Chapter 304 – Lucia Urella (7)
“Khehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehegh…!!”
Just when I thought I had calmed down, something with a mixture of blood and pieces of intestines came out of my mouth.
“…”
He had to consider himself lucky to be alive, having used so much black magic that his soul could be defiled with just one use.
And since I first decided to walk this road, I don’t expect to live long.
You just have to endure until the moment Eugene sees this world have a happy ending.
“…Ha.”
Jeopardy-Jabuck-
A stench stung his nose as he barely managed to calm his staggering body and went deeper into the alleyway.
“…”
A place that can be called the darkest part of the empire.
After continuing indiscriminate expansion to handle the growing population of the slums, it is called an anthill because it looks like an anthill.
The laws of the Empire do not apply in the anthill.
A place where kidnappings, murders, and rapes happen so naturally.
Swoop─
No matter how much she was wearing the cloak, it wasn’t enough to hide that she was a woman, so after a short walk, she was surrounded in an instant.
“My lady… You can’t come to a place like this alone.”
A man approaches with a knife in front of him.
“…Yeah… Let’s play with these…This…Boys.”
And another man blocking the back.
Besides that, people pop out from all over the alley.
Haha… Would a body like that be hidden with a cloak?”
“No, didn’t you come here to pay for it on purpose?”
Haha! Maybe so, I’m going to drain some pus from the boil on my crotch for the first time in a while.”
“…”
Words of worms that are not even worth replying to.
Perhaps misunderstanding about it, the crowd shouted vigorously.
Haha! Look at that, you can’t even talk because you’re scared!”
“I won’t kill you if you behave like that.”
Swoop─
“…”
“…”
When I took off my cloak, the chattering crowd instantly fell silent.
It’s hard to say in a place like this, but I have an unusual appearance.
They will soon find out who I am.
Then, as if he realized that something was wrong, he starts talking.
“… Hey… That… No matter how you look at it… It’s not… Tolerable… It’s not…”
“I…I…I know who…I know!…Lu…Lucia Urella…!!”
“…If Lucia Urella is the moon of the empire?”
“Oh, no!! Uh…If you mess with the Urella family…Even if it’s an anthill…!!”
“Everybody shut up!!”
As the commotion spread, one of the biggest men in the group shouted.
“… Seeing that the princess of Urella came to the anthill alone without her attendants… It seems that the rumors about the murder of her princess are true.”
“…”
It’s only been two days since they escaped from the imperial castle, but it seems that rumors have already spread here.
Haha!! Rather good. If you’re a royal slayer, it doesn’t mean that Urella family doesn’t have to take care of us even if we mess with it! What are you all doing! Attack!!”
“Okay! When are we going to eat a bitch like that! Since the face and body are dead, eat it in moderation and then sell it to the imperial family…”
Peruk─
The head of the man who was talking filthy things exploded like a tomato.
“…?”
Pug- pug- pug-
Before long, the heads of the people surrounding me exploded in succession.
“…Hee…Hee…!!!..Go…It’s a monster!!”
“Impossible… How can we… Beat Urella the wizard!!”
After a few people die, people run away in complete confusion.
“Don’t run away!!!”
“Ah…Ah, I know…Please…Please…!
Boowook—!
Then, catching the man who was trying to escape, the captain tore open his stomach with his bare hands and bit off the spilling intestines with his mouth.
“Two, I’ll kill any bastard that runs away with my own hands!!”
Seeing the captain’s brutal appearance, the group again aim their swords at me.
“That…Yes…Even so, there is only one opponent!!…Kill it!!”
“If you run away anyway, you will die, so run and kill them all together..!!”
Contempt welled up at the men who rushed at me like worms gathering in the moonlight.
It’s insignificant.
Until now, my enemies have been world-destroying calamities.
Compared to them, they… Didn’t even look like an opponent to fight.
‘If we had all killed that man and fled together, our chances of survival would have increased even a little bit.’
No matter how much a bug flaps its wings…
Foolish people who don’t even know that they can’t reach the moon.
Pug- pug- pug- pug- pug- pug-
Overnight.
It was the time it took me to become the new king of the anthill.
***
Two years before the entrance ceremony.
“Boss.”
A woman with her brown hair covering half of her face spoke.
She’s grown her hair now, but when I first met her, her hair was completely shaved.
Her name is Marjan.
I was the child I saved on the day of the massacre.
Poor kid who poured boiling oil on his face to survive the anthill.
In this anthill tamed by violence and fear, he was almost the only child who was truly loyal to me.
“Really… Are you okay?”
“…”
When I asked Marjan, I looked into his eyes without saying a word.
“..Why…Do this…The boss…Isn’t that kind of person…”
“What do you mean it’s not?”
Then Marjan spat out her words with her fists clenched.
“…After the boss took over, there were at least rules in the anthill. It’s still a long way compared to the outside… But at least you don’t have to worry about dying from a blind knife. The boss… Even saves the residents of this trashy place…”
“So…”
I asked, interrupting Marjan.
“So what are you saying to me? Stop because you begged me?”
