The reason Rose could smile while watching her best friend get whipped by thorns is because she naturally understood the essence of this "punishment".
The thorny whip of the court of justice, originating from the power left by the Thorny Sovereign, is not meant for punishment but for confession and forgiveness. As long as the one being whipped is honest and innocent, the whip won't cause any harm.
More importantly, she trusts Tang Qi.
Of course, Dineola herself is a violent goddess of war. Upon hearing that she was about to be whipped, she immediately glared at Tang Qi. Her combat intuition suggested to her that this was revenge from her best friend's petty boyfriend.
Quite helplessly, she couldn't dodge it.
Slap!
Along with a crisp sound, the thorny whip with "truth buds" on both ends left whip marks easily on her dark red skin.
