Episode 22: The First Success in Gambling is the Most Dangerous

Babiyen Astria.

She is the youngest of the Crimson Monarch’s 11 disciples.

The Astria baronet family was originally a merchant family.

And a merchant family with wealth that was among the best in the Empire.

So much so that they paid a large sum to the Imperial Family and obtained the status of a baronet family.

However, as the aristocratic society always is.

Those who are not nobles from the beginning are bound to be ostracized.

A family with only money and no honor.

That was the contempt the Astria baronet family received in aristocratic society.

Therefore, the Astria baronet family used various means.

There is nothing in this world that cannot be done with money.

Honor can also be bought with money in the end.

One of them was Babiyen becoming a disciple of the Crimson Monarch.

If an outstanding person is produced from the family, the family’s status will naturally rise as well.

Babiyen had some talent and was able to become the youngest disciple by paying a huge sum of money.

The Crimson Monarch has always loved gold and jewels.

She collected all things that glittered, and her only goal was to create a mountain of gold.

So much so that her other nickname was the Golden Firebird.

So she gladly accepted Astria’s proposal.

Babiyen was able to become a disciple of the Crimson Monarch in that way.

A disciple who entered with money.

Accordingly, Babiyen felt out of place among the Crimson Monarch’s disciples.

She couldn’t refuse because the family ordered it, but she couldn’t become close with the disciples either.

The Crimson Monarch only took in the disciple after receiving money, and left the teachings to the first disciple.

So much so that Babiyen had only seen the Crimson Monarch’s face a handful of times.

A frustrating life in many ways.

Babiyen’s only escape was the Star Cluster Society, where there were many people her age.

First of all, the young lady of the baronet family.

The position of being a disciple of the Crimson Monarch.

Decent looks.

Thanks to these advantages, she was a star in her own way in the Star Cluster Society.

Babiyen found peace in the Star Cluster Society.

However, that was only a three-day wonder.

Aransul, who was far superior in appearance to her.

The eldest son of a marquis family, who was much higher in status than her.

As these people appeared one after another, Babiyen’s value plummeted in an instant.

That’s why Babiyen hated Aransul.

Even if it was just status, at least her appearance was something she was proud of.

She felt unnecessarily resentful about anything related to Aransul.

It was the same today.

She was planning to use the Transcender who came with her to provoke Aransul.

She never dreamed that it would end up cutting her own flesh.

Because of Harua’s bizarre behavior, she couldn’t bear the shame and was quietly in a corner.

While she was hiding, unable to lift her face because of what happened today, all the lights in the hall went out.

A sudden situation.

In the moment the disciples were flustered, the glass ceiling broke and they appeared.

Black Dawn.

A Transcender terrorist group.

Among them, three were dangerous bastards who had made a name for themselves.

Blind swordsman, Tears of Rain.

A monster without skin, Old Flesh.

A black magician wearing a jet-black robe, Shadow Moon.

All of them had been active in Black Dawn for a long time and were murderers who had killed countless people during their activities.

As soon as they appeared, they crushed the disciples who had just made a name for themselves.

Even if they were disciples of famous people, they were still fledglings.

They were no match for them, who had already gone through many battlefields to earn their notoriety.

The disciples are unable to cope with the sudden attack and their power, and they fall one by one.

Babiyen was far away from the center of the hall.

That’s why she took in the whole scene with her own eyes.

But she couldn’t dare to step forward.

The difference in power was clear, and it didn’t seem like there was anything she could do even if she stepped forward.

But there was hesitation in her heart as well.

Becoming a disciple of the Crimson Monarch was not only the family’s will, but also her own will.

She also liked the stories of heroes described in fairy tales since she was a child.

Black Dawn’s terrorism and the crisis situation.

Her longing for the heroes of her childhood conflicted her.

Should she participate in the battle?

Or should she stay still like this?

While she was constantly conflicted.

She received an unexpected proposal.

“I have a plan to stop those guys.”

The man who suddenly appeared, and the man who had embarrassed her.

Harua, the disciple of Raphael, the master of the Silver Magician Tower.

His proposal planted a small spark in her wavering heart.

Harua royally screwed her over.

Even though it was unpleasant, it gave her the impression that he was no ordinary person.

In addition, Harua is the person who rescued people from the airship that crashed earlier.

Thanks to that incident, Aransul rose to the ranks of a star among the disciples.

I want to be like that too.

The flames of desire raged in her heart.

“……What is it?”

And she would regret accepting his proposal to the point of tears.

“Black Dawn, you morons!”

A loud voice echoed through the hall.

The eyes of Black Dawn, as well as the disciples, turned to this side.

Babiyen tightly closed her eyes with the dagger aimed at her neck.

“If you don’t want to see a disciple of the Crimson Monarch die, then get the hell out of here!”

The one who aimed the dagger at her neck was Harua, who had made the proposal a little while ago.

Moreover, he looked like a heinous criminal who had stolen a hood from somewhere and covered most of his face.

She thought it would be a path to becoming a dazzling hero.

