“Some foolish thieves actually dared to lay a hand on my lovely cousin. As her older sister, of course I had to go and rescue her.”

"Don't……"

Amamiya Yuki was about to remind Amelie not to be too conspicuous, in case the people who had kidnapped Amamiya Rin found out and acted desperately, it would be terrible.

But Milain stopped Amamiya Yuki, his expression now very relaxed:

"You're the one who should be calm, Xiaoxue... Based on my understanding of Ellie, the fact that she dares to act so ostentatiously means that Rin-chan is safe. Everything that happens next is just Ellie putting on a show to show off. We just need to watch and applaud."

"Well... okay."

Amamiya Yuki didn't actually know much about Emerald, but she trusted Milaine, so after a moment's hesitation, she didn't say anything more and silently watched Emerald continue her performance.

The fact that the undead princess said she would give Hoshino Ayahime a gift wasn't entirely a lie; she did give Hoshino Ayahime something, which is currently in the undead princess's possession.

It was an advanced magical device capable of spatial positioning. Amelie could use another matching magical device to teleport directly to the location of the coordinate magical device within a certain range.

At this moment, Emerald, who had already changed into the Heavenly Wing Saintess, simply smiled and snapped her fingers to activate spatial teleportation, disappearing from the banquet venue.

However, the nobles and celebrities of Shangying Kingdom at the banquet did not look away, but instead focused their attention even more intently on the place where Emerald had left—Emerald had left behind a magical device that could project images, broadcasting her rescue process live to everyone.

To make the rescue more exciting and stress-relieving, as soon as Emerald landed, two undead warriors who had transformed into monsters rushed over, shouting ferociously and slashing at Emerald with their swords.

"You bunch of scoundrels kidnapped my lovely cousin? You'd all die!"

Emerald simply raised her head arrogantly and glared at them, without making any spellcasting or attacking moves, causing the two monsters to wail and turn to ashes in the holy light.

Then Emerald stood in the courtyard, closed her eyes, twitched her nose slightly, and a confident smile appeared on her face:

“I can smell my cousin’s fragrance… she should be over here.”

After saying that, she gracefully walked towards the direction where Amamiya Rin was hiding, her legs encased in black stockings and platinum calf boots.

Along the way, black-clad assassins, who had long been transformed into undead monsters, kept appearing and launching attacks on Emerald from different angles, only to be quickly reduced to ashes in the holy light.

The ladies who already admired Emery because of movie clips were now even more unsteady on their feet as they watched this scene.

The beautiful, powerful, confident, and handsome Emerald in the live broadcast projection looked far superior to their husbands or boyfriends no matter how you looked at it.

Although there are many powerful male warriors in Shangying Kingdom, who may not be much weaker than Emeryte in actual combat, those men who only know how to brandish their swords and scream while engaging in bloody hacking and slashing are far less entertaining than Emeryte, who wears the Heavenly Winged Saintess's robes and annihilates enemies with her gaze.

Power and beauty are the pursuits of most humans, and this is especially true for the people of Kamisakura.

Why was Milain able to thrive in the Upper Sakura Kingdom, even winning the heart of Queen Tengu Yuki at first sight? Wasn't it because he was both strong and handsome?

The same is true for Emerald. Her first appearance among the nobles and celebrities of the Upper Sakura Kingdom has captured the hearts of countless people.

In the live stream projection, as Emery swiftly and effortlessly dispatched monsters with her gaze, she quickly arrived at the room where Rin Amamiya was imprisoned and pushed open the door.

Immediately, Rin Amamiya also appeared in the live broadcast.

She was still bound to the bed in the room in a duck-sitting position, with a humanoid monster holding a sharp blade standing on each side of her. She wasn't afraid, but just looked at Amelie with a curious gaze.

"Don't be afraid, little sister, I'm coming to save you!"

Emerald first gently waved to Rin Amamiya, then pointed at the two monsters:

"You bastards! Let go of my sister! I'll grant you a quick death!"

"This...isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

Those watching the live stream at the banquet finally couldn't help but whisper among themselves:

“Miss Melson is indeed very strong; those monsters are no match for her at all. But after all, Her Highness the Princess is still in the monsters' hands…”

Just as he and many others had feared, the two humanoid monsters seemed to know they had no chance against Emerald and chose to fight to the death.

Amid gasps from many at the banquet, the two humanoid monsters swung their swords together, not to deliver a fatal blow to Emerald, but to slash at the currently defenseless Rin Amamiya.

