The Infinite World of Weapon Girls

With her remaining strength, Chestnut stared at the metal fragments, and the scene from before flashed through her mind—

"The Holy Emperor and his master arrived here together."

The owner was apparently tricked into the refrigerator; the slamming door shut created a gust of wind that bent the plants over, threatening to break them.

The young queen communicated via a quantum communication terminal, then destroyed the terminal and departed with a chillingly calm smile.

It is a blurry video with no sound throughout.

But Kuriboh, who knew all too well about what was going on between them, cleverly guessed many things.

With a lost look in his eyes and a troubled expression, caught between his master and His Majesty, Chestnut Ball didn't know what to do.

[The Spell of Disguise]!

This is another relatively uncommon ability in the Complete Book of Curses, which covers countless abilities. It also requires magic to maintain and can transform into anyone's appearance, making it extremely deceptive.

Remembering this ability, Kuriboh had an idea.

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The Holy Emperor was absentmindedly handling official business.

Imprisoning Tina was something she would never have dared to dream of before... but now that it's already happened, she's prepared to continue down the wrong path.

It might not necessarily be a mistake, because only in this way can I get her; there's no other way!

【226 Chestnut Ball Girl (Part 2)】

Directly in front of you is a floor-to-ceiling window bathed in shimmering golden light.

The emperor, who had no interest in his work, spent most of his time gazing at the bright scenery outside the window, while meticulously planning his next move.

"...Will she hate me?"

The young empress asked herself a question, a self-deprecating glint immediately appearing in her eyes, and she bit her lip hard.

Isn't that obvious? To actually come up with such a perverted idea as "imprisoning her so no one can find her," there's no way they'd forgive themselves.

"...I hope I can keep this from Kuriboh. If it knew how I treated its owner, it would definitely hate me...I'm sorry, I have no way out..."

The Holy Emperor wearily rubbed his temples—

Suddenly! A shadow flashed past the window and clearly passed before her eyes, startling the Holy Emperor so much that she sat up in a flash, pushed back her chair, and ran to the French windows.

...If I'm not mistaken, that figure is definitely Tina!

What happened?! She... escaped?!

At the same time, alarms blared outside.

Due to the urgency of the situation, a guard rushed in and quickly reported, "Your Majesty, a suspicious person has appeared inside the Holy Residence! Please..."

Before the words were finished, the Holy Emperor, still with his back to the guards, said in a voice as cold as frost, "Tokyo is under complete lockdown. Use the best IP-enabled combination. No matter what method you use, capture her for me!!... And don't let her die!!"

The guard's body stiffened. "Yes!" he replied, quickly retreating outside to issue orders.

“Rita…”

The young lady was alone, as if speaking to the void.

The next second, the dark phantom of "Pluto" appeared and disappeared in the shadows, and a voice came:

"Do you want me to join the pursuit team?"

"Um…"

"Sorry, I've fought Tina before. I couldn't even break through her refrigerator defense. No matter how many weaklings you send, it won't make a difference."

“And…” Rita laughed mockingly, “Your Majesty, you seem to have forgotten that Owl and I are sisters, and Tina is Owl’s lover. You imprisoned Tina, are you trying to make me join you in keeping this a secret from Owl?”

"……this"

Despite his meticulous planning, the Holy Emperor forgot to consider Rita's original identity.

"But it's too late now, there's no going back...! If I can't keep Tina... she... will leave me forever."

Rita paused for a moment.

"I can help you go after Tina. Also, please ask His Majesty the Holy Emperor to check on the refrigerator where she was trapped. I'm very curious about how she escaped, or whether she's still inside and what happened was just our hallucination?"

"Okay... thank you, Rita."

"Ha~ No need, no need, Your Majesty's thanks are too much for me."

The shadow in the corner vanished in an instant; "Pluto" had left. Rita's sigh pierced the walls, carrying further and further away to the Young Lady's ears.

"Actually, Your Majesty, letting go isn't necessarily a bad thing; it's a form of true love, don't you think..."

The Holy Emperor's expression froze for a moment, then he gritted his teeth, his gaze sharp: "It's come to this point, what kind of joke is this!"

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The Holy Emperor arrived at the back garden of the Holy Residence.

The giant refrigerator still stands there, showing no signs of being destroyed.

She suddenly regretted why she had destroyed the quantum communication terminal. It was almost completely sealed off by metal, making it impossible to transmit sound and signals, and there was no way of knowing whether Tina was still inside.

Even ultraviolet and infrared light, no other means of exploration could work, and as the Holy Emperor had said before, he himself had no way to open the refrigerator door.

