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Chapter 243
What Happened?
The Heinckel Kingdom fell and became ruins.
There was a woman watching it from afar.
Linne.
A Dark Elf, and a woman who is a researcher for the demons.
She was looking down at that place with a robe pulled over her head to hide her pointed ears and black skin.
Ё nǔ m̄ а
'Even using that magic called Utopia, it ends up like this.......'
But it was understandable.
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The Heinckel King became a 7th Circle Mage, but he was hopeless as a mage.
The opponent focused strategically on weakening everything.
Defeat was already predetermined, and that was why Linne prepared to flee first when the outer castle fell.
'What about Gokma?'
E̊ n̊ úm̈ а̇
It would be nice if he died crushed under that debris.
She inwardly hoped so, but her thoughts were soon proven wrong.
A rift opened right before her eyes.
It was unmistakably a rift created by Gokma, and he revealed himself.
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Linne tried to bow her head and greet him as usual.
But her eyes went wide.
Е̇ n um ă .îd
"Are you alright......?"
Blood was flowing from the body of that man who always overflowed with composure.
Red blood, at that.
She wondered if it was someone else's blood, but it was flowing slowly, so it was definitely his blood.
It was strange.
That a moment would come when this man would bleed.
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Gokma scanned Linne up and down and spoke.
"You managed to escape intact."
What could those words mean?
Meaning why she didn't fight alongside him?
If he intends to dispose of her because that's offensive, what should she do?
Seeing his weakened appearance, Linne reflexively thought.
Е n̈ uṁа. їd̊
Could she win now?
If she targets the neck of a wounded beast, it might be possible.
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It was just as Linne was about to judge.
His pupils turned toward Linne.
'Ugh!'
Linne's body froze.
Е̂ n̂um̆ а.і d́
Since becoming a Dark Elf, Linne had seen Godwin's descendants and Demon Kings.
Gokma was a man called one of the Seven Scars, but he had exited most futilely and disappeared.
But that didn't mean he was weak.
Linne was certain.
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Even if you brought all the other Scars, they wouldn't be able to match this man.
Linne hurriedly erased her thoughts.
Е̄ ñ.u m̃ а̃ . і́ d
She must not let him read her true feelings.
"This time I had to sneak out to make sure we could bring the samples."
"......."
"Last time I escaped empty-handed and research was delayed, so we mustn't let that kind of situation happen again, right?"
That was actually the main reason.
Because Linne's value was focused solely on research.
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It was obvious that participating in the fight wouldn't help.
"I wasn't trying to reproach you. Actually, thanks to you, the plan went smoothly."
"Did everything go as intended?"
"Everything as intended...... if you put it that way, it's a bit different."
Gokma wrapped his right arm.
"Of all things, for Sierra's Wolf to be there......."
Ӗ n̄ u m a
Sierra's Wolf.
The fact that Sierra is the Moon Goddess was already known.
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Since places that worship the sun and most Orders are associated with light, it was only natural that Sierra, being darkness, would be disregarded and persecuted.
In reality, the Sierra Order didn't make allies for themselves.
Their main business was killing high-ranking officials, and many nobles died because of it.
Surprisingly, their targets were also directed at demons, and Linne had memories of being pursued by the Sierra Order.
Е̂nũ m à .i̊d́
But for some reason the pursuit stopped, and thanks to that she could devote herself purely to research.
Until the existence named Ferda appeared.
"Is that Wolf person that remarkable?"
"Of course. They accumulate experience points generation after generation. The previous generation gave me trouble too...... but this generation is peculiar in some way."
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"Peculiar, you say......."
"There was an ability the Wolf never had before."
Е_n̂u ṁ ā . í d̃
Gokma recalled the memory of that time.
Black hair.
Rags.
And blue eyes and a dark sword.
Everything matched the characteristics of the Sierra's Wolf he remembered.
However, cutting space and interfering with magic—no matter how he looked at it, those couldn't be called abilities possessed by that Sierra's Wolf.
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"That would mean it's that woman's essence. And if that's the case......."
He muttered that far, then stopped speaking.
"Is something bothering you?"
"It's nothing."
Gokma changed the subject and looked at Linne.
"Is there anything this time that might hinder the research?"
W е b n̄о̆v е l̇ Е ǹŭṁ а̂
A somewhat aggressive tone.
Linne felt tension and answered.
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"The manufacturing formula for the Improved Trauma and the black blood that creates Knight-grade demons. I've recovered both. Once you settle in a new place, we can mass-produce them."
"The records?"
"The situation was urgent so I just memorized them for now. Don't worry. I've memorized them perfectly."
She said it was urgent, but her intention was clear.
Е̂ nũ m̃a
If you want research done, it's better to keep me alive.
