Chapter 1316 – The Plum Blossom Sword Master Reincarnated Into A Baron’S Family
“I am Rufus, the vice-chairman of Pantheon.”
Melissa drew her sword from her waist.
“The vice-chairman of Pantheon… you’re a bigger figure than I thought. Do you usually take action yourself?”
Rufus sighed.
“I don’t like taking action myself either. Thanks to someone, Pantheon is short on manpower, so I had no choice but to step up.”
“It seems there aren’t many demon contractors.”
“Demons are picky too. Not just anyone can become a demon contractor.”
“Where is the chairman of Pantheon? In the royal palace?”
“Yes. He’s in the royal palace. I was just in contact with him… and he said there was an intruder. The chairman is a cruel person, so I feel sorry for the intruders. They won’t die easily. Ah, is the intruder perhaps an acquaintance of the Duke? That’s too bad.”
“Hah, hahahahaha.”
Melissa laughed out loud. Rufus, who was clearly displeased, glared at Melissa.
“Why are you laughing?”
“Because you said it so confidently. You seem to think the chairman of Pantheon is amazing… but the intruder is too far beyond the norm… I can only imagine the chairman dying. Well, I don’t even know what the chairman of Pantheon looks like.”
“That’s absurd. Laughing for such a reason…”
“You can say that because you don’t know her. If someone who knew her were here… they would pity the chairman of Pantheon.”
“Enough. I was trying to engage in conversation and maybe get some useful information… but I’ll postpone that. If I kill you, King Doolibard will surely go wild, so I’ll take you alive.”
Rufus snapped his fingers.
The demon behind him reacted. It swelled its upper body and let out a roar towards the sky. The sound, like a wolf’s howl, made Rufus’s subordinates react. Their heads and torsos transformed into beasts. However, some parts of their bodies were twisted, with arms on their heads or human faces on their buttocks.
“The beast demon, Corcoz.”
“You know Corcoz. Yes, it has the ability to turn people into beasts. There are conditions that must be met, but I don’t intend to tell you about them.”
“You mean the condition of eating the fingers of the person you want to turn into a beast?”
“…You know that too? You seem to have studied demons a lot.”
“I didn’t study demons. I just heard about it. I also know the weaknesses of beasts. They’re weak against silver.”
“That’s right. Then do you also know this? Each beast is as skilled as a knight. In other words, you have to face 70 knight-level beasts alone.”
“That’s terrible.”
“Surrender. That’s the only way to make it less terrible.”
“Don’t you think things are going too well for you?”
“……What do you mean?”
“Isn’t it strange that I, the leader of the rebels, am here alone like this?”
“Are you trying to say this is your trap? We’ve already confirmed that there’s no one around here. All the soldiers and knights have charged towards the royal palace. There are no troops to help you.”
“I have two identities right now. One is Duke Archen, the leader of the rebels. The other is… the leader of the AM unit under Eugene Prukerus.”
“AM unit? What’s that?”
“It’s this.”
No sooner had Melissa finished speaking than the space around her rippled, and several people appeared.
Rufus knew they had appeared through space teleportation. It wasn’t magic. It was something else.
‘Probably an artifact.’
Rufus scoffed at the sight of the women who appeared. There were about 30 women, all wearing maid uniforms.
“Maids? Not even knights or soldiers. What can you do with maids?”
“They’re not just any maids. They’re combat maids. They may look as beautiful as flowers in a greenhouse, but they’ve been through thick and thin.”
Click.
The maids of the AM unit aimed assault rifles at the beasts. Rufus, who knew nothing about firearms, didn’t think much of it, even after seeing their relaxed posture and atmosphere. He thought his beasts, more than twice their number, would tear them apart.
“That’s enough. Dealing with you is making my head feel strange. I’ll kill all the maids and take only you alive.”
Rufus waved his hand, ordering the beasts. The beasts charged towards them.
“Fire.”
Melissa said briefly.
The maids simultaneously pulled their triggers. The muzzles of the assault rifles spat fire, showering the charging beasts with a rain of silver bullets.
“Kueeeeeeck!”
“Kekekekekeng!”
“Kiiiiiiik….”
The beasts couldn’t avoid the rain of silver bullets and fell, screaming. If they were ordinary bullets, they would have ignored them and kept running, but they were all made of silver. Moreover, the silver bullets were engraved with special magic that amplified their effect.
Rufus stared blankly at the dying beasts. The 70 beasts couldn’t even get close to the maids.
“…What kind of weapon is that?”
“It’s a gun. A weapon that can easily kill living things. If you don’t know about it, even a knight will be defeated. Even if you do know, it’s not easy to deal with if there’s no cover.”
“…Everything that was fired was silver. Did you know my identity too?”
“No. I didn’t know your identity. I just always have silver bullets prepared.”
“I see. In that case, I’ll have to step up myself. I don’t like becoming a beast, but… I have no choice.”
The demon behind Rufus seeped into Rufus’s body. Rufus’s body began to change. His snout protruded forward, and his body grew larger. Thick, black fur grew long on his skin.
Thud!
A silver bullet flew from behind Rufus and hit his back. Rufus’s body shook. Then, silver bullets flew in succession, hitting Rufus’s forearm and thigh.
“Kuhuk…!”
Rufus collapsed to the ground. Perhaps because he was a demon, no blood came out of his body.
