"Enough of this farce, you fucking bastards!"
Despite the hostility directed toward him, Vanitas merely frowned from where he stood.
"…Where are your manners?" he said. "Guards!"
Boom——!
The palace doors burst open as the Crusade Order immediately flooded into the chamber from multiple directions.
Heavy footsteps echoed throughout the palace floor while layers of magic formations activated simultaneously across the room, instantly sealing escape routes and reinforcing the surrounding walls.
The foreign mages behind Irene immediately reacted.
Magic circles flared into existence. Weapons were drawn. The atmosphere was filled with killing intent almost instantly.
"...!"
As Irene took a step forward. The moment she did, someone suddenly appeared directly in her path.
Margaret Illenia.
"…Illenia."
Irene immediately recognized her.
Of course she did.
