Crepin Subjugation (1)
pure evil.
The head of the Roth Taylor family, Crepin Roth Taylor. When asked to describe him in one word, whoever chose that word.
If you purchase ＜Failed Swordsman of Sylvania>, you can see his image engraved in large on the top of the back of the package.
Sitting on the throne of the majestic Gaju with his hands folded, his eyes lifted up in the darkness.
There are many villains in Sylvania’s failed sword castle, but if I had to pick the person who had the most impact, I would pick him.
In the past, the final bosses all had their own stories, were inevitably swayed by external pressures, or were fundamentally good people.
Act 1 boss ‘Elementalist Yenica Palerover’ could not overcome the power of the dark spirit Velosper and destroyed the bachelor.
Act 2 boss ‘Glast the Investigator’ had a cause as a scholar to protect the sage’s seal, the treasure of a bachelor.
Act 3 boss ‘Lucy the Awakens’ was caused by a misunderstanding from the moment he entered the boss battle.
Of course, now I know a deeper story than that, and the boss fight in Act 3 didn’t even go on at all, so now the feeling has changed a lot.
Anyway, when playing Sylvania’s Failed Swordsmanship, Act 4 boss ‘Gaju Crepin Rothtailer’ was the first final boss to block the player with pure malice.
He has only one reason to act.
This is to enhance the prestige of the family and maintain his power for as long as possible.
Use whatever is available to do so. He is a human being who wears a mask as a benevolent peacock, but treats people’s lives like a piece of paper if necessary.
He attacked the Sylvania Academy in order to descend the evil god Mebuler, and tried to sacrifice a number of students.
Evil spirits prefer spirits that are strong and pure, influential and powerful.
The Sylvania Academy, which was full of all kinds of distinguished guests, was the perfect place for the advent of such an evil spirit.
In the end, he is knocked down by Taylor and the others, but he never justifies his actions until the moment of his death.
The resurrected evil god Mevula is eventually sealed again by Taylor and her companions, who have grown to the point that they have grown up. Crepin himself is also defeated in the battle with Taylor, and while retreating, he meets the Guardian Obel Forsius and is killed.
Even at the moment of his death, he dies as a wicked man.
The image of him living as the head of the Roth Taylor family just passes like a lantern… He laughs bitterly until the end and laments. It was a pity that it failed by one point.
do not compromise They do not seek sympathy, nor do they seek to be understood.
He didn’t even have any doubts. To stand on a higher position, you have to trample on someone and climb up. If necessary, deceive, steal, and kill.
So no one is persuaded. I do not believe in the good nature of human beings.
What makes creffins do that?
Like that, it didn’t matter.
Because he was a complete villain in his own right, and he did a great job.
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My thoughts after playing up to there… It was simpler than I thought.
The other bosses had their own reasons and causes, but Crepin didn’t have any of that… It completely disappeared as a ‘target of subjugation’.
It was rather tasteless and neat, and I was like, ‘It’s been a really long fight and it’s come to an end… .’
Thus, the story of Act 4 closes neatly and moves on to the final act, which deals with the story of the Great Sage Sylvania and Seongchangryong Velbrok.
His memorable end… It was the appearance of leaning against the roof railing of the Trix Pavilion, blood-stained, looking up at the form of Mevula, the evil god who was falling apart.
* * *
The door to the Imperial Library opened.
The hall is so high that it is difficult to even estimate its height. There were huge bookcases that were over two stories high.
This place, where scholars and policy makers of the imperial family often come and go to collect data, naturally became a place for bureaucrats to exchange opinions and engage in free social activities.
However, in recent years, it has become difficult to act without hesitation.
This is because Persica, the second princess of the Chloël Empire, always resided in this library.
She spent most of the day buried in the lofty desk in the corner of the library, stacked with books of all kinds.
Librarians and bureaucrats had a headache as they sat in the library all day except for eating and sleeping times.
This is because librarians had to work with the princess in the library all day, and bureaucrats had to pay attention to her whenever they came to find materials or books.
Of course, the imperial library boasts a huge size of 4 floors, except for the main hall where huge bookcases are lined up… You don’t even have to look at her all the time.
