As soon as Jerica Lunt de Ronan realized what had just happened, the sword fell out of her hands with a thud.
The second princess stared at the bloody body in front of her, as if she couldn't believe her eyes.
«How… How did it happen?»
Despite the fact that the girl initially joined this fight in order to prevent her sister from getting away with retribution once again, she really did not expect to be able to really hurt her. After all, over the years of their rivalry, she had never managed to do this before.
So why is that… Is that how it happened?
At that moment, Jerika involuntarily staggered and clutched her head, as if she had experienced a sharp headache.
The Crown Princess, who was still conscious, chuckled softly.
«I think Mother will finally be satisfied now,» she said hoarsely.
— …
— Now that you present them with my head, everyone in the empire will recognize you as the heroine who saved the country. Wasn't that what you always wanted?
