As I bawl my eyes out, Seiya asks:
“How much time do we have left?”
While wiping my tears on the sleeve of my dress, I struggle to get the words out.
“Mom—Queen Carmilla…is at the guillotine at the execution site right now…surrounded by Grandleon and many other beastkin…”
Seiya quietly nods, then asks me to create a gate that opens near the execution site. Before leaving, he turns me back into a merfolk as well.
“I’ll distract them while you save the queen.”
After placing a hand on the gate to make sure the area is safe, he opens the door.
“Mode: Berserk…!”
A dark-red aura shoots out of Seiya’s body. His glossy black hair instantly turns red as fangs peek out from the corners of his mouth.
H-he’s turning into a berserker already?! I thought he’d shape-shift into a dog beastkin and sneak into the crowd!
I rush after Seiya as he disappears through the gate, then look around.
The execution site is a few dozen meters ahead. In the distance, I can see a throng of beastkin crowding around the queen standing nearby the guillotine. The supposedly cautious Hero rests his unsheathed sword on his shoulder before powerfully charging forward. Eventually, a single beastkin notices Seiya approaching.