The Hero Party Couldn’t Kill Me

Chapter 8: Second Revenge (6)

Quaang!!!

The golem threw his fist at Mark’s head with all his might.

Belatedly, Mark tried to defend himself by deploying a shield, but it was already not enough.

The hastily created barrier shattered, and the shadow fist hit Mark in the back of the head.

Marc collapsed without being able to scream once.

When he lost consciousness, Mina took out a rope and tied him tightly, then informed Edmund.

– I’ve taken care of it.

And she brought Edmund to the place where Mark was.

“… Aren’t you dead?”

Edmund asked after seeing the drooping mark. Mina smiled.

“That can’t be. I also moderated my strength. Of course waking up won’t be easy.”

“So what are you going to do? This guy is also the target of your revenge.”

“To ask when I wake up. All the corruption of that old master of the mage tower.”

Mina said with her cheeky smile.

As Edmund looked at him with a surprised expression, Mina added.

“Why? I don’t handle things so violently like anyone else. Oh yeah. Except for unavoidable cases like the one before.”

“… ….”

“Anyway, shouldn’t we start the strategy soon? It would be a headache if that bastard found out that he disappeared.”

“… OK, let’s start now.”

Edmund put on the absolute mask and transformed into Mark. He puts on a telepathic device to communicate without the crystal ball, just like he did at the meeting, then he goes back to Mark’s room.

So he succeeded in infiltrating the mansion safely, and no one noticed that the mark had changed.

***

“… Calm down.”

Iris took a deep breath and stood in front of the mirror.

She hadn’t slept well until the night before the banquet. It was because of her weight hanging on this banquet and her anxiety that Edmund might kill her today.

She tried to get some sleep by taking sleeping pills, but she woke up quickly from nightmares that always came to her.

Thanks to that, her appearance changed even more horribly, and her condition was worse than ever.

Especially the eyes were out of focus.

“I just need to get through today properly…. After all, I don’t have to show up on the second day of the festival.”

She self-suggests and picks up the pills on her table.

Various recovery medicines and stimulants prescribed by the Magic Tower, which has a reputation for excellence in pharmacy.

It was not enough to fully restore her health, but at least it will help her pass this banquet safely.

Iris took all of her medications without hesitation. And she began to decorate as extravagantly as possible.

Especially today, I can’t be satisfied with simply covering up her withered appearance. I had to embody the appearance that was ideal in my heyday.

To do so, Iris mobilized cosmetics made with magic and even wizards with a talent for beauty. Here she spent nearly half of her expenses for this banquet.

After the two-hour long makeup, Iris stood in front of the mirror.

After all her preparations, Iris was so lively and beautiful that it was doubtful whether she was the same person as the woman who seemed to be dying a moment ago.

A gorgeous red dress and numerous jewelry embroidered on it made her beautiful appearance shine even more.

If the goddess of beauty that appeared in fairy tales of the past actually existed, it would look like this. If the goddess Etoire descended into this world, she would appear like this.

“Perfect.”

Iris looked at herself in her mirror and smiled her satisfaction.

When I came out of the room, the escort driver and Mark were waiting in front.

Her closest to her today are those who will protect her at her place.

“Remember. Edmund will definitely show up today. You must protect me with your life.”

“Of course. All the soldiers in Roswell, including Marc and I, will protect the Duke today.”

The escort knight lowered his head and said. However, he was also in a deep conflict inside.

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Her latest rumors about her about Iris have shaken her loyalty to her.

But Iris didn’t notice this.

***

Nobles usually appear first at banquets, in descending order of rank. And before they sit down at the table, they huddle and chat with each other around it.

Around it, servants were waiting with plates of drinks and refreshments.

When the host of this festival appears, she arrives with someone higher in status than her. Until then, Iris had been waiting inside her mansion.

Her gossiping about her couldn’t be said openly because of her servants. So they spoke euphemistically.

“… By the way, there are rumors that this place is being attacked by that alien, isn’t that dangerous for us too?”

“That’s right.”

“Still, Her Highness said that the princess would come too, but could something big happen there? Security seems to be good.”

“But… Rumor has it that the excommunicated Mage Tower wizard also sided with him.”

“No need to worry. After all, the aliens have only one goal.”

At that time, a clear voice broke into the nobles’ conversation. The nobles turned their heads in the direction of the voice.

“Ah, Duke of Valois!”

The nobles bowed their heads. The Duke of Valois smiled and looked around.

“… Then it is.”

The Duke of Valois arrived at the garden where the banquet was being held, but Iris didn’t even shine her nose.

