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A separate building in the mansion late at night.

Siron opened his eyelids, feeling refreshed.

Since his excellent body doesn’t need much sleep, he went straight downstairs and gathered people together.

Jiik-Shiron drew a red line on a wide map. The capital of the empire was divided into four districts.

“One, two, three… If I count it, does it make four?”

Lucia, Siriel, Seira, Siron… Siron looked at the people gathered and counted the numbers.

“After this time, please enter your respective areas and respond as soon as an attack occurs.”

“What do you mean by response?”

Seira, who was looking at the map, raised her hand. Siron, who had been writing down Seira’s name on the west side, looked up.

“Of course, you have to kill them as soon as you determine they are enemies.”

“…Can I be killed even if I surrender?”

“Do it yourself. But I don’t think there’s any chance of the barbarians surrendering since they’ve come this far anyway. If there was a possibility… I would have surrendered a long time ago.”

Siriel’s name was written in the southern section, and Lucia’s name was written in the southeastern section.

Lastly, the northern section, the northern prison where 300 prisoners were held, has the names of Siron and Yoru written on it.

“But keep in mind. The area allocated to each person is large, so there may not be enough time to respond. Remember that your first priority is your own safety. Because if you get hurt, more people could die.”

“…It’s tricky.”

Seira bit her nails and muttered. Although it was divided into four parts, Lien was slightly smaller than four most cities combined.

Take control of a small city by yourself. She had often received requests from Siron since childhood, but today’s request seemed the most arduous.

But even so, it doesn’t seem impossible.

This may be due to the fact that Seira is a great magician, but the number of troops stationed in Rien is as high as 20,000.

So there would be no gaps in the guard, and at least he could use his sword skills, which would buy him some time until Seira arrived.

“The most important thing is after the battle.”

Siron generated mana and created a flame.

“Intelligence has been obtained that the Great Elder crossed the border. If you kill or capture him, send a signal by shooting magic or something like that.”

“Can’t we send a signal as soon as we find it?”

Siriel, who was watching from the side, opened her mouth.

“Isn’t it pretty strong to become a great elder? It’s better to fight with many people rather than two people…”

“If it were such a simple opponent, I would have formed a punitive force and assassinated him a long time ago.”

Shiron stared at Yoru in the corner, with a dog food bowl in front of him.

On the surface, it is a comical and pleasant sight. However, if you close your eyes, you can imagine him dominating the battlefield with a huge greatsword.

‘…If it were a simple opponent, Yoru would have been honored as a grand elder a long time ago.’

Gaijin was defeated by Glenn and had one of his arms cut off… but from the beginning, none of those who met Glenn as an enemy were alive.

His swordsmanship skills have also reached top-notch levels, and he is only 15 years older than Yoru, so he is in his prime.

Of course, swordsmanship alone was not enough for Yoru, but the most problematic thing was the presence of shamans, including gaijin.

Unlike intuitive magic, spells are operated by mechanisms so bizarre that they are called hexes, the most famous of which was the blood spell that was applied to the entire party.

“It is easier to defeat the Great Elder if you fight alone rather than together.”

Siron explained to Siriel the curse used by Gaijin.

The curse, which was activated as soon as it was attacked, distributes the damage suffered by the cursed target to its allies.

If Lucia takes 100 damage, her fighting companions Seira and Siriel take 80 damage, and so on.

Of course, there is no possibility that Lucia or Siriel would suffer damage to the extent that their lives were threatened, but the important thing was that the amount of damage was absolute.

Siron, a magic swordsman and priest, and Seira, a pure magician, are bound to have lower stamina than Lucina or Siriel.

If Siriel receives enough damage to break her arm, Seira’s arm next to her may be severed.

“Still, we can’t add to the confusion in a crowded city area.”

The good news is that the scope of the curse is limited.

Lien is wide, and the range of the curse is far short of it. If people don’t gather at the border where the area is divided, the curse won’t have any effect.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t help you.”

“…What are you sorry for?”

Siron looked back at Glenn who came to his side.

“Thanks to you, Daejangro became one-armed. That’s enough for one person.”

“Of course, I should have chased him until the end and killed him. I kept you alive for no reason. I should have cut off the other arm too.”

“Geo. Don’t say harsh things in front of the elder’s daughter.”

“……Don’t worry…”

Yoru answered in a calm voice.

“I know it’s already too late anyway. The emotional rift is probably too deep to turn back. Rather, I should have actively stopped my father first.”

“…I feel sorry for some reason.”

Glenn scratched the back of his head with a shocked look on his face.

He knew who Yoru was and that she had an antagonistic relationship with her sons, but ironically, he had a personal crush on her.

Misread-

Yoru chewed the snack in the dog bowl. When she was detained at the hotel, Lucia brought her food, but now that she was a pet, her staple food was snacks made by Glenn.

