Now that the recording was finished, there was no sound.
Still, everyone remained silent.
Everyone sat there shocked, unsure what to say or how to react to what they had just seen.
Rosa gave the glass bead to the soldier next to her.
Then she said to Theodore,
"I'll submit this as evidence in case you think the magic tool is fake.”
“...…okay.”
Theodore’s voice, lower than before, echoed throughout the courtroom.
Rosa opened her mouth to speak again.
" In addition to what I just showed everyone, I have something else to submit.”
Another piece of evidence was needed.
In fact, the recording could only be used as proof that she didn't know about her father's plans.
So, she was determined to keep pushing forward to take advantage of this momentum.
"Black fingernails,"
She blurted out the words and walked towards her father without hesitation.
The soldiers, though startled, glanced at the platform and left her alone.
Perhaps Theodore had given them a look telling them to leave her alone.
Thanks to that, she could approach comfortably…….
"Excuse me."
She immediately raised Caligo's hand.
Caligo's resistance was too feeble to stop her, perhaps due to the weakening of his abilities and physical strength.
"Although there are no full fingernails remaining, if you look closely, you will see that their roots are all black.”
"How dare you!”
"I am sorry."
She quickly let go of his hand at his cries.
It wasn't that she was scared or afraid. Her work was done so she quickly turned around.
Now she was moving in the other direction.
She didn't just move. She turned to them, adding further explanation as to why she had brought this up.
"The power to curse, when overused, has side effects that eat away at the user’s body. The first thing you’ll notice is darkened fingernails.”
Then, she stood in front of Yura.
At the same time, she looked down at the hand of Conitel, sitting beside her.
They were wearing white gloves.
At first, she wondered if it was a matter of etiquette, as they held high office in the Holy Kingdom.
But as soon as she heard that her father and these people were related, it occurred to her.
"As far as I know, not only the user, but also those related to them experience these color changes.”
She reached out.
At that moment Yura vigorously shook off her hand, and Conitel angrily stood up.
“What are you doing now!?”
“I'm just trying to check your hands for a moment.”
“Ridiculous. Saying such things while checking the hand of the Saint? You know this is blasphemy...….”
"Why is it blasphemy when I'm just checking? Then is it fine to check the Pope's hand?”
Conitel shut up when she said that.
He scrambled to get Yura to focus, who was sitting with a big frown on her face.
Rosa stretched out her hand as though she wasn’t intending to leave any time soon.
Then, she asked,
"Is it difficult to show me?”
In response to her question, Conitel’s face flushed with embarrassment, and he was unable to say anything.
He just kept opening and closing his mouth like a carp.
Everyone looked at them.
But Rosa’s gaze was solely directed at Conitel, and then she gradually turned her head to look at Yura.
She was her next target.
"It's not too late. Did the Pope say he would help you? You're being lied to. You won't be seeing your father after this. Of course, they can’t just send back the Saint.”
At her words, she saw Yura’s hands starting to tremble slightly.
The jealousy and inferiority complex she felt for the first time in her life made her unable to make sound judgments.
That's why she might have thought that she wanted to quickly return to her original world.
Nothing could be more dangerous than when a cornered person becomes emotional.
"What are you saying...…!?”
Conitel pushed Rosa’s shoulder.
She stumbled a little but quickly regained her footing.
She didn't hesitate and immediately put out another hand towards Yura.
"But I could send you back. To your original world, full of the things you...….”
"Saint! Don't listen to those wicked words, even without her, I will use the power of Luz to...….”
"I will send you to Korea.”
People here often used the word 'there' because they couldn't pronounce 'Korea' clearly, and they couldn't remember it because it was so unfamiliar.
So, she pronounced it very clearly to gain her trust.
Staring at Yura, she spoke as if she were familiar with her world.
"Don't you want to go to Seoul?”
She even mentioned the capital.
That seemed to be the definitive hit, Yura's eyes kept shaking as if they were an earthquake.
She still hesitated to take her hand.
So, Rosa kept going. She continued,
"Don't be swayed by your current emotions. They’ll quickly fade away once you return to Korea, where you once lived.”
