I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

124 – Victory Conditions (7)

Victory Conditions (7)

Felheim Senova is a soldier.

It was a perfectly natural proposition that occupied most of her life.

By the time he became an adult, he had already volunteered for the military and was gradually promoted.

Even when all her peers were discharged one by one in dire circumstances, she continued to be a soldier.

Because her will is outstanding?

Because it has a noble meaning?

No, she didn’t have anything like that back then. She just didn’t know how to do anything else.

“They’re running bakeries and flower shops and all that crap. Those are things that only people who are interested in them can do.”

I volunteered for the military to survive, and because of that I don’t know any other life.

I never looked the other way. I just wanted to survive.

All she knows is how to wield a spear and a sword and stab her enemies in the heart.

By now I was so used to that kind of life that I couldn’t imagine living any other way.

In this way, Felheim Senova gradually rose through the ranks.

The mere sacrificial lamb of a boy soldier was now becoming an officer.

And then, she started to have more free time. She also had more things to worry about.

She became a commanding being rather than a being who simply followed orders.

I gradually expanded my lifestyle and fell in love along the way.

She started a family and gradually began to find purpose in life.

“I was just a person who only knew myself, but when I came to my senses, I started to develop some sort of plausible beliefs.”

I became a soldier just to survive.

But as time passed, the bare bones of justice became more real and the purpose gained more flesh.

“There shouldn’t be people like me.”

The purpose she came to have.

Changing the world so that no one like you ever happens again.

Of course, nothing will change even if she tries on her own.

But, if the war ends someday and peace comes, even if it is fake.

“At least there will come a day when it will be considered unnecessary to use child soldiers.”

Wouldn’t there be fewer idiots like her who blindly enlist in the military because they don’t know how to do anything?

She didn’t want peace. There was no such grand cause.

I just wish stupid kids like me wouldn’t waste their lives.

Even she, who thinks so, is still serving in the military.

What can she do? Her second goal is to ensure that her family can live a life they can be proud of.

This is all I know how to do.

Still, I hope my family lives well as much as they have suffered.

It would be great if I could live a luxurious life like other nobles.

“That must have been greed.”

Yeah, he probably didn’t like the fact that she, who came from humble origins, had amassed so much wealth and power.

“Do you know that? Commoners are just livestock.”

You just have to live like a pig.

If you try to live like a human being by coming out of the fence without even understanding the subject, you will get hit in the back of the head like this.

“It’s such a fucking world.”

Felheim Senova extinguished the cigarette she was smoking.

She ended up accumulating too much wealth and power.

Yeah, annoyingly so.

So much so that the great nobles of the empire considered it a threat.

It is power built through force.

So the justification was simple.

“I’ve lived my whole life for the empire, and now you call me a traitor? Isn’t that ridiculous? You call me a traitor when I’ve only ever seen people fighting swords with you guys in these changes. Hehe.”

Rumors were going around that Felheim Senova was plotting a rebellion.

And before Felheim Senova could even notice, the rumor had taken shape and become a fact.

And she didn’t know it.

It was absurd. By the time the rumor that started in the heart of the empire reached her ears, it had already become a fact.

Before she could even make an excuse, the Empire declared Felheim Senova a traitor and her family was beheaded.

And now she’s the only one left.

Just as the rumor has only just reached her ears, the forces to strike her have also only just begun to set out.

Yeah, time is limited.

She will soon be murdered by the Emperor’s troops.

“Tell me. How are you going to convince me that I’m in this shitty situation?”

“Indeed…….”

Felheim Senova asked the monster that had come before her eyes.

A monster that looks ominous at first glance, with a black aura emanating from it.

A former archmage, Lich.

There is no need to explain why Felheim Senova ended up dealing with a monster that she would not have even had to talk to.

“… … It’s a shame.”

“Click click click!”

Wouldn’t it be too unfair to just take it like a cripple?

“I will help you. Please let me help you.”

“Enough with the lip service. Just tell me what you want and what I can do for you.”

“There’s only one thing I wish for. That you and I become friends.”

“They are working hard to pack it, but the bottom line is that they are telling us to hand over this fortress city to the Demons.”

The fortress city lives up to its reputation with absolute defensive capabilities.

This natural fortress, created through the collaboration of all eight magic towers, can block external attacks by nearly 99%.

And that number is also transmitted intact to the magic barrier.

In other words, even if the opponent pours out a decent amount of magic, this side can withstand it by simply creating a new magic barrier.

A natural fortress. The last bastion of humanity.

