Chapter 301 – Lucia Urella (4)
Contrary to the plan, it was quite unfortunate that Eugene and I started out as friends rather than lovers, but…
Apart from that, we have successfully addressed the upcoming issues.
He stopped the monsters that appeared in the midterm without damage, endured the ‘creeping fear’ and pincer attacks from intruders, and even solved the issue of Calliope’s succession neatly.
…Of course, there were sacrifices that could not be prevented in the middle even though we did our best to prepare.
At that time, I almost broke my heart several times, but we did not give up and took one step at a time.
And the day after finally defeating the ‘Resurrected Corruption’.
I… Received a confession from Eugene.
“…!!!”
Throb-thump-!!
My heart felt like it would explode.
I said, desperately suppressing the corners of my mouth that twitched.
“…Huh…Hmm… In the past, when I confessed, I left the car several times… But now you want me to go out with you?”
I immediately thought, “Yes! I wanted to shout, “Willing!”, But I learned that a slight tease can attract a man more.
‘…Are you sure?’
‘Yes! It did in this book, so that’s for sure! Men are naturally hunting animals, so the woman has to run away to come closer!’
‘…Really? If that’s the case, if Eugene gives up…’
‘Lucia!! Don’t worry about anything, just trust me!’
The source of the information was Vivian.
After giving me the brooch, Vivian became suspiciously obedient to me.
And strangely… I didn’t hate it either.
Well, even for me, the only person I could call a friend was Vivian, and in the future, as long as Vivian doesn’t aim for Eugene, he can be friends with him as much as he wants.
Whatever! Unlike the time when I thought it would come over if I pushed it, it means that now I have learned how to pull!
‘… Now… Now… Eugene! More… Confess me!’
Glance—
I secretly glanced at Eugene, expecting an active reaction, but…
“…That’s right… I was too selfish… Ignoring your feelings…”
“…Huh?”
“I’m sorry… Lucia… Will you forget? I will make sure this never happens again…”
“…Uh?”
Contrary to Vivian’s words, instead of rushing more aggressively, Eugene falls farther away.
‘Vibiaaaaan…!!’
I cried out Vivian’s name inwardly and clenched my fists.
I didn’t trust Vivian.
I should have recognized it when I was reading only erotic books all the time.
I ran to Yujin who was trudging along and hugged her back.
“Hey…Wait..!..Yujin-ah..I’m sorry!…I just…Bounced it once!! Actually I love it!!! Huh! I want to date you!!”
“…Lucia?”
Maybe it was because of the one bounce, but she grabbed the face of Eugene, who looked unsure, with both hands…
─Jjook
“Is this the answer?”
“…Huh.”
I said with a wide smile to Eugene, who cautiously blushed.
“…Then since we’re lovers now, shall we call each other nicknames?”
“Nickname…?”
“Yeah, it’s nice to call them by name… But it’s between lovers.”
“…If you want…What would you like to be called Lucia?”
“Um… I don’t know what she wants to be called, but she has something she wants to be called.”
“What?”
I whispered the name I had decided on from the beginning into Eugene’s ear.
“…Master ♥”
***
After becoming a lover with Eugene, he built happiness step by step day by day.
However…
There were stages to build happiness, but the collapse of happiness came without any warning.
Aaaaa!!!
A tremendous roar and shock suddenly heard.
Beep beep ────
Shaking vision and sharp tinnitus ringing in my ears.
Then the smell of flames and ashes brushed through my nose.
Not even thinking about raising his body on the floor, he looks around, but he can’t see anything because it’s covered in black smoke.
‘..Who…?’
I couldn’t believe it.
Who the hell is capable of an attack that blows away the numerous protection magics in the bedroom at once?
Then, one possibility that crossed my mind.
‘Resurrected… Corruption!’
Among the disasters that have yet to be defeated, ‘Resurrected Corruption’ was the only one that could unleash this much power with a single attack.
However, the corpse that would become the host of the ‘Resurrected Corruption’ would have been completely burned without leaving even bones, but how…?
‘…But what about Eugene?’
As I reflexively analyzed the situation, I realized that Eugene was nowhere to be seen.
“Yu… Eugene!… Eugene… Shut up!”
The moment he was about to get up from the floor to find Eugene.
A tremendous pain was felt under her body.
“…Ah…?”
When I turned my gaze to where I felt the pain, I saw that both of her legs and right arm had disappeared.
“…Turn off!”
Once the loss is recognized, the pain is unbearable.
But now, what scares me more than the pain of losing a limb is that I can’t see Eugene’s face.
‘Where are you…!…Where are you, Eugene!’
Where the hell is Eugene?
After desperately looking around in the smoke with tears in my eyes.
About ten steps away, I saw Eugene collapsed.
“…Eugene..Ah!!”
I wanted to run right away and check her condition, but the only thing left of my limbs was my left arm.
