Admission is a waste of time (307)
Lesson 60. The Master of the House – 2
I thought it was love.
I believed it was the one and only treasure that I had to obtain even if it meant burning everything else.
But it seems that wasn’t the case.
The moment he realized that he had deceived himself, he felt the treasure burning brightly.
What do you mean?
Everything else except it has already disappeared, leaving only ashes.
‘Why.’
When the head of the household found out that he had secretly given the invitation to Ban Yu-won, rather than feeling his heart sink, he was first filled with anger at having been suspected of his daughter.
It was nauseating when he permanently consumed the power of the constellation and corrupted her invitation authority.
But before he could vent his anger at the head of the family who ignored him, the heir to the family, and called in the owner of the invitation without permission, he saw that another woman had arrived… a woman with an ‘unquenchable flame’.
Ulrike Prominence was left feeling helpless, without an outlet for her emotions.
‘Father was right. That person was aiming to take over Prominence from the beginning… …!’
But why? He was the rightful heir to Prominence, and if it were his, he could have gotten everything he wanted without having to take the hard way.
He doesn’t know it yet… …but he’s even thinking about taking her as his spouse.
But why?
I was confused, I was hateful, and I was sad.
It was unbearably embarrassing to find myself struggling alone in my own delusions.
If only the master had informed him of this fact earlier, he could have tightly controlled the foolish dreamer and pulled him into his arms.
If only I could have held him back from thinking of anything else and done as he pleased… …!
‘The flame that never goes out, what is that?’
I see a woman surrounded by Prominence sorcerers, gritting her teeth and raising her sword with great nervousness.
She was as beautiful as the blood of Prominence flowed in her――but she strangely felt like she resembled herself, but that did not mean she was prettier than her.
‘That guy is also stupid, what kind of woman is that?’
It was unfair.
The man had other ideas, and the head of the household even deceived himself, his precious heir and daughter, in order to deceive him.
What would the two of them have thought as they watched her dance like an idiot on stage, not knowing anything?
‘The bad guy, he needs to be punished. So that he won’t dare to fool me again… … but.’
Still, I didn’t want him to die.
Although it was considered a lower priority compared to the undying flame.
The Gaju Prominence family seemed to have no intention of giving up on the plan for ‘dimensional ascension’ that they had been pursuing for generations.
It seems that he also prepared a lot to confront Prominence――but whatever he knows, Prominence’s true power must be more than that.
The family will never forgive him as long as he sides with that damn bitch.
After securing the unquenchable flame, I will burn everything that stands in the way of Prominence, and that person will definitely be among them.
I didn’t like that.
Even though everything around her had already turned to ashes, her love for him still――still remained.
It’s because its size is too large.
It’s so big and hot that it’s impossible to burn it all.
-Are you Level Force?
As she was thinking about that, Ulrike flinched at the voice that came to her ear.
Although she was surprised, she had at least some sense and didn’t do anything stupid like looking around.
The warriors with the blood of Prominence flowing through their veins still surrounded the intruders without blinking an eye, while the lord lightly toyed with the enemy while checking the undying flame.
The fireball shot by Gaju looked like it would pierce the chest of that detestable woman at any moment.
Even though I didn’t want that person to die, I was happy for that woman to die. I hated and loathed the head of the household so much, but right now, I just wanted him to kill that woman quickly――.
The constellation’s clone was blocking him, but now he hated that constellation even more, so much so that he even wished that the head of the household could destroy the constellation.
Then again.
-The owner of the undying flame is Yuwon’s older sister. They are not a man and a woman.
The voice was heard again.
―Family is more precious than a lover. That’s why I, a platinum member of Level Force, am by his side. What do you think? If I just watch him die like this―― What will Yuwon think of you?
Are you threatening me right now?
It was absurd, but before that, my spine was chilling.
Not only were 20% of Prominence’s elite forces gathered in this place, but the head of the household was exercising his power, and furthermore, he was exerting his utmost effort to keep the head of the household in check, claiming that he would have an undying flame.
The story goes that someone has fooled their eyes and they can’t move.
But who is the owner of this voice?
―We have to move quickly. Ironically, we have to somehow turn this situation around while our two enemies are keeping each other in check.
‘Us? How can you tie me and them together?’
―Well, we both like Yuwon, right? We can tell just by looking at him. We don’t want to be abandoned by Yuwon, right?
I flinched again.
Even if I don’t know who it is, if it’s at a level where it can read my inner thoughts, it’s no ordinary bet.
– I didn’t read your mind. I just analyzed your personality and guessed how you would react to what I said. Mind reading is something that only someone as good as Yuwon can do.
‘I must tell my father. There is an enemy who poses a greater threat than the owner of the unquenchable flame… …!’
But for some reason she couldn’t open her mouth and shout right away.
The owner of the voice did not impose a ban on himself.
Just by making her presence known, once the lord has truly subdued her, and thus killed the woman who holds the undying flame――.
It was because he was suddenly scared of what Ban Yu-won would think of him when he found out about it later.
Even though she thought that this was just her way of playing around with the woman’s wishes, she couldn’t shake that thought.
