Episode 289. Retribution (1)
“I think the situation is over, Nagel. “The Demon King’s magical energy has noticeably decreased.”
“Tell your compatriots to lift the barrier and withdraw from Arem immediately.”
“yes!”
Following Nagel’s instructions, the restrictive barrier spread throughout Arem was soon lifted, and the demons who had evacuated to the outskirts began to return one by one.
“I can’t believe it. A human being, no other being, stops the Demon King’s rampage… … .”
“It was said that the potential for human development is so high that the end cannot be predicted. “Maybe that stage isn’t the end.”
Nagel, who was watching the situation, suddenly sensed a series of energies and straightened his tail.
“Why are you doing this, Nagel?”
“I’ll leave the cleanup to you, Kelian!”
In the end, he left the rest to the remaining dragons and hurried into his sub-space.
Nagel soon entered subspace and soon found someone familiar waiting for him in front of his throne.
“I heard you disappeared from Pruina recently, so what happened to the Demon World without warning?”
“Isn’t this a place where you have to give notice to come? “I came to ask you a favor.”
“ask?”
Nagel frowned and asked back.
“Please find just one human hiding in this demon world. His name is Eshel Bert. “I don’t need to explain further, right?”
“Why are you looking for that person?”
“Don’t ask why. “We have to find them as soon as possible before those two you just saw.”
She asked him to find it before Cyan and Belcarion found it.
Nagel, who was staring at her, soon smiled strangely.
“It smells uncharacteristically human. Marian?”
“Are you the only one who will do it? Nagel.”
Pruina’s guardian dragon Marian smiled mysteriously as she faced Nagel.
* * *
A long time ago.
So, not this life, but my past life as a child.
I once had a conversation with Emily who was doing laundry in the yard of the mansion.
“Emily, where are you from?”
“Hometown? “Why are you suddenly asking that, young master?”
“I just suddenly became curious. “Because Emily, unlike her other maids, said she was not from Belias.”
“hmm. To put it bluntly, there is no such thing as a hometown. “I have been living a wandering life since I was born, but I started living a settled life for the first time here in Belias.”
Emily said she had been in this mansion since she was a child, before I was born.
I knew that I was born as the child of a concubine with no roots, and it was only after I was left in the mansion that I became my personal maid.
In fact, it is ambiguous to call her a dedicated maid. Since she was the only maid who went in and out of my room and took care of me, it was safe to say that my maid was Emily.
“I am the former mistress of this family. So, Master Eshel’s mother gave it to me.”
“Your brother’s mother? “What happened?”
“Well, I guess they were sad to see me wandering on the side of the road without being able to get food. He probably planned to use him as a servant or slave when he grew up. “I just joined this duke’s family without knowing anything.”
As a young person at the time, I thought it was just that, but thinking back now, she had told me a lot of it as if she was evading it.
“After he passed away, Lady Margaret came and all the servants changed, but I didn’t leave. That’s why I’m with you now.”
“Why did you stay by my side? Are you saying he is the one who took you away? “Then isn’t it right for me to be by your side?”
“There is no big reason. Master Eshel is the eldest son, so there are many people around him, even if it’s not me, but that’s not the case with you. “No one wanted to be your maid, so I just volunteered.”
“Thank you Emily… … .”
“Thank you. If you really appreciate it, don’t be like this and do some exercise. “Wouldn’t that be a little help to Master Eshel later?”
There isn’t really a big reason.
She definitely said that, and I didn’t doubt it.
But it wasn’t until I saw that memory that I realized it.
She wasn’t left with me for no reason.
He was by my side purely for some purpose.
Not for me, but for someone else.
“… … .”
“Aren’t you really surprised? Did you know? “Emily is related to witches?”
Princess Arin told me the whole story about Emily in Beliath.
Seeing my unexpectedly calm reaction, she tilted her head and asked.
“yes.”
If I hadn’t seen that memory a little while ago, I probably wouldn’t have known about it.
“Is Emily really a witch?”
“Honestly, I don’t know. “It wasn’t long before I found out about Emily’s witch connection.”
“I see.”
She nodded and agreed with my reaction.
“It would be nice if you told me something honestly, but Emily disappeared from us without telling me anything. Me and Hastia think she knew something, but for some reason she didn’t open her mouth… … .”
Emily said she cleaned my room one last time before she disappeared.
“It may be a hasty opinion on my part, but I think she is definitely yours. I don’t know where she is now, but she probably won’t come looking for you… … .”
“That maid named Emily is in the demon world.”
The princess and I looked back at the same time.
Before we knew it, Runab had recovered and was coming towards us, supported by Nana.
“Rodgers said that. “A person I had never met suddenly came to the Demon King’s Castle and took off the Pendant of Deception.”
I didn’t know what that meant.
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“I told you before, right? The only person who can remove the Pendant of Deception is someone to whom the pendant does not cause rejection, that is, a fellow witch… … .”
“… … .”
“Who on earth did you have as your maid, senior?”