But no matter how you look at it, this was far from being a hero.

She participated because he said he had a plan, but she didn’t expect this at all.

This, no matter how you look at it.

It’s just a hostage situation…….

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A hostage situation using Babiyen.

He asked her to just follow his actions without explaining the situation to her.

And Babiyen followed him more obediently than he thought.

The fact that she is raising both hands and screaming like this is proof of that.

She cries well like a red pig.

I like her crying.

Black Dawn’s gaze reaches me.

In fact, I don’t know if the Crimson Monarch really joined hands with Black Dawn.

The reason I’m doing this now is simple.

If I fail, I have to stick this dagger in my neck.

If I succeed, I can tie up Black Dawn.

At first glance, it seems like the risk of failure is high, but for me, it’s a no-risk, high-return situation.

Because I’ll be resurrected anyway.

Of course, I don’t want the former either.

If I’m not careful, the resurrection magic may be revealed.

But I couldn’t just stand by and watch this mess.

A promise with Aransul?

Justice to protect people?

A will to change the world?

Fuck that.

I don’t have any of that.

As I said before, I’m just happy that people I know don’t die.

Because I know how unpleasant it is when people I know die.

So I don’t care if these uncivilized Isekai people are annihilated or not.

The only reason I’m here right now.

It’s because Black Dawn, these sons of bitches, are ruining the Transcender perception.

Look at a good Transcender like me.

No matter how well I treat the uncivilized Isekai people, they are often discriminated against because they are Transcenders.

I hate Isekai people.

And I also hate the Transcender bastards who cause me harm with this kind of useless짓.

I still dream about being torn apart by a cult because of these terrorists.

“Open your eyes and look straight! Before I shove a dagger into this 년’s neck! The Crimson Monarch would love to see a dagger stuck in her disciple’s neck. Right!”

“Th, th, th, this isn’t real, right? It’s not real, right? Right! This, it’s not, right!”

Babiyen, this girl’s acting is excellent.

I can forgive her for blowing me away at the table at least once.

Black Dawn’s gaze reaches me.

The disciples had dumbfounded expressions, as if they hadn’t expected this situation.

The battle is temporarily suspended.

Eye contact is made between Black Dawn.

Babiyen said that there are three dangerous guys here.

Tears of Rain, Old Flesh, Shadow Moon.

I kept a close eye on how those bastards fight.

Tears of Rain is a blind swordsman, but his movements see more than what can be seen with the eyes.

He must have an ability related to sensing.

Old Flesh has all his skin peeled off, but he deals with abilities related to blood.

Blood weapons formed in various ways, such as swords, spears, and arrows, appear from anywhere on his body.

Shadow Moon’s ability is as I saw earlier.

He engulfs the surroundings in darkness, and the moment he is cut by his sword, he completely blinds the opponent’s eyes and senses.

It was this bastard who subdued the disciples.

The weapon he wields is two curved swords.

The one to watch out for here right now is Shadow Moon.

It’s his movements.

So I was watching this bastard more closely than the other guys.

Black Dawn doesn’t move.

An unexpected sudden situation.

I could feel them wondering how to respond.

As soon as I saw that, a spark flew through my head.

As expected, the speculation that the Crimson Monarch betrayed them was correct.

If those bastards thought Babiyen was worthless, they would have immediately rushed at the disciples.

The gamble was successful.

Now, what to do with the time earned from this gamble.

“Pl, please save me. I, I was wrong.”

Babiyen is now almost crying.

In that situation, Black Dawn quietly gathered in one place.

Soon, they secretly tried to hide Shadow Moon’s figure.

“Hey, I told you to stay still over there.”

So I immediately pushed the dagger further into Babiyen’s neck and shouted.

Babiyen’s skin was slightly cut, and blood dripped down.

Black Dawn had no choice but to stop moving.

“I’m telling you in advance, I’m also a no-name. Even if you guys do something stupid, I can definitely stick this dagger in.”

You guys don’t know what kind of ability I have anyway.

So I lied as much as I wanted.

A confrontation with Black Dawn.

The disciples quietly regrouped as the situation was flowing in an unusual direction.

Continue to buy time like this.

By now, Aransul should have joined Sohan.

She will attempt to escape with that womanizer bastard.

At that time, I saw Shadow Moon flinch.

A sudden reaction.

It’s certain.

Someone is attempting to escape.

Good.

Now time is completely on our side.

It was when I was sure of victory.

Tok-

“Oh my, what are you doing? At this rate, I won’t get paid.”

A seductive voice echoed.

Soon, a woman’s red hair flutters as she appears from the darkness at the end of the hallway.

Dark makeup stood out next to her bright red eyes.

Her hand was already aimed at us.

“I’m going to charge an extra fee.”

A sense of crisis instinctively felt throughout my body.

It was the same cry of instinct as it was with Cosmic.

Oh, shit, I have no fucking luck.

The Crimson Monarch.

The Golden Firebird.

She was here from the beginning.

Hwareuk-

And my eyes ignited.