Revenge Hero BAD END 293

Chapter 293 – #67 Last Confession (2)

[I will ask. My dear, is it really okay to do that?]

The demon king also seemed to have made a decision after going through a long period of time.
There was no trembling or hesitation in his voice, just the dignity and resoluteness worthy of standing above everyone else.

Leaving behind Earl Meln, who could not move amidst the piled-up fatigue, Emilia approached the demon king, toward the 『Shards』 Containing his consciousness.

“Yes, no problem. What should I do now?”
[… If there is no problem with that decision, you come this close.]

Following those words, Emilia moved closer to the altar.
Her eyes were robbed by that red, beautiful crystal-like 『Shard』.
After examining Emilia one last time, the demon king began to recite the ‘words of the contract’ in a solemn voice.

[Do you swear to offer your body to me, the king of all demons, ■■■■■?]
“I swear.”
[In providing that body, I will grant your three wishes. I promise to grant you anything that can be granted, so tell me your wish.]
“You don’t need three. One wish is enough.”

Emilia said firmly.
No need to worry about her wish, she said with still teary eyes, but with a soft smile.

“May I be happy, may those I love and those who have loved me be happy.”
“To make them happy, the King, please do your best. Please.”

Does not wishing for 『The happiness of all mankind』, Is it an expression that this wish belongs to Emilia herself, not as a 【Hero】?
If the people she loves become happy, does that mean Emilia’s own happiness?
The Count says that such happiness is unacceptable, but the Count also tried to sacrifice himself for the happiness of her beloved Emilia.

After all, people may be like that.
After all, happiness may be something like that.
After all, maybe that’s what love is.

I hope that the person you love is well, and that the person you love is happy.
In order to do so, he does not hesitate to sacrifice himself, and even if he is in need, he hopes that the other person will not lack.

Not wanting the other person to be sad, he himself becomes poor.
Because he wants his opponent to laugh, he puts in a little more effort and effort.
If everyone could yield a little bit for the person next to them, if they could sacrifice or be considerate, the world would be truly beautiful.

That would be heaven.
It would be a sight that would never happen in this world.

However… So that.
In a selfish world that only knows oneself, a person who can make such consideration and sacrifice will be even more beautiful.

And that is it.
It was the essence of the [Hero] That Emilia had longed for since childhood.

“Countess Meln, take good care of her mother. … Well, if it were you, I’d think you’d take good care of me even if I didn’t tell you. Because I really have a lot of unnecessarily worried personalities.”

I know what the Count has been doing.
Thanks to Hilde and Mona, I thoroughly learned what kind of person he was during this year and a half.

You can trust him
If so, he can do many things that he cannot.
If that’s the case, even if you’re not confident, you can definitely meet a better person and become happy.
That’s why it’s worth sacrificing yourself.

“Please take good care of my friends. Mine is smart, but that’s why she’s a loner, and because of her birth, Chris needs someone who knows, understands, and cares for her situation.”

Sigh, and
Emilia cut her own wrist with her holy sword.
Then, she raised that bloody wrist to the “Shard” On top of her altar.

“And, Count.”
“Really, I’m sorry.”
“I wanted to have a little more conversation with you, and I wanted to vent my anger while definitely getting angry about the parts I didn’t like.”
“Anyway, thank you anyway.”
“I really love you.”
“So you.”
“You too, please be happy.”
“I beg of you, I wish, I wish earnestly, Count.”

The blood flowing from her wrist dripped down towards the surface of that 『Shard』.

Staring at it, Emilia left her final greeting.

“——Then, bye.”

That moment when her blood drips, that last moment of her being as she is, seems to have stretched to infinity.

Various things, various memories.
I remember the happy and the sad, the angry and the happy.

I think it’s a relief that she didn’t die as a virgin.
Although it was humiliating in this way and that, it was still pleasant to have sex with the Count.
I wondered if there were so many stories about the relationship between a man and a woman.

I also had many experiences that I would not have experienced if I was an ordinary aristocratic lady.
The mercenary work was hard, but the world he had never known was quite fresh.

It felt good and enjoyable to look at the city built by the count.
Unlike his father’s estate he had seen in the past, this place was full of happy faces.
The count seemed indifferent but delicate, reacting sensitively to people’s complaints and trying to solve them somehow.

The Count was a better person than he thought.
Really, he knew nothing of who he was a year and a half ago.

He’s really fortunate to know everything.
It’s a relief that he could die happy, so I don’t think he could ever be more happy.

Blood dripping down
Blood dripping
Blood, drops of blood, blood, that blood, dark red bodily fluid, for the sake of the contract, that red crystal, touched the 『Shards』—

———It did not reach.

“Everything, I’m glad aaaaa~~~!!!”
“… ?!”

Just before reaching the 『Fragment』.
The hand caught between Emilia’s arm and the crystal caught Emilia’s blood in a very narrow way.
That hand went up as it were, grabbed Emilia’s bloody wrist as it was, and threw it away from her altar along with her body.

“Uh, uh… ?!”
“Really, I was nervous… !! Suddenly, the [Labyrinth Flower Magic] In the mansion was released and then reorganized, so we got lost~~!! Is that you, Emilia?! You did it?!”

