Episode 70
04th day of OO month XX year
nice to meet you! This is Perloche.
Today is the second day I’ve been to the Starlight family mansion, and the first day I decided to write a diary!
For reference, this diary is a gift from Klarna, and it has a grammar correction spell. So, I can write the content without any pressure.
Anyway, the reason I am writing this diary is because Frey’s atrocities have gone too far!
In order to never forget Frey’s evil deeds! And to leave a lasting legacy of his atrocities to future generations! I decided to write this diary.
Anyway, Mr. Frey did something mean to Mr. Lulu today! How do you know? I overheard a noise coming from Mr. Frey’s door!
“Lick. Lick it with your tongue and clean it.”
“…yes.”
I was so angry that I opened the door and tried to argue with Frey, but the commoner students around me stopped me.
So, I was trembling with an angry expression on my face, but after a while, when Frey came out of the room with a relieved expression on his face, I looked at him and quickly entered the room!
“Hey, it’s okay…”
“Please don’t come near me!!”
“Lulu…”
“Don’t come!! Don’t come!! Even if you are a saint, you will be unhappy!!”
But this time, Lulu pushed me away, saying something incomprehensible. Thanks to you, I’m a little sad… but I won’t give up.
I will definitely save Lulu from Frey’s clutches and become friends with him!
Oh, and something strange happened tonight.
I suddenly heard a scream in the early morning, so I quickly went out into the hallway, but there was someone standing in the hallway!
For a moment, I thought it was a ghost and was startled and tried to recite a purification spell, but I soon realized that it was Irina.
“Irina? What are you doing there?”
Shaking off my shocked heart, I approached Irina and tried to ask her what on earth she was doing in the hallway this early in the morning.
“Wow, crazy… they are… no way…”
However, Irina seemed to not have heard me and was looking at something while muttering something incomprehensible.
“Irina! What’s going on!”
Eventually, I realized that Irina was looking into the room where Kania was staying, so I quickly approached Irina and asked her a question.
If something happens, you have to help Kania, who is on your side!
“Hmph!”
But as soon as Irina heard my question, she covered her mouth and slowly turned her head and started looking at me!
“Is it that serious? Then I have to help quickly…”
“Oh, no! It’s nothing! So just go back!”
I was so worried about Irina and Kania, who clearly looked like something had happened, that I clenched my fists and was about to head to the door, but Irina blocked me with a very red face.
“But just now…”
“…You don’t have to know yet. Go back quickly.”
For some reason, I felt like I was hearing a strange noise coming from inside the room, so I kept quiet, but Irina, who had been looking sideways at the door for a moment, desperately tried to stop me, so I had no choice but to turn around.
What on earth was that?
05th day of OO month XX year
There is no one more pathetic than someone who doesn’t know they are embarrassed.
Frey, who abused Lulu, harassed female students, and even attacked Aris who brought him a meal, is such a person.
“Mr. Aris! Are you okay!”
“…yes.”
Mr. Aris, who came out of Frey’s room in a state of complete disrepair yesterday morning, was so absorbed in my question that he answered in a voice and headed to the first floor.
Seeing that his entire body was covered in food, his hair was matted, and there were handprints on his cheeks, it was clear that Frey had been in a rough situation.
“Frey! What have you done again this time!”
“huh?”
So in the end, I ignored the commoners’ dissuasion and stormed into Frey’s room and started arguing with him!
“What on earth did Aris do to end up like that?”
“You keep trying to teach me about commoners.”
What Frey eventually said was truly disgusting.
“So I laid him on the bed and tried to tell him where he was, but he resisted. So I poured the food next to him and he became calm.”
“You… And yet you…”
The expression on his face as he answered so shamelessly looked so evil that I muttered without realizing it, but Frey came in front of me and whispered in a low voice.
“Is it a person? It is a person. But that thing that just left my room is not a person.”
“yes?”
“Aris, who I just played with, or the commoners who are secretly watching this scene through the crack in the door, it’s just a toy that I can enjoy or destroy whenever I want.”
