114 – Slavery
“hurt.”
“Of course. There was a hole in my stomach, but if it didn’t hurt, I would have been more worried about it.”
After knocking out Ceres, Count Press, and even the researcher, Neros carried me to the bedroom inside the cave. I was worried about Neros too, but in this situation, if I gave priority to Neros, I could die in a real crash, so I lay down quietly on the bed.
“Huh… .”
Even now, the bleeding was somehow stopped with the rising divine power, but the pain I felt was dizzying. And annoyingly, the more you calm down, the more clearly you feel the pain.
That’s why it’s a shame to just pass out.
“Aren’t you going to die for now?”
“Probably won’t die.”
Although the intestines were slightly crushed, vital organs such as the heart, lungs and liver were not injured. In addition, there is no chance of dying from shock or excessive blood loss, so if there are no more wounds, it will be cured quickly with sufficient medical treatment.
[As compensation, Rianne’s stay period is added by 30 days.]
Besides, time has increased.
You should be thankful that you have time to spare in a little urgent time. Even if that time was given by God for entertainment.
“Neros, it’s okay for me to rest, so arrest Ceres and Earl Press and put them somewhere… Ah, Ceres is in danger of going rampant, so if possible, rip off your limbs.”
“Okay. Then get some rest.”
“yes.”
I asked Neros what to do and quietly closed my eyes.
Even if I stay awake anyway, it won’t help if I’m in this condition. Resting quickly and recovering quickly will help both Neros and Rianne.
*****
To be honest, I wanted to be hugged by Rian right now.
I wanted to make sure there were no problems with the injured area and somehow get a priest to heal Lian right away.
But it shouldn’t be like that.
If I, the master spirit, go out in front of the clergy and get caught, not only will I disappear, but Lian may also be in danger.
Besides, there was still work to be done for Lian.
“… You won’t need these.”
He lifts the head of the press family and the researcher who had fallen in the corner and puts them into a small wooden barrel. These are also annoying babies, but it’s a lot of time to worry about this guy because it’s much more ridiculous than these miscellaneous things.
Ceres Reinhardt.
A daughter of the same ducal family as Lian, and a childhood friend of Lian… The year I betrayed Lian.
I wanted to tear my whole body to shreds right now, but I held back and grabbed Ceres’ arm.
You can’t kill this bitch. Didn’t Ryan say that?
“Death is a blessing.”
Quadduk!!
Ceres’ arm is torn off.
“Stop.”
After confirming that it was properly blocked by using a command to stop the bleeding, he threw Ceres’ arm into the corner and grabbed the other arm.
Kwajik!!!
He throws away the violently ripped off arm again.
Looking at the wound where the bleeding has stopped, the blood just stops, as if to prove that curing with a curse is impossible. It’s not even that the new flesh has sprouted. Literally the blood stopped in its path.
“under… sh*t.”
yes, i did know
Since I was reborn as a spirit, it was only natural that I was different from a human, so I didn’t pay much attention to it. In addition, personally, because I was born at the age of 10, I was proud of being more helpful to Lian than other women.
But this is really, really bad.
Right now, Lian is having such a hard time, but it annoys me that she can’t recover.
have power Even though she uses a commanding spirit similar to Skaya’s, she can’t even alleviate Lian’s pain just because she’s a spirit… .
“No, no. Let’s not think about these things now.”
match!
I look back at Ceres, whose arms are missing, as I settle my negative thoughts.
Now, if you remove the remaining two legs, the preparation is complete.
“Lian’s nature is so kind that it’s a mask.”
I probably don’t remember seeing Ceres now.
But even the things he’s done so far have caused enough harm to Lian, and if I see what happened in the past, I can’t just ignore it.
“So. You will need an education.”
It wasn’t the awkward, painful and difficult education that Ryan gave.
A proper education that will be etched into your mind and into your soul so that you will never do the same thing again.
Kwajik!!
*****
Memories I don’t know seep into me.