Does this make sense? That guy betrayed me!
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You have toyed with my innocence and thrown away my good will!
―If Yumi dies now… …you will never be loved by Yuwon-sama. But what if you help us here? Will Yuwon-sama still be hostile to you then?
‘That’s stupid, that’s nonsense!’
―I betrayed you too. I used my innocent first love to trap Yuwon, didn’t I? Oh, if you count it as betrayal, then the constellation is even worse. I used my power to manipulate you, the rightful heir to Prominence, and used you as a pawn. Right?
‘I am Prominence, and I am still recognized as the successor to this family! Even though… … Even though I made a small mistake and fell for that person’s sweet talk, my evaluation was harsh, but still… … .’
If only she could help everything go according to Gaju’s will, even now, he would gladly hand over the undying flame to his daughter.
Even though he tested her cruelly and tricked her, he still thinks of her as the next head of the family.
But if that happens, Ban Yu-won will die.
And until the moment he dies, she will not be able to win Ban Yu-won’s heart.
That fact was so infuriating that I couldn’t stand it.
– How often has something like this happened? Yuwon would never deceive or take advantage of me.
‘I was tricked! I was used!’
-If you were on our side, this wouldn’t have happened.
‘I’m like this because of that guy!’
―I could live happily with his love… … .
‘Wrong, I am the one who loves him, and he will be happy in my arms. It should be so. It should have been so.’
I couldn’t bear this humiliation any longer.
Anyone who spews out evil words like a snake should be caught right away and their mouth should be torn open.
But, more than that.
I was afraid of a future without him.
The moment I heard the embarrassing expression, “first love,” I felt a deep sense of empathy.
Yeah, this was my first love.
Something she’s never experienced before.
Perhaps something that will never happen again.
I closed my eyes tightly and opened them again.
The constellation was enticing the woman by saying that he would let her survive if she obeyed him, the head of the household was snickering, and the woman was gritting her teeth and emitting brilliant flames.
It seems that I have manifested powers beyond my limits, but unfortunately, it will not last long.
Compared to her immensely great power, the absolute amount of ‘red flame’ she was handling was still too small.
If only I had that power―― I shake off that thought and raise my head.
He felt a soft texture at the tips of his fingers.
It’s a person’s palm.
-If there’s a way, please tell me. Before it’s too late.
She had to admit it.
This woman was a secret thief who could move without anyone in this universe noticing, and a magician who made people reveal their innermost feelings and admit their inner desires.
Ulrike Prominence hated everything in the world, and she hated Ban Yu-won to the point of madness, but if you ask her which of her two, her father or Ban Yu-won, she would rather have survived… … .
That was anti-semitism.
‘If I kill that traitor, he will think differently about me.’
It can’t be helped.
I have lived a life more honest to my desires than anyone else, and the flame of prominence burns with desire as fuel.
The desire was so great that her love for him still burned brighter than the sun.
It will never be exhausted.
[3rd basement floor of the mansion, a secret passage that only opens with a red flame. An artifact symbolizing the contract between Prominence and the followers of Eternity. Get the key from that woman.]
A covenant between the prominence and the constellations that strengthens their connection and makes them stronger by binding each other.
A contract that allowed Prominence to stand proudly as one of the ten families by suppressing other strong families in the S-7 dimension, and above all, it has a fatal weakness.
It’s not a secret passage that only opens with red flames.
A secret passage that opens only through the authority of the Prominence family and their successor.
The current owner is unable to open it.
Because he is not the true successor to the undying flame.
That was also the reason why he did not hand that woman over despite the constellation’s demands.
If it was a constellation, they could have tried to save that woman and make her the head of the Prominence.
―Aha, so it opens with Yumi’s blood. I thought there was some kind of strange structure there… … .
The sound of people faded away.
The woman who was confronting the man was seen flinching for a moment.
The head of the household, who did not know the whole story, seemed to think that it was just a trembling caused by tension and fear, but Ulrike, who had told him the information herself, knew that the woman had borrowed some of the flames that Ban Yumi had created.
Even if there was a flame created by power, it would be difficult to open it if one did not point it directly at it, but for someone who could deceive the eyes of the head of the household and the constellations in this bloody space, that wouldn’t be a problem.
“No, wait. This is… … what!”
-Kuaaaahh …
Look, as expected.
Wasn’t the token of the contract destroyed less than a minute after the information was given?
The flames of Gaju, which seemed capable of burning the entire world, had died down to less than half, and the constellation was in so much pain that it was difficult to even maintain its clone form.
However, the direct and collateral lines of other prominences with weaker power suffered less… … .
Ulrike, who possessed great power as a sorcerer, could not escape the pain.
“Heh, haha… … .”
But now she was willing even to endure this pain.
In this way, she herself became a traitor.
The head of the household was the one who had been thinking of getting rid of himself if he got hurt, so he could never blame himself even if it hurt.
‘Ah. If I do this, he will definitely… … .’
The woman who sold out her father and entire family for one man closed her eyes, shedding tears that were either from pain, joy, or guilt.
It was the completion of a world where everyone was betrayed.
