The atmosphere at the scene was somewhat heavy. While Fujino's consciousness had been away, the other Royal Selection candidates had arrived. Not only the candidates, but the Sages, exuding an aura of pedantic decay, had also arrived and were currently denouncing Emilia for killing someone in the Royal Palace.
"Emilia, do you know that this is the Royal Palace! To dare to commit violence here! And the matter of harming a commoner!" The Great Sage glared at Emilia. For this Emilia, who had the same appearance as the Witch Satella, he had not the slightest bit of good will in his heart.
If it hadn't been for the Witch's Stone choosing Emilia, he would never have allowed her to appear in the Royal Palace.
"Oh, are you saying that as one of the Royal Selection candidates, I must endure insults from others?" Emilia retorted coldly, and the surrounding temperature dropped significantly.
"You!" The Great Sage was so angry his beard stood on end, but he could not refute her.
Yes, as a Royal Selection candidate, even if only a candidate-in-waiting, her status was noble. Even if she was a half-elf, after all, the Royal Selection candidates had all received the recognition of the Dragon God. Anyone who questioned them was questioning the Dragon God, and could even be treated as a traitor; that was a charge that even the Great Sage could not bear.
"Hmph!" With a cold snort, the Great Sage made the rational choice to remain silent, intending to settle scores with Emilia later. In his view, Emilia had absolutely no hope left. Harming a commoner, killing a noble in the Royal Palace, and having the same appearance as the Witch Satella—under all these circumstances, Emilia had no hope left.
When the Royal Selection ended, it would be her doomsday.
But was the matter really as simple as the Great Sage thought?
The answer was impossible.
Under the gazes of the other Royal Selection candidates, who looked at her as if she were a madwoman, Emilia made her move. Ice cones, almost filling the entire space behind Emilia, headed straight for the Great Sage on the high platform with a high-speed rotating stance. And it wasn't just the Great Sage; Emilia's target was all the Great Sages.
"Emilia, have you gone mad!" Crusch shouted, hoping Emilia would stop.
"Quiet!" Fujino, who was behind Emilia, spoke. Crusch was directly deprived of the right to speak and could only watch helplessly as countless ice cones headed toward the Sages on the high platform. At this moment, the ominous premonition in her heart had come true.
The stationed knights also rushed up to stop Emilia, but a figure blocked their path forward: it was Teresa.
Teresa, who had been wrapped up tightly, now untied her bindings. Her long red hair flowed, and the knights were all stunned. Then, they only saw a flash of light, and after that, they completely ceased to exist.
Several headless bodies slowly fell to the ground, with crimson blood gushing out from the stumps.
The ice spikes pierced through the Sages' flesh as easily as chopsticks through soft tofu, and crimson blood flowed out from them.
This time, Emilia had absolutely no intention of showing mercy; the ice spikes were aimed at lethal areas like the heart and brain.
It was not that the Sages did not attempt to use magic to block; those who could become Sages could not possibly lack strength.
But it was useless. The magic was easily pierced by the ice spikes, which then took the Sages' lives.
Blood, crimson blood, flowed across the palace floor, turning the entire floor into a terrifying shade of red.
"Do you have anything else to say now?" Emilia turned back to look at the stunned Royal Candidates and smiled. Coupled with the blood-stained floor, what was clearly a gentle smile looked incredibly terrifying.
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