After Frey finished saying that, he clapped his hands, and Lulu, who was shaking in the corner of the room, started crawling towards Frey.
“I need to play with my pet, so can you please leave?”
Yes, this was the most ugliest atrocity Frey committed today.
After this, I did many ugly things, but I won’t write about them because they have become part of my daily life.
06th day of OO month XX year
It doesn’t really matter anymore.
I hope that damn Frey dies quickly.
07th day of OO month XX year
Did he have a horse? I ended up writing down swear words in my diary, which were strictly prohibited by the church.
However, there was no way to relieve my anger unless I expressed it to that extent.
What on earth happened yesterday? It’s a terrible memory that I don’t want to recall, but I can’t run away from it… so I’ll hold back my disgust for a moment and write it down.
It all started yesterday evening when Frey, who had been talking in his room for some reason, appeared in the restaurant.
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“Come on, today is a party! I will personally give food to you lowly people, so eat it gratefully.”
As Frey said that and clapped his hands, various party foods began to arrive one by one.
Of course, I assumed that the evil and nasty Frey must have an ulterior motive.
But when I came to my senses, I found myself mindlessly devouring the delicious party food that had been prepared before my eyes!
It’s clear that evil Frey has used hexes to increase my appetite!
However, the other commoners were also watching and eating their food, and since nothing special happened, they decided to just keep eating.
As you continue to eat your fill, how come your eyes suddenly close?
I thought I was starving, so I got up to wash my face, but all the other students were hitting their heads on the table.
‘…Ha, it’s a trap!’
Eventually, Frey, who was sitting at the head of the table, raised the corners of his mouth and stood up, and only then did I realize that it was a trap.
Is this what it felt like to be a fish that couldn’t overcome its desire and bitten it, despite knowing that the thing shaking in front of it was bait trying to catch it?
“Uh, uh…”
However, since I still had some sense left, I was trying to use a hasty purification spell, but I couldn’t overcome the drowsiness that came over me and ended up falling down on the table.
Anyway, at the last moment, I felt like I felt some dark magic from behind me… I guess it was just my mood, right?
“Ugh…”
After losing consciousness for a while, I opened my eyes and saw Frey groping Aris who was in front of me.
Looking at the other female students next to me, all standing up from their chairs… Frey…
sorry. My hands suddenly started shaking. I’ll write about it later.
Yes, I took a moment to calm down.
Anyway, as I watched Frey groping Aris-san’s body… I suddenly felt drowsy again and fell asleep again.
It’s such a strange thing. Normally I would have endured it with mental resistance, but why did I do that then?
Did someone hit me on the back of the head every time I came to my senses?
Anyway, after that, the place I opened my eyes again was the female students’ dormitory.
“Master Perloche has woken up!”
“Phew… I’m glad.”
As I was staring blankly at the female students surrounding me, they suddenly started asking me questions in trembling voices.
“Frey said we were all drunk…”
“Is that really true? No matter how much I think about it, something is strange.”
“Perloche has strong mental power, so don’t you know something?”
“Oh, that’s…”
At first I tried to hide the truth. I thought the female students would be shocked.
“Please… tell us the truth, saint.”
But when Aris, who had been groped by Frey earlier, asked me with a stern expression, I couldn’t hide the truth.
“…Then, I’ll let you know.”
Thanks to this, the world around me as I write this diary is filled with a cold energy.
I hope that cold, resentful energy reaches Frey.
08th day of OO month XX year
God, why are you giving me this ordeal?
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The morning of the sixth day since vacation began came.
“…Irina, is the investigation into the ‘imprint’ finished?”
I woke up in the bright morning sunlight, realized that Irina was standing in front of me with a worried expression, and asked a question.
“Ah… Well, yes. It’s over.”
Then, Irina, who stuttered for a moment, nodded her head in response and presented me with various materials.
“This…?”
“It’s a type of ancient magic. It’s written in old literature.”