Gokma snorted at such a shallow trick and turned his head.
"Is there anything else besides that?"
"And...... ah."
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Something important caught in Linne's mind.
"The Lab Director?"
We b nov̂ е̃ l̆ Е ǹ um̃а̃
"......No. That's it."
Linne desperately hid her true feelings.
Linne, who had faced and experimented with many things, was an explorer before she was a Dark Elf.
An explorer must set aside conscience and ethics to satisfy curiosity.
Only then can dazzling progress be achieved.
Actually doing so, she managed to create a united mind for Gamigin's Legion.
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The Legion was completed by achieving the elves' unique Mental Binding Formula through Trauma's Mental Collapse.
Then she suddenly wondered.
What would happen if you forcibly opened a child's Circle and implanted the elves' operation method?
What if human children with linked minds could use elven magic?
'The result...... became unknowable.'
Linne looked toward the collapsed Heinckel Kingdom.
Е n um.ӑ
The specimens born from her curiosity would be buried under that rubble right now.
* * *
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Far East Army Camp, Ferda's Tent.
After filling his stomach to a degree, Ferda asked Ruri what had happened.
"I faced Gokma together with Sir Alberto."
"He was a human who chased demons, so it's not surprising."
Ẽ ǹú mа̄
"The more surprising thing was that when I was struck by Trauma, he wasn't."
"Not struck by Trauma......."
It was a surprising story indeed.
Both Ferda and Ruri reflexively felt fear toward that creature, yet he was immune.
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'Come to think of it, the Armor Knight wasn't struck by that Trauma either.'
Is there some spell that blocks it perfectly, the more tightly wrapped up one is?
Ӗ ǹ ů m̌ä. ïd̀
The Armor Knight doesn't speak, so she can't ask, and it seemed better to ask Alberto.
"How did the fight go?"
"......."
"You don't have to say if it's hard."
"It didn't even reach the chin. I was weakened too, but from the start, things like magic seemed meaningless against pure physical force."
Alberto of Strength and Ruri of Agility.
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Not only did the two of them fail to break through his coordinated defense, he even played with them.
Since he was under the Legion's influence, he might be stronger than his true self, but Ferda didn't jump to conclusions.
That could also be weaker than his true form.
"But the situation reversed in the latter half."
"How so?"
"There was an intruder. Someone of ambiguous origin never seen in the Imperial Army or the Allied Forces. Gokma called her 'Sierra's Wolf'."
Еǹu m а. i d̊
Wolf.
Ferda knew that word.
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The woman who pulled him out from the moment buried deep in his consciousness.
That woman had described herself like this.
"Sierra's Chain......."
"How does Ferda-nim know that?"
Ẅ ӗb̈ n оv̆ еl̃ Е̊ nu_m̀ а̃
"I heard that Chain's voice in the Audience Chamber. That person saved me."
"But...... that guy Hudret who brought Ferda-nim didn't mention that woman......."
Suspicion that Hudret might be connected to Sierra.
Even though his right hand had returned to normal, his nerves were still sharp.
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"He wouldn't have known either. Even when I felt it, it was incomparably peculiar."
Light yet not light, nimble yet dull, dull yet nimble.
W̄ё ḃ n̂о̀ vе l̄ Ѐn̄ ǔm̄ а̊_
Thus an unfathomable woman who felt like she existed yet didn't exist.
-We'll meet soon. I'll formally greet you then.
Was her name Angrem?
She definitely said that.
The Sierra's Saintess saying she'll greet Ferda—no matter how he thought about it, there was only one meaning.
'I'm someone involved with Sierra.'
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He tried to deny it, but evidence lined up one by one in Ferda's mind.
At that moment, Ferda recalled what his father, Erembalt Rosnova, had said.
'He said Mother was a person of the Sierra Order.'
At that time, his anger toward his father was so great he didn't think deeply.
But he should have thought seriously from that point on.
The voice heard from within Ferda took the form of his mother.
W̊ ẽ b nо̇ v̄ е l̄ Еṅûmâ
'It could be a hallucination.'
It could be rationalization due to emotional excess common among Red Circle users.
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Knowing it would be unnatural to be in Valdrova's form, it manifested in his mother's form to shake Ferda.
'But I resisted to the end.'
If the rationalization had stopped, that's definitely what should have happened.
But it directly touched the Dark Circle and plunged Ferda into deep darkness.
Ӗn u mа . ï d̊
That is not Ferda's delusion.
It was unmistakably something that thought independently, unrelated to Ferda's will.
'What happened?'
Since then, Ferda didn't know at all what had occurred.
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Since waking up, his Red Circle was exactly as before, and the Dark Circle was the same.
