177 – End of plural
After finishing Torare, she cautiously left the room.
A member of the 4 Mahi,
The former witch of the warrior party.
Shud.
At this moment, in her heart, she was wriggling with the terrible despair and fear she hadn’t felt while facing the demon king.
It was scary.
No, to be honest, I wanted to run away like this.
But where?
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t think of a suitable place.
The enemy country, the Empire, was not an option in the first place,
The same goes for the elven kingdom.
Suin-guk had a chance, but it was too far away.
And above all, from the Demon Kingdom to this place in search of oneself… He was a warrior who had invaded even the Nation of Darkness, her stronghold.
Against such a person, no matter where they ran, they would eventually be caught, and even if they avoided them again, even that would be a little bit of a long hide-and-seek game.
Considering that, it would be better to be punished right here and now.
But, frankly, she was predicting that even that punishment would ruin her life beyond repair.
Looking at the words of the warrior party who betrayed the hero with her right away, the answer came out.
In the case of Torare, there is no need to say anything more.
In the case of Terra, it has been reduced to a beast that has lost its reason,
Amelda had at least maintained her ego, but became a Dark Elf, which is the greatest humiliation for elves.
In the case of Eileen, she is neither alive nor dead, and has become a rich that is not lacking in being literally the worst.
In the first place, it was unreasonable to expect one’s future to come to an end calmly among all the comrades who had literally lived but not lived.
‘I did sell Torare to get even the slightest lenient treatment out of the worst, but… ‘
To be honest, I wanted to avoid losing my ego like Terra or Eileen or twisting my body into the worst possible existence.
Even though she may be brainwashed like Amelda, the best way for her is to change into a modest existence to some extent.
However, even this ultimately depends on the hero’s heart.
Shude was well aware of the fact that he had to please the hero no matter what.
‘At least, the amount of tax reduction must have been reduced by handing over Torare… Besides, unlike the others, I kept some distance from the hero.’
Just like that, anxiety, anticipation, and a little sense of resignation mixed together.
Shude headed straight to the parlor where the warriors were waiting.
*
After taking care of Torare’s business, Shud silently entered the room.
Without much resistance, she entered the room with a calm feeling,
As it was, it slowly stood in front of my eyes sitting on a chair.
and…
-dump!
“… ”
Shud kneels down and sits down in front of me.
Then she looked up at me and spoke in a calm yet serious voice.
“… I won’t make any lame excuses. please… Punish me.”
“Hmm… ”
Shud had heard enough of the apology earlier, and as per my request, Shud handed over Torare’s personal affairs neatly.
All that was left was to decide the punishment for her.
And in this regard, I had already made a decision in my mind.
There could have been a little unfair guy if we were to examine fairness in detail.
However, to be honest, I’m not a judge and there was no reason to investigate such things in detail.
And crucially, after dealing with Torare, I was also in a situation where my desire for revenge was resolved to some extent.
‘In addition, it was true that the situation was settled comfortably thanks to Shudnom handing over Torare. It would have been hard to find if he was stuck somewhere like an entertainment district.’
Unlike the other guys who are high-ranking officials, Shud’s cooperation was certainly a big help, as he was Torare, who was on the low side of public awareness.
In addition, among the warrior party members who showed false affection to me, her position was the so-called tsundere.
I don’t know if it’s because I wasn’t used to expressing false affection like this in the first place, or if I just hated the hero that much.
As much as she kept some distance from me, while playing the game, it didn’t take too much damage to her head.
So, considering that there is room for commutation in both the realistic and psychological aspects,
I gave the punishment I had in mind to Shud in front of me.
“Then let me ask you a favor. Samuel.”
“I get it. Instead, keep promises. I’m still a warrior these days… Hector is low on energy, so he needs to take care of himself.”
“Feel free to do that part, all I want is a process anyway. It doesn’t matter what the outcome is.”
“I know.”
After such a kind of ‘deal’ is over, Samuel approaches Shud as it is.
With her signature ●△● face as always, she stretched out her hand toward Shud, who was looking up at her with a fearful face.
and…
*
Rehuie of the witches whose situation is over.
In the place where 70% of the residents were annihilated by God’s punishment and even the leadership collapsed, it became virtually the land of Muju Gongsan.
