Before the others could recover from their shock, Leona's body flashed past Ibara, and Ibara's blade had already left its sheath.
Thud~
Leona's body dropped to its knees, and her head fell from her neck at the same time. It rolled several times before coming to a stop at the feet of Yan Xin, who had once been a pirate.
Yan Xin looked down at the beautiful face. That face alone was enough to make his blood rush.
"What a pity. Such a beauty."
"Hmph~ What good is a pretty face? She's dead anyway."
Cosmia walked over, planted her foot on Leona's face, and ground down hard.
She couldn't stand Leona's face being even more alluring than her own.
Thud~ Thud~
The sound of bodies hitting the ground rang out.
They were all very familiar with that sound. They heard it often—it was the sound of corpses collapsing.
Only then did they realize that Champ and Ibara were dead as well.
Their necks looked as though they had been slashed by something sharp.
The only difference was that Champ, being fat, had a thicker neck. A bit of skin still connected his head to his body, keeping it from falling to the ground.
Ibara had it much worse. His head had already fallen to the ground and bounced once, just like Leona's, except his rolled over toward Shira.
Shira's expression darkened. Two people had died at once, and both were Imperial Arms users. He had no idea how his father would scold him when he returned.
That was right—he was only worried about being scolded by his father.
But fortunately, their Imperial Arms were still here. Finding two new Imperial Arms users should be easy... right?
"Hey, stop stepping on it. That head looks kind of familiar. I feel like