‘… Until today I won’t be able to sit in a position like this for four years after today anyway.’

The Duke of Valois tried to hide his discomfort and picked up the wine glass the servant had brought.

And he smiled at the gathered nobles and said.

“You’d better eat a lot now. Anyway, tonight’s dinner could be a mess.”

“We are worried about that too… Aren’t you afraid of the Duke? Couldn’t that alien be harming us too?”

“I believe in my escort knights and the escort troops of Her Highness and other distinguished guests.”

The Duke of Valois looked at his escort knight and said. In fact, rather than that, he recognized Edmund’s tendencies.

If he had simply thought of killing Iris, he would have done it a long time ago. He borrows the power of a wizard who can secretly teleport, sneaks into her bedroom, and cuts her throat.

But the reason she dares to take her place is to kill her socially.

‘And there’s no way Her Highness the Princess would have allowed such a massacre.’

Thus the Duke of Valois sipped his wine in peace.

After a while, when the saintess arrived at the garden, the front door of her mansion opened and Iris slowly walked into the garden.

Iris Rossi, who boasts a beautiful figure as the main character of the day.

In particular, the nobles, who had recently seen her emaciated and emaciated figure, couldn’t help but exclaim when they saw Iris, who had changed to dazzlingly beautiful as before.

‘I hit all kinds of magic.’

Of course, like the Duke of Valois, a few scoffed, but most were busy praising her iris beauty.

Iris welcomed her saintess while enjoying the gazes of those around her.

“Thank you for coming.”

“Of course I had to come. It’s a good chance to catch Edmund.”

“… I don’t want to see the grand banquet ruined, but I can’t help it.”

“If I can catch Edmund, I can afford it.”

‘… Even though she didn’t prepare it herself.’

Iris was slightly dissatisfied with her saintess’ words, but she laughed it off.

The next to arrive was Archduke Charles. Just in case, Archduke Charles, who was wearing a combat sword around his waist, looked very reliable.

However, that serious and dignified figure turned her defenseless as soon as she encountered Iris.

“I didn’t know you were so beautiful.”

“Thank you. This is what I saw.”

“Heh heh heh… Now I understand why you are nicknamed the Rose of the Empire.”

Iris thought as she looked at Archduke Charles smiling innocently. Originally today she was going to make her engagement proposal to him.

And if Edmund’s attack was safely passed, it might be possible enough. At least now, she’s definitely made her mark.

The last person to arrive is the princess. The princess, who arrived with her finest guard, appeared in a dress no less glamorous than Iris’s.

Her unique, overwhelming aura and charismatic appearance were still the same, though the princess was rather pushed out if it was simply based on her appearance.

“… Thank you for being here today.”

“Because I have been participating every year since your father. It’s nothing special.”

The princess looked at Iris with an expressionless face. Edmund had already told her roughly what was going to happen today.

And she, too, was going to help Edmund in this operation.

She said, looking sideways at Mark and her escort knight next to Iris.

“Then, shall we begin?”

Receiving the princess’s signal, Mark, no Edmund, nodded her head very slightly.

And sent a telepathic message to his party.

– The banquet is about to begin. Raphaella, Marion. Are you ready?

– I’m ready.

– Okay. Then Mina, please.

Soon after, Mina took Raphaella and Marion to the room of a maid whom she had talked about before.

As expected, the room was empty.

– We have arrived safely.

– Nice. When I give a signal, summon a doll in front of that golden chair decorated with roses.

– That… You know there’s a delay of about 30 seconds, right?

– I know. Don’t worry, I’ll give you a signal with that in mind.

Edmund said as he followed Iris to the large round table.

And when the other nobles began to sit down, he signaled.

– Now.

Iris, completely unaware of this fact, guided her princess to the most central chair. To her right was the princess, and to her left was Archduke Charles.

“… The garden of the mansion is very beautiful. Even compared to when I came last year, it’s definitely splendid.”

The princess looked around her garden and said. Heading to her own seat, Iris stopped and looked at her princess.

“I prepared more carefully than ever so that my father and the honor of the Rossier family would not be harmed.”

“… Okay.”

When those words came out of her Iris’s mouth, the princess was filled with spirits. But she hid her expression as best she could, she said to Iris.

“With that being said, I am particularly looking forward to today’s dinner.”

Iris nodded and she turned to her chair where she would sit.

And that moment. Iris was startled.

Because where he was supposed to sit, her father was standing.

He was glaring at her iris with her murderous expression.