“…No. My life belongs to the boss. Whatever choice you make, it will follow. But there will be a lot of blood on the hands of the boss.”
“It was already covered in blood. Do you not remember what happened the day I took you?”
“They were scum that deserved to die! But… Isn’t this different!”
I know what Marjan meant.
Until now, my hands were covered with blood, but they were evil or enemies who wanted to kill me.
He has never killed an innocent civilian.
…But this time it’s different.
In order to prevent a disaster that might happen, several villages are being completely annihilated.
“Don’t get me wrong. Marjan. What I made the rules for here. Just because it’s easy to manage. On the contrary, it is easier to kill the entire village.”
“Boss…”
“…If you can’t abide by my choice, shut up and leave. I will give you a few pennies to see how loyal you have been.”
The words that I wished Marjan would rather leave.
But Marjan smiled slowly and faintly.
“I understand what the boss meant… But you don’t have to say that. Because if the boss goes, I will follow even to hell.”
“…”
Stupid kid.
Aren’t you the kind of person…
You don’t have to go to hell like me.
Leaving behind the rising sadness and guilt, I said.
“Then… Let’s go.”
“…All right.”
Like Marjan said, I will definitely fall into hell.
Still, if Yujin could be saved by falling into hell.
I can be the devil
**
One year after the entrance ceremony.
When I close my eyes, I hear the curses and screams of those I have killed.
In the meantime, blood and death paved the way for Eugene to walk.
Even so, I thoroughly hid in the dark so that Eugene could take all the balls.
Because Eugene Calliope had to be the star of hope in this world.
Shining brightly, he didn’t have to see this filthy side of the world.
It was like that that day too.
He planned to quickly organize his place and leave before Eugene arrived.
“…For a moment.”
“…!!”
Just hearing his voice makes my heart flutter.
Eugene stood in my way and said.
“…Is that you…?…Lucia…Uruella…”
“I don’t know what you are talking about.”
“…I had my doubts… But seeing you here, I’m pretty sure… Everything that’s happened around me… You did it.”
At first, I tried to pretend I didn’t know, but seeing Eugene’s confident eyes, I twisted the corner of my mouth and smiled.
“Yes, it is me.”
Will I be treated like a monster?
Or will he be accused of being a murderer?
I was prepared from the beginning, but I am so afraid of receiving Yujin’s cold gaze and words.
However, the words that came out of Eugene’s mouth were completely different from what he expected.
“Sorry…”
“…What?”
“…I noticed…So…Late…I’m sorry…For putting such a heavy burden on you alone.”
“What…What…Are you… Talking about…I’m…Just a murderer!!”
“Yes…I know…Surely…You made the wrong choice…But…I know why you made the choice…”
Heartbeat─
What Eugene gave was consolation, but for some reason, my heart was in more pain than being criticized.
But it should not be admitted here.
If he admits it, Eugene will surely blame himself.
“…Stop the bullshit! Everything I’ve done so far is just because it was comfortable! Pretending to know something you know nothing about me…!!”
“…Lucia.”
Yujin looked at me with a sad expression and said.
“Don’t suffer alone anymore… From now on, I will bear the guilt together.”
“…”
She said nothing more and ran away.
Swish—
If I looked at it even a little more, I felt like I would burst into tears.
“Boss. Are you okay?”
“…Are you okay. Don’t let anyone come near him.”
“All right.”
Clap—
After entering the room, I sat down alone with my back against the door and cried.
“..Khhhhh”
She thought no one would understand.
But…
Eugene recognized me.
With that alone, I felt that my dirty soul was saved.
***
Two years after the entrance ceremony, the Disaster Response Committee.
As the power of the disaster grew stronger, it was unreasonable to hide and act.
“…The murderous year..”
“The princess killer…”
“You fool…”
“…”
I did not deny the words of those who criticized me.
Like they said, I was a murderer.
“You dare… Shamelessly walk with your face up.”
“…So what do you mean?”
“…What?”
“Is there anyone in here who can solve the disaster without my help? If you can’t take responsibility, keep your mouth shut.”
I don’t care if everyone in the world criticizes me and points fingers at me.
If Eugene understands…
That was enough.
***
Last Calamity, ‘The Spreading Nightmare’Caught
There were significant sacrifices along the way.
I lost Marjan, who was her right-hand man, and Eugene lost Bianca and Vivian.
Still, all disasters were now defeated.
‘…All that’s left is the final boss.’
There really isn’t much left until this ending.
“…Keheuk!!!…Ha…!!!..Keuhhhhh…Ha.!!!..”
The only problem is that my lifespan is also short.
‘…Please…Just a little…More…’
Until the moment Eugene saves this world…
I desperately hoped and hoped that this rotting body would endure just a little longer.
***
─Roaring!
The final boss I met again could only be called despair.
Even though he poured everything into it, his overwhelming power made it feel like garbage.
In the first playthrough, Eugene couldn’t understand how he sealed such a monster.
We lost everything we prepared for, and I died with Eugene.
***
Round 10.
Eugene left for the Aslan Empire.