Conitel roughly pulled Yura away.
Just as Yura's body was about to fall like a swaying reed, someone's laughter rang out through the air.
"Hahaha!”
Laughing out loud as everyone was watching with bated breath.
Was Caligo...….
Everyone, including Rosa, Yura, and Conitel, stared at him blankly.
"How funny.”
Tears hung around his eyes as if he’d witnessed something comical.
He straightened his bent waist and wiped away the tears from his eyes.
"Even though my only child has taken away my power, my subordinates remain the same.”
‘No way...….’
At first, she wondered what this meant, but Rosa slowly realized.
When coming to the north, it was likely that they only brought a portion of his subordinates so that they wouldn't be noticed.
What they subdued would only be a small portion of them.
She briefly recalled her memories. A sudden noise then startled her, and she looked up.
Bang!
She could see Theodore slamming the platform with a bang.
Soon, an angry shout range out.
"Caligo Estella!”
And then the ambush began.
People, disguised as spectators, rushed forward and began to attack the soldiers.
"Ahhhhhhhhh!”
“Everyone, protect the master!”
“The rest, quickly set fire here as planned…..!”
Not only that, but there was also the sound of several people fighting outside.
Perhaps, after their master and Hyorin were caught, all personnel mobilized to attack the place.
Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
"Gahh!”
"Ah! Run away!”
Everyone was in a panic.
It was only natural.
No one would come to their senses if they saw such red, rapidly spreading flames.
"Father, please stop."
It was both a warning and advice.
No matter how many people were mobilized, it would be no match for the personnel guarding the imperial palace.
Lysander, Cardia, Enoch, and others were also there.
He would be caught soon.
But even though Caligo heard her, he turned his back on her with a very cold face.
"My Lord, come here quickly...…!”
"Clear the way, everyone!”
He opened the door to exit, escorted by his men.
For a moment, Rosa’s gaze met with Nike’s, who was sitting silently in the stands.
She nodded at her and slipped away from her seat.
She then followed Caligo.
"How many times have you ruined other people's lives, and you think you’ll just get leave quietly?”
As expected.
Outside of the court, Nike's rant was followed by his painful groan.
"You punk! To the end...…!”
"Ugh!”
* * * *
No matter how powerful one may be, one cannot overcome a natural phenomenon like fire.
Healing, grace, and purification are not elements that make fire wither.
Conitel and Yura were busy running away with their tails tucked, and Theodore was dragged out by the nobles on the platform.
"Rosenta!”
"Vivian! The Duke should be able to get out! Hurry up and evacuate...….”
Vivian was also forced out by the Marigolds, while Rosa...….
"What are you doing while not evacuating?”
Rosa stood still in the raging flames, motionless.
It was possible because of Enoch.
"Are you not going to protect me from burning anyway?”
“...…That's True.”
Enoch grabbed her by the wrist.
In an instant, the flames around them seemed to encircle them and died down.
"What's the situation outside?”
" The Duke of Cardia suddenly appeared, joined forces with the mages who had been waiting, and captured them all. Every last one.”
“...…You knew?”
Putting the mages on standby would have been impossible without having foreseen the situation.
Enoch curled his eyes gently, making it seem her guess was correct.
"Once Hyorin was captured, the rest fell into place. I thoroughly searched his head, found his base, and infiltrated it.”
Enoch's smile grew deeper and deeper, and he stuck out his red tongue and moistened his lips.
Then he asked back,
"Do you think I would have just waited for you these past few days without doing anything?”
He asked Rosa a question and gave her no chance to answer.
"Shall we go now?"
Enoch put his hand around her shoulder.
Noticing what he was trying to do, she quickly grasped his waist.
Soon, from above her head, came Enoch's laughing voice.
“...…Close your eyes.”
She felt a strong pull on her shoulder. She almost felt a hug as she entered Enoch's arms.
Soon a very faint halo of light flowed around them.
Fortunately, the red flames were so strong that this light was not even noticeable.
Like a production deliberately prepared for them, the fire started to burn harder and stronger…….
So, they left quietly.