Chapter 102 – Cursed Child (2)
“… The Devil of Libra?”
“Yes. As you can see from the name
‘Devil of Libra’
Is basically a devil that returns only what the contractor puts on his balance. Whatever it is.”
“…”
“Sir, now that I see it, I don’t think you understand why the devil gives back as much as you get… That’s what this devil is after. At first glance, it seems like there would be no harm in making a contract with the devil.”
The sweeter the devil’s whispers, the more poison they always contain.
It has been an unchanging truth since ancient times.
“And, although I said I would give back what I received, there are times when the ‘devil of scales’ can ignore the scales.”
“What is that?”
“Revenge. The damage incurred by the contractor is refunded several times over. So under another name
‘Demon of Vengeance’
It is also called.”
“… So, Estelle made a contract with the devil to get revenge on Delphicia?”
When her Ian asked with a stern face, Elfriede shook her head.
“That won’t be it. According to the senior, the only thing Delpicia did to Estelle was to ruin the ‘Elise’s Day’ gift that the senior should have received.”
“… It’s not confirmed. That means there is a possibility.”
Elfriede frowned.
She was a truly frustratingly kind person.
It’s clear to anyone that she broke it, but she’s making excuses for it.
“Ha, then let’s assume that Delpicia did that. But I assure you, you can’t make a pact with the devil like this. With the advent of Goddess Ellis to this land, the ‘Dark Ages’ have ended, and the devil’s contracts have become considerably more difficult. Now at least
‘I will avenge her parents!
“If you don’t have that level of will, the contract itself is impossible.”
“… Elfriede. You said earlier that Estelle made a contract with the devil? “Not anymore?”
“No, I’m almost certain that Estelle is a demon contractor. There is so much overlap that it would be even more surprising if you were not a contractor. But…”
Elfriede paused for a moment and slowly parted her lips.
“Estelle already signed a contract a long time ago.”
“…”
“It seems hard to believe. Then I’ll prove it to you.”
Pair─
Elfriede, who clapped her hands, asked her Ian.
“There are more things you can pay for in a contract with the devil than you think. But there is one thing that is always missing. Do you know what it is?”
“…”
“Because this was excluded from the ‘Seal Designation,’ you probably know, right? There are a lot of old stories.”
“… Soul.”
“That’s correct. Now you know why the lower half of your ‘precious friend’ looks like that, right?”
Ian sighed deeply and touched his forehead.
“Ha… Why didn’t Estelle tell this to the church?”
“It’s simple. “She probably didn’t know she had made a pact with the devil.”
“You didn’t know?”
“Yes, devils aren’t that stupid.
‘The true name of the dragon’
Although it may not be as much, just finding out the name of the devil makes it considerably easier to deal with it. In particular, ‘The Devil of Libra’ must have included a condition to forget the contract because he had his contract canceled twice just because he was known to the contractor.”
“… Still, Estelle read books like Introduction to Demonology on her own. “You can question the contract with the devil.”
“Senior… Just because I’m saying it easily doesn’t mean it’s easy information? What the senior is hearing now is information that has been ‘sealed’! Books about demons currently on the market, including Introduction to Demonology, are 100% bullshit. If you want to know the correct information, you have to look for books that are at least 800 years old, right?”
It was through this method that Elfriede obtained information.
They say there is no place in the world where the power of the church cannot reach…
The ‘Forbidden Library’, which exists in the deepest part of the Elven ‘World Tree’, was able to avoid being ‘sealed’ by the church.
“Why on earth did the church do that? Then, how should I deal with the devil when he appears like now?”
“Calm down. Senior. “I don’t like church either, but it doesn’t mean I don’t understand it.”
“… What?”
“Think about it. Is it safe to teach a child the dangers of crossbows and how to handle them in detail? Or would it be safer to just hide the existence of the crossbow itself?”
No matter how dangerous a crossbow is, someone who shoots it is bound to appear.
Moreover, the devil was a being so dangerous that it could not even be compared to something like a crossbow.
I don’t like the church’s methods, but I can understand them.
Saruk- Saruk-
“Still, the owner of this notebook was quite smart. In a situation where you are not even sure of the existence of the devil
‘If I am harmed by the other person, the other person becomes unhappy.’
Because I understood it. And it’s not in the notebook, but…”
Elfriede nodded her head after reading the notebook once again.
“From what my senior said,
‘I can avoid misfortune if I pay the price myself.’
“I guess he also understood it.”
“… Making them pay the price directly?”
“Yes, to be precise, the contractor ends his revenge before the ‘Devil of Libra’ steps forward.”
Then Ian shook his clenched fist as if something came to mind.
‘Tsk… This guy and that guy are all so nice that they end up falling for it.’
