episode_0210

—Poooowoooooooook!!!

‘The greatsword’s blade, it’s going in!’

It was Eugene’s greatsword blade that clashed with Drake’s mana, but before she knew it, it had not only pierced through the mana but was also cutting into Drake’s thick neck skin.

And then

—Jjeooooooooeooooooook!!!

It finally severed Drake’s neck.

‘This…’

But compared to the success of such a tremendous attack, Eugene’s expression seemed pensive.

‘On purpose??’

A feint,

She came in with a loud attack, but Drake’s attack wasn’t sincere.

Rather, he drew out Eugene’s power to the maximum and then induced her to cut off his neck.

Pshushushushushushushut!!!!

From Drake’s neck, severed by Eugene Schneider’s greatsword, a stream of dark crimson rain burst forth.

At the same time

[Hehehe…! A wonderful attack, son of Sabrina…]

Drake’s voice echoed in the space.

“What, what’s going on, Drake!”

So Eugene questioned Drake, as if demanding an explanation.

Because his death couldn’t be read from the feeling of the voice heard.

It felt like Drake’s severed body and his voice were operating separately.

[I’ve simply given up one of the byproducts of my existence. It was a body I had to possess inevitably in an imperfect world. Now that my curiosity has been resolved, I intend to abandon that body and return again. Hehehe…]

Drake replied in a relaxed voice.

The Evil God’s eye opened, and Drake descended upon the world regardless of his will.

However, the Demonic energy on the continent was still incomplete,

And in that situation, Drake maintained his body to continue his existence.

He leisurely waited for a connection with that body.

The connection that would tell him the reason he descended, that is.

Drake obtained what he desired through Eugene, and now he intends to return to where he was originally without any regrets.

[Cutting off my body, along with completing the quest, will serve as a quite useful opportunity. So there’s no need to feel like you’ve been used.]

At the same time, Drake made another statement that was difficult to understand.

And after Drake said that,

“Huh?”

Suaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…!!!

Some of the energy from Drake’s dead body entered Eugene Schneider’s body.

Eugene’s eyes widened at the clear visual effect and sensation.

[It would be right for you if a connection where we meet again doesn’t exist, but I don’t think that will happen. So, try to unravel the tangled threads of fate diligently, son of Sabrina.]

Seueueueueueue…!

And also, some of the energy rose into the air like smoke and disappeared.

‘He’s gone, Drake.’

Thus, Drake returned to the abyss.

Jjeojeojeojeojeok! Jjeojeojeojeok!

Then, cracks began to form in the jet-black darkness surrounding Eugene Schneider.

—Peoseoseoseoseoseok!

—Chuaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

Due to the cracks, the dark space shattered, and the sunlight of the desert shone intensely.

The binding space Drake had created collapsed.

“Older brother!!!”

After the intense sunlight consumed Eugene’s vision, he heard a scream that was halfway between desperation and joy.

‘Elisabeth!’

It was Elisabeth’s voice.

Hwioooooooooooo…!!!

Immediately after Elisabeth’s voice was heard, Eugene recovered his vision,

And what filled his vision was a dark crimson vortex that was gradually calming down.

“Older brother!!! You’re safe!!”

And beyond that, he saw Elisabeth, a mess of tears and snot, and Victoria holding a magic stone that allowed communication with the formation personnel.

“Ah, ah! I’m okay, Mage! And Captain Victoria!”

The situation of Elisabeth, whose mental state had broken down after Eugene was trapped in the vortex, was evident.

Victoria now knows about the relationship between the two siblings, but the other personnel don’t.

Even so, Elisabeth, who had her older brother taken away in a situation where she couldn’t do anything with her own power, is shouting for her older brother regardless.

So Eugene raised his hand and answered immediately to calm Elisabeth down.

“Euaaaaaang! Older brother! I was so worried!”

Whack!!

But it was no use.

As soon as the vortex completely subsided, Elisabeth ran straight to Eugene and burst into tears in his arms.

“Yes, older brother is safe, Elisabeth. Look, I even caught Drake.”

Pat! Pat! Pat!

“Heuaeueue! Because I’m incompetent! Because this Elisabeth didn’t properly grasp the opponent! I put my older brother in danger! Euaaaaaang!”

Eugene had no choice but to comfort her as Elisabeth’s older brother.

“It’s a relief, Assault Captain Eugene.”

“Yes, thank you for your concern, Captain Victoria.”

Victoria, who primarily assessed the situation in FM mode, also approached Eugene and mentioned her relief.

“It’s amazing. To take down Drake alone.”

Then, she looked at Drake’s severed corpse in the back and couldn’t hide her surprise.

“It seems the barrier worked unexpectedly well. It seems he was making a last-ditch effort as the mana rapidly drained away. So I was able to catch him.”

Then, Eugene quickly fabricated a lie and explained the situation to Victoria.

Like that,

“Ghahahahahat!! Eugene Schneider, the assault captain of the Red Fox Mercenary Group who caught Drake!! It’s truly an amazing thing!!”

Eugene became the mercenary who caught Drake.

Ivan, the advisor of the Red Fox Mercenary Group, holding a large wine glass, praised Eugene’s achievement and was full of admiration.

Drake is dead.

