As he watched Arcueid open her eyes, the difference in their strength remained unchanged, but the relaxed ease on Roland's face gave way to a subtle unease.
It couldn't be helped. As a normal man healthy in both body and mind, getting caught by a girl at a moment like this naturally felt embarrassing.
After all, never mind the girl involved-even the two girls watching could barely stand it.
"A-anyway, you should probably apologize first. Doing this to a girl you've just met is terribly rude, whatever the reason, misunderstanding or not..."
Fujino Asagami spoke cautiously.
Her head was lowered, her pretty face as red as an apple. Her bangs hung down, obscuring her expression.
Although she didn't know the White Princess at all, seeing the dark wet marks Roland had left on her after wiping his hands made her feel guilty and uneasy.
"Indeed. Although things went much the same way when he first met me, that was only because I already knew his personality. Otherwise, even hacking him into pieces wouldn't have dispelled my hatred."
Shiki Ryougi nodded in agreement.
As the culprit who had personally cut Arcueid into seventeen pieces earlier, she sounded rather strange saying that.
But ultimately, her earlier actions had merely indulged the demon-slaying impulse in her blood.
The original purpose of that instinct was to put demon-slaying families into a better, more focused state during combat, improving their chances of survival.
Thus, after she had killed Arcueid once and Arcueid came back to life, that impulse had vanished without a trace in the face of something so far beyond its scope.
And as far as Shiki Ryougi herself was concerned, she had no particular ill will toward this princess of the True Ancestors-she was a killer, but not a psychopathic murderer.
She generally