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    “What was the aim? Let’s analyze and identify the spy. Please wait a moment. I’ll present a few hypotheses.” (Melissa)


    “Melissa, Myaro—” (Yuri)


    As I spoke, my eyes met Enrique’s, who was looking at me. She was smiling faintly, gazing at me with a trance-like expression. Those eyes were fixed on something or someone she loved more than anything else in this world. The moment Enrique narrowed her eyes…


    “It’s me.” (Enrique)


    A soundless voice struck my ears. It was such a clear expression of intent that I almost thought I heard it with my ears. Without moving her lips at all, Enrique said it with her eyes.


    “You bastard—!” (Yuri)


    I kicked the thin wooden table away with all my strength. I grabbed Enrique by the collar.


    “Was it you?” (Yuri)


    “Yep~? I forged the signature~, made it look like the report was sent and burned it~. The cover-up was so much work. I think it’s the hardest I’ve ever worked in my life~?” (Enrique)


    Enrique’s face was plastered with a wide grin. There wasn’t a trace of fear or remorse, only delight and joy.


    “You bastard, why did you do that?” (Yuri)


    I said something I already knew. There’s only one reason this woman would do such a thing.


    “Because I wanted to see that face of yours right here, right now.” (Enrique)


    Enrique said it with utmost happiness.


    “If I missed seeing your face because you received the report somewhere I couldn’t see, that’d be boring, right? Ah~, so satisfying. Hey, how do you feel?” (Enrique)


    I unconsciously clenched my back teeth, grinding them.


    “How do you feel? Myaro-chan has been your best friend since you were ten, and she loves you, Yuri-kun. And now, because of your failure, she’s a prisoner. I wonder what horrible things are being done to her right now? Maybe she’s being forcibly violated by Liao Rube? Or maybe she was hung from the castle’s spire because she refused him in bed? Maybe her corpse is dangling there right now?” (Enrique)


    Even though I knew her aim, every word of malice that spilled from her mouth made the worst imaginings flash through my mind. A black, seething anger built up in my chest.


    “What’s wrong? Want me to say more? Well~, there’s also the possibility she was handed over to the Kuran Crusaders~. If that’s the case, she’d be taken all the way to Vaticanus and tortured directly in the Epitaph Palazzo. Until she’s no longer human.” (Enrique)


    “Shut up.” (Yuri)


    “No way~. I won’t shut up~?” (Enrique)


    Enrique taunted me, her gaze both provocative and coquettish. She really knows how to provoke people.


    “Fine. I’ll make you shut up.” (Yuri)


    I released her collar, extended my fingers into a hand blade, and swung it toward Enrique’s throat.


    “Ugh—” (Enrique)


    I felt the sensation of crushing the soft, boneless throat.


    “Cough, cough—that’s right, that’s what I wanted.” (Enrique)


    “Tch.” (Yuri)


    “Ah~, ah~” (Enrique)


    “You think it’s not my fault or something?” (Enrique)


    “What do you mean?” (Yuri)


    After swallowing once and catching her breath…


    “I did it.” (Enrique)


    Enrique said with a delighted smile.


    “I made sure she couldn’t escape. Myaro-san. It was easy. All I had to do was leave one hawk behind and sabotage the rest.” (Enrique)


    The anger that had been building up in my chest overflowed like a dam breaking. I reached into my pocket to stab Enrique to death. But there was no dagger there. Before I could think about why it wasn’t there, my body was already moving. Instead of stabbing, I punched Enrique’s stomach as hard as I could.


    “Ugh.” (Enrique)


    I grabbed the hair of the hunched-over Enrique and dragged her down with all my strength. I placed both hands on her throat and put my weight on it. In my rage, my vision turned red, and the outline of Enrique in front of me seemed to warp.


    “Was it you?” (Yuri)


    Enrique, whose throat was being crushed, nodded with her eyes, her face filled with happiness as if she felt no pain. It was like the gesture of a woman happily nodding when her beloved proposes to her.


    Under my hands, Enrique’s soft throat convulsed with physiological gagging. I didn’t ease the pressure of my weight on my hands.


    “Don’t worry. This time, I won’t bring you back to life. I’ll make sure to kill you properly.” (Yuri)


    In my vision, Enrique, unable to breathe, gradually turned blue. The expression on her dying face was endlessly happy, with not a trace of regret.


    “—She didn’t do it, she didn’t do it!” (Melissa)


    A woman’s voice, still unfamiliar to my ears, reached me. A weak force was trying to pull Enrique away, tugging at both her shoulders.


    “That’s not true. Enrique-san didn’t do it! —Myaro-sama chose to stay behind of her own will! I heard it directly from her!” (Melissa)


    “What did you say?” (Yuri)


    “Enrique-san is lying! Please stop!” (Melissa)


    When my ears heard that voice, I loosened my grip on Enrique’s throat. The pitiful body, tormented by the pervert, coughed violently and gasped for air. Contrary to Enrique’s wishes, color returned to her face.


    “…Ah~, ah~” (Enrique)


    Enrique muttered bitterly.


    “Cough, cough…” (Enrique)


    Enrique was still coughing.


