The image of Ereina riding a horse resembled that of a person who shared one soul with its horse.
Ereina, sitting on the back of the horse that was running at a tremendous speed and holding a huge lance, was literally like the wind.
The docile-looking horse began to run like a runaway train, and Ereina, who sat in the saddle on top of him, kicked her feet into the horseās sides and accelerated the pace.
With one hand holding the reins and the other hand holding Lucienās lance, Ereina suddenly let go of the reins as soon as she drove halfway across the stadium.
Now she was holding the long lance with both hands and maintained control over her horse only with the strength of her legs.
That alone was impressive, but she even lifted the long lance lightly above her head and then quickly lowered it.
The flash of light in the field of vision blinded peopleās eyes. The stadium was filled with light reflected from the blade of the lance, which rotated so fast that only the outline could be seen.
As soon as the spectatorsā eyes were drawn to her splendid moves, the lance easily circled over her head and then pierced what was right in front of her.
It was a strange thing.
The lance appeared to be dancing, although, in fact, its primary purpose was to kill people.
It was when the entire audience who came to watch the final match of the contest was amazed by her overwhelming appearance.
The wind was split when she aimed the head of the lance at the right angle and thrust it into the stone neck with a strong shout. Such a split wind was an unusual thing to see.
As pointed by the head of the lance, the blade cut through the stone statues that were placed in the center of the stadium at once.
Ten stone statues lined up in a straight line had their heads cut off in an instant.
Ereinaās eyes were filled with such determination as she simultaneously displayed her jousting and magic skills with her ghastly gestures that they no longer seemed to belong to that fragile woman.
The audience was captivated by the empressās divine strength. Juliana, who was looking at her, closed her dizzy eyes, feeling the cold sweat running down her neck.
āā¦..in the novel, it was said that your physique was petite, but your strong physical strength was not mentioned. I wouldnāt try to win even if I could be resurrected 500 times.ā
She accepted the defeat in advance.
However, since it was a showdown, she had to pretend at least on the outside. It meant that she had to act as if she was willingly participating in this deadly game in order to save the empressās face.
āIām going to be screwed up because of a bunch of useless extras in the future-. If I imply that the empress is my person, it will help me a lotā¦.. Itās literally driving me crazy. Anyway, who the hell are they? I donāt think the guys Iāve faced so far were sane, but are there more of them?ā
Juliana deliberately looked at Ereina because she didnāt want to fall into the twisted thoughts without an answer.
Then, an indescribable sentimental idea popped up into her head. Oh, a person in love, thatās whatās pretty about it-. I think like everyone else.
The more she did, the more she thought about Evan.
Juliana knew that she had come a long way to identify herself completely.
The previous lifeās āIā knew the love of the man in the novel. It was just a story in a novel. A story that was full of affection, but was spoiled for me, and because of those spoilers I dropped it.
However, Evanās love, which was observed by the reincarnated āmeā in this world, was not the main love in this story.
The love I felt for the first time in the life of an orphan named āLee Sianā which I had never received before. The love of the male lead, who could die for me or live for me, changed my meaningless life.
Obviously, she was changing. She even thought she wanted to protect him after only knowing him for two months.
āThen do you think you will love him?ā
Juliana thought gloomily.
Just in time, which was ironic, the snow began to fall from the sky.
āFor two monthsā¦ā¦ Am I a person who is able to love others?ā
Juliana was distressed.
And in the meantime, Ereinaās intense eyes aimed at one place.
The empress, clenching her hands on the long lance, aimed at a stone statue that looked like a small fortune-teller.
Crash-!
The lance hit the stone, bam-! With a violent sound, the stone statues shattered into tiny pieces.
āWow!ā
In delight, both aristocrats and commoners stamped their feet and clapped their hands, fascinated by the overwhelming strength of Ereina.
She proudly got off Kendellās back, receiving cheers from the people surrounding her. With her long brown hair loose, she was sparkling with healthy beauty.
On the other side, Juliana shrugged and smiled awkwardly at the enormous power the empress showed.
āWellā¦.. I guess the first thing to do right now is not to be discouraged.ā
Whinny-. [horse sound]
The horse, Kendell, neighed cheerfully. Naturally, Juliana was lost in thought with her thumping heart.