Episode 37 – A Comedy Even Up Close.

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How long had it been since he died, almost a month?

In that month, the refreshing appearance of the handsome young man with bright blonde hair had changed horribly.

An unbearable stench emanated from his entire body, and maggots swarmed in the festering flesh.

His still-bloated body made a squelching sound every time it touched the ground, and each time, a yellowish liquid, whether pus or something else, poured out from between the crushed skin with a *peok*.

Moreover, all that flesh had completely lost its color, appearing almost blue it was so pale.

Was the reason my complexion wasn’t that blue because I wasn’t buried underground?

I don’t know why, but my condition was much better than Daniel’s.

,Dena… Rose…”

,Eueuk, Oppa! Please stop! Kyaaak!”

Dena, having lost a chunk of her shoulder, screamed sharply and struggled to push Daniel away with her good arm.

However, that grotesquely bloated mass didn’t budge against the small hand pushing him away, and with his face mashed like mud, he lunged forward, tearing at the girl’s skin with the hard teeth hidden within.

As Dena pleaded in a pitiful voice, a *koreureuk* sound could be heard between her screams, as if her throat was filling with blood.

I watched the two of them for a long time.

Daniel calling out his sisters’ names while tearing at his sister’s flesh and drinking her blood, and Dena calling out to her *oppa* while being attacked by him-both were equally hilarious and deeply satisfying.

They say the world is a comedy from afar, a tragedy up close.

If it’s someone else’s business, especially the children of my enemies, it’s a comedy even up close.

,Eueuk, keuk, eut,”

Dena, who had been spraying blood to the point where a small puddle formed on the grass, finally lost even the strength to scream, sporadically convulsed, and soon lost consciousness.

Oh, is the show over?

I smacked my lips with disappointment and turned around.

Some time had passed, so I thought it would be about time for people to gather, and sure enough, I could see people flocking from the garden entrance in the distance.

,It’s about time to move.”

I’d watched a fun performance, so now it was my turn to play the clown.

Of course, the difference would be that my performance wasn’t a comedy or a tragedy, but a wonderful story full of courage and sacrifice,

I approached Daniel and bit my left arm with all my might.

The teeth pierced the fabric, pressed down on the soft skin beneath, and finally broke through the leather.

Then, the teeth sank softly into the squishy flesh and muscle underneath.

I bit off a mouthful of my arm.

After swallowing the mouthful of fabric, flesh, and muscle, I bit several other places on my arm in the same way, and then kicked the top of Daniel’s head, who was still on top of Dena, with all my might.

With a *peok* sound, Daniel fell backward.

I wiped the blood from my mouth and lifted Dena, who was lying under Daniel, into my arms with my good right hand.

Dena was breathing shallowly and weakly, as if she were about to stop breathing at any moment.

Her breath was so faint that I could barely feel it even when I put my hand right in front of her face, but judging from the smell of blood coming from her breath, she was definitely still breathing.

Holding her in my arms, I glanced back and saw Mella’s son and several male servants running ahead, followed by Mella, Jennifer, and Robin.

Also, in the distance, I could see quite a few servants approaching, craning their necks to understand the situation.

It was clear at a glance that quite a few people had gathered near the garden, so if Mena was careful enough, she would be able to investigate the mansion without being seen.

The leading group, including Mella’s son, seemed to have grasped the situation and were running while shouting, and one of them stopped in place and explained the situation to the people coming from behind.

The audience is arriving, so I should start the performance.

Just as Daniel began to get up, I looked at him and muttered quietly.

,Artistic timing, Daniel.”

,Eueueu… Rose…”

Daniel staggered to his feet and charged straight at me.

I weakly stumbled and fell, but as if protecting Dena with my body, I placed her beneath me and was immediately pounced on by Daniel.

I stretched out the arm I had bitten towards Daniel and glanced back at the garden again.

The people who had been running towards us confirmed that I and Dena were being attacked, and began to run even faster.

I grinned and shouted.

,Aaaagh! Get away, you monster!”

,Are you alright! Baron Salvier!”

,Save me! Please save me! Keuaaak!”

[…]

[Kikikik, you crazy bastard. You’re really a crazy bastard, Edward.]

Even while screaming, I struggled to protect Dena, who was lying beneath me.

No, I was moving my body around to make it look that way.

Daniel, like a hunting dog, bit into my already ruined left arm and growled.

The people who finally got close to me were speechless with shock at the shocking sight unfolding before their eyes.

Daniel’s grave, dug up from the inside.

Bloodstains scattered everywhere, and Dena, covered in blood, with her eyes closed.

Baron Salvier, a guest, protecting such Dena with his ruined arm.

And the one who attacked them was the Count’s eldest son, Daniel, who had lost his mind and become an undead.

Truly a fantastic cast of A-list actors.

Of course, the leading role among them was Baron Salvier, with his divine acting skills.

,Kueuk! Please get this off me! Aaaagh!”

