Kurumi rubbed her little nose with her thumb and tilted her head up triumphantly.
"Hey you, I want to ask you something."
Kicking the fallen knight captain, Kurumi stared at him haughtily.
"Do you know which country this is?"
The knight captain struggled to get up. Seeing the soldiers lying all over the ground and looking up at the monster before him, his face immediately turned sycophantic.
"M-Monster-sama! Why do you ask?"
"Shut up!" Kurumi stepped on his chest, glaring at him with a menacingly cute look.
"You just need to give me the answer."
The knight captain wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "This is Sita City in the Falmuth Kingdom."
"Huh???"
"Are you sure it's not the Magic Dynasty?"
Kurumi frowned, looking at the captain with a suspicious gaze.
"It really is the Falmuth Kingdom," the knight captain hurriedly shook his head.
Kurumi slapped her forehead. "It's over, we're toast."
"Stupid Kurumi, where on earth have you brought me!"
Ramiris complained with a look of total collapse.
"Aha, hahaha..."
Kurumi scratched her head and gave a sheepish laugh.
"Well~ don't be mad~"
"At least we've ruled out one wrong direction, right?"
Several veins popped on Ramiris's forehead as she gritted her teeth. "This is what you meant by knowing how to read a map?"
"I should never have believed your nonsense!"
"Hehe, I was wrong, okay~"
"Hmph!"
Ramiris turned her body away tsundere-style, ignoring her.
"Once I've asked clearly, I'll definitely find the way back."
Saying this, Kurumi prepared to continue her questioning.
But when she turned around, she found there wasn't a soul left; the group had already run away while the two were chatting.
It took Kurumi a moment to react. "Damn it! Bastards, how dare you escape right under Lady Kurumi's nose!"
"I'm so mad!"
Kurumi jumped up angrily, becoming more and more incensed the more she thought about it.
"No, I absolutely cannot let those guys off!"
So, Kurumi dragged Ramiris along and chased after the group that had just fled... Outside the City Lord's Mansion in the center of the city, squads of guards were lined up in neat formations, their weapons gleaming with a cold, sharp light.
In the square ahead, trembling civilians were kneeling, and in front of them were rows of blood-stained corpses.
A nobleman in armor stood on the steps of the City Lord's Mansion hall, holding a gem-encrusted dagger, sweeping a contemptuous gaze over the humans below.
"A bunch of lowly ants, actually daring to think they can fight against the royalty. They simply don't know what's good for them!"
The nobleman spoke coldly, then turned and gave a look to a guard standing beside him.
"Go and drag those two corpses out and hang them on the city wall as a public display."
As the order was passed down, several guards dragged out two mangled corpses.
These two were the leaders of this resistance uprising.
However, the nobleman of this territory was clearly prepared, having recruited a large number of private soldiers for defense beforehand.
The rows of corpses in front of the square were the price of this failure.
Looking at the corpses of the rebel army, a cruel curve appeared at the corner of the nobleman's mouth.
"Do these inferior creatures think they are worthy of opposing the great Falmuth Kingdom?"
The nobleman spoke indifferently to the civilians in the square.
They were all family members related to the rebel army, along with many innocent people who had been caught up in it; now, they had all been arrested.
At a rough glance, there were at least a thousand people, while the number of those who died during the arrests was countless.
"As rebels, you must pay the price for this!"
"Kill me!"
A civilian suddenly rushed to the front of the steps and raised his hands. "I only beg you to spare my wife and child!"
"My daughter is only five years old; she doesn't know anything!"
"Get lost, filthy ant."
The man was kicked away by a nearby soldier, falling to the ground and spitting out blood.
"Daddy!" Seeing her father injured, the little girl rushed to him in a panic, crying out.
Hearing the child's heart-wrenching wails, the nobleman's indifferent expression remained unchanged.
"Kill all the men; the women are yours!"
His order was passed down, and the soldiers all showed lewd smiles as they approached the civilians.
"Don't kill my father!"
Just as the soldiers were about to bring their blades down, a small squad of stumbling soldiers arrived.
The nobleman frowned slightly at the sight. "What happened? Why are you in such a panic?"
The soldiers supported each other, limping before him. "My lord, there... there are monsters invading the city."
"What?"
The nobleman was startled and asked hurriedly, "How many are there?"
The soldier panted heavily and held up two fingers.
"Two thousand? How is that possible?!"
The nobleman's eyes widened instantly.
Two thousand would be a small-scale monster tide. His territory was near the central capital of the Falmuth Kingdom; how could monsters bypass the defensive lines to reach here?
Naturally, it was thanks to Kurumi's wayfinding skills.
The soldier shook his head. "No, it's... two!"
"T-Two?!"
The nobleman was completely dumbfounded, and then his anger flared.
"What the hell am I feeding you for!"
"You bunch of useless trash! You can't even beat two monsters!"
"But my lord..." The soldiers looked at each other, appearing hesitant to speak.
"But what?"
Just then, a feminine shout came from the distance.
"Hmph! To dare run away from me, you're finished!"
Kurumi rushed over in a single stride, with Ramiris flying close behind.
The moment the nobleman saw Kurumi, his eyes were glued to her.
This petite and cute type was his favorite.
Furthermore, she had beast ears and tails, causing the corners of the nobleman's mouth to turn up wildly as his expression gradually became perverted.
Much like certain people.
"Men, capture them for me. Remember to be gentle."
"By your command, my lord."
In an instant, hundreds of fully armed guards immediately closed in, surrounding the two of them.
In a dark corner not far away, Mjurran frowned as she witnessed this scene.
"Where did these High-ranking Demons come from?"
The original plan was completely disrupted.
"Oh my, it seems an unexpected situation has occurred."
A figure of a clown suddenly appeared behind Mjurran.
"Is Lord Laplace preparing to take action?"
Mjurran tilted her head slightly, staring at the clown with a flat gaze.
Laplace wore a weird smile.
"Yare yare, I don't intend to take action; it would be troublesome if my identity were discovered."
"The soul collection is almost finished, I specifically came to tell you."
"So... my mission is complete?"
Mjurran asked in an uncertain tone.
"That depends on Lord Clayman's wishes. I'll be going now, bye-bye~"
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