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Chapter 282
Promise
There were a great many places from which Ferda could obtain information.
The Black Bandana, which had seized control of the entire continent and was still active in a manner befitting its reputation.
The tower of the Blue Dragon Iorga, which had boasted the dignity of monitoring the entire continent under the title of Magic's Watcher, the Blue Eye.
Those who would turn everyone into blind men were cooperating with Ferda.
Even so, when it came to demons, they were always an unknown existence.
Ěn u ṁ а .і̄d́
What little had been discovered recently was only possible thanks to the clue of the Copy of Lab Director Linne's Journal.
The birth and mass production of new demon species.
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A plan for internal infiltration and collapse using Dopplers.
The key figure who made that possible was not Gokma, but the woman standing before him right now.
Linne, the Lab Director.
Dark skin, silver hair, red eyes.
W̆е b́ n ó v еl Ӗň u m̈а̊
She possessed the characteristic appearance of a demon, yet true to her nature as an innately beautiful elf, she was not hideous.
One eye was covered by her hair, but even her hair could not fully conceal the widely spread scar.
Ferda knew why that eye was like that.
"That eye of yours."
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Ferda spoke up.
"If my memory serves, that's the eye I blew away.
En̈ u ḿ а̂
Linne's face crumpled at those words.
"Right, it is. Are you stupid, or do I have to say it myself to get on your nerves?"
"I just needed to confirm. Some other bastard might've blown it away again."
"You rotten short-lived race."
Scratching at Linne's nerves once more, she growled.
Linne didn't seem to have forgotten that day.
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That was why facing each other like this was a strange affair.
At the very least, if she were caught, Ferda had thought it would be in an interrogation room, not a reception room.
If Jed had caught her by chance,
If there had been even the slightest sign of a trap,
He would undoubtedly have seen her in a torture chamber.
Ferda observed her appearance and speculated.
Е̂n ū m̊.ӑ. і̀ d̃
'She was caught by someone, but escaped?'
That wasn't it.
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He had detained her and conducted a few investigations.
First, she had connected her mind with the children to let them know she was here.
That process would have required mana, meaning she had used mana.
The mana suppression cuffs were functioning normally.
Е̃ñû m̀ а
Just in case, he had also swapped them for the cuffs kept in the castle.
To summarize, it was as follows.
She had connected her mind with the children to announce her presence, and immediately afterward put on the cuffs to prove her harmlessness.
There were two types of people who put on cuffs of their own accord.
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The truly overwhelmingly stupid, or those who know their own worth with certainty.
One thing was certain: Linne was not a person close to the former.
Êñu̇ m̃ а. іd̄
"You know roughly what your own value is, don't you?"
"Isn't that obvious? You think demons have affection like humans or elves? It's a world where you have to be objective with yourself to survive."
"So what is it you want to say to me?"
"There's something that needs to be done first."
Linne lifted her chin stiffly and said.
Ferda didn't like that action.
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"What is it?"
"First, make a promise."
"What promise?"
Linne spoke.
"Protect me from those damn demons. That promise comes first."
It was truly bizarre.
Ŵ e b̆n o̊v̊ӗ.l̊ Eń ǔm̄ a
To be saying "those damn demons" when she had skin turned black from receiving demon blood.
"I can't easily grant that."
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Ferda leaned forward and retorted.
"Your reason for coming here is clear. You were a dog that used to catch rabbits. A hunting dog loses its usefulness when there are no more rabbits to catch, or when it no longer has the stamina to catch rabbits."
"....."
"The latter is something we also think has no use, but what about your side?"
W̊ е b n̂ȯv̄е l̈ Ѐn ū ḿ а
Ferda's eyes seemed to gleam sharply.
Linne felt as if a blade had been pressed to her throat.
If there was anything peculiar, the feel of that blade was exactly the same as what she had felt from demons.
It unpleasantly reminded her of the scent of blood that wouldn't wash away no matter how much you scrubbed.
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"I know exactly what my actions were."
And Linne was an elf who had constantly escaped from such places.
Ӗ n̈uṁа . іd̄
"If I go to Hell, I'll fall into the deepest pit, and I'm a bitch who deserves to suffer for eternity floundering in the Void. I won't do something stupid like appealing to emotion to beg for my life."
"I'm that kind of person too. Since we said we won't cling to sentiment, the conversation should go smoothly."
Ferda didn't continue his words, but his gesture alone was enough to understand.
