Chapter 163

It was the gaze of someone looking at an absolute fool. There was something almost human about those eyes, and they nearly resembled Kaito Sena’s. A tiny clink rang out. The most beautiful fragment of all flew up, then vanished. That was the last of them. No life remained there. Elisabeth staggered to her feet. She let out a husky laugh. This time, she shed no tears. Her reserves had run dry long ago. She simply let go of her cracked sword’s handle and shouted. “Alice!” “…Elisabeth,” Alice replied. She made her White Knight stand down. Just as before, Alice dropped a spoon into her hand. No blade could cut her. In fact, there wasn’t any sort of attack that could harm her anymore. Yet even so, Elisabeth was prepared to fight to the bitter end. It was a pathetic display of resistance. However, a silent bellow echoed in Elisabeth’s mind. I have no regrets. “I have not a single regret.” She had certainly made plenty of mistakes, and her wish might well go unanswered. But the fact remained that she had reached out and grabbed hold of that one frail hope. “If any dare call that an error, they shall have me to answer to!” That was why she had no regrets. Just a single tiny wish, not unlike a star. Elisabeth drew her long sword once more from a swirl of black darkness and crimson flower petals. Her glossy hair swayed behind her as she appeared before the girl. Alice, for her part, was waiting for the Torture Princess without so much as a shred of fear. Her arms were spread wide, and a broad smile sat plastered across her face. It was like she was greeting a playmate and for a moment, time seemed to stand still. Elisabeth’s sword was raised aloft. Alice had her spoon in hand. Crimson and azure petals were cascading all around them. The Torture Princess brought her sword down and—