chapter 289
289 – Scene 289# Abyss
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“Wendy…”
In terms of time, it would have been less than an hour. I only saw her for a moment, but Wendy was looking at me with an expression that said she missed me very much.
When I saw her face, my mind came to me.
Wasn’t this a space created by Milliam’s memories and my memories? There’s no way Wendy would show up here. Is that really an illusion created by my memory?
“You… “How did we get here?”
“Well, Master Myohail opened the way! I was very surprised when the Count suddenly collapsed, but Master said there was a way… He manipulated the spell using the magic power flowing out immediately and created a passage for me to come in… ! And…”
“…”
Looking at the gibberish, it doesn’t seem to be an illusion created by my memory.
I’m not sure what you’re talking about, but to sum it up, it seems that Myoha used her magic to send Wendy here.
It was strange. I had foreseen this situation and had asked Myo Ha-il in advance. If I awaken as a demon lord and lose my temper or a situation gets out of control, please ‘dispose of’ me.
But why did Wendy come here?
Above all, this situation is a situation where a hero came to save the devil… Isn’t this an unprecedented situation?
“Why?”
“Yes?”
“Sealing me or killing me would have been a safe and sure way.”
I hate to admit it, but I couldn’t overcome the ordeal of despair. Not only that, he gave the devil an opportunity to get beaten up and even have his body taken away.
Anyone could see that I had lost my mind after being infected by Milliam’s despair, so I must have looked like a failure. But the strange thing is, even after seeing me like that, why is Wendy trying to save me?
No. What’s more urgent than that reason right now is…
“Go back.”
I ordered Wendy arrogantly and helped her up.
“Yes? Ha, but…”
“Go back now. Especially if you worry about me.”
Wendy is like a vice to me.
Even for me, who has avoided numerous death flags, she is still the biggest death flag. If there is any problem with her life here, I will be done.
Even if I survive alone, the main character whose whereabouts are unknown may suddenly appear and kill me, so I decided to send her back.
But Wendy shook her head with all her might.
“No, I do not want! I will never go back alone… !”
To my surprise, she refused my orders.
She, being the obedient and loyal servant she always was, refused with all she might. And I soon found out why.
“If that were the case… You’ll never see the Count again… I hate that so much. I don’t like it…”
My image was clearly captured in Wendy’s big eyes. As if I were her everything
“Besides, I heard a story from that teacher. The reason the Count wants to become the Demon King…”
I was quite surprised by those words.
Because I didn’t expect Myohail to reveal that fact to Wendy. I thought he was a quiet person, but I guess he just didn’t talk because he wasn’t interested in everything.
As she ended her secluded life to some extent and began living in her mansion, her work changed. No, if you think about it, it was all because of Wendy.
Her strange work cherished her as much as I did. The reason why he, who had been a hermit, came out to the world was entirely due to Wendy’s presence her her her her. I couldn’t tell if she wanted to see her cute student grow up or if it was because she felt like she had a granddaughter.
However, I thought at least once about her character Wendy, who made me reveal my secret and came here to save me.
Originally, Wendy should have been killed by Tristan. However, she was appointed as the exclusive maid, and she performed that role, and she was accepted into college, where she was even evaluated as an excellent student.
Now she has even become a Hero candidate, beating out her main character and her older brother her her her, Peter.
And she was looking at me with an expression of admiration, as if I were someone great.
“How did you know that… How could I leave the Count behind? So, please stop telling me to go back…”
I’m still full of mistakes, stuttering, and a crybaby, but even though I stumble over ‘misfortune’, I get up again and again.
That’s why Wendy continued to grow and was able to come this far.
“And actually, once I come in, I can’t leave on my own unless I defeat the demon. Hehe…”
In the end, it means that you will share your destiny with me.
What is it that makes you smile so flawlessly? .
I couldn’t help but sigh.
“You did something reckless…”
“Well, it’s reckless! The only way to save the Count is to defeat the demon directly… Master told me… !”
“Under! Are you going to take me down? “You have a big dream.”
We turned around to hear a voice that seemed to come from the bottom of hell.
“Is the story over? “Little boy.”
Before we knew it, Ruel Bertha had regenerated her arm and was glaring at us.
Although a surprise attack was allowed, the devil was still the devil. It seems like the attack from Wendy earlier didn’t do much damage to him.
“Stay back.”
“Count… ?”
“Cough… He is a devil of the highest rank. It’s dangerous for you to deal with. “Hide in a safe place for a moment.”
I said that while pulling out the sword I was wearing. But…
“I don’t like poetry.”
Wendy again refused my orders.
