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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: TushChen
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At those words, something came to mind instantly.
‘What girl?’
I immediately understood the situation.
This was something that no one should hear.
“Elena. Senior. Just a moment. I want to talk to that guy alone.”
I created a soundproofing spell around Elena and Caiden.
The two had expressions full of questions, but they didn’t seem to intend to come out of the soundproofing spell.
“Hmm.”
Subrak tilted his head slightly.
“You speak as if you know what I’m going to say.”
“No, I don’t know. I’m just a gentleman. I blocked them because you said it was a girl’s secret.”
Subrak laughed at my words.
His laughter felt unpleasantly sticky, as if it would cling to my skin.
“Then let’s make our own space for a bit.”
As Subrak lightly clapped his hands, the surrounding environment began to change.
Elena and Caiden completely disappeared from my sight, and the surroundings turned into a terribly desolate place.
The sky, the earth, and even the creatures living on it were twisted.
I immediately recognized that this was the scenery of the ‘Demon Realm’.
“Then I’ll tell you now. It might be quite an interesting story for you.”
Subrak said, pressing the ends of his long fingers on Elin and Livia’s cheeks.
“Once upon a time, there was a girl. A girl who was born with a very noble power but was persecuted and suffered because of that power. Eventually, the girl became the Demon King, harboring hatred towards the world. Now, that Demon King is by your side. Nias….”
“Ah, that was it?”
I sighed, looking at Subrak who didn’t deviate from my expectations at all.
“Pardon?”
To Subrak, who asked back in wonder, I laughed and spat out.
“You came with just that as a secret?”
I tore through the space and crossed the purgatory, reaching in front of the Raven King.
“…?!”
The moment the surprised Subrak tried to slit Livia and Elin’s throats by extending his nails.
Ding!
The pill Subrak was chewing came out of his mouth with a cough.
It was the side effect of the pill that raised mana.
Thanks to that, my sword was able to reach Subrak safely.
“I already know everything.”
The sword with hellfire rippling cut through the Raven King’s body.
“No…. Why?! Why?! Wh-What?!”
Subrak’s body began to crumple.
I quickly cut off Subrak’s arms holding Elin and Livia.
Both arms fell with black blood.
Crunch!!
Crack!
The bones all over Subrak’s body broke.
The entrance to purgatory was greedily pushing Subrak into its mouth.
Subrak screamed.
“Whyyyy?! The De-Demon King! Your maid!”
“So what? I said I know.”
I lightly cut off Subrak’s legs as he struggled to endure even a little.
Subrak’s severed legs were also sucked into another entrance of purgatory and broken.
From the parts sucked into purgatory, the feathers began to burn and the hell fire spread to Subrak’s whole body.
“Th-Then you… Knowing she’s the Demon King, you’re using that girl as a maid! Are you serious!”
It’s amazing that he can shout even in this situation.
Subrak’s desperate emotions were conveyed to me, but they weren’t very important.
“That’s right.”
I answered roughly.
I thought Nias must have suffered a bit because of this guy.
I thought I should cut him one more time, but by then, Subrak had disappeared into purgatory, leaving only a burning feather.
He seemed to have some conviction that I would be shaken if he revealed that Nias was the Demon King.
If he hadn’t let his guard down, it would have been quite difficult. It’s fortunate that he let his guard down.
One destruction-grade might remain, but by now the professors would be rushing here and it would soon be sorted out.
The surroundings were also gradually returning to their original scenery.
The scenery of the Demon Realm disappeared and the bare forest twisted by the Raven King appeared.
And then, the system sound was heard.
Ding!
It was a hefty reward.
Checking the new special ability, I smiled slightly.
I was now able to use the illusion ability that Subrak had been using to some extent.
This ability to hide both form and sound seemed like it would be quite helpful in the future.
The achievement seemed to be largely due to the fact that they aimed to kill me, so they only deployed the
If they had made the Labyrinth of Illusion widely, it would have been quite a headache.
‘Strangely, I was lucky?’
Come to think of it, that was the case.
Perhaps the ‘Protection of the Threads of Fate’ blessing was being applied constantly.
[Constellation Gaunis returns to her seat.]
[Constellation Gaunis exclaims in shock, huh? How… it’s over?! Why?! While I was gone?!]
[Constellation Gaunis wails, unfair! Unfair! Unfair!]
Just in time, as if a tiger appeared when mentioned, Gaunis started making a fuss.
She discovered a new function but doesn’t even talk about that function.
She should quickly go back and fiddle with the Celestial Network settings or find a way to send messages from my side.
