Chapter 44 – 43. The Nightmare That Follows
A dark space and the feeling of a cold wall behind your back.
Arthur thought he had gotten out of there, but unfortunately, the memories of her past haunted him and never let him go.
“Ah… Ah…”
A feeling I’ve never gotten used to. Arthur felt fear consuming her body from her toes as her limbs slowly stiffened.
“■■, ■■■?”
Arthur felt her body tremble at the sound of the woman’s voice in front of her, and she instinctively let out a scream.
“Si, I hate it!! I hate it now!!!! Please!! Stop. Go away!!”
Closing her eyes, Arthur crouched down with her back to the wall, bowed her head and began to pray to her god.
Please let me get out of this hell. Please… Please…
“■■ ■■■■ ■■.”
But Arthur’s prayer was not granted, and she once again felt the voice and the presence of a woman coming towards her. Arthur dragged her legs and hands on the floor to increase the distance between her and the approaching woman.
Moved to the other side of the woman.
ㅡChin.
But even this did not last long, and upon reaching the corner of her room, Arthur found that there was no way for her to escape from the approaching woman.
“■■■?”
This time, Arthur felt her voice grab his shoulder and he fought hard, shaking his whole body to get away from the woman’s hand.
I hate it, I hate it, I hate it, I hate it, I hate it, I hate it.
I don’t want to be sick anymore… I don’t want to get dirty anymore…
However, contrary to her expectations, when Arthur felt that the woman did not subdue him as time went by, he thought that the woman had let down her guard, and in an instant, she pushed the woman away with all her strength.
The woman probably didn’t expect this, but Arthur saw her fall due to her own strength. As soon as the woman fell, Arthur stood up and ran toward the door in front of her.
I can go out now.! If you just open that door…
ㅡThump.
However, perhaps because she was nervous at the sudden opportunity, Arthur lost her footing and she fell to the floor, unable to move.
“Ah.”
At the same time as the short sigh that came out of her mouth, she felt the presence of a woman coming right behind her.
What do we do.? Every time she was caught running away, she was beaten to the point of death. I don’t want to get sick again.! First, let’s get down on her knees and pray, then maybe she won’t hit you.
Okay! Let’s say it was a mistake. If you tell her it’s because her head is acting weird for a moment, she might give it a look.
Arthur, thinking he had to avoid her assault, lifted her body up, went in front of the woman, and knelt down on her knees.
“Please. Just take a look. It’s all a mistake! “I will listen carefully, so please don’t hit me.”
At the same time, Arthur began to pray, rubbing his left hand against his right wrist, and only the sound of skin rubbing and Arthur’s voice echoed in the room.
“I won’t lie anymore. I won’t even resist when I do it, jebaaeuwup.!”
-Gulp.
At that time, Arthur suddenly felt something small enter his mouth, travel down her throat, and into her esophagus, and he quickly realized that this was the medicine he had been given before each time he was forced to drink.
No.! If you eat it, you’ll go crazy again, so you have to spit it out.
“Wuweeeeek- ugh.!”
Arthur tried to spit out the medicine, but the woman, as if she had expected Arthur to behave like this, covered her mouth with her hand to prevent Arthur from spitting out the medicine.
In the end, Arthur, who swallowed her medicine without being able to spit it out, trembled with fear, thinking that her body would become sensitive due to the effects of the medicine, but contrary to her expectations, she became very drowsy, and she collapsed.
She lost her mind.
…
Arthur, who fell asleep, opened his eyes in her dream world.
In a pure white space, there stood a being who looked exactly like her.
“Nice to meet you.”
“Me.?”
It was an alien situation to be greeted by a being that looked like her, but strangely enough, this situation was not unfamiliar to Arthur.
“I just borrowed your face, but I am a different being from you. To put it simply, all you need to know is that I am someone who did business with you.”
Transaction.? What are you talking about?
“Of course, these things are not important. What really matters is that you broke your promise.”
“The terms of the deal clearly state that outside help is prohibited, but you used an artifact.”
Arthur was confused by the words of a being who looked exactly like him.
You broke your promise.? What does artifact mean?
“Because of this, I can also demand one thing for the sake of fairness.”
“All I ask of you is that you say, ‘I agree to amplify the emotions of others only once.’ That alone is enough.”
Equity? Amplification of emotions? I have no idea what you’re talking about.
“And if you grant my request, I will grant you at least one small favor.”
“For example, it could make you no longer see the woman who harassed you.”
“!!!”
So then you can no longer have nightmares or illusions.?
If I just say a few short sentences, I can escape this hellish fantasy and nightmare…?
“Ha. I want to do it!! “
The devil’s temptation was too sweet, and Arthur, who was pushed to the edge of the cliff, accepted the devil’s conditions without even a moment of hesitation.
“If you grant my request first, I will grant your request.”
“I agree to amplify other people’s emotions only once.”
As Arthur spoke, a piece of paper suddenly appeared in front of her, wrote down what she had just said, and then disappeared again.
ㅡSigh.
And Arthur woke from her sleep for the last time to see the Demon Lord smiling grotesquely at her own face.
… (Aris’s point of view)
It was a morning like any other. But it was also a difficult time for Aris. Because when she woke up and Arthur suddenly screamed at her, she panicked.
