episode_0183

=====[Isabella]=====

In the deepest part of the imperial palace, inside the bedroom where Empress Isabella stays, there was a secret space that she had never shown to anyone.

A witch’s sanctuary created by digging and polishing the underground with tunnel bugs.

The inside of the cavity where the demonic curtain had fallen was filled with an absolutely terrifying sight.

Thousands of insects crawl on the walls, ceiling, and floor, making crunching noises.

The black well, created by the decay of countless corpses, boiled ceaselessly and spewed out new bugs.

The wriggling larvae grow by eating all of their species they encounter, and soon evolve into new monsters.

People who had become the monster’s meal were lying on the floor, groaning helplessly as their brains and internal organs were eaten.

It was a space that seemed to have been cut out of the middle of hell.

—-

In the middle of the sanctuary, a statue of a god and an altar that appeared to be about 3 meters tall were placed.

A statue of a goddess entangled in a lustful affair with four beasts.

It was a terrible shape made by carving marble into shape, then sewing the skin of young virgins together and covering it like skin.

The face of the goddess resembled a statue of her god, as if mocking Elfinel, but her appearance did not look like a god to anyone. Rather, she looked closer to a devil.

Four wings that hung down like hair were draped over the beasts.

A face filled with extreme pleasure had its tongue sticking out as if trying to lick the object in front of it, and sharp claws were sprouting from the ends of its limbs as it hugged the beast on its stomach.

She was the image of the evil god Lilith, a prostitute of lust and arrogance.

On the altar in front of the statue, a naked man was lying as if dead.

Ernst.

Although he fought with all his might, the result of standing alone against an enemy he could not defeat was disastrous.

He wasn’t even human anymore.

Three days since the Battle of Dawn.

Isabella was staying here and improving her eldest son step by step.

If it hadn’t been for the sudden contact, I would have been doing that right now.

—-

Isabella was sitting on a chair next to the altar, without any clothes on.

Holding a sharp dagger in one hand, and holding a crystal ball that emits magic light in the other hand.

“The underlying work on our part is finished. As soon as a civil war breaks out, the North and East will intervene. The fairies of the West wouldn’t miss this opportunity either.”

A soft voice flowed from the crystal ball.

The first apostle, Peyrus, Isabella listened to her collaborator’s message with a subtle smile.

“Now it’s your turn to keep your promise, Benes. Fulfill your pledge.”

A pact made over a hundred years ago to avoid the frenzy of witch hunting.

Spread chaos and death throughout the empire as grandly as possible.

It was a satisfactory condition for Isabella Benes as well.

Although ‘their’ purpose was different from his own… The evil spirit she served was also a being that welcomed blood, death, confusion, and corruption.

“Hmm. This is the end of my reign as empress. It’s a little disappointing. It was more fun than I thought.”

The original plan was to make Ernst emperor and then use him as a puppet to create chaos… That plan has long since been abandoned.

Thanks to Leopold’s power growing beyond expectations, a more effective idea emerged.

Because more blood will be shed in a civil war in which the whole world will be embroiled than in the tyranny of one military leader.

It will be impossible to enjoy luxury and pleasure as the empress of the empire like now.

Although it was just entertainment for Isabella, it was quite fun.

“If we win the civil war, isn’t there no problem?”

“Well, I don’t know what will happen. It’s not like we can tie Palun and Landenburg together forever, right? There… That Ka`har woman is also troublesome in many ways.”

“Are you talking about Aishangior?”

okay. That woman was the problem.

A woman who was strangely reluctant to make contact with Isabella, even though she had never met her.

Even after just one year, his growth rate seemed to surpass even that of Wallenstein, and he was chosen by the Sword of Oath.

For Isabella, whose roots were demons, he was an extremely unpleasant opponent.

“Okay. It’s obvious that they’re targeting me, so I shouldn’t kill them. There are degrees of irrationality.”

“… The woman is an important variable. How you use variables is up to you.”

Peyrus’ tone was firm.

As if killing Aishangior Hashal could never be tolerated.

It wasn’t wrong.

In fact, her actions contributed to the destruction of the empire.

