「W-Why are you standing there?」

I couldn’t hide my disappointment. The person that originally shouldn’t be here is standing by the Karugi’s side, wearing the army’s armor.

「Why! How did it come into being! Why are you here! 」

Eril too was quite disturbed.

The one who appeared was Waiton, the butler. The person with gentle manners, the quiet workaholic. I can’t even count how many times I was helped by this person. He worked efficiently and was trusted by everyone. That was why he was dispatched to work under the marquis in the royal palace.

「It has been a while, Rinos-dono, Eril-dono」

「Waiton-san, why….」

「I’m a subordinate of the general Karugi, the head of the kingdom’s intelligence unit, Shen Waiton. I was working in the Versam family for about 10 years already. Well, since I revealed my identity, I won’t be able to remain as the head of the intelligence unit anymore」

「Haha, don’t worry, Waiton. From today, you are especially promoted two ranks」

「I’m grateful, marshal. No, would you prefer to be called your majesty from now on? 」

「No, marshal is fine. This kingdom’s king is Hira-sama. For a while that is」

The two laughed. Is it fine for things to develop that way? My head is spinning.

「Well then, Waiton. Make him talk. Can you do it? 」

「Of course. Rinos, kneel」

All of the sudden, my body kneels. I can’t move a muscle. What did he do?

「I’m also registered as his manager. It was hard, I must say. To earn this much trust. He erected a barrier around the mansion, so I wasn’t able to enter inside anymore, I wasn’t able to work anywhere but the royal palace. However, this was convenient in the end」

So he had ill intent against the Versam family. That’s why he transferred to the royal palace all of the sudden.

「All right, Rinos. Answer. Tell us the keywords to open the underground treasury of the Versam family」

「……Ke, gu, wor……..」

「Answer me, Rinos」

「I, do, not….know….the, key…..words」

「Answer. The keywords to open the Versam’s family treasury」

「I, do, not, know, the, key, words」

「You deceived me! You! Kill! I will kill you! 」

「Rinos, dispel the barrier」

Regardless of my will, all barriers were dispelled. Right after that, the four people before me were stabbed. I can’t move or say anything. Move, please move, I beg you!

「Let me transfer the ownership of this slave. Soon, the power will be in yo」

「Pin」

I hear faint but clear voice, it is Elsa-sama. While spewing blood, but with a smile on her face, she fell on the ground.

In that moment, I heard a「pakin」sound in my head, and my head cleared up. I wonder when was the last time I felt this refreshed. In addition, my body is able to move.

I hurriedly run to Elsa-sama. She had no pulse, I run while casting extra heal on her. Her wounds closed, by the heart was still. I failed. I failed, Master.

「You can be free now」

I have a feeling that was what she said. It’s Elsa-sama. I’m certain, it was Elsa-sama. With her last words, she released me from the slave magic.

Without wiping my own tears, I cast extra heal on the teacher, marquis, and his highness. However, there was no reaction whatsoever. I do not know what to do. I stood in place dumbfounded.

「Aunt’s enemy-y-y-y!」

Something passes beside me at a tremendous speed. It’s Eril. She is running towards the main gate with her best efforts. I returned to the reality. Yes, we need to escape from here. I need to protect Eril.

Eril ran towards the main gate. The moment I tried to cast the ranged spells, a giant shadow covered Eril’s figure. For a moment, her figure vanished.

In front of my eyes, there was Eril caught in the giant dragon’s mouth. Its body exceeded 10 meters. And the giant fangs. There was no light in Eril’s eyes already.

The dragon threw her in its mouth as it is and started chewing. It swallowed with a sound, opened its now red mouth and fired a powerful breath towards me.

I erected the barrier on the reflex. However, its power was tremendous. I was blown away, all the way to the top of the northern gate’s wall. The breath even covered part of the crowd. Nothing could resist the breath, there were charred corpses scattered around.

The dragon ate the bodies of the teacher Falco, his highness and marquis, followed by the most petite of all of them, Elsa-sama.

「Hahaha. Only you didn’t have your fill yet. Sorry. You won’t be satiated with just that. There are 80 thousand soldiers stuffed inside the royal palace. Should we eat them? There won’t be any difference if we eat about 10. Or you can eat that barrier master if you want. However, be careful of upsetting your stomach」

The dragon roared towards the sky.

….Something broke inside of me.

「You *******!!!!!!!」

I wonder when was the last time I felt this way. No, from the beginning of my life, this might be the first time~. Anyway, kill. The ones who killed my precious people, my family, kill every one of them. Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill!!!!!!

I made a barrier from the main gate to the royal palace. Then, I gradually made it shrink.

The barrier made from all of my MP, my hardest barrier. The main gate crumbled, the wall crumbled, the noble’s mansion crumbled one after another. The wyverns on the roof were all inside it.

The smaller it becomes, the more it crushes, the more my power seems to increase. The power wells up inside of me. I feel like I can do anything. Maybe I already became a devil. But I do not mind, if I can destroy everything I hate, if I can make everything disappear….

The barrier seemed to have reached its limit and stopped shrinking. Once I dispelled the barrier, I saw a mass of rock in the place where there was once the royal palace. Buildings, people, furniture, daily necessities, food….there was everything.

At this day, the Juka Kingdom disappeared to never appear in history again. [¹]