Verna, Shiina, Grace, and Veig gather in Lucera’s room. There are two maids in the room with Lucera, and Grace opens her mouth when she sees Lucera lying on the bed.

“Mother!? You looked fine when we left the castle, what happened to you?”

“I asked her if she knew what caused you to leave in pursuit of Verna …… She was angry with me for pointing out my unworthiness.”

“…… It’s unusual for mother to show emotion like that ……”

“The queen would never do such a thing ……”

Shiina and Veig looked into Lucera’s face, furrowing their brows. “She doesn’t look good,” he muttered, and then Frederick got right to the point. 

“…… Actually, there’s more to that story. After the rage and rampage, Lucera woke up and suddenly started suffering.”

When she told him that an unknown man’s voice had told her that she was going to ruin the country and that Lucera had tried to kill her, Verna put her hand on her chin and asked Frederick.

“…… Your Majesty, you said he was going to ruin the country? Did he say anything else?”

“Let’s see …… I think he said he’s going to slaughter the royal family or something. And in a grumbling voice, “Em-, pe-, ror …… Get out”, he said.”

(T/N: I’m really sorry, guys. I made a mistake with the translation in this part where he said Emperor in a broken way, and I translated it as “Courtyard”. When I searched the word “Koutei” before, it translated to the word courtyard, garden, or yard, but the correct translation for that is “Emperor”.)

At these words, Verna, Shiina, and Grace’s eyes widened.

“Emperor, he said Emperor!?”

“D-Don’t tell me ……”

“…… Maybe, it’s what you’re thinking right now ……”

At Verna’s exclamation, Frederick huffed and held his head.

“T-That’s right, “Emperor”! Why I didn’t notice …… It makes sense then. This country was founded by the same ancestors who defeated the Kivalite Empire.”

“Watch out!”

Bam! And then, Veig hit Frederick with his body. Shortly after, Lucera, who got up, and the knife in her hand sliced through the air between Verna and Frederick.

“Tsk!”

“You are ……!”

“Whoa, do you want me to kill you first?”

Grace tried to seize her immediately, as she was only a princess in the country of knights. However, something in the form of Lucera quickly changed its target, and with a knife in its other hand, it pointed its deadly blade at Grace.

“Grace-sama! !”

“Ha!”

Splash-Splash!

Lucera swung her knife at the Aqua Bullet and it dissipated. She immediately jumps off the bed and opens her mouth, giving Verna and the others a fearless smile.

“Kuku, you’re quite good. Even though the host is still conscious, you can repel my attack with anyone being sacrificed. I thought it was a good surprise attack.”

“You can’t expect a princess to be defeated by a single knife, you know? Now, you are the emperor of the Kivalite Empire, is that correct?”

“Kuku …… Now that you know, that makes things easy. Yes, the last emperor of the Kivalite Empire, Griel Kivalite. Mu, y-you ……!?”

When Emperor Griel, who was in Lucera, announced himself, everyone in the room gasped. I’m sure you’re right,” he said, “and I wonder how we can help. As I thought, at that belief, with the two implications of how they will save her.

But when Emperor Griel saw Verna’s face, his eyes flashed with blood and he shouted angrily.

“You are, Raina ……! You’re the one who framed me and ruined my empire …… how dare you show up in front of me!”

“You’re dead, aren’t you? Isn’t it strange that you want to kill the royal family to take revenge, but you think that Raina is still alive in this era?”

“Do you really think that I would be fooled by such words? Do you know how much pain I’ve been through with your skill [True Words] …… You can see that I still exist like this, do you have any proof that you’re a fake? Even though you’re my daughter, you make me so angry!”

Emperor Griel stares at Verna with his teeth clenched tightly. Verna murmurs in her heart.

“(The emperor’s downfall had something to do with Princess Raina, didn’t it? If so, should we assume that she helped Teiga-san to carry out the surprise attack? Regardless, I need to figure out how to save the queen.)”

If they want to get rid of the spirit, they need a priest, and there is no one here with the abilities or skills of such a priest, and if Verna and the others fought, they would only injure Lucera. If her body is hurt, she can just get out of there, so the disadvantageous situation remains the same.

