Who Isn't a Herrscher?

Luo Mio stepped lightly onto the ground, her gaze fixed ahead.

Noin, whose body and magic had been imprisoned by the lightning locks, could only struggle to her feet and stare blankly, hollowly, at Luo Mio.

"It seems... my master underestimated your power, anomaly."

"However... now that your power has been fully revealed, my master will take action as well."

Hearing Noin's words, Luo Mio said,

"Can you still sense anything?"

"This entire area has long been warped by my lightning magnetic field, blocking all surveillance and observation. Ever since you entered this area, your master has been unable to sense your presence."

"Likewise, my master cannot see what is happening in here..."

Upon hearing Luo Mio's words, Noin's eyes slowly widened, as though she could hardly believe them.

Then Luo Mio continued.

"And when did I ever use my full strength? By its original power, that slash just now could have severed both your soul and body in a single stroke. So why did it only cut off your wings?"

As she spoke, Luo Mio walked up to Noin and looked at her with a teasing, maliciously amused expression.

"...!"

For the first time, Noin, a Divine Apostle, felt something called unease deep within her heart.

In Noin's eyes, Luo Mio's figure gradually transformed into a terrifying, grotesque existence like a demon king or an Evil Spirit.

"From this moment onward, you will no longer live in this world as a Divine Apostle, Noin."

This Was Also a Kind of...

"..."

Upon hearing Luo Mio's words, Noin experienced an emotion called fear for the first time in her life. Her voice trembled slightly as she spoke.

"You... what are you trying to do?!"

Luo Mio merely smiled softly at her.

Yet that smile made Noin feel nothing but evil