Peace Hunter

Seeing Queen Kayana being stabbed by Duke James, I quickly attacked him.

~Palm Shockwave Punch~

I struck Duke James in the face with a palm strike. The blow sent blood gushing from his mouth and nose. He was then thrown against the courthouse wall, shattering it. Queen Kayana immediately sat down after Duke James was knocked into the courthouse wall. Queen Kayana sat down, clutching her punctured chest. Commander Asier and Commander Oliver, seeing this, immediately approached Queen Kayana.

"Your Majesty, hold on!" said Commander Asier and Commander Oliver.

Meanwhile, I was observing our surroundings, just in case another demon suddenly attacked. After feeling the situation was safe, I turned to Queen Kayana, who was sitting, surrounded by Commander Oliver and Commander Asier. As I watched Queen Kayana, I felt something strange.

"Hold on, Your Majesty! We will take you to be healed immediately," said Commander Oliver.

"No need, Sir Oliver...it's too late anyway...a wound this serious is impossible to heal," said Queen Kayana.

"Anyway, the two of us will take you to be healed. Keep holding on, Your Majesty!" said Commander Oliver.

Commander Oliver and Commander Asier then prepared to carry Queen Kayana.

"Come on...Sir Oliver...there's no need to do that. Besides...I'm fine," said Queen Kayana.

"What's fine? There's a big hole in your chest and you say you're fine?" asked Commander Oliver.

"Yes, I'm fine...because this body isn't my real body," said Queen Kayana.

Then, Queen Kayana's body, which was preparing to be carried by Commander Asier and Oliver, suddenly slowly turned into water. Commander Oliver and Commander Asier were shocked to see Queen Kayana's body slowly turning into water. I was shocked too.

"Queen Kayana's body turned into water? Don't tell me that body is just her clone?" I thought.

"That was a close call..." said Queen Kayana.

Upon hearing Queen Kayana's voice, the three of us immediately turned in the direction it came from. The voice came from the roof of the courthouse. When we looked up, we saw Queen Kayana sitting on the edge of the roof, just as she had done before.

"...Fortunately, I was prepared by sending my clone to meet you first," Queen Kayana continued.

Commander Oliver was surprised to see Queen Kayana on the roof of the courthouse.

"Your Majesty?" asked Commander Oliver.

"Yes, it's me," said Queen Kayana.

"So the only one who was hit by the attack just now was your clone?" asked Commander Oliver.

"Yes, that's right," said Queen Kayana.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner, Your Majesty? Don't you know how worried I was? Especially after seeing you suddenly stabbed in the chest," said Commander Oliver.

"If I had told you in advance, I wouldn't have been able to surprise you. I apologize for worrying you three. But, Sir Oliver, you already know that I can use clones made from elemental magic, so you should have easily realized that the one I stabbed was just a clone," said Queen Kayana.

"In that situation, I didn't have time to think clearly because I panicked when I saw you suddenly stabbed by Duke James," said Commander Oliver.

"Me too, Your Majesty. I was very panicked when I saw you suddenly stabbed," said Commander Asier.

"Sorry," said Queen Kayana.

Then Queen Kayana descended from the roof and approached the three of us. I noticed Queen Kayana approaching us.

"No wonder there was something strange when I saw Queen Kayana's body earlier. Even though she had been stabbed, leaving a hole in her chest, there was no blood coming out of it. It turns out she was a clone," I thought.

While I was focused on that, Queen Kayana looked at me.

"What's wrong, Rid?" asked Queen Kayana.

"Nothing, Your Majesty. By the way, if you were a clone before, does that mean you're also a clone now?" I asked.

"Hmm, I don't know, try to guess. Instead, let's go check on Duke James. If he's still alive, we'd better finish him off," said Queen Kayana.

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

The four of us immediately headed to where Duke James had hit the wall after I struck him. When we arrived, we saw Duke James lying near the destroyed wall, his head covered in blood. Furthermore, most of his body was covered in burns from the explosion and flames that had engulfed him earlier. Even though Duke James was lying like that, the four of us remained alert, as Duke James could suddenly attack like before. Then, Queen Kayana pointed her right hand at Duke James. As Queen Kayana pointed her right hand at Duke James, Duke James suddenly woke up and attempted to attack Queen Kayana. But then, Duke James suddenly hit the ground as he was about to attack Queen Kayana. Duke James tried to get up to attack again, but his body couldn't move and he lay on the ground. His body felt as if it were being pressed down by a heavy weight, immobilizing him.

"I didn't expect him to still be able to move in that condition. The three of you, move a little further away from me," said Queen Kayana.

"Yes, Your Majesty," the three of us said.

After that, Queen Kayana emitted a powerful aura of pressure. Meanwhile, Duke James struggled even harder. The heavy weight pressing down on him grew stronger. The ground beneath him began to crack slowly. The cracks grew larger until they finally created a large hole. Duke James fell into it.

Queen Kayana then slowly approached the hole and looked inside. Duke James was seen quite deep in the hole. His body was still lying there, supporting the heavy weight pressing down on him. After that, Queen Kayana raised her right hand upward.

