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Chapter 86 Part 12 – Things that never change. And a promise. In order to protect the lives of the mother and the baby, Countess Rosenthal will put everything on the line to fight against Alisa.

However, Countess Rosenthal was mistaken. Her reaction was inevitable. The reason she’s unable to move is not because of her fear of death. Alisa’s dreadful energy, which can make even the Seven Phantoms prostrate themselves, is equivalent to a poisonous gas that disrupts the nerves and motor functions of those who are hit by it. Even a strong warrior would fall unconscious on the spot. Not to mention, the countess received a direct hit with the keen sense of her ‘evil eye’. She already deserves praise for not fainting.

Alisa turned her back on Countess Rosenthal who was feebly struggling without giving up.

「Ahaha, what a persistent little insect. You can crawl around over there and witness me killing Cornelia. Really, Scarlet is such a soft-hearted girl. She can let go of her resentment against the woman who nearly killed her and actually supported her.」

Alisa hurled her contempt at the shocked Countess Rosenthal.

「I can’t believe it. You haven’t realized it yet, have you? Scarlet has the memories from the loops. She remembers every single one of the numerous attempts you made to kill her.」

These words struck Countess Rosenthal like a bolt of lightning and set her dying mind and body on fire. She didn’t know whether what she felt was shame or anger at herself.

Scarlet’s smile as she wrapped her hands around Countess Rosenthal and said, ‘It was just a bad dream’, repeatedly played inside her mind.

…… Even though she knew everything, that girl forgave me. She cried for me. That kind girl with red eyes and red hair that was just like Wendell-sama’s ……!!

Driven by a burning desire, Countess Rosenthal clenched her teeth and began to struggle to stand up against Alisa’s coercion.

‘Until I atone for my sins …… even if I’m about to die …… I can’t die ……!!’

Countess Rosenthal crawled at the speed of an ant, but slowly and surely she was getting closer and closer to Alisa.

The moment Alisa instinctively turned around when she sensed that tenacity, a black gale rushed in from the side.

「…… I won’t let you do that !! You bastard ……!!」

It was Bradd. It’s not that he can see Alisa. He read Countess Rosenthal’s thoughts from her blood flow and with that he was able to roughly determine Alisa’s location. But sadly. Unlike what he can read from Scarlet’s blood flow, the information he can read from Countess Rosenthal is very rough. His mid-air roundhouse kick was splendid, but Alisa easily dodged it.

「Ahaha, that’s pretty good for a guess. Although it was only one foot, you did quite well for stepping into my territory. But you’re still not strong enough to dance with me. I won’t kill you, so you’d better grow into a better man and come back.」

Alisa lightly patted Bradd’s stomach as she stepped backward.

The blow didn’t have any momentum and in addition Alisa went easy on him, so the blow should have been a gentle one, but it exploded in Bradd’s abdomen as if he got rammed by a raging bull.

「…… Guhh ……!! …… Uwagh!!」

If Bradd had not made a quick decision to stiffen the muscles at the point where he was hit and rotate his entire body to dissipate the energy in a defensive manner, Bradd’s internal organs would have ruptured. Even after doing all that, he still couldn’t dissipate all the impact and the focus of his eyes swayed.

「…… I’ll …… leave the rest to you, Seraphy ……!!」

As soon as he managed to say that, Bradd fainted and crashed into the couch across from him while scattering debris with a spectacular crash.

「Leave it to me ……!! Over there!! Launch it with an elevation angle of 2 degrees!! Arnold!!」

「Got it!!」

Seraphy immediately gave instructions and the strings of Arnold’s strong bow roared. The three arrows that were fired almost simultaneously flew toward Alisa with precision.

「He found out where I was? I see …… he figured out my location from the direction Bradd was sent flying. Not bad.」

Alisa was impressed.

From the beginning, Bradd rushed in with the intention of being hit. In order to get Seraphy to calculate and pinpoint Alisa’s whereabouts more accurately. And that’s not all. Seraphy was able to read the slight air flow inside the room.

