Episode 34. A terrible fate (3)
“Then I will go. I still have work to do.”
“Are you going to Aium Kingdom?”
“No. There is a guy to find.”
It was time to slowly release the pouting guy.
She hadn’t even killed the demon lord yet, and it wasn’t good to fall out with Ariel.
“If that’s the case, shall I free the people to find it?”
“There is not enough manpower just to deal with the casualties. I cannot use them for my personal business.”
Even if you use manpower in the first place, you won’t be able to find it as long as the opponent is the Spirit King.
If I ever went to the spirit realm, I wouldn’t be able to find it, but considering his personality, he would be ‘there’.
“Is that so? I wish I could find that person. Oh, you’re not a woman, are you?”
“… ….”
“Seeing that you don’t deny it, you must be a woman.”
As I was about to open the door and leave, the cold voice I heard gave me goosebumps. I’m really scared to death
“Go. Keep working.”
“Tell me and go—”
While Seri is talking, a light emanates from the corner. It came from the delivery scroll.
It is not common to use a delivery scroll sent directly to the emperor.
It’s usually only sent when the situation is truly urgent, or when the problem cannot be resolved without the Emperor’s help.
Sending a delivery scroll to the emperor during wartime, did something happen on the battlefield? Could it be the reinforcement of the demons?
I held the door and looked at the tax collector. She opened the delivery scroll and checked her contents.
“…… Prause.”
“What? What happened?”
“Prause’s father must be working for the Marquis of Medis, right?”
“Maybe.”
She replied feeling uneasy. Whatever it was, she hesitated in her words.
“I think there is a problem. The Marquis of Medis asked for help.”
The Marquis of Medidis asked for help?
There’s my father…….
“Sir…… !”
I hurriedly approached her and her tax collector grabbed the delivery scroll she held out.
As Seri said, the Marquis of Medith is in danger because of the demons and is asking for help.
When Ariel and Phasma are gone…… !
“Damn it! Tax collector! Could you possibly summon Ella to the imperial palace right away?”
Without Phasma, it was impossible to use illusion swordsmanship or even normal combat.
Then, the only skills I could use were ‘follower’ and ‘dynamic’. In order to use those techniques, at least someone with the strength and reflexes to follow a demon was needed.
Since Ella doesn’t fight on the second line of defense, she should be able to use it.
“Yes. I will contact you right away.”
“And prepare the teleport wizard right away!”
“Yes!”
Seri took out two of her delivery scrolls and began scribbling her letters. Seeing that, I bit my lower lip.
Please don’t do anything. Please.
* * *
“I… ….”
「Stella.」
The moment she was about to answer Iris, a familiar voice came from inside Stella’s head with a tingling sensation.
‘…… Yes, Mr. Habito.’
「Have you destroyed the palace?」
‘No. There was an obstacle along the way, so we haven’t been able to break it down yet.’
「…… Is it… ….”
The silence lengthened with Habito’s vague answer.
「Then I can’t help it. Royals are just fine. Stella, you must immediately go to the Medis Territory of the Empire and kill Parocco, the butler of the Marquis family.”
‘Parroco…… ? If it’s Parocco…….’
Prause’s father.
Stella had told Harvey To that she already knew.
If the kingdom of Aium is destroyed to annoy Prause, who has offended the demon king so far, it was planned to go straight to the Medis territory of the empire and kill Prause’s father.
The conversation I had with Incuro reminded me of a purpose I had forgotten for a while.
「Originally, I should go, but two heroes have come here. Especially since the wizard came, it’s not easy to teleport away, so I’ll leave it up to you. The demons that had already been planted in Medith territory are moving. I will open the way for you, so if you kill Parocco, retreat immediately.”
‘A warrior…… ?’
Hearing Harbito’s urgent transmission, Stella’s eyes naturally gazed at Iris.
「I don’t have time to talk leisurely. Leave immediately.”
‘… ….’
「…… What is the answer?」
‘…… All right. I’ll deal with it and go back.’