“Hm? Are you afraid by the fear of hurting this woman’s body? Then let’s get rid of you! Let the storm rage! !”

“Get down!”

“Kyaaaaaahh!?”

A storm rages around Emperor Griel. The two maids were slammed against the wall as all the windows in the room were blown out with a crash. Frederick and the others managed to hold on with one knee, but their clothes were torn off and they had minor scars on their hands and faces here and there. As soon as the wind stopped, Veig jumped at him.

“I have the armor, let me seize it and then I’ll think of a way to save the queen!”

“The Knight Commander, she’s got it right in her memory! Ha! Take that!”

“Mu, well done ……!”

“I’m not called the emperor for nothing, after all. There’s no way you can live your life the way you want and not have people trying to kill you. I’ve eaten good food, I’ve had good women. Raina was the smartest girl I ever had, even though she came from a maid. And she was cunning at the same time ……!”

Emperor Greer slashes her skirt with a knife and kicks him. Veig takes that kick, and then launched a body slam that will knock her down. 

“Oooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”

“Uoohhhh!? Just kidding ……? !”

“Kuh ……!? I’m being blown away!”

“!”

Verna immediately uses magic to catch Veig so that he doesn’t get knocked down. Grace and Frederick also get up and spreads out to the left and right in an attempt to hold him back.

“…… As expected, you knights are tough. Then let me use my skills…”

“……!?”

Emperor Griel’s eyes changed from Lucera’s red color to purple. At the same time, the bodies of everyone present stiffened and became immobile. The Emperor’s mouth distorts into a grin, and he slowly walked toward Verna.

“You won’t be able to move. My [Demon Eye] is powerful, isn’t it? This is my skill as an emperor. Well, because it’s so powerful, it only lasts about five minutes, once a day. However, all those who enter my line of sight will be under my control.”

“Uh …… kuh ……!”

“So–“

Kishuk ……

He laughs as he stabs the knife into Verna’s stomach.

“It’s even easy to do this!”

“That’s, cheap …… thing, to do ……”

When the crumbling Verna let out a cry, Emperor Griel, in a rage, grabbed Verna by the neck and lifted her up, shouting 

“You talk too much! However, my chest feels better now! Fuha, fuhahahaha! Raina …… now you know my resentment ……!”

At that moment, the door was opened with great force, and Tigre, who had appeared, shouted loudly.

“Vernaaaaaaa!”

“Ti …… gu ……!”

“……! You ……!”

Tigre’s body wavered. In the next moment, Tigre appeared in front of Emperor Griel and made a fist.

“It’s fast ……!? That face, you’re Teiga!”

He dodged the fist, and when their eyes met, he said so. Tigre retorted irritably.

“That again! Take your hands off of Verna!”

“…… No? Now that you mention it, you have a bad eye expression …… But it’s fate that Raina and Teiga are there when I’m revived! God has given me an opportunity for revenge! Are you sure? If you move too much, Raina will bleed to death, okay?”

“Uh …… uhhhh ……”

Tigre stopped and clicked his tongue at Emperor Greer, who was still holding onto Verna’s neck as he ran away.

“Damn ……!”

“That’s good. Her life prolonged a little, good for you, huh? Well then, I’ll use this girl as a hostage, and finish what I started! “Necromancy”.”

“What ……?”

Emperor Griel raised his hand and shouted. There was no magic pouring down, and nothing happened in the room.

“is nothing going to happen?”

“Be on your guard, Your Majesty. Shiina, Grace. Get behind me.”

The moment Veig put his hand on his sword…

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!?”

“No!? B-bones are ……!”

“Z-Zombies ……? H-Help me!?”

Frederick and the others were startled by the sound of screams outside. The Emperor Griel, pleased with the look on his face, carried Verna and laughed loudly.

“Come on, undead, let’s take revenge on those who have taken over our country!”

The emperor came up with the most likely story. What will Lars-kun do?

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“You’re free right now, aren’t you?”

I guess so.

“Let’s wipe out Lucera entirely.”

You’re talking about that!?

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