The doctor said that Arthur was acting like this because of his PTSD, so she had to deal with him calmly and never provoke him.
“Arthur, are you okay?”
Aris asked Arthur in case she was wondering, but instead of an answer that she was okay, all she heard was expressions of rejection that were like her screams.
Then, moving her body against the wall, Arthur crouched down and began to shake her body.
Seeing Arthur like this, Aris began to approach Arthur to give him the medicine prescribed by her doctor.
“Everything will be okay.”
But her own words made Arthur more excited, and he dragged her body to the corner.
Aris, who was watching this, slowly approached Arthur to give him her medicine and spoke to her. As she held Arthur’s shoulder with her other hand to put her medicine in Arthur’s mouth, she
Her whole body began to shake and resist.
Of course, Aris could have used her strength to overpower Arthur and force him to take the medicine, but since she could have hurt Arthur, she bent down while holding Arthur’s body and tried to give him the medicine quickly. 〈 Br〉
However, when Arthur pushed hard at her unexpected timing, Aris lost her balance and had no choice but to fall.
At the same time, Arthur got up from the floor and started running towards her door. Therefore, when Aris saw this, her heart sank, fearing that Arthur would leave her room in that state, but she saw him fall in vain in front of her door.
Aris, relieved to see this, approached her again to give her medicine, but Arthur, sensing her presence, suddenly stood up, and she was seen kneeling in front of him and beginning to pray.
Sprout- sprout- sprout-
Aris felt her heart grow more and more painful as she watched Arthur rubbing his left hand and her right wrist together.
When Arthur was trapped there, she probably prayed like that every time.?
Seeing Arthur like this, Aris blamed herself for her incompetence and, making excuses, put her medicine into Arthur’s open mouth, and at the same time she covered his mouth with her hand.
She always knew from experience that if she put medicine in her mouth, Arthur would try to spit it out, so she covered Arthur’s mouth until the medicine had completely passed into his stomach. After a while, the effects of her medicine caused Arthur to vomit. As he fell asleep, Aris picked Arthur up and laid him down on her bed.
“Haa.”
Aris sighed and looked at Arthur, who was sleeping soundly.
Since the day she returned, Arthur often wakes up in the morning and acts like this, thinking he is trapped in the warehouse.
Fortunately, she was used to it now and was able to quickly drug Arthur, but she was very embarrassed at first, and she was deeply hurt by Arthur not recognizing her and treating her like a rapist. Of course, she didn’t mind because now she knows why.
Of course, apart from that, it wasn’t mentally easy to see Arthur in pain.
“Okay. Now let’s use the skill.”
“If we delay it any longer, Arthur, unable to endure it, might make an extreme choice.”
Aris, who could no longer see her Arthur broken, decided to use her skills, before using her status window to check her abilities.
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Name: Aris
[Abilities]
Stamina-59
Strength-61
Dexterity-65
Magic attribute-71
[Blessing]
-Guardian knight of the hero who rules the thunderstorm (SS)
[Skill]
-Supreme Sacrifice (SSS)
-Lord of Thunder (SS)
-Soul Bond (S)
-Status Window (S-)
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Considering that it had not been that long since she took the elixir, her abilities could be seen to have increased significantly. However, the most important magic attribute value only increased by 1 compared to before.
The reason why Aris failed to increase her magical power significantly after that was simple. In order to increase her magic power, she must train her magic power, but since Aris’ physical ability was very low compared to her magic level, she was unable to train her magic power until her other abilities approached 70. If she ignores this and practices, it may take a toll on her body, and if she is unlucky, she may die or become disabled.
Even if she had increased her magic power, if her body suffered permanent aftereffects due to excessive training, her remaining lifespan might be calculated low when she used the skill. In that case, she could have ended up dying without even being able to lift Arthur’s curse due to lack of lifespan.
“But it doesn’t make sense to raise other abilities to 70. … In the worst case, it may take several years, and even if you raise your magic power to 70 faster than expected, it will take even longer to increase your magic power through magic training, so in reality, you should think of your magic power as being at its maximum now.”
Aris clicked on Noble Sacrifice in her status window.
[Noble Sacrifice (SSS)]
-Guardian knights can give up everything to protect their target. Consumes lifespan to remove all curses engraved on the soul with a probability.
-Life is lost in proportion to the level of the curse that has been lifted.
-The probability of doing it is proportional to the user’s magical power level.
-The noble sacrifice is priceless and can even be called a miracle. But miracles are called miracles because they never happen again.
It would have been nice if the lifespan consumed or the probability of completing it were clearly stated.
No, let’s think positively. 71 is a high enough number. Even the knight of the capital I saw before had a magic level in the late 60s, so the probability of doing it will be high.
Determined to do so, Aris placed her hand on Arthur to use her skill, and she thought to herself that she wanted to use her skill.
Then, a status window appeared in front of Aris’ eyes asking if she wanted to use her skill on Arthur and a warning that once she made her choice, it could not be undone.
The status window continued to send warnings, flashing red, but this did not stop Aris’ actions.
“Use skills.”
Although it was a skill that put her own life at risk, there was not a trace of fear or trembling in her voice.
