The next day, in the royal capital, Emilia led the way. Even Fujino and Teresa followed behind her. Teresa was completely wrapped in a gray cloak, making it impossible to see her appearance; it was not yet the time for Teresa to be revealed. Fujino had also cast a spell to conceal her appearance, and to others, she appeared as nothing more than a plain-looking attendant to Emilia.
Today was the day of the Royal Selection, so Emilia was the protagonist. The leading position naturally belonged to her. Fujino only needed to enjoy Emilia's performance. Of course, if necessary, Fujino would intervene, as Emilia's identity was quite special.
Emilia was not wearing the magic cloak that could conceal her half-elf identity. Her long silver hair draped loosely behind her, and her gaze was calm, undisturbed by the surprised looks from those around her.
"This earthquake must be the fault of you damn half-elf! I must avenge my child!"
A middle-aged man who had lost his adorable child in the earthquake stared angrily at Emilia on the street, completely consumed by rage and having lost his reason.
This was not surprising; after all, Emilia's identity as a half-elf was extremely sensitive. Especially now, when Lugnica had suffered a great disaster, her status as a half-elf was even more prone to causing conflict than before.
After that middle-aged man took the lead, it was like a domino effect; a chain reaction occurred. A large crowd of people glared angrily at Emilia, shouting for her to get out of Lugnica.
Fujino couldn't help but sneer. What foolish people. If they knew that this earthquake was actually caused by her, their plain-looking attendant, they would surely show some truly ugly expressions.
"Get lost!"
Emilia said coldly. She was no longer the weak Emilia of the past. To fulfill Fujino's wish, Emilia did not mind using some forceful methods.
Emilia's icy statement completely provoked these agitated and ignorant people. Some were even holding weapons, shouting that they would make Emilia pay. Others were mocking, sarcastic, or cursing loudly, displaying the ugly side of human nature right before their eyes.
"Since you won't get out of the way, then go to hell!" Emilia waved her right hand, and several ice spikes that radiated a bone-chilling cold appeared behind her.
"Die!"
Emilia did not give those ignorant people any chance to react. The ice spikes behind her shot out instantly, piercing the hands and feet of several people in the blink of an eye, splashing blood everywhere. Thick frost spread from the points where the ice spikes had pierced their bodies. While it wouldn't kill them, they were inevitably crippled.
"Aaaah!!!"
Various shrill screams rang out into the sky. Everyone looked at their pierced hands or feet with terrified expressions, letting out the loudest screams of their lives. They instinctively covered the wounds pierced by the ice spikes with their hands, and unfortunately, were directly frostbitten by the frost on the wounds. If not treated quickly, the frostbitten hands would end up crippled, and some might lose their hands forever.
Facing the chaotic scene of people screaming incessantly, Emilia's expression remained unchanged. If not for the fear that killing people would lead to the total loss of her chance at the Royal Selection, thereby forcing her to use other more troublesome methods, Emilia wouldn't have minded if the ice spikes had aimed not at hands or feet, but at their hearts and heads.
"Lady Emilia, what have you done!"
A pleasant voice suddenly rang out. A cute and beautiful cat-eared girl—no! It should be said, a male with a female face appeared before Fujino and the others.
Felix Argyle was his full name. He looked like a cute cat-eared girl, but beneath that beautiful exterior was an out-and-out man.
Looking at Felix's delicate face, if she hadn't seen through his soul, even though Fujino had read the original work, she would have mistaken him for a woman rather than a man upon first seeing him. Because just by appearance, it was truly difficult to distinguish his true gender. It had to be said that traps were truly a terrifying species.
Originally, Fujino only intended to have Reinhard and Subaru Natsuki join the Main God Space, but her decision had changed slightly, and she added Felix to the list as well.
One should know that there were quite a few traps in the Main God Space. However, the most famous one was the legendary trap named Astolfo, the son of the King of England, the future heir to the throne, and one of the Twelve Paladins of Charlemagne.
Referred to as Astolfo, he was male like Felix, but also possessed beauty on the level of a young girl.
Fujino could imagine that once these two met, something very interesting would surely happen.
"Oh, it's you, Felix." Emilia knew Felix, but at this moment, she only looked at him coldly.
"Lady Emilia, do you know what you are doing right now!" Felix looked at Emilia with a serious expression, while his heart was filled with intense confusion. What had happened to Lady Emilia? How could she have become like this?
In Felix's impression, Emilia had always been a very gentle person. Even though she was a half-elf, Felix had always held goodwill towards her.
But the Emilia before him was like another person—cold, so cold that Felix found it hard to imagine if the person in front of him was truly Emilia.
"Move aside, Felix. These people brought this upon themselves!"
Emilia said coldly, while several ice spikes appeared behind her again, aiming at Felix. If Felix didn't move aside, she wouldn't mind attacking him directly.
"Lady Emilia!" Felix looked at Emilia with a heavy expression. He finally confirmed one thing: the Emilia before him was no longer the gentle Emilia he had known before.
"Move!" Emilia said coldly again. The ice spikes behind her began to spin at high speed, ready to be fired.
Emilia's change was truly beyond imagination. Fujino was very satisfied with Emilia. However, it would have been even better if Emilia had been more decisive and attacked directly. Still, Fujino had no complaints, as she was already quite satisfied.
However, Fujino smiled and turned her gaze to Felix, who had a sullen face, waiting for his choice.
Would he leave? Or would he stay?
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