「Ha-hang on! If it continues like this…..Won’t he be kidnapped?!」
To the scene of Flamia whose figure was slowly flying out of their sight, Kirika raised a flustered voice.
「…..It’s useless, don’t even think of trying Princess Knight」
However, Palmyra folded her feeble arms in front of her thin chest and turns her face away.
「If we had our full war potential……No, without it we have absolutely no chance of defeating Flamia. And although I don’t understand the cause, if by some reason the Slavemancer is unable to apply his Subjugation Magic on her, then our only hope for an instant reversal is gone」
Just like when a child is knocked down on her feet, Palmyra had a self-ridiculing smile on her face. That expression was nothing like her usual expression of pride and arrogance……it was the kind of expression that indicated she already lost her will to fight the moment she laid eyes on Flamia.
「You…..Are you planning on running away, Palmyra?」
「Hmph! Even if I were to regain my complete original powers, she is an enemy that I can’t defeat, you know?! The me now who has my magic sealed off, shouldn’t even think about fighting against her」
「That may be so, but…..But at this rate, what’s going to happen to him?!」
「You are saying that he might die? Certainly, that possibility is quite high…..to Flamia, the lives of anyone who is not her elder sister, is equivalent to a small bug. However…」
The black Goth loli girl turns her back towards Kirika as she muttered out the words. “Isn’t this actually a convenient thing for us”….she mumbled.
「Palmyra, you…?!」
「Think about it, Princess Knight! To begin with, haven’t I been talking to you about how we can escape the control of the Slavemancer? If that fellow steps on a bomb and destroys himself, than that would be a convenience for us! Escaping from his subjugation and escaping from Flamia, isn’t this the perfect opportunity?!」
Turning her back towards Kirika she continued to rattle on with trembling shoulders. Kirika was staring at her small back.
「Do you really……..Believe in your own words?」
「……..Be-besides this, is there something else we can do!? Listen up, Princess Knight I will give a piece of advice, you should get as far away as possible from the “Mad Princess” in order to save your own life……..O-Oi!?」
She kicked her shining foothold and once again flew up into the trees. Her eyes, looked straight at the figure who was continuing to disappear into the horizon.
「Thank you, Palmyra. Looking at you today, has really woken up my resolve」
「Wh-what are you saying?」
「It is true that I…..Have already decided to break free from his control at one stage or another. And even now, that feeling hasn’t changed….However!」
Slowly and fluently, Kirika began to unsheathe her sword the Alkanshel.
「The way I wanted it to end, was not in this kind of manner! To begin with, if Odamori-kun was to die so suddenly like this, I haven’t even been able to say all my complaints!」
“I can’t accept that kind of result”…..This is what Kirika declared as her black hair fluttered against the wind. Her figure continued to rise into the air as she used her Aerial Circle ability.