My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 105

§ 105 – The Thousand-Year Mission (2)

Lushuria’s malice, which had been consuming the space, intensified.

An unknown darkness seeped in through the cracks.

The draped malice lunged at the darkness.

It was an absolute malice that could extinguish even Aria’s divine power.

The malice governed by the seven demon lords.

However.

Saaaaaaah─!

The malice that dominated the area vanished.

The malice surged up to resist, but it was swept away by the torrent of power and torn apart.

A new darkness seized control of the space.

A magic so profound that its depths could not even be fathomed.

As if to announce the return of the true master of this place.

The darkness spread, devouring Lushuria’s malice.

At the same time, Lushuria’s deadly instinct warned her.

‘Dangerous!’

Without realizing it, Lushuria released Aria’s hand.

And simultaneously, she took a large step back.

Resistance and defiance were impossible.

She couldn’t even think of such things.

She would die if she didn’t let go of this hand right now.

She would die if she didn’t get out of here.

Only this deadly instinct surfaced.

Lushuria’s hand and Aria’s body separated.

Lushuria leaped back.

And almost at the same time.

Kwa-ja-ja-jak─!

A huge slash passed between Lushuria and Aria.

It was as if it split the entire world.

It carved a huge scar into the surface of the earth.

【What is this…!】

Lushuria’s eyes widened.

A piece of flesh, crushed by the violent movement, fell to the ground.

But Lushuria didn’t care.

She couldn’t afford to care.

The slash now carved into the earth.

And the power that was felt within it.

Lushuria had encountered it once before.

But that couldn’t be.

It absolutely shouldn’t be.

Lushuria’s gaze turned forward.

And she saw a human.

A man with blond hair.

It was none other than Cyan.

Cyan approached the fallen Aria.

“Are you okay?”

“Kehk…! Cough, cough! Kehk…!”

Aria coughed up blood instead of answering.

Clear handprints were etched on her white neck.

Aria continued to cough, gasping for air.

She looked quite painful, but…

Fortunately, there seemed to be nothing seriously wrong.

Fortunately.

He wasn’t too late.

Cyan let out a small sigh of relief.

【You… you just now…!】

At that moment, an enraged voice was heard.

She looked over there.

There, a rotting woman was glaring at Cyan.

To be exact, what was once a woman was glaring at Cyan.

Cyan stared silently at the woman.

The warning of his instincts rang incessantly.

The terrible malice he felt told him that the woman was not human.

The miasma of a plague was erupting from her rotting flesh.

That was the source of the plague.

The cause of the plague that had spread throughout the South.

Therefore, it was impossible to describe it with the word ‘terrible’.

Was there a concept that could define that being?

Only by gathering all the negative words that exist in the world could one finally describe that woman.

Therefore, that being was not a simple demon.

One of the seven demon lords.

However, it was not clear which sin the demon had awakened from.

But Cyan could roughly guess.

The demon residing in the woman.

Cyan knew who that woman was.

That demon was the source of the plague.

And that demon was conceived in Muriel’s ruins.

Therefore, he could guess the identity of that woman.

Though she had become a terrifying being, covered in malice, after an immense amount of time.

Once, she was a woman more noble than any other being.

One of the six Arnaise [heroes] who saved the world a thousand years ago.

The priestess, Muriel.

Originally, she should have been buried in time and completely rotted away.

However, the demon occupied Muriel’s body.

It seemed that she could not even be freed from death because of that demon.

So it was not difficult to guess.

Cyan had heard about the characteristics of the seven demon lords from Leia in the past.

It was not difficult to guess.

First of all, a demon would not bother using a being full of divine power as a vessel.

Nevertheless, there must be a reason why they used Muriel’s body as a vessel.

For example, her transcendent beauty.

The only demon who could utilize that beauty.

The demon in front of him was one of the seven demon lords.

The demon of lust, Lushuria.

【You… you just now…!】

Lushuria looked at Cyan with horrified eyes.

Lushuria couldn’t believe the sensation she was feeling now.

The malice was being suppressed.

Lushuria’s malice was being suppressed by Cyan’s darkness.

But the aura that Cyan exuded was that of a mere human.

She didn’t know what level he was among humans.

But Lushuria thought he was pathetic.

