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Episode 338

“A goddess…?”

If she is a goddess, she is a deity served by most countries on this continent, including Reelia.

I once heard a fragment of a story through the Tree of Knowledge. Did you say that Iscarade and the Tree of Knowledge lost their powers as old gods when the goddess appeared?

But what does that have to do with the current situation?

It is understandable that Iscarade is driven by human desire to regain his power as a great being. But it never occurred to me what it had to do with my death.

“Ah-ah-ah-”

There was no time to think. Prince Tyr approached with his white eyes open and blood streaming from his mouth, brandishing his sword. Although the speed was a little slower, the movements were much bolder.

Carmel, who was trying to stop him with magic just like before, desperately shook her head.

“No, no matter how much magic power you infiltrate… you can’t kill someone who’s already dead again!”

Disease and death are meaningless to those who are already dead. As if making that claim, Prince Tyr swung his sword at us without hesitation.

“Tsk…!”

Tyr’s sword passed by at a narrow distance. If I hadn’t been a little unlucky, I would have been fatally injured. Carmel grabbed my hand and pulled.

“Let’s run away, Sarah!”

Undead Tyr’s movements are sluggish, perhaps because his body is cold. It seemed like the best thing to do now was to run. I ran as hard as I could with Carmel.

Run down the spiral staircase and run down the hallway. But the moment I opened the door at the end of the hallway, Escalade was waiting there, like a lie.

“It is impossible to leave from here, Princess Sarah Lustier. Because this palace has now become my domain. Compared to the old days, it’s nothing special.”

Come to think of it, I heard you can move through space. I asked him, a little out of breath.

“What do you want from me?”

“Didn’t I tell you? What I want is the death of Princess Sarah Lustier. It is through your death that the great rebellion can finally begin.”

“What does that mean?”

“You just need to know this. That the very moment you face death, the goddess who encompasses everything will descend here.”

I don’t understand. But Escarade seemed to sincerely believe that.

“Now, let me introduce it to you. Actually, I don’t have anything to introduce. As you all know very well, she is entangled in bad relationships and fate.”

The door in the direction we are heading opens wide. Standing there was none other than Eila.

“Ale…la…?”

I could tell at a glance. This is not the innocent Aila. Eyes full of bewitching malice were directed at me.

“Get out of the way, mama. Because my mother is rightfully mine. Quantras promised. After achieving my goal, I can do whatever I want with my mother’s body.”

Have you returned to your original personality? No, I don’t think so. The way she spoke and her tone was Aila’s after going through a reset. But my way of thinking seemed to have been completely twisted.

“Escalade…!”

“Oh, it looks like you don’t like it. But isn’t this what Princess Sarah Lustier also did? Manipulating a person’s heart can be said to be a sin in itself.”

Aila had transformed her body and looked like a feline beast. The fierce vertical eyes were murderous. It lunged at me with its sharp claws.

“Ugh…!”

Carmel wrapped around me and got scratched deeply on my back. Her black dress was torn and several cuts were carved on her back. All I could do was convince Eila.

“Stop it, Aila.”

“You want me to stop? That’s not possible. I wonder if your mother would just cut off your limbs. Oh, you don’t have to worry that you might die. With my magic, I can stop the bleeding in no time.”

Aila clawed at her fingernails, which had just had Carmel’s blood on them. Carmel’s wounds were quite severe.

I’m all sick. I felt like it would hurt less if my heart was stabbed.

Behind him, Prince Tyr had come down the stairs and was looking in this direction. There is no sign of exhaustion, perhaps because he has already stopped breathing.

In the end, I had no choice but to nod to Aila.

“…Okay, Ayla. Take my limbs. But please send my mother.”

“What are you talking about! Are you crazy?”

“There is no other way. If my mother wants to live…”

I’m not doing this because I like it. But Carmel’s wounds weren’t just fresh. Even in the confrontation with Prince Tyr, he received injuries here and there.

“Escalade. You said you wanted my life, right? So if you just take that, can you guarantee the safety of others?”

Escalade gave an unusually brief answer.

“I think it’s already too late for that.”

