The Emperor, who had let out a scream, was already on the verge of fainting.
His unfocused pupils were proof of that. If the Sword Duke hadn’t rushed out first, a catastrophe would have occurred where the pinnacle of continental power collapsed onto the floor.
It was indeed the quick reflexes befitting a warrior who had seen the end of the sword. For a moment, even I had lost sight of his form.
The only flaw was that the one who had provided the cause for the Emperor to nearly collapse was also the Sword Duke.
An urgent tone flowed from the girl’s mouth.
“Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Are you alright?!”
As a member of the imperial family, it seemed she used honorifics during official duties.
But the Emperor himself didn’t seem to have the leisure to notice that change.
“How could my uncle, the pillar of our imperial family, be like that… It can’t be that you were hiding a desire to become such a tiny girl……!”
“……Nephew, what nonsense are you spouting?”
Grit, the sound of grinding teeth echoed.
The source was, of course, the Sword Duke. A smile still lingered on his face, but the way he clenched his teeth was unusual.
He was on the verge of exploding.
Intuiting this, I stealthily backed away. I didn’t want to get involved in a quarrel between…