Chapter 116 (2/2)
But Rick’s reckless charge was stopped before Bell
“What are you so angry for?” Orbia asked
She had made herself visible, materialized herself and seized Rick with her tentacles
Perhaps he hadn’t noticed her up until now because of the shock of having seen Rayruesome body, but his handsome face twisted in horror now as he looked at Orbia, as now a Ghost
“MMPH?!”
“Ah, you can’t answer like this, can you?” Orbia re
For a fewOrbia, whose face was a different color now And then anger appeared on his face again as he shouted at Vandalieu in rage
“You bastard! You bastards killed Ani-ue! Ani-ue was the hope of the Sauron Duchy! Ani-ue would have taken the Sauron Duchy back fro one day and lead this country to beco he could and fought for the people more than the otherhim a necessary sacrifice?! How dare you say that!”
Vandalieu re
And the sreider and wider as she watched the disgraceful behavior of the man she had once loved
“Why did you kill Ani-ue?!” Rick continued “Did you feel sympathy for this woman?! The Scylla have no loyalty for their own nation! Even as their ered, even after it was invaded and taken, theycitizens of the Orbaudom, no matter how much the Sauron Duchy’s soldiers and citizens bled, they kept their eyes shut! Yet when the blood of a few members of their own race was spilled, they made an uproar! How can you sympathize with them?! Why won’t you realize that the fault lies with the before we had to dirty our hands?!”
Rick couldn’t move because he was trapped by the cold, liquid tentacles, but his e and hatred in his heart His shoulders heaved up and doith his wild breathing once he was finished
But he trerew shallower as he heard Orbia laugh
The Orbia that Rick was looking at was laughing truly happily, so happily that it could even be called cheerful laughter
“W-what, why are you laughing…”
“It’s really you after all, Rick,” said Orbia “You’re the Rick I know No matter what I ask, you only ever talked about your onii-san in the end I thought you ht in front of your eyes, but you haven’t changed after all”
“What?! You –”
“No, it was Vandalieu-kun,” Orbia continued “Even though I don’t have any blood anymore, all the blood rushed tohim on the spot So, you knoe don’t love you anymore, Rick”
“We?!” Rick gasped as Scylla faded into appearance around him, one after another
They, like Orbia, were victi and had their corpses put on display
“I’ve always been watching you closely…”
“How dare you…!”
With Vandalieu giving the mere spirits to Ghosts
“None of us want to see your face anymore; we don’t need you So… bye-bye, forever,” said Orbia in farewell, but contrary to her words, she wrapped her arms around him and held him closer
“S-stop, let e Ani-ue…?!”
Rick was engulfed and trapped inside Orbia, as a Water Ghost With bubbles cos around to try and escape from inside her, but the other Scylla Ghosts used the Materialization skill and kept him trapped
Being killed by the spirits of the women he had rejected Of all the fates that he could have met, this was probably one of the better ones
“W-woes are scary,” whispered Miles He had been watching with a horrified expression on his face, far away froet involved
Iris al to her senses and hastily shouting at Orbia to stop “Wait! Please listen to what I have to say!”
“Eh?” Vandalieu was surprised as he heard Iris’s voice; he had cootten that she existed
The Thunder Ghost as once a scout of the resistance extermination force whispered into Vandalieu’s ear “This woht of the Sauron Liberation Front
“I see, so you’re an important member of the resistance,” said Vandalieu “I’ll listen to anything you have to say except for sparing Rick’s life”
As expected, Iris gave a groan, as if she was lost for words But it seean speaking
“It’s true that he and his ivable to the Scylla,” she said “But his power, the power of the Reborn Sauron Duchy Arh it is frustrating to admit, we can’t do it alone I will make him repent for his sins, so please stop them!”
“I’m really sorry, but no,” said Vandalieu “Ah, by the way, is there anywhere you’d like us to send you?”
“Danna-sa to wear,” said Bellmond
“Now that you mention it, that’s true It completely slipped my mind,” said Vandalieu He turned to Iris “I’ll knit you son?”
Thinking that it would be morally problematic to abandon a half-naked wo
“No, wait! I told you, listen to what I have to say!” Iris approached Vandalieu, looking like she wanted to say more
Vandalieu stopped his knitting and directed his hollow gaze at her Perhaps sensing so that Bell Demon Eye was pointed at her, ready to attack at any time, Iris’s feet stopped
The emotion that Vandalieu felt towards Iris was, for once, the same as those of his eyes He was tired of this This as sufficient to describe how he felt
But even if it’s tiresoht as he started speaking
“I don’t think it’s wrong to claim that Ray the Sauron Duchy,” he said “I know that the world doesn’talone, and I know that it’s necessary to accept both good and evil in order to protect your nation The A the Sauron Duchy isn’t a situation that I would wish for, either”
As Iris said, if Rick was used to gather the survivors of the Reborn Sauron Duchy arht have the power to one day overcome the Empire’s army
To elaborate, just as Rick said, the now-deceased Rayone on to become a fine duke, develop the Sauron Duchy and rule the people better
Vandalieu understood this
“Then –!” Iris began
“But this is no reason to kill Orbia and the others, or force disadvantages upon the Scylla race That is where you people of the resistance are mistaken,” said Vandalieu
Vandalieu understood everything, but his response to all of that was, “So what?”
