The Goddess of Revenge
Protection Territory

Shion looked smoldering face to face with the knights who dared to make a troublemaker in front of Krystal's eyes. Shion's anger spirals out of control as more and more knights surround them, Krystal remaining silent as Shion offers to take care of them as quickly as possible.

“Please stay away from me, Your Majesty. I don't want you to get hurt because of my attack,” Shion said.

As Krystal edged back, Duke Salvatore stood beside Krystal and was forbidden to interfere in Shion's fight. One by one the knights sent out consecutive attacks to Shion, but Shion easily handled them using only a small knife. Shion lunged nimbly carrying the knights somewhat away from the merchants, he did not want to damage and injure innocent people.

The scene of the fight was filled with people who were bustling with curiosity as to what was happening there. Shion darted his sharp knife into the chests of the knights, not the least of whom had slash wounds on the neck. Krystal smiled proudly to watch Shion fight, not in vain she did make Shion as her concubine.

‘Sial! Turns out this guy is very strong, then I just threaten him using that woman.’

The knight who was looking for Krystal ran away from the fight, he headed to where Krystal was standing. Then the knight rashly stood behind Krystal and pointed the sword at her neck. People ran away for fear of seeing the knight who started to go crazy.

“Let down your gun! Or do you want this girl to die in my hands?” threaten the knight.

“It looks like you took the wrong people hostage, your life will float in the hands of Your Majesty,” Shion replied casually and now he managed to kill all of his fellow knights.

“Your Majesty?”

Krystal smiled obliquely, her index finger touching the knight's wrist.

“Connect.”

The knight's right hand was instantly severed, a roar of pain blaring in the town square. Krystal grinned as she revealed the hood of her robe, sakura-like hair fluttering in the wind. Everyone was surprised to see Krystal, based on what they knew, the only person who had the cherry blossom-like hair color was simply Krystal. The knight was also surprised to see who the girl behind the black cloak was.

“You lowly knight! How dare you riot in society, you abuse your authority as a knight to harass the common people. To extort, rob, harm, and kill innocent people simply because they cannot afford to pay taxes. You also let the thugs rule the market path, trash like you why can be knights of wealth?”

Krystal intimidated the knight to the point of making him half-dead in fear. Feeling his life at the tip of the horn, the knight crawled away from Krystal. However, the more shunned Krystal would get closer to her, as if there was no gap for the knight to escape from Krystal's safety.

“A-forgiveness, forgive my life, Your Majesty. Please, please do not kill me, I am actually just following the orders of Count Egmont. So, please forgive my life, Your Majesty.”

The knight begged while prostrating himself between the pain that spread all over his body, the blood from his hands did not stop pouring out the ground where he stood. The look on Krystal's face grew colder after hearing that the mastermind of the plight of the people was one of Albertine's most famous nobles.

“I don't care, which is clear at this moment you don't deserve a chance to live. A bastard who only knows how to satisfy himself with greed, does not deserve to be allowed to breathe any longer in this world. I'm just avenging the human life you took with your hand.”

“It's done, you don't have to be afraid they'll blackmail you again,” Krystal told all the ordinary people gathered there. Then Krystal turned her gaze towards some thugs who were intending to escape. However, Shion managed to restrain their movements and was brought before Krystal.

“I'm sorry, Your Honor. Please don't kill us,” beg those thugs while prostrating under Krystal's feet.

“You are also no different from them, rioting and messing around in the city square. I will forgive you, but on one condition,” said Krystal while smiling ignorantly.

The thugs sumringah when Krystal said she would forgive them.

“What should we do, Your Majesty?”

“You must clean up all the rubbish scattered in this city square within 30 minutes. If you succeed in doing so, then I will release you and spare your lives,” replied Krystal.

“T-but, the city square is very spacious, it is impossible we—”

“Do you want to protest?” Krystal glared her eyes, the thugs trembled in fear and immediately went to carry out the conditions of forgiveness from Krystal. They rushed to pick up one by one the trash scattered in the square.

Then Duke Salvatore whispered, “Are you going to just let go of that thug? What if they do it again?”

“They are not bad people, they are just good at bluffing but are afraid of blood. I plan to make them as security officers in the city square,” explained Krystal.

After that, people began to swarm over Krystal, visible from their eyes in tears. One by one the men knelt before Krystal, they intended to thank her from the bottom of their hearts.

“Your Majesty, thank you for saving us from the cruelty of those knights. However, in the future we were still afraid that Count Egmont would mess around here again, not a few of our girls were taken away by him. Please protect us, Your Majesty because the Emperor never wants to hear our voice.”

Krystal was saddened to see the suffering of those people, her heart ached at the instant of hearing the plea for protection. Krystal was furious and angry at the Emperor who ignored the suffering of small people like them. Krystal's heart is hot as a result of explosive emotions within.

“Just calm down, you guys are safe under my protection, I will not let any nobles hurt you. Quickly hold your heads up! Without you begging me, I will definitely protect you,”, Krystal said.

Everyone raised their faces, staring at the seriousness in Krystal's eyes, finally on this day they got what they were supposed to get.

“Starting today the whole city square will be my protection area! So, you guys should report to me when there's a problem going on here. No matter the small or big problem, if the problem interferes with your life then tell me immediately. I do not need the Emperor's permission to rule this region, for I will destroy anyone who dares to disturb the peace of the people.”