episode_0015

Caltara returned to the count’s residence.

The first place she visited upon returning was Deltan’s office.

“Boss! I’m back!”

She laughed loudly and said ‘Bang!’ I opened the door to make a noise.

Deltan just looked at her, resting his chin and rolling his eyes.

It was a sour expression.

“I didn’t do anything rude… .”

“We parted ways with a smile!”

“You didn’t just break up with a smile?”

“Even the princess laughed!”

Deltan looked at Kaltara’s expression suspiciously.

Then I sighed and shook off my doubts.

“Well, that woman is not of a race that would be shaken by something like this.”

“Hmm?”

“No.”

As Deltan said that, he created mana.

A black pit appeared in front of Deltan’s body.

He reached into it and pulled out a small gem.

He then threw it towards Kaltara and said.

“It’s a mission.”

“Something?”

“It is the stigma of master and servant. Find the guy sending the signal there.”

“Hmm? Did the boss not find it?”

“No signal. I’ve been holding it and waiting the whole time, but this guy seems to have noticed and isn’t sending any signal at all.”

“Do you know what the devil is?”

“The name is Gaias. From what I hear, this guy is related to the heart.”

Kaltara narrowed her eyebrows and made a puzzled expression.

“Hmm, he’s an interesting guy.”

In general, demons were born from emotions or concepts.

As such, the phenomenon that occurs due to the influence of the devil is also focused on it.

In that respect, this demon was unique.

“When it comes to the heart, I have no idea!”

“I have no clue either. The only clue I know is that those possessed by the devil complain of pain in their hearts.”

“Well, I guess I know that. Anything else?”

“Look towards the underground waterway. That’s where the master and servant’s brand was found.”

Kaltara nodded and placed the jewel in her arms.

And then he looked at Deltan blankly.

Deltan’s expression crumpled.

“… Why.”

“Does the boss like the princess?”

“What bullshit?”

“Do you think you want to breed with a princess?”

“Hey.”

The Deltan’s frown frowned grimly.

“Are you going to start a fight?”

“Otherwise, it’s okay.”

Kaltara laughed and waved his hand.

Then he said that with a shamelessly innocent smile.

“The princess seems to have an idea.”

“I guess that’s all she has in her head.”

Deltan snorted and waved his hand.

“Now go out. I’m just going to read a book.”

“Rest!”

Kaltara left the office.

*

Agnes recalled her conversation with Kaltara the previous day.

-Well, I think the princess will hang miserably.

He said that he would beg for his life from the Deltans.

That’s because a deep question arose in my mind that I couldn’t even figure out why.

‘I?’

What did Kaltara see in herself?

No, rather than that, there was a possibility that it was a remark made out of trust in Deltans.

-The boss is persistent. And with that persistence, you always win.

His personality is something Agnes is familiar with.

It definitely had something to do with it.

Agnes rolled her eyes and looked at Deltan.

He came to the clinic again today and was stroking her wrist with an inorganic look on his face.

Agnes’ lips were sweet.

“How did you meet Kaltara?”

“Found it in the Western Highlands.”

“How?”

“I went hunting for demons. It looked pretty useful so I picked it up.”

“Strong?”

“Among those I know, it is counted among the top three. Except me, of course.”

“Hmm… .”

Agnes’ fingertips twitched.

Deltan narrowed his eyes at that and said.

“Stay still. Because I’m crazy.”

“Sorry.”

Agnes stopped moving.

Then Deltan’s head lifted up.

There was a look of puzzlement on his face.

“… What’s going on? Do you follow my words exactly?”

Even though Deltan told her to stay still, he expected her to resist even more.

It had to be that way.

Haven’t I been bothered by her pranks, which have gotten more intense recently, until just the day before?

At that moment, Agnes’ body suddenly stopped.

A look of caution appeared in Deltan’s eyes.

Immediately after, Agnes tickled Deltan’s arm with a belated laugh.

“To do this.”

Mana rose from the Deltans.

Agnes’s voice stopped.

Deltan focused on the treatment again with a ‘sure, that’s right’ expression on his face.

It was fortunate for Agnes.

Because her mouth was sealed, she didn’t have to show any more strange behavior.

‘… ‘Why did I follow?’

Agnes felt doubtful about her actions just now.

Normally, I would never have followed what Deltan said, but at that moment, for some reason, I was filled with anxiety, so I followed his words.

Agnes continued her thoughts.

The goal was to find reasons for one’s actions and not repeat the same mistakes.

However, no answer was given, and Deltain’s treatment ended in the meantime.

It was only later that Agnes realized that her voice had become free.

“… Thank you for your hard work.”

“Why are you like that today?”

Deltan looked like he had seen a ghost.

As Agnes looks more calm than when they first met, he begins to wonder if she may be possessed by the devil.

Agnes responded to his words by shaking her head.

“I went out yesterday and I felt weak.”

Deltan’s expression became serious.

“… Hey, if something like that happens, you should tell me in advance.”

He stretched out his arms again.

Agnes was startled and slapped his arm away.

widely!

There was an eerie silence.

Deltan froze and looked at his hand blankly, and Agnes stopped breathing and opened her eyes wide.

“… Hey, what are you really trying to do?”

There was anger in the Deltan’s tone.

Agnes pursed her lips for a moment, then quickly answered.

