〈 Episode 240 〉 Battle to subjugate the Four Spirit Kings (4)
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Eve Roffenheim was restrained with her arms extended upwards.
After being hit by dark magic, I came to my senses and it looked like this. I could feel my skin writhing like an earthworm, as if the traces of dark magic still remained.
My body felt dirty as I had not been able to wash for several days.
It was all an unpleasant feeling.
Baron Roffenheim brought soup every two days and poured it into Eve’s mouth. It seemed like he was trying to feed himself. Eve had to force herself to drink the soup because if she didn’t eat it, the dark magic would squeeze her throat.
I couldn’t understand the context. Was Baron Roffenheim a demon? No, it might have been a case of him colluding with demons. Because Baron Roffenheim doesn’t look like a demon.
Eve looked around.
He was locked up in prison. This is a dark, dark basement where criminals who commit crimes in the mansion are imprisoned.
There was a strong barrier with dark magic flowing through the entrance, preventing most people from entering or exiting. This was also the reason why Eve could not think of escaping by summoning her white tiger familiar, Devon.
There was another room with a closed door. Many children were trapped there.
I knew this because just a few days ago, I watched men I had never met put children into that room.
The men had their eyes on Eve, but Baron Roffenheim forcibly dissuaded them. There seemed to be some reason. It definitely wasn’t a good reason.
So then, why does Baron Roffenheim collude with the demons and gather children?
Human experiments, or sacrifices for black magic… . I guess it’s something like that.
The only thing that could be assumed was the worst case. Eve lowered her head helplessly.
“Isaac… .”
The only thing I could think of was my beloved younger brother.
Every night, I vividly recall the image of young Isaac trying to catch me as I was about to leave.
Eve pondered her past choices and drifted away.
I thought I would only be leaving Isaac’s side for a few years to take responsibility for the next decades of his life.
It was only for Isaac that he endured harsh persecution and cold gaze at Baron Roppenheim.
But now there is no going back. No matter what the ending was, I would never be able to see Isaac.
That fact made Eve unbearably sad and distressed.
Sometimes tears came down, but Eve bit her lip and suppressed the sound.
“I miss you… .”
If I had one last wish, it would be to see Isaac just one more time.
… …
Eve felt an earthquake once.
I could hear children struggling in panic from inside the other room.
After a while, the barrier disappeared like a glass window breaking.
A woman came into the basement.
Eve’s eyes widened. He was a completely unexpected person.
“student president… ?”
It was Alice Carroll, student council president at Marchen Academy. She walked down the hallway.
Knights wearing platinum armor came in one after another following Alice. These were the strong people Eve had seen at one time.
Troops of the Ice Kingdom, Düfendorf.
They were all Bingje Isaac’s minions.
Soon a familiar man entered the basement. He lightly cast [Ice Blast] to destroy the prison, then went inside and stood face to face with Eve.
Cold air flowing around. The light from the lamp illuminating the basement hallway became his halo.
I couldn’t hear any disturbing sounds. Eve couldn’t believe what she was seeing.
“It’s been a while, sister.”
“Isaac… ?”
Eve felt like she was dreaming.
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Eve Roffenheim.
Isaac and I are half-sisters who have the same mother but different fathers.
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However, contrary to my memories, the Eve I saw during the first semester of my second year was very fine.
Why didn’t Eve become a psychopath? If there is a big difference from the game, the one that comes to mind is Isaac’s death.
Isaac committed suicide, and Eve, a student at Marchen Academy, would have naturally heard the news about Isaac.
Baron Roffenheim is said to have put psychological pressure on Eve, so there may be a reason why Eve left Isaac.
I’m not sure what that is.
What was clear was that Eve had immense affection for Isaac.
Her younger brother must have had a special meaning to Eve, to the extent that her spirit was broken by the loss of Isaac.
It never occurred to me that such a person would have been adopted by Baron Roffenheim for the sake of becoming rich and famous.
Quaaa!
Eve’s restraints were broken. Perhaps because she couldn’t move properly for a while, Eve tried to fall. She held her shoulders.
Eve couldn’t stop crying. She held on to my clothes and sobbed sadly.
“Isaac, I’m sorry. Sorry… . I really missed you… .”
Eve repeated the words she had stored inside. She didn’t know what to say, so she just nodded once.
“Let’s go out.”
He took a coat out of his magic bag and put it over Eve’s shoulders, then put her on his back and headed toward the garden.
Eve spoke softly in a subdued voice.
“Isaac, how did you get here?”
“I stopped by because I had work to do.”
“… “I was scared.”
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“huh.”
“I missed you so much.”
“huh.”
“Sorry… . For not being there for you when you’re having a hard time. I’m such an incompetent person, I’m so sorry… .”
“… … .”
Eve just kept apologizing while burying her head in my shoulder.
The person who should receive an apology is not me, but the former Isaac, who ended his life in despair because he could not handle the ups and downs of the world.
That’s why I, now Isaac, did not accept the apology and just remained silent.
Meanwhile, Alice and the Düfendorf knights took all the children outside.
The number of children is sixty-five. It was just as I heard. I looked around with [clairvoyance] just in case, but there was no child left.
Alice had easily subdued and restrained Baron Roffenheim’s knight and wizard.
