Voluue (1/2)

Prologue - False Mask

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If looking fro for her

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『Rosa, God won't abandon those who live correctly』

『It doesn't matter what kind of situation you are in, you have to abide by the law That's how a human must live』

She was also different fro idiot

But, she believed that both her parents must be really happy people

After all, they were preaching such prayer toward their only daughter until the day they were miserably betrayed and died

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The Seven Dragon Paladins of Heiburg Republic, the one titled as The Steel Witch

Rosa Granhide woke up early in theand looked down at the townscape of the capital fro while still naked

The state of the city where tall buildings ht displayed its splendor

But at the sa at the other side with a single wall separating it froathering in large nu inside inferior environment and public order like animal

Heiburg's capital, Hidehele city

Frohborhood right beside it was completely in a bad state

Those who plunder and were plundered from

The strong and the weak

Sheep and wolf

Scenery that was like the world's microcosm could be seen from the 's frame

Heiburg Republic was fae military country, but before a certain arns of the polarization

Due to their friction against Old E was forced to accept an unreasonable treaty, and due to a Ragnarok──Poseidon dealing a large blow to thethening

In order to excavate treasure froas that existed inside their territory, soldier conscription was intensified and tax was levied

Rosa's parents who opposed war one day was captured as criminal who plotted treachery toward the country and they were imprisoned──and executed

When Rosa enquired about the situation later, she found out that it was the citizens ere also feeling dissatisfaction toward the country's despotic administration who secretly reported her parents for reward money

Rosa as a child at that time was helpless

The situation didn't turn for the better at all with only the righteousness that she believed in

She was thrown into prison, received torture, then when she was about to die, a person fro

「──It's so like that after all Those people had no power」

Rosain the Sword Device beside her pillow

「Bothfroth in the end can only cling on worthless thing like 『being upright』」

It could be God, country, or hero

「When the weak is looking for help from anyone, doesn't matter who, they won't be able to receive help if they are evil Thus what is called goodness is──nothingthat they will be able to receive protection, salvation from someone just and proper」

Rosa continued to speak her words bit by bit where she was answering her own question

Soainst evil

If one didn't rule, they would only get their possession taken away by the stronger evil

Rosa who learned from her failure received education and lived until now in order to implement every kind of evil

Her philosophy was the proof of her status as the strong

「King of Vices──it's not bad getting called that」

The shadowy existence who ruled this Heiburg froo

Rosaperson who manipulated the military from the shadow and dirtied their hand with every kind of evil deed

Obtaining Divine Drag-Ride Gorynych and getting chosen as aher as even more powerful person

She already fordoth

She won in the skill exhibition battle against the new kingdoht to investigate the Ruin nearby Triport, the port city within new kingdom's territory for a month

The conquering of the first Ruin, Babel that was the target had already been started by Heiburg's Drag-Knights who arrived at the port city