However, the fact that the two princesses are always seated in the same space, and that they might run into each other when they get up from their seats or walk around looking for books… It is a great pressure for a god.
“If it’s a book, it’s okay to read it in your room, Persica-san.”
“I read one book at a time so fast, it’s annoying to have to move them to my room one by one.”
Persica’s seat is quite large in the corner of the library.
He brought a luxurious and huge desk, but even that was buried in a book, so his shape was barely visible.
Princess Penia, who came to ask for her regards, took a deep breath.
“Besides, it’s fun to play through the bookshelves and choose the next book. It is no fun to read only books recommended by the Imperial teachers.”
“If you say that, I have nothing to say… .”
Today, not only the 2nd Princess Persica, but also the 3rd Princess Fenia came to the library.
The librarians felt much sharper than usual. I was assigned a position as a librarian, which was a relatively short job, and I would not have thought that I would have to suffer so much.
“It has been over a year and a half since I entered Sylvania out of nowhere. Now, I’m not very familiar with you, who comes to say hello every vacation.”
“Are you still thinking that my admission to Sylvania was a no-brainer?”
“yes. As I said, I never thought you were an ambitious person.”
If Selahah is icy cold and Fenia feels a bit human, Persica is somewhere in between.
However, there is no feeling of compassion at all. To put it bluntly, it felt close to being furry. First of all, because she is a princess, she wears a dress with her own manners, but there is no dignity at all to see her casually indulging in old books lying around among the piles of books.
The hair of the royal family is usually platinum. If Fenia was close to the purest platinum color, Selah had a bluish color there, and Persica had a red color on the contrary.
Of course, his eyes have a soft blue light, just like everyone in the Chloe royal family.
“I do not know… .”
“Certainly, I feel like I’m missing some guns now compared to before I went to school.”
Persica was buried in a book, flicking through the pages of old books that were bigger than her own face.
“That Persica unnie is always stuck in the library at times like this… Didn’t you mean nothing to the emperor?”
“No way. I am just waiting for the right time.”
“It’s time… when… ?”
Persica didn’t answer and smiled. It’s a fight that I don’t know why I need to tell you.
With her eyes fixed on the book, Persica spoke softly.
“Others don’t know, but I do. Before entering school, whenever you saw a crepin roaster, you turned on your eyes and looked at him.”
“… … .”
“Right now, he is going down to his hometown to organize a social church, but he often goes to the library to refer to policy making. Well, at least in my eyes, I only saw him as a true servant who served the people and was loyal to the imperial family… .”
Persica suddenly closed the book. Then he hurriedly threw it into the mountain of books piled up next to him, picked up the next book, and flipped through the whole book.
“Since the old days, you, Penia, used to have a strangely good insight into people. You are so wary of that, so I was very curious.”
“Now I have decided to stop keeping him in check. I have no reason to meddle with him.”
“Well. listen. Do you know what books he read in the imperial library?”
Persica tossed some books beside Phenia.
Fenia narrowed her brow as she scanned the books one by one.
“The tales of the old evil gods or the forbidden magics of the mythical era. They even touched the forbidden books under the pretext of inspecting the management of the archives of the Imperial Library.”
“… I beg your pardon?”
“Well, if you say forbidden books, they are about the methodology of dealing with cruel magic in its primitive form. I wondered if he was trying to derail something.”
Fenia flipped through the books one by one, scanning the titles. All of them were stories about the coming of evil spirits and their damage.
“How do you see it? Do you think I have a bad heart?”
“… ”
It’s hard to see as a definitive piece of evidence. Even if he saw some of these books in the library, it wouldn’t diminish his prestige. Maybe it’s just academic curiosity.
However, it is unavoidable that an uneasy feeling rises in the corner of Fenia’s heart.
The memory that comes to mind is that of Ed Roth-Taylor, who received a letter from Fenia before vacation.
This time, he said that he was going to be restored to the Roth Taylor family, and he was trying to borrow some of the princess’s authority.
Now that he was a Penia who had no other will or meaning, he lent his name to me without much thought. In the first place, Ed Roth Taylor was a trustworthy person, and he wasn’t the kind of person who could easily tarnish the name of Princess Fenia.
So I didn’t think much of it.
