chapter 267
267 – Scene 267# Trinity, the Black-Haired Villainess
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“Devil… ?!”
“Okay.”
Bella stared at Trinity.
I unconsciously gained strength in the hand her her her holding her her sword her her her.
Enemy of mankind.
An absolute villain.
Ruler of the demons.
Those who are driving the world to destruction…
Numerous modifiers explain what kind of being the devil is.
That it is the most dangerous being in the world.
And today, Bella met Mine, who declared that she would become that being.
The power shown by the woman in front of her was too extraordinary to conclude that she was just a crazy woman with high self-consciousness.
Because the defenders were helpless in an attack whose true nature was unknown. Not only that, the energy felt from her shadow was the same as when facing monsters.
Trinity spoke as if she had read Bella’s thoughts.
“There’s no need to be that nervous.”
“… “How can you not be nervous in a situation like this?”
“… “Of course.”
The opponent is a demon who single-handedly attacked the castle where a large imperial army was stationed.
She allowed the intrusion because she had not yet completed the defense spell to protect the castle, but even if she had the spell, she was confident she would break through, so she must have come alone.
In front of the monster, even Bella, the owner of light magic, felt cold sweat running down her spine. It was as if she was faced with a puddle of unknown depth.
But she has to jump into that puddle. Just like our ancestor, the hero Alonso Isaachel.
Demons who threaten humans must be punished.
“I don’t know what the purpose is…”
Bella adjusted her sword her.
“I will stop it.”
“It would be difficult if I blocked it. Because I didn’t come to fight.”
“… Yes?”
Trinity denies her resolve like a sword.
“Put down your sword. “I came today to warn you.”
“A warning?”
Bella gritted her teeth as her puzzle dawned on her.
“You… What do demons know about us humans? “You’re saying that killing a human being is a warning?”
“Kill me?”
“Under… Didn’t she even realize she had killed a human? You just killed the defenders and made such a shameless statement as a warning…”
“… Look at me. “They all just passed out.”
“Yes?”
I was startled and looked around to see that the fallen soldiers were just groaning in pain, just as Trinity had said.
“… Even so, did it have to go this far?”
“I don’t like people touching my body.”
“Just for that reason… !”
“It may not be true for you, but it is nothing for me. And it was you who attacked first, not me. “I just fought back.”
“What?!”
Trinity’s shameless attitude made Bella cry, pointing the tip of her sword at her and shouting.
“Of course it’s natural, since you broke in on your own!”
“Would you let someone break in at will?”
Trinity replied angrily.
When Bella saw that haughty and ‘arrogant’ face, she felt somewhat upset.
What? What is this annoying yet familiar feeling?
Why do I feel that man’s vibe in this woman?
‘It can’t possibly be like that…’
Bella looked at the evil woman before her.
A cold impression that cannot be covered even with an eye mask. It may have been that far, but Bella, who had seen him for a long time, could tell.
Especially those obsidian eyes… It’s so similar to that man’s.
Although it was never possible, Bella had no choice but to ask that question without even realizing it.
“Are you…”
“There’s a gap!”
At that moment, the castle wall burst with a loud noise.
No, it would be more accurate to say it exploded.
The place where Trinity was standing exploded with sparks like a bomb had exploded.
“Mmm! Did you finish it?!”
“Leon?!”
The man who caused the explosion was Leon Feirigris, the captain of the Imperial Army and the head of the Seven Stars.
Did he come running after learning of the attack?
He was holding a mace bigger than his height. A flame was burning at the end of the mace, which seemed to have vicious power even at first glance.
This so-called ‘Torch of Victory’ was Leon’s main weapon with which he had slaughtered countless enemies. The mace had been used for so long that it was full of scratches and dents.
When I saw the smoke and dust spreading over the castle walls, I could feel the destructive power of the mace. Trinity, who was unexpectedly attacked by that, will definitely not be safe.
It definitely should have been that way…
“… “If it hadn’t been for that line, he might have died.”
