Can an Enemy Become Salvation? (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 31

Ivenel had initially intended to let it pass lightly. After all, she was so accustomed to this kind of provocation that it had become second nature.

But the words uttered by one of the young ladies completely erased that thought. Simultaneously, her crimson eyes revealed a chilling coldness, like blood itself.

“What did you just say?”

Unfortunately, the three young ladies were so busy speaking that they failed to notice this change at all.

“We told you not to make a show of yourself. We’re not the old Caries anymore. Even without a young lady, sacrificing just a few knights would be enough…”

“Enough. I can’t listen to any more of this.”

Ivenel doubted her own ears. No—she wished she had simply misheard. How could anyone speak so casually about the deaths of knights who protect their homeland?

“What did you say?”

“How can you say such a thing so nonchalantly? Those knights are the very ones defending the Caries Empire upon which you young ladies so comfortably stand.”

During the preparations for the expedition, and especially after returning from the Pertti territory, she had inevitably spent a great deal of time with them, whether she liked it or not. Through this, she naturally came to understand their mindset and just how desperately committed they were.

Thus, they certainly didn’t deserve to be treated this way.

As Ivenel stepped forward with an impassioned expression, they instinctively flinched and stepped back. Yet, unwilling to retreat so easily due to wounded pride, they defiantly lifted their chins, feigning composure.

“Just as the young lady said, they are knights protecting the Empire. Isn’t it inevitable that they might die fighting monsters?”

“Inevitable…?”

She echoed their words with a hollow laugh. That was precisely the phrase she had hoped never to hear.

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