CH 99

Transformation of the Queen

Translated by Mlzkzr

Edited by Mlzkzr

“The Queen of Calamba!?”

Kingdom of Calamba.

It is one of the five largest countries on the continent, where queens have been on the throne for generations.

Among the five great powers, it is particularly strong, and it is said that if it wanted to do so, it could compete with the other four nations on its own.

Of course, this story is based on the assumption that Kaori, the demon king of Comotoria, does not move, but even so, it reveals the great power of the Calamba nation.

That Calamba’s …… queen?

This girl.

“Eleni!”

“Ye,yes”

“Do something.”

Queen Erica once again gives orders to her own accomplice who was playing the role of a coachman.

As soon as he took a ceremonial dagger from his pocket, he held it up and began chanting magic.

The dagger is the medium through which a magic circle is created, and the coachman’s magic power increases.

Pachin.

I snapped my fingers and sent the dagger flying with a shockwave.

When it was repelled, the magic he chanted burst out without a trace along with the magic circle.

In the aftermath, the hood that completely covered the coachman’s entire body also burst open.

“A girl?”

What appeared was a girl who was a year younger than Erica.

The girl’s face and body are clearly still very young.

Such a girl is surprised and has a frightened face.

“Eleni. She was raised together with Erica-sama, and is the closest one to her as a maid of honor.”

Perhaps in response to my surprise, Hestia explained from the side.

That is often the case with royalty and nobility.

From the time they were babies, there would be a presence to accompany them to foster their loyalty.

Sometimes, towards that person who should have grown up like a sister with them ―― towards Eleni.

“Eleni! Let me escape”

“B,but”

“Do that thing.”

“――! Ye,yes!”

After being surprised, Eleni stared at me with a determined look on her face ―― with tears in her eyes.

For a moment, between surprise and determination, I noticed a fright within her.

I wondered what it was, but I soon found out.

Eleni jumped at me.

She makes no gesture of attack and has no weapon.

That’s why, my reaction was delayed for a moment.

During the delay, Eleni hugged me.

Tightly, the little girl desperately hugged me.

I was able to shake her right off, and even there, she still hasn’t shown any signs of attacking, so I was even slower to deal with her.

Immediately after, magic power rises from within Eleni’s body.

Magic power swirls around her body and gradually increases.

“Thi,this is……”

Hestia’s face stiffened.

It is a surge of magic power that strongly contains an ominous forewarning, so much so that even I, who have not been in direct contact with her, can sense it.

I, who was in contact with her, understood what Eleni was trying to do from the quality of her magical power.

“Are you going to self-destruct?”

“Self-destruct!? Erica-sama!”

Hestia directed a clear color of condemnation to Erica.

Erica flinched for a moment.

Like the king of Aegina, I wonder if she also has the perception that Hestia is her “father’s woman”.

On the other hand, Eleni made her arm holding onto me more and more tightly.

“I,if I do this, Erica-sama”

“Don’t do anything stupid!”

“――!”

When I yelled at her, she was startled for a moment, but then she made a sad face.

But she didn’t stop, she clung to me more tightly and buried her face in my chest so that I couldn’t see her face.

Our appearance is like that of a lovers’ rendezvous, but the situation is anything but sweet.

“I’m sorry, but I’m going to have to put a stop to that self-destruction.”

I could pull away the young girl’s arms at any time, but to keep her from going wild, I let her hold me and put my hand on Eleni’s back.

I let my magic power sneak into her to disarm the self-destruction magic buried inside her body.

I quickly got to the magic core and tried to disarm it, but.

“Nah, this is!”

“What happened?”

I raised my voice, so Hestia asked.

“There are two magic…… this is…… an instant movement(teleportation) system?”

“Teleportation…… to let Erica escape?”

“Really?”

“……”

Eleni did not answer anymore.

Instead, she clung to me even more tightly and insisted strongly that that was the way it was going to be.

She would blow herself up and take care of the opponent in front of her, while letting her lord escape in a moment’s notice.

This is troublesome.

Two kinds of magic, or magic powers, are swirling within her body.

The magic of instantaneous movement, which I didn’t notice from the outside, is intricately intertwined with that of self-destruction.

If I try to forcibly disarm either one, it will “explode” like a scab being forcibly peeled off.

“……I guess there’s nothing I can do about it from the outside”

For a moment, my face contorted.

While doing so, the swirling magic power inside her is gaining momentum and increasing.

