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Chapter 6 Episode 58 – Jonber 4

“… Master.”

“Julia.”

Philia frowned slightly when she saw her disciple fighting Lot alone.

Although Julia had accumulated considerable skills by training under her for a long time, she was still someone that Filia needed to protect.

“Stay back, Julia.”

“… Stay back. I will fight with you, Master.”

“Stay back!”

“… … .”

Julia was surprised. This was the first time in his life that he had seen his teacher shouting with such a serious face.

“With your skills, it’s just a hindrance. So, please stay back. As a teacher, this is an order.”

Master’s earnest and desperate request.

It wasn’t that difficult for Julia to figure out what that meant.

Her teacher is afraid that she will die.

“… no. I can’t back down.”

But Julia couldn’t back down.

“This is the management bureau. Now, I am not Yulia, Master’s student, but Kai, the head of the human resources department of the management bureau.”

Because she had a mission more important than Master’s orders.

“So, I cannot listen to Master’s orders.”

“… … Why, everyone… .”

Philia was unable to continue speaking. Philia knew very well how stubborn her student was. There was no point in saying any more.

“Is the conversation over now, sisters?”

Lot, who had already fully recovered from the wound on his chest, joined the conversation.

“Because I’m in a really bad mood right now. I don’t think I can give it a proper look. In particular, Sister Philia was originally intended to be captured alive… . I changed my mind.”

Pop, pop, pop.

Two horns sprouted from Lot’s head.

The horns that curved outward resembled those of a devil that would only appear in mythology.

“My showing you this side of me is a kind of promise.”

His lower body gradually enlarged and tore his pants. The legs of the beast covered in black fur and hooves protruding through the shoes were revealed.

“It’s a promise that I will definitely kill you.”

An appearance that cannot be considered human. However, Philia and Kaira had often dealt with inhuman beings, so they were not that surprised.

“… … That look. you you… !”

But soon after, Philia’s face turned pale.

“Hmm? Have you seen me? I killed all the humans who saw this… .”

Philia pursed her lips and aimed her sword.

At first, I wanted to get revenge on Liza.

However, when I found out his identity, I realized that it was not only Liza’s life that had to be paid for.

“My parents… . Villagers… . And to my brother and Liza… . I will definitely take revenge.”

The unidentified boy who led the monsters to break through the knights’ defense line and massacre the village and the girl who lost everything because of the boy became adults and faced each other again.

“… sorry. Since there are so many people I have killed, I have no idea who I am trying to avenge.”

Philia’s stomach almost turned over at Lot’s indifferent remarks.

Even now, more than ten years later, Philia is still suffering from the trauma of her past. However, the person who caused that trauma cannot even be remembered.

Blood leaked from my tightly bitten lip. Philia came to her senses from the fishy taste.

Anger can be a driving force, but you shouldn’t get caught up in it and lose your cool. Philia concentrated her mind while reflecting on her teacher’s teachings.

Clud-clutter-.

Lot’s sword began to change.

Originally, it was a sword full of decorations that made it look sacred enough to be called a holy sword, but now it has changed and looks like a magic sword, with bizarre black thorns sticking out.

“Revenge. IM jealous. It’s nice to have a purpose in life. I have no purpose in my life. I don’t even know who I am. The name ‘Lot’ given to me by the Queen is the only identity that defines me.”

Lot looked at the moon floating alone in the night sky. After receiving the name Patricia, Lot followed her and served her as queen.

But doubt is planted by Zeke. Lot, who recalled the queen’s character of treating her subordinates as tools and ruthlessly discarding them when they became useless, wondered if she had really been abandoned.

Being abandoned by the queen did not simply mean betrayal. It was a denial of one’s unique identity.

Lot wanted to visit Patricia as soon as possible.

But at the same time, I was afraid to go see her.

I wanted to confirm that I hadn’t abandoned him, but that would inevitably also mean confirming that I had been abandoned.

“Then, my family… . The villagers… . Are you saying he died without any meaning?”

” That’s how death is. That’s why your existence is insignificant.”

Lot decided to forget about the queen for a moment.