I didn’t want to intervene prematurely and mess things up.
The higher the position, the greater the responsibility for failure. She, who had been weakened by several failures, no longer had the will to solve any problems by moving on her own.
“You look bad, Penia.”
Persica came in with a bang.
“… It’s just that his son came to see me before vacation.”
“Ed Roth Taylor. Didn’t you say you were excommunicated?”
“Do you know him?”
“I only know the name. The family relations of influential powers are not known to some extent. I heard rumors that you led the excommunication.”
Persica possesses the ability to memorize something that she has seen once and never forgets it. Because he has a good brain, he can put so much knowledge into his head.
“just… I heard that I was going to win the lottery this time, so I lent my name so that I wouldn’t be ignored.”
“Oh, you seem to trust him quite a bit. You don’t borrow your name recklessly.”
“Rather than believe… just… He’s someone who doesn’t really matter. but… ”
Fenia flipped through the covers of the books, deep in thought.
“… I thought it was weird. His reputation at the Roth Taylor mansion must still be low, how could he be so easily reinstated? Californian Crepins are said to be merciful, but they have no mercy on those who threaten the prestige of the family… ”
Ed Roth-Taylor has a uniquely trustworthy atmosphere that he will do anything on his own.
However, there is a slight sense of insecurity that comes to mind now. Persica, who had caught this one beat of anxiety, cleverly crept into the gap.
“Well, he’s a person who has absolutely no reason to give him the lottery. Rather, if his character is not completely corrected, the name of the family will be tarnished again, so it is just an act of taking a risk.”
Persica spoke as she flicked the bookshelf.
“Nevertheless, he put Ed Roth Taylor back in the lottery. If I were a crepin, I wouldn’t do that unless I made up my mind to do something else. ”
Princess Penia shook her eyebrows. I decided that I would no longer touch or be involved in his work.
While paying attention to what’s going on with the Roth Taylors, he decided to focus on just graduating from Sylvania.
“For example… It was a bait to force him to the Rostaler mansion, who was imprisoned on Aken Island.”
However, memories of the student council president election come up secretly in my heart.
What is the true nature of the strange sense of loss you heard when you heard the news of his death?
Something between guilt and helplessness. And the relief I got to know that he was alive. What Fenia realized from that emotional fall was that she was paying more attention to Ed Roth-Taylor than she thought.
I still remember his wide back sitting in the camp and waving fire with poker.
He never blames Fenia.
Even if he accused him of excommunication, even if he hesitated without making a quick and correct judgment in the crisis of a bachelor, even if he fell into idealism and failed to take into account the damage of reality, even if he was openly wary of him.
He only recognizes it as one of the great currents, but as a human versus human, he has never hated Fenia.
I am not a ruthless person who simply does not know how to get angry and who simply lives the way I am.
He is a man who clearly knows all the facts, and can fight any high-ranking human if necessary, or use his tactics to win his share.
Nevertheless, there is little reason for continuing to respect Fenia as human-to-human.
understanding her.
The third princess of the Chloël family, Fenia Elias Chloel.
Ed doesn’t blame her for misjudgment, as he understands her life better than anyone else, who has worked hard in the midst of all kinds of plot tricks and dark battles as a child, and has been steadfastly expressing his opinions in the conflict over the imperial power. He understood and accepted even Penia’s imperfections.
It is human beings to grow up through misjudgment and mistakes, but if they bear the name of a monarch, their mistakes can never be forgiven.
It’s a brutal contradiction. However, all monarchs are taking it for granted and living their lives. Such is the weight of the throne.
That is why, inevitably, on the path that the monarch takes, there is a carpet called solitude.
It is greed and arrogance to want to understand that loneliness. Only when you give up being understood can you become a monarch.
Obviously, that would be it.
―’I didn’t know you could help me so easily. more… I was ready to negotiate.’
This is what Edgar Penia said to Edgar Penia at the royal residence before leaving Bachelor.
I am ready to negotiate some more.
That day, Ed was ready to exchange many opinions with Fenia.
Nevertheless, Fenia gave her her name and left Ed without any interaction.
If it’s Ed, I’m sure he’ll do well. It’s a matter between the Roth Taylor family, so there’s nothing good about meddling in and complicating the matter. comforting you in that way.