“Hmm!?”
Where the dust had cleared, pitch black shadows were waving. Trinity was the one who rose up from the thick mucus-like place. She frowned at Leon and Bella, looking the same as before.
“I have no intention of fighting with you.”
“Hmm! You must be! But this body wants to fight!”
“No! Leon! Let’s talk first!”
Despite Bella’s dissuasion, Leon picked up the long mace and swung it at Trinity again.
“oooh! I’ll cut you down!”
“Where do you see the cut?”
“If you swing a stick quickly, you can cut down your opponent! This is a new sword technique I came up with! Cutting an egg with a rock!”
“… “I don’t know about that kind of swordsmanship, but I agree with that opinion.”
Trinity did not lose her composition even after seeing the mace flying through the wind.
She just shook her head.
“But it’s not possible at that speed.”
“Hmm?!”
The next moment, Leon’s huge body floated in the air. No, it didn’t come to mind.
It was an extremely brief moment, but it caught Bella’s eyes trained with her swordsmanship.
Something incredibly fast leapt out of Trinity’s shadow of her. Leon was hit in succession by ‘things’ whose identity he did not know and was thrown away.
“It should be at least this speed.”
Haha! Indeed! “You are right!”
Despite the fact that he was counterattacked, Leon smiled innocently. The mace he was holding the claw marks of an animal.
In that brief moment, it was clear that Leon also had considerable skills as he nimbly turned the large mace to block the attack.
But just what level of skill does that woman have that Leon’s attacks don’t work on? .
While I was thinking that, the wind blew behind Bella and a voice was heard.
“Princess!”
“We will join in too.”
“I heard that a demon appeared.”
Patrick Wolfbert, Ariel Rischjet and Laura Elsink land on the wall. It seems that Ariel used wind magic to quickly bring the commanders.
However, among the people she brought, there was someone whom Bella would welcome.
“Count…” .”
“… “Is that woman the devil who broke into the castle?”
The black-haired nobleman, Tristan Ruel Bertha, glared at the intruder standing on the castle wall without even looking at her Bella at her. She was a little upset, but now wasn’t the time to show it.
Not only Bella, but also the representatives of Chilseong put magical energy into her weapons and prepared to deal with the mysterious demon that appeared before her eyes.
Considering their individual combat abilities, it was an excessive response to deal with a single demon.
However, Bella felt like this was enough to keep that woman in check.
While everyone was showing hostility, Trinity calmly opened her mouth.
“Calm down. “I have no intention of fighting humans unless you fight first.”
“What?”
“I just came because I have something to tell you.”
Except for Bella, everyone else looked puzzled.
Trinity had certainly been insisting on dialogue all along. However, dialogue between two races that are hostile to each other cannot be properly established.
“Hmm! Foolish! “I don’t know what it is, but how can I trust Mine’s words!”
“Oh, don’t believe it. Then. “I’ll just say what I have to say and leave.”
“Hmm?!”
“The forest demons are now divided into two forces. “I lead one of them and a man leads the other.”
Trinity tapped the castle wall with her toe and announced a surprising news.
“The man is going to attack this castle.”
“?!”
The commanders were agitated.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, I couldn’t understand why the demon was telling me not only the situation in the forest but also this important fact.
Bella, unable to contain her curiosity, opened her mouth.
“What does that mean?”
“I told you. I’m warning you. Unlike me, that man hates you humans.”
“… “So you’re saying you’re a demon friendly to humans?”
“You understand quickly.”
Trinity nodded her head in satisfaction.
“I don’t know exactly when that man will attack the opposite s*x. But he’ll be there soon. The demons might attack this castle as early as tonight. If you understand what I’m saying, be careful.”
Pakang-!
“… “Don’t test my patience needlessly.”
“Tch…”
Trinity’s shadow expanded and shattered something invisible around her.
