It Is Fate To Be Loved by the Villains chapter 70

70. Gideon

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Elnor Elinalize La Tristan is dear to Dowd Campbell.

At least from some point on, if you were to ask yourself to summarize your feelings, you wouldn’t have had any other options than those sentences.

However, if it’s something she didn’t even realize.

“…I.”

More than she thought.

much more.

When it comes to that man, emotions react wildly.

“With me, you even asked to be a family, why, with another woman-”

Disparate emotions mixed in the voice. The feeling of the ‘energy’ leaking out of the heart continues throughout the body.

“That kind of thing, that kind of thing…!”

It’s not that I’m angry just because I acted ‘like that’ with another woman.

It’s just that the ‘experience’ that you haven’t had with that man has been taken away by someone else.

At least you have to take all the ‘firsts’ of that man.

I dare not let another woman experience it!

“I can take it much better…!”

He can do anything other than a leash…!

Why didn’t you come to yourself first and then to another woman…!

“…”

The eyes of Elijah, who was silently watching him from the side, narrowed.

No, the reason for being angry is a bit strange.

How the hell did this guy get his nose pierced by that guy?

‘…Even if that’s the case.’

Immediately, her expression turned serious.

Whatever the reason, the energy that Elnor was exuding from his body was not unusual.

It feels like I’m still at a loss, so I don’t feel like I’m getting the right strands, but it doesn’t feel strange if it turns into hostility that pours out at YuRia at some point.

Also, this was an energy that I had experienced once before.

A gray aura that covered the entire area during the previous Full Moon Festival.

And, if you go back a long way in memory.

There is one more thing.

red night. The memory of that cursed day when her entire family was swept away.

‘…Devil?’

no, please

Of course, I had heard that a demon lived in the bloodline of the Duke of Tristan, but it was absurd to say that the princess was suddenly exuding such energy.

There is a high probability that you are mistaken.

“…”

If this is a real devil.

It is normal that the Heretic Interrogation Center should have been turned upside down a long time ago. There’s no way that the humans who were blinded by the search for the devil didn’t notice this.

Even more so if the target was the famous Princess Tristan.

It’s no exaggeration to say that the treatment of a vessel that harbors demons is truly a feat of all mankind.

If the imperial family or a force equivalent to it isn’t suppressing information about this, it’s already-

‘No, that went too far. I hope so.’

She got up from her seat and smiled bitterly.

At least, the imperial family she knew was not such an insidious group.

So, rather than raising unnecessary doubts, it’s about resolving the current situation.

“…Wait a minute, princess. Just calm down and-”

Saying that, Elijah’s gaze, which was trying to stop Elnor, soon caught something.

Dowd Campbell rushes into the camp.

‘…when did you wear a mask again?’

She tilted her head and looked at the ghostly mask worn on Daoud’s face.

well, anyway. It just went well.

“Ah, sir! Come over here and fix this!”

“It’s true even if you don’t say it.”

After answering that, Dawood approached Elnor without slowing down at all.

On and on, without slowing down at all, until Elijah feels strange and frowns.

“…Dawud? what now-”

“Let’s talk for a minute.”

He approached the embarrassing Elnor and hugged her.

“…!”

He lifted it as if he were carrying a load.

I hunch out of the camp and leave.

“…”

What is that person doing now?

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“Now, wait. Dowd. Let go of this! There are many things that need to be explained to you!”

“Right, then.”

Hearing Elnor’s words, Dawood stood still.

Elnor blinked for a moment as he then dropped her to the ground with both feet touching the floor.

I didn’t know that he would obey his words so obediently.

“…”

Of course, that’s it.

For now, what we have to look at is Mount Taesan.

She clenched her fists and straightened her chin. There were sparks blazing in his eyes.

“…Those women, something. What is your relationship with you…!”

“They are friends. It’s different from Elnor.”

“…”

Elnor’s words, which were about to pour out his voice passionately, were cut off in an instant.

Instead, his eyes were wide open.

this man, uh

what did you say now?

“…Everything is different?”

“You are special to me.”

“…”

Elnor pursed his lips and shook his fists.

Something is different from the usual Daoud.

As usual, when this kind of topic comes up, he’s always a man with blank eyes and just breathing no matter how the situation unfolds.

Now, what should I do?

A clear and distinct gaze. A face full of determination.

The usual Daoud with a clear sense of purpose, that is.

