Chapter 234 – 65. Victory Ceremony (1)
“Hello. Count.”
When I entered the workshop, three people greeted me.
“There was also Tricia.”
“Yeah. Count Julian.”
Gray haired woman. Cecilia’s older sister, Tricia, bowed her head to me. The group had a little tea time. Rarely did they meet eyes with the two.
Meanwhile, Cecilia and Lucia. Neither of them could take their eyes off me.
‘Lucia has been like that since the last day of training.’
In fact, nothing special happened with Lucia during that training. She actually had an affair with Lilia.
However, it seems that watching Lilia and I’s tryst and the shocking nightmare changed something inside Lucia.
‘Did he come to like me more?’
Because all the emotions were revealed in those eyes. It wasn’t a bad thing though. It would be embarrassing if watching the tryst with Lilia went badly.
I don’t know if it’s the influence of the dream, but Lucia’s fate grade was stable.
‘Lucia… I have to play a big part in Cardinal Grius’ event this time.’
Victory Day event in a few days. The event to unveil the holy relics of the central territories was important not only to me but also to Lucia.
Besides Yulian, Lucia was a playable character. I briefly remembered the story of that Lucia route.
‘Chasing squad. Among them, only Lucia was able to find the most dangerous member.’
Lucia’s biggest goal in that storyline is revenge against Duke Pedro.
In fact, Duke Pedro is no different from the final boss in the Julian route. It was as if the goals of the two main characters coincided.
And the Byrea mercenary team’s pursuit team. A group of worst villains working behind the scenes for Duke Pedro to do his dirty work.
Among those members, there is one more dangerous person than Izeltier or Rene, whom I have already encountered.
‘Jet-black Leicester.’
A mercenary with such a dubious nickname. He’s no, he’s more of an assassin than a mercenary. And he was from the same slums as Lucia.
‘And he’s Duke Pedro’s faithful confidant.’
So that Pedro, who was not the eldest son, could receive the dukedom. There are assassin groups that have done all sorts of dirty tricks. Leicester is the successor of that assassination group.
So if only he could make good use of him. Because you will be able to read Duke Pedro’s intentions, which are difficult to contact right now.
However, as an assassin, he is very new and rare. In fact, even that name is unknown.
‘It’s only before the end of Demon King’s Slaughter that he finds out his true identity.’
It’s hard to figure out who that guy is in the normal way. If it was Julian Root, it would be hard to find even a trace of him participating in this incident.
But the Lucia route was different.
I’ve had a bad relationship with him since I was little, so I’ll be able to notice him in disguise.
While I was lost in thought for a moment, Cecilia spoke to her.
“I… Yulian-nim. Then, are you here today for the adjustment of the sword?”
“No. Not like that. My sword is fine since you adjusted it last time.”
“Then…?”
I took out Erti and put it on the table in the drawing room.
“This? Isn’t that the engagement ring with Her Highness Lilia?”
At those words, Lucia flinched momentarily. But soon, he made a calm expression while fiddling with the butterfly hairpin I was presented with.
“No. A ring that has nothing to do with Lilia… No. She must have something to do with her too.”
Then he said, taking turns between Lucia and Cecilia.
“Not only with Lillia, but with both of you.”
Cecilia put on a puzzled expression.
Even though Lilia, a prospective saintess, noticed its existence only with her subtle divine power dwelling in her Erti. She is said to be a dragon, but as her blacksmith, Cecilia, she did not yet know the details.
“Would you like to touch it? Cecilia.”
“Yeah…? Still, if it’s my brother’s order… Ugh?!”
And the moment of contact with Erti. Cecilia screamed. Then she was silent for a while. Finally, her face turned blue.
“Yo… Dragon Slayer Siertiar…”
“Dragon sword? No way?”
Tricia was startled by Cecilia’s cry.
“If it’s a dragon slaughter sword, that disgusting sword that has decapitated countless dragons… No. Demonic sword… No… Good performance…”
Tricia almost cursed Erti, but she held back for a while. Soon, she seems to have realized which family the erti belonged to.
“And… Siertia was the Reinhard family’s holy place. But it’s already gone, and I heard that Marquis Wilhelm was carrying another sword during the Great War…”
After saying that, Tricia belatedly noticed her Lucia.
“I… Lucia!! What I said was bullshit…”
Sure enough, Lucia was also taken aback.
