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Chapter 85 Part 2 – I’m!! Heading into battle!! When feelings and fingertips come into contact.

That girl’s recklessness made me turn pale. It is true that the technique that Scarlet utilized to throw Viscount Brewer away was brilliant. However, once she is grabbed, it is impossible for a woman to resist the strength of a man. Moreover, the viscount is proud of his great strength and the dance is the Viennese waltz that requires close contact. There is no way for her to escape.

It was obvious that Viscount Brewer was trying to crush the girl under the pretense of dancing. He tried to break her fingers and even tried to trip her up. And yet, Scarlet handled all the onslaught with ease.

The viscount deliberately pushed her down and even tried to hit the back of her head against the pillar during the momentary pause in contra check. The force was murderous. I trembled in horror at the thought of her head getting crushed like a tomato. And yet the pillar had moved to the back of the viscount.

「Oh my, aren’t you reaching out your hand to the wrong place? Are you trying to correct my dancing posture? But there’s no need for that. I have confidence in my dancing.」

Scarlet teased in a mischievous voice while keeping her upper body turned away from him, but the coldness in her eyes was terrifying. Just a moment ago, she used a slight reverse sway, which suspended the viscount’s line of sight and movement and threw off the timing with the song. It was barely perceivable for those of us watching from a distance, but Viscount Brewer, who got hit by it at close range, was stunned and unable to comprehend what had just happened.

「Then it’s your turn next. I’ll correct you. Both your bad manners and your twisted heart.」

The viscount was furious at Scarlet’s provocation. He tried every trick to crush her, but as a result, he was miserably played. She was on a completely different level. Every time she crushed the viscount’s schemes, the Atlas silk shawl that adorned Scarlet’s limbs flowed and shone like a blazing fire. She had plenty of composure and even had a smile on her face that seemed to pity Viscount Brewer.

She wasn’t fending off the attack on the spot. She controlled the rotation in degrees of centimeters and the timing in degrees of seconds for this Viennese waltz. It was as if she was being shown the steps of a puzzle being put together according to a blueprint. Even Viscount Brewer’s violence was just one part of it. No matter how hard he tried, all his actions were read a few minutes beforehand, and the methods of dealing with the situation had already been decided.

We felt a chill run down our spines.

This was no human feat. She is a devil playing with people’s fates.

Combined with her fluttering red hair, Scarlet looked like she was clad in the flames of hell. Viscount Brewer was no match for her.

Viscount Brewer’s eyes gradually froze in horror at the overwhelming dance of flames. It was the same for us who were observing the scene. It was terrifying. That girl, Scarlet, frightens me to no end. I can neither understand nor sympathize with her.

She was totally different from Cornelia-sama. Because Scarlet was fighting on the same stage as us, it only made her different nature stand out even more. We could only tremble as we did not dare to take our eyes off of her.

But the real horror was waiting at the end of the dance.

【Scarlet’s POV】

「…… Damn it, what the hell just happened ……!?」

Viscount Brewer, who should have been slammed against the floor by the neck first, groaned and stood up. He twisted his neck in annoyance.

I was relieved that I had not become a murderer, but at the same time, I felt a tremendous sense of discomfort.

While letting out a shriek, the ladies stepped back. They must have felt like they saw a zombie.

No matter how I look at the plump viscount, he doesn’t seem to excel in martial arts. How is it possible for him to stay unharmed when he fell down without any defenses? Could it be that his neck is actually broken, but he’s just too furious to notice that …… Maybe his neck will fall off at any time now.

「…… How dare you little girl ……」

His bloodshot eyes are popping out of their sockets with hatred for me.

I ignored the insult that I’m used to hearing when I was a queen.

Apparently, instead of mother and Countess Rosenthal, I have succeeded in monopolizing his hatred.

I could hear his rough breathing. Unfortunately, it seems like he’s unharmed. Let’s give a toast to his extremely strong neckbone. I’m sure that in the future, when he commits a crime and is sentenced to death, he will numb the beheading officer’s arm over and over again. Annoying people are annoying right up to the moment of their death.

The sound of gnashing teeth echoed through the hall, spoiling the elegant orchestral music of the ball. The cacophony was too much. He completely ruined the excited atmosphere that was created thanks to the dance between mother and Countess Rosenthal. You know, people don’t like a man who can’t read the situation.

I snapped the iron-ribbed fan shut.

You are not suitable for this place. So, although it would be more fun to dance with a toad, I’ll make a special exception for you and throw you out elegantly. Prepare yourself.

「…… An underdeveloped woman like you wants to be my partner?」

Hey, where did you put your gaze just now?　
There are topics I don’t want people to touch.
I’ve made up my mind. Let’s drop the boring dance and get to the execution right now.

「Stop it!! You’re a young lady, right!? It would be bad if you suddenly resort to violence.」

Let go of me!! Bradd!!
There are times when a woman has to fight!!

Bradd quietly spoke while stopping me from rampaging by binding my arms behind the back.

「…… Cut it out. That guy, it looks like his sense of pain has been paralyzed and his behavior is also strange. You never know what he’s going to do, so you’d better be careful. Let’s change players. This kind of thing is my specialty. I’ll shake his brain to stop him from moving.」

Seraphy, who had been observing the situation, also agreed with Bradd.

「Bradd is right. That man gives off the wind of an unpleasant presence. I’ve seen a sailor suddenly change like that in the cursed waters before. Let us take care of it.」

After hearing that, Arnold also nodded with a stern look.

「Ahh, I remember that. If I’m not wrong, it was during the ruckus of the ghost ship that was haunted with evil spirits. That person rampaged so hard that we couldn’t hold him down even with several of us trying hard. In the end, I had to hit him in the heart with an arrow that had its arrowhead removed and put him in a state of suspended animation. Scarlet, you’d better get behind us quickly.」

You guys have experienced a lot of adventures at a young age.
Isn’t your life too violent?
Seraphy, who looks like a young noble, is surprisingly a fighter, huh?
As expected from the men who drove me to death when I was a queen in the previous 「108 times」.
They are scary when they are your enemies, but they are really reliable when they are your allies.

But, you see. I had also been a villainous queen. It’s not in my character to be protected by a group of young boys. Ah, but if a super perverted character like Addis the Faceless comes to attack, I will gladly play the role of a protected heroine.

「I appreciate your feelings. However, as I told you earlier. This is high society. A woman’s battlefield.」

I brushed my red hair to the back of my ear and smiled brightly.

If I receive help from the boys here, it would be like admitting that a woman is powerless before a man’s violence. That would be frustrating. It would be a desecration against the wonderful dance done by my mother and Countess Rosenthal. Yes, a woman also has her own stubbornness.

「B-But, going against a guy like that without a weapon would be ……」

I smiled confidently at Arnold, whose face was clouded with concern, and made a spectacular spin.

「…… If it’s a weapon, I’m already wearing it. For a woman, this dress is an armor. And the sword is ……」

「…… I know!!」

Good good, Arnold, you’re starting to get it. Should I stop calling you an idiot ……

「It’s that iron-ribbed fan right? You’ll use that to slash his throat …… You want to make sure that the prey you’re after stops its breathing? And you don’t want me to steal your prey. As expected from my master’s daughter. The Melville bloodline is terrifying ……」

You’re still an idiot after all!! What’s terrifying is the thoughts in your head. Don’t arbitrarily turn people into killing machines without their permission.

Mother, please don’t nod your head. Stop puffing out your chest with pride.