“Uh-uh.”
As soon as Leone lost his reason, the first thing to panic was the man who was holding him closest. I felt a force that was hard to feel as a human being wriggling under my body. The man instantly felt it. All of these people would be devoured by this beast. She tried to run away from the man. Yeah, she obviously tried.
“Ah!”
“Tri-xie…!”
The problem was that Leone didn’t give him a chance to do that. The beast ran amok. Sharp teeth bit off the hand that held his arm, and a tremendous grip grabbed him as if he would break his wrist. Her muscles swelled and overturned the men who were crushing him. Blood dripped on the floor, and the men with their arms ripped off screamed and rolled. Even in the midst of that, Leone did not completely subdue his men. He shrugged off his men just enough to move and ran straight to Trixie.
“Uh, what…”
The voice of the Archduke, puzzled, wandered through the air. It didn’t make sense. There were at least six large men who had subdued and suppressed the prince. However, the blinded prince blew those men away. All of a sudden. This was impossible even for Adler.
“Trix-xie.”
Without paying attention to those who were astounded by the savage fighting style, Leone grabbed her wrist urgently.
“Eh, Le. Please. Be nice…”
He was choking himself, so it would be normal if he gradually lost strength, but it was a tremendous force. It was only natural that, like a hypnotized person, he was unable to make any judgments and was carrying out orders like an empty puppet. There was no time to be embarrassed by the brute force that was difficult to think of as Trixie’s. Tendons bulged on the back of Leone’s hand. His large hand squeezed her small, slender wrist. No matter how much Trixie’s physical strength exceeded her own limits, she could not defeat Leone’s strength. His strength left a bright red mark on Trixie’s wrist. She felt bruised.
“Sorry.”
“…”
“T, Rick- Si. Mind- please.”
There was no prince who knew how to speak elegantly. The voice that called Trixie’s name slowly and stammering was too clumsy. At that scene, the Archduke came to his senses. As soon as the prince, who had let go of his reason with blood on his mouth, approached the woman, his face turned pitiful.
“…haha!”
He panicked for a moment, but in the end, the prince was on his own. The Archduke smiled again.
“Attack.”
“Ah, yes. Go!”
The soldiers who had been absent-mindedly grabbed their swords as if they had come to their senses.
“I won’t be able to do anything to prevent and protect the girl from strangling me anyway. Don’t kill me, make me pretty.”
At the Archduke’s words, the soldiers stepped forward. Leone’s eyes shone brightly as her presence turned this way. He hugged Trixie with one arm. His body and arms were used to stop her from strangling him, so she was in an uncomfortable state where he was unable to use his full strength. Even so, Leone only thought of protecting Trixie and surviving. He had no idea whether he could make it or not. He knew instinctively that it would be difficult, but he had to do it. He wanted to put an end to the fight against these infernal greed. A spacious room, soldiers approached Leone. A few of them ran first.
“Attack the left arm!”
“If you attack the girl, the prince won’t be able to move!”
Since he was in a position to protect, of course, the object of that protection turned out to be a weakness. The soldiers rushed to the left, holding Trixie tightly. Leone flexibly twisted his body as if dancing and grabbed the first soldier by the neck. The tunic inside the armor came up. Leone picked up the soldier and threw it. The thrown soldier flew helplessly and collided with the comrades who were running, and the soldiers who came forward collapsed to the ground. Lifting and turning a strong man with one arm, does this make sense? Leone didn’t stop there, kicking down the one who approached him, then riding on it as if stepping on it and hitting his stomach with his foot. There was a coughing sound that sounded like a suffocating breath. It wasn’t the way princes and nobles fight. Martial arts, martial arts, it was a melee without any of that. Aim for vital points and kill somehow. If you got it wrong, you couldn’t die at once and you had to roll on the floor feeling the pain.
Fear slowly spread among the soldiers.
“What are you doing! It’s one guy. Go as a group!”
The Archduke stomped his feet and let out an angry roar. The frustration and nervousness were clearly felt. The soldiers gathered their spirits at the word ‘one guy’ and rushed towards Leone.
“Kre, le!”
The number has become much larger. This was dangerous. Leone threatened the approaching shadows with a low cry. He lowered her to protect Trixie as much as possible, and tightened her arms around her. She still struggled as if she were going to do the Ripper’s bidding, and kept trying to get her hand to my neck.
‘Damn it, children.’
It would have been a hundred times better for Leone to be hypnotized. His heart broke as he watched his loved one struggle to end her own life. Even when she tried to focus on her battle, she kept getting her mind clouded. How could she do such a cruel thing?
