I Reincarnated into a Game Filled with Mods – Chapter 122

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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The real reason Cecilia had massacred the other members of the Imperial family was because all her relatives, except for herself, had become involved with demons.

One of the Imperial family members had been corrupted by a demon and had secretly started to manipulate those around them.

By the time Cecilia realized this, it was already too late. Most of the people around her, except for herself, had either become servants of demons or were about to.

In the end, Cecilia, with Minerva’s help, secretly fled to the Holy Kingdom. She went to obtain the holy sword, which granted divine power to those who were worthy.

Considering that the entire Imperial Palace had become a den of demons, it would have been appropriate to launch an attack with the Inquisitors. But Cecilia refused.

If it became known that the Imperial family was involved with demons, the entire Empire would be drawn to those beings. That was a situation she had to avoid at all costs.

Fortunately, Cecilia successfully drew the holy sword and gained its power. She returned to the Empire and personally slaughtered all her demon-possessed relatives.

And she allowed rumors to spread that she had done it out of her lust for power. The only ones who knew the truth were Cecilia herself, Minerva, and a few high-ranking officials in the Holy Kingdom, including the Popes.

The most surprising thing was that the former lord, Aurora’s father, wasn’t involved with demons. That was why he was able to survive while everyone else was killed.

He probably thought he had survived because his foolish antics, which he had pulled to show his disinterest in power, had worked in his favor. But in reality, Cecilia had simply spared him.

Minerva speculated that she had left him alone because he was too stupid and incompetent to pose a threat to her plans, which was a plausible guess.

That was the truth, but I still didn’t understand what this had to do with Cecilia’s interest in me.

“But how does that explain why Your Majesty—”

“I’m not finished yet. Be quiet.”

Cecilia’s index finger pressed against my lips, silencing me. I obediently closed my mouth.

“After that incident, I resolved to eliminate those accursed beings, no matter the cost or method. That’s why I allowed the Holy Kingdom’s battle nuns to freely enter the Empire, even for their holy war.”

So that was it. I had wondered why the Inquisitor had appeared in the Arachnae boss field, which was clearly within the Empire’s territory. That was the reason.

It was an event that wasn’t mentioned in the game, so it was only natural that I didn’t know about it.

Or rather, I couldn’t even be sure if such an event had actually happened. The only information available in the game was that the Empress possessed the holy sword, and players had to speculate the rest.

“But then one day, I received a letter asking me to eliminate one of my blood relatives who had become involved with demons.”

That was referring to what I had done to the former lord. I hadn’t imagined that my actions would lead to the Empress taking such an interest in me.

“My first thought was doubt. He was a man who didn’t value the lives of others, but he valued his own life. He wasn’t the type to willingly get involved with demons. Don’t you agree?”

I nodded.

I agreed with her on that point.

When I had shown him the demon-possessed book, the lord’s expression and actions had been filled with anxiety.

He hadn’t been possessed by the demon, even after seeing the book. That was how strong his fear was.

“And I found scars on his body, inflicted by a weapon imbued with holy power.”

‘She noticed the wounds from the Blessed Dagger?’

This wasn’t mentioned in the game either. Even if I beat the lord with a blessed weapon, there were no changes in the Empress’s dialogue.

In other words, I had been mistaken from the very beginning.

“Aurora is an ordinary human who can’t handle mana or holy power. The other Knight Commanders can use mana, but not holy power. And there are no battle nuns who use daggers outside of the Holy Kingdom.”

“…….”

“So I ask you. Who transformed a man who feared demons into a demon? Who used a dagger imbued with holy power to eliminate him? Who orchestrated all of this? Silence is not an option. Answer me.”

Cecilia’s expression showed that she was already convinced I was the one who had done it. Since her conviction was correct, and I had no excuses to offer, I simply nodded.

“It was… me, Your Majesty.”

“That is the answer to my question.”

“…….”

Now it all made sense.

I could understand why Cecilia was interested in me. It was only natural that she would be interested in me from the moment I had framed the lord as a demon and eliminated him.

She had killed her own family with her own hands because of demons, and then she received a report that her last remaining blood relative had been turned into a demon. There was no way she would just ignore it.

That interest naturally shifted to me, who was almost certainly the culprit. Aside from Aurora and the Knight Commanders, I was the only one who could have done such a thing.

In the game, even if I dealt with the lord in that way, the Empress would simply brush it aside, not wanting to make a big deal out of it. I hadn’t imagined the story would connect like this.