The moment I was about to ask what that meant, the door on the side where Aila appeared burst open again.

“Found it, Captain! It’s here!”

“Lika, Pilgret!”

It was Rika and Philgret. Both of them were covered in blood and dust, probably after a difficult battle.

“How do you get here… No, can you see me more than that?”

It seems that Pilgret has chosen Prince Tyr as his opponent. He said as he passed us quickly.

“Sorry for being late.”

He immediately confronted Prince Tyr. Fast and clean as always, with the skills of the best sword in the kingdom.

Rika also immediately blocked the space between Aila and us. Aila growled bitterly as if she didn’t like the intruder, and Rika’s face hardened when she saw me and Carmel’s injuries.

“It seems like harsh discipline is needed.”

“On the topic of bitches…”

The facial expressions of the two people, baring their fangs, happened to be quite similar.

If Aila actively fought while using her song, her chances of winning would be slim, but it seemed like she was going to insist on hand-to-hand combat, perhaps due to the added influence of brainwashing.

The two people who were staring each other faced each other at some point. As speed was his specialty, it was a close match that made the eyes dizzy.

“…………………..”

Iscarade kept an unpleasant silence as he looked at the newly appeared uninvited guests. Do you think your plan is going astray? If so, I feel a little refreshed.

Then, suddenly, he disappeared. There’s no way he’s completely gone… no way.

But he soon reappeared. With huge stone slabs filling it from floor to ceiling.

“Monument of the royal family…?”

“Of all the souls remaining here, it would be the most useful. Aside from his personality, his skills are clearly the best among the best. You were probably on the same page as the princess, right?”

He tapped the tombstone with the back of his hand a few times as if knocking. Then, the green light emanating from the tombstone gradually took the shape of a human being.

“…What is it? Where? Is it the Lustier Palace? No, it’s a little different from what I knew.”

Although the shape of the hat and beard was a little different from what I saw in the dream, it was clearly Adrian. No, this is probably his soul that is a little more intact.

“Yes, Adrian Eldritch, the first King Mage. Grab those two guys. These are the royal traitors who are causing chaos in your kingdom.”

Adrian gave Carmel an uncomfortable look, then made a hand sign and held both hands together.

“It seems so.”

“What is that? Are you stupid? How dare you take the words of a suspicious person wrapped in bandages like that!”

Adrian didn’t seem to have any intention of saying anything more. It seems they have already judged me and Carmel as enemies.

“Pfft…”

Carmel bit her lip from the pain in her back, but stretched out her arms to counter his magic. Rika and Pilgret, who were engaged in a fierce battle, also seemed to have noticed this strange incident.

“Princess!”

However, they also seemed to have no time to spare. Rika in particular seemed overwhelmed. They were at an overwhelming disadvantage compared to Aila, who could recover with magical power even when injured.

Adrian continued to engage in magic battles with Carmel, switching between different beasts. As I had no magic vision or mana perception, there was no way to know the exact situation of the battle.

However, it could only be assumed that in the current Carmel, the country would be at a disadvantage with all the burden. Sweat continued to increase on Carmel’s forehead.

‘How, what should I do…’

Even if you think about it, you won’t find an answer. At least, if I were in a state where I could use magic…!

It was then.

The surroundings were instantly filled with dazzling brilliance. As the colorless world suddenly changed into a bright world, I had a hard time even opening my eyes.

“Hmm? Huh?”

Aila had already returned to her original innocent face. There was not the slightest trace of vulgarity. Rather, he seemed embarrassed when he saw the wounds of Rika, who was fighting him with a sword.

Prince Tyr returned to his corpse again. The same was true for Adrian. His figure groaned for a moment as if in pain and then disappeared like smoke. The royal monument seemed to tremble for a moment and then revert back to just a giant rock.

Escarade brought his clenched fists together and shouted in an excited voice.

“Finally! Finally! Has it appeared! Did you sense Princess Sarah Lustier’s crisis and appear on this land? Oh oh! Great goddess! Finally you!”

In the center of the pure white room stood Rielia, radiating extreme brilliance.