Meanwhile, in a room at Roswaal Mansion, Emilia and Rem were handling official business together.
Emilia faced a pile of documents, locked in a bitter struggle.
Rem had sorted out another batch of documents and held them in her arms, ready at any moment to hand Emilia whatever materials and books she needed.
"——!"
At that moment, Emilia and Rem's expressions changed sharply, and they both sprang to their feet.
"Lady Emilia...!"
"Mm...!"
The two girls exchanged words with the seamless understanding that only they could share.
Then, they completely set aside the work in their hands and rushed toward the door.
As a Demi-human, Frederica possessed considerable strength as well.
Leaving everything else aside, her physical abilities alone far surpassed those of ordinary humans.
If she were in the Royal Capital, Frederica might even have rivaled a Royal Guard Knight among the Royal Guard Knights.
Even if she could not match someone like Julius, hailed as the Finest Knight, she certainly would not have been inferior to an ordinary Royal Guard Knight, would she?
With such exceptional physical capabilities, it should have been effortless for Frederica to seize something over two meters away. Even a cheetah could not have matched the ferocity of her pounce.
Yet the agility she took such pride in was ruthlessly crushed.
"Clang——!"
As a frigid blade flashed through the air, Frederica saw a streak of racing white light before her eyes.
"Rip——!"
With the sound of tearing cloth, the garment over Frederica's abdomen was viciously sliced open, exposing the pale skin beneath.
"Ugh...!"
Frederica's heart jolted violently. Almost on reflex, she halted her forward lunge, stamped hard against the ground, and leaped backward.
On closer inspection, only at that moment did a shallow wound appear on the skin beneath the slash in Frederica's