Chap 9-A Pleasant Thing

 

Driving the carriage, Bella gritted her teeth.

‘I can’t… win this…’

The number of monsters detected here was enough to leave even her, a veteran of many battlefields, speechless.

Lower and mid-tier monsters were swarming, and even the presence of high-tier monsters could be felt.

They must have had to push themselves quite hard to break through the power of the Holy Stone.

Yet, they had invaded this place.

For what purpose?

There was nothing but an ordinary, unremarkable village and Bastille Prison nearby.

To rescue the Contamination worshippers imprisoned in the prison?

That couldn’t be it.

In the first place, both monsters and Contamination worshippers were merely using each other out of necessity; they weren’t proper allies. Moreover, there was no figure in Bastille Prison important enough to warrant sacrificing that much power to rescue.

Suddenly, she thought of the village she had been in just a few hours ago.

It was regrettable, but…

If she went to save them alone, she would only add one more corpse to the pile.

“The number detected is too high! We need to get out of here quickly and head to a large city!”

Bella shouted without looking back.

“…..”

At that moment, the air changed with Yeon’s murmur.

A nauseating stench that twisted the stomach.

A heavy pressure that weighed down the chest.

An ominous energy that crawled on the skin.

Bella reflexively turned her head.

Yeon Bennet.

A crimson fissure floated above her head.

‘What’s that?’

A memory flashed through her mind.

The sacred halo that appeared above the Saintess’s head when she unleashed her power on the battlefield.

But unlike her halo, the thing above Yeon Bennet’s head was emitting a suffocatingly disgusting stench of Contamination.

In addition, black spots, like the symbols of Contamination worshippers, began to bloom all over her body.

As if black veins were spreading, her entire body was being covered in traces of Contamination.

It was clear evidence.

‘A Contamination… worshipper…?’

A chill ran down her spine.

The images of Yeon Bennet she had seen so far flashed through her mind.

The way she mourned the dead.

Her attitude of not retaliating against the commoners who pointed fingers at her.

All of that…

Was a lie.

Disgustingly, she was, as the world evaluated, a piece of trash that gnawed at humanity, an apostle of Contamination.

“You…!!! That form…!!!!”

Contamination.

The worst curse that plagued this land.

And a being who accepted it could no longer be called human.

Swish.

Bella quietly drew her sword.

As she pointed the tip of her sword at Yeon, Yeon slowly looked at Bella.

“Give me an excuse. I’ll listen.”

But there was no answer.

“I said, say something!!!”

At that moment.

Thud thud thud thud

The sound of countless footsteps.

Thousands of monsters began to rush towards them, precisely towards them.

‘Could it be… is she controlling the monsters?’

Bella realized instinctively.

These numerous monsters were being drawn by Yeon Bennet’s power.

There was no room for excuses anymore.

She was summoning them.

“Did you… summon this?”

Bella gritted her teeth as she looked at the crimson halo floating above Yeon’s head.

“I was a fool to believe in you, even for a moment.”

Already surrounded.

There was no chance of surviving here.

‘Is this the end… then.’

Bella coldly closed her eyes.

She was a knight.

Even if she died miserably here without anyone knowing, she couldn’t leave an enemy of humanity alive.

If she didn’t kill her, more people would die.

That was her responsibility as a knight.

Therefore…

Thwack!

Bella’s sword pierced her heart.

Yeon’s body twitched.

For a moment, she slowly inhaled—

“…”

She merely wore a faint smile.

‘A smile…?’

She didn’t even try to avoid it or block it.

Like a criminal accepting execution.

Bella felt a momentary sense of unease, but quickly regained her composure.

As she withdrew her sword, blood gushed out, and Yeon’s body slowly collapsed.

Bella felt that something was wrong, but.

It was already irreversible.

‘…It’s over.’

She was dead.

But…

Bella raised her head.

Endlessly swarming monsters.

Now, all that remained was her own death.

She raised her sword again.

She had no intention of dying easily.

She intended to cut down at least one more before the end.

Thud thud thud thud

The claws and teeth of the monsters in her eyes began to grow larger and larger.

Grip

Bella gripped her sword even tighter, preparing to attack.

Thwack!

At that moment, something rushed at Bella before she could even react.

Crack

Along with the sharp sound of flesh tearing—

Kkweeeeek

Thousands of monsters.

That massive force—

Was being shattered into pieces.

‘What… on earth…’

It was the same as that day two months ago.

That miracle that had saved her life.

‘I definitely felt her breath stop…’

Bella wore a complicated expression as she looked at Yeon, who was embracing her and taking the brunt of the monsters’ attacks.

…

The scenery outside the carriage window distorted with each jolt.

Thanks to the Evil God’s power, I could sense the presence of monsters more easily than anyone else.

The presence of monsters could be felt from all directions.

Thousands, no, maybe even more.

The thought of the monsters chasing after me sent a chill down my spine.

‘How did they find out and come all the way here?’

Information must have leaked from somewhere.

There was only one reason they brought such a massive number.

To recover the Evil God’s seal.

‘It’s because of me again.’

The village I had been in just a few hours ago.

I was afraid that the people there would be in danger.

I was afraid that the monsters chasing me would harm them.

I was afraid that someone else would die because of me.

Still.

Unlike when I first came here, I had power now.

The power to protect people.

I quietly looked at Bella.

Could I trust her?

No, would she trust me?

“The number detected is too high! We need to get out of here quickly and head to a large city!”

Bella shouted with a hint of fear in her expression and immediately started driving the carriage.