Boom!

Just as Amamiya Rin was about to perish, the sharp katana could no longer penetrate even a fraction of an inch, and after a metallic clanging sound, it stopped on the surface of Amamiya Rin's body.

"Look at Her Highness the Princess, isn't there a layer of golden light on her body? That must be a holy protective magic."

Someone noticed something amiss.

"It's [granting her divine protection]! I saw this move in the movie clip the young lady just showed! The young lady used this move to protect the teachers and students of the magic academy from the dragon's breath!"

A wealthy young lady who had already been to the restroom twice shouted excitedly. At this moment, her eyes were full of pink hearts as she looked at the live broadcast projection, and she was so unsteady on her feet that she would probably be going to the restroom for the third time soon.

In the live broadcast projection, the two monsters who wanted to fight to the death met their unsurprising end, immediately disappearing in the holy light with miserable howls.

"Are you alright, my lovely little sister?"

After killing the monster, Emerald first used purification magic to clean the room before walking towards Rin Amamiya.

Rin Amamiya was still bound by ropes and had a rag stuffed in her mouth, so she couldn't answer Emerald. She could only blink a few times, making her look even cuter.

"Don't be afraid, your big sister is coming to save you~~"

Emerald finally reached Rin Amamiya's side, and first folded her large wings together, embracing Rin Amamiya with her wings as if giving her a hug.

Then Emerald reached into Rin's mouth with one hand and touched the knots in the ropes binding her with the other. Her smile was still gentle, but it was starting to look strange.

"Let your older sister see how you've developed... cough, let me see if you're injured. I'm an expert in holy magic, so no matter where you're hurt, I can heal you!"

Then, Emerald began to slowly untie the ropes binding Rin Amamiya, remove the gag from her mouth, and use holy magic to perform contact healing.

Because of the large wings, the people at the banquet couldn't see the details, only a few flashes of golden light from the sacred magic, and Rin Amamiya's face turned noticeably red.

A few minutes later, Emery's large wings were finally folded up.

At this moment, Rin Amamiya had not only regained her freedom and spirit, but her previously disheveled clothes were now completely tidy. She was then pulled by Emery's hand and jumped off the bed, standing firmly on her feet.

"Hmm, it seems my treatment is working quite well~~"

Emery nodded in satisfaction, then smiled and asked:

"How was it? Were you scared just now, little sister? Wasn't I cool when I came to save you?"

"You must be Sister Emerald? I've heard Father mention you."

Rin Amamiya remained calm, though her face was slightly flushed.

She first greeted Emerald in a friendly manner, then her eyes flickered as she subtly took a few steps back to distance herself from Emerald.

"My father said that you are a very dangerous and wicked woman, and that I must keep an arm's length distance when I talk to you, otherwise I might unknowingly lose my virginity as a young girl."

"..."

Emerald's smile froze.

The atmosphere at the banquet, where people were watching the live broadcast of this scene, froze. Many people had expressions of wanting to laugh but not daring to, and were struggling to hold it in.

"Hahaha... You messed up your attempt to show off, didn't you, Ellie?"

Only Milain laughed out loud without any restraint:

"Hmph, you think you can fool my precious daughter... I've taught her countless times to be careful of you, you scumbag!"

"...It's all a misunderstanding, Rin-chan."

In the room of the villa in Nasaka Castle, Emery was silent for a few seconds before smiling again:

"Uncle was just joking with you. Look at me, I'm so gentle and kind, do I look like the kind of person he described?"

"If you hadn't taken the opportunity to... hmph, when you untied me just now, I might have believed your excuses, but now..."

As she spoke, Rin Amamiya took two steps further away from Emerald:

"I think it's safer to keep a certain distance from you."

"..."

Emery finally lost her temper and angrily shut down the live stream.

"Alright, alright, it seems you don't quite trust me, your older sister, enough. In that case, I'll stop being affectionate with you for now and get down to business."

After turning off the live stream, Emerald reached out her hand to Rin Amamiya again:

"Let's go, sister. I'll take you to see someone first, and then we'll go back to the palace together."

"..."

Rin Amamiya simply looked at Emerald's hand without taking any action.

Only after Emerald showed a resentful and sad expression did Rin Amamiya finally reach out her hand and join Emerald's.

Emerald first took Amamiya Rin to see the undead Ayahime.

In the room where the undead Ayahime met the undead Miki before, the undead Ayahime was kneeling on the ground with her hands bound, looking very weak.