Show me your worth.
Ferda waited for her to act.
At the same time, he didn't let go of his tension.
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The ways a mage can manifest magic in an environment without mana were countless, even just off the top of his head.
She was a woman who had survived in that world, so he thought she definitely had such tricks.
So Ferda didn't take his eyes off Linne's actions.
If even a slightly suspicious silhouette was caught, he would bind her with shadows.
After a moment, what Linne produced was a small bottle.
A small glass bottle containing black liquid.
Ẃeb̊ n ov́ e̊ l̀ Ӗ n̊ uṁā
It looked exactly like the numerous ampoules found in her bag.
"Are you saying you'll tell me how to give demon power?"
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He asked with a 'surely not' feeling.
At that, Linne scoffed with a 'pfft' laugh as if it was ridiculous.
"I know well that who I'm dealing with isn't a blind man. Did I come all this way to dig my own grave?"
Linne introduced the item with confidence.
Ẇ êb̆ nоṽ е l̊ Ё n ů m а
"It's a Doppler Antidote Potion. It's the method to release all the rabbits those damn things have caught."
There was a reason for her confidence.
She was giving the answer to a problem that no one had been able to solve.
"It doesn't need to be much. Just one drop in a bottle of wine is enough. Even the tiniest contact triggers a chain reaction, and everything pretending to be human will revert to being a Doppler."
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"So how many people can be verified with this small bottle?"
"120 bottles' worth should be sufficient."
Е̇n ũm̌ а̂
For a small bottle, it was certainly a large amount.
Linne spoke as if that much was enough, but Ferda's eyes said otherwise.
They conveyed the nuance that this was woefully insufficient.
Linne immediately produced the next item.
What she brought out amid the taut tension was a notebook.
"You're sharp, so you'll know what this is. I'm specially giving it to you translated into your language."
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Ferda didn't ask either.
It was undoubtedly the manufacturing method for the potion she had just brought out.
"Give it to those damn water lizards who just keep flailing around. If you just throw this at those incompetents, they'll go straight into mass production."
"Why are you so certain?"
"I pulled it off. If they can't do it, they're just incompetent."
Ferda agreed only inwardly.
Е ṅ u.m̌ å
The Doppler Antidote Potion and its manufacturing method.
Just two cards, but it was a considerably unprecedented proposal.
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What was emerging in the current situation was the existence of Dopplers.
If a clear solution was presented to the chaotic political situation, useless conflicts and suspicions could be ended.
It was a tempting enough proposal to understand why she asked for the promise first.
"Is that all?"
Е̊n̊ú ṁ а̊. і d
However, Ferda didn't bite eagerly.
After all, the impatient side wasn't him.
"This is just a taste. If there's information you want, I can keep answering. However..."
Linne spread out just her index finger and said.
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"Questions are limited to one per week. If you do that, I'll help you with all my might to screw over those demon bastards."
One per week.
Ѐ ṅ úm̃а̄ .i d
If there was more information, it was a proposal worth waiting a month for.
"Why are you cooperating like this?"
"I've been loyal to Godwin for the sake of my purpose. But those things are defiling the essence of my purpose."
An expression of accumulated resentment.
Ferda knew that face well.
"So I'm prepared to throw away my life to achieve my purpose."
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The face of someone who had run clinging to only one purpose.
Someone who had come too far to look back.
A madman whose vessel of emotion was so saturated with boiling anger that even the lid wouldn't rattle.
"I'll need a down payment."
Ferda said so, spreading three fingers.
"Spit out three pieces of information that I'd want most right here."
Ën̊u̇ ṁӓ
"You shameless bastard. Isn't it your turn to show sincerity now?"
Linne didn't yield easily.
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Ferda thought for a moment, then gave her the answer she wanted.
"I promise. I'll protect you from demons."
Ferda said that.
Linne's eyes were full of distrust.
Ē n̊u m ä . і̂ d
But as if it couldn't be helped, she opened her mouth.
"First, demons are contaminating the inside of the World Tree and using it as their base."
"That can't be the first. Isn't that something you can already infer?"
"I'm giving you a clear answer, aren't I? I'm saying let's not flail around and embarrass ourselves. Is there a problem?"
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Ferda didn't like her speaking attitude, but he didn't rebuke her for it.
"Continue."
Еnüm̄á. іd
"Second is Princess Olivia."
From the second, a word came out that made Ferda flinch.
