Chapter 143: Ch 143 : Retreat
"How rude. Did you not notice us?"
Before Noel could respond to Edolas Erza's words, Carla had already spoken up.
"This is... the Exceed lords? What is happening? ...Is it the queen's order to eliminate this woman?" Edolas Erza finally noticed Happy and Carla, hesitating slightly as she spoke.
Carla put on a serious expression and said, "The order has been revoked."
"But even a direct order from the Exceed doesn't have the authority to override Her Majesty the Queen's command. Please hand that woman over to me," Edolas Erza replied, her expression returning to normal as she frowned.
Hearing Erza's response, Carla displayed a haughty and disdainful expression, crossing her paws in front of her chest as she spoke slowly, "You are far too arrogant, human. Do you know who I am? I am the daughter of Queen Shagotte, the princess of the Exceed—Carla."
Silence filled the scene.
Apart from Noel, Edolas Erza, Happy, and Lucy all stared at Carla in shock, their eyes wide with disbelief.
"Princess of the Exceed?"
Before anyone could react, a playful voice suddenly came from afar, breaking the silence among them.
A golden young man dressed in black armor slowly approached, his face filled with mockery and amusement. "Oh? I've never heard that Queen Shagotte had a daughter. My dear 'princess,' may I ask where exactly you came from?"