She stood beneath Soga Toyura's terrifying mental pressure.
Holding the unconscious Su Youzi in her arms, Kujo Ryuko threw back her head and laughed recklessly.
The immense mental pressure made Kujo Ryuko, already grievously wounded, feel as if the organs in her chest were about to be squeezed out like toothpaste.
But... far from submitting to Soga Toyura's mental pressure, she tightly protected Youzi in her arms, laughing and coughing at the same time.
The more terrifying Soga Toyura's mental pressure became, the more mockingly Kujo Ryuko laughed.
That was the extent of this woman's ability.
Because of Kujo Ryuko's mocking smile, Soga Toyura's expression grew ugly.
If just a tiny bit of mental pressure could make Kujo Ryuko submit and bow, how could she have become someone so many people feared and avoided... to the point that they were unwilling even to mention the name of the Investigation Department's Fourth Action Division?
She was the Empire's attack dog.
The clown-like younger sister of the Abyssal Empress.
And a complete lunatic.
Her scarlet eyes stared coldly at the girl before her. The girl had forced down her shame and maintained a frigid expression, but... her ears were still stained a vivid crimson.
Kujo Ryuko looked at Soga Toyura with near-disgust.
Although she had a face almost identical to Miss Youzi's,
she lacked Miss Youzi's fragrance and softness.
And besides... she was rotten to the core.
Coughing, Kujo Ryuko hugged the soft, slender girl in her arms more tightly.
Using the authority and convenience afforded by the Investigation Department's Fourth Action Division, Kujo Ryuko had investigated Youzi's circumstances within the Soga clan.
Because Su Youzi's mother had passed away... Miss Youzi had never been well received by the Soga clan's main family.
When Su Youzi was young, her early intelligence had