‘It really looks like a dog.’

Rather than simply treating Yoru like a dog, the idea was that Yoru really looked like a dog.

Brown crumbs piled up in a dog food bowl.

Even though the cookies Glenn made were not mixed with chocolate or caramel, they had a darkish color like dog food.

In this world, dog food meant leftover food from humans, so Yoru chewed the snack without realizing it, but the problem was that she wasn’t the only one who was worried.

Siron glanced at Glenn, who was staring at Yoru.

His face had a complex expression of both pity and satisfaction, and Glenn seemed quite pleased with Yoru, who was chewing his snack without much resistance while everyone in the mansion was ignoring him.

‘That’s true.’

Glenn bent his knees and made eye contact with Yoru. Yoru, who was picking up cookie crumbs and eating them, trembled.

“What, what?”

“Did you say his name was Nigger?”

“No…”

“When your biological father dies, I will become your father.”

Glenn held Yoru’s hands together. Because he was caught without any warning, he almost tried to shake it off, but Yoru couldn’t bear it.

“I have sympathy… yo.”

Yoru avoided eye contact as if embarrassed.

It’s truly the first kindness I’ve felt in a long time. Because Yoru had always been treated like a dog, let alone a human being, she was quite shy.

They beat her up if she opened her mouth, beat her up if she complained, beat her up if she smelled… It was a daily life full of violence that made her wonder if she had ever been beaten so much, but the only person who didn’t beat her up was Glenn.

‘He has a high level of military achievement, is easy to give birth to, so he has the talent to give birth and raise children well, and he is the successor to Kylie’s hometown. ‘She’s perfect to have as a daughter-in-law.’

“Passed.”

“…?”

Yoru looked at Glenn, who had a satisfied face, and raised a question mark.

*

There are times when I suddenly feel my five senses becoming sharper for no reason. In my previous life, it was very rare, but after obtaining Prien’s body, it happened often.

This is because the body, which has such high performance, is preparing for the upcoming battle.

Prison at night. Siron warmed up using the moonlight as illumination. Although he had no precognitive ability, his keen sense of humor allowed him to detect enemies approaching from several kilometers away.

Siron withdrew the officers and knights guarding the prison.

Siron relaxed and glanced at the 300 prisoners.

Every single one of them was bound and crawling on the floor, not only moaning in great pain, but even drooling and trembling.

There was a pile of purple glass bottles rolling around in the corner, and Yoru’s keen sense of smell warned him that it was something out of the ordinary.

“, what have you done to your compatriots?”

Yoru swallowed hard and his shoulders trembled.

“Everyone is losing their senses. Did they use paralyzing poison? Or…”

“Rest assured. It has already been confirmed whether it is safe or not.”

“…Confirmation?”

“Yes, I thought about using paralyzing poison, but that has the side effect of causing the muscles to atrophy… harden. ”

Yoru looked at his compatriots with a suspicious expression.

To be honest, it was better for her if her compatriots were left unconscious.

There was no need to feel shame about being treated like a dog, and there was no need to have a conversation, so I was able to feel at ease.

But even then, there was something I didn’t understand.

“Why didn’t I give him the medicine? If I were to remain sane, it would actually be a hindrance to you.”

“Yes, don’t be a rip-off.”

“…I don’t know what you think of me, but if you were going to do a modification, I wouldn’t have cooperated in the first place.”

Yoru muttered in a voice submerged in water.

“Elder… you’re going to kill your father anyway. In that case, it would be better to receive the news later.”

“Ugh. There are too many things to wish for in the subject of slavery.”

Siron tapped Yoru on the cheek with the holy sword.

“Listen carefully. You are a hostage in case something goes wrong.”

“…”

“You say she is the only daughter of a great elder? If I were in a dangerous situation and put a knife to your throat, wouldn’t you at least stop?”

“…Is that so.”

Yoru lowered his head and laughed in despair. Normally, he would have been angry, but Yoru was accepting the situation without saying anything, as if the training had paid off.

Like she said, it was because she knew she couldn’t stop this situation.

I had been angry and struggled a lot in the past days, but the only thing that came back was merciless violence, so it was natural that I quickly resigned.

[Wow, hero, you really look like a trash villain, don’t you?]

‘Be quiet and check again. ‘Because it’s just around the corner.’

“Sweetheart. This is my first time seeing a bold guy like you.”

Tudge-tudge-tudge-

The sound of footsteps with no intention to hide echoed through the prison.

Sensitive hearing was not Prien’s exclusive property.

The moonlight illuminated the demon-like face.

“Besides, living alone is extremely arrogant.”

“Aren’t you living alone?”

Siron chuckled as if the provocation was nothing. He lifted the holy sword and tapped Yoru’s lower chest.

“Can’t you see my sex slave here?”

“…”

“2 to 1.”

Yoru’s face turned red with shame.