“You and I promised…”
“Promise?”
What promise did you make? When I tilted my head, Wendy frowned and said.
“Hey, have you forgotten? I promised you when you asked me to take you to the North… I will protect the Count…”
Ah, I did say that promise.
It wasn’t trustworthy at all…
But the next moment, my eyes grew wide.
What Wendy took out of her apron pocket was a faintly glowing coin.
“That… No way…”
“Well, don’t worry…”
A coin that causes miracles that can only be received from God. She held it tightly in her hand and declared to me.
“This time… I will protect you this time…”
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My body felt as light as a feather.
It felt great to have warm magic flowing throughout my body.
Wendy swung the Fran Decker in her hand.
Once, twice, three times…
The more I swung, the faster I felt the speed.
Nevertheless, Wendy still had some spare time.
‘I think I can swing it a little faster… !’
She was Wendy, who had once been praised by Bella, who was praised as the best swordsman in the modern era.
However, if Bella saw Wendy swinging the sword now, she would probably be so shocked that she wouldn’t be able to keep her mouth shut.
“Ugh?!”
The cloth that covered the devil’s chest was torn.
Once he was allowed to attack, his clothes were cut to pieces by Wendy’s sword.
Although it was broken and shortened, the remaining sword blade was very sharp. Moreover, once she overcame the desperate lich, her only weakness, she easily took the lead in the battle.
But the devil did not sit still and suffer.
“Cholangchollang nadaejin… ” !”
Wendy lowered her head as she saw the attack flying towards her. The devil’s sharp claws, which could cut even the thick skin of a giant bear like paper, tore through the air. A few strands of her red-tinged hair were scattered in the air.
“You managed to avoid it. But… !”
The devil smiled evilly and quickly closed the distance to Wendy.
Wendy’s posture was broken as she was trying to avoid the attack from earlier. He took advantage of the defenseless moment.
The devil’s kick her her her, too fast for her human body vision to catch, flew towards Wendy’s nape her her her.
“?!”
The next moment, the devil’s face was stuck ungainly on the pure white snow field.
The moment he stretched out his legs, he was grabbed by Wendy’s hand and thrown to the floor.
Even Wendy, who defeated the demon in an instant, was surprised that her body moved as she thought. It was also because it was her first time properly using the martial arts techniques she had learned from Blanche.
More than anything… Now Wendy’s body her is more powerful than ever.
“This b*tch…”
One after another, the composition disappeared from the devil’s face.
“I don’t know what magic happened all of a sudden… Is that what you see? “Little boy.”
“I’m not a kid.”
Wendy puffed out her cheeks.
Unleashing her her warrior her power her her with her miraculous coin, she transformed into the appearance of a woman, not a girl.
She knew it wasn’t the case at all, but she somehow wondered what Tristan was thinking when he saw her.
How does he look at himself now? He thinks he’s done a great job of fighting the devil, but what can he do? .
It was then.
“Bow down!”
“Hee, hee?!”
At Tristan’s shout her, Wendy quickly grabbed her head and lowered her head. And her actions saved her life. Because the rock right behind it was shattered by the magic fired by the devil.
“Don’t look away. “Wendy.”
“S-sorry… Ah!? No. I’m sorry!”
I was so embarrassed that the words I had barely suppressed came out.
‘Hey… Embarrassing…’
Wendy’s face heated up at the thought of showing her ugly side of her.
But she thought that way for a moment.
“Fucking b*tch… “How dare you disturb me?”
The man who woke up, shaking off his eyes, looked exactly like Tristan from head to toe. However, his eyes were bloodshot and red, and they were full of hostility towards the two people.
Even without her explanation her, Wendy knew.
This man is the devil who caused the Ruelberta family to be cursed.
When she thought of that, Wendy burst into tears.
“Because of you, the Count… Do you know how much I suffered?”
“Pain?”
The devil laughed as if he was shocked.
Even though he had the face of a young man like Tristan, his smile was somehow grotesque.
“Who told you to suffer? If there are those who cause pain and criticize, just kill them all. “The Ruelberta family must have had that power?”
“Don’t talk nonsense! “You devil!”
“Well said. The Ruelberta family is the devil’s family.”
“… Yes? Oh, no. Yes?”
“I am Ruelberta, the demon of ‘anger.’ “He is the first head of the Ruelberta family and the ‘anger’ that has been passed down from generation to generation.”
Wendy held her breath.
The Count’s ancestor is a real devil… ?
A devil is a being born from destruction and chaos and living in hell.