「Do you remember? That the guy who cut your body ruthlessly was Prause. Get revenge on him properly. The Aium Kingdom is the second.”
Feeling hesitant about Stella’s one beat late reply, Habito clearly announces his priorities.
“Yes… …. It must be like this.”
She let out her heavy sigh as if feeling the aftereffects of her interrupted tone.
Iris, who had not taken her eyes off Stella, put strength into her hand holding her sword. Hearing her say that she would not become human was the intention to cut her down immediately.
Because I know better than anyone that Stella’s shaping skill is cumbersome.
“As expected, I don’t think so.”
“…… What do you mean?”
Stella sweeps away the torn family photos that lie on the desk in her study.
“Memories of my time as a human are no longer memories. I will live as a demon until I die.”
“Is that so… …. If so, please die!”
Her Iris’ sword is drawn and her sword energy pours down on her.
“「Shaping」.”
Quang!
Iris’s sword spirit shattered her bookshelves and tables, raising dust. Soon after, she broke the windows of the mansion and sprayed all the way out.
“…… Did you stop it?”
As Iris watched the familiar silhouette move through the thick dust, she prepared her next attack.
It was then.
As the silhouette waved her arm, her smoke broke and she emerged. As soon as Iris saw the figure in her performance, she couldn’t help but doubt her own eyes.
“S… Master…… ?”
“It seems he didn’t want to be abandoned by me. She’s helpless and she never thought she’d be ashamed of herself.”
A man with black hair.
He was the first person who showed kindness to him, and now he is the one whom he trusts and loves more than anyone else.
It was Prause.
“Stella…… You have crossed a line that shouldn’t be crossed.”
“You talk a lot. Won’t you come in?”
“How dare you insult Master? I will kill you…… !”
Koo-goo-gu!
Stella, in the form of Prauss, gushes out a tremendous amount of life so much that it gives the illusion that the mansion is shaking.
Iris was accustomed to seeing Prause’s emotionless face many times before, but there was kindness in it. She had warmth.
She never thought that no matter what mistake she made, she would hurt herself.
But now.
Although she was obviously appalled at killing herself, her anger welled up.
She couldn’t stand it because it seemed like she was telling her that everything she had done so warmly until now was a lie.
“「Absolute Realm」.”
The guardian of the sanctuary emits light and resonates.
“Stella!! Don’t think you’ll die gracefully!”
‘I became stronger in the spirit realm. If it’s now, even if it’s Master, I might be able to deal with it!’
Iris gives strength to her legs on the floor. She gripped her sword tightly as her whole body pierced the flesh that seemed to freeze.
‘That is not a master. Not a master! I’m not the master!!’
Feeling guilty, Iris swung her sword at Stella, who came within range of her sword. However.
“「Absolute Realm」.”
Stella, who transformed into Praus, who used copycat in the Viscount Ryeo of the Aium Kingdom, used the same abilities as Iris.
Offset of absolute domain.
Reacts accurately even within the absolute realm and dodges Iris’s sword.
Iris swings her sword in succession. Stella accurately read the trajectory of Iris’s sword and received all of them.
However, the outcome of the fight was already decided.
It was because the current Iris is one step higher than the Iris of the time when Prause wrote Copycat.
“Do you think you can stop me that much?!”
Counter attack.
Swords are thrown at each other without defense.
“Welcome to Chung Island.”
“「Illusion Sword」!”
Push!
Prause’s head is cut, and Iris’ side is stabbed.
Iris expected that if Prause attacked head-on, she would not be able to withstand it even if there was a gap between her and twisted her body to avoid it.
‘As expected, Master. Master is already much stronger than me when I grew up.’
I was once again amazed at Prause’s ability to bridge the gap.
Iris looked down at Stella, who was in the form of a fallen Prause.
‘Something is strange?’
Feeling a sense of incongruity, Iris carefully watches Stella’s body. At that moment, mana drained and her body collapsed.
“It’s an alter ego…… ?”
