The guards froze in their steps, the lightning serpents stopped moving, and even the bugs ceased to make a sound .
It was as though nothing besides the sound of my footsteps existed .
An inexplicable feeling of fear filled the guards . Their frozen bodies shook violently as though afraid of me walking towards them .
It was just one second, just one instant, but for them, it felt like an eternity .
When the world finally recovered his movement, I was in front of Daisy with my back towards the guards .
"Your highness!"
"Brother!"
Daisy and Lena exclaimed in excitement . Lena was unable to suppress her joy and rushed towards me, jumping to my arms .
I received her with an indulging smile . "Little devil, you truly have guts to scold an eighth-layer practitioner . "
"But Brother, they were accusing you of theft! Hmph, I want to give them a beating!"
"Hahaha, so my little Lena was defending her brother, huh . I'm very happy . "
Lena blushed and hid her face on my chest .
I then looked at Daisy and nodded . "Well done, I'm proud of you . "
Daisy's expression turned radiant . She made a short bow and spoke humbly . "It's my duty, your highness . "
I nodded and did not say anything else .
Lastly, I looked at the injured Elene . Actually, I'm a bit surprised that she took my side this time . After all, I thought she resented me after last time's events .
The fact that she took my side even against her husband pleased me very much .
When Elene noticed my gaze, she looked away and feigned disinterest . I smiled in amusement watching her reaction .
After that, I put my attention on the people attacking my girls .
"You truly have guts . " My voice sounded .
Instantly, the temperature of the place descended to a freezing point .
The guards trembled . Even although I was showing fourth-layer of strength, none of them was able to meet my gaze . A deep terror surged from the depths of their hearts and overwhelmed their minds .
However, I knew that they were not the main culpable of this event . The main people behind this farce were those two .
I looked at the captain of the imperial guards and at my second brother and smiled evilly .
"It looks like last time's lesson was not enough for you, big brother, sir Raul . "
Raul trembled . The seed of fear in his mind made him unable to go against me . The fear and trepidation on his face were clear for everybody to see .
"… Prince Claus . " Raul managed to force those words out with difficulty .
I smiled gently . "You see, I'm in a bad mood now . But as a gentleman, I'll give you an opportunity to explain the situation to me . "
Instantly, the pressure on them doubled in power .
Bryan and Raul paled . They tried to open their mouths, but the words failed to escape their throats . It's normal, after all, I was not planning to let them speak .
But contrary to my expectations, my second brother managed to endure after gritting his teeth .
"… My ring . I suspect it's inside your room . "
"Oh?" I smiled . One second later, I used [Akashic Sight] .
With a smirk, I reduced the pressure on my brother . "Can you describe it to me? Maybe I have seen it before . "
Bryan was startled, but feeling the pressure over him to relax, he smiled in relief . His face returned to a confident expression .
"It's a gold ring imbued with a very precious blood diamond . Little bastard, you know the meaning of a ring like that! Stealing something so valuable is deserving of death!"
I grinned . "I see, you are right . Stealing something like that is deserving of death . "
Then, I unsheathed my weapon .
Mana flowed into my sword, and a sharp sword intent spread to the surroundings with me as the center . Before anyone could react, I swung my sword gently .
The next second–
*Spurt!*
A head fell .
Everybody paled . Hearing the sickening sound of metal slicing through human flesh and seeing the crimson red blood spurting out from the neck, all the people around me took a step back unconsciously .
"What are you doing!?" Raul screamed in fright . "Even if you are a prince, you can't kill an imperial guard!"
"I allowed you to talk?" I tilted my gaze in the direction of Raul . Feeling my cold gaze, Raul trembled and took three steps back .
I then sheathed my sword again and spoke at Daisy .
"Search the right pocket on his shirt . "
"Huh? Y-Yes!" Although puzzled, Daisy obeyed my orders .
"W-Wait!" Bryan screamed in panic, but Daisy ignored him . Quickly, she arrived beside the body and without minding the blood, she searched the place I indicated .
Then, she took a ring out .
"T-This . . . " Daisy was astonished .
I smiled . "Bring it to me . " I said .
Taking the ring in my hand, I raised it slowly so everybody could see it .
"Second brother, I remember you just told me that stealing the ring had to be punished with death . You don't need to thank me . "
Bryan's face turned livid . His eyes turned red of anger and humiliation .
Although anyone with a bit of brain could see that everything about this commotion was a set-up, the fact that I discovered the ring in possession of one of his men was a slap on Bryan's face .
However, I was not happy with just this .
"Little Lena, I heard that someone made a promise to you before . Can you remember about it?"
"H-Huh? Oh, I remember about it!" Lena smiled and looked at Bryan with a smirk . She was very angry with all that happened, so she was not planning to be soft-hearted now . "Big brother, are you going to kneel or not?"
"Lena!!!" Bryan's eyes turned bloodshot .
"Big brother, as a prince, you need to keep your words . " Lena smiled .
I smiled after her . "Right, remember to kneel to Daisy too . As for me, I'll save you the humiliation . "
Bryan's face turned ghostly pale . How could he, a prince, kneel before a servant?
He could feel the eyes of all the people nearby on him . They were waiting for his answer, to see how he made a fool out of himself .
Even worse was that he could feel how I, who he suspected of stealing his fiancée, was looking at him as though he was an idiot .
But when he thought that all hope was lost, a new set of footsteps was heard .
"Claus, I think it's time to stop this . "
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It looks like the last actor in this farce is finally here .
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