It was a look that was often seen on the battlefield and always flashed in an emergency situation.

‘Somehow cool…’

Elnor, who was about to come up with such a thought, shook his head in surprise.

No, you shouldn’t be swayed.

‘…That’s not cool…!’

This guy isn’t cool at all. Having come up with such a thought, Elnor repeated the sentence as if brainwashing himself.

Undoubtedly. No matter how your heart reacts, let your head think so.

Now is the time for her to be angry with us!

She opened her mouth again, putting a bitter look in her eyes.

Normally, it comes naturally without much effort, but it feels particularly difficult against this man.

“Don’t try to get over it with such stupid words…!”

“Then I’ll tell you straight.”

Daoud continued in a calm voice.

“Elnor is the most precious. than others. It’s okay if you don’t have to worry about that.”

“…”

The color in his eyes softened in an instant.

no.

therefore.

therefore…

“…”

She glanced away. It felt like if I continued to face him, I would fall for this man without even realizing it.

Suddenly, the inside of my mouth burned.

I don’t know why I feel strangely wrong with myself, even though it’s Elnor himself that needs to be questioned.

I just said this much, to the point where I feel more strongly that I have to forgive the other person.

“…”

And as soon as he turned his head again and saw Daud’s face looking straight at him, Elnor realized why.

‘…ah. Right.’

So, you already know that yourself.

It was because I thought that if I continued to argue, there might be a creak between us at least once in a while.

She couldn’t bear to even assume that this man might hate her.

I was so obsessed with it.

“You are, really…”

Kim leaks.

It must have been that I was satisfied in my heart. If this man had been stuffy with a lukewarm attitude as usual, he might have been really angry at that time.

Hearing these words makes me feel better.

“Dawud.”

Still, I’ll take the promise.

“Yes.”

“In the future, I plan to do something like that. Please try it on me first.”

“…Yes?”

Although Daoud was very upset.

she was sincere

“Appointment.”

“…”

In the end, Daoud had no choice but to bet her little finger with a timid look on his face.

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＜ System Message ＞

[ Corruption level of the target ‘Elnor’ is reduced from ‘64% → 2%’. ]

thank god.

I wiped the cold sweat running down my forehead as I watched Elnor walk back to camp.

‘…I almost died.’

If the level of corruption rose to 100% and the fragments inside ran out of control, all the members here except for me were guaranteed to be annihilated.

Considering that they are all key characters in the scenario, it was a crisis where my life could really have been lost.

[…Yes, you.]

Suddenly, such a voice came from inside the amulet.

Caliban. However, unlike usual, for some reason, my voice feels a bit chilly.

[I was just thinking about flirting with other kids on a regular basis, right?]

“…”

Horses are full of thorns.

[But seeing how he did it, it seems like he just said ‘because he needs it’. If you play with people’s minds, you will be punished later?]

“…”

[At least if I’m bumping into you like that, I have to give you a straight answer-]

“Then I will die.”

[What?]

“I’m not comfortable here either, Caliban.”

I know better than anyone that Elnor really likes me.

Didn’t you say that if I died the other day, you would die too?

Honestly, it doesn’t make sense that I don’t know who I’m liking.

In the first place, in the status window, while saying “friend” or something, the crush mark was written all over the place.

but.

“Do you know why I bothered to drag Elnor out here?”

[what?]

“Even if I just said this in camp, I am dead.”

[…]

There is Yuria with a piece of the white devil.

If I said this in front of that incarnation of obsession, the Corruption level on that side, not Elnor’s, could hit 100% in an instant.

And even if the white devil runs rampant, there is a high probability that everyone here except me will die.

‘…It’s like hell.’

If you think that the devil’s vessel will be more twisted in the future because of my soul constitution, this is just the beginning.

Each demon has a different reason for running out of control and how to prevent it. The only thing they have in common is that they react sensitively to my ‘like’.

Even if I say one wrong thing, such as liking or disliking someone, disaster will happen. It means you have no choice but to keep walking on a tightrope.

In the end, it’s best to have a one-way crush. From the devil’s bowl to mine.

The moment it goes both ways, the probability of the situation going to catastrophe increases exponentially.

‘…therefore.’

I’m sorry.

No matter how someone’s likability is, I can’t help but look at it as a ‘shame’.

A shame for ‘attacking’, not for the human mind.

The moment I face it human to human. The moment you do the ‘right thing’.

i die The world is structured that way.

