Iris quickly changed her complexion.
　Iris stared at Gapon, who had objected to her, with hatred in his eyes.

'Are you calling me a fool, this me?'

'Exactly. Fool is the right word for His Highness now. If His Majesty sees it like this, what kind of punishment will be meted out to His Highness Iris...

Gasp!　Just because Her Majesty likes me a little bit, it's disrespectful to me, the Princess!

'Your Highness. Do you understand?　You don't mind if I tell Your Majesty of this abomination, do you?

　Capon said in a low voice, and Iris freaked out and shuddered.
　Then Iris fell silent in frustration.

　It seems that Gapon has a strong influence over the emperor.
　Since he is able to silence this arrogant imperial princess Iris, Gapon's opinion must be very important to him.

　Iris grimly turned away from Gapon and walked toward me grimly.
　I was alarmed, but apparently it wasn't me that Iris wanted to do this.

　Iris stood in front of the girl who had been fighting me earlier.
　The girl with the rank insignia of a second lieutenant had fought a good fight but was defeated by me and was now kneeling on the ground with her hands up in the air, unresisting.

　The girl in the military uniform looked up at Iris quizzically.
　The next moment, Iris kicked the girl in the stomach.

'You useless bastard!　You're a military man, aren't you!

　The girl collapsed in place, her face contorted in pain.
　But she didn't scream.
　Maybe it was because she was a military man.

　Iris stomped on the girl's back this time.

''Even if you are an officer in the Imperial Army, don't you feel embarrassed to humiliate me, even if you are an officer in the Imperial Army...!

'If you're so keen, why don't you let His Highness defeat Lord Solon?　Can't you?

　The girl grinned in pain.
　Iris blushed and drew her sword.

　Not good.
　Iris threw a tantrum, apparently intending to kill this girl soldier.
　The sword swung over the girl and bounced back.

　I used the sword to defend her with my treasure.

''Your Highness Iris do you intend to take the lives of your subjects who fought for you?

What's wrong with that?

　Iris readied her sword and then stepped toward me.

　Sweet.

　I swung my sword straight down and caught the sword of the Princess Iris.
　Iris's sword couldn't withstand the blow of the treasured sword tetracord, and it easily shattered.

　I thrust my sword at the astonished Iris.

The only person qualified to wield a sword against a person is someone who is prepared to have his or her life taken away by a sword too. Are you prepared to do that, Your Highness!''

I'm....

''My sword is now in a position to take your highness' life at a moment's notice.

　Looking at the sword against her neck, Iris tried to mumble something weakly.
　But before she could voice the words, Iris fell to her knees on the spot and cried out like a young child.

'No ... I'm sorry ... please don't kill me.'

　I sheathed my treasure sword.
　Then I bent down and looked into Iris's eyes.

'I'm sorry to have frightened Your Highness. I wouldn't kill Your Highness. Therefore, Your Highness must not kill people lightly either, right?　Will you swear to it?

Yes.

　Iris nodded her head.
　It's not that Iris is bad.
　Iris is just a girl who is one year older than Filia.
　The worst thing is the Empire, which has trained Iris to be insane like this, I'm sure.

　I smiled and patted Iris's head.
　She looked startled, and Iris blushed.

'Keep your promise, Your Highness Iris.

　Iris nodded again, honestly.

　I stood up and looked around.
　For some reason, Filia was puffing out her cheeks and glaring at me in frustration.
　What was wrong with her?

　Regardless, it was indeed a bad idea to put a sword to Iris?
　Considering what Iris was about to do, I don't think he would be charged with treason.
　The officials also seemed to have lowered their spirits when they saw Iris start to cry.

　I just can't be relieved.

　But Father Gapon smiled at them.

''Excellent. As expected of a magical swordsman, Solon. You must be an excellent educator as well. I was allowed to watch the whole thing, and it seems that His Imperial Highness Filia is a person of excellent qualities. Don't you think it's obvious who's worthy of the emperor's title?

Isn't your name His Royal Highness Iris?

No. Do you think you can keep this silly girl on the emperor's throne?　You can't even tell the difference between who you should kill and who you shouldn't.　Besides, I don't think His Highness Iris would be very good at it by the looks of it.

　Iris sat there in a state of abandonment.
　Indeed, Gapon was right, Iris would not be able to reappear for a while.

　If that was the case, who would be the emperor's representative in this place?
　Another royal family, of course.

'The emperor's representative in this place is the brilliant Prince Filia.

　As he said this, Gapon pointed to the sinners of the July Party.
　They were tied up at a somewhat distant position.
　There were approximately dozens of them.

　Among the targets for execution were not only the July Party leaders themselves, but also their families.
　An old father. His beautiful young wife. The son of a young boy who seems to be a student.
　The family members of these cadres stared at us with frightened eyes.

　Gapon declared.

'Come on,' said Gapon. Let the execution of the sinners begin!　First of all, I will have His Highness Filia, the Emperor's representative, execute this man himself!

　Gapon then pointed to a little girl about ten years old.