It looks like Ariel’s attempt to secretly trap her in the barrier failed. As a senior professor at the university, she was a veteran of the arts. It wouldn’t be a problem for her to create a recipe without being found out.
But she was overlooked.
“I’ll warn you one more thing. “You’d better act straight towards me from now on.”
Trinity’s cold gaze was almost creepy.
“Because I’m trying to hate you guys.”
The representatives of the family, including Bella, could not help but hesitate in a voice that conveyed a terrifying level of ‘anger.’
“Ah, speaking of old age… Whatever the man says, that’s not what all demons mean. “If he hears it straight and attacks ‘us’, we won’t stay silent either.”
Trinity lightly jumped onto the castle wall. There was a cliff right behind her, but she didn’t seem to mind.
“That’s all I have to say. “I’m going to go, so everyone can take care of it.”
“Now, wait a minute!”
Bella, barely able to breathe, held her voice.
“Why, why are you, a Mine person, telling us that? “What is the reason?”
That was a common question on the minds of people here. Considering her relationship with humans and demons, it was something that could never happen, so Bella asked her on behalf of them.
“Reason… ? That’s right…”
And Trinity’s answer was simple and clear.
“That’s because I’m the woman most suited to the devil.”
With those last words, the black-haired evil woman slowly fell backwards. To the cliff below the castle wall.
“Now, wait!?”
Surprised, they ran to the wall where Trinity had jumped to check, but she had disappeared without a trace.
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“It was hard.”
“No.”
Temporary accommodation for troops made of snow.
There, Blanchet handed me an object the size of the palm of her hand.
“This is my first time using it myself, but it seems like an amazing product.”
There were two identical hand mirrors in my hands.
It was a good thing I asked Albert at the workshop to make another hand mirror.
All of this was prepared for today’s play.
A little while ago, I appeared before the imperial army in the form of Trinity. While I was playing the mysterious demon in front of them, Blanche also used the’mirror’to transform into my image of her and appeared with the other heads of the family.
Oh, of course Helga volunteered for this mission, but she declined. If it was a battle, Blanche was better suited than Helga to portray Tristan’s solemn and serious appearance.
As if my judgment was right, Blanche played her role very well.
Well, at any rate, I just stood there talking as little as possible, but if Helga had done it… There must have been a catastrophe.
As I imagined that terrible future, I couldn’t help but feel grateful to Blanche once again.
“Thanks to you, I survived. Blanche.”
“No. If it wasn’t for the Count in the first place, this operation would not have succeeded. That… The Count did a great job acting…”
Blanchet looked away, feeling a little embarrassed. I burst out laughing at that sight.
“… “You’re not good at flattery.”
“Oh, it’s not flattery! I am… !”
“Done. You must have been tired. Now go and rest.”
She maintains her businesslike attitude throughout, so she probably won’t be able to rest completely if she’s with me. So she tried to give her a break early…
“Count.”
“… “What is it?”
“… How was my acting?”
I ended up receiving an unexpected question.
What? I thought about it carefully before answering.
“… It would have been nice to have to choose between good and bad.”
“Okay. That was good…”
Blanche nods quickly.
But how was the acting? I’m curious about everything.
“Then I’ll go now and-.”
“Please wait a moment.”
“? Is there anything left to say?”
“Yes.”
Blanche took a deep breath and she stared straight at me.
“… I worked really hard for this mission.”
“That’s right.”
“I observed the Count’s every action in order to portray him as he is.”
“… “I see.”
“Yes. “I spent a lot of time learning it.”
“…Is that so?”
“Not only that, but I also deceived the most precious person to me, Miss Bella.”
“…”
“What do you think about this?”
Blanchet was still speaking to me in a businesslike tone. However, her intention in those words was conveyed clearly and very blatantly.
I sighed.
“… I get it. “What do you want?”
“That…”
“?”
Blanche hesitated for a while, not knowing what the request was, and then she finally spoke in a voice that made mosquitoes crawl.
“A personal reward… “I demand it.”