You realize later how big of a mistake it was.
“Tonight is the second day of the social church, so there are two more days left.”
Persica calmly whispered to Fenia, whose pupils were shaking.
“If you go by horse-drawn carriage, it takes a full day and half a day, but if you just stick to the saddle of the horse and run without rest, you can get there in half a day.”
Princess Penia, who has been educated by the royal family since she was young, has minimal knowledge in horsemanship.
However, from now on, it will be too late to go to the audience and get the emperor’s permission, form an escort and ride a wagon.
If you want to go, you have no choice but to jump to the horse shed right now and ride the best and strongest horse.
It’s a sudden absence without permission, so unless you’re a loyal follower of her, you won’t be able to follow her. Rather, it was more likely to try to stop her.
If you include the escort knight Claire, maybe five or so. There is no time to convince the rest.
It could be a simple glitch.
Originally, I wouldn’t have acted so urgently.
However, Fenia experienced Ed’s death once. It was only later that I realized that it was a misunderstanding, but only after experiencing it once did I realize it.
If Ed Roth-Taylor is killed like this, or suffers equivalent damage, the possibility of life is lost… It seemed like it would be a huge wound that could never be restored to Fenia.
“Are you going?”
Persica smiled insidiously and called out Fenia softly.
Fenia lowered her head like that, then smiled and shook her face.
“I can. I have such a heavy shoulder, how can I move so suddenly?”
“right. You are still aware of the weight of the imperial family. I feel reassured.”
Persica flipped the bookshelf a few times and hummed.
“Well, I must die. Death is inevitable, but… He’s not an idiot either, so he’ll have an idea.”
“yes… It must be clear that Crepin has some intentions, but he’s not so dull that he doesn’t notice it.”
Seeing Fenia saying that, I felt nothing but remorse.
However, Persica caught the trembling in her voice like a ghost.
“Anyway, I see Persica unnie is in good health, so I’ll leave. It’s late at night, so I need to get some sleep.”
“Yes, come in.”
Persica pretended to be reading a book and looked at Phenia with a squint.
After adjusting her clothes, Fenia heads towards the library exit, and it seems nothing is wrong.
However, it appears that his fists are clenched tightly. Persica let out a cruel laugh. It is the back view of a person who even made a hard decision.
“He is a man who makes the 3rd Princess Fenia move in one night. Roth Taylor’s mansion is going to be a mess. I am really curious about that face, but now is probably not the time.”
Putting the closed book down, Persica stretched out wildly.
“With this, I am the only princess left in the imperial family.”
The book is closed and the moonlight is softly shining from the glass ceiling of the library.
Persica got up from the pile of books.
It was time to move slowly.
*“No one knows my son Ed Rothtailer better than me.”
Crepin slowly got up from her desk and spoke in a low voice.
“Others may say that you have matured after being excommunicated, and that you have become healthy, but… I know.”
“… ”
“My son’s heart cannot be so easily diluted after a few months in the hot and cold outdoors. Because you really hate me.”
Crepin wore a colorful tailcoat and wore black gloves on one hand. On the gloved left hand, the imprint of the evil spirit will be engraved.
It was possible to make the engraving invisible, but to do that, it consumes too much magical power to use in daily life. That’s why he dared to wear those gloves on one hand.
“But you don’t even feel like you are holding on to such hatred. Rather, it seems as if You are looking at me as if it had nothing to do with my life, and I can feel it.”
“… ”
“You are not Ed Rothtailer.”
– Get it!
“Aww!”
The source of the sudden gust of wind is the Crepin Rothtailer standing in the center of the study.
As waves emanated from her left hand, where the engraving was supposed to be engraved, Yenica screamed and closed her eyes tightly.
– Get it!
The protruding mug spread its wings and blocked the wind.
Crepins standing with their shoulders stretched in the moonlight. He slowly took off the glove on his left hand. Again, the imprint of an evil spirit with dark red energy was placed on his hand.
Although it is not yet possible to fully deal with the power of the evil spirit, it is possible to realize its power incompletely.
“If not, did you even forgive me for stabbing Arwen?”
I took my breath away at those words.
