An outsider? Were they talking about her?
After hearing the angry voices inside the house, Mei involuntarily held her breath and listened carefully to the voices within.
"It must have been that outsider who brought disaster upon us! She must be driven out immediately!!!"
The people inside spoke angrily.
Then Mei heard Yae Sakura's voice. "There is currently no evidence proving that the monsters appearing recently have anything to do with Raiden Mei coming to the village. The monsters had already begun appearing before she arrived in Yae Village, and during this time, she has helped the village eliminate many of them..."
"Give me some time. I will investigate everything thoroughly."
But the angry representatives of the villagers did not listen to Yae Sakura. They continued furiously, "What is there left to investigate?! Isn't protecting the village the Miko's duty?!"
"It has not rained for a full three months! If this continues... the people of the village will not survive!"
The villagers poured out their anger at Yae Sakura.
Listening from outside, Mei felt a chill in her heart.
For some reason, Mei suddenly thought of her experiences before becoming a Herrscher.
The villagers suddenly reminded Mei of the people around her before she became a Herrscher.
When they needed her, they flattered her.
When they did not, they kicked her while she was down.
Disgusting.
Mei clenched her fist and continued listening to the commotion inside.
She was not stupid.
No one at St. Freya was stupid.
There were many things that could be understood even through mere guesses.
Many people at St. Freya knew that Yae Sakura was a Pseudo-Herrscher.
Even those who did not know understood that Yae Sakura had a close connection to Honkai.
Those fox ears on her head were simply too conspicuous.
They were