The air around the heretic village was tense. No one dared to cross Yoko Tsurugi's way out of guilt and fear.
They all had seen what she had done and how the beasts had reacted to her presence. They did not want to trigger her and risk her wrath falling on them instead.
But there were a few exceptions this time. There were exactly three people who did not cower away and decided to approach Yoko Tsurugi.
The first one was the heretic queen. She had a solemn expression on her face as she stood up and made her way toward Yoko. The whole village watched this with surprised eyes as their queen walked toward the calm female in the middle of the arena.
"Yoko Tsurugi, we apologize for putting through everything we have. I know that an apology at this point is the last thing you want, but I want to ensure you know that this outcome was not what we wanted for you."
