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[…Say it again.]
“…He asked me to send some materials related to Chinese medicine.”
[…]
Beatrix, who was on the other end of the line, clutched her chin, deep in thought.
He opens his mouth, tries to say something for a moment, then closes it again.
I guess I don’t know where to start.
In the end, Beatrix, who gave up everything, covered her head and opened her mouth in a voice of desperation.
[What did that bastard say again this time?]
“…”
Daud was openly swearing, but this time even Elnor couldn’t answer.
When I think about what will follow, I feel that way even more strongly.
“Dawud, he, ah, ah, ah-”
Elnor stammered out those sentences with a flushed face.
It was a sentence that made me feel ashamed even as a woman who had never seen anything other than expressionless on her face.
[…Ah, what? Is it broken?]
“A child. He asked me to give birth.”
[…]
“Even before the ceremony, I thought at least one would not be bad.”
Beatrix, who had been silent for a moment with a distraught expression, barely opened her mouth.
[Why did such a story come out all of a sudden?]
“…he announced that he was going to accept a concubine for childcare, and said that, sooner or later, uh, chu, let’s go ahead.”
[Elnor.]
Beatrix took a deep breath and quieted her voice for a moment.
It was an attempt to look at Tyler politely without exploding.
failed miserably.
[Are you really sane?!]
“…”
At the expected reaction, Elnor kept his mouth shut.
No matter how high-ranking aristocrats say that the culture of receiving both a concubine and a concubine is encouraged, it is another matter whether the person concerned accepts it happily.
Even more so, Beatrix is someone who knows very well that she has sent unchanging love to Daud.
No matter what I say, it won’t sound nice.
[You, you, what kind of talk is that easy…! A concubine, for a guy who just got the title of Viscount, to ask that of a duke’s daughter first-!]
“…”
Uncharacteristically scolded, Elnor lowered her head and pursed her lips.
Except for my father, I had never been treated like this by anyone else in my life, but if the other person was Daud, who was involved with Beatrix, it was a composition that came up more often than I thought.
[You idiot, aren’t you even angry?! Originally, it wouldn’t be strange if they begged you to accept it just once, so that your hands could become feet, but you shouldn’t be a pest when you just said that you should have a baby-!]
“…but.”
Even so.
Even as he continued to hear such scolding, Elnor continued to stutter.
“…That man asked that much, but if I refuse, he, he might be offended, too.”
[…]
Beatrix looked at Elnor with a look that was now beyond anger and almost astonished.
There is a degree that the pods are covered.
I’ll let you have a baby, so take a concubine?
Did you just take it lightly because you thought it would make the other person feel bad?!
Is this the guy who said he would kill the other girl if he wasn’t his priority?!
[If you get a concubine, you might be pushed out of your priority-]
“I don’t think that will happen.”
[what?]
“When I have a child, where can I afford to pay attention to anyone other than me?”
[…?]
hmm.
wait for a sec.
Something is strange.
Feeling out of focus in the conversation.
Beatrix paused for a moment to reflect on the conversation she had just had.
Obviously, before.
Did you say ‘at least one’ was okay before the ceremony?
[…]
ah.
Right.
Beatrix looked at Elnor with an enlightened expression.
[…I’m thinking about having a few kids.]
“…?”
Elnor tilted her head and faced Beatrix.
It looks like you’re asking why you’re asking such an obvious thing.
“Isn’t it at least five?”
[…]
“Getting a concubine for childcare would be meaningless if it wasn’t at that level. Daoud must have meant it that way.”
[…]
no.
probably not
Even one, let alone five, would be very burdensome.
Beatrix looked at Elnor, breaking out in a cold sweat.
‘…That’s right, if you’re trying to have a baby like that, you probably won’t have time to worry about being a concubine.’
The marriage and childbirth of the great nobility is an agency in itself.
Considering Elnor’s own health and the political and cultural aftermath, giving birth to five children means that even if you set the period, Daud will have to stick to Elnor without moving for at least a dozen years.
This woman is obviously saying the same thing.
‘Then it is.’
There’s no way this woman would just allow another woman to stick around him.
Perhaps that ‘exclusive desire’ is the same. If another woman tries to take away his time with that man, he will turn on the light in his eyes and run.
but.
Now there’s that man named Daud, that, what?
Whenever there is a chance, peeking at the opportunity to ‘squeeze it out’ is only added.
He dug his own grave.
As Beatrix clicked her tongue, she turned around at the door with a puzzled look at the sound of Elnor knocking.
“for a moment. It looks like a guest has arrived. Contact me again later.”
It feels like there are a lot of people looking for their own accommodation these days.
Elnor said that and ended the communication.
The one outside the door was a face she knew.
“…Talion?”
He is a class 1 student who constantly hangs around Daud.
“Uh, do you remember me?”
“of course. Everyone who has been around Daoud for more than five seconds knows.”
“…”
It wasn’t that difficult, as the man’s relationships were much narrower than I thought.
I don’t know why the other person’s expression hardened after hearing that.
“…That, yes. This is a message from Brother Dowd, whom you mentioned.”
Talion cleared his throat and spoke out.
“He said he had a favor to ask.”
“Okay. What can I do?”
“…Wouldn’t it be better to listen to the contents and accept them?”
Seriously, the answer was fast enough for Talion to react that way, but Elnor didn’t care and just shrugged his shoulders.
“It is a law not to procrastinate. As soon-to-be parents, shouldn’t we set an example for our children?”
“…?”
It was a sentence that Talion could not understand at all.
