The Invincible Aloof Yandere Princess Falls in Love with Her Younger Court Mage's Fatherly Warmth! ~She Clung to Him So Much That the King Fired Him. When He Made Marriage His Official Reason for Resigning Under Royal Order, the Light Vanished from the Princess's Eyes~

Chapter 28: The Rebirth of Myth

Translator’s Note: the Author has added some extra descriptions and made a few tiny tweaks in the previous chapter.
If you’re curious, feel free to go back one chapter and reread it!

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The magic I just activated—the reaction to the six swords on my back was all over the place.

Leo glares at me and hurriedly gets his stance back together.

Mel-chan freezes mid-attack, her face full of shock.

And then… uh, what even is that look on the princess’s face? Longing, determination… and somewhere in there, this almost obsessive level of desire?

But overall, if I had to sum it up—

“…Her eyes have no light in them.”

“—Papa…”

She called me. Wait, isn’t she kinda staggering toward me right now? Is this okay? I thought the princess was supposed to stay on their side because she had her own plans.

“…Hey, hey, Killriera. What about our promise? You didn’t forget, right?”

“!”

She stops in her tracks.

“…Of course I remember. It’s important to me too. No way I’d forget.”

“Good then. ‘Cause honestly, I don’t have much confidence stopping that big brother guy with just Mel and the others, so you better keep that promise no matter what!”

“…You don’t have to tell me. …And Papa, you shouldn’t tempt me too much either, okay?”

I’m not tempting anyone… is what I’m thinking when—

“—These guys, chattering away in the middle of a battlefield. Don’t underestimate me…!”

That sharp glare and the anger packed into his voice.

“Of course I’m still on guard, Leo. Even if you try a surprise attack, these swords are gonna protect me.”

“Yeah, figured as much… what a pain in the ass. We’re gonna have to overwhelm you with numbers, but I can’t even be sure if one of us can actually land a hit. The princess calling some subordinate ‘Papa’—is Atlas just completely insane?”

…Okay, I can’t really argue with that. It’s not some creepy relationship or anything, but I can totally see how it looks from the outside.

“…Anyway, let’s put our princess aside for a sec.”

“We were already struggling just dealing with our own princess, and now they’re pushing ahead on their own and leaving the middle manager to clean up the mess…!”

For some reason Leo’s wild, beast-like face suddenly looks kinda worn out from society. I don’t know if he really belongs to the Church of the Supreme Star or Jekyll or whatever, but man, he’s probably been through a lot.

But even so.

“I’m not gonna feel sorry for you, and I’m definitely not holding back.”

“Heh, that’s fine by me. If Transfer’s not gonna let me run away anyway, might as well go all in. In this shitty world, fighting’s pretty much the only thing left that feels good…! If I can actually get some real emotion out of that blank-faced kid, that’s already a win in my book!”

“…Y’know, for the first time I actually feel like I’m seeing some genuine emotion from you too.”

It always felt like I was dealing with some cunning old warrior. Sounds like he’s had it rough.

“Hah. Both of us stuck dealing with annoying bosses, huh? From here on out—let’s settle it with swords—”

“…? Annoying?”

I tilt my head at Leo’s words.

He means the princess, right? Yeah, she does some pretty out-there stuff sometimes and it can be a hassle, but still.

“Sorry to disappoint, but I’ve actually got a really great boss. So don’t go badmouthing her on your own.”

“Tch! You’re one of them too, huh…!”

“Papa…! I love you, love you, I love you so much…!”

I can’t help but give a wry smile at the princess’s love shout. Sure, she gives me tons of worry and trouble, but I’ve never once thought of her as a burden.

…Alright, enough chit-chat. Time to—

“—Shall we resume our deathmatch?”

“Yeah…!”

Leo bares his fangs ferociously. I point two of my swords at him—the Severance Sword and the Anti-Demon Exorcism Sword.

Leo reapplies the body reinforcement that got canceled, grips his sword overflowing with ki, and then—explodes forward toward me.

“Come on, Killriera, cover Leo!”

“…I know.”

Right after that, the star trial bombardment starts up again.

But.

“This is just the same as before.”

I block the bombardment with the ever-changing shield I made from the Severance Sword. And with the Anti-Demon Exorcism Sword I was gonna cut through Leo’s magic again, but…

I can’t cut the reinforcement?

“Hah! No way that’s happening! I’m not dumb enough to charge in without a plan!”

“This is…”

I stare hard at Leo as our blades clash, and then I get it.

Ohhh. He’s coating the body reinforcement with ki from the outside. None of the magic layer is exposed at all, so the Anti-Demon Exorcism Sword can’t reach it.

“Ki and star trial can’t be exorcised, huh. Guess you saw through the nature of it.”

And the combo effect from ki plus magic reinforcement is insane—just like I felt earlier. It’s on the same level as star trial enhancement.

Dealing with Leo, who’s now moving freely in all directions while I block the star trial bombardment, is seriously tough.

“Hahaha, how’s that, kid?! Gonna use one of those leftover swords or what?!”

“—Al-kun…!”

Suu-san, all covered in wounds, is trying to join in and raises her sword. Even the princess doesn’t say anything, but her face looks a little worried.

Heh, but it’s okay. I’m not done yet. I haven’t even shown the true power of these swords.

I’m signaling the two of them with my eyes to stay back when—

“…Still got a pretty relaxed look on your face, huh.”

“Got it in one. Sure, like Leo said, I’ve still got four swords left. But it’s too soon to use them.”

“In this situation and you’re still—”

“—These swords aren’t just regular magic swords, y’know.”

“…What?”

“Take this one, for example—the Anti-Demon Exorcism Sword. I showed you the power to scatter magic, but”

Right now I’m catching Leo’s slash with the black-and-white long sword. At a glance it just looks like a really well-made magic sword. But actually… this isn’t its real form.

In terms of creating or reproducing something, it’s the same type of magic as Orion or Aegis. But this magic has one extra step: a texture gets layered on top to restrict its power.

Because if I don’t do that…

…the burden it puts on this world would be way too big.

But just for now, I’m temporarily removing that restriction. And what appears when I do is—

“Myth Rebirth Mythos————『Anti-Demon Exorcism Sword Adamas Harpe』”

“…Wha—”

The moment I release it, a golden pillar of light surges up from the sword.

This isn’t my star trial. All I did was recreate this sword from legend. Every bit of power rising from it belongs to the sword itself.

It releases a massive amount of power without the slightest drop-off in momentum. Way more than any single person could ever handle.

That’s right—this is a heavenly armament that actually existed in this world in the past.

A genuine divine sword.