"Hey hey hey, why are you arresting me? We're clearly trying to liven up the festival."
"Ah ah ah, you problem children-sama, don't say any more. Who's fault is it that it turned out like this!"
Northeast boundary wall, stage area.
By the time Arthas and the others arrived, it was obviously too late.
Izayoi and Black Rabbit had been treated as intruders and were surrounded by the "Salamandra" army, who were holding up banners with the flame dragon crest and whose skin was covered in lizard scales.
Originally, they wanted to arrest them, but after Black Rabbit almost cried, Izayoi obediently followed these lizardmen to the base of the community "Salamandra," the palace of the "Fire Dragon Birth Festival" operations headquarters.
"So...Even if you're messing around, it's too much. Izayoi-kun is one thing, but why are you like this too, Black Rabbit?"
Leticia, wearing a maid outfit, was lecturing the two. Izayoi looked absent-minded, while Black Rabbit drooped her head, even her long ears drooping down.
"I'm sorry, Leticia. It's all my fault. I caused most of the damage."
"Hey! What are you saying now? This was just to heat up the atmosphere of the festival for Leticia, and..."
"Shut up! You detestable No Name!! How dare you make a loud noise in the hall!!"
A stern shout drowned out Izayoi's voice.
Following the sound, a man with a curved sword at his waist and red hair and long horns walked in quickly with an angry look on his face.
Azi wasn't in the hall. She seemed to have taken Ophis to see the festival outside. Leticia wasn't here either. The only noteworthy person in the hall was Leticia.
Because of this, Mandala regained his confidence and sternly reprimanded them.
"Ma...Mandala-sama..." Seeing the person who came, Jin stepped forward and greeted him.
Hmph! Sandora should have been aware when she invited you!
A mere No Name, yet you're not grateful and are still destroying the festival.
If it weren't for Leticia's sake, I would have punished you one by one.
"Is that so? That's really unpleasant! Jin-kun, if I remember correctly, you said that "Salamandra" was once allied with our guild, right?"
"Ah, ye,yes. When the previous leader was still alive, we did have a treaty with "Salamandra"..."
Lowering his head, Jin responded to Izayoi's words with some difficulty.
"Oh? Then, when our guild was attacked by a Maou, did "Salamandra" come to help as an ally?"
"Tha,that..."
Hmph! Stop acting in this boring play. "Salamandra" was indeed allied with you in the past, but that was just because you had a good relationship.
The contract didn't have a clause like 'must provide assistance when the other guild is attacked by a Maou'!
Mandala, with a somewhat ugly face, used these words to cover up his guilt.
"Salamandra" did have an alliance treaty with No Name, but the treaty stated that they had to provide assistance unless there were special circumstances if the other party was attacked by a Maou.
But three years ago, when No Name was attacked by a Maou, "Salamandra" tore up the contract document on the grounds that the leader was seriously ill.
Even afterwards, "Salamandra" didn't provide any assistance to No Name, because Mandala believed that No Name, which had lost its guild and flag, was no longer worthy of an alliance with the five-digit community "Salamandra."
"After all, they're just a fifth-level community. In this Little Garden world, they're just weaklings who can only scream. It's not surprising that they would abandon the alliance."
Arthas, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke slowly, and Izayoi on the other side showed a very agreeing look.
That's right, that's right. They fantasized about forming an alliance with a powerful community to get protection.
But they didn't expect to attract an even more powerful Maou. So they could only pitifully hide away, afraid of being discovered by the Maou and getting involved.
"It's really a pity. Why didn't that powerful Maou destroy your "Salamandra" too?"
"What are you saying!? You two detestable brats!? How dare you insult the name of my "Salamandra"!"
Mandala showed his fierce fangs, drawing the sword at his waist towards Izayoi and Arthas. But the attack with the whistling blade suddenly froze in mid-air.
"Oh...Have you become angry out of shame?"
Raising an eyebrow slightly, Arthas raised a finger, and Mandala's entire arm, starting from his elbow, was covered with a layer of faint frost.
"Damn it!! How dare you... Alright, Mandala! You've gone far enough!"
A dignified voice rang out.
Arthas was slightly stunned, then turned around and saw a mature woman with flowing blonde hair and a voluptuous figure standing in front of him.
For some reason, he felt that the woman in front of him was very familiar, as if she had a bit of Leticia's shadow?
"Beauty, who are you?"
"I'm Leticia."
Leticia, who was putting on a dignified posture, was about to say something, but was made to laugh and cry by Arthas's words.
"Well, that seems to be her special ability. Unraveling that ribbon will turn her into this mature and beautiful adult form."
Izayoi said, stroking his chin, and Arthas then noticed that the ribbon that had always been tied in Leticia's hair was gone.
"Mandala, you've said enough too. Black Rabbit and Izayoi were indeed wrong. Whether it's apologizing or compensating, we've done it all. What else do you want?"
"Hmph! Leticia, are you trying to lecture me too? You're just a former Maou! "Little Garden Knight"——Leticia! The current you..."
Before Mandala could finish his words, a piercing chill spread throughout the hall. In an instant, he felt that half of his body had lost consciousness.
"Wh...What are you kidding me, this power?!"
The incredible power of frost made Mandala widen his eyes.
As a descendant of the Fire Dragon, he possessed the Gift of fire, but Mandala found that he felt a deep fear in the face of this frost.
"Tsk, you're really a bully who fears the strong and oppresses the weak. No wonder the entire "Salamandra" would abandon their allies like that."
Arthas laughed softly, saying this casually, but Mandala, who wanted to refute, couldn't say a word.
Just suppressing the invasion of the frost had exhausted all of his strength.
As long as he relaxed, he would probably be completely swallowed by this terrifying frost and lose his will in an instant.
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