Chapter 190: Artemizer (2)

Seiya spoke to me briefly while keeping an eye on Leon’s movements.

「Lista, take the Queen out of the Round Table. 」

「Ah, yes!! Hmm, but what should I do after that!? 」

「After you’ve safely taken her out, return to this place and watch the battle from a distance. …Just hurry up. Or I’m going to hit you. 」

「O…Okay, I’m sorry!! 」

I still had things I wanted to ask, but I didn’t want to be hit, so I did as I was told and took the Queen’s hand.

「Your Majesty! This way! 」

I took the Queen, who was in a daze, and ran towards the door of the hall with Colt and Eich.

…I was curious about the fight between Seiya and Leon! I had to go back right away!

However, we stopped just before reaching the door. There was someone standing in front of the door with arms crossed.

John Dae approached me with an angry look on his face. Eich howled in surprise.

「John Dae, why are you here? Seiya asked you to guard the area around the fortress! 」

「I knew something like this would happen. As expected. 」

John Dae spoke calmly. Queen Camilla, who had been dejectedly standing next to me, regained her energy as soon as she saw her right-hand man, John Dae.

「John Dae! Do something! 」

John Dae didn’t reply to the Queen and approached me with a solemn expression on his face.

「The reason I told you not to cause any trouble is because I don’t think there is anyone in this world who can defeat Duke Leon, the Artemizer of the Thunder Beast, the pinnacle of the Principality of Galvano. 」

「That’s right! John Dae is right! It’s not too late! Let’s talk to Duke Leon again. 」

Queen Carmilla raised her voice, but John Dae shook his head.

「But…as annoying as it may be, I can’t imagine that self-centered and arrogant hero losing that fight. 」

He continued while saying that to me. The Queen looked skeptically at John Dae.

「I understand all too well how Lady Carmilla wishes for peace. But even so, I questioned myself if it’s truly okay to hand over Princess Tiana to a dictator. 」

「John Dae…! No way, even you…! 」

John Dae bowed deeply to the bewildered Queen, and spoke to his subordinates, who were holding guns beside him.

「Take the Queen to a safe place. 」

Three of John Dae’s subordinates silently surrounded the Queen. The Queen was shouting about something, but as she was led away by those subordinates, her voice gradually quieted down. John Dae let out a big sigh.

「I’m now guilty of treason because of you guys. 」

He mumbled faintly, then turned to me with a serious expression.

「If you’re going to do it, then don’t do it half-heartedly. Defeat Duke Leon for sure. Got it? 」

「Yes, got it! 」

John Dae’s desperate feelings were conveyed, and I replied from the bottom of my heart. Colt nodded vigorously and announced to the panicked Tarmine soldiers and leaders outside the door.

「From now on, no one can enter this room. You can’t go outside the fortress until I say it’s safe. Of course, you aren’t allowed to use any communication devices either. 」

Colt declared those words with a smile while holding a machine gun. In a strange way, it was more powerful than threatening. The Tarmine leaders were speechless but followed Colt.

Then, Colt approached me and held out his hand.

「Lady Goddess. It’s from Mister Seiya. 」

「Tha…That is…! 」

He handed me the same handgun I used during training at Tarmine.

「It contains three magic bullets made by Mister Seiya. They are apparently more powerful than those used by him when he defeated Bunos. 」

…This was what Seiya was talking about as his “last resort”!

If by any chance Seiya found himself in a difficult situation, I’d use these bullets to defeat Leon. No, I had to defeat him.

My heartbeat grew faster at the particularly crucial role that had been entrusted to me. If Leon won, Tarmine would surely be destroyed. Not only us, but Queen Carmilla, Princess Tiana, John Dae, and the people in Tarmine would all be killed.

…We had to win! We absolutely had to win this battle!

Lightning exploded behind me the moment I renewed my resolve.

It seemed the battle between Seiya and Leon had already begun. As planned, Celseus, who was being hit by the lightning strikes, was screaming, 「Gyahhhhhh!! 」, out loud.

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