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＜ System Message ＞
[Target ‘Fanol’ has been contacted. ]
[Interaction with ‘Heretic Inquisition’ is unlocked! ]
[You can be asked to cooperate with all rights under the discretion of the ‘Heretic Inquisitor’! ]
[ There are changes to the scenario. ]
[ Later, there will be special interactions with all demon-related beings! ]
Seeing such a message come to mind, I sigh inwardly.
After all, this is the biggest reason I asked Faynol for cooperation.
Right now, the biggest help I can get from this guy is the authority of the Heretic Interrogation Center, which can exercise almost super-legal authority when it comes to ‘devil’ related matters.
It’s not Fenol’s own ability.
‘…I can’t expect anything related to battle from you.’
Being a completed devil’s vessel means that it can handle tremendous power, but on the contrary, it means that the reaction when it bounces out of focus is just as great.
You don’t have to take the risk.
than that.
‘…what are the special interactions with demons?’
If it opens later, something else is going to happen.
As I was thinking about that, a sullen voice came from within the Soul Linker.
[Why are you standing there blankly? Are you out of your mind?]
“…Are you mad?”
I say that to Caliban inside Soul Linker.
[…I don’t think it’s a matter of being angry.]
Caliban opened his mouth with a sigh.
[Honestly, I don’t get angry because I don’t understand anything. just dumbfounded At least the guy I thought I’d met with is alive and well, and now he’s complaining to you saying he wants to die again.]
In fact, the voice was much more dejected than angry.
[Are the bowls with all the pieces originally like that? If you become an incarnation, even if you kill them, will they all be resurrected?]
“…not likely.”
Looking at the depiction in the original work, Elnor died after being decapitated by Elijah in the final boss fight.
It’s a phenomenon that happens because he’s the incarnation of a red devil with insanely tenacious authority in terms of life force.
“Anyway, the goals don’t match.”
Tap the Soul Linker and continue talking.
“You want them dead, the Inquisition wants Faynol dead, and even you want that.”
the problem is.
That, in other words.
The Guardians, the best knights in the Empire, and the Heretic Interrogation Center, who would not hesitate to hunt demons, couldn’t find a way to actually ‘completely’ kill Faynol.
In the end, though, some kind of bizarre request flew to me.
[Do you really intend to listen to that?]
“…”
To do… I have to.
That’s the request you asked me to seduce you.
If it is true that the closer you get to me, the more you can ‘control’ the power of the devil, and the more you like me, the greater the possibility of sealing the red devil.
It means that you can skip the final boss battle of Chapter 4 entirely.
In the original work, Elijah with a holy sword was the only one who could inflict an unreasonable ‘hit’ on a demon-related being.
If you can really see the effect just like that, there’s no reason not to do it.
The ‘scenario change’ that came to my mind when I met him was a huge difference that I could understand.
“…”
Of course, that’s it.
Right now, the important thing is that I was entrusted with the authority of the Heretic Interrogation Center by accepting that request.
Everything I have to do from now on, ‘handling the back’, has to be done with their authority.
I am from now on
We must not delay even the slightest amount of time.
You have to handle all the tasks lined up in front of you at the fastest speed.
First thing you should do first.
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Just as he did with the water dragon, leaving a ‘imprint’ on the demonic beasts near the furnace of struggle, such as the lord of each zone.
Doing such an operation against witch beasts with strength comparable to that of water dragons is inherently a great risk, but I cannot give up on this. This is an essential task for this boss fight.
That is why, even methods that were never intended to be used are mobilized.
＜ Quest Info ＞
[ Main Quest ] 〖 Chapter 3 – Apostle of the Overturned Tsunami 〗
[21H left until the ‘Duel’ incident! ]
[The incident continues immediately after the boss battle! ]
Also, it seems that the remaining time has been significantly shortened compared to before.
‘I can’t believe the time limit this guy gives me anymore, anyway.’
With that thought in mind, I confirm that two blue lights appear sequentially on the magic engineering communication device in my arms.
These were signals from Talion, who went to Elnor, and Elijah, who went to Yuria.
It probably means that I did what I asked for smoothly.
“…good.”
And beside me, Li Lu, who was in a group with me, was breaking her neck and hands.
“The sea is the least important part of the hunter’s night. The scorching zone, the snowy zone, and the jungle zone are real. Unlimited hunting outside from today until the end of the period.”
Like a child who found Santa, Riru said with a lively expression.
“First of all, it’s best to go from the scorching zone. All the essential parts to survive outdoors for a long time can be obtained by hunting the monsters here. For the next route, based on the materials obtained, make the wisest decision-”
“…Liru.”
“huh?”
He was very excited and stopped Li Lu who was about to say something.
From this person’s point of view, it must be like going on a picnic. I know that.
I used to have a lot of things to do here.
I tried Balcasus’ golden arts, tried out the newly acquired equipment, and slowly tested how strong the skills I had acquired so far were.
More than anything, make Liru’s stomach a little bit better.
but.
What I need right now is to prepare for tomorrow’s boss battle regardless of means.
Even if it shatters this person’s romance and expectations.
With those words, I looked at the steel gate that opened in front of me. The heat of the scorching zone was transmitted to this side.
“I’m sorry, but this time it’s hunting and I don’t have time for that.”
‘Scorching Demon’ in the scorching zone, ‘Ice Tiger’ in the snowfield, and ‘Gakgwi’ in the jungle.
Even compared to water dragons, their level is never inferior, and they are generally called calamitous class monsters.
but.
Now, in the current situation, I am in a situation where I have opened my hands to the side where I have to be careful.
Unless you pulled out that card.
The time it takes to shake off all three of them.
“…because it’ll be over in five minutes.”
In one day, there is a mountain of work to do.
I can’t delay any longer here.
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Elnor is precious 😅