Gray immediately shielded her master behind her.
Protected by his own disciple like this, Lord El-Melloi II felt slightly embarrassed.
But this was not the time for that.
So he spoke. "It's a 'fairy tale.' This situation should be 'The Snow Queen.' These ice sculpture warriors created through that concept are probably the Queen's royal guard."
"Then the Queen is...?" At this point, Gray seemed to realize something.
"Mm, she's probably that 'Hephaestion' we encountered earlier," Lord El-Melloi II said. "She possesses the concept of a 'Shadow Dancer,' so using the concept of a 'Queen' to control these ice soldiers would be easy for her."
Hephaestion was not the real "Hephaestion," but someone who had borrowed that name. Combined with her attire and other details, it was actually easy to determine that she was the "Shadow Dancer."
By making use of the identity of a Shadow Dancer, she could in turn make use of the identity of a ruler. That was what enabled her to do this.
"It's not that simple! Even if you're a Lord, you can't just say that!"
Someone nearby spoke up.
"Ah, that's right. With that concept alone, she could probably only drive one or two soldiers at most. But don't forget, Dr. Heartless is over there—the man without a heart."
"Ah...!"
The other person cried out in alarm, his face turning pale.
[What does that mean?]
[The Snow Queen... it reminds me of a certain movie.]
[It has absolutely nothing to do with Disney lol.]
[I'm guessing none of you have read that fairy tale. In The Snow Queen, the heroine's childhood sweetheart has his heart taken away. Then the story is about the girl going to find the boy, get it?]
[Fuck, no wonder he was so shocked.]
[You know what, these two concepts