me.
When Elene noticed my gaze, she threw away her face and pretended to be disinterested. I smiled at her reaction.
After that, I focused on the people who attacked my girls.
"You really have guts." My voice sounded.
Instantly, the temperature of the place drops to freezing point.
The guards were trembling. Even though I showed fourth-tier strength, none of them were able to look me in the eye. A deep terror surged from the bottom of their hearts and flooded their minds.
However, I know that they are not the main culprits of this event. The main people behind this joke are the two of them.
I looked at the imperial guard captain and my second brother and smiled evilly.
"Looks like last time's lesson wasn't enough for you, brother, sir Raul."
Raul shaking. The seed of fear in his mind made him incapable of resisting me. The fear and unease on his face was clearly visible to everyone.
"… Prince Claus." Raul managed to force those words out with great difficulty.
I smiled gently. “You know, I'm in a bad mood right now. But as an honorable man, I will give you the opportunity to explain the situation to me. ”
Instantly, the pressure on them doubled.
Bryan and Raul blanch. They tried to open their mouths, but the words failed to come out of their throats. It's normal, after all, I don't plan to let them talk.
But contrary to my expectations, my second brother managed to hold on after gritting his teeth.
"… My Ring. I suspect it's in your room.”
"Oh?" I smile. One second later, I used (Akashic Sight).
With a grin, I reduced the pressure on my brother. “Can you describe it to me? Maybe I've seen it before.”
“This is a gold ring filled with precious blood diamonds. Little bastard, you know the meaning of such a ring! Stealing something so precious deserves death!”
I grinned. “I understand, you're right. Stealing something like that deserves a death sentence.”
Then, I unsheathed my weapon.
Mana flowed into my sword, and sharp sword intent spread around with me as the center. Before anyone could react, I gently swung my sword.
Second next-second
*creeett!*
A head fell.
Everyone is pale. Hearing the sickening sound of metal slicing through human flesh and seeing red blood spurting out from the neck, everyone around me took a step back involuntarily.
"What are you doing!?" Raul shouted in fear. "Even if you're a prince, you can't kill an imperial guard!"
"I'm letting you talk?" I tilted my gaze towards Raul. Sensing my cold gaze, Raul trembled and took three steps back.
I then sheathed my sword again and spoke to Daisy.
"Search in the right pocket of his shirt." I rule.
"Huh? Y-Yes!” Though confused, Daisy obeyed my orders.
“T-Wait!” Bryan screams in panic, but Daisy ignores him. Quickly, he arrived beside the body and without thinking of blood, he looked for the place I showed him.
Then he pulled out a ring.
"I-It ..." Daisy was dumbfounded.
I smile. “Bring me.” I said.
Taking the ring in my hand, I raised it slowly so that everyone could see it.
“Second brother, I remember you just told me that stealing the ring must be put to death. You don't have to thank me.”
Bryan's face turned pale. His eyes were reddened with anger and shame.
Although anyone with a bit of brain could see that everything about this commotion was setting, the fact that I found the ring that one of his men had was a slap in Bryan's face.
However, I'm not happy with just this.
“Lena is small, I heard someone promised you before. Can you remember it?”
“H-Huh? Oh, I remember about that!” Lena smiled and looked at Bryan with a smirk. He was furious with everything that had happened, so he did not plan to be gentle now. "Sister, are you going to kneel or not?"
“Lena!!” Bryan's eyes turned red.
"Sister, as a prince, you must keep your word." Lena smiled.
I smiled after that. “True, remember to kneel on Daisy too. As for me, I will save you from humiliation. ”
Bryan's face turned deathly pale. How could he, a prince, kneel before a servant?
He could feel the eyes of everyone nearby being fixed on him. They waited for his answer, to see how he had fooled himself.
Even worse was that he could feel how I, whom he suspected of stealing his fiancee, looked at him as if he was an idiot.
But when he thought that all hope was gone, a new set of footsteps sounded.
"Claus, I think it's time to stop this."
Looking at my blond brother, I grinned.
Looks like the last actor in this joke is finally here.