“We don’t have the patience to wait for your transformation.”
“W-where…!”
“We’ve placed snipers in the mountains behind us. In fact, we could have blown your head off the moment you appeared. The reason we didn’t kill you… you probably know without me saying it. I hope you have a lot of information.”
Melissa spoke to the maids around her.
“Everyone, good work.”
“It’s nothing, Leader. This was the easiest mission we’ve ever had.”
“Yeah. The baron assassination mission we did last time was harder. There were so many traps.”
“Wasn’t the space teleportation scroll a waste?”
“I’m going to get cake later… anyone want to join?”
“I won’t eat anything but chocolate cake.”
“Shouldn’t we take a bath first before going back to being human?”
The surroundings instantly became noisy. Melissa couldn’t help but smile. Even though she knew this was a battlefield, being with them made her relax.
“There might be more attacks. Stay inside the barracks and chat. You can use the space teleportation scrolls as much as you want. It’s all the master’s property anyway. Snipers, I’m sorry, but please continue to hold your positions.”
“Yes.”
“Does anyone have any tea?”
“I brought chocolate pies.”
The maids went into the barracks. The surroundings became quiet again. Melissa stared at the battlefield. Just then, the city gate was destroyed. The soldiers shouted and entered the city.
***
Three men and women appeared before Yuria, who was waiting in front of the Blue Dragon.
The woman with loose, light brown hair was an acquaintance of Yuria.
Bezel.
She was a professor in the magic department at Goldway Academy. She was a contractor of the dream demon, Revs. She had her left arm cut off by Yuria in the past. Now, her left arm was perfectly intact.
She glared at Yuria with a sullen look.
“Oh my. We meet again?”
“……Yes. It’s been a while. I’ll make sure to end your life today.”
Bezel flinched. She forced a relaxed smile to hide her nervousness.
“You’re different from when you were so excited back then? Have you grown a bit… Hiiik?!”
Thorns sprouted from Bezel’s shadow. Bezel, surprised, screamed and jumped up. If she had reacted even a little later, her body would have been pierced by the shadow thorns and she would have died.
Yuria was slightly impressed.
“To think you would dodge that. You’ve grown since then too.”
“You damn bitch!”
Bezel gritted her teeth. The space around her distorted. Yuria quietly held a dagger in her hand.
“Bezel. Step back. If you die, the seal of the Blue Dragon will be broken. Then it will be irreversible.”
A man stepped forward. His golden hair reached his waist. Bezel quietly stepped back at the man’s words. She was secretly delighted because she didn’t want to face Yuria.
“Who are you?”
Yuria looked at the man. She already knew his identity but didn’t show it.
“I am Wayne Lysias, the chairman of Pantheon. We know about you. Yuria Grace. After hearing that Bezel was defeated by you, we collected information about you. The results were surprising. To think that Eugene Prukerus’s maid was the legendary assassin, the Dark Empress, who single-handedly annihilated her own family, the Helbrit Duchy. Do you know how surprised I was when I heard that information?”
“I’m not interested. The boy next to you… he’s not human, he’s a demon.”
Next to Wayne stood a boy who looked about 10 years old, with a blank expression.
“That’s right. He is Rolf, the lightning demon.”
“…Did you reincarnate a demon as a human?”
“You recognized it right away? Impressive.”
“It’s ambiguous to say he successfully reincarnated. What’s the point of reincarnation if he lost his demon body?”
“But he retained his demon spirit and powers. He succeeded in reincarnation, so he will continue to reincarnate and live forever. He has become immortal.”
“That’s ridiculous.”
Unlike her words, Yuria didn’t laugh. She wasn’t interested in the demon’s reincarnation. She was just confirming if the information from the original story was correct.
Rolf distorted his mouth at Yuria’s attitude.
“You’re not afraid of me at all. Lysias. Can I kill this arrogant human?”
Wayne answered leisurely.
“I don’t care.”
“Kuhahaha! I’ll kill you, you arrogant human!”
Pajijijijik!
Rolf’s body turned into golden lightning. The demon, transformed into lightning, charged towards Yuria. It was truly the speed of lightning.
Yuria lightly waved her left hand as if swatting a fly.
Yeongcheon Style (影天流) Ultimate Technique (極技) Shadow Lightning (影雷).
The black lightning shot from Yuria’s left hand collided with the golden lightning. The black lightning was neutralized, but the golden lightning was slammed into the ground. The golden lightning returned to its child form.
“Ugh… This, this can’t be…. I, defeated by a mere human’s lightning…!”
Rolf, who had turned into golden lightning again, charged at Yuria. He was faster than before. Yuria wrapped her right foot in black lightning and kicked the golden lightning like a soccer ball.
The kicked golden lightning repeatedly slammed into the ceiling, walls, and floor before embedding itself deep into the ceiling. Rolf, who returned to his original body a beat later, fell weakly to the ground. He was already dead.
“Rolf!!!”
Wayne shouted and used his power on Rolf. Rolf, who had stopped breathing, opened his eyes wide and got up.
“Uwaaaaaaaaah!”
Rolf roared. In response, golden lightning took over the surrounding space.
Yeongcheon Style (影天流) Ultimate Technique (極技) Shadow Lightning (影雷).
A streak of black lightning ignored the golden lightning and pierced Rolf’s chest. Rolf, who died instantly, collapsed.
“Rolf!!!!!”