~San Fulgen Art Secret Technique: Rain of Five Elemental Swords~

Above Queen Kayana, numerous swords appeared, made from the five basic elemental magic: water, fire, earth, wind, and electricity. Afterward, Queen Kayana lowered her right hand and pointed it down at the hole where Duke James was. The swords above Queen Kayana immediately shot into the hole and attacked Duke James in succession. Queen Kayana continued to watch Duke James as he was being attacked by the swords. Then, after the last sword had struck Duke James, Queen Kayana immediately stomped her foot on the ground. And suddenly, the large hole closed rapidly. Duke James was trapped inside the hole in a condition only Queen Kayana knew.

Afterward, Queen Kayana turned and returned to the three of us.

"Are you alright, Your Majesty?" asked Commander Oliver.

"Yes. I'm sorry, but it seems I couldn't give Duke James a proper burial. I ended up burying him immediately after attacking him like that. Do you think Miss Claret will be angry with me?" asked Queen Kayana.

"You'd better not worry about that, Your Majesty. Duke James has already planned something evil against you, so you're free to do whatever you want to him after you kill him. Besides, the people of San Fulgen certainly won't care about a proper funeral for Duke James. Even though Duke James is a Duke, he is a capital criminal for plotting to kill you and the entire San Lucia family. The people would probably disrupt the funeral if one were held. They probably wouldn't want to see a proper funeral for a capital criminal. So you don't need to worry about a proper funeral for Duke James, and the same goes for Duke Darwin, whose body is still around, even if it's reduced to a pile of flesh."

"Then, you don't need to apologize to Miss Claret or Miss Harriet. They could both be involved in the plot to kill you and the entire San Lucia family," said Commander Oliver.

"Hmm, you have a point, Sir Oliver. I'd rather not think about those things. Rather than that, it's better if we check inside the courthouse now. You said that the academy principal, Lord Remy, and Marquess Marcelo, who has transformed into a demon, are still inside, right?" asked Queen Kayana.

"That's right, Your Majesty. They're still inside," said Commander Oliver.

"Then it's better if we go inside now to check on them. But before that, you two, you have several wounds on your bodies. It's best to heal them immediately. I'm afraid it will only get worse, considering they were caused by demons," said Queen Kayana to Commander Asier and Commander Oliver.

"You don't need to worry, Your Majesty. These are just scratches, so there won't be any problems. Once the situation here is completely safe, then we will go and treat these wounds," said Commander Oliver.

Commander Asier nodded.

"Enough, now you two just go to that place, before that place becomes crowded because the demons don't just hurt you. You go now and there's no need to accompany me to check the courthouse, besides, right now there's still Rid who will accompany me," said Queen Kayana.

"But, Your Majesty—" said Commander Oliver.

Before Commander Oliver could finish his sentence, Queen Kayana interrupted him.

"I said 'go'," said Queen Kayana.

It seemed Queen Kayana was insistent on having Commander Oliver and Commander Asier leave to heal their wounds, but Commander Oliver refused to leave at this time. Queen Kayana and Commander Oliver continued to argue. So I decided to stop their argument.

"Stop arguing, Your Majesty, Commander Oliver," I said.

Queen Kayana and Commander Oliver stopped arguing after hearing my words.

"You're arguing because you wants Commander Oliver and Brother Asier to go to the healing center immediately, while Commander Oliver doesn't want to, because he want to leave after the situation is completely safe. If that's the case, the problem will be solved if Commander Oliver and Brother Asier can be healed right now. Let me heal them both," I said.

Queen Kayana, Commander Oliver, and Commander Asier fell silent after hearing my words. Then, I extended my left hand toward Commander Oliver, while my right hand extended toward Commander Asier.

~Full Healing~

I immediately healed Commander Oliver and Commander Asier with my healing magic. Not long after, the wounds on Commander Oliver and Commander Asier's bodies were healed. Their bodies were now fully recovered.

Commander Oliver and Commander Asier were shocked to see their fully healed bodies. Queen Kayana was surprised to see the bodies of Commander Oliver and Commander Asier. Seeing the three of them in shock confused me.

"Why did they look so confused after I successfully healed them? Was it because they just learned I could use healing magic? But Commander Oliver had already seen me use healing magic when I was healing the injured after the academy attackers, so he shouldn't be surprised anymore. So why was he surprised?" I thought.

As I was thinking about that, Queen Kayana suddenly spoke.

"Sir Oliver, Asier, were the wounds on your bodies from Dark Magic attacks?" Queen Kayana asked.

"Not all of them were from Dark Magic, Your Majesty, as some were from ordinary physical attacks. But the wounds caused by Dark Magic on my body are more numerous than those caused by ordinary physical attacks," said Commander Oliver.

"I am the same as Commander Oliver, Your Majesty," said Commander Asier.

"Is that so. But now all those wounds are gone, and your bodies have fully recovered?" asked Queen Kayana.

"That's right, Your Majesty," said Commander Oliver and Commander Asier.

Then, Queen Kayana turned to me.

"I've read an information book about Dark Magic and heard some information about it. According to that information, wounds caused by Dark Magic attacks cannot be healed with ordinary healing magic. They can only be healed with healing potions from the Sancta Lux Church or with healing magic derived from Light Magic. That's why what just happened really surprised and confused me."

"Rid, how could you heal those two with your healing magic?" asked Queen Kayana.

-To be continued

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