“Puhaha, look at that figure. Ceres Reinhardt. Isn’t it really funny to see him holding and setting up farm implements instead of swords?”
A speech I had never heard before.
A voice I’ve never heard.
However, I turned my head to the strangely familiar words.
Standing there was a blonde man. Judging by the pattern of the imperial family on his chest, he must be the crown prince.
At the point where I finished thinking like that, my mind gradually returns.
Ah, I decided to abandon Lian now and become the crown prince’s wife.
“yes… Yes.”
But this is a decision I made on my own.
It’s something I prayed for Ryan.
“That’s why the crown prince sincerely said that he would restore the Primal family and the Reinhardt family.”
“Yes, of course. The Reinhardt family is completely ruined. Ceres Reinhardt. Without you, the bloodline of the Reinhardt family would have been completely cut off.”
I knew that. I ran away knowing that our family was completely destroyed through what Ariane had done.
“But thanks to that, recovery is easy… I just need to name the Reinhard family and make it a new ducal family in my empire.”
The reality is not that simple. It’s not a title like viscount or count, it’s a duke.
Originally, there were only four ducal families in the Empire.
It would be impossible even for the emperor to increase it at will, but there was no way nobles could use their strength in an empire that had already collapsed halfway and the system collapsed. And nobles with strong influence have long since become demons with Ceres.
“Then thank you.”
Get on your knees, bow your head, and ask.
If it were me from 5 years ago, I wouldn’t kneel unless it was in front of a true emperor, but living in that small town, I know it well.
I don’t have the right to choose that kind of thing right now.
Fighting injustice is possible only for those who have something, whether it be power, wealth, or honor. The only thing a person with nothing like me can do is kneel.
“Puhh… After all, you know fractions well, so I like it. Ceres Reinhardt.”
“thank you.”
I look at Lian who is fighting while expressing gratitude.
If it’s Rian, I won’t lose. Even a few years ago, it was Lian who was slaughtering the demon king’s army. There was no way I could lose to a mere monster.
As long as I am alive, I will become the head of the duke’s family and accept it.
I forgot to tell you, but the misunderstanding can be cleared up.
“Then you’re getting tired of watching, so let’s go.”
“yes.”
Yes, as long as I live, when I become a member of the ducal family, I can accept Lian and live with her.
Thinking so, I turned my head away from Lian and stepped forward.
Convinced that the road is definitely the road to heaven.
“Puhahaha!!!”
Yes, the road to heaven… .
“ha ha ha!! Crown Prince is so funny.”
“Yeah, I could never have thought that an idiot bitch would fall like this after being tricked by just one word.”
I was deceived.
The prince, who had promised me the duke’s family, wiped my mouth from the moment I entered the palace and invented new words.
There was no intention of making me the head of the duke’s family in the first place.
It was said that he took the achievement for the purpose of securing his throne.
Said so.
“It was easy to get him. And making it that way was simpler.”
When I lowered my head, I was confident that I was dancing an obscene dance while wearing clothes that would make my face feel hot just looking at it.
“Originally, the lineage of the Reinhardt family would be executed immediately, but… He said that he would specially save me, so he did it right away.”
“Ha ha ha ha ha! It must be genius. It’s not like a princess or something like that, but a vulgar prostitute is more suitable, isn’t it?”
When he stopped at the gaze of the daughter of the count family chattering next to him, the prince took a cane and put it aside.
It was a sign that he would hit me if I didn’t dance properly.
“Hueup! Whoa!!”
“Puhaha!! yes, that’s it! Ceres Reinhardt!!”
Everyone laughs at the filthy dance they dance to live, not to get hit.
Even the knight who was guarding the side.
Even the maid who was next to the crown prince.
The daughter of the count’s family is also embraced in the arms of the crown prince.
Prince too.
My choice was wrong.
I think so, but there was nothing I could do.
All she had to do was dance as the prince commanded.
I’ve even considered suicide, but my foolish head is telling me to live in this situation.
Because she firmly believed that her only hope, Lian… would come to her rescue again, as always.
I became a spectacle again.