2 (Yuzuriha’s point of view)
The grand hall of the luxurious noble mansion is filled with the corpses of about a hundred security guards.
And these were all done by a single girl.
“Hmm. Is this the end of it? …… ”
Checking the surroundings while muttering to herself is Yuzuriha, the eldest princess of the Sakuraogi Ducal family, who is responsible for the current situation.
Since childhood, she has stood on the battlefield, earning the nickname of the War Goddess throughout the continent.
But being called that is nothing but a bitter memory for Yuzuriha now.
Because she realizes how much of a frog in the well she used to be. She feels it keenly now.
(I survived only because I faced enemies who were weak.)
(While I won’t go as far as to say I’m as strong as Suzuha’s older brother, if I had encountered enemies of my current or Suzuha’s strength, I would have been killed like a bug.)
(Yes, just like these people…)
Outside the mansion, the kingdom’s knights have surrounded it in multiple layers, creating an airtight net to catch any insects that might escape.
Yuzuriha, following the queen’s orders for purges, infiltrated the mansion of the nobles who opposed Toko alone.
Waiting for her were about a hundred security guards.
These were high-ranking noble-raised soldiers, fully armed and well-prepared for internal conflicts. There was no way they were weak.
However, Yuzuriha easily crushed all of them, like twisting and breaking the fingers of a baby. Moreover, she did it barehanded.
Against fully armed guards, Yuzuriha used her bare hands.
In fact, Yuzuriha was not even wearing armor, just in her panties.
Because, as she continued the purges, Yuzuriha came to this conclusion.
(Since we’re here, why not go all out and practice attacking in the nude – like when I’m taking a bath or doing lewd things with Suzuha’s older brother?)
Initially, it wasn’t like that.
At first, she entered with the knight squad. But as the overwhelming purge show continued, Yuzuriha started going in alone, and as her consecutive victories piled up without a scratch, her equipment became simpler. Until now, she was down to just a shirt and a knife, but she finally ended up with just panties.
Because there was a reason for that.
(With these big breasts, it’s necessary. Even in combat situations without a bra, I need to be accustomed to the movements – who knows when I might be attacked without notice?)
After all, Yuzuriha’s breasts are bigger than ripe melons.
And breasts, in combat, are a disadvantage. The bigger, the worse.
Because the lumps of flesh at the chest wobble violently in all directions.
Even if they’re tightly pressed with a bra normally, you never know when you might be attacked without one.
So Yuzuriha wanted to train for combat without a bra. But there was no way she could do that in front of Suzuha’s older brother.
(No way I can flaunt my breasts without a bra in front of Suzuha’s older brother. It’s, it’s indecent…!)
In that regard, there’s no need to hesitate if the target is an opponent in a purge.
“Any random pebble around here would do, and moreover, when the opponent to be purged is a guy, the hurdle of Yuzuriha’s shame is likely to drop significantly.
The unfortunate security guards forced to be the opponents couldn’t catch a break.
“…But since I started training under Suzuha-kun’s older brother, I’ve become unexpectedly strong without even realizing it… Until now, I’ve been fighting with Suzuha-kun and his brother, against Ogres, and haven’t fought ordinary soldiers, so I didn’t know…”
As Yuzuriha, in her underwear, pondered in the middle of the large hall, wondering if she and Suzuha’s siblings could easily conquer the world when united…
“Die, you fucking bitch!! Fireball!!”
“!”
One of the security guards who had played dead at close range, mustered the last of his strength, and unleashed a full-powered magic attack from behind Yuzuriha.
Caught off guard, Yuzuriha couldn’t turn around in time.
The full-force fireball hit her exposed back and… she vanished.
Yuzuriha’s skin didn’t even turn red, let alone suffer burns.
“Huh…?”
“Why doesn’t it work?! Why doesn’t the magic work!?”
Completely ignoring the security guard who went mad, Yuzuriha, with wide-open eyes, soon seemed to understand and smiled as if convinced.
“I see. Suzuha-kun’s older brother must have protected my back…”
“Huh!?”
“…Suzuha-kun’s older brother not only guides us but also gives us a thorough massage all over after training. Of course, the back is no exception… Through the repetition of training and massages, my body has unknowingly been trained to the point that even a normal magic wouldn’t leave a scratch on me.”
“W-What are you talking about!? There’s no way that could happen!!”
“But Suzuha-kun’s older brother is unfair… Even when I’m fighting alone, he protects my back. How much do I need to repay you to be a suitable partner for you? The thought is both enchanting and nauseating…”
“Gotcha!”
Seeing Yuzuriha completely lost in her own world, a guard raised his sword and charged at her.
However.
“Annoying.”
With a disinterested heel drop,
Yuzuriha effortlessly crushed the guard, armor and all, into the floor. The guard and his gear became one with the ground.
Within a second of executing the fool who interrupted her happy daydream, Yuzuriha had completely forgotten the guard ever existed.
Yet, no matter how incredible her combat skills were, Yuzuriha never became overconfident.
Because strength is relative.
“──If I ever faced Suzuha’s brother as an enemy, I’d probably be killed just as easily as those guards──”
Determined not to let that happen, Yuzuriha vowed to continue her training.
She would never truly have to fight her partner, her lifesaver, even if the entire country turned against them.
But she wanted to become strong enough to proudly say, “I am your partner.”
3
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The recently hushed down capital city beneath the castle suddenly turned into a lively festival as news of the new queen’s birth spread.
It seemed to be a rebound from the martial law imposed after the coup.
Even after the coup ended, Suzuha-san said that martial law was deliberately lifted late to purge the nobles.
Although Princess Toko, who had hidden behind the princes and left a faint impression on the common people, gained a sudden rise in reputation as soldiers returning from the battlefield revealed the true situation of the war.
Well, the popularity of the two princes plummeted.
Well, it’s normal for popularity to drop if all the news of overwhelming victories pouring in was fabricated, and the truth is that there were continuous defeats.
As the news of the new queen’s birth spread, Toko-san revealed the truth about the war and coup, and the masterminds were swiftly executed by Yuzuriha-san. This announcement led to a surge in Toko-san’s popularity among the people, igniting a fervent movement praising the new queen.
The fact that Yuzuriha-san, a symbol of the country’s military might and charisma, directly executed the culprits played a significant role.
People often tend to confuse heroes with themselves,
so the national heroine Yuzuriha-san’s purges created an illusion that they, too, had delivered justice.
Of course, this illusion was only possible because Yuzuriha-san had remained a national heroine throughout.
When I discussed this with Suzuha and Toko-san, it somehow reached Yuzuriha-san herself.
Upon hearing it, Yuzuriha-san smiled wryly and said,
“Well, it’s true that my popularity is barely holding up… but who knows how long that will last,”
she said with a shrug.
I didn’t even know who she was comparing herself to, but I was surprised by how low Yuzuriha-san’s opinion of herself was.
They say you’re the last person to understand yourself, so maybe that’s just how it is.
“Of all people, I don’t think you have the right to say that, brother…”
“Hmm? Suzuha, did you say something?”
“No, nothing… Look, big brother. The moon is beautiful.”
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