Because she crossed the wall with Ka’har’s peace agreement, the prisoners’ sense of crisis heightened.

Thanks to this, Milicia’s surprise attack, which should have been a small raid, expanded into a large-scale uprising that burned the entire island.

Thanks to this, Leopold, who was withering away and dying, had the opportunity to stand up again.

After attracting Princess Aishangior to his side, his power literally grew to a level comparable to that of Ernst.

So much so that it’s worth risking your life to gamble in Einfeld.

As a result of deploying all the command species gathered by Peyrus’ organization into that battlefield, they were able to harvest a huge amount of death.

The Great Fire of the Islands and the Battle of Einfeld.

Both were dealt with before any further damage could be caused by that woman’s activities, but considering that the root cause was her actions… .

In the end, the existence of Aishangior Hashall brought only benefits to Peyrus.

Thanks to the souls harvested at that time, we were able to quickly destroy the first Holy Grail.

“It’s a variable… Well, it seems like it was quite helpful to ‘you guys’ plan, but it’s hard for me to understand why they should leave alone a woman who is like Elfinel’s finger?”

If you look at the reason why the imperial dispute, which would have ended with Leopold alone, turned into a large-scale civil war that involved members of different races, it could be said that it was thanks to her.

However, such benefits only helped Peyrus and had little to do with Isabella.

“Elpinel’s finger? It may seem that way now. But that woman… .”

Peyrus, who was about to say something, suddenly fell silent.

As if I couldn’t say more than this.

“Who is that woman?”

“… Elfinel is not the only one watching the variables. That’s all I can say. You serve Lilith, but she is not the one who leads me.”

Witches and demons worship evil gods.

Isabella was also attending Lilith.

On the other hand, the one whom Peyrus follows… It was not one of the four great evil spirits.

Although I never told Isabella its true identity.

His organization and Isabella were only in a cooperative business relationship, but their fundamental purposes were different.

“That’s the end of the story, Benes. Nothing changes. What you should do and what you shouldn’t do.”

Isabella’s brows furrowed slightly.

She was irritated because they didn’t tell her important information and just told her to leave the danger alone.

“What if I have to kill her?”

“You too will become our enemy. How long do you think it will take to be hung on a cross and reduced to ashes?”

It was an incredibly cold answer.

Isabella was silent for a while.

Because Peyrus’ words were not just a threat.

If Peyrus had his way, destroying Isabella would actually not be that difficult.

He didn’t even need to come forward himself.

If the information about Isabella was leaked to the Holy Kingdom, that alone would be enough to kill her.

If it were confirmed that she was a witch, it was clear that Seongguk would do everything in its power to burn the last witch.

“… So, is it okay if I don’t kill him?”

She was an unpleasant woman, but there was no need to kill her.

If your brain is eaten, you’re as good as dead, so you won’t be able to parasitize bugs… Because there were many ways to harass.

“That doesn’t matter. It is enough for a variable to be alive, so I have no intention of interfering with capturing and corrupting it.”

The answer is that they won’t let you go if you turn them into corpses, but they don’t mind if you turn them into females.

Isabella smiled contentedly.

“It’s nice to hear it. That’s it then. I also have a lot of work to do.”

Isabella cut off the magic power supplying the crystal ball and placed it next to the altar.

It was time to give my son some attention again.

Ernst, lying on the altar, was conscious but unable to move.

Except for his brain, which he had deliberately saved, his body was no longer his own.

The torn and torn torso was full of stitch marks.

Every time the bugs filled inside the skin wriggled, the skin rose and sank repeatedly.

Everything, from internal organs and muscles to bones and nerves, had been eaten and replaced by insects.

If I hadn’t cut off my sense of pain, I would have gone crazy long ago.

“My son Ernst. You waited a long time, right? I’m sorry, I must have had so much fun.”

Isabella laughed lewdly and climbed on top of Ernst’s body.

Now that the body’s transformation was completely completed, all that was left was to connect life.

Ernst cursed all sorts of things inside, but now that he needed Isabella’s permission to even open his eyes, none of those curses came out of his mouth.

On the altar of Lilith, another passionate love affair ensued.

It was an immoral and ugly sight.