By this point, with matters having developed as they had, the Marines no longer had any reason to continue attacking Maud.
Therefore, when Momousagi insisted on carrying out the killing intent, Chaton had stepped in without hesitation to stop her.
Having already taken one step into this grudge, he did not want to stand by and watch Momousagi give Maud an opportunity to make trouble.
At the same time, he did not want to see Maud take advantage of the situation.
That was why he had said those double-meaning words just now, telling both sides to stop while they were ahead.
"Isn't that enough?"
Meeting Chaton's utterly undisguised gaze, Maud gave a contemptuous smile. He hooked a finger under the letter and slid it out of the envelope, then flicked it toward Momousagi in a show of defiance. She was only three meters away, yet she could no longer take another step forward.
As the letter flew straight toward her, Momousagi's expression turned as cold as ice, and her eyes brimmed with awe-inspiring killing intent.
Chaton frowned slightly and raised his other hand, intercepting the letter.
Clearly, his words expressing his stance had not been enough to make Maud stop obediently.
Looking at Chaton, who was obviously trying to smooth things over, Maud narrowed his eyes and smiled. "Your face is swollen like that. You'd better hurry back and treat it, or you might suffer lasting effects and make your already ugly face even worse."
"Ha..."
At those words, a blue vein rose on Chaton's forehead.
But he had no time to trade barbs with Maud. He merely bared his teeth in a chuckle, pretending he had not understood.
Chaton's reaction was within Maud's expectations.
After taking a jab at Chaton, Maud shifted his gaze toward Momousagi, whose killing intent