That wretched bitch who was throwing up over there was better.

But the malice was failing to gain traction.

If it tried to invade Cyan, it would be swallowed instead.

This meant that there was a difference in their fundamental levels.

That couldn’t be.

That couldn’t be.

But the huge slash he had shown just now.

These two facts reminded Lushuria of a terrible nightmare.

A demon recalling a nightmare.

Where could such irony be found?

But this memory was enough to make that contradiction a reality.

A distant age.

The nightmare and fear of demons that even the most powerful demons could not approach.

【No way!】

Lushuria shouted as if she was possessed by evil.

That was literally impossible.

That being was dead.

He was merely a mortal who had been buried in time and disappeared.

So it was a mistake.

She had only awakened recently and was making a mistake.

That guy was just a bug-like human.

【How dare you…! How dare you…!!】

Lushuria shouted, clenching her fists.

Rotting flesh fell between her fists.

It was a body she had barely taken over after a long time.

It was all because of this damn bitch’s tricks.

Before long, this body would rot away.

So she had to change bodies as soon as possible.

But if she used too much power here, her body would collapse before that.

She was already forcibly preventing the collapse of her body.

Even now, pieces of flesh were falling off here and there.

She had to refrain from using her power until she changed bodies.

Lushuria’s expression twisted grotesquely.

And she turned her head away.

In Lushuria’s vision, she saw Garrett and the Holy Knights.

Lushuria shouted at them.

【Bring those bitches to my feet right now!】

Garrett and the Holy Knights reacted to Lushuria’s cry.

Soon, Garrett slowly took a step forward.

And Cyan was able to understand the situation at once from Garrett’s appearance.

He had thought it was strange from the beginning.

When Cyan first saw Garrett.

Cyan could feel a sense of incongruity from Garrett.

He was a Holy Knight, but he wasn’t using divine power.

Garrett was using a power similar to Aura [a manifestation of inner energy].

A Holy Knight who uses divine power cannot use Aura.

Aura is the result of the faith of knights.

It ignores the laws of the world and phenomena.

It was truly an absurd power.

However, those who use divine power have seen the holy power since they were born.

That proves that ‘God’ exists.

The power of miracles they perform is borrowed from God.

Since it exists before their eyes, their faith is also firm.

However, Aura twists the laws of phenomena.

It is a product of the firm faith that only humans have.

A miracle.

However, since the God who performs miracles already exists.

How can humans wield the power of that miracle?

Those born with divine power had no choice but to deny the phenomenon of Aura.

Therefore, priests and Holy Knights could not wield the power of Aura.

However, Garrett was clearly using the power of Aura.

That meant.

Garrett did not believe in God.

But the power itself seemed similar to divine power.

Garrett was a contradictory being who believed in God but did not believe in Him.

That’s why Cyan only thought it was strange.

He couldn’t have any other doubts.

But now.

“I will obey your command.”

Garrett knelt down on one knee to Lushuria.

At the same time, the Holy Knights knelt down at the same time.

“My God.”

Cyan was able to understand what was going on at once.

Garrett slowly rose from his seat.

At the same time, the Holy Knights rose from their seats.

Garrett raised his sword.

Crimson Aura flickered in the gap.

A different madness from the power Garrett had shown so far.

And Aria, who was watching the scene.

“…!!”

Aria couldn’t bring herself to speak.

She was still gasping for breath.

And she couldn’t believe the terrible power she felt from Garrett now.

Garrett, swallowed by the power of madness, surpassed his capabilities.

And that wasn’t just Garrett.

The Holy Knights lined up.

The power of clear madness was felt from them as well.

That clear and distinct madness was directed solely at this place.

Aria felt like she was going crazy from the madness.

Garrett, at the Master level [a high rank of power].

Nearly 100 Holy Knights.

On the other hand, there were only Aria and Cyan here.

They couldn’t win…

They couldn’t stand against them.

Aria thought.

Aria now could barely handle Garrett alone.

It would be even more difficult if the Holy Knights joined in.

Even if Cyan joined in…

The result would not change much.

No, let’s say they could somehow manage.

But that was all.

The demon of lust, Lushuria.

For some reason, she wasn’t coming forward right now.

But that was an absolute evil that no mere human could dare to do anything about.