She was right.

Right now, escaping from that massive number of monsters was the rational decision.

If something happened to me, everything Duke Bennett and I had planned would be for naught.

Compared to the entire human race, the villagers were just a small number.

It would be crazy to step forward to save such a small number of people.

But.

But…

Annie, who stood in front of the monsters to buy just ‘3 seconds’

And took the attack in my place.

It must have been her most precious life.

What was that child thinking when she collapsed while shielding me?

 

Name: Yeon Bennet

Level: 5

Age: 20

Gender: Female

Affiliation: Bennett Duchy, Dorothy Academy

Ability: Aegis Magic System (1)

Unique Ability: Masochist (5), Ether (Evil)

Yeon… no, I was surprisingly talentless.

Magic?

I didn’t understand it at all.

I barely managed to learn a simple spell that the Headmaster had forcibly engraved in my head.

Martial arts?

For some reason, I couldn’t learn it at all.

Even simple martial arts that anyone on the street could learn.

In the end, the only thing left for me was to train my Unique Ability, ‘Masochist,’ to raise my level.

Fortunately, I had the Headmaster’s help.

Thanks to that, I could regenerate freely even when injured, so I could focus on training like crazy.

I was able to reach level 5 in just over a year.

Low and mid-tier monsters.

I could deal with them the way I did two months ago.

The problem was the high-tier monsters.

They were difficult to kill with my current level 5, even if I used my power.

I could sense the presence of seven high-tier monsters.

‘Seven, it might be a bit much, but I have to try.’

The problem was…

I glanced at Bella, who was driving the carriage frantically.

‘Will she move the way I want her to?’

“Ether Activation.”

[SYSTEM]

Unique Ability ‘Ether (Evil)’ is activated.

 

-A powerful artifact from the mythical era, also known as the Stone of Faith. Currently imprinted on the soul of the owner, ‘Yeon Bennet.’

-The Holy Nation calls it a sacred object and considers it a symbol of the Saintess.

Effect: The owner can gain the qualifications of a god through faith.

-Current Faith: Evil

An artifact from the mythical era that allowed ‘Yeon Bennet,’ a mere human, to seal the Evil God’s power.

Along with an intense stench, a crimson fissure-like halo appeared above my head, and black spots began to cover my entire body.

“You…!!!”

Bella’s expression hardened coldly.

She quietly drew her sword.

‘Hehe… that’s it!’

It was always more painful and felt better when someone else did it than when I did it myself.

More pleasure meant?

A more powerful buff!

I was still too weak to use the Evil God’s power without any preparation, so I had no choice but to endure it.

Really, I had no choice… Hehet…

In Bella’s eyes, I was now just a ‘Contamination worshipper.’

Thud thud thud thud!

The sound of countless footsteps.

Thousands of monsters were rushing towards us.

‘Heuk… I wish she would hurry… hurry up…’

The thought of being pierced by her sword already made my whole body tingle.

A thrilling sensation climbed up my body, and I felt like I would burst into moans even if I tried to swallow them back.

“Give me an excuse. I’ll listen.”

‘Huh?’

“I said, say something!!!”

Even in this state, she was trying to listen to my story?

‘She’s so kind, senior.’

I felt a slight pang of conscience for making such a kind person do something so terrible.

Bella seemed to steel herself, her hand tightened, and the tip of her sword aimed at my heart.

I quietly closed my eyes, anticipating the pain to come.

Thwack!

‘Ah.’

At first, it was cold.

The moment the blade cut through my skin, tore through my flesh, and reached my heart, it turned into a fire that spread throughout my body.

My heart seemed to stop for a beat from the sudden shock, and my lungs only exhaled shallow, rapid breaths as if they were tense.

And-

A pleasure that felt like my brain was burning.

A tingling sensation that spread from near my heart. Like a drug, no, something deeper and more addictive than that.

My whole body felt like it was on fire.

The nerves throughout my body became sensitive, and even the blood flowing from my heart felt like a warm and pleasant liquid.

‘Heuk… haa…!’

I bit my lip.

I was more skilled at suppressing moans than anyone else.

Because I didn’t want anyone to find out about this embarrassing Unique Ability.

They didn’t notice, did they?

‘This… feels so good…!! Heuht…!’

I hadn’t experienced the peak as a woman yet, but I could be sure.

There was nothing more pleasurable than this.

I could feel my thoughts gradually stopping.

The floor began to approach as my vision gradually darkened.

Thud

…

…

…

Flash!

“Puhah!”

[SYSTEM]

Aegis Magic System – Decaymal Reverse Activated

Caster: Dorothy Lightshield

Remaining Lives: 9

‘…Haa.’

I took a deep breath.

‘It’s a cheat-like spell, no matter how many times I see it.’

A spell that creates spare lives.

Of course, considering the caster, it wasn’t that surprising.

Transcendent Dorothy Lightshield

The Headmaster of the Academy and…

My teacher.

Perhaps it was thanks to the extreme pleasure I felt from dying just now.

A massive power, on a different level from having an arm or two blown off, was coursing through my body.

‘With this much power.’

I forced my legs, which had lost strength due to the pleasure, to stand up, and I saw countless monsters rushing towards Bella.

‘Ah.’

Was I a little late?

…

‘Even better! Hehe…’

I, who had risen from the brink of death-

Embraced Bella as she was.

Feeling the claws and teeth digging in…

I commanded the evil raging within my body.

“Just die!!!”

Author’s Note

Thank you for reading!