    “Are you okay, Enrique-san? Here, drink some water.” (Melissa)


    Enrique took a sip of water from the offered cup, then—


    “Thaaank you.” (Enrique)


    “If only you had let such a pervert die.” (Yuri)


    “That’s cruel, Your Excellency Yuri.” (Melissa)


    “What part of that is cruel? The moment she forged an important communication document, the death penalty is only natural.” (Yuri)


    “Ugh…” (Melissa)


    At the completely reasonable argument, Melissa fell silent.


    “Well, it’s fine though~. There was interference, but I got to enjoy it about 80%.” (Enrique)


    “Die.” (Yuri)


    I reached into my pocket, intending to play a game of chance, whether the dagger’s blade would pierce, or the hilt would strike, but then I noticed once again that the dagger was not there.


    “Enrique-san, why did you do such a thing? Confessing and then claiming false charges… it makes no sense.” (Melissa)


    “She was crazy from the start. Until now, she was useful, so I used her, but this is the end.” (Yuri)


    “Eh…?” (Enrique)


    Enrique looked at me with a surprised face.


    “Of course. From now on, just go marry an abusive husband and live your life getting beaten.” (Yuri)


    “That’s why~, that’s not what I want.” (Enrique)


    “Anyway, you’re fired. Disappear wherever you want.” (Yuri)


    “…You’re really saying that.” (Enrique)


    Enrique looked down, seeming lonely.


    Melissa, who didn’t know her true nature, was looking somewhat swayed, her expression sad.


    “Of course I am, you idiot.” (Yuri)


    “Then, kill me.” (Enrique)


    ?


    “Why do I have to go out of my way to do something you would enjoy? I’m the victim here.” (Yuri)


    “Oh, so it’s no good.” (Enrique)


    Enrique said, as if she had already known that answer, completely nonchalantly.


    “Well then, now that I’ve been fired and have free time, I guess I’ll take revenge on Melissa-chan for stopping me from being killed~?” (Enrique)


    “…Wait a second, did I mishear? I thought I heard you say you’d take revenge on Melissa.” (Yuri)


    “You heard right. I’ll do lots and lots of things Melissa-chan will hate. To start with, I think I’ll completely mess up Melissa-chan’s homeland. I’ll travel to the Albio Republic~, seduce the elite class one by one, and throw the country into civil war. Femme fatale—I’ve always been interested in that~.” (Enrique)


    Hearing this for the first time, Melissa looked at Enrique as if she were seeing a monster she couldn’t comprehend. Enrique was smiling, truly looking forward to that future.


    “Even if I get killed along the way, I’m confident I can get pretty far. Given the current political climate, the Shans wouldn’t want to interfere too much.” (Enrique)


    “There’s no way you could do that. No matter what happens, you won’t be transported there.” (Yuri)


    Without a ship, she couldn’t reach the Albio Republic.


    “That’s fine~. If it’s me, I can go through the Kuran’s territory. Even if something happens along the way and I get taken to the Papal States, I can still make it to the Albio Republic.” (Enrique)


    As I was thinking, “There’s no way,” Enrique, as if seeing through my thoughts, said.


    “You see, men are all starving for love, and if you fill that gap, they’ll do anything for you. That includes the Kura people. So even if I got enslaved over there, I’m absolutely confident I could escape.” (Enrique)


    “…It’s too much trouble. Maybe I should just kill you.” (Yuri)


    I muttered.


    “You caaaan’t~.” (Enrique) Sёarch* The N?velFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    “I can. Do you have any idea how many times you’ve made me drink boiling water?” (Yuri)


    When I glared at her and said that, Enrique smiled happily and opened her mouth.


    “Yuri-kun, you’re fundamentally a kind person. That’s why, unless you’re pushed to the very limit of your killing intent, you can’t kill someone you’ve once connected with. By now, after talking for so long, your killing intent has faded, right? The moment you start hesitating and saying things like ‘should I kill her…,’ you’ve already lost~.” (Enrique)


    “Shall I prove whether your analysis is correct?” (Yuri)


    “Go ahead~. Try it~.” (Enrique)


    I kicked my chair back and stood up, ready to carry out my plan, but… I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. Frustratingly, there was psychological resistance.


    After about ten seconds, I set the chair back in place and sat down.


    “See? Let’s just forget about this time, okay? I won’t do anything like this anymore~.” (Enrique)


    Enrique made a cutesy gesture, acting all flirtatious.


    “Your Excellency Yuri … for now, why not decide on her punishment with the head of the Queen’s Sword at the next opportunity…?” (Melissa)


    Melissa interjected.


    “She has her own duties, after all… and exiling her here might be a little… umm…” (Melissa)


    She hesitantly put in her opinion. Judging by the way she was glancing at Enrique, it wasn’t so much that she wanted to do her a favor. It was more that she didn’t want her coming to the Albio Republic.


    “Fine. Originally, the deal was that if she messed up again, she’d die somewhere unrelated to me. I’ll tell Tillet to take care of it.” (Yuri)


    “Ah~, great. So, I’m off the hook~.” (Enrique)


    “Tsk.” (Yuri)


    I clicked my tongue loudly.


    Enrique happily looked at my displeased face.


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