-1507- Teach her some manners?

The atmosphere began to tremble.

Behind Zeth stood Kirsty Vermilion, emanating an astonishing wave of jutsuryoku.

This jutsuryoku stirred the air and caused the entire reception hall to quiver, making the ground beneath them subtly shake.

On Kirsty's face, an icy killing intent was evident.

Clearly, Rozen's sarcastic tone and attitude toward Zeth had directly enraged her.

Why was Kirsty able to become Zeth's exclusive secretary, someone he trusted even more than his own sister, Elis Wiegert?

The reason was simple: Kirsty possessed unparalleled loyalty to Zeth.

This loyalty was so intense that even if someone said a single bad word about Zeth or showed the slightest disrespect in his presence, it would instantly provoke her.

And anyone who angered Kirsty faced only one outcome.

Death on the spot.

Moreover, as Zeth's most loyal and strongest subordinate, Kirsty's power was unmatched by anyone else, save for Zeth.

In fact, within the human realm, aside from Zeth, no one could rival Kirsty.

After all, if even Elis could wield Collapse Force, Kirsty could naturally do the same.

Kirsty's power was on a completely different level compared to someone like Real Nua.

Real Nua wasn't a Sky Wizard, lacked any combat skills, and had gained jutsuryoku purely by chance, later merging it to form Collapse Force. But he barely understood how to use jutsuryoku, let alone Collapse Force. If he knew how, he wouldn't have used mana to expel others when attacking Rozen. Despite having great strength, he had no idea how to wield it, making him nothing more than a complete amateur.

For instance, Sky Wizards like Kanata Age, Chloe Sevegny, or Mena Purpleton, all ranked S-class, could easily take him on without issue.

Despite wielding both mana and jutsuryoku and forming a Collapse Force rivaling high-grade mana, he could only match an S-class Sky Wizard. To put it bluntly, he was incredibly weak.

Chloe, for example, could only compress her mana to a 10%, while high-grade mana required compression to its absolute limit, far beyond this. With a properly utilized Collapse Force that could rival high-grade mana, Real Nua should have been able to defeat Chloe in seconds. But because he didn't know how to use it, he couldn't live up to its potential.

In comparison, Kirsty was completely different.

Not only was she skilled in using Collapse Force, but she also possessed extraordinary combat techniques. Combined with her formidable abilities as a humanoid Armored Beetle, she could easily destroy floating cities like Vebel or its surrounding artificial islands if she wished.

Who in this world could withstand such rage from Kirsty?

No one.

Unless, of course, that person wasn't from this world.

"It seems your secretary has quite a big issue with me, Chairman," Rozen remarked casually, not even glancing at Kirsty. Despite the jutsuryoku shaking the entire room, his expression remained unchanged.

However…

"Would you like me to teach her some manners?" Rozen smiled at Zeth, treating Kirsty as if she didn't exist.

This attitude caused Zeth's expression to subtly shift.

As for Kirsty, the killing intent in her eyes flared up, and she was about to take a step forward.

"...!"

In that instant, Kirsty felt as if every pore on her body had burst open, her pupils constricting.

Thud!

Almost reflexively, Kirsty retreated, withdrawing the step she had been about to take and moving back swiftly.

It wasn't until she returned to Zeth's side that the sensation of her pores bursting open finally vanished.

Seeing this…

"Not bad. Your instincts are sharp," Rozen finally looked at Kirsty, still smiling. But his words were chilling.

"If you had taken that step just now, I'm afraid that foot would be gone by now."

As Rozen spoke, a shadow silently appeared in the spot where Kirsty had been about to step.

It was a weapon.

No, more precisely, it was a living weapon.

A black sword, about one meter in length, hovered in the air, moving as if it had a life of its own, circling around Rozen.

It was the seventh Beast Vassal of the Fourth Primogenitor, Kiffa Ater.

At this moment, Kiffa Ater, the divine weapon used by gods to vanquish monsters, had shrunk to the size of an ordinary weapon, unlike its usual massive form that stretched over hundreds of meters.

Clearly, Rozen hadn't summoned it with full power.

Yet the aura emanating from Kiffa Ater was far more terrifying than when it had been fully summoned.

That was because the energy flowing through Kiffa Ater wasn't mana, but high-grade mana compressed to its limit.

Thus, even though Rozen hadn't summoned it entirely, the current Kiffa Ater was more powerful than when it was summoned at full strength.

This level of power was enough to intimidate Zeth.

"This is…!?"

Zeth's gaze fluctuated intensely.

From the Kiffa Ater circling around Rozen, Zeth felt a hint of fear.

What did this mean?

It meant that this strange weapon could threaten him.

"Could this be… his magical alchemical weapon?"

Zeth stared intently at the sword.

It was said that Rozen, since his debut, had never worn protective gear or used magical alchemical weapons, relying solely on his ability to inscribe runes on the spot and fight with various arcane engraving techniques.

Some believed Rozen was so strong that he didn't need magical alchemical weapons or protective gear, which was why he didn't equip himself with them.

Others speculated that Rozen indeed had magical alchemical weapons and protective gear, hand-crafted by him and far more powerful than ordinary ones, but no one had been able to force him to use them.

The former theory was widely accepted, but Zeth believed in the latter.

How could the renowned Mage King not have prepared magical alchemical weapons and protective gear?

Now, Zeth felt he was finally seeing Rozen's magical alchemical weapon.

In truth, Zeth's guess was half-right.

Rozen possessed several living weapons that had transformed into his familiars, and these were his magical alchemical weapons. There was no need for any other preparations; the seventh Beast Vassal was one of them.

As for protective gear, with the coat created from Kinu, what protective gear could offer more than it?

However, up to this point, no one had been able to force Rozen to summon his Beast Vassals.

Today, Rozen had finally revealed one.

Even if it was only a partial summoning, calling forth only a fraction of its power, it was more than enough.

And so…

"Since you brought up Elis, let me take back a bit of interest from that offense."

As these words left Rozen's mouth…

Boom!

Kiffa Ater surged with terrifying high-grade mana.