Chapter 192 – 16. Waiting (7)
“Yes, you don’t understand.”
“Yes?”
“From the time you were born. No, from the time you were in your mother’s womb, you who were born holding everything… You will never understand.”
“…”
When Robert started talking to her, she quietly shut her mouth. A voice full of resentment and hatred flowed out of the mouth of the woman who was once a great mage. When Vilma thought about it, her feelings she did not seem to be aimed at a specific target.
“Let me tell you my story for a moment. I was born as a child of a commoner. Yes, that’s why I was a commoner. Then, by chance, I fell in love with a retired wizard who came back to my hometown and He became a disciple. He recognized my talent and treated me very well. However, my master passed away shortly after. As an inexperienced mage, I entered the Mage Tower following the advice left by my master.”
“It was a very difficult day. The newly acquired teacher was jealous of my talent, took away my research achievements, and did not even provide proper support. The people around me were also full of envy.”
“But I was a genius. Although my combat magic wasn’t great, I was overwhelming in the rest of the fields. Still, the walls of this damn world are high. Then an opportunity came. The tower master died during the war with the demons. Meanwhile, the emperor ordered I lowered it. The next Mage Tower Master will lead the front line.”
“…”
Vilma knew that part too. I didn’t know the details of Robert’s past his, but I had seen the emperor’s father’s imperial title in the records. And he knew why he was there.
It was part of the ambition to conquer the continent after the war. Of course it failed miserably. Of course, at that timing, a hero appeared, and a party of warriors was organized. Thanks to this, the Dezac Empire’s response also became passive.
“Thanks to that, everyone hated it, and I became the owner of the Mage Tower. And they gave me a title for propaganda. I mean, Grand Mage. But then, ironically, the hero Pedro appeared. I joined his company and survived. To the end.”
“As a result, I became a real great mage, reached a higher level than I did at the time, and became an unshakable mage master.”
“But I was 79 at the time. Huh? I was 79!!”
Bang!!
Robert’s fist hit the bars. There were scars on her delicate skin of her, but she didn’t care. Just by recalling her past her, her anger made her forget her pain.
“Until then, my life was terrible! Do you know my appearance? I was like an ugly monster!! And my body!! Full of scars from countless experiments and failures, and I was so weak!! What I was given as a hero My only pride was my magic skills and the position of the master of the tower!! Honor?! Where can I use that kind of thing!! Power?! The power of the master of the tower was useless!! What I could achieve with that level was enough with my magic It was possible!! The imperial family was above me!!”
She couldn’t contain her anger and hit her on a stretched bar. Robert’s blood was faintly smeared on top of the iron bars that did not budge. Even so, she shouted with all her might at her Vilma, as if her anger had not subsided.
“Yes, I could have been satisfied there!! But I saw!! A man who had everything as if he had been blessed by a goddess—!!”
“… Hero Pedro.”
“That’s right!! He really was a monster!! During the long war with the demons, many heroes were born!! !! A tall appearance!! A personality fit for a warrior!! That man!! That bastard had everything!!”
“…”
Vilma was silent.
Robert’s cry had become a scream. Full of bitter anger and bitter resentment. But more than that, a nasty jealousy was buried. If that was acting, he would be the best actor in the world. It contained so much sincerity.
So she was even more dumbfounded and more absurd.
More than when he found out that Valdes is actually the reincarnation of the hero Pedro, and that the reason he died was the betrayal of his other teammates. If at that time I was embarrassed by the update of excessive information, I would be angry now.
Vilma didn’t particularly respect the hero. She is just as grateful as the hero who saved the continent. She was curious though. Why did his friends betray him?
Mark, the king of Ventorino Kingdom, asked Irena when he was reporting on Robert. The revenge on Mark was finished, and since Vilma was virtually no different from the Demon King’s army, Irena answered meekly. She rather thought this was more realistic.
Of course, Marc’s jealousy toward the warrior Pedro affected him to some extent, but Irena said that the truth about the new Ventorino dynasty was greater than that.
That’s how much Robert’s reason seemed pathetic.
“Haha…”
After that, Robert, who let out a lot of screams, was catching his breath. Her appearance was a very beautiful woman, so the look of her panting her was very alluring, but Vilma, on the contrary, made her look even more ugly.
She did n’t really listen to the story behind her chatter her, but it was her jealousy-filled cries her about her champion her, Pedro. She wasn’t even worth keeping in her head.
“… I have two more questions.”
“Ha ha… Hehe, yes. Ask as much as you like.”
Robert seemed to be in a good mood, probably because he was talking about his inner feelings that he hadn’t been able to tell anyone.
“I know you have a lot of resentment for the world, but what does that have to do with sacrificing civilians?”
Chilly voice.
Before I knew it, the title Vilma called her was not Robert-sama, but you. In the past, she would have reacted sensitively to such a trivial thing, but that meant that she was mentally exhausted now.
“Why doesn’t it matter?”
“Yes?”
“The slaves, animals, and monsters were bought with my own money. Of course they are mine.”
“…”
Even though there was slavery in the Dezac Empire, it was not common to see slaves as their complete possession. Usually, the right was regarded as a subordinate or a subordinate. But Robert was talking as if he didn’t understand.