That means the quest has been perfectly cleared,

When a quest ends, whether it’s an imperial knight order or a mercenary group, they usually have a party to celebrate the victory.

So, on the night of the day the quest was cleared, a huge party was held at the Drake special quest team camp.

“I’m telling you! The day Assault Captain Eugene joined our mercenary group! I recognized it right away when I saw those eyes! That person will become someone amazing! A person who will catch Drake and be remembered forever in the history of the Paidon Continent’s mercenaries!”

Peter, the medic, was already quite drunk as he joined in on Ivan’s praise.

“Was that so, Peter? Didn’t you say he was too young, how could he even swing a sword properly? Is my memory wrong~?”

“Oh ho! Miss Sophia! If someone heard that, they’d think that’s really what I was like!”

Sophia, the secular priest, who felt that the lie was too much, exposed Peter’s true feelings.

“Come on! We face such misunderstandings! And we also face such wonderful days while being together! Everyone, let’s raise our glasses higher! Because this alcohol and meat are no different from what our brother Eugene Schneider, the assault captain, is giving us!”

“My glass is empty. Please fill my glass, Advisor Ivan~!”

“Hahaha! Let’s do that, our beautiful swordswoman Marie!”

“Thank you, Assault Captain Eugene~! I’ll drink and eat deliciously~!!”

Exploits, that is a great stepping stone for strengthening the mercenary group.

In order for that exploit to be created, all members must work hard, and

The person who played as the protagonist becomes a hero and enhances everyone’s pride.

The members of the Red Fox Mercenary Group, who worked hard to maintain the barrier, cheered for their colleague Eugene Schneider, who became a hero with their support, and enjoyed the party to the fullest.

“Are there any shortcomings, Commander Jeanne d’Arc?”

Victoria came to Jeanne and checked the party situation.

Those who are supplying the party supplies are, of course, the Imperial Knights.

In the meantime, since the protagonist came from the Red Fox Mercenary Group,

The Imperial Knights prepared the party with even more enthusiasm and are pouring out supplies generously.

“You’ve prepared so much that I’m even flustered.”

After finishing the quest, Jeanne took care of each and every one of her members.

This is because magic was involved and they were dealing with non-standard monsters, so there may be aftereffects even after the quest.

After completing all that work, Jeanne is finally participating in the party.

“In fact, we should treat you even better than that. Drake’s subjugation is like that. The imperial family was paying close attention to the quest.”

Smile!

Victoria replied with a warm smile.

It was because she was curious about Jeanne’s surprised expression.

Victoria knows that Jeanne is the young lady of a duke family,

But Jeanne’s current expression and appearance were that of an ordinary mercenary captain herself.

“Was anything else found in Drake’s body? Anything our side should know about?”

In the Imperial Knights, Vincent took care of the members, and Victoria and Farnese inspected Drake’s body.

Jeanne is mentioning this carefully because she heard the story.

In fact, the Red Fox Mercenary Group’s job ends with catching Drake.

They have no authority over the body.

But that’s only formal,

The heads of the two groups became close while working together on a huge quest.

“There wasn’t really anything found with just the investigation here. I think something will come out when the empire’s institutions conduct a formal investigation. However,”

Victoria replied with a calm expression to Jeanne’s question.

The expression says it all, there is nothing outstanding,

“It’s still amazing. Even if Drake was rapidly weakening, it’s still amazing that Assault Captain Eugene took him down alone so effortlessly.”

But that’s just a story about a more advanced problem,

There was no difficulty in simply grasping the situation of the final battle.

There are no complex traces. There was a final collision,

With that one blow, Eugene finished Drake off.

Naturally, Victoria is full of questions.

‘I want to ask too.’

And that’s the same for Jeanne, who knows that Eugene became a Swordseeker.

Jeanne also heard from Elisabeth that Eugene wasn’t in a situation to use the Swordseeker ability at full power yet.

Even if he was at full power, Drake is just an opponent worth trying to fight, and it’s difficult for a Swordseeker to take him down alone.

That’s why she hid Eugene’s stats from the Imperial Knights and pushed for a tactic centered on Elisabeth.

But Eugene Schneider took down Drake so cleanly and perfectly all by himself.

Even when Jeanne looks at it, it seems like there’s something more.

“Assault Captain Eugene is not visible.”

Victoria, who has a no-nonsense personality, looked for Eugene as if she was going to solve her curiosity right away.

“Assault Captain Eugene is being taken care of by the mage. She said there are many tests to do?”

Then Jeanne summoned Elisabeth.

Older brother got caught up in an unexpected Drake’s trick,

How could Elisabeth stay still? She has to take a look to see if there’s anything wrong to be satisfied.

It’s natural as a mage even if the other person is not Eugene, but

It’s true that Elisabeth is investing more time in it more explicitly since it involves Eugene.

“Ah, then it’ll be difficult to see him right now.”

Victoria inadvertently witnessed Elisabeth’s extraordinary love for Eugene,

That momentum made even her no-nonsense spirit back down.

When Eugene came back alive, Elisabeth was literally squeezing out tears and snot.

Elisabeth, who is monopolizing Eugene with that momentum,

“Haaaeueut!”

Was letting out lewd moans.