The more I hesitate, the more it will be too late.

“Sorry”

I said and grabbed Eleni by the shoulders and pulled her towards me.

She made an “eh” face for a moment.

Ignoring that as well, I put my lips on hers.

“――!”

Ignoring Eleni’s reaction as she stared at me at close range, I let my magic power sink in through our overlapping lips.

Kissing is one of the deepest connections that can interfere with the interior of the body.

I let my magic power sneak in.

I quickly reached the location of the swirling magic power.

I hurriedly and carefully peel off those two types of magic power.

I can’t take my time, since even now the self-destruct is swelling.

While carefully peeling off those two types of magic, power I “melt” them by hitting each with magic power of opposing qualities.

I peel off, melt it, and hold down the rampaging Eleni.

It’s nerve-wracking to do all three of those things at the same time ―― but I did it.

The life of a young girl in front of me was at stake, so I took it seriously and stopped it.

“Hauh……”

Our connected lips parted, and Eleni slumped down on the spot tiredly.

“Wha,what does this mean? Why isn’t anything happening!?”

On top of the carriage with the top half detached, Erica was ranting with a shocked look on her face.

“I canceled both of the spells.”

“What was that”

“This, are these magics the ones you set up? Obviously, it wasn’t just this kid’s magic power.”

“Of course, it’s necessary in case of emergency.”

“……Do you know what’s going to happen?”

“Of course. The performance of the tool ――”

Pan.

The next thing I knew, I was closing in on the carriage and swung my right hand through the air with no expression.

My slap swipes through Erica’s profile, leaving her stunned.

Her face, which was shot through by the slap, turned to the side, and like a rusty hinge, it appears like she was going to face the front again.

“To me…… what did you do to me”

“Do you know what you were doing? This is the girl you’ve grown up with since you were a baby.”

“Do you know who I am, I am the Queen of Calamba, Erica ――”

“That’s not the point.”

I shouted and stopped Erica.

“――Eh?”

“I’m talking as a human, I am.”

“As a human?”

Like a young child, Erica repeated my words as if they were rolling around on her tongue.

Play

Unmute

“Su,such a thing ――”

“You’re still speaking”

I got mad at Erica for continuing to make excuses.

She was beginning to look like a selfish child for objecting to this level of talk.

Seeing that, I climbed onto the carriage while grabbing her shoulder.

I simply pick her up, turn her halfway around, and put her on my knees.

“Wha,what are you doing!?”

“This is punishment”

I raised my hand and swung it quite hard at Erica’s ass.

Butt spank.

I slapped Erica’s buttocks, who looked like a spoiled child.

“Oh dear……”

“Erica-sama!”

Hestia and Eleni responded respectively.

“Ouch! Wha,what are you doing ―― hiyahn!”

Raising her voice, Erica wriggled.

I ignored that and simply slapped her ass enough as it make a pretty good sound, even over her clothes.

At first, she was protesting, but it soon turned into sobbing.

10 ―― no, on second thought, I’ll release her after spanking her 20 times.

“Did you reflect?”

“Reflect……?”

“Don’t waste the lives of the people close to you like that. If you do it again, I’ll slap your butt again.”

“Again…… you will hit me?”

“Ah, no matter how many times.”

“I…… am the queen, you know”

“I don’t see why that matters.”

A little bit of anger was still left in me.

Even though she’s a spoiled child, her behavior of throwing away people’s lives was still a bit unpleasant.

Therefore, I nodded my head, meaning that if it happens again, I’m going to spank her ass.

Will she reflect on this, or will she protest further?

I’ll see Erica’s reaction and decide what to do next―― that’s what I thought.

Erica gently moved away from me.

What kind of face is that? I tilt my head.

It was neither repentance nor rebellion.

The face that Erica shows me is one that I had never expected to see.

“You…… what’s your name?”

“Hermes, Hermes Canoe.”

“Hermes…… No.”

Erica called my name once, and then swung her head widely as if to shake it off.

“Darling”

“Eh? What did you say?”

“Thank you, darling, for seriously scolding me.”

“Tha,thank you, is it?”

“This was the first time, I‘m happy.”

“Eh? Eh? Eeeeehh!?”

Suddenly, Erica changed, and I couldn’t keep up with that change.

I wandered my gaze for help, and then my eyes met with Hestia’s.

“You seriously scolded her, so she must have liked you.”

“Eeeeeeeehh!?”

Is that even possible!? (TN: Oh, it’s possible alright)