That such a devil is none other than the person who founded the Ruelberta family…
I looked at the expression of Tristan next to me, but his face was calm, as if he already knew this.
Wendy closed her mouth when she saw that.
Okay. Nothing changes. No matter what the Ruelberta family’s past is, Tristan is her kind master. Because that never changes.
“But how did you recognize Tristan?”
The devil Ruel Bertha opened her mouth.
“It would have changed in some way the same way. “Did you hit it because of the eyes?”
“No. “Our Count is not a bad person who viciously harasses the injured!”
“Cough… !”
Tristan behind him coughed.
“Gwae, are you okay!?”
“… Okay. Cough.”
Tristan coughing, covering his mouth with his hand. In that brief moment, Wendy could see the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.
Tristan’s injury is serious. A situation that requires treatment as quickly as possible. The more time it took, the more disadvantageous it was.
But the devil also didn’t seem to have any intention of taking too long.
“What happened? “No more pranks.”
An ominous spell flowed from Ruelberta’s mouth to her. At the same time, a black magic was drawn around him.
“Be born.”
The magic wriggled, and soon strange beings crawled out from within.
A large monster that resembles the Minotaur, but has the head of a goat rather than a cow. On their backs were wings reminiscent of bats.
Geeeee-
Two monsters that were probably five meters tall stood tall on the snowy field. The guys holding axes and spears made strange crying sounds.
Moreover, their faces were full of eyeballs. The cloudy eyes, as if soaked in darkness, moved back and forth.
“Eww…”
Wendy took a step back without realizing it. Looking at the black magic rising from their bodies, they must be demons too.
Let’s not be scared…
As Wendy made this promise in her mind, she heard Ruel Bertha’s creepy laughter.
“Isn’t it cute? “It’s a demon I created using my magic power.”
“Bad taste.”
“Despite his cute appearance, he has a really good appetite. They’ve been starving for almost a month, so they’re probably a bit vicious. “They especially like wounded prey.”
“S-No way…?!”
Only then did Wendy realize that the eyes of the two demons were focused on Tristan.
Geeeee!!
The two guys roared.
A sound so terrible that she wanted to cover her ears.
‘The Count… It’s dangerous!’
Wendy quickly drew a spell in the air to spread her shield to Tristan. But…
“Don’t think about doing something stupid. “Little one.”
Her nails flew at a speed that was invisible to her eyes and cut Wendy’s elbow.
“Ugh?!”
She managed to twist her body, but bright red blood flowed from her torn elbow.
“You’re such a kid, you’re so distracted. “Your opponent is me.”
“Get out of the way!”
“Joy. “I thought you would let me save that man?”
Ruel Berta continued to press Wendy, brandishing her sharp claws.
“Get out of the way!”
“Aha! Where have you been passing by?”
Meanwhile, Tristan was dealing with two giant demons alone. He looked haggard and was desperately resisting. No, rather than resisting, he was doing his best to avoid the attack.
He had no more strength left in him to fight. If things continue like this, he will never last long.
Sure enough.
Wendy’s prediction came true.
“Ship, Count!”
The devil’s kick hits Tristan directly in the chest. Wendy’s patience eventually ran out when she saw him hit the floor violently, spraying red blood.
“What?!”
In an instant, she unleashed her magic and ran straight towards Tristan.
With just one thought to save him no matter what happens.
“It seems like you are very important to that man.”
Wendy froze momentarily at the eerie voice that came from behind her. The devil, Ruel Berta, sneered as if she had been waiting for this moment.
“Don’t you wonder what that man’s face will look like when he kills you, so precious to him?”
“?!”
Alas…
Wendy, who only then realized this man’s true goal, swung her sword and attempted to slash the demon behind her.
“Tsk… !”
“It’s already too late!”
Ruel Verta’s hand her her her her, long like her her long sword her her her, flashed sharply.
Kwasik-!
Wendy’s vision suddenly turned upside down with a dry sound.
“… Huh?”
I felt the cold sensation of her eyes.
When she came to her senses, Wendy had collapsed in the snow.
What… ?
There was a black shadow above her as she lay on her godson’s bed in the snow. That’s none other than…
“Are there any injuries… ?” ?”
“Count…” “You?”
Black nobleman… Tristan was looking down at Wendy.
Only then did Wendy vaguely realize that her Tristan had saved her by flying her her body her her her.
“Can it happen?”
“Ah… ? Yes…”
Tristan calmly sat her down and looked around.
“… “I’m glad you weren’t hurt.”
Even at that moment, Wendy felt puzzled.
‘How on earth?’
Tristan was wounded. Moreover, he was even attacked by a huge demon.
