Chapter 80

**Thwack, Thwack.**

The heavy sound of flesh being struck echoed through the night sky.

"Ah! It hurts, it hurts! How dare you be so disrespectful to me, the first princess!?"

"Whether you're a princess or not, a brat who hasn't been properly raised needs to be disciplined."

So, I spanked her bottom.

I slapped the small bottom of the first princess, Izabelera. After all, even if it's a punishment, I can't hit a woman's face, and I don't like hitting the head with a fist. This person spends so much time setting her hair with oil. I can't hit her body either.

So, the only place left to hit is the bottom.

It might seem like treating her like a child, but she is actually a child, mentally.

To teach her the obvious lesson that doing wrong things will result in punishment, I have to be strict and continue spanking her bottom.

My hand hurts too, you know!

"It hurts! Can't you go easy on me!?"

"If I hit you for real, your bottom would be in pieces."

Don't underestimate level eight million.

"......What exactly is going on?"

Did she come to look for me?

Before I knew it, Reslaze appeared on the balcony and looked down at me with a cold gaze.

If you see a step-sister of a certain age being spanked under the night sky and the future husband spanking her, your gaze would naturally turn cold too.

"I was disciplining a bad sister-in-law who was trying to seduce her newly engaged brother-in-law."

"Well, I kind of had a hunch... but why are you spanking her bottom?"

"By process of elimination."

And, I want some benefit from being the one doing the disciplining.

"No, Lord Ryuya, who is to be my husband, is destined to be the king consort... Anyone who tries to seduce him and disrupt the royal family could be beheaded, you know..."

Reslaze was dressed in a party dress, ready to show her presence as the queen.

That's why she couldn't help but be disgusted by the ugly display of her half-sister.

"I knew you hadn't given up on the throne, but your methods are so unsightly. You're no better than Zemnant. If you continue this way, you'll end up like Zemnant, sooner or later."

"What do you know, you illegitimate brat! The throne should be inherited by the legitimate heir! And the legitimate heir is me, the eldest daughter! What's wrong with reclaiming my rightful place!?"

No longer trying to hide her desires, her sister laid them bare.

Her younger sister looked down at her with a calm gaze.

"Ascending the throne is not a right, but a duty. To lead the country and protect the people and the land, and to guide it in the right direction. That is the duty. The reason you and the other princesses were stripped of your succession rights is because you failed to recognize this. Can't you see that?"

"Don't lecture me with your high-and-mighty attitude! No matter how much you act superior, you are still an illegitimate child, with no legitimate right to the throne! You must realize that yourself!"

Her words were so blunt and cruel.

They were not only disrespectful to the next ruler who decided the succession, but also too harsh for blood-related sisters.

It was the madness of someone who had lost their way in power.

"......You know, don't you? What a king needs is a skill fitting for a king! We, who have the pure blood of the royal family, have been granted skills fitting for a king. That's why I should be the queen!"

Izabelera's skill is... the one she used on me just a moment ago, <Mistress's Charm>.

A skill to seduce and control men.

It's more like a villainess skill, really.

Her brother Zemnant also had a skill to force obedience on a specific person, so maybe the royal family's skills are brainwashing skills?

"Your skill is too small! ...It's not a king's skill, at best it's a general's skill!"

"......"

When Izabelera's insults turned to talk about Reslaze's skill, she didn't argue.

She just accepted it silently.

Reslaze's skill is <General's Virtue Slash>.

An attack skill that increases in power without limit based on the number of troops she leads.

"Your skill is only useful in war. War is just one aspect of running a country. To manage a country with a broader perspective, my skill is the most suitable!"

"I don't think so?"

It's just a skill to seduce men, after all.

"So, give me the throne! With my skill, I can make all men, both inside and outside the country, submit and offer their wealth and abilities, and build the best country! You can't do that! I am the one who can enrich this country!"

"Indeed, my skill is only useful in war..."

Reslaze replied in a weak voice.

"My skill, <General's Virtue Slash>, is a pure attack skill. It's a skill that shouldn't even exist in a peaceful reign. I have always been troubled by whether I, who only have this skill, am fit to be queen."

Reslaze's first confession about her thoughts on being a queen.

She was suddenly nominated by her father and was swept into the role of queen.

But being a queen is not something to be taken lightly.

At this moment, when her thoughts were being revealed, Reslaze finally reached her conclusion.

"But even so, I must fulfill my duty if I am chosen. It's not just about ability. To be a true king, one needs the right mindset. I understood that from my father's intention. And it was Lord Ryuya who instilled in me the mindset to be a queen."

"Reslaze!?"

I called her name in surprise.

Because she suddenly had a sword in her hand.

Where did she hide it?

Inside the skirt of her dress?

"In the battle against the demon race, where victory seemed impossible, Lord Ryuya showed me the path to victory. A king supports the people, and the people support the king. If I can achieve this relationship, I will wield my skill, which can only slash, without hesitation!"

She raised her sword high.

Reslaze, is she going to use her skill here!?

"<Virtue Slash>!!"

A tremendous sword pressure, like a beam of light, was unleashed from the sword as it was swung down.

"Whoa!?"

I was shocked by the sheer scale of it.

"Ah!?"

Izabelera was also shocked.

The scale of this sword skill even surpassed what was used in the battle against the demon race.

Since it was released into the night sky from the balcony, there was no damage, but if the trajectory had been tilted even slightly, the city would have been destroyed.

As a military person, Reslaze's skill increases in power based on the number of troops under her command.

To reach such an unprecedented level of power, how many thousands... no, how many tens of thousands of troops must she have led?

Has Reslaze somehow advanced and gained many subordinates?

I couldn't help but check her skill with the Abinion Eye.

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【Name】Reslaze

【Type】Human

【Gender】Female

【Age】21

【Lv】37 (←35)

【Skill】Heavenly Virtue Slash (←General's Virtue Slash) *Skill Evolution

*Skill Description: (Royal Family Skill) Releases a holy attribute slash. Power increases by 22% per citizen under her rule (no upper limit). Activation condition: Equipped with a sword.

【Affinity】♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ (←♥♥♥♥♥)

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...Huh?

Reslaze's skill name has changed?

From <General's Virtue Slash> to <Heavenly Virtue Slash>?

The condition of the skill changing in power based on numbers is still the same, but the target has changed from direct subordinates to citizens under her rule?

"Such... the range has become incredibly wide...!?"

If the power of the slash is proportional to the number of citizens, it could be in the millions...!?

If the power is converted from such a large number, the scale of the slash makes sense...?

"It felt like the sky was being torn apart...!?"

That sword is the sword of protection of Queen Reslaze.

The stronger it becomes as the country grows and prospers, the more it can cut down external threats.

Under the protection of this mass destruction sword, the country can develop more stably and enrich the people.

"...This is Reslaze's proof as a queen...!?"

The way Reslaze nurtures the country with her skill.

In the face of this overwhelming form, Izabelera cannot interject any objections.

"...I lose."

As expected, the first princess slumped, shoulders drooping.

"A country with such a massive deterrent will not be attacked. Absolute peace is necessary for the country to develop. That is Reslaze's way of ruling, isn't it?"

On the other hand, Reslaze, who had unleashed the super-sized <Heavenly Virtue Slash>, was trembling all over and had collapsed.

It was the same as when she unleashed the <General's Virtue Slash> against a horde of monsters, with the power of thousands of troops!

"Again, my body is falling apart! Noem! Noem, come quick! Give me a potion, quickly!"

The most powerful defensive slash for the country comes with an even harsher price.