Iris frowned as she looked down at her body.
She had to feel sorry that she had missed this time as well, as well as the feeling of having killed her own teacher.
“…… It’s a really obnoxious technique.”
* * *
Marquis of Medidis.
Anti-demon magic was spread, and even in wartime, a considerable number of knights remained.
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Even so, it was not possible to withstand the surprise attack of the elite who entered the ranks of the upper demons.
So the demons took the hostages and locked them up in one room. Prause’s father, Parocco, was also in the room.
“Welcome, Stella.”
Stella slowly entered the room that was suffocated by the smell of blood. He sighed when he saw that some demons couldn’t stand it and killed humans.
“By Habito-sama’s order, I’ve captured it so it’s easy to kill. We could handle it, but leaving it to Stella would be strange.”
The vampire demons tilt their heads and ask questions.
‘You must be suspicious. I heard you couldn’t kill the royal family even though you moved together with the detached unit. Maybe another demon tribe reported that Incuro was saved and sent. Will I be tortured when I go back?’
Stella thought that all of this was because of humans, but for some reason, she kept feeling skeptical.
This was the effect of the ‘mantra’ that even Prauss did not know about, but it weakened the suggestion that had been hung.
The reason why he had a conversation with Incuro, which couldn’t be established in the first place, and why he was hesitant about Stella’s act of not showing mercy to humans, all stemmed from those reasons.
“…… The Marquis of Medis?”
“It seems that when they found out about our attack, they immediately ran away with their families.”
“So this is all there is to the people here?”
“Yes.”
“What should I do? Shall we just take care of it?”
“…… No, I will.”
At the very least, there had to be a justification for the story of not betraying the demons.
Stella stands in front of Parocco in a neat butler’s uniform.
“…… Are you Parocco?”
“No, that’s right. Sa, can’t you save me? I still have a family to be responsible for…… ! Because of my poor choice, I let go of her wife and hurt her son. If I die, my son will surely not last. Please, please buy, save me!”
Family. Son.
The words troubled her mind.
She lost herself once.
It was because of her family that she decided to take revenge even though she was dragged away by her demons and felt all kinds of hardships.
He understood her sad heart better than anyone else.
Though she thought that if she didn’t kill Paroko, she might die because she would lose her chance for revenge, but she couldn’t bear to stretch out her hand.
One of her demons brought a sound like thunder from the clear sky to her as she closed her eyes tightly.
“Stella! Prause is here!”
“…… !”
“No, what are you doing without killing me yet! Let’s kill it quickly and go!”
“Wait—!”
Hook!
The spear created by the vampire pierces Parocco’s chest.
“Ouch…… !”
Stella stretched out her hand to stop her demons from suddenly interfering with her, but it was too late. Preoccupied with her thoughts and worries, she was unable to react.
She stretched out her hand in panic, but it was too late to make her move.
“Kyaaa!”
With the maid’s screams, her demons approached to kill those present.
‘Yes. This is correct Because all I have left is revenge.’
Prause, who arrived a little late, enters the room. Seeing the scene of the massacre, his expression twisted into a grim expression. And his gaze stopped for a while. He looks in vain, as if in disbelief.
Stella noticed at once where Prause was looking.
“…… S, Stella, did you kill him?”
I sensed his resentment at the trembling voice.
Facing the emotions that could not be suppressed, chicken meat began to rise on Stella’s skin. All the demons who tried to kill people due to the tremendous amount of life stopped moving.
They couldn’t move when they saw Prause standing at the entrance. It was because they had the illusion of facing the wrath of their master, the demon king.
“Tell me. Did you kill my father?”
“Well… …. How about…….”
At Stella’s evasive answer, Prause laughed.
“…… Okay. I shouldn’t have hoped for humanity from the b*tch who became a demon in the first place. I was complacent.”
When she saw Prause, who was ignoring her, she couldn’t help but be astonished.
“I should have killed you then.”
It was because Prause, who didn’t seem to show her emotions in her entire life, was shedding tears.