If something like this happened in modern times, it would probably make the headlines. I remembered that in my previous life, the daughter of the CEO of some Three Stars conglomerate had been won over by her bodyguard. Strictly speaking, didn't that make me a bodyguard who had taken down a national princess?
The atmosphere had only just relaxed a little when it suddenly became tense again.
Elmoia and Clini, who knew the truth, held their foreheads and shook their heads. Some of the other attendants gaped. Some fell to their knees. Others, like Luke, shrieked hysterically.
Yet none of the attendants came forward to stop me.
I held Ariel tightly in my arms.
Maybe because there were too many people watching, I felt Ariel's body trembling more and more violently.
Her breathing rose and fell sharply, and she was panting heavily.
Was she about to awaken some special trait again?
I ignored the barking of attendants like Luke. After a suffocating embrace that lasted a full five minutes, Ariel went limp in my arms. She probably had no face left to show this group of attendants.
Being the considerate person I was, I made the decision for her.
I said to the dumbfounded attendants:
"Anyone who dares to follow dies!"
Then, with a gust of Wind Gale, I swept Ariel away.
I left behind a group of stunned guards. After I left, they looked at one another, unsure whether they should chase after me or pretend none of this had happened.
Sylphie, the strongest fighter among them, had been covering the sides of her eyes with her hands the entire time. It seemed she had already guessed what was going on.
After everyone stood in silence for ten seconds,
Ariel's personal attendant, Elmoia Blue Wolf, spoke up. She knew