episode_0071

“Sob··· Sob···.”

“Are you okay, Ale···?”

“Oh my… Yeah, it’s okay…”

Even though it was a hellish slave life, it wasn’t always a dark and fearful place.

Even if that feeling is 99 percent, there is an emotion that can be comforting about 1 percent.

No matter how many things have been broken, there is still something that I wish would not be broken.

To Belita, these were the same children who had remained here, either orphaned or sold by their parents.

Because we had similar tragedies, we became close quickly.

Especially, this dark life seemed to have made them closer to each other, and Belita soon found herself feeling affection for them.

It’s a bit far from heterosexuality.

Strictly speaking, it was close to camaraderie and family love. Children who had lost their families were seeking the warmth of family from each other. Perhaps because Belita had endured a long time in this prison, the children also trusted and relied on her.

“···Use this.”

“Huh, what’s this herb!? Where did you get this, Sister Belita···?”

“I made it by crushing the grass the butler gave me before.”

“Thank you so much!”

Squeak.

As we were taking care of each other like that, the door opened and a person came in.

The kids who thought it was a non-clone for a moment were startled, but fortunately it was someone else.

The person who entered the prison was Evil.

The butler of the Biklons and the one who feeds them.

It seemed like he had brought me something to eat this time, as I could see he had something in his hand.

A small smile appeared on the children’s faces when they saw that.

“Wow!”

“I’m going to eat···!”

“It’s been a while since you came alone, Mr. Evil!”

Evil knelt down and gave each child a piece of bread. Although he was the butler of the Biclon, the children did not seem to fear Evil at all.

This is because sometimes when Biklon is away from home, he comes down like this and takes care of what he needs.

“I always tell you, it’s a secret from the lord···. Never let it be known that you ate anything. Otherwise, the period of starvation will only increase.”

“Yes.”

“Don’t worry, Mr. Evil.”

“Thank you again this time.”

The sly children gave a few words of thanks to Evil. Evil smiled faintly as he listened to them.

‘I’m sorry···.’

The reason Evil took care of her like this was purely for her own satisfaction.

‘I’m truly sorry for not being able to stop the incompetent master…’

Even though Biklon bought the children, it was Evil who guided them to the training room. Since he could not resist the lord who had power, he could only relieve his guilt in this way.

Of course, his self-satisfaction was like the elixir of life that the children desperately needed.

Belita seemed to know what Evil was thinking, but she didn’t necessarily feel offended by it.

The reason why the butler can’t even say anything to the lord is because he himself has no power.

“By the way, Your Majesty… when will you come next time?”

“I don’t know either···. There’s been a strange rumor going around the city recently. What’s going on?”

“Is something wrong··· It’s nothing serious.”

“Ah······. It’s okay. As long as the teacher doesn’t come.”

“Don’t worry about it.”

Belita just wanted these small, precious moments to pass as slowly as possible.

It was a few days later that the lord and the clone were murdered by the warrior.

*

After dropping the lord’s dagger, I headed straight to the lord’s mansion. Lily and Yuris would come and take care of the body later. I would announce to the citizens that I had become a puppet of the puppeteer.

In that case, all I had to do was rescue the kids. They must be trembling with fear right now.

That won’t do. The Demon King’s seal keeps breaking.

“Are you here?”

As I was sneaking into the mansion like that, I saw a guest who had arrived before me.

Adel. The eldest dark elf and thief of our team.

When I saw her, I was surprised for a moment.

“Miss Adele? Why are you here? Weren’t you with the saint and the wizard?”

“Anyway, compared to those two, I’m not as well known. I’m also a dark elf···.”

She mumbled her last words. Dark elves were not well-received in this world.

This is because the race has been persecuted as being of the same demon race for quite some time, perhaps because they live near the demon world.

Of course, thanks to her efforts and those of her fellow countrymen, most of the persecution had disappeared, but the perception of her was still not very good.

It felt like the black people of Earth, so to speak. Their skin was also similarly dark, so it didn’t seem much different.

As I was thinking about that, she continued.

“··· And you never know what your guy might do.”

“Ah.”

In short, you followed me to keep an eye on me.

Well, from her perspective, she probably wouldn’t feel any difference between me and Yeongju.

“Do whatever you want.”

I nodded my head roughly, thinking it wouldn’t matter if I did.

Since I didn’t know how the kids would react, I needed one more person.

So we started going down the stairs to the basement.

Adele was particularly reserved when she was around me, so there wasn’t much conversation between us.

Squeak.

As I went down the dark stairs and opened the door, I began to see children with shabby appearances.

The rusty iron door catches our attention for a moment, and our eyes meet.

“Hello guys···?”

and···.

“Huh, huff······?!”

“No······.”

“Please save me.”

The guys started to tremble.

Oh, damn it, curse please.

*

[Curse of Tyranny]

Those weaker than you will be struck with fear at the sight of you, with a certain probability!

*

Every once in a while, when the lord was abusing us, there was something he would say in passing.