While holding the bewildered Emilia in her arms, the particle collapsed on the floor with her fur.
That familiar voice, half-pointed ears, and a well-groomed face with strange tattoos.

Emilia’s friend Chris is here… !

* * *

Thanks to the witchcraft in her mansion being disturbed by Emilia, Hilde’s [Guide Magic Tool] Became inoperable.
Since it was such a large-scale magic, it was difficult to temporarily dispel it, so these three people did everything in their power… He barely reached the room he was aiming for.

It took a very long time, but that’s why we arrived after a flurry of fuss in the 『Chamber of Consciousness』.
Still, at the very last minute, at the decisive moment, I was able to throw my body and stop it.

Chris doesn’t know the exact circumstances.
That’s why she couldn’t quite understand what Emilia was about to do, but she could tell at a glance that it was sinister.

Damn!

“Emilia you fool!! What was she trying to do?!”

Chris’ sharp hand hit Emilia’s cheek.
The strong finger prick that even tingled her own hands left red marks on Emilia’s cheeks…

Emilia slowly turns her head back, expressing surprise at the sight of her friend before her eyes rather than her pain.

“Critical… S? Why… Here… ?”
“I came because I was worried that you would do something stupid! And, needless to say, I was fooling around! I’ve been told many times how dangerous contracts with demons, especially 『Blood contracts』 Are!”
“No… But…”

However, you have to do it.
She has to do it herself.
Saying that, Emilia tried to separate Chris.

At that time.

“Greetings, Demon King. How much is this I am very happy to meet you like this.”

Behind Chris, where Emilia had been standing before.
Mona arrived with Chris and stood there.
Looking back a bit more, her father, Hilde, was also here, supporting the fallen Earl of Meln.

“This… What?”

I don’t understand the situation.
Bewildered

In the current situation where the brain still refuses to understand.
Mona, without delay, came up with a startling act.

Chow!

Drip drip…

With the dagger she had brought, she cut her own wrist just like Emilia did earlier.
She just started dripping her blood onto her 『Shards』.

“I’m glad I’m not late. Demon King, please descend on my body.”
[… It can’t be heard If you, my left arm and leader, disappear, the revival of the demons will not be easy.]
“In that case, I entrusted everything to that child over there. My knowledge and strength. That child also made a “Contract,” So he will assist the Demon King instead of me.”

From her deeply cut Mona’s arm, her blood drips relentlessly.
But Mona is just smiling as if she is having fun.

“I also signed a contract with that child. I will definitely save my friend, Emilia.”
“For demons, contracts are important.”
“Even though it’s not comparable to a hero, I’m also a strong demon’s body… I judge that if it is the level of the Demon King’s personality, it will be acceptable enough.”

In a steady voice, Mona says.

[Even so, it would be impossible to become a complete [Demon Lord] With that body. Above all, if you accept me unprepared, your body will crumble before long.]
“I know. Still, it will last for 100 years. Even warriors have a lifespan. By the time my body collapses, won’t Emilia enjoy her natural life? By that time, the preparations for the breakup will be completed… I think that will be enough.”

At that time, whether it was Earl Meln or Emilia, all they had to do was descend into that body again.
Wouldn’t it be a big problem for the demon king who had already been dead for hundreds of years, even if he added about 100 years now?

“Wouldn’t it be fine if my King directly watched and monitored the [Hero]? If you put Earl Meln in front of you and you remain as his advisor and lead the demons, there won’t be such a waste of time.”
[I will ask. Why are you doing this You are not the type to sacrifice yourself.]
“I know, this doesn’t suit me.”

The blood flowed so much that the red crystal became more and more covered in dark red light.
Mona also seemed to be trembling in her legs, but she said it without erasing her dignified expression.

“Is it so strange to wish for the happiness of a man you fall in love with?”
“Well, if you do something like love, this succubus, which hasn’t changed for hundreds of years, will stop changing.”

In the part called ‘The Man I Loved’, Mona glanced back at Count Meln behind her, but she looked up at the Demon King without showing off.

“Come on, Demon King. If you say there’s no problem, let’s sign the contract.”

The demon king’s mental body, that hazy fog-like mass, was silent for a while.
However, soon after, she recited the same 『Words of Ritual』 As she had just said to Emilia.

[Do you swear to offer your body to me, the king of all demons, ■■■■■?]
“I swear.”
[In providing that body, I will grant your three wishes. I promise to grant you anything that can be granted, so tell me your wish.]
“I am–“

Mona replied with a pale face from her blood loss, but she smiled broadly.

“Earl Meln and Emilia, I hope these two will have many children and be happy! That is my wish! That’s all!”

[Hero] Cannot be left behind.
That is the responsibility as the [Demon King].

However, he, all demon kings, accepted that wish without refusal.
What was he thinking What kind of change of heart did he go through?
That is, unless he tells you, you won’t know.

[Your wish, I accept it.]
[Then, let’s wrap up the Ritual with this.]

And so.

After many twists and turns, 『The Demon King’s Resurrection Ritual』 Ended like this…