So they couldn’t win.

Everything was over.

But why?

“Aria, pull yourself together. I know you’re not in good condition… but we have to fight now.”

Cyan did not give up his fighting spirit.

Aria tried to say something, but no voice came out.

Cyan took a step forward.

Looking up, she could see Cyan’s back.

Cyan confidently took that step amidst the exploding madness.

He gripped his sword with his right hand.

And stretched out his left hand to the side.

And something could be seen on Cyan’s wrist.

A faint voice escaped from Cyan’s mouth.

“Kendrick.”

At that moment.

Saaaaaaah─!

Dark darkness bloomed from Cyan’s wrist.

Soon, a ghost-like being sprang from his wrist.

And at the same time.

Kuh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh…!!

A chilling scream erupted in all directions.

The screams of the dead.

The screams of the dead.

It contained a chilling sensation that could not be explained by anything.

Jet-black darkness surged in.

Pitch-black darkness consumed the space.

And indiscriminately swallowed the draped madness.

Numerous jet-black fog masses formed in the gap.

【This, this, this power is…!!!】

Lushuria’s horrified cry erupted.

Numerous pieces of flesh fell from her gaping mouth.

【No way!! No way!! How could you guys!!!】

Cyan continued to move forward.

Saaaaaaah─!

Jet-black fog poured down around Cyan.

It gathered together to create a single shape.

A being stained with deep darkness.

A Death Knight [an undead knight].

A total of 31 Death Knights emerged from the jet-black fog.

They lined up in an orderly manner behind Cyan, emitting a dark blue light.

Cyan stopped walking for a moment.

And he gently lowered his gaze to look at the bracelet on his left wrist.

A simple bracelet with no special decorations.

It was none other than the legacy Cyan had found in Muriel’s tomb.

The rewards for the story-linked quests, Kyle’s Legacy and Muriel’s Legacy.

And this bracelet was, ironically.

It was Muriel’s Legacy, not Kyle’s Legacy.

Kyle’s Legacy was separate.

This bracelet was none other than Muriel’s Legacy.

Muriel imprisoned the Black Lion Knights.

She also left behind a legacy that could release them.

As if she had guessed that some of them would be resurrected as Death Knights.

It’s not accurate.

Therefore, he didn’t know the reason either.

Muriel, who knew the answer, was right in front of him now.

But Muriel, who could give him the answer, was already dead and gone.

Clang.

-Give me your orders, my lord.

Kendrick approached Cyan and said.

Cyan shook his head.

The questions could wait.

He would focus on the situation in front of him now.

Cyan took his eyes off the bracelet.

And he looked at the Holy Knights who were emitting the power of madness.

They were Holy Knights representing the Papal State.

But now they were no longer the ones who could be called Holy Knights.

Cyan looked at them.

And he uttered in a low voice.

“Kill the people of the Papal State.”

-Understood.

Kendrick bowed his head and stepped back.

Soon, Kendrick drew his sword.

Behind him, all 30 Death Knights drew their swords.

The surging magic power consumed the surroundings.

Jet-black darkness draped over the space.

A power that could not be defined.

Saaaaaaah─!!!

Above the swords of all the Black Lion Knights, including Kendrick.

A jet-black Aura Blade, the symbol of a Master, was engraved.

A total of 31 Death Knight Master Knights.

“…!!”

“…!!”

Confusion was etched on the faces of the Holy Knights who faced the sight.

Garrett’s eyes widened as if they were tearing.

【No…! That can’t be…! You guys shouldn’t be here! You can’t be here!!】

Lushuria shouted with a horrified expression.

Facing all those things.

The leader of the Black Lion Knights, Kendrick, slowly raised his sword.

Death Knights are magical beings resurrected from the grudges of knights in their past lives.

And the grudge that resurrected them as Death Knights.

Kendrick and the Black Lion Knights’ dark blue eyes burned simultaneously.

That light was directed solely at the Holy Knights.

A thousand years ago.

The mission they had failed to carry out.

-Kill the people of the Papal State.

But, going back over the distant years of a thousand years.

-Now.

With Kendrick’s words uttered in a low voice.

-Executing.

The suppressed violent magic power.

Kuh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh──!!!!

Faces a terrible liberation.