Overcoming Instinct!

"C-can I do it?"

Prince Siya Erduo suddenly widened his eyes and turned back in astonishment to look at Aleister beside him.

The corners of Aleister's lips curled slightly upward, and ripples appeared in her wine-red pupils. "Who else would? Your Highness? Antimony has already come to this point. You don't seriously think you can still stay out of it, do you?"

She could tell at a glance that Prince Siya Erduo had never killed anyone.

For the original His Highness the Prince, such kindness was irrelevant. It could even be called a virtue.

But now that the Child of the Moon had made up his mind to usurp the throne, still not daring to kill or take the life of his enemies could only be described as weakness.

—Nothing like Isabel.

That thought surfaced in Aleister's mind.

If it were Isabel, she would certainly grow stronger in the face of hatred and danger. Let alone killing someone, she would have no problem marching straight onto the front lines.

Because in another timeline, that was how she had become the true Iron-Blooded Queen.

At that moment, Aleister's emotions were nearly boiling, and she was so excited that she looked like a student about to start summer or winter vacation. She reached out and pressed down on the clearly resistant Prince Siya Erduo, gradually raising his hand as she murmured, "What are you hesitating over? They're your enemies, the Rebels who want to imprison you. They're already guilty of death. You're merely carrying out their sentence ahead of time.

"It's precisely because I'm here that you haven't suffered. But I can't follow you forever and protect you... In the end, I don't belong here, nor do I belong to Antimony."

"I..."

Prince Siya Erduo bit his lip, a trace of confusion