“Sorry, I’m really not feeling well. I want to rest. Please leave.”

Deltan’s fists were clenched.

Agnes still didn’t give an answer.

“… Coming tomorrow.”

I just stared at the floor until the moment Delta left the room.

bang.

The door was closed.

However, the sound did not stop.

thud.

thud.

Agnes felt her heart beating irregularly.

This was anxiety.

*

As the night passed and the next day dawned, Agnes worried.

It was because I felt confused by my actions.

‘why? Where?’

She wanted to figure out why she had been so obedient to the Deltans.

Eventually, I deduced what was supposed to be the answer.

‘Kaltara?’

Kaltara’s words may have been problematic.

If anything special happened recently, my conversation with her was over.

However, it was impossible to determine the exact cause.

Agnes could not figure out why she was anxious.

thud.

thud.

The heart was still beating irregularly.

Agnes’s brow furrowed.

This was a very strange thing for her, who spent most of her time with a blank expression or a smile on her face.

Meanwhile.

“came out… .”

Deltan suddenly opened the door and came in, spotting Agnes.

His expression hardened.

He was surprised to see Agnes frowning.

The action that followed was quick.

Deltan went straight to the bed and touched her wrists and the nape of her neck.

After taking the pulse once, the blood on his forehead stood up and he growled out words.

“… Hey, since when have you been like this? No, not a pounding heart, but strange behavior. When did you start doing things you wouldn’t normally do?”

His expression was the most vicious she had ever seen.

Agnes began to think seriously about that.

‘Since when?’

This irregular heartbeat started yesterday.

The anxiety started from then on.

However, if we think about his question the way it was asked, the answer was different.

“… Two days? three days? I don’t know.”

Agnes pointed to a much earlier time period.

It was like that.

Agnes realized this only after focusing on ‘abnormal behavior’ rather than ‘anxiety’.

‘Why did I even think about going out?’

It was crazy.

Even if Deltans were by his side, it was clearly crazy.

Agnes knew her body’s condition better than anyone else.

She was a woman who knew very well the limits of her life, so much so that the reason she had not gone out for two years was because her body would collapse at the slightest strain.

It’s still the same to this day.

No, today she is much more cautious about her lifespan than before.

There was no other reason.

This is because in order to remain in the memories of Deltans, it was necessary to have at least some time to build up memories.

But what about going out?

No, why did you ask Kaltara, not Deltan, to escort you when you returned from your outing?

Kaltara was a woman who had no way to save herself if her body was in danger.

It wasn’t just that.

Agnes finally realized it.

What she said and did at Delta’s mansion clearly crossed the ‘line’ she had set for herself.

“… Huh?”

Agnes realized only then.

At that moment, I was swayed by my emotions and made a decision that could lead to my death.

It was only yesterday that that emotion was expressed in the form of ‘anxiety’.

“You are possessed.”

Deltan said.

A blue, blinking lens appeared in his left eye.

“I was possessed by the devil.”

Agnes’ expression hardened.

*

As soon as Deltan returned to the mansion, he called all the hunting dogs in the mansion.

And said.

“Hey, take off all your clothes.”

Mana was seething around Deltan’s body.

Seeing that serious look, the hounds took off their clothes without saying anything.

“Jevis, tear off your leg.”

The blue-haired boy, the lustful Jevis, trembled and placed his hand on his leg.

His right leg fell off with a ‘click’ sound.

It was a prosthetic leg.

“Why are you doing that?”

“The princess was possessed by the devil. There could be someone among you who is possessed.”

At those words, the hounds’ expressions hardened.

The Deltan unleashed his magic without saying another word.

A blue lens appeared in his left eye and blinked.

It was a high-level magic that traced the traces of the devil.

The Deltan’s eyes glanced at the hounds.

And frowned.

“… does not exist. None of you. What is the alternative infection route?”

Deltan’s embarrassment deepened.

In general, the devil’s temptation had characteristics similar to viruses.

In other words, it was transferred from human to human.

In particular, if you eat in one place or have physical contact, the chance of infection increases significantly.

That was a question for the Delta people.

Agnes Levadeine was a woman who always stuck to her bed.

There was a barrier set up by the Deltans around her room, and the servants and Duke Levadein who faced her had already checked it before leaving the Duke’s residence.

She has no chance of becoming infected.

Deltan’s expression became as serious as possible.

My worries deepened and my teeth were grinding together.

‘If you look at Agnes’ reaction, she is clearly an emotion-amplifying demon.’

There was heart pain.

There was an unstable pulse.

And what she said was that her emotions were getting out of control and influencing her behavior.

This was the same phenomenon reported by the Deltans with the ‘Gaias’ infected person.

‘Gaias is a demon associated with emotional amplification.’

I was even deducing such clues.

“Boss.”

Kaltara opened her mouth.

She smiled brightly and said that she was not embarrassed at all about exposing her naked body.

“There is still one infection route left.”

“… What?”

Kaltara’s index finger pointed towards Deltan.

Even as Deltan’s body stopped with a ‘shudder’, Kaltara’s words continued.

“Did you forget? The devil’s temptation cannot be stopped by strong force.”

In an instant, an interface appeared on Deltan’s retina.

It was correct.

Deltain realized this only after looking at the interface.

The DLC of a game is usually more difficult than the main game.