Demonic Path and Demonic Path!

In the end, Sara still could not abandon them. Just as Shiro made as if to kill the villager who had spoken up, Sara said, "Wait, I—"

"Your Majesty! We'll protect you! You mustn't do this!"

Okada, standing nearby, saw that Sara seemed ready to agree to Shiro and the others' demands. He thought it was that nonsense they had casually mentioned earlier about Sara offering herself up, and in his panic, he cut her off before she could finish speaking, stepping forward to stand in front of her again.

After all, he had promised her mother that he would protect her properly. How could he possibly give up just like that?

"Don't even think you'll get what you want! If you want to hurt Sara, you'll have to step over me first!"

"Pfft!"

"...over..." After saying that final word, Okada slowly lowered his head and looked at his chest. A beam of wind extending from Shiro's finger had pierced straight through his heart!

Seeing this, Sara first froze blankly, then reacted in an instant, rushing forward and catching Okada just as he was about to fall.

"Uncle Okada!"

"Hah... sorry... hah... I can't protect you anymore... hah... sor... ry..." With that, his head tilted to the side, and he died completely.

"Uncle—Uncle—Uncle!"

"Sorry to interrupt, Your Majesty. If you want to mourn, you can do that later. For now, please answer us first, all right? After all, you don't have much time."

Hearing Shiro's words, Sara abruptly raised her head and glared furiously at him. "Why? Why did you kill Uncle Okada?!"

"Why? Didn't he say it himself? If we wanted to hurt you, we had to step over his corpse first. First of all, what I'm doing right now has already hurt you emotionally, so I was fulfilling