“It can’t be. He was the one who trusted and followed Arwen more than anyone else.”
– Whik!
He took out his one-handed sword with an unengraved hand. Anyone who sees it is willing to fight.
As soon as she saw her weapon pulled out, Yenika reacted first.
― Wrath!
Downstairs, the banquet is long. If a high-ranking spirit is taken out of a place like this, the building will collapse and there will be casualties. A certain amount of force control was required.
In an instant, Yenica focused her mind and manifested three gigantic lieutenant spirits.
A fire bat with huge wings, an eagle in the form of water, and a giant made of earth rise… Although it was quite a large study, there was not enough space at all.
“Oh, don’t move… ”
“Elementalist Yenika Palerover. You have a lot of power, but you take too much of the situation.”
As Crepin clenched his left hand, a crackling wave centered around his hand.
―Kaga, go, go, go!
In an instant, all three lieutenant spirits were wrapped in magical chains.
“Great… !”
Yenika tried to break the chain by manifesting a spirit ceremony, but the speed of the new chain was much faster than that.
The chains that emerged from the air wrapped around Yenika’s arms and bound her waist and legs.
“Ugh, huh!”
Yenika struggled to pull the chain and hold on. If you hold on to it any longer, you might get hit.
Rather than taking the risk, while thinking about drawing out the power of the high spirits, the chain was cut off by the blade of the wind.
―Ahhh!
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My wind blade is far stronger than the one-off basic magic.
This is possible because he has been training basic magic for the past years without a day off.
“You have good magic skills.”
“Even if I’m not your son, it doesn’t change the fact that I’m Ed Roth Taylor.”
“You’re speaking in English.”
“It may sound absurd, but what if it is true?”
– Get it!
Pulling out a dagger and rushing at it, Crepin made a swipe down motion with his engraved left hand.
Then I felt a great shock hitting my hand, and the dagger fell from my hand.
– Kagang! Kang!
As he swung his shoulders again and raised his hands upward, his body defied gravity and floated up and crashed into the ceiling.
“Cuckoo!”
I moaned and clenched my teeth, gathering my magic power again.
-grasp!
Instantly, Crepin’s leg dance creates a single cut from the sword.
The spirit ceremony of the dagger I dropped was manifested, and it was brought back to my hand. It is a bonus to cut off the legs of the creffins in the path.
“み!”
It’s not deep, but it’s enough to distract you. The unknown pressure that hung me from the ceiling was gone.
I took the dagger as it was and, with the force of gravity, lowered the dagger towards the crepin.
―Kan!
I managed to block the dagger with the long sword I was holding, and the moment I was about to express the power of the evil spirit again, I pulled out a shock reinforcement wave ball from my arms.
– Paah!
As it is, a strong shock engulfed me for a moment, and I succeeded in separating the distance from Crepin again.
Anyway, the goal at this point is not to subdue Crepin. As I said, if you don’t destroy his family background and prestige first, even if you subdue him, you won’t be able to get behind him.
– Whoa, whoa.
Dust rises inside the library. Crepin quickly blew away the dust and raised his left hand again.
It is a force that I have no idea how or how it works, but I have a rough idea as I have progressed through Act 4.
He could not fully embody the power of the evil spirit because he was in an incomplete state, but he was able to control the ‘physical power’ around him at his will.
Gravity, inertia, friction… At least the flow of physical energy is controlled by him as far as his magical powers allow.
It will give you a sense of conquest, as if the flow of energy in this world was in my hands.
To coordinate more than physical power, long concentration and long-term accumulation of magical power are required. It would be enough to say that it was at a level that could be used in an instant battle.
Now, the power of the evil spirit has not yet been fully unlocked. Now is the best time to subdue, but the order of things is fixed.
I gathered the magic power in my hand.
– Kwaang!
The magical powers rushed in, and I was ready to rush into a single point.
Lieutenant fire magic, ‘one point explosion’.
Crepin Roth Taylor quickly reacted to the speed of the magic and took a defensive stance, but unfortunately, the direction of the attack is not Crepin.
– Kwaang!!!!
The floor collapsed, and the roar enveloped the mansion.
A peaceful and enjoyable social church unfortunately ends here.