-You spoiled brats. I’ll have to call an educator soon…

The children didn’t know if this was just a complaint or if it was actually intended.

But one thing is certain: the ‘educators’ that Biklon talks about are not all that good.

He could be a thug somewhere, or he could be a technician who has really specialized in the art of bullying people.

Whatever it is, it’s not good for the kids.

Of course, no educator has appeared so far.

After all, child abuse isn’t a very moral thing to do. Even the Viclone Lord was tight-lipped.

Thanks to that, the children felt somewhat relieved…

Squeak.

A man opened the door and came in.

The kids could tell intuitively what he was like the moment they saw him.

That person is the ‘educator’!

A human being who causes us pain and can even kill us has truly appeared!

“Hello guys···?”

Look at that evil that you can already feel. He seemed to be trying to hide his ferocity with a smile, but it was plain to the children.

The children who had been hunched over shrank down and their faces turned pale.

“Oh, I didn’t know it would be this surprising. Guys, you don’t have to be scared···.”

Belita, in particular, had an alarm in her head. Having survived two years of observing the situation, her intuition was pretty good. That intuition was warning her more fiercely than ever.

Run away. You won’t get a good look at being caught.

The other kids started to feel emotional as if they felt something similar.

“Gyaaaah-!”

Some kids screamed.

“Save me! Save me!”

Some children started running wildly, trying to survive somehow.

“I’m sorry. I was wrong. I won’t say I’m hungry or sick again… So please just save me. ”

Some people even muttered strange words as if they were panicking.

Meanwhile, Luke, who was watching it, was also going crazy.

“Wow, I’m going crazy···.”

“Why do you always give others a bad impression? That’s a talent.”

“······ Would you believe that I have a curse related to fate attached to my body?”

“Huh, bullshit.”

Luke felt heartbroken. He realized once again the power of his curse. When he approached children who were relatively immature, the effect was doubled.

Seeing the difficult situation, Adele asked him.

“So what are we going to do?”

“··· What should I do? I have to catch him by force and rescue him.”

“Oh, no!”

“Run away! Run away!!”

From then on, a game of tag began in this narrow dungeon. The murderous, dark thing was out to catch the children, and the children were trying their best to escape.

“Guys, please. The old man is not a bad person···.”

Belita watched the scene blankly.

‘no.’

The things that are precious to you are about to break. Even when everything else is falling apart, the things that you have tried to cherish are about to be broken.

So then what is all this about?

‘···Because I have no strength.’

If you think about it, her life has always been like that.

Because he was powerless, his family was taken away from him, because he was powerless, his human rights were taken away from him, and because he was powerless, he was willing to take away the lives of his last comrades and himself.

She could have said that she was unlucky, but the world did not look upon her as unlucky.

It was unfair and resentful, but there was nothing she could do as she was powerless and uneducated.

She has no power, she can only imagine. She can only wish.

if···.

“Stop···.”

What if you had the power?

What if I had overwhelming power over the bad guys who tried to take what was mine?

So that no one could trample on him without permission.

“Enough···.”

If that were the case, nothing would have been taken away.

“Stop it!”

Kwak!

The miracle happened the next moment.

The moment she reached out, a large hand flew out of her hand. It was as red as her hair. Soon, the hand clenched into a fist and struck Luke.

and.

bang!

Luke’s body was pinned against the wall. He managed to block the grip with his own arm, but the cold sensation was transmitted throughout his body.

Even though he was completely defenseless, it still gave a little stimulation to Luke’s body at Lv80.

Luke, who was pushed against the wall, gave a slight exclamation of admiration.

“···Wow.”

*

How do supernatural abilities arise?

Scholars who wanted to go beyond magic once studied the manifestation of supernatural powers in depth.

Unfortunately, we were unable to artificially create this ability, but at least we were able to guess how it was created.

The first one is something that is innate.

Like a puppet ruler who has reigned as a tyrant since birth.

Just like the dragon race, whose racial values were completely different from birth, those born with this ability are very occasionally gifted with powerful abilities by the world or by gods.

Another way is to gather thoughts.

Life consciousness, emotions, longings, desires, etc. Life’s strangely intense desires sometimes come together in one place and completely change the nature of magic.

The magical power created in this way took root in one vessel and blossomed into an acquired ability.

Just as King Chung’s technique, which had transformed even his own body with mad obsession, rose to the level of power.

Just as the dish-eating devil, who was born as a lowly creature, later became a disaster that destroyed a city.

The stronger your obsession, and the more intense the emotions of those around you, the higher the probability that your ability will manifest.

Just like this child in front of my eyes.

I knew that little kid.

Although it was my first time seeing it in real life, I had seen it countless times in games.

[The Demon King and the Hero Party] was a game with many characters. Among those many characters, there were bound to be a few characters that were particularly memorable.

‘Belita.’

Belita of the Red Hand.

He took up a key position in the rebel army despite not even being an adult.

The character in the game was in front of me, a little younger than before.