Adrian Roffenheim lost his dark magic and fainted when I blew out his right eye. His body was bound with ice.
Adrian would be handed over to the imperial family and pay for his sins.
The reason why the Empire’s response to this incident was delayed was because Commander Calgart was secretly moving. Unless something major happens, there is no way that anything that happens in the baronial territory on the outskirts of the countryside will be reported to the imperial family.
There was no way the Empire would have already noticed that even I, based on my knowledge of the game, had reviewed and found out just in case. It was once again a debt to the empire.
I sat Eve down on a garden chair. She seemed to feel exhilaration, relief, and complex emotions as she looked at Baron Roffenheim, who was in a mess.
I didn’t know the specifics of the situation, and I didn’t feel much affection towards Eve.
As she was the only blood relative who was trampled by Baron Roffenheim, I felt a strong desire to take care of her.
“You’re here.”
“Isaac? you… ?”
“I have work to do. People will be here soon. “My minions will protect you in the meantime, so you can rest easy.”
While answering, Alice approached Eve.
Although the two were classmates at the academy, Alice was also the object of Eve’s distant admiration. Because of this, Eve hesitated and looked awkward.
Alice greeted Eve politely.
“This is my first time greeting you properly. “Are you okay, brother?”
“older brother… ?”
What is he saying now?
Eve gave an expression of confusion.
It was a natural reaction to suddenly hear from Alice the title she was supposed to hear as a sister-in-law.
“Sigh… !”
Eve, who quickly understood what Alice meant, blushed, covered her mouth, and swallowed.
I grabbed Alice’s wrist and quickly left the place.
“Oh my, honey?”
“Stop using that title… . “It’s over.”
Alice came with me because she was my servant and had a responsibility to be on the front line.
For now, we should head together to the place Adrian told us about.
Using [clairvoyance], I discovered the underground kingdom and the corpse army. Kalgard was preparing for battle when he noticed my gaze and decided it was too late to run away.
If you were going to welcome them, you would have to do so willingly. Of course, it is essential to prepare for the possibility that a trap has been dug.
In the middle of Baron Loffenheim’s garden, the widest section. The moonlight was shining brightly. There I stood side by side with Alice.
I could feel people’s eyes on me, but I ignored them since I was about to leave anyway.
“baby.”
Alice spoke to me.
Alice’s characteristic kind smile still filled Alice’s face, but her complex feelings were somehow visible. After living with Alice for a while, she became able to notice changes in her psychology.
A soft, fluffy finger slipped between my fingers. Alice clasped my hand and held it.
“This is the first time I heard about today.”
Is this a story about Isaac’s family life?
“It wasn’t something I wanted to tell you, and in fact, I didn’t know much about it. “You heard it earlier too.”
“… … .”
“Well, you don’t have to worry about it.”
I’m just saying something like that happened. While muttering that, he tried to summon Ice and Snow Dragon – Hild. Now that he knew where Calgart was, he was going to fly away quickly.
At that time, out of nowhere, Alice hugged the back of my head onto her shoulder.
The summoning technique calculation was disrupted and the summoning stopped. I was embarrassed.
“Alice?”
“Baby, you know. “Actually, my heart hurt a little bit earlier.”
Alice whispered softly and gently stroked my hair.
He was still smiling, but his wet eyes and drooping eyebrows were full of affection.
“I hope you know what my baby means to me.”
I remembered Alice’s reaction when talking to Baron Roffenheim. Her expression became cold, and I could even feel her dark skin on her.
But Alice’s mission is to protect me at all costs. She did not impulsively interfere with my family affairs and faithfully carried out my orders.
“Sometimes, please give me a little light. “I’m a baby, right?”
Alice knew that comforting me now was something she was doing for me. I once again realized that I had become an important person to this child.
I escaped from Alice’s arms. She met my eyes with a gentle smile.
Saying things like it was okay or I wasn’t sad was just cumbersome. All it would take was one word.
“… thanks.”
“You’re welcome, honey.”
Alice answered somewhat playfully, perhaps to lighten the mood.
Alice and I summoned our respective familiars.
Whiuuuu!
Magical energy gathers in the air.
Ice and Snow Dragon – Hild appeared and spread out his white jade wings, scattering light blue cold air.
The Nightmare Dragon-Jabberwalk displayed its menacing majesty with red-purple flames wrapped around its black wings.
The white and black dragons occupying the center of the garden simultaneously roared toward the sky. The people watching looked in amazement at the power radiating from the two dragons.
Soon the ice and snow dragon and the nightmare dragon lowered their heads. I rode on the ice and snow dragon, and Alice rode on the nightmare dragon.
“Hilde, I’m going to catch the demons. “Prepare for battle.”
[Oh, master! I will crush them all!]
The ice and snow dragon burned with motivation and raised its magical power.
“Jabberwock, please take care of yourself too.”
The nightmare dragon was startled when I spoke to him. Memories of my defeat seemed to come back to me.
The ice and snow dragon and the nightmare dragon flapped their wings and flew up. The strong wind that occurred in the aftermath violently shook the plants in the garden.
The knights of Düfendorf saluted me as I left, while the rest watched us quietly with their mouths open.
Alice and I flew across the sky towards the place where the evil spirit Calgart was.
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