Light breached the evanescing darkness, bursting forth.

Faelis laughed.

“The youngest Dragon Princess sure is naive.”

“…You’re just going to let me go?”

“Yes, for I have achieved my goal. The Dragon Empresses shall join me in taking down the Dragon Emperor. Just as they wished, they became the power of the Goddess.”

“I see. Regardless of what I said before, their circumstances were pretty awful… I can understand their desire to go on a rampage, even if they’re barking up the wrong tree. It can’t be helped. Challenge accepted.”

After their love ended in tragedy, the Dragon Empresses wanted to unleash their agony and wrath on Hades. As such, Jill had no choice but to take up arms.

“Hit me with everything you got.”

Faelis chuckled.

“What a gallant person. How unexpected, even after knowing the fate of the Dragon Empresses, you still refuse to give up on the Dragon Emperor. I wonder why, though? Why do you refuse to throw him away just like you did my brother?”

“His Majesty hasn’t betrayed me yet, unlike His Highness Geraldo. They are not the same.”

“You’re unwavering, just like the ruthless Dragon God who follows the path of reason.”

“…Your Highness Faelis, what on earth happened to the Goddess—no…”

Halfway through, Jill realized the stupidity of the question and shook her head.

“Never mind… If you lay a finger on His Majesty, you’re an enemy.”

“That’s wise. Let’s see each other sometime in this life.”

Faelis turned away from her.

Then, there was a flash. This time, Jill saw it with her own eyes.

In the next moment, the sound of an explosion reached her ears and the blast made her eyes go wide.

Jill was jolted awake.

“…Enemy attack!?”

“—Sister Elynsia! Jill is awake!”

“Later! My hands are full right now! Rosa, fly higher! I’ll shake them off!”

A magic circle was firing at them from behind. Jill tried to wrap her head around the situation, wondering if that was the flash she saw earlier, but soon noticed that she couldn’t move.

No wonder, she was trapped between Elynsia and Natalie. To make matters worse, she was on top of a dragon that wasn’t exactly spacious.

Seriously… What is happening!?

Below her was the expanding desert. When she managed to turn around, she saw city lights in the distance and a magic circle targeting at them.

Perhaps from the Southern King’s palace?

Elynsia, who was holding the reins, shouted to Jill who was deftly standing on the saddle between the two.

“I’ll be brief, Jill! Are you an enemy or an ally!? If you’re an enemy, I’ll knock you to the ground!”

If so, isn’t there only one answer!?

However, in a sense, it was a military-like question.

A magical beam brushed past Elynsia’s head.

“I’m on your side! Will you be able to shake it off?”

Elynsia was steering the red dragon with Natalie on board, fleeing while avoiding the rays of anti-aircraft magic. That should have been the gist of it. After rescuing Natalie, Elynsia also retrieved Jill for some reason, and they were on the run.

“I should be able to! The Southern King and the Crown Prince, Geraldo, are away at the moment!”

“By any chance, are you using a means of transportation to reach His Majesty?”

“Indeed. As Hades and the others expected, it came into play. But we’re flying in a different direction than planned! At this rate, we won’t be able to regroup!”

“Do you mean the ship wandering around in the South?”

“Yes, but we’re heading North right now. This means we’ll be flying over Kratos.”

Jill frowned as she pictured the map.

“That’s a bad idea! There’s anti-aircraft magic against dragons everywhere, not just in towns and cities! They identify dragons by size and altitude, automatically targeting them!” (Jill)

“I knew it! I heard that flying a dragon through the skies of Kratos was like walking through a minefield… What if we head for the sea!?” (Elynsia)

“It’s even more dangerous to go to the coast from here! We should just stay in the desert! The only option is to increase your altitude and hide behind the clouds so you won’t be detected!” (Jill)

“Hahahaha—! The weather sure is nice today!” (Elynsia)

“Right—! Why are you attempting such a reckless escape when Her Highness Natalie is also on board!?” (Jill)

“W-what!? Even though I saved you!” (Natalie)

Natalie shouted. Jill guessed as much. They came to her rescue, resulting in the current situation.

“Didn’t His Majesty tell you not to help me!?”

“A-actually, he did…”

“Amazing—! His Majesty is really not counting on me this time!”

“What, why are you so angry? Are you really on my side… —wait, are you still the Dragon Princess!?”

Jill went silent and lowered her gaze. The gold ring was missing from the ring finger of her left hand.

“…My power as the Dragon Princess and the sacred relic have been taken away.”

“—Eh?”

“I’ll explain later, but for now, the first thing to do is stop His Majesty. Let’s go ahead and join His Majesty. Rosa will know where His Majesty is, right?”

“What are you going to do? You’ve lost Hades’ trust. Moreover, if you don’t have the sacred relic of the Dragon Princess, we can’t just let you approach Hades.”

From the tone of her voice, it was apparent that Elynsia was still wary of Jill. Therefore, it was only to be expected of her to ask tough questions.

However, the answer was simple.

“That’s right, I’m still fighting with His Majesty. Hence why, I’m going to win this!”

“Haa—!? Then of course I can’t let you go, are you an idiot!?”

“The Southern King is with His Majesty, isn’t he? He must have the Sword of Protection with him.”

In that case, there’s a way.

Jill showed them the engagement letter that she’d been carrying with her all along.

“I’m going to have Kratos stamp it with the National Seal, have my family celebrate it, and marry His Majesty! Otherwise, once the war breaks out, we’ll end up as His Majesty’s spoils!”

Natalie was speechless while Elynsia joyfully laughed out as she held the reins.

“I see, that kind of fight! If you win, we’ll be able to avoid war at the last minute!”

“Sister! You switched sides again!”

“But there are three problems. Will Hades accept you who lost the sacred relic? Can you really defeat your parents who are standing in your way? Hades cannot be chased away by the Saber family. He has to make a triumphant return. Do you understand?”

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