“Damn, most of these things are ancient magic. What on earth were the ancient people doing?”
As I was browsing through the materials she gave me, I frowned and sighed when I heard that it was ancient magic.
“First of all, you can think of a ‘brand’ as something like a curse. However, its purpose is different from general curses or black magic.”
“The purpose is different?”
“Curses and black magic come from the desire to envy and destroy the other person, right? But a stigma… is different from that.”
When I tilted my head at those words, Irina said with a serious expression.
“The stigma is put on a person to judge him and make him repent.”
“Judgement and repentance?”
“Yes, that magic is no different from the divine punishment inflicted on humans.”
I felt like things were getting more serious than I thought, so my expression hardened, and Irina sat down and started talking.
“Anyway, since the composition and purpose of ‘Stigma’ are different from ‘Curse’, the method of doing it is also very different.”
“How is it different?”
“Most curses have complex or non-existent solutions. This is because they want the person under the curse to suffer as much as possible. But the stigma…
Irina, who was speechless for a moment, touched the material I was holding with her hand and continued speaking.
“The solution is clear and easy. And it is designed so that you can repent by following the solution.”
“Then that’s a good thing. Wouldn’t it be easier to break it than other curses?”
When I asked with a smile after hearing that, Irina shook her head and said,
“No, now is the key point. You said the stigma attached to her was ‘the stigma of misfortune,’ right?”
“Yeah, but?”
“If I’m right… the reason she pushes people away is because the stigma attached to her is that of ‘unhappiness.’”
After saying that, Irina paused for a moment and then asked me a question.
“Frey, what does she need most?”
“Hmm… I guess it’s attention and affection? Because she has a serious lack of affection.”
“As expected, I knew that would happen.”
Eventually, after hearing my answer, she sighed and started talking.
“She has a stigma that brings misfortune, and the way to get rid of that stigma is to receive attention and affection from others.”
“Aha… So the characteristics are…”
“But the problem is that the effect of the stigma and the way to solve it conflict.”
Irina, who clashed her fists while saying that, frowned and continued her story.
“Anyone who loved Lulu must have been swept up in her misfortune and was devastated. Kania investigated her parents, people around her, and friends and found out that everything did not end well.”
“then…”
“Yes, she always pushed others away because she didn’t want them to be swept up in misfortune because of her.”
Only then did I figure out why she committed suicide no matter which route she took.
Lulu, who knew very well how the people who gave her love would end up, attempted to ‘attack’ her until the end no matter how much he pushed her away, and committed suicide to protect the ‘player’ who loved her.
“Wait, something strange?”
After being silent for a moment due to the shock and sadness of learning the truth, I began to ask Irina the two questions that suddenly came to my mind.
“First of all, why didn’t she push me away?”
“You probably did it because you thought it was worth dying for.”
“…ah.”
After hearing those words, I was able to realize that at the moment, I am everyone’s public interest and at the same time, I am being treated as a fool worth dying for.
“She is probably pushed to the limit by her continued misfortune, and is thinking of using the attention and twisted affection you give her as nourishment to stigmatize her.”
“Am I a villain who has no problem being swept up in misfortune?”
“Yeah, no… that’s not true. You’re not a villain.”
After hearing that, I chuckled and asked the next question.
“Okay, so that’s it… Next question is: Why does the effect of the stigma conflict with the solution?”
After hearing that, Irina didn’t answer right away and started shuffling through documents, and I looked at her and asked a question.
“You clearly said that the brand is a magic for judgment and repentance. But the ‘brand of misfortune’ placed on her is somehow more vicious than a curse?”
“…someone abused the stigma.”
“Are you abusing the stigma?”
When I frowned after hearing Irina’s answer, she sighed and asked a question.
“Do you know how I found out about ‘stigma’ in such detail?”
“Hmm… Are you a genius wizard of unrivaled fame?”
Since I couldn’t think of a suitable answer, I flattered her in moderation, and she responded with a blush on her face.
