Chapter 1018 – 1018. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into The Baek Family
Of course, Bella hadn’t resisted without a fight. She had used the plague to infect Demeter a few times. However, Elena, who could use complete recovery, was always by Demeter’s side.
Every time Demeter was infected, Elena manipulated reality with her illusion magic, making it as if Demeter had never contracted the plague.
“Huuuuh, huuuung…!”
Bella, whose clitoris had been tormented for a long time, trembled and wet herself. It was a pathetic sight.
Looking at Bella’s pitiful state, I asked Demeter,
“When will the time come?”
“It’s still far off. Bella is suffering, but she isn’t saying anything. If you would allow me to use more intense torture… I could subdue her faster.”
“That won’t do. It would be a disaster if her body got scarred.”
“Isn’t Elena here?”
That’s right. With Elena’s illusion magic, even scars could be erased without a trace.
“Her mind might not be sound. I want both Bella’s body and mind to be intact.”
I placed my hand on Bella’s head. I stroked her platinum blonde hair as if petting a dog. I was blatantly telling her that I was her master. Of course, it didn’t work. Bella was glaring at me with murder in her eyes.
I left Bella to Demeter and stepped back. Yuria, who was staring blankly at one side of the forest, caught my eye. Yuria wasn’t usually so spaced out, so I became curious.
“Yuria, what are you thinking about?”
“I felt like someone was looking this way… Am I mistaken?”
Yuria tilted her head, unsure. I hadn’t felt anything. I turned my head and asked Elnoa and Elena as well.
“Did you guys feel anything?”
“No. I didn’t feel anything.”
“Me neither.”
Their answers were the same. Was Yuria mistaken? I shook my head. If it were anyone else, I might have thought so, but not Yuria. I knew how genius her senses were. If she felt something… it meant that something was actually there.
‘…I have a hunch. The ancient artifact that’s said to be in the Beliak village… Berika must have used the ancient artifact.’
The name of the ancient artifact from the original story was the Earth Jewel. She must have used the Earth Jewel to pinpoint our location.
“An enemy might come. It’s best to be prepared.”
I glanced at Yuria. Yuria was still standing there blankly. She hadn’t been in good condition since earlier. It felt like she was looking at something else rather than thinking deeply about something. After some consideration, I decided to leave her be. It was Yuria, after all. There must be a reason.
•••
“……”
Yuria felt a gaze. It was a gaze from a distant place, looking at her. Berika had seen Yuria with the Earth Jewel. The gaze quickly disappeared. Yuria didn’t know that it was Berika using the ancient artifact to look at her. She only felt that someone had looked at her.
And that became a stimulus for Yuria. The power of the Earth Jewel, a high-grade ancient artifact, stimulated Yuria. Anyone else might not have noticed, but for her, who possessed both genius senses and intuition, it was a great stimulus, a very small inspiration.
Her neck tingled. It felt like a small breeze was circling near her neck.
‘……’
Yuria didn’t know about that inspiration. Even if she felt that something was something, it was hard to put it into words.
0.01% of inspiration.
Yuria’s subconscious had captured an inspiration that others wouldn’t have even felt.
‘…A gap.’
A gap had opened. A gap had opened in the power of the ancient artifact that had erased her memories and suppressed her physical abilities.
Yuria was staring blankly into the air. No one, starting with Sung Yoo-jin, touched her. Thanks to that, Yuria was able to leisurely contemplate her inner self.
“……”
There was a wall in front of her.
This wall was blocking her memories. Beyond this wall was a TV.
At first, she hadn’t recognized the TV beyond the wall. The wall was too thick. She didn’t even know if there was anything beyond the wall. The stronger Yuria became, the thinner this wall became. This wall was a trial of the ancient artifact.
When she reached the highest level of Expert, she could occasionally hear sounds from the wall. However, there was noise, and the sound was too faint to understand its content. But now, a gap had formed in this wall.
Yuria approached the wall and put her eye to the gap. She could see the TV beyond the wall.
Zzzzt.
The TV screen was filled with static, and then a video began to play. Cracks began to form in the wall, centered around the small gap.
The video on the screen was her memories.
Her first memory.
It was the memory of escaping the Helbrit Duchy in the arms of her mother, Nell Lins. Nell Lins, who had escaped, didn’t recklessly show her power. She wandered around like a beggar. It was to avoid the relentless pursuit of the Helbrit Duchy.
“……”
Yuria blankly accepted the memories. The memories that had been forcibly taken away began to fill her up again, layer by layer. The more that happened, the more the wall in front of her cracked and began to crumble from the corners. The gap, which had been smaller than a pinky finger, grew larger and larger.
After a few years, the pursuit of the Helbrit Duchy weakened. Nell and Yuria settled in the Artel village. The Artel village was a village created by the weak, and Nell and Yuria lived among them, pretending to be the weakest, lepers. However, the pursuit of the Helbrit Duchy had not ended.
Eventually, they were discovered.
The poor, miserable, but peaceful life came to an end. Her mother, her only family, Nell Lins, died.