Cecilia, looking down at me as my thoughts grew jumbled, spoke once more.

“I have something I must do. A wish, a hope, an ambition. Call it what you will.”

“……?”

“To eradicate those accursed beings from this world.”

Cecilia’s face moved closer to mine. Her warm breath tickled my lips.

“Minerva told me that the Popes personally brought you here. You must have accomplished something in the Holy Kingdom. Otherwise, those bitches, who had been holed up in their cathedrals for the past few years, wouldn’t have personally brought you here. Hearing that, I became certain.”

Her grip on my shoulders tightened.

“I saw potential in you. I saw a special ability. I saw a glimmer of hope for my dream to be realized. Whether you realize it or not is irrelevant.”

“…….”

“Even Minerva agreed. She said she couldn’t even begin to measure the potential within you. She said you could become anything if you desired. That was Minerva’s assessment of you.”

To become anything. It was a fitting description of the protagonist of BD4. Depending on the choices you made and how you allocated your stats, your build could drastically change.

Of course, it was a meaningless distinction at higher levels.

“So, as the Empress of the Empire, I ask you. Do you have the ability to fulfill my wish? Can you fulfill a desire that even the Popes of the Holy Kingdom deemed impossible?”

Could a player do what she asked?

Yes.

Of course they could.

There were four DLCs in BD4, and the third one was called Sanctuary of Demons.

In that DLC, the player was dragged to hell, and while returning to the real world, they slaughtered countless demons and defeated the final boss of the DLC, The Guide of Evil.

Once the final boss was defeated, it was considered that the player had cleared all the demon-type bosses, and they would obtain the rewards, along with the removal of all demon-type enemies from that playthrough.

Therefore, it was possible to fulfill Cecilia’s wish.

But I had planned to leave that DLC untouched.

‘It’s not like the world will end if I leave it alone, and the rewards aren’t worth the risk.’

Unlike the Awakening Evil DLC, where the final boss was the Creature Abandoned by God, leaving an activated DLC untouched wouldn’t result in demons invading and destroying the world.

The reason why the player was dragged to hell in the first place wasn’t because of some grand scheme, but because they got caught up in a demon summoning ritual.

It had no impact on the ending whether you cleared it or not, and while it was possible to clear it, it felt like an unnecessary task. That was why I had intended to avoid the demon worshippers entirely, but—

“You do.”

Cecilia stared down at me with a chilling smile, snapping me out of my thoughts.

I cursed inwardly. I had been lost in thought for too long.

“You do.”

She pushed me back with her hand. My upper body collapsed onto the bed.

Cecilia crawled on top of me, using the bed for support. Her lingerie-clad breasts swayed downwards, their weight prominent, and her arms framed my face on either side.

“A man who can’t imagine something that can be done wouldn’t make that kind of expression. My eyes were right. You can fulfill my wish.”

Her golden eyes blazed with desire for me. Her face was filled with ecstasy. Something felt amiss.

“I’ll keep it brief. Become mine, and then—”

“Cecilia!”

A frantic voice cut Cecilia off mid-sentence. She turned her head with an annoyed expression. I followed her gaze.

The voice belonged to Minerva. Her usual calm and mysterious expression was gone, replaced by a look of panic. She was gasping for breath.

“We have a problem. You need to prepare for battle right now.”

Cecilia, sensing the urgency in her uncharacteristically flustered expression and heavy breathing, seemed to realize that something serious had happened. She wiped the annoyance from her face and slowly sat up.

“What is it, Minerva?”

“A dragon has appeared. It’s just flying around in the sky for now, but something feels amiss.”

“……A dragon?”

Cecilia’s voice rose slightly.

In the BD universe, dragons were treated like walking natural disasters. There were countless documents describing the fear they inspired.

Of course, to the protagonist, they were just annoying bosses, nothing more, nothing less.

‘Why are they here…?’

I mentally went through the list of dragon bosses in BD4, then suddenly sat up in shock as I realized the possibility.

“Lady Minerva!”

“What is it?”

“That dragon, did you happen to see the color of its scales?”

“The color of its scales? I think… They were a mixture of black and navy blue.”

Shit.

I cursed inwardly.

Black and navy blue scales. That was all I needed to hear. There was only one dragon in BD4 with those colors.

The Eater of World’s.

The final boss of BD4.

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