Confrontation

Confrontation

Confrontation

Despite my body feeling hot to the point of boiling, my head was so clear I honestly felt better than I usually did. I could see the blood draining from the High Bishop’s face even though I was just calmly looking at him while he pressed his back against the door.

...If you’re that much of a coward, don’t be so cruel to other people. Idiot. The High Priest must have seen the High Bishop getting increasingly pale, as he broke his silence to stand up with a clatter and yell.

“Myne, your mana is leaking! Control your emotions!”

I shifted my gaze from the High Bishop to the High Priest. The moment I stopped looking at him, I heard the High Bishop collapse onto the ground like a heavy weight falling to the ground. The gray priests seemingly regained the ability to move by me looking away and I could hear them rushing to the High Bishop while calling out to him. Their worried voices faded into the distance for me as I spoke to the High Priest.

“How do I do that?” I looked at him firmly with anger in my eyes. The High Priest held down his chest and let out a grunt.

“Ngh... Haven’t you been doing it your entire life?”

“He summoned me here to talk, started ordering us around, got violent, and on top of all that, threatened to execute us when we fought back. How could I control my anger in a situation like this? You’ll have to tell me, I don’t have a clue.”

I glanced back at the High Bishop. Now that he was collapsed on the ground, he was short enough that we could make eye contact. He flinched and shook with so much fear it was actually comical, sliding backwards to get as far away from me as possible with terror covering his face.

...What a funny face. He doesn’t look like a kind grandpa, and he doesn’t look like a smug noble either. I’m just a weak little girl, but he’s looking at me like I’m some kind of monster. I felt a little angry at how two-faced the High Bishop was, always changing his expression at the slightest thing, and took a step towards him.

“S-Stay away! Stay away! Stay away from me!” The High Bishop, gasping desperately for air, was so terrified that he was just repeating the same thing over and over. I heard the High Priest call out to me from over my shoulder, his voice panicked.

“Stop! If you give in to your emotions and continue hitting the High Bishop with mana, his heart won’t last!”

I replied with an uninterested “Hm” and took step after step towards the High Bishop.

“He can just die, then. You’ll kill my mom and dad if I leave you alive, right? I’ll just kill you first instead. I imagine that if you’re willing to kill other people, you’re prepared to be killed yourself. Just think of all the people who your death will make happy. I bet there’s a lot of people who want to be the High Bishop.”

After I took four steps forward, the High Bishop’s eyes rolled to the back of his head and he passed out while frothing at the mouth.

Within moments, the High Priest was on his knees in front of me, protectively blocking my line of sight to the High Bishop. His brows furrowed in pain and he looked at me with deadly serious eyes as sweat dripped down his forehead.