The Returnee Noble Lady Attacks His Majesty the Dragon Emperor

>—‘No, most importantly—‘

“—riddle me this, again.
Can you guess what she was feeling during her last moments? To be strangled by her own parent like that?”

‘—since the beginning, you shouldn’t have been born.’

“Pitiful~ how pitiful, right~? That’s why I, out of benevolence, wanted to inform you of this girl’s death.
After all, even if just a little, you’re interested in her, right? Now~ about this little fun surprise of mine, she’s actually included, you know! I hung her like a piñata, then swung her around! That father of hers actually screamed and ran away when he saw it, isn’t that great~!?”

From Sufia’s eyes, which couldn’t see anything any longer, tears spilled.

Was it Sufia? Or was it the Goddess laughing to the brink of tears?

Hadith gripped his blessed sword.

“Thankfully, you came.
I’m so thankful for that.
Otherwise, you wouldn’t know the truth, right? I’m the Goddess of Love.
Naturally, I have to respond to her love.
I have to get revenge for her.”

“…Silence.”

“Ah~ now you’re the pitiful one, even though I just toyed with your heart a little.
Aren’t you a cruel man, to show me that kind of gaze? Do you finally understand? You can’t protect anything! The only one you can love is me! Only me!”

“Sileeeence—!!!”

Hadith swung his sword ferociously, as if to cut that laugher into nothing.

However, the Goddess that laughed… was currently possessing Sufia.

When the Goddess laughed, Hadith only saw Sufia.

Then, like a puppet with its strings cut, Sufia fell to Hadith’s feet.

Even after the Goddess had escaped, Sufia’s pupils remained wide open.

Despite so, she would no longer talk to him.

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She would no longer drink tea together with him or laugh with him.

“Ahahahaha, hwahahahaha, hahaha—!!! Poor you, but rest easy—? I’ll save you, only I can save you—!”

A haze surrounded Hadith.
He swung his sword around, but the Goddess’ cackling didn’t stop.

“I will punish those who have hurt you, I’ll make this city a sea of fire, so don’t cry~!!”

“Hadith, get a hold of yourself, at this rate—!”

“…I know.”

In response to Rave’s beckoning, Hadith turned his gaze away from Sufia’s corpse.

Rave also glanced at Sufia for a moment, but said nothing more.

As he moved out, the fire was already spreading at an insane speed.

It might also be due to the strong wind.
The city was dyed red all over to the sky.

The townsfolk desperately tried to extinguish the fire to no avail.

Because it was the Goddess’ fire.
There was no way for humans to extinguish that kind of fire without magic.

“What do we do?”

“I have no choice but to counter it with your fire, Rave.”

The fire that dragon emitted also burn magic.

If it was the fire of the Dragon God, even the magic of the Goddess would be purified.

Hadith levitated himself to the sky and looked around, before touching Rave.

But Rave didn’t immediately transform as per Hadith’s wish.

“Is this okay?”

“What is?”

“Everyone will think you’re the one who burned the city.”

What Hadith was about to cast was the Flame of Purification.
It was the opposite of the Goddess’ fire—the Flame of Immolation.
Nevertheless, ordinary people wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.

But that was but a trivial matter to Hadith.

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“It’s nothing compared to the stigma that will stick to Lady Sufia from now on.”

“You… are right.”

With a sad face, Rave agreed.
At the same time, he transformed completely.

“Just don’t overdo it, okay?”

His golden eyes were wide open.
The blade of his sword increased in brightness, growing larger and larger before it deformed.
It glowed red, as if drenched in blood, and with a single swipe, it spread like a whip with a roar.

Smoke soared from the slash.

The townsfolk who noticed the attack from above screamed and ran away.

“W-what’s that!?”

“N, no way, it’s the Cursed Emperor!”

“The Emperor is burning the town!”

Regardless, Hadith turned his back and swung his sword at the castle.
The flame emitted from Hadith’s sword purified and counteracted the Goddess’ flame.
Of course, no one was aware of such.

Amidst confusion, the residents flee.

Surely, they would survive.
Then, they would make the statement that a dragon was spotted, trying to turn the entire city into ashes.

But, that too, was also a trivial matter.

Compared to the deceased Sufia—

Compared to those deceased children who died just because of a misunderstanding—

Compared to those people who were burnt to death—

“—Hadith?”

“Rave, let’s quickly get rid of this flame.”

Everything is alright.

He could still muster a laugh, after all.

“I’m the Dragon Emperor.
I have to protect my people.”

With a gentle tone, Rave let out a relieved sound.