Knock-! Whoops—!
I crawled toward Eugene, using my left arm to touch the ground.
“Shut up…!”
The serious wound grew deeper as she moved, and as she supported herself with one arm, her fingernails, which had already been broken, shattered.
Because of the intense pain that could cause him to pass out, he feels infinitely far away from Eugene, who is only ten steps away.
‘…So…So what!!’
Are you going to give up on Yujin just because a few limbs are gone?
It couldn’t be.
Even if he hadn’t had his left arm, he would have reached him by biting the ground with his teeth.
Zuugh— Zuuugh—
After a long effort, I was finally able to reach Eugene.
“…U…Eugene…Ah…Eugene!”
I felt relieved when I saw Eugene, who, unlike me, did not seem to have any major injuries…
“…Ah.”
It was an illusion.
Eugene was not safe.
The only thing I saw was the upper body that looked relatively intact.
When the smoke covering his lower body disappeared, he could see that the lower part of Eugene’s belly button had been completely ripped off.
‘…’
Even when his limbs were blown away, he calmly analyzed the situation, but when he faced Eugene’s death, he thought nothing of it.
I just… Hoped this was a dream.
“Kuch…”
At that time, Eugene, whom she thought was dead, opened her mouth.
“…Lucia…”
“Yeah…! Eugene…!…I…I…I’m here…”
Eugene’s survival gave me the feeling of finding a ray of light in pitch-black darkness.
“..Soon…It’s…Don’t worry…That…Soon…Chi…Will cure…I…Make sure…It’s normal… Treatment…”
I tried to reassure Eugene by talking gibberish, but…
Eugene looked in a different direction than where I was and said.
“…Do… Ruin… Ruin.”
Took─
At the end of that short word, Eugene’s body drooped.
“…Eugene?”
“…”
“Yu… Eugene-ah…Why…Why… Eugene-ah…Answer…Give me an answer…Please…Please…Eugene-ah…Please …”
“…”
“..Huhhhhh..Uhhhhh Yujinahhhhh, Yujinnahhhhh, Eugenenhhhmm, […
No matter how much he calls out Eugene’s name and shakes him, no answer comes back.
“…”
After screaming so hard that my voice didn’t come out, I admitted it.
Eugene died.
In front of my eyes, in my arms, he died in vain.
His entire lower body was blown off, and he died worrying about me even with no vision.
In the darkened vision.
I realized my failure.
**
Round 4. Two years before the entrance ceremony.
“…”
Maybe it’s already the 3rd return?
Without any inspiration, only the pain of not being able to protect Yujin filled his heart.
“…Again… I couldn’t… Keep it.”
I didn’t realize it at the time, but judging with my cold head, the cause of my failure was simple.
Blinded by love
I was full of thoughts that vaguely it would work out if I connected with Eugene like the main character in a fairy tale.
Even if any obstacles appeared, the pride that I could overcome with the power of love had crept into my heart.
It was a stupid thing that didn’t even come out with ridicule.
This world is not a fairy tale.
If you want a happy ending, you must pay the price.
I immediately sat down at my desk and took out a piece of paper and started jotting down random words that came to my mind.
Regression, secret, woman, catastrophe, change…
As I was writing down the words in a trance, one word caught my eye.
Woman
At that moment, I felt intuition that the exclusion of women was the problem.
Of course, the word exclusion does not mean killing.
Just like giving Vivien a brush, she used various means to keep her from approaching Eugene.
…But this time it will be different.
‘…Have Eugene seduce a woman.’
No, I didn’t even have to.
If I don’t stop it, the woman who will keep her hands full will fall for Eugene.
The women who fell for Eugene…
It was my job to make Eugene prioritize their lives.
Of course…
If I used this method, the possibility that Eugene would choose someone other than me would increase that much, but it didn’t matter.
The horror of losing Eugene right in front of her eyes was incomparable to anything.
If you can save Eugene…
I didn’t care if I wasn’t the first Eugene.
After clearing my mind, I burned the paper and left the room.
***
Two years later, Carnea’s entrance ceremony.
In the meantime, there are two facts about Eugene.
The first is that Eugene still does not have a soul.
I’ve talked to Eugene several times over the past two years, but each time I’ve been there, I’ve been convinced that Eugene is nothing more than a very elaborately crafted doll.
The second is that it is not clear when Eugene’s soul dwells.
In the third world, Eugene’s spirit dwelled while I was reading the speech, but in the fourth world, Eugene’s soul dwelled three days before the entrance ceremony.
I couldn’t say this was an accurate analysis given the extremely small sample size, but it was the best I could find out.
“—I declare it.”
After organizing my thoughts, I stood on top of Carnea’s auditorium once more and looked into Eugene’s eyes and made a promise to myself.
Never like this…
That I would never lose him
