Peace Hunter

Meanwhile, at Commander Mina's location,

One of the demons Commander Mina had been fighting had just fallen. The demon's body bore several holes, seemingly from gunshots fired by Commander Mina. The demon's left arm had also been severed. With the demon's downfall, Commander Mina had defeated the two demons attacking the area. After defeating the two demons, Commander Mina immediately put her handgun and rapier back on her waist.

"It's finally over," Commander Mina said.

Commander Mina appeared unharmed after defeating the demon. Afterward, Commander Mina began walking toward her gathered knights. Her knights cheered as they saw Commander Mina approaching them after defeating the two demons.

"Commander Mina is indeed great, she was able to defeat those two demons easily."

"Yes, you're right. With Commander Mina's incredible abilities, she should have been able to become the Troops commander of the San Fulgen kingdom. I heard that Duke San Lucia offered her the position of troops commander alongside Commander Asier. At that time, there was only one vacant position of troops commander, but for some reason, Duke San Lucia appointed both Commander Asier and Commander Mina to fill the vacant position. Since there was only one vacant position, Commander Asier and Commander Mina had to compete for the position. But Commander Mina declined the offer, and only Commander Asier was appointed as the Troops Commander,"

"After that, Duke San Quentine appointed another person to fill the vacant position of troops commander. Commander Asier and that person fought for the position, and Commander Asier won the fight. After winning the fight, Commander Asier officially became one of the Troops commanders."

"Why did Commander Mina refuse the offer?"

"I don't know. When Commander Asier and Commander Mina were offered the positions of troops commander, Commander Asier was then serving as the commander of the Duke of San Lucia's knights, while Commander Mina was Commander Asier's vice commander. Perhaps Commander Mina thought she couldn't beat Commander Asier in a battle for the position Troops Commander, so she declined the offer. And after Commander Asier became the Troops commander of the San Fulgen kingdom, Commander Mina became the new commander of the Duke of San Lucia knights," said a knights.

"So that's the story," said another knights.

Commander Mina was now among her knights, and Commander Mina checked on several of her knights who still looked injured.

"Some of them are still injured. Have you not treated and healed them yet?" Commander Mina asked.

"We've healed them all, Commander. But those who are still injured, we can't heal them because they were injured by ~Dark Magic~," said a knight.

"I see. I've heard that wounds caused by Dark Magic can't be healed by ordinary healing magic. They can only be healed with healing magic derived from Light Magic or from healing potions owned by the Sancta Lux church. Light Magic is magic that can only be used by Angels or certain people who have received the blessings of Angels, so the only way to heal them is to go to the Sancta Lux church and ask the Priests to heal them. It just so happens that the capital city has the Sancta Lux church, which is the central church of this kingdom. Let's go there and ask the Priests to heal them," said Commander Mina.

"Yes, Commander," said the knights.

-

Back in front of the courthouse.

Commander Oliver, Commander Asier, and I have successfully defeated all the remaining demons. This time, we can be sure there are no more demons remaining in the courthouse area.

"It's finally over," said Commander Asier.

"Good job, Asier. Young Master Rid, too, good job," said Commander Oliver.

"Yes, Commander. By the way, we've defeated all the demons here, but what if some manage to escape the courthouse area?" I asked.

"Earlier, I saw some demons leaving the courthouse area to chase after the people who fled. But the number of demons that escaped from the courthouse was small compared to those remaining in the courthouse area. After that, I ordered some of the knights guarding the courthouse to pursue those demons," said Commander Oliver.

"I also ordered my father's knights to pursue the demon. I also saw Mina jumping over the fence to escape the courthouse. It seems my father ordered her to help deal with the demons escaping the courthouse. I'm sure you don't know Mina, but she's the commander of my father's knights. I'm sure the demons have been dealt with by Mina and her knights," said Commander Asier.

"Hmm, I see. So, it seems we don't have to worry about demons escaping the courthouse," I said.

"So, that female knight named Mina is the commander of Duke San Lucia's knights. Perhaps Commander Mina is the only woman to serve as a Duke's commander, as both Duke San Minerva's and Duke San Angela's are men. But I don't know who Duke San Quentine's commander is, it's possible she's also a woman, like Commander Mina. If so, Commander Mina isn't the only woman to serve as a Duke's commander," I thought.

Commander Asier also noticed my thoughts.

"There's no need to worry about that, Rid. Don't worry, I'm sure those fighting the demons outside the courthouse will be fine," said Commander Asier.

"Ah... ok, Brother Asier," I said.

"Actually, I wasn't thinking about that, I was thinking about Commander Mina. But never mind," I thought.

While the three of us were chatting, something suddenly fell near us. All three of us were shocked by the fall. We immediately turned and looked at the fallen object. It turned out to be a flattened, mangled lump of flesh.

"A lump of flesh?" I asked.

"What kind of flesh is that? It's so mangled, I can't tell what it is," said Commander Oliver.

"Me too, Commander," said Commander Asier.