A savior appeared for Yuria, who was trying to escape. No, at first, she didn’t think of him as a savior. A dealer. She made a contract with him for revenge, as if making a deal with the devil.
‘…Master.’
Yoo-jin did as he had promised. He taught her everything in exchange for her giving him everything. Yuria lived under him, burning with revenge. She didn’t care if he toyed with her body. She could do anything for revenge.
Crack.
A part of the wall broke. In the screen, a young Yoo-jin was hugging a young Yuria. They were both naked and lying in bed.
Yoo-jin’s voice could be heard. No, she remembered it. ‘Good job, Yuria.’ It was a small compliment.
‘Master’s touch…’
Yuria trembled. The sensation from that time was coming back. At that time, Yuria would fall asleep in Yoo-jin’s arms every other day. At that time, Yuria hardly slept at night. She sharpened her teeth for revenge and trained even when others were sleeping. Yoo-jin gave Yuria rest by bringing her into his bed.
Yuria had been in his arms. She couldn’t fall asleep easily. She kept remembering Nell’s death. So, during the time she couldn’t sleep, she started thinking about Yoo-jin. Yoo-jin’s touch, Yoo-jin’s scent, Yoo-jin’s body temperature. All of those things comforted Yuria. She cried in Yoo-jin’s arms without anyone knowing. She didn’t know why she was crying. Tears just came out.
After that, her thoughts about Yoo-jin gradually increased. At some point, she started thinking about Yoo-jin instead of the dead Nell. It wasn’t that her desire for revenge had disappeared. Then she realized her feelings. It had already become a part of her, so she couldn’t throw away those feelings. After much thought, Yuria decided to keep those feelings as a maid. It was impossible for her to do anything to Yoo-jin. He was too special a person.
She was first embraced by Yoo-jin. She offered her virginity to Yoo-jin. Her body, which had been tamed by him, finally repaid him. Yuria admitted it then. That Yoo-jin had become more important than revenge in her life.
Time flowed on.
Crack, crack!
The wall was breaking. The remaining wall only reached her knees. She could cross it anytime she wanted. But Yuria kept looking at the TV screen.
Yoo-jin kept his promise.
Yuria completed her revenge against the Helbrit Duchy.
She was happy.
Not because the Helbrit Duchy had fallen. She was happy that she could give even a piece of her heart to him after the contract with Yoo-jin ended.
Thud, thud.
Even the remaining wall crumbled. Memories were still flowing from the TV. Videos of her being embraced by Yoo-jin, videos of her whispering love to Yoo-jin, videos of her dating Yoo-jin. All of those were Yuria’s precious memories.
The wall disappeared. It disappeared without even a single pebble or speck of dust.
[You have passed the trial. You will receive a worthy reward.]
Yuria felt the power surging through her body. That power lifted her to a higher place. However, it was slightly lacking to reach the level she desired. One step. No, if she could just go half a step further.
Feeling regret, Yuria looked at the TV. The screen was showing the present, not the past.
Berika, the elder of Beliak village, and the demon contractor, Beint Hutris, were controlling hundreds of plague corpses and attacking.
Elnoa, Elena, and Yoo-jin were fighting. Lightning flashed, and a high-level fire spirit was burning the forest. Demeter was protecting the bound Bella.
The situation was not good. Berika was too strong. Especially, Jegner, the aura master controlled by Beint, was a hidden threat. Jegner was not dead. That was the problem. He was fully displaying the power of an aura master.
Elena was seen contemplating breaking her limits. Yoo-jin didn’t leave Yuria’s side. He was desperately protecting Yuria.
Yuria closed her eyes. It was time to return to reality. She had already enjoyed enough luxury while she had lost her memories. Now, she had to go back to normal. And she had to become his real wife, not a fake one.
Yuria opened her eyes. She saw his familiar back.
“Ah, damn it. Should I just nuke them!”
Yuria smiled faintly at his annoyed grumbling.
“Master.”
“…Oh, Yuria?”
Yoo-jin turned around. He was briefly flustered. It was because of Yuria’s changed atmosphere. Then he soon grinned.
“You passed the trial and regained all your memories?”
“Yes. Master. Thank you for waiting.”
“Suddenly, I feel a bit sad? You can call me honey.”
“…Master is more comfortable for me. And that’s for later…”
Yuria smiled. She stepped in front of Yoo-jin. The smile that had been on her lips had already disappeared.
Yuria raised her hand. A dark shadow surged up and swallowed hundreds of plague corpses.
“……”
Everything became silent.
A silent horror spread among the living. Yuria waved her hand again. The swallowed plague corpses surged up again. But they were not in their original state. They were all finely chopped and compressed.
Yuria’s gaze turned to the three who had avoided the shadow. Beint, Berika, and Jegner. They were looking at Yuria with eyes as if they were seeing an incomprehensible monster. Of course, Yuria didn’t care. She had no interest in how they looked at her.
“Master. What should we do with them?”
She asked Yoo-jin as if handling a simple task.
Yoo-jin looked around once and grinned.
“Jegner. Kill that damn elf bastard, and subdue the rest. Cut off their limbs.”
And so it was done.