Mella’s son, Edward, tried to rush towards me immediately, but the servants held him back.

,Let go of me! Dena! Baron-nim!”

,You can’t, *doryeonim*! It’s dangerous!”

,Dena! Damn it, open your eyes!”

Ah, this is bad. It’s too funny.

Now, not only Edward but also Mella, Jennifer, and Robin had come closer.

In Robin’s hand was the Holy Sword, which I hadn’t seen in a long time.

The Holy Sword that had cut down the Demon King and me.

It was still sharp, as if it had been well maintained, but the same white radiance as before was no longer visible.

Lara’s words were true.

,Kyaa! Oh my gosh, Baron Salvier-nim!”

,Oh… Oh Goddess, Dena is bleeding!”

,Oh my Goddess… Daniel?”

While Mella called my name and Jennifer worried about the fallen Dena, Robin recognized her son, who had become a mindless monster, and simply stood there in dismay.

,This can’t be happening, Daniel, why are you…”

I barely suppressed my constant snickering and shouted in a desperate voice.

,Aaaagh! Help me! I’m losing too much blood!”

And at the same time, as I released the strength in my arm, Daniel took his mouth off my arm and dropped his face towards my neck, sinking his hard teeth into it.

The sounds of people gasping and the maids’ *kkyakkyak* screams were heard from all around.

Of course, it didn’t hurt at all, but I couldn’t disappoint the audience.

I struggled with my face as hard as I could and screamed with all my might in a terrified voice.

This leading actor probably won’t lose his voice.

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Mella swallowed hard.

It was too horrible to watch with open eyes, but Robin was out of it and just standing there.

Jennifer also seemed to be out of her mind because of Dena, who she didn’t know was dead or alive.

In fact, Mella was no different.

She too was heartbroken by the fact that Daniel, who had been so brave, had somehow become such a hideous monster and attacked Dena.

But she couldn’t let Baron Salvier die like this.

As if cursed, he was constantly suffering damage to this family.

He had only visited this mansion again today because he couldn’t ignore a poor maid, and he was suffering such a terrible thing.

If such a good person, like a gift from the Goddess, were to die, Mella would have no face to see the Goddess even after death.

She couldn’t let him suffer any more damage from the Boldiras family.

,Robin, get a grip!”

,Daniel… my son…”

,Robin!”

Mella slapped Robin’s cheek.

Robin’s jaw twitched weakly and slowly turned towards Mella.

Robin’s face was distorted with pain, but his eyes were empty.

Mella flinched at Robin’s expression, but quickly steeled her heart and said.

,Robin, I know, it’s Daniel, your eldest son, the one you were most proud of.”

,Mella…”

,But there’s nothing we can do, I don’t know why, but that’s a monster. An undead. Get a grip, Robin!”

,You’re telling me to cut down Daniel?”

Robin slowly looked at the sword he was holding.

The Holy Sword that emitted no radiance.

You’re telling me to cut down my son with this, which is just a sharp piece of metal?

Robin said in a dry voice.

,I can’t do it…”

,Robin! Everyone will die if you keep this up, Baron Salvier too, Dena too! Dena is your daughter too!”

At that moment, Jennifer flinched next to her.

Robin glared at Jennifer and then remained still for a long time.

Mella was frustrated that she had lost her divine power at this moment.

The best way to defeat the undead was divine power, but she had lost it when she married Robin, and her son Edward was a priest, but he had not yet awakened to divine power.

Baron Salvier continued to scream.

In Mella’s eyes, Baron Salvier was also in critical condition, but Dena, who he was protecting by throwing himself, was also in critical condition if she wasn’t treated immediately.

She didn’t not understand the emotions Robin was feeling, but she was getting increasingly angry at him for just standing there blankly.

,Robin! Please, are you even a hero?”

,…Shut up.”

,Is that how you just stared blankly when Edgar died too? Was it?!”

,You fucking, shut your mouth! You stupid bitch who doesn’t know anything!”

Mella gasped.

Oh my Goddess, what did he just say?

Mella couldn’t believe what she had heard, but she quickly regained her composure.

That he used vulgar language to me,

That there’s something I don’t know,

All of that can be heard later, now is not the time to care.

,Robin! Do what you have to do right now!”

,Aaaaaaaaaah!”

Robin looked up at the sky and screamed, then took his sword and rushed forward in an instant.

Whoosh-

The gust of wind that Robin emitted as he ran caused the hair and clothes of Mella, Jennifer, Edward, and all the servants to flutter simultaneously.

*Tuk*, *degureureu*

Daniel’s head fell and rolled across the grass.

*Tududuk*,

A moment later, Daniel’s jelly-like body cracked open and fell on top of Baron Salvier, who was being attacked underneath, with a *cheolpeok cheolpeok*.

*Cheolkeong*-

Robin, with his back to Daniel, whom he had cut down, dropped his sword, unable to bring himself to look back.

It was then.

[Ed, pick that up.]

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