The Queen of Karamba?

　The Kingdom of Calamba.

　It is one of the five continental powers, and it is a country where a queen has been on the throne for generations.
　It is said that among the five great powers, the national power is particularly strong, and it is even said that one country could compete with the other four if it wanted to.

　Of course, that story is based on the premise that Aura, the Demon King of Comotolia, is unmovable, but even so, the sheer power of Karamba's national strength is still apparent.

　That Kalamba's.......queen?
　This girl?

Eleni!
Yes, sir.
Do something about it.

　Once again, Queen Erika gave orders to her subordinates who were working as Gohja.
　As soon as she took out a ceremonial dagger from her pocket, she readied it and began to chant her magic.
　A magic circle was created through the dagger, and the entrant's magic power increased.

　Snap.

　I snapped my fingers and sent the dagger flying with a shockwave.
　When it was deflected, the magic chanting went flying off without a trace along with the magic circle.

　The aftermath of this, the hood that the person was completely covering his or her entire body with was also blown off.

''Girl?''

　What appeared was a girl who was a year younger than Erika.
　A girl whose face and body are clearly still very young.
　Such a girl is showing her surprise and fright on her face.

''Eleni. She's the closest thing to a handmaid who was raised with Erika-sama.

　Perhaps in response to my surprise, Hestia explained to me from the side.
　That's what often happens to royalty and nobility.
　From babyhood, there's a being they bring together to foster loyalty.

　Sometimes, that other person who is supposed to grow up to be like a sister - to Eleni.

'Eleni!　Let me go.
But...
Do that.
"--Hey!　Ha, yes!

　After the surprise, Eleni stared at me with a look of determination - with tears in her eyes.

　I noticed a momentary flicker of trepidation between surprise and determination.
　I wondered what that was all about, but I soon found out.

　Eleni jumped at me.

　She made no sign of attacking, and she had no weapon.
　So my reaction was delayed for a moment.
　During that delay, Eleni held me in her arms.

　Squeezing, the little girl hugged me desperately.
　I was able to shake her off quickly, and even here, she still hadn't made any signs of attacking (,,,,,,,) so I was even more delayed in dealing with her.

　Immediately after, magic power increases from within Eleni's body.

　The magic power swirls inside her body and gradually increases.

''This, this is........''

　Hestia's face grew stronger.
　It's an increase in magical power so strongly pregnant with ominous omens that even she, who has not come into direct contact with it, can feel it.

　I've been in contact with it, and even more so with the quality of the magic power, I understood what Eleni was trying to do.

"You're going to blow yourself up?
A suicide bomb?　Lady Erica!

　Hestia turned an obvious accusation on Erica.
　Erica flinched for a moment.

　I wonder if Hestia, like the king of Aegina, is aware that she is "my father's woman".

　Meanwhile, Eleni, on the other hand, made her arms cling tighter and tighter.

''This way, Erica-sama...''
Don't be a fool!
-Oh!

　He freaked out for a second when I yelled at him, but then he looked sad.
　But he didn't stop, he clung to me more tightly and buried his face in my chest so that I couldn't see his face.
　It was like a meeting between two lovers, but the situation was not so sweet.

I'm sorry, but I'm not going to let you blow yourself up.

　The young girl's arm strength could be ripped away at any time, but I let her remain in my embrace to keep her from flailing about, and I put my hands on Eleni's back.

　I let my magic power sneak in to release the self-destructive magic buried inside her body.
　I quickly reached the magic core (,) and tried to disarm it, but.

''What?!''
What's going on?

　I raised my voice and Hestia asked.

'Two magic ... is this ... an instantaneous movement system?'
A teleportation ... to free Erica-sama?
Is that so?
....

　Eleni didn't answer anymore.
　Instead, she squeezed me even tighter and insisted that's what she meant.

　I blew myself up and took care of the guy in front of me while letting the Lord escape in a moment's notice.

　That was tricky.
　Two kinds of magic, or magic power, swirled inside her body.
　The magic power of instantaneous movement, which she hadn't noticed from the outside, was intricately intertwined with that of self-destruction.
　If you try to forcibly disarm either of them, it 'explodes' like a scab was forcibly peeled off.

''Well........can't we do anything about it from the outside?''

　For a moment, my face contorted.
　Even as I did so, the swirling magic power was gaining momentum and increasing.
　The minute I'm lost (,,,,,) the next one is too late.

