Chapter 37.2 : Ball of Velos

「My apologies, I have some business to attend to. Thus, it seems I won’t be able to dance with you」

Princess Shirone apologized to me. What happened just now?

「Shirone-san, did something just happen?」

Instead of me, princess Kyouka beside me was the one asking that question.

「Uuhn, it’s alright. Not a big deal. You can continue the dance, Kyouka-san」

After saying so, princess Shirone stooped down and secretly left the venue.

◆Sword Maiden, Shirone

I moved in a hurry to leave the venue while holding the cuff of my dress. I had summoned my sword with magic because I felt an extreme killing intent directed toward the venue. Thus, I ran along the corridors of the Velos kingdom royal palace toward the direction of that killing intent.

「Shirone-sama!」

Kaya-san chased after me.

It seems Kaya-san felt that too.

「Did you feel that killing intent too, Kaya-san?」

「WHO ARE YOU?! WHY ARE YOU RELEASING THAT KILLING INTENT TOWARD VELOS!」

Kaya-san was shouting at that figure.

「Huhm, it seems you’re misunderstanding something here. My aim has been you guys all along. I’m going to kill you guys for killing my cute Zengu!」

We finally understood the situation after arriving at the source of the killing intent.

「I see, it’s revenge. Well then, I assume that you’re an ogre?」

The person before us looked too small for an ogre. Was this person changing it’s appearance with magic?

「Indeed! I’m known as Ogre Kujig! Zengu was such a kind and gentle child. I’m going to reward you properly for killing my cute Zengu!」

Even if she said so, I don’t believe Zengu was such a good ogre since he ate humans.

「What kind of a reward might it be? Do you, an ogre who eats humans, have the qualifications to say so?!」

Having refuted the ogre’s claims, Kaya-san leapt toward Kujig.

「HIIII!」

The voice of the person in front of us suddenly changed while he was falling on his rear.

The voice changed to that of an old man, completely different from the old woman-like voice from before.

Maybe because she heard that voice, Kaya-san stopped her fist right before it hit.