"Hello, everyone. It looks like you've defeated all the demons in the courthouse," said a woman.

The woman's voice sounded very familiar. The three of us turned toward the woman's voice. The woman's voice came from above, specifically from the roof of the courthouse. When the three of us looked up, we saw Queen Kayana sitting on the edge of the courthouse, staring down at us.

"Your Majesty," said Commander Asier and Commander Oliver.

"Yes, it's me. By the way, I didn't expect Rid to be with you two. Weren't you thrown out after being attacked by Duke James, Rid?" asked Queen Kayana.

"Yes, I was knocked down after being attacked by Duke James. But I immediately got back up and came back here, Your Majesty," I said.

"I see. But are you okay? I'm sure Duke James' attack on you was very dangerous, especially since it sent you flying through several buildings," said Queen Kayana.

"I'm fine, Your Majesty. You can see my condition," I said.

"You're right, you look fine. It's good that you're okay," said Queen Kayana.

"Sorry for interrupting your conversation with Young Master Rid, Your Majesty. I wanted to ask you something. Just now, a pile of meat fell from the sky. Do you know anything about it? I sensed you were in the sky, so you must know about it," said Commander Oliver.

"Ah, that meat is from the demon I just fought," said Queen Kayana.

After saying that, Queen Kayana descended and approached the three of us.

"So that's it, this flesh is the demon you fought," said Commander Oliver.

"It seems you didn't hold back when fighting that demon, Your Majesty. You even reduced it to a lump of flesh like this," said Commander Asier.

"I restrained myself, Asier. If I hadn't, this courthouse and the surrounding buildings would have been affected," said Queen Kayana.

"Rather than that, Your Majesty, who is this demon you fought? The demons that attacked the courthouse came from some of the people in the courthouse, so surely you know who the demon you fought is," said Commander Oliver.

"That demon is Duke Darwin, Duke of San Minerva," said Queen Kayana.

"Duke Darwin?! So that lump of flesh is Dukr Darwin's flesh? I didn't expect you to reduce his body to such a lump of flesh," said Commander Oliver, shocked.

"Well, that's still better than having his entire body disappear. At least that piece of flesh can still be buried and given him a proper burial. That's a small mercy on my part," said Queen Kayana.

"Well, you have a point. After learning that Duke Darwin was involved in the plot to kill you and the entire San Lucia family, he shouldn't have deserved forgiveness or mercy, but you still showed mercy by leaving his body intact, even though it's reduced to a mere piece of flesh," said Commander Oliver.

"Forget Duke Darwin, what about Marquess Marcelo and Duke James? Since they were also involved in the plot to kill me and were also transformed into demons, I'd at least like to know what happened to them," said Queen Kayana.

"If I'm not mistaken, Marquess Marcelo is still inside the courthouse. Also inside are the principal of the academy and Lord Remy. It seems they were the ones tasked with dealing with Marquess Marcelo. Meanwhile, Duke James is in that large fire," said Commander Oliver, pointing to the large blaze in front of the courthouse.

Queen Kayana looked at the large flames. Her face showed no surprise at all.

"So that's how it is. I've been wondering why there's such a large fire here, so Duke James is inside it. By the way, who caused that large fire?" asked Queen Kayana.

"Young Master Rid was the one who caused that massive fire. It originated from Young Master Rid's attack on Duke James, Your Majesty," said Commander Oliver.

"So you did it, Rid. It seems you did it to get revenge for how Duke James treated you before," said Her Majesty.

"Yes, Your Majesty. I didn't expect you to know my motive for attacking Duke James," I said.

"I was just guessing. So, was Duke James killed by the fire?" asked Queen Kayana.

"I think so, Your Majesty. Because Lord James hasn't moved out of the fire since then. Even when we were eliminating the remaining demons, Duke James still didn't emerge from the flames. That means he was apparently immobilized and died in the flames," said Commander Oliver.

"Hmm, I see," said Queen Kayana.

After looking at the flames, Queen Kayana looked around the front of the courthouse. Many demons were seen frozen to death or dismembered and mangled.

"It seems we've successfully defeated the demons attacking the courthouse. Then—" said Queen Kayana.

But before Queen Kayana could finish her sentence, Duke James suddenly shot out of the flames and swiftly stabbed Queen Kayana from behind, right through her chest, piercing through to her front. Duke James stabbed Queen Kayana with his right hand, which had been imbued with ~Dark Magic~.

The three of us who witnessed this were shocked, especially since we hadn't noticed Duke James's movements at all. He moved faster than before, giving us no time to react. Furthermore, we had previously assumed Duke James had died in the flames because he hadn't moved once he was inside. This caught us off guard.

"Your Majesty!!!" we all exclaimed in shock.

We were all shocked to see Her Majesty being stabbed by Duke James.

"It seems like we.....were all caught off guard by him. Who would have thought....that this controlled demon...could plan something as cunning as this," Queen Kayana stammered.

Even so, Queen Kayana said these words with a smile on her lips.

-To be continued

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