Until the demons dwelling in all vessels are sealed, there is no choice but to play the role of a playboy.

“So, please look at me even if I do crap. This, too, is a matter of life and death.”

[…]

Caliban was silent for a long time before sighing.

[You’re really… too lazy. How did you come out with such a constitution.]

“I wonder if the president said that a person like me has a short lifespan?”

He smiles bitterly and gets up from his seat.

[By the way, haven’t you ever had a girlfriend? He just seemed like a complete player.]

“Why is my reputation so bad?”

[No, I don’t think you would have ever been in a relationship even if you didn’t have the restrictions you have now. I don’t notice.]

“…”

[Do you feel like you’re going to be amazingly good at just kicking? Optimizing flirt from birth?]

There’s nothing this person can’t say.

“I’ve dated… I have.”

It’s ambiguous to count, so I say to those around me that I’m inexperienced in dating.

[Oh, really? How much did you date?]

“Three seconds.”

[…What?]

“I dated for 3 seconds and got dumped.”

[…]

He doesn’t say anything, but a feeling of pity rises from within Soul Linker.

[yes. believe me Hey, our Dowd. It’s great to try dating, Jang-]

“…I’m asking you to shut up.”

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“I see that.”

On the day of the demon subjugation.

What I was looking for was soon found.

Even if you look at it, it’s a beast in the form of a bear that’s several times bigger than a normal beast. Gray aura was spreading around the body.

“…A medium-sized monster. It won’t be that difficult to hunt.”

Krat said that and looked around.

Right now, he and Gideon alone have hunted dozens of monsters, even though they are small.

No matter how much the devil’s shards dwell, you might think it makes no sense that a member of this size can’t catch a medium-sized monster.

“…Isn’t this too much?”

I also laugh at Krat’s words.

well, really

Two warriors representing the empire, Princess Tristan, a swordsman prodigy, and a candidate for a hero among saints and sisters.

It’s worth thinking that it’s too much of a member to say that they gathered to catch that one.

“I called because I needed everything, because I needed it.”

“…do you mind? Let’s finish quickly and go. If you leave the estate empty for too long, you will get scolded.”

Having said that, Krat immediately jumped out.

That’s enough to show that he has no hesitation at all even if he’s alone.

“…Anyway, you’re the kind of person who hasn’t changed at all from before or now.”

Beside him, Lucien sighed and prepared the protection.

“Do you know me?”

“The Paladins of the Empire can only be formally appointed by those who have been recognized for their qualifications in the Holy Land. Marquis Kendrid’s qualification examination was administered by me.”

Another such connection here.

But then this person would know what level of monster that human is.

therefore.

“You don’t have to give it to me.”

Stop Lucien from sending the divine protection to Krat.

In fact, the bear beast right in front of me was being slapped with excitement by Krat. You don’t even need to add support like this.

“…Yes? However, there is no reason not to give it to you…”

“I have it.”

Saying so, he pointed all the way around.

Except for Krat, everyone stood still holding their weapons in silence.

Yuria, Elnor, and Elijah too. Even Gideon, who hates to lose to anything Krat does.

because i made it

“Save it. Because there are enemies you really have to deal with.”

If it’s the reason why I send only Krat and beat it up, it’s because he’s the least burdensome to fight alone.

In terms of combat durability, it is one of the best monsters in the entire game. Whether the pieces of the devil were deeply fused or not, it’s not a problem to just beat a medium-sized monster alone, that’s it.

What you really need to pay attention to.

“…”

Silently, he looks around at Elnor and Gideon.

The core of this boss battle is, after all, these two.

‘…I have to prepare in advance.’

Thinking so, I glanced at the system window.

[You have fulfilled the conditions for the hidden event ‘???’ once! (1/3) ]

Conditions for fulfilling hidden events previously completed while playing against Balcasus.

If you fill this all the way.

You can get the most essential means to lift the family curse, which is Elnor’s exclusive quest.

‘If I’m right…’

In the original scenario, the only way to save Gideon, who was bound to die no matter what he did, was to complete the dedicated quest.

In order to do so, all conditions for the occurrence of this hidden event must be met, at least until Chapter 5, when Elnor’s full-fledged depravity is triggered.

otherwise, what

From then on.

You will be able to see Elnor become a real villain, not a fashion villain like now.

“…”

Several images of the corrupted Elnor run through my mind.