For now, I just deal with the enemies in front of me.

The same was true for Philia.

Calm down your burning desire for revenge and anger.

I just focused all my attention on dealing with the enemy.

In order to get true revenge, I had to forget my desire for revenge.

This was something Philia had trained for for a long time, so she was very confident about it.

*

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“… What is that again? Is it mine? Or the monster leader?”

While watching the situation through a telescope, Lot suddenly transformed. The legs of an animal with protruding horns and hooves. It almost looked like the devil.

“… … If it’s a devil, is it a demon? But Rusk’s men didn’t look like that.”

If it wasn’t a devil, it looked similar to a goat given its horns and hooves.

“… Karjen!”

I called Karjen just in case.

But even when I looked around, I couldn’t see Karjen.

“Ha, where has this damn fox gone again?”

I scratched my head. If Lot’s identity is what he thinks, it becomes annoying in many ways.

‘But if that’s true… . Why are you under Patricia?’

If they were simply on equal footing, I could understand the concept of partners, but there was something strange about offering blind loyalty.

“Tsk. I don’t know.”

In any case, it was clear that Philia and Kyra were not opponents that could be defeated.

Currently, the only forces that the management bureau can draw from are Ker and Karjen. It would be best if things were resolved along the Ker line, but if my prediction is correct, there is a high possibility that Ker will also be defeated.

So what about Karjen? If we cancel the contract, wouldn’t we be able to fight on an equal level?

‘It would be better if the two of us cooperated to deal with each other.’

Since Night Kerr doesn’t even listen to what I say, and Karjen is the heroine who is the furthest from cooperation, I have no choice but to send her separately.

In fact, if Omega Creature had been able to identify enemies, it would have been sent along with the other heroines. It was a synthetic life form with animal-like intelligence, so it was sent alone.

Grumble –.

I unfolded the folding telescope again and observed the scene.

However, it seemed like a battle was going on, but my eyes couldn’t follow it, so I closed the telescope again.

“Director.”

At that time, Aegwynn, who had left after receiving my order, returned.

“Kher?”

“I have prepared it.”

Aegwynn pointed to the sky, and as she looked up along her finger, she saw a helicopter floating in the air.

“As long as you give a signal, you can drop it at any time.”

“Good.”

Grumble –.

In order to determine the optimal time to release the dog, I opened the telescope again.

*

The battle was one-sided.

Philia and Kyra.

The relationship between the two, who had been together for a long time as teacher and disciple, was excellent, but they could not overcome the difference in rank.

Unlike before, when at least a sword was stuck, Lot, who revealed his true form, was impervious to even swords. The two female swordsmen, who had no way to injure him, tried to find a way to do it by striking him with the back of their swords, but it was only a meaningless struggle.

Wood-duk-.

“Uuuu… !”

Lot stomps on Kyra’s arm as she falls to the floor, breaking it. I could have just killed it like this, but I thought it would be a waste to kill such a great material.

Lot, who still felt loyal to Patricia and wanted to devote himself to her, was in a dilemma.

Is it true that he was abandoned? Or maybe it wasn’t abandoned. Zeke is an enemy in the first place, so is it right to be caught up in the doubts instilled in him by the enemy?

All kinds of questions were cluttering my mind. It was not easy to choose one side.

“Protect Yulia and the captain!”

A woman’s cry was heard at that time.

And the knights surround him all at once.

Lot looked around and realized that the sacred badges he had brought with him had died at their hands.

“… this. I thought it might be of some use, but humans are truly pathetic.”

He welcomed the appearance of a new enemy.

Because when I was fighting, I was able to forget about my annoying worries.

On the one hand, I also hoped that enemies would continue to appear until the queen returned.

“Ah… no… . escape… Hit it… .”

It was Philia who was not pleased with the appearance of the knights.

The enemy is an extra-standard strongman who easily overpowers himself and Liza.

Their appearance now was nothing more than a moth jumping into a fire.

But Philia’s voice did not reach her colleagues.

Even if they could reach it, there was no option for them to leave Philia behind and run away.