This was the unco that Vandalieu felt whenever he talked with reat number of civilians in the Sauron Duchy over the Scylla race, but it was only natural for him to prioritize the Scylla like Orbia, Privel and Periveil over people he had never met, whose faces and names he didn’t know
And it was troubling to only discuss the possibilities of the future The problems at hand were the crimes that they had committed in the past
“And you say that you’ll make him repent for his sins, but it seems to me that if the Sauron Duchy is retaken, you’ll use that achievement as an excuse to spare his life,” Vandalieu added “For you people, saving everyone in the Sauron Duchy other than the Scylla will be a ‘benevolent act’ that can cancel out the cri their bodies on a gory display, won’t it?”
Did I say too much? Vandalieu wondered has he looked at Iris’s face, which was now pale But it seeiven up yet
“W-we are not ignoring the Scylla race,” Iris said
“Then if the Sauron Duchy was to be retaken, hoould the Scylla be treated afterwards?” Vandalieu asked “I would think that it’s only natural to let the Scylla move in and out of their own territory freely and set up branches of every Guild for thee a court rank”
“That is… I can only say that ill do our best” This was the only answer that Iris could give
She was nothing hts Even if her efforts were acknowledged, she could never become duchess Whatever she said noould only be empty promises
And Iris knew that i tendency to hate members of races like Scylla, who had superior physical ability, Mana and lifespans co involved in the world of political and military affairs
That hy the Scylla had been trapped in their own territory and why it had been ensured that no Guilds established branches for them
“And as for reasons to kill Rick… I don’t to explain thereement of one of the chiefs, Periveil-san, on this,” said Vandalieu
In fact, theOrbia and the others had been to use the entire Scylla territory as their fort and utilize the Scylla as their soldiers, so it was actually harder to find a reason to not kill Rick
nobody, let alone Periveil or Privel, defended Raymond and Rick
“A chief of the Scylla race… I see Then I won’t say any for Rick’s life “But for a short while, can you make it seem that Raymond and Rick died honorable deaths in battle?” she asked
Rayer brother Rick, had been pillars of the resistance e scandal The morale of the entire resistance was at stake, so Iris see
“We don’t really mind that,” said Orbia She and the other Water Ghosts had thrown Rick onto the ground like a piece of trash after he stopped showing any signs of life
It see related to Rick
Vandalieu was slightly unhappy with this, but Orbia and the other Water Ghosts were the victiave Iris a nod
“So, more importantly, Vandalieu-kun, I want to talk about the future of us Scylla, who think of you as someone who is reeeeeeaaaaally precious to us,” said Orbia “I heard fro, huh? So… apparently, you have some nice marshlands?”
“I do, but about half of it is land for the Lizardmen,” said Vandalieu
“But you still have the other half, right?” said Orbia “So, the chiefs have been discussing things and preparing to search for a place that we can rate to, you know?”
“K-king?” Iris said in surprise “What are you talking about… No, you possess the frag, the power to kill a Pure-breed Vampire and the ability to rule Undead and Vampires… Really, who are you? Could it be, you’re the Demon –”
“Iris-dono, there is so that we s to do with confidentiality, and our relationshi+p going forward”
“It will be quite a long discussion, so shall I make some tea?” said Princess Levia “Ah, but before that, you will need so to wear, won’t you?”
“It can’t be helped,” said Miles “Just wear my cloak until Vandalieu-sama returns”
The bizarre Scylla serial-killing case had been resolved and the mad Pure-breed Va problems were the future of the Scylla, Vandalieu’s future relationshi+p with the Sauron Liberation Front, Mardock and the surviving er brother Kurt as still in the fort near the Scylla territory
Incidentally, Alda, atched the records of the battle between Vandalieu and Gubah Iris, was astonished by the ‘ in a far more twisted direction than he had expected
『You have acquired the De’s carapace!』
『The levels of the Rapid Healing, Death-Attribute Magic, Status Effect Resistance, Magic Resistance, Dethened Attack Pohile Unaric, Mana Control, Spirit Forht Processing, Plant Binding Technique, Insect Binding Technique, Artillery Technique, De Fusion and Abyss skills have increased!』
Job explanation:
【Demon Guider】
A peculiar Job aht to be conditions for beco chaly walks on a path that is neither the path of righteousness nor the path of evil
However, as a Guider-type Job, it has a problereatly increase the Attribute Values of those who possess them, but their true nature is to influence and raise up those other than the Job owner
However, uidance to the demon path Thus, it is difficult for those with this Job to manifest its proper power
Because Vandalieu has already attracted many to his side with skills such as Death-Attribute Charm, he has overcome this obstacle