“And the commoners I kidnapped. They survived thanks to me in the end.”
“Yeah? What else is that…”
“In war.”
“…”
“Many humans died in the war with the demons. The border of the Dezac Empire was also a dangerous place. I didn’t know when the demons would attack. But they survived. Why?”
“Mi-chin…”
She was dismayed She wears involuntarily, and Vilma’s face turns white in shock. It was that shocking. To the extent that his feelings for her for Robert, which were still there, vanished.
Garbage.
It was real trash.
I could n’t understand how a human being, a great mage, could have thoughts like that in his head. I couldn’t believe how such an existence could exist in an empire believed to be the most advanced socially and culturally.
“What is that reaction?”
Robert frowns at her reaction to her. Vilma responded with a question instead.
“Could it be that the other colleagues betrayed you for the same reason?”
“I don’t know. There will be similar ones, and there will be completely different ones.”
“…”
While Vilma thought for a moment, Robert’s former colleagues came to mind. The four heroes who helped kill the warrior Pedro. As for the rough reason, I didn’t know the exact reason even though I expected it.
Then she felt something strange.
Unknown except for very few people. The truth that she shouldn’t know came out of her mouth. Of course, he may not know exactly, but Robert was anxious.
“……For a moment.”
“Why?”
“You… ? How do you know that… ?”
Vilma tilted her head towards Robert, who was asking in a trembling voice.
“What?”
“What, Nyanani…”
“… Ah. Betrayal?”
“…”
Haha… Are you curious?
The sound of laughter unseen by a girl of her age. However, it was a laugh that suited a wizard, especially a warlock. And that was maximizing Robert’s anxiety and making him nervous.
“What! How the hell can’t you!! Tell me right now!!”
In fact, if she was the first princess of the Empire, the most powerful country on the continent, she would be able to figure it out with a certain amount of interest and effort. Robert knew that too. However, the word ‘her he’, not her emperor her, and the situation she was in now made her more impatient.
“Hey, this is interesting. How do I know? Someone told me.”
“Eh, who the hell…”
“You know why?”
“…”
“It’s him, he.”
“So, who the hell is he—!!!”
“Cuckoo-cook.”
Vilma laughed. Very wickedly
The reason she did n’t reveal his identity was her because Valdes had n’t given permission yet. He hoped to come here himself and give Robert more shock and horror. So Vilma couldn’t reveal hers about Valdes.
But for Robert, who was unaware of this fact, she could only assume that Vilma was making fun of her. She’s a bit to Vilma too, but she had that intention as well. That made her even more angry and resentful. Powerless, she herself. And an unknown enemy.
“Ah, I’m sorry, but wait a little bit longer. He’ll probably be back soon. He has a very deep-rooted grudge against you.”
Vilma finally turned her back and left. Robert wanted to hold her, but he couldn’t. It was partly because she knew very well that no matter what she did anyway, it was partly because she was terrified of what was to come.
“Damn, damn… ! I, what the hell did I do!!
Hearing Robert’s voice coming from behind, Vilma smiled bitterly.
You still can’t come to your senses It was great. No, maybe she couldn’t come to her senses her until the end. Deep down, she felt bittersweet that one of the greatest heroes in the Empire could be so ugly.
Moreover, her empire would not end without knowing the truth about her. Maybe she would prefer it that way, but somehow Vilma didn’t like her. The fact that she is a trashy person is respected and loved by countless people.
“I must do what Irena-sama told me to do.”
She said it wasn’t urgent anyway, so she meant to take it slow, but now she’s changed her mind.
I didn’t even feel sorry for Robert anymore.
Rather than such a fallen hero, it seemed better to help the demon king army, Valdes to be exact. At least he loved his people and cared for his men.
She was nothing like her own father her, the emperor.
“…”
Shaking her head and shaking her head, Vilma headed to a different laboratory than the one where Robert was confined.
It was a place where monsters who were still alive after enduring several years because their basal metabolic rate had been reduced to the limit due to Robert’s research were confined. Here, it was possible to control through mental manipulation. In a word, it was a waiting area for the monster army for Robert.
For some reason, there were really various monsters.
Many dangerous and powerful monsters, including orcs, trolls, ogres, minotaurs, gray war wolves, and big mountain borers. Irena said. Remodel these monsters. To be precise, it was to improve the mental magic to listen to Valdes, himself, and Vilma.
He probably would have understood that he was trying to make useful subordinates just by hearing this, but if he added the additional modifications he requested, he could know what Valdes was thinking.
I hesitated because it was a terrible thing to imagine, but my hands were slow, but now even that hesitation was gone.
“Anyway, if it’s the body of a homunculus, it’ll hold up well enough.”
Vilma muted calmly.
Robert’s body had left as much of his regenerative ability his for that. Furthermore, even though his physical abilities declined, his flexibility and various special functions remained. It’s not a big deal if you think about it normally, but depending on how you use it, it’s a function that can do scary things.
“…”
Her gaze her moved to the papers lying in the corner of the desk.
The material she left behind after accepting Vilma to some extent.
It contained Robert’s family tree.
A woman who died a long time ago.
Son and daughter-in-law who died during the war.
Even granddaughters and grandchildren who are still alive.
“…”
Somehow she seemed to be able to see the future of the characters in this document.
