28. Anger, Ruima, your Emperor has returned! (Please vote~)

From Claudia’s perspective.

The second round of the summit of nations ended with a last-minute twist. Setting aside the powerful kingdoms on the continent, the leaders of the smaller nations, who had little conflict among themselves, gathered like gossiping old ladies, chattering away in a newfound sense of freedom from oppression.

Then, the moment they saw Claudia, it was as if they had encountered a plague god; they quickly fell silent and scurried away.

No one likes the lawless land filled with “criminals,” yet no one dares to openly voice such thoughts. These ants, having built their sandcastles from the scraps they opportunistically gathered, mock the sleeping king, unaware that he is on the verge of awakening .

Hmph, ignorant and shameless humans, indeed, from beginning to end, from ancient times to the present, are only fit to be the slaves and tools of their masters.

Claudia paid no mind to their reactions and swiftly left the summit venue with her subordinates. Ikusis was not dead, and that man was safe as well. Together, they had thoroughly crushed that useless figure from the church, as Claudia had no concern for the archbishop’s fate. Moreover, since the responsibility and suspicion had not been cast upon the lawless land, she felt no worry about the matter.

What left her feeling somewhat fatigued was something else.

Upon returning to her lodgings and confirming that no outsiders were watching, Claudia rolled up one sleeve and then… reluctantly lifted the arm that was beginning to tremble, now somewhat beyond her control.

A wound was clearly visible, with a layer of hard ice clinging to it, nearly freezing the arm to a bright red.

This was a wound inflicted by the ice fairy Alsas. Under normal circumstances, her arm would have to be in a sling for about a month, but fortunately, the man who temporarily used Alsas was just a powerless fool. Thus, even though she had forced herself through the summit, she still had time to tend to it.

Yet this was precisely the failure that left Claudia feeling dissatisfied. Just as she was dispelling the layer of ice, one of her subordinates mustered the courage to approach.

His concern was not for her wound, but rather for the urgency and confusion in his expression.

“My lady, if this continues, the warrant for Oquilid will surely be revoked in the next meeting!”

“And so what?”

Claudia tucked away her now healed arm, pulled her sleeve back down, and raised an eyebrow to meet his gaze.

“The master’s orders do not say that! The master’s goal is merely to make Oquilid more ‘famous,’ right!?”

“Hah~ A month ago, I told you to go east, and you dared not go west. Now you come to teach me for the master?”

“This…”

The subordinate’s voice was tinged with difficulty.

After a moment of silence, Claudia coldly replied, “I have no ulterior motives.”

Immediately, her ears began to sharpen, resembling those of a fairy, and her eyes displayed an unusual hue—this was the unique glory and characteristic of the fairies who once accompanied their master.

—“I am the servant who has been with the master for the longest time and is most loved by the master. I can tolerate and manage the remnants of a destroyed wall for years, just to wait for the master’s return. But do you think. .. I would betray the master at this moment?”

“Just, everything I’ve done is for the master, not… for a man.”

One, the man the master is interested in, a dangerous man.

“But that’s something the master has explicitly forbidden us from harming…”

“However, my intuition, judgment, and loyalty to the master tell me…”

Claudia interrupted the servant’s words, “Right now, what I should do for the master is to eliminate that man, not make him more famous.”

Not wrong, just… cut him down, burn his body to ashes, and make him completely disappear! That’s the most loyal way to serve the master.

Because, even if Claudia doesn’t understand why the master is interested in a worthless man, her intuition tells her that the man has no chance of being attracted to the master, and he might even pose a threat to the master’s future and rise to power.

“But, sir, we’re secretly changing our approach without the master’s knowledge. If it’s reported to the master…”

“That’s fine, anyway, if anyone says anything, we’ll all be finished.”

Claudia retreated and quieted the surroundings, “Now we have no way out but to see this through to the end. Once everything is over, the master will understand and forgive our actions.”

There’s still time, and there are suitable methods and people, so Claudia is not worried.

“Don’t worry, I’ll take full responsibility for this in the end. You just pretend to be dead.”

Claudia gave them a chance to leave, and with a wave of her hand, “Now go and keep watch outside. I’ll meet the master.”

The servants’ eyes all revealed envy, and they slowly left. Ha! Let them envy, because this is the privilege of being the most loyal and useful demon to the master, who has been waiting for the master’s return for years, and has already Gained joy that is several hundred times more than the initial numbness!

I have preserved the master’s most important memories; I have left behind the power and conditions for the master’s rise; and I have endured the anger of those enemies in the ruins of the empire for years!

And now, the master has returned… to the most trusted and closest demon to the master, Claudia, who has been waiting for the master’s return for years!

“Master…”

Claudia’s gloomy expression suddenly turned into an uncontrollable smile, and her body trembled as she looked at the shadow appearing in the purple ball.

【Ugh, disgusting.】

The voice from the ball made Claudia’s face stiffen.

“Duan Ke, Yixia, don’t block the master.”

After getting rid of the noisy things, Claudia’s excitement was suppressed, and her smile spread again.

“I’ve done everything you said, although there was a slight flaw, but I can handle it from now on.”

The master’s appearance has allowed me to preserve the last and most important piece of memory for the master, which has finally combined with the master’s other powerful abilities, and the weak and cunning insects will also feel the master’s long-dormant revenge. This time, the master’s appearance is just a small greeting.

“He… has no problems, I’ll find a way for the master…”

However, the master still has a weakness, and that weakness is also the master’s enemy, unfortunately, the master might still have compassion and cannot bring themselves to do it.

But that’s okay, I, Claudia, the demon, will be the strongest demon by the master’s side and handle this trivial matter for the master.

“I will definitely make Mr. Euclid ‘famous’ at some point.”