Even though Lunav’s question was sincere, I couldn’t answer it.
Even I don’t know exactly who she is.
What the hell is Emily now,
Where are you doing?
* * *
A dark forest without light.
Haniel, who was sitting on the floor in a devastated state, had a broken Pendant of Deception lying in front of him.
And in front of him was the owner of the Holy Sword, whose face was extremely distorted.
“I’m sorry, Eshel… … .”
“Please, tell me what I want to hear. mother.”
Despite the mother’s sincere apology, all she received was a cold and uncaring response.
“I don’t want to hear an apology from my mother right now! Didn’t you say you were going to keep Xian captive? No, I can even understand breaking out of subspace! But Xian is not fighting the Demon King now! “Despite my provocation, they are not trying to kill each other!!”
Eshel was so excited that she could hardly control her anger.
“If you have a mouth, speak! “Isn’t this entirely your mother’s plan?”
Finally, he lifted Haniel’s head and demanded an explanation.
We were already family and I didn’t even care about it.
“She betrayed us! “Everything went wrong because of that bitch!”
“You mean that bitch? “Who are you talking about?”
“A stray cat I left behind before I left Duke Berthe’s house. “That bitch chose him over you!”
“Please explain clearly. Who the hell abandoned me? … ?”
-Sigh
An unfamiliar pretending to instantly evoke a turbulent atmosphere.
Eshel’s eyes soon returned to where she felt the presence of people.
“long time no see. “Master Eshel.”
An unfamiliar woman greeting me politely.
Eshel reacted blankly for a moment, not immediately realizing who she was.
“you… … ?”
“A maid who served Master Xian at the Duke of Berthe. “She’s called Emily.”
“Yes, Emily. I remembered. But why are you here?”
It was a question entirely based on suspicion.
Eshel couldn’t understand at all why she was here, even though he barely remembered her.
“That bitch is a witch too. My blood flows through my body just like yours… … .”
At Haniel’s explanation, Eshel let out a bewildered laugh.
“You have your mother’s blood in your blood? Are you saying you can become my family?”
“That’s not it. Unlike Master Eshel, I was forcibly injected with Haniel’s blood through magic.”
Eshel’s eyes turned to Emily again.
“I am like a stray cat who has seen everything, taking the place of Haniel, who is away from the duchy. By Master Xian’s side, he watched his every move. For the future Master Eshel… … .”
“I thought it was strange. You were the only maid in the duchy who was not deceived by me. “Following Xian, this time you declined the offer to become my maid.”
Eshel didn’t have much doubt about her at that time.
At the time, he was using the power of delusion on Duke Berthe, Kelin, and numerous guardian knights, so he just judged that his power was still not enough.
Also, even when I asked about the original draft, I only talked about things that were not very nutritious, so I didn’t feel much need afterward.
“You were a witch who received your mother’s blood? “By the way, why didn’t you follow me?”
“I told you the reason once before.”
“what?”
“I am Master Xian’s only maid in this world.”
“draft! draft! “That damn Xian!!!!”
Eshel couldn’t hold back any more and exploded with anger, screaming in all directions.
“This world is made for me! The order of this world must be established only through me! How is this guy! It’s him! “You follow that bastard Xian and reject me!”
“I understand how you feel, but I don’t think you have time to put up such a hard time.”
“what?”
“By now, not only Master Xian, but also the master of this demon world will be desperately looking for Master Eshel. Shouldn’t you run away quickly? “I think it would be very painful for either of you to get caught, right?”
“Do you think I, the savior of this world, would run away if such ugly things came?”
Eshel roughly pulled out the holy sword as if to come.
“It would be right to deal with you first! “I will purify you, stained by the dirty black fog, with this light!”
Holding the golden holy sword tightly, Eshel slowly approached Emily.
-knock
At that time, raindrops suddenly seemed to fall from the dry sky,
Soon, heavy rain began to fall.
Embarrassed, Eshel looked at the falling rainwater with a blank face.
“It’s surprising. I didn’t know this person would come first… … .”
Emily, who was also looking at the rainwater, opened her mouth meaningfully.
“Should I say I’m fortunate? “It seems like the most merciful person came to visit you first.”
“what?”
Eshel’s wandering eyes quickly returned to somewhere where she sensed another presence.
-Chabakchabak
Soon, the sound of wet footsteps began to sound and get closer and closer to Eshel.
As the sound got closer, Eshel felt a chill running through her body for some reason.
“This is my first time seeing your face like that.”
“… … !”
“It’s very unfamiliar. “I feel sad for some reason.”
“Why why? “Are you here?”
Eshel’s face turned pale in an instant, as if she had seen a ghost.
“It rained then too. “Even at that moment, I felt very empty and hopeless, like a wanderer with no place to return to.”
She shines with her neat beauty as she cuts through countless pouring rainwater.
Eshel’s younger brother and the eldest daughter of Duke Berthe,
“How does it feel to have experienced that feeling for yourself? Brother?”
It was Ellis Wert.
(Continued in the next part)
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