She wouldn’t have the power to save her…
Tristan seemed to sense that thought and spoke while showing the ring on his hand.
“Fortunately, the magic power I had gathered here remained.”
Wendy knew. That magic power was clearly reserved for Tristan to use in an emergency. However, he used it to save her.
“Sniff… They called me reckless…”
The bridge of her nose became cold.
Ah, I shouldn’t show everyone crying like this…
“Actually, the Count is too…” ” . It’s reckless… Black…”
“…”
Even though he saw tears pouring out again, Tristan said nothing.
I just slowly leaned my body against her.
Wendy, held in his arms her, gently closed her eyes.
Tristan’s embrace was warm.
When she was happy, when she was sad, when she had nightmares, or when she was sick, he always hugged her like this.
How many times has he been saved by that warmth?
Wendy opened her eyes again.
Then a strange sight caught my eye.
“… Huh?”
The entire snow field was stained with blood.
It was like a nightmare.
Who on earth shed so much blood?
Wendy, who was about to examine her own body she stopped.
Because she realized that her hands were wet with some warm, wet liquid.
“Ah…”
Just before realizing the identity of the liquid, Wendy saw’it’that had been hidden by her blind spot until now
“Not… Okay…”
It was a long object stuck in Tristan’s back
“No…Please…”
The thing that pierced his back and pierced his stomach was none other than the hand swung by the demon Ruelberta.
Wendy’s face distorted when she realized the nature of the unusual bleeding.
“No… Yo. This… !”
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“I said I would protect you… !”
Wendy was crying in my arms.
“I will protect you… She said she would protect her…!”
“Wendy…”
Blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.
When it got to this point, surprisingly, it didn’t hurt.
“Please… Don’t die! Count! Don’t die… Don’t die… !”
Wendy appealed to me in her cracked voice.
When she saw her face wet with tears, she unconsciously tried to wipe away her tears.
But I couldn’t do that because my hands were already covered in bright red blood.
‘Ah… ‘This is killing me.’
Is it because I lost too much blood? I was out of my mind.
“I’ll be a good kid… !”
When I lowered her head, Wendy was hugging me with all her strength.
“I won’t even break the dishes… ” ! I won’t even spill the car… Really… I’ll be really nice to the Count… ! Therefore… Please… !”
Wendy sobbed.
“Egg plant… Masay… Don’t die…”
“Wendy…”
“I don’t like it.”
When I raised my head at the sound of her cold voice, there was a devil who looked exactly like me.
“How can she give up her life for a kid like that? Even though I was looking at people wrong, I was looking at them wrong for a long time. Tristan.”
Ruelberta laughed as he watched me dying.
“I wanted to see your sincere ‘anger’ at least for the last time. It’s a shame.”
“… Don’t be mistaken.”
I squeezed my voice.
“I won’t be eaten by ‘anger’ like you… It won’t end in ‘anger’…”
“Joy… Speaking of people who will die soon…”
“Now that I think about it, your mother said that…”
“What?”
Ruel Berta frowned at the sudden remark.
“There is the most important condition to become a demon king…”
“Condition… ? What is that?”
“It is ‘despair’…”
I struggled to read the message floating in the air with my eyes.
The last hand left to me.
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Personality: Despair
Rank: SSS
Details: You are standing on ashes. The cries and screams of those who died in despair become a nightmare and appear before you.
Make others feel the despair you felt. All emotions and all memories are swallowed up by your despair and transformed into a terrible nightmare.
When this whole world is swallowed up by despair, only then can you realize.
The abyss of despair is right in your heart.
*This personality neutralizes other people’s personalities! However, it only works on low-rank personalities!
*This personality costs the user’s life!
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“They say that in order to become the Demon King, you must know ‘despair’…”
“Despair… ?”
“Okay…”
Due to Ruelberta’s interference, I am unable to deal with the individuality of the Seven Deadly Sins and the Seven Masters, but this is an individuality that is entirely ‘me’ acquired through the failure of the ordeal.
“What, what?”
My blood, which was staining the white snow field, was turning black as if it was rotting.
Ruelberta, sensing something unusual was happening, took a step back.
“For a moment… This…”
The guy’s eyes opened wide when he realized my intention, albeit reluctantly. I am now trying to use my personality without any brakes.
“You… “You, you?!”
“Okay… That’s the theory. You too, try to feel ‘despair’. “I don’t know how much life I have left… “
I gathered all my remaining strength and spoke to him with the most unlucky face in the world.
“It won’t be enough to kill you alone.”
[You are ‘desperate’!]