"The place where Olivia Arken is confined is the World Tree Underground."
"Did you see it directly?"
"I saw it with my own two eyes."
"How is she doing?"
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"Strangely enough, she seems to be doing fine. She was the most composed woman among all the humans I've seen imprisoned. That young thing definitely has a cunning old fox raised inside her that doesn't suit her age."
Olivia had been kidnapped by someone.
And someone had stood in as Olivia's double, but Valdemar had seen through it and discovered it was a Doppler.
The prevailing theory was that Olivia's kidnapping was related to demons.
What was surprising was the treatment.
Olivia held the status of a princess.
Wë b́ n о̊ṽ_ѐ ĺ E n ū m̊ а̂_
So wherever she went, she would absolutely never receive submissive treatment.
He had thought demons would be different.
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To them, royalty was just weak humans who became lumps of meat when they died.
"Third?"
"Didn't I just say it? That Princess Olivia is doing fine."
"So that's how you're going to play it?"
Е̌n̊ u mа
"Don't think I came out cheap. Anyway, you can ask again in a week, right?"
Linne came out brazenly.
"No need to worry. At least for a month, I'll be able to give you all the information you want in that time."
That attitude was extremely displeasing.
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But Ferda could understand her actions.
It was annoying, but that was the correct answer.
W eb n о v̄е́ l .Е̊nŭ m̂ а
Information demonstrates its true value precisely when kept inside.
"Understood."
Ferda rose from his seat.
"But I can't allow you to stay in this castle. There are too many people who hold a grudge against you."
In this castle, there were already a great many people who hated her.
The fact that she had made 5 children orphans and planted trauma in them alone had everyone enraged, and they were desperate to wring the neck of the ringleader.
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Even that gentle priest had shouted like an extremist.
Linne knew that fact too.
"Agreed. I don't like having people swarming around me either."
"I know a place where you can stay. I'll guide you there."
Ferda walked ahead, and Linne followed behind him.
He left the castle and moved somewhere, and as he said, it felt like human presence was gradually decreasing.
Е̌n̊ ũḿ а .іd
But if only it would just decrease, how nice would that be?
Something was simultaneously rising in her chest.
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It was a sense of incongruity.
"You promised to guarantee my safety..."
"....."
"Will you keep it?"
Е̄ n.u̇ m̊а̄
At the repeated question, the returning answer was nothing.
Since leaving the reception room, Ferda hadn't said a single word.
Instead, the tip of his foot walking forward spun around and looked back.
The place they stood was the middle of a cold forest that had turned to winter.
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Their eyes met, Ferda walking with his hands behind his back.
In that moment of brief eye contact, Linne felt the sensation of their minds connecting.
Е ǹ_ũ m ȧ
It wasn't the elves' characteristic mental link.
It was just the sensation gained when the same kind feel a sense of kinship.
"As expected."
She sneered.
"You intend to kill me."
Ferda quietly took out his gloves, and pulled out a long staff from the black space.
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"This is why you shouldn't associate with filthy humans."
Disgust tinged Linne's gaze.
"You treat promises like dog shit?"
"I made the promise."
Ferda blatantly restrained her body.
"But I never said I wouldn't kill you with my own hands."
Eǹ ŭḿӓ .i d̊
"Twisting words to deceive... To think the Dragon's Prince Consort would do the kind of tricks devils do. I wonder if you know this side of yourself too?"
"Say whatever you want."
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No words reached Ferda.
It was as if a sound barrier surrounded him, thoroughly ignoring her.
"I'll give you a chance to make up for it. Even now, withdraw that killing intent and keep the promise. There's still a lot of important information I haven't told you?"
"Then I'll prove my value by drawing out one more right now."
Е̇ ṅ umа̇
At that, Linne laughed loudly in disbelief.
"Ha! Not satisfied with extracting three, you want to extract one more? You shattered trust and you're still this shameless?!"
"Answer?"
"Eat shit, you son of a bitch!"
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Linne raised her middle finger and poured out curses.
As she said, Ferda had absolutely no intention of keeping the promise.
E ń umа.і d
From the moment he met Linne, he had no thought of sending her away alive.
She was a woman who would make Valdrova sad.
If there was someone who would make Valdrova sad, he had resolved to never let them live.
Linne was such a woman.
"It's a shame."
If there was a regret, it was that he couldn't extract the fourth piece of information.
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That was all.
