Chapter 50

#050 In the Empire, a demon hand took a person (1)

“So, what did you do?”

“I told him honestly. I said if he wasn’t going to say anything, I’d leave.”

“Hahahaha!”

Lady Elizabeth quickly took out a handkerchief and covered her face.

She had seemed to be in quite good spirits since the morning, but she would either giggle or burst into laughter like this whenever I said something.

I slowly stroked Demi’s back, who was pressing her thighs against mine.

On the podium, Duke François Dume was giving the opening speech for the "Great Demon Hand Purge."

“Regardless of status, age, or gender! The noble souls who have come to participate in the purge...”

“Then, did His Highness the Prince leave?”

Kristel, sitting to my right, whispered. I nodded.

“It seems he really had no business here. He stormed out just like he came in. Later, I noticed the confessional door was half off its hinges.”

“Goodness, he even fixed someone else’s house when he was angry.”

Kristel’s exclamation made Lady Elizabeth sob softly.

We occupied the VIP seats behind the podium, with Prince Cedric sitting in the highest position with his usual statue-like expression.

I couldn’t tell what his condition was, but Lady Elizabeth had mentioned several times that the Prince’s victory was practically certain.

“Noble lords and ladies, and beloved citizens of the fief! Welcome!”

At that moment, Duke Dume delivered his final line,

“Waaaaah!”

“Long live His Highness the Prince!”

“Victory! Victory! Victory! Victory!”

A deafening roar followed.

Kristel and Lady Elizabeth straightened their backs and managed their expressions.

I was already shocked for the sixth time today by the crowd, which I was seeing for the first time since being possessed.

While the capital was crowded, I had never seen thousands of people gathered in such an agitated state.

The scene at 'Rugo