The reason why humans, who are much weaker than the demons, can block the entrance through which they escape and hold out.

“Then, if I hand this over, what can you give me?”

“Youth and family.”

“… … .”

“Felheim Senova. I know you were quite strong in your prime. Growing old is a sad thing. It is a pitiful limitation of humanity. I overcame it through death and transcendence, but you are a little different.”

“What if it’s different?”

“If it were up to me now, I could turn you back to when you were younger. Of course… … .”

“There must be a price.”

“yes.”

Six nodded, rubbing his hands together. He had no intention of deceiving anyone. Rather, he intended to be honest.

“If I undergo this procedure, I will only be able to live for about a month.”

“Ha! You’re a total thief.”

“But wouldn’t one month be enough for you?”

one month.

It’s enough time to take revenge on the nobles and the empire who cast her out.

Six knew Felheim Senova all too well.

She’s not going to give up like this, but she has no regrets about life.

So, after venting his anger, he died a heroic death.

I know that is the most fitting end for Felheim Senova.

“Then what about the latter?”

“It’s simple. It’s command magic.”

“Command magic… … .”

“Wouldn’t it be okay to say goodbye to your children for the last time?”

“… … .”

Felheim Senova took the cigarette out of her bosom again and put it in her mouth.

The family she loved.

She only found out too late that they were dead.

I don’t know what they left behind, whether it was resentment or concern. I just came to my senses and this is what happened.

Because that’s such a shame.

Because, more than anything else, it was so sinful.

“… … I will accept that offer.”

The ancient hero of mankind decides to join hands with an evil warlock.

***

Esmeralda called everyone together.

No, not everyone, exactly. I couldn’t see Milia. I don’t know where she’s wandering around, but Esmeralda had no intention of delaying any longer.

“Irina, use your divine magic to prevent the sound from escaping.”

“Looks like something happened again.”

Irina followed Esmeralda’s words without expressing any questions.

She was used to it now too.

How grueling are the trials that come with joining a warrior party.

“First, let me share the information that Garnet told me. It is highly likely that Legion Commander Six is ​​with Legion Commander Nine.”

“Legion Commander Nine… … . You definitely said Death Knight? They’re both undead, so that’s for sure… … No, there’s also a chance that Legion Commander Nine was an undead raised by Six… … .”

“… … .”

Esmeralda looked at Irina with a shudder as she figured out the answer with just a little bit of information.

It was something she couldn’t even imagine until she heard it from Garnet.

Indeed, the one hiding the most sinister intentions of the warrior party.

I can’t let my guard down.

“And the most important part is that the circumstances surrounding the betrayal of Lord Felheim Senova have been captured.”

“Huh? That, that old lady?”

The one who was most surprised by Esmeralda’s gloomy voice was none other than Tina.

Irina is a separate person because she always fantasizes about things like that.

Garnet and Extra couldn’t discuss it because they didn’t even know who Felheim Senova was in the first place.

In comparison, Tina had a good first impression of Felheim Senova.

“The peppermint candy you gave me back then was delicious.”

The way he comforted her by giving her candy because she was scared.

Tina was able to quickly feel close to him because she felt the sincerity there.

Under the water, Esmeralda, Irina, Jim and everyone else were plotting their own schemes, but she was innocent and didn’t know it.

Esmeralda looked at Tina with a look of bewilderment, then sighed and shook her head.

I like Tina like that.

I wish you would continue to remain that way, untainted by time.

“Then who’s going to tell Milia? More importantly, where did she go… … She usually doesn’t move from her room, but today… … .”

Esmeralda grumbled and then suddenly became calm. If Felham Senova was the enemy, she would not have thought that he was acting out of the ordinary.

“Have you been kidnapped?”

“Milia?!”

“Irina, why do you look happy?”

“Hmm, hmm… … I guess it’s my imagination.”

***

While Esmeralda was wondering if Milia had been kidnapped.

If Milia found out, Esmeralda would be holding her by the back of her neck instead of worrying.

“Oh, it’s been a while. How have you been doing lately?”

Yes, she had made contact with someone, tricking the eyes of the warrior party.

“… … So-so? It’s okay.”

“Haha, if you say so, isn’t the flow of mana harmonious? I guess it’s proof that you’ve been working hard consistently.”

Milia nodded, looking up at the person stroking her head as if she was proud.

A sore joint.

Cold hands.

She knows these hands.

Legion Commander Six, the former owner of the Kadaver Tower, Despair Undertaker.

Yeah, he is… … .

“Yes, Master.”

Because he was the first great wizard to discover the raw stone called Millia.