Although Lucia already knew that these sisters were demons. It seems like I haven’t told Lucia yet that I know all about it.
“You don’t need to be so upset. Lucia. I know everything about these two.”
“Is that true?”
Then her Lucia expression became really subtle. Lucia, who doesn’t know about my father yet. You will only know me as the son of the hero of the great war and the great saint.
‘For me to be acquainted with demons like that is absurd.’
However, this fact could not be hidden from the heroines forever. There are few people who understand everything without speaking like Lilia.
I confessed my identity to Lucia. Then, he explained to the three of them all about Siertia’s revival.
***
After having a conversation like that. For now, he came out of Cecilia’s studio for a while.
The empty lot behind it is sparsely populated. There, Tricia was holding her cigarette in her mouth.
“Okay. Resurrection of Siertia and destruction of Island. In fact, I knew it to some extent.”
I told her what she said to me.
A primeval forest that is considered a sacred place for elves and demons. And about the world tree in the middle.
“Even before I left the Demon Kingdom, the roots of the World Tree were drying up. Seeing that, the High Priests of Unir said it was a sign of great chaos in Island. Well, I wasn’t sincere either. Anyway, since I was a priest of Unir, I know that fact.”
The creatures, humans and demons, repeatedly fought against each other. Jedin, the god of light, and Yunir, the god of darkness, share the same roots.
‘They both prophesied destruction…?’
Of course, Unir has lost his power and is currently missing. However, the world tree is the one who has received some of its power, like the devil’s grand duke.
It seems that he foresaw what was to come in the future with that huge divinity.
“But the key to stopping that destruction is Siertia. If Julian-sama were the key, he would understand. Demons actually don’t like Siertia.”
At Tricia’s words, Erti returned to my finger and hummed dissatisfied.
“In reality, Siertia has slashed many demons. That’s why the children of the demons always grew up hearing ghost stories about Siertia. If she doesn’t listen to her elders, Ertia, the ghost of her virgin, will take her.”
Erti fully expressed her dissatisfaction even at the word that the maiden was a ghost.
[What nonsense is that pointy ear…!! I never said when I got her virgin […
Erti reacted more sensitively to being called a virgin ghost than to the notoriety of being a dragon slayer. Well, until a few months ago, it was really a virgin ghost, that is, a virgin ghost.
Tricia, who had no way of knowing the circumstances, continued to speak.
“She heard that Siertia has a lot of resentment because she is so ugly that she has not experienced a man in hundreds of years. So she said that she took that anger out on her demons for no reason…”
[Ugly… Ugly!! That… That… It’s a mouth with pointed ears…!! On the subject that she is also a virgin…!!]
[Erti. Be quiet It’s noisy.]
I made the angry Erti quiet once again. Of course, it was clear that the current words were Tricia’s puns. It was clear that she was doing that on purpose.
“Well, anyway, isn’t Cecil’s reaction the most important thing? Although Cecil was particularly afraid of the ghost story of Siertia, her maiden ghost, from a young age. Still, she wouldn’t refuse it if it was for the Count. She should have no problem reviving the sword. And Lucia too.”
As Tricia said, Lucia listened to my confession in silence.
In fact, Lucia, too, at her last training camp, had heard about the resurrection of Siertia from Lilia.
‘Even if you didn’t know that I’m of mixed demon race.’
And even that fact. Lucia was easily convinced. In the first place, she was friendly with her demon sisters, so she had no objection to her demons at all. She also had a strong belief in me.
“By the way, even with Cecile. It’s also strange that Lucia will play a big role in the resurrection of that holy sword. After all, does fate continue? I thought Cecil and Lucia would be together.”
After saying that, he gave me a strange smile.
“And it seems that both of you are infatuated with the Count. Hmm…”
At the same time, her green eyes scanned my face.
“Because I am old. I’ve seen His Majesty Lucifer’s face firsthand. Because his off-white color was famous even among us elves. I guess you can’t lie about blood?”
“What… Is that…”
“Cecil always talks about the Count when she comes home. Besides, Lucia has the eyes of a woman who is obsessed with a man like that. At this point, I wonder what kind of person the Count is?”
In an instant, Tricia’s eyes became strangely bewitching.
Today’s uniform is not the same as the last time, but a normal outfit. And I didn’t even wear makeup. Tricia is an elf.