That's why he feels like he'll go crazy.
En̈um а
Anxiety crept in that he might reach a point where he wouldn't know what's dream and what's reality.
-Regent-nim, are you there?
A woman's voice came from beyond the tent.
It was Olivia.
Ferda gestured for her to enter, and Ruri guided her inside.
She looked like a Saintess without a trace of makeup.
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Her white clothes were yellowed, and blood was stained here and there on her garments.
It wasn't just for show; one could feel she was aware of her duties as a Saintess.
Olivia quietly tilted her head in greeting and sat before Ferda.
For some reason, she seemed extremely nervous.
It wasn't like Olivia at all.
"How is the Imperial Army's situation?"
Е̌n u m̂ а̂
"It's gloomy beyond words."
That figures.
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Ureas died.
With the Empire's Second Prince dead, it's only natural an emergency would be declared.
"Not just simply dead, but he disappeared without a trace."
"Without a trace, you say?"
W е̂b̊ ñ оv е l̇ Е n̈ũm̀а̄
"Yes. They put strong tracking magic on the imperial family's bodies to recover them, but he escaped that tracking magic, so saying he disappeared without a trace is accurate. How could such a thing......."
Olivia spoke as if it was a headache, but to Ferda it wasn't.
"That's rather fortunate."
"Why is that?"
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"Ureas became a demon."
"A demon, you say? His personality was demon-like from the start though......."
Wе b̃ n о̃ v̆е̊ l Е̄ n̂ùm а
"That's not what I mean."
Ferda told her what he had seen.
He could briefly describe the form he directly witnessed.
"You mean Ureas...... transformed into Amon's form?"
"Yes."
"Is that a common thing in the world of black magic?"
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Ferda shook his head.
"Even among demon followers, taking on a form similar to a Great Demon is rare. The Heinckel King also transformed into a form similar to Gamigin, but that was only possible because Gamigin possessed him."
"Ureas is......."
"There were no traces of possession, nor did the characteristic sulfur smell of crossing over from Hell appear at all."
Those who wield black magic are bound to reek of sulfur.
Since Ferda's magic is based on secrecy, it was natural that smell didn't appear.
Wе́ b̆n о ṽ е̌ľ Е̊numа
Olivia thought deeply and presented her opinion.
"Couldn't it be a demon's scheme? They've already realized Gamigin's Utopia, after all."
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"For now, I'm thinking the same."
If not, the situation becomes even more serious.
It would mean Ureas was a demon's child from the start, and that demon blood flows in the imperial bloodline.
"Even if that's true, it won't be easy to incite people with it."
W е̂.ḃ n о̊ v ё l Е n̆ ùmа
"That's right."
"My own safety is a problem too...... but more than anything, it's because it's too big a deal. Like how a log won't catch fire no matter how well it burns unless the fire is fairly large."
Ferda nodded, thinking that made sense.
Olivia brushed her hair behind her ear and quietly changed the subject.
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"Let's save this story for later. Are you alright, Regent-nim?"
She spoke carefully.
W̌еb n̈ о v̊ ӗl Е n̈üma
"I heard your right arm isn't well......."
"Ah, that's......."
Ferda showed his right arm.
Olivia's eyes, which had been worried, went perfectly round.
"I definitely heard it was cut off, how......!?"
"As for how that happened......."
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Ferda didn't tell the story about the Golden Dragon visiting.
He only said he restored his right hand using the Golden Dragon's Scale's miracle.
"Ah...... that's a relief. That you got your hand back......."
Olivia couldn't hide her overwhelmed emotion, and tears even welled up.
Normally, he might have thought she was like that because someone she cherished was hurt and let it pass.
But right now, a strangely stifling feeling came over him.
W̊е b ńоv̊е̇ l̀ E̊ n u m̃ а
Why?
Olivia was supporting Hestia and the Valdrova Grand Duchy without reserve.
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She was undoubtedly an excellent partner.
-Why are you smiling looking at that lowly handkerchief of yours!
Ureas's shout echoed in Ferda's ears.
Handkerchief.
Е̊nu ḿ а. ĭ d
Human hatred originates from trivial things.
Ureas was crazy with greed, so his eyes were clouded and he was easily deceived by lies.
So it's fine even if it's a past matter, and there's no need to mention it.
Just let it pass quietly.
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But does smoke rise from a chimney with no fire?
There was unmistakably a truth Ureas faced.
Е̇n̊ũm̊ а
Ferda just wanted to confirm the depth of that truth.
"Olivia."
Ferda called her name.
"Y-yes?"
Olivia couldn't hide her flustered expression.
Ferda had never once called her by just her name.
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"What became of the handkerchief I gave you?"
Olivia was greatly shaken.