“Well, of course there is that, but… there is a bigger reason.”
“what is that?”
“I have confirmed the symptoms of the ‘stigma’ you mentioned a few times in previous episodes.”
“what!?”
When I opened my eyes wide at those words, Irina spoke with a stern expression.
“Honestly, when I first heard about it, I thought it was a big deal… but as I researched, I found out that it was a symptom I had identified in the previous episode. That’s why I was able to find it so quickly and in detail.”
“Do you even remember where you saw it?”
When I asked her carefully, she swallowed dry saliva and answered quietly.
“When we invaded the Demon King’s Castle, we found them among the slaves they were using and the criminals they were imprisoning.”
After those words were finished, there was silence between Irina and me for a moment.
“…Anyway, in order to do it, you just have to continue to give Lulu affection and attention, right?”
When I finally broke the silence and asked calmly, Irina nodded quietly.
“Ugh, I’m already unhappy… but I’m going to be even more unhappy.”
When I sighed and lamented that I had accidentally taken the only route that could save Lulu, Irina saw my reaction and carefully comforted me.
“You don’t have to worry about that. According to ancient texts, the ‘Stigma of Misfortune’ has no effect on people who are more unfortunate than the person affected by the stigma. So you… uh…”
“…It won’t be effective?”
When I heard that, I laughed and muttered.
“Haha… Should I be happy about this… Should I be sad…”
“Frey…”
“It’s done, you should be happy. You can save Lulu without any pressure.”
I got up from my seat with a smile on my face and started to deliver the message to Irina as I prepared to go out.
“Today, Cania will stay overnight at Cadia and Aria’s place. She will do a safety check and receive treatment from Cadia. And I will also leave the house for a while.”
“Where are you going?”
“I’ve made some interesting friends recently. I’d like to talk for a bit.”
After saying that, I was about to go out, but Irina grabbed my arm.
“Frey, I have a favor to ask you.”
“huh?”
As I was looking at Irina with a very serious expression in confusion, she asked a question in a trembling voice.
“Please tell me what the second trial is.”
“Are you talking about that again? The second ordeal really isn’t that big of a deal? So don’t worry too much…”
“Please… Frey…”
“Uhm…”
I was trying to laugh off the question as usual, but when Irina started crying and asked the question, I sighed and opened my mouth.
“Okay, I’ll tell you.”
Then Irina nodded with a slightly pale face, and I gave her the gentlest expression I could and began to explain the second ordeal.
“Then, I’ll be back. Please take care of the house while I’m gone, Irina.”
After I finished explaining, I gently tapped her on the shoulder and left the room.
‘…Why is Irina like that?’
The last time I saw her, her expression was completely white.
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“Then, let’s conclude today’s meeting.”
“”Thank you for your hard work, Frey.””
After leaving the mansion, I, who had been presiding over the Demon King’s meeting until late at night, ended the meeting and got up and started heading outside.
“Hey…please help me practice.”
“Oh! Me too! I want to train too!”
“…later.”
After passing a woman with cute eyes and a woman with rabbit ears who had been asking me to spar for a few days, I asked Demirkan, who was waiting at the entrance, for a space travel magic.
“Aren’t you training with them?”
“They are combat executives. They will take care of themselves.”
Demirkan smiled after hearing what I said, bent down slightly and whispered to me.
“You want me to drop the moon?”
“…Except for the moon, which shines the brightest.”
“I see. Then, goodbye, hope of the Demon King’s army.”
And the next moment, the Duke of Starlight began to appear before my eyes.
“…Are you really mistaking me for the Demon Lord?”
As I was tilting my head for a long time, I suddenly realized that the front of the mansion was noisy.
When I cautiously approached the mansion to see what was going on, I saw several students stumbling and retching in the yard of the mansion.
“…Oh no.”
Eventually, I noticed that poisonous gas made up of moon mana was leaking from inside the mansion, and I became thoughtful and started running to the front door.
It seems that the council of elders eventually formed a division.
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