Like an event in which all family members were expressionlessly exterminated in front of a human who begged for at least his children to be saved.

After confining all the civilians in the area he occupied to one building, and setting it on fire casually. Like an event where you stood still and watched them burn to death.

become such a monster. If this person is perfectly corrupt.

“…Something?”

“No.”

I shake my head at Elnor, who tilts her head in a puzzled way after receiving my gaze.

You can’t make this person like that. Also.

‘…therefore.’

We can trigger the second event right here to prevent that from happening.

Collecting his senses, he looked at the bear master that Krat had laid on the floor and was pounding mercilessly.

“Uh-cha.”

Then, Krat, who tossed the Witch Beast into the air like a pebble, soon received it with an Argentinian Backbreaker and stuck it in mid-air.

Then the sub mission. The bear beast, strangled, struggles without even screaming.

There is no time to show off anything. I can’t even breathe and I’m getting hit.

“hahahaha, use your strength!”

“…”

Every time I see it, I feel, is that a real human kid?

How can you play with a medium-sized monster with demon pieces fused to such an extent with just the body specs?

He sighs and gets up from his seat.

If you’ve been killing yourself up to that point, it’s time for a ‘transformation’ to happen.

“Change bag. Please step back.”

“What? Now is the best time-“

“Otherwise you will get hurt.”

Krat didn’t even have time to ask me what that meant.

It was because the gray demonic energy started pouring out like crazy from the body of the Witchbeast who was half out of breath.

“…!”

Everything around you slows down.

It is the power of a gray demon that is limitedly exercised. corrosion.

And in such a situation where everything slowed down, something like a small jewel flashed out of the bear’s mouth.

“Uh, what is that…!”

Sensing the ‘fraud’ emitted by the jewel, Lucien groaned in astonishment.

Although the appearance is small,

The viciousness emanating from the inside was at a level that would make you go blind just by looking at it.

“…!”

Gideon’s eyes widened when he saw that.

I’m sure this is the only person here who knows ‘what’ that is.

And the only one who knows what will happen after this, this human will be the only one.

The piece, noticing that the original bowl’s ‘end of life’ is imminent, instinctively seeks out another bowl and tries to permeate there.

And, coincidentally, there is a human on this side that has already been infused with a piece.

-…

-!!!!

next.

Around where everything slowed down, pieces of the demon flew towards Elnor.

As a criterion that can be manifested in the material world for the longest time, the most efficient choice is to fuse it into a vessel that already has one piece.

but.

There are things that get in the way.

Even in a world where everything slowed down, there was a human who stood in front of Elnor with superhuman strength.

“…”

Gideon stared blankly at the piece of the demon lodged in his chest.

I deliberately blocked it from flying toward Elnor.

And.

-!!!!!!!!!!

The gray energy flowing from the sculpture spreads through his body like an electric current.

A painful sigh escaped from Gideon’s mouth.

“…all.”

Perhaps, as it should be, this piece will be able to resist a little bit of ‘eating’ itself.

However, this person is currently suffering from madness that has been passed down through his family. There’s no room for enough resistance there.

“Get away from me…!”

And, this person probably knows very well what kind of behavior a human who is encroached on by a piece of a demon for the first time will show.

In the past, you must have had an experience of ‘facing’ something like that.

Red light began to flicker in his eyes, and Gideon exhaled heavily.

It’s a look right before you lose your sanity.

“If you don’t want to die, run away! From now on, I recognize you as enemies!”

To be precise, it recognizes all living creatures as targets to be killed.

Demons are inherently hostile to all living beings in the material world.

I mean yes.

It means that from now on, the ‘strongest knight in the empire’, who controls the energy of the ‘grey devil’, will come to kill us with all his might.

but.

“Gideon.”

smile and say

The gray aura that spread around him was almost stabbed by Gideon. While moving freely, I try to turn my arms around.

“Just leave it here quietly.”

“what?”

“I knew it would be like this from the start.”

If that happened, I knew that this person would block it with his body so that the piece couldn’t go to Elnor.

In a half-conscious state like now, I knew that I would be engulfed right there.

By the way.

Why do you think I gathered all the members like this?

This isn’t just to catch a beast with a piece of the devil.

“Well, actually, the main purpose of coming here is to see how strong you’ve become since you came to see me, right?”

This.

“So, let’s see how well you did your homework.”

They are the members to defeat the ‘strongest knight in the empire’, which has the ‘devil’s piece’.

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