Chapter 445

Controlling the airflow from the [Witch’s Broom], Leon blew away the Iron Princess wielding the ceremonial sword, then couldn’t help but hiss when he saw the iron head of the Old King on the carpet, feeling a bit of a toothache coming on.

After entering the royal chambers and finding the princess, only to discover she’d been turned into a doll, the moment he thought of the queen who had been thrown down the stairs, he immediately understood the ultimate goal of this iron anomalous item.

Though it wasn’t bad that the old king was gone for him personally, considering he still didn’t fully understand the situation with this anomalous item, he worried whether there might be severe consequences after the king was eliminated. So, suppressing his personal feelings, he hurried over here as quickly as possible.

To save time, he hadn’t even bothered climbing the stairs; instead, he directly rode the [Witch’s Broom] all the way here. But in the end, he was still half a step too late—the old king had already followed the queen’s fate.

This is just…

Strictly speaking, since the Virgo Subdivision was affiliated with the Public Security Bureau, he could also count himself as half a police officer. Was it really destined for the police to always arrive late? …

“Cough!”

When Leon climbed through the shattered window into the study, looking slightly disdainful while picking up the unconscious head of the old king, the Iron Princess who had been blasted outside the study wall reopened her eyes.

The Clearing Bureau people arrived really fast… but it didn’t matter anyway.

Pushing aside the sofa pressing down on her, the Iron Princess stood up, looked at Leon trying to reattach the old king’s head, and smiled sweetly:

“Don’t waste your efforts. Though he can still talk, I’ve already killed his ‘identity’ and ‘status.’ Even if you reattach his head, he won’t be able to give me orders anymore.”

“…”

Another one of those “indestructible” anomalies…

Watching the twisted legs quickly heal and the glass shards embedded in her body being squeezed out, Leon couldn’t help but frown. His [Desire Dream Infiltrator] had been borrowed by the bureau director to protect the Snow Maiden, so now the only abnormal item in his possession with any supernatural damage capability left was the storm from the [Witch’s Broom].

Two months ago, even with this thing, he would have been chased around by a group of ordinary people. But now, with his taint value nearing ten points, just a little short of reaching the threshold for a Level 2 Cleaner, he had made tremendous progress.

Although the upper limit of the [Witch’s Broom] isn’t high, under the drive of a taint value close to ten, it can already stir up a storm strong enough to suppress this seemingly ordinary “princess.” There shouldn’t be much problem.

“Puff!”

Say do, do!

Following the teachings of *Emma’s Leftover Scriptures*, which advises “Avoid unnecessary chatter with opponents whenever possible,” Leon immediately activated the [Witch’s Broom], generating a powerful windstorm that slammed the Iron Princess down onto the carpet.

Immediately after, Leon hesitated not a second and rushed forward, extending his right hand toward the fallen Iron Princess.

He had searched the sleeping dress doll Veronica transformed into several times from start to finish but found no information. Therefore, the true form of this anomaly must be the Iron Princess herself in front of him.

As long as his hand touches her, he will know what kind of thing she is, then formulate a strategy based on the information obtained, or use the [Unjust Snake Pact] to simply “buy” her and neatly resolve this anomaly outbreak incident!

Hehe.

Looking at Leon who came in without saying a word and directly pounced on her, the Iron Princess pinned down by the storm smiled and slightly opened her mouth.

“Stop.”

The instant Leon saw the Iron Princess’s lip movement, his body suddenly froze, becoming completely motionless like a statue, even stopping the storm from the [Witch’s Broom].

“My prince, how hasty you are.”

Getting up from the carpet, the Iron Princess extended her softened palm, touching Leon’s cheek, then pointed at the [Witch’s Broom] hanging behind and ordered with a smile: “Go ahead, break that thing first, then come back and chat with me.”

“???”

As soon as the Iron Princess finished speaking, Leon’s body uncontrollably twisted back, grabbed the [Witch’s Broom] attempting to retreat, and snapped it in two with force across his knee.

With a crackling sound, the hardworking broom was broken into two pieces.

“…”

“Don’t be mad~”

Looking at Leon’s somewhat irritated eyes, the Iron Princess laughed and said,

“You were the one who attacked me first. I’m just giving you a small punishment… my dear, don’t you have another one in your hands? Can you hand her over?”

Not good!

Upon hearing the Iron Princess’s words, Leon’s heart instantly felt a slight shock.

To ensure Veronica’s safety, he placed the doll she had transformed into inside the Mirror World. However, now he couldn’t disobey her commands. If he really handed Veronica over…

Hmm? Seeing that his right hand remained unmoved despite her command, not reaching for the cufflink, Leon’s eyes couldn’t help but narrow slightly, vaguely guessing something.

Could it be… because she is also “Veronica,” the command targeting Veronica cannot forcibly take effect?

“Refusing?”

Seeing Leon narrowing his eyes and sizing her up, the Iron Princess couldn’t help but laugh and said nonchalantly: “If you don’t want to, that’s fine. Now that I’ve replaced father and become the highest-ranking person in the kingdom, she can no longer cause any impact.”

Replacement… identity… I get it now.

Hearing the Iron Princess’s words, Leon seemed to realize something and finally opened his mouth for the first time since entering the study.

“Hey!”

“Hmm?”

Seeing Leon suddenly shout, the Iron Princess couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow and tilted her head, smiling: “What’s up?”

“It’s nothing, I just wanted to let you know…”

Glancing at the old king on the ground, Leon spoke:

“Our relationship has broken down, the engagement is off.”

Huh?

It’s not… What are you talking about? Before Leon spoke, the Iron Princess had imagined many possibilities. Whether Leon would curse loudly or beg pitifully, whether he planned to reason with her or threaten her fiercely, none of these could move her.

But the Iron Princess never expected that Leon’s first words would be declaring their relationship breakdown and demanding an annulment of the engagement!

“There’s also a second thing.”

Under the Iron Princess’s bewildered gaze, Leon announced: “I am the leader of the rebels, and now I am starting a rebellion.”

“…”

Ah, so you’ve figured out my ‘rule’. You realized that my ability depends on status-related things to take effect, so you broke the engagement with the princess to eliminate your lower status, then declared yourself a rebel leader to free yourself from the jurisdiction originating from me, the ‘queen’?

Heh heh, your brain works fast, but your thoughts are still too naive.

If just shouting that you’re planning a rebellion could free you from control, that would be hilarious. My ability isn’t that easy to break.

Even though the opposition between the rebels and the kingdom means the identity of the rebel leader indeed can release jurisdiction from ‘status,’ mere verbal declaration is useless.

To escape control using this method, at least your ‘identity’ should be a rebel, your ‘status’ should be the rebel leader, and you should actually be engaged in rebellion—perfectly fitting this ‘profession’—before you can…

Hmm? Ah?!

(End of Chapter)