Or rather, saying "kill, kill" repeatedly has made it hard to retreat.
Thinking calmly, rather than hurting my reputation by untactfully killing a hero, making use of the situation would be better.
Of course, because I may be punished if I overlook a criminal, so for now capturing him would be the best course of action.
Even if he's executed, my legitimacy will be damaged if the proper legal process is not used.
Alright, now to let Female Knight save face and while pretending to give up during discussions, I'll get advantageous bargaining chips to--
"U...uoooo..." (Ren)
I shifted my attention to the voice just as Ren was getting up.
"I...won't lose. I, to obtain the strength... to be the strongest... will take everything! Take... this!" (Ren)
Ren's sword...the ominous one-handed sword transformed into a large, dusky greatsword.
"Wha, what!?" (Naofumi)
Not only that, a black aura has been strongly gushing out for some time now.
"Fuee!?" (Rishia)
"Wh, What's this!?" (Taniko)