I looked at the children. Shasha adjusted her posture as if she were about to exert strength immediately, and Heaven and Merkin protected Ruedel.

Lianne, next to me, changed his posture as if he were about to draw the sword at his waist. And I slowly approached Beatrice.

“The most foolish person in the world is the one who thinks they are the strongest in the world.”

Strength is only useful if you can devour others with it. And here, right now, I intend to give a real education to the fool who thinks they are the strongest in the world.

“Well, maybe. Ah, right. I heard your sister has some power, but what can you do? I’m stronger.”

“Right. What can you do? Just because your sister has some power, you bother people with that kind of strength…”

Lianne quickly grabbed my hand, but I let go of his hand. In fact, I had never told him that I had any strength.

This was the power of Sehellus that I had to return later. I had only roughly mentioned that I used magic.

Because of the incident when Ron attacked the Star Palace last time, it had to be revealed. So, I said it, but I never showed it, so when I unleashed my power, I heard Lianne gasp.

“…What, what! You have power too, but what…!”

It adorned the surroundings more brilliantly than Beatrice. The surrounding air changed as if the stars were twinkling.

While wrapping around the escaping people, the mysterious strands coming from the ground withered in that light.

“Those with power can feel it. Whether what’s in front of them is stronger or weaker than themselves.”

“…It must be a coincidence. It can’t be. Are you stronger than me?”

She clenched and unclenched her fist, as if she didn’t want to believe it. In this world, powerful magicians sometimes used magic without runes or incantations.

Seeing Beatrice doing the same, she seemed quite strong, but compared to my power… No, compared to the power given by Sehellus, her strength was insufficient.

No matter how hard Beatrice tried, her limits were clear.

“Even worse than our Shasha.”

“No, no. It can’t be. Who are you. Who!”

I approached her even more as she shouted loudly.

“This is real power, Beatrice. And real power becomes stronger when protecting someone you love. Not when you try to harm others like you do.”

The lights gathered into one, surrounding her arms and legs.

“Ridiculous. Why, why do you have everything!”

“I should be the one asking that question. You, who had power and could have everything, why did you act so foolishly… I don’t understand.”

I started from the ground, but it wasn’t Beatrice. Failing to be satisfied with the position of the empress, causing a fuss by involving her children and ultimately perishing.
In the meantime, Duke Evan approached Beatrice. He exerted all his strength to somehow release his sister.

“Hurry, hurry, run away. Beatrice, there will be an opportunity anytime… anytime…!”

“Supporting the side of a attempted murderer is a significant crime, let alone trying to release one. Duke Evan is truly foolish.”

Upon my words, he hurriedly stopped what he was doing.

“Huh, to easily abandon family like that.”

“…”

In response to my words, Duke Evan couldn’t react one way or the other.

“Quickly release her. Release her, brother. Do something!”

“…What are you doing? Why aren’t you doing it? Why!”

“Beatrice. It’s right for me as a family to help you, but I don’t know if that’s the right thing to do now. So, for the future, maybe you should follow my advice.”

They were truly like siblings. People who considered themselves more important, who would not care at all for family if it was for their own sake. Individuals who would ruthlessly abandon even family if it served their interests.

“Plead for my release! Beg for me! I need to be here. So, brother… Brother!”

“Be quiet.”

Duke Evan was someone who considered himself more important than expected. He didn’t even flinch at his younger sister’s desperate plea. He just turned his head.

“This can’t be. This can’t be true. Am I really going to end here?”

The conclusion was as uninteresting and mundane as not being able to understand it. There were no amazing twists or changes like other villains or antagonists.

Looking at her, who didn’t deviate at all from what I had seen and anticipated, I clicked my tongue.

“Well, there should be such flat antagonists as well.”

It’s good to resist against antagonists, turn the tables, and roll them into the villain’s pit, but a slightly bland antagonist isn’t bad either.

Of course, this situation wasn’t a bland cola.

With Beatrice, who was at a loss and didn’t know what to do with her limbs tangled up, I approached.

“I hoped you would be a bit smarter. I wanted you to entertain me with your cleverness. But you were foolish and showed the worst scenario. You just threw a tantrum like a child.”

“… … … …”

“Your actions that are blatantly obvious are surprisingly astounding. If you’re going to be an antagonist, be more villainous and use your head a bit… Or maybe you did use your head. Well, let’s stop now.”