“Dig in between!”
They shout hard among themselves and raise their swords. Leone kicked the nearest soldier and jumped onto the high windowsill. He dealt with everyone and it would be a big deal if Trixie got hurt.
“Where are you going? This is the 4th floor?”
The soldiers grinned and laughed. Really, he had nowhere to go. If you jump alone, you can only break your leg. Would it be all right to cover her Trixie, would she not mind my wounds, but would not hurt her. All sorts of unease arose. While he was looking at the situation like that. Leone found something outside the window.
“Prince. Stop struggling now.”
“Grrr, rr…”
It was a cry that was strangely different from the menacing sounds he had so far.
“Now you’re a complete asshole. Haha, that’s funny. Isn’t it fun!”
But the Archduke had no clue. The Archduke beckoned Reaper. The Ripper walked over to him and listened to him. Hearing his brief command, Ripper straightened his back and raised his voice.
“Beatrice Giuseppe.”
As soon as he heard her voice, Leone’s eyes lit up even more.
“Now, stop.”
It was a short word. At the same time, Trixie, who was struggling to choke herself, calmed down. Surprised, Leone took Trixie in his arms and examined her. His reason was back. His heart thumped, thumped. Trixie blinked her eyes. Her spirit seemed to be there. But even in the midst of blinking her eyes, the light that should be in her pupils… there was no there. It was still like a hollow porcelain doll.
“Prince, tell me. One word and your woman will be ready to take your life again.”
“…”
“How merciful. Giving a chance to the man who broke into my mansion and threatened my life. You’d better come over here and do as you’re told.”
At the Archduke’s voice, Leone’s eyes fluttered. Leone didn’t say anything for a moment, then quickly jumped off the window sill. She still held Trixie dearly.
“Yes, yes. You listen well.”
“…Tri…”
The voice of the Archduke, puzzled, wandered through the air. It didn’t make sense. There were at least six large men who had subdued and suppressed the prince. However, the blinded prince blew those men away. All of a sudden. This was impossible even for Adler.
“Trix-xie.”
As the Archduke said, it seemed to be moving in a pliable manner. Even so, a small voice of defiance came out. Concerned about the hypnotized Trixie, knowing that he couldn’t use his hands, Leone had no choice but to give up, which suited the Archduke’s taste very well.
“Wouldn’t it be better for you to live as a bastard? It seems like a perfect fit.”
“…”
“First, let’s get down on our knees.”
Leone slumped to the floor, step by step. Actually, since he was a wolf that crawled on all fours, his pride was not hurt by his kneeling. It just felt strange that this world gives meaning to the posture that is different from walking. There was no greater anger or resignation on Leone’s face. The Archduke was already satisfied with the level of eyes he had with Leone, and he did not find fault with Leone’s feelings.
“Ha ha ha ha ha!”
He’s close to where he’s been aiming for so many years. He was not born with a bloodline, so he had to go through this hardship as he was fit for an Emperor. The imperial family, who had been arrogant just because they were born in the belly of the royal family, knelt down. The joy that he couldn’t handle was so high that the Archduke’s head was dizzy.
“It’s nothing to do with the prince! In the end, in front of me, they were lowly things that would crumble. Stupid, unqualified. It’s just natural-“
As the Archduke, who was engrossed in victory, spoke longer, Leone’s eyes widened. On the stairway outside this room, he felt a familiar presence. The moment when the Archduke was busy laughing at Leone, thinking that Leone’s back was a cliff. Leone ran towards Ripper with Trixie in his arms.
“What, what!?”
“You’re out of luck, Ripper. Right now-“
“Leone Niii!”
A booming voice that had been interrupted at every opportunity in the past. Leone smiled unconsciously. He didn’t expect this sound to be welcome. The sound of elite troops punching through the soldiers in the hallway could be heard. The Archduke’s soldiers inside the mansion were also trained privates. No one could match the military power of the North. Shouts and screams, bewilderment and fear, pain and anger. In the midst of all kinds of emotions and noises. TheLeone touched Ripper’s fingertips.
“Oh!”
“Caught.”
Leone grabbed Ripper’s arm and had a creepy cool smile on his face.
“How do you want me to do it, let’s hear it.”
That question sounded like something like, “Choose a good way to die painlessly.” For the first time in his life, she was exposed to violence. Ripper’s face contorted in fear.
“Determination. It will be – I believe.”
He was clearly speaking human words, but the fact that Leone still looked like a huge beast probably wasn’t just because of Ripper’s misunderstanding.
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