''I'm sorry.''

　I said and grabbed Eleni's shoulder and pulled her off.

　She looked at me for a moment, "What?
　I ignored that as well and put my lips to hers.

'--!'

　Ignoring Eleni's reaction to being blindsided at close range, he allows the magic to sneak in through his overlapping lips.
　Kissing is one of the connections that can interfere most deeply with the interior of the body (,,,,,,,).

　I let the magic power sneak in.
　I quickly reached the location of the swirling magic power.

　I hurriedly and carefully peeled away those two types of magic power.
　I can't take the time, even now the self-destructing one is swelling up.

　While carefully peeling off those two types of magic power, I "dissolve" by hitting each of them with magic power of opposing qualities.

　Peel it off, dissolve it, and hold down the rampaging Eleni.

　It's nerve-wracking to do all three at the same time - but I've done it.

　The life of the little girl in front of me was at stake, so I took it seriously and stopped it.

''Huh...''

　Their joined lips parted and Eleni slumped to the spot in a huff.

'W-what do you mean?　Why hasn't anything happened?

　Erica was ranting with a startled look on her face as the top half of the carriage was cut off.

'Both spells, I unlocked them.
Excuse me?
Is this the one you planted?　Obviously, it wasn't just this girl's magical powers.
Of course it's something you need to do in case of emergency.
Do you have any idea what's going to happen?
Of course. The performance of the tools--

　Poof.

　The next thing I know, I'm closing in on the carriage and swinging my right hand out with a blank expression.
　The slap swept through Erica's profile and she was stunned.

　The face that had been shot through by the slapper and turned to the side turns front again, like a rusty hinge, creaking.

''What did you do to me....
'Do you know what you're doing?　This is the girl you grew up with since she was a baby, right?
"Who do you think I am, Erica, Queen of Kalamba?
It doesn't matter.

　I blackmailed him and stopped Erica.

'--What?'
I'm talking about being a human being.
As a person?

　I'm not going to be able to get the same thing from you.

It's not that--
I'm not done.

　I was angry at Erica for continuing to make excuses.
　She was starting to look like a selfish child for refuting this level of talk.

　That's how I saw it, so I climbed up to the carriage, grabbing her by the shoulders.
　I lifted her up in a heap, circled her halfway around, and placed her on her stomach in my lap.

"What are you doing?
You're screwed.

　I raised my hand and swung it down as hard as I could at Erica's ass.

　A spanking.

　I spanked Erica's ass as hard as I could, which looked like a spoiled child.

'Well...'
Lady Erica!

　Hestia and Eleni each reacted.

'Ouch!　What are you doing--hyun!

　Erica raised her voice and jittered.
　I didn't care, I spanked her ass, so much so that it sounded pretty good, even over my clothes.

　At first it was a protest, but eventually it turned into a sobbing sound.

　Ten - or, on second thought, twenty swats later, I let her go.

'Are you sorry?'
"Halfway through...?
'Don't dispose of the lives of those closest to you like that. If you do it again, I'll beat your ass again.
Are you going to hit me again?
Yes, many times.
I'm the queen.
It doesn't matter.

　I was still a little bit angry.
　I was still a little uncomfortable with the way she acted as a spoiled child and disposing of people's lives.

　So I nodded in the sense that if that happened again, I would go and beat her ass.

　Would this make me feel sorry for her, or would it repel me further?
　Let's see how Erica reacts to this and decide how to deal with this - or so I thought.

　Erica gently pulled away from me.
　She looked down, her face was red, and she looked up at me.

　What kind of face is that?　I'm the one who nodded my head.

　It's not remorse or rebellion.
　The face that Erica shows me is a face I never expected to see in any of my expectations.

'What's your ... name?'
Hermes, it's Hermes Cano.
Hermes....no.

　Erica called my name once, then shook her head wide to shake it off.

'Darling,'
Huh?　What did you say?
'Thank you, darling, for seriously scolding me,'
Oh, thank you?
I've never been so happy about anything.
'What?　Huh?　Ehhh!

　Erica's sudden change of heart, I couldn't keep up with the change.
　I wandered my gaze to get help, and my eyes met with Hestia's.

'I seriously scolded you, so you must have liked me.
Yeah!

　Is that even possible?