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“Monica, it’s here…”
“Yes, there’s no mistake.”
Monica nods in front of the door to the room at the very end of the third floor of the dormitory.
It seems Lucio is inside.
“Okay, I’ll go in first, followed by Monica and Florencia-san.”
“Yes.”
“Understood.”
I put my hand on the doorknob and slowly open the Door.
In the dark room, only a pair of silver, shining eyes captured us… no, Florencia.
“Lucio…”
Florencia steps forward and calls Lucio’s name.
Then.
“Tch!? I won’t let you!!”
I held up the Jet-Black Shield Caspary and blocked something(・・) released from the darkness.
This is…
“Tch! If she had been hit by this Acid Mucus, she would have become a festering, ugly sight.”
Lucio clicked his tongue and stood up, insolently declaring such a thing.
It’s not the kind of behavior you’d do to a woman you once loved, but there were cases in my previous world of people throwing sulfuric acid on their ex-lover’s face out of spite, so I guess there’s always a certain number of people who do things like that.
Of course, I absolutely can’t forgive it.
“You came all the way to this kingdom out of spite for being dumped, and all you’re doing is this kind of thing? Is the Kingdom of Istania so short on talent that they have to rely on even such an incompetent scum?”
“Take back what you just said. I’m not incompetent scum.”
“No, you are incompetent scum. You can’t even compare to Florencia, and all you can do is hide and cast curses. And from now on, you’ll be defeated by us and expose your pathetic self.”
“Don’t spout nonsense! You Incompetent Rascal Prince’!”
“Oh, I’ll spout nonsense. Unlike you, I’m engaged to the woman I love.”
I look down on Lucio with a smug look that rivals Monica’s.
If it were Haru Tachibana from my previous life, it might have been a close match, but I’m Harold, who married Sandra. In other words, I’m living the dream. There’s a world of difference between me and the non-real Lucio.
“Do you understand now? I have something you don’t. On the other hand, what about you?”
“Ugh…”
He probably knows it himself. He’s being provoked by me and can only stammer.
I’d like to break his spirit right here and now, but it won’t be that easy.
After all, this man went all the way to the Dehauvalz Kingdom just to mess with Florencia.
“Well, even if I talk about my fulfilling life any more, it’ll just make you miserable. So, what are you going to do? At this distance, it would be easy to defeat you while you’re activating your curse.”
“…………………”
Themis told me that curses with Evil Attribute unique skills require at least three turns to activate. It would be a different story if there were a front line or healer to protect him until then, but at least he’s the only one in this room.
If that’s the case, it’s obvious that he’ll become fodder for Monica’s blade before he can even activate it.
“Just obey us quietly. If you do, we’ll forgive you with just deportation.”
But there’s no way I’m going to forgive him that easily.
At the very least, I’ll make it so he can never activate Evil Attribute skills again. Otherwise, I’ll be worried that my Precious Thing will be hurt, and I won’t be able to sleep soundly.
I’ve already gotten that method from Themis.
“So, what are you going to do?”
“…………………”
When I take a step forward, Lucio takes a step back in response.
But if he keeps doing that.
“…!”
See? Since we’re inside a room, he’ll soon reach a dead end.
When that happens, he’ll have to either obey me, choose to fight us as he is, or escape through the window.
However, if he chooses the third option, it’s on the premise that he has the skill to jump from this third-floor room without getting injured.
Then.
“…Ah, I see.”
“Lucio?”
“It’s a shame, but it’s a do-over. But don’t think things will go your way this time.”
With that, Lucio put his hand on the window. It seems he intends to jump from here.
In other words, he has the strength to do that.
But.
“Will it go that well?”
“!?”
Lucio, who looked down from the window, gasped.
Well, that’s right.
Because.
“Fufu… Come on, hurry up and jump. That will be the moment your life ends.”
Sandra, who is raising the corners of her mouth like a crescent moon in the night sky, Carla, who is holding her sword with a dignified expression, and Christia, Lize, and Liliana are waiting for him.
“Now you understand, right? You have nowhere to run.”
“Damn…”
Perhaps he finally understood his situation, Lucio glared at me resentfully and gnashed his teeth.
Even if he makes such a face, the ending is already decided.
“Anyway, I understand from your reaction now. If you don’t have a way out, just obey me quietly…”
Suddenly, my body became as heavy as lead, and I fell to the floor.
Could it be… Lucio’s curse…?
I barely managed to move my head and look up, but Lucio was even more surprised and looking not at me, but at something behind me.
“…I’m sorry. But I still want to protect Lucio…”
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