Chapter 76 - Underwater 6 (2/2)
“You guys experimented on humans.I want to conducts a similar experiment.However, I can only conduct this experiment on Demons.”
“No.Don’t do it.I beg of you, hero.Just kill me.Please.You can’t do this.”
“All right.Shut up.”
Artpe smirked as he pushed Roa forward.Roa looked annoyed, but she obliged by opening her mouth.
[Nyaaaaaaah.]
As a Demon, Teana was born with a demonic gene.In a flash, the demonic gene escaped the confines of her body, and Roa’s mouth started to suck it out.
“Ggooh-ahhhhhhhhhhhhk!”
Teana’s ghastly scream filled the entire square.The merfolk had been busily moving around, because of the unbound ancient temple. The horrifying scream brought all of them to a halt as their bodies shuddered.
“Mmm.I don’t think you got all of it.”
[Nyaa-ah?]
“Nope.You should suck it all out.You should also monitor what changes occurs to her body and mind during this process.”
“Ggoo-roo-roo-roo-ggoo-ahhhk!”
Teana’s screams were getting louder as time passed.However, Artpe and Roa showed no signs of stopping it.Roa used all her might to suck it all out, and in the process, Artpe tinkered with Teana’s body.He tried to fix her circuit.
It wasn’t as if his actions were fruitless.He was able to modify a portion of how she was wired through his will, but that wasn’t enough.It wasn’t easy to change the Record of her race.
“Ggoo-ahk! Ggooooahk! Kahk, Ggah-goo-goo-goohk!”
The demonification curse had tried to modify the body of Sienna.He was attempting something that was on a different level.He was extracting the demonic gene from a pure-bred Demon, and he was trying to create a new race.If such a task was easy, Artpe would have been a god-like being instead of a human.
He just needed to gain a small hint from this.That would be enough.
“Ah.As expected, I can’t do it yet.”
[Nyaa.]
“No.We still earned a significant amount of Record.”
“Hoohk.Ggoo-oohk…..”
How long had it been?Teana’s screams seemed like it would never end, but her screams finally lessened in volume. She wasn’t dead, but she was very close to being dead.
Her skin was dyed blue, and her luscious hair had shriveled to resemble roots of green onions.She was barely gasping out her breathe.This was the only evidence that she was alive. She no longer had tears to shed, so blood was flowing out from her eyes.It was hard to tell if she had her eyes opened or closed.
“I...I’ll….I’ll kill….you…...!”
It seemed she still had enough energy to spit out those venomous words.Still, Roa had sucked out all her demonic gene, so nothing was left.
Artpe spoke.
“How do you like experiencing this for yourself?You probably now have some idea as to how shitty your actions were.Isn’t that right?”
“You aren’t a hero….You are more like a Demon…..!”
“As expected, we are cut from the same cloth, so I can’t hide it. Yes, I think so too.”
Teana’s words were filled with venom, but Artpe acknowledged her words with a cold smile on his face
Of course, not all Demons were evil. However, they lost their innocence and purity over the course of their lives.In the end, they fell to become degenerates.This was why it was amazing to see Etna, who was able to keep her warm heart until the end.This was why he felt great pity for her.
“I was born as a hero, so I was trying to act like a hero.However, it was as I had suspected.I can’t follow the road of a traditional hero.On the other hand, Maetel looked too good in the role, and I couldn’t just leave her alone…..I decided to do what works for me, while I support her.What do you think?Isn’t the role distribution between us pretty great?”
“Die······!”
She was at death’s door, and she yelled out those words with the last strength she possessed.
It was a trigger for a curse.It was the worst kind of curse.It was a curse casted at the expense of one’s life and soul.The curse twisted the destiny of the cursed closer towards death.It was a curse that one would suffer once or twice if one lived amongst the frontlines.The only difference was that the purity of the curse was ridiculous high.
[Nyaa!]
Of course, her final curse was merely a tasty snack for Roa.Artpe stroked her head.Teana let out a hollow laugh when her curse was blocked.She had made the curse by squeezing her soul, yet it was all in vain.
Ah ah.He was an opponent she couldn’t beat from the start.Only he could win against this vicious hero.Even he might not…….
“Your majesty······!”
It was the last of the last moments for her, and she finally let out the final words befitting an extra.Teana had been the dark secret behind the Archduke’s faction, who had shaken up Diaz and the ocean.This was how her life was lost.
Roa let out a small cry as she hopped down onto her body.All the magical energy holding her body together was gone, so her corpse turned into dust.The only thing left behind was what looked to be a spell book.
“What the hell?This isn’t a spell book.It is a genuine grimoire.”
In fact, he had been searching for a suitable book he could use as a personal spell book once he acquired an excellent ink called the Kraken's Ink.As it so happens, he had come across this book.Of course, it was a grimoire that was already inscribed with content.It would be a bit troublesome to modify it, but with Artpe’s ability…...
“······ah.”
A cold smile formed on Artpe’s lips as he looked through the grimoire.
Yes.That’s right.If he thought about what this woman did in the human world, the content of the book was obvious.He no longer needed to delve deeper into the grimoire.He put it away.
[Nyaaaaa.]
“No.It is mine.”
[Nyaa.]
She hmmphed as she sulked.Roa tapped Artpe’s arm with her tail.Artpe petted her as he picked her up, and he turned around.Sherryl was still waiting for him at the same spot.
[Master······.]
All kinds emotions were expressed on her face as she stared at him.Artpe was truly embarrassed, so he scratched his head.
“What is it?Did you witness everything?Now that you know what kind of human I am, this should go fast.You shouldn’t serve a master like me.You should just focus on ruling your country.Ah.As a last request, you should forget about what happened right now.”
[Thank you, master.]
“······ehng?”
Wait a moment….What did she say?He heard words that should have never come out of her mouth.Was he mistaken?
“What did you just say?”
He was taken aback, so he asked the question in reply.Sherryl took short steps towards him.She grabbed both his hands as she spoke.
[If it is for you, I will do anything.You became the representative of the merfolk, and you expressed our rage.You punished our enemy the ‘right’ way.Every merfolk of this kingdom will remember your benevolence.]
“Mmmm······ Uh·····.”
What was the right way?What was she talking about?She seemed to have interpreted his actions in a slightly weird way.Moreover, it seemed the misunderstanding was too deep to undo all of this.
Artpe wondered what he had to say to this dumb fish, but he quickly gave up on that train of thought.
“I’m going to go to the temple for now!”
[I will wait for you here, master.Please come back safely!]
He knew something was wrong with Sherryl’s words, which was full of loyalty, but he decided to go to his other party members with Roa for now.An unknown that had never revealed itself in his past life was waiting for him.