Seeing this, Rin Amamiya's eyes flickered, and then she sighed:

"So it was you who betrayed me, Ayahime? Between friendship and family, you ultimately chose family."

"...Heh, don't be silly, Your Highness."

The undead Ayahime merely struggled to lift her head and gave a mocking smile:

"Friendship? What kind of friendship do you have with me? If it weren't for the family's mission, who would want to be friends with a princess like you who has a bad temper and is difficult to please?"

“…That’s what you really think, Ayahime.”

Tengu Rin remained silent for a while, her face showing no emotion, but a glint of tears seemed to flash in her eyes.

A moment later, Rin Amamiya stopped looking at the spirit Aya and released her right hand, which was clasped with Emerald's, but did not withdraw it:

"Do you have a knife or sword, sister? If so, I can borrow it."

"Swords? I don't like using those kinds of weapons, but..."

After thinking for a moment, Amelie took a feather from the Winged Saintess's wing, infused it with magic, and transformed it into a lightsaber before handing it to Amamiya Rin.

"I have this, is that alright?"

"Okay, thank you, sister."

Rin Amamiya first politely thanked Emerald before turning around, raising her lightsaber towards the still kneeling undead Ayahime. After pausing for about five seconds, she finally swung it down:

Farewell, my ridiculous friendship.

brush!

As the lightsaber struck, the already undead Aya's head was severed from her body. Her head rolled several times on the ground, her eyes wide open, seemingly dying with resentment.

"..."

A tear welled up in Rin Amamiya's eyes again. She took two deep breaths, then weakly returned the lightsaber to Emerald and grasped Emerald's hand once more.

"Take me home, sister."

Chapter 252 Counter-terrorism only requires coordinates

When Amamiya Rin and Emerald reappeared at the royal banquet, Emerald, still dressed as the Winged Saintess, carried Amamiya Rin from the sky in a princess carry.

They flew back from Naibaka Castle.

In fact, after Emery rescued Rin Amamiya during her live broadcast, the royal samurai team from the Kingdom of Sakura had already rushed to the scene and prepared the ley line shuttle to take Rin Amamiya back to the capital of Sakura.

But Emerald wasn't about to miss the chance to snuggle up with her cute little sister. While Rin was feeling a bit helpless and the royal samurai were dumbfounded, she picked Rin up and flew away, quite ostentatiously, from Nagasaka Castle to Sakura Castle.

Many people saw Emerald flying in the sky along the way. Emerald waved and greeted the citizens of Sakura generously, and even had Rin Amamiya peek out from her arms to wave to the citizens.

It's easy to imagine that rumors about the two of them will be flying everywhere tonight. However, Emery and Rin are real cousins, so it shouldn't be a problem for the two sisters to be a little close. At least it won't affect Rin's reputation... probably?

Back at the banquet, Rin Amamiya naturally went to see her parents first and told them about her kidnapping experience that day.

There's not much to say, really; it's just that Rin Amamiya still naively believed in friendship.

During afternoon classes at school, Hoshino Ayahime told Amamiya Rin that she knew of a secret little shop that sold many fun things from the Tianyun Empire, and that she could pick one or two items to buy as a gift for Emerald at the welcome dinner that evening.

Rin Amamiya was naturally curious and excited about her cousin Emerald, who had recently become famous. She trusted and agreed to Ayahime Hoshino's request to go to the so-called mysterious little shop to choose a gift for Emerald.

Then Rin Amamiya was kidnapped. After Ayahime Hoshino took her away from Sakura City, a group of black-clad assassins attacked them, knocked them unconscious, and took them away.

When Rin Amamiya woke up again, she was already locked in a room in the annex, her body bound with rope and her mouth gagged with a wad of cloth, until Emery came to rescue her.

However, after hesitating, Rin Amamiya did not directly reveal that Ayahime Hoshino had been executed by her.

The two were childhood friends, and even though Hoshino Ayahime had been lying to her, she still held onto some old feelings for her. She decided to pretend that Hoshino Ayahime had been murdered by the kidnappers... This was the last thing Amamiya Rin could do for Hoshino Ayahime: to preserve her reputation after death.

In fact, with Milaine and Amamiya Yuki's shrewdness, they had already guessed the general idea, but they also understood their daughter's thoughts, so they didn't say anything and assumed that Hoshino Ayahime had really been killed by the kidnappers.

However, this cuts off the clues that could prove the true identities of the kidnappers and the mastermind, making it a little more difficult to punish the real culprit.

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