Unlike humans, that sculptural beauty filled her face. As her expression changed, her feelings changed.
‘So is the atmosphere.’
An adult woman of marriageable age exudes that maturity. Tricia had a climax atmosphere as a woman, different from that of Carmen, a milf.
“Well… If you put it that way, not only that dragon slasher, but I’m already a virgin ghost. Whoa…”
Saying that, Tricia let out the smoke from her cigarette. Her sigh was quite emotional.
Perhaps Tricia has also left her homeland and is living in her far country. Even if she had Cecilia or Lucia, she might be lonely somewhere.
‘Does it remind me of a man?’
A race of elves famous for their extraordinary beauty. The saddened beauty was so pathetic and beautiful that at the moment her heart was pounding.
But I soon suppressed that thought. Tricia is Cecilia’s older sister. And she’s not the heroine of Demon King’s Slaughter.
‘I’m not a male dog in heat… I refrain from thinking like this…’
After all, Agnes’ Rosario is there, so I think it’s a relief. She spoke hers to her.
“By the way, Tricia. Anything important to say to me?”
“Ah. Yes. I almost forgot the most important thing.”
There was one thing she had asked her to do in her letter.
Siertia’s Resurrection. The material for the holy sword that will be its core. Millennium Yongrin. Retrieving the old dragon’s scales would never be easy.
‘So I asked Tricia.’
If there is a perennial dragon in the empire. You can try to save it somehow with the background of the Reinhardt family. There was no way to save Young Rin unless it was from the Demon Kingdom.
But Tricia was from Unir’s priesthood. And the place where Unir’s priest stays. Because that place was a primeval forest. She told me
“A few days ago, I successfully made a contract with the demon noble again. So, if I’m in charge of guiding the way, I won’t get lost in that vast primeval forest. And the eternal Dragon Rin, in order to obtain the scales, an ancient dragon’s corpse is needed…”
Tricia finally tossed out the butt of her cigarette, she said.
“The center of the primeval forest. We will have to head to the World Tree.”
“Is that so? Then your help will be greatly needed. Anyway, it was a lot of work. Tricia. I am truly grateful to you.”
When she escapes the Demon Realm, she is the one who gave up Unir’s priesthood. Tricia made a contract with the demon noble again for me. It was something she was grateful for.
Tricia hesitated for a moment, embarrassed.
“… You don’t have to be so formal. Julian-sama is the son of Her Majesty Lucifer. And because he was Cecil’s lifesaver. It’s not like I was trying to make a contract with the demon grand duke like Cecil. He was only an aristocrat of the level of a baron.”
“Still, being grateful is something I’m grateful for. Doesn’t a contract with the devil require a price?”
After another polite bow, Tricia averted her gaze from me, embarrassed.
“I… Yulian-nim. Do you ever speak so politely and kindly to just about any woman?”
“Kindness? I just said it normally.”
“Hmm… I see. Still, the favor of someone like Julian-sama. Because it’s perfect to inadvertently mislead women. You have to be careful.”
Recognizing the meaning of the words, I put on an embarrassed expression.
“Not so.”
***
A few days later Cardinal Grius’ Victory Day celebrations approached.
Although it is a weekday, Victory Day is a big anniversary in the Empire. So, Pantheon was closed today.
‘I can’t even rest.’
And now I was in the entertainment district with Lucia.
“Then, the special guards for today’s Victory Day have all gathered. I will move quickly.”
Early morning before sunrise. The two of them were in front of Madame Carmen of the secret salon, listening to her instructions.
‘With this… There’s no problem getting into the middle of the venue.’
A holy relic to be unveiled by Cardinal Grius at the event. It contains the legacy of my father, Lucifer.
‘Riel’s last sheet music. I must get it.’
A must-have item to succeed the Demon King in the future. In addition, in order to obtain the eternal dragon, he had to enter the middle of the primeval forest.
It is a sacred place filled with Unir’s demonic energy that humans can never enter. So I had to go there as a demon too.
‘The sheet music Riel left behind must be the last key to becoming a demon.’
While hiding such a secret. Carmen’s selected escorts tried to get into the wagon they were going to ride. Then, Carmen grabbed her by the wrist.
“Oh!! Sir George… No, Mr. George will ride in another carriage I have prepared. So you don’t have to use that wagon.”
And, seeing Carmen’s appearance, Lucia’s expression suddenly changed.