So the Holy Emperor stared at the refrigerator and fell into a long silence.

After a long silence, his cell phone rang. The Holy Emperor glanced at the caller ID, answered immediately, and asked as soon as he held it to his ear:

"Rita, did you catch up? Was that person... Tina?!"

"..."

"Rita, why aren't you saying anything? What's wrong?!"

"...I thought she was Tina, so I accidentally used my weapon..."

"...Thought?!...Who exactly is she?!"

“It’s…Kuriboh.” Rita swallowed hard, her voice filled with bitterness and guilt.

"How could this be?! That was clearly one person..."

Kuriboh possesses all sorts of incredible magic! As the Holy Emperor suddenly understood, a chilling feeling also made his body tremble.

...Why is it a chestnut ball? Has it already discovered it?

"Kuriboh... Oh right, what did you just say? You used... a weapon?! Rita, what did you do to Kuriboh?!"

"It...it..."

On the other end, Rita's voice sounded like she was about to cry.

At this moment, the Holy Emperor's face grew increasingly cold, his expression terrifyingly gloomy. He quickly said, "Where are you? I'm coming over right away!!"

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A few minutes later, the Holy Emperor rushed to the vicinity of the fountain in the park opposite the Holy Residence.

Rita sat bewildered, clutching the chestnut ball, at the edge of the fountain's masonry, surrounded by a horrifying trail of blood.

Teams of guards stood in layers around Rita to prevent unauthorized personnel from entering. When Her Majesty the Young Lady stumbled in, all the guards immediately bowed in fear and dispersed, allowing the Holy Emperor to enter unimpeded.

When the Holy Emperor arrived before Rita, he was stunned and stood frozen in shock upon seeing the pitiful state of Kuriboh, which was "on the verge of death."

The next moment, the equally panicked young queen immediately lowered her noble body, disregarding even the imperial dignity of a queen, and suddenly knelt on the ground, her trembling hands trying to take the chestnut ball from Rita's arms.

The round body of the chestnut ball was covered in blood, and its four wings on its back were tattered and stained with blood.

"It's all my fault! I thought... if it were Tina, she could easily take that axe blow, but... in the end, I knocked the Kuriboh disguised as Tina back to its original form. It's all my fault..."

Rita said with a pained expression, raising her head and looking resolutely at the Holy Emperor: "Your Majesty, please punish me! Kuriboh is the faith of all the Cursed Children, and I actually harmed it... Even if you punish me with death, I will never complain!"

"Will it work?!"

The Holy Emperor shouted loudly to her.

How could she not know why Kuriboh was acting this way? The root of the problem lay with her, so how could she possibly blame Rita for everything?

"...More important than that, tell me quickly, how badly is Kuriboh injured! No matter how much blood it takes from me, I'll take it! Even at the greatest cost, you must bring it back to life!!"

Rita hesitated for a moment, her expression filled with pain.

At this moment, Chestnut Ball, which was then embraced by the Holy Emperor, opened its black eyes and raised its little paws.

The Holy Emperor immediately understood and extended his clean, white palm.

The chestnut ball wrote what it wanted to say in her palm—

"Please don't make things difficult for your master, okay?"

The Holy Emperor's pupils contracted sharply as he thought, "Kuri-ko... did he already know?"

But is there any way to salvage the situation?

Looking at the battered and nearly dead chestnut ball, the Holy Emperor felt an overwhelming sadness welling up in her heart. The sadness stimulated her tear glands, turning into a misty haze in her eyes, making her gaze increasingly unfocused.

Seeing that the Holy Emperor remained silent, Chestnut Ball wrote again:

"I don't know what His Majesty wants. If it's just to be with Master... Kuriboh... perhaps that could be a substitute..."

Kuriboh used the [Disguise Spell] again to transform herself into the girl Tina. Although the girl was still covered in wounds, she was exceptionally pitiful and endearing.

Thus, the one held in the arms of the young princess became "Tina." However, the weight of the Kuriboh remained unchanged, and although the Holy Emperor was holding a "person," he had no sense of reality whatsoever.

Tina extended her finger and continued writing in the young lady's palm:

"Like this... is that okay?"

At this moment, Rita suddenly interjected:

"...Your Majesty, to be honest, Chestnut Ball... its life is in grave danger. Even your blood cannot save it. Whether it survives depends entirely on its will to live. If we can ignite a strong desire in it, perhaps we can use that as a starting point..."

Rita didn't finish her sentence, but the Holy Emperor, who had memorized every word, finally knew what he had to do.

The young queen pouted and opened her arms wide, hugging "Tina" tightly with all her might, crying out with regretful sobs: