Ch.95Found it

1.

A bluish status window appeared before my eyes.

Before I could even grasp what was happening, the content written there changed.

【Bad Ending 11 – <Villain – Duke Hallorand> is initiated by the Savior.】

【Bad Ending 12 – <The Appearance of the Solar Eclipse> is initiated by the Savior.】

【Warning.】

【Salvation Target – <Reina Babylonia(SS-)>’s remaining health is below 50%.】

Bad endings suddenly rushing in, as if mocking Nahan who had been taking things one step at a time.

‘I don’t know the details, but it’s Hallorand.’

Having barely identified the cause, Nahan raised his head toward Pedro and asked.

“Do you still want to kill the Emperor?”

“…Honestly, yes.”

“I was going to explain, but time is short. You’ll have to see and understand for yourself.”

In this urgent situation, Nahan turned toward the imperial palace and added.

“Follow me, Pedro. You’ll learn all the truth by the end of today.”

“……”

“If your heart remains unchanged even after learning all the truth, I absolutely won’t stop you this time. Yes, I’ll even pardon all your crimes and take you back into the Black Wolf.”

A promise not to interfere anymore and amnesty for the serious crimes committed against the Black Wolf.

“There’s no time. Decide now.”

Seeing the Black Wolf looking more urgent than ever before, Pedro finally nodded.

“Follow me.”

“…Yes, my god.”

With Pedro becoming obedient like when he was a member, Nahan immediately unleashed his power.

【<Villain(Ex)> – 50% is released.】

The energy contained in the skill called Villain was like others’ aura or mana.

Crack.

Having instantly drawn out triple S-class power, Nahan immediately pushed off the ground.

BOOM!!

His foot struck the ground with no intention of hiding his power.

The tall man who had been standing right next to Pedro moved away like a dot, heading toward the imperial palace.

Finally coming to his senses, Pedro hurriedly followed and unconsciously muttered.

“Being this strong, why did you ever…”

A series of incomprehensible events.

The fatigue accumulated from absorbing the power of villains and then using that power to achieve forced awakening weighed heavily on Pedro’s mind.

Though exhausted enough to fall asleep at any moment, Pedro didn’t stop and continued following the Black Wolf.

Soon the sun would set, and after midnight,

“…I’ll be able to kill the Emperor.”

It wasn’t out of vengeance.

Being able to kill if he wanted to, yet living without any guilt,

【Essence – <Evil惡> awakens.】

Because he was something different from a human, Pedro’s desire to kill the Emperor was simply natural for his twisted self.

At least that’s what he wanted to think right now.

Otherwise,

-It’s okay, Pedro.

-You’re definitely not strange.

Because he felt like crying.

2.

During the Emperor’s training, when the assassination operation suddenly began, the Minister of Defense pretended to be surprised and not on their side while thinking to himself.

‘Should it really be this easy?’

Duke Hallorand’s special assassination squad, Nameless.

Though each member was said to be trained specifically for this day with skills surpassing S-class, Emperor Reina was an SS-class powerhouse.

Normally, she should have been able to handle the attacks of thirty-something S-class fighters without taking damage.

But now,

“Three on the left arm, two on the right. Five on the supporting foot and three on the opposite foot.”

BOOM!!

“Kugh..!! How dare you!!”

“Again, one on the left arm, four on the right. Four to the front, eight to the back of the neck.”

CRASH!!

“Kuhp…!”

Reina was slowly dying at the hands of Nameless, who moved as if they were a single entity.

Of course, the enemy’s casualties were not insignificant either.

With each successful attack, one or two members would be severely injured or occasionally lose their lives, rolling onto the training ground floor.

However, unlike the solitary Reina, they had others supporting their recovery, so unless they died, they immediately got back up.

“Again, ten to the abdomen. The rest, grab her arms and legs somehow.”

The members fanatically followed their leader’s orders, even if it meant losing their heads.

Stab!

“Cough!”

Finally, a sword pierced Reina’s abdomen, whose stamina and aura were limited compared to Nameless.

【Warning.】

【Salvation Target – <Reina Babylonia(SS-)>’s remaining health is below 50%.】

Reina swallowed the blood welling up in her throat and swung her sword once more.

BOOM!!

All members of Nameless retreated at the sword strike meant to create distance rather than kill, and only then did she fully grasp the situation around her.

‘All the servants have turned against me.’

Though she couldn’t tell who had planted them, each was a skilled fighter surpassing S-class.

While Reina overwhelmingly excelled in strength, stamina, and total aura, those who had been her servants for years could read and analyze all her attacks, only countering.

“Wait.”

“…Tch, damn bastards.”

All her attacks were forcibly stopped before reaching their maximum impact points.

The stepping foot,

The position of the swing,

The hand gripping the handle, and so on.

They immediately reacted to her forms and attacked whenever they saw an opening, burning their lives in the process.

With all her attacks being read, the probability of winning against them without support was,

‘…Probably none.’

Heh.

Having assessed the situation, Reina couldn’t help but laugh.

She couldn’t help it.

She had wielded her sword all her life to somehow survive and protect the empire.

Yet the servants she kept closest were assassins hiding exceptional skills, and the Defense Minister she consulted for his integrity was a spy.

“…What a pathetic situation.”

She knew it.

That she, called a tyrant or an incompetent emperor, had no real allies.

That’s why Reina had tried not to trust anyone until now.

No matter who they were, she kept her distance to observe and only engaged in minimal conversation.

But even so,

The old woman who had always been by the Emperor’s side and knew Reina better than anyone.

-You need to eat well to have the strength to endure.

-Your beautiful hands are getting more scars, but they’re all the result of your efforts for your subjects. I’m very proud of you, Your Majesty.

-I hope you have pleasant dreams tonight.

-…You rest well too, Barbara.

Despite treating Barbara normally without hostility,

“Barbara, it might hurt a little that even you have turned against me.”

Reina looked at Barbara, not as her dedicated maid but as the leader of Nameless, and murmured with a sad smile.

“…It really hurts. In many ways.”

Squelch…!

Clang….

The sword pulled out and blood pouring forth.

As Reina, now pale-faced, used her aura to stop the bleeding, Barbara, with a serious expression, gave instructions to the Nameless members.

“Again, twenty to the abdomen, five to the right hand.”

The Nameless members leaped at once.

Reina’s reactions unconsciously slowed due to the sense of betrayal.

Clang!

Though she managed to deflect most of them,

Stab,

Stab! Stab!

Her body was pierced by two swords and six spears.

“…!!”

Barely swallowing the scream that was about to burst out, she cut the throats of three nearby Nameless members.

Intense pain,

Massive wounds,

Fear of death.

As all these negative emotions suddenly rushed in without warning as always, Reina spat blood and burst into maniacal laughter.

“I hate it…!! I hate it all…!!”

A truly maddened appearance, vomiting more blood than words.

【Warning.】

【Salvation Target – <Reina Babylonia(SS-)>’s remaining health is below 10%.】

【Condition met.】

【Bad Ending – <???. Tyrant暴君> created by ??? is being set up.】

【Berserk mode initiating.】

【…29%】

Red energy flowed from Reina’s body, and the pool of blood beneath her began to boil.

Berserk mode.

A phenomenon where one burns their entire life to break through human limitations, but in return, loses everything except power.

“…Again, one to the head.”

Barbara, who had been quietly watching, sent one member, but,

Slash.

With a movement as light as a casual gesture, the member’s head was severed and fell to the floor.

“…I’m lonely, so very lonely……”

Reina, enveloped in red energy, smiled eerily while shedding tears.

It was clear that what little sanity she had left would soon disappear.

So Reina, clinging to her fading sanity, thought,

‘…How fortunate.’

Even if she had to go, she could take some of those trash with her.

Although history would record her as an inadequate and incompetent emperor, Reina was genuinely happy that she could die helping her subjects.

No,

“…Is it over?”

“Yes, Minister.”

“This is exactly as Duke Hallorand said.”

She had been happy.

“How stupid. Not even realizing this too was part of the plan.”

Until the Defense Minister sneered at Reina with contempt.

“…P-plan…?”

“Oh? Your Majesty still has some sanity left?”

The Defense Minister, wearing a malicious smile, nodded toward Reina and continued.

“It’s nothing special. We’ll just throw Your Majesty, in berserk mode, into the middle of the capital to rampage. And then we’ll ‘inevitably’ deal with Your Majesty to gain justification… That’s all it is.”

“…!! You, this…!!”

“It’s fine. At worst, only some subjects will die, right?”

Rage and simultaneously dissipating sanity.

【Until Berserk mode: …92%】

Crunch!

She tried to resist by gritting her teeth, but it only made things worse.

Having been used all her life, and now being used even in death, Reina shed tears and asked them,

“Why, exactly…?”

The answer that came back was,

“Because we have the power to do so, and holding back only makes our pockets lighter.”

“…Ah……”

I just wish,

everyone would die.

【Until Berserk mode: …99%】

Just as Reina was about to let go of her sanity.

“Found her.”

CRASH!!

Suddenly, the ceiling collapsed and two black-haired men burst in.