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Chapter 126

Side: Cordelia Allston

「I don’t have a taste for brides who’d willingly have their limbs chopped off, so please refrain from any rebellious behavior.」

Hearing those words, a chill ran down my spine.

「Guh…」

Seeing my expression of anguish, Moses wore a blissful smile.

「A troubled expression looks beautiful on you, Cordelia-san. Truly, you are magnificent. Your smile, your dignified face, your crying face, your troubled face… everything is beautiful! You are worthy to be my lifelong companion!」

「If you decide for me to be your companion on your own, it’s troublesome, you know?」

「The most outstanding individual should marry the most beautiful woman and leave behind excellent offspring. We must not defy the laws of nature. Yes, perhaps we should aim for around twenty children? Leaving behind many offspring is the duty of the superior individual to the next generation, after all.」

This damn glasses-wearing…!

I had heard about it, but what’s with this the moment he reveals his true colors?

This is the first time in my life I’ve felt someone else was so repulsive.

Then Moses glanced at Lilith and said lightly with a click of his tongue:

「Kill that blue-haired woman, Lute. She’s at a level where she could be a wife for one of my close aides… but even if she’s beautiful, if she’s rebellious, she’s not necessary. It’s a different story for someone as beautiful as Cordelia-san, though.」

Then, Lute moved in front of Lilith at super high speed, poised his sword in an overhead position—

「…Lute?」

There was no response to Lilith’s words, and the shining silver blade fell.

It was sucked into Lilith’s shoulder.

Both Lilith and I couldn’t react to the astonishing speed.

A rush of blood stained Lute and Lilith’s cheeks.

It’s over. Everything’s over. That’s what I thought at that moment—

「Cough… Run, Lilith!」

Lute’s sword stopped halfway, barely grazing Lilith’s shoulder.

Without hesitation, I charged at Lilith and tackled her.

I picked her up as if carrying her and swiftly withdrew from the battlefield at maximum speed.

「…Let me go, Cordelia Allston!」

「I won’t! We have to keep running! That’s the only choice!」

We fled at maximum speed. My hair was tousled by the wind, but I paid no attention to it. Right now, our lives were at stake.

If Lute decided to pursue, he could catch up immediately, but for now, it seemed he wasn’t doing so. If it was just Moses, I would likely overpower him in physical stats, and as long as Lute remained still, we had a good chance of escaping.

「…Cordelia Allston! Lute stopped his sword! He might regain his senses now! Let’s turn back!」

「If he could come back, he would have already! He’s… Lute is telling us to run! Do you understand how dangerous it is!?」

「…But…」

「You don’t have to believe me! Believe in Lute! Trust the words of the man you fell in love with, to ‘run’! Please!」

We could only escape while Lute somehow restrained Moses’s commands with his rationality. If we hesitated here, Lute’s final resistance would be in vain.

Then, Lilith fell silent for a while, and with a voice that seemed to disappear at any moment, she said:

「…Understood.」

Without looking back, I called out loudly behind me:

「Lute! We’ll definitely come back to rescue you! So wait for us!」

But it wasn’t Lute who responded to my words, it was Moses.

「Hahaha, I’ll be sure to come to get you! My beloved Valkyrie!」

And so, we withdrew from the scene.