“…Elin!”
Elena, who had run out of the soundproofing area at some point, checked Elin’s collapsed state.
Right after that, she checked Livia’s condition as well and Elena let out a sigh of relief.
“Elin is safe. Miss Livia too. They just fell asleep. I think they’ll wake up soon.”
I had already checked their status, so I knew that, but I smiled slightly following Elena.
“That’s a relief.”
On the other hand, Caiden was unable to close his mouth.
“You, you just… killed the Raven King?”
“I was lucky.”
“It’s not just about being lucky! You hu-hunted one of the 7 Calamities! You could even be granted a territory! No, no. It won’t end with that… something bigger! Anyway, if His Majesty the Emperor knows, he’ll give you something bigger!”
I laughed hollowly at Caiden’s words.
“He completely disappeared, so I can’t even prove it.”
“Oh? That’s… true.”
Caiden glanced at the empty space where Subrak had disappeared, as if it was too regrettable.
“It’s okay. Senior. Well, there’s no need to receive more rewards. I protected everything I had to.”
That’s enough.
And Caiden didn’t know, but I had already obtained rewards through the system.
As the eldest son of the Deinhart family, I don’t need things like territory in the first place.
I deactivated the sword’s ability and put it back into this space.
Then the hell fire that had been burning the surroundings was instantly extinguished.
It was that moment.
The sound of footsteps running through the forest was heard.
The clumsy footsteps that were now so familiar that I could tell who it was just by the sound.
“Nias?”
When I turned my head, Nias really came running out of the forest.
“Young Master!”
Nias, who had run out, was panting with tears hanging from her face.
“Young Master, I have something… something to tell you!”
The girl who ran to me with tears like when she was young rushed to me without a word.
Her small body clung to my embrace as if relying on me.
“Young Master, I… I… hic.”
The small hand gripping my clothes was trembling more than ever.
Her black eyes were blurred with moisture.
Teardrops were gathered thickly between her eyelashes.
“…I have to tell you.”
Nias was struggling to utter each word.
As if she was about to confess a terribly huge sin.
As if she couldn’t help but be afraid of the future to come.
Her appearance was so pitiful and heartbreaking that I lightly placed my hand on her soft, tear-soaked cheek.
Suddenly, I thought I didn’t want to show this appearance to anyone.
[Using the Illusion of Dreams.]
The surrounding scenery changed.
Perhaps to a scenery most familiar to Nias and me.
My room in Deinhart Castle.
To a certain day when warm spring sunlight poured in.
Now no one would be able to see us.
“Hic, Young… Master?”
I smiled slightly at Nias, who was coughing because of the spring pollen that had not yet passed.
And I hugged Nias’ small body tightly. Nias let out a small groan as if uncomfortable.
She must have run a lot, as I could even hear her heart beating between her panting breaths.
“Young Master. I’ll tell you….”
“Nias.”
I called Nias in a low voice.
“Yes…?”
And patting Nias’ back, I whispered quietly.
“Whatever it is, it’s all over.”
And as if to give her assurance, I brought my cheek to Nias’ cheek.
The moist cheek was colored with the lukewarm warmth of Nias and me.
“So it’s okay. You’re safe.”
Nias opened her mouth.
A small crying sound flowed from her lips that had been moving as if wanting to say something.
I thought Nias was so cute that I lightly bit her cheek.
“S-Still, I hid something very important from you, Young Master. Hic! I didn’t… tell you….”
“Do you want to tell me?”
At my question, Nias’ body stiffened.
Only after a few small breaths did Nias slowly shake her head.
“I don’t want to tell you….”
“Then don’t tell me. Why would you?”
I looked down at Nias.
Our eyes met.
The fierce heartbeat sounded a little different now.
“You should have a secret or two too.”
Nias stared at me blankly.
In those black eyes, I was fully reflected.
“Really…?”
“Yeah.”
For some reason, Nias’ shoulders began to tremble more intensely than before.
As if the tears she had been holding back until now were about to burst out.
As Nias was about to burst into a loud cry, I quickly opened my mouth as if to soothe her.
“Now, wait. Pig! Why are you crying? Ah right, that…. Yes! Shall we go see the puppy?”
“Sniff… yes!”
In the end, Nias burst into tears.
But she seemed to be laughing anyway, so at least she wasn’t crying out of sadness.
I messed up Nias’ hair with my fingers and slowly stroked it.
Until my maid stopped crying.
[End of 1st Year, 《The First Incident》 Arc]
[1st Year Arc, Continues!]
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