The people following close behind held icy spears, charging straight at Naruto.
Yet Naruto still seemed to have no reaction at all.
The spearheads drew closer and closer to Naruto. Just at that critical moment,
a kunai gleaming with a sharp light suddenly flew up from below the platform, heading straight for the fastest-moving person onstage.
Perhaps out of instinct, the man actually raised his spear and tried to block it.
Unfortunately, there was no sound of weapons colliding as he had imagined.
The moment he took up a defensive stance, he suddenly saw the kunai flying toward him transform into a blond-haired man.
And while he was still frozen in shock,
the other man grabbed the shoulder of the fellow who seemed to be trying to harm the Queen.
Then... there was no then.
Because right before his eyes, he saw them vanish without a trace.
It was as though everything that had just happened had been an illusion.
But when he came back to his senses and looked at the others, he found that they were all wearing the same stunned expressions.
The Queen seemed rather calm. Despite experiencing something that could be called "heart-stopping" in her lifetime,
she still maintained her solemn dignity. That was the bearing a Queen should possess—unmoved even if Mount Tai collapsed before her.
At this moment, she did not seem inclined to investigate further.
She said to the guards rushing forward, "Enough. Don't worry about it for now. Stand down."
In truth, she was nowhere near as calm as she appeared.
Because she knew that if the other party had truly wanted to attack her, she would already be dead.
Since they had not intended to assassinate her, there was no need for her to pursue the matter.
Moreover, from the person