If you had done something like that to me and gotten caught, I would have killed half of you even if there wasn’t a ‘Devil of Scales’.
This is why it was a problem for people to be too nice.
“Well, it was a mistake to take a wrong turn in the middle and delve into the ‘curse.’ Still, it was fortunate that I didn’t tell the church. I think this is because Estelle just hates church, but…”
“Why? “The devil is the enemy we talk about in church, right?”
“Because they are the enemy. The second thing in the world that church leaders hate is ‘devil contractors.’ “Whether my senior’s ‘precious friend’ signed the contract intentionally or because he was deceived, he would have immediately become a ‘target of special suppression’ from the moment he was discovered to have signed the contract.”
This was the reason why Elfried was reluctant about the church.
Ignoring the damage that occurs during the process, if it seems to be a cause of danger, pull it out from the root.
Because I felt homophobia at the church’s actions, which were somehow similar to the elves’ handling of affairs.
“Aww… I’m tired from talking too much. Well then, the story ends here. Ah! There’s no need to say it, but if you value your life, then go somewhere and stop talking about what you said today.”
Elfriede shrugged her shoulders and got down from her desk.
The only child in the world.
Elfriede considered herself a high elf, a super genius beautiful girl who had nothing to fear in the world, but if there was one thing she was afraid of, it was the church.
Because the church was an overwhelmingly violent group armed with madness in the name of faith.
“… Elfriede, wait a moment.”
“Why? “I think I’ve said everything I wanted to say.”
“I forgot the most important thing. … What are the two contract cancellations I mentioned earlier?”
Tsk-
Elfriede clicked her tongue inside her.
She realized her mistake later and tried to leave quickly, just in case, but she got caught.
“… Hmm. Did I say that? “I’m not sure”
“Elfriede. “You know.”
“Ah! I don’t know! No, I do not want! Let go! “I’m going!”
Elfriede, who turned her head, drew her line.
‘So far. ‘No more.’
I’ve already told you a lot of information for the public to know, but…
Still, if she keeps quiet about other people she has bet on, she will be able to live without any problems.
But I didn’t know that if I dug any further, Ian’s life would really be in danger.
‘… And what is it? I go to such lengths to visit other women only when I need them.’
Elfriede pouted her lips and thought of ‘Elise’s Day.’
‘… Probably the child sitting in the wheelchair at that time was Estelle.’
In fact, it was during the ‘Holy Communion’ when Elfriede tried to give chocolate to her Ian.
‘Then! For the holy day of Alice!’
‘For!’
‘For…’
However, the moment Elfriede saw Ian smiling with two women in her main auditorium, he unknowingly backed away from her.
‘… What. Really! ‘I’ve never seen someone smile like that at me before!’
The more she thought of Ian’s face, the more hot something rose in Elfriede’s heart…
Still, she thought that even that insensitive man would change if he received chocolate filled with sincerity, so she went to find Ian.
‘… I’m sorry, Elfriede, but I don’t have time.’
But Ian didn’t even give her a chance to hand over the chocolate and ran away as if running away.
Kkujik─
‘… Why?’
The chocolate, beautifully packaged in the shape of a heart, crumbled in Elfriede’s hands.
‘Why on earth should I be treated like this!? I am Elfriede!’
It was Elfriede who lacked nothing.
Even as she looked at the blonde girl she was with, she thought to herself that she was better with firm and firm thighs like that than with big tits like that.
‘Really, who are you to make me feel inferior? Is it okay to look a little better? Shocking! It’s really outrageous!’
Little Elfriede didn’t notice, but
This wasn’t an inferiority complex, it was jealousy.
From the moment she realized that Ian was showing her face to another woman that she had not shown to herself, she had been jealous of Elfriede.
… Of course, it was controversial to say that she was young at 230 years old.
Even if you calculate the age of a high elf as well as a human, 230 years old is not a young age at all.
But Elfriede literally lived her age in vain.
Aside from the body that has become younger through transformation, a person’s mental growth is achieved through interactions with others.
However, Elfriede, who was raised in extreme secrecy as the elves’ secret weapon, spent most of her life trapped within her world tree with minimal contact with others.
Let alone my peers, the only people I’ve seen close to me are elders who are hundreds of years older than me.
Even then, the elders were closer to ‘teachers’ and ‘subjects’ rather than ‘family’.
There was no way Elfriede could grow mentally like this.
‘… So don’t ever tell me!!’
What upsets Elfriede more than anything is that she truly didn’t care at the time.
Because no one taught me that this kind of life is lonely and sad.
─Make elves great again.
The words she heard from the elders were the only reason Elfriede lived.
[No magic for perverting dogs?][14]
Then one day, a gallery appeared before Elfriede’s eyes.