Alisa laughed.

「Fufu, you increased the power by letting the arrow pass in between the wind. That’s quite an impressive reading skill and archery skill. But, you see ……」

Alisa spun gracefully. It was the same movement that Scarlet had used to stun Viscount Brewer earlier. A movement from the Sky Dance that transforms rotation into power. However, there was a remarkable difference in its power. Just like young trees that burst into vapor and burn away when touched by hellfire, Arnold’s arrows exploded and disappeared one after another.

「That’s absurd ……!!」

Alisa smiled at the two who were dumbfounded by the unexpected end of the three arrows.

「Even if you shoot tens of thousands of arrows, with just your strength, you will never be able to beat me. But this must be a great experience for you. Same as Bradd, I have high hopes for both of you. I’ll directly teach your body. That this is what real skill is all about.」

Alisa spun around and swung her spear hand softly.

The air creaked loudly and eerily. The scenery from Alisa’s fingertips to the space where Seraphy and Arnold stood was distorted.

「…… No!! Get down!! Arno ……!!」

Before Seraphy could warn him, the shockwave ran through the air and blew Seraphy and Arnold away like sawdust, causing them to slam their backs against the wall. Both of them expelled all the air in their lungs and passed out.

It was ‘Transmission’. A technique that uses the air as a medium to make the power of the fist reach a great distance.

If a direct hit was delivered to the two of them, who were not as skilled in combat as Bradd, they would die. So, Alisa fired ‘Transmission’ to the space between Seraphy and Arnold. Moreover, she even went easy on them.

She was not afraid to go easy on them. But the aftermath of the force of the conduction was enough to knock them both unconscious as it ripped through the solid floor. However, just the aftermath of the force that proceeded to rip up the solid floor was enough to sever both of their consciousnesses.

「…… I was just going to have a taste to check how you’ve grown, but …… fufufu, the result is so exquisite that I’m delighted. At this rate, you two may surpass your growth in the『True History』…… Ahhh, I’m so pleased with you two that I want to kill you both right now. …… Oh?」

Alisa stopped licking her lips and chuckled.

The pendant of the Ruby of the True Emperor fell and wrapped its chain around Alisa’s wrist.

Scarlet was holding a throwing pose, but as expected, Alisa is not so stupid that she would not notice the Ruby’s trajectory.

「…… You hooked the Ruby of the True Emperor on Arnold’s arrowhead and launched it into the air. So that it would fall with a time lag. The arrows were also a decoy. This is the real attack. To think that you can set up a three-step trap on the spur of the moment, what an unpleasant character you have. As expected from Scarlet.」

After seeing through the plan, Alisa lifted the corners of her mouth in glee.

The Ruby of the True Emperor does not allow anyone other than the rightful successor to touch it. Otherwise, the paralysis caused by the curse would immediately be activated. Even Addis of the Seven Phantoms could not escape its effects. Therefore, guessing that it would surely work against this unknown enemy, Scarlet and Seraphy devised this joint plan by making an eye signal.

However, Alisa leisurely picked up the Ruby of the True Emperor with her fingertips, looked into its opened eye, and smiled complacently.

「…… But, what a pity. The Ruby’s curse is useless against me. Even though I don’t have a connection with the Ruby, I am also qualified to be the successor. Even those who have mastered ‘Dark Illusion’, such as ‘Mother’, might have gotten hit by that attack at least once, but if that happened, she would have annihilated you all. That woman would never allow herself to be wounded by the weak.」

A look of disgust flashed in Alisa’s eyes.

「For that dinosaur woman, strength is everything. That is indeed the truth of the world. But sometimes people show power that surpasses strength. Just like that time when Scarlet was able to corner me. The sparkle that the jewel known as a person shows …… is a miracle. I want to see that more than anything else.」

Alisa appreciates the possibilities of humans. That’s the charm of Alisa. But she is still an insane woman.