"Shizuku."
One girl was panting on the entrance door. For a while she bowed her head while supporting her body with her hand touching the knees. Next, she looked around the church and the right word to describe it was a mess.
The first thing her eyes displayed was Arata who's fell on the floor while unconscious. Next to Arata was the girl she knew as Runa personal Maid, the girl had both of her hands in front of her chest as if praying while looking at Runa.
"Why.... you did you do something cruel, Haruna-sama."
"Eh?" Shizuku startled.
The maid girl said so as tears running from her eyes, her voice and body are shaking as if she saw something terrible right in front of her eyes while applying even more strength to both of her hands. The next thing Shizuku noticed is that Arata surrounding are full of iron sand.
Shizuku showed an unbelievable face she tried to deny the conclusion she got inside her head. Her body and eyes are trembling as she lifts her face to look at Runa. The Runa in her vision are holding an iron sand sword, next to her was a corpse of the pope. Her whole body are trembling from fear but, she still open her mouth.
"... R-runa, please... explain the situation... there's no way... you.. do this right?"
It has been a while since Runa closed her eyes. Her feelings are not good either, one word to describe her feeling was disgusted. She was disgusted at how the green-haired girl still able to act innocent as if she was just one of the victim, she was disgusted at human nature. Even Runa herself surprised at how disgusted she was, this is her first time having such a feeling inside her heart. But she threw it aside thinking that was not the important thing right now.
Runa too, she wants to explain the situation. But the situation say otherwise no matter how she looked at it. So she gulped all her words back. She was thinking of what to do at this kind of situation,
(Should I run away without saying anything?)
But she shook her head if she do that, Shizuku mental will become unstable and will end up the same way as Arata. Flood of sweats are running on Runa's face, it was a situation where the only option her head can only think of choosing between saving herself, or Shizuku.
(Should I kill that damn maid first and then run away?)
Indeed if she could kill her, she could go from the kingdom with ease of mind. But, that was only if she could do it with one strike. Judging from the girl movement earlier when she dodged Runa attack, Runa understood it won't be easy to kill the girl, what's more it was a fight against time, the moment Shizuku aid the maid, it was already over for Runa. Also, Runa doesn't have any experience in killing so part of her heart want to avoid that decision.
"Hey, Haruna... why won't you say anything."
Shizuku face's terrible. It was not a face of someone with a stable state of mind. Her face keep becoming paler as she keeps denying the conclusion her head reached.
(Ah this is bad..)
Runa could feel her heart's broken bit by bit each time she looked at Shizuku face. Runa bit her lips to prevent her tears from falling. But on Shizuku side that was not the case. Shizuku couldn't hold her tears anymore.
"Hey... please.. I beg you, say something."
However at such a time,
(Hey..) a voice resounded inside Runa mind, it was the sound of the green-haired girl.
(What do you want?)
(You may go now.)
(What are you planning after letting me go? I think it was best to kill you here then ran away.)
(Ah, that might be ideal but... that was impossible, you are still far too weak to beat me.)
(Shall we check it whether your statement are true?)
Runa looked at the green-haired girl with eyes filled with bloodlust as she said so. She feels like she could go rampage anytime right now, she wanted to go rampage and forgot about this feeling, but she couldn't do so. If she ever does that, it was the real end there.
(You may calm down. Check what's inside your pocket.)
(Pocket?)
Runa thought as she checked her pocket, when she took it out, it was the deep purple round ore, the remote to control Arata.
(You can have it, that way you can occasionally check on what happened here through the lance boy right?)
(...)
(And I promise you that I won't use the soul bind on that girl.)
(Why do I have to believe your words? What are you planning?)
(Ah, as expected you are good. I want you even more Haruna-sama....) She paused for a moment and her real body licked her lips, (I want you as my doll when you reach your maximum potential power.)
(Why do you need me at my best? Can't you just level me up when you use the bind soul through my memories?)
(No, I'm afraid you have some kind of divine protection that protect your mind from being readed.)
(What do you mean?)
(There's no time to explain, the royal knight division are heading this way.)
(Kh!?)
She bit her tongue thinking what should she do, accept the enemy proposal and leave it to fate. Or taking meaningless action here by sacrificing herself for Shizuku. But Shizuku wouldn't be happy if Runa were do that, Shizuku was a strong and caring person, Runa realized this. With this in mind, she decided to take the enemy proposal.
(I Take your proposal.)
Runa take it because she believed in Shizuku, she believed that Shizuku will for sure stand up for once more, searching for her to ask the truth
(Wise decision, I will wait for 3 months... If you don't come to me before then, I will use that girl over there, confessing all her feelings whether it was good or bad and suicide right in front of you.)
(You!!!)
Runa heard something she once heard from the mad god, the blood ran to her head. Anger almost take her over but at that time, Zrashhhh. Someone jumped inside from the windows, that person hit the back of Runa neck to make her unconscious, and carried her somewhere.
"Runa..." Shizuku said so when she noticed that Runa was being taken away by someone, she stretched her hand and yelled.
"RUNA!"