Cyrene who had completely transformed into a Magic Stone Beast raised her hand overhead, on her palm was a lump resembling a gem bulging out. From the gem, a flash of white light gushed out. When the light hit the nearby wall, the wall visibly turned red and disintegrated, as if it was burned instantaneously. Inglis assumed that it must be a heat ray of fairly high heat.
Cyrene unleashed it in every direction, trying to engulf the whole castle in flames. The Knights who tried to stop her would only get inevitably swallowed into the light. If this continued on!
ãâ¦Lady Cyrene has become a Magic Stone Beast! Donât tell meâ¦!ã
As Inglis tried to look for the cause, she was reminded of a similar event in the past. Three years ago, the incident where the former Holy Knight Leon turned Rahal into a Magic Stone Beast.
If she recalled correctly, it was due to a secret drug by the name of Prism Powder. Using that, Leon turned Rahal into a Magic Stone Beast.
Did the same thing happen here as it did back then? Leon confessed that he received the drug from the Ironblood Chain Brigade, an anti-Highlander guerilla organization.
ãIs this the Ironblood Chain Brigadeâs doingâ¦?ã ãJust like what Mr. Leon did to Rahalâ¦!?ã ãYeah, maybe. But, when didâ¦ã
At this particular time, Inglisâ ear caught the echo of a woman laughing in the courtyard below.
ãAHAHAHAHAHA!! EAT S̲H̲I̲T̲!! YALL HIGHLANDERS SHOULD GO DIE IN HELL! MY SON WAS KILLED BY YOU PIGHEADS! IâLL NEVER EVER EVER EVER F̲U̲C̲K̲I̲N̲G̲ FORGIVE YOU ALL!! GO F̲U̲C̲K̲I̲N̲G̲ ROT IN HELLL!!!!!ã
The one who raised such a frenzied shout wasâ¦
ãMiss Mimosaâ¦!?ã ãNo way, that person did this to Lady Cyreneâ¦!?ã
Sheâs the mole from Ironblood Chain Brigade?
ãThat meansâ¦! The tea Miss Mimosa poured us, there was Prism Powder in itâ¦ã ãEEEEHH!?!?ã
Leon had claimed that Prism Powder had no effect on Midlanders1, Inglis and Rafinha were proof of that.
The credulous Cyrene had Mimosa right by her side, ignorant of her true intent. No, even if Cyrene was aware of the danger, she was a woman with deep insight. Perhaps, despite being aware of Mimosaâs misgivings, Cyrene deliberately placed her nearby in order to unravel her heart. She probably believed that she would surely understand her.
In the end, she was too naive for her own good. And this was how it backfired at her.
ãAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!!ã
Cyreneâs heat ray eventually moved towards Mimosa who was still lost in her laughter. It burned Mimosaâs upper body into cinders, leaving her waist below in her place. And thus, her life came to an unexpected end.
ãWh-, why would she do thatâ¦!? And she even died because of itâ just what is the meaning behindâ¦!?ã
Rafinha bellowed, eyes flooded with tears.
ãIâm sure there is no logic behind it⦠Grudges never disappear that simply.ã ãBut Lady Cyrene wasnât the one who did it!?ã ãYeah⦠Iâm sure her grudge was against every Highlander⦠ã ãBut thatâs fruitless! Itâs wrong!2 ã ãâ¦At any rate, we have to stop Lady Cyrene! Iâll hold her off, you defeat the other Magic Stone Beasts, Rani!ã ãY, yeahâ¦! Hey, Glis, anything⦠can you think of anything to save her?! Please! ã ãYeah⦠Iâll do what I can. Letâs go.ã 3
The two descended towards the courtyard, jumping from roof to roof.
ãEveryone, please escape! Weâll take over from here!ã
Inglis slipped in front of the transformed Cyrene as she shouted.
ãThe Knights too, donât mind us and run!ã
Rafinha fired her light arrows at other Magic Stone Beasts as she instructed the knights. These beasts were probably rats that lived in the castle before they were exposed to Prism Powder. The remaining beasts werenât that large in number. It would be alright to leave them to Rafinha.
OOOOooooâ
Cyrene turned her palm towards Inglis, raising a wail that sounded as though she was in grief and agony. 4
Rather than poorly trying to avoid it, Inglis stayed in place. After all, she couldnât imagine just where the heat ray would hit should she avoid it. She had to receive and repel it by herself in order to minimize the damage.
ãHAAaa!ã
Inglis activated Ether Armor. Her body was veiled with the pale brilliance of ether. Just as the Ether completely surrounded her body, Cyreneâs heat ray manifested before Inglis.
ãPlease, stop!ã
Inglis slammed her fist at the incoming heat ray, the power was enough to change its trajectory skywards. 5
Obviously, receiving that attack barehanded would have led to injury but the armor of condensed Ether remained intact. This happened again for the second time, and then the third time. Each heat ray Cyrene shot at Inglis ended up vanishing in the night sky.
OOooo!
This time, Cyrene aimed at the trees and walls instead of directly at Inglis. Sheâs trying to attack me indirectly with flying rubbles and falling trees, huh.
ãI wonât allow you!ã
Right before the ray hit, Inglis moved to intercept them.
ãLady Cyrene! If you can hear my voice, please stop yourself!ã
However, Cyrene shot the rays into multiple directions this time.
ãââ! HAAAAaaaaa!!ã
And yet, Inglis bounced off all those innumerable shots as well. Her movement was paranormally fast, and so elegant she looked like she was dancing with the night sky as the backdrop. Those who witnessed her, all saw her as a beautiful goddess dancing in the moonlight.
They shouldâve run, and yet their feet refused to take another step. 6
ãI-, incredible! Just how incredible is sheâ¦ã ãSheâs moving so fast that it looks like sheâs everywhere at onceâ¦!ã ãH, how pretty⦠Am I dreaming right now!? ã7
Just one glance at her urged them to watch more, endlessly more.
ãItâs no time to be watching! Run away now!ã
Inglis gave them a prompt warning before she immediately returned her attention to Cyrene. It was at this point in time that Inglis spotted a golden spear piercing Cyreneâs shoulder for a short moment before it vanished.
A pretty woman with red, long hair, Cystia the Hyrule Menace, was advancing towards the scene, attacking with her spear and her space distortion ability.
Eli- Highlanders arenât human? Silva- Well, they have a âgemâ or âinsigniaâ of sorts embedded in their foreheads, probably to boost their magic power and whatnot, and that becomes their undoing Eli- Ah yes, the mark of the doctor. They all must be brainless fellows
Eli- Thatâs immoral! Silva- Youâre immoral! Al- Yâall immoral!
Al- Hmmm⦠I believe Cyrene might truly be a good person, itâd be nice if she could actually be saved.
Mab- I canât help but notice⦠The author really dehumanized Rahal when he had become MSB, but they call Cyrene as Cyrene.
Mab- Just⦠how hard do you have to punch to bend light? Eli- This is a stupid question. Al- Technically, itâs not light, itâs ball/ray of power/energy
Al- Have we mentioned how dumb humans are before? Yeh⦠because they are *facepalm*
Mab- Iâll always remember these three lolicons. May they rest in peace. Al- Lol