When Emperor Goeth appeared on stage alongside the queen and the guards, the crowd cheered to welcome their arrival.
Observing the enthusiasm in the square, Eiji sensed the people's loyalty to the ruler of the country. He also pretended to cheer among the crowd, avoiding looking out of place. However, compared to others, there was no emotion in his voice. Still, no one paid attention to him.
Emperor Goeth walked to the front of the stage, and with a lift of his hand, everyone fell silent, awaiting the speech he was about to deliver.
(Hm?)
Eiji's pupils contracted as his intuition warned of danger. Without hesitation, he activated Infinity.
Infinity wasn't active 24/7 like Satoru; otherwise, it would burden his brain, causing headaches and fatigue.
(So, it's her?!)
Eiji observed the people on the stage, easily identifying the source of the threat. The threat emanated from a woman who affirmed her face with a veil, revealing only her long red hair.
Queen Dorothea!
Eiji had learned about the lineage of the Lydia Royal Family through library books.
(Surprising... The queen is actually a Witch)
With Six Eyes, Eiji could see the Mana flow in the other person's body. Although Queen Dorothea's Mana wasn't as extensive as Chloe Morgan's, it didn't change the fact that she was a Witch!
Eiji's mind worked like a supercomputer, producing the most reasonable deductions.
(Mana capacity doesn't determine how strong someone is, just like the strength of Jujutsu Sorcerers can't be determined solely by the difference in Cursed Energy capacity. Because she gives me a sense of crisis, it means her innate magic is very dangerous, even for me)
Eiji had faced Chloe, who claimed to be a Grand Witch. According to her, the so-called Grand Witch was only at the level of a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer.
Now, he encountered Queen Dorothea, who seemed harmless but triggered his intuition's warning of danger.
(Such irony... The Kingdom of Lydia, which despises Witches and has slaughtered countless of them, turns out to have a Witch as their queen. Well, it's not my concern.)
After Eiji activated Infinity, his intuition stopped giving warnings. It meant Queen Dorothea's magic couldn't penetrate Infinity.
That was good news for Eiji.
Therefore, he calmly watched Emperor Goeth deliver his speech.
On stage, Emperor Goeth began speaking with dignity.
"Today, I want to talk to you not as an Emperor but as a human being."
As evidence of his words, Emperor Goeth removed the crown from his head.
"Since ancient times, we have been protected by magic."
"Every time a natural disaster or epidemic occurred, we relied on Witches, expressing gratitude to them, respecting them, and fearing them."
"Because their power surpasses human understanding, what do you think is fair about that? Are we so weak that we have to beg Witches for help? Are we not allowed to live with our own dignity?"
"No!"
"See! Aircraft flying in the sky, our capital unafraid of storms, automatic trains moving between cities expanding our borders, and in your hands is our knowledge: smartphones."
"The Kingdom of Lydia has brought about this new technological explosion, the Gear Expansion."
"We are not weak. Even without strange and mystical things like magic, we can shape our world and control it with our own power."
"My people, now is our time to eradicate Witches and show the world that we are the strongest rulers."
"Let's praise ourselves, the entire human race!"
"Ooooohhhhh!!!"
Emperor Goeth's passionate speech received cheers of approval from everyone, whether in the square or those watching the broadcast.
(Impressive speech. Emperor Goeth... He's a charismatic ruler)
Eiji couldn't help but praise the other party's ability to gather public support.
After understanding the situation experienced by Witch in this world, he understood why the higher-ups had made rules to conceal the existence of Jujutsu Sorcerers.
If ordinary people knew about Jujutsu Sorcerers and their abilities, Eiji felt there would be a war between Jujutsu Sorcerers and non-Jujutsu Sorcerers, much like the human race of this world fighting against Witches.
As an observer, Eiji saw everything from a neutral perspective and understood the situation more clearly.
Envy is one of the seven deadly sins of humans.
No wonder people envied Witches who could use magic, while they couldn't.
As Emperor Goeth said earlier, it's unfair!
(Space fluctuation?)
Eiji frowned and looked at the sky.
As a user of Limitless Technique, he was sensitive to any space fluctuations, no matter how small.
Shortly after Emperor Goeth finished his speech, a green light pillar descended from the sky and illuminated the stage.
No one seemed panicked at the appearance of the light pillar, evidence of their trust in the Kingdom of Lydia.
When the light pillar disappeared, a beautiful woman and a boy appeared on the stage.
Eiji recognized the identities of the two who appeared.
Chloe Morgan and Adonis!
(Amazing. The Kingdom of Lydia has developed long-distance teleportation devices just to capture and execute Witches in front of the public. How deep is their hatred for Witches?)
A look of surprise appeared on Eiji's usually expressionless face. He was genuinely shocked to learn that the Kingdom of Lydia had long-distance teleportation devices. Even in the Jujutsu Kaisen world, there was no equipment like that.
From this incident, it could be seen how advanced the technology controlled by the Kingdom of Lydia was.
Judging from the phenomenon of the previous light pillar, Eiji assumed that the teleportation device was a satellite orbiting the planet.
After being surprised for a moment, he regained his composure. For others, teleportation technology might be extraordinary. However, for him, it wasn't worth much.
Teleportation was a basic skill of the Limitless Technique!
(They're both really unlucky.) Eiji thought, seeing Chloe and Adonis' stunned expressions.
Their relationship was only an acquaintance; he had no obligation to help both of them. Moreover, Adonis had always been rude to him.
On stage.
Emperor Goeth looked at Chloe with an indifferent gaze, as if seeing a worm.
"The Witch Chloe. Finally, we meet."
Adonis took a pen from his pocket, ran towards Emperor Goeth while writing runes in the air. Unfortunately, he had only run a few meters when two guards intercepted him to the ground.
(Exactly. Written-Style Summoning Magic takes a long time to activate and isn't suitable for use in close and intense combat.)
Seeing Adonis defeated even before using magic, Eiji's assessment of Written-Style Summoning Magic became even lower.
Any Grade 4 Jujutsu Sorcerer could easily defeat Adonis as long as they closed the distance before he used Written-Style Summoning Magic.
Moreover, Jujutsu Sorcerers specialized in close combat.