I had a separate conversation in the sky with the god Amun, whom I met again.
-“Good job, warrior. I almost got caught up in that dirty magic, but thanks to you, it was resolved without any problems.”-
“I really appreciate your cooperation. God Amun.”
We expressed our gratitude to each other, but honestly, from my point of view, the ‘deal’ with Ah Moon-sin was a business that left enough.
If it wasn’t for him, the Sorcerer King’s ritual would have been perfectly successful, and if that happened, I really didn’t know how things would go.
In addition, as a bonus, it was also thankful that Torare was not killed and left behind according to the promise.
So, about the fact that these beings and interests coincided,
Receiving the feeling that ‘God exists’ in many ways, I said goodbye to God Amun for the last time.
“Then, if you need anything else, I’ll see you then.”
-“i get it. then let’s get along You are from another dimension.”
With those words at the end, the red dragon ascended to a high place in the sky and disappeared.
Right after I finished the conversation with that absolute being, I went back to the ground where my comrades were waiting.
Now that everything, including revenge, is over, I feel genuine joy in the fact that I can finally go home.
*
“ha… ”
Shud tidying up his luggage while letting out a deep sigh.
She moves with black shackles around her neck, the mark of slavery.
I was still tasting relief and emptiness at the same time in the emptiness that did not go away.
‘still… Is this enough for a nobleman? Compared to the other guys… ‘
Just a few days ago, she would have preferred to bite her tongue and die if she were to face something like this.
However, considering the words of the others, who were so miserable, she couldn’t quite shake the thought that this was a nobleman.
“I… that… So. Mr. Sud. No, Sud. If it’s over, let’s go now.”
“all right. master.”
A person who was once her junior and a cherished younger brother who can be heard in her ears. However, the voice of Dagon, who is now designated as her master.
In response, Shude comforted himself once again by the fact that he was treated really leniently compared to the other guys, packed up his things and left the house.
*
“Come on, let’s eat.”
“yes? under… But this… ”
Something that looked like a black jewel placed in front of him.
At the action of Samuel pushing it, the man…
Hector, who was wearing the title of a warrior that had no relevance now, expressed deep bewilderment, but Samuel spoke in a voice full of resoluteness.
“It is fine. It was a magical heart extracted from a witch with great skill not too long ago. These days, I can’t use all my energy at night, but this one shot is a source of energy.”
“mind… magic heart… I mean, where did you get this?”
“You don’t need to know the details. It will be eaten quietly.”
Samuel speaks while applying serious pressure that cannot be resisted.
In response, the hero Hector recognized the fact that he had no right to veto, and looked at the thing in front of his eyes with a very uncomfortable expression.
heart of magic.
It is a kind of source of power that is said to be created in the bodies of high-ranking witches among witches who deal with magic.
It was not an ordinary level, but only those who were at least as strong as Dagon of the warrior party would be born in the body.
‘I heard that in order to obtain this, you must use a special magic that can exterminate the target without killing it… How the hell did you get it? In the meantime, did you rob a warehouse in Rehui?’
Certainly there were rumors that this was very good for men, but getting it was literally harder than picking stars from the sky.
The fact that there are only a few high-ranking witches in the world that can be obtained.
In addition, in that it had to be pulled out alive with special magic, it was a precious item that was few and far between, even within the Nation of Darkness.
‘There… This is all the more so when considering the words of the person whose heart is to be expelled. It’s practically the same as abandoning a high-ranking witch.’
The heart of magic, the source of the power of high-ranking mages.
If this is pulled out, it is said that the magic power will completely disappear from the witch’s body.
Literally, it means to become an extremely helpless and ordinary human being who cannot use any power.
This was practically a death sentence for witches, and there were stories that some witches even committed suicide because they could not stand the terrible emptiness they felt.
In fact, the process by which the heart of magic became circulated in the world happened in the process of disposing of high-ranking witches who had become prisoners of war by the demons.
Even though he felt reluctant to the end of the fact that he had to eat this disgusting thing, Hector had no choice but to put